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A technological renovation

Students get involved in decision-making process ALLISON MATTHEWS

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megan kadlec • msu reporter MSU Officials hope to recreate many of the spaces in the library and the ACC in order to accommodate new technology.

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Universities are rapidly changing their technology landscapes to fit the latest trends and stay on the cutting edge. To keep up with the Joneses in the technology world, Minnesota State University, Mankato is looking to the future of higher education to fit the growing needs of students.

Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Technology Ed Clark said students are now at the forefront of changes in technology.

Clark said students are bringing in their own devices and know just as much about technology as many professors. Clark said MSU is planning to expand its technology outreach on campus to adapt to a techsavvy generation.

Focusing on student and professor interaction is one of the latest trends in higher education. According to Clark, many universities are shifting away from the standard lectures so common in teaching. Now, universities are incorporating technology into class time more than ever.

Clark said many universities have found that lectures are not as educational and effective as previously thought. Technology plays an important role in building student-professor relationships since many students are comfortable with technology, according to Clark.

“We truly work very closely with students and faculty to provide and support technology that students and faculty need,” Schneider said. “They expect ITS to be innovative, to support all technology,

keep up-to-date on latest software and equipment, and to keep up with latest consumer products. This is probably our biggest challenge, too.”

ChimeIn is one of the latest trends at MSU to build on that relationship.

Professors can use the software in class to create questions online and students can answer using smartphones or computers.

Clark said some professors are already using it in on campus and he hopes it will continue to grow on campus.

One of the biggest technology forces on campus is the Learning and Technology Roundtable. LTR centers on what technologies are best for student learning, according to LTR Representative Sarah Koenen. The group meets monthly to generate new ideas and hear technology concerns.

Minnesota State Student Association and Information and Technology Services are looking into changes for the Memorial Library and proposals for ACC redesign.

Director of Technical Services Bryan Schneider said the proposal to renovate the ACC would focus on creating three different areas: TelePresence classrooms, collaborative study areas and overall updated classrooms.

“Our proposal for one time funding in regards to the ACC redesign has moved to the second round.

There are three rounds of proposals,” MSSA President Matthew Lexcen said.

If the proposal passes all steps, one-time spending money would pay for

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Textbooks test student wallets Buying online may be cheaper than the campus bookstore

MADELINE GREENE

staff writer A nother spr ing semester has star ted, yet st udents’ wallets are emptied with ext reme expenses.

On top of the al ready soar ing t uition pr ices, rent, work, and a new class schedule, you are also expected to pu rchase a pile of textbooks.

With all of the money that you have to spend at this time of the year, it’s no wonder that st udents are look ing for alter natives when it comes to pu rchasing those d readed textbooks. Here are a few of you r options, on-andoff- campus, to help you out if you’re still in a textbook time cr u nch.

Bookstores The nice thing about on- campus bookstores is their location. With easy access to all st udents, these are one of the most popular places to pu rchase you r textbooks.

Luck ily, here on ou r campus we have an off icial bookstore located in the Centen nial St udent Union and another u noff icial store located across the st reet f rom the f ree parking lot. St udents can go in, show them you r schedule, g rab you r books, and pay and then you’re done.

Bookstores have the tendency to r u n up the pr ice for the convenience of an on-site location and easy pick up. These bookstores

are get ting smar t and offer ing a “rent ” feat u re for most or all of their books.

You pay a rental fee and then br ing it back at the end of the semester for no additional charge. The only problem is, they can charge you if the book comes back in bad shape or if you forget to ret u r n it and you are in for another fee on top of you r rental fee. But if you’re su re you will be able to br ing the books back in decent condition at the end of the semester and choose to get you r books at a bookstore, renting may just be the way to go.

Onl ine In the past decade or so, the abilit y to pu rchase textbooks online has g row n rapidly. By t y ping in the title and volu me of you r textbook, you can f ind it for dir t- cheap on many online pu rchasing sites such as A mazon or Chegg. The cost alone makes pu rchasing books online more appealing.

But with this option come a few dau nting possibilities. First off, it’s possible to pu rchase the w rong editions of these textbooks. Most professors specif y the version in their syllabi, so when order ing online make su re to check for it. A nother issue that may ar ise is the time it takes for you r order to ship. W hile some st udents plan far in

advance for the semester, many buy or order their books du r ing the f irst week of classes. If you have readings and assig nments due out of the book early on in the semester and you r order f rom A mazon is tak ing too long, you may be in t rouble when it comes to f inishing those tasks on time.

But if you k now the volu me you need to pu rchase and do not mind the possibilit y of having to wait a few weeks before receiving you r order, buying online could save you a bu ndle when it comes to textbooks.

A mazon, Half, Chegg and eBay are a few of the key textbook pu rchasing sites. However, this by no means is a f ull listing of all the places you could pu rchase them.

W hat are other st udents doing this semester in ter ms of pu rchasing textbooks? Some are pu rchasing the old fashion way by heading to the bookstores but others are tak ing the angela kukowski • msu reporter time and pu rchasing them Students lined the halls of the second level of the Centennial Student online for a less expensive star t to the semester. Union to pick up their pre-ordered textbooks in bulky white boxes.

“I have recently star ted charging to my f inancial I just can’t afford the order ing my books off aid, which is via the Milipr ices. A mazon is a g reat of A mazon.com because tar y Vocational Rehabilisou rce for used and new I, just like many other tation Prog ram. The A r my textbooks for ver y low st udents, don’t have the pays for my books. I t r ied pr ices. I haven’t fou nd f u nds to buy books that to buy them on Fr iday but any where else that is as range well over a few wasn’t approved yet and convenient, reliable and 100 bucks,” senior Mass had to wait u ntil Moncheap.”

Media major, Br i Tollefday,” G ray said. “I rented G raduate St udent, son said, “As much as I the ones that I could and K r istal G ray, pu rchased would love to suppor t the bought the rest.” her textbooks on campus.

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MSSC travels to new heights

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MSU’s Ski and Snowboard Club traveled to Copper Mountain, Colorado during break.

CHELSEA MILLER

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New years day, 55 snow enthusiasts endured a 17hour bus ride from Mankato, Minnesota to Copper Mountain, Colorado. From Jan. 3 to Jan. 6 this group, Minnesota State University, Mankato’s own Ski and Snowboard Club, was given the opportunity to explore one of nature’s ultimate playgrounds.

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stands between the West and the Midwest, yet the terrains sit in stark contrast. The Copper Mountains’ summit stands at 12,313 feet in elevation, whereas the highest point in the entire state of Minnesota is 2,297 feet. It is easy to see why the trip was so significant for anyone who has a passion for boarding or skiing.

“It’s one thing to think about what the mountains

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are really like, but to actually be there in their presence is another,” said club official Mike Hinton.

The MSSC trip saved each member approximately $300, not to mention hours of planning.

With gas, lodging and lift tickets, a group of students would be looking at a bill of $900 per person if they tried this endeavor on their own.

“I feel like even if you’re

a beginner, it would be worth it to go on that trip and get those huge deals since it’s such an expensive sport,” said sophomore Alex Glover, who is an avid snowboarder but not a member of the club.

No club would be functional without a dedicated president, especially MSSC. Much praise was given to current club president, Bret Romberg, who handles all the club’s

business.

As MSU’s largest student-run club, its members’ skill on the hill ranges from advanced to beginner.

“This is the reason we are here, to promote the sport of skiing and snowboarding on the campus of MSU. Whether it’s dropping cliffs or learning to stop, we’ve got you covered,” said former club president Chris Larson.

Like the pioneers of the west, the ski club woke up early everyday to explore, climb and shred the trails with spirit. Not only did they hit the mountain everyday, the week also included a free concert put on by southern rap group Nappy Roots, with featured artists such as Baby Bash and Black Pegasus.

“It was a lot of fun, everybody was loving it.

Nappy Roots and Baby Bash killed it,” club official Lucas Bode said, “and afterwards we even got to hang with the performers’ crew.”

MSSC was not the only club at Copper during this time. In fact many other colleges around the Midwest were invited to stay during the resort’s designated “college week.” It is clear the club represented itself well off and on the mountain.

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Preparing for the MADELINE GREENE | staff writer

Whether we like it or not, the real world is just around the corner. For most of us, like me, it is a lot closer than we’d like to think about.

Even if we’d rather pretend that moving on, getting a job, starting a family and beginning “real life” isn’t happening, starting now and preparing for the future might just make it a little easier come graduation.

Over the next semester, I’ll provide helpful hints, facts and ideas to help you really prepare for the real world.

Whether a freshman or a senior, the time is quickly approaching and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to see what the real world has to offer.

Here are a few tips to help you start your semester right: Just because the end is in site, it does not give you a free pass when it comes to your classes. For some, the last semester is the hardest as you finish up the required courses for your major. I know it may be tempting to watch a Jersey Shore marathon or spend every evening

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downtown with friends, but your last semester does count. If you are planning on applying to graduate school at some point or listing your GPA on your resume, it is important to keep your grades up.

Your advisor knows everything about your academics in college. Visiting them at the beginning of the semester can help verify that you are taking the correct courses for your major, that you are on track for graduation and answer any questions you may have. Your advisors are there to help but they can’t help if you don’t ask or visit them. Checking your academic record and DARS report will help indicate the classes you’ve taken and what your overall GPA

is. Any questions about the information on these forms can be answered by your advisor or by the Office of the Registrar in the Centennial Student Union.

There is an entire center at our University dedicated to helping you further your career. If you haven’t visited the Career Development Center, you should do so, soon. Located on the second level of Wigley Administration, the CDC offers services that range from mock interviews to looking over your resume. Also at the CDC, there are various tools to assist you in finding jobs that are connected to your major.

If you’re still undecided, looking through these books can jumpstart your major

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megan kadlec • msu reporter The Career Development Center is located in the Wigley Administration Building.

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“Do you want fries with that?”

Working at a fast food joint has become a staple of American youth. While not every high school student flips burgers, many do work at places such as Burger King or Arby’s. I joined late in the game; I was already a college junior when I began working for the Golden Arches—that is, McDonald’s.

While many people are dismissive of fast food chains in general, and skeptical about job quality for teen employees, working at a fast food place has helped me hone a ton of valuable skills. Sure, the long hours and hot, greasy environment aren’t always fun, but I’m definitely glad I started working there. This summer, I’ll probably go back. I learned how to work better in a team, I learned how to constantly push myself to improve, and I learned what makes a good manager compared to a poor one.

However, more than anything, I learned how to better deal with people.

Working at McDonald’s brings you into contact with a lot of weird characters. There was the guy who came through our drive-thru and tried to order beer.

When I told him we didn’t serve any, he switched his order to “a taco and six Whoppers.”

He’s not the only customer to ask for strange foods. Lately, one popular order has been a Big Mac—sans buns. One guy asked for a burger with “nothing on it except ketchup, mustard and pickles.” The order that really annoys us is when people come through asking for no-salt fries.

Seriously, if you’re that worried about your health, don’t eat lunch at McDonald’s.

At least these customers just taught me more flexibility.

But there are other customers that really test your patience.

Sometimes, the requests are so bizarre it’s amusing, such as when a man asked me how much our dollar-menu sundaes cost or when another guy asked if he could please just slip behind the counter and grab his own hash browns to save time.

Other times, it’s harder to stay sweet and polite, especially when customers are rude or inconsiderate.

I had one man who was almost up in arms that his strawberry shake had too much whipped cream—obviously we were trying to rip him off!

Another customer yelled at my manager and me when I forgot his napkins. And I can’t even re-

member all the times a customer ordered one item, then got angry at us for giving him that food when he insisted he had placed a different order. We can only give you what you order, sir.

We’re not mind readers. And that goes for the drivers who order a “number one” without telling us what sort of drink you want. We have about 50 possibilities—do you expect us to just pick one at random and get it right?

But I suppose occasional runins with disgruntled customers and weird food requests aren’t that bad. It keeps my job interesting, to say in the least. And it’s not nearly as bad as what has happened to some other McDonald’s employees…

One McDonald’s in Florida had to turn a customer down when he attempted to pay for his meal with marijuana and prescription drugs, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Another McDonald’s in Illinois was the site of an indecency arrest when two customers went through the drive-thru naked, according to MSNBC.com—I feel bad for the poor employee taking that order! It makes me feel a little less annoyed at all the creepers who hit on me when they come through.

One employee working the drive-thru was even assaulted at

a Florida McDonald’s, according to the Tampa Bay Times, when a customer threw a bag of food at her head.

While I’ve often thought to myself, “Boy, a hold-up would make the time go faster!” as I fried hash browns, I never thought it could be a real possibility. But apparently, the fast food chain has been hit countless times by robbers. In perhaps one of the weirdest cases, robbers armed with a machete, an ax and a tire iron hit up three stores in Australia before being captured by police, according to the Herald Sun. Like I said, at least I don’t have to deal with that.

Usually, working at McDonald’s isn’t nearly as exciting, which is why I honestly enjoy it when strange customers—even if they’re disgruntled—come through. Sure, I’d like it if all my customers were respectful and remembered—hey, McDonald’s employees are people too. But if they don’t, at least I can laugh about it afterwards.

It annoys me when people slam working at a fast food place. Your job is what you make it. You can learn from any job, or you can just scrape by enough to not get fired. It’s up to you.

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N.C. woman on “Teen Mom 2” arrested again BOLIVIA, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman who stars on MTV’s reality show “Teen Mom 2” has been charged with making harassing phone calls and communicating threats, but her attorney said Wednesday it’s retaliation after she accused a local man of cyberstalking.

Jenelle Evans, 20, of Leland was released on $1,000 bond shortly after her arrest Tuesday, Brunswick County sheriff’s Sgt. Del Routh said Wednesday. Evans was arrested by deputies based on a criminal complaint sworn out by an accuser and approved by a state magistrate, Routh said.

Evans did not have a listed telephone number, but attorney Dustin Sullivan said the charges are retribution after she accused a local man of cyberstalking.

“The allegations against Janelle are completely unfounded and untrue. I believe that everyone will see that once we get this ball rolling and under way,”

Sullivan said.

The woman who accused Evans, Hannah Inman, shares the same address as James Duffy. Days earlier, Evans had accused Duffy of cyberstalking and communicating threats, according to misdemeanor criminal complaints filed with the court.

Inman accused Evans of making repeated and harassing telephone calls, an arrest warrant issued Monday said.

Neither Inman nor Duffy had a listed telephone number and could not be reached for comment.

Evans was charged with assault in March after a fight recorded on video. A month later, she received 12 months of probation and community service on a drug paraphernalia charge.

Evans was charged with a probation violation in August after testing positive for marijuana and opiates.

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TECHNOLOGY “One of the greatest things about the technology on campus is how much students are involved.” continued from 1 the non-technology aspect whereas student technology fees would pay for the technology portion in the ACC, according to Schneider.

“Making it past the first round basically says that our project was approved in concept. Step two involves more precise details about cost, scope and what it would take to complete the project,” Lexcen said. “We will have a better idea in a few weeks as to how fast the ACC redesign will take shape.”

To better gauge concerns, student focus groups will analyze what aspects of the library need the most improvement.

“It’s all slowly progressing,” MSSA Vice President Moriah Miles said. “IT is anticipating everyone bringing in different devices. I’m most excited about seeing what they create.”

Student ideas are at the core of technology changes

on campus. While many of the changes may not happen immediately, organizations such as MSSA and LTR are asking for student feedback to help bring the proposed changes to fruition.

“Students at our university have the ability to provide insight that can, at the end of the day, produce positive change,” Lexcen said. “So, being on committees with decision-makers allows students to provide this input and allows our university to move forward with our model of student collaboration.”

“Probably one of the greatest things about the technology on campus is how much students are involved in its decision making. Students are involved on all the committees on campus,” Koenen said.

“The administration listens to our ideas and thoughts.”

REAL WORLD “Applications, resumes and cover letters can be submitted on the website.” continued from 5 search as you see what kind of jobs are connected with each major.

If you visit MavJobs, you can see what kinds of positions are available now and when you graduate. Applications, resumes and cover letters can be submitted on the website. The service is also still available for MSU alum.

The time is now. You need to grab your future by the horns, Mavericks. Cheesy I know, but so true. If you wait until graduation to prepare for the real world, you are sure to be in trouble. So take the time to start the semester off right and in the end, you’ll be thankful you started preparing for the future.

See you next week, Mavericks. Until then, work hard in your classes, make an appointment with your advisor and head over to the CDC. I promise, you won’t be disappointed that you prepared yourself.

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Divorced man suing over wedding pics speaks NEW YORK (AP) It may come across as an extreme case of nuptial nostalgia: A now-divorced man saying a photography studio should pay to recreate his wedding to make up for what he considers f lawed pictures and video.

But after being branded a "groomzilla," Todd Remis said Tuesday his now-notorious lawsuit is about holding a business to a pledge, not holding onto a broken marriage.

"It was their failure to deliver after a promise and a handshake" agreement to retouch the photos, Remis said in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

"How could a business treat a customer this way?"

It was his first public response to a f lurry of acidic commentary on the case in recent months.

While suits over wedding photographs aren't unusual, what set Remis' case apart is his mention of wanting to reconstitute the ceremony and celebration of a bygone union. He said during sworn questioning this summer that the two began divorce proceedings in 2008. The split was final in 2010, and he said he believed his ex-wife

had moved back to her native Latvia.

Nonetheless, "I need to have the wedding recreated exactly as it was so that the remaining 15 percent of the wedding that was not shot can be shot" and the album and video completed "so we have memories of the wedding," he said during his July deposition, according to a transcript. "So we would need to recreate everything to complete that."

After his remarks about recreating the wedding appeared in a story in The New York Times in November, Remis' quest became a punchline in quarters ranging from the legal blogosphere to the city's tabloids. The Daily News gave him a "New York Knucklehead Award"; CNN's Anderson Cooper included Remis on his "RidicuList."

Remis declined through a spokeswoman to be interviewed.

Remis sued H&H Photographers in 2009, saying the venerable suburban New York studio had done a shoddy job of shooting his and Milena Grzibovska's December 2003 wedding at a century-old hotel overlooking the Hudson River.

The photographer ignored

the couple's request not to shoot in front of a mirror that ended up ref lecting photographers' lights, and the photographer and videographer left 45 minutes before the end of the reception, missing the last dance and the bouquet toss, says Remis, 44, who has worked as a stock analyst.

Grzibovska, who is in her early 30s, had come to New York in June 2002 from the University of Iceland to study how to teach English to foreign-language speakers, according to a piece that September in a Columbia University newspaper.

The couple had paid a $3,500 advance toward a $4,100 total price for the photos, part of a wedding he said cost $48,000 in all, including guests' travel.

Still, Remis and his bride "were newly married and in love" and not looking for a fight with photographers, his statement says.

H&H co-owner Daniel Fried says he stands by the quality of the two hours of video and the hundreds of color and black-and-white photos, which were shot on film.

As for Remis' contention that the photographers missed key pieces of the celebra-

Young adults down 9 drinks when they binge ATLANTA (AP) — College-age drinkers average nine drinks when they get drunk, government health officials said Tuesday. That surprising statistic is part of a new report highlighting the dangers of binge drinking, which usually means four to five drinks at a time.

Overall, about 1 in 6 U.S. adults surveyed said they had binged on alcohol at least once in the previous month, though it was more than 1 in 4 for those ages 18 to 34.

And that's likely an underestimate: Alcohol sales figures suggest people are buying a lot more alcohol than they say they are consuming. Health officials estimate that about half of the beer, wine and liquor consumed in the United States by adults each year is downed during binge drinking.

"I know this sounds astounding, but I think the numbers we're reporting are really an underestimate," said Dr. Robert Brewer, who leads the alcohol program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC report is based on telephone surveys last year of more than 450,000 adults. They

were asked about their alcohol drinking in the past month, including the largest number of drinks they had at one time.

Binge drinking is generally defined as four drinks for women and five for men in a period of a few hours. Binge drinkers ages 18 to 24 reported nine drinks, or one more than the national average of eight drinks.

But those numbers are likely averages for all episodes of binge drinking, Brewer said, citing other studies.

The number of drinks per binge went down with age, to less than six for those ages 65 and older.

Binge drinking may be considered socially acceptable — to many, a fun night out at the bar.

And many don't see it as a sign of a serious drinking problem.

Indeed, experts say fewer than 20 percent of binge drinkers would be medically diagnosed as alcoholics.

But health officials say binge drinking accounts for more than 40,000 deaths each year.

It contributes to problems like violence and drunk-driving accidents and longer-term issues

like cancer, heart disease and liver failure.

It is possible that a round of binge drinking could lead to acute alcohol poisoning. But how many drinks at one sitting could kill you depends on many factors, including how big you are, what you consumed and how quickly you did it.

Other findings of the report: —Binge drinking continues to be most common in men, people who have been to college, and those with incomes of $75,000 or more.

—Only about 4 percent of people 65 and older binge drink, far fewer than adults in other age groups. But they do it more often — five times a month, on average. Younger adults average closer to four episodes per month.

—The upper Midwest continues to report the highest prevalence of binge drinking.

Wisconsin topped the list in 2010 with nearly 26 percent of adults saying they had at least one binge drinking episode in the previous month. West Virginia, at just under 11 percent, was at the other end of the spectrum.

tion by leaving early, Fried said they had provided ample coverage of the affair, including blessings that came late in the event. The hundreds of images include portraits of the couple and bridal party, images of the ceremony and pictures of the couple cutting the cake, guests dancing and other aspects of the festivities.

"I think the photography is lovely," Fried said by phone from the studio in Irvington, N.Y. But he said he offered in 2004 to adjust the photos and upgrade the wedding album, telling Remis the two needed first to pick out which pictures they wanted.

"Obviously, I couldn't turn back the clock," Fried said.

He says Remis never got back to H&H until he wrote in 2009 to demand a refund and interest — about $5,750 in all — and the completed photos and video. Remis says H&H didn't return his calls, which the studio denies.

He took umbrage when the studio responded to his letter with a $1,200 bill for the balance of the fee and interest, threatening to call in a collection agency if it wasn't paid. The letter soon grew into a lawsuit.

In the meantime, the mar-

riage had faltered.

"Life intervened. There was a divorce, and although amicable, it was not easy," says Remis' statement, adding that the couple and their families remained in touch.

No contact information could be found for Grzibovska.

The idea of a weddingphotos dispute that outlasted the marriage has been met with raised eyebrows by Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Doris LingCohan, who invoked lyrics from the Barbara Streisand hit "The Way We Were" in a ruling last year that threw out some legal claims but let others go forward.

"This is a case in which it appears that the 'misty watercolor memories' and the 'scattered pictures of the smiles ... left behind' at the wedding were more important than the real thing," she wrote.

And H&H co-founder Harold Gillet put it more bluntly in an August 2010 letter to the court: "The divorce renders the further demands for photos, etc., ridiculous."

Both sides have suggested they might be open to a settlement, but the case continues for now.

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Former New London-Spicer star Jayme Moten is now a Maverick after transferring from Division-I Texas-Pan American. Moten, a 5’11” guard, will have four years of eligibility if he waits until next season to play.

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Halfway through the Minnesota State, Mankato men’s basketball season, things have definitely looked a lot different from recent seasons, as the team finds itself in the bottom half of the NSIC standings with a 3-6 record.

But despite a rough stretch over Christmas break, MSU did get some good news, as the Mavericks added transfer Jayme Moten to the program.

Moten, a freshman guard, was added to the roster after a short one-semester-long stint with Division-I Texas-Pan American.

Although Moten will likely redshirt the rest of this season and watch the games from the bench, he is already practicing with the squad and taking classes at MSU this semester.

“Texas Pan-Am was great,” Moten said of his former school.

“But I was homesick, and I really wanted to play somewhere closer to home.”

Moten, who is originally from New London-Spicer and won both state basketball and football titles for the Wildcats in high school, started looking for teams in the state that he could play for.

Moten was friends with MSU guard Alex Hanks and center T.J. Okafor during high school, so when the opportunity arose, he told his buddies to put in a good word for him with head coach Matt Margenthaler.

They did, and a couple weeks later Moten was at MSU practicing with the squad.

As for his new choice, Moten feels it’s a fantastic fit.

“Mankato, in my opinion,

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shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Freshman guard Jayme Moten is happy to be back in his home state playing basketball again after starring in both basketball and football in high school. Moten led the Wildcats to the Class 3A state title as a quarterback.

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MSU tries to make it eight straight against Northern St., Mary TIGE HUTCHESON

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After putting together an unexpected six-game winning streak, the Minnesota State, Mankato women’s basketball team (10-3, 6-3 NSIC) enters the weekend sitting in fourth place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

While a loss at this point would hardly be damaging, the Mavericks have a chance to not only push their streak to eight games, but to also put yet another NSIC team in their rearview mirror and climb one more spot in the rankings with a pair of wins this weekend.

But with the Northern State Wolves (9-6, 5-5 NSIC) coming to the Taylor Center on Friday, followed by the upstart Mary Marauders (11-3, 8-2 NSIC) on Saturday, the Mavericks prepare to test their momentum against two very crafty, legitimate teams.

After graduating one of the NSIC’s most intimidating frontcourts (6’6” Krista Rabenberg and 5’11” Jodi Photo Courtesy of Sport Pix Reinschmidt), the Wolves look Senior forward Laura Weber has stepped up for the Mavericks since a little different this season. fellow post Ali Wilkinson went down with an injury, averaging a teamThe Wolves have been leading 12.1 points per game to go along with 6.8 rebounds.

inconsistent all season, pullMSU as one of the most suring off upsets over Augustana prising teams in the NSIC. (61-53) and Winona State Led by junior duo Ali Col(59-49), but they also recently lins (11.4 points and 3.5 assists dropped a pair of disappointing per game) and Linda Murray games to Minnesota, Crook(8.9 points and 7.4 rebounds ston (77-60) and Minnesota per game), the Marauders are State-Moorhead (72-62) last a very well-rounded team with weekend. one of the most tenacious and Northern State has looked hard-to-guard offenses in the dangerous at times and weak NSIC. at times, and it’s hard to tell “They’re a nice team; very which Wolves team will make well balanced,” Gohl said. the trip to Mankato this Friday. “They lean a little bit more on “Northern [State] is a diftheir guards for scoring but ferent team than they were their posts are nice down low last year. They graduated a too. It’s going to be a real test couple of key players from last for us against Mary, especially year, but they’re a very scary on our transition defense and team,” said MSU head coach our ability to score on their Pam Gohl. “They’re a team defense.” that runs over 200 set plays, so Not only do the Marauders they’re very difficult to scout boast the second-highest scorand we’re going to have to be ing offense in the NSIC (69.7 very disciplined against them.” points per game), but they also Led by senior point guard lead the conference in offenEmily Becken and 6’3“ senior sive rebounds (44.6 per game) center Jenna Higgins, the and hold opponents to just Wolves will look to test the 34 percent from the floor, the Mavericks’ discipline and second best in the NSIC. toughness.

Beating Mary will come Mary, on the other hand, WOMEN’S HOOPS / page 13 has been right there with

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RECAP: After a rough first half of conference play, the Minnesota State, Mankato women’s hockey team entered the second half simply focused on controlling what it can control and playing good hockey. So far so good, as the Mavericks put forth two solid efforts last weekend in splitting a road series against Bemidji State. MSU stole the first game 2-1, coming back from a 1-0 third period deficit for its first come-from-behind win of the season. The second game of the series did not go as well, as the Mavericks fell 4-0 despite dominating the first two periods. MSU could not capitalize on numerous quality scoring chances, but head coach Eric Means thought the team played better overall than the night before. SCSU is coming off one of its best weekends in an otherwise forgettable season, as it split a home series against Ohio State. The Huskies were shut out 2-0 in the first contest before bouncing back to win the second 4-3 for the series split. MSU is currently in seventh place in the WCHA, while SCSU finds itself in last place.

HISTORY: The Huskies are one of the few teams in the WCHA the Mavericks have consistently tasted success against, as MSU holds a 26-24-5 edge in the all-time series. The Mavericks took three of four games from SCSU last season and the two teams split in St. Cloud earlier this season.

MSU took the first game 6-0, but dropped the second 1-2 even though it held the Huskies to just seven shots in the final two periods.

MSU NOTES: The Mavericks are still looking for their first WCHA sweep this season after failing to take the second game of last weekend’s series in Bemidji. MSU also failed to sweep SCSU last month even though they dominated both games. The Mavericks took last Friday’s game thanks to some late-game heroics from sophomore forward Lauren Barnes and junior forward Lauren Zrust. Barnes knotted the game at 1-1 when she slapped a rebound past BSU standout goaltender Zuzana Tomcikova for her third goal of the season. Zrust followed with a score of her own just 20 seconds later for what turned out to be the game-winner, her third goal of the season as well. Barnes now leads the team in points (15) and assists (12). Junior forward Lauren Smith and sophomore forward Kari Lundberg are tied for the team lead in goals with six apiece. Injured sophomore forward Kathleen Rogan also sits on six goals despite missing 13 games this season. Senior goaltender Alli Altmann continues to hold her own in net for the Mavericks this season, as her goals against average has shrunk to 2.84 and she now sports an impressive .909 save percentage. Altmann’s only shutout this season came last month in St. Cloud. MSU failed to complete the sweep the following day despite once again playing better than it did in its victory the night before, according to Means, who is 6-3-1 all-time against the Huskies.

SCSU NOTES: Like the Mavericks, the Huskies have really struggled to score this season and have only 29 goals in 22 games played. They are led in points by senior forward Brittany Toor with 11. Sophomore forward Molli Mott (10) is the Lauren Zrust only other SCSU player with double-digit points. Mott also leads the team in goals with seven on the season. Freshman forward Abby Ness has a team-leading eight assists this season and is third on the team with nine points. SCSU also has a promising young goaltender in freshman Julie Friend, who alternates with senior Tayler VanDenakker. Friend has started six fewer games, but boasts a better goals against average and save percentage and has recorded all three Husky wins in net.

PREDICTION: The Mavericks and Huskies have developed quite the rivalry and have played some tight and entertaining games over the last couple years. That being said, both squads would rather be battling each other for conference supremacy as opposed to for the right to stay out of the WCHA basement. MSU is still searching for its first WCHA series sweep, and they should get it in Mankato this weekend.

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WOMEN’S HOOPS down to consistency, both by holding the Marauders to “one and done” on defense and by taking good, high-percentage shots on offense.

The NCAA basketball season is nearing its halfway point, but so far it’s still been tough to tell which teams are for real and which ones are duds.

MEN’S HOOPS really gave me the best chance at what I wanted to do with my time in college basketball, which is win games,” he said.

Moten’s job as a Maverick right now is similar to other college basketball redshirts, which is practicing every day, running the scout offense and the scout defense, and waiting until next year to get into some games.

“Besides that, basically being a cheerleader from the bench,” Moten said jokingly.

So after a long and decisive winter break, Moten says the toughest challenge of a new school and new team is the added expectations.

“That is a huge challenge at a new school,” Moten explained.

“Learning what’s expected from the coaches and my new teammates and really getting what coach Margenthaler wants done on the court.”

As for this season’s Mavericks, Moten had this to say: “Everybody’s counting us out right now, but I guarantee we’re working just as hard, if not harder, than any other team trying to get out of this.”

MSU’s upcoming weekend slate presents two very critical NSIC matchups, as the Mavericks really need some wins in a bad way.

They currently sit tenth in the conference, and this weekend

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And while all three teams that will hit the floor of Bresnan Arena this weekend— Northern State, Mary and MSU—seem to be legitimate postseason teams, it will be up to the Mavericks to once again prove themselves and knock two legitimate conference opponents further down the ladder.

continued from 11 they should have two legitimate chances for some Ws, taking on Northern State Friday night and the University of Mary Saturday night.

Northern State comes into the matchup 9-5 overall with a 5-5 conference record, which was propelled over Christmas break when the Wolves won three straight over NSIC foes, including a big win over Winona State a little more than a week ago.

The Wolves are led by junior forward Dustin Tetzlaff, who comes into Mankato averaging about 16 points per game for the Wolves. This is complimented by the seven rebounds per game he averages.

The U-Mary game on Saturday night will be a big one as well for MSU, as the Marauders are facing even more hardship than the Mavericks this season.

U-Mary’s record stands at 3-11 overall and 2-8 in the NSIC. The Marauders have allowed opponents to score exactly 73 points per game, so you can expect a lot of scoring being done between these two squads at the Taylor Center.

The Marauders are led by junior guard Josh Turner, who scores around 15 points per game.

Both games should feature good matchups and will no doubt be pivotal to all three team’s seasons.

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Wisconsin (9-9-2, 4-8-2 WCHA) at Minnesota State (6-15-1, 2-11-1 WCHA)

7:37 p.m., Friday • Verizon Wireless Center 7:07 p.m., Saturday • Verizon Wireless Center RECAP: Last week the Minnesota State, Mankato men’s hockey team started off the weekend with a hard-fought 4-3 loss to St. Lawrence, but on Saturday night the Mavericks gained some confidence to start the second half of their season, winning 3-1. On Friday, both teams traded goals into the third period, when freshman forward Jean-Paul Lafontaine gave the Mavericks a 3-2 lead 11:14 into the period. This left just enough time for the Saints to not only tie the game up, but take the decisive 4-3 lead with four minutes left in the contest. Saturday’s game was a little more uplifting for the Mavericks.

Even though the last few outings for junior goalie Phil Cook hadn’t been so hot, he got a big confidence booster in the 3-1 win, saving 29 of the Saints’ 30 shots while getting his first win of the season. Lafontaine wasn’t able to get a point in the contest, ending his scoring streak at eight games.

HISTORY: The Mavericks will be starting back up with conference play this weekend, and they have a challenging opponent coming to town. In the history of this matchup, the Mavericks are 14-22-4 against the Wisconsin Badgers, but UW is slightly down this season. In the last six meetings, the Mavericks have squeezed out only one win and have lost the last four. In the last victory against the Badgers, senior forward Adam Mueller and junior forward Eriah Hayes each had one goal, and senior goalie Austin Lee had 31 saves while picking up the win.

MSU NOTES: Over winter break, the Mavericks had their ups and downs like they’ve had all sea-

son, but they are starting to show great improvement. With most of the team healthy now, the Mavericks plan on starting this half of the season strong. One of the big improvements has been converting on power play goals. Last weekend, the team scored three goals on 11 power play opportunities between both games, coming a long way since its first series of the season, where it didn’t even score a power play goal in 12 opportunities. The offense is starting to score some goals, and Lafontaine has been a huge part of that. He leads the squad in goals (11) and points (19), and is coming off an eight-game scoring streak. As for the defensive side, Cook is coming off a stellar game in net that should help boost his confidence up. Junior defenseman Tyler Elbrecht, a co-captain of the team, came back from an injury during winter break and is ready to lead the defense.

UW NOTES: The 9-9-2 Badgers are coming off sweeping Rochester Institute of Technology 6-3 and

2-1 last weekend. UW is tenth in the conference with a 4-8-2 WCHA record. Its most impressive win this season was a 3-1 victory against the then-No. 1 Minnesota Gophers. Since then, it has been up and down for the Badgers, going 4-4-1 in their last nine games, including getting swept by Colorado College.

The Badgers are coming into this weekend fifth in the conference in goals scored per game (3.25), led by junior defenseman Justin Schultz with 11. Defensively, the Badgers have been letting a lot of pucks into the back of the net, and are tenth in the conference in goals scored against (3.15). Even though they have a freshman goaltender in Joel Rumpel, the Badgers expect nothing less than a sweep.

PREDICTION: Ever since New Year’s, the Badgers have been a hot team, with a sweep just this last weekend, and they will be a tough opponent to beat. But the Mavericks also have some momentum going into this weekend, and the Badgers have had a rough time of it getting wins on the road this season.

If the Mavericks can continue to score more on power play opportunities and the defense helps its goalie out, the Mavericks can come away with at least a split this weekend.

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Rubio Fever Spreading Fast

LEE HANDEL

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Screw Tim Tebow, we have our own sports hero right here in our own backyard.

Joe Mauer? Hell no!

His name is Ricky Rubio, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ new Spanish point guard who is taking the local sports scene by storm.

If you haven’t heard about him, you must not have any friends. I don’t have any friends, but my mom has even gotten into the hype.

The Timberwolves are finally relevant again. After years of being the laughingstock of the NBA, this organization finally appears to be heading in the right direction. Yeah, we’ve typed this sentence before, but never this confidently.

There are so many reasons for this new optimism, but none bigger than the lanky 21-yearold from Spain.

Sure, they are currently 3-7, but the Wolves have taken a huge step forward and should finish with more wins than their league-worst 17 last season despite a lockout-shortened season.

Many Wolves fans thought this team’s nucleus, led by AllStar power forward Kevin Love, would bring excitement and success back to the Twin Cities.

But Rubio was always the wild card, a mystery.

Nobody knew what to expect from this guy until literally the

first game of this season, even though we drafted the kid two years ago. This build-up and anticipation is what has made the last couple of weeks so special.

This flashy point guard has averaged 10.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 7.9 assists through 10 games despite coming off the bench. He also has recorded four double-doubles and has been one of the team’s best defenders.

Ricky has been better than advertised, displaying maturity and court savvy beyond his years, and he continues to live up to the hype and improve even as teams try to adjust to his style of play.

When he is on the court, the team thrives. When he is on the bench, the team looks lost and the home fans groan.

Like Tebow, Rubio had numerous critics lined up against him before he had even played his first professional game, including prominent NBA figures.

Unlike Tebow, Ricky has shut them up much, much quicker.

“Ricky Rubio can’t shoot,” the critics say. How does 46 percent from the field and 47 percent from three-point range sound?

In doing so well, Rubio has made general manager David Kahn’s seat at the Target Center a whole lot cooler.

Instead of looking up at an empty second deck and hearing jeers from people with bags on

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Every offseason acquisition Kahn made has looked golden so far, from the drafting of forward Derrick Williams to the hiring of head coach Rick Adelman to the signing of guard J.J. Barea.

Besides the three sellouts and buzzing atmosphere at the Target Center, the Wolves have garnered more airtime nationally in almost three weeks than they have the past seven years.

TNT’s Charles Barkley, a former NBA great, has already gone on one of his famous rants declaring Love (23.6 PPG and 14.7 RPG) the best power forward in the league, and Rubio is becoming a regular both in online articles and on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays.

Reaching the playoffs might be out of reach in year one of the Rubio Era, but this squad will be in the postseason sooner rather than later.

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The record industry, and its respective artists, outdid themselves in 2011.

The year brought us highly anticipated releases from a number of today’s biggest and brightest.

The year displayed the evolution of human popular music through a mass of new material. There was a time where a handful of genres were available to a listener. However, in the ‘10s we see a slew of varying bands doing genre bending work. So much so that each band could comfortably tote it’s very own specific genre.

For example, hip-hop is broken into many sub-genres, and many artists cleverly take from a number of those sub-genres and combine them.

The same is seen in pop music, indie-rock, hard-rock and ect.

With this flood of new sounds, old sounds, and future sounds, the representatives of 2011’s music culture have created a very special year for music heads.

Here are just ten of the many highlights.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers I’m With You

If any band has had dramatic The north London native hit the scene in 2008 with her debut, 19, which thoroughly pleased critics and fans alike.

But it was 2011’s release of 21 which took her from one of music’s best kept secrets to an international superstar, due largely to the hit “Rolling In The Deep.”

The song hit no. 1 on the charts in 11 different countries. And has sold 5.92 million copies in the US alone. In addition, the music video has reached nearly 210 million hits on Youtube.com. Impressive.

ups and downs on the international level as much as the Chili Peppers have, I wouldn’t want to meet them.

Success has never been certain for the California crew. And each new record seems excessively stressful for not only the band, but the fans alike.

The Chili Peppers were in limbo after 2006 gave fans Stadium Arcadium, and the resulting

What Alt’s All About Wilco has no generation, it has no image, it has no specific, consistent sound. But

what Wilco does have is the unprecedented ability to create album after album, and keep itself fresh and relevant.

The Whole Love is a continuance of this astonishing band. With a more solid and consistent lineup through the past couple records, The Whole Love feels like more of a band than a Jeff Tweedy (frontman, songwriter) Experience.

The experimentation and creative hooks laced throughout all 12 tracks is top-notch.

The Whole Love made Rolling Stone’s Editor Picks Best Records of 2011 at no. 8, as well as being nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammys.

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tour wore down on guitarist and songwriter John Frusciante.

Frusciante decided to leave the band after the success of that record.

However it was not the first time Frusciante had quit, and most of us know what came of that (One Hot Minute).

The band needed a new guitarist, and because of Frusciante’s major contribution to the sound and status of the group, fans didn’t know what to expect.

The Chili Peppers wound up hiring a friend of Frusciante, Josh Klinghoffer.

This turned out to be a successful choice. I’m With You hit no. 8 on the Reader’s Choice Rolling Stone Best Records of 2011, and was nominated for Best Rock Album at the Grammys.

Fans are still torn about the record, but you gotta hand it to the Chili Peppers.

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If you were listening to the Black Keys in Ohio in 2001,

you were considered “way cool.”

And if you’re listening to the Black Keys anywhere in 2011, you are still considered “far out.”

The impact and the staying power of the duo is unique.

Since 2010’s release of Brothers, the Black Keys are in the mainstream spotlight, and making the most of it.

El Camino finds the band immersed deep in mid-60s pop-blues and grit.

The Black Keys - El Camino Dangermouse has once again joined the Akron-duo in production, and the sound is dynamite.

The Black Keys won’t run out of gas for a good while.

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A trendy thing to do is talk

to your friends about how much you loved God Loves Ugly, and all the early stuff Atmosphere did before it exploded in attention. It’s also cool to shun the new stuff with a long nose of disdain if one of the tracks hits the Current or a friends CD player.

But what the trend isn’t doing is listening.

Slug may not rap as quick or as biting as he used to, and he has all but exhausted himself in topics, but he’s probably aware of that, maybe even more so than us. In the Family Sign, Slug plays to his weaknesses and into the strengths of the great lineup behind him.

Ant shows more virtuosity than ever in producing this clean, deep record. The soundscapes he creates are all encompassing, from vi-

Doomtree - No Kings

cious drops to glistening highs.

Nate’s guitar playing has become an even bigger part of the Atmosphere formula since Lemons.

Slug might not rap about hanging out with your girlfriend or about burning you at the mic anymore, but that’s because if he did, it would be fake.

Instead he tucks into his band, becomes apart of the groove instead of standing on top of it, and tells stories about the things he cares about the best he knows how.

The Family Sign isn’t Atmosphere’s prime, but it isn’t fair to say they’ve hit bottom. Atmosphere is just trying to find out how to be a middle-aged rap group and not sound like a bunch of jackasses.

Atmosphere - The Family Sign

Doomtree is a collective

equal to the sum of its parts.

That being said, Doomtree has some pretty serious parts.

The Twin Cities-based hiphop crew has spent the last few years building up each individual career.

Dessa (mc) has taken flight on a number of With all tours, and these different recently careers headreleased a new record. ing in different directions, it Sims (mc) came out was a special with Bad thing for Min-

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nesota hip-hop fans when Kings.

Doomtree Lazerbeak (procame together ducer/dj) in a couple has had his cabins in the hand in any woods with a number of bunch of beer musical pies. and cut a reCecil cord of all-new Otter (mc) collaborative has his side material. projects.

prior to No

With all these different careers heading in different directions, it was a special thing for Minnesota hip-hop fans when Doomtree came together in a couple of cabins in the woods with a bunch of beer to cut a record of all-new collaborative material.

The product is remarkable.

The beats on No Kings are deep and innovative. Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger weave together old school snares and hi-hats while pulling some tricks out from dub-step and rock.

Each song’s dynamics are vulnerable to the whim of the djs and the mcs. As the background for a Mictlan verse can drop and bang around, it will break off into ethereal and serene vibes as Dessa steps in to hit some lines gently over the head.

As the second full-blown Doomtree record, No Kings reinforces the Twin Cities’ hold on the underground hip-hop genre.

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Primus fans aren’t the type

of people who ditch out on a band after a long, drawn-out hiatus. Which is a good thing, because Green Naugahyde is the first record from the group in 11 years.

The nice thing about this record is the fact that listeners have already burnt out their copies of Pork Soda, and the Brown Album, and Tales From the Punchbowl and they needed something else to keep them going after tearing apart Oysterhead and other Les Claypool projects (musically or otherwise).

Radiohead - The King of Limbs

Green Naugahyde works as a novelty record, but doesn’t go too much further than that. In anticipation of this album, people wondered, “what will Primus sound like in 2011?”

The answer to that question was unfortunately “pretty much what they sounded like in 1998.”

That’s not to say the record isn’t well done, because it is.

But it just would have been more convenient and probably harder hitting if it came out 10 years ago.

Primus - Green Naugahyde

As an integral part of the

culture of the youth of the past couple decades, Radiohead is bigger than anyone could have expected.

The King Of Limbs was released to a hungry fanbase, almost exclusively. Radiohead doesn’t have any need to try and win a new audience. Each record they put out cements their devoted following and scoops up a few more in its wake.

The King Of Limbs is a sonic landscape that can only be listened to carefully to fully appreciate the level of musicianship that goes on within.

The drumming is airtight, with double sets bobbing and

weaving incredibly intricate rhythms that sound produced digitally.

Thom Yorke’s voice retains the beauty that harkens back to Kid A, and the songwriting continues to evolve in an interesting combination of hook-like phrases and deep instrumentation.

Since the release of King Of Limbs, Radiohead has put out a collection of remixes and there is talk of new material coming shortly.

They are also on tour supporting, well, just playing in the summer.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Doing Whatever The Hell They Want Hank III - Ghost to a Ghost, Guttertown, Cattle Callin, Attention Deficit Domination

First Hank Williams became an icon of not only the country western genre of music, but of Americana as well. If you ask any artist who considers themselves country in any way who inspires them, it can be safely assumed Hank Williams Sr. would be mentioned.

Then Hank Williams Jr. came along, and he drank a lot of beer and had a few hits, then did the Monday Night Football song.

After that, Hank Williams III came onto the country scene knowing what was expected of him, and did everything he could to resist that with grace and appropriate homage.

Hank III does play country music, but his own brand of it, almost a psychedelic form of the genre. He also happens to be a punk/metal head, so he does a lot of that too.

Hank III is not easy to categorize, and his 2011 release of four, yes four, different albums in one day made it even more difficult for fans and critics to do.

Attention Deficit Domination is more akin to Hank’s work with his other band AssJack. It is hellbilly all the way, with fast guitars, fast witted (often vulgar) lyrics and kickass double bass drum action.

3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin is more country aligned than ADD, but still holds Hank’s signature hellbilly style.

But it’s the double record Ghost To A Ghost/Guttertown release that really puts Hank III in an entirely different musical universe that his lineage and other musicians, for that matter.

On Ghost/Gutter Hank drops the metal/punk influence and trips into a neo-country session. The songs within are largely Cajun inspired, with a country mentality, and then dipped in an entire bucket of drugs.

The track listing begins and the songs are tangible and enjoyable, and as the record climbs into the 20+ track marker, the songs become detached and abstract, not abruptly, but appropriately.

Ghost/Gutter will not produce any hits whatsoever, Hank III may never achieve a hit in his career, but what he has done is create serious pieces of art with tongue and check snickers, and then presented for hicks and outlaws.

None of this is easy to do. You gotta feel bad for Hank IV and the shoes that kid will have to fill.

Sam Beam entered headphones as Iron & Wine with his debut, The Creek Drank The Cradle, in 2002. The record was supposedly cut by himself, in a cabin, in the woods, on a tape recorder. If that’s true or not, it is beautiful.

What Beam has done through Iron & Wine in the time since, has been brilliant.

When an artist creates a piece of work like The Creek Drank The Cradle, he suggests a fan-base, and unless you can be consistent with the image you market yourself with, you may lose that fanbase.

Iron & Wine hasn’t even considered that. Beam (and the rotating group of musicians that accompany him) simply makes the music that comes out of him. There seems to be no careful decisions in what it should be or sound like other than when the tape is rolling and the guitars are plugged in.

Kiss Eachother Clean demonstrates this method. When listening to the album, it’s hard at first to get a hang on what is going on. The music is inconsistent within its tones, but the album becomes one in the way that Beam’s style reigns over it all.

The opening track, “Walking Far From Home” is the epitome of what Iron & Wine is. There is no chorus in the song. It is simple Beam singing verse after verse of beautifully crafted imagery with everchanging layers of music creating a wave of some sort of structured chord progression.

No one is certain what is underneath Sam Beam’s beard, but it just might be a second brain.

Iron & Wine - Kiss eachother Clean

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January REPORTER Special Advertising Issues: Welcome Back January 10th & January 12th

Housing Fair January 19th & January 24th

Wedding Expo January 19th

Earlier this fall, I announced a new campus tobacco policy for Minnesota State University, Mankato.

As a reminder, beginning January 1, 2012, tobacco use (smoking and smokeless) will no longer be allowed on University property or in University owned or leased vehicles. An exception will be made for students currently living in the residence halls to allow tobacco use outside of their residence halls for the remainder of the 2011-2012 academic year. The residence hall exception will sunset at the end of Spring Semester 2012—May 15, 2012.

Minnesota State Mankato will offer health and cessation education and awareness services to the campus community.

This transition aligns with a March 12, 2010 resolution by the Minnesota State College and Universities’ Board of Trustees which encourages each MnSCU institution to take steps to reduce tobacco use on campuses. A copy of the Universitypolicy can be viewed at http://www.mnsu.edu/ policies/approved/tobaccoandsmokefreecampus.pdf.

Thank you for supporting the University’s goal of a healthy environment for all through elimination of tobacco use on our campus.

Richard Davenport President

Health & Fitness January 26th

Super Bowl January 31st

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