January 26, 2010

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Drastic changes are already in the works at Minnesota State in an effort to curb the $6-10 million projected deficit the university faces for 2012.

On Thursday, MSU announced the programs that were slated for potential elimination due to low enrollment levels and credit hours.

Computer science, aviation and undergraduate music programs are among the many that have been placed into this category based on six different cost- and enrollment-related criteria.

Dozens of other programs will likely see various budget and staff reductions.

MSU has already instituted an early retirement program that 20 faculty members have taken advantage of, shaving an estimated $1.8 million off the deficit. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Scott Olson said administration will look to cut at least $4 million more, a figure that he said equates to roughly 40-50 faculty positions.

Rather than make general cuts across the board, Olson said MSU has implemented the program metric guidelines to be more strategic.

“We certainly don’t want to be in this situation but we don’t have a choice about that, so the question is how do we respond to it?” said Olson.

“The reason for the approach that we are taking is to ultimately minimize the effect on students and the future quality of the institution.” To do that, Olson said the program evaluation plan was established to concentrate the cuts in areas that have the fewest students in them, with the highest costs.

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data and don’t necessarily determine what programs will actually be cut. Programs slated to be cut will be able to make their case for their viability on the basis of how well they support the mission of the university, their quality (such as visibility, outplacement of students and recognition) and employability (placement rates and employment data).

MSU administration anticipates and encourages all programs likely to see budget cuts or elimination to submit their case for administration to review by the Feb. 5 deadline, according to Olson and Associate Vice

Cuts / page 8 • MSU faces a $6-10 million projected deficit for 2012. In an effort to combat this, administration is reviewing programs for potential elimination or budget reduction.

• More than 15 programs have been targeted as likely to be eliminated based on enrollment levels and costs. Dozens more could see substantial budgetary and staffing cuts.

• Programs and departments have been given the opportunity to make their cases to administration in an effort to prevent elimination and curb cuts in their areas. These cases will consider qualitative aspects of the programs, including quality and employability and are due Feb. 5.

Monday night classes canceled due to poor weather conditions dan moen • msu reporter Only a few students could be found outside the Centennial Student Union around 5 p.m. Monday due to night class cancellations. Blowing snow and high winds caused Minnesota State and much of the surrounding area to close down or cancel events.

Seeking high honors MSU hopes to bring back honors program GRACE WEBB

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After three years of intensive planning, Minnesota State is within inches of offering a special honors program to students. A pilot group of students are on board and a curriculum proposal will be submitted to the undergraduate committee within a week.

MSU has had a long history of honors programs that were designed to offer challenging curriculum and amazing experiences to students who were willing to push themselves a little bit harder than normal.

In fact, Mankato has had an on-again-offagain honors program since the 1970s, but it has been redesigned three times in the last 40 years, not counting this new reorganization.

The university knew it needed to reorganize the program three years ago because the number of honors applicants had been steadily dropping. Not even presidential scholarship winners seemed interested in being a part of the program.

Dr. Anne Blackhurst, supervisor for the honors program, stated that one big problem with the old program was that it did not have a universal focus or plan. As a result, the program would end up focusing on its faculty member’s area of expertise.

“It was the university’s failure,” said Blackhurst, “a lack of broader vision for the program as a whole.”

wale agboola • msu reporter Chris Corley is the new, full-time honors director.

Now, however, faculty, administration and students have been working hard to come up with a comprehensive plan for the honors program.

Dr. Brenda Flannery, a key supporter of the new program, spoke about how exciting it was to collaborate with student focus groups, alumni and faculty in meetings, brainstorming sessions and more. She attended the 2007 National Collegiate Honors Conference to see what worked best in other honors programs, bringing back dozens of ideas.

The university is now focused on what it can offer students, what industries are looking for in graduates and how to design a challenging, interdisciplinary curriculum that appeals to students regardless of their majors.

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YWCA Program aims to teach girls about all aspects of health

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Teaching young girls how to run YWCA program seeks coaching help from women ELENA SHUFELT

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Young Mankato girls will be getting active and building self-esteem when the third season of the YWCA program “Girls on the Run” begins in February.

“Girls on the Run” is an international program brought to Mankato during the spring of 2009 to help 3rd to 5th grade girls learn about healthy lifestyles. According to the Girls on the Run International Web site, the program intends to help preteen girls develop self-respect and prevent at-risk activities such as substance abuse, eating disorders and early sexual activity. It is not a sports program, but it does have a curriculum that gets the girls moving.

“Sports are great for some girls, but they’re not great for everyone, and this is just a great place for girls to come and be and feel good about themselves,” said Sheri Sander, youth director of the Mankato YWCA.

The 12-week program is split into three sections before ending with a 5K run/ walk. The first four weeks focus on the emotional health of each girl, which is followed by four weeks and teamwork and relationship building. The program then wraps up with four weeks of community involvement, in which the girls participate in a community service project. In the past, girls have collected food for organizations like the ECHO Food Shelf.

Brittney Cook, an assistant coach and social work major at Minnesota State, said the curriculum teaches the girls a concept and then allows them to apply it through a fun activity to further understand it.

“It’s a really empowering thing for the girls,” said Cook.

The program is entirely volunteer-based and has had participants that range from college students to retirees.

The Mankato YWCA is currently looking for head and assistant coaches. Head

subnmitted photo “Girls on the Run” helps elementary-aged girls learn about all aspects of their health and teaches them about teamwork and relationship-building. It is looking for volunteers for its upcoming session in February.

coaches need to be female and attend the program both days each week. Assistant coaches can be male or female and must attend a minimum of once per week. Sander said the YWCA would be excited to have more men involved in the program.

“It’s a great way to make a connection in the community and be a positive role model to these young girls that really need that in their lives,” Sander said.

Time spent on activities with the girls can range from about one to three hours

depending on the day. The program runs in the fall and spring.

Cook said that in the beginning, many of the girls in her group did not get along and had formed cliques.

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News from the Newman Center MSU’s catholic center to start alumni magazine ADAM PULCHINSKI

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The St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center will begin publishing a magazine this spring to inform alumni and students of the different things the campus ministry is doing in and beyond the Minnesota State community.

The idea came after a leadership conference involving other Catholic Newman Centers and realizing that many of the things being done were not getting attention.

Newman Center Director, Father Tim Biren, said the focus is to let alumni, friends and others know what is going on in the lives of college students that participate in activities that are not strictly academic in nature.

“It will include stories of different students and their journey to college, alumni sections as well as human interest stories,” said Biren.

“We wanted other people to share in the news of what our campus ministry is providing

for over 4,000 Catholic students at MSU.” One of those students, Janet Rother, may have an article published in the upcoming magazine. Rother, who will graduate in May with a degree in nursing, has been involved with the Catholic Newman Center since the fall of 2008.

“My faith is the most important thing in the world to me and to be able to express my beliefs and passions through writing has been a wonderful gift and opportunity,” said Rother.

She believes that the new magazine will be a great way to inform the community and benefactors about the work being done at the center through the Sacraments, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students and mission trips. Rother said the experience has had a great impact on her life and and future profession as a nurse.

“I believe it is impossible to separate your faith life from any other part of your life, including

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your occupation,” Rother said.

“This belief has been solidified by all that I have learned through my involvement with the Catholic Newman Center.”

The magazine will be for all alumni from the center as well as current benefactors.

Issues will be sent out to their mailing list and will also be

available in the student union.

The magazine will be free but will have an envelope in each issue for individuals who wish to make a donation to the Campus Ministry. The center is planning for one issue in the spring and one in the fall of this year, though Biren noted the magazine may expand to

another issue in the early stages.

The St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center has been around since 1921 when it was founded at the Mankato Normal School. It is located at 1331 Warren St., across from the MSU campus, where it has been since 1978.

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HONORS “The program heightens the visibility of the university as a whole ... when people are drawn to the program, they see everything else MSU has to offer.” continued from 1

Last year, the university hired a full-time director, Dr. Christopher Corley. Corley has worked tirelessly to get the program up and running, holding one meeting a week and working with faculty and administrators alike to smooth out a perfect curriculum.

“The honors program benefits all students because it brings attention to MSU’s programs for high-ability students,” Corley said.

“The program heightens the visibility of the university as a whole. When people are drawn to the program, they then see everything else MSU has to offer.”

Corley is trying to change what honors courses are taught to students and how.

Instead of professors teaching honors courses in addition to all of their regular classes, Corley has been working with other faculty to find a way that professors could teach honors without their colleges and departments losing valuable credit hours. An incentive for teaching honors may be devised, though for professors, just teaching dedicated, engaged students is often reward enough. “[With] the most motivated students trying to get in [to the program] and the best professors teaching, that’s what keeps the program vibrant,” Blackhurst said.

To help wade through all the potential courses, a universitywide council will be designed to review curriculum and make decisions for what will be offered each semester.

At the beginning of the 2009 academic year, there were 11 pilot honors students, all of whom lived together in an honors community in Crawford A. Twenty students were added at the beginning of the spring semester. Of these 31 students, there are representatives from China, South Korea, Togo, Japan and Jamaica with majors varying from chemistry to mass communications. There would have been more international students, but problems arose over visas.

Corley voiced his hope that there will be about 30 students per incoming class every year for the next few years, and that a long-term goal is to serve 5-10 percent of the student population.

Honors is currently set up to focus on three competencies: global citizenship, research and leadership. Each student is expected to study a language, become involved with a community or campus organization and do a research project among other activities.

Honors students go to seminars together and develop a comprehensive portfolio to

prove that they have become competent in all three areas.

Kurtis Malecha, a freshman honors student, finds the program highly beneficial.

“It is always nice when you can have a course with six other students, and the professor knows your name after only one class period,” said Malecha. “It’s like going to a private college in the aspect of the attention, but I am still at a public university where I can have much greater opportunities for culture, careers, and resources.”

Malecha is very pleased with the expansion to include more students so he can better develop his “global citizenship competencies.” A chemistry major, Malecha would like to see more science courses offered, but is still extremely pleased with it overall and happy to recommend it.

“If you are up for the challenge, and enjoy learning for the sake of learning, definitely join the program,” he said. “Just be warned … you are held to a higher standard.”

‘I’m already dead,’ says Peterson wife JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The fourth wife of former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson was sure her husband would kill her, even telling a neighbor days before her disappearance in 2007 that “I’m already dead,” according to testimony at a hearing on Monday.

The neighbor sobbed uncontrollably at times as she spoke during the hearing meant to determine what, if any, “hearsay” evidence prosecutors can use during Peterson’s upcoming trial on charges he murdered his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004.

Sharon Bychowski told the court that she found Stacy Peterson, then 23, crying outside her suburban Chicago home. She explained how she had packed 10 boxes of Drew Peterson’s clothes and asked her husband, 30 years her senior, to leave. But he’d refused.

“She said, ‘If I disappear, Sharon, it’s not an accident. He killed me,’” a visibly shaken Bychowski testified.

As Stacy Peterson described how she feared for her life, Bychowski advised her to put what she was saying in writing.

“It doesn’t matter,” Bychowski said Peterson told her. “I’m already dead. He’s going to kill me.”

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At one point, the judge called a brief recess to allow Bychowski to regain her composure.

Peterson has pleaded not guilty in Savio’s 2004 death.

Officials exhumed her body and ruled her death a homicide only after Stacy Peterson vanished three years later. He hasn’t been charged in her disappearance, but authorities say he’s the only suspect.

Peterson, wearing a suit and sporting a full beard, listened attentively during Monday’s proceedings — occasionally leaning to consult with his attorneys.

The focus of the pre-trial hearing, now in its second week, is the possible use of “hearsay” evidence in the Savio case.

Hearsay, or statements not based on the direct knowledge of a witness, usually isn’t admissible in court. Illinois judges can allow it in murder trials if prosecutors prove a defendant may have killed a witness to prevent them from testifying. There’s little available forensic evidence in Savio’s case, so prosecutors are expected to rely on statements Savio allegedly made to others saying she feared Peterson could kill her.

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A chance to relive ‘the good ol’ days’

Impact to offer different ’90s era activities throughout the week LAUREN MEYER

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The ’90s were a decade where technology changed constantly. New media, such as the internet, was just starting to break through and DVDs were slowly getting introduced. The movie industry of the ’90s took risks like never before, creating movies such as “Schindler’s List” that gave us a perspective of the Holocaust.

Films like “Titanic” which still makes profit today set a new standard in the movie making business.

Unfortunately, the days of N’SYNC’s “Tearin’ Up My Heart” and Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” have faded out in the new century and television shows like “Full House” and “Saved by the Bell” are now history.

Revisiting our past and reliving old memories from our childhood is something that Impact is making possible for students on campus this week.

“The good ol’ days is making a comeback at Minnesota State University,” said Catie DeBates, vice

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president of Impact Impact is in charge of organizing on-campus student activities, like homecoming and the blockbuster cinema releases shown in Ostrander Auditorium.

“The good ol’ days” kicked off yesterday with a life-size game of Candy Land and included favorite characters like Princess Lolly and Gramma Nut. “My favorite board games have been replaced with electronic devices,” said Justin Johnson, a junior.

Using student activity fees, events like “Stomper’s Ultimate Play Date”, where students will compete in a game of classic “Mario Kart” will be held in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom tonight at 8 p.m.

On Thursday, doors will open at 6:30 p.m for a performance by rap duo Koo Koo Kanga Roo in the CSU ballroom. The group follows ’90s- rap style music and uses the audience to create and teach dances.

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they were kids. For instance, Disney movies are now incorporating all kinds of special effects and advanced graphics.

“I think special effects are cool, but cartoons these days are just not the same as they used to be,” said Kayla Knudsen, a junior studying mass communications.

The fun continues on Wednesday in the Hearth Lounge with old school trivia for all the whizzes of the ’90s era. Stomper’s cinema will show the film “Where the Wild things Are,” Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

“We want this week to be all about fun and create and escape for students to reminisce about how things used to be when life was simple,” said David Ray, Impact special events chair.

Kelsey Busch, a member of the special events sommitee, said “We need to get back to how things were when Frisbees and ‘Bop It’ were our entertainment.”

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Cutting programs will have a substantial impact on the future of MSU

The first step to reevaluating any budget is to look at unnecessary spending. Now that it is time for Minnesota State to overhaul its budget for substantial reductions, it is appropriate that the university looks to eliminate programs to streamline spending.

Administration has announced the potential program cuts, but just because something is slated to be eliminated doesn’t necessarily mean it is time to go picket the president’s office.

Just looking at costs and enrollment figures doesn’t adequately access how important a program is to the university.

Departments and programs still have time to prove why they are an asset to the school and how students would be affected if the program did not exist.

There are many productive, progressive programs at MSU and there are some that should be considered for elimination, but the only information

currently released is on the basis of numbers, so it is too early to tell what will really be cut.

Chances are if a program is not seeing growth or is facing difficulty getting students to enroll, its faculty is well aware that it could, and maybe even should be on the chopping block when it comes time to tightening the budget.

Although all programs are valuable in their own respect, some have to go and it seems that the multi-faceted process administration is executing is a logical way to make these difficult decisions. Until MSU sees the end result, no one will no for sure.

The quality of the programs cannot simply be measured by the heads in the classes or the dollars it costs to run, so decision-making should be weighed in balance with the quality of its courses, its awards and successes and how important the program is to

Letter to the Editor

Battling the winter blues

Minnesota State University, Mankato

On days like yesterday I find myself asking myself, why do we still live in Minnesota? The idea of a full day of sunshine is all but a forgotten memory to those who live in this state.

If you are one of those people who liked the weather we had yesterday, more power to you. But for most of us, it was absolutely miserable. All too often the term “seasonal depression” is thrown around in conversation, which brings up the question, does seasonal depression actually exist?

I would have to say it does, and I am not the only one who feels this way. According to the Mayo Clinic, it is definitely a real condition. Officially it is known as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD, and there can be a serious reaction when summer shifts to fall and on to winter.

The Mayo Clinic reports that SAD is a form of depression that can seriously impair daily life.

“With seasonal affective disorder, fall’s short days and long nights may trigger feelings of depression, lethargy, fatigue and other problems.” If those sound at all like symptoms you deal with during the winter months, you, like many Minnesota State students could be suffering from SAD. Currently there is no officially known cause of SAD, however there is one likely theory. It is possibly caused by a chronic deficiency of vitamin D, which can commonly be experienced by people living in the northern states and may cause depressed-like symptoms.

According to the FDA, vitamin D can be created by the skin when exposed to UVB radiation that is found in

society, specifically how well it meets the needs of Minnesota.

If a program is eliminated, it will not be cut out right away.

Those in the program — such as the many Reporter staffers in the journalism program, earmarked as a possible program to get the ax — will be given a reasonable amount of time to complete their degrees.

While we may notice the impact with larger class sizes and fewer options, future MSU students will hurt the most.

Administration definitely needs to be careful about what it decides to cut, since this could mean fewer students coming to MSU if the university doesn’t offer their program.

MSU also needs to make sure that cuts made to classes and faculty don’t affect the quality of the programs offered at the university, since this could further upset already angry students.

Students concerned about the

sunlight. Trace amounts can also be found in tanning beds as well as in full spectrum lights. However, UVB is also the radiation that is known for causing sunburns and skin cancer.

One of the oldest tricks in the book used to treat SAD is to sit in front of a sun lamp for an extended period of time. I can’t speak for all students but I know I don’t own one or care to pay hundreds of dollars to buy one.

But, what about tanning? I have heard numerous rumors that tanning beds are extremely useful in treating SAD. Although I’m not normally one to trust the hallway gossip of MSU, it was worth looking into.

After a lot of searching I was able to find one small study done by Vanderbilt University’s Psychology Department on tanning beds and its effect on serum vitamin D. A small experimental group

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state of their programs should speak with their respective deans or the Minnesota State Student Association and let their worries be known.

If administration knows there is a great demand for a program and the students in it are dedicated, it could be the make-or-break for the program’s future at MSU. Although final decisions won’t be made until late February, any concerns should be voiced as soon as possible so programs can take into account student opinions while they make their case.

The decisions MSU makes will result in the loss of faculty and staff and will change the face of MSU as an institution. If they are made right, it could be a great opportunity for productive progress, but either way, budget reductions of this proportion are going to sting — only time will tell what programs will bear the bulk of the pain.

of campus faculty went tanning everyday for two weeks, and they all had their serum vitamin D tested before and after the experiment. At the conclusion of the experiment some faculty did show a significant increase in serum vitamin D, but their increase in vitamin D was also accompanied by severe sunburns.

But there are other options for those who may not be into tanning. Although there is no certainty that a lack of vitamin D is the direct cause of SAD, the Mayo Clinic has conducted a study that showed treating SAD with vitamin D supplements instead of light therapy was actually effective. So if you’re feeling down, instead of tanning or using a sun lamp, try eating some vitamin D-enriched foods, such as milk or yogurt.

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What do you think about last night’s Vikings game and their season as a whole?

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Speaking out in times of tragedy

The crisis in Haiti shows the best and worst of humanity The people in Haiti have my utmost sympathy for what they are going through. Not only has their country been devastated by an enormous earthquake, but large aftershocks have occurred since. People, human beings, are sleeping in the road surrounded by the rubble of what used to be someone’s home or a hospital. They are tired, naked, bleeding, and hungry.

It’s always heartbreaking when something like what happened in Haiti takes place. It’s never, ever fully comprehendible to those of us who live in the United States.

We take so much for granted that it’s hard for us to fathom the lack of basic necessities.

We sympathize and offer a helping hand but until we are in that situation we can not fully understand the impact on someone’s life.

I almost feel guilty about having criticism in this instance, but the things I’ve noticed should not

go unnoticed by others.

Unfortunately, in even the gravest of ordeals, people act as people do. It would be wonderful if the human race could put aside petty thoughts and actions and look out for someone but themselves, but this is the real world. In the real world people do what is necessary to survive and other people do what they can to exploit those who are suffering.

Like with Hurricane Katrina a few years ago, there has been looting in the areas of Haiti affected by the earthquake. It’s easy for us to criticize those people and ask “How could they do that?” I did at first. I was disgusted by the fact that someone would lower themselves to stealing from others who were equally affected by tragedy. I still hear some commentators speak that way.

What realization we need to come to is that these people aren’t stealing iPods and flat screen televisions. They are

literally stealing water and food and bandages. They are simply trying to survive.

The one thing I take issue with a few Haitians for is in the instances when they attack or even kill another for supplies coming in as aid. Unfortunately, in human nature it is all too often that the fittest will survive. Even more unfortunate is that the fittest usually means someone who is willing to take the life of another.

Exploitation of the weak is also, unfortunately (sucks I have to use that word so much and that it’s so true), a common occurrence in these situations.

In the case of the earthquake it is coming in the form of immigration scams.

The promise of being able to escape what could literally be described as a form of hell is a strong one. I’m betting not many Haitians have the level head at the moment to think anyone would be screwing them over.

Yet, here I am talking about to be a doctor, performed such a scam. It is something surgery on someone and that is also, sadly, affecting removed shrapnel from an many Haitian children and injured Haitian’s skull. people in the United States I had planned to mention and Canada. Children who the big George Clooney-led were orphans before and some telethon (and a few others like who are orphans since the it) and how it annoys me that earthquake are being adopted celebrities ask normal citizens and lifted out of the to give money. rubble. However, But I realize that the people behind celebrities often these immigration do give quietly in scams are targeting tragic situations those who wish and don’t feel the to adopt Haitian need to disclose orphans. it. In any case, There are many they are using shining moments their talents and to mention, though, their profession to too, including one bring awareness to involving Anderson suffering people.

Adam Pulchinski Really, how Cooper from CNN that I just different is that read about late from me writing last week. It seems Cooper this piece? We all do our saved a little boy from being part and that’s good enough. stoned. The boy was bleeding Hopefully it will be enough from the head and Cooper to combat the problems in the ran in, picked the boy up, and situation. carried him to safety. Another CNN reporter, who happened

Human resilience will help Haiti rebuild

With the devastating earthquake in Haiti now two weeks behind us and its aftershocks finally subsiding, salvaging and disaster relief has continued efforts to restoring calm in the areas affected and providing assistance to those in need.

Nevertheless, as with all natural disasters that affect populated regions, the rebuilding process will be long, and those affected, as I can Matt only imagine, are wondering if their lives will ever return to normal.

Luckily, there’s hope for recovery: a serious lesson that history’s most powerful natural earthquakes have taught us since we first encountered them.

Historically, and contemporarily, earthquakes happen all the time. According to the United States Geological Survey, more than 1.5 million occur worldwide each year, but it’s only the big ones that catch our attention.

Earthquakes with a Moment Magnitude Scale (a refinement of the Richter scale) of 5.0 or higher – which make up a mere .001% annually - are the ones likely to cause damage to buildings and property, but as the magnitude scale becomes higher, so does, exponentially, the strength of the earthquake.

In 1960, Valvidia, Chile experienced the most powerful earthquake ever recorded — a Sauer 9.5 on the MMS — which was more than a million times the strength of the earthquake in Haiti. The quake left a fault nearly 500 miles long and broke with a rupture velocity of more than two miles per second: meaning that in a single second, 500 miles of the earth’s crust moved upward more than two miles — that’s 361 miles per hour.

Devastating results followed, and as the people of Valvidia — a communal city, populated by over 100,000 — felt the

ground leap and tremble under their feet. The shockwaves from the quake had already sent tsunamis, some more than 80 feet high, racing across the Pacific, ultimately causing serious damage in Hawaii and stretching 35 foot high waves onto Japanese coasts more than 6,000 miles away.

Valvidia experienced landslides, flooding, and a moderate volcanic eruption after the earthquake, the sum of which ended the lives of almost 6,000 in the peaceful city.

Nevertheless, they rebuilt.

Within hours medical professionals were attending to the wounded, even as aftershocks continued, and construction teams were working tirelessly to remove people trapped beneath rubble, committing the town’s entire construction force to the task.

In fifty years, through international support, dedicated professionals, and the return to normal life in the region, Valvidia’s population has grown from less than 80,000 after the earthquake to almost 150,000 today, and has become a highly popular tourist attraction.

America, too, has seen its share of large earthquakes, the most famous perhaps being San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake.

The quake originated only 2 miles from the city itself, underwater, but shook the city with a force equal to an estimated 8.0 on the MMS. The now-famous San Andreas Fault was the culprit, rupturing nearly half of the 800 mile trench. Vibrations were easily felt as far north as Oregon as far inland as the far side of Nevada – as the mountain bound city, the ninth most populated in America at the time, broke apart all at once.

Fires soon followed, the total of which became nearly as famous as the earthquake, destroying 25,000 buildings throughout 500 city blocks, and is estimated to have been the cause of 90 percent of the damage sustained during San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake.

But firemen, an entire city of them, were at these sites within minutes. As with Valvidia, the entire city’s demolition and construction divisions were dispatched, quickly removing lost children and broken bodies from the crumbled buildings as

the ground continued to tremble its echoes.

And so they rebuilt, as Valvidia had, bigger and stronger than before, their lessons learned, within ten years. They came together, the mechanics, doctors, and firemen — the people — to rebuild because that’s what we do. That’s what humanity does when things break. We rebuild.

As I write these words I have no doubt a hundred airplanes hover loudly, triumphantly, over Port-auPrince, eager to dispatch their much-needed cargo to the devastated people below.

But I also have no doubt that those people on the ground, lying amongst the broken homes and torn clothes, the empty bicycles and silent tents, the empty-handed parents praying to turn back time, they will survive. They will have their homes again.

These people will rebuild because that’s what we do, that’s what humanity does, and there’s nothing I like more about us.

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CUTS If a program is eliminated, MnSCU policy requires that it be phased out so students currently enrolled in the program have the opportunity to finish and graduate continued from 1 President of Academic Affairs Warren Sandmann.

This step is part three of four in MSU’s plan to make program cuts and Sandmann said the arguments made by departments and programs will be the most important aspect in determining what financial adjustments will be made.

All programs may be subject to budget reductions of some fashion so no one is in the clear, but the cases will help to provide administration a more specific, well-rounded picture of each program.

“A program [that could be cut] will have the chance to say, ‘hey, you don’t want to cut us, our quality is really high and gives a good reputation to the institution,” Olson said. “What makes this university a great university has more to do with the qualitative data of the programs than just the figures.”

Once the cases have been submitted, Olson, Sandmann and the respective deans will review their arguments to potentially re-categorize programs under three final reduction types: non-salary reductions, staffing reductions or program elimination.

Olson said that as a result of these cases, there will be programs that could be changing classification and from a program that was slated to be eliminated to a

program that will just receive budget reductions.

Based on the current standing of programs as announced Thursday, astronomy, aviation, chemistry acs, computer information technology, mass communications – journalism, business education, geography’s BS in GIS and plant science, nursing’s accelerated BS program, food science technology, statistic’s BS in computer science, social studies and vocational technical education are among those that could be eliminated. Some graduate programs are also targeted to potentially be cut.

If a program is eliminated at MSU, MnSCU policy requires that it is phased out, so all student currently enrolled can finish the program. That being said, it can be difficult for current students to recognize what implications these cuts can have on them now.

A student may be able to finish their program, but drastic changes within sustaining programs or during the phasing out of others will impact current students, not just those enrolling in the future. A student’s ability to finish their program may be hurt if they fail a class after their program has the phasing-out process.

“In general what students may see is that there will

be fewer faculty teaching fewer courses or there will be larger sections of courses,” Sandmann said. “The plan is not that the number of students here decreases, the plan is that we don’t have enough to pay the current level of staffing, so there will probably be changes in that fashion.”

Administration needs to take special care when they make final decisions because chances are that if a program is phased out, it is not likely to be brought back.

“I don’t see it as likely in the near future,” said Minnesota State Student Association President Murtaza Rajabali. “It doesn’t take a short time for the economy to recover. It will be low for a while and we won’t be able to increase the budget.”

Some students may express concern that their MSU degrees wouldn’t be worth as much if the university eliminates their programs, a concern which Rajabali said he understands.

“Administration says they’re not lowering the level of education, so it shouldn’t hurt people looking for a job in their field,” he said.

“I don’t think it would value as high, in my personal opinion,” Rajabali added.

Also announced last week were the draft proposals for the faculty seniority rosters.

When significant cuts are

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All of these decisions are being made knowing very well the pain that this will cause. It’s not anything that anyone is doing lightly.”

—Warren Sandmann, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs made it is possible that it could entail some level of retrenchment. This process refers to the university eliminating permanent faculty positions, including those who have earned tenure. If this is the case, the faculty roster lists would determine what faculty would be cut in what order within each program, based on how long they have been a part of MSU. Right now Sandmann said individuals are trying to propose possible shifts of placement in the lists because the rosters may be outdated

and not in accordance to the way various programs are structured. As these continue to be updated, administration suggests that more definitive information will be established by Feb. 25, the next time the faculty association will meet and confer.

“This is not something anybody wants to do,” Sandmann said. “All these decisions are being made knowing very well the pain that this will cause. It’s not anything that anyone is doing lightly.”

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ISA to raise money on behalf of Kids Against Hunger today REPORTER STAFF

The International Student Association at Minnesota State is doing what it can to fight hunger with its new fundraiser.

Working together with Kids Against Hunger, the ISA will be tabling in the main level of the Centennial Student Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today to accept donations for the charity.

“We originally thought about selling things but there

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had some problems with cliques in the beginning though by the end the girls were a team continued from 2

However, the program brought them together into a large group and, during the 5K run/walk, all of them cheered each other on.

“The girls are able to feed off each other and really learn a lot,” Cook said.

Only nine girls were enrolled in the program last spring, but the number grew to 50 girls in the fall. This spring the YWCA hopes to have 100-120 girls involved in the program.

The season starts at multiple elementary schools Feb. 8 and all schools will begin by Feb. 17. The program closes May 1 with a non-competitive 5k run/walk.

Coaches and parents can run with the girls to encourage and help them during the event.

This spring is also the first season of “Girls on Track”, which is a similar program for 6th to 8th grade girls. Both programs start in February.

“It’s a good learning experience. You really are able to see a lot of difference in the girls,” Cook said.

Interested volunteers can apply online at www. mankatoywca.com. All materials and the curriculum are provided by the YWCA. Spring training for new coaches starts Feb. 1 at the YWCA.

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wasn’t enough time [to get things together],” said ISA President Dilip Pokhrel.

Pokhrel asked that any international students interested in earning contribution hours stop by and help the group table.

Today is the last day the group will fundraise. The money will be used to buy food and volunteers will help pack the food on Friday.

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North Star Aviation will have open house Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Mankato Regional Airport.

The company will offer free snacks and rides in its new simulators throughout the day.

Everyone will get a chance to fly one of their two new simulators, with a flight instructor, on a first come, first served basis.

Real airplane rides with a flight instructor will also be

available for about 15 minutes at $25 per person.

The original fare for an hour for the simulator is $75, and that of the airplane is $131 with additional an hour $42 for an accompanying flight instructor.

The simulators have only two seats and Warrior, the airplane, has four, including one for the flight instructor, said Matthew Crowson of North Star Aviation.

KEEZ-FM at 99.1 MHz will broadcast the event from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. from the Mankato

Regional Airport and within the simulator.

More than 10 flight Instructors will be available all day to answer any questions visitors may have on aviation or pilot training, Chery Anderson, the office manager of North Star Aviation said.

The airport is at 3030 Airport Road, North Mankato, which is about 12 minutes away from the MSU campus.

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‘Legion’: film for film’s sake JACOB BOHROD

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How to avoid housing headaches, read up SAM CAMPBELL

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Everyone has heard the horror stories — roommates not paying rent, landlords not fixing the heat or returning security deposits — but how do you avoid these situations and what should you look for to get quality housing? Here are just some of the things to keep in mind.

First off, read the entire lease. University Square manager Alan Cole stressed just how important this is.

“You would be surprised just how many people don’t know their move-out date … read through the whole lease, ask questions and continue to ask questions until you’re satisfied

with the answer.”

Secondly, do not room with sketchy people. If your friends have a habit of not paying you back or have that lingering cocaine addiction, maybe you should consider other options. If a reader is looking to live with random roommates or think for some reason it would be fun to live with an unreliable, aciddropping junkie, the thing to look for is an individual lease.

An individual lease, as opposed to a group lease, does not make you responsible for your roommates rent.

While this is nice to have, it typically requires some other type of collateral to hold your word against, such as a sufficient credit history, proof of employment, advance down

payment or in some cases a parental guarantee. Used by University Square, Summit and Jacob Heights, their leases require a notarized parental signature promising to cover the rent if the tenant cannot.

“It allows us to offer individual leases on higher quality housing,” Cole said. “[The guarantee is] used as a backup to hold against due to college students’ lack of credit, employment or lease history.”

Unfortunately, even with individual leases, responsibilities with utilities are not so easily shared. Xcel Energy for instance, has one primary account holder per household and that person is

staff writer Film is a reliable place to look when seeking out our own weaknesses. “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951, not 2008) assures us it’s our own triggerhappy nature that will do us in.

“WALL-E” has the human race complacent and consuming, our globe rendered one giant dust bowl. Al Gore is practically banking on the ice caps melting.

Humankind loves to predict our own end. And, whether it’s by nuclear annihilation, global climate change or good oldfashioned sinning, we love it the most when it’s our own fault.

Hopping on the “humans suck” bandwagon this week is “Legion,” a film that marks fear not by viral contamination or swirling tornadoes over Los Angeles, but by a much more menacing figure: God. Starring Paul Bettany (“The Da Vinci Code,” “A Beautiful Mind”) as a general in God’s army who goes rogue to protect humankind, “Legion” is an indulgent example of film-forfilm’s-sake — a movie that has no explanation for being made other than, “We were bored.”

What other reason would writer/director Scott Stewart have for gracing us with such poetry as one character’s explanation to why God is so

angry at humankind: “I guess he just got tired of all the bullshit”?

That, or God must be a cast member of “The Real World.”

At any rate, God has lost faith in humanity (a “faith” that is central to the film’s inconsistent message) and wishes to purge the world of it. To do this he orders his angel minions to corrupt the weak-minded, turning kindly old ladies into froth-mouthed vigilantes. Their goal — to stop the hope for uniting humankind before a certain baby is born, à la “The Terminator.”

At times, like when delivering the quote above, “Legion” is in spoof of C-grade horror and apocalypse films, putting its tongue in its f-bombridden, possessee shooting, cross-toting cheek. But this charade (at least I hope it’s a charade) is only sporadic throughout the film, providing buckets of entertainment and ear-to-ear smiles when it’s there, and leaving holes of boredom when it goes.

The film would have done well to stick with the camp, to hone in on those parts that, although immensely stupid, make it fun to watch. Instead, “Legion” bogs itself down with open-ended threads and

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web photo of “Dead Man,” starring Johnny Depp Depp was recently reported as dead on a fake CNN Web site over the weekend.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A publicist says Johnny Depp is still very much alive after being the subject of an online hoax.

Robin Baum, who represents the 46-year-old actor, said Monday that Internet reports of Depp's death over the weekend in France were a horrible rumor.

Baum calls the hoax the work of an irresponsible and unconscionable person, especially since children and families are involved.

Depp has two children with his partner, Vanessa Paradis.

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HOUSING Find out what you need to know before signing a lease to the house or apartment from hell. Suggestions include reading your entire lease and inspecting thoroughly. continued from 11 ultimately responsible even if there are multiple owners on the account. The secondary owners, while they will not be sent to collections over an unpaid balance, will have trouble doing business with Xcel Energy again in the future. This was exactly the problem facing Minnesota State Mankato student Joseph Cherney as the sole owner of his apartment’s electric bill.

“My roommates started to not pay their bills during the summer months,” said Cherney.

“I was living in Wisconsin while they came down to Mankato and used the utilities… [they] didn’t pay the bills from May, June, July or August until the end of September.”

Along with responsibility is renters insurance. It is in your best interest to know most buildings will not cover damage or theft to any of a resident’s personal belongings; it is simply not included in their building’s insurance. To protect oneself and one’s belongings, a resident can purchase renters insurance either on their own or along with a parents’ homeowners insurance.

According to information provided by John Mayberry of State Farm Insurance renters insurance costs around $10-20 a month. This price can change depending on the deductable.

Renters insurance also sometimes covers legal defense costs if someone is injured on a resident’s property, damage caused to an apartment or stolen property from a car or travel

luggage.

MSU student Amanda Williams was sleeping in her apartment one night and awoke at 2 a.m. to hear crackling noises in the walls. Suddenly the lights went out and the fire alarms went off. She went out into the living room where people were shoveling water off of her balcony. The sprinkler pipes, above her balcony, had burst in the cold weather leaking water into their apartment.

“We lived at the AmericInn for a month. None of my belongings were wrecked but (it was] the roommate’s room that got damaged,” she said. “She lost her desk and computer and basically anything that was on the floor. She didn’t have renters insurance so she had to pay it herself to replace everything.”

Just like bad roommates, in dire situations a bad landlord can be a real headache. While there are online resources to check some landlords reputations they are typically only negative complaints and rarely any response from the property-owner. The best way to make sure your lease is in good hands is to call the city you live in and check the property’s rental license.

Renae Kopischke, a legal clerk for the city of Mankato, said the city routinely inspects rental properties every three years making sure all structural issues are up to code. If a resident has a problem or are concerned about the conditions

in their house or apartment, whether it is mold, heat, or water problems, they can complain to the city’s public safety to conduct an inspection.

Be aware however if your landlord is conducting illegal business, such as renting to more people than his property is licensed, you may find yourself out of a place to live. While the city can help with structural complaints the actual lease is often considered a civil agreement and has to be settled inside a courtroom.

MSU student Caroline Noll faced a similar situation when she forgot to take pictures before move in when her and her roommates rented a house downtown. Everything went fine until move out — after painting and using their own money to fix up their rundown house, their landlord wouldn’t return their security deposits.

Claiming the damage had been done while they were living there, he refused to explain what damage cost what claiming his information was all lost in a supposed computer crash. It wasn’t long before he stopped returning their calls.

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“There were things wrong with the house in the beginning that he didn’t fix,” said Noll, “That we at the end were charged for. And when we left the house it looked better than when we went in … we were charged $200 in fees per person.

We almost had to take him to small claims court but then he re-negotiated.”

While there is no list to guarantee a perfect renting experience, arming yourself with as much knowledge as

possible is a start. For more information on rental rights, you can request a copy of “Landlord and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities Handbook” for free from the Minnesota Attorney General’s office at 651-296-3353 or online at http:// www.ag.state.mn.us/Brochures/ pubLandlordTenants.pdf.

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LEGION Hopefully a charade, probably a horrible mistake

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frustratingly purposeless backstory, and by the end, gives up on itself by focusing too directly on the sequel.

Lacking the production values to support itself, “Legion” saves face by turning the lights down during much of the film, so much so that you’ll be straining to make sense of the action. It’s a bad sign when, by the end of the final, crucial fight scene, the audience is unsure who won.

Predictably, “Legion” uses its holy subject matter as a backdrop for a deplorable, regurgitated statement on religion and abortion that ends up looking as ridiculous as the rest of the film. Its rhetoric chases its own tail, insisting on keeping faith in faith, but for what cause? Beyond our right to blast away at a never-ending zombie horde, it’s unclear. In fact, “Legion” makes rooting against the human race easy to do.

The film is so devoid of meaning and substance that even it doesn’t pay attention. Wanting a “Legion 2: Funky Bungalow” so bad, it forgets itself just as much as audiences are sure to.

Clear Channel Communications Inc., the home of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, said it's interested in signing Howard Stern when the shock jock's contract with Sirius satellite radio expires.

That would mark an aboutface for the nation's largest radio chain, which yanked his show from its stations in 2004 after his raunchy broadcasts were repeatedly subjected to regulatory fines.

John Hogan, chief executive of Clear Channel's Radio division, told Bloomberg BusinessWeek that Stern would have to accept the government-imposed limits of terrestrial radio.

Stern, whose five-year, $500 million contract with Sirius XM Radio Inc. expires at year's end, does not face the same restrictions with Sirius because that show is distributed over satellite radio.

Although Clear Channel confirmed its interest in Stern to The Associated Press on Monday, the shock jock appeared to dismiss the prospects of signing with the company.

"Once you come on here, it's actually very difficult to go back," Stern said on the "Bubba The Love Sponge" show Thursday.

He said he did get an actual job offer.

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"Not a bona fide offer, but people have been making them," Stern said. However, "I can't imagine the day where I would ever work for Clear Channel. That's pretty sure."

Calls and e-mails to Sirius and Stern's agent, Don Buchwald, were not returned.

Stern has repeatedly said on his show that he might quit or retire from satellite radio once his contract expires.

Aside from Clear Channel, it's not clear who in radio would pay up for him.

There's one satellite radio company left and Stern's already on it. While Sirius' finances have improved, the company might not be able to afford him again at half a billion dollars.

Free radio also isn't in great shape these days, struggling with steep drops in advertising and high debt loads. Citadel Broadcasting Corp., the nation's third-largest operator of radio stations, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Whether or not Stern jumps ship, at least he's got some leverage in his contract talks with Sirius, said Tom Taylor, executive news editor of Radioinfo.com, a trade news Web site.

"The dancing has begun," Taylor said.

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When one hears the word “forensics” they tend think of forensic science, crime scene investigation, people using science to hunt down murderers and TV shows with blue lights and crazy camera angles.

Using that logic it might seem safe to assume that the Minnesota State Forensics Team deals with forensic science. That assumption is far from fact, the team competes in the field of competitive speaking.

The team is made up of 18 members and competes in regional tournaments across the upper Midwest and also in three national tournaments a year. MSU’s team is one of the oldest in the country. The American Forensic Association was founded in 1977, and MSU is one of only six schools that have been in the AFA since the beginning. The team is considered to be more like a sports team than a club. They offer talent grants and recruit members out of high school and speech classes at MSU, but that doesn’t mean that someone has to be recruited to be on the team.

“At the beginning of the year you just have to say you want to do it and then try out,” said professor James Dimock.

Dimock is currently the acting director of the team and has been with the team for four years. As a speech professor he is obviously very passionate about the art of public speaking.

“So much of our ability to accomplish goals depends on the cooperation of people

around us,” Dimock said. “Good speaking skills helps us secure cooperation.”

In each tournament there are three different speech categories; platform, interpretation and limited preparation. A platform is a typical speech, and an interpretation is more literature and tends to be more creative.

Limited prep is where the speaker doesn’t know the topic of his or her speech until right before the event, they then have anywhere from 90 seconds to 30 minutes to prepare for the speech.

“I have a love/hate relationship with limited prep,” said team member Suzanne Lumberg. “I love thinking on the spot, but hate the pressure.”

A typical tournament works as follows. There are usually two to three preliminary rounds with the top six or seven people in each division advancing to final rounds. For example at the last tournament, in one event there were 52 entries, 12 students went to semi finals, including Lumberg, and six advanced to finals.

The team is also very close, since it takes a lot of time to practice and memorize a speech they end up spending a lot of time with each other. Members practice with a coach three to four times a week and also do peer coaching with other team members, most also practice alone almost every night.

“It’s like having a family at school,” said member Ariel Klugman. “They really care about you.”

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Radiohead play benefit show for Haiti LOS ANGELES (AP) — Radiohead raised more than $500,000 for Haiti earthquake relief at a special weekend concert that attracted celebrities and die-hard fans.

The band performed for more than two hours Sunday at the Henry Fonda Theatre. The star-studded crowd included Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Charlize Theron, Anna Paquin and Daniel Craig.

Attendees bid online for tickets, with proceeds going to Oxfam International, a group that works with developing countries. Prices went as high as $4,000 for a pair of tickets. The closing minimum bid was $475.

Lead singer Thom Yorke joked with the crowd about the ticket prices, saying, “What did you do to get a ticket? Get money from your dad? Or blackmail your boss?”

Timberlake took in the show from the floor in the general admission area, singing along with the band’s hits, which included “Fake Plastic Trees,” ‘’Paranoid Android,” ‘’Lucky” and “The Bends.”

“I love them for the same reason everyone loves Radiohead,” Timberlake told The Associated Press. “I have been listening to them since I was 13.”

At work on a new album, Radiohead took a break from the studio to put together the special one-time benefit show at the 1,300-seat theater, a relatively small venue for the band. Funds also were raised from the sale of limited-edition show posters, which went for $25 each. Oxfam volunteers collected cash donations dropped into green buckets

at the theater’s entrance.

Tickets were sold only in pairs, prompting fans to search for bidding partners online.

Shane Rivers of Sacramento, who says he’s seen the band 15 times, found his plus-one on Craigslist.

“I drove seven hours to be here,” said Rivers, who paid $600 for his ticket. “It was special to be in the room.”

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Sports Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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Bumpy road trip for MSU hoops

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The women dropped both games, while the men suffered their first loss WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MSU WSU

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Home court is looking more and more attractive to the Minnesota State women’s basketball team. And after two more road losses last week dropped the Mavericks’ record to 10-8, a fourgame home stand might be just what they need.

While MSU has struggled on the road, the Mavericks have gone 8-1 at home, with their only loss coming in a 63-62 nail biter to St. Cloud State on Jan. 16. That bodes well for a team that has lost three straight, including a 76-56 loss to Wayne State on Friday and an 84-66 loss to Augustana on Saturday.

“We need to get back at home,” said MSU coach Pam Gohl. “We’re looking forward to the swagger and the confidence we play with [at home].”

That swagger and confidence was perhaps best on display when the Mavericks recently upset Concordia

University, then the No. 20-ranked team in the nation. But those elements also appeared to be missing Friday, MSU 68 MSU 76 when the team appeared “tentative” 52 AUG 83 against Wayne State’s unusual defense, WSU according to Gohl.

KYLE RATKE Faced with an aggressive 2-3 zone sports editor defense that sets the Wildcats apart The Minnesota State men’s basketfrom other teams in the Northern Sun ball team went into the weekend with Intercollegiate Conference, the Mava 16-0 record, a No. 3 national ranking ericks faltered. They committed 24 and a big target on their back. turnovers and shot 37 percent from The Mavericks survived Friday’s the field, and never recovered from an game against Wayne State with a 68-52 early 15-point deficit. win, but Saturday night against Au“Offensively it’s tough to prepare gustana was a different story. for Wayne State because they play a MSU held the Vikings to just 30 first different defense than anyone else in half points but only scored 28 themthe conference,” Gohl said. She also selves. Center Travis Nelson missed indicated she wasn’t pleased with her much of the first half after being in foul team’s effort, noting that “we didn’t trouble, but led the scoring surge in the play to our full potential.” second half. Despite just playing 17 Defense may have been the main minutes, the big man put up a gameconcern with Wayne State, but on Sathigh of 23 points. urday Augustana’s offense took center Even with Nelson’s strong second court, leaving MSU with a different set half, the Mavericks fell to the Vikings of concerns.

83-76.

“Augustana is one of those teams “We will just need to do better next that’s going to score their points, no week,” said head coach Matt Margenmatter how great your defense is,” thaler. “Our chemistry is great. If you Gohl said. think you are going to go undefeated, WBB / page 17 that’s ridiculous. Our guys have put us

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in great position and I have 100 percent confidence in them.”

The one thing the Mavericks may not have confidence in is their 3-point shot.

The Mavericks were just 1 of 14 from deep in the loss, while the Vikings were a much better 7 for 14.

“That’s something that we have been struggling with the whole year,” Guard Taylor Morrow said. “If you look back at some of our games, we haven’t shot that well from the 3-point line.”

Morrow played 21 minutes in the game off of the bench, the most out of any bench player for the Mavericks.

Jefferson Mason scored 13 points and pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds. Marcus Hill and Jermain Davis were the only other Mavericks to score in double-digits, scoring 13 and 11 points respectively. Davis did so shooting 3 of 12 from the field.

“We didn’t shoot the ball that well, exactly, but that’s not what beat us,” Margenthaler said. “There are a lot of little things. We didn’t make that one big run that we normally do. They [Augustana] came up with some big plays down the stretch.”

The Mavericks still are atop the

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL School Conf. OVR Augustana 9-2 15-3 (20) Concordia- St. P 9-2 15-3 Minnesota-Duluth 8-3 13-5 Wayne State 7-4 14-4 MSU-Moorhead 7-4 13-5 Winona State 7-5 12-7 Minnesota-Crookston 6-5 8-9 SW-Minnesota State 5-6 11-7 MAVERICKS 5-6 10-8 Northern State 5-6 9-9 Bemidji State 4-7 10-8 St. Cloud State 3-8 8-10 Mary 3-8 7-11 Upper Iowa 0-12 1-17

MEN’S BASKETBALL School Conf. OVR (3) MAVERICKS 10-1 17-1 (23) Augustana 9-2 16-2 St. Cloud State 8-3 14-4 Winona State 8-4 14-5 Mary 7-4 11-7 Wayne State 6-5 9-9 Upper Iowa 6-6 9-10 Concordia-St. Paul 5-6 8-10 SW- Minnesota State 4-7 9-8 Northern State 4-7 8-10 Bemidji State 4-7 7-10 Minnesota-Duluth 4-7 7-11 MSU-Moorhead 3-8 6-12 Minnesota-Crookston 0-11 3-14

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WCHA (4)Minnesota-Duluth 12-5-1 10-4-4 (1) Denver (12) St. Cloud State 11-5-2 10-5-3 (3) Wisconsin (7) Colorado College 10-7-3 (5) North Dakota 8-7-3 7-9-2 Minnesota Alaska-Anchorage 7-12-1 5-12-1 MAVERICKS 2-16-0 Michigan Tech

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15-2-3-3 36 (2) Minnesota (5) Minnesota-Duluth 13-5-2-1 29 7-7-6-3 23 Bemidji State 11-8-1 (7) Wisconsin 23 9-9-2 Ohio State 20 7-10-3-2 19 St. Cloud State 2-11-5-3 12 MAVERICKS 4-12-2 10 North Dakota

NSIC, but Augustana implications. trails by just one “We could care less game. If the Vikings about them,” Margenwere to surpass the thaler said. “If we don’t Mavericks in the take care of business, standings, they would that Augie game means likely pass them in nothing. Right now the regional rankings, we are worried about which would give Taylor Morrow Bemidji.” them the home-court The Mavericks are set to tip off at 8 p.m. Friday advantage the Mavericks are currently in position to against Bemidji State and 8 p.m Saturday against Minnesoreceive.

The Vikings will come back ta-Duluth. to Mankato on Feb. 24 to play the Mavericks in a game that very well could have playoff

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Sport shorts: MSU swimming wrap up The MSU men’s swimming team finished sixth this weekend at the 2010 UW-Steven’s Point Open.

UW-Steven’s Point won the even with 1,123 points. The Mavericks had 234.

MSU’s top finish came in the 400-yard medley relay. The Mavericks took third with they relay team of Senior Brian Parks, sophomore Matt Chida and freshmen Tom Gasnick and Kyle Hellyer.

Sophomore Tyler Jaeger finished seventh in the one-meter dive.

Women’s swimming The women’s team also took sixth at the 2010 UW-Steven’s Point Open.

Junior Janel Duffy won the one-meter dive with a score of 402.60 and also finished sixth in the three-meter dive with 376.55 points.

In the 400-yard medley relay, the Mavericks took fourth place.

The team consisted of senior Angela Krych, junior Krisin Hayes, sophomore Kaitlin Odgen and freshman Tabby Temperly.

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Mavericks suffer another sweep UMD MSU

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LEE HANDEL

staff writer Despite two well-played games, the Minnesota State women’s hockey team came up with two familiar results last weekend when they dropped a pair of games to fifth-ranked Minnesota-Duluth.

The Bulldogs came down to Mankato sitting in second place in the WCHA and left with four points after sweeping a Mavericks squad that has seemingly been in a season-long offensive slump. The Mavericks continued their troubling trend of offensive struggles against the Bulldogs, losing 3-1 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday.

“Like every other weekend, we played extremely hard and gave ourselves a chance to win,” said head coach Eric Means. “We just currently are lacking the ability to capitalize on chances.”

After splitting a series against the talented Bulldogs in Duluth back in November, the Mavericks were confident going into this series and it showed Friday on the ice. However, the team’s good effort didn’t yield good results.

The Bulldogs scored a goal in all three periods to take a commanding 3-0 lead while the Maverick offense failed to put a shot past Bulldog goaltender Jennifer Harss, who saved 33 shots while becoming the latest net-minder to stymie the Maverick attack. UMD senior for-

ward Laura Fridfinnson, one of the top players in the WCHA, had a hand in all three Bulldog scores, scoring one goal while assisting on the other two.

“They have a couple of players that, when given the opportunity, simply always score,” Means said.

The Mavericks avoided the shutout late in the third period when junior forward Nina Tikkinen lit the lamp on a onetimer with assists from senior forwards Christina Lee and Ashley Young. The goal was Tikkinen’s second of the season dan moen • msu reporter and first since being named to The Mavericks are are winless (0-11-2) over their last 14 games.

Finland’s Women’s Hockey Olympic team. Alli Altmann the Bulldogs got the had a solid game in net for Arena to face the top sweep. the Mavericks while saving team in the WCHA, “Alli Altmann gave 30 shots, but got little support the Minnesota Golden us good goaltending all from the offense.

Gophers. weekend and played Saturday’s tilt seemed to “We [the coaches] at the level she was at have the same script as the told the team that we in the beginning of the night before, with the Mavare not discouraged season and we killed ericks battling hard from the with the way we are penalties well,” Means outset only to enter the locker playing,” he said. “We Alli Altmann said. “We also got room trailing 1-0 after two have been finding ways periods. Altmann continued her back in our zone well to lose and now we need and made good decisions with impressive play, saving five to find a way to win a hockey the puck.” shots when the Bulldogs were game.”

The Mavericks’ struggles on the power play for seven on power play opportunities minutes in the second period. continued yet again, going 0-10 After extending their lead to 2-0 early in the third period, the on the weekend.

“We’ve been trying to give Bulldogs were yet again denied them more reps in practice, but a shutout when Young notched it’s part of the whole problem her sixth goal of the season on offensively,” Means said. “If passes from Tikkinen and Lee. you are struggling on offense, The trio of Maverick forwards • Near MSU on the bus route you will also struggle on the each tallied their second points • Heat & Water paid on the weekend. Despite having power play.”

• Off-street parking The road will not get any half the period left, the Maveasier this weekend when the ericks were unable to break Mavericks head to Ridder through and tie the game and

WBB Mavericks have lost four of last five games continued from 15 “You’re going to have to score a certain amount of points to stay with them.”

And the Mavericks scored the necessary points to stay with Augustana at least midway through the second half. But a 21-6 Augustana run dashed MSU’s hopes, leaving the Mavericks facing a 17-point deficit late in the game, and, ultiSarah Wiens mately, a 5-6 record in the NSIC. Sarah Wiens led MSU with 14 points against Wayne State while Liz Trauger scored 23 against Augustana. The Mavericks begin their four-game home stand at 6 p.m. Friday against Bemidji State. At 6 p.m. Saturday they host Minnesota Duluth.

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Wilson hoping to lead late-season surge

national champion, but I know I am this year. I can’t say that I still have another season, there is no excuse this year.”

PAT DELANEY Wilson has gotten closer staff writer every year. He put his name out there as a redshirt freshman The Minnesota State wreswhen he finished fifth at the tling team started the NSIC NCAA National Tournament. season with mixed results.

He improved on that finish in The Mavericks were able his next two seasons finishto get a victory Friday when ing fourth as a sophomore and they defeated Minnesota State- third as a junior.

Moorhead in their first Wilson had 110 total conference dual of the wins coming into this season. It would be a season and became the different outcome the Mavericks 11th threenext night as MSU’s time All-American last middleweights could year. Mavericks head not find an answer for coach, Jim Makovsky, Augustana. has been able to watch Despite the loss, Wilson develop and Brady Wilson the Mavericks finished has seen first-hand how the dual similarly to he separates himself how they have been finishfrom other athletes. ing matches all season. Senior “Brady is an amazing heavyweight Brady Wilson competitor,” said Makovsky. was able to end his match with “He goes into each match with a fall in just over a minute, the attitude that he is going to recording his 20th win of the win and that starts with how season. The nation’s top ranked much preparation he puts in at heavy weight has been domipractice. I haven’t seen very nant all season and hopes this many heavy-weights with his is the year he can finally win a physique and athleticism.” national title.

Wilson has been so domi“That’s pretty much my nant this season that his only only goal,” said Wilson. “I losses have come against DI think the past couple years I opponents. With six conferwasn’t ready to handle being a ence matches left, it is crucial

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The Mavericks are currently 6-2 (1-1 NSIC) and are in third place in the conference.

for Wilson to continue to win while other areas of the team are still trying to find their identities.

Aside from winning in convincing fashion, Wilson has had to take on more of a leadership role this season.

With a young team, it is has become more important for veteran guys to keep the team’s morale up. Wilson often is seen

cheering on his teammates and offering encouragement.

“I try to lead by example whether that is during a match or in practice,” Wilson said.

“We have some young guys but I think they have done a good job fitting in and we have all gotten along really well.”

There aren’t many better to learn from than Wilson — an athlete that will go down as

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one of the most successful wrestlers in MSU history. His continued success will be important heading forward as the Mavericks are looking to win their third straight NSIC title and advancing in the NCAA tournament.

For Wilson, adding a national championship to his resume is the final piece to what has been a great career.

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