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Liver recipient uses second chance to live Mark Aune chose to go to college to get to know life for donor the 18-year-old man who saved his life organ, which can eventually cause liver failure and death.

Aune said his doctor told him he was going to die if he didn’t receive a transplant. He was put on a waiting list in February of 2009, but he said he wasn’t too hopeful about finding a donor.

“My wife and I had already picked out a cemetery and a headstone,” he said. “I just didn’t think they’d ever find a donor.”

But on Nov. 11, 2009, he received a call from the transplant center telling him to come to the hospital.

Someone was able to donate a liver.

The donor was an 18-year-old man. Aune doesn’t know much about him, but he does know that the young man also donated his heart and kidney to two other patients. Aune met his fellow organ-recipients after surgery.

Aune said he hopes to someday meet the man’s family and tell them how grateful he is to their son.

“I’m alive because a young man marked on his driver’s license that he wanted to be a donor,” Aune said.

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staff writer Among the sea of young, bright-eyed, fresh-faced Minnesota State Mankato students, Mark Aune stands out. He’s in his late fifties, with graying hair and a fashion style much more conservative than the backward caps and thigh-high boots students can be seen sporting. While college kids scramble to pick up hours at work, he’s retired. So why is he going back to school?

The reason is simple: he wants to help young people like the one who donated his liver to Aune last year.

“I still have no idea why I survived, but I find some solace in going to school with people the age of my donor,” Aune said. “I feel I have something to share with [them].”

Aune received a liver from an 18-year-old donor in November 2009. Aune was suffering from primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease that causes scarring of the bile duct in the liver. When the duct scars, it becomes too narrow to let bile travel out of the liver. Instead, bile builds up in the

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Local burglaries often due to unlocked doors

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Housing near MSU campus targeted, same suspects may be involved JOEY DENT

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On Jan. 11 at 3:54 a.m., a man called the Mankato police stating that someone had barged in to his house, pointed a gun at him, and took some of his valuable possessions. This frightening scene may sound like a usual burglary, but it was the seventeenth burglary in the area since September.

All of these burglaries have been at off-campus housing near the Minnesota State Mankato campus, and they may involve the same suspect or suspects. The Jan. 11 suspect is described as a black male with medium

skin tone, no facial hair, average build, approximately 19 to 20 years old, 5-feet-10inches to 6-feet-tall, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and wire-rimmed glasses.

According to Police Detective Commander Matt DuRose, these burglaries were fairly common in the past, but this year more have happened when the victims are in their apartments or townhouses.

Usually, burglars wait until the owners are out of their homes to rob them, but apparently that’s just too easy.

The most common items taken have been personal

electronics like laptops, TVs, iPods and game systems.

“The common factor amongst the cases is that people are leaving their doors unlocked allowing for easy access,” DuRose said.

“I would like to stress the importance of closing and locking doors and taking steps to prevent these crimes from occurring.”

Darryl Breitenfeldt, the property manager at Highland Apartments, said they have had a few reports of burglary this year, and two of them involved unlocked doors.

Breitenfeldt said residents at

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Kato Cab vs. Taxi New senators Pros: Who gives join MSSA Two seats remain open the best ride?

Money, cleanliness, sociability make all the difference

ANNE LEMERE

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As the night comes to a close, finding a safe ride home seems to always be an issue. As far as taxi services go, Minnesota State Mankato has two options: Kato Cab or Taxi Pros. Both are local taxi companies.

The pricing difference between the two companies is that Kato Cab divides the town into zones and sometimes takes longer to destinations, according to Yvonne Martinson, part owner of Taxi Pros. Taxi Pros is more consistent and charges by time spent in the vehicle, Martinson said.

The Kato Cab prices are determined by how many zones are crossed, said Greg Krueter, a Kato Cab employee. He said he believes what separates Kato Cab from Taxi Pros and other competitors is a better service and advertisements.

Aria Asbe-Snyder, a frequent Kato Cab customer, said she once called for a cab at 7 a.m. and realized that she said no money, so they had to detour to Kwik Trip. She said she was charged for their stop and the driver took the longest route.

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advertisements, said Samantha Schommer, an MSU junior. She only used Taxi Pros once and found it to be cheaper than other taxi services.

There are three Taxi Pros drivers out per night, said Martinson. They only use mini vans, which helps provide more seats to college kids in groups, she said.

Kato Cab, on average, has 17 to 18 drivers each night and has about 500 - 600 trips. It has the option of either cars or vans for both small and large groups.

Taxi Pros is pushing reservations so they can better strategize their routes, said Martinson. She added that it also works best if calls are made at least an hour in advance, or around last order of drinks downtown.

Taxi Pros also calls its customers when they are close.

“Calling when close means our customers stay in heat and sip on cocktails while Kato Cabs customers sit on a cold curb never knowing exactly how long their wait will be,” Martinson said.

Part of what separates Taxi Pros is that it is a family-owned business that believes in safety first, said Martinson.

Kato Cab drivers are nice and sociable, said David Hendrickson, an MSU senior.

Martinson said that Taxi Pros is also picky with cleanliness.

“If people look like they are going to be sick, [we] usually let them wait before they get in the van,” she said. “We get a lot of compliments about how clean the vans are.”

Once a day, the Kato Cab vehicles are washed and vacuumed, said Krueter.

He said that rarely are people refused rides because of being too intoxicated. He said they are more concerned about customers having a safe ride home.

AVERY CROPP

staff writer

The Minnesota State Student Association filled eight vacant senate seats Wednesday. Colleges that gained new representation were: the College of Allied Health and Nursing, the College of Business, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Others filled were the undeclared and off-campus seats.

The College of Allied Health and Nursing had two vacancies. Matthew O’Flaherty picked up one seat and the other is still vacant.

O’Flaherty, a sports management major, ran for senate because he likes to help other students out with any questions they have about the program. He also would like to address the needs that students have brought up to him in the past. which include the looming budget cuts. One of the goals he mentioned in his opening statement was that he wanted to make MSSA more accessible because, he said, “not sitting around waiting for people to come to you, you learn a lot.”

The vacancies filled in

the College of Business

by Spencer Johnson and Oluwaseyi “Shay” AdemolaSadipe, were the most hotly contested of the evening, with five students running for two seats.

All the candidates cited class sizes as a pressing issue for the COB. Some candidates raised questions about cuts in professors and the $125 tech fee that students are charged.

Both Ademola-Sadipe and Johnson hope to get younger students involved in the COB at an early point in their college careers in order to up participation and to also help them pave the way for internships that they are expected to get throughout their time at MSU. Scott Boyd, the new senator for CSET, is a third year transfer student who is majoring in Information Technology. He is involved in many organizations around campus including fencing club and chemistry club, and he wants to do more work for the school.

“My involvement in programs around campus would allow me to get information about what students expect from MSSA from various different

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Children to benefit from Dance Marathon Event full of prizes, games and entertainment raises money for Gillette Children’s Hospital JENNY POLLOCK

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A group of students have been working for more than a year to bring back an event called Dance Marathon to Minnesota State Mankato’s campus to raise money for the Gillette Children’s Hospital.

“The event will be epic, tons of fun — a great event with money going to a great charity,” said Erik Heller, one of the student coordinators for the event.

Heller has been working on the event for about seven months. He is in charge of overseeing four of the eight student committees working on the event.

Dance Marathon will kick off with a performance

by RakStar Fusion Bellydancers, a bellydancing troupe based in Mankato.

After the show, they will be doing a free half-hour lesson for everyone there. The second hour of the event will be karaoke, then it will finish with music from local DJ Digital T. During the whole night, there will be free food, prizes from local businesses, Wii tournaments and games like ladder golf and bags.

Nicholas Linder and Natasha Miller, two local

children who received care from Gillete Children’s Hospital, will attend the event, allowing participants to really see whom their donations will help.

“It’s good for people just to know it’s a party,” said Ashley Portra the graduate assistant to Greek Life who has been helping plan the event. “Not only are we raising money for a local hospital, but it’s a celebration of the obstacles the children have overcome.”

The event costs $10 at the door to participate, and all of the participation fees go directly to Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul. The money will help families with high medical bills afford their children’s treatments.

“The money goes towards things the children specifically need,” Portra said. “In the future if we make more money, it would go towards something larger, but now our focus is on the kids.”

Portra has been overseeing eight student committees to ensure everything is moving along as planned. She has past experience with Dance

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“Our goal for the event is to raise $2,000, to have a good time and to make sure the kids are having a good time,” Courtney Apfelbacher, the catering and fundraising chair said “The best part about working on Dance Marathon is working with so many different people that I haven’t worked with before and working with a new organization,” Heller said.

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planning Dance Marathon in the future should contact Portra or John Bulcock.

There is also a box that can be checked when registering online for people interested in planning.

“The success of this year’s event will determine if we will be able to continue it in the future,” said Portra.

Participants can sign up individually or as a team to raise money online to ww. msudancemarathon.com, similar to the way Relay for Life does.

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The unpredictability of the NFL playoffs

“You’re just not seeing it clearly right now,” Joel Brunn, Foley, Minn.

“Great job by the Patriots this weekend. Your wallet should be thanking them deeply,” Brad Olson, Fargo, ND. “Just wondering if I’m still so wrong about my comments on Sanchez?” Zach Braegelmann, Baghdad.

“Wow! Did you miss the boat!” Person on MSU Reporter website that did not want to leave his or her name. So mysterious….

These were four comments that I received immediately after this weekend’s NFL playoff games. In last week’s column I predicted that the Steelers, Patriots, Falcons and Seahawks would be victorious (I’m the sports editor by the way, I’m supposed to be good at this kind of stuff).

Well, that went well.

Did I maybe put a few bucks on the Patriots to win? Yep. Did I rip into a kid on my blog who told me Mark Sanchez wasn’t as bad as everyone thought? Yep. Did I miss the boat completely? Absolutely.

The thing is, these playoffs have been historically unpredictable. Let’s look at what’s happened thus far: 1. A team with a losing record (Seattle Seahawks) made the playoffs for the first time in NFL history. They were 7-9 and would have needed to win the Super Bowl to finish the season with a winning record.

2. The defending Super Bowl Champions (New Orleans Saints), lost to the first team in NFL history to make the playoffs with a losing record!

3. The Chicago Bears earned home field advantage. Yeah, the

same Bears that have Jay Cutler as their quarterback.

4. The Atlanta Falcons got stomped at home by the Green Bay Packers. Matt Ryan was 19-1 in home games prior to the loss.

5. Somehow, the Jets got into the head of Tom Brady. I don’t know if it was Rex Ryan’s wife’s feet or maybe he just had a bad day, but Brady having a bad day is rare. And crazily for the second straight year, Sanchez is in the AFC Championship game. Did I miss something?

Could Jeff George do as well as a job as Sanchez does? I’m confused.

Side note: I am growing my hair out to look like Brady.

Don’t ask questions. This is all I have left.

This list could go on, but regardless we are left here with both six seeds prepared to make a run to the Super Bowl against the No. 2 seeds.

If you’re saying you saw this one coming, punch yourself in the face. No, you didn’t.

Nobody did. For the first time in a very long time, the NFL is in “anybody can win any game” stage.

“But Kyle, since 2000, we’ve had eight different teams win the Super Bowl. What the hell are you talking about?”

Thanks for the concern imaginary person. I am talking about the Seahawks beating the Saints. I am talking about the Cleveland Browns beating the Patriots and Saints during the regular season. These things don’t just happen. Teams are slowly getting even. Besides the Bills. They will never be good.

We went from thinking Rex Ryan was an overweight, cocky toe-lover to thinking , “Hey, maybe this guy knows what he’s

doing after all.”

I could hang my head after my horrible week in picks (and horrible bets. Really, betting online at 4 a.m. after drinking Hot 100 and playing four games of Madden with the Falcons is not the time. Trust me. Also, don’t call a girl you met a party 43 times. They say it’s “creepy.”

Who knew?! Or I could be an idiot and embarrass myself with horrible picks again.

“No Kyle, really. We know you suck. Seriously, we’d rather have the pre-rehab Lindsay Lohan pick the games. PLEASE STOP NOW!!!”

Well, too bad.

New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers The logical part of my brain thinks the Steelers will win. I’ve preached before that big games come down to quarterbacks.

My logic was thrown out the window after Cutler and Sanchez both reached the conference championship game.

There is a swagger that the Jets have (sometimes ridiculously annoying — Ex. Bart Scott), that intrigues me.

Ryan has become one of the most-loved coaches in the league all of the sudden and people are starting jump on the Jets bandwagon.

Okay, you talked me into it.

Side note: Is it embarrassing that I got as many games right last weekend as someone who knows less about football than Charlie Sheen knows about sobriety? Abby Keller, who’s “just a friend” (the three most painful words in any male’s vocabulary) picked the Jets to beat the Patriots last weekend simply because her and tight end Dustin Keller share last names. Don’t let her fool you,

they aren’t related.

Jets 21, Steelers 17 Packers at Bears This is going to be such a painful game to watch. Why, you ask? Hmm, where to start?

These are two of my least favorite teams. Regardless of what teams win, I will be receiving texts rubbing it in my face.

I am stuck with watching Jay “The Chinless Wonder” Cutler play for three straight hours. This is almost worse than listening to Tony Siragusa talk.

Plus, I made a promise that if the Packers won, I would move to Rhode Island. Is Rhode Island still a state?! Do people live there?! Do they have the Internet?! Ahhh!!!! I NEED TO KNOW! When it comes down to it, the Packers are a better team.

They are favored by 3 ½ points. Anytime the No. 6 seed is favored against the No. 2 seed on the road, it generally isn’t good news for the top-seed.

We saw Aaron Rodgers tear apart the Falcons last weekend and unless the weather is horrible, chances are he’ll do similar things to the Bears.

But then I have to hear about how good Rodgers is for the next six months…

This is my nightmare!!!

Packers 31, Bears 20 If you take my advice on any of these picks, prepare to be lying on the floor on Sunday night crying into a pillow. That’s where I’ll be.

Enjoy your weekend everyone! As always, thanks for reading.

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Public workshop discusses Minn. budget crisis BRIAN ROSEMEYER

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Members of the greater Mankato community were invited Tuesday evening for an open, interactive forum in which citizens could freely voice their concerns and pitch their suggestions regarding Minnesota’s budget crisis. The event covered a wide array of the factors that make up our current dilemma.

The workshop, titled “Common Cents,” is a program put on by the Citizens League with funding from the Bush Foundation. The program has held numerous events statewide.

Findings from the meetings will be presented to governor Mark Dayton and the state legislature.

Nearly 30 citizens came out on the cold night to be a part of the discussions. The talks remained open-minded and progressive throughout the forum.

The event consisted of a slideshow presentation digging

into some of the finer points of the confusing budget mess.

After charts and graphs were displayed, the citizens attending had the opportunity to discuss the numbers with each other.

After a thorough talk, each attendee voted on suggestions to improve a specific area of the budget.

Topics such as how to allocate tax dollars, how to increase revenue, how to cut spending and how to create jobs were covered during the evening.

Although Minnesota’s numbers of unemployment and poverty level are better than the national average, many tough decisions lay ahead in order to battle the budget deficit.

Meetings such as this are a valuable means of relaying the concerns of the public to the people who govern it. This event illustrated the tough times ahead, but also Minnesota citizens’ desire to be involved in the solutions for those times.

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TRANSPLANT Aune plans to talk about the importance of organ donation for the rest of his life continued from 1 Aune said it was difficult to recover from the surgery because he didn’t know why he survived while a young man died.

“You’re thankful you had your transplant, but still, someone had to die,” Aune said. “It weighs you down.

Lying in my hospital bed…

I was thinking, ‘There’s got to be a purpose. You’ve been given a second chance. This second chance is something that is precious. What are you going to do with it?’”

Aune found part of his answer when he was visited by a representative from LifeSource, a nonprofit corporation that operates organ donation centers and runs blood drives. LifeSource also helps set up meetings between organ recipients and the family of the organ donor, if both parties want to meet.

Aune became involved with LifeSource by talking to groups about his story and

the donation process. So far, he has talked at high schools, social gatherings, church groups and more.

“I don’t care if the group is one person,” Aune said. “I will still talk to them.”

Aune decided another thing he wanted to do was go back to school. He said he wanted to learn as much about what his donor was like as possible. “[My donor] never had the chance to go to college,” he said. “And in the faces of the students I see in my classes, I hope that maybe I see him.”

Aune said he wants to be able to interact with college students and donate his knowledge and abilities to them. He said he didn’t feel like he knew much about young people, so part of his goal in college is to learn everything about college students. To achieve this, he is trying to do everything like a regular student, including

using college loans.

“It makes me more appreciative of what college students go through,” he said.

Aune, who took a history class with his grandson last semester, is not sure what he wants to do after he graduates. He does know, however, that he wants to spend the rest of his life working with young people and spreading the message of how important organ donation is. He’s not certain how long his new liver will last, but he is not worried.

“I’m so thankful for the year I’ve already had,” he said. “It’s almost like being born again.”

For more information about organ donation or LifeSource, visit www.lifesource.org.

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BURGLARY Highland tries to prevent burglaries by having security patrol late at night continued from 1

continued from 2

Highland are robbed occasionally, but it hasn’t gotten out of hand.

“I think it has been pretty good here this year,” Breitenfeldt said. “We only had one reported during winter break, and that is when people usually try to rob the apartments.”

At Highland, they try to prevent burglaries from happening by having security doing rounds into the late hours and by giving their residents a refrigerator magnet that has security’s pager numbers. If residents are ever worried about their safety, they can call security, who will come to the apartment as soon as possible.

Some students are aware of the crimes that have happened so far this school year. Ganamo Bati, an MSU student, was robbed during the weekend after having people over for a get together. People he didn’t know showed up, and at the end of the evening, he had

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wale agboola• msu reporter Students should make sure to close and lock doors at all times.

I should have locked everything up when having a lot of people over.”

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items missing.

“This could have been prevented,” he said.

“I should have locked everything up when having a lot of people over.”

Even if residents are home, it is still a good idea to lock doors, garage doors and valuables.

Campus security was notified Sunday that an individual had entered two different unlocked residence

Bati, MSU student

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New senators for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are Mariah Miles and Micheal Do. Miles is an international relations major with an emphasis on war, peace and conflict resolution. She would like to improve communication between the students and faculty within the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Do resigned his off-campus position in order to serve as the senator for social and behavioral sciences. He is a law enforcement major who wants advising to be used more effectively, and he wants to reduce class sizes in his major.

Tyler Ulferts took over Do’s seat and will be the new offcampus senator.

“I live off-campus,” Ulferts said, “and I have many friends who do as well, so I know

their gripes.”

Amanda Blumgren is the new senator for the undeclared seat.

“I have switched my major at least five times in the last semester,” Blumgren said. “So I understand the struggle that undeclared students are going through.”

She is currently part of the Student Affairs Committee, and the issue she feels is most pressing for undeclared students is deciding their major and getting in contact with their advisors.

Any candidates that weren’t selected to serve as a senator were encouraged to join committees by MSSA Vice President Brett Anderson.

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New health care law repealed by House Republicans keep promise

WASHINGTON (AP) — Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, newly empowered Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation’s year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday night, brushing aside implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.

The 245-189 vote was largely along party lines, and cleared the way for the second phase of the “repeal and replace” promise that victorious Republicans made to the voters last fall. GOP officials said that in the coming months, congressional committees will propose changes to the existing legislation, calling for elimination of a requirement for individuals to purchase coverage, for example, and recommending curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits.

Republicans also intend to try to reverse many of the changes Democrats made to Medicare Advantage, the private alternative to the traditional government-run health care program for seniors.

Like the repeal bill itself, these other measures will require Senate approval and a presidential signature to take effect, and the prospect is for months of maneuvering on the issue.

Debate across two days leading to the vote was markedly

restrained, as lawmakers in both political parties observed selfimposed vows of civility in the wake of the shooting rampage in Arizona that left six dead and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wounded.

But there was no mistaking the significance many first-term Republican lawmakers attached to a day they had long waited for, finally getting a chance to speak and then vote on the House floor against a law they had campaigned for months to repeal.

Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C. said the legislation produced by Obama and congressional Democrats was a “job-killing, socialistic” approach to health care. Rep. Frank Guinta of New Hampshire, who defeated a Democratic incumbent last fall, said it was misguided, needing repeal.

“The American people have soundly, soundly rejected the Democrats’ government takeover of health care,” said Rep. Sandy Adams of Florida. Rep. Steve Southerland, also of Florida, said the law imposes a crushing tax burden on businesses, and he predicted “1.6 million jobs will be lost by 2014 due to this mandate” to require many businesses to provide coverage for employees.

Both Floridians won their seats by turning out Democratic incumbents.

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Names of 19 Catholic priests accused of abuse released Lawyer wants to “end the secrecy”

BOSTON (AP) — A prominent lawyer for Boston-area clergy sex abuse victims on Wednesday released a new list of accused abusers, saying it was time to “end the secrecy.”

The list includes previously undisclosed names of 19 Catholic priests, brothers and one deacon who attorney Mitchell Garabedian said were among those accused in the scores of cases his firm settled with the church for “tens of millions” of dollars.

None of the newly disclosed people on the list have been tried or convicted of a crime, and at least 16 of the 19 are dead, including all who were priests of the Boston Archdiocese.

Garabedian said he released the names to protect the public, help victims heal and end what he says is a culture of secrecy in the church that enabled abusers to get away with their crimes for years.

Garabedian said he grew tired of waiting for Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley to release a similar list.

“We’ve been waiting for O’Malley to come forward,” he said. “I thought it was his obligation to come forward, and we gave him time to come forward. ... It’s time to end the secrecy.”

The list included 117 names of those accused in cases settled

by Garabedian’s firm in roughly the last 15 years.

The new names included 11 priests of the Boston archdiocese and one deacon. The other seven names were of brothers and priests from various religious orders.

Kelly Lynch, a spokeswoman for the Boston Archdiocese, said the 12 men associated with the archdiocese were dead when they were first accused of sexually abusing a child.

“Clearly, no child was put at risk because these names were not in the public domain,” she said.

She said the archdiocese was still working to disclose more information was complex because there were “serious due process concerns” about releasing names of accused priests “whose guilt or innocence has not been established.”

Of the three men whose identities are newly disclosed and who are still alive, two are brothers with religious orders, Nolan Farrell and Dennis Raeihle.

Farrell’s location could not immediately be determined. The group BishopAccountability. org, which tracks clergy sex abuse cases nationally and put Garabedian’s list online, said Raeihle was affiliated with the Franciscan Friars of the

Atonement in Garrison, New York.

A call to the order was not immediately returned.

The third man was the Rev. Donald Joyce of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in San Antonio, Texas. A spokesman for the order declined to comment.

BishopAccountability.org said it now has 240 names of priests or other religious workers who have substantive abuse accusations against them and who worked in Boston at some point. But Terence McKiernan of the group said there are likely far more. He said dioceses that have fully disclosed their numbers of abusive priests have a far higher percentage of priests with substantive abuse allegations than what’s been revealed in Boston.

Garabedian urged other attorneys who’ve handled clergy sex abuse cases to release similar lists. Attorney Carmen Durso, who’s handled numerous cases in the Boston area, said it was a good idea.

But he said he didn’t think he had any new names to disclose, and that releasing such names is something the archdiocese should do without prodding.

Durso said when an accuser’s name goes public, his victims are more likely to step forward and get help.

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Hackers steal iPad users’ email addresses

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two men who authorities say were competing to impress their fellow hackers were arrested Tuesday on federal charges they stole the e-mail addresses of more than 100,000 Apple iPad users, including politicians and media personalities.

The theft and the AT&T security weakness that made it possible were revealed months ago, and U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said there was no evidence the men used the swiped information for criminal purposes. Authorities cautioned, however, that it could theoretically have wound up in the hands of spammers and scam artists.

Daniel Spitler, a 26-year-old bookstore security guard from San Francisco, and Andrew Auernheimer, 25, of Fayetteville, Ark., were charged with fraud and conspiracy to access a computer without authorization.

Fishman said the men and their cohorts were engaged in “malicious one-upsmanship” as they sought to impress each other and others online.

“We don’t tolerate committing crimes for street cred,” Fishman said. “Computer hacking is not a competitive sport, and security breaches are not a game.”

Spitler appeared in federal court in Newark and was released on $50,000 bail. A U.S. magistrate ordered him not to use the Internet except at his job at a Borders bookstore.

“I maintain my innocence and I’m not worried about this case at all,” Spitler said outside court.

“The information in the complaint is false. This case has been blown way out of proportion.”

At Auernheimer’s court appearance in Fayetteville — where he also faces drug charges stemming from a search of his home in June — he was ordered held pending a bail hearing on Friday. He told a magistrate that he had been drinking until 6:30 a.m., and he mocked the case against him, telling federal officials in the courtroom, “This is a great affidavit — fantastic reading.”

The stolen e-mail addresses, on their own, aren’t that valuable; many of them could easily have been guessed by knowing a person’s name and how his or her organization structures its e-mail addresses.

But once they knew a person was an iPad owner and an AT&T customer, cybercriminals and spammers could have sent e-mails that looked like they came from Apple or AT&T, tricking the recipient into opening them.

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Kuwait detainee to return to U.S.

Said he was tortured and beaten for nearly a month ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Virginia teenager who says he was beaten and tortured while detained in Kuwait and has been stuck there for nearly a month because of his apparent placement on the no-fly list should return to the U.S. by Thursday, a government lawyer said.

Gulet Mohamed, 19, sued the government Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, and within hours a judge had scheduled an emergency hearing on Mohamed’s request for an

order forcing the government to permit his return.

U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga said Mohamed’s inability to return to the U.S. appears to be a “clear violation” of his rights, but he said Mohamed’s lawyers with the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations needed to submit sworn statements to bolster their case. He scheduled another hearing on Thursday to follow up on the government’s assertion that Mohamed will soon be on his way home and

to allow Mohamed’s lawyers another chance to prove their case, if necessary.

“It is clear on the face of the complaint ... that this individual, absent some extraordinary circumstance, would have an absolute right to re-enter the United States,” Trenga said during Tuesday’s hearing.

Mohamed was born in Somalia but is a naturalized U.S. citizen who immigrated at age 3 and most recently lived in the Alexandria area. In March of 2009, Mohamed traveled to

Yemen and Somalia, where he still has family, to learn Arabic.

He stayed in those countries for just a few months and settled in Kuwait in August 2009, where he lived with an uncle.

In December, when he applied for a routine visa extension, he was arrested by plainclothes agents and claims he was beaten and tortured.

Interrogators whipped his feet and threatened to run electrical current through his genitals, Mohamed says.

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‘House of Horrors’ doctor charged Police aim to shame with eight counts of murder via Facebook Killed multiple babies with scissors

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A doctor who provided abortions for minorities, immigrants and poor women in a “house of horrors” clinic has been charged with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 69, made millions of dollars over 30 years, performing as many illegal, late-term abortions as he could, prosecutors said. State regulators ignored complaints about him and failed to inspect his clinic since 1993, but no charges were warranted against them given time limits and existing law, District Attorney Seth Williams said. Nine of Gosnell’s employees also were charged.

Gosnell “induced labor, forced the live birth of viable babies in the sixth, seventh, eighth month of pregnancy and then killed those babies by cutting into the back of the neck with scissors and severing their spinal cord,” Williams said.

Patients were subjected to squalid and barbaric conditions at Gosnell’s Women’s Medical

Society, where Gosnell performed dozens of abortions a day, prosecutors said. He mostly worked overnight hours after his untrained staff administered drugs to induce labor during the day, they said.

Early last year, authorities went to investigate drug-related complaints at the clinic and stumbled on what Williams called a “house of horrors.”

Bags and bottles holding aborted fetuses “were scattered throughout the building,” Williams said. “There were jars, lining shelves, with severed feet that he kept for no medical purpose.”

The clinic was shut down and Gosnell’s medical license was suspended after the raid.

Gosnell and four workers were charged with murder, while five others were charged with controlled drug violations and other crimes. None of the employees had any medical training, and one, a high school student, performed intravenous anesthesia with potentially lethal narcotics, Williams said.

All 10 defendants were taken into custody, authorities said.

Two listed numbers for Gosnell in Philadelphia have been disconnected. Defense lawyer William J. Brennan, who represented Gosnell during the investigation, noted that the doctor served patients in a lowincome city neighborhood for decades.

“Obviously, these allegations are very, very serious,” Brennan said.

The grand jury said the woman who died was a patient who came to Gosnell’s clinic for an abortion and died of cardiac arrest because she was given too much Demerol. Gosnell wasn’t at the clinic at the time, but directed his staff to administer the drug to keep the woman, a healthy 41-year-old woman, sedated until he arrived, prosecutors said.

Gosnell has been named in at least 46 malpractice suits, including one over the death of a 22-year-old mother who died of sepsis and a perforated uterus in 2000. Many others also involve perforated uteruses. Gosnell sometimes sewed up the injury without telling women their uteruses had been perforated, prosecutors said.

Drunken drivers mugshots to be posted

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in a city ranked top in California for alcohol-related traffic fatalities might soon be trying a new tactic to keep drunken drivers off the road: Electronic shaming on Facebook.

In a contentious move that has raised the hackles of privacy advocates and been met with resistance from a police department fearful of alienating residents, a councilman in Huntington Beach wants police to begin posting the mug shots of everyone who is arrested more than once for driving while under the influence.

“If it takes shaming people to save lives, I am willing to do it,” said Devin Dwyer, the councilman behind the proposal.

“I’m hoping it prevents others from getting behind the wheel and getting inebriated.”

Dwyer initially wanted the police department to post on Facebook photographs of everyone arrested for DUI in the bar-laden beach town just south of Los Angeles. He has watered down his proposal — now

only repeat offenders would be featured on the virtual wall of shame — in hopes of winning support from the rest of the seven-member council, which is set to vote on the issue Tuesday.

Huntington Beach, a city of about 200,000 famed for its Surf City alias, an off-leash dog beach and a downtown packed with bars, is ranked top out of 56 California cities of similar size for the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities. In 2009, 195 people were killed or injured.

Drunken driving laws are aggressively enforced, and in 2009, there were 1,687 drunken driving arrests.

“There is a saying: Come to Huntington Beach on vacation, leave on probation,” said attorney Randall Bertz, who specializes in drunken driving cases.

Bertz, a former police officer who has been defending such cases for 23 years, said uploading suspects’ photos onto Facebook violates their right to privacy and would likely not be a deterrent to habitual drunken drivers.

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Featured Performer: Chastity Brown

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editor in chief “I don’t want to just be some chick with her guitar,” says Minneapolis-based acoustic singer-songwriter Chastity Brown, who will be performing Friday at downtown Mankato’s The Coffee Hag. Brown, along with her rootsy rhythm and blues backing band, was recently named as one of the Minneapolis Bands to Watch in 2011 by alt-weekly newspaper City Pages.

While seemingly unknown stacked against Minneapolis staples such as P.O.S., The Jayhawks and Tapes N’ Tapes, Brown, featuring an awe-inducing voice of smoky soul à la Tracey Chapman, has quietly carved out her own niche within a scene heavily dominated by indie rock and hip-hop.

Although, breaking through wasn’t an easy process for the Tennessee native.

“When I first moved here, I didn’t play out for

the first year or so because I thought, ‘Where the crap could I possibly fit?’ But the cool thing about MPLS is although [indie rock and hiphop] are like the strongest influences here, especially if you grew up here and are into playing music or performing or whatnot, [the music scene] is pretty diverse,” Brown says. “I feel like I was fortunate enough to do something different and maybe that’s why people have been so supportive, because I don’t really do what everyone else does.

It actually worked in my favor, although it was quite intimidating at first.”

Since finding her place, or not worrying about it rather, Brown has released three albums, most recently the well-received “High Noon Teeth” in the summer of 2010. The album is a hodge-podge of gospel, soul, R&B, dirty southern blues and poppy folk tracks, but all flow effortlessly from

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‘Sticks & Stones’ May Break Your Bones But these clothes will never hurt you

KERSTEN McMANAMON

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Hip and affordable are two of the most important factors of a successful clothing store.

Tucked away in the outskirts of downtown Mankato, Sticks & Stones may not be a name students recognize, but the fashion and bead shop sure fits the bill.

Originally opened as an antique and bead shop in October 2003, Sticks & Stones gradually flourished into a boutique, expanding its focus on clothing in 2005 after moving to its current location at 1027 N. Riverfront Drive.

“I wanted to open up a bead shop and bring what I knew, which was antiques at the time, then I slowly got out of the antiques and added clothing,” said Sticks & Stones owner and Mankato native, Sonja Swenson.

With clothing now the main focus of the store, the options are endless. There is nothing too complicated about how racks are filled. If Sonja likes it, she buys it – it’s as simple as that.

“We buy what we like and what makes us happy,” Swenson said. “There is no magical formula, just what makes us happy.”

Mystree, Tulle, Theme and Kensie are some of the wellknown lines carried at the store, but Swenson says she is continuously looking for new and emerging companies to bring into the store.

A few wardrobe staples you can find inside the boutique include fabulous and inexpensive coats by Tulle and BB Dakota, an abundance of informal, everyday dresses and amazing denim by Lucky, Cult and Fidelity.

“Our main goal is to be unique and affordable,” Swenson said.

And that’s where Sticks and Stones stands out amidst the fashion masses. Unlike the abundant stocking of fashion retail chains seen at the mall, the advantage of adding items to your closet from Sticks & Stones is the rarity each piece possesses.

“You will walk in here and find four or six of everything and we do not re-order,” said Swenson. “You don’t have to be afraid of seeing yourself walk down the sidewalk and you can appreciate it more when you don’t see it on someone else.”

With spring and summer looks beginning to lurk within the conscious of the fashion-

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2011 CD Release Preview BRIAN ROSEMEYER

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Cold War Kids- Mine is Yours (January 25)

A band’s first LP establishes the niche. The second LP will cement a fan base and demonstrate the artist’s creative potential.

If both first and second releases are a success, the third may shed the fan base, show the limits of the musicians, or create legitimate attention ensuring future success for the group. The Cold War Kids head into their third release hoping for the best. The songs released on the Internet thus far give a cleaner, more motivated sound for the group. There are hooks in the music, but will they be able to keep up the creative energy with which they began?

in this era of music. Sam Beam, who essentially is Iron & Wine, has since released piles of EPs and live recordings, but in 2011 he will offer his fourth full-length studio release. His sound has changed considerably over the years, but his songwriting is essentially the same: intimate, warm and melodious.

The Strokes- Angles (March 22)

Bright Eyes- The People’s Key (February 15) Connor Oberst has been an everpresent figure in the indie scene for years.

His main project, Bright Eyes, has held fans throughout its numerous releases.

This year brings the first release in four years from the popular artist, featuring a slowed pace compared to what fans were given in the first decade of the group’s existence. The blending of all of Oberst’s side projects and the signature Bright Eyes sound will surely produce a solid record for fans and new listeners alike.

Iron & Wine- Kiss Each Other Clean (January 25)

The Kills- Blood Pressures (April 5)

When Iron & Wine debuted in 2002 with “The Creek Drank the Cradle,” folk purists rejoiced. The record was musically stunning, and the thought of cutting a record in a log cabin by oneself with a tape recorder was more than novelty

The early 2000s produced a number of successful twopiece bands.

For whatever reason, musicians felt the draw to form close-knit musical duos.

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If you think you’ve never heard The Strokes, you’re probably wrong. They are quickly recognizable for their early, bouncy, clean-guitar pop songs. They are the kind of band you hear playing on an iPod commercial or some shit and think, “I should look that song up,” and then forget about it.

Other than that, they have achieved very high status in their first three studio releases. The Strokes have been teasing fans with a new record release for about a year and a half now, but finally set a date to deliver. “Angles” should be an interesting listen regardless of how you feel about the group.

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MOst Anticipated Films of 2011

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The Hangover 2

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

With a summer release date, classic superhero appeal, and the sexy Ryan Reynolds starring, this film should be on the list of summer blockbusters to catch.

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Red Riding Hood

Sherlock Holmes 2

With the main cast returning, the second installment should be just as hilarious as the first. This time around, the gang is heading to Bangkok for Stu’s wedding. For fans of the first film, the second is a must-see. (May 26)

Footloose Let’s be honest here, this 80s remake is expected to fail. No one can compare to the wonder of Kevin Bacon’s role in the original film, especially when the notorious rebel will now be played

by Kenny Wormald, whoever that is.

Chances are the film with greatly disappoint anyone who loved the original.

If viewers haven’t seen the original, I suggest going old school and renting the John Hughes classic instead of paying more for the remake. (Oct 14)

The Green Lantern

Robert Downey. Jr and Jude Law return as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in this sequel. The pair must join forces to outwit and defeat the fierce Professor Moriarty, and it should be a sufficient film. (Dec 16)

Super 8

With a superstar cast of voice actors including Jack Black, Zach Galifianakis and possibly Lady Gaga, this film should be enjoyable for audiences of all ages.

C’mon, who doesn’t love Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy? (Oct 21) Produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by JJ Abrams, this film remains a mystery. The cast hasn’t been announced and the only elements confirmed are the genre (sci-fi, mystery, supernatural), and the setting (1979). However, the directors have left viewers with an incredible trailer, which can be viewed on Youtube.

If it doesn’t make you want to see this movie, I don’t know what will. (2011)

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The story follows Valerie (Amanda Seyfried), a young girl who lives in a medieval village haunted by a werewolf.

Much to her family’s displeasure, Valerie falls for an orphaned woodcutter. Of course, she must conquer the werewolf.

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STICKS & STONES continued from 11 hungry, Sticks & Stones plans to be at the forefront of Mankato fashion with exciting pieces to look forward to.

A few items to definitely keep your eyes peeled for are Lucky Brand accessories — most importantly, Lucky Brand handbags — which are expected within the next month. The anticipation of name-recognizable lines such as Element and the more boutique side of Billabong are also expected in the months to come.

As far as a hot spring color goes, Sticks & Stones employee Sara Hanke has this tip: “Watch out for mustard yellow. I could be wrong, but I’ve been seeing a lot of mustard yellow (while doing market buying in the Twin Cities).”

For now, denim is big at the boutique, which is an item the shop is excited to carry into spring. “[We’re] really focusing on continuing with our great denim and seeking out new great denim,” Hanke said. “I really think in the next couple of months it’s going to be even more awesome.”

Continuing in its original mission, Sticks & Stones will hold its annual bead sale today through Sunday. In addition to clothing and beads, the store carries novelty gift items such as feel-good cards, magnets, books and Minnesota-made jewelry.

For fashion tips and special event listings, visit the store’s blog at sticksandstonesmankato. blogspot.com.

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Hugo Cabret

Pirates of the Caribbean: Based off the illustrated novel, “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” this film centers around a young orphan forced to live in the walls of train station in 1930s Paris. The premise sounds depressing, but at least it’s something Hollywood hasn’t done before. (Dec 9)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Fans of the Harry Potter series have been talking about the

release of this final chapter since seeing part one. Rumor is, the second half is much better than the first. Harry Potter enthusiasts are dreading the end of the beloved series while haters cannot wait for the hype to be gone. (July 15)

On Stranger Tides

This film, as the first three Pirates installments, will either blow minds or leave viewers snoring, and we can’t necessarily tell which. Superfans will love the fourth part of the series despite the cinematography and plot, but for the average filmgoer, it should most likely be just that: average.

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Brown’s songstress core.

“Creatively, I was trying to go for something new — something new for me, something new for the band.”

Raised in the Bible Belt to a mother that kept her involved in the evangelical church she attended, Brown grew up exploring the same lively southern gospel music that influenced artists from Patsy Cline to James Brown.

“The type of church I grew up in was a Pentecostal church, and although the preaching is super fanatical, the music is freaking amazing,” Brown says. “No one can discount what it’s like to hear a full gospel church get down in some music. So I feel like maybe I deliver tunes in that same sort of raw feeling way.”

Whilst appreciative of the music that helped and influenced her get her to where she is today, Brown has since grown distant of the clergy it came from. A clash between her sexuality (she is lesbian) and the church’s stance on such matters may to be to blame, though maintains the message is still empowering.

“I’m just open to meeting some sort of clergy person that would set the record straight as far as actually being loving to people rather than being condescending and judgmental,” says

Brown. “Fundamentally, the whole idea of loving people and being selfless and giving and many of the biblical principles are amazing and applicable, but it’s definitely not the only book that people can use for guidance.”

And when Brown says she believes in those messages of giving, this is no superficial statement.

An avid volunteer in her Minneapolis community, Brown was one of the few guest artists to have original music featured on the album “Think Out Loud: Music Serving the Twin Cities,” a charity compilation which sent 100 percent of its profits to charities serving the homeless in the Twin Cities area. She also recently guesttaught in a few Minneapolis high school classrooms, teaching students creative writing and, along with Roma di Luna’s Alexei Casselle, about protest songs.

“I just try to make myself available whenever the time calls for it,” Brown says.

Those in need of an evening of delectably smooth R&B and soul, look no further, as Brown will be making herself available for our Mankato viewing pleasure free of charge, taking The Coffee Hag stage Friday at 8 p.m.

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Gotta ‘Love’ NBA Midseason Awards LEE HANDEL | staff writer

With most NBA teams midway through a seemingly endless 82-game regular season schedule, the favorites to win the league’s various awards have emerged. In a league that many fans feel lacks parity, the award-watch often garners more attention than the actual games themselves during these dog days of winter. Here are your mid-season NBA award winners: MVP: Amar’e Stoudemire, PF, New York Knicks Stoudemire’s arrival in New York City has revived the Knicks franchise and brought excitement back to Madison Square Garden. Reunited with former Phoenix head coach Mike D’Antoni, Amar’e is having a career year and proving that he can produce just fine without Steve Nash spoon-feeding him.

He has turned the Knicks from an NBA laughingstock to a 22-18 playoff contender. Stoudemire is averaging a career-high 26.4 points (second in NBA) to go with 8.9 rebounds and 2.4 blocks, which is also a career high. With Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki’s recent injury and his team’s subsequent plummet in the standings, you have to give the award to “STAT.” Honorable Mention: Derrick Rose, PG, Chicago Bulls.

Defensive POY: Kevin Garnett, PF, Boston Celtics This is always a tough award to hand out and people judge it from many different angles. While some look at the leaders in blocks and steals, such as Andrew Bogut and Chris Paul, I tend to look for the player who anchors the league’s best defense. While New Orleans

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does give up a league-low 91.9 points per game, this is due mostly to the team’s slow pace of play.

Most coaches and players will tell you that the Celtics are the standard for defense in the NBA. They will also tell you that the best post defender in the league is KG. With no Kendrick Perkins so far this season, Garnett has been the defensive pulse for the Celtics and, while his offense is in decline, his defense is as strong as ever. Honorable Mention: Bogut, C, Milwaukee Bucks.

Most Improved: Kevin Love, PF, Minnesota Timberwolves Love has turned himself into a household name in the NBA and is finally getting the national attention that people in this area knew he deserved. With the departure of Al Jefferson to Utah, Love has blossomed into a budding NBA superstar and just might represent the Wolves in the NBA All-Star game in February. After averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds last season, Love has taken his game to another level, averaging 21.2 points and a league-high 15.7 rebounds and 37 double-doubles (including 28 straight).

This uptick in production was largely the result of more minutes, but the aspect of his game that he actually improved was his three-point shooting, hitting at an unreal 45 percent clip this season. Honorable Mention: Michael Beasley, F, T’Wolves; Wesley Matthews, Guard, Portland Trailblazers.

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Women’s basketball

Mavericks hope to bounce back at home TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer After having its winning streak broken with a pair of losses last weekend, head coach Pam Gohl and her Minnesota State Mankato women’s basketball team (5-6, 8-7) is looking inward for the answers.

“You know, we’re working on stuff for Bemidji and Duluth, but we’re also spending quite a bit of time working on our own stuff,” Gohl said.

Often, when a team struggles, coaches turn their attention to their performance on defense. But for MSU, more of the problems may actually exist on the other end of the court.

“I just wasn’t happy with our performance last weekend,” Gohl said. “We’re just going back to some of the

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Bemidji State

When: 6 p.m.

Where: Taylor Center - Mankato basics and just really working with our team to try to get more movement on offense and get the ball moving a little more.”

With the Bemidji State Beavers (2-9, 5-10) and Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (7-4, 9-6) scheduled to come to Mankato this weekend, the Mavericks have spent the week looking for more of an identity on offense.

Ali Wilkinson had a great weekend on the road, dropping 24 and 20 points and grabbing 7 and 16 rebounds on Northern State and Mary University, respectively, both of which

led the team. Regardless of Wilkinson’s numbers though, the Mavericks were unable to win either game. Clearly Wilkinson alone isn’t enough to lead the Mavericks to victory, leaving the Mavericks searching their roster for more help this week.

“Ali is our leading scorer, but Jennie Noreen, [Andrea Walsh] and Laura Weber can step up on any night too, and we need all of [them] to really help us,” Gohl said.

Friday’s game against Bemidji State should be a good opportunity to step up since the Beavers are turnover prone and among the worst defensive rebounding teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, both of which should allow the Mavericks to

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sport pix • msu athletics Sarah Wiens scored 12 points in Saturday’s loss to Mary.

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Sports

Men’s hockey

Thursday, January 20, 2011T Men’s basketball

MSU goes 0-1-1 against No. 6 Denver Responding to a loss PAT DELANEY

staff writer When the Minnesota State Mankato men’s hockey team exited the locker room Saturday night, there was a sense from the players and coaches that they let this series get away.

The Mavericks had leads in the third period in both games against No. 6 Denver last weekend, but were unable to come away with victories either night.

This has become an all too familiar trend for MSU. The Mavericks have blown leads in three different series and the most recent loss to Denver had junior forward Michael Dorr wondering how much different their season would be right now if they had been able to come away with more points in these series.

“That’s three series where we could have had five wins out of six games,” said Dorr. “Instead we have lost three and tied two. This could be the difference.”

Despite the disappointment following Saturday’s 4-3 overtime loss, the Mavericks looked like a significantly better team than the last time they played the Pioneers. The Mavericks outshot the Pioneers 30-28 Friday night and took a 4-3 lead with less than two minutes remaining.

However, Denver came back 31 seconds later and tied the

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When: 7:07 Friday Where: Madison, Wisc. game. Neither team would score in overtime and the game ended in a 4-4 tie.

“It was a classic college hockey game,” said senior defenseman Channing Boe. “I think we played pretty well. On our side, it’s very disappointing having the lead lost late in the game. That’s the way things go sometimes, they’re a good team and we’re a good team and we’re both playing well right now.”

The momentum of Friday’s tie carried over to Saturday night.

The Mavericks benefited from an early mistake by a Denver defenseman when he fell down covering freshman forward Chase Grant and Grant made him pay — scoring on a break-away.

Things continued to go the Mavericks way in the second period. Boe fired a shot from the point that deflected off a Denver player and found its way into the back of the net. MSU scored one more time in the period when junior forward Andrew Sackrison slid a perfect pass to sophomore forward Eriah Hayes who would not be denied.

Up 3-0, the Mavericks looked like they were on the verge of a three point weekend, but Denver would not go away. A late goal in the second period was just what the Pioneers needed to retake the momentum. Denver took 13 of their 26 shots in the third period and found the back of the net twice sending the game into overtime.

“In the third period we probably had three or four great chances to make it 4-1,” said head coach Troy Jutting. “Our three losses in the last 12 games we had great opportunities to increase our leads.

Against two of the top three, four teams in the country, you gotta bury them when you have your opportunities.”

Despite the disappointing finish to the series, the Mavericks were already looking forward to this weekend’s series against Wisconsin. The Mavericks have six series remaining this season and still have an opportunity to climb up in the standings.

“Every WCHA series is big for us from here on out,” said Dorr. “We gotta get back up in the standings. We’re 8-3-1 in the last 12, if we can do that again we’ll be happy. We need to take some positivity from this and know we played well for 50 minutes but it’s a 60-minute hockey game.”

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sports editor Junior Stephen Kirschbaum and the rest of the Minnesota State Mankato men’s basketball team isn’t exactly used to losing.

If anything, they are immune to it.

The Mavericks (13-2, 9-2), suffered a loss on the road last Saturday to the University of Mary, 69-84. The loss came after a 91-73 clobbering over Northern State.

“It was kind of a wake up call for us,” Kirschbaum said. “It showed some glaring problems on both sides of the ball... Now we know what we need to work on in practice.”

Their 9-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference record is still good for first, leading Winona State by a game, but with a conference this talented, the Mavericks know nothing is guaranteed.

“You try not to [see how other teams are doing], but the truth of the matter is you look at how they are doing,” Kirschbaum said.

“But if you just worry about what you’re doing, everything else will fall into place.”

The No. 15 Mavericks are presented with an opportunity to expand their one-game lead in the NSIC. On Friday, the Mavericks host the Bemidji State Beavers (7-8,

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Where: Taylor Center - Mankato 4-7), which is good for 10th place in the conference.

The Mavericks have never lost to the Beavers under head coach Matt Margenthaler.

On Saturday, MSU welcomes the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (7-8, 5-6). The Bulldogs have never beaten Margenthaler in the Taylor Center — a place where the Mavericks thrive.

“You really have to protect home,” Kirschbaum said. “Sometimes you’re going to trip up on the road, but you need to make sure you go undefeated at home.”

Not all teams have the same standards as the Mavericks, and that’s likely why MSU is looking down at others in the NSIC. MSU also got off to a hot start last season, Kirschbaum has confidence this season will end on a higher note.

“We don’t have a different mentality, but we are all a year older,” the deadly 3-point shooter said. “Most of us have been here for four to five years. We are a veteran team. We want to keep building and peak at the end of the season.”

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Sports

Wrestling

Looking to stay hot DREW CLAUSSEN

staff writer So far so good for the seventh-ranked Minnesota State Mankato wrestling team as it captured back-to-back wins in the opening weekend of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action.

The Mavericks earned a shutout against Mary University on Friday night, winning 34-0. Saturday’s match was a little more hard-fought, with the Mavericks earning a 22-13 win against Northern State.

“I thought we did good,” said seventh-ranked senior Ben Becker. “They were not the prettiest wins, but they were wins.”

Head coach James Makovsky says that the Mavericks cannot be satisfied with these two early wins — they need to want more.

“It’s nice to get a couple conference wins, but it’s a learning process,” Makovsky said. “I think it’s a good sign that we won 17 out of 20 matches this weekend and we’re not happy.”

No. 1 senior Andy Forstner improved his record to 14-9 with a 5-3 decision on Friday and a 4-2 decision on Saturday.

Freshman Skyler Moore also went 2-0 on the weekend with a 16-2 major decision on Friday and a 6-2 decision on Saturday.

“I think [Moore] took a step forward this past weekend,” Makovsky said. “I think he wrestled more aggressive which is something that we’ve wanted to see. I want him to prove to himself that he can be an aggressive offensive wrestler.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Mavericks try to get struggling offensive game going. continued from 15

MSU Moorhead

When: 7 p.m.

Where: Moorhead, Minn.

One of the surprises of the weekend was when Northern State’s Cale Cornemann defeated the Mavericks’ No. 3 ranked junior Aaron Norgren in a three-overtime match. The loss snapped Norgren’s sixmatch winning streak.

“It sounds cliché, but it’s true — [Norgren]’s got to learn from the past, not live in it,” Makovsky said. “[Cornemann] is a good wrestler, and whenever you fall short, we end up getting good video tape on it and we can spot our weaknesses.”

According to Makovsky, he would much rather spot these weaknesses now than further down the road.

“You don’t ever want to see a guy lose,” Makovsky said.

“But at the same time, if there is a flaw in their game, you want it exposed.”

This past weekend also saw two wrestlers return from injury — Becker and junior Tel Todd. Todd won a 7-1 decision on Saturday. Becker went 2-0 on the weekend with an 8-3 decision on Friday and a 7-2 decision on Saturday.

“I feel 100 percent,” Becker said. “ I’m looking forward to competing hard the rest of the season.”

Next up for the Mavericks is Minnesota State Moorhead. The two will face off Thursday in Moorhead.

turn up the tempo. sive teams in the NSIC. “If we do a good “Saturday is gojob of taking care of ing to be a challenge the ball and getting because [Duluth is] good shots, I think playing really well we’ll be in a good right now,” Gohl said. position to win,” “They’re a good team Gohl said. with both an inside and Finding the ofan outside game, as fense will be a little well as one of the best Pam Gohl tougher on Saturday defensive teams in the night, though, as league too.”

MSU takes on Minnesota DuLed by Lindsay Miller’s 15.7 points and Kelsey Heluth, one of the better defen-

witt’s 14.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, the Bulldogs have ascended to fourth place in the NSIC and will look to continue their strong play on Saturday.

As the Mavericks search for production on offense, this weekend’s competition should be good motivation for them to find it quickly.

NBA AWARDS Blake Griffin easily leads charge in Rookie of the Year race. continued from 15 Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin, PF, Los Angeles Clippers Aside from the Miami Heat’s “Big Three,” Griffin has been perhaps the single-biggest storyline in the NBA this season. He is becoming famous for his highlight-reel dunks that dominate Sportscenter and is already being hailed as the best dunking big man of all-time.

His numbers aren’t too bad either, averaging 22.5 points and 12.8 rebounds. With John Wall having a hard time staying on the court early on, Blake runs away with this award, even after recovering from last year’s knee injury. Honorable Mention: Wall, PG, Washington Wizards.

Sixth Man: Jason Terry, SG, Dallas Mavericks No one is counted on more off the bench than Terry, and he has once again given the Mavericks consistent production off the bench, averaging 15.4 points. This award is often hard to decipher because of injuries that force players into the starting lineup, but JET is the definition of a sixth man.

Honorable Mention: Glen Davis, PF, Boston Celtics; Jamal Crawford, G, Atlanta Hawks.

Coach of the Year: Tom Thibodeau, Head Coach, Chicago Bulls The defensive mastermind most responsible for the Boston Celtics’ title run in ’08 has taken his philosophy to the Windy City.

Thibodeau has the Bulls (28-14) playing stingy defense and is making them a legit title contender in 2011. Honorable Mention: Monty Williams, New Orleans Hornets.

Other Awards: Least Valuable Player: Rashard Lewis, Washington Wizards (12.7 PPG, $19 mil/year) Biggest Surprise: San Antonio Spurs (35-6) Biggest Disappointment: Milwaukee Bucks (14-24) Best Off-season Acquisition: Raymond Felton, PG, New York Knicks (17.7 PPG and 8.9 APG) Steal of the Draft: Landry Fields, G/F, New York Knicks (10.1 PPG, 2nd Rnd, 9th Pick)

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