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PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID PITT STATE Change Service Requested FEBRUARY 23, 2012 CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK VOLUME 95, NO. 19 PAID TT STATE nge Service uested the COLLEGIO Crossdressing for a cause Diverse presentations Male beauty pageant benefits disabled children (pg. 12) Pecha Kucha focuses on black history, community (pg. 6) THREE DAY OUTLOOK Sneak peek Hi: 51° Lo: 29° Fri. Hi: 55° Lo: 39° Sat. Hi: 58° Lo: 35° Sun. Winning big Gorillas take down 6 Valdosta State (pg. 8) ZACH WAGNER Collegio Reporter Kris Parker says he can’t rest easy when the day comes to a close. “I lie in bed for maybe one or two hours before I can finally go to sleep. If I don’t have music to help me doze off, then it’s just that much worse,” said Parker, junior in biology. “I have two early-morning classes that are pretty difficult to stay awake in when I’m running on five to six hours of sleep.” Harriet A. Bachner, department of psychology and mental health counseling, says that college is a vital time to develop good sleeping habits. Howev- er, students are vulnerable to developing poor sleep routines during this time period. “The recommended amount of sleep for each night is seven to eight hours, which not very many students actually get every day,” Bachner said. “There are many factors that affect a student’s sleep schedule. For many, it’s the first time being out on their own; they’re already trying to balance so many different things that young adults end up losing quite a bit of sleep in college.” In a short survey, only three of 20 students said they manage to get more than seven hours of sleep each night. Thirteen said they get only five or six hours of sleep each night, and four students said they get fewer than four hours of sleep each night. More than half said they are not satisfied with the amount of sleep they get. “I probably do a lot more at night than during the day,” said George Xiong, freshman in sociology. “I usually find myself playing video games at night; that’s what keeps me up for the most part. I prob- ably get about six hours of sleep a night.” Bachner says that students’ use of video games is a big factor contributing to insufficient amounts of sleep. “Students too often will have bad sleep hy- giene in that they will possibly watch some sort of violent movie or play some violent video game which stimulates parts of the brain that shouldn’t be activated before sleep,” Bachner said. “The brain takes roughly three to four hours a night to integrate new information. This enhances the ability to have stronger memories. When other parts are stimulated it affects this integration process in a harmful way.” Jamie McDaniel, assistant professor in English, says he catches students falling asleep in class on a daily basis. “It’s definitely an issue with students in my technical writing classes,” McDaniel said. “My main concern is that students aren’t able to retain information when they’re exhausted in class.” McDaniel says even though students staying up late and losing sleep is an issue, he has found his own unique sleeping schedule. “I think it’s different for everyone, really. When it comes down to sleeping routines, I’ve found that I work better late at night,” McDaniel said. “There are some nights when I won’t get to bed until four in the morning, and I’ll have to teach a class at nine. I really don’t have any problem with that system.” Schontae Cobb says she has a similar routine for her sleep cycle. “I’m usually up all night listening to music or watching TV. What sleep I do miss at night, I make up for with small naps during the day,” said Cobb, freshman in construction management. “If I don’t get my naps, though, I’m usually in a real grumpy mood during class, if I’m even awake.” Bachner says she tells her students that model- ing a mentally healthy person is essential to leading VAL VITA Collegio Reporter PSU students are filling their plates and filling the trash. Todd Wixson, Sodexo general man- ager, says he thinks 25 percent of the food served at the dining hall gets thrown away. Wixson says the dining hall orders 20,000 pounds of food every week and estimates that roughly 5,000 pounds of it goes straight to the trash. Wixson says the majority of students who eat at the dining hall are young people who are used to being served a set amount of food at home, and in school. “Now, they get to serve themselves with everything they want to eat,” Wixson said. “I think it’s natural for them to let their eyes be bigger than their appetite.” Wixson says he first analyzed food waste in 2008, when students could use trays in the dining hall. He says that in one day, 1,430 pounds of food was wasted. Sodexo decided to quit using the trays. On the first day without the trays, according to Wixson, only 471 pounds of food was wasted. This means 958 pounds of food was saved, just by eliminating trays. Wixson says this allowed them to save 91,977 pounds per semester and the trays were banished in 2009. “But we still have significant waste,” Wixson said. Wixson says he is considering an awareness campaign on food waste, using reminders on the dining hall’s tables or walls. Victoria McKinnon says she eats lunch and dinner at the dining hall every weekday. She says she gets only as much as she plans to eat and doesn’t usually throw any food away. McKinnon says an exception is if she tries something new and doesn’t like it. “I don’t really think about waste while I’m eating,” said McKinnon, sophomore in accounting. “I observe some students leaving food behind, but it tends to be a small amount. Generally less than half a plate.” Jose Pavon says he hardly wastes any food at all. “If I leave something on the plate, it is just a little, like three or four fries,” said Pavon, student in intensive English. Fabio Giacomelli says he usually asks a friend or a dining hall employee about the flavor of a particular dish. “I never leave food on the plate. Why would I pick up the food if I would not eat it?” said Giacomelli, exchange student in biology. “My father taught me this when I was a kid. If there are a lot of people starving, why should I throw my food away?” Giacomelli says that the waste is not entirely the students’ fault. He says he saw a dining hall employee throwing a quarter of a pizza in the trash a couple days ago, only to replace it with a new one. “She could have waited five more minutes,” Gia- comelli said. “People would have eaten that quarter of pizza.” ALI CLARK Collegio Reporter Patrice Gonzales says she always wanted to help improve the environment, which is why she majored in biology with an emphasis in fisheries and wildlife. Gonzales says she learned PSU would be of- fering a sustainability major a year ago and jumped at the chance to be part of it. “It’s because I’m a hippie,” said Gonzales, senior in sustainability. “Just kidding, just kidding!” Gonzales says she plans to use her degree when she joins the Peace Corps. “I can get a master’s degree in the Peace Corps,” Gonzales said. “So I will not only be getting hands-on experience, but I’ll also be getting an education.” Jim Triplett, professor in biol- ogy, says sustainability, society and resource management is an emphasis in the bachelor of integrated studies program. When students graduate with this degree, they will be gradu- ating with a BIS, instead of a BS or a BA. Triplett says the program incor- porates courses from three depart- ments: biology, communication and social sciences. Triplett says he began developing the sustainability program a year ago, but had been thinking about the idea for quite some time. He says he was active in the natural resource field for a long time, because his area is in fisheries management, though he has also done work on watersheds. “I’ve seen a lot of situations where it’s very difficult to get the people who are the technicians in the field, the people that I train, the fisheries and the water quality people, to understand the people who own the watershed and the land that contributes to the problems in the watershed, and to get the policy makers to all be able to communi- cate properly,” Triplett said. “They have largely different backgrounds, different purposes and goals. I have experienced that quite a bit.” Triplett says he realized over time that there were more elements to the field of resource management than biology or geography. He says he at- tended a communications conference with his wife that, surprisingly, had a lot of workshops on environmental communications. “There were all these sessions on conflict management in natural resources and environmental commu- nications,” Triplett said. “I thought, ‘Oh, this sounds interesting.’ So I ended up going to more sessions than she did.” Triplett says he also looked into the International Association of Natural Resources Managers while brainstorming for the program. “I was very impressed on how the fields of sociology, political science, environmental communication and resource management came together in that area to deal with issues of resource management,” he said. Julie Adkins says she simply decided to get a second major in sustainability when she learned about the program. “Sustainability was what I was Students study sustainability Sleep schedules: To each his own Students trash tons of food Pennies: Pennies: Do they Do they make cents? make cents? ZACH WAGNER Collegio Reporter Ben Leavitt says he wouldn’t miss the penny at all if America got rid of the coin. “I think all they really do is collect dust,” said Leavitt, sophomore in psychology. “Whenever I find that I have a huge collection of pennies piling up, I’ll usually go to a Coinstar machine and dump it all out there. I definitely don’t think they’re that big of a deal, though.” Coinstar machines have proven to be useful for Americans looking to clean their purse or wallet of unwanted change since the mid-1990s, and they are seeing action more than ever. Pennies were not always considered to be worthless, though. When pennies were first minted from 1909 through the 1950s, you could buy a variety of things with them. A wheat-head penny allowed you to purchase a half-pound of potatoes from a farmers market, vendors sold apples for pennies a piece, and chil- dren could buy a small bag of candy with the coin. However, in the later part of the 20 th cen- tury, the penny began to lose its worth. For ex- ample, newspapers that sold for around 3 cents during the depression increased the price to around 10 cents in the 1970s. Retail stores around the country started sell- ing their goods for more than 5 cents. All of this began to threaten the life of the American penny. The increased worth of goods in America was the beginning of a slippery slope for the penny. In 2006, the U.S mint stopped making pennies from 100 percent copper, and started making them from 95 percent zinc and 5 percent copper. This resulted in pennies actually costing more to make than they were actually worth. Some people began to melt pennies down in order to collect the copper, and then sold the melted mate- rial for a profit. In 2007, pennies were under the gun, so to speak, with the U.S. mint. However, instead of eliminating the penny from American currency, the government outlawed the melting of pennies, possibly removing their predominant use in the 21 st century. Newspapers now cost 50-75 cents, candy costs 10 cents a piece, and produce costs roughly 50 cents an item. In addition, vending machines, parking meters and washing machines do not accept the coin. This raises the question: Is America better off without pen- nies? Paul Grimes, dean of the business and economics department, says that Americans may be taking the penny for granted. “Though they may seem worthless now, their point is to credit the exact worth of an item. If the penny was done away with, everything would be rounded to fifth or tenth cent,” Grimes said. “It would instill just a bit see CENTS page 6 see STUDY page X see SLEEP page 6 Photo Illustration by Kaitlyn Doherty Photo Illustration by Kenzi Jordan Photo Illustration by Hunter Peterson P RS U.S PIT Chan Requ g e 8)

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P I T T S B U R G S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

PRSRT STDU.S. Postage

PAIDPITT STATE

Change Service Requested

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK

VOLUME 95, NO. 19

PAIDTT STATE

nge Serviceuested

theCOLLEGIO

Crossdressing for a cause

Diverse presentations

Male beauty pageant benefi ts disabled children (pg. 12)

Pecha Kucha focuses on black history, community(pg. 6)

THREEDAYOUTLOOK

Sneakpeek

Hi: 51°Lo: 29°

Fri.

Hi: 55°Lo: 39°

Sat.

Hi: 58°Lo: 35°

Sun.

Winning big Gorillas take down 6 Valdosta State

(pg. 8)

ZACH WAGNERCollegio Reporter

Kris Parker says he can’t rest easy when the day comes to a close.

“I lie in bed for maybe one or two hours before I can fi nally go to sleep. If I don’t have music to help me doze off, then it’s just that much worse,” said Parker, junior in biology. “I have two early-morning classes that are pretty diffi cult to stay awake in when I’m running on fi ve to six hours of sleep.”

Harriet A. Bachner, department of psychology and mental health counseling, says that college is a vital time to develop good sleeping habits. Howev-er, students are vulnerable to developing poor sleep routines during this time period.

“The recommended amount of sleep for each night is seven to eight hours, which not very many students actually get every day,” Bachner said. “There are many factors that affect a student’s sleep schedule. For many, it’s the fi rst time being out on their own; they’re already trying to balance so many different things that young adults end up losing quite a bit of sleep in college.”

In a short survey, only three of 20 students said

they manage to get more than seven hours of sleep each night. Thirteen said they get only fi ve or six hours of sleep each night, and four students said they get fewer than four hours of sleep each night. More than half said they are not satisfi ed with the amount of sleep they get.

“I probably do a lot more at night than during the day,” said George Xiong, freshman in sociology. “I usually fi nd myself playing video games at night; that’s what keeps me up for the most part. I prob-ably get about six hours of sleep a night.”

Bachner says that students’ use of video games is a big factor contributing to insuffi cient amounts of sleep.

“Students too often will have bad sleep hy-giene in that they will possibly watch some sort of violent movie or play some violent video game which stimulates parts of the brain that shouldn’t be activated before sleep,” Bachner said. “The brain takes roughly three to four hours a night to integrate new information. This enhances the ability to have stronger memories. When other parts are stimulated it affects this integration process in a harmful way.”

Jamie McDaniel, assistant professor in English, says he catches students falling asleep in class on a

daily basis.“It’s defi nitely an issue with students in my

technical writing classes,” McDaniel said. “My main concern is that students aren’t able to retain information when they’re exhausted in class.”

McDaniel says even though students staying up late and losing sleep is an issue, he has found his own unique sleeping schedule.

“I think it’s different for everyone, really. When it comes down to sleeping routines, I’ve found that I work better late at night,” McDaniel said. “There are some nights when I won’t get to bed until four in the morning, and I’ll have to teach a class at nine. I really don’t have any problem with that system.”

Schontae Cobb says she has a similar routine for her sleep cycle.

“I’m usually up all night listening to music or watching TV. What sleep I do miss at night, I make up for with small naps during the day,” said Cobb, freshman in construction management. “If I don’t get my naps, though, I’m usually in a real grumpy mood during class, if I’m even awake.”

Bachner says she tells her students that model-ing a mentally healthy person is essential to leading

VAL VITACollegio Reporter

PSU students are fi lling their plates and fi lling the trash.

Todd Wixson, Sodexo general man-ager, says he thinks 25 percent of the food served at the dining hall gets thrown away. Wixson says the dining hall orders 20,000 pounds of food every week and estimates that roughly 5,000 pounds of it goes straight to the trash.

Wixson says the majority of students who eat at the dining hall are young people who are used to being served a set amount of food at home, and in school.

“Now, they get to serve themselves with everything they want to eat,” Wixson said. “I think it’s natural for them to let their eyes be bigger than their appetite.”

Wixson says he fi rst analyzed food waste in 2008, when students could use trays in the dining hall. He says that in one day, 1,430 pounds of food was wasted. Sodexo decided to quit using the trays. On the fi rst day without the trays, according to Wixson, only 471 pounds of food was wasted. This means 958 pounds of food was saved, just by eliminating trays. Wixson says this allowed them to save 91,977 pounds per semester and the trays were banished in 2009.

“But we still have signifi cant waste,” Wixson said. Wixson says he is considering an awareness campaign

on food waste, using reminders on the dining hall’s tables or walls.

Victoria McKinnon says she eats lunch and dinner at the dining hall every weekday. She says she gets only as much as she plans to eat and doesn’t usually throw any food away. McKinnon says an exception is if she tries something new and doesn’t like it.

“I don’t really think about waste while I’m eating,”

said McKinnon, sophomore in accounting. “I observe some students leaving food behind, but it tends to be a small amount. Generally less than half a plate.”

Jose Pavon says he hardly wastes any food at all.“If I leave something on the plate, it is just a little,

like three or four fries,” said Pavon, student in intensive English.

Fabio Giacomelli says he usually asks a friend or a dining hall employee about the fl avor of a particular dish.

“I never leave food on the plate. Why would I pick up the food if I would not eat it?” said Giacomelli, exchange student in biology. “My father taught me this when I was a kid. If there are a lot of people starving, why should I throw my food away?”

Giacomelli says that the waste is not entirely the students’ fault. He says he saw a dining hall employee throwing a quarter of a pizza in the trash a couple days ago, only to replace it with a new one.

“She could have waited fi ve more minutes,” Gia-comelli said. “People would have eaten that quarter of pizza.”

ALI CLARKCollegio Reporter

Patrice Gonzales says she always wanted to help improve

the environment, which is why she majored in biology with an emphasis in fi sheries and wildlife. Gonzales says she learned PSU would be of-fering a sustainability major a year ago and jumped at the chance to be part of it.

“It’s because I’m a hippie,” said Gonzales, senior in sustainability. “Just kidding, just kidding!”

Gonzales says she plans to use her degree when she joins the Peace Corps.

“I can get a master’s degree in the Peace Corps,” Gonzales said. “So I will not only be getting hands-on experience, but I’ll also be getting an education.”

Jim Triplett, professor in biol-ogy, says sustainability, society and resource management is an emphasis in the bachelor of integrated studies program. When students graduate with this degree, they will be gradu-

ating with a BIS, instead of a BS or a BA. Triplett says the program incor-porates courses from three depart-ments: biology, communication and social sciences.

Triplett says he began developing the sustainability program a year ago, but had been thinking about the idea for quite some time. He says he was active in the natural resource fi eld for a long time, because his area is in fi sheries management, though he has also done work on watersheds.

“I’ve seen a lot of situations where it’s very diffi cult to get the people who are the technicians in the fi eld, the people that I train, the fi sheries and the water quality people, to understand the people who own the watershed and the land that contributes to the problems in the watershed, and to get the policy makers to all be able to communi-cate properly,” Triplett said. “They have largely different backgrounds, different purposes and goals. I have experienced that quite a bit.”

Triplett says he realized over time that there were more elements to the

fi eld of resource management than biology or geography. He says he at-tended a communications conference with his wife that, surprisingly, had a lot of workshops on environmental communications.

“There were all these sessions on confl ict management in natural resources and environmental commu-nications,” Triplett said. “I thought, ‘Oh, this sounds interesting.’ So I ended up going to more sessions than she did.”

Triplett says he also looked into the International Association of Natural Resources Managers while brainstorming for the program.

“I was very impressed on how the fi elds of sociology, political science, environmental communication and resource management came together in that area to deal with issues of resource management,” he said.

Julie Adkins says she simply decided to get a second major in sustainability when she learned about the program.

“Sustainability was what I was

Students study sustainability

Sleep schedules: To each his own

Students trash tons of food

Pennies:Pennies:Do they Do they make cents?make cents?ZACH WAGNERCollegio Reporter

Ben Leavitt says he wouldn’t miss the penny at all if America got rid of the coin.

“I think all they really do is collect dust,” said Leavitt, sophomore in psychology. “Whenever I fi nd that I have a huge collection of pennies piling up, I’ll usually go to a Coinstar machine and dump it all out there. I defi nitely don’t think they’re that big of a deal, though.”

Coinstar machines have proven to be useful for Americans looking to clean their purse or wallet of unwanted change since the mid-1990s, and they are seeing action more than ever.

Pennies were not always considered to be worthless, though.

When pennies were fi rst minted from 1909 through the 1950s, you could buy a variety of things with them. A wheat-head penny allowed you to purchase a half-pound of potatoes from a farmers market, vendors sold apples for pennies a piece, and chil-dren could buy a small bag of candy with the coin.

However, in the later part of the 20th cen-tury, the penny began to lose its worth. For ex-ample, newspapers that sold for around 3 cents during the depression increased the price to around 10 cents in the 1970s. Retail stores around the country started sell-ing their goods for more than 5 cents. All of this began to threaten the life of the American penny.

The increased worth of goods in America was the beginning of a slippery slope for the penny. In 2006, the U.S mint stopped making pennies from 100 percent copper, and started making them from 95 percent zinc and 5 percent copper. This resulted in pennies actually costing more to make than they were actually worth. Some people began to melt pennies down in order to collect the copper, and then sold the melted mate-rial for a profi t. In 2007, pennies were under the gun, so to speak, with the U.S. mint. However, instead of eliminating the penny from American currency, the government outlawed the melting of pennies, possibly removing their predominant use in the 21st century.

Newspapers now cost 50-75 cents, candy costs 10 cents a piece, and produce costs roughly 50 cents an item. In addition, vending machines, parking meters and washing machines do not accept the coin. This raises the question: Is America better off without pen-nies?

Paul Grimes, dean of the business and economics department, says that Americans may be taking the penny for granted.

“Though they may seem worthless now, their point is to credit the exact worth of an item. If the penny was done away with, everything would be rounded to fi fth or tenth cent,” Grimes said. “It would instill just a bit

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see SLEEP page 6

Photo Illustration by Kaitlyn Doherty

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Photo Illustration by Hunter Peterson

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Wheat State is getting a facelift, thanks to some PSU art students. And Jack Shelton, owner of Wheat State, couldn’t be happier.

“The mural was roughly 5 years old with fading paint,” Shelton said. “And I feel that a new updated mural would be better.”

Melissa Henderson says that Shelton approached her last May to design and paint a new mural.

“I’d never done a project that big,” said Henderson, senior in art education. “I thought it would be better for a group.”

Henderson says that the pro-cess started when she approached the University Art Association at the beginning of last semester.

Henderson says that they had to incorporate Midwest home-town values into the design.

“We focused on the home-town theme, emphasizing the Midwest,” Henderson said. “And

we threw some pizzazz of the PSU infl uence in while incorpo-rating pizza.”

According to Henderson, the fi nal design was a combination of ideas from Tyler Pinneo, senior in commercial art, and DeAnna Morgan, junior in art education.

“They brought the most com-plete and comprehensive ideas to our brainstorming meeting,” Henderson said.

Henderson says that the art association got help from Jamie Oliver, instructor in painting, and Kyle McKenzie, lecturer. She says Oliver helped with the color theory, which includes picking the colors that would be needed, what paint could be mixed and what color scheme to use.

Shelton says he is delighted with the design.

“It blew me away when I saw it,” he said. “It’s so much more detailed than the last one and more elaborate.”

Shelton says he supplied the 20 gallons of paint, the brushes and the buckets with help from a

small donation from Coca-Cola.Shelton says he’d like the

mural to be completed by spring break.

“Because of the weather,” he said, “it may or may not happen.”

Henderson says they had to special-order paint.

“It is ultraviolet safe, will not fade and will last for several years,” Henderson said. “For the paint to dry properly, the weather must be at least 55 degrees outside.”

The mural was begun in October, but cold weather has limited progress. Henderson says that aside from priming the wall and adding a few colors, they’ve been able to work on it only twice in February.

Henderson says she hopes to gather a group of people who will stay over spring break and fi nish it.

“I’m glad to have an oppor-tunity to share what I love with the community and the city,” Henderson said.

Local pizza place gets dash of pizzazz

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Art students work on a mural on the north side of Wheat State Pizza in Pittsburg.

JESSICA SEWINGCollegio Reporter

Cierra Bailey, Black Student Association president, says she invited Shelly Coulter, executive director of the Kansas City Kansas Schools Foundation for Excel-lence, to give a motivational speech, because Coulter is Bailey’s mentor.

“She motivated me, and my success on campus is because of her,” said Bailey, sophomore in business management. “She’s the reason why I’m where I am. Also, I thought it was important for students to see a successful, non-famous black person to give us hope and direction.”

Coulter was invited to speak to young students, mainly African-Americans, about the importance of Black History Month.

Coulter reiterated the idea of legacy, and people knowing their purpose and their history, throughout her speech. She made numerous points that resonated with students. Bailey says it was Coulter’s point that black students have been diluted, that stood out to her.

“She mentioned how we tried to fi t in rather than knowing our history and being ourselves,” Bailey said. “And that really stood out to me and got my atten-tion.”

Coulter wanted everyone in attendance to know that, every student has work to do. Coulter emphasized that black history isn’t just about one month; it’s about knowing who you are and where you came from.

“I really liked that she stressed the power of know-ing where you come from,” said Christopher Simwin-ga, junior in premed. “It’s hard to move forward if you don’t know where you came from.”

Simwinga says the university should host more events that feature motivational speakers. He says that speakers emphasize different things, and students can always learn from other people’s experiences.

Coulter’s speech was mainly directed toward African-American students, but Simwinga says it could be applied to other ethnicities.

“Everyone deserves to know who they are and in knowing that,” Simwinga said, “you have to know where you come from.”

Bailey says she believes people don’t think about black history as much as they should.

“We are losing our heritage and forgetting the past,” Bailey said. “If we thought about it every day, that one month would be more than just a celebration.”

Speaker: Practice black history every day

ZACH WAGNERCollegio Reporter

Hundreds of PSU students fl ooded

Gibson Dining Hall Tuesday evening and they were treated to hearty helpings of “soul” food as a commemoration of Black History Month.

The meal consisted of a grilled reuben sandwich, red bliss potatoes, savory baked chicken, Oregon blend vegetables and cheesecake dessert.

“We try to bring a different theme to the table whenever we can,” said Berna Bolte, Gibson Dining Hall super-

visor. “For example, we had a Nigerian food theme last week. It’s all about switching up our menu in an interesting and tasteful way.”

Thomas Durham says it was nice to see a big campus business contribute to Black History Month.

“Through having different themes like these, more students can maybe think about how signifi cant Black His-tory Month is to them,” said Durham, freshman in biology. “It defi nitely beats having the usual pizza or hamburger. It was cool how they mixed up the menu.”

Scrutin Reddy, employee at Gibson Dining Hall, says that switching up the menu is an important way to keep students coming back.

“We want more and more people around campus to know that we’re not just serving the same thing every eve-ning,” Reddy said. “We’ve been seeing a pretty big turnout for tonight’s meal. I’m looking forward to seeing more students come during theme nights such as these.”

Elizabeth Straley says she thinks the night commemorates not only Black History Month, but it also allows stu-

dents to experience other cultures. “The reuben was awesome without a

doubt,” said Straley, freshman in nurs-ing. “There’s a different culture that’s exposed when they have dinners like these, and I think students can benefi t from that.”

Kelly Bolin says she enjoyed the meal simply because it was something different.

“I thought the cheesecake was the best part,” said Bolin, freshman in nursing. “They broke apart from the usual ice cream and cookies, and

offered something much more awe-some.”

Bolte says that the dining hall is always looking for different themes to refl ect what is going on in the world, and she is always willing to receive input from different students.

“If students ever have recipes of their own, then we will gladly take them,” Bolte said. “Getting more students into the dining hall is really what it’s all about, and we were able to do that tonight by promoting Black History Month.”

‘Soul food’ theme brought to table for PSU students

Shelly Coulter speaks to students in the Governors Room on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Black Student Associa-tion hosted the event for Black History Month.

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BARTHOLOMEW KLICKCollegio Reporter

One student in the audience at Memo-rial Hall for the SAC Comedy Night this Friday will receive a paid trip to Los Angeles, Calif., to watch a screening of the “Chelsea Lately” show.

The show will feature Josh Wolf, a writer for “Chelsea Lately,” and Colin

Jost, a writer for “Saturday Night Live.”Dale Benedict says he is considering

attending the show, even though he’s never gone to an SAC event before.

“I saw they’d been on a decent com-edy show,” said Benedict, sophomore in business management. “So I fi gure they must be funny.”

Benedict says the reason he hasn’t at-tended an SAC event before is that none of them has piqued his interest.

The trip to LA will cost roughly $1,000, and includes airfare and the cost of the hotel. SAC plans to raise this money through ticket sales, but if the tickets aren’t sold then the expenses will be drawn from SAC’s allocations, which come out of student fees.

“I wish it was cheaper for fl ights to

LA,” said Jordon Sim-oncic, senior in business management and secretary-treasurer for SAC. “But I still

think this is a great way to get students to our events.”

The event will be free to PSU students, cost $7 for faculty and $10 for residents.

Tyler Edwards, campus affairs di-rector, says if 100 of the $10 tickets are sold, then nothing comes out SAC al-locations, but they can’t guarantee that they will sell enough tickets to cover the entire cost of the trip. Edwards says it’s worth the potential cost.

“I think it’s a great incentive,” said Edwards, senior in Spanish and interna-tional business. “The university doesn’t do big events like this very often. If it gets butts in seats, then it’s a success.”

Matt Bird says the chance to win the trip has him reconsidering attending the event. Bird says he wasn’t interested in going until he learned about the trip because it’s late on a Friday and would take away time he’d rather spend hunt-ing or at the fi ring range.

“The trip to LA makes me think about going, though,” said Bird, freshman in

construction management. “Anything to get me out of Southeast Kansas.”

Bird also says the method of funding

the trip doesn’t bother him.“They’ve got plenty of money,” Bird

said.

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SGA elections are approaching soon and students will have more at stake than simply picking offi ceholders. Presi-dent Scott recently announced a $46 million renovation/expansion plan for the campus that will be funded in large part, by student fees. However, students remain ambivalent toward the elections. Many, like Ryan Furnas, are largely unaware of who is in SGA or what they do for students.

“I hear about SGA every now and again, usually when I’m on the PSU homepage,” said Furnas, junior in construction engineering. “All I know is that they give you free Scantrons.”

Other students like Eric Hansen say that SGA does not do a good enough job informing the student body about the entire election process.

“I think students do not know when the elections are, let alone who the candidates or what the issues are,” said Hansen, junior in construction manage-ment. “I think informing students better of when this takes place would get a better turnout.”

Students like Ca’lissa Barnett believe that students should be willing to go out of their way to fi nd the information and vote in the elections, though she agrees SGA should make a better effort to get the information out.

“I will vote in the next election,” said Barnett, freshman in sociology. “We don’t have the right to be mad about the choices that they make if we do not vote or take part in the process.”

SGA president Eric Jones says he does not see any disconnect between SGA and the rest of the student body.

“Every student is a member of SGA,” said Jones, senior in fi nance and economics. “This is outlined in our constitution. If I had to take a guess, it

would be that most PSU students just don’t care about SGA elections. This may sound sad, but I feel that it is the truth. Why else would students not vote?”

Jones says SGA does many things for students such as offering free Scan-trons, lobbying for higher education in Topeka, handling the allocation of student fees, and annually organizes Big Event, the largest community service effort in Southeast Kansas.

“Every one of our meetings are open,” Jones said. “We go to great lengths to make sure PSU students have the opportunity to get involved and have their voices heard. Whether they take that opportunity or not is up to them. We can’t force people to get involved with something if they have no interest in it.”

The disconnect between SGA and the student body leaves many students, like Adam Hewitt, ambivalent about the elections and actions of SGA. Hewitt says part of the problem stems from a lack of effective communication.

“I get SGA emails from time to time, but sometimes you get too many,” said Hewitt, senior in social work. “I just delete them sometimes. I may or may not read them. I know that the commu-nication is out there, but it’s not enough for me to really notice.”

Hewitt says student apathy is also partly to blame for the lack of partici-pation. He says he has never voted in a student election because he doesn’t know much about them. Hewitt says he would probably vote if the information circulated in a more effective way.

“I wouldn’t even know where to vote. If I saw it out and about, I’d be more inclined to do something,” Hewitt said. “That’s the thing about a lack of information. I couldn’t tell you if they were doing a good job or a bad one.”

SGA/student disconnectCAITLIN TAYLORCollegio Reporter

The news that Vladimir Putin will run for a third term as Russian president struck close to home with some PSU students like Inna Fomina.

Fomina says she is against Putin running for a third term and she has noticed the turmoil that it is creating in her home country.

“I was in Russia in 2011, and no-body cared too much for the elections because no one expected Putin to run for a third term,” said Fomina, senior in international studies. “But because he is running, I feel that it’s unfair, undemo-cratic, and the presidential elections are going to be stolen, just as the Duma (parliamentary elections) was stolen.”

Paul Zagorski, professor of political science, says that a “stolen” election means even if the public votes a com-pletely different way, the government could turn around and put someone else in offi ce.

“Sometimes if people can prove or fi nd that the elections were stolen, then there could be protests so large that they would have to concede and put the true candidate in offi ce,” Zagorski said. “When legislative elections are stolen, Russia is free enough for groups to organize, but it upsets them for feeling like they were being played as fools and that their society was based on corrup-tion.”

Fomina says the power elite in Rus-sia falls into two categories: former KGB Putin supporters and oligarchs who still support Putin but who are scared and looking for a new leader they could trust.

“They claim that opposition dem-onstrations are pro-U.S. propaganda, and that those people are paid to go out

and demonstrate,” Fomina said. “While in fact, pro-Putin demonstrators are administrative workers who are threat-ened to get fi red if they don’t go out and demonstrate for Putin.”

Zagorski says when Putin was fi rst elected he helped turn the economy around.

“Before Putin, Boris Yeltsin was the president from 1991-1999, and he was the president after the collapse of the Soviet Union,” Zagorski said. “Dur-ing Yeltsin’s reign, he presided over economic chaos with huge corruption. During that time, the suicide rate went up as the population rate fell.”

Zagorski says Putin was prime min-ister while Yeltsin was president. Once Yeltsin stepped down, Putin became popular and was named president.

“If a president in Russia dies or resigns before Jan. 1 of the election year, then the prime minister has the ability to run for president, and that is what Yeltsin did, so Putin could run,” Zagorski said. “But when Putin became president, the economy turned up and people started to prosper.”

Zagorski says that in 2008, instead of amending the constitution, which is possible in Russia, Putin had his associ-ate run for president while he stepped back down to prime minister.

“In the Russian constitution, a president is allowed to preside over two terms back-to-back, but they can step down for a term and have the ability to be re-elected after stepping down for a term,” Zagorski said. “Putin and his associates also wrote the electoral rules so liberal and democratic parties couldn’t compete, also creating more corruption.”

Yana Kirichenko says she is unde-cided on whether she likes the idea of Putin running for re-election.

“I personally think that Putin has done a lot for Russia. Some things good and some not so good,” said Kirichen-ko, senior in fi nance. “At one side, I think that Putin can bring a lot more to the table as president. However, I personally think it should be the people who decide instead of him, or whoever, forging the votes.”

Kirichenko says she thinks the public isn’t always aware of what is happening in the country.

“Even if they do know, there is not much we can do,” Kirichenko said. “I, personally, follow the events from a dis-tance, and I am waiting to see how they are going to resolve themselves, with or without the help from other politicians.”

Zagorski says he is also waiting to see how things turn out. He says the real issue will be what happens down the road.

“The problem will still be there, and people will still feel the same way,” Zagorski said.

Fomina says she believes Putin will win the upcoming elections, and she is unsure what he will do after that. She says she thinks Russia deserves a leader who will help the people achieve a bet-ter way of life.

“It’s disturbing, and his re-election is one more reason for me not to go back,” Fomina said. “I want to see more freedom and liberty in my country, I want people to become smarter, and I want them to start thinking individually, and not just follow the stream. I think people deserve the ruler they determine. They could make a change if they unite, but they lack a real leader. The opposi-tion is extremely divided, and there is no one person who can express their discontent.”

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“I am for the raise because it will help attract new students to campus and will help people already attending do better.”

Jake Simmons, sophomore, marketing.

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Daniel Cunningham, sophomore, criminal justice.

“I am for the raise in student fees because it will help raise the quality of the campus even though I will not be here for it.”

Kelsey Metz, sophomore, pre-med.

“I have mixed feelings about the ordeal. I could appreciate the facility, but could also appreciate low education costs.”

Dalton Jay Nelson, freshman, international studies and political science.

“I am against raising student fees because I do not want to spend more money.”

Haley Wolf, freshman, accounting.

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LENZI SUDDETHGuest Columnist

I support President Scott’s proposal to raise student fees to bring in $24 million of the $46 million needed to renovate the campus. There are more undergraduates than ever at PSU, and I feel that the uni-versity will continue to grow. I strongly believe that our buildings should grow alongside the students occupying them. The money will be used to renovate the Overman Student Center and the Weede, and allow the new Fine and Perform-ing Arts Center to be built from scratch. These are all needed improvements.

The renovations to the Overman Student Center will offer more seating and dining options in the U-Club, benefi t-ing students who are in need of a quick meal or do not have meal plans at Gibson Dining Hall. Currently, the U-Club looks more like a small café than a lounge meant to serve various purposes for the university. Expansions to the Student Center are defi nitely needed and I think the money would be well spent.

The renovations to the Weede would not only benefi t student-athletes and coaches, but PSU as a whole. Administra-tors mentioned that the new facility could be used to host community events, which would benefi t the school fi nancially and would help improve public relations. Community support can only help the funding and involvement with Pitt State.

Finally, the Fine and Performing Arts Center is sorely needed because the cur-rent facility is obsolete and is used solely for the performing arts. The proposed

new facility would enable PSU to host more artists and displays, with two performance halls rather than one. This is another positive change we can make.

Overall, the $30 student fee increase each year is a small price to pay for something that will benefi t the future of our campus. Times are changing, and this plan offers a simple way to get where we need to be. You cannot put a price on progress and we, as students trying to progress in society through means of education, should understand this more than anyone. It is for this reason that the money should come from student fees. Personally, I feel that PSU has given me so many opportunities, and I am glad to give back to the entity that has gotten me where I am today.

BARTHOLOMEW KLICKCollegio Reporter

I don’t want to pay more fees so PSU can expand current buildings and build new ones. I’m a senior, and I won’t be here long enough to use the proposed performing arts center, the Weede expansion, or the expan-sion to the student center.

Don’t get me wrong. I’d love to see all of those things. If PSU asked me if I want-ed to contribute to them, I would. They’re not asking, though. Instead, they’re raising fees, something I have no control over.

PSU has no problem accepting dona-tions for these large-scale projects, so why doesn’t it continue to seek community and student support until they’ve met the ex-pected costs of the buildings? I’ve met my share of “fi rebrand Gorillas,” who have no

qualms stuffi ng $5 in an envelope for their alma mater. The worst-case scenario in funding the new expansion entirely through donations is a delay in their completion. This hurts nobody.

I’d be less annoyed with the fee increase if PSU had a better track record in optimiz-ing space. However, too many classrooms are overcrowded, and too many other classrooms have room to spare. This is a symptom of bad planning.

Granted, PSU had a specialist optimize this space a while back but that doesn’t give me much faith in how soon the space in the new buildings and expansions will be used well, instead of merely being oc-cupied.

Did I mention there’s a massive cata-comb of unused space in Whitesitt Hall?

I realize this won’t fi ll the needs of a new performing arts center, but what’s so special about student government that they get their own home in the new student cen-ter expansion? Why can’t they use space in Whitesitt? I’d be less irritated about involuntarily contributing to a cause I don’t support if I had faith that the cause was well managed.

I think tuition needs to be used on main-taining the campus and paying the teachers, not for investing in the college as if it were a business. From a student’s point of view, there is no tangible benefi t to breaking enrollment records, or using new buildings as an advertising scheme to do so. We have an awesome campus already, and I think it could be improved with the money we already spend on it.

Don’t force me to invest in the college for no return. It’s not like fees or tuition will ever go back down.

Raised fees: the price of progress

Should I pay or should I go now

Proposed fees cause confl ict

Global terrorism: A local concern

DIGAMBER ESLAMPURECollegio Columnist

Today’s dynamic world is facing threats from various sources, and these threats can be natural or manmade. Global terrorism occupies the top position on the list of manmade threats. In fact, it has become the 21st century’s biggest challenge.

The threat of global terrorism is beyond our imagination. It can be felt by those countries that have become the scapegoats of this terrorism. According to the global terrorism database, there have been 98,000 terrorist attacks recorded across the world. This statistic shows us the gravity of the situation.

There is no need to point out any partic-ular terrorist attack to show how terrorism has spread throughout the world. A loss of life from terrorism anywhere in the world is a concern for all nations. However, noth-ing can ever compensate for the lives lost in these attacks.

There is no single person or single country responsible for terrorism. But ter-

rorists are leaving their marks everywhere. They are doing their level best to terrorize people in every possible way.

These incidents set off a case for the global reassessment of security infrastruc-ture. We should fi x the loopholes as soon as possible, by taking necessary actions.

Today, there is a law for almost every-thing in the world, and there is a penalty for whoever breaks it. But terrorists still break a variety of laws while avoiding the consequences.

However, terrorism is not the real prob-lem. It is only a symptom of other prob-lems like religious extremism, poverty, greed for power, lack of opportunities … the list goes on. No one is born a terrorist, but circumstances and environment leave them little choice but to become terrorists.

In recognizing their problems we do not justify their actions. To eradicate terrorism completely, we have to solve the actual problems that are breeding the terrorism. We need to follow pragmatic and multipronged approaches, to get the best results.

There is no yardstick to measure the strength of the terrorist network. There are so many organizations operating terrorist networks and providing training to young people.

Al-Qaeda, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Toiba are the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations. These groups are taking advantage of poverty and religion.

Every state law has its own limitations. It has no jurisdiction out of that state. Terrorists are taking advantage of this limitation. To prevent this limitation, we should enforce a strong and comprehensive international anti-terrorism law. This law should have jurisdiction throughout the world, but only against terrorist activities. However, the law should not interfere with any state’s sovereignty.

All states in the world, irrespective of small or large, strong or weak, should have a role to play in shaping and implementing the international anti-terrorism law. Gov-ernments across the world should create as

many job opportunities as they can create locally. They should also strongly intervene with organizations that are misguiding citizens in the name of religion.

To implement these strategies success-fully, religious institutions, nongovernmen-tal organizations and civil societies across the world should unite in the fi ght against terrorism.

Nations should maintain a zero-toler-ance policy against terrorism. Citizens must be educated about terrorism. The long and short of it? Every nation should fi ght tooth and nail to maintain peace and harmony across the globe.

It is our collective responsibility to maintain global brotherhood and stability. If we are unable to fi x the problems now, we are asking for trouble. So it’s time for us to take a fi rm stand against terrorism to preserve human civilization.

Eslampure is a PSU graduate student in international business.

In this Tuesday, Feb. 14, photo, police offi cers help tie up an Israeli diplomat’s car that was damaged in an explosion to be pulled away by a crane to the Delhi Police’ anti-terrorist cell in New Delhi, India.

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Pecha-Kucha Pittsburg invited students, com-munity members, professors and faculty members to create PowerPoint slides with pictures, to tell a personal story of their choice.

The event was held in the student center on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and the variety of students, faculty and residents in attendance relaxed while listening to random stories from presenters.

Mark Johnson, professor in the College of Tech-nology, says that Pecha-Kucha was created in 2003 by two Japanese architects: Klien and Dytham. John-son says Pecha-Kucha means chitchat in Japanese.

“Basically, whoever is presenting puts together 20 slides of pictures, and they have 20 seconds for each slide to tell a story,” Johnson said. “It’s story telling with only pictures and no text or words on the slide. And if you mess up, there is no backing up or restart-ing; you just have to keep going.”

Johnson says the stories varied widely and can be used to broaden the audience’s point of view.

“The stories are widely ranged from personal stories, research stories, and even African-American leaders stories,” Johnson said. “Our goal is to help people create a free-fl ow exchange of ideas and foster free thinking. It’s perfect for artists because it allows people to walk through their galleries without actually having to go anywhere.”

Johnson says Pecha-Kucha is an international organization and there are 490 cities that host events like the one at PSU. He says 50 of those cities are performing this week, including PSU.

“We did three performances last year and are hoping to try and continue doing this on a monthly basis,” Johnson said. “We are currently trying to raise money to restore the Colonial Fox Theater, and

once we do, we will be able to have these events monthly.”

Sarah Jensen was one of the performers at the event, and she is also helping to raise the money for the Fox Theater.

“We applied in 2010 for a matching grant from Save America’s Treasures Fund by the National Parks Service, to help raise money for the theater,” said Jensen, graduate in commercial graphics. “After 2010, when we were awarded the grant, the fund was taken off the national budget. So, we were grandfa-thered in so we can still receive it.”

Jensen says that to receive the grant, they will have to raise $500,000, which would be matched by the grant. Their goal is to have raised the money by October.

“Mark Johnson is really excited for it to open and really wants to have Kucha there,” Jensen said. “It will fi t in very nicely with the other programs and lineups we are planning on having.”

The Pecha-Kucha event began with Johnson tell-ing his own story about his PSU family and whom he has met along the way, after 31 years of being here.

“A great thing of being a family member of PSU is the everlasting relationships you make here,” Johnson said. “Students remember you forever and some even brought their families across the world just to come and meet me.”

The stories after Johnson varied widely, from the history of blues music by Devin Gorman, to African-American fi gures of PSU by Randy Roberts, to Percussion Zen: Summon & Axe by Susan Johns Smith.

Johnson also included four sets of improvisation PowerPoint presentations that allowed volunteers from the audience to make up a story to go along with them.

Marshael Almowallad says she volunteered for the second improvisation set, even though this was her fi rst time coming to Pecha-Kucha.

“I was not expecting to do any improv,” said Al-mowallad, sophomore in medical technology. “I had just left a Student Government Association meeting and came down here to hang out with my friends.”

Almowallad says she wasn’t nervous when she came up because she was used to presenting, and she thought it was fun to try and make up a story to pictures she was seeing for the fi rst time.

“It was really good and a pretty cool experi-ence,” Almowallad said. “It helps create a laid back environment, and everyone in the crowd seemed to be having a good time.”

Norah Almazrua says she knew what Pecha-Kucha was, but she didn’t know what kind of topics the stories would be about.

“I wanted to see what it was about since this was my fi rst time attending,” said Almazrua, graduate in human resources. “I heard it was really popular and really interesting and I wanted to see it for myself. It was really fun and also had a great amount of international value.”

Johnson hopes to make this a regular thing, espe-cially with the restoration of the Colonial Fox.

“As of right now, Pecha-Kucha number fi ve will be in April,” Johnson said. “And hopefully, monthly after that.”

Rashid Fielder-Bay, sophomore in sociology and art, talks about his life and infl uences during Pecha-Kucha Night on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

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a better life, which includes getting a suffi cient amount of sleep every night.

“I frequently remind my students that taking basic measures to balance out their time will greatly ben-efi t them in the future,” Bachner said. “The amount of sleep you get each night is often overlooked, but it is one of the biggest contributors to overall well-being.”

■ SLEEP from page 1of infl ation. Retailers, of course, would increase

their prices, rounding up their worth. Americans are very particular about their money, so I think this would cause a bit of an outcry from citizens.”

Kevin Bracker, professor of economics, fi nance and banking, says that commemorating Abe Lincoln serves as a sort of signifi cance for keeping the penny around.

“There are many factors for the penny, rather

than against the piece, that people often overlook when considering its overall worth. A big one being Lincoln’s commemoration with the penny,” Bracker said. “There would have to be some obvious disad-vantage for the penny to actually be removed from currency. America just doesn’t work like that.”

It currently costs the U.S mint 1.8 cents to pro-duce a single penny, yet they continue to keep con-sumer goods at their exact worth. Countries such as

France, Italy and Australia have already eliminated the 1-cent piece from their currency. Will America be the next to do so?

“I think that the incentives aren’t enough for the government to make such a change to the system,” Bracker said. “With today’s economy, though, any-thing seems to be possible with the way America’s currency stands.”

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after in the fi rst place,” said Adkins, junior in geography and sustainability. “Pitt State just didn’t have it, and geography was the closest thing I could get to it. When it came on, it was right on board with what I was going for anyway. I just went with it.”

Adkins says she has thought about being a city sustainability director after she graduates.

“It’s helping you take urban developments and try to renew them, and modify them, to make them more sustainable,” Adkins said. “You implicate practices, like put out recycling centers, and just encourage the entire community as a whole to be more sustainable.

Triplett says he partnered with the chairmen and many of the different professors in each of the three departments to make this program possible. Bobby Winters, assistant dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is the director of the bachelor of integrated studies program and also implemented the fi rst inte-grated degree on campus.

“I’m like a midwife in the process,” Winters said. “Dr. Triplett and the rest of them have all of the fun of associating with it but also experienced most of the pain associated with it. I simply provide certain support at certain intervals.”

Pittsburg State University is the fi rst college in Kansas to offer a degree in sustainability.

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ZACH WAGNERCollegio Reporter

Eugene Briski submitted a pro-posal to extend the Leonard H. Axe Library’s hours of operation at last night’s Student Government Associa-tion meeting.

“I think its safe to say that there are many college students who are forced to operate on an inconvenient schedule,” said Briski, frshman in nursing. “it’s unrealistic to think that, after students get through other com-mitments during the day, they have suffi cient time to dedicate to their schoolwork.”

Briski presented survey data and a petition signed by 270 students in support of the change. Currently, the hours for Axe library are: Sun, 3-11 p.m.; Mon-Thu, 7:30 a.m-11

p.m.; Fri, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sat, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Briski’s proposal requests 24-hour access to the library Sunday through Thursday.

Briski’s survey outlined various time management issues for students, including opinions on how fl exible they feel library hours are and how well the students think they utilize time in the Axe Library. Briski’s plan has three steps. Step one involves get-ting student opinion, step two is a trial run for extended hours, and step three is making the changes permanent.

“I’ve been able to communicate with David Bunnell about the issues I plan to bring to light for PSU stu-dents,” Briski said. “He says that the right funds are in order to make this proposal possible, as far as student wages for working extra hours are concerned.”

Following Briski’s presentation, SGA voted to support the proposal, and Lara Ismert, director of academic affairs, will draft a resolution.

SGA members unanimously ap-proved Resolution 11-33, in favor of Sen. Thomas Gregory’s tobacco-free campus plan referendum. According to Gregory, the referendum will con-sist of a “yes or no” survey through the online GUS system, which high-light tobacco-related health concerns around campus.

“I’ve been working on getting the tobacco-free campus plan more out in the open ever since my fi rst meeting as vice president, in August of 2010,” Gregory said. “Getting the word out to students is essential. We’re plan-ning on working through various campus organizations to publicize it, such as Gorillas in Your Midst.”

Sen. Brandon Mills suggested providing informational sessions for students to help them understand the fees associated with the university’s “Master Plan.”

SGA is considering offering a two or three-day event in the Oval, pro-moting the different ways the master plan will affect students.

Members of SGA were also reminded of the upcoming election info sessions, the fi rst of which is planned for next Tuesday at 6 p.m., in the basement of the student center. Students interested in running for an SGA position or learning more about this election’s issues are encouraged to attend the meetings.

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Centuries ago, Leap Day (Feb. 29) was when

women could do something out of the ordinary and propose to men. But some PSU students are using the Leap Year to challenge themselves to make a change in their lives and the lives of those in the community.

Eugene Briski, freshman in nursing, says he is trying to change the hours for Axe Library because he feels the current hours are too limited. Briski says he proposed the idea to the Student Government As-sociation last Wednesday.

“I believe that the academic needs of students should always be a university’s top priority,” Briski said. “It is completely unrealistic to expect that a student should have all of their studying done early in the night. They should be given as much time as they need so they may be able to match their time to

that of their schedule.” Briski says his goal is for students to be able to

use the library 24 hours a day because the extended hours would benefi t all students.

“If the library were open 24 hours,” Briski said, “it would cater to both those staying up late and those waking up early in order to study.”

Other students, like Mary Butler, are challenging themselves to get more involved on campus. Butler says she was not overly involved in high school and she wants to get more involved with clubs and organizations at PSU. Butler says she has a problem approaching people and she thinks getting involved would help her do that.

“I want to become more involved because I love meeting new people and it will be a great experi-ence for me,” said Butler, undeclared freshman. “It will help me be less timid when it comes to meeting those new people.”

Butler says she wants to join an organization

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“I want to go to more school-hosted events because it would be a good oppor-tunity to hang out with my current friends,” Butler said. “But I would also be able to meet new people.”

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TYLER SMITHSports Writer

The Pitt State women’s basketball team was busy again last week as it played two games. The results weren’t quite what the team expected. Pitt State lost a close game against Fort Hays State, 72-61, after losing to Washburn four days earlier.

This is the fi rst time the Gorillas have lost back-to-back games all season, and it should be a big motivator heading into the MIAA tournament. The losses also knocked the Gorillas out of fi rst place in the MIAA standings, and put Washburn in fi rst place with a 17-2 conference record, with only a game against Lincoln left. Pitt is now 17-3 in confer-ence play, and it has only one non-conference game left on their schedule.

The Gorillas took their only lead, 2-1, after a short jumper from senior Brooke Conley. However, Fort Hays controlled the remainder of the fi rst half.

Pitt kept the lead in single digits throughout the fi rst half, but it just couldn’t overwhelm the Tigers like it had done to other teams in the past.

The second half was a different story, though, as the Gorillas never found any solid ground as Fort Hays found its rhythm, hitting jump shots with consistency. Pitt State came within three at the 18:10 mark in the second half, but they never got any closer.

Junior Drew Roberts led the team in scoring with 11 points while shooting 3-4 from the free-throw line and 2-4 from beyond the arc.

Larissa Richards had 10 points and eight rebounds in another solid performance. Lizzy Jeronimus, Brooke Con-ley and Alexa Bordewick each scored eight points.

Lauren Brown kept things going with seven points of her own while also snagging six boards.

This past weekend the Go-rillas suffered just their third defeat of the season, falling to

the Lady Blues of Washburn University. The win snapped an eight-game win streak for Pitt and served as a stark re-minder that they do not have as tight a hold on fi rst place in the MIAA as they thought.

Washburn went up 16-0 early in the fi rst half and never let up as they kept the surging Gorillas at bay. Pitt didn’t score until the 14:45 mark in the fi rst half. The Gorillas hung tough and made a game out of it, cutting the lead to just four at the 15:17 mark of the second half.

Pitt State couldn’t fi nish the comeback and it fell to the Lady Blues 59-45, in the key MIAA matchup. The Goril-las may get another chance at the Lady Blues in the MIAA tournament in March.

The Lady Blues played a solid game and Stevi Shultz scored 15 points. Also chip-

ping in for Washburn were Cassie Lombardino, who scored 13 points, and Ebonie WIlliams, who had 12.

Lizzy Jeronimus had another great game with 18 points, and she kept her team close until the latter part of the second half.

The downfall for the Goril-las was the bench. Brooke Conley scored 14 points while Alexa Bordewick had four points and two assists. Only four other players scored in the game, none of whom had more than 3 points.

However, the loss will do nothing to derail what Pitt has done this year, and the Gorillas are still going into the MIAA tournament as a heavy favorite.

The tournament will take place at the Municipal Audi-torium in Kansas City, Mo., March 1-4.

TIM SPEARSSports Writer

The Gorilla men’s basketball team took a 66-60 loss a Fort Hays State Wednesday night, fourth-straight road loss, and they locked themselves into the No. 7 seed for the MIAA tournament.

Pitt State had trouble handling the ball early, turning it over 12 times while dishing out only three assists. Fort Hays took advantage of Pitt’s mistakes, taking a 15-5 lead only a few minutes into the fi rst half.

Bad shooting and turnovers would continue to haunt Pitt as the

Tigers maintained their double-digit lead until the last few minutes of the half. The Gorillas pulled down six rebounds in the fi nal minute before the half ended, which allowed PSU to pull within three points of the Tigers, 29-26. Pitt fi nished the game with 48 total rebounds, compared to 31 for Fort Hays.

The Tigers quickly took a seem-ingly insurmountable lead on a jumper by Hays guard Karron McK-enzie that stretched their lead to 11 at the 11:07 mark of the second half. McKenzie led Fort Hays on the night with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists.

A 23-point, 11-rebound game by junior forward JaVon McGee kept PSU in the game. With almost a minute left in the game, McGee cut the Hays lead to seven with a layup. Pitt State was forced to foul the Tigers in the closing moments although a few missed free throws by Hays and an Andra Bailey layup got Pitt to within four, with 14 seconds left.

Despite the late effort from the Gorillas, Fort Hays was able to make its free throws in the closing seconds and blocked a late, 3-point-er from PSU guard Ian Ponds to seal the 6-point victory.

The loss comes on the heels of an 81-63 loss at Washburn on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Gorillas had an uncharacteristic negative 10 rebounding margin, as their usual double-double candidates Andra Bailey and JaVon McGee combined for just eight total rebounds. Junior guard Marky Nolan provided the bulk of the Pitt State offense, scor-ing 17 points on 5-8 shooting, in-cluding 3-3 from three-point range. But it wasn’t enough, as Washburn had three players in double fi gures, led by guard Martin Mitchell with 16.

Only one game remains for the Gorilla regular season. Pitt State will head back to John Lance Arena to face non-conference opponent, Northeastern State, on Feb. 25. A win by the Gorillas would give Kevin Muff his fi rst winning season

GARETT MCCULLOUGHSports Editor

The PSU softball team came away with a win in one of its three games against ranked opponents last weekend in the Saint Leo Invitational.

The young Gorilla squad with its new coach, also had the privilege of opening its season against teams that had already rid themselves of early season jitters. The Gorillas faced the hometown team, the St. Leo Lions, in the fi rst round of the tournament.

“We are very young,” said head coach Elizabeth Economon. “The other teams we were playing had played seven or so games before; to see great defense from our team was great.”

The Gorilla offense struggled to score runs, despite having plenty of baserun-ners. With the bases loaded in the fi rst and only one out, pitcher Hilary Erbert and fi rst baseman Alex Perez both put the ball in play, yet they were unable to push any runs across the plate. The Go-rillas left 10 runners on base and scored only two runs. Both teams had eight hits in the game, but the Lions made better use of them, and won the game 4-2. Er-bert took the loss for the Gorillas, giving up four runs (three earned) on eight hits while striking out three. She also gave up two runs in the sixth inning, which broke the tie and led to the eventual loss.

The Gorillas took their second loss of the season when they faced St. Mary’s (Tex.). St. Mary’s, whose only loss in the tournament was to St. Leo, held Pitt’s offense in check just enough to score fi ve runs of their own for the 5-3 victory. The real concern for this game was the pitching of sophomore Tiffany Brown. Brown pitched 152.1 of the team’s 317.0 innings last season, with an ERA of 3.91, but in this game she only lasted 2.2 innings, giving up seven hits and fi ve runs (four earned). She was re-placed by Jessica Barnes who shut down the Rattlers. Barnes did not allow a run or a hit for the rest of the game.

The Gorillas bounced back on the second day of the tournament with two wins to even out their record. The fi rst came against No. 6 Valdosta State, 4-3.

“We didn’t even tell the players they (Valdosta State) were ranked sixth in the

nation until after the game,” Economon said. “It’s a good fi rst win. The kids played hard in the fi rst two games.”

Erbert took the mound for the Goril-las once again and pitched 5.2 innings, giving up two earned runs on fi ve hits.

She stayed on top of Valdosta State, never giving up more than one run in any inning.

“Hillary Erbert really stepped up,” Economon said. “She shut people down.”

Once again Barnes came in and shut down her opponents for the save and is already reasserting her dominance from last season when she led the team in ERA at 2.98.

The Gorillas stayed hot for the rest of the day, notching an extra-inning win over Lindenwood, 9-7. Economon went with the hot hand and started Barnes, who gave up one run in three innings and was replaced by Brown, who had another rough outing. She pitched the remaining six innings and gave up six runs on six hits and three walks. The Gorillas slugged their way through the later innings, forcing four Lindenwood pitchers to enter the game.

“We need to remember that we are never going to stop fi ghting,” Economon said. “Nobody can stop us but our-selves.”

Pitt State pulled another 180 the next day, though, losing its two games against No. 19 Tampa and No. 21 Armstrong Atlantic. The Gorillas had trouble get-ting anything right in the game against Tampa. Kayla Cox pitched a three-hit shutout against the Gorillas. The Goril-las, defense didn’t do them any favors either as they committed four errors in the fi ve-inning game behind the pitching of Erbert.

In the second game, Pitt State’s of-fense exploded for nine runs on 15 hits, but that wasn’t enough as the defense and pitching did not hold up in the 12-9 loss to Armstrong Atlantic. Erbert, Brown and Barnes all toed the rubber for the Gorillas in this game. The only one not to allow a run to score was Erbert, who pitched only the fi nal inning of the game. The Gorillas also committed three errors in the game, bringing the total to seven on the day.

“We can play with anybody,” Econ-omon said. “In the last game we lost, but we had 15 hits.”

The Gorillas may not have started or fi nished as well as they played on the second day, but through it all, Economon was able to evaluate her team.

Gorillas shake off the dust in St. LeoPitt goes one for three against top 25 opponents

Kelsey hensen catches the ball during the softball practice on Wednesday, Feb. 22.Srikanth Korlapati/Collegio

Losing momentum Gorillas suffer fourth- straight road loss

Lizzy Jeronimus passes the ball during the match against NW Missouri on Saturday, Feb. 4, in John Lance Arena.

Andra Bailey goes to the basket during the match against NW Missouri on Saturday, Feb. 4, in John Lance Arena.

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ThisWeek’sAthleteJaVon McGeeAfter an uncharacteristic three-rebound evening against Washburn last Saturday, junior JaVon McGee hit the boards and the bucket hard with a 27-point, 11-rebound performance in a losing effort against conference foe Fort Hays. McGee came off the bench and did his best to energize the Gorillas.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Forget any talk of Kansas State as a team teetering on the NCAA Tournament bubble. After yet another convincing win over a Top 20 team, the Wildcats’ bubble has burst — and coach Frank Martin couldn’t be happier.

Rodney McGruder scored 24 points as Kansas State upset No. 3 Missouri 78-68 Tuesday night, the Wildcats’ sec-ond win this season over the Tigers and their fi rst at Mizzou Arena since 2007. It’s also the second straight win over a Big 12 bruiser and national power, following a 1-point weekend win over No. 13 Baylor in Waco, Texas.

“A week ago, I was trying to fi nd a building that’s more than six stories height-wise so I could jump,” Martin joked after the game, though he wasn’t smiling. “And these guys, they gave me energy to come in and coach them in practice because they were so posi-tive even though we had just lost two tough games at Texas and (against) Kansas. They’ve been awesome and I couldn’t be happier that they’ve been rewarded these last two games.”

Kansas State (19-8, 8-7 Big 12) led 40-30 at halftime and by 16 points with 12:32 left in the second half after a twisting McGruder layup before a late run by Missouri (25-3, 12-3) got the Tigers within 63-60 with six minutes remaining.

Thomas Gipson added 13 points for Kansas State, which connected on 53.8 percent of its fi eld goals for the game. The Wildcats were even better in the second half, converting 14 of 24 for 58.3 percent.

Dixon scored 21 and Marcus Den-mon added 19 for Missouri. The Tigers made just 38.3 percent of their fi eld goal attempts after entering the game hitting more than 50 percent, tops in the Big 12 and third-best nationally. Missouri was 8-of-26 from 3-point range, while Kansas State made six treys but took 17 fewer attempts than their opponents.

The K-State loss was Missouri’s fi rst home defeat of the season and just the fourth career loss at Mizzou Arena for the Tigers’ fi ve-man senior class. It also kept Missouri from standing alone with the best start in school history. The previous two Missouri teams to start 25-2, in 1990 and 1994 under coach Norm Stewart, also lost.

“We had a lot of confi dence,” McGruder said. “And we felt like, ‘Why not come in here and get a vic-tory?’”

Kansas State had already throttled Missouri 75-59 in Manhattan in early January, one of the few blemishes on an otherwise charmed season for Mis-souri and fi rst-year coach Frank Haith. And while Tuesday night’s game re-

mained in doubt until late, the Wildcats and Martin again relied on physical defense and a deeper roster to prevail.

K-State goes 10 deep, with each player averaging at least 10 minutes a game. McGruder entered as the leading scorer at 14.5 points a game, but got strong support from the beefy Gipson, a 6-foot-7, 275-pound freshman who now comes off the bench after eight straight starts. Gipson hit six of seven shots in 19 minutes.

Missouri, by contrast, uses a four-guard starting lineup and a seven-man rotation. The Tigers and coach Frank Haith have succeeded with that mix, but when reserve forward Steve Moore picked up his second foul late in the fi rst half, Haith had to turn to Andrew Jones, a little-used former football tight end who joined the basketball team early in the season, primarily as a practice player.

The Tigers travel to No. 4 Kansas on Saturday in what could be the fi nal regular season match-up in the historic rivalry. With the K-State loss, Missouri trails the Jayhawks by a half game in the conference. A win over Kansas, which plays at Texas A&M on Wednes-day, could elevate Missouri back in contention for the Big 12 regular season title and a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Kansas State upsets No. 3 Missouri 78-68

Missouri's Phil Pressey, top, loses the ball out of bounds next to Kansas State's Rodney McGruder during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 21, in Columbia, Mo.

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AMELIA MALLATTSports Writer

The Pitt State men and women’s indoor track and fi eld team competed in a fi nal meet before the championships at the Nebraska Tune-Up on Friday, Feb. 17, at the Bob Devaney Center located on the University of Nebraska’s campus.

Keenan Soles earned a pair of victo-ries at the meet. Soles had a lead of 7.32 meters in the long jump and earned the fi rst of his victories as well as an im-provement to his provisional qualifying status to the NCAA Division II National Championships. He earned the other win in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.92 seconds. Soles was also named MIAA Athlete of the Week.

Participating in the 60-meter hurdles for the Gorillas was Joe Stephens and Ryan Ramler. Stephens took 16th place with a time of 8.49 seconds. Ramler came in 15 seconds behind Stephens with a time of 8.64 seconds, good for 17th.

The 4x400-meter relay team fi nished the race in 3:20.30 seconds, land-ing them in 10th place. Austin Riggs, Ramler, Jason Crow and Randy Mustain were the runners for Pitt who passed along the baton.

Luke Wilson competed in both the shot put and weight throw at the Tune-Up. Wilson placed fourth in the shot put with a heave of 51’0.25”. In the weight throw he received eighth place with a throw of 54’6”. Cody Holland also com-

peted for the Gorillas in the shot put. Holland’s heave was 50’1.75,” landing him in sixth place.

John Talbert had a good meet in the fi eld. Although Talbert took fourth place in the weight throw he earned a season-al-best as well as a provisional mark. Talbert’s throw was 59’2.25”.

For the women Gorillas, Heidi Smith recorded a season-best mark in shot put with 47’5.75,” receiving fourth place in the Tune Up.

Melissa Peden and Hillary Dickey also had a great meet in their indi-vidual events. Peden competed in the 3,000-meter run scoring a personal-best time of 10:12.37, earning her fourth place. Dickey improved her best time in the 400-meter dash fi nishing in eighth place with a time of 58.71 seconds.

Rosalyn Nelson fi nished the 60-me-ter dash in 7.90 seconds earning her sixth place at the Tune-Up. Ramie Gray-son also competed with Nelson in the dash and received 13th place with a time of 8.10 seconds, tying with Whitney Taylor from Fort Hays State.

The mile run was intense as the girls crossed the fi nish line in rapid fi re suc-cession one behind another. Bridgette McCormick placed 10th with a time of 5:06.43, just .3 seconds ahead of Grand View University’s Obsie Birru.

The next meet the qualifying Pitt State men and women will compete in is the MIAA Indoor Championship held in Joplin, Mo., from Feb. 24-26. Courtesy photo

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VAL VITACollegio Writer

Corbin Kroenke was dressed like the other 14 men in the dress-ing room next to the Crimson and Gold Ballroom. He had on lip-stick and eye shadow, and he was wearing a colorful, low-cut dress. Kroenke says the black socks and men’s shoes were for comfort.

“This is to keep it casual,” said Kroenke, junior in automotive technology.

Kroenke and the others were competing in Mr. Cinderfella, a male beauty pageant organized by Alpha Sigma Alpha. Jakey Dobbs, junior in communica-tion and event coordinator for Mr. Cinderfella, says the pageant raises money for the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation, which sup-ports educational and leadership programs, academic scholarships and assists children with develop-mental disabilities at the S. June Smith Center. Dobbs says the event raised $1,000 this year.

Kroenke says he participated in the pageant to represent his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha.

“No one else was going to do it,” Kroenke said. “So I said, ‘Whatever, I’ll put a dress on.’”

Three judges scored the contestants in three categories: swimsuit competition, question and answer, and talent. Dobbs says the contestants had varying talents, ranging from choreo-graphed dances, poetry, singing, yoga and one of the contestants even “unsolved” a Rubik’s cube.

Jacob Mendez won the event, thanks in part to an exotic performance of “Rolling on the River,” that involved singing and dancing.

“I knew I was going to win right from the beginning,” said Mendez, senior in history. “I was positive.”

Mendez says he competed in the event four years ago, but at that time he was very shy.

“This year I was better pre-pared,” Mendez said.

Kolton Cuba, another contes-tant, says he had some support from the audience.

“A lot of my friends are here to watch,” said Cuba, freshman in marketing. “And to laugh.”

Cuba says he was wearing women’s clothes for the fi rst time and it felt weird.

“You have to cross your legs and everything,” Cuba said.

Logan Qualls says he was also uncomfortable while wearing a shiny, golden dress.

“I thought it would be fun,” said Qualls, freshman in psy-chology education. “And I love entertaining people, so I decided to participate this year.”

Dobbs says one of the best parts of Mr. Cinderfella is that it makes the audience laugh.

“It’s always a very fun event,” said Dobbs.

Mr. Cinderfella

TODD MILLERCollegio Writer

Someone call the Federal Railroad Adminis-tration because I haven’t seen something stick to rails like this since arcade shooter games. I know romantic comedies have a formula, but at least most of them try to mix things up, even if they don’t do so successfully. However, “This Means War” was so bland and predictable that I had the whole movie fi gured out in 15 minutes.

The movie is about FDR Foster (Chris Pine) and Turk Henson (Tom Hardy), two partners in the CIA. When their mission in Hong Kong goes south, the two are “grounded” and stuck at home for several days. While stuck at home, Henson meets Lauren Scott (Reese Witherspoon) through an online dating website and he takes her out on a date. Shortly thereafter, Foster runs into Scott and he too falls for her. The fi lm centers on these friends competing to win the heart of Scott without her learning that the two men she’s dat-ing know each other. This could have been done in almost any setting, but the writers made the

men CIA agents so they could use their access to spying technology to follow the other’s courtship with Scott. The CIA angle also allowed the writers to create a side-plot involving Heinrich (Til Sch-weiger), an international criminal seeking revenge on the two agents.

The movie could have been fantastic, given the premise but it stuck with the rom-com genre so much that it fell apart into a shoddy mess.

For the most part, the characters were over-the-top and unrealistic. How Scott could’ve been distressed over dating two people, when she didn’t even like one of them at fi rst, doesn’t come across as believable. I could buy her falling for Henson but Foster winning her over seemed forced and unbelievable.

This movie could be considered analogous to a handcar — it was stuck fast to a rail, often forced in one direction.

The “action plot” of the movie (if you could call it that), probably takes up 10 percent of the fi lm, yet it encompasses the climax in a way that suggests the audience would care about it. I will say that Heinrich’s revenge plot keeps this movie

from being another generic, romantic comedy. However, it isn’t enough to keep the fi lm from being a failed attempt at a rom-com. The movie spent so little time on the Heinrich subplot that it barely impacted the movie. The climax felt as though it were thrown together at the last minute because they were stuck with the subplot.

The movie is supposed to be a “romantic comedy,” but it isn’t that romantic. So much time is focused on the competition between the two agents that it could pass as a comedic spy movie about courtship. Usually a romantic-comedy can survive a shoddy plot if it does a good job with the romantic element. But, “This Means War” is not one of those fi lms.

I am easily amused, but I could count the num-ber of times I laughed on one hand. The fi lm tries to be funny, but it consistently falls short while missing several opportunities for laughs. The closest the fi lm gets to comedy is through Scott’s friend Trish (Chelsea Handler). Trish is raunchy and her over-the-top characteristics often made the movie a little more bearable.

This means nothing good

CARL BACHUSCollegio Writer

Indie music can be weird sometimes and there’s no better example of that than the new release “Some Nights,” by the group Fun. The group has at-tracted an entirely new fan base with the popularity of its single “We Are Young.” Sadly, none of the album’s other of-ferings adds the same amount of fl air. “Some Nights” is plagued with inconsis-tencies. Though it offers a decent collec-tion of material, the album feels chunky and disorganized.

If there were one word to describe “Nights,” it would most likely be disconnected or incongruous. I’m not saying the songs aren’t good in their own right, but it just doesn’t fl ow as an album. The songs shouldn’t sound the same, but there should be some sort of progression that leads to a wrap-up of the album. But “Some Nights” is all over the place, which is odd because Fun.’s previous album, “Aim and Ignite,” had a constant progression1. The new album sounds like a greatest hits album for songs you’ve never heard before. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it is when there is little to no progression.

The album shares a strong like-ness with “4” by pop singer Beyoncé Knowles, and “Some Nights” shares the same producer, Jeff Bhasker, as Knowles’ album. Tracks like “We Are Young” and “All Alright” bear a resemblance to Knowles’ tracks, “Rather Die Young” and recent hit “Party.” The difference is in the background. Even though the tracks in “4” differ wildly, they all represented a different facet of her career. Conversely, “Some Nights” has only one song reminiscent of its pre-decessor while the rest sound like they are from different bands.

Stripped down, however, a good por-tion of the songs work very well on their own. The meat of the album mostly ap-pears on the front end, like the two title songs and the dulcet, icy track, “Why Am I the One.” “Some Nights” offers a few gems but it never lives up to the “bring it – I’m young,” drums-of-war feeling that gives “We Are Young” its staying power.

The rest of Fun.’s sophomore effort falls into the same, generic, indie-pop-rock sound that has come to defi ne labels like Fueled by Ramen as a caricature of the genre. It’ll be a big deal for the hipsters until some newer band comes along to usurp the same sound, a curse that has befallen once-decent acts like Paramore and Panic! At the Disco. Overall, I’d say “So long fun., we hardly knew you,” but really, we didn’t know you at all.

Fun.’s sophomore effort falls short

THIS MEANS WAR 2012

Photos by Kaitlyn Doherty

Jeremy Donahue, junior in plastics engineering, repre-senting Phi Sigma Kappa hugs former Mr. Cinderfella Tim Spears, junior in communication, during the 2012 Mr. Cinderfella competition held in the Crimson and Gold Ballroom on Tuesday, February 21. The event was hosted by Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority.

Representing Panhellenic, James Saltat, sopho-more in construction management, models his bikini during the swimsuit portion of the Mr. Cinderfella competition.

During the talent portion of the Mr. Cinderfel-la competition James Saltat, left, construction management sophomore performs Disney’s “A Whole New World” with a selected audience member.

Jeremy Donahue, junior in plastics engineering, representing Phi Sigma Kappa performs a dance routine to Disney’s “Mulan” during the talent por-tion of the Mr. Cinderfella competition.

Ellen Wieberg, freshman in communication, assists “Princess Sophia”, Logan Qualls, freshman in psychology education, in getting dolled up for the Mr. Cinderfella competition held in the Crimson and Gold ballroom on Tuesday, February 21.