LYNX TALE

 Belleville, IL - In their

rst week of competition,

Lindenwood – Belleville

has risen to the national

stage according to the rst

week of national rankings

by the United States Col-

legiate Athletic Association

(USCAA). They released

their rst week of rankings

Thursday morning, placing

the Lynx men’ssoccer team

at number one, thanks to a

2-0startlastweek.Theteam

went on to win in decisive

fashionagainonWednesday

evening, continuing their

earlysuccess.

 “The team has come a

long way this year,” said

Lynx head coach Dan Hog-

an, “This time last year, we

weretryingtogureouthow

to get into the top 20. This

speakstotheclearvisionthe

boys have had toward their

goalsthisseason.”TheLynx

have had some outstanding

playallyear.Scoringleader

Tyler Houck has provided

an offensive punch, scoring

ineachoftheregularseason

gamesthisseason.Probably

the most overlooked aspect

of this team’s success has

been their defense. Senior

defensemen Edwin Estrada

and Andrew Saucedo have

been a big part of cutting

downshotsandcreatingthe

opportunitiesonoffense.

 Also earning praise

fromtheUSCAAistheLady

Lynx Volleyball squad. The

team nished

lastweekwith

a record of

5-1.Oneofthosewinscame

over local rival Southwest-

ern Illinois College. “I’m

really proud of the way our

girlshavebeenplaying,”said

head coach Chrissy Willard,

“The fact that all but oneof

our games in the rst week

were away is very telling

of how focused the girls are

rightnow.”

 With these early season

rankings,Lindenwood–Bel-

levilleishopefulthatthesuc-

cesswillcontinuewiththese

programs and will catch-on

with the other sports set to

begin play this season. “We

areproudofouraccomplish-

ments so far, but I think we

can look for more of the

same success within our en-

tire athletic department,”

saidDirectorofIntercollegi-

ate Athletics, Scott Spinner.

“All of our programs have

been working hard and have

thesamemindsetofsuccess.

We hope that this will give

theBellevillecommunityan-

otherreasontocomeoutand

seeuscompete!”

LYNX TALELYNX TALE

FALL EDITION • 2010

LINDENW

D UNIVERSITY

BELLEVILLE CAMPUS

Lynx Athletics

Make Noise in

First Coaches

Poll of Season

See Study Abroad

page 4 . . .

New Kids

on the Block

BRASS RAIL

PLAYERS

TO PRESENT

‘DEATHTRAP’

IN NOVEMBER

NATIONAL POLL RANKS

LINDENWOOD-BELLEVILLE

MEN’S SOCCER

2010

LYNX

OLYMPICS

Meet the Men

of the “LU Soccer House”

     Lindenwood student and soc-

cerplayer,BrandonJackson,lived

in Lynx Lodge for the 2009-2010

academic year and now resides

with five other members of the

men’s soccer team in one of the

new campus houses on Washing-

tonStreet.Withnewresponsibili-

tiesand greaterindependence, the

guysagreethatlivinginthehouse

hasbeenagrowingexperienceforall.

Jacksondescribedthenewcam-

pus housing as “more spacious

and quieter at night.”  The house

is complete with four bedrooms,

akitchen,basement, dining room,

and living room, giving students

much more space than a typical

dormroomorapartment.

See LU Soccer House

Page 3 . . .

 Belleville, IL - The

Lynx athletics programs

have taken a page from

the St. Charles playbook

and have been ranked

highly in the USCAA

Coaches Poll. The poll

ranks Lynx men’s soccer

at #1 by a slim margin

over Briarcliffe College.

It also places the Lady

Lynx volleyball team at

#5 andLadyLynxwom-

en’ssoccerat#12overall.

 This is the rst poll

of the season and it dif-

fers from the USCAA

national rankings. The

pollisputtogetherbythe

USCAA poll committee,

and is the nal word in

determinationofNational

Championshipbids.

See Coaches Poll

Page 4 . . .

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Brass Rail Players to Present

‘Deathtrap’ in November

SC:Howlonghaveyoubeen

teaching on the collegiate

level and where have you

taught?

TCT:“Ihavebeenaprofes-

sor for 15 years, teaching

psychology, counseling, and

family therapy at St. Louis

Community College and St.

Louis University.  I also led

a course in workforce skills

enhancement for adult stu-

dentsintheSt.Louisarea.”

SC:  What is your favorite

part of teaching college stu-

dents?

TCT:  “My favorite part is

when my student has that

‘Aha Moment’ and can re-

ally contribute something

to the class discussions.  I

loveitwhen theyparticipate

in the conversation and feel

comfortableenoughteaching

me.Ialwaysenjoylearning,

and Iteachstudents from so

many different backgrounds,

whether it is a returning GI

or a mom or dad.  They all

have their own experiences

tobringtothetable,andthat

exchange between instructor

andstudentiswhatIlovethe

most.”

SC:  What courses

will you teach this

semesterandwhatis

your teaching style

like?

TCT:  “I will be

teaching substance

abuse and family

therapy classes on

the graduate level.

My teaching style

can best be de-

scribed in one word: interactive. One quote

thatIalwaysabidebystates,‘Learningisnotaspectator

sport.’Iwanttocreateanenvironmentwherestudents

andinstructorcanlearnfromoneanother,andIexpect

everyonetocontributetheirownpart.Ialsolivebythe

philosophy of one of my professors Ray Becvar, who

said,‘MayIlivemylifeinsuchawaythatshouldIgo

crazy,noonewouldnotice.’”

 Lindenwood Univer-

sity–Belleville will host

eight performances by The

Brass Rail Players com-

munitytheatregroupofthe

comedy thriller “Death-

trap”Nov.4-7andNov.11-

14.

 “Deathtrap” is the sec-

ond show in the Players’

inaugural season lineup,

which began in July with

the summer musical “The

Wedding Singer.” Fu-

SC:  What is your least fa-

vorite or most challenging

partofteaching?

TCT:“Ihatehavingtograde

tothe objective. The struc-

ture of the grading system

can be so black and white

thatitdoesn’tleaveroomfor

students who express their

thoughtsinways that aren’t

the norm.  I like being able

to reach a student on his or

herownlevelandhelpthem

understand the material in

theiruniqueway.”

SC:  What is your profes-

sionalbackgroundlike?

TCT:  “In addition to my

teaching background, I also

conducted corporate train-

ings for employees ranging

fromthe janitor tothe CEO

of Fortune 500 companies.

In this way, I applied the

concepts I was teaching

toreallife.Someofthe

seminartopicsIcovered

were decision making,

communication skills

for managers, time

management, behavior

modication, and lis-

tening skills.  I’m also

a licensed professional

counselorandhaveled

life-span therapy for

people going through

different phases and

changes in their life.

I feel these experi-

ences gave me the

realworldexperience

thatwillbebenecial

in the classroom at

Lindenwood.”

ture offerings include the

holiday show “Inspecting

Carol” Dec. 2-5 and Dec.

9-1, 2010; the winter mu-

sical “Mame” Feb. 17-20

and Feb. 24-27, 2011; and

the spring comedy “Over

the River and Through the

Woods” April 7-10 and

April14-17,2011.

To learn more, call 618-

767-6016 or e-mail info@

brassrailplayers.org.

SC:  What are you looking

forward to at Lindenwood?

What are some ofyour feel-

ingsaboutjoiningthefaculty

here?

TCT:“Ialwaysenjoyachal-

lenge, so I guess you could

say I’manxiouslyexcited to

begin!  I’m looking forward

to helping expand Linden-

wood’s counseling lab and

get the word out about our

student counseling center

where students can come

for personal counseling and

skills training, such as time

management.We’realsoan-

ticipating the formation of a

career counseling center to

helpstudentsdeterminetheir

academic route and prepare

for work after college.  The

part that I’m most looking

forward to though is just

teaching the next generation

ofcounselors.Whatadream

job!”

SC:Whatrstattractedyou

toLindenwood-Belleville?

TCT:  “I had heard a lot

about how they are working

to improve the higher learn-

ingenvironment,andIreally

wanted to be a part of it.  I

wasalsoattractedtoLinden-

wood’sfocusonteachingand

instructing students rather

thanonlybeingaresearchin-

stitution.  I love the interac-

tionIgetwithmystudents.”

Someofourboardmembers,fromlefttoright:KrisMueller,

Steve Suess, Lynn Venhaus, Maryann Totsch, Leigh Reidel-

berger&RobertHopwood.

LYNX TALELYNX TALE

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D UNIVERSITY

BELLEVILLE CAMPUS

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-ChairoftheEnglishDepartment

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LYNX TALE CONTRIBUTORS

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 The2010LynxOlympics

was open to all day students

to kick off the new  school

year.Thisneweventwas

held onAugust 22, 2010

on the front lawn. There

was barbeque,  a DJ,

snowconesandmore.

TheLynxOlympics

consisted of 15

events with indi-

vidual and team

competition. Each

team was given

t-shirts of dif-

ferent colors.

After they got

theirteamsto-

gether, it was

gameon!

Pleasevisitwww.brassrailplayers.org

toaccessacompletelistingofaudition

information, show descriptions, performance dates, ticket information, and

volunteerandsponsorshipopportunities.

2010

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“TheonlythingImissabout

the hotel is that maid service

cleaned our beds and sheets,”

said Jackson.  “We have to

cleanupafterourselvesalittle

bitmorehere,butit’sallabout

growingup.”

     He noted that some of the

responsibilitiesoflivinginthe

house include cooking, wash-

ing dishes, and taking out the

trash.  As in a typical apart-

ment, students cannot stain or

break anything in the house

withoutgettingchargedforthe

damage at the end of the se-

mester.Nohousepartiesoral-

coholareallowedinthehouse;

however, like college dorms,

there are settimesfor visiting

hours.

Duetothecloseproximity

of the house to other campus

buildings, Lindenwood Police

can easily patrol the area in

their usual rounds to ensure

security.  “I feel pretty safe,”

saidJackson.“Theonlything

I have to worry about is Mike

[roommate] because he likes

to sneak in people’s rooms at

night,”hejoked.

Throughtheirtimeofresi-

denceinthehouse,thestudent

athletes are gaining the full

college experience by learn-

ing important life skills and

growing together as a fam-

ily.Jacksonexplainedthatfor

the young men of the Soccer

House,“it’sallaboutthemem-

ories.”

LU Soccer House . . .

Lindenwood-Belleville

Cheerleading/Spirit Squad

2008.HersquadreceivedTop

Team awards in both years

they attended cheer camp.

Coach Yearian will lead the

direction of both cheerlead-

inganddancesquads.

 The cheerleading and

dance squads will cheer at

basketball games and other

Lindenwood -Belleville ath-

letic events throughout the

year.Thecheerleadingsquad

will compete on the regional

level and at the NCA/NDA

NationalChampionships.The

dance team will at the UDA

NationalChampionships.

 The team is looking for

cheerleaders with a great

work ethic, positive atti-

tude, passion for cheerlead-

ing, and ability to work well

on a team. Requirements for

the LU Cheerleading squad

include cheerleading, tum-

bling, and stunting experi-

ence.Tofindoutmoreabout

the Lindenwood – Belleville

spirit squads, please contact

Fawne Yearian via e-mail at

fyearian@lindenwood.edu

 TheLindenwoodUniver-

sity–Bellevillespiritsquads

includeacoedteamofcheer-

leaders and a dance squad

who come from a variety of

backgroundsandskilllevels.

 The Spirit Squads is

led by Coach Fawne Year-

ian. Coach Yearian comes to

Lindenwood-Belleville from

WaterlooHighSchool,where

she served as Head Cheer-

leadingCoachsinceMarchof

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forthefollowingbusinesses:

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 ThiswasanimportantgameforLindenwood–Bellevilleas

theytrytogaingroundintheUSCAA.MacMurrayislistedasan

NCAADivision 3 team.Awin against themsignificantly helps

theLadyLynxinthenationalrankingsandkeepstheirnational

championshipbidhopesalive.Inordertoreceiveabidattheend

oftheyear,theywillneedtofinishinthetopten.

 Jacksonville, IL -The Lady Lynx, fresh

off being named the #5 team in the nation

according to the United States Intercollegi-

ate Athletic Association Coaches Poll, put

together another impressive game and beat

theMacMurrayHighlanders3-0.

Inagamefilledwithexcitementthrough

the first two games, the Lady Lynx showed

poise throughout the match, winning the

firsttwogames byonlya2-pointmarginin

each(25-23;28-26).Inthethirdgame,they

wouldusetheenergyfromthetwoprevious

wins,andgoontoa25-16victory.

Number 5 Ranked Lady Lynx

Win Tight Match at MacMurray

 We’reonthelowerlevelof

theMainBuilding,RoomM102-

103, at the opposite end of the

hallfromMatt’sCafé.

 TheWritingLabisastudent

resource available to help stu-

dentsdevelopathesis,andtoor-

ganizeanoutlineorroughdraft.

Wewillshowyouhowtorevise,

editspelling,recognizeareasthat

need rewording, look up docu-

mentation, grammar rules, defi-

nitions,etc.

 Bringyourdraftandinstruc-

tor’s requirements. Walk-ins are

welcome on a first-come, first-

serve basis, or you can call to

arrange an appointment at 618-

239-6077. We will also make

every effort to assist students

outsideoftheschedulewhenever

possible.



Mon.•10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

Tues.•11:00a.m.-1:00p.m.

Wed. •11:00a.m.-5:30p.m.

Thur.•10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

Fri.• 9:00a.m.-4:00p.m.

See Lady Lynx page 4 . . .

TheLindenwoodUniversity–Bellevillemen’sandwom-

en’s cross country teams compete in the United States

CollegiateAthleticAssociation. Practice takes place on

the 44 acreLindenwood–Belleville campus,andraces

willtakeplaceatcoursesaroundtheSt.Louismetroarea.

Formoreinformationonthecrosscountryprogram,contactCoachFournieat(618)239-6048orviaemailatcfournie@lindenwood.edu.

Oct.2 11:00a.m. LoyolaUniversity Chicago,IL 

Oct.8 4:00p.m. PrincipiaCollege Alton,IL 

Oct.16 11:00a.m. IllinoisCollege Jacksonville,IL 

Oct.24 9:00a.m.

St.LouisCollegeofPharmacy

 St.Louis,MO 

Nov.4-5

 4:00p.m.

USCAANationalTournament

 Concord,NH

Men’s & Women’s 2010 Cross Country

 The poll committee takes into

accountthefollowingcriteria:

 1. power rankings; 2. win/loss

record; 3. strength of schedule; 4.

head to head matchups; 5. common

opponents; 6. history of program

basedonrecord.

 It is crunch time for all of the

teams this season as they enter into

the most difcult portions of their

schedule.All three teams are in the

middleoftheseasonandareworking

togetashotatanationalchampion-

ship.Women’sVolleyballonlyhas7

games remaining, and will face #11

rankedRMUSpringeldathomeon

October7that6:00p.m.Thiswillbe

oneofthebiggestandmostimportant

gamesoftheseasonforbothteams!

 Both soccer teams are fac-

ing tough competition right now.

In fact, of the 10 games remaining

forthemen,only3areathome.On

thewomen’sside,oneofthenal7

gameswillbeplayedatLindenwood

-Belleville.Bothwillhaveadifcult

roadaheadofthem,buthaveanop-

portunitytomakehistorythisseason.

 The power rankings were re-

leased this morning.You cantakea

lookat wherealloftheLynxteams

areatbyvisitingwww.theuscaa.com

andclickingonstandings/polls.



The Lady Lynx improved their

record to 10-3onthe season as

theymoveintothefinalstageof

theirseason.Onlysixgamesre-

mainontheseasonfortheteam.

Of those six, only two are at

home.

 St.Louis,MO-TheLindenwood-

BellevilleCrossCountryteamsfought

hardattheMaryvilleClassic,butwere

shorthandedintermsofrunnersonthe

day.Unfortunately,thelackofperson-

nel combined with losing the fastest

women’s runner (Kaci Fewkes) to

injury wereenoughto keeptheLynx

teamfromplacingthisweekend.



While the eld was relatively

small, the Lynx had to contend with a

#1rankedWashingtonUniversityteam

thatseemed,attimes,tohavesixorsev-

enofthefastestrunnersonthecourse.

 However, Lindenwood - Bel-

leville runners placed at respectable

timesonanindividualbasis.AliMul-

vaney,newtotheteam,placedatthe

top for the Lynx women with a time

of28:51inthe5K.Themenwereled

byJaronLuschwithatimeof33:09in

the8K.

 The Lynx will look to bounce

back whentheycompete inthe Loy-

ola Lake Front Invitational, hosted

by Loyola University. The meet will

take place on Saturday, October 2nd

at11:00a.m.

Oct.2 2:00p.m. ParklandCollege Champaign,IL

Oct.7 8:00p.m. STLCC-ForestPark St.Louis,MO

Oct.9 2:00p.m. RobertMorris-Springeld Belleville,IL

Oct.10 3:00p.m. BenedictineUniversity-Springeld Belleville,IL

Oct.13 3:00p.m. BlackburnCollege Carlinville,IL

Oct.16 2:00p.m. OaklandCityUniv. OaklandCity,IN

Oct.18 3:00p.m. RendLakeCollege Belleville,IL

Oct.24 1:00p.m. LindenwoodJV(Scrimmage) Belleville,IL

Oct.2 12:00p.m. ParklandCollege Champaign,IL

Oct.7 5:00p.m. STLCC-ForestPark St.Louis,MO

Oct.9 12:00p.m. RobertMorris-Springeld Belleville,IL

Oct.13 1:00p.m. BlackburnCollege Carlinville,IL

Oct.16 12:00p.m. OaklandCityUniv. OaklandCity,IN

Men’s Soccer

Women’s Soccer

lection her freshman year.Shealso

received Academic All-American

honors her junior year and All-Re-

gionhonorsasasenior.

 Willard has served as a coach

for Saint Louis Metro Volleyball

Club for thepast six years andhas

workedwithteamsofallages.

 Willardreceivedherbachelor’s

degree in psychology and biology

from McKendree and is currently

pursuingaMaster’sinSchoolCoun-

selingfromLindenwoodUniversity.

 Willard currently lives in Bel-

leville,Ill.withherhusband.Coach

Willard can be reached on campus

at (618) 239-6115 or via e-mail

at

cwillard@lindenwood.edu

 The Lindenwood – Belleville

women’s volleyball team is led by

headcoachChrissyWillard.

 Willard, a St. Louis native,

played collegiately at McKendree

UniversityinLebanon,Ill.Shewas

named to theAMCAll-Conference

squadhernalthreeyearsafterbe-

ingtabbedanhonorablementionse-

Oct.5 7:00p.m. STLCOP St.Louis,MO

Oct.7 6:00p.m. RobertMorris-Springeld Belleville,IL

Oct.13 6:00p.m. LincolnCollege Lincoln,IL

Oct.16 10:00a.m. FlorissantValleyCCTourney Ferguson,MO

Oct.21 7:00p.m. GreenvilleCollegeJV Belleville,IL

Oct.22 4:00p.m.

MOValleyJV(LadyLionJVClassic)

 St.Charles,MO

Oct.23 2:00p.m.

Lewis&Clark(LadyLionJVClassic)

 St.Charles,MO

Oct.23 4:00p.m.

CentralMethodistJV(LadyLionJVClassic)

 St.Charles,MO

Women’s 2010 Volleyball

Chrissy Willard

Women’s Volleyball Coach

Coaches Poll . . .

Lady Lynx . . .

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BELLEVILLE CAMPUS

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