By Kylie GuierAsst. News Editor

In an effort to find a good home for each of the animals, the New Nodaway County Humane Society has an adop-tion special this month.

Marlene Thompson, a vol-unteer, said October is “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month” spon-sored by the Humane Society of the United States.

All cats, kittens, dogs and puppies will be available for $10 less; $60 for cats and $70 for dogs. The special lasts until Oct. 31. The fees include the cost of spaying or neutering, worming, a Rabies vaccine, a microchip in case the animal is lost and training information.

“We thought this would help people that are going through a tough time finan-cially anyway,” Thompson said. “It’s a little more afford-able for everyone.”

Board member Mary Mat-thews said the Humane Soci-ety has had a real influx in cats over the past few months since many litters came later in the summer this year.

“We keep our numbers in dogs down somewhat because we have a lot that go to rescue, but all of the rescue areas are full of cats,” Matthews said.

Thompson said the shelter currently has close to 100 cats and 60 dogs. The facility is built to accommodate roughly 50 dogs and 50 cats.

As a low-kill shelter, the overcrowding is an issue. Only animals that are extremely aggressive or have severe health issues are put down.

By Greg MillerNews Editor

The lunch lines are longer this year for a reason: enrollment has officially reached a new high at Northwest. 7,076 students are currently enrolled, the highest level of undergraduate students ever at the University.

“Historically our enrollment would sit around the 63 to 6,500 range,” said Bev Schenkel, dean of enrollment management at North-west. “This year’s census is progress-ing with the five year growth plan for enrollment at the University, which started in 2006.”

This year marks the largest fresh-men class on campus with a class size

of 1,466 students. Schenkel attributes part of this growth to natural growth from an increase in high school graduates in Missouri and increased marketing efforts across the Midwest, including Illinois.

The University also reached its highest retention rate of freshmen from last year: 73 percent of students remained at the University from the Fall 2008 trimester.

The plan to increase enrollment is in its third year of existence, and so far the census is up 14 percent, an increase of over 500 students since 2006.

While the news is positive, more students creates longer lunch lines, less parking and crowded residence halls this year.

“It’s more than just enrollment…it’s a University effort, those are dis-cussions that have occurred across the University,” she said. “We’ve converted space into new classrooms to gain additional classroom space, also adjusting service times and more resources into student labor. New fac-ulty and staff have been hired also.”

To deal with the longer lines at the food court, campus dining now offers lunch entrées available on the second floor of the Union.

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Research paperA research paper by

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“Spatial Ecology of Breeding least Bitterns in Northwest Missouri,” exam-ines the spatial ecology of breeding Least Bitterns, an uncommon secretive marsh bird, on Squaw Creek Na-tional Wildlife Refuge.

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Girls softball falls Maryville’s softball

team fell 13-6 in districts to St. Joseph Benton.Third seeded Chillicothe went on to win the district crown over Benton and advance to sectional play.

The Spoofhounds fin-ish the season with a 15-5 mark.

school district fundraiser

Tri-State Ford Lincoln Mercury is holding the “Drive One for Your School Program.”

The program will help raise up to $6,000 for the Maryville School District on Oct. 23 at the Maryville R-II Bus Barn.

For every eligible car test drive taken , Ford Mo-tor Company will donate $20 (up to a total of $6000) to the school district.

Thursday-Women’s Soccer at Tru-man State in Kirksville, Mo., 3 p.m.-Women’s Golf at Avila University Invitational in Kansas City

Friday-Volleyball at Truman State in Kirksville, Mo., 7 p.m.-Women’s Golf at Avila University Invitational

Saturday-Football at Emporia State, 1p.m.-Volleyball vs. Missouri Southern, 5 p.m. at home-Women’s Soccer at Wash-burn, 6 p.m. in Topeka, Kan.

Tuesday-Volleyball at Washburn, 7 p.m.

Thursday-Volleyball vs. Chillicothe, 5 p.m. at home-Boy’s Soccer at KC North-east, 4 p.m.-Cross-country at Mt. Ayr High School, 5 p.m. in Mt. Ayr, Iowa

Friday-Football at Trenton, 7 p.m.

Monday-Volleyball at Fairfax, 5 p.m.-Boy’s Soccer at St. Joseph LeBlond, 5 p.m.

Tuesday-Volleyball vs. Smithville, 5 p.m. at home-Boy’s Soccer vs. Chilli-cothe, 4 p.m., at Donald-son-Westside Park-Cross-country MEC tour-nament, 4 p.m. at home

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STUDENTS WALK TO and from class in front of the Administration Building every day. Northwest reached a high enrollment of 7,076 students this year.

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Students and professionals teach diabetes

Discount to decrease congestion

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TIM JONES PLAYS with Calin, one of the Humane Societies’ many dogs. October is national “Adopt a Shelter Dog Month” with the Humane Society of the United States.

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FRED LAMER, DIRECTOR of Bearcat Productions, watches the moni-tors during their work weekends. Lamer says he is usually more hands off, but because it is such a big project he has been more involved.

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By Kylie GuierAsst. News Editor

Northwest’s Bearcat Pro-ductions is teaming with St. Francis Hospital to educate children about the risks of diabetes.

Bearcat Productions is a semi-independent pro-duction company run by students in the mass com-munication department. They produce video projects for the University and local companies, which include Kawasaki Manufacturing and the Red Cross.

“All of the crew are stu-

dents,” said Fred Lamer, assistant professor and di-rector of Bearcat Produc-tions. “This project was so important and so big that I’ve taken more of a hands on approach.”

The educational DVD began production in June when Debra Hull, a nurse at St. Francis Hospital and dia-betic, contacted Lamer about the possibility of the project. Hull came up with the idea after giving lectures on dia-betes at numerous schools.

Associate producer, Mi-chael Willis said the DVD is geared toward children

in the second to sixth grade levels, but contains a lot of useful and interesting infor-mation for everyone.

“I’ve learned more about diabetes through this than I ever thought I would,” Wil-lis said. “It really makes you think and I’ve even tried to make some dietary chang-es.”

The DVD urges healthy eating and exercise and con-tains information on limit-ing the amount of carbohy-drates and sugars eaten.

“The whole basis of the video is so often we don’t

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By Brian BosiljevacSports Editor

I’m taking a class this semester called Paranormal Journalism. The concept of the class is to learn how to do research and report on paranormal events such as ghosts, UFOs and even big foot. Tuesday night my class had our first opportunity to do some first hand investi-gating.

The class loaded into two vans and made the hour-long journey to Villisca, Iowa. The small town of Villisca is home to the Villisca Ax Murder House.

The story behind the house is on the night of June 10, 1912 the Moore family and two young houseguests, Ina and Lena Stillinger, were brutally murdered.

The murderer’s weapon of choice was an ax found outside of the house.

Many people continue to debate who the unknown murderer was.

The two most prominent

suspects are F.F. Jones and Reverend George Jacklin Kelly.

Jones was a prominent figure in Villisca and an Iowa Senator. Jones and the Moore father, J.B., had rival busi-nesses in town, and many said once Moore’s business began to take off, Jones hired a killer to murder Moore.

Rev. Kelly had been working his way across the country committing crimes. Kelly said he felt the only way to give sermons was to experience the sins first hand. Kelly was in Villisca the day before for Children’s Day at the Presbyterian Church and left early the next morning. Many people heard Kelly talking about the murders before the bodies had even been discovered. Kelly even admitted to the murders, but later testified that since everyone was saying he did it he began to believe it him-self and was let go.

The murderer may never be discovered, but many people say the house is still

haunted to this day.Paranormal guide and

historian, Johnny Houser, gave my paranormal class a tour of Villisca and caught us up on the details of the story. Houser said he has had multiple experiences in the house since moving into the house next door. He openly claims he is “obsessed” with proving the house is truly haunted.

We came away from Vil-lisca mostly empty handed. I personally didn’t experience anything, but many people talked of feeling people touch them when there was nobody around them. The one tool that caught the most action was the white-noise meter.

The meter consistently scans radio stations moving up and down. The theory is that the meters continual skipping of frequency allows the dead access to commu-nicate. On multiple occa-sions people asked questions into the meter and received answers clear as day.

The scariest of which was when one person asked multiple times if there was anything the ghosts wanted us to do and every time the word “leave” was blurted from the meter.

The one thing that freaked me out was the Ouija board. After asking multiple questions, the two people working the board asked if there was someone in the room and what was their name. The key moved across the board landing on the let-ter “R.” I am very skeptical when it comes to believing anything paranormal, but I sat and watched and know the two girls holding the Ouija key didn’t move that key.

Even though nothing was discovered, the trip to Villisca was probably the coolest field trip I’ve ever taken.

Next up my classmates and I will head to Atchison, Kan., which has been noted as one of the most haunted places in the country.

Reporter recounts field trip to Villisca Tonight’s band discusses history, band style, influences in music

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How did you come to name yourselves “Saving Abel?”

“We couldn’t get a gig because we didn’t have a name. One day we googled the story of Cain and Abel and we came across the line: ‘there was no saving abel’ and it just struck with us.”

How do you describe your passion for making music?

“I was raised in Mississippi and my whole family was music-related. I remember my dad had friends that would come over and they would play music. Then I remember see-ing 3 Doors Down play and I decided I had to do this. Even if I had to eat nothing but Ramen noodles for a week straight, I was going to do it.”

How would you describe your sound?

“We’re definitely a band with a Southern rock edge. We

are who we are and we’re defi-nitely proud to be a Southern band.”

What is your favorite song to play?

“‘Drowning Facedown.’ It reminds me of the days when we would work 40 hours a week then drive to Tennessee to try to get the band going.”

Who are your influences?“My biggest influence was

3 Doors Down. I became a huge fan especially after seeing them and figured out they were from Mississippi. I wanted to be just like Brad Arnold.”

What are your plans for the band in the future, say ten years down the road?

“Hopefully we’ll still be around. If you guys are still lis-tening we’ll still be playing. We just want to keep working.”

What can Northwest expect from your show?

“It’s going to be a balls out rock show. We like to come out fast and then slow. It’s going to be a good show to see.”

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PART-TIME DISPATCHER position available at the Maryville Public Safety Department. Starting wage is $9.87 per hour. Shift work required: 15-20 hours per week. Must be willing to work weekends and holidays. Applicant must have good oral and written communication skills, as well as working knowledge of computers. The ability to gather anddispense information under pressure is a must. Radio, phone, and computer experience a plus.

How To Apply: Applications can be obtained at City Hall (415 N. Market) or online at www.maryville.org. Applications will be accepted at P.O. Box 438, Maryville, MO 64468 or at City Hall. The closing deadline is October 30 for the Public Safety Officer position and October 23 for the Dispatcher position.

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By Greg MillerNews Editor

The Palms Bar and Grill in Maryville still has its liquor license after several months of debate between the owner and the City Council.

The controversy began almost two years ago when issues arose regarding the fire suppression hood over the cooking grill, and whether the system qualified with city fire code.

“It was our contention that it did not,” Keith Wood, direc-tor of Maryville Public Safety said. “It came to head again in July at the renewal of liquor license time. We do an annual

inspection of every business that holds a liquor license.”

The city council voted to renew the license condition-ally for 90 days this summer, in hopes that an appropriate system would be installed over the grill.

“Our contention was that it didn’t meet city fire code. Commercial cooking systems have a mandated required by fire code, fire suppression system over their grill,” Wood said. “Their contention was that because of the age of construction it was grandfa-thered in.”

Management from the Palms were not available for comment by Missourian press

time, but said at the meeting Monday night that the grill’s fire suppression system in question was legal since it was working before the ordinance went into effect.

Council members were told it was safe and posed no danger to the customers.

The city council granted a variance to the fire code, and a fire suppression system will be installed.

“This has to do with the safety and welfare of every-one that goes in there,” Wood said. “I don’t want an incident where we get patrons, hurt or killed because we looked another direction to the fire code.”

By Matthew Leimkuehler Missourian Reporter

An abundance of road work has been taking place in Maryville over the course of the past few years. Resi-dents have found them-selves battling detours to see improvements on their streets. The biggest proj-ects include construction on south Main Street and the side streets of Thompson and Jenkins. The necessary improvement work will con-tinue throughout the town in the near future.

“We have our engineers designing the reconstruction of W. 16th and we have our engineers designing S. Depot St.,” Greg Decker, director of public works said.

“If funding allows, it would be realistic to see something done on those two streets in 2010.”

The construction on the streets is due to very high traffic flow and the bad con-

dition of the roads. The city is looking to make each street the best it can possibly be for residents’ daily traveling. The city has narrowed down what needs to be improved to the most needed first, being 16th St.

“There’s just a general need to update 16th street, it’s just falling apart,” Decker said. “The biggest reason we do these projects is for the safety of the citizens and to make traffic flow easier.”

Some residents have noticed the streets need for improvement during their daily travels around Maryville.

“I’ve rode my bike on 16th a lot, and it really does need some work done,” said Maryville resident, Jake Schulenberg. “I ride my bike around town a lot to save on gas and dodging pot holes is never fun.”

Although there have been many detours to go along with the abundance of

street projects, the town has shown its cooperation.

“They’re real appreciative of the work we do, and while sometimes it’s an inconve-nience, people understand the need to detour around areas until construction can get done,” Decker said.

“The detours real ly weren’t fun. It’s worth it to have better streets though,” said Schulenberg.

With the budget the Pub-lic Works office is receiving, they feel they are doing the best they can to improve travel within Maryville. The office is working to make improvements as fast as they can with the money they receive from grants and other government funding.

“The economy effects us too,” Decker said.

The Public Works office looks to continue improving Maryville’s streets to help each resident with their daily commute.

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAME out to the City Hall hearing of the decision on if the Palms Bar and Grill would close down due to their oven in the kitchen being dangerous.

More projects planned despite low funding

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WALGREENS EMPLOYEE LORI Schleusner rings up groceries for a customer on Tues-day. Walgreens’ grand opening was Friday, Oct. 9. It is not a 24-hour Walgreens, however. Their hours are from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and the pharmacy is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Last month, the Human Rights Council issued the “Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict”. The Mis-sion led the investigation into violations of interna-tional law during Israel’s military operations from Dec. 27, 2008- Jan. 18, 2009.

Despite Israel’s lack of coop-eration, the Mission made several field visits, reviewed reports and conducted public hearings.

True, the Palestinian militants are not free from responsibility for the provocation of the crisis, and Israel was justified in responding to Palestinian attacks. However, the Goldstone Report found Isra-el’s force went beyond necessity.

In any case of military force, these questions must be asked:

Was the end result for peace? Were civilians discriminated from legitimate targets, or was conflict directed toward collective pun-ishment?

According to the report, sev-eral civilian-based buildings were targeted: the Palestinian Legisla-tive Council building, the main prison, police facilities, several houses and mosques (one during evening prayer). The industrial

infrastructure was pur-posely targeted, such as facilities for food produc-tion. Sewage treatment and water installation was targeted as well.

In one instance, a house was attacked where civilians had been ordered to gather. Other instances were found in which civilians were

shot when trying to flee their homes, some of these following orders by Israeli forces. Civilians were also used as human shields when Israeli forces conducted house searches and attempts at extracting information.

Flechettes were used for urban settings despite their inability to discriminate and Israel’s advanced weapons technology.

There was little discrimina-tion, and at times civilians were intentionally targeted. Collective punishment was Israel’s intent, similar to Lebanon in 2006.

Has there been any attempt at reconstruction?

Israel, bound by the Fourth Geneva Convention, is responsible for supporting the humanitarian effort. Yet Israel still has in place the strict blockade restricting imported goods, closing services, cutting off access for fuel and electricity and

denying the free movement of people. This severely weakens the necessary international response to repair damages inflicted by Israel’s military operations, making the strip another breeding ground for violence and extremist attitudes.

The vote on the Goldstone Report is to take place March 2010, giving Israel and Hamas ample time to conduct their own investigations.

Before the UN, war resolved international disputes. Long before its formation, thoughts had been directed toward the idea of an independent world body to decrease the need for war, and when war occurred, to repair the damages inflicted.

To reach the state of universal welfare, that body must be capable and willing to enact international law. No state, nor group, can be placed above basic human rights. Regardless of the parties involved, ideology or religion, justice must be upheld.

If the international community takes a blind-eye approach on this immediate issue, the legitimacy of the UN will be compromised even further than already. We will be left to question if our world body is adequately carrying forth its much-needed function, that of peace and security for all.

By Caleb R. HolderCopy Editor

Last week’s edition of “What the Deuce” sparked an interesting conversation in the newsroom between two other editors and myself. We each were all raised within the Catholic faith and all had very idiosyncratic opinions on what we truly thought of the church. The discus-sion was mainly centered on the institutionalization of religion and the topic of how church and state can never truly be separate.

The First Amendment in the Constitution states that, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” However, the WTD and my own research, found that the city council of Lodi, Calif., is clearly practicing the Chris-tian tradition of invocation.

This is undoubtedly a breach of the First Amend-ment. The council is putting itself up for probable lawsuit for such practices. More-over, they apparently avoid introducing non-Christians for invocations to add to the problem.

If I was an atheist attend-ing my city council meeting and it started off with invo-cation, I would be highly offended. There is a time and place for church, and that time and place does not include politics. Conversely, precedent has shown that states can detectably pass legislation that coincides with religious tradition.

You see religious tradi-tions at the center of political

debate each and every day. A prime paradigm of this would be the long-lasting debate of gay rights and same-sex marriage. States have gotten away with pass-ing legislation that bans the right same-sex couples have to marry by claiming mar-riage should be between a man and a woman; however, isn’t marriage a religious tradition?

That last statement I’m sure will bring more question and debate; but let’s save that for another time. So how do states have the power to pass legislation prohibiting certain citizens from marrying?

I have a premise to one reason why states can get away with passing legisla-tion in regards to this par-ticular issue. It is because the Supreme Court refuses to rule whether or not leg-islation or statutes passed prohibiting same-sex mar-riage is constitutional or not. Obviously, I’m sure you’ve figured out that I am a pro-ponent for same-sex mar-riage and strongly believe the Court should rule these laws as unconstitutional. They are clearly undermin-ing the fundamental right all couples have to become solemnized.

In general, and you can agree or not, the country we all love was built upon the fundamentals of religion. Our most basic laws, such as not stealing or killing, are based off of ancient bibli-cal text. The likelihood of religion being taken out of politics is as likely as snap-ping my fingers and ending world hunger.

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This year’s Nobel Peace Prize goes

to President Obama, “for his extraor-

dinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy

and coopera-tion between

peoples.” This award

comes with not just surprise by the American

people, but with much criticism on whether it was actually earned or deserved. Only nine months in, the Obama

Administration has nothing

groundbreak-ing to show

for change in regards to the United States’ involvement in international

affairs. However, this may not be such a bad thing for the domestic or international community.This award

does not come only with

flattery, but responsibility for President Obama as well. What-ever actions are taken in the future in

regards to war and diplomacy will be watched

even more closely than

before. Premature? Crafty, more

like it.

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eTHEWHAT

Northwest’s five-year plan for increasing enroll-ment has definitely been working. According to the report issued by the Univer-sity, we’ve experienced a large increase in undergraduate, first-time freshmen, graduate and international students.

Certainly there are posi-tives to this goal: an increase in money and diversity, and Northwest is more on the map than ever before.

However, apart from the benefit of cultural diversity, is an increase of student enroll-

ment really worth the cost to current students? And can the University honestly meet the upcoming demands?

The large increase of stu-dents severely cuts into a traditionally small-school atmosphere.

With an increase in stu-dent-to-teacher ratio, there is far less individualized atten-tion for students, meaning that oftentimes their needs remain unknown and unmet. Profes-sors lose touch with their stu-dents because they have more people to be available for.

We all know it is a disaster during the lunch and dinner rushes to eat at Campus Din-ing. It seems like students have to wait in line for hours to receive a hot meal. How much more can Campus Din-ing handle before it becomes too absurd for students to even mess with?

Parking is already a night-mare. With limited spaces, students are stuck walking great distances just to get from point A to point B. How will the University deal with this issue? Students will be

the ones to suffer, forced to walk longer distances because the competition for parking spaces will be that high.

What of crime on Cam-pus? True, our crime rate isn’t outrageous now, but it only makes sense that with an increase in student population there would be an increase in crime rate as well. Although perhaps the rate would aver-age out to the ratio of crime per student on campus, still crime would increase. Will there be more lights placed in unlit areas? Will University

Police be given more resources and personnel to combat this issue?

Lastly, and probably the most important issue is the decrease of University stan-dards to allow more people to meet the threshold. But are the standards too low already for another decrease?

True, we all know that going to school isn’t about receiving an education. Sadly, many students and profes-sors have created this maxim. Attending a higher education institution is solely about

receiving a piece of paper that says you can now get a job that people a couple generations ago could have received without the cost. Do we really need to be lowering our standards even more? Do we need to completely walk all over the ideas of competency and competitiveness for an increase in income?

Northwest, before you proceed, think about the implications that current stu-dents will have to face, and question if you can handle what this will bring.

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A special thanks to the Northwest departments and staff for stepping up, volunteering, working extra hours, and going above and beyond with the recent activities associated with Hudson and Perrin.

Your extra efforts, dedication, and commitment are deeply and truly appreciated!

Hudson Staff

Perrin Staff

South Complex Staff

Tower Suites Staff

Roberta Staff

Residential Life Team

Auxiliary Services

Custodial Services

Environmental Services

Expert Solutions

Student Affairs Students and Off ice Assistants

All individuals from our campus community who assisted in moving the students

Thank you, Jackie Elliott. VP for Student Affairs

Above and Beyond

public safeTy

Oct. 7

Cobra D. Har-mon, 28, Maryville, affray, 500 block of E. Seventh St.

Dustin J. Rad-loff, 23, Maryville, affray, 500 block of E. Seventh St.

M a r c u s A . C a m p b e l l , 2 2 , Maryville, wanted on warrant-failure to appear, trespass, 1200 block of W. 16 St.

Larceny, ongoing investigation, 1500 block of S. Munn

Stephen T. Spin-nato, 45, Maryville, driving while sus-pended, 200 block of N. Vine

Oct. 8

Richard L. Bix II, 23, Maryville, driving while intox-icated, failure to drive on right half of roadway, 400 block of N. Buchanan

Oct. 9

Deandre L. Mat-lock, 21, Maryville, driving while sus-pended, possession of drug parapherna-lia, failure to prop-erly display front plate, 500 block of N. Main

Tampering with automotive, ongoing investigation, 400 block of E. Fourth St.

Oct. 10

Kevin R. Bat-ton, 20, Maryville, minor in possession, 100 block of S. Mul-berry

Devin E. Hoover, 18, Maryville, minor in possession, 100 block of S. Mul-berry

Casey J. Jensen, 19, Maryville, minor in possession, 100 block of S. Mul-berry

Paige D. Orness, 18, Maryville, minor in possession, 100 block of S. Mul-berry

A l l i s o n M . Veer, 19, Maryville, no valid drivers license, 100 block of W. Fourth St.

Accidents

Oct. 8

Jessica A. Tobin, 21, Maryville, col-lided with. Michael D. Kuwitzky, 54, Maryville, at the intersection of S. Buchanan and W. Cooper

M i c h a e l D . K u w i t z k y , 5 4 , Maryville, failure to yield, S. Buchanan and W. Cooper

Oct. 9

Phillip l. Lance, 62, Graham, Mo., c o l l i d e d w i t h Rachel M. Vogel, 16, Maryville, at the intersection of W. 16 St. and S. Munn

The Runt offers ham-burgers, chicken tenders and french fries, in addi-tion to the smoothies and other food offered in the past. Java City sells wraps, salads and other foods, in addition to cof-fee and espresso drinks, and their pastries.

It is not uncommon to hear complaints about parking at any public universities, but this year lots are packed. University Police has been strictly enforcing parking policies this year, and director Clar-ence Green said the additional task of pro-viding more security is definitely greater.

“ T h e n u m b e r of students has been challenging,” he said. “We’ve seen an increase in reported incidents of roughly 10 to 15 per-cent.”

Green said the incidents regard calls and inquiries made to University Police. The department is also work-ing to centralize their presentations on safety and awareness to larger groups because their staff size is smaller.

“We have a lot of officers with a lot of dif-ferent hours, so we are trying to adjust them so we have maximum coverage of officers at all times, but also to make sure we have officers to cover those specialty projects such as public talks and presentations,” he said.

Green added that plans are underway to improve the crowded parking situation, add-ing that spots are avail-able, even though they may be further away from a students’ desired building. He said there are still many spaces available.

In the next few months Green hopes to evaluate any potential solutions. He said by re-arranging who can park where, they hope to maximize the use of the spaces farther from high-demand areas.

Matt Baker, dean of students, said the increase is good for the University in many ways.

“More students equals a greater opportu-nity to increase our allo-cation from the state,” he said. “On several levels it is a positive benefit. From a revenue funding standpoint, it always helps, the more people paying the bill, the better off we are.”

The satisfaction of students remains the top priority as the 5-year plan for enroll-ment growth continues at Northwest. Schenkel stressed that students will always be the main focus, as the census con-tinues to grow.

“High student sat-isfaction is very, very important, part of the growth plan is ensuring student satisfaction,” she said. “We can’t achieve our goals unless students can achieve theirs.”

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really understand how many carbs we’re taking in,” Willis said.

Lamer said the DVD is presented in a way that makes the information understandable for children.

“Lots of information, and we are trying present it in a creative and somewhat entertaining way to keep a 10-year-olds’ attention,” Lamer said.

According to diabetes.org, in the last 30 years there has been a threefold increase in the number of childhood diabetes. Approximately 23.6 mil-lion children and adults in the United States suffer from it.

As one of the bigger projects Bearcat Productions has ever done, Willis said they hope the DVD is suc-

cessful enough to be distributed na-tionally.

“Right now I think it is going to be distributed mostly with schools around the northwest area,” Willis said. “A year after students watch the video, they’ll be given a questionnaire to gauge how well they retained the in-formation. If it proves to be successful than it might get distributed across the state or around the nation.”

Students working on the project are gaining experience in editing, vid-eo production and filming.

“Their getting professional level experience working on an important project,” Lamer said. “It’s a credential that is something for their resume.”

The DVD is scheduled to be fin-ished and distributed on April 1.

“It’s our job to make sure we find rescues for the animals that have not been adopted for quite awhile, but it’s been really hard this year to find rescues that have room for our kids,” Thompson said.

The Humane Society of the United States’ says 3 to 4 million animals are euthanized a year due to a shortage of homes.

“A lot of shelters keep animals from 10 days to a month and then after that time they put the animal down,” Mat-thews said. “It’s a lot more expensive to give them more time, but we think it is the humane thing to do.”

The Humane Society is funded by community animal control agreements, donations, grants, fundraisers and mem-berships.

Last July, the Humane Society could no longer accept animals from areas that did not have an animal control agree-ments with the shelter. Maryville, Burl-ington Junction, Hopkins and Pickering have agreements.

“We have requests continually to pick

up animals in the rural areas, our name is the New Nodaway County Humane Society,” Thompson said. “It breaks our hearts not to when there are so many abandoned and abused animals out there roaming around homeless.”

The county commissioners declined to make an annual donation this year since there is no legal obligation to sup-port animal control, unless there is an outbreak of rabies. They will contribute if voters approve a specific tax for it.

“Since they say they’re low on fund-ing, they’ve stopped any and all dona-tions toward the Humane Society,” Thompson said. “We need to be able to cover the whole county like we used to, but we just don’t have the funds to do it without some support from the county commission.”

The cost to take care of all the animals is high and hard to do without any county funding. Thompson said the shelter is going month to month on food and vet-erinary care costs.

“We are determined to maintain our low kill status because we all believe in it,” Thompson said. “We all believe ani-mals deserve a second chance.”

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Did you know that, in any given year, one in five Americans needs help coping with life stresses and emotional problems? The good news is, help is available and can be very effective.

If you see any of the following warning signs in yourself or a friend or loved one, it’s time to talk to a professional. • Unexplained change in personality • Not able to cope with problems and daily activities • Strange or grandiose ideas • Excessive anxieties • Depression and apathy that doesn’t go away • Changes in eating or sleeping patterns • Thinking or talking about suicide • Extreme highs and lows • Abuse of alcohol or drugs • Excessive anger, hostility or violent behavior

By Trey WilliamsMissourian Reporter

The celebration of life

weekend kicks off Thurs-day with the VEI, Vision Empowerment Institute, Legacy Project.

MOSAIC, or as Ame Lambert, director of intercul-tural affairs, likes to call it, the celebration of life week-end, is a program used to celebrate different cultures.

“It’s a great weekend to be involved with people that are different from you and some that are alike,” Anissa

White said.White has been involved

with MOSAIC for three years. She has played a big role in coordinating events this year and says that it can really help change your perception of people.

M i c h e l l e C a s t i l l o , another student who takes part in MOSAIC, says that it really shows how diverse of a campus we are.

Last year, Castillo com-peted in the poetry and international dance portions of the competition. This year she will, again, be participat-

ing in poetry.“I feel proud showing

people my culture who don’t get to see it every day,” Castillo said. “It means a lot to me.”

This weekend is dedi-cated to many different cul-tures and their talents.

“It is a human celebra-tion of life,” Lambert said. “It’s so people can celebrate and showcase their cul-ture.”

Although put on by the Intercultural and Inter-national Affairs Center, MOSAIC has something for everyone no matter what

their background.“We are trying to build

bridges and give people the opportunity to break stereo-types,” Lambert said.

MOSAIC’s schedule starts today with “Real Life Northwest” Experi-ence and Forum put on by the VEI. The weekend of events ends Saturday with an “Old School Party” in the Station.

This weekend is filled with a bunch of other events such as workshops with Lee Mun Wah, a nationally-acclaimed lecturer and a

master diversity and com-munications trainer.

During the competition portion of the weekend stu-dents and teachers can par-ticipate in cultural dance, group and individual vocals and spoken word (poetry).

MOSAIC is a weekend for everyone, no matter their background. Castillo encourages everyone to get involved.

“I wish more people would come, some people just don’t know about it and others don’t care to find out,” Castillo said.

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GenerationsHope through

By Brian JohnsonFeatures Editor

Christmas is supposed to be the most joyous time of year. Presents, Christmas cookies, decorations and time with family are the usual things to expect. For the Kozol family, times filled with Christmas carols, joy and hopes for the new year were replaced by hacking coughs, fear and uncertainty.

Since October, this hacking cough had plagued Teri Kozol with not only sickness, but worry. Was it pneumonia? Was it just a cold? Was her life in danger? These ques-tions had not been answered until the holiday season. The doctors had told the family that it was most likely cancer before Christmas day even came. How does one deal with the fact they could be fighting for their life at the most joyous of occasions?

“Right before Christmas, they (the doctors) told them they thought it was cancer. They went back on the 27th and they confirmed it,” said daughter Katie, remember-ing with calmness in her voice. “So it was kind of a stressful holiday.”

The outlook was not good. Teri was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, which meant that the cancer had been extremely aggressive and spread to her lungs and brain. According to the American Cancer Society, only about 20 percent of women with stage IV breast cancer live beyond five years. Teri would fight hard every day for two and a half of those five years.

Teri never stopped smiling or laughing. Jokes and a sunny disposition were strangely common for this woman faced with the toughest battle of all: the battle to survive.

“She had fun with it,” Katie said laughing. “We went into the mall and she had asked if she could get a discount on highlights and the lady didn’t even look up and she was like, ‘uh no.’”

The hairdresser looked up and saw a woman completely bald from cancer treat-ments but joking all the while. Behind her was another coworker laughing heavily because he had seen Teri ask the hairdresser. Highlights would not be a part of Teri’s head and neither would wigs. She would opt to keep her head covered with scarves however, because of her job.

“She would’ve gone bald if she didn’t work at a school,” Katie said jokingly. “There were kindergartners there who would’ve been freaked out by a bald woman walking down the hallway.”

The entire Kozol family were supportive of the matriarch of the family. Katie describes it as being a day to day struggle, but she credits her dad’s strength with helping the family.

“My dad was really supportive of her,” Katie said. “We just did the best we could, took it day by day, the good with the bad.”

Hospitalization was a part of these bad times. Sitting in fear wondering if the cancer was winning, Katie realized the scariest part was that she didn’t have the answers when she needed them most. Teri’s last Thanksgiving became one of these times. Medical scares threatened to leave her family broken at a time when the family should have been overindulging in the celebrated time of thanks.

“Her last Thanksgiving, she had been in and out of the hospital because of a tear in her lungs,” Katie said. “The hardest was when she would be hospitalized and we didn’t know what was going on.”

Time moves fast. Katie’s freshman year of college came. The excitement of being on her own would soon be replaced with incredible grief. Her mother had finally lost her long and painful battle with the disease. There was no more coughing. No more pain.

Two years of pain were finally eased throughout her body, but it seemed to trans-fer directly into her family and friends. They had lost a wife, a mother and friend. Teri was gone, but her daughter’s determination was not.

The following year, Katie would one day receive a text from a friend telling her that they had an idea. One online conversation with her friends later, Katie had a new goal in life. They had convinced her to join a breast cancer cause. The cause was called the “Breast Cancer 3-Day,” a fundraising walk that covers sixty miles over three days and each team has to raise $2,300 for breast cancer research. She has participated in the event ever since. She will be making the journey this summer with her group known as the “Ta Ta Troopers.”

Samantha Wylie, a junior, remembers one terrible day as an eleven-year old. The door opened and a visibly upset mother and father walked in. The scariest words a child could hear soon left her father’s lips: “your mother has breast cancer.” No day was the same from then on.

“It was just different coming home and either having no one home because of doctor’s appointments or knowing my mom was home sick or my dad taking care of her,” Samantha said.

Samantha’s next few days were filled with explaining the same painful story to every one of her classmates, including a teacher facing her own crisis with the dis-ease. She would then face the task of coming home and having to hear the unbearable sound of her mother in bed vomiting and crying.

“It was really hard to see my mom crying,” Samantha said. “My mom is my best friend and always has been and whenever I would see her really upset it would make me really upset.”

With spring, flowers returned and so did Samantha’s mother’s smile. No more chemo, no more radiation, no more pain.

“Whenever the radiation and chemo were done, that’s when she started getting her personality back and started laughing, so it became much easier the better she got,” Samantha said.

The fears of breast cancer no longer plague the thoughts of the Wylie family. Only following a healthy balanced diet, regular exercise, alcohol limitation and living life to the fullest are on the Wylie family’s minds.

“There are a lot of illnesses out there that affect people and cancer in general is definitely one,” Samantha said. “Breast cancer is one of those that’s hard to fight, so putting out awareness about it and helping out with research is really important.”

These two young women are taking measures in the name of their mothers to help put an end to a deadly disease. Whether it’s through talking about it, taking part in causes or living a healthy lifestyle, they are letting their voices be heard.

“I walked the ‘Breast Cancer 3-Day’ and there’s an inspirational video,” Katie said. “And one of the ladies on it said that she didn’t get a say when breast cancer took her mom, but now she gets a say and that’s how I feel.”

breasT cancer awareness MonTh

I am 98.73 percent sure that global warming is a sham. This last weekend I froze my butt off. Is it just me or is the middle of October too early for this crap? I could swear there was a season between summer and win-ter, but it obviously doesn’t exist here.

Global warming; I will admit, at one time I bought into it. But it’s been like 10 years since people started talking about it, and I don’t think it has happened yet. I was actually looking forward to a little hotter temperature. I like to be tan year round and after finding out that tanning beds are as dangerous as Arsenic, how else am I going to keep my glow?

Forgive me for being insensitive to all you environ-mental people and Mother Nature, but I am not a polar

bear on an ice pack so I don’t really have that much at stake here. I really don’t see any downside to a little toastier planet. According to LiveScience.com, I found out that Marmots are end-ing their hibernation a full 3 weeks earlier than they have in the last 30 years. I say good for them, it’s about time we got some more productive Marmots. Polar bears are thinner than they were 20 years ago. Good. We’ re help-ing them keep their childish figure. And coral reefs are expected to triple in size due to warmer water. That’s awe-some because now tourists will have more places to be eaten by sharks, and I get to watch it on Shark Week. All this great stuff and people are still trying to pass off global warming as a bad thing?

Things would be much

better if we just quit this recycling crap and got this planet just a little hotter. I got so cold this weekend, I had to burn my Al Gore poster and DVD copy of “An Inconvenient Truth” just to stay warm. Maryville is pos-sibly one of the coldest places on earth and it’s going to get worse and its only October. So let’s do everyone a favor, especially those kids that insist on wearing shorts year round, and please be more wasteful.

Let’s heat this sucker up. Burn 4 tires this weekend. Use 75 squares of toilet paper and flush 6 times. Keep all your lights on 24/7. Run the tap while brushing your teeth, showering, shaving and using the toilet. Spray as many aerosol cans as you can find. Buy a Hummer and drive it to your mail box

4 times a day; or better yet, just start the thing, crank the heat and sit in it for hours. (Please do not attempt in your garage). It’s time for some climatic change, I think we all should do our part to help it along, and do this quick because spring break is

going to be here sooner than I can imagine and I do not have a passport to get into Mexico.

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In the face of a particu-larly unpleasant situation, there’s always someone who suggests that you look on the bright side and “find the silver lining in the cloud.” This person, known as an optimist, is just trying to make the best of a truly awful situation. Following the same sentiment, I present to you “A Silver Lining” by We Shot the Moon.

We Shot the Moon is a piano-based rock band from

San Diego, California. They consist of veteran musicians hailing from recognizable acts such as Waking Ash-land and The Honor Roll. That said, their sound sug-gests a much lower amount of experience than they’ve actually earned. “A Silver Lining” enters stores with the cheesiest of all cheesy lyrics, formula song patterns, cheap hooks and safe riffs. All talent aside, the crux of this record’s failure is the simple-minded writing.

Jonathan Jones, lead singer and pianist, solidified

his title as a musician with his breakout band Waking Ashland. Jones’ clean, hon-est vocals over his pleasantly simple piano chords proved to be a cash cow in the music industry. Unfortunately, Jones has been milking it ever since. “A Silver Lining” could be played back-to-back with any Waking Ashland record and few would spot differences. This inability to mature is bound to limit the overall success of We Shot the Moon.

“A Silver Lining” leads off with “Miracle,” as in,

“It would take a miracle to make me listen to the rest of this CD.” Featuring melodi-ous vocals, poppy piano and uplifting lyrics, “Miracle” is enough of a listen to get a feel for the rest of the record. “I’m waiting for a miracle,” Jones bleats. Well, the rest of us are waiting for the album to end. In the meantime, lis-teners can guess what rhym-ing words will be paired together. From track four, “Hey, my feet sound the beat, they dance through the street tonight.”

The few saving graces

of “A Silver Lining” can be found in the single “Red Night.” Featuring edgy gui-tar riffs and a brief synthe-sizer appearance, this track is enough to remind the listener that yes, they’re still listening to music.

Overall, “A Silver Lining” is like eating mouthful after mouthful of vanilla cotton candy. It’s way too sweet, but soon comes across as bland. We Shot the Moon has their share of silver linings, but you might be better off lis-tening to Johnny Raincloud before buying this record.

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By Johnalyn VasquezMissourian Reporter

Coming to Theaters: We’re always warned about the evil stepmothers of the world, but “Stepfa-ther,” a cautionary tale about who to trust, has Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) coming home from military school to find his mom in love with her live-in boyfriend David Harris (Dylan Walsh). When something seems off about his “per-fect on paper” stepfather, Michael tries to uncover the truth, which may not necessarily put him on his stepfather’s good side. In theaters Friday October 16th, “Stepfather” is a must see.

Coming to Theaters: Most of us read “Where the Wild Things Are” when we were little. The classic children’s book is about an unruly boy named Max, who after getting in trouble yet again, is sent to his room where his overactive imagination takes over. He creates a kingdom where he rules over the creatures of the land of the Wild Things. As he tries to be a good leader, he learns keeping everyone happy isn’t easy. Opening Friday, “Where the Wild Things Are” is a movie that will bring you back to your childhood and keep you entertained.

I took my first trip to Colum-bia, Mo., on Thursday for the Mizzou-Nebraska game and I thought I’d rate my experience.

I wasn’t overly impressed with the stadium. My thoughts are a little biased though because it was pouring down rain, and the one big screen to see instant replays on was down due to a power outage.

But I really felt like the sta-dium had more of a high school feel to it than a Division I football program. The “M” formed out of boulders in the north end zone was pretty cool, but I don’t see why you couldn’t put more seats there. You’d be packing in a lot more fans and help get the place rocking a little bit.

I know a lot of people don’t agree with me on this, but I

feel like the band is what really gives a college foot-ball game the environment you can’t find anywhere else. I sat through the whole g a m e wondering where the Miz-zou band was at. It turns out the band was sitting only a couple sections away from me, but still the tiny sliver of the Cornhusker band that made the trip seemed to be making more noise.

When I made the trip down I received many warnings from both Nebraska and Missouri fans to watch my back because

Columbia is a very hostile place. For the most part I was very impressed at how kind many of the Tiger fans were. Almost everyone I walked past told me, “thanks for making the trip and good luck.” I did get a couple peo-ple who told me to screw

off, and that’s putting it nicely, but you are going to find those fans no

matter where you go. The one thing that really

disappointed me about the Miz-zou fans was how early they started clearing the stadium. I understand the weather was bad, but with about six min-utes remaining, Missouri was down one possession with three timeouts, and their fans began piling into the aisles and exiting

the stadium. You would think it would

be Nebraska fans running for cover after the Huskers went three quarters without putting up points. But I don’t think any Nebraska fans left, and with three minutes left in the game the stadium was mostly empty, besides the tiny sea of red that made the trip.

When everything was said and done I had an amazing time and don’t think I’ll ever forget that night. Both teams fought hard through poor conditions and neither team gave up when things looked bad. Of course I’ll remember the game a little fonder because Nebraska came away with the win, but this has truly become a great rivalry and I can’t wait for next year.

SPORTS STAFF GAME PICKS

Brian “The Bulldog’s” picksPrediction record (11-9)NCAA LockTexas A&M at Kanas St — A&MTexas A&M is a much better team than last year. They nearly shut down Okie St. last week and the Wildcats shouldn’t pose too much of a challenge.

NCAA UpsetUSC at Notre Dame — IrishUSC’s reign as one of the most dominant teams in college foot-ball is over. Pete Carrol’s team is on the decline. I think this will be the game where Jimmy Clauson makes his push for the Heisman. I don’t know if he’ll win it, but to have a chance he must play well.

NFL LockKC at Washington — RedskinsI am fairly nervous about picking this game. KC looked somewhat like a football team last week. But I’ve learned when all else fails pick against the Chiefs.

Jason’s PicksPrediction record (6-14)NCAA LockVa. Tech at Ga. Tech — Va. TechHow Virginia Tech is only a three point favorite is beyond me. Tyrod Taylor is easily the best offenisve player in the ACC and he’ll put on a show against the Yellow Jackets to help pick up the win.

NCAA UpsetIowa at Wisconsin — IowaIowa beat Penn State a few weeks ago and is one of the best teams in the Big 10: plus Wisconsin is coming off a big loss to Ohio State.

NFL LockNYG at New Orleans— NODrew Brees off a bye week...easy pick. I know New York is good, but Brees will put up big numbers against the Giants D on his way to a victory and league MVP honors.

Dustin’s PicksPrediction record (12-8)NCAA LockCinci at South Florida — CinciCinci hasn’t lost a game yet and behind quarterback Tony Pike they aren’t going to until a BCS bowl. Sure South Florida hasn’t lost a game either, but it starts this week.

NCAA UpsetBaylor at Iowa St. — BaylorHow on Earth is Iowa State favored to win a game in the Big 12. I understand that they are playing Baylor, but come on. Baylor hung with Oklahoma for the first half last Saturday. There is no way that Iowa St. can pull out this win, even if they are in Ames.

NFL LockBaltimore at Minn. — Minn.The Ravens D gave up a 100 yards rushing last Sunday for the time in over a year and that was against Cedric Benson and Bengals. The Ra-vens expect to stop Adrian Peterson and Brett Farve? No way.

Seth’s PicksPrediction record (7-7)NCAA LockMissouri at Okla. St. —Okla. St. Nebraska beat Missouri and they only played one quarter. Okie St.’s powerful offense shouldn’t have a problem scoring on a Mizzou defense that showed it couldn’t even stop a bad Neb. offense.

NCAA UpsetOklahoma v. Texas— OUOklahoma got its’ savior Sam Bradford back at the perfect time. A game to knock the rust off and now he should be ready to knock his best friend Colt McCoy’s team on its backside.

NFL LockHouston at Cincinnati — Cinci. After an emotional win for their D-coordinator Marc Zimmer, the high-flying Bengals should be ready to kill Houston. How are the Bengals even good this year?

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Sophomore receiver Jake Soy caught a school-record four touchdown passes in the first half of Northwest’s 52-6 victory over Missouri South-ern. His 14 touchdown catches this season breaks the record of 13 that Jamaica Rector set in 2004.

The Maryville defense limited Savannah to a single score in a 13-7 victory last Friday night in the Highway 71 Showdown. Tyler Peve forced a fumble that Maryville recovered and Tyler Walter made a diving interception to hault drives.

Senior outside hitter Jessica From put in a strong performance at the Benton Tournament over the week-end. In the six matches, From had 43 kills, 53 digs and 18 blocks. She helped lead the team to the tourna-ment title and a perfect 6-0 record.

Senior goalkeeper Kira Lazenby increased her career shutout record to 15 by picking up two more last week. She held Washburn scoreless in a 2-0 victory last Thursday and picked up her first career assist. She also led the way against Emporia in a 1-0 win.

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After establishing a 6-1 record through the first seven games, Maryville will begin its attempt to retrace last year’s path to the state title game.

The Spoofhounds assured themselves at least a share of the Midland Empire Confer-ence title by defeating Savan-nah 13-7 last Friday, and begin districts by traveling to Trenton (1-6 overall) tomorrow.

After scoring just 20 points in its’ last two games com-bined, Maryville head coach Chris Holt hopes his offense will finally hit its’ stride this week.

“One of our goals this week is to come out and score 30 (points),” Holt said. “That would be a high-water mark for us this year, so we’ll see

what we can do.”This week presents as

good of an opportunity for the offense to break out as any, so far. The ’Hounds’ offense will go against a defense that has given 29.7 points-per-game to its opponents.

The ’Hounds’ currently averages 19.1 points-per-game, never scoring more than 25 points, but have consistently scored just enough to scrape by with a win. Maryville has won four-of-five games decided by a touchdown or less this season thanks to a defense that allows 13.7 points-per-contest. Over the last three games they have allowed just two touchdowns and shut out one opponent.

This week, the ’Hounds’ defense will face a veer option similar to the one Savannah ran last week.

“Savannah prepared us for

Trenton in a big way,” senior linebacker Evan Johnson said. “They have a couple different formations, but otherwise it should be a lot of the same.”

This week’s task should come a little easier, though. While Savannah has scored 208 total points running the veer this season, Trenton has racked up just 61, and has been shut out three times.

On the brink of high school football’s second season, the ’Hounds will now begin to chase what eluded them last year in St. Louis and live up to the mark set by last year’s team.

“I think we’re at a cross roads right now,” Johnson said. “We mostly have the MEC title secured, and we really have to become district champions to even come close to what we did last year. Each game is a

step, and if you win districts there’s a whole different pla-teau to look off.”

The next three games will

determine whether Maryville will accomplish one of its main goals.

“From here on out, our

goal is to win districts and make a big push in Novem-ber, and maybe keep going,” Holt said.

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JUNIOR RUNNING BACK Gavin Talmadge stiff arms a Savannah defender as he jets up field. The ‘Hounds defeated Savannah 13-7 Friday at home.

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The Spoofhounds con-tinued their success during the St. Joseph Benton tourna-ment, winning all six of their matches, including a win over rival LeBlond.

Head coach Lori Klaus sa id that a f ter playing through five matches during Saturday’s tournament, the girls began to show signs of fatigue during the champion-ship match against Pembroke Hill.

“At the beginning of the first game we played tired, we played nervous and we

didn’t win the first game of the match,” Klaus said. “The second game, they decided they didn’t want to lose and they were going to do every-thing they could to win, and that game we won 30-28, so it was a very close match back and forth the whole time.”

Klaus said that after dropping the first game of the match, the ‘Hounds regrouped. They played strong defense and began to hit around the Pembroke Hill blockers and found the holes on the floor.

The ‘Hounds’ play on the court was not the only thing that stood out to Klaus.

Throughout the tourna-ment, Klaus noticed the high level of concentration and focus being exhibited by the girls.

She felt that this, along side of strong position play at each and every position, is what propelled the ‘Hounds to six victories on a long day.

However, Saturday was nothing new or special for Klaus and the ‘Hounds, who still have only one loss on the season.

Fresh off of the cham-pionship run at Benton, the ‘Hounds take the floor tonight at 7 p.m. against Chillicothe, and look to remain unbeaten

By Brian BosiljevacSports Editor

The Maryville boy’s soccer team came away empty handed after a road trip to Kansas City on Tuesday.

The game ended in a lopsided score of 5-1 in favor of Kansas City Northeast.

T h e S p o o f h o u n d s dropped to 10-5-2 on the season and remain at 2-1 in conference action.

“We we’re not pre-pared to play that game,” head coach Stuart Collins said. “We did not play

our game and lost bad because of it. It wasn’t fun to watch.”

J a c k s o n G r a v e s assisted Kalvin Talmadge in the 14th minute of the game to produce the ’Hounds’ lone goal of the contest.

“ We p l a y a g a m e of possession,” Collins said. “That is the way we control the pace of the game.”

The ’Hounds are still sitting in good position in the MEC, but will need to learn from Tuesday’s mistakes to make a run in the post-season.

“Last night (Tuesday) we decided to try and play some major league hitting game, where we just boom the ball down field and try to run under-neath it,” Collins said. “We had trouble convinc-ing our guys to play the game our way. We won’t be able to win if we play that way. We won’t even be able to compete for that matter.”

The ’Hounds will hope to rebound from the tough loss against Kansas City Northeast when they take on Kansas City East today at 4 p.m. in Kansas City.

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On a bitter cold Satur-day morning, head coach Tracy Hoza and the Bearcats hosted Emporia State, bat-tling both chilling winds and frigid temperatures.

The weather limited the scoring opportunities and held both teams scoreless in the first half.

“Saturday was a game of two halves,” Hoza said. “We obviously had the wind against us in the first half. It was very difficult to play against the wind, but we held out. It was really important to hold out and not give up a goal.”

At half-time, Hoza emphasized to the girls to play their game, and to continue to attack and be aggressive in the less than perfect conditions.

Once the field was

reversed, the ‘Cats were able to break the scoreless tie with a goal from senior forward Andrea Tritz in her first game back from a leg injury.

“Tritz can score goals in crunch times,” Hoza said. “She has great skill and is a threat. We have great confidence when she is on the field, and the players around her play very well when she is on.”

On the other end of the field, senior goal keeper Kira Lazenby recorded the 15th shutout of her career. Lazenby said that com-munication and trying new players out in new positions were the key to the ‘Cats shutout.

“It is always great to get a shutout when you win,” Hoza said. “The players work hard for each other. Everybody backs each other up and we cover for each

other. Those are things we talk about in practice and things we talk about in every game. To deny them opportunities to score, we have to work hard on it.”

With the Hornets behind them, the ‘Cats now focus on a Truman State team, who handed the ‘Cats a loss early in the season.

“We’re a lot more confi-dent now,” Hoza said. “That was our first MIAA game and I think we stepped back and gave them too much space to play.”

The ‘Cats begin a three-game stretch of road games, beginning with Truman State on Oct. 15, in Kirks-ville, Mo.

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SOPHOMORE DEFENDER JACQUE Dedovesh chases the ball upfield past an Emporia State defender. The ‘Cats defeated Emporia State 1-0 Saturday at Bearcat Pitch.

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Team consistent heading into championshipsBy Jason LawrenceAsst. Sports Editor

At the Division I Cham-pionship site in Terre Haute, Ind., Northwest put in a strong performance.

“It was a very com-petitive experience,” head coach Scott Lorek said. “The course ran slow, so it was all about competing well and we did. It was just a neat experience for them.”

The men’s cross-coun-try team finished third of 25 teams, while the women came in sixth out of 25.

Sophomore Zach Lay-ton led the way for the men, finishing fifth overall in the 8K race in 26 minutes, four

seconds. Junior T.R. Pursell fin-

ished just behind him in 26 minutes, eight seconds. This is the second straight top 10 performance for both Pursell and Layton.

In 12th place, Junior Clay Martin put in what Lorek called the best per-formance of the season. He finished the race in a personal record time of 26 minutes, 17 seconds.

“This was probably the best race the men have put together,” Lorek said. “Clay had probably the best day out of all of them.”

Sophomore Angela Adams led the Bearcat women for the second

straight race, she finished the 6K course ninth overall in 23 minutes, 44 seconds.

“She’s surprised every week,” Lorek said. “I’m not, but every meet it’s like ‘I didn’t know I could do that.’ Things are going well. There’s still a lot more there. … As well as she’s doing, she’s still running conservative.”

Senior Anna O’Brien, who is still recovering from a knee injury, was again the No. 2 runner, finishing 14th in 24 minutes, seven seconds.

The top six women for Northwest finished less than a minute apart, the last finishing 25th.

The season is winding down as Northwest takes a week off before the MIAA Championships.

“We just need to fine tune some things and put in some hard workouts for the confidence,” Lorek said. “I think we’ve actually gained confidence from the last couple meets, so we’re good there, we just need to continue putting things together.”

The Bearcats head to Emporia, Kan., on Oct. 24 to participate in the MIAA championships.

“I just want the team to go in there fearless and not think about anything but running hard,” Lorek said.

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“What he’s done in the weight room has all been new to him,” Tjeerdsma said. “He was from a small high school where he played every sport and probably never had to lift and never knew how to lift. He’s adapted to that so well, he’s one of our more physical players right now; he’s our most physical receiver, he makes big hits every week.”

Soy has become junior quarterback Blake Bolles’ favorite target racking up 31 receptions for 556 yards to add to the 14 touchdowns. The two players are good friends off the field; they don’t just connect for 31 catches and 14 touch-downs from going to practice together everyday.

“It helps a lots. My fresh-man year we saw each other a lot, but didn’t talk a whole lot,” Soy said. “But my sophomore year we went on a road trip to the College World Series and ever since we’ve started hanging out and became good friends ever since then. It helps a lot with the on field chem-istry.”

The two have helped the ’Cats to a 5-1 start and given Northwest the No. 5 ranking in the nation and the top spot in the MIAA.

“It’s a lot of fun, I’ve been saying all year that all I really have to do is put it within a ten yard span and he’ll go get it which is just great,” Bolles said. “He’s just a fun target to throw to.”

Being just a sophomore, Soy has two years of eligibility left giving him plenty of time to keep adding to the record books. After all, the record for most touchdowns in a career is 38.

“The sky’s the limit. As long as he stays healthy and keeps working as hard as he is now,” Bolles said.

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On Saturday afternoons, the man standing in the end zone on Mel Tjeerdsma field has been sophomore Jake Soy, 14 times.

With four regular season games remain-ing, Soy has already passed the regular season record for touchdown receptions with 14. The previous regular season record was 13 in 2004 held by Jamaica Rector. Soy is only two more touchdowns away from the season record of 16 held by Tony Miles.

“It’s an honor to know that the records I’m competing with and people that went here are in the pros now; it’s an honor to be with them. I’ve still got a ways to go to play with them,” Soy said.

Rector returned punts for the Dallas Cowboys in 2006 and currently plays in the Canadian Football League for the Edmonton Eskimos. Miles went on to the CFL also and played for six years including winning the Grey Cup (the CFL’s Super Bowl).

Soy’s success didn’t come easily, however. He’s put extra hours on top of extra hours to have the season he’s having now. To add more difficulty to earning a spot on a National Championship team, Soy had to play a new position. He went through high school as a running back and defensive back where he was a two-time all-state selection.

“His work ethic has really been outstanding, from the time he’s been here,” coach Mel Tjeerdsma said. “He’s so

committed to getting better. I can remember last year and even his true freshman year he about drove (Joel Osborn) crazy standing out there after practice. Even in December he’d be out there catching balls after practice. It’s just his desire to do his very best.”

Soy spent countless hours on the field after practice and in the weight room to earn the Kermie Schneider Award; the Bearcat’s award for the most outstanding red-shirt freshman.

Soy came from a small 2A high school in Durant, Iowa., where he played five sports for his high school; football, bas-ketball, baseball, track and golf. Being a rare five sport athlete taught him to balance non stop sports practices with school work; so becoming a collegiate athlete wasn’t as much of a shock to him.

“A lot of over lapping practices,” Soy said. “I’d go straight from track practice to baseball practice and be after school at practice for six hours; it’d make for a long night, but I didn’t really know anything different so I didn’t really think much of it.”

After looks at Iowa, Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa, Soy decided on Northwest after coach Richard Wright gave him a recruitment call from the Nation Championship game in 2006.

Soy was plagued by injuries his first two years in Maryville; he had a labrum tear in his shoulder his red-shirt year and a broken rib his freshman year. His injuries kept him out of the weight room and kept him at high school strength, Soy said, which was vital to him playing at this level.

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SeaSon StatS31 catches556 yards14 touchdowns

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By Dustin SanderConvergence Director

The newly ranked Bearcats travel to Emporia Kan., to take on 1-6 Emporia State.

The No. 5 ’Cats move up in the AFCA national rankings for the first time since week two, for this MIAA match-up.

This will be the ’Cats first away game, since the Sept. 12 Fall Classic against Pittsburg State, because Missouri Western shouldn’t count as an away game, coach Mel Tjeerdsma said.

Emporia State is winless in conference play this season and has lost five straight games, including a 34-13 loss to Missouri Southern, who Northwest beat last week 52-6.

“They’re the kind of team that can just break loose and play a really good game,” Tjeerdsma said. “We just have to be ready for that, that’s going to be the important thing. If we approach this week like we did last week we should be alright.”

Emporia State’s running back La’Darrian Page is a transfer from Missouri Western and is also a vital part of their offense, he leads the team in total offensive yards with 580.

“They like to give him the ball any way they can,” senior cornerback E.J. Hawkins said. “They line him up at receiver, they run sweeps with him and they put him in the back field.”

Emporia State is also on their third quar-terback of the season; red-shirt freshman Tyler Eckenrode.

“He does a very good job and looks very good on film. They’re pleased with his progress,” Tjeerdsma said.

The young Emporia State team has suffered from turnovers and other young mistakes. They have 11 interceptions and seven fumbles on the season, including six interceptions and a fumble against Missouri Southern.

“They make young mistakes, they’ve got a bunch of young guys on their team,” Hawkins said. “It always seems like in our history they play us tough at home, two years ago when we traveled down there it was a close game, they always play better when they’re at home.”

Even traveling to Emporia, Kan., the ’Cats are ready to be back on the road after their stint of games in Northwest Missouri.

“Our kids enjoy being on the road, they really do, if you look back we play well on the road and our kids enjoy that. I think we’re actu-ally looking forward to it,” Tjeerdsma said.

Northwest is facing a hand full of injuries from the last two weeks mainly junior quarter-back Blake Bolles and senior defensive end Sean Paddock. Bolles went down with a sprained ankle in the second quarter last week against Missouri Southern. He is expected play Saturday and practice all week.

Paddock went down in the second quarter two weeks ago against Missouri Western with an injury to his foot. He underwent surgery Monday and a screw was put into the top of his foot. He is expected back in 1-2 weeks or at the latest, back by the Central Missouri game, Nov. 7, Tjeerdsma said.

Kick-off is 1 p.m. Saturday in Emporia, Kan., where the ’Cats look to win their 37th straight game against an MIAA opponent.

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