The Standard

Limewire use on campus leads to copyright issues

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Students using Limewire might have recently had their Internet ports shut off for an extended period of time because of copyright complaints.

The Recording Industry Association of America recently filed copyright complaints against students across the campus, ResNET administrator Justin Wilbers said.

MSU study questions feelings about guns on campus

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A Missouri State professor in the sociology, anthropology and criminology department conducted a survey of how students felt about the option of carrying concealed weapons on campus.

The survey, administered by Gary Brinker during the month of April, covered different aspects of what a policy like this might entail.

Prof gets grant to research cancer

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A three-year grant was awarded to an assistant professor of chemistry at Missouri State to aid in research that could lead to future developments in the prevention of cancer.

Gary Meints is attempting to find out how DNA repair enzymes recognize damaged DNA.

Some studies say text language to blame for poor student writing

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A recently popular discussion has been on texting and other informal communications and their effect.

Numerous studies are linking errors in academic writing to these means of communication. Informal writing has seeped into Missouri State, but is it really an issue?

Lanette Cadle, an assistant professor in English, said in her time at Missouri State, she has seen a lot of errors, but the level of errors has not been especially high lately.

Fire department finds no fire

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The fire department arrived at Blair-Shannon House as students evacuated Friday.

After smoke had been detected from the fifth floor trash room, MSU?public safety was alerted via the residence hall's Silent Night system, a system which is installed within each of the residence halls.

Mold in Craig concerns students

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A group of students were given the task at the beginning of the semester to go out and promote a project that would raise social awareness about an issue that they were passionate about.

"Many of the theater students had been worried about the mold on the ceiling of Craig for a long time and have wanted something to be done about it," said Lauren Janoski, a theater performance major.

Column: KC scores big, still needs help from '09 draft

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Glenn Dorsey highlighted the Chiefs' draft this year, addressing a position that has been a virtual void since Dan Saleaumua was in Kansas City.

The 2004 draft was the last time the Chiefs went after a defensive tackle relatively early. The Chiefs' first selection in that draft was in the second round, where they took Junior Siavii.

Column: St. Louis fills needs with solid picks

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

For the second year in a row, the Rams used its first pick in the draft to address defensive line problems, this year selecting defensive end Chris Long.

It went back-and-forth until draft day, but in the end, St. Louis stuck to their guns and chose Long over Glenn Dorsey.

Baseball takes 3 from ISU

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Bears took care of business this weekend with a convincing sweep of Indiana State. Missouri State (33-14, 16-5) outscored Indiana State 52-20 in three games. The Bears won each game by an average of 10.67 runs.

Starting pitchers Tim Clubb and Buddy Baumann and reliever Cody Aycock all picked up wins.

New sport, new school

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In college sports, athletes can transfer from team to team. That is just the way things are.

In professional sports, they can be traded around. But in college sports, the athletes themselves have the power over where they go.

Usually college athletes go from larger schools to smaller ones either because they don't like the size or they don't like the competition of the higher divisions.

Creighton sweeps softball to end regular season

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It was a disappointing finish to the regular season for the Missouri State softball team, getting swept in a three-game series on the road against the Creighton Bluejays this past weekend.

Offensive woes plagued Missouri State all series long as the Bears would score their one and only run of the series in a 6-1 defeat in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.

British trip-hop, Portishead delivers again

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Portishead - Third

4.5 out of 5 stars

As all us adamant fans have waited patiently the past 11 years since their last self-titled release. "Third", the appropriately titled third installment from Portishead, is finally here. Some fans may have shrugged off the stylish entrepreneurs of the pivotal Bristol trip-hop that permeated through the music scene of the '90s after such an extensive hiatus, which, consequentially, may have worn some luster off their older hits from their debut album, "Dummy.

Car condition saves gas money

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With gas prices soaring more than $3 a gallon, keeping your gas mileage under control can put extra dollars in your pocket and keep your car in fit shape.

It all starts at the pump. "Special types of fuel, like premium, do not help your gas mileage in any way," said Blaine Jones, service manager for Import Car Service.

Gillioz Theatre to host Project D.A.N.

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Gillioz Theatre will host Project D.A.N. May 7 to celebrate and recognize the life of Dan Imperiale, a Missouri State alumni who recently died.

Imperiale was an avid recycler, and his family and friends say it was his life's goal.

Tickets for the event will cost $9, with proceeds going to the Daniel Imperiale fund.

Mother's Day shopping for $15 or less

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Mother's Day is less than a week away. If you're tired of giving your mom a gift card to Kohl's year after year, here are some cheap and easy ideas to show your mom you care.

A crafty piece: If you have a way with words, write her a poem or short story inspired by her.

Site connects students to class

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

There is a new Web site for college students, but it isn't designed to give them a social network to talk long distance friends.

This Web site is designed to help them with their academics. It is called Noog, and it was designed by Amir and Osmaan Shah.

"This isn't like other social networks like Facebook," Missouri State student, Salman Shah said.

Student places second in writing competition

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A student in the School of Social Work was chosen as a finalist in the annual Genocide Prevention Op-Ed Writing & Video Contest sponsored by the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C.

Each of the contestants was entered into either the high school or college division, and this year, a video class was added.

Tips for studying

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The week before finals has arrived, and Ashley Baugus has not even started studying.

"Usually, I wait until too late, like the day before," Baugus, a freshman general business major, said. "I then freak out because I know I should have studied earlier."

Final exams are nearing the horizon and many students like Baugus are unprepared.

Views on China and Tibet

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A popular phrase among foreigners in China goes, "Stay away from the three T's: Tiananmen, Taiwan and Tibet" - at least if you're looking to stay out of trouble. Bring up one, and you're likely to get a heated response or no response at all or make a poor Chinese girl cry.

Design for a dream country

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I like to think about the birth of our nation. I'm no stereotypical patriot, don't get me wrong, but I do have a great sense of national pride. It's just that it's mostly concerning our past, not so much the present. Not lately, at least.

But the fact is, in 1776, a bunch of rich, brilliant men sparked an insurgency of ideas, based on French philosophy and an enormous sense of entitlement (revolution is only armed egoism, after all) and founded a nation on the idle hopes and daydreams they all shared.

Letter: Birth control price increase too extreme

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

If you think tuition and gas prices are on the rise, let's talk about the price of birth control! Here at Missouri State, birth control prices went from just more than $10 a month to more than $50 a month - a 500 percent increase! This means many college students must decide how, or whether, we can afford contraception.

Letter: There is no 'true' Christianity

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Again, "Brother" Jed Smock and his posse have come and gone. As usual, many believers in Christ are exclaiming that this group of lunatics does not represent true Christianity. I would ask "Who does?" Surely you must know if you know that Jed doesn't fit the bill.

Our View: Year-end awards

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With the semester nearing its end, we'd like to wrap up our production for a few months with a look back on some of the highs and lows of the past year.

Here they are - The Standard awards for 2007-2008.

1. Longest awaited new venue for learning:?The art building downtown to replace the always unpopular Art Annex.

Stay-at-home moms deserve equal celebration

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Today's modern women are raised on independence and self-sufficiency. American society and beauty magazines teach young girls that a real woman is sexually liberated, equal in all ways to a man, and finds complete fulfillment in self-reliance. These messages fuel a common belief that stay-at-home mothers are less respectable than career women.