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Parker named Pioneer Broadcaster
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Community Affairs Director, Carol Parker, is the recipient of the annual
Pioneer Broadcaster Award. The award, presented on today on campus,
honors a person who has made a significant contribution to the
development of local broadcasting. Carol Parker was born and raised in
Joplin, Missouri. Carol has been the hostess of "The Carol Parker
Show" and Community Affairs Director of KSN-TV since 1973.
Her public affairs program features interesting guests from the
community, cooking, and location shoots. Carol has interviewed a wide
variety of celebrities over the years, including Bob Hope, Dennis
Weaver, Willard Scott, Don Johnson, NBC reporter Lisa Meyers and
countless others. Carol attended Joplin Junior College and the
University of Arkansas. She has published several cookbooks and received
numerous awards from a wide variety of community groups, including the "Woman
of Achievement Award for Contribution in Communication."
The award is an annual presentation made by the Department of
Communications at Missouri Southern, as part of the Media Showcase Day
activities.
Silveria to speak on alcohol awareness
Thanks to a joint effort between Missouri's First Lady Lori Hauser Holden and the Century Council, a national not-for-profit organization funded by America's leading distillers, Missouri Southern will host Brandon Silveria at 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 27 in Webster Hall Auditorium. Brandon Silveria is a young man who, at age 17, was involved in a near fatal crash after drinking at a high school party. After enduring a coma for nearly three months and another three years of painful rehabilitation, Brandon and his father Tony tour America's schools on the behalf of the Century Council. Brandon's story has been featured on nationally syndicated "Rescue 911" and "Leeza." NBC's "Today Show" developed a special segment on the Siverias, which was aired to coincide with prom and graduation season. The appearance by Brandon Silveria is free and open to the public."Legacy Day" tomorrow at MSSU
The Alumni Association will host "Legacy Day" tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 25 on campus. The day includes special classes for children 5-13 and alumni and free admission to a Missouri Southern football game.
A total of 92 children ages 5-13 will participate in the event that begins at 1:30 p.m. in Billingsly Student Center. The children will get a firsthand look at some of the exciting possibilities that Southern has to offer. For the first time, Teacher Education majors from MSSU's Education Department representing a variety of campus organizations will be teaching all classes in which the children take part.
- Children Ages 5-7 will learn "A Jungle of Fun" and will make Lion masks to wear to the game. They will learn about animals by playing games and other activities for that age group. Additionally, they will have their photos taken with the Lion mascot and make tote bags to take home all of their crafts
- Legacies in the 8-10-year-old category will learn to make all types of books, after they compose the story. Book styles include: Poof, house, and five-flap, four-flap and three-flip books. They will tell Halloween stories and make "ghost" spiders - spiders that are white.
- Ages 11-13 will learn about diversity by being blindfolded and having to make a peanut butter sandwich. They will then take turns using a wheelchair to see what constraints some people face in their daily lives. After they complete that class, they will trace their bodies and make mosaics of themselves, using pre-cut pieces of tissue paper.
At 4:30 p.m., Student Alumni Association (SAA) members will take Legacies to Touchdown Alley, where they will meet their parents. All Legacies will receive free t-shirts and pre-made SAA decorated hats similar to the ones that many of the "gang green" students at MSSU have been wearing to the games. The event will conclude with free admission and concession stand coupons for Legacies and family members for the Lions' football game against PSU.
"This is an effort to establish a link with area children of MSSU alumni," commented Lee Elliff Pound, director of Alumni Affairs. "It's important that the children of MSSU alumni are aware of the opportunities that the university holds for them."
Debaters compete at Creighton
Missouri Southern's Speech and Debate Squad competed in the Creighton Double-Up tournament Oct. 16-19 in Omaha, Neb. Twenty-one schools from ten states took part. Over 50 debaters participated in divisions of Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate. In LD debate, Jason Edgar, senior from Aurora, went 4-2 and qualified for elimination rounds. He was upset in the round of 16 by a debater from the University of Nebraska. Jeremy Hollingshead, senior from Webb City, qualified for elimination rounds with a record of 5-1. He went from the round of 16 to the final where he beat a Central Missouri State University debater on a 5-0 decision. Hollingshead also won 3rd place for Individual Speaking. In parliamentary debate, among 36 teams, Jason Edgar and Bonnie Leiby, senior from Rocky Comfort, qualified for elimination rounds with a record of 4-2. They were defeated in the round of 16 by a team from Colorado State. The MSSU speech and debate squad next heads to Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo. Oct. 30-31. Leiby and Edgar are now qualified for the parliamentary debate national tournament, according to Kelly B. Larson, Forensics Director.Orchestrated history
This season, the Joplin Museum Complex will kick off its Community Exhibit with a free concert by the MSSU Jazz Orchestra. The ever-popular 18-piece band, conducted by Phillip Wise, Music, will perform in Cox Hall at the Joplin Museum in Schifferdecker Park at 7th and Schifferdecker on the west side of Joplin. The exhibit will feature the actual musical instruments members of the community used to play as well as a look at the Joplin Pro Musica, the Blast from the Past and other Joplin musical events. The doors open at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Admission is free and refreshments will be served, according to John Knapp, Geophysics.
Annie Baxter Award ceremony next week
A woman making a significant contribution to the role of women in government and politics will receive the 14th Annual Annie Baxter Award during a dinner ceremony at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28, at in Room 310 of the Billingsly Student Center. Annie Baxter was the first woman elected to countywide office in Missouri. She won the post of Jasper County Clerk in 1890. The Helen S. Boylan Foundation and the MSSU Social Sciences Department sponsor the award.Upward Bound supplemental grant
Susan Koepke, Upward Bound, says UB was recently informed that it would receive a supplemental grant under the Participant Expansion Initiative. The supplemental grant will be used to increase the number of participants from 50 to 60. These 10 additional participants need to be exclusively from East Newton or Galena High Schools, as well as meet specific criteria involving GPA and state assessment test scores. In order to receive the supplemental grant, UB had to write an additional grant proposal demonstrating that the target schools had at least 50% of students eligible for free lunch and had the greatest need by students with low GPAs or low state academic achievement in math or English/language arts.
Approximately 18 Upward Bound students will be on campus today, shadowing MSSU students. Susan says if one of the UB students is in your class please welcome them to campus.
Japanese film featured
The Contemporary Foreign Film series feature for tonight, Friday, Oct. 24, is Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (Japan/France 2001, 119 min.). According to Facets, the film, directed by Japanese auteur Shohei Imamura, is a “charmingly bizarre slice of magic realism. . . an engaging variation on the male mid-life crisis movie.” The film follows an unemployed, middle-aged man who encounters a senile fortune-teller and her beautiful granddaughter, who has a unique, intriguing physical condition that involves the flow of gallons of replenishing water. The film will be shown at 7 p.m. in Webster Hall 105. The showing is free and open to the public.
Shots available Monday
The Health Center in Kuhn Hall will give the remainder of the flu shots between 1-3 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27. Claims will be filed for college health insurance. Family members on the insurance can have it billed, those not on the insurance can pay $15. The cost for students is $5. Shots will be provided until vaccine runs out on a first come, first serve basis. No appointment is necessary. For additional information, contact Melanie Epperson, Health Center, at ext. 9323.
Martha Redbone to appear at MSSU
Don't miss rising star Martha Redbone "Live" in concert at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30 at Taylor Performing Arts Center at MSSU. Martha is in concert promoting her album Home of the Brave. The concert, co-sponsored by the Native American Student Association, costs $7.50 in advance for Southern faculty/staff/students or $8 at the door for students and $11 for the public. For tickets, visit the BSC ticket office or call May Doll, Student Services, at ext. 9366.
A ghoulish good time at McCormick Hall
McCormick Hall, on the campus of Missouri Southern, will open its doors once again for Safe Halloween. Bring the family and trick-or-treat inside! Carla Fairbanks, Residence Hall Director, says the fun will take place from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31. All area youth are invited to come and join in on the fun! For questions, please contact McCormick Hall office at 659-4190. The Residence Hall Association, Campus Activities Board and Sodexho Food Management sponsor Safe Halloween.Spooky radio quiz, readings
Halloween is coming soon, so take the 88.7KXMS Classic Movie Monster Challenge at www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=7165291588. Also tune in to 88.7KXMS at 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. for the 1993 re-recording of the 1935 film score to "The Bride of Frankenstein." Jeff Skibbe, KXMS General Manager, says the hour will feature, Tales of Edgar Allan Poe as told by Basil Rathbone and Vincent Price.
Cuban-American couple from Joplin to speak
Born in Holguin, Cuba, Joplin attorney Aldo Dominguez came to the U.S. in 1965. His wife, Diana, moved to the U.S. from Pinar del Rio, Cuba in 1988; the couple married six years later. They will speak at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31 at Webster Hall Auditorium. The appearance by the couple is part of "The Cuban Semester," sponsored by the MSSU Institute of International Studies. Aldo Dominguez, who received his Juris Doctorate from the Creighton University School of Law in 1988, is the only Spanish-speaking attorney in Southwest Missouri dedicated to representing the Hispanic population. He was featured nationally on NBC's "Hispanic Today" program in October 2001. Mr. and Mrs. Dominguez will discuss a variety of issues including:- How they maintain communications with their Cuban relatives.
- How they maintain Cuban traditions with their two young children.
- Their respective families' flights from communism.
- Their impressions of the current situation in their homeland.
Mastroianni, Cardinale star in Italian film
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Bell' Antonio, starring Marcello Mastroianni and Claudia Cardinale
(pictured right), is the 4th program in the 42nd Annual International
Film Festival presented by the Missouri Southern Film Society. The film
will be shown at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 28 in Matthews Hall Auditorium
on the MSSU campus.
Mastroianni plays and upper-class Sicilian, Antonio, caught between the demands made upon masculinity by a society that, on the one hand, cannot forgive sexual failure, and, on the other, prizes nothing more than virginity. Being victimized by his attractiveness, he fulfills with honor the duties of the Sicilian male in most situations but is incapable of making love to those few women who are high-born, pure and marriageable
Financial assistance for this project has been provided in part by the MSSU Institute of International Studies. Single admissions at the door are $2 for adults and $1.50 for senior citizens or students.Hazardous waste collection this weekend
Mike Kennedy, Biology/Environmental Health, reminds faculty and staff that the Joplin Household Hazardous Waste collection is set for next Friday and Saturday, Oct. 24-25. The Environmental Health Club will be assisting at the site from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The City of Joplin Recycling Center is located at 1310 West A Street. Almost all "recyclable" materials including newspapers, magazines, glass, shopping bags will be accepted, along with hazardous waste, including lawn and garden chemicals, household cleaners, batteries, etc. Although paint will not be accepted, a solution to solidify paint will be available.Bookstore special!
Crewneck Sweatshirts 20% off original price. Friday, Oct 24 at the Bookstore.
Pachanga coming Saturday, Nov. 8
Mark your calendar today for the International Club's upcoming International Dance, "Pachanga," to be held Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., in the Conner Ballroom. Patricia Udell, Music, invites everyone to enjoy a lively night complete with dance demonstrations, contests, international prizes, snacks, and the best dance music from around the world. $5 at the door/ $4 in advance. For information call 625-9871.
Al Cade, School of Education, says approximately eighty students and faculty attended a reading seminar sponsored by the Missouri Southern Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa Tuesday, Oct. 21. Guest Author, Dr. Rosemary Potter addressed the group on her research/book concerning technical reading. Dr. Potter has spent the last twenty years integrating reading instruction with various aspects of technology.
Doug Carnahan, Dean of Students, recently made a presentation to Student Affairs professionals at the Missouri College Personnel Association's annual conference in Columbia, Mo. Carnahan's topic was "Managing Student Services in Tough Times."
Gerald T. Schlink, Biology, and Dennis Herr, Computer Information Science, attended a conference on Teaching Biology with Bioinformatics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The conference selected 100 educators nationwide for their potential involvement in this area of study. Major discussion centered on how to best prepare students for a multidisciplinary approach to Bioinformatics for the twenty-first century. The conference was sponsored by the National Science Foundation, SUN Microsystems, and Geospiza, Inc.
Allen Merriam, Communications, says the annual Freedom Fund banquet, sponsored by the Joplin chapter of the NAACP, will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 25 in the Billingsly Student Center. The keynote speaker will be Bob Myers of the Kansas City office of the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Tickets for the buffet dinner are $15 and may be purchased at the door.
An interview with Art Saltzman, English, published in Contemporary Literature has been reprinted in a new book, Conversations with William H. Gass, edited by Theodore G. Ammon (University Press of Mississippi).
Maryann Weber, Communication & Foreign Languages, presented at paper titled "Cinematographic Techniques and Narrative Structure in Kitia Touré's Destins parallèls" at the Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association convention in Missoula, Montana Oct. 8-12.
To Benefit a Good Cause: Toner cartridges from printers, FAX machines and copiers are being collected for Mark Twain Elementary School in Carthage. Please send cartridges to Alumni Association through campus mail or call ext. 9355 to have them picked up.
For Sale: Prom dresses. One is size 7/8, blue, bought $270, used only once, very nice, asking $150. The other, received as a gift, was never used and is brand new. The dress is beige, size 7/8, asking $180. Call ext. 9681.
For Sale: 1996 Honda Passport, bright red with gray interior. 100,000 miles, air, tinted windows, 5 speed, tires have about 3,000 miles on them, flip-up sunroof, cassette and CD player. Must sell, $ 4,999. Please call 649-7146 or ext. 9316.
Garage Sale: Friday, 7:30 a.m. to ?, Oct. 24, 2111 New Jersey, Joplin. Chest of drawers, typewriter, kitchenware, boys clothes sizes 7 to 14 (name brand). Boys shoes, women's medium-sized clothing, men's clothing, women's shoes, mens shoes, toys and lots of miscellaneous.
For Sale: Adorable miniature schnauzers for sale. Registered. $225. Call (417) 649-6685.
For Sale: Remington 1100 automatic shotgun. $225. Call ext. 9730.
For Sale: 1993 Honda Civic DX, 4-door, 5-speed. 83000 miles. Runs great, very reliable and gets excellent mileage. Original owner. Needs minor paint work. $2,500. Call ext. 3061.
Free: Hotpoint 30" electric range with self-cleaning oven, almond color. Call Barbara at ext. 9343 or 782-0169.
Those planning to attend any performance or other group activity requiring accommodations for a disability should contact the sponsoring party at least 72 hours in advance. If sponsoring parties' names/numbers mentioned in "Accents!" are not clearly stated, contact ext. 9399 or ext. 9506 for clarification.
