I’m Jason
Bredehoeft,
designer and
visual communicator.
I have a high interest
in sports and data
visualization. I have a low
ability to actually play them.
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JASON BREDEHOEFT
EXPERIENCE
Columbia Missourian
January 2015-Present
Page and Info Graphics Designer
— Designs news and sports fronts and info graphics for publication according to
Missourian style
— Works with reporters, editors, photographers and designers to coordinate and
produce a daily newspaper for circulation over
6,000 copies
Vox Magazine
January 2015-Present
Page Designer
— Designs and organizes cover and feature pages for publication according to
Vox style
— Coordinates with a team of reporters, editors, photographers and designers to
publish a weekly magazine for circulation over 6,000 copies
Columbia Police Department
July 2014-Present
Public Information Technician
— Assists Public Information Officers with responding to the press on a weekly basis
— Records and edits police training videos, photographs community events, designs
public information, event and safety fliers
— Posts warrants, events, updates and more on official social media pages
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EDUCATION
University of Missouri — Columbia
Missouri School of Journalism
Bachelor of Journalism
Emphasis in Design
— Relevant Coursework: Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Economics, Advanced
publication design, Convergence reporting, Communications law, Spanish, Web
design, Information graphics
— Minor: Business
— Extracurricular:
Reporter for the 2014 China Open tennis tournament held in Beijing,
China
Assistant designer for the 2015 Missouri Urban Journalism Workshop
SKILLS
InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
Premiere Pro
Final Cut Pro X
HTML5, CSS3, Javascript
Social Networking
Photography
Information Graphics
AP Style
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COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN
Page 4B — THURSDAY, June 11, 2015
I-70 Showdown
Photos and text by Taz Lombardo
The Kansas City Royals will sit atop the American
League Central Division come Friday, meaning this
weekend will be the second time in 2015 that they face
the St. Louis Cardinals with both teams in first in their
respective divisions.
During the previous 2015 series, played on May
22-24, the teams competed with the two best records
in Major League Baseball. The Royals won two, and the
Cardinals took the final game of the series.
With both teams making playoff appearances in
2014 and continuing that success through the first
third of the 2015 season, Missourian photographer
Taz Lombardo went in search of Cardinals and Royals
superfans in mid-Missouri to share their thoughts on
this friendly rivalry and show some memorabilia they’ve
collected over the years.
Highlighting all 13 Royals
and Cardinals All-Stars
COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN
TUESDAY, July 14, 2015 — Page 3B
MLB ALLSTAR GAME
St. Louis Cardinals
MISSOURI’S
Kansas City Royals
MAJOR
RHP Carlos Martinez
W-L
ERA
10-3
2.52
1st selection
Don Boes, 66, lives in Jefferson City and has been a Royals season ticket holder for 31 years
since 1984. “It happened when I was in college,” Boes said. “I went to school at Warrensburg
and grew up a Cardinals fan, but you know I’m a baseball fan. I had so many Cardinals fans
friends that badmouthed the Royals, and I just couldn’t see why. They’re both Missouri teams,
one in each division, what’s the problem? It kind of got to the point where it’s kind of like your
parent tells you you can’t date somebody; well you end up wanting to date them more. That kind
of pushed me. It got to the point where I was defending them all the time, so I went 100 percent.”
WHIP
K
1.22
113
John Thessen, 55, lives in incorporated town of Taos near Jefferson City and saw the Cardinals
for the first time in 1972 in a game against the Dodgers. “I’ve been listening to them (on the
radio) since I was around 8,” Thessen said. “I’d finally talked my mom and dad into bringing me
(to his first game). I had to wear them out; it took a few years. I was always listening to the
radio, but seeing the field and everything for the first time it was like wow, this is it. I’ve been
going ever since.”
SS Jhonny Peralta
AVG
HR
.298
13
3rd selection
Salvador Perez is Don Boes’s favorite current Royal. “My God,” Boes said. “This guy
can throw them out from the crouched position, pick em off from his knees; he’s
like Yadier (Molina) in his younger days.” Molina, 32, is now in his 12th season as
the catcher for the Cardinals. Perez, 25, is in his 5th season as the catcher for the
Royals.
RBI
OBP
46
.355
LEAGUE
MAFIA
Missouri Major League teams will field
13 players tonight during the MLB AllStar Game in Cincinnati. The Royals
are sending a franchise record seven
players, headlined by catcher Salvador
Perez, making his third appearance.
Royals left fielder Alex Gordon was
slated to start for the American League
before a groin injury sidelined him last
week. The Cardinals have a duo of AllStar veterans, catcher Yadier Molina and
left fielder Matt Holliday, both getting
their seventh selection. Holliday will miss
tonight’s game after sitting out for over a
month with a quadriceps injury.
John Thesen said his favorite bobble head is of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina
and his seven Gold Glove and three Platinum Gloves awards, which sits in his 2011
World Series shrine. Thessen calls Molina the best catcher in baseball, but also
said, “Perez won it last year; I think he’ll get there, too.” Salvador Perez currently
has two Gold Gloves.
ERA
WHIP
K
0.87
44
CF Lorenzo Cain
AVG
HR
.316
8
1st selection
RBI
OBP
42
.373
LF Alex Gordon
National League starters
LF Matt Holliday
AVG
HR
.303
3
7th selection
RBI
OBP
26
.417
Left Field
Joc Pederson
Dodgers
HR
RBI
OBP
39
.394
Right Field
Bryce Harper
Nationals
Second Base
DJ LeMahieu
Rockies
C Salvador Perez
AVG
Starting Pitcher
Zack Greinke
Dodgers
Third Base
Todd Frazier
Reds
John Thessen purchased the third base from the final game he attended at old
Busch Stadium for $400 on October 6, 2005. “I remember the arches in the old
stadium; there were 96 of them,” Thessen said. “At the start of the year they had
81 banners in the stadium for the last 81 home games.” The day Thessen purchased
the base was after those 81 games, during the playoffs.
AVG
.279
11
3rd selection
Center Field
Andrew McCutchen
Pirates
Shortstop
Jhonny Peralta
Cardinals
Since 2006, Don Boes has had custom license plates made for his two cars, the
first reading “1985 KC” and the other (not pictured) reading “RYLS’ 85.” His primary
car, a Hyundai Elantra, is royal blue.
RHP Wade Davis
SV
9
0.46
1st selection
HR
.262
15
3rd selection
RBI
OBP
38
.273
First Base
Paul Goldschmidt
Diamondbacks
C Yadier Molina
AVG
HR
.284
2
7th selection
RBI
OBP
32
.323
Catcher
Buster Posey
Giants
SS Alcides Escobar
AVG
American League starters
HR
.290
2
1st selection
RBI
OBP
33
.327
Center Field
Mike Trout
Angels
A 1985 World Series display hangs in Don Boes’s basement June 1. Boes laughed
as he discussed the famously disputed game 6 of the 1985 World Series. “They
still can’t forget 1985,” Boes said of Cardinals fans. “I chuckle when I hear them
talk about that because it just hurts so bad, but it’s time to forget about the past.”
Thessen said, addressing that controversial game: “The Cardinals fans, me included,
were pretty bitter about that for a few years. If we would’ve had instant replay in
’85, we’d probably have another World Series.”
John Thessen purchased a set of seats from old Busch Stadium after it closed in
2005, spending $470 for the set. Thessen said he received a postcard saying that
the old Busch Stadium seats would go on starting April 16 at 9 a.m. “As soon as I
got that, I put my order in right then.”
Left Field
Adam Jones
Orioles
RHP Trevor Rosenthal
SV
ERA
26
1.49
1st selection
WHIP
K
1.18
45
Third Base
Josh Donaldson
Blue Jays
A photo story covering two die
hard fans prior to the I-70 Series.
Right Field
Lorenzo Cain
Royals
Shortstop
Alcides Escobar
Royals
Second Base
Jose Altuve
Astros
Starting Pitcher
Dallas Keuchel
Astros
RHP Kelvin Herrara
SV
ERA
0
1.95
1st selection
WHIP
K
0.95
37
First Base
Miguel Cabrera
Tigers
Designated Hitter
Nelson Cruz
Mariners
RHP Michael Wacha
W-L
ERA
10-3
2.93
1st selection
WHIP
K
1.10
86
Catcher
Salvador Perez
Royals
3B Mike Moustakas
AVG
All stats via MLB.com
HR
.297
7
1st selection
RBI
OBP
31
.353
6
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SECTION B, Wednesday, July 8, 2015
The Royals made two big moves at the
trade deadline.
RAYS 5 — ROYALS 9
1
Royals win day game on Orlando’s grand slam
By DAVE SKRETTA
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Paulo
Orlando was biding his time in TripleA, hoping to be recalled by the Royals
when the rosters expand in September, when he got a call from them over
the weekend.
He was headed back to Kansas City
for the second time this season.
The timing turned out to be perfect.
In his first game back, the Brazilian outfielder hit a grand slam in the
ninth inning off All-Star closer Brad
Boxberger, giving the Royals a 9-5
CARDINALS 3 — CUBS 5
Russell
delivers,
Cubs take
nightcap
2
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Addison Russell hit a tying single and scored
during a three-run rally in the
seventh inning, and the Chicago
Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals
5-3 Tuesday to complete a daynight doubleheader sweep.
The Cubs won the opener 7-4
behind a strong start by Jake
Arrieta then came back late in
the nightcap to beat the NL Central leaders for just the fourth
time in 12 games.
Chicago scored three in the seventh to grab a 4-2 lead. Seth Maness (3-1) got ejected after giving
up the tying single, and replacement Kevin Siegrist threw away
a grounder and allowed two more
runs.
Travis Wood (5-3) pitched a
scoreless seventh. Hector Rondon retired the side in the eighth.
Jason Motte gave up an RBI
single to pinch-hitter Tony Cruz
in the ninth. But he escaped with
Please see CARDS II, page 2B
victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on
Tuesday in the opener of a day-night
doubleheader.
“I just prepared in the minor
leagues and waited for the opportunity,” Orlando said. “Now that I’m
here, I’m just trying every day to stay
here.”
It would be hard for anyone to send
him back for a while.
Boxberger (4-5), added to the AL
roster by Royals manager Ned Yost
on Monday, gave up one-out singles
to Eric Hosmer and Alex Rios before
walking Omar Infante to load the
bases.
Orlando followed by hitting his second career home run into the bullpen
in left field.
“Just one of those days when I
couldn’t make a pitch when I needed
to,” Boxberger said.
The Rays had just tied the game
off Royals closer Greg Holland (3-0),
who allowed a leadoff triple to Kevin
Kiermaier in the ninth but looked as if
he may get bailed out.
Kiermaier slid over the bag and
was tagged, but umpire Chris Segal
ruled he got back in time. The call
stood after a review of four minutes,
12 seconds. Holland then walked Curt
Casali and struck out Grady Sizemore
before a wild pitch allowed Kiermaier
to score the tying run.
That all came after the Royals’ Kelvin Herrera struck out Sizemore and
Joey Butler to leave runners on the
corners in the seventh, Infante drove
in the go-ahead run in the bottom half,
and Wade Davis left runners on first
and third in the eighth.
Alex Gordon homered and Kendrys
Morales drove in a pair of runs for the
Royals, who won despite playing an
Kansas City’s Paulo
Orlando celebrates after
hitting a walk-off grand
slam against Tampa Bay
on Tuesday in Kansas
City, Missouri.
Kansas City’s Edinson
Volquez throws during
the second game of a
doubleheader against
Tampa Bay on Tuesday
in Kansas City,
Missouri.
CHARLIE RIEDEL
The Associated Press
CHARLIE RIEDEL
The Associated Press
St. Louis’ Mark
Reynolds tags out
Chicago’s Dallas
Beeler during game
two of a doubleheader
Tuesday in Chicago.
St. Louis’ Kolten Wong
lies on the ground
after making a catch
during the fifth inning
of the first game
Tuesday in Chicago.
DAVID BANKS
The Associated Press
DAVID BANKS
The Associated Press
unorthodox lineup due to injuries and
other circumstances.
All-Star center fielder Lorenzo
Cain got the game off due to an ailing hamstring. Third baseman Mike
Moustakas missed another game on
the bereavement list. And All-Star
catcher Salvador Perez got the opener
off because he was due to start the
nightcap.
James Loney and Evan Longoria
each homered for Tampa Bay, which
lost for the eighth time in nine games.
Please see ROYALS I, page 2B
RAYS 1 — ROYALS 7
Royals
complete
day-night
sweep
2
By DAVE SKRETTA
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Two
bases-loaded hits. Two wins for
Kansas City in a span of just a few
hours.
Alcides Escobar had a basesclearing double to help them to a 7-1
win over the Rays in the nightcap
on Tuesday.
Along the way, Alex Gordon was
on base eight times with seven hits
and six RBIs, raising his batting
average 18 points to .280. Greg Holland (3-0) and Brandon Finnegan
(2-0) each earned a win in relief,
and the Royals added to their lead
over Minnesota in the AL Central.
“I don’t know if you’re tired,”
Royals manager Ned Yost said with
a grin, “but I am.”
Escobar fell behind 0-2 against
Brandon Gomes (1-4) in the sixth
inning of Game 2 before battling
back to a full count. On the 11th
pitch of the at-bat, Escobar yanked
a fair ball just down the thirdbase line, emptying the bases and
1
Lyons, Cards fall to Cubs in first game of doubleheader
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
to have happened a little differently.
But at the end of the day, you’ve got to
do what you’ve got to do,” Lyons said.
Lyons lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing
three runs and seven hits. He also
walked five, but the Cardinals stayed
in it until the bullpen got pounded in
the eighth.
Rizzo’s two-run drive against
Randy Choate highlighted a four-run
rally after St. Louis pulled within one.
“Normally, four (runs) — with how
we’ve been pitching — is plenty,”
manager Mike Matheny said. “But in
that situation, we had to try and use
some guys that we don’t normally use
when we’re behind.”
Arrieta (9-5) continues to sail along
for Chicago, with a 3-0 record and
1.17 ERA in his past four starts. And
he came through in a big way on the
mound and at the plate as the Cubs
won for the sixth time in eight games.
The right-hander gave up two runs
and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings and
improved to 3-0 in his past four starts.
Arrieta contributed a pair of singles
and scored a run after starting the
season 1 for 33.
Chris Denorfia had two hits and
drove in three runs as Chicago beat
St. Louis for the third time in 11
games. He gave the Cubs 2-0 lead with
a two-run single in the third off Tyler
Lyons (2-1).
Chicago added a run in the sixth
when Arrieta led off with a single
and scored on Marcus Hatley’s basesloaded walk to Jorge Soler.
The Cardinals cut it to 3-2 while
chasing Arrieta in the seventh. Peter
Bourjos hit an RBI double with two
outs and scored on a single by Xavier
Scruggs.
Tony Cruz then chased Arrieta with
locker room, but he was not out of earshot from the roars of the crowd as
it witnessed the Americans explode
offensively for four goals in the opening 16 minutes.
"I decided I couldn't leave the locker room. I stayed in the locker room
because I did not want to jinx it," he
said, only half joking.
Along with the other members of
the equipment management team,
Dell set up for the championship celebration that took place at the final's
conclusion. They helped gather Silly
String and other celebratory necessities for the postgame festivities.
Dell has hopes to continue working with the U.S national team going
forward. He said that he would like
to be with the team when the Olympic matches take place next year in
Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
For now, he is coming back home
to Columbia with a unique experience under his belt as he continues
his role with the Missouri soccer
program.
Supervising editor is Kevin Graeler:
sports@columbiamissourian.com,
882-5730.
Ryan Dell, left,
poses for a
photo with Matt
Owens at the
Canada FIFA
Women's World
Cup. Ryan Dell
is the assistant
equipment
manager for
the USWNT and
Missouri soccer’s
head equipment
manager.
gery last week on a herniated disc.
The injury initially occurred during
the Chiefs’ voluntary offseason program, but Poe aggravated it during a
workout at home on July 8.
Poe had surgery to remove the disc
on July 15.
“He’s not doing a whole lot of
rehab or treatment. He’s just resting,” Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder
said Tuesday as rookies and select
veterans reported to training camp
at Missouri Western. “I’ve told the
coaches we won’t talk about any
more activity with Dontari until we
get out of training camp.”
Poe is expected to report with the
rest of veterans Friday, but he will
spend his time with Burkholder and
the training staff rather than on the
practice field.
Coach Andy Reid said Jaye How-
ard will be first in line for repetitions, but veteran Mike DeVito and
sixth-round pick Rakeem NunezRoches could compete for time.
Asked whether he expects Poe
back for the season opener Sept. 13
at Houston, Reid replied: “I think he
stands a reasonable chance the early
part of the season, whether it’s the
beginning or somewhere early in the
season for his return. You just have
TRADE ROYALTIES
By TOM WITHERS
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Johnny Cueto spent part of his first hours with the Kansas City
Royals running up and down the steps inside an empty Progressive Field.
He’s already on the move as the team’s new ace.
Acquired Sunday in a trade from Cincinnati, Cueto joined his new teammates
for the first time Tuesday and said he’s excited about being a
part of the AL’s best team — one he might make even better.
“I’m very happy and very
proud to be here,” Cueto
said through Royals catching coach Pedro Grifol, who
served as his translator. “I’m The Royals continue their
happy it’s all over. There were hot steak, beating the
times I wondered where I would end Indians 2-1 on Tuesday.
up. I’ve got some friends here, and I’m Page 3B
familiar with the club.”
After driving to Cleveland from Cincinnati,
Cueto, who will wear No. 47, introduced himself around Kansas City’s clubhouse before the Royals continued their series with the Indians. Cueto smiled
easily as he worked the room, knowing he had joined a team with aspirations to
win a World Series after losing to San Francisco in seven games last October.
Later, he was on the field playing catch — a sight that pleased manager
Ned Yost.
“He looks good in blue,” Yost said.
Cueto faced and lost to the Royals earlier this season. On May 19,
he allowed three runs and nine hits in seven innings and came away with
Inside
Royals’ Johnny
Cueto warms up
before a game on
Tuesday in Cleveland.
TONY DEJAK
The Associated Press
Brandon Finnegan
John Lamb
Cody Reed
Johnny Cueto
REDS
ROYALS
Please see CUETO, page 2B
Royals acquire Ben Zobrist from Athletics
The Royals’ newly
acquired Ben Zobrist
celebrates after hitting
a home run against the
San Francisco Giants on
Friday in San Francisco.
BEN MARGOT
The Associated Press
Aaron Brooks
Sean Menaea
to see, see how he recovers.
“It’s a positive thing,” Reid insisted, “and it’s something he needed
to get done, as opposed to have that
other deal antagonize him throughout the season.”
The two-time Pro Bowl selection is
coming off arguably the best season
of his three-year career. Poe had six
Please see POE, page 2B
REDS 4 — CARDS 0
Johnny Cueto joins Royals following trade
By TOM WITHERS
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — Back in college, Ben Zobrist once kicked Ned Yost out of his
apartment.
He’ll now play for Kansas City’s manager.
The Royals made another big addition for the season’s stretch run on Tuesday,
acquiring the versatile Zobrist and nearly $2.6 million from the Oakland Athletics for right-hander Aaron Brooks and minor
league left-hander Sean Manaea.
The 34-year-old Zobrist, an infielder and outfield- ‘I’m already joining a
er, batted .268 with six home runs and 33 RBIs in
team that’s already
67 games for the A’s, who are in last place in the AL
West after three straight playoff seasons.
a great team ... you
He joins a Royals team that leads the AL in wins
and has an eye on winning the World Series after
gotta believe there's
losing in seven games to the San Francisco Giants
going to be a lot more
last October.
Just like that, Zobrist went from a 56-loss team to wins coming over the
a title contender. It’s the second big move in three
next couple months.’
days by the Royals, who acquired ace Johnny Cueto
from Cincinnati on Sunday.
BEN ZOBRIST
“I’m already joining a team that’s already a
Royals outfielder
great team,” Zobrist said. “And the addition
of Johnny Cueto, you gotta believe there’s
going to be a lot more wins coming over the next couple months. I’m
super excited about it.”
During a conference call with reporters, Zobrist recalled an amusing
encounter with Yost. In 2003-04, he was college roommates with Ned Yost
Votto’s shot,
Leake’s arm
pace Reds
past Cards
By R.B. FALLSTROM
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — If that was Mike
Leake’s final turn in the rotation
with the Cincinnati Reds, he ended
with a flourish.
"Now it’s make or break," Leake
said after throwing eight innings of
four-hit ball in a 4-0 victory over
the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday
night. "I mean, that’s either the last
start, or I’m back. It’s three more
days until the deadline, and we’ll see
what happens."
Leake (9-5) allowed four hits
in eight innings to win his fourth
straight start. He allowed just two
earned runs in his last 30 innings for
a 0.60 ERA.
So the asking price might be going
up on a player eligible for free agency after the season.
"I’ve constantly been checking the
updates and seeing what’s happening," Leake said. "Now I’ll go back
to doing that, now that I’m not pitching."
Joey Votto hit a three-run home
run in support of the right-hander,
helping the Reds win for just the
fourth time in 11 games.
Votto is the hottest hitter in the
majors since the All-Star break,
Please see CARDINALS, page 2B
Ben Zobrist
ATHLETICS
Courtesy photo
A rare occurrence; both the Royals
and Cardinals played doubleheaders.
The Rockies send Troy
Tulowitzki to the Blue
Jays in a blockbuster
trade. Page 3B
Chiefs Pro Bowl DT Dontari Poe out after back surgery
By DAVE SKRETTA
The Associated Press
ST. JOSEPH, Missouri — The
wKansas City Chiefs are facing a
potentially devastating loss on
defense, even though training camp
doesn’t begin for veterans until this
weekend.
Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dontari
Poe will miss camp and likely part
of the season after undergoing sur-
a single in front of a diving Denorfia
in left before James Russell struck out
pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter to end
the rally.
But once the Cardinals got back in
the game, it didn’t take long for the
Cubs to break it open.
Dexter Fowler drove an RBI double
off the center-field wall before Rizzo
connected against Randy Choate.
Denorfia added an RBI single against
Miguel Socolovich that made it 7-2.
St. Louis’ Mark Reynolds hit a
two-run homer off Neil Ramirez in
the ninth.
Missouri soccer's equipment manager brings back World Cup memories
By BEN LANDIS
the players and staff. The constant
sports@columbiamissourian.com
movement and busy schedule, he said,
Five tons of cleats, jerseys and was worth it.
other items were needed as the U.S.
"We were really close to them on
women's national soccer team domi- a daily basis. Most of us had been
nated throughout its gold medal run in together prior to the World Cup," he
the recently finished
said. "It was kind of a
World Cup.
big family."
Ryan Dell made
For six city changes
sure everything was ‘We were really close in 35 days, Dell was
ready for the matches,
for the ride. He
to
them
on
a daily along
and ultimately, the celwas there for the final
ebration.
basis. Most of us Sunday in Vancouver,
Dell, Missouri socwhen the U.S faced
had been together Japan and won 5-2 .
cer's head equipment
manager of five years,
"The whole experiprior
to
the
World
was in Canada with
ence was unbelievCup. It was kind of able," Dell said. "To
the national team as
one of its assistant
win against Japan in a
a big family.’
equipment managers.
revenge game ... it was
He was tasked with
a fairy tale."
RYAN DELL
loading and unloading USWNT assistant equipment manager
Dell said he was
more than 250 pieces
more nervous about
of equipment to and
the semifinal game
from the planes and ensuring that the against the top-ranked German team.
equipment was all at the hotel when He said the atmosphere in Vancouver
the team arrived.
felt more like a home game for the
He said he had nothing but positive U.S team.
recollections of the World Cup and the
Dell spent most of the time durcamaraderie that he developed with ing the final match inside the team's
MLB SWAP
SECTION B, Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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CARDINALS 4 — CUBS 7
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Tyler Lyons hung in
even as he struggled with his control.
He could have used a little more support, though.
Jake Arrieta pitched into the seventh inning and also got a career-high
two hits, Anthony Rizzo launched his
16th homer, and the Chicago Cubs
beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 Tuesday in the first game of a day-night
doubleheader.
“I gave us a chance, and obviously,
there were things I would have liked
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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime
Garcia pitches to the Cincinnati Reds
during a game on Tuesday in St. Louis.
If USOC finds a new city, Boston debacle could be forgotten
By EDDIE PELLS
The Associated Press
Embarrassing as the debacle in
Boston may have been, chances are
it will be nothing more than a distant
memory when the vote for the 2024
Olympics finally rolls around.
That’s still more than two years
away, and the U.S. Olympic Committee has seven weeks to replace Boston with a more willing candidate —
one that shows more enthusiasm for
hosting the games and can withstand
the criticism and questions that will
invariably come in a contest against
Paris, Rome, Budapest and others.
Odds are that city would be Los
Angeles, where Mayor Eric Garcetti
has already expressed a willingness
to listen if the USOC does call. San
Francisco and Washington were also
on the short list of the USOC’s group
of domestic candidates.
“We live in an age where people
have pretty short memories,” said
Chuck Wielgus, the executive director
of USA Swimming. “I think there’s
a great desire among people within
international sport to see the Olym-
pics come back to the U.S.”
Putting a U.S. city in play still
seemed like a popular idea among
those gathered in Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, where international Olympic leaders were meeting to vote on
where to hold the 2022 Winter Games.
Because the official deadline to enter
a city for the 2024 Games isn’t until
Sept. 15, the news about Boston wasn’t
taken as a sign the U.S. was out of the
game.
“We always would welcome a bid
from the States. It’s been a long time
since they had a good candidate,” said
IOC executive board member Juan
Antonio Samaranch Jr., of Spain.
The last two candidates have faltered under the weight of their own
missteps, combined with the USOC’s
sometimes-toxic relationship with the
IOC. New York finished fourth out of
five finalists for the 2012 Olympics.
Chicago was last in the running for
2016.
The USOC skipped the 2020 bid
to make sure it got things right this
time around. At a meeting in January,
the board went with Boston, choosing
‘We always would welcome
a bid from the States. It’s
been a long time since they
had a good candidate.’
JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH JR.
IOC executive board member
the new, never-done-this-before candidate over Los Angeles, which has
hosted the Olympics in 1932 and 1984.
San Francisco and Washington were
not in the mix at the end.
It was a grand — some say, inexcusable — miscalculation. How could the
USOC not have gauged the unsteadiness of the bid and the amount of
opposition in Boston?
But the leadership tried to salvage
things by cutting ties in time to get
another city on board.
“In some ways, the USOC said,
‘Let’s see if this works,’” USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny said
of the Boston selection. “They went
down that road. It didn’t pan out like
they hoped. But they’re saying, ‘We
could still salvage something here
and put a decent bid out there.’”
Los Angeles’ proposal incorporated
many of the area’s most famous sites:
Santa Monica beach, Rodeo Drive in
Beverly Hills, the Rose Bowl, the Hollywood sign. The centerpiece would
be an expanded Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which stands as a rarity in the United States since it was
designed to be ringed by a running
track.
There would be hurdles to overcome.
“There is very little appetite in California for public funding of sports
facilities,” said Mark Fabiani, an
attorney for the San Diego Chargers.
But most of the key venues that
would be used at an L.A. Olympics
are already built. And by 2024, there’s
a good chance an NFL team or teams
will have built at least one stadium
that could be up and running.
There could be opposition, although
the lack of an organized group when
the city was first in the mix for 2024
stood in stark contrast to Boston,
where a protest group was already
active and even showed up at a USOC
meeting to hang a banner.
Details have been vague both about
how the city would fund an Olympics
and whether Garcetti would be willing
to sign the host city contract that government leaders in Boston balked at.
Despite those hurdles, Los Angeles
is not a city that needs to be sold on
the Olympics. It has, on the whole,
embraced its previous role as host,
and much has been made about its
ability to run the games on a surplus
and with a minimum of public financing. The 1984 Olympic torch remains
on display at City Hall.
“L.A. is, by its nature, a global city,”
said Los Angeles Councilman Bob
Blumenfield. “It’s a natural fit for
something like the Olympics.”
And if Los Angeles is the USOC’s
choice, then that’s what the IOC voters
will be talking about come September
2017, when the vote goes down.
Not Boston.
“We need to close this chapter,”
Wielgus said, “and quickly move to
the next chapter.”
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D-BACKS 3 — CARDS 4
ROYALS 2 — YANKEES 4
Cards sweep
D-backs with
dramatic win
A-Rod breaks
record, Yanks
sweep Royals
U.S., Swiss target top soccer officials in corruption probe
By R.B. FALLSTROM
The Associated Press
ST. LOUIS — Jason Heyward
shook off a critical error with a
game-tying homer. Peter Bourjos’
legs did the rest to ensure a St.
Louis Cardinals sweep.
Heyward homered to tie it leading off the ninth inning and Bourjos’ slide at the plate upended
catcher Jordan Pachecho resulting
in a throwing error that allowed
the winning run to score in a 4-3
victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.
“I was going in hard, I had no
intention of trying to hurt anybody,” Bourjos said. “I was trying
to make it tough for them to turn a
double play.”
Mark Trumbo homered for Arizona, which has lost nine of its
last 10 against the Cardinals. The
Diamondbacks have re-tooled with
former Cardinals, Tony La Russa
as chief baseball officer, pitching
consultant Dave Duncan and first
base coach Dave McKay.
Pacheco replaced Tuffy Gosewisch, who jammed his left knee
on a groundout in the sixth. Third
baseman Yasmany Tomas threw
home for a force out on Jhonny
Peralta’s grounder against Brad
Ziegler (0-1) and Pachecho tried
for a double play but threw well
above first baseman Paul Goldschmidt’s head after Bourjos’ foot
made contact with his back leg.
Pachecho
had no issue
with the play.
“I
tried
to get out of
there as quick
as I could,”
he said. “He’s
a fast guy.
That’s what
happens when
you
have
speed on the
bases.
“I wish I
could
say
something
about it, but
PETER BOURJOS it was a good
slide.”
Cardinals player
Nick
Ahmed put the
Diamondbacks ahead in the sixth
scoring from first when Heyward
booted the ball on pinch hitter
David Peralta’s RBI single to right.
Heyward popped out to short with
the bases loaded and one out in the
fourth.
“This game’s going to beat you
up at times but you’ve got to put it
past you,” Heyward said. “It’s not
about you, it’s about your team.
“Thank goodness I was able to
tie us up.”
Heyward said he’d been caught
in-between trying to make the
catch on Peralta’s hit.
“I try to catch everything all
the time,” Heyward said. “But at
times I find myself trying too hard
to get there and come up too late.”
Gosewisch twisted and jumped
to avoid a tag on an off-line relay
and “landed on my leg kind of
funny.”
“It probably looked like it was
painful but once I got back inside
and the doctor looked at it, he
‘I was going
in hard, I had
no intention
of trying to
hurt anybody.
I was trying
to make it
tough for
them to turn
a double play.’
Please see CARDINALS, page 2B
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
The Associated Press
This photo depicts six of the nine soccer officials involved in the US Justice Department investigation into corruption at FIFA.
From top left clockwise Jeffrey Webb: Current FIFA vice-president and executive committee member, Concacaf president,
Jose Maria Marin: Current member of the FIFA organising committee for the Olympic football tournaments, Nicolas
Leoz: former FIFA executive committee member and Conmebol president, Eugenio Figueredo: current FIFA vice-president
and executive committee member, Jack Warner: former FIFA vice-president and executive committee member, Concacaf
president, and Eduardo Li: current FIFA executive committee member-elect, Concacaf executive committee member.
GRAHAM DUNBAR
The Associated Press
ZURICH — The U.S. government
launched an attack on what it called
deep-seated and brazen corruption
in soccer's global governing body
Wednesday, pulling FIFA executives out of a luxury Swiss hotel
to face racketeering charges and
raiding regional offices in Miami.
Swiss officials also invaded FIFA
headquarters, seizing records and
computers to investigate whether
the decisions to award World Cups
to Russia and Qatar were rigged.
Scandals and rumors of corruption have dogged FIFA throughout
the 17-year reign of its president,
Sepp Blatter, but he was not named
in either investigation. He is scheduled to stand Friday for re-election
to a fifth, four-year term, and the
organization said the vote will go
ahead as planned, despite the turmoil.
FIFA also ruled out a revote of
the World Cup bids won by Russia
in 2018 and Qatar in 2022.
"We welcome the actions and
the investigations by the U.S. and
Swiss authorities and believe that
it will help to reinforce measures
that FIFA has already taken to root
out any wrongdoing in football,"
Blatter said in a statement. The
organization said it was cooperating fully with the investigation, and
‘Beginning in 1991,
two generations of
soccer officials ... used
their positions of trust
within their respective
organizations to solicit
bribes from sports
marketers in exchange for
the commercial rights to
their soccer tournaments.’
LORETTA E. LYNCH
U.S. Attorney General
one American prosecutor said the
charges were only the beginning.
Some of the biggest names in
soccer said they had complained
for years about corruption in FIFA,
which oversees the world's most
popular sport and generates billions in revenue each year.
"I was treated like a crazy person," former soccer great Diego
Maradona told radio station Radio
La Red in Buenos Aires. "Now the
FBI has told the truth."
Former Brazilian star Roma-
rio, an outspoken FIFA critic, said
"someone had to eventually arrest
them one day."
Authorities conducted earlymorning raids in Zurich at FIFA
headquarters and the five-star
Baur au Lac Hotel. In Miami, FBI
and IRS agents carried computers
and boxes out of the headquarters of CONCACAF, the governing
body of North and Central America
and the Caribbean, whose past and
current presidents were among 14
defendants named in a 47-count
indictment filled with corruption
charges that include wire fraud,
money laundering and racketeering conspiracy.
Swiss police arrested seven
soccer officials at the request of
American prosecutors and threatened them with extradition to the
U.S. Four other soccer and marketing officials and two corporate
entities agreed to plead guilty, and
prosecutors said they agreed to
forfeit more than $150 million in
illegal profits.
"Beginning in 1991, two generations of soccer officials ... used
their positions of trust within their
respective organizations to solicit
bribes from sports marketers in
Please see FIFA, page 4B
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez
checked off another age-old milestone in a comeback season that's
surpassing almost anyone's expectations.
The three-time MVP hit a threerun homer to break Lou Gehrig's
American League record for
RBIs, and the New York Yankees
beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2
Wednesday to finish a three-game
sweep.
"I haven't played a lot of baseball
in the last two years, but I feel like
I'm in a good place. I'm happy. I'm
having fun," said the 39-year-old
Rodriguez, who sat out last season
while serving a drug suspension.
"I think for me in a weird way
the time off was a blessing in
disguise. I was able to get some
rest, change my workout regimen
a little bit. I just feel like I'm in a
better place and more explosive
than I've been."
Michael Pineda (6-2) rebounded from consecutive losses, and
Brian McCann hit a solo shot for
the Yankees, who outscored the
AL champions 23-4 in their first
home sweep of Kansas City since
August 2007.
Coming into the series, New
York had lost six in a row and 10
of 11.
"We responded well, especially after getting swept by Texas,"
reliever Dellin Betances
said.
Mike Moustakas homered
early
for
Kansas
City,
but
Chris Young
(4-1) gave up
both Yankees
long
balls.
The slumping
Royals have
dropped four
straight for
the first time
since
Aug.
28-31, muster- ALEX RODRIGUEZ
ing only five
Yankees player
runs during
the slide.
"A lot of it was Pineda. Some of it
was us right now. We're not swinging the bats. We've cooled off a
little bit," manager Ned Yost said.
Betances allowed an unearned
run in the eighth — he has not
yielded an earned run all year.
Andrew Miller worked a 1-2-3
ninth and is perfect in 14 save
opportunities.
"Our pitchers really showed up
in this series against an offense
that was swinging the bat really
well," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.
Brett Gardner doubled to start
the third, Chase Headley walked
and Rodriguez pulled a line drive
into the left-field corner that
cleared the fence near the 318foot sign.
Earlier this season, A-Rod
passed Willie Mays (660) for
fourth place on the career home
run list. With No. 665 on Wednesday, he ended his season-worst
homer drought at eight games and
‘I haven't
played a lot
of baseball in
the last two
years, but I
feel like I'm
in a good
place. I'm
happy. I'm
having fun.’
Former Missouri football player turns
actor in thriller.
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Missouri defensive backs stress consistency
By MICHAEL MANDELL
sports@columbiamissourian.com
Talk to members of the Missouri
football team’s secondary long enough
and you’re bound to hear the word
“consistency” plenty of times.
Consistency in effort for each play.
Consistency in how they practice.
Even the unit’s depth chart is consistent, for the most part.
The Tigers return three of four
starters, with only Anthony Sherrils
replacing Braylon Webb at strong
safety.
The new guy already has the Tigers’
mentality down pat.
“You have to be consistent — consistent on every down,” Sherrils said.
“That’s the difference between great
safeties and good safeties.”
The Tigers improved immensely in
the secondary last year. After finishing 110th of 126 Football Bowl Subdivision teams in passing yards allowed
two seasons ago, Missouri finished
39th in 2014.
Of the starters who helped the team
make that improvement, the Tigers
return Kenya Dennis, Aarion Penton
and Ian Simon. That continuity has
helped the defensive backs grow even
more confident in their abilities than
they were last season.
“I’m seeing things differently, feeling certain plays out and am able to
see certain things in the offense that I
wasn’t able to see before,” Simon said.
The challenge for Missouri, though,
Field following their team's 21-14
win over Arkansas last November,
the SEC fined the school $25K for
the offense. Missouri's first offense
— a $5,000 fine — came in the 2013
regular-season finale against Texas
A&M.
The new system is expected to be
finalized this week at the SEC spring
meetings in Destin, and there have
been discussions about increasing
the initial fine to $50,000.
That would seemingly create a
huge deterrent for programs and
force them to increase security measures. Then again, it might not solve
the issue.
"There's only so much security
you can put out there," LSU athletic
director Joe Alleva said. "You can't
have armed guards and horses out
there. I hope our fans and all of the
fans in the league will realize it's all
T.J. THOMSON
Missourian
Please see SECONDARY, page 2B
CINE
AARON REISS // Missourian
Max Copeland looked like himself,
which made him the perfect serial
killer.
The former Missouri offensive lineman known for his outrageous personality could soon be known as Roman
Garbi, or “Hack-man,” in a horror film.
No, this isn’t a joke.
Here’s how Copeland explains landing
his first movie role.
“I was just down the street looking
crazy,” Copeland said, “which is my
thing.”
Then a man stopped the big Montana
native on a New York street. Copeland
was sweaty — post-workout.
The man asked if Copeland was an
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actor.
Copeland lied. Let’s see where this
goes, he thought.
Where it went was “Casting Call,” an
Fans rush the
field after
Missouri beat
Arkansas
21-14 at
Memorial
Stadium on
Nov. 28, 2014.
independent horror movie for which
screenwriter Bryan Veney hopes to get
Please see COPELAND, page 2B
TIM TAI
Missourian
Please see RUSH, page 2B
Missouri
safeties coach
Ryan Walters
demonstrates
a drill to
defensive back
Anthony Sherrils
and other
players Monday
at Memorial
Stadium.
will be replacing the one starter they
didn’t return at defensive back. Webb
was a three-year starter, and the
Tigers might miss his leadership.
Sherrils might hit harder than
Webb, but he has a lot to live up to.
“I didn’t really get much playing
time because Bray was so consistent,
so that consistency is something I
want to bring over to my game,” Sherrils said. “He was never injured, and
he was always in the game. I mean, he
was just flawless.”
The possibility that Missouri switches to a 3-4 defense, though, could
threaten that consistency. Switching
from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 defense
The former Missouri football standout has landed a new role
SEC to 'substantially' increase fines for rushing fields, courts
By MARK LONG
The Associated Press
DESTIN, Florida — The Southeastern Conference has been fining
its schools for rushing fields and
storming courts since 2004.
Now, a decade later, those penalties are going up. Way up.
The league plans to "substantially"
increase fines for teams that violate
its on-field policy.
"It's an attempt to change behavior," SEC Commissioner Mike Slive
said. "I think we have changed it considerably, but there are times when
it happens, and I think our folks
thought that the current fine structure is not sufficiently large enough
to be a quality deterrent."
The previous penalties started at
$5,000 for first-time offenders and
increased to $25,000 for second
violations and up to $50,000 fines
for third and subsequent offenses.
After Missouri fans rushed Faurot
Missouri fans shared
their predictions and
memories of the football
team. Page 3B
SECTION B, Tuesday, August 11, 2015
ABOVE: Former Missouri lineman Max
Copeland stars as Roman Garbi a.k.a
“Hack-man” in “Casting Call,” a horror
film concept. Its producers are looking for
funding to create a full-length film.
Photo courtesy of Bryan Veney
RIGHT: Max Copeland was a starter on the
2013 team that went 12-2 while winning
the SEC East division and Cotton Bowl.
“
I don't like carving
pumpkins. I like
smashing pumpkins.”
When Copeland played at Missouri, he
was famous for his wacky quotes. See
some of his best on page 2B.
JULIA SUMPTER
Missourian
Rock Bridge
teammates
fight for
supremacy
By THOMAS SCHREIBER
sports@columbiamissourian.com
After Matt Echelmeier hit a perfectly placed drive on the sixth hole,
his friend and opponent Jack Knoesel
yelled, “Yeah baby!”
Echelmeier and Knoesel used to
be teammates on the Rock Bridge
High School golf team. Last spring as
seniors, they helped anchor the team
to a state championship along with
freshman Hudson Dubinski.
On Sunday, the three were pitted
against each other in the final round
of the Men’s City Championship at the
Country Club of Missouri.
Echelmeier was able to hang at 1
under-par for the three-round tournament while Knoesel (+1) and Hudson
Dubinski (+2) finished right behind
him. They claimed the three best
overall scores in the main division at
the Championship this year.
“They couldn’t
exist
without
each other,” Kno- ‘They couldn't
esel’s instructor
Jake Poe said. exist without
“They’ve had
each other.
some pretty epic
They've had
battles.”
Dubinski and
some pretty
Knoesel started
Sunday tied for epic battles.’
the overall lead
JAKE POE
while
EchelKnoesel’s instructor
meier was one
stroke behind.
Since they were the owners of the
three best scores, the Rock Bridge
trio was paired together for the final
round. Echelmeier went 3 under on the
front nine to take control as Dubinski
faltered. Knoesel fought back, though,
and after 15 holes was only one stroke
off the lead.
In the fall, Knoesel will join the golf
team at the University of Tulsa while
Echelmeier will join his brother Will
Echelmeier who is on the golf team at
Missouri.
“They’ve always been Mizzou fans,”
said Matt Echelmeier’s mother, Ann.
“They’ve always wanted to play golf
for Mizzou.”
Dubinski will try to help Rock
Bridge to another state title in the
spring.
“It’s pretty hard to replace two
(Division I) guys,” Dubinski’s father
John said. “They’ll be pretty young,
but they should be pretty good.”
In the City Championship’s senior
division, David Teel won the crown
for the third time by shooting an even
par for the weekend. The new super
senior division — for golfers 65 and
older — was won by Don Steele, who
shot 18 over-par for the tournament.
ROYALS 4 — TIGERS 0
Johnny Cueto tosses complete game in Royals’ home debut
FIFA officials following deep-rooted
corruption.
By The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Johnny Cueto could not have scripted a
better introduction to the Kansas
City fans.
Cueto threw a four-hitter in his
home debut as the Royals beat the
Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Monday night.
Cueto (1-1) did not allow a runner
past second base, struck out eight
and walked none. It was his sixth
career shutout and second this season.
“The crowd really gave me an
extra boost,” Cueto said with catching coach Pedro Grifol acting as his
interpreter. “This is the most I’ve felt
from a crowd; the intensity is by far
the most.
“I felt really proud the fans were
just feeding me that last little boost
of energy I needed.”
Cueto, who was acquired from Cincinnati on July 26 for three pitching
prospects, received a loud cheer as
he went out for his warmup pitches,
and the standing ovations grew after
every scoreless inning as he walked
to the dugout.
Cueto struck out Anthony Gose on
three pitches to begin the game as
the festive Kauffman Stadium crowd
roared with approval. Sluggerrr, the
Royals’ mascot, appeared wearing a
Cueto-esque mane of dreadlocks.
When Cueto came out for the ninth,
the Kauffman Stadium announced
crowd of 36,672 rose in unison with a
deafening roar that did not stop until
long after he retired Victor Martinez
on a fly ball to right fielder Alex Rios
for the final out.
“A bunch of us were saying in the
eighth inning just watch how loud
this gets when he goes out for the
ninth inning,” said Eric Hosmer, who
had an RBI single in the seventh. “It
was really cool to see and fun to be
a part of it.
“It was pretty fun to see, his first
game as a Royal at the K and hear
the crowd out there in the ninth
inning. It was a fun atmosphere
tonight, a different feel tonight, a lot
of people excited.”
Tigers manager Brad Ausmus
complained to plate umpire Joe West
that Cueto’s delivery was illegal, that
he was stopping in his windup.
“Really, the way the rule reads,
you’re not supposed to even alter
your motion,” Ausmus said. “That’s
the way the rule reads. They don’t
enforce it. Well, he said if he stops
it’s an illegal pitch.”
Tigers lefty Matt Boyd, who was
acquired from Toronto on July 30 in
the David Price trade, gave up three
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Spieth no
loser after
failing at
The Open
THE BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — When
it was over, Jordan Spieth stood off
the 18th green and applauded the
fans who had spent much of their
day applauding him.
They came
by the thousands on a wet
and chilly day,
lured by cheap
TIM DAHLBERG
The Associated Press
tickets and the
chance to see
history. Packed
into huge grandstands and jammed
10 deep against each other on the
finishing fairways, they waited in
the rain, urging the young American to deliver for them once again.
A 50-footer that curled from left
to right before dropping gently in
the hole for birdie on No. 16 set the
stage. Surely there would be more
magic to come and Spieth would
enter the record books as the first
player to win his first three majors
of the year since Ben Hogan did it
62 years ago.
On the 17th tee, Spieth was thinking much the same thing. A par on
the brutal Road Hole and a birdie
on the short 18th would give him
the British Open trophy to add to
those won in the Masters and U.S.
Open.
It would also put him on the brink
of golf immortality, just one win
from the Grand Slam no modern
player has ever won.
“Par-birdie is a perfect way to
finish here,” Spieth said. “And that
would get the job done.”
The Road Hole was playing so
long into the rain and wind that
Spieth couldn’t reach the green in
two. No matter, because he plopped
his pitch just 8 feet from the hole.
“If I stood on 17th tee box and you
told me I had that putt for par on
the hole,” Spieth said later, “I would
have certainly taken it.”
Almost shockingly, he missed it
right. The best putter in the game
didn’t make the one that mattered
the most.
There would be no claret jug for
Spieth, no Grand Slam for golf. A
misplaced drive on the 18th left
him a final putt from the Valley
of Sin that barely missed, ending
Spieth’s chances of getting in what
would have been a four-man playoff.
Zach Johnson would go on to win,
giving the Open a fine champion.
But the sense that something bigger
Photos capturing the African
Children’s Choir’s performance.
COLUMBIA MISSOURIAN
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JON SUPER/The Associated Press
United States’ Zach Johnson poses with the trophy after winning during a playoff at the British Open Golf Championship on Monday at the Old Course in St.
Andrews, Scotland.
A sterling performance
Johnson takes the silver claret, postponing Spieth's dominance
By DOUG FERGUSON
The Associated Press
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Zach
Johnson cradled the silver claret jug
in his arms. Jordan Spieth let it slip
through his fingers.
Spieth was right where he wanted
to be in his spirited bid for the Grand
Slam — tied for the lead with two
holes to go in the British Open, right
after making a 50-foot birdie putt
that made it feel as though he were
destined to win at St. Andrews for his
third straight major.
And he was still there at the very
end Monday, but only as a spectator.
The slam gone, Spieth graciously
returned to the steps of the Royal &
Ancient clubhouse to watch Johnson
finish off a sterling performance of
his own. Johnson rolled in a 30-foot
birdie putt on the 18th hole that got
him into a three-man playoff, and he
United States’
Zach Johnson
kisses the
trophy as he
poses for
photographers
after winning
a playoff at
the British
Open Golf
Championship
on Monday
at the Old
Course in
St. Andrews,
Scotland.
outlasted Louis Oosthuizen and Marc
Leishman to win the British Open.
Johnson described himself as a
“normal guy” from Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, when he won the Masters in
2007.
And now?
“I’m a normal guy from Cedar Rapids ... with a green jacket that has
something that most guys don’t get
to drink out of right now,” Johnson
said, smiling as he looked at golf’s
oldest trophy with his name etched
alongside most of the game’s greatest
players.
Spieth was close to having his name
on that jug. No one ever came closer
to the third leg of the Grand Slam.
He fought back from taking four
putts for a double bogey on No. 8 with
back-to-back birdies. He rolled in that
DAVID J. PHILLIP
The Associated
Press
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Please see SPIETH, page 2B
Thousands of athletes prepare for Special Olympics this week
By JOHN ROGERS
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The first Special
Olympics World Games drew about a
thousand U.S. and Canadian competitors to Chicago for an event designed
to celebrate athletes with intellectual
disabilities.
“It was probably a little on the small
side,” Olympic icon Rafer Johnson,
who welcomed those competitors in
1968, recalled recently with a chuckle, “but it had an unbelievable amount
of enthusiasm.”
Nearly a half-century later, the
games will bring some 6,500 athletes
from 165 countries
people are expectto Los Angeles this
ed to come watch,
The games will bring including Olympic
week to take part
in 25 sports at venmedalist swimsome 6,500 athletes gold
ues across the city.
mer Michael Phelps
from 165 countries to and diver Greg
And Johnson, who
won a gold medal in
Louganis,
basketthe decathlon at the Los Angeles this week to ball great Yao Ming
1960 Olympics, will take part in 25 sports at and even first lady
be there to welcome
Michelle Obama, who
venues across the city. will open the event
them again.
Athletes ages 8 to
Saturday at the Los
71 will compete in
Angeles Memorial
soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, Coliseum, site of the 1932 and 1984
track, roller skating and other sports Summer Olympics.
over nine days. About a half-million
“It’s going to be the largest event
Los Angeles has hosted since the 1984
Summer Olympics, and the largest
sports-humanitarian event in the
world this year,” said Patrick McClenahan, president and chief executive
of LA2015, the nonprofit bringing the
games to LA.
Musicians Stevie Wonder, Avril
Lavigne and others will perform at
the opening ceremonies. The event is
similar to the Olympics that inspired
it, but with a few tweaks.
Athletes will be placed in divisions based on age and skill level so,
for example, a 10-year-old sprinter
doesn’t wind up running against a
Edith Naluwagga, 10, practices singing backstage Wednesday prior to performing at First Baptist Church on East Broadway. She is a member of the African Children's Choir, which is made up of children
representing Uganda. The group travels across the U.S. to raise awareness of the plight of orphaned and destitute African youth.
African
Children's
Choir
Children from Uganda performed traditional
song and dance at First Baptist Church
Story by Tracee Tibbitts/Photos by Loren Elliott
25-year-old. While the top three finishers will receive gold, silver and
bronze medals, everyone will receive
a participant’s ribbon and a chance to
stand on the victory platform.
The games were created by President John Kennedy’s sister Eunice
Kennedy Shriver as a way of allowing
people with intellectual disabilities to
enjoy fuller lives. After years of holding a smaller version in her backyard,
she took them international in 1968.
From that humble beginning, they
have become much more, says Dustin
ABOVE: The African Children's Choir performs a
traditional song and dance at First Baptist Church.
LEFT: Evah Nambatya, director of the African
Children’s Choir, conducts a performance on
Wednesday.
T
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PIRATES 10 — ROYALS 7
Travis Ishikawa drives in four as Pirates fend off late Royals rally
By The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Travis
Ishikawa had three extra-base hits and
drove in four runs as the Pittsburgh
Pirates outslugged the Kansas City Royals 10-7 Monday night.
Ishikawa, who was 1 for 13 with one
RBI in nine games since the Pirates
claimed him on waivers July 5, hit a
two-run double in a four-run second. He
homered in the fifth with Jung Ho Kang
aboard.
A.J. Burnett (8-3) won despite giving
up a season-high five earned runs and
11 hits — including two homers — in his
initial start since his first career trip
to the All-Star Game. The 38-year-old
right-hander pitched out of a bases-load-
ed jam in the second.
The Royals cut the deficit to 8-7 in
the seventh and chased Burnett. Mike
Moustakas homered leading off the
inning. Eric Hosmer had an RBI triple
for his third hit and scored on Kendrys
Morales’ groundout.
Pittsburgh answered with Neil Walker’s two-run triple in the eighth off Luke
Hochevar.
Mark Melancon worked the ninth for
his 30th save in 31 opportunities. He has
converted a franchise-record 28 consecutive saves.
Starling Marte had three hits, one
of three Pirates with multihit games.
Ishikawa doubled twice.
Morales, who hit a two-run homer off
the right-field foul pole in the fifth, tops
the American League with 65 RBIs.
Royals right-hander Yordano Ventura
(4-7) was pulled in the fifth. He gave up
six runs on 11 hits and a walk.
Trainer’s room
RHP Kris Medlen, who had his second
Tommy John surgery in March 2014,
was activated after six rehab starts in
the minors. He made his Royals debut,
giving up four runs and four hits in 3 1-3
innings.
Up next
LHP Jason Vargas will come off the
disabled list and make his first start
since June 8.
Zach Johnson claims British Open
crown.
Kansas City
Royals catcher
Salvador Perez
throws to first
too late for the
double play after
forcing Pittsburgh
Pirates' Andrew
McCutchen out at
home during the
third inning of
a game Monday
in Kansas City,
Missouri.
CHARLIE RIEDEL
The Associated
Press
Hezron
Mutebisteven,
12, left, and
Pius Ssebagala,
11, arm wrestle
backstage
while waiting to
perform.
wo children walked onto the stage of First
Baptist Church on Wednesday night, and each
began to beat waist-high drums.
A few moments later, 16 other children
wearing green and blue traditional African clothing
joined them on stage. With a coordinated drum beat,
the group broke into a rehearsed song and dance.
The African Children's Choir, nine boys and nine
girls between the ages of 8 and 12, is from Uganda
and is touring the country as part of the 30 Years of
Change Makers tour. The choir was hosted by The
Boonslick Chordbusters, a barbershop ensemble. The
Missouri Symphony Society Children's Chorus, the
Self-Contained Barbershop Apparatus and the Boone
County Hams also performed.
Proceeds from the event support the choir and its
partner, Music for Life, which raises money to sponsor
the education of African students. The students have
been performing in the U.S. for the past six months
and will stay for another four, said the Rev. Carol
McEntyre, who emceed the event.
The African Children's Choir sang traditional
African songs mixed with American hymns such as
"This Little Light of Mine" and "He's Got the Whole
World in His Hands."
Carissa Esau, a tour administrator who supervises
the children, said they spend their days studying
science, social studies, math and English and are all
at about a fourth-grade level. They also rehearse for
their performances and attend devotions. The staff
also makes sure they have supervised play time.
"They are really well-behaved, but they know how to
play," Esau said.
"They loved being on the road," she said. "There are
things they miss about home, but they are very excited
to be in America."
The audience was transfixed by the choir's
performance.
"I enjoyed it a lot," said Sheila Joyce, who attended
the concert with her son, Matt Joyce, after someone
gave them tickets as a gift.
"It's where I come from," Aline Nene said. "It's good
to meet them and remember my culture." Originally
from the Congo, Nene's family now lives Columbia
where her father is the pastor of the African worship
service, which is conducted in Swahili, at First
Baptist Church.
"We love it," she said, "and we remember home."
Supervising editor is Tracey Goldner: news@
ColumbiaMissourian.com, 882-7884.
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photo of a line of Golden Girls.
1965 to 2015
New dancers,
same high kicks
The origins, the politics, the boots — 50 years of Golden Girls
all that
GLITTERS
The Golden Girls’
journey from twirlers
to Columbia icons
Missouri Golden Girls celebrate their
50th year of performing. The cover
photo has a classic feel, as if it could be
from any era.
By Adrienne Donica
When Patty Kespohl and her family moved
to Columbia from Pierre, South Dakota, in
1959, she was immediately captivated by the
University of Missouri football team. “I would
walk to the games, sit on the hill, and I knew
then when I was in junior high that it would be
my dream to twirl there,” she says. Five years
later, she was on the field.
For some, the name Kespohl is synonymous
with the Golden Girls. Patty Kespohl spent 38
years helping the famously glittery dance squad
become one of Columbia’s cultural icons. The
truth is Kespohl doesn’t see herself as part of
the squad. “People always wanted to say I was
a Golden Girl, and I really wasn’t,” she says. “I
never auditioned to be a Golden Girl. I was just
in charge of the line (as the featured twirler); that
was part of my responsibility.”
This year marks the 50th anniversary since
the original baton twirlers first donned goldsequined uniforms. In the decades since, the
Golden Girls has changed its identity, won
national recognition in dance competitions and
impacted the Mizzou fan experience.
The squad dates back to 1957 when band
director Charles Emmons created a twirling line
as part of Marching Mizzou. When Alex Pickard
took over for Emmons, he suggested adding a
little more song and dance into the majorettes’
routines. Kespohl, who began coaching the
Golden Girls in 1968, remembers him saying,
“I’m tired of looking at those girls and seeing
them pick up those batons. Why don’t they
just dance?” It started with the Charleston, a
jazz dance move popularized in the 1920s, and
within a few years, the girls were using their
batons less and less. By the 1970s, they had
officially become a dance team.
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An outfit for the ages
1967
Q&A with Sandy Davidson, an original Golden Girl
In the summer of 1964, soon-tobe MU freshman Sandy Davidson
tried out for a spot in Marching
Mizzou’s baton twirling line. She
was wearing a silver-sequined
uniform, an outfit that with a little
tweaking became the squad’s
standard uniform and namesake.
Five decades later, the curators’
teaching professor in the School of
Journalism reflects on her time as a
Golden Girl.
Tell us about your audition for
Marching Mizzou.
Baton twirling is something that
I have loved ever since I was a
little girl. I twirled a fire baton,
so I had a silver-sequined outfit
that I wore. The purpose of the
sequins for me had been because I
wanted something that was flame
retardant. I auditioned for Charles
Emmons and became a baton
twirler for the band. But he also
asked me where I got my outfit.
I gave him the address of the
company down in Louisiana where I
had ordered it, and the next year he
ordered the very same outfit but in
gold sequins.
What was your favorite part about
performing with the squad?
The camaraderie, and that I got
to see a lot of other university
campuses. That was an opportunity
that I would not have had
otherwise. It’s hard for me to
express how much fun it was when
we got to go to the Sugar Bowl in
New Orleans. That is actually one
of the best memories I have of my
college days.
How does it feel knowing that you
helped start what is now a 50-year
tradition at MU?
I do, to be honest, get a kick out of
the fact that people will mention
Sandy Davidson (second from right) sits with her fellow Golden Girls in 1967. “Being a
baton twirler gave me a nice athletic pursuit outside of my studying, and it also gave me
a wonderful group of people to be a part of,” Davidson says.
that to me. Everybody was out
there to have a good time, and I
am pleased that my silver sequins
caught the eye of Charles Emmons.
What do you think it means to be a
Golden Girl?
Well, to me, it was a being part of
Marching Mizzou, which I think is
a wonderful part of our campus
tradition. I considered our marching
band to be a good representative of
the school. I was part of a broader
team. And it certainly gave me
something that was engaging to do
on Saturdays.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, MU LIBRARIES
File photos follow along with the Golden
Girls time line of events.
2015
ABOVE: Making it to the field as a Golden Girl is no easy feat. After several open clinics, formal tryouts for new and
returning members are held each spring. “There’s so many beautiful, talented women there, and they’re all fighting for a
spot on this iconic dance team,” former Golden Girl Cayla Troyer says. “Of course, every year you try out, it seems like you
have more and more to lose if you don’t make it again.” Photo by JUSTIN STEWART
RIGHT: Starting in 1976, the Golden Girls pulled double duty as dancers for the NFL’s St. Louis Cardinals, when the owner
of KMOX radio in St. Louis offered to sponsor the squad’s travel and uniforms. The dancers performed at each home game
and were paid for their time. Ultimately, the gig was too big of a commitment, so Kespohl ended the agreement in 1981.
1979
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Side bar detailing the beginning of the
iconic Golden Girls’ outfits.
1986
1975
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, MU LIBRARIES
ABOVE: In the ’80s, feathered hair was
all the rage. Today’s dancers still have
great hair, but former Golden Girl Cayla
Troyer says its not what people expect.
“I remember people always thinking it,
but we do not wear Bumpits
in our hair,” she says.
TOP RIGHT: For many years the Golden
Girls wore thick sequined leotards that
some complained were very hot
to dance in.
RIGHT: Just before game time, coat-clad
Golden Girls run through their routine.
“On Wednesdays and Fridays (during
football season), we would practice
outside — rain, snow, shine, whatever
the weather — with the band, so we
could go over where we would stand
on the field with the other 300 band
members,” Troyer says. The squad also
had technical practice once a week.
1973
1957
Professor Charles
Emmons, who directed
the band, starts a
twirling line with two
featured twirlers and
six to eight majorettes.
1965
The twirlers begin
wearing goldsequined leotards
that become the
inspiration for the
squad’s name.
1966
Alex Pickard takes over as band director and
introduces more dancing into the twirling
line’s routine. “That was a big deal,” former
coach Patty Kespohl says. “We went through
the years that twirlers had to dance and
dancers had to hold a baton. It was really
awkward for them.”
1968
Kespohl, the featured
twirler from 1964
through 1968,
becomes the first
coach for the Golden
Girls in the fall.
#SquadGoals
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He’s with the band
Jonny Lang lives the classic
rock ‘n’ roll story
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Glam rocker
Costume designers offer a
backstage pass to Hedwig’s looks
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Hard-hitting rugby star talks
about life as a Black Sheep
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CITIZEN JANE IS
BREAKING THE MOLD
The annual fest shines
a spotlight on women
filmmakers as the
world takes notice
A male director’s mold shattered across
the floor, opening the feature.
At the eighth annual Citizen Jane Film Festival,
women are shattering norms
The annual Citizen Jane film festival
breaks the mold of the traditional film
industry by featuring only films produced
by woman.
T
he Jane Does of America
represent unknown and
nameless women. But at the
Citizen Jane Film Festival,
the moniker takes on new meaning. It
becomes one of visibility and ownership.
This weekend in Columbia,
filmmakers and festivalgoers will be part
of a larger discussion about storytelling
and women in the film industry. It’s a
conversation that’s already happening
in major geographic hubs. In New York,
Meryl Streep is funding The Writers
Lab, which is designed to support
female screenwriters older than 40.
In Los Angeles, actors such as Reese
Witherspoon and Lena Dunham are
insisting they be asked questions of
substance on the red carpet using the
hashtag #AskHerMore.
The dialogue is also rumbling at
Citizen Jane, and the reverberations can
be felt across the country. This year the
fest’s programming board received a
record number of film submissions with
927 entries, compared to 401 last year.
In September, Citizen Jane was named
one of the 25 coolest film festivals in the
world by MovieMaker Magazine.
The momentum is strong enough
that even a major leadership change
could not slow the fest. Three weeks
ago, Paula Elias stepped down from
her position as the executive director
of Stephens College’s Citizen Jane
Institute, which runs the festival in
addition to a filmmaking camp, lecture
series and the Citizen Jane Summit. She
declines to publicly explain her sudden
departure, but says she supports the
mission of Citizen Jane.
Although Elias remains a consultant
for the rest of the fest, her absence is
felt. “Paula, for me, was the heart of the
festival,” says Linda Pattie, the interim
director. “She’s been a real inspiration
to a lot of young women here who have
been involved with the festival.”
These women, most of them
students at Stephens, are an integral
part of Citizen Jane. Kirsten Izzett, a
Stephens senior majoring in film, and
social media coordinator LeeAnne
Lowry developed this year’s theme,
#CJFFInteract, which they hope will
bridge the gap between filmmakers and
festgoers.
“(It’s) the idea that if we interact with
our community and all move forward,
more women in the industry can thrive,”
Izzett says. “We’re all there to watch
movies; we (all) want to move forward.”
— By Madison Feller
CITIZEN JANE BOX OFFICE
Locations: Columbia Foyer at Stephens College, 1405 E. Broadway; Missouri
Theatre, 203 S. Ninth St. (from 5:30–7:30 p.m. on Friday only)
Hours: Thursday, 3–8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 8
p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Cost: $100 for Insane Jane pass (includes access to all films and events), $60
for Plain Jane pass (includes access to all films), $10; $8, student and seniors
opening night film, $8; $6, students and seniors other films
Call: 289-3815
Online: citizenjanefilmfestival.org
PHOTOS BY JUSTIN L. STEWART
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FILM’S GENDER GAP BY THE NUMBERS
By Matt Greenfield
1.9
11.2
Women
18.9
Men
98.1
88.8
81.1
Directors
Writers
Producers
Gender ratio of the 1,326 directors, writers and producers across the top 100 films of 2014
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
July 2008–June 2009
July 2011–June 2012
23
23
29
22
23
22
24
19
33
33
31
33
Female producers
Don’t miss these four off-screen events
By Matt Greenfield
Citizen Jane Summit
Join the hosts of the She Does podcast for a
discussion about the representation of women in
cinema. The show, created and hosted by Elaine
Sheldon and Sarah Ginsburg, focuses on women in
the media, and it brings the audience deeper into
a guest’s life each episode. The live broadcast will
delve into storytelling on the silver screen with
Alison Bagnall, Catherine Dudley-Rose and Mo
Scarpelli, who all have films showing at the fest.
When: Thursday, 5:30–7 p.m.
Location: Historic Senior Hall, 100 Waugh St.
Cost: Free
Citizen Jane Film School
Attend a collection of panels and workshops
featuring the festival’s filmmakers, and discover
every facet of the independent film industry.
When: Friday, 12–4:30 p.m.
Location: Columbia Access Television,
1405 E. Broadway
Cost: Free
Opening Night Public
Reception
Join other festivalgoers for drinks
and appetizers prior to the opening
film, Frame by Frame. Relax with beer
from Logboat Brewing Company and
prepare for three days of films.
When: Friday, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Location: Missouri Theatre,
203 S. Ninth St.
Cost: $10; $8, student or senior; free with a
ticket to Frame by Frame
Interact Dance Party
After a long day of holding still watching
movies, get out to the dance party. Videology!
will provide creative music videos while
attendees dance the night away.
When: Saturday, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Location: The Blue Note, 17 N. Ninth St.
Cost: $5; free, Insane Jane pass holders
SOURCES: CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN IN TELEVISION AND FILM, MEDIA, DIVERSITY, & SOCIAL CHANGE
INITIATIVE, USC ANNENBERG
TAKE AN INTERMISSION
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July 2013–June 2014
July 2014–June 2015
Female writers
Female directors
Percent of women with key roles in films shown at high-profile U.S. festivals
Citizen Jane volunteers share their
stories
CITIZEN JANE
‘WHY I LOVE CITIZEN JANE’
Community and culture fuel the crew behind the fest
By Mackenzie Pendergrass
Months before the
Citizen Jane Film Festival
begins, the folks behind
the scenes are diligently
putting the giant cogs
of the fest in motion. It
takes a remarkable amount
of teamwork to bring
filmmakers from across the
globe to Columbia, and it
couldn’t be done without
the work of nearly 200
volunteers who operate
venues, drive directors
around town and organize
events panels.
Volunteers come from
a variety of backgrounds,
some with years of
experience and others
new to the scene, but
they all have one thing in
common: their love for
film, specifically films made
by women in an industry
dominated by men.
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Info graphics provide insight into the film
industry by the numbers.
Carol Estey
Acting
instructor,
Talking Horse
Productions
Volunteer since
2009
Barbie Banks
Director of adult
education,
Columbia Adult
Learning Center
Volunteer since
2011
Why should
someone come
to the festival?
It’s important
because it’s about women filmmakers.
The percentage of filmmakers who are
women is very low. It’s a tough, tough
field to get into. Being able to see what
women are doing, to immerse yourself
in that experience for a weekend, really
gives you a stronger idea of what that
means. How is film affecting our culture?
Who are we today? What are we saying?
And to have a woman’s voice, in a sense,
is kind of remarkable. I always come out
of it having some really eye-opening
experiences.
What strengths
do women
bring to
filmmaking?
All film and entertainment has the
opportunity to bring empathy into
people’s lives, and women tend to
understand that better. Their films bring
up those emotions more clearly to people.
Also there are perspectives that men can’t
understand that a woman experiences. It’s
important to have film festivals that give
them that opportunity. We work with a
lot of young people, so they’re breeding
it from the very beginning that you
shouldn’t be excluded from this industry.
You can be at the table.
Which festival events are you looking
forward to attending?
I love Julia Reichert’s From the Archives.
The archival films are fascinating because
they go back into women’s filmmaking
history. I also love that there are young
filmmakers included, and we get to see
what they’re doing. I love how many
choices there are.
What types of films interest you?
I like shorts because you get to see a
whole bunch of snippets in one setting.
And I find it interesting because women
don’t have the access to funding that men
do. But they can sometimes make a short
and prove “I can do this,” and they’ll get
more funding to get a feature-length.
Shorts offer exposure to women that they
don’t always get and offer people in our
community the opportunity to come see
films by women.
How has working with Citizen Jane
influenced how you see the world?
Anytime you step into a big project
like (Citizen Jane) and everybody
works together toward something, that
gives you faith and hope. Meeting the
filmmakers and hearing them talk about
their process is inspiring. I’ve learned
so much about how women filmmakers
stand in the world and how they’re
progressing and what it takes.
How has working with Citizen Jane
influenced how you see the world?
It’s definitely solidified my views on
feminism. They also bring in male
speakers, and I really like when I see
a male, and we have these same views,
and I think, “Oh wait, that’s not a bad
gender.” There are men who are working
toward the same things that I am working
toward. It also made me more aware
of being a feminist leader and bringing
some of those values into the other
organizations I work for.
Erika Adair
Art director
and special
events
coordinator,
Citizen Jane
Film Festival
Volunteer from
2009–2012
Why did you decide to get involved
with Citizen Jane?
It was one of the main reasons I chose
Stephens as the school I wanted to
attend for film. I wasn’t sure what I
wanted to do with film, and I thought
that maybe working with festivals would
be something I would be interested in.
I think it’s really important for female
filmmakers to have an outlet for their
work. Columbia is kind of the perfect
area where you can interact closely with
the community and the filmmakers.
In what ways do the elements of the
festival motivate you to stay involved
behind the scenes?
As a female filmmaker, I think it’s really
incredible to have had the experiences
working really closely with an amazing
group of people. That really inspires me
and motivates me to be more active in
my field of study. For me, it’s not really
a job. I also love to get the community
more involved and knowledgeable about
what we are trying to do here and why it
matters.
How has working with Citizen Jane
influenced how you see the world?
I’m so appreciative of what we are
doing and what we are building, and I’m
constantly reminded that this is much
bigger than we think it is. It’s really
heartwarming to see how many people
have been so open and willing to support
and give to the festival to make sure it’s
something incredible year after year.
It really takes people from all walks of
life to make this happen. It’s sharing
experiences with others and having an
outlet to do something you’re passionate
about.
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The start of the ghost hunters journey
as they search the house for signs of
the afterlife.
A mansion said to be home to
supernatural beings.
Friends on
the other side
The Ladies Investigative Paranormal
Society searches for answers about the
afterlife in reportedly haunted locations
Photo story by Hannah Sturtecky
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A
storm brews in
the distance as
the women of the
Ladies Investigative
Paranormal Society
gas up their car for the
15-mile drive to the Miller Creek Cemetery,
nestled in the Fulton countryside. There,
they plan to search for signs of beings from
the afterlife.
This local, non-profit group — L.I.P.S.,
founded in 2011 — is dedicated to exploring
the supernatural. The members seek out
paranormal phenomena by their own
curiosity or by the request of clients, without
charge. The 10 current members hope to
either debunk rumors or to collect evidence
of spirits they believe might still remain.
Alesia Magruder says when members
first start investigating, they do it to show
their findings to the world. But eventually,
their searches become more personal,
something they just need to know for
themselves.
The members joke that women are
more sensitive to the activity. Together,
they’ve created a tight-knit sisterhood
dedicated to understanding what happens
after death.
Wendy Hough, the group’s newest
member, looks up at the clouds. “They can
draw energy from the storm,” she says.
The women pile into their cars and
leave Columbia. They arrive as the alreadylow sun drops in the sky and filters through
the towering trees that edge the cemetery.
They get out and circle the graves,
deciding where to focus their attention
and set up their equipment. They carry
handheld voice recorders to document the
evening’s sounds, and TV remote-sized
EMF devices, called K-2s, to detect electric
and magnetic waves apparitions are said to
emanate.
This evening, the K-2 devices glow in
the darkness settling in the sky, awaiting
spikes in electricity that might jolt the lights
from green to yellow or even red. The
evening is surprisingly peaceful: warm and
sleepy, lulled by the locusts’ whirs.
As the women wander among the
gravestones with their equipment, they
observe the names and dates of those laid to
rest beneath the soil.
John T. McClure, Dec. 6, 1825–Jan. 28, 1875
Lucy M. Atkins, Aug. 27, 1899–Oct. 16, 1944
Mary Forsee, Born & Died Dec. 23, 1908
The mood is more somber than
frightening.
Magruder says the women are
consciously respectful throughout the
investigative process. They talk about their
actions out loud and take care to not upset
the spirits of people who have been long
since deceased.
They clear grass clippings and fallen
leaves off gravestones and talk to any present
spirits, whispering kind and calming words.
All Midwestern charm, Hough coos into the
darkness, “We’re not here to frighten you or
scare you. We just want to talk.”
The sun falls, but there is still no
definitive sign of ghost, spirit, orb or other.
Lightning flashes in the distance, and the
wind picks up, rustling leaves and knocking
acorns to the ground. Murmurs drift
through the darkness as the women try to
coax a response from the spirits.
“Are you stuck here?”
“Do you have a message for your family?”
“Can you tell us your name?”
Several times, the women talk
specifically to a spirit they say reached out
to them here several weeks ago. On their
last visit, their recorders caught the voice
of member Vanessa Boettcher as she says,
“I don’t feel like we’re alone here.” And in
the background, an unidentified, deep voice
rattles, “That is a fact.”
This time, the women don’t hear
any voices until they review their audio
recordings after the trip. Twice, a faint yes
is heard in response to their questions and
unclaimed footsteps walk among the graves.
L.I.P.S. typically goes on at least ten
investigations a year. Trips vary in degree
of contact with the other side. Eight
members toured the Ravenswood mansion
in Bunceton and found some evidence of
activity within the reportedly haunted home.
“One thing that fascinates me is what
makes people stay,” Magruder says. “You
hear all the wonderful explanations, ‘Oh
my God, the white light is so inviting.’ Who
would walk away from that? People do.
They turn around.”
– By Cassa Niedringhaus
The paranormal hunters’ search ends
outside the mansion
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Nadine Leonard died of old age in her bed in November 1918. On the day of her funeral, her family went to her room to
pick out a burial dress but found the door locked. After unsuccessful attempts at opening it, a family member grabbed a
ladder and went outside to look in the room for potential burglars. However, there was no one inside. They grabbed tools to
remove the door but found it mysteriously wide open when they returned. Her apparition is said to appear in the home.
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Erie photos and design elements
represent things that cannot be seen or
fully understood.
“It’s just to understand what happens when you
cross over: Where do you go? What do you do?
Can you come back anytime you want to?”
– Alesia Magruder
Although this investigation didn’t provide any concrete evidence of paranormal activity at the
mansion, Carver believes their experiences validated some of the claims about a lingering
presence. The women of L.I.P.S. continue their pursuit for answers about the world beyond the
human realm. Rutherford says the whole investigative experience is fun for her. Sitting in the
dark while waiting for something to happen helps her overcome her fears about the unknown.
MORE ONLINE
Take an audio-visual tour of Ravenswood with the
women of L.I.P.S. as they hunt for the truth behind
the supernatural at VoxMagazine.com
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CASUAL GAMER
Looking
ahead to the
10
best games
coming out
in 2016
Premiere issue
Build your own
Game Boy
The man with
1m gamerscore
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The
November
releases
you should
definitely
pick up
Just Cause 3 headlines December’s list
of game releases.
Press start
Bethesda
tells all!
THE GAMES
It’s time
we had the
“talk”
Well not
really, but
we did find
dogmeat!
about virtual
reality
The best time
of the year
We STRONGLY recommend
picking up one, if not all, of
these December releases
before the new year
Dec. 2015
USD $4.85
By Daniel R. Miller
Just Cause 3
PC, PS4, Xbox One - Dec. 1
The sequel to Just Cause
2, there are few games
that take such a gleeful,
physics-denying approach to
open-world gameplay. This
is honestly one of my mostanticipated games of the year.
It looks like good, raucous fun
from start to finish.
Ganondorf, Bowser, Handsome Jack:
which maniacal video game villain are you?
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A prototype magazine intended to cater
to gamers who can’t afford every game,
but still want to have fun with them.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Xenoblade Chornicles X
Among the Sleep
Roller Coaster Tycoon World
PC, PS4, Xbox One - Dec. 1
Another really fun-looking game, Rainbow Six Siege is
currently running a beta so you can get a taste of the competitive
multiplayer ahead of the December release. There’s also a solo
campaign, though I suspect the meat.
PS4 - Dec. 10
The sequel to Just Cause 2, there are few games that take such a
gleeful, physics-denying approach to open-world gameplay. This is
honestly one of my most-anticipated games of the year. It looks like
good, raucous fun from start to finish.
Wii U - Dec. 4th
Another massive RPG in a year filled with massive RPGs,
Xenoblade Chronicles X is the sequel to the Wii masterpiece. That
game was one of the most impressive open-world RPGs to come
out on any Nintendo system, and I have high. hopes for the sequel.
PC - Dec. 10
Another really fun-looking game, Rainbow Six Siege is
currently running a beta so you can get a taste of the competitive
multiplayer ahead of the December release. There’s also a solo
campaign, though I suspect the meat. this game will be its PvP.
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The man with a
MILLION GAMERSCORE
Interviews with game developers and
game ads are a main point of the
magazine
Raymond Cox, and his cat, reach the pinnacle of the gaming world
THE PEOPLE
By Jason Bredehoeft
It took more than eight years to
build: a one, followed by six pristine
zeroes. It lasted only three days. Ray
Cox, at least, let the perfect million sit
there next to his Xbox Live gamertag
for a weekend, an unusual pause for
someone who, on average, racked
up more than 300 points’ worth of
achievements a day — for more than
3,000 days.
Cox hadn’t shut off his console or
put down the controller, however. He
kept playing. Instead of plundering
video games for their achievements,
though, now he was playing them while
deliberately avoiding anything that
could trigger one, lest it put a crooked
number up inside that perfect, round
million.
His nature eventually would take
over, for after eight years, the Xbox
Live achievement had long since been
a daily goal for Cox; it was at least an
hourly expectation for the man under
the gamertag Stallion83, who quickly
rose to the number one Gamerscore in
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erum fuga.
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the world and last week became the only
one on the world with a total surpassing
1 million.
Cox, 31, who lives in Tennessee, has
taken weeklong breaks before, going
on vacation with his girlfriend (a saint
of patience and understanding) for
example. And he has creatively “banked”
games when a milestone Gamerscore
neared, playing up to the edge of
earning an achievement and then saving
the game, so that he could return to it
and collect a score that allowed him to
hit 100,000, 500,000, or 900,000 on the
nose.
This was different. Here he was just
... playing.
“It definitely is a different type
of gaming,” Cox said. “I’d call what I
do normally ‘hypergaming’ because
you’re going through so many different
titles. It’s different compared to doing
something, maybe for the same amount
of time, with just Call of Duty. It’s
different seeing everything.”
Instead, last weekend he plunged
into Ryse: Son of Rome, realizing that
going for level 100 in multiplayer there
would give him a good long stretch
of gameplay without collecting any
Gamerscore. He thinks it was the longest
stretch he’d gone playing an Xbox game
without earning an achievement since
the Halo 3 beta in 2007 — in which no
achievements were awarded, of course
— or when he was driving for 10,000
ranked-match kills in the original Gears
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A feature describes how Raymond Cox
reached the pinnacle of the gaming
world.
Where’s the (dog) meat?
Fallout 4 fans are discovering more of Bethesda’s secrets
By Gary Jones
It appears the studio has taken
exploring to a new level in Fallout 4,
with fans uncovering Easter eggs that
take some serious research to crack.
Some have stumbled on the
simple references to past games, the
name Gary has been found made
out of toy blocks in a random house,
paying homage to the creepy vault
108 in Fallout 3 home to some rather
unstable clones.
Another appears later in the
game and reveals what happened to
Vault Tech Rep you met at the very
start, to say he's had it easy would be
a little unfair.
The Alien Blaster weapon also
make a return and is usually found
after a random event while exploring
the Wasteland, be prepared for a fight
when it does happen.
Fallout 4 launched on November
10 on PS4, Xbox One and PC
One that is a possible homage
to Blade Runner and a reference
to Fallout 3 is the discovery of
the G.O.A.T, those who played the
previous game know that it had to
be taken to decide on your stats, this
time round it's all about finding out
who is Human and who is a Synth.
A more obscure pop-culture
reference has been uncovered but this
one took some serious work.
A user on imgur has revealed
TIM CAIN
LEAD PROGRAMMER, FALLOUT
his find through a new online gallery
after discovering a code on the back
of a Flux Sensor.
They found out that CM-88B
180924609 is the actual registration
number of the USCSS Nostromo from
Alien. Bethesda have since confirmed
that there are more numbers to be
found hidden in Fallout 4.
The studio have also helped
fans on Xbox One and PS4 who have
managed to lose their faithful canine
companion.
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INFORMATION GRAPHICS
Full page info
graphic detailing the
Kansas City Royals’
home attendance.
And increased
budget and better
chemistry produced
a winning team.
Fans took notice,
and set single
season attendance
records for the
Royals franchise.
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DOWN
ALABAMA
The number of former
players selected in the first
and second rounds of NFL
drafts since 2012
IN THE
SEC
NFL
The SEC has always
regarded itself as
an NFL factory,
and Missouri is no
exception. Since
Mizzou joined
the conference
in 2012, the
Tigers trail only
the Crimson
Tide for most
former players
selected in the
first and second
rounds of the NFL
draft.
By Jason Bredehoeft
and Paul Albani-Burgio
MISSOURI
10
ARKANSAS
LSU
7
0
VANDERBILT 1
7
OLE MISS 1
SOUTH
CAROLINA
2
KENTUCKY
6
2
FLORIDA
6
2
3
AUBURN
TENNESSEE
3
Missouri tied Alabama for the most
All-SEC sections in 2014.
4
GEORGIA
TEXAS A&M
MISSISSIPPI STATE
MIZZOU’S TOP DRAFT PICKS
Height: 6’3” Weight: 245 lbs.
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
Drafted: 23rd overall in 2015 by the
Denver Broncos
Position: Outside linebacker
Notable stats: During his three-year
career at Missouri, Ray recorded 120
tackles, 34 of them for loss, and 19
sacks. In 2014, he was an All-American and
the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. That same
season, he led the SEC in tackles for loss and sacks
and was second in forced fumbles.
DORIAL GREEN-BECKHAM
Height: 6’5” Weight: 237 lbs.
Hometown: Springfield, Missouri
Drafted: 40th overall in 2015 by the
Tennessee Titans
Position: Wide receiver
Notable stats: Green-Beckham
raked in 1,278 yards on 87 receptions
as a Tiger. Before being kicked off the
team due to misconduct, he hauled in 17
touchdowns, ranking sixth on Missouri’s
all-time receiving touchdowns list. In 2013, he
led the SEC with 12 receiving touchdowns.
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An entire package dedicated to
comparing SEC schools in various
degrees. This graphic shows first and
second round NFL draft picks in the
past six years.
HUDDLE BUDDIES
The 2014 All-SEC first and second teams represent the best of the best
By Jason Bredehoeft and Paul Albani-Burgio
Clueless rival diehards might continue to question MU’s program, but those whose opinion really matters (the coaches)
recognize Mizzou as a team worthy of a place at the top. For proof, look no further than the seven Tigers they voted to last
year’s All-SEC first and second teams, a number that tied Mizzou with conference golden child Alabama for the conference
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Quarterback
Running back
Running back
Def. lineman
Def. lineman
Def. lineman
Place kicker
First team
Dak Prescott
Mississippi St.
Second team
Blake Sims
Alabama
First team
Nick Chubb
Georgia
Second team
T.J. Yeldon
Alabama
First team
Cameron Artis
Payne
Auburn
Second team
Josh Robinson
Mississippi St.
First team
Shane Ray
Missouri
Second team
Myles Garrett
Texas A&M
First team
Preston Smith
Mississippi St.
Second team
Trey Flowers
Arkansas
First team
Dante Fowler
Florida
Second team
Derek Barnett
Tennessee
First team
Austin MacGinnis
Kentucky
Second team
Elliott Fry
South Carolina
Wide receiver
Wide receiver
All purpose
Def. lineman
Linebacker
Linebacker
First team
Amari Cooper
Alabama
Second team
Sammie Coates
Auburn
First team
Pharoh Cooper
South Carolina
Second team
Bud Sasser
Missouri
First team
Marcus Murphy
Missouri
Second team
Pharoh Cooper
South Carolina
First team
Bud Dupree
Kentucky
Second team
Markus Golden
Missouri
First team
Benardick
McKinney
Mississippi St.
Second team
Amarlo Herrera
Georgia
First team
Martrell Spaight
Arkansas
Second team
Ramik Wilson
Georgia
Tight end
Off. lineman
Off. lineman
Linebacker
Defensive back
Defensive back
Punter
First team
Evan Engram
Ole Miss
Second team
Hunter Henry
Arkansas
First team
Cedric Ogbuehi
Texas A&M
Second team
Laremy Tunsil
Ole Miss
First team
La’el Collins
LSU
Second team
Ben Beckwith
Mississippi St.
First team
Trey Depriest
Alabama
Second team
Antonio Morrison
Florida
First team
Landon Collins
Alabama
Second team
Jonathan Jones
Auburn
First team
Senquez Golson
Ole Miss
Second team
Braylon Webb
Missouri
First team
JK Scott
Alabama
Second team
Jamie Keehn
LSU
Center
Off. lineman
Off. lineman
Defensive back
Defensive back
First team
Reese Dismukes
Auburn
Second team
Max Garcia
Florida
First team
Arie Kouandjio
Alabama
Second team
Vadal Alexander
LSU
First team
A.J. Cann
South Carolina
Second team
Mitch Morse
Missouri
First team
Vernon Hargreaves
Florida
Second team
Damian Swann
Georgia
First team
Cody Prewitt
Ole Miss
Second team
Jonathon Mincy
Auburn
Returner
First team
Marcus Murphy
Missouri
Second team
Quan Bray
Auburn
Special Teams
SHANE RAY
Defense
Height: 6’3” Weight: 294 lbs.
Hometown: St. Louis
Drafted: 13th overall in 2013 by the New
York Jets
Position: Defensive lineman
Notable stats: In just two years at MU,
Richardson totaled 112 tackles, 18.5 of
them for loss, and six sacks. During his
last season as a Tiger, he ranked fifth in
the SEC with three forced fumbles. His legacy
resulted in Missouri’s highest draft pick since it
joined the SEC.
Offense
SOURCES: NFL.COM; SPORTS-REFERENCE.COM
SHELDON RICHARDSON
PROVEN WRONG:
”
stomped on.
– PAUL FINEBAUM, SPORTS RADIO HOST IN
JULY 2012
SOURCE: WWW.SECSPORTS.COM
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is)
“(Mizzou
going to get
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A stepper graphic paired with text to show the effects starvation has on the body.
This graphic was produced after a hunger strike was held on Missouri’s campus.
Comparing
the size of
the Royals’
World Series
parade with
other mass
gatherings.
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entury
Regular
Italic
Bold
Bold Italic
othic
Century Gothic
is a geometric, round
Sans Serif font designed for
Monotype Imaging in 1991. It
was created as a competition to
Futura and was greatly influenced
by Sol Hess’s Twentieth Century,
which originated in 1937. Century
Gothic can be identified by its
single-story a and g as well as a
higher x-height. It is especially
popular in movie posters, TV
promos, music covers
and other logos.
This is a poster exploring the geometric
Century Gothic font.
Mizzou...
An assignment to redesign a magazine
of our choosing. I wanted to break away
from Men’s Fitness’s typical cover and
add a different feel to the magazine
Let your voice be heard
February is Black History Month. Celebrate and honor
black culture, history and achievement at Mizzou
A poster raising awareness for Black
History Month.
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Another Vox poster meant to seek the
attention of the reader while getting the
point across quickly.
A poster to promote Vox Magazine’s
iPad app. Focused on typography,
this has a golden ticket feel to grab
attention.
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