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SEMIFINAL SHOWDOWNThe Bearcats face their toughest opponent yet

in battle for a spot in the Division II National Championship

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TYLER MARTINSports Editor | @Tyler_Martin78

The Northwest Missouri State football team is one step away from its ultimate goal: a national championship game. The only thing standing in its way are the West Geor-gia Wolves.

Beating the Wolves will be no easy task. The Wolves have the second best defense in all of Division II behind only the Bearcats. Head coach Adam Dorrel said there are some paral-lels between Northwest and West Georgia.

“Obviously, there are some eerie similari-ties when you start looking at offense, defense and special teams,” Dorrel said. “Give them and us a pat on the back because that’s proba-bly why we are where we’re at. Both programs do a very good job of being good in all three phases.”

It’s never easy to game plan for a team you have never played with just one week of preparation time, especially at the Division II level. Although the Bearcats have never faced

off against West Georgia, they have had a few run-ins with their coaching staff.

West Georgia Head Coach Will Hall coached at Southwest Baptist when it took on the Bearcats in 2005. The Wolves’ defensive coordinator was on the staff at Harding when the Bearcats defeated the team at home in the fi rst round of the playoffs in 2012.

Dorrel said although these two teams have never played each other, their talent lev-el is obvious to him.

“After watching fi lm, they are what you expect them to be at this time of the year with only four teams remaining,” Dorrel said. “They will obviously be the best football team that we have seen. The things that stick out to me is their offensive and defensive line. They are extremely large, athletic and physi-cal. From a team speed standpoint, they are the fastest team we have seen this year.”

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In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris, NATO has been trying to come up with a proper response.

Northwest government classes, includ-ing one led by Brian Hesse, Ph.D., have covered this current event. Hesse explained that Syrians are relevant to this situation be-cause many of them are also under attack by ISIS. It is important to recognize that these Syrians are under attack just as much as anyone else who does not follow the very narrow school of thought that is enforced in the Islamic State. Governor Nixon under-stands the plight of the people being sent to America.

“These are refugees, these are not immi-grants. These are folks whose houses have been blown up. Often times their families have been tortured or beaten,” Nixon said.

The United States allows 80,000 ref-ugees per year, 34,000 specifi cally from the Middle East, according to Hesse. In re-sponse to this crisis, President Obama called for the United States to bring in 10,000 Syr-ian refugees after they pass a screening pro-cess that used to take up to 18-24 months. This number is only a fraction of what many countries plan to allow, specifi cally 1/3 of what France itself will allow.

The governors of 31 states, including Indiana and Louisiana, have claimed they will refuse to allow Syrians to relocate to their states. Over three weeks ago, Gover-

nor Nixon came out in support of bring-ing refugees into Missouri. This was recon-fi rmed and elaborated upon by Governor Nixon when he visited campus last week.

Nixon said he feels it is the state’s re-sponsibility to back up the federal govern-ment’s screening of refugees for addition-al protection. Although he wants additional protection, he does understand the current federal system.

“23,000 people have applied to come to the United States and a little over 2,000 have been approved,” Nixon said. “There’s a pretty signifi cant vetting system already in place that includes our churches, which are the ultimate ones that deal with those fami-lies when they come.”

It seems people either disagree or are willing to admit that they do not fully un-derstand the situation. Sophomore Saman-tha Backhus was hesitant, but trusts the process.

“It seems like we should help them, but what do we really know about them?” Backhus said. “As long as there’s an ef-fective screening process, I don’t see why helping people who are being attacked is a problem.”

Nixon has stressed the importance of America’s attitude toward taking these ref-ugees.

“We cannot lose what is the true value that we have as Americans – being the land where people come, being the place where immigrants fi nd great welcome,” Nixon said.Gov. Jay Nixon speaks on behalf of the Syrian refugees being admitted to the United States.

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As the semester is coming to an end, many students make the trip back to home to spend time with family and enjoy the holidays. Un-fortunately, the trip home is not as easy as people think. Students are preparing for all of the different challenges to make it home safely.

Before they even leave Maryville, students make sure all of their belongings are going to be safe when they leave for the break. Ac-cording to University Police Chief Clarence Green, it is important to

make a plan. “When leaving your house or

apartment, secure everything around the place where you are living at. It would also be a good idea to touch base with your landlord and let them know when you are leaving. If you can have a timed light, or leave some sort of lighting on in your res-idence, that would be a good idea,” Green said.

Many students will not come back to Maryville during the break, leaving their home unattended for about a month.

“It is a good idea to make con-tact with people living in Maryville

who can stop by your place and re-route your mail so it will not build up in your mailbox or have your mail held at the post offi ce. If you have pets, make sure you have ar-rangements for them,” Green said.

With leaving your home unat-tended for nearly a month, students may be concerned about potential burglaries.

“If someone sees someone breaking into your residential area, then they can call the police and have them come and take care of the situation. If no one sees them, it is important to keep a count of all the material goods that you have to

make sure we get an accurate police report,” Green said.

After getting everything locked up and ready for the winter break, it is time to make the journey home. Some students live just a few min-utes away while others, such as Han-nah Furlong, a sophomore from Ce-dar Falls, Wisconsin, takes hours to get home.

Furlong’s drive takes her around eight hours. The long drive has many different challenges for her along the way.

“One of the biggest problems I face is the struggle of staying awake on the drive and the weather. The weather in Maryville could be very different compared to the weather in Cedar Falls,” Furlong said.

With different weather condi-tions all over, it is a good idea to

look into the future. “Weather reports are great thing

to look at in advance, especially if you are traveling a great distance. Understand what the weather is do-ing. You can be cautious if you come across any black ice. Do not try to overstress fuel, and make sure you stop in a timely manner to fuel up,” Green said.

If a bad storm does appear when students are driving home, it is im-portant for them to have necessary materials in order to survive.

“I think they should always be wise and prepare a safety kit in their vehicle that contains blankets, some non-perishable food, some bottles of water. It is also important to check your fl uids in your vehicle and make sure you have a safety inspection be-fore you travel home,” Green said.

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A3NEWSNORTHWEST MISSOURIAN

December 10, 2015

REID LATIMER

Chief Reporter | @NicCageFan01

As fi nals draw near, prescription stimulant abuse remains prevalent among college students.

A November 2014 study from the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids reported that the abuse of prescrip-tion stimulants is increasingly prev-alent among college students, es-pecially upperclassmen. The study found that approximately 1 in 5 col-lege students will abuse prescription stimulants in higher-academics, pre-sumably as a study-aid.

In a larger sample size of young adults aged 18-25, the study found that the prescription medicines Ad-derall, Ritalin and Vyvanse, all of which are prescribed to those with ADHD, were the three most com-monly abused prescription stimu-lants. Though the most common explanation for this abuse was the desire to focus during study ses-sions, the study also found that col-lege students will also abuse the stimulants to maintain composure and focus at work, or even simply to stay up late.

The study reports that abuse among students who all hold full-time jobs is higher than average at nearly 27 percent.

The study, drawing from its pool of over 1,000 students, reported that the benefi ts of abusing the prescrip-tion stimulants were not insignif-icant in the minds of the students; 64 percent of those students abusing the drugs claimed that they received a higher grade, had better perfor-mance at work because of them, or gained a competitive edge.

“It doesn’t seem like a good habit. Not immoral, but something that could lead to harder addiction, something more than just a study aid,” Northwest junior psychology

major Blake Glenn said. Glenn said his fear of addiction

and use of more dangerous drugs is backed up by drugs.com, which warns of the risks that come with us-ing drugs like Adderall, which con-tain amphetamines.

“Amphetamines have a high po-tential for abuse. Administration of amphetamines for prolonged peri-ods of time may lead to drug depen-

dence and must be avoided,” accord-ing to drugs.com.

All this comes at a time when students are under more and more pressure to perform exceedingly well at college.

Students receive pressure from parents and family in general due to the continuing rise in the cost of higher-education, and pressure is ap-plied by the institutions themselves

through the lean toward quantitative results of qualitative ones.

To increase instructor effi cien-cy, institutions of higher-education push instructors to constantly assess the performance of one’s class, a de-mand which lends itself much more to the repetitious memorization of discrete information than exploring the features of a concept in great and abstract depth.

The Daily Californian con-fi rmed these pressures in its report on the UC-Berkeley student body.

“With a week to prepare for fi -nal exams, students’ need to contin-ue working can drive them to take measures that will enable them to read, write or program longer, in-cluding ones that could damage their health,” the article stated.

With fi nals around the corner, more students are using prescription drugs such as Adderall to focus and stay up longer for test and other uses. HANNAH WOODSON | NW MISSOURIAN

KATY FORSYTHE

Chief Reporter | @katyforsythe

As students across campus have noticed, Northwest transitioned fur-ther into the online evaluation pro-cess this semester. Last semes-ter, students and faculty saw these in combination with in-class paper evaluation. Although students might not be aware, this technically has not changed.

The only change this semester is that the decision lies mostly with the professors now. Faculty were re-quired to opt out by Sept. 22 if they

did not want their classes to have ex-clusively online evaluations. If they opted out of solely online evalua-tions, their students would have the choice between in-class and online like last semester.

Some of the expected benefi ts of this change included saving money, more in-depth responses and quick-er feedback. The main drawback Northwest expected was lower re-turn rates. When Provost Timothy Mottet, Ph.D., notifi ed the faculty of this policy change, he suggested methods to increase return rates in-cluding making the evaluations and

ungraded assignment or in-class ac-tivity.

Online evaluations are an oppor-tunity for students to regain valuable learning time in the classroom. As-sistant Professor of Marketing Deb-orah Toomey, Ph.D., experienced this outcome in her classes.

“I personally appreciate the time savings that the online evaluation provides,” Toomey said.

This was not necessarily as true for professors who opted to do the evaluations as in-class activities.

Toomey also attested to the downside of online evaluations.

“(I) miss the high response rate that completing the evaluations in the classroom provides,” Toomey said.

Professors and students are not always known to see eye to eye, but so far they both seem to enjoy the new evaluation style.

“I appreciate the quick return of my evaluation results that the online evaluation provides,” Toomey said.

Students had the opportunity to complete evaluations whenever it was convenient for them and some-times still in class. While this may vary amongst students, Abby Matt-

son realized that making the evalu-ations optional did not make them any less important.

“The evaluations are still one of our best ways to be heard,” Mattson said. “They really give students the opportunity to tell professors which of their methods are effective or how a course could be improved.”

Opinions may change over time, but it seems the online evaluations are now here to stay. Northwest will be able to fi ne-tune these and make them more effective after looking at this semester’s results.

Online course evalutations yield mixed emotions

Student drug use increases during finals week

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OUR VIEW:

Atrocities of Donald Trump can not go unnoticed by AmericansAmerica has sadly allowed Don-

ald Trump to continue to lead in the Republican polls. Incredibly, the xe-nophobic racist still holds a com-manding lead over all other candi-dates. We at the Missourian are call-ing for a stop. It started as some-thing entertaining to watch unfold, but has since grown into a rational fear of someone like Trump leading the United States.

Trump said a lot of things over the course of his campaign that make him just look like a complete-ly uneducated bigot. From talk-ing about putting a wall around the United States to keep immigrants out saying “walls work, ask Israel,” to saying how women are “essential-ly aesthetically pleasing objects” for men as well as saying all Mexicans are rapists and thieves.

The latest great idea Trump came up with was the idea to mark all Muslims with a badge and I.D. card, as well as blocking all other Muslims from entering the United States saying

“Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our coun-try cannot be the victims of horren-dous attacks by people that believe in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,”

Does he realize how intolerant this sounds? Why all Muslims? Not every Muslim is a terrorist or mem-ber of ISIS, so why block all of them from entering the United States? Apparently “making America great again” actually means making it a dominantly white country run by only men.

Donald Trump needs to be stopped, and it is time that we make a change as voters and put some-one deserving of the spot in offi ce. America does not need a man who “tells it like it is” over someone who really can help fi x America.

No one can deny the fact that America is not doing well right now, but if we really think someone like Donald Trump will fi x it, there is something seriously wrong in the world. We are calling for a change in the polls. We understand that we cannot single-handedly stop Donald Trump from campaigning, but if we can at least inform the public about what he actually wants and will do to the nation once elected, maybe we can keep him out of offi ce.

Let’s take a look at all things he has done that should eliminate him

from having a chance, yet for some reason does not.

He repeatedly shows sexism. He has claimed that women will always earn less in wages and that they do not work as hard. He has said that women are just objects to look at and good for nothing. He also called breast-feeding disgusting. Appar-ently, naturally feeding your child is something that he looks down on because he over sexualizes the fe-male body.

Most supporters of Trump say he earned their support because he is not afraid to say what everyone is thinking. There are a couple issues with that, however. Not everyone is really thinking these things, and we at the Missourian are in that boat. We would rather have someone who earned that spot by being fair, smart

and knowledgeable of the issues fac-ing America in the offi ce rather than someone blunt with words.

Next issue: why would we real-ly want a billionaire with no polit-ical experience guiding the United States in a time we need it the most? We want someone we can relate to and who feels the need to fi x Amer-ica. Donald Trump can do neither of those things.

America needs to realize by con-tinuing to support Trump, you are showing xenophobic, racist, sex-ist and homophobic support. The Missourian wants to put an end to this and show that we as Millen-nials know what we are doing and what America needs. What America needs is help and Donald Trump is not the place to fi nd that help.

After a year of disappointing concerts and ticket outcomes, SAC (Student Activities Council) may have fi nally fi gured out the problem that has been plaguing it for years now regarding its concert series.

Saturday, Dec. 5 was the annu-al fall concert featuring country duo Dan and Shay. This concert was one of the fi rst to actually yield high ticket sales in the series.

The spring concert featuring Lupe Fiasco was disappointing to say the least. The fall concert of 2014 included We the Kings and faced a series of issues, but still did

not live up to the hype or revenue that was needed for it.

While I personally have nev-er heard (or care to hear) Dan and Shay, they seemed to have pulled this seemingly failing council back to relevance with a sold out show earning great overall reviews. While the concert still faced issues in oth-er areas, in the end, it was quite the concert.

Another issue SAC looked to re-solve this year was listening to stu-dents and taking their advice on what act they would like to see at the next concert. SAC put a quiz with a list of artists that could possibly be performing at the fall show for stu-dents to vote on. The students have been asking to be heard on this issue for a long time now, and fi nally have a response from SAC.

The students felt that SAC just books bands that it can actually

get hold of without considering the wants of students. While this could still prove true, the survey they put out is a good start. Of course, we will have to see if it works or if they will actually stick to the list. They could get a different band not even mentioned in the survey. But this is a good start.

We are seeing a lot of changes and differences made in SAC and the way it runs things. It is about time. SAC has catered to specif-ic people, but has still had its issues and failed to actually bring some-thing better to campus.

The council has not been run well. It does not advertise well and it still has kinks it needs to work out. I feel as though the entire organiza-tion still needs plenty of work be-fore it is actually ready to do any-thing great. But these small chang-es are a good start for fi xing it and

making people a little less angry ev-ery time a concert is announced.

I have sat in on the SAC concert meetings and will say that it is not run considering all students opin-ions, not even the ones at the meet-ings. SAC is open to listen, but just listening does not mean accepting. I went into the meeting with hopes of helping the organization and set-ting up the concerts, but it was very closed minded in accepting new pol-icies and new ideas.

As someone with experience in booking and recruiting bands to per-form, I know what it is like. I met with SAC and all of my ideas were shut down.

Not only did it shut down all ideas and help I was attempting to give, members also told me they are not looking for external help. After telling them everything I had and was interested in bringing, their

response was that they only try to work internally with their own man-agers.

SAC has faced issues and con-tinues to face issues. A large group of students I know, including my-self, have strong feelings against SAC. It is time for a turn around and more accepting. According to stu-dents who attended, this last concert was an improvement, and there have been several positive reviews about SAC asking students what they want to see.

If SAC can follow through with this, continue to bring bet-ter shows to campus, promote bet-ter, take suggestions and be open to change, we can see it making some great things happen and becoming a better liked group on campus. It can make up for the multiple fail-ures and prove students wrong by becoming successful.

ZAC DUJAKOVICHOpinion Editor

@Z_Dujakovich

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The United States continues down a path ravaged by anger, ig-norance and bloodshed. Our fl aws stand blatantly evident to the rest of the world despite our ill-placed faith as a world power. Tragedy af-ter tragedy assails our peace of mind and leaves us hopelessly looking for answers. Despite our downfalls, de-spite the death and despite the vio-lence, there remains great hope and opportunity.

The L.A. Times article “Key De-velopments San Bernardino shoot-ing updates” reports that Wed. Dec. 2 at 10:59 a.m. another great tragedy occurred within our borders. Two as-sailants, a married couple, U.S. citi-zen Syed Rizwan Farook and Paki-stani Tashfeen Malik gunned down 14 people and wounded 21 others at San Bernardino California’s In-land Regional Center during a facul-ty meeting of which Farook had at-tended. The two were later killed in a shoot out with police.

I couldn’t help but wonder why some people choose to commit such senseless acts of terror. How do we respond properly to mass shootings when the automatic knee-jerk reac-tion comes down to gun control? I’m all for stricter background checks and mental health evaluations, but the fact remains that these shooters were known to be in contact with people under investigation for ter-rorism.

These two purchased several weapons and made several bombs, and the authorities didn’t stop them before the killings. Even if there were bans on semi-automatic and

automatic rifl es, they’d still fi nd a way to execute a mass killing. Any potential murderer can fi nd a back-alley weapons dealers easily enough and users of the dark-web (a place where the vast majority of shady/il-legal internet activity takes place) can purchase any fi rearm they want illegally online.

According to the Center for Dis-ease Control’s website cdc.gov, the amount of deaths from fi rearms amounted to 33,636 in 2013 and of those deaths 11,208 were homi-cides and 21,175 suicides were by fi rearm. In the same year, deaths by poisoning and traffi c amounted to 82,181 total deaths. Of the 43,982 poisoning deaths 35,625 were unin-tentional while roughly 5,278 were suicides. Suicides by suffocation amounted to 10,062 total deaths. According to The FBI’s website fbi.gov, of the murders that took place in 2011, 2,916 were a combined re-sult of stabbings, blunt objects, and fi sts/feet.

Weapons never were the prob-lem in regards to a person’s intent to commit murder. For someone suf-fering from depression and suicidal thoughts, access to a gun hardly does anything to prevent that person from committing suicide. Similarly, laws fail to stop anyone motivated by per-verse religious zealotry from carry-ing out murders. The attacker in east London this past Saturday managed to injure three people with a knife. According to the BBC’s 2014 news article “China mass stabbing: Dead-ly knife attack in Kunming,” a group of 10 men and women in Kunming China managed to injure 130 peo-ple and kill 29 within the space of 12 minutes using only knives.

Of course, the mass shootings in Paris credited to ISIS highlight the ineffectiveness of guns laws. France does allow gun ownership, but at the price of tight restrictions such as

limited magazine capacity, expen-sive processing, and lengthy train-ing among some of the restrictions.

In light of the attacks, we must not react in the heat of the moment. Allowing our government to severe-ly limit or take away our right to bear arms only puts us at risk. Well-planned out and coordinated attacks could potentially take dozens of lives before authorities can respond. Educating our populace about fi re-arm safety and responsibility must take priority. We must actively en-gage our community in order to spot at-risk individuals to give them the proper care to meet their mental health and social needs.

As a student at Northwest and Concealed Carry permit holder, I fear that our Run, Hide and Fight

tactic can’t prevent a mass shoot-ing from taking place. Northwest’s current policy on weapons in the 2015 Security and Safety Report stands as follows: “Weapons: e.g., guns, switchblades or other knives (deemed to be dangerous or illegal), hunting bows, or explosives or oth-er items which can be construed as weapons, such as paintball/air-soft, are not permitted on the Northwest campus. Carrying of a concealed weapon is prohibited on the North-west campus. A violation of this pol-icy is considered a serious offense and will be referred to the Student-Faculty Discipline Committee for adjudication.”

I fi rmly believe Northwest put these bans in place with good in-tent, but they fail to meet our securi-

ty needs. Anyone with murderous inten-

tions can obtain assault rifl es, explo-sives, knives, and other weapons re-gardless of campus, state, or feder-al bans.

We must continue an evolving dialogue on this issue while invest-ing the proper time and resources into the matter until we’re confi dent in our ability to prevent a tragedy from occurring. It’s our individual responsibility as citizens and guests in the U.S. to improve our commu-nity.

Let’s not wait until it’s too late.

Problems facing SAC could be fi xed in upcoming events

Gun education must be in place in troubled times

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Nov. 23An accident occurred between Tracy Brown, 54, Skidmore, and Alysa M. Orchard, 19, Kansas City, Missouri, at the intersec-tion of North Walnut and West 9th Street. Orchard was issued a summons for failure to yield.

Nov. 28A fi re was reported after a false alarm at the 900 block North Main.

An accident occurred between Kieth P. Johnson, 51, and Ali-cia M. Waterman, 29, Barnard at the 500 block of North Main.

Nov. 29A furnace fi re was reported at the 500 block West 7th Street.

An accident occurred between Christopher R. Huff, 21, Oma-ha, Nebraska, and Jacob A. Williams, 20, at the 1000 block West 16th Street.

Nov. 30A summons was issued to Gary L. Williams, 54, for a city code violation at the 500 block South Walnut.

An accident occurred between Thomas C. Lowe, 33, and Law-rence E. Waldeier, 42, at the 1200 block of South Main.

Dec. 1A summons was issued to Deja R.Q.R Ingram, 19, for failure to obey a posted stop sign and fail-ure to maintain fi nancial respon-sibility at the 1500 Block of North Country Club Road.

A summons was issued to Tane-sha M. Maddox, 19, for posses-sion of marijuana and posses-sion of drug paraphernalia at the 1500 block of North Country Club Road.

Dec. 2There is an ongoing investigation for a domestic disturbance at the 900 block of North Walnut.

Dec. 3A summons was issued to An-drew J. Warner, 19, Waverly, for driving while intoxicated, minor in possession, careless and im-prudent driving and leaving the scene of an accident at the 200 block of South Main.

A summons was issued to Todd D. Brown, 21, for failure to com-ply at the 1400 block of East 3rd Street.

An accident occured between Jennifer L. Ruckert, 52, Mai-tland, John C. Schauer, 39, Dubuque, Iowa, and Billy D. Ingles, 66, at the intersection of U.S Highway 46 and South Country Club Road. Schauer was issued a summons for fail-ure to yield.

Dec. 5A summons was issued to Jo-seph D. McGinnis, 19, for minor in possession at the 100 block of North Munn Avenue.

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Dec. 3A summons was issued for a liquor law violation in Dieterich Hall.

Dec. 4Five summonses were issued for liquor law violations in Dieterich Hall.

Dec. 5A summons was issued for a li-quor law violation in Millikan Hall.

There is an open investigation regarding a third-degree assault in the Lamkin Activity Center.

Dec. 6Two summonses were issued for liquor law violations in Dieterich Hall.

There is an open investigation regarding a stealing in the Stu-dent Recreational Center.

There is an open investigation regarding a peace disturbance in the Student Union.

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Blotters for the week of Dec. 10

West Georgia has a “run fi rst” offense, which plays right into the hands of the Northwest defense. The Bearcats faced a high-powered run-ning scheme in the second round of the playoffs against Humboldt State and held them to negative 24 yards rushing. Northwest comes into this game allowing just 63.5 yards-per-game on the ground, which is the best in Division II.

The Wolves have a versatile starting quarterback in senior Dallas Dickey. Dickey has thrown for 2,119 yards and ran for 546 yards.

Junior safety Kevin Berg said his ability to run poses a major chal-lenge for the Bearcat defense.

“He’s very athletic and he can really do a lot,” Berg said. “If he gets you to commit to the (run), then he can beat you over the top. He’s got good arm strength and he will make you pay.”

The Bearcat offense will have a challenge of its own as it faces off against one of the most talented de-fenses in the nation. West Georgia has the third best pass defense in Di-vision II, allowing just 139.4 yards-per-game through the air.

Dorrel said one way the Bearcats will combat this defense is by mix-ing up their offensive game plan to keep the defense on its toes.

“I think if you start trying to do just one thing, you’re going to be in trouble,” Dorrel said. “They are very athletic and do a very good job of making adjustments. I think you’ve got to do what we have always done and you have to stay balanced, keep spreading the ball out, and mix up who you’re throwing it to and run-ning it to.”

For the Bearcats to come out of

this game with a victory, moving the ball on fi rst and second downs will be key. If the Bearcats get into third and long situations on the offensive side of the ball, the talent of this de-fense could put them in some tough situations.

The Bearcat seniors will get one last goodbye when they take the fi eld for the semifi nal game. Although the offi cial senior day took place Nov. 7 against Emporia State, this will be the last time the seniors step onto the fi eld in front of the Bearcat faithful in Bearcat Stadium.

Senior offensive lineman Daniel Kempf said this game will have spe-cial meaning for not only him, but all of the seniors on Northwest’s roster.

“Coach said it best, it’s like hav-ing another senior day,” Kempf said. “It will for sure be the last time I ever play at Bearcat Stadium. It’s special. It’s special that it’s here, that it’s a semifi nal game, and it will be a great atmosphere.”

Towards the end of his regular-ly scheduled media luncheon Tues-day, Dorrel had a message for all of Bearcat Nation.

“I hope people around here un-derstand that it’s not easy to do what our kids have done,” Dorrel said. “I just think sometimes people take that for granted a little bit…I’m tak-ing it upon myself this week to try to remind people that we are fortu-nate to be where we are at. We’re not lucky, we’re fortunate. Come help us send these guys out, hopefully on a high note.”

The Bearcats game against West Georgia takes place at 2:30 p.m. in Bearcat Stadium, Dec. 12. The game will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 which you can access on any com-puter or mobile device through the WatchESPN app or WatchESPN.com.

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After the red Starbucks cups took over the internet, new contro-versy surrounding a holiday item has also caused chatter online.

For different times of the year, The Hershey Company makes spe-

cial holiday editions for the choco-late peanut butter brand Reese’s.

To celebrate the holidays, the candy confection is available in var-ious shapes including hearts for Val-entine’s Day and pumpkins for Hal-loween.

During the months of Novem-ber and December, Reese’s offers

the treat in the shape of an evergreen pine tree to represent the Christmas season.

This year however, various fans of Reese’s have been left disgrun-tled. They think the treats don’t real-ly resemble a tree. The shape some-times is more of an oval or oblong sphere than an evergreen tree.

Multiple users posted photos of the candy on Twitter and Facebook showing off the shape of their treat.

Twitter user @shelfl ife_shop felt like the white chocolate tree was not up to their liking.

“#reeses you call it a tree. I think the rest of us see it as a turd. #homelife #whiteaintright” @

shelfl ife_shop said. Reese’s has responded to some

of the social media posts. The com-pany posted an apology and includ-ed a link to The Hershey Company’s contact page on the company site.

The issue was also addressed in a tweet on the offi cial Reese’s Twit-ter profi le.

“Reese’s celebrates trees of all shapes and sizes. It’s not what it looks like, it’s what it tastes like,” @ReesesPBCups said.

The tweet also included a pic-ture of Reese’s trees with a created hashtag, #AllTreesAreBeautiful.

Rival candy Snickers took a shot at the Reese’s Tree controversy with its own tweet.

“Our trees are more #satisfy-ing anyway. #EatASNICKERS” @snickers said.

The shape of the candy has left senior Johnny Looram disappointed.

“I do get a little bummed when they are not in the shape of a tree,” Looram said. “The holiday Reese’s have more peanut butter to choc-olate ratio than the regular Reese’s though, so it’s not all bad.”

E! Entertainment Online ran a test of its own on the shapes of sev-en trees. Staff members opened all of them and compared.

The results of E! Entertain-ment’s test showed all resembled a tree though some were better formed than others.

“I think the biggest problem I have with this controversy is that it doesn’t matter,” sophomore Nick Fountain said. “The candy tastes the same if it was the shape of a tree or if it was in the shape of the state of North Carolina. People aren’t per-fect, so why do they expect Reese’s trees to be?”A new controversy sparked aft er Reese’s presented its annual chocolate Christmas trees aft er production leaves the trees disfi gured.

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How much studying is consid-ered too much? When do we draw the line between doing our best and damaging our mental health?

Perfectionism has been proven to be maladaptive to college based on a 2013 study conducted by four different psychologists. This is something to keep in mind as fi nals week quickly approaches.

Beginning in 2013, the “Stress Less Fest” is held to help students take a break and relax after hours spent studying.

This festival is held in the Union building and features a variety of ac-tivities such as therapy dogs, yoga, coloring, games and giveaways.

Although it is fantastic that our campus offers such services, it begs the question of why these services are necessary.

College students are subject to an unrealistic amount of expec-tations. Psychologist Peter Gray, Ph.D. wrote an article entitled, “De-clining Student Resilience: A Seri-ous Problem for Colleges.” In this article he writes that students are be-ginning to look at Bs and Cs as fail-ure and do not see failure as an ac-ceptable option.

The article focuses on how stu-dents expect to be helped by their professors and should be able to ac-cept a lower grade and learn from their mistakes. It concludes that stu-dents cannot overcome small obsta-cles in their lives anymore.

What this article lacks, howev-er, is an explanation of why students are so afraid of failure and why they reach their breaking points over seemingly small incidents.

This stems from the expecta-tions set upon students to be suc-

cessful. College students are com-peting with middle aged adults for unskilled jobs such as serving or re-tail positions, not to mention skilled jobs like banking or teaching.

The media is responsible for much of the hysteria surrounding the fear of entering the job market and not being able to fi nd a job. How-ever, as the seniors know, the art of creating a well established resume is vital.

An anonymous website (sixmil-lionsecrets.com) allows people to post their thoughts freely. One of the secrets posted was, “I am 17. I have friends. A boyfriend, good grades, a loving family. But I am not happy. I am so stressed trying to maintain the life that I want that I can’t enjoy it. People keep forgetting that I am still a kid.”

Although seeing a counselor for seemingly small incidents such as an argument with a signifi cant other or a friend seems ridiculous, it is im-portant to remember everything else that a student has going on in his or her life.

The same study referenced ear-lier stated that students are con-stantly striving to be “good enough” but often have a skewed sense of what “good enough” means. The ever changing standard of “good enough” causes students to never be fully satisfi ed.

With fi nals approaching, the study rooms are fi lling up fast and the library is always crowded. Stu-dents’ stress levels are mounting and the counselling appointments at the Wellness Center are fi lling up quickly.

Fellow classmates, take a sec-ond to remember that your mental health is immensely more import-ant than your grades. Take a break from your studies to remember that there are more important things in this world than your GPA. Your hap-piness and wellbeing should always be your fi rst priority.

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Just before “dead week”, the Dan and Shay concert ignited a large audience. Though the event began at 8 p.m., the line stretched down the street and around the corner before 6:30 p.m.

“I thought the concert was amazing,” freshman Cheyenne Bird said. “I had a blast and I thought they were a really good band.”

Bird has only been following Dan and Shay since their hit song, “Nothin’ Like You” aired in April of 2014.

“I think they sound a little like Hunter Hayes and all of their songs are really catchy,” Bird said.

Steve Moakler opened up the concert and impressed many in the audience, including ju-nior Kyle Bell.

“Honestly, I probably liked listening to Steve Moakler more than Dan and Shay,” Bell said. “I really like the acoustic guitar and I am trying to learn how to play. Also, he seemed like a great guy.”

Moakler was born in New Jersey and grew up in the northeast. He is a performer and songwriter whose music has been recorded by big name country artists such as Dierks Bent-ley and Kellie Pickler. His song “This Ain’t Rock and Roll” talks about his northern up-bringing as well as his attraction to country life and country music.

Although Moakler was just the opener, he won the attention of many students in the au-dience. Freshman Rebecca Wood tweeted after the concert, “So in love with @stevemoakler after his amazing performance at @NWMO-STATE” (@becca_lynn33).

After Moakler stole the audience’s heart, the crowd went wild when Dan and Shay took the stage. In the moments before, chants of “Dan and Shay” rang out in anticipation of the performance.

The duo is comprised of two men, Dan Smyers and James Shay Mooney. The two gained attention in 2014 with their fi rst and only album “Where It All Began.” This album has 10 songs, three of which made the Hot

Country’s Songs’ top 40.Freshman SAC member Alissa Stott will

be taking over as Director of Concert Pro-gramming for senior Jennifer Hutton next se-mester.

“I think the concert went really well and everything ran smoothly,” Stott said.

The SAC Concert Committee created a list of 10 different artists that was sent to the stu-dent body to vote for an artist to perform for

the Fall Concert.After the concert, Dan and Shay tweet-

ed a photo of the audience in appreciation of Maryville. They also shared words of en-couragement towards Moakler as well tweet-ing, “Can we all take a moment to appreciate the music of @stevemoakler? Such an honor to share the stage with him this year” (@Da-nAndShay).

Dan and Shay concluded the concert with

promises of returning next year. This has not been confi rmed by SAC, but it seems as though Northwest students would not mind a repeat visit.

“Had so much fun watching @DanAnd-Shay perform. You guys rocked it! #OA-BAAB” freshman Megan White tweeted (@MeganLynn40).

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Your Woman just wants to be friends THE STROLLER:

Let’s talk about this elusive uni-verse that many men claim to be stuck in but we all know is bull: the friend zone, much like the Twilight Zone but less plausible.

Apparently, men and women can’t be just friends.

There is some ulterior motive when it comes to a friendship with

the opposite sex. Of course, this isn’t true for all

friendships, but I doubt we can find a woman who claims to have nev-er been accused of sending a guy to the friend zone.

Here is some important life ad-vice fellas: the friend zone isn’t real. Rarely do women want to be just

friends with guys they are attract-ed to.

If you think you are in the friend zone, chances are, she just isn’t that into you.

Women don’t owe you any-thing, and vice versa. Another word for the friend zone is friendship. Plain and simple. It’s a wonder-

ful magical relationship between two human beings that has platon-ic benefits.

Also, words of advice, nice guys definitely don’t finish last. If you meet someone that adamantly en-forces his ‘nice guy’ persona, he’s probably a douche. Just sayin’.

So, in conclusion, if you like

a girl, ask her out on a date. Don’t be offended when she likes you as a friend when you don’t make a move and remember, stay thirsty.

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Even though everything worked out the way she hoped, Howe said Lacey’s departure did leave her with some second thoughts.

“I did (have some second thoughts), especially since it was just before college started that she decided she wasn’t going to be coaching,” Howe said. “So that defi -nitely made me second guess my de-cision to come. You are coming so far away from home and we didn’t have a coach, but I am really glad I came to Marshalltown.”

The coaching change and transi-tion left Howe wondering what was next. With her family across the Pa-cifi c Ocean, there was no one to lean on when times got tough.

Luckily, Howe said her passion for the game and her support at Mar-shalltown helped her keep focused on the bigger picture.

“Honestly, the love of the game,” Howe said. “That is why I came here. I love basketball and I love to play the game. I was really lucky at Marshalltown. I had a great support network. I bonded with some girls very well and I keep in contact with them today. That really helped, and social media made it easier to stay in contact with family. You don’t miss out on things as much.”

Howe averaged 24 minutes and 16 points-per-game at Marshall-town.

Northwest Missouri State no-ticed Howe during her sophomore year at Marshalltown through anoth-er coaching connection.

Bearcat women’s basketball as-

sistant coach Buck Scheel played with Marshalltown women’s assis-tant coach Dashad Isumu during their time together at Waldorf College.

Through that connection, Scheel came upon Howe.

“It was a combination. Her for-mer assistant coach was a for-mer teammate of mine in college,” Scheel said. “He called me to talk about her and within a day or two, coach Smith found her online look-ing through stats for three-point shooters. They kind of both came together at the same time about her. We put in some phone calls, got some fi lm and watched her play in person. After seeing her play a few times and getting to know her, we thought she would be a great addi-tion.”

Howe said she fell in love with Northwest when she took an offi cial visit.

“Just the culture is a big thing here,” Howe said. “It is like a big family. It’s big enough where there are a lot of people but you still have that tight knit community. It is the people honestly, my teammates were great. I really bonded with a couple of them when I came on my visit so I just felt it was the right fi t for me.”

Scheel said with junior college experience, Howe was able to come in as just another player.

“The good thing about deal-ing with international players when they’re already over here for two years playing at a junior college is it makes the school process that much easier,” Scheel said. “They under-stand the system and what it takes to be a student, so then they can just be a basketball player. Usually, when

you’re dealing with an internation-al student coming over for the fi rst time, everything is one big whirl-wind.”

Through her fi rst eight games of her Bearcat career, Howe is fi rst on the team, averaging 28 minutes-per-game and second on the team with nine points-per-game.

“It has been eye opening,” Howe said. “I’ve met so many people from other cultures. I have met people all around the world from being at these two colleges. So it has been eye opening and it has been such an ex-perience that you can’t have back.”

Howe’s relationship with Scheel played a part in her coming to Northwest. This time around, there was not any uncertainty for Howe. She knew Northwest was the right place for her.

“I think there was a level a trust knowing I was a former teammate of her former coach,” Scheel said. “She wasn’t coming somewhere where there wasn’t any common interest. I hope it helped her become com-fortable. Since she got here, we have talked a lot every now and then. I’ll get some shots up with her after practice individually to see how she is doing and keep that confi dence going. Just got to hope it continues to carry over on to the court.”

As for her future after college, Howe said she doesn’t know where it is going to take her, but she knows she wants to keep playing basket-ball.

“I want to continue to play bas-ketball after college,” Howe said. “I think that will have a big infl u-ence on whether I stay. I feel like there is not as many opportunities in

the states unless you make it to the WNBA. Compared to back home, I feel like there might be a little more opportunity for me.”

The last Australian student ath-lete for the Northwest women’s bas-

ketball team was Monique Stevens from Victoria, Australia in 2013.

The Bearcats are back at home at 1:30 p.m. Sunday against Pitts-burg State.

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Before getting his chance to play in the college ranks, Ndow crafted his skills by playing for club teams and for the under-18 Norwegian na-tional team.

While playing for the national team, Ndow won the scoring title.

After playing for his country’s national team, Ndow would contin-ue his career by playing for two pro-fessional club teams in Norway and Germany. Because Ndow played for both of those professional teams, he was not permitted to compete for a junior college team or a NCAA Di-vision I team.

Because he was ineligible to play for many schools around the country, Ndow found it diffi cult to fi nd the right university. Ndow’s struggle ended when a friend point-ed him in the direction of coach Mc-Collum. Without watching any foot-age, McCollum instantly knew he wanted Ndow on the team.

“I had a buddy I played with and he called me and he said ‘hey do you want this really good player? He’s a mid-major kid. He doesn’t belong at your level. Do you want him?’ and I said, ‘yes send him up,’” McCol-lum said.

Like many international ath-letes who have come to Northwest, Ndow faced the challenge of having to leave his family behind when he came to Northwest. The culture that has been instilled within the North-west community has helped ease Ndow’s transition.

“(The university has) made me feel welcomed here,” Ndow said. “The hardest part, believe it or not, is the fact that you’re away from home. I love my teammates and the coaching staff. That family atmo-sphere here just made everything easier to adjust to.”

Due to NCAA Division II trans-fer rules, Ndow had to sit out a year. Ndow used the year off to get accli-mated to his new home at Northwest and to the physical nature of basket-ball in the United States.

This year is Ndow’s fi rst sea-son playing for Northwest. So far, Ndow has fl ashed unconvention-al skills, but has had trouble fi nding his shot. Through Northwest’s fi rst six games, Ndow has averaged 8.5 points per game and shot 34 percent from the fi eld. Despite his early sea-son struggles, coach McCollum be-lieves he will turn the corner and de-velop into a prominent player for Northwest.

“Right now, he hasn’t been hit-

ting his shots,” McCollum said. “He can make shots, he’s made them in practice. He’s a good shooter, he’s just trying to catch up with the speed and rhythm of the game. He brings a totally different dimension to our team. If he can get to where he starts to knock down shots in games, it’ll make us that much better.”

Over the weekend, Northwest (4-2) beat Central Missouri (7-1)72-58 to get its second MIAA confer-ence win of the season. Coach Mc-Collum said the win over Central Missouri gave his team a lot of con-fi dence going forward.

“It kind of gets the monkey off the kids’ back,” McCollum said “I think they get to where they are con-cerned about ‘Maybe we can’t win there.’ We did (win and we) compet-ed and we obviously got over that hump. There is no place now where we haven’t won, and I think that’s big deal for conference (as we) go into places.”

This weekend, the Bearcats will host their fi rst MIAA game of the year when they host defending MIAA tournament champion Pitts-burg State (7-1). The two teams met twice last year, one of those times in the MIAA tournament. Pittsburg State won both of those games by a combined nine points.

The Chiefs should be able to fi n-ish the fi nal four games of the season victoriously to make a fi nal push for a wildcard spot in the playoffs. The Chiefs play San Diego, Baltimore, Cleveland, and Oakland.

Three of the fi nal four games will be played at Arrowhead Stadi-um, which has the bragging rights

of being the loudest stadium in the world. All four of these teams are losing teams. The Chiefs have al-ready beat San Diego and Oakland once.

Unless there is a dramatic event such as an injury to one of the top athletes on the team, the Chiefs of-fense and defense should contin-ue to stay dominant making it deep into the playoffs. Notice that I said “should”. Just two short years ago, the Chiefs played in the playoffs

against the Colts in the AFC wild-card game.

The Chiefs led the Colts 35-10 at halftime, but lost the game 44-45. On top of that, the Chiefs have not won a playoff game since 1993. Yes, the team is in the best form Chiefs fans have seen in years, but this is the team that went 1-5 before turn-ing the season around. The Chiefs will make the playoffs, just don’t be surprised if they lose early on in the playoff action.

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TREY RANDLEMissourian Reporter | @TheMissourian

Bright lights and grand stages tend to have a peculiar effect on ath-letes at any level. Some crumble under the pres-sure and some rise to the occasion to become something spe-cial. Some get a taste and become addicted to success.

When Matthew Twaddle con-cluded his sophomore year for the Maryville Spoofhounds, he emerged as one of the leaders on a wrestling team that boasted six qualifi ers for the state tournament, its most since 2008. Now, in his third year, he looks to take the next step in reach-ing his fi nal goal: bringing home hardware from Columbia, Mo.

Twaddle is the fi rst to admit, he could have done better during his sophomore campaign, but with two years of experience, particularly ex-perience competing at a high level, the stars appear to be aligned for a memorable return to the mat.

A 22-12 record was enough to al-low Twaddle to qualify for the state wrestling championships, but mere-ly tasting success was not enough. After all, when you expect to per-form well, it should come as no sur-prise when exactly that happens.

“The last two seasons, especial-ly with making it to the state tourna-ment, I defi nitely expect to make it down there. Right now, I’m just try-ing to take it one match at a time,” Twaddle said. “I know if I do that and just keep working, I know I can go down there (Columbia) and bring home the hardware.”

Confi dence, bravado, and a hun-ger that is only matched by his work ethic are the key defi ning traits that stick out when talking to Twaddle and his coaches. Maryville wres-tling head coach Connor Keller-strass raves about Twaddle on and off the mat.

“He’s one of the hardest workers we have in the room,” Kellerstrass said. “It’s nice to see that not only is he wrestling with the best guys in here, but he is always the one asking for a coach to come wrestle. More times than not, coaches are his wres-tling partners because he likes to be pushed.”

It is that very same work ethic that has fueled Twaddle during his

past two years in high school. It is not very common that one sees an athlete or a person push themselves the way Twaddle does day in and day out. This mindset is what sep-arates him from his competition and he knows that.

“To make sure I can go for a long duration of time, I go on a lot of road runs in my neighborhood. My parents also have a gym in their of-fi ce, so I get in there as much as I can to do extra stuff just to make myself better,” Twaddle said.

Most athletes note that they are

their toughest critics. No matter how successful they are, a large portion of their time is spent criticizing their last performance and trying to dis-cover ways to become better. Twad-dle is no different.

“He wants to get to that next level,” said Kellerstrass in regard to Twaddle’s self-determination. “I know he’s motivated from the past couple of years. He’s qualifi ed for state down there at Columbia and, unfortunately, he hasn’t brought home any medals yet. I know that is one of his goals, to get on the podi-

um.”It is not Twaddle’s aggression

or ravenous hunger to capture what has eluded him for two years that makes him special. It is his quiet na-ture coupled with his unquestionable leadership that makes him stand out.

On any given day after school and in the thick humidity of the Spoofhounds’ wrestling room, one can fi nd Twaddle moving about the room in a confi dent fashion. Leading by example, Twaddle attacks every drill as if it were his last and serves as the prototype of what a leader

should be.Bright lights and grand stages

tend to have a peculiar effect on ath-letes at any level. Some crumble un-der the pressure and some rise to be-come something special. Some, well some get a taste and become addict-ed to success.

In Matthew Twaddle’s case, not only did he get a taste, but it has now become the norm. Any less and the season is considered a failure. Call it unreasonable or call it harsh. What-ever you call it, one thing is certain: this is only the beginning.

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Juniors Matt Twaddle (left) and Cayden Dunbar (right) prepare for the upcoming season. HANNAH WOODSON | NW MISSOURIAN

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The senior quarterback for the Bearcat football team completed 26 of his 43 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns in the Bearcat’s 38-17 victory over Emporia State in the quarterfi nals.

The senior guard for the women’s basketball team scored nine points while recording a block and two steals in the Bearcats’ 85-39 loss to Central Missouri Dec. 5.

The junior for the boys bas-ketball team scored 16 points while making all 12 of his free throws in the Spoofhounds’ 57-43 victory over Platte County at the Savannah Invite.

The junior guard for the girls basketball team scored 10 points in the Spoofhounds’ 46-34 victory over Clarinda.

JOSEPH ANDREWSChief Sports Reporter | @Joe_andrews15

The Northwest Mis-souri State Indoor Track and Field team is looking to establish its identity in its fi rst meet of the season.

The Bearcats have been hard at work preparing for the season since July. The level of training evolved as the season approached.

“We have had a lot of differ-ent training,” junior Kelsey Lacey said. “Towards later in the fall, we tapered off to allow our intensity to build up.”

The level of training has not been seen in competitive action.

Even if the team opens up its season strong, its next meet will not occur for another month.

“It is really an evaluation to see where we are and kind of have a re-hearsal before we get into more of our serious stuff after winter break,” head coach Scott Lorek said.

The men’s team placed seventh in the MIAA last season, while the women’s team placed ninth. North-west graduate Alexis Boyd fi n-ished 12th in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Nation-al Championships. Lorek hopes last season’s performance will infl uence a more competitive level.

“The potential is very good,”

Lorek said. “We have to have a num-ber of people step up. Freshmen are always the surprise kind of group, so hopefully we will see some good things out of them.“

A total of 25 freshmen are on the active indoor track and fi eld roster. Lorek expects each of them to estab-lish themselves as a competitor for the team in the meet.

“We are going to see our fresh-men compete for the fi rst time,” Lo-rek said. “That is always big, to see how they handle their fi rst college meet and where they are. I think we have some expectations of what they should be at. We have minimal ex-pectations, but more than usual, it

is going to be important to see how they compete mentally and how they handle meet.”

For the majority of the fresh-men, this will be the fi rst time com-peting in an indoor atmosphere. De-spite this factor, they are still expect-ed to remain focused.

“It’s defi nitely different compet-ing indoors,” Lacey said. “I think most of them will be perfectly fi ne handling it. They all had a really good fall and I think a lot of them are going to compete at a really high level.”

Lorek says the fi rst few meets will show an evolved change in the attitude of the freshmen.

“Everything is new for them,” Lorek said. “It is a different track and fi eld world for them. Right now, their frame of reference is high school so we really want to change their frame of reference from the highschool perspective to what col-lege is. Some of them are going to go through quite a bit of shell shock. Some of them will handle it pretty well.”

The Bearcats will travel to Ke-arney, Nebraska to compete in the Charlie Foster Pre-Holiday Classic Dec. 11-12. Following the meet, the team will have a month off prior to the Holiday Inn Invitational Jan. 15-16 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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ISAIAH SWANNMissourian Reporter | @NWMSports

The Spoofhounds girls basketball team has not had a memo-rable start to the sea-son. Maryville has lost its fi rst three games by a combined 48 points, in-cluding its two point loss to Savan-nah last Saturday night.

“I thought the girls responded very well. We put some pressure de-fense on and forced a couple of turn-overs near the end of that game. We just need to spend some time in prac-

tice working on those late game situ-ations, and then hopefully when the time comes, they will be prepared for those situations,” Albrecht said. “I really think we need to focus on the things that we can control. Hope-fully, along the way, we can pick up some wins.”

This week is about pushing for-ward for Coach Quentin Albrecht and his team. Along with Albrecht, assistant coach Jennifer Stock agrees that this is a new week and the play-ers can not dwell on the past.

“We will not talk about this last week. It is important to move for-

ward. Tomorrow is our fi rst home game and it’s a big game for these girls. It’s their chance to go out in front of their school and show them what they have got,” Stock said.

When a program such as Maryville’s girls basketball is in the form it has been in the last three years, one would think that there would be a lot of negativity from parents, administrators and players after a 0-3 start. The feelings for Al-brecht are just the opposite.

“The administrators, the players and everyone has been really, really, really positive so far,” Albrecht said.

“I feel like they appreciate the work we are putting in and the positive en-vironment we are putting in for the student athletes.”

This Maryville girls basketball team may be undersized and out-manned, but the style of play Coach Albrecht has instilled in this team al-ready has shown on the court. The desire to win and the will to play un-til the fi nal buzzer goes off is a mutu-al feeling here for him and his play-ers. Multiple times, players have said they enjoy Coach Albrecht not only as a coach, but also as a teacher.

“It’s not about winning,” Al-

brecht said. “It’s about learning how to win.”

Junior Abbie Greely has start-ed all of the fi rst three games of the season. Win or lose, there is always going to be a need for improvement, and it starts in practice.

“We can work on our weakness-es we’ve had in the last three games. These are really tough teams and they really show us what we need to work on,” Greeley said. “I think we all work really hard and soon it will show and, in the end, it will pay off.”

Girls basketball hopes to rebound from early strugglesLEFT: Junior Bethel Orshiso works on her jump shot during practice Monday evening. RIGHT: Th e Lady Spoofh ounds gather in the middle for team pep talk at the end of practice Monday evening.

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JACOB BLANDChief Sports Reporter | @J_Bland93

Over the years, international student athletes have had a profound impact on Northwest athletics. That type of impact has been made possi-ble because Northwest has prov-en to be an attractive landing pad for students looking for a second home in the United States.

Sophomore swingman Chris-Ebou Ndow is one of the many in-ternational athletes that has found success at Northwest.

“He’s a hard worker, he’s in the gym just as much as anybody, if not more,” head coach Ben Mc-Collum said. “He’s a 6-6 guard, that’s a difference maker in our league. He can guard multiple positions. His length really helps our defense. He takes away pass-ing lanes, takes away vision. His

ability to rebound defensively is twice as good as both (Matt Wal-lace and Grant Cozad) last year. ”

Ndow fi rst started to play basketball in his home country Norway at a young age. As he progressed through high school, Ndow dreamed of playing col-lege basketball in the United States.

KEVIN HOUCKChief Sports Reporter | @k_houck14

Life is full of many journeys. Those journeys can be short and sweet or far and wide. For one Bearcat athlete, her journey took her more than 9,500 miles away from home.

Bearcat women’s basketball junior guard Jasmin Howe traveled from Aus-tralia to the United States to fulfi ll her dream of playing college basketball.

Howe is from Millicent, Australia which has a population of more than 5,000 people,half of the population of

Maryville.Howe’s path to college basketball

did not start in Maryville.After her senior year in high school,

Howe sent out emails to coaches across the United States about her intentions to come play college basketball.

How found college interest through an Australian connection in Iowa. Then Marshalltown Community Col-lege women’s head coach Alison Lacey came into contact with Howe.

Lacey moved from Australia to Iowa in 2005 for her senior year of high school as a foreign exchange student to play basketball.

She received a scholarship to play at Iowa State University, where she lat-er was the 10th pick in the WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm.

Through their connection, Lac-ey recruited Howe to play basketball at Marshalltown and she accepted with only doing her research online.

“I looked them up on the internet,” Howe said. “They have a campus vir-tual tour and Marshalltown is kind of small. I was really only going there be-cause of coach Lacey.”

Before Howe could step on the court for Marshalltown, Lacey’s hus-band accepted a men’s basketball as-

sistant coaching job at the University of Washington. Lacey then put in her resignation to step down as Marshall-town’s head coach.

“I was really excited to go play for her, but then, unfortunately, something happened and she moved,” Howe said. “So I had a different coach for my two years but I don’t regret it at all. I had a great experience at Marshalltown. It gave me a stepping stone into the way America is compared to back home. Junior college worked out really well for me.”

The Chiefs were practical-ly on life support following a 1-5 start to the season. Some-how, the team has managed to turn its season around, win-ning six straight games with the chance to have the biggest sea-son turnaround since the 1994 New York Giants.

The Chiefs are something special. The offense has devel-oped into one of the best seen since Andy Reid arrived to Kansas City in 2013. The cur-rent defense also rivals the one that led the team to a wild card appearance during that same season. To add on, the remain-ing games left in the season are some of the easiest in the NFL. With that in mind, there is no doubt the Chiefs are contend-ers for a spot in the postseason.

It has not been easy for the Chiefs to arrive at this point. Throughout the season, the team has constantly dealt with injuries, some more severe than others. The one that stands out the most is the loss of running back Jamaal Charles against Chicago, where the Chiefs lost their fourth game in a row.

The loss of Charles was huge. Since Charles arrived to Kansas City in 2008, he has been the core of the Chiefs’ rushing attack with more than 1,000 yards in fi ve of his seasons. When Charles went down, Charcandrick West fi lled in until he went down to an injury against Buffalo on Nov. 29. That’s when Spencer Ware stepped in for his fi rst NFL start against Buffalo. Since then, he has rushed for 260 yards and fi ve touchdowns through seven games.

The team’s ability to rush

without its starter is not the only adjustment the team has had to make throughout the sea-son. Over the past few weeks, the offensive line has also dealt with injury. While each injury has been minor, this has led to shifting offensive line athletes around to other positions on the line.

While this seems to be a disadvantage, each member of the line has made proper ad-justments to ensure protection which allows Alex Smith to throw accurately. Smith has not thrown an interception since week three against Green Bay. Smith has also thrown for 2,843 yards this season. Jeremy Ma-clin leads the Chiefs in receiv-ing with 867 yards and fi ve touchdowns. This has certain-ly proven that signing Jeremy Maclin in the offseason was the right choice to help the Chiefs regain a passing game centered around a wide receiver after last season’s absence of a touch-down by a wide receiver. Tra-vis Kelce has also stepped up, receiving 731 yards and four touchdowns.

The main credit for the Chiefs’ scoring chances goes to the defense. This season alone, the Chiefs have forced 17 inter-ceptions and 10 fumble recov-eries. Cornerback Marcus Pe-ters leads the team in intercep-tions this season, returning fi ve for a total of 141 yards and one touchdown. Peters also has one fumble recovery this season.

The defense has also sacked the opposing quarter-back a total of 34 times this sea-son. Linebacker Derrick John-son leads the Chiefs with four sacks. The defensive actions have given the offense fi eld ad-vantage, which gives them the best chance of scoring.

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Since coming to Northwest, Chris-Ebou Ndow has adjusted to playing basketball in the United States. Th e Bearcats play Pittsburg State Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3:30 p.m.

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Junior guard Jasmin Howe shoots for a two pointer against Graceland Nov. 4. Th e Bearcats will return home to take on Pittsburg State Sunday, Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m.SHAWNA KINGSTON | NW MISSOURIAN

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