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'The hidden jewel of Missouri Southern,' Tiede prepares to retire after 39 years of service

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Missouri Southern will soon say goodbye to a highly respected member of the Missouri Southern family.

Dr. John Tiede, director of major gifts and planned giving, will retire March 17 after working in various jobs at Southern since 1968.

And nobody is happy to see him leave.

Nixon picks student representative

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Nearly 12 months after initial recommendations were sent to Jefferson City, Missouri Southern finally has an official student representative again to the Board of Governors.

Ezekiel "Zeke" Tarrant, a senior biology and biochemistry major, was selected for the post Tuesday by Gov.

School of technology adds new degree

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Missouri Southern is one of four schools in the nation that will offer an Advance Power Systems minor this fall.

The new physics minor will equip students with the knowledge to handle ultra capacitors and batteries (mostly lithium-based). The four universities offering this degree are MSSU, Missouri State University, University of Missouri and Missouri University of Science and Technology, according to a press release from the school of technology.

Veterans return to school

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Veterans both young and old turned up for the Veterans Enterprise Forum of 2010.

The forum is a yearly event that shows military veterans what benefits they have after service.

"The whole idea of this program is to present lots of information and contact information for men and women who are veterans," said Karen Bradshaw, director of Center for Entrepreneurship.

Staff keeps original sick leave plan

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Staff Senate opted not to resubmit its sick leave pool plan to the President's Council during its monthly meeting on Wednesday.

The plan calls for faculty and staff to share sick days if needed when a member's vacation and sick days are used up. When the plan was brought before Faculty Senate earlier this month, the Faculty Senate passed and amended it to include "domestic partners" under Family Leave and Medical Act guidelines, allowing faculty and staff to take off work without pay to care for a non-family member, which would benefit same-sex partners.

Students continue to protest policy

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Hearnes Hall and the area outside University President Bruce Speck's office was the site of another protest urging Missouri Southern to update it's non-discrimination policy March 4.

Around 60 people, including students and several faculty members, gathered at 12:15 p.

Senate meeting nearly canceled

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

With only 15 members in attendance, the Student Senate held another brief meeting this week.

This week's meeting was almost canceled due to attendance. Fifteen senators need to be present to hold a meeting, and the meeting was almost canceled right before the fifteenth senator walked in.

Southern graduates creates Joplin history Web site

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Using the knowledge he gained as a history major, a Missouri Southern graduate is bringing Joplin's history into focus.

Ross Brown, a 2003 graduate, and his fiancé have teamed up to create www.historicjoplin.org, a Web site detailing the history of Joplin that many are unaware of.

Congressional candidate visits campus

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Missouri Sen. Jack Goodman (R-Mt. Vernon) took time out of his spring break to speak to the Missouri Southern College Republicans.

Goodman is running for the Missouri 7th Congressional District seat, currently held by Roy Blunt (R-Springfield).

After introducing himself, Goodman assessed the current situation of the United States and the importance of political involvement.

Jetton testifies before grand jury

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)

Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury investigating him on a bribery allegation and denied any connection between political contributions and his handling of legislation.

Jetton, a southeast Missouri Republican whose term ended a year ago, said he testified for about an hour behind the closed doors of a Kansas City grand jury.

It's about time

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Finally, it seems, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is paying attention to Missouri Southern.

For months Nixon sat by idly as seats on the University's Board of Governors expired or became vacant. Other vacancies and expired seats around the state were filled promptly, while we waited for action.

OMG. It worked

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

We can all breath a sigh of relief.
Missouri Southern's emergency text message alert system was put to the test Wednesday, and it passed.
While working to produce this issue of The Chart, severe weather entered the area, and students were notified. A text message sent just before 6 p.

Intimate details not public info

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Last time I checked, it wasn't widely acceptable for someone to walk up to a vague acquaintance in the hallway and give them details about their cervix dilating.

People didn't walk into a room expecting to get details on someone else's painful divorce and the subsequent emotional trauma of their toddler.

Stop idolizing money

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The phrase, "In God We Trust" needs to be removed from American currency.

The phrase was passed by an act of Congress in 1955 and first printed in 1957. The reasons were explained in simple terms of good and evil: American free market was good and an act of God while the Communist market was godless.

Tired of stupid questions and lemon water

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

So, like many college students, I am a food server. I work in the restaurant at a local casino and let me tell you, it's a whole different kind of animal.

I've started noticing in the most mundane facets of my job, people can ask the stupidest questions.

March madness drives me crazy

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It's the most disgraceful time of year.

The stretch of weeks from Super Bowl Sunday until Opening Day of baseball season is the most miserable of such in all the 52 weeks of the year. And we're smack in the middle of it.

Its been long enough since the Super Bowl that people are tired of talking about it, but it hasn't been long enough for anyone, save me apparently, to miss the NFL.

Expo had something for all

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

If you were not at the job/grad expo on Wednesday, then you obviously don't know a good opportunity when you see one. The expo had something for everyone.

I know what you're thinking: "He is even more out of his mind than I thought," but hear me out� or read me out.

Former professor pens Arapaho book

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Ex-Missouri Southern professor Bobbie Steere, department of education, has just released his book The Trace of the Southern Arapaho.

The book is a chronology of westward expansion's effect on the Arapaho tribe. It begins with the tribe as a whole and moves to a specific Arapaho named Little Bird.

Social Sciences set to host History Day

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Local sixth through 12 graders have submitted more than 140 entries for the 2010 Missouri's Region 6 History Day hosted by the Missouri Southern Social Sciences Department on Friday, March 12.

"Looking back over the past 20 years, I'd say that absolutely the best part is seeing kids in grades 6-12 actually getting excited about history, and through their research, learning how to locate and interpret a wide range of historical sources," said Dr.

Acoustic group forms for traditional music

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Acoustic instruments are native to Joplin and the Ozark region, but Nathan McCallister, studio art major, noticed there isn't a lot of that scene in the Joplin area.

Upon this realization, McCallister started a group with the hope of bringing together people in the area to play acoustic instruments.

Softball Lions go 1-3 in Zenner tourney

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Missouri Southern softball team continues to struggle as of late.

The Lions dropped another three of four in last weekend's Teri Zener Memorial Tournament.

The Lions were competitive in the tournament, but still did not get the results they wanted.

Track takes 10 to national meet

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The women's track and field team is geared up for this weekend's 2010 NCAA Division-II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

After a solid second-place finish in the MIAA Conference Championship, the women are feeling confident and prepared for the competition at the national meet this Friday and Saturday at the Convention Center in downtown Albuquerque, NM.

Women make early exit

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Missouri Southern women's basketball team didn't have enough in it for another upset in the first round of the MIAA tournament this year.

The sixth-seeded Lions dropped their opening round game the third seeded Central Missouri Jennies last Thursday.

Baseball drops 4 to UNO, faces Western this weekend

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Four losses in two days doesn't help a team's standing.

The Lions hosted the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks for doubleheaders on back-to-back days last weekend and were outscored by a total of 45-19.

The good news for Southern however, is that they have 36 more chances to improve their record.

Men bested by UNO, eliminated in first round

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As quickly as it began, the men's basketball season is over at Missouri Southern.

Last week, the Lions traveled to Kansas City for the MIAA Championship Tournament where they faced the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks and fell by a score of 89-83.

The loss put Southern's overall record on the year at 17-11, including 11-9 in the MIAA.

Rutledge sends 6 Lions to compete in NCAA title meet

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Southern men's track and field team has qualified six athletes to take to the 2010 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

"We've been looking good," Tom Rutledge, men's head coach said. "I am expecting great things out of our guys if they just do what they are capable of doing.