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MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer The Minnesota State Student Association is the student government body at Minnesota State University, Mankato that represents the interests of all students at university, community, state and federal levels. The MSSA acts as an excellent resource for students by solving their problems, improving services provided to students and acting as a voice to the entire student body. The president of the 85th senate of MSSA, AbdulRahmane Abdul-Aziz, states that his main role is to facilitate the daily operations of the MSSA.
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“Essentially, my job is to coordinate day to day operations and provide a vision for the next task to moving forward,” Abdul-Aziz says. The MSSA provides numerous services to students such as the Maverick Textbook Reserve where students can
access textbooks for various courses over a given period. The MSSA also has student attorneys that provide free legal advice to students and can answer any mind boggling legal question a student may have. The MSSA includes 15 College senators, eight off-Campus senators
at large, five Residential Life senators at large and two at large senators. Currently, in the Student Senate, there is an offcampus senator position that is vacant. “A vacancy in the Student Senate occurs when a senator resigns or is faced
with unforeseen circumstance forcing them to leave their position,” Abdul-Aziz said. “The vacancy is then announced, and thereafter the vacancy is held within a two-week timeline.” The off-campus senator essentially represents students off campus and acts as a voice for his constituency, which encompasses everything off campus to the Senate. The only requirement for the position is that a student is required to live off campus. Abdul-Aziz states that the vacancy was announced during the first week of the spring semester and this coming week students who want to run for the off-campus senator position can come to the senate meeting to vie for the position. The Senate
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Classes canceled, roads close due to winter storm
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MNSU canceled classes and many campus facilities, including copy shops, Mav Ave, and the library, closed early due to Monday’s winter storm. Most of Mankato’s hill streets closed as well, with citizens cautioned to avoid Main Street--the only open downhill road--at all cost, due to treacherous conditions.
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Federal workers frustrated by back-and-forth over shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress appeared ready to reopen the government Monday on the third day of a shutdown, some federal workers said they are frustrated over a political battle had put their jobs on hold and left them in limbo. J. David Cox, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, which represents 700,000 federal and D.C. government workers, said his members are exasperated that the inability of Congress and President Donald Trump to negotiate a budget led to the shutdown, which effectively cut the federal workforce in half Monday, as hundreds of thousands of workers were sent home. “We can’t be the ball for the ping-pong game,” Cox said Monday, after Senate Democrats dropped their objections to a temporary funding bill in return for assurances from Republicans leaders that they will soon take up immigration and other hot-button issues. Before the government can
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reopen, the Senate must vote on final passage, the House must approve and Trump must sign the measure. “There’s still a lot of confusion. There’s still not a done deal. There’s apprehension that this could still fall apart,” Cox said. “I’m on the shelf,” Rusty Payne, a furloughed spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration, told The Associated Press.
The partisan stalemate over the budget forced scores of federal government agencies and outposts to close their doors over the weekend. But many government functions — especially those involving national security — are considered essential and were not affected. Payne and other DEA employees had been told to report to work, where they would learn their status.
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Continued from page 1 will then internally decide on who they want to elect for the position. The Senate meets every Wednesday at 4 p.m. in CSU 238 in the Centennial Student Union throughout the academic year. “There are a couple things that could happen this coming week,” AbdulAziz said. “The Senate could either vote in a senator, or not vote in a senator, thus passing a vote of no confidence and choose to keep the position vacant.” MNSU always gives its students top priority, thus an off-campus senator would be able to not only voice the concerns of his or her fellow students, but
also find plausible, efficient and ideal solutions to deal with frustrating issues facing students off-campus. “Once a credible student environment is created, more students will be willing to come pursue their higher education at MSU, Mankato and in the long-run, a productive community is solidified. This is what student advocates strive to do,” Abdul-Aziz said. Abdul-Aziz states that one of the main challenges of the position is that it is a time commitment, though if one possesses the initiative set forth to create change, then everything will fall into place. The MSSA has quite
a substantial impact at MNSU and does anything in its power to both accommodate students as well as make their college experience more comfortable. Joining the Student Senate would mean being part of a group of students that aim to make a unique mark on the lives of their peers. “The ability to represent the student body and better the college experience is what being a student advocate is about and that is what is done at the MSSA,” Abdul-Aziz states.
Payne drove to work Monday in business casual attire, a rare concession to comfort. At the State Department headquarters, workers were streaming out mid-morning clutching white slips of paper: furlough notices being handed out throughout the day. Workers were told to show up as usual and wait to be told whether they would be sent home. All U.S. embassies and consulates overseas were remaining open, the State Department said, though some services could be reduced. Furloughed employees were uncertain how long the partial lock-out will last and when they will be paid for the days they missed. The federal Office of Professional Management advised workers to refer to their home agency for guidance on reporting for duty. Trump administration officials said they intend to minimize the effect of the shutdown, even though it’s estimated that almost half of the 2 million civilian federal workers will be barred from doing their jobs as the shutdown extended into Monday.
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The National Treasury Employees Union, which represents about 150,000 federal workers, said many more government employees are being exempted from furloughs than were excused during the 16-day shutdown in 2013. Republicans, who controlled the House, said the Obama administration had “weaponized” the shutdown in an effort to get an upper hand during budget deliberations. The Internal Revenue Service is preparing for the start of the tax filing season and nearly 44 percent of 35,000 of the agency’s more than 80,000 employees were to report to work during the shutdown. The agency’s shutdown plan shows that most of those workers are assigned to the agency’s wage and investment division, which helps American taxpayers understand and comply with U.S. tax laws. For offices directly involved in national security and military operations, it was mostly business as usual. Troops remained at their posts and the FBI, the Coast Guard and much more stayed up and running. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, both closed since the government shutdown, were set to reopen for visitors Monday. New York state will pick up the tab for the federal workers who operate them, according to the state’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo. But in Philadelphia, crowds of tourists were told Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed, and the Liberty Bell were closed. The shuttered icons were some of the easiest-to-spot effects of the partial government closure.
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Feature Photo: Viking’s Skol chant, Jan. 18
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Students, faculty and MNSU family members gathered in Bresnan Arena Thursday, Jan. 18 to participate in the Skol Chant to cheer on the Vikings in their match-up against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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TAEHUI PARK Staff Writer As the Super Bowl approaches, many of us might forget that the 2018 Winter Olympics are set to begin in February. Just a quick reminder that the 2018 Winter Olympics will officially begin on Friday, Feb. 9 at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium. With the Olympics just a couple of weeks away, here are the things we should know about them before the opening ceremony. Who’s hosting? South Korea is holding Photo courtesy of The Associated Press the 2018 Winter Olympics Furthermore, both nations 2018 Olympics. in PyeongChang. While Korean President Moon Jae-in When does it end? many people from all over has encouraged North Korea agreed to compete with a The 2018 Winter Olympics the world look forward to to join the Pyeongchang joint women’s ice hockey seeing the Olympics, there Olympics, and South and team. It has been 27 years will begin with the opening are also concerns and North Korea finally found since South and North Korea ceremony on Friday, Feb. 9 and conclude with the closing doubts over the safety of the conference point that they competed as a team. Both the opening ceremony on Sunday, Feb. games’ proceedings in South will march together under and closing 25 at PyeongChang Olympic Korea. South c e r e m o n i e s Stadium, which is the same Korea, one of will be held in venue that the opening the closest allies P y e o n g C h a n g ceremony will be held at. of the United “South and North Korea finally O l y m p i c U.S. Olympic Team? States, has been S t a d i u m , The 2018 U.S. Olympic threatened by found conference point that accommodating Team is expected to reach North Korea with they will march together under a up to around around 240 athletes. The nuclear weapons 35,000 seats. roster is subject to change Korean unification flag.” and ballistic P y e o n g C h a n g because of injury, illness or missiles over the is loc ated exceptional circumstances past decade. a p p r o x i m a t e l y up to the technical meetings However, North 80 miles east of Korea hasn’t tested weapons since last a Korean unification flag Seoul, the capital of South so-called “Hanbando flag” Korea. South Korea shelled month. Along with that, South at the opening ceremony of out more than $1 billion to PAGE 5 the 2018 Winter Olympics. build mega-venues for the
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Iran may try to loosen Revolutionary Guard’s grip on economy DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard to loosen its hold on the economy, the country’s defense minister says, raising the possibility that the paramilitary organization might privatize some of its vast holdings. The comments this weekend by Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami appear to be a trial balloon to test the reaction of the idea, long pushed by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate. Protests over the country’s poor economy last month escalated into demonstrations directly challenging the government. But whether the Guard would agree remains unclear, as the organization is estimated to hold around a third of the country’s entire economy. Hatami, the first nonGuard-affiliated military officer to be made defense minister in nearly 25 years, made the comments in an interview published Saturday by the state-run
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IRAN newspaper. He said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordered both the country’s regular military and the Guard to get out of businesses not directly affiliated to their work. “Our success depends on market conditions,” the newspaper quoted Hatami as saying. He did not name the companies that would be privatized.
The Guard did not immediately acknowledge the supreme leader’s orders in their own publications, nor did Khamenei’s office. However, the supreme leader has relied on intermediaries to make comment on his behalf over controversial issues, especially since the 2009 Green Movement protests. The Guard serves as one of his most-powerful constituencies.
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Continued from page 4 for each sport, according to teamusa.org. Ever y athlete is meaningful and valuable, but here are a couple of USA athletes whom we should pay more attention. 1. NATHAN CHEN, Figure Skater Nathan Chen, 18, one of the most influential figure skaters, is expected to have a gold medal. He has become the first male figure skater who is capable of performing five quadruple jumps during a
performance. 2. LINDSEY VONN, Skier Lindsey Vonn, 33, the most successful women’s skier in history, already claimed the gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. She, unfortunately, missed the 2014 Sochi Games because of a right knee injury. However, Vonn is finally ready to get another gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Who’s the mascot?
The new mascot for the 2018 Olympic winter games is a white tiger named “Soohorang.” In Korean mythology, the white tiger is seen as a guardian that signifies a symbol of trust, strength, and protection. The name “Soohorang” is translated as “protection” in Korean. All facts and statistics were compiled from Olympics.com. For more information about the 2018 Winter Olympics, visit their official site.
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The Guard formed out of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution as a force meant to protect its political system, which is overseen by Shiite clerics. It operated parallel to the country’s regular armed forces, growing in prominence and power during the country’s long and ruinous war with Iraq in the 1980s. It runs Iran’s ballistic missile program, as well its own intelligence operations and expeditionary force. In the aftermath of the 1980s war, authorities allowed the Guard to expand into private enterprise. Today, it runs a massive construction company called Khatam al-Anbia, with 135,000 employees handling civil development, the oil industry and defense issues. Guard firms build roads, man ports, run telecommunication networks and even conduct laser eye surgery. The exact scope of all its business holdings remains
unclear, though analysts say they are sizeable. The Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, which long has been critical of Iran and the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, suggests the Guard controls “between 20 and 40 percent of the economy” of Iran through significant influence in at least 229 companies. In his comments, Hatami specifically mentioned Khatam al-Anbia, but didn’t say whether that too would be considered by the supreme leader as necessary to privatize. The Guard and its supporters have criticized other business deals attempting to cut into their share of the economy since the nuclear deal. It’s unclear what private holdings the regular Iranian military holds. Iran always has maintained some level of state control over its economy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. However, the government pushed even further into it during years it faced crushing international sanctions over its contested nuclear program, said Adnan Tabatabai, an Iran analyst based in Germany who is the CEO of the Center for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient. How any privatization of Guard-owned companies would work remains to be seen, as Guard-linked officials permeate Iran’s economy. However, Tabatabai said even bringing the topic up represented a good sign. “We may never find out what the real deal is all about,” Tabatabai said.
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Feature Photo: Stomper ice sculpture, Jan. 18
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The Student Events Team hosted an ice sculpture carving of MNSU mascot Stomper in the CSU Mall The life-sized carving was done by Waseca’s Sakatah Carvers and stayed up over the weekend.
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Men’s hockey win big on Hockey Day The Maverick men’s team defeated St. Cloud State on the road
COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The lights were even brighter last Saturday for the Maverick men’s hockey team, when the team took on the St. Cloud State Huskies to record the 5-2 assault on the rival in SCSU’s home arena. It was an especially big game after the 4-0 embarrassment SCSU laid against the Mavericks in the MSU home opener, back in September. The big college hockey night in Minnesota was highlighted with incredibly clean play for the two fierce rivals, with only three combined penalties and six penalty minutes. SCSU came into the game ranked no. 3 in the country with a 14-5-3 record, up against MSU and their 18-7 record. “After the 4-0 loss, we
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wanted to try and get back and get it done, definitely helps our body of work moving forward,” said MSU head coach Mike Hastings to the athletic department following the game. “I’ve been in this building when you’re working uphill, so I think it was important for us to get an early lead.” The opening period set a strong tone for the Mavs,
jumping out to a 2-0 lead with Connor Mackey scoring in the first two minutes, followed by Zeb Knutson netting a power play goal after 13 minutes. The one SCSU penalty bite the team immediately as the Mavericks controlled the game from the start. SCSU tried to find a way back into the game with a Jon Lizotte goal very late in the first period.
In the second period, MSU jumped back on top of the Huskies with a Jake Jaremko score to grab a 3-1 lead. The freshman netted his eighth goal of the season to go up two scores again. The Huskies stayed persistent despite the crushing numbers, with a Robby Jackson score to come within a single goal. Yet again, MSU had an answer, yet again in the form of
a Knutson goal which gave him 22 points on the season. The third period sealed the game with a C.J. Suess goal in the first minute of the closing period, which slammed the door on SCSU. “I thought (LaCouvee) was solid, you need goaltending late in the season when you play a team like St. Cloud and you have to find a way to keep it out of your net,” said Hastings on the play of his goaltender. “After that late goal, I was wondering ‘here come the proverbial snowball down the hill’ but we got to the break and did a good job getting out of that period.” The 5-2 game closed out what was an incredibly efficient shooting night for the Mavs, finding the back of the net five times on 26 shots. In the net for MSU, Connor LaCouvee had a phenomenal night, recording 28 saves on 30 shots, which is the third highest number of saves this season from the senior. The next game MSU plays is against the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Jan 23.
Men’s basketball sweep weekend series
JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer The Mavericks returned to their winning ways this week as they defeated the University of Sioux Falls on Friday. The Mavs rolled to a 99-82 victory in Mankato. Minnesota State was in command of this game since the opening-tip. The only lead that Sioux Falls held was early in the first half, when they led by two points. Sioux Falls never led during the game. The Mavs were led in scoring by Kevin Krieger, who dropped 24 points on the night. Chris Kendrix added 19 points of his own.
Charlie Brown nearly had a double-double, as he finished the game with 17 points and nine assists. The Mavericks shot the ball extremely well in this game. Krieger (5-5), Kendrix (4-4), and Jamal Nixon (1-1) were all perfect from the free-throw line. As a team, the Mavericks were 12-14 from the freethrow line. Drew Guebert had a gamehigh 28 points for Sioux Falls. The Mavericks returned to the Taylor Center on Saturday for a contest against Southwest Minnesota State. The contest against the Mustangs was much closer, as the Mavericks of Mankato were able to hold onto a 7270 victory. Chris Kendrix made oneof-two free-throws with 29
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Maverick women’s basketball take split
JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer The Lady Mavericks split the games this weekend by losing to Sioux Falls and defeating Southwest Minnesota State. The Mavericks played a strong first quarter against Sioux Falls, but the second quarter proved to be costly. With a 16-13 lead after the first quarter, the Mavericks would go on to be outscored 18-9 heading into halftime. The third quarter was more of the same for the Mavericks, as they were outscored 22-11. Entering the fourth quarter, the score was 53-36 in favor of Sioux Falls. The Mavericks would change that in a hurry. The Mavericks outscored Sioux Falls 35-21 in the final quarter of play. Unfortunately for Minnesota State, their 35-point fourth quarter was not enough to walk away with the win. The Mavericks were playing catch-up since the second quarter and came quite close to sending the game into overtime. The game ended 74-71 in favor of Sioux Falls. Claire Ziegler led the Mavericks with her third
double-double of the season. She would finish with a game-high 20 points and 10 rebounds. Claire Jordan added another 17 points for the Lady Mavs. Sioux Falls was led by Kaely Hummel, who finished the game with a team-high 18 points. Jacey Hunker added another 15 points and 13 rebounds. The Mavericks’ luck changed on Saturday, when they hosted Southwest Minnesota State at the Taylor Center. The Mavs defeated the Mustangs by a final score of 81-53. Claire Jordan led the Mavericks with a game-high 30 points. This mark also sets a new season-high for points in a game for Jordan. Claire Ziegler was nothing short of electric once again for the Lady Mavs, as she made her presence known with 12 points and 13 rebounds. This is Ziegler’s fourth double-double on the season, and her second in back-to-back days. SMSU was led in scoring by Erin Baxter who had 12 points on the night for the Mustangs. After the weekend split, the Mavericks move to 6-13, including an in-conference record of 4-9. The Lady Mavs hope to keep the momentum going as they travel to Concordia – St. Paul on Jan. 23. The Golden Bears have an overall record of 5-14. The Mavericks will return
to Mankato on Friday to host the University of Minnesota – Crookston. The Golden Eagles have a record of 5-13.
State Beavers. This will also be the first meeting between the Mavericks and Beavers. The Beavers may end up being another pesky opponent, as they hold a record of 8-11. It will sure be interesting to see how the Mavericks will fair this week, especially
when it comes to their threegame winning streak. Adding another game into the weekly schedule shouldn’t slow down this Minnesota State team, as they have plenty of depth on the bench and players who can score the ball well when needed.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL continued from 7 sheet with 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Minnesota State Mavericks have now won three games in a row. The Mavs’ record is now 15-4, including 11-2 in in-conference play. The next game for the Mavericks comes on Tuesday, Jan. 23, when they will travel to Saint Paul to battle it out with Concordia-St. Paul. The Mavs have 5-2 road record and defeated the Golden Bears handedly in the reverse fixture. The Bears have an overall record of 3-16 coming into the match-up with MNSU. As we look further down the calendar, we see that the Mavericks will be home again this weekend. On Friday, they will host the University of Minnesota – Crookston. This will be the first match-up between the teams this season. The Golden Eagles enter the contest against the Mavericks with an overall record of 8-12. On Saturday, the Mavericks play host to the Bemidji
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The Minnesota Meltdown
Vikings fall to the Eagles; Patriots defeat Jaguars to set matchup for Super Bowl 52
Colton Molesky Staff Writer The unlikely was made routine this playoff season, as the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles have become the final two standing from a turbulent pool of competition that involved strange names and impossible plays. In case you missed it, here is how it all went down in the championship round: New England Beat Jacksonville 24-20 Despite having 10 stitches put in his hand just days before the game in which he was facing the 2nd ranked defense in the NFL, Tom Brady looked fantastic. He threw a tight spiral with deadly accuracy from the first drive, as the Patriots went down the field for three points to start the game. But the highly touted front seven of the Jaguars defense was not to be subdued by the New England spotlight or the pedigree of Brady and company. They came out showing their teeth, getting to the 4-time Super Bowl MVP time and time again; throwing the timing of the passing attack off and forcing Brady to move around the pocket. They also schemed well for tight end Rob Gronkowski, with safety help masking the double-coverage that was consistently with the pro bowl target. However, the most impressive player was Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles, who was hitting the deep pass and bailing out a stalling running game that averaged a mere 3.2 yards per carry. The UCF product finished with 293 yards and a score, securing a 20-10 lead on the road late in the third quarter. Jacksonville seemed to be piling on with a forced fumble from linebacker Myles Jack, who stole the ball from running back Dion Lewis and gave Jacksonville another possession to try and put the Patriots away. But when the Patriots needed it most, the pressure that never found Bortles all game finally hit home to produce some stops. This is Brady’s comfort zone, down late in the game, down weapons (Gronkowski was knocked out of the game
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in the first half with a concussion) and forced to score multiple times. Brady was primed for another comeback. The 40-year-old constantly found receivers Danny Amendola and Brandon Cooks to burn a relentless secondary, driving down the field not once, but twice to find Amendola in the end zone for the game winning score. Brady finished with 290 yards and two scores, stitches and all, while Cooks lead the team with 100 receiving yards. The victory sends the Brady/Bill Belichick combo to their 10th Super Bowl. Philadelphia Beats Minnesota 38-7 In what was predicted by many (me included) to be a low scoring game that pitted the Minnesota Vikings 1st ranked defense against the Eagles 4th ranked squad, no one could have imagined the gruesome destruction that would occur. It was even harder to imagine after a
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with another answer. Patrick Robinson jumped an out route with the Vikings backed up in their own end, taking it to the house to even the game at 7-7. Despite the
setback, the Vikings looked undeterred and quarterback Case Keenum took the team down the field again. But the play that proved too much for the Vikings early in the game was a Keenum fumble on the Philadelphia 16-yard line. Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, the unlikely championship round star, drove the team down on the heels of another turnover and found receiver Alshon Jeffery for a 53-yard score. The defense looked at a loss against the run-pass option plays that gave Foles easy reads. The skill position players on the Eagles outpaced a Vikings defense that prided themselves on winning man-toman matchups. Foles went for 352 yards and three scores, scaring the Vikings deep for passes of 53, 42, 41 and 36 yards. The Eagles defense too was consistently in the face of Keenum, forcing him off his spot or keeping him from getting through all of his reads play after play. The Eagles ability to gain a stop and give the ball back to the offense for a field goal to go up 24-7 before the half have a game sealing feel to it. The Eagles continued to pour on the points in a dominate showing in front of a crowd of dog masks. Foles and the vastly underrated Eagles had done it again in a big way, to make it to the big dance.
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle tops ticket sales again Modern spin on a classic leads box office for third weekend NEW YORK (AP) — “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” outdid another weekend’s worth of newcomers to top the North American box office for the third straight weekend, making the surprise hit the fifth-highest grossing film of all time for Sony Pictures. “Jumanji,” starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, sold $20 million in tickets, according to studio estimates Sunday, bringing its five-week domestic total to $317 million. That makes Sony’s reboot the studio’s best non-Spider- Jumanji Cast Man movie domestically, the top of the box-office not adjusting for inflation. chart. “Jumanji” has also The film’s unexpectedly reigned overseas, where it strong staying power has has grossed $450.8 million lent a boost to the January and topped all films interbox office but kept new nationally for three straight releases from reaching weeks.
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The war drama “12 Strong,” starring Chris Hemsworth, debuted in second with $16.5 million in ticket sales. The Warner Bros. release, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, is a fact-
based tale, adapted from Doug Stanton’s best-seller “Horse Soldiers,” about a group of Special Forces soldiers sent into northern Afghanistan just weeks after Sept. 11.
“12 Strong” appealed largely to an older crowd. Seventy-nine percent of its audience was over the age of 25, said Warner Bros. The heist thriller “Den of Thieves” slotted in at third place with an opening weekend of $15.3 million. The STXfilms release stars Gerard Butler and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Though “Paddington 2” disappointed last weekend in its debut, the acclaimed sequel slid just 25 percent in its second week. “Paddington 2,” which has set a new record for the most widely reviewed 100-percent fresh movie on Rotten Tomatoes, grossed $8.2 million in its second week
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Hobbit director Peter Jackson making WWI documentary Grainy black and white footage of WWI to be restored in color LONDON (AP) — “The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson is going from Middle Earth to the Western Front, transforming grainy black-and-white footage of World War I into 3-D color for a new documentary film. Jackson’s movie, announced Monday, is among dozens of artworks commissioned by British cultural bodies to commemorate 100 years since the final year of the 1914-18 war. The New Zealand-based director of “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings” series has restored film from the Imperial War Museum using cutting-edge digital Peter Jackson technology and hand coloring, pairing it with archive World War footage looks audio recollections from like,” Jackson said in comveterans of the conflict. ments broadcast Monday. He said the aim is to close “It’s sped-up, it’s fast, like the 100-year time gap and Charlie Chaplin, grainy, show “what it was like to jumpy, scratchy, and it imfight in the war.” mediately blocks you from “We all know what First actually connecting with the
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events on screen. “But the results we have got are absolutely unbelievable. They are way beyond what I expected. “This footage looks like it was shot in the last week or two, with high definition
cameras.” The film will have its premiere during the London Film Festival in October before being broadcast on BBC television. Every school in the U.K. will also receive a copy. The film is part of the gov-
ernment-backed 14-18 Now project, which has presented works by more than 200 artists over four years to remember a conflict in which 20 million people died. Other works premiering this year include a largescale performance piece by South African artist William Kentridge about African porters who served in the war; processions to mark the 100th anniversary of some British women winning the right to vote; and a performance celebrating wartime homing pigeons that includes birds fitted with LED lights. “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle — who helmed the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony — will create a mass-participation work to be performed on the anniversary of the Nov. 11, 1918, armistice that ended the war.
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Del Toro’s The Shape of Water wins top award at PGAs BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Women and inclusivity continued to dominate the awards season conversation Saturday at the Producers Guild Awards, where Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical romance “The Shape of Water” won the top award and honorees like Jordan Peele and Ava DuVernay gave rousing speeches to the room of entertainment industry leaders. The untelevised dinner and ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., is closely watched for its capacity to predict the eventual Oscar best picture winner, but this year the “awards race” seemed to be the secondary show to the more urgent questions facing the industry, including the crisis of representation and sexual misconduct. The Producers Guild on Friday ratified guidelines for combating sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, and everyone from DuVernay to Universal Chair Donna Langley and television mogul Ryan Murphy made mention of the changing times and the work that still needs to be done. “If we want more brilliant films like ‘Get Out’ ...we need to have many different perspectives including equal numbers of women, people of color, people of all faiths and sexual orientation involved in every stage of filmmaking,” Langley said in accepting the Milestone Award — noting that she was only the third woman to do so. It was not the only time “Get Out” got a special mention, despite not winning the top award. Peele also won the Stanley Kramer Award. Del Toro was not present to accept the PGA’s Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, due to the health of his father. His film was up against 10 others this year, including “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missou-
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ri,” which won big at the Golden Globes earlier this month, “Lady Bird,” ‘’Get Out,” ‘’Dunkirk,” ‘’The Post,” ‘’Call Me By Your Name,” ‘’The Big Sick,” ‘’I, Tonya” ‘’Wonder Woman” and “Molly’s Game” — many of which were represented by actors and directors in attendance like Timothee Chalamet, Christopher Nolan, Margot Robbie, Patty Jenkins and Greta Gerwig. Other presenters included the likes of Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon, Mary J. Blige, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kerry Washington and Morgan Freeman in the ceremony that saw Disney and Pixar’s “Coco” pick up best animated feature and Brett Morgen’s Jane Goodall film “Jane” win best documentary. In television, “The Handmaids Tale” picked up best drama series, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” won best comedy series, “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” won best TV variety series, “Black Mirror” for long-form TV, “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” for nonfiction television, “Sesame Street” for children’s program and “Carpool
Karaoke” for best shortform program. The pre-announced honorees stole most of the show, however. Norman Lear presented the Stanley Kramer Award to Peele invoking the award’s namesake in speaking of “Get Out,” which Lear proudly said he’s seen three times. Peele said he was proud to call Lear a friend. “I want to say, you can use my body for your brain anytime,” Peele laughed, before taking a more serious turn in his speech. Peele likened the idea of “the sunken place” in the film to what is happening in the world right now, referencing Haiti, the water crisis in Flint, and President Donald Trump’s criticisms of athletes for protesting on the field. “What really scares me... is the silencing of voices,” Peele said “’Get Out’ is my protest against that.” Peele ended on a hopeful note, however. “Finally unique voices are breaking through,” he said. “Diverse and honest storytelling opens eyes and hearts. We can break out of the sunken place together.”
JUMANJI Continued from page 10 of domestic release thanks in part to good word of mouth. Warner Bros. acquired the film’s North American distribution from The Weinstein Co. in November. Also showing unexpected legs was “The Greatest Showman,” the Hugh Jackman-led musical about P.T. Barnum. It dipped just 12 percent in its fifth week of release. With another $11 million, “The Greatest Showman” has now grossed $113.5 million for 20th Century Fox. Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread” expanded nationwide, taking in $3.4 million from 896 theaters. The Focus Features release, starring Daniel Day-Lewis in what the actor has said will be his
final performance, has grossed $6.2 million. Also notable: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” crossed the $600 million mark domestically with $6.6 million in its sixth week of release. The Disney release stands at $604.3 million domestically — or no. 9 all-time, not accounting for inflation — and $1.296 billion worldwide. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final four-day domestic figures will be released Monday.
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