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“The Stomper” sandwich introduced New Erbert and Gerbert’s sub will be exclusive to MNSU AMIRA ABDULKADIR Staff Writer On Thursday, Jan. 25, the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s campus location of the Erbert & Gerbert’s sandwich shop will be celebrating the introduction of new sandwich called “The Stomper.” The ingredients of the sandwich are chipotle citrus BBQ, chicken, Cherrywood smoked bacon, pepper jack cheese, lettuce and jalapenos. Mike Steindl, owner of Erbert & Gerbert’s, stated there was a “Create the Stomper Sandwich Contest” in the fall semester, in which contestants could submit sandwich recipes. Once the submission period was complete, three finalists were selected. The three final sandwiches were made and samples were provided to MNSU students and staff in the CSU. The contest proceeded in a way where
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students or staff members would vote for their favorite based on the sample they received. Voting lasted two weeks and ended on Dec. 5, 2017. All finalists won free subs for the semester and the winner received free subs for the entire year of 2018. Based on the voting, the
three finalists were Jacobs Kuhlman, Anthony Roak and Sierra Coy. Kuhlman was the contestant who came up with the winning sandwich, and was dubbed “The Stomper.” Robak’s sandwich consisted of ham, turkey, pepper jack cheese, pesto mayo, lettuce, tomato, and avocado. Coy’s sandwich
creation was made up of turkey breast, Cherrywood bacon, Provolone cheese, pesto mayo, lettuce, tomato, red onion and avocado. “I think the stomper sandwich will become popular based on the sampling, voting from the contest and the tons of good flavor it contains,” said Steindle. “The Stomper” will be officially introduced Jan. 25 during the celebration. At the presentation, Kuhlman will receive his free subs coupon book for the year. Samples of the new addition to the menu will be provided. The sandwich will exclusively be on the MNSU campus, said Steindle, and not available at any other location. CSU administration, Sodexo staff, and Erbert & Gerbert’s staff will be in attendance at the ceremony. All students and other staff are welcome to join and be part of the celebration.
Cengage launches Netflix-style textbook subscriptions Students can buy 4-month or 1-year subscriptions for full access TAEHUI PARK Staff Writer Education and technology company Cengage recently released a new program, “Cengage Unlimited,” to provide students with unlimited access to all of their digital learning platforms, E-books, online homework and study tools. It is every student’s business to find a way to save money when buying course materials. The average students can spend more than $500 a year on purchasing required textbooks, according to National Association of College Stores. For this reason, students try to seek materials that we can afford and end up buying
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old editions, used books or borrowed materials. “High costs are limiting too many students from being able to access and succeed in their learning. Students are either spending hundreds of dollars a year on materials
it is because they are taking on student loan debt that will impact them for years,” Cengage CEO Michael Hansen said in a prepared statement. On top of class material costs, students also worry
“Cengage launched “Cengage Unlimited,” a subscription plan that offers students unlimited access to Cengage’s digital course materials each semester.” or else put off buying them altogether because they can’t afford them. And, for many students who do find a way,
about paying rent and tuition. In view of the concern from students, Cengage launched “Cengage Unlimited,” a
subscription plan that offers students unlimited access to Cengage’s digital course materials each semester. Students who signed up for the subscription can access the Cengage library of more than 20,000-course materials across more than 70 disciplines and 675 courses and have the ability to get a print rental for $7.99 per title, which covers the cost of shipping. Once the subscription is expired, students also can keep access to up to six digital textbooks for a year for free. The total cost for a 4-month semester subscription is $119.99. For
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Bridges International bridges gaps between cultures OLUWATOMIKE BALI Staff Writer Bridges International is an on-campus Recognized Student Organization (RSO) that involves building an intercultural relationship between international students and domestic American students. It’s an avenue for international students to know more about the American culture while Americans can learn more about other cultures. The organization also helps in fostering friendship between students. Kristen Odland said that the group was formed about six years ago with her friend, Kelsey Turcios. “Kelsey and I started Bridges because we both enjoyed learning about cultures and wanted to provide a safe and welcoming place for international students,” said Odland. “I lived in Brazil for a couple years and was so grateful for the kindness of the Brazilians who helped me with language, housing, banking and just welcoming me into their families. We wanted to provide that type of hospitality to students coming to Mankato.” The aim of the group, as the name implies, is to “build bridges between international students, American students and Mankato community.” The target audience is international students and Americans who appreciate culture. According to Odland, a lot has been acheieved in the past six years, as she believes that the majority of the international
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Thursday, January 25, 2018
PrairieCare expansions mean promising new health care
COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The PrairieCare center for outpatient therapy is making expansions and adding two new branches, along with changing to better facilities in the fall, all to change the game for college age students with mental health needs. The new programs that launched in January are for a more intensive approach to college-age programs. The facility, which is the first of its kind in Mankato, is dedicated to young adults and children needing outpatient care for mental illnesses, addressing these needs with a more intense and hands-on approach to caregiving. It gives individual psychiatric care to children (5-12) and now college age adults as of 2018. “It has been talked about at least for six months. PrairieCare just opened up in August. [We] always
wanted the plan to expand but weren’t sure how it would work. But we knew we really wanted the college demographic,” said Natalie Jech, a psychiatric technician and Community Relations coordinator for PrairieCare Medical Group. “When the site first opened, we started with the first child care program for kids who aren’t doing well in their home/ school environment. The schedule involves school for half the day and then therapy for the following half. We have a team with a psychiatrist in a setting where they can observe the patient throughout the day. Child services are not up and running yet due to the move in locations in the fall to help with the number of kids we anticipate seeing.” Moving just a few blocks from the current location, the new location will be on 120 East Main Street. The new space will have therapy rooms, a classroom, patient care station and a gross motor area. “The outpatient program sets them apart, giving more intensity and frequency to the a program that is typically more sporadic. It is designed
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to help keep people out of the hospital after getting them out,” said Jech. “Giving these patients the tools that they need to have in their academic endeavors. Mental health is not talked about enough and 22 percent of young adults have mental health disabilities. The program helps to keep people from feeling alone and helps people come
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Continued from page 1 students at MNSU have heard of Bridges. Bridges International has been able to form partnerships with Cru, Navigators, Bethel Baptist Church and other individuals in the community who “enjoy connecting with internationals.” They have also joined the Kearney International Center in putting on some events. These partnerships have helped them care for students in more ways—providing furniture and household items, English language partners, a Thanksgiving feast, and opportunities to visit American homes and form deeper relationships with American families. Speaking on the impact the group has had on students, Odland said, “Students have told us that Bridges feels like a family—a safe place where they can share how they’re really doing. Students have also gotten to experience a lot of new things through our events and build lasting relationships with people from all over the world.” Bridges Weekly Cafe is on Tuesdays from 7:30-8:45 p.m.
in the CSU Heritage Room. They have warm drinks, homemade treats, and good discussion. They also organize special events each month to provide cultural experiences, celebrating a holiday or taking a day trip somewhere nearby. Bridges will be having an annual potluck on Feb. 16. Students prepare food from their country to share with everyone. “It’s an amazing feast and fun celebration of culture!” said Odland. Bridges is also organizing
a spring break hurricane relief trip to Houston, Texas during spring break. International students can receive contribution hours for going. For more information on Bridges, check out their Facebook group f a c e b o o k . c o m /g r o u p s / mankatobridges. Information is also posted on OrgSync. Students can email Kristen with questions at kristin. odland@gmail.com.
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together to overcome the mental illness as a group. It allows the experience of learning as a group and learning from those around them, while also having individual therapy for more private issues.” The program is available to anyone, with schooling not a requirement to join. There is a screening process to see if the intense level of care given at the facility is required on a patient-to-patient basis, but the screening is free. If a patient does not qualify for the program after the screening, the care center gets them connected with other resources for less
intense care tailored to the needs of the individual. “You don’t have to be in college to attend this. If you are a young adult being held back by the mental health, this is a resource for you to accomplish your goals in work or in an attempt to get to school,” said Jech. “Free needs assessments are for everyone and there is a screening process to enter the program but it also helps them get connected to outpatient therapy.” For more information or to set up a screening, call PrairieCare’s main number, 507-322-5464
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MNSU’s Diana Joseph awarded 2018 Pathfinder Award
MADISON DIEMERT Staff Writer Professor Diana Joseph was awarded with the 2018 Pathfinder Award on Thursday, Jan. 4 by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Board. She was celebrated on Monday, Jan. 15 along with
the recipient of the Business Pathfinder Award and the recipient of the Young Pathfinder Award in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom. Professor Joseph has been a faculty member at MNSU since 2005 in the English Department She teaches creative writing and also directs the Good Thunder Reading Series, which invites authors to the university to introduce their work, direct workshops, and give talks and readings. “Their stories and poems enable us to cross borders into lives, perspectives, and experiences that are often very different from our own,” Joseph says of the series. Joseph says that writing our own stories is deeply important, as it is a “powerful form of self-expression,” and that Good Thunder has been helping writers
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need multiple Cengage course materials since they can access to all the digital source for $119.99. HeyBin Oh, a MNSU secondyear student, said that she is “interested” in the Cengage Unlimited. “It looks like a Netflixstyle textbook subscription. Once you pay a certain amount of money, you can access all the books they have. Cengage company is a big textbook company where every college student might have heard the name before, and I think many students, as well as universities and
share their own stories. “Studies indicate that exposure to peoples’ stories increases our capacity for empathy,” said Joseph. Since 2014, the Good Thunder Reading Program has offered creative writing workshops. “Our job is to help the people we serve tell their stories,” Joseph said. The workshops are led by volunteers made up of creative writing students and faculty members in the English Department. The reading series publishes the stories that the participants of the workshops write into anthology books. Joseph says that they have published books by the Pathstone Living Workshop, Somali Mothers Workshop, and more. On Martin Luther King Day, Professor Joseph received the award for her outstanding work as a faculty member, the director of the Good Thunder Reading Series, and her work at bringing the community together so that everyone has a chance to share their own story.
colleges, would be interested in this plan,” Oh said. However, there are concerns about Cengage’s new subscription plan regarding the big academic publisher who is trying to make a significant change
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The Pathfinder Award, according to the Greater Mankato Growth website, recognizes “individuals or organizations that, in the spirit of Dr. King, are initiators or action takers in the struggle for equal treatment, human rights, and non-violence…” “Receiving the Pathfinder Award is a tremendous
honor,” Joseph said, “but the work it’s recognizing isn’t mine alone.” Joseph said that the writers and teachers she has worked with have helped her to realize how valuable literature is, along with how important it is that we know and listen to each other’s stories.
with a new model, especially, in the publishing industry. “I think this new service is not as good as it looks,” said MNSU second-year Thanowa Lual. “Many students, including me, buy ‘required books’ and not every book is
written into the syllabus. As I prefer to study with actual books than digital books, the plan doesn’t seem to be interesting to me. The cost for a subscription is also expensive.”
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Non-Profit Leadership Program unique and pairs with any degree
MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer The Non-Profit Leadership Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato is a phenomenal multidisciplinary program that changes students’ outlook on the community and enhances their professional opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Professor Kristi Rendahl, the director of the NonProfit Leadership Program, whose has a lot of experience working in the non-profit sector for over 20 years, took on the program at the beginning of the academic year last fall. “I hope to bring a global perspective to the program as I have worked both in the U.S. as well as overseas and feel a sense of accomplishment passing knowledge on to young minds,” Rendahl said. Rendahl sheds some more light on the program and how
it is beneficial to students at MNSU. “The program is available to undergraduate students in the form of either a certificate, which is 18 credits, or a minor, which is 21 credits,” Rendahl said. “For graduate students, there is a graduate certificate which is 15 credits.” The NPL Program has two foundational courses: NPL 273, Introduction to NonProfit Leadership, which is a 3-credit course that is ideally the first course students would take. After that, there is NPL 473, Advanced Workshop in NPL, which is another 3-credit course. “These are the two basic requirements for the program, along with an internship,” Rendahl said. “The internship can be completed in any of the participating departments as the NPL program is multidisciplinary.” The main departments that directly participate in the NPL Program include: Sociology, Urban Studies, Recreation Parks and Leisure Services, Gender and Women Studies, and Social Work. Rendahl states that in the NPL Program
there are three categories of electives: Program Planning and Evaluation, Program Administration, and Financial Management and Development. “The key difference between a certificate and a minor for undergraduates is that, for the certificate one would take one course from each category offered by different departments, and for the minor one would just add an additional course from any category,” said Rendahl. “The program can be completed online, however, this does not mean every course is offered online, thus it is important for students to plan ahead and make sure courses are available for them to take beforehand,” Rendahl said. Rendahl states that Non-Profit Leadership pairs superbly with several degrees and the program would without a doubt give students an added edge in the job market. There will be a non-profit panel during the Career and Internship Day that will be available to students to acquire more information or
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ask any questions they may have on Feb. 13. This will take place in CSU 203 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Rendahl states that there will be several people with different educational backgrounds illustrating how numerous careers intersect with the non-profit sector, thus the event will be highly beneficial to students. “The NPL Program has consistently grown over the years and interest is gradually growing among students to enroll in the program,”
Rendahl said. Professor Rendahl is keen on making the NPL Program reputable at MNSU and is highly active in finding any missing links as well as improving the program wherever needed. Nonprofits worldwide truly make significant impact everyday by serving their communities wholeheartedly and taking the NPL Program at MNSU would be an excellent stepping stone to any student to also become part of that trend.
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National speaker compares Star Wars series to Catholicism
STEPHANIE VOGEL Staff Writer Since it first came out in 1977, Star Wars has become saturated in our culture. But does the Star Wars saga have anything in common with the Catholic faith? Catholic speaker Anthony Digmann sought to answer that question. On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Digmann presented at the St. Thomas More Newman Center. His talk was titled “Star Wars: A Catholic Perspective.” First, Digmann tried to help people who may not be Star Wars fans to have a greater appreciation for the series. He explained that when the first Star Wars movie came out, it was not expected to be a big hit. “It only got booked to show in 37 theaters, but it had 36 house records. It was explosive. Something about Star Wars just connected
with people and I think a big part of that is the spiritual component,” said Digmann. The Jedi embody charisms, which are gifts of the Holy Spirit that everyone has. Yoda can read into people’s souls, which is similar to a gift that St. Padre Pio had. “If you went to confession with Padre Pio, he would be able to tell you your sins,” Digmann explained. The Jedi Order has a hierarchy, like the Catholic church does. There are 12 members of the Jedi council, just like there are 12 Tribes of Israel and 12 apostles. Grand Master Yoda, the head of the council, is like the Pope. The other members of the council are like the college of Bishops, who make decisions on behalf of the church. The evangelical counsels are chastity, poverty, and obedience. These are the counsels that members of religious orders profess, but they are also demonstrated by the Jedi. Digmann explained how the Jedi show obedience. “[The Jedi] actually show us in secular society that obedience is a trait to be admired. Our secular
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society wants to say ‘rebel, do whatever you want, do whatever feels good.’ Here we have the Jedi Order, coming out of Hollywood for crying out loud, promoting something good and true and authentic, and having obedience to a legitimate authority,” said Digmann. The Jedi Order in the Star Wars prequels weren’t always on the ball. That can happen
in the church, too, where church leaders aren’t always on the ball. “There can be sin, even in high places. We have to evaluate that sin, we have to root it out,” Digmann said. The Theological Virtues are faith, hope, and love. Hope is a common theme throughout the Star Wars movies, as there is always hope that the light will conquer dark. The
first Star Wars movie ever is “Star Wars: A New Hope.” “Hope” is the only word said by Princess Leia at the end of Rogue One. Charity or love is shown through Jedi through their concern for others, even nonhumans. Faith is shown in Luke’s trust in the force while training with Yoda. He has to have faith to lift the X-Wing from the murky swamp.
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MADISON DIEMERT Staff Writer You hear it almost every day about classical literature from all kinds of students: “Do we really need to learn this? Does this really matter?” And everyone has a different answer to this, but mine is a definite yes. Not many people read classical literature anymore and there are some good reasons; it can be hard to read, to understand and to follow along, and some of it is, honestly, pretty boring. But there is a lot you can learn from reading something from Shakespeare or Jane Austen. Not only do you learn how to read the literature, you also learn how to analyze it and it can help with reading skills. “I don’t really like reading classical literature,” said one English major from MNSU, “but it has made me a better reader and my comprehension skills are better.” Comprehension skills are especially important in college because you will be reading a lot, and not just textbooks. If you have to
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take an English class, you will most likely read a novel and you can be sure it’ll be a classic. Analyzing is also a great
literature you’ll have to analyze almost everything; if not for yourself and your own comprehension, then for a class. Analyzing helps
“Comprehension skills are especially important in college because you will be reading a lot, and not just textbooks.”
skill to have. Because you’ll be reading a lot in college, you’ll also be analyzing literature, as well. With reading classical
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you to understand what is happening in the literature you read and there tends to be a lot going on in classical
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Nuclear scare: how would you react? Students answer Opinion
BILL HAMM Staff Writer If there was a nuclear attack close enough to affect you, that is imminent and you have less than an hour to prepare, how would you react and what would you do? Recently, residents of Hawaii and Japan had the misfortune of having to respond to this serious
this community being the target makes little sense, but the Twin Cities is about 60 miles north and would be a realistic possibility. Much like with horseshoes and handgrenade’s, that is way too close for comfort considering that our predominant winds are northerly. With this understanding, the question, “What would you do?” was put to fellow students. The answers present a collage from serious to flippant. Nathan, a political science major, said, “I would get as far underground as possible.” While that idea has merit, how many places around Mankato can a person get very far underground within an hour?
“For those of us here in Mankato, the likelihood of this community being the target makes little sense, but the Twin Cities is only 60 miles north.”
question. For those of us here in Mankato, the likelihood of
Killian, a blogger, said, “The idea of [a nuclear
attack] scares the heck out of me and makes me shake.” Alex, a senior, simply said he would “embrace death.” Yulia, a student volunteer from Europe, said, “I would become very sad, then I would call my parents and talk to my family as long as I could.” This was a truthful and realistic consideration shared by many. John, who is from Mankato, said, “I would head for home and to my family to figure out what we were going to do.” Jacob, an active Christian student, said, “I would pray for guidance.” Some students had no response or didn’t want to think of such horrible things. Can we blame them? This is a very unsettling question to put to people because there are simply no good answers. Those of us who were kids in the 50s and 60s know how to “duck and cover.” Although it was worthless advice, we wouldn’t even have enough time to
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teach that under this scenario. We never hear anything about nuclear preparedness or nuclear shelters any more. Does that make us even more vulnerable? Let’s look at what we could do here at MNSU. CSU Director Mark Constantine said that we have the tornado shelter system. I would assume that under the given scenario, additional instructions might include sheltering near a north-
facing wall and away from any entryway where the heat wave, which follows the initial concussion shock wave, would likely enter the buildings. Of course, if you haven’t downloaded a Geiger counter app for your cell phone, you might want to do that as well. This is an app that uses your microphone and camera to detect the amount of radiation in your area. May the force be with you.
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OLUWATOMIKE BALI Staff Writer The Otto Rec Center might be quite familiar to many, especially for those who are frequently in the gym. It is the on-campus gym, pool and recreational facilities
the staff member Benjamin Nelson on the latest amenities or facilities the recreation center has to offer, Nelson talked about the latest opportunity that has opened up to the public, which is the guest pass. Nelson said that this has not been done in the
“The passes are open to students who have friends or family members coming over and would like to work out together.”
meant for MNSU students. Over the years, Otto Rec has been out overseeing the physical wellness and fitness of students. Speaking with one of
past; it is a feature that was recently introduced at the start of the spring semester on Jan. 8. The $5 per day pass is open to students who have
friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, or family members coming over and would like to work out together. The pass runs for the whole day. This feature is not open entirely to the public; one has to be sponsored by or connected to a registered MNSU student in order to access this feature in a bid to keep it within the student cycle. This has been a little difficult in the past but now passes can be purchased online at: www.mnsu.edu/ campusrec. Futhermore, Nelson said, “Guest passes are good only on the calendar date that they are purchased and all guests must be 18 years or older and show a photo ID when entering the facility. The guest passes give access to Otto Recreation Center, Highland Pool (during open
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know?” While he probably won’t need classical literature in terms of his major, it can still improve his writing, reading comprehension, and analysis, which are great skills to have as an adult and a college student. There is no way to get around reading in life and it is important to gain those skills. So, whether or not you’re majoring or minoring in
the snow and snowshoeing, coming up on Jan. 31 taught by Carly Hooper. The event will cover two sessions, the first starting from 4-5 p.m. and the second session starting from 5-6 p.m. There will only be 11 spots for each session. You can reserve your spot by emailing joseph. wolf@mnsu.edu. The Otto Rec Center has multiple other events coming up this semester. You can visit their website for more information: www.mnsu.edu/ campusrec.
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Continued from page 6 only to compare how the world is today but to learn from it, too. You can also learn about past writing techniques and the importance of them, as well. But not everyone agrees, as mentioned before. A senior engineer student says, “I really don’t see the importance of classical literature. I’m an engineer student so I won’t need to learn from old books, ya
swim times) and Myers Field House during open recreation times.” Nelson also said, “Guest passes do not include access to the Myers Field House climbing wall or outdoor climbing pinnacle. All guests coming in must be 18 years old or older, and be sponsored by and accompanied at all times in the facility by a current student or current membership holder to Otto Recreation Center.” Other new programs include free outdoor yoga in
English, reading classical literature can improve many skills. If you’re not going to college for English, don’t keep classical literature out of the question; pick up a book or a collection of literature and try it out. You could end up liking it and hopefully gain the skills talked about earlier in this article.
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Scientists successfully clone monkeys; are humans up next? NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, researchers have used the cloning technique that produced Dolly the sheep to create healthy monkeys, bringing science an important step closer to being able to do the same with humans. Since Dolly’s birth in 1996, scientists have cloned nearly two dozen kinds of mammals, including dogs, cats, pigs, cows and polo ponies, and have also created human embryos with this method. But until now, they have been unable to make babies this way in primates, the category that includes monkeys, apes and people. “The barrier of cloning primate species is now overcome,” declared Muming Poo of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai. In a paper released Wednesday by the journal Cell, he and his colleagues announced that they successfully created two macaques. The female baby monkeys, about 7 and 8 weeks old, are named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua. “It’s been a long road,” said one scientist who tried and failed to make monkeys and was not involved in the
new research, Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health & Science University. “Finally, they did it.” Poo said the feat shows that the cloning of humans is theoretically possible. But he said his team has no intention of doing that. Mainstream scientists generally oppose making human babies by cloning, and Poo said society would ban it for ethical reasons. Instead, he said, the goal is to create lots of genetically
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identical monkeys for use in medical research, where they would be particularly valuable because they are more like humans than other lab animals such as mice or rats. The process is still very inefficient — it took 127 eggs to get the two babies — and so far it has succeeded only by starting with a monkey fetus. The scientists failed to
produce healthy babies from an adult monkey, though they are still trying and are awaiting the outcome of some pregnancies. Dolly caused a sensation because she was the first mammal cloned from an adult. The procedure was technically challenging. Essentially, the Chinese scientists removed the DNAcontaining nucleus from monkey eggs and replaced it with DNA from the monkey
fetus. These reconstituted eggs grew and divided, finally becoming an early embryo, which was then placed into female monkeys to grow to birth. The scientists implanted 79 embryos to produce the two babies. Still, the approach succeeded where others had failed. Poo said that was because of improvements in lab techniques and because researchers added two substances that helped reprogram the DNA from the fetus. That let the DNA abandon its job in the fetus, which involves things like helping to make collagen, and take on the new task of creating an entire monkey. The Chinese researchers said cloning of fetal cells could be combined with gene editing techniques to produce large numbers of monkeys with certain genetic defects that cause disease in people. The animals could then be used to study such diseases and test treatments. The researchers said their initial targets will be Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Mitalipov, noting the Chinese failed to produce healthy babies from adult cells, said he suspects attempts to clone babies from a human adult would also fail. “I don’t think it would be advisable to anyone to even think about it,” he said. Jose Cibelli, a scientist at Michigan State University, said it might be technically possible someday, but “criminal” to try now because of the suffering caused by the many lost pregnancies the process entails. If the procedure became efficient enough in monkeys, he said, society could face “a big ethical dilemma”
over whether to adapt it for humans. The key step of transferring DNA might be combined with gene editing to correct genetic disorders in embryos, allowing healthy babies to be born, he said. Of course, the familiar image of human cloning involves making a copy of someone already born. That might be possible someday, but “I don’t think it should be pursued,” said researcher Dieter Egli of Columbia University. “I can’t think of a strong benefit.” Henry Greely, a Stanford University law professor who specializes in the implications
of biomedical technologies, said the strongest argument he can think of would be the desire of grieving parents to produce a genetic duplicate of a dead child. But he doubts that’s a compelling enough reason to undertake the extensive and costly effort needed to get such a procedure approved, at least for “decades and decades.” Marcy Darnovsky, executive director of the Center for Genetics and Society in Berkeley, California, called it unethical to subject that new child to “the psychological and emotional risks of living under the shadow of its genetic predecessor.” Human cloning could also require many women to donate eggs and to serve as surrogates, she said. At the moment, because of safety concerns, federal regulators in the U.S. would not allow making a human baby by cloning, and international scientific groups also oppose it, said biomedical ethics expert Insoo Hyun of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals condemned the monkeycloning experiments. “Cloning is a horror show: a waste of lives, time and money — and the suffering that such experiments cause is unimaginable,” PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said in a statement.
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Netflix’s new season of Bojack Horseman is worth a watch Twists and turns make Bojack Horseman an enticing experience
MARIO ESCOTO Staff Writer
After watching this episode my mind was shocked, and my brain was blown away for what Bojack Horseman did to his old friend’s daughter. This episode teaches the audiences about not what do with your friend’s daughter during prom night on a boat. The episode is basically Bojack Horseman escaping from his toxic life in Los Angeles, California to New Mexico to meet with an old friend who is happily married with a
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family. This episode in the beginning doesn’t have foreshadowing, but you
need to pay close extra attention to how Bojack behaves with Penny, Charlotte Moore’s
daughter. Both Penny and Charlotte are female deer while Bojack Horsemen is a male horse.
In this episode, there are three main points that made Bojack making his mistake with Charlotte Moore’s family. The first one is due to Charlotte Moore’s husband. During a practice drive with Penny, Bojack Horseman started to ask weird questions towards Penny. For example, he asked her if her parents loved each other, which is very odd for Bojack to ask since Penny is a young woman in high school. But this question was changed when Penny was driving by a man who has a crush on her. This scene was funny
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This year’s Academy Award ceremony to be refreshing New Oscar lineup of nominations has a strong sense of diversity
LUCAS TORBORG Staff Writer
The highly awaited Oscar nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were released to the public Tuesday morning. The nominations were announced by actress Tiffany Haddish, who starred in 2017’s biggest comedy “Girls Night”, and acclaimed actor Andy Serkis who played Caesar in last year’s “War of the Planet of the Apes”. The announcement ceremony was held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif. There are nine movie nominees for arguably the biggest award of the
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night, best picture. These films consist of; “Call Me by Your Name”, “Darkest Hour”, Dunkirk”, “Get Out”, “Lady Bird”, “Phantom Thread”, “The Post”, “The Shape of Water”, and “Three Billboards outside of Ebbing, Mis-
souri”. This year’s academy awards seems to be more exciting than usual considering that there are a younger and more diverse group of Academy voters than usual. The best picture nom-
inees were not a huge surprise considering a majority of the films were nominated in the same category at similar award shows such as the Golden Globes and the Critic Choice Awards. The internet believes
the strongest contenders overall this year are; “Three Billboards” nominated in seven categories as well as the winner of Golden Globes best film, “Dunkirk” with 8 nominations and “The Shape of Water” with a whopping 13 nominations. Although the best picture nominees may not be a huge surprise, the nominees in the other categories are. There were many milestones and firsts this year for the Academy Awards in many different categories, especially that of best director. Greta Gerwig, writer and director of “Lady Bird” was one of the five nominees in the category
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The Annie Year centralizes on imperfection in humanity Ash’s writing style is mechanical and shows character’s personality
RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer
“The Annie Year” is a snarky fictional book about the small town life and its politics and about how one extraordinary woman in her thirties learns to come to terms with who she is. It is a book written last year by Stephanie Ash, a talented writer who is married to our beloved MSU English Professor Geoff Herbach. I finally was able to tackle reading the book over winter break and was glad I made it one of my few choices for the limited time I had. The writing sounds mechanical but it is in such a way that it reflects the personality and profes-
sion of Tandy Caide, who is a CPA. Caide attends plays in her small town as a break from her own boring life with a lazy and fat husband who spends most of his time eating. The irony resides in how Caide also acquired her position as CPA, which her father did before he died. As you keep reading the book, you realize how funny it is because we who have grown up in small towns, can think of someone who has similar quirks as the characters. But you also begin to become aware that even though it pokes fun at real-life people, “The Annie Year” runs on a theme that questions what settling in life means. And it is easy, especial-
ly if you have grown up in a small town like the fictional one Ash writes about, to do everything in your power not to offend your neighbors. In a small town, you cannot express yourself with how special you believe you are. You either choose to be who you are or you succumb to everyone else’s whims so that you fit in. I thoroughly enjoy how “The Annie Year” sheds light on that subject. Like Caide, the plot takes its own twists and turns, including a minor character named Hope. Hope, as implied, is an irony of what happens in her situation. She grew up without a father but with her mom, Barb, who is Caide’s former best
friend. Yet a light shines the way for Hope who becomes valedictorian and has a chance to change her life and attend college. But the plot shifts and nobody knows what is going on with Hope until she confides in Caide, which places Caide in a worse situation with Barb. By the conclusion of the book, while not all their lives are resolved, the characters arrive at a better place than they were in the beginning. That’s what I most appreciated about “The Annie Year,” in how real and authentic it was because of its relatability. The other irony lies in Caide, whose unspoken job is to be as honest as possible with others’
money and she has accountabilities she must own up to. Small towns in general focus on what they want to believe about themselves and other people. It sticks them into illusions and once people are presented with the truth, they do not like it. But all of us are human in that way. None of us do if we are honest. In the short time, a writer has to fulfill expectations, Ash succeeds in how she presents such human flaws and by the end of the book, you understand better what it means to have humility.
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Grammy officials sparring over expense of award show City of New York not holding up their end of bargain as host
NEW YORK (AP) — The return of the Grammys to New York City for the first time in 15 years has hit a sour note, with the Recording Academy complaining that the city hasn’t met its commitment to shoulder the added costs of staging the awards ceremony. New York City officials had lobbied hard to get the show back after many years in Los Angeles, including cajoling business groups and sponsors into subsidizing the lavish
awards show. Recording Academy President Neil Portnow said it is costing $6 million to $8 million more to produce the Grammys in New York than in Los Angeles and New York City hasn’t done all it said it would to make up the shortfall. New York City officials say they’ve raised the money they promised and expect a great show when the 60th anniversary Grammys ceremony takes over Madison Square Gar-
den on Sunday. “The city fully met all of its obligations to the academy,” Julie Menin, the commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, said Wednesday. Menin recruited business groups, unions and corporate sponsors to raise close to $5 million in contributions and labor concessions for the 2018 Grammys. No public dollars were spent, she said. Kathryn Wylde, presi-
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dent of the Partnership for New York City, which was part of the campaign, said the mood was celebratory at the Grammy party she attended this week. “From everything I understand, the city and the host committee have met all their commitments to the academy and the foundation and the program is going forward without any
issues,” Wylde said. The academy has already announced the ceremony is going back to Los Angeles next year for at least four years. The Grammys used to switch between New York and Los Angeles every year
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BOJACK Continued from page 12 and kind of teenager like when Penny was explaining how this man began to have a crush on her. The second main point is going on a prom night date with Charlotte’s daughter Penny. Bojack wanted to go on a prom night date with Penny for two things. First is to impress the coward and become closer to Penny. This was the one that shocked me the most because there was a scene where they attached glow sticks with balloons. Then it shows Penny and Bojack Horseman standing on top of a water tower and they both began to dance which then Bojack Horseman stated that Penny looked like her mother. This scene was a red flag for me because I thought they were both going to kiss, but it ends up with a couple complaining that their date was blacked out with the drinks that Bojack recommended for them to drink. Finally, both Penny, Charlotte and Bojack kissed each other secretly. This one is what lead Bojack Horseman to leave her old friend alone.
There are two scenes that made Bojack exposes his desire with Charlotte and Penny. The first one is when both Bojack and Penny got back from the emergency room when Penny’s friend was intoxicated from the drink. This is where Penny kissed Bojack and wanted to sleep with him in bed. The good part is that Bojack rejected her offer and ended up with Penny crying back to her room. The next one is when Bojack met up with Charlotte sitting alone on a bonfire pit. They both began to talk about their past and it leads up with Bojack kissing Charlotte. Then Charlotte rejected him, and Bojack pressured her into running away with him from New Mexico. She claimed that her husband is upstairs in her room and worked too hard on finding a perfect man in her life. In the end, Charlotte was alone sitting in the bonfire pit when a glowing balloon hovered towards her. This is when Charlotte began to follow the balloon to Bojack‘s boat. When she
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OSCARS Continued from page 12 of best director as well as being nominated for best screenplay. Gerwig is only the fifth woman to ever be nominated for best director in the 90 years the Academy Awards has existed. Out of the four previous women to be nominated in this category only one has actually won it, that being Kathryn Bigelow for “The Hurt Locker” in 2009. “Lady Bird” was Gerwig’s directorial debut which is also very rare for the academy awards to nominate. Another surprise nomination is for Jordan Peele’s horror film “Get Out” in which he wrote and directed. Not only is it shocking that Jordan Peele is nominated for his directorial debut, but also because of the large amounted awards it was nominated for considering its genre. “Get Out” has been nominated for four awards including; best picture, best director, best original screenplay, and best performance in a leading role (Daniel Kauuya). Horror films are al-
most always under looked within the Academy Awards. However; Peele’s complex film that mixes horror elements with social commentary must have stood out to the academy as it did to many critics and audiences alike. The most surprising nomination is under the category of best cinematography. Rachel Morrison, cinematographer for the Netflix original film “Mudbound”, is the first woman to ever be nominated under this category. This nomination is also important because it marks the first time a film originally released under a streaming platform has been nominated for anything. This year’s Academy Awards ceremony seems to have added some much-needed changes to the 90-yearold award show. The 2018 Academy Awards will be hosted once again by Jimmy Kimmel and will air on ABC March 4.
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got near it she heard some noises inside the boat and when she went inside the boat. She found both her daughter and Bojack undressing in bed. Charlotte demanded her daughter to go back in the house and this is where she threatened to call the police on Bojack. “If you ever try to contact me or my family again, I will fucking kill you!,” Charlotte said to Bojack. This quote was powerful enough for Bojack Horseman to pack up his stuff and to get out of New Mexico. I would highly recommend watching the series of “Bojack Horseman” on Netflix. Each episode is about 30 minutes long and an interesting show to watch. The director is Amy Winfrey and the writers are Raphael Bob-Waksber and Joe Lawson. This episode is in Season 2 episode 11 titled “Escape from L.A.”
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Imagine Dragons front man advocates for LGBT Mormons Dan Reynolds is attempting to give voice to the voiceless in film PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Mormon front man of the rock band Imagine Dragons hopes the Sundance Film Festival documentary that follows his journey to becoming an advocate for LGBT Mormon youth triggers real change by his church’s leaders and puts an end to what he calls “shaming” of gay and lesbian kids in the faith. Singer Dan Reynolds said he and director Don Argott made the film “Believer” to put a “face to the faceless and a voice to the voiceless.” His goal is to show leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that opposition to same-sex relationships is damaging the self-worth of gay, lesbian and transgender kids. “These kids are being told their most innate sense of being is sinful,” said Reynolds, a Mormon from Las Vegas. “Shaming is so destructive.” The film received a standing ovation at its premiere Sunday in Park City and is showing a fourth and final time Saturday
night. It’s set to air on HBO in the summer. The Utah-based Mormon faith of 16 million members worldwide is holding firm to doctrinal opposition of gay marriage and homosexual activity while trying to foster an empathetic stance toward LGBT people and end bullying. Last year, church leaders updated a website created in 2012 to let members know that attraction to people of the same sex is not a sin or a measure of their faithfulness and may never go away. But the church reminded members that being in an intimate same-sex relationship is a sin because it violates fundamental doctrinal beliefs that will not change. In the film, Argott follows Reynolds and former Mormon Tyler Glenn, a gay lead singer of Neon Trees, as they plan the LoveLoud Festival, a concert last summer in Utah headlined by Imagine Dragons that raised funds for organizations supporting at-risk LGBT youth. The Mormon church
supported the festival, praising organizers for bringing “people together to address teen safety and to express respect and love for all of God’s children.” Church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a statement Tuesday that the religion’s support of that festival was part of a message that’s not new for the faith. “We have repeatedly denounced cruelty, rejection, bullying, and the mistreatment of others,” Hawkins said. “We lobbied in support of Utah’s strong antidiscrimination laws. The church’s message is one of hope, compassion, and understanding. We want our LGBT brothers and sisters to know that there is a place for them and their contributions in the church. There is more to do, and we remain fully committed to these efforts moving forward.” Reynolds, 30, said in an interview this week that “platitudes” from church officials about love for LGBT Mormons and telling them “there’s a place for them” isn’t enough.
GRAMMYS Continued from page 13 or so, but that ended in 1998, when then-mayor Rudy Giuliani got into a dispute with then-academy president Michael Greene. “We could replace the Grammys in about a day,” he said, boasting that the city didn’t need the show or the influx of industry spending that supposedly boosted the local economy. “You say we’re going to lose $40 million? We’ll replace that with three other things in a day. I’m serious.” The Grammys spent the next four years in Los Angeles. It returned once to New York in 2003 after a new mayor took office, and then went back to L.A.’s Staples Center until now. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio heralded the show’s return Monday when he joined Port-
now at a ribbon-cutting for the academy’s new East Coast offices. “This is the biggest night in music returning to the musical capital of the world and that feels really good,” he said. Portnow said Wednesday that neither the promised union concessions nor corporate sponsorships were as large as the academy expected. For example, he said, while the city’s host committee secured a $275,000 sponsorship from Adidas, that’s “quite modest” compared to the seven-figure sponsorship deal the academy expected. Still, Portnow said it made sense to hold this year’s Grammys in New York for a variety of reasons. “If you have an opportunity to be unpredict-
able that’s a really positive thing to do,” he said. Grammy boosters say New York should do all it can to attract the ceremony in the future because the host city reaps millions of dollars in economic benefits — plus bragging rights that can’t be quantified. Larry Miller, director of the music business program at New York University’s Steinhardt School, said the New York-Los Angeles cost difference is due partly to the fact that hotel accommodations, transportation and labor all cost more in New York and partly to the fact that the Staples Center, the ceremony’s Los Angeles home, is a newer building than Madison Square Garden and is “purpose built for events like the Grammy Awards.”
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Mavericks defeat rival UMD, 1-0 COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The Minnesota State Mavericks hosted the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on an unusual Tuesday night game that pitted the two in-state rivals against each other for the second time this season, with the Mavericks holding off the Bulldogs for a tight 1-0 victory. The win was the second time in as many games the Mavs were able to exact some revenge after early season stumbles. They are fresh off a 5-2 victory over St. Cloud State, a team that bested them in the season opener 4-0. After a 3-1 loss to Duluth in late November, the Mavericks surged past them and were able to bounce back with victories over two out of conference rivals. MSU also showed the growth the team has made over the course of the season toughing out a win in a defensive, low scoring game. A skill they had not shown prior to their triumph over UMD. “You have to stick with it, it’s not easy, you saw it was
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3-1 when we lost in their building and (Shepard) was good there, you look at their season and they’re a young group of defensemen that is growing every weekend, so you know it is going to be hard to score goals against them,” said Mavericks head coach Mike Hastings after the game, discussing his team’s grit in a tight game and against a tough defense. “These games are very important, we’ve talked about it in the past, we are trying to get better in out-of-league play. Starting out the season losing to St. Cloud and then
going on the road and losing to Duluth, we put ourselves a little behind the eight ball and the two opportunities we had to get back, we really needed them.” In a highly contested game, with both sides playing elite defense and tensions running high, the toughness as a unit that MSU has developed over the course of a season shown through. Early on, MSU should the offensive edge, with nine shots on goal to the UMD five, along with pushing the Bulldogs into their own end for most for the first period.
While MSU had the more crisp offense and stayed in front of the Duluth offense, not giving them many clean looks at all, the offense of the Mavericks was hampered by early penalties and finished with four. The Mavericks killed two penalties to start the game, but could not turn the great defense into a goal on UMD’s goaltender: Hunter Shepard, who finished with 23 saves. It was a scrappy game, with the Bulldogs getting sent to the box twice in the each of the final two periods and several skirmishes broke
out following plays. However a drive from the right side of Shepard finally slipped past him, as Parker Tuomie found the back of the net for the seventh time this season. The game winner hit home with 2:36 left in the second period and plenty of time left for Bulldogs. However, the MSU did something they had not this season: standing stout in a very low scoring game and held off the Bulldogs onslaught. Connor LaCouvee was good for his second shutout of the season on 15 saves and the Mavericks continued to apply pressure on the Bulldogs defense. Despite only finding the net once on 24 shot on goal, or failing to convert on the power play or Zeb Knutson missing an empty netter from just feet out with under a minute to play, the Mavericks were able to sidestep everything, winning on great defense and persistent offense. The maturity of the Mavericks weathered some missed opportunities and a great second period push (six of their 15 shots on goal came in the second) by the Bulldogs to get the victory. With a 19-7 record, the Mavericks next opponent is the USA National Team Development Program, which comes to town on Jan 27.
Women’s hockey look to trip up No. 7 Minnesota the season were more wins compared to the previous seasons, however, the team has been struggling of late mostly in the scoring department. Although the team has been playing hard with outstanding leadership from seniors Anna Keys and Hannah Davidson with four goals and six assists combined, the team can’t seem to get a grip of each other playing as a team this season. Junior Jordan McLaughlin has been very productive on the offence with six goals and assists this season. Freshman Brittyn Fleming
DAVID BASSEY Staff Writer This weekend the Minnesota State Women’s hockey team is set to face off against the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a matchup weekend on Friday and Saturday at the Ridder Arena. This is a return matchup from early November, when the Mavericks lost by an aggregate score of 3-11 the last time they played. The year so far for the Mavericks has not looked promising for the women’s hockey team with an overall record of 3-20-1. And with no wins so far in the last six games, the Maverick women’s hockey team head up to Minneapolis with a huge task at hand. A win against the Gophers
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team will not only mean the end of a losing streak but
also the end of a 48-game winning streak for Minnesota
dating back to early 2007. The expectations set for
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MNSU students going Super “Bold” Students travel to Minneapolis to volunteer for events leading up to Super Bowl 52
KEVIN KORBEL Sports Editor For years, the Super Bowl has been the number one watched event in the country since it’s inception back in 1967. Since then, the event has become more powerful and eventful each and every year since that first Super Bowl was played between the Packers and Chiefs years ago. For 55 lucky MNSU students, their dreams of working for an event to this magnitude come true next week, as they partner, along with Crew 52 to form a team of volunteers helping out for Super Bowl 52. The Sport Management program at Minnesota State University, Mankato partnered with Crew 52 last semester to offer an accredited, two semester course for students who wanted to work the Super Bowl in February. Crew 52 is a volunteer organization started by former Vikings all-pro linebacker Chad Greenway. With his former jersey number being 52, and the Super Bowl reaching it’s illustrious 52nd game, it was a natural name that came in to play for this team of volunteers. Chad is the so-called “captain” on this team, and has been very involved with volunteering for the event. To begin their first steps to becoming a volunteer in Crew 52, Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee hosted a kickoff training session earlier for the organization last November at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul and welcomed nearly all of the 10,000 individuals who were selected to be part of Crew 52. The force of volunteers will be on the front lines to welcome and guide more than 1 million visitors to Minnesota in the next 10 days leading up to the big game. “The (Minnesota nice) attitude is why Minnesota was chosen to host this Super Bowl,” said Maureen Bausch, CEO of the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee. “They remembered the people,” she said. “They said yes because of you. Regardless of the temperature, we make people feel warm.” As the Super Bowl gets closer every second of the
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day, students are counting down the days until they make the big trip out to Minneapolis. “It’s an honor showing the world how great (the state of Minnesota) is”, said Jordan Pierson, a junior student at MNSU who chose to participate in the class. “Never did I ever dream of working for an event quite like this.” The MNSU students, along with thousands of other volunteers are prepared to show tourists and visitors the way the “Bold North” prepares for a Super Bowl. The volunteer’s jobs throughout this week-long period of events leading up to the Super Bowl is to help people get to where they need to go, set up for events and concerts being set up around the area, and help out with other various events inside the Twin Cities leading up to the big game. Minneapolis alone is expecting over 125,000 tourists from 130 different countries to attend events leading up to the Super Bowl at US Bank Stadium. Not only is that a staggering amount of people, but it also is making hotels tougher to book this time of year. Over 41,000 hotel rooms have been booked out for the 10-day period leading up to the Super Bowl, which means if you find or need a
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hotel desperately, expect to pay a pretty penny to stay for a night or two. While the Minnesota Vikings are unfortunately not playing in the big game this next Sunday, over 10,000 volunteers plan to put their
game faces, and show the fans of New England and Philadelphia the way Minnesota treats their neighbors, with respect and honor. The MNSU students are ready to take on a challenge like nothing they’ve ever en-
countered before. With the anticipation building to see the big game, expect to see the Twin Cities to be very busy next week.
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Twins great Glen Perkins calls it a career The three-time all-star retires after 12 seasons pitching for the Minnesota Twins ball club
JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer Minnesota Twins closer Glen Perkins has decided to call it a career. After an upand-down career for Perkins, he’s decided to roll off into the sunset after 12 seasons in the major leagues as a relief/ closing pitcher. Rumors began early Wednesday morning that the three-time All-Star has decided to hang up his cleats and begin a new chapter in his life. Perkins confirmed the reports on Twitter Wednesday, and gave insight onto what he plans to do with his free time. Perkins had played 12
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seasons in the major leagues, all of which were spent with the Minnesota Twins organization. “Let me address the elephant in the room, I won’t be playing baseball anymore. I’ll spend my time brewing beer, smoking meat woodworking and hanging with my family.
Or, the same things I have been doing just without the baseball part.” The Stillwater, Minn., native has been brewing his own beer since October 2014. One of Perkins’ favorite parts about brewing beer is the discovery. “I never duplicated a recipe. I was just
exploring different beers and what I like,” said Perkins, in a 2015 interview with the Growler. The decision to retire was somewhat evident when the Twins declined to pick up his $6.5MM option for the 2018 season. The two scenarios that were predicted to
happen when the Twins announced their decision was that Perkins would return to the organization on a minor league contract or retire. Perkins has been somewhat of a mythical figure in the state of Minnesota. Born and raised in Stillwater, he went on to become a star in college for the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ baseball club. Perkins was later drafted in the first round of the 2006 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. Perkins had a good career with the Twins organization, being named to the All-Star team three different times, including in 2015 when the All-Star Game was played in Minnesota. After a few injury rittled years, Perkins retires with a career total of 120 career saves, which was the third-most all-time in Twins history, with a 3.88 ERA in 409 career games for the Twins.
HOCKEY continued from 16 has been the most exciting player on the team, a newcomer in the league with lots of promise racking up four goals and eleven assists. Goalies Katie Bidulka and Chloe Crosby who have a combined save average of .874% and combined goals allowed average of 3.78, but with more saves this season, perhaps this might be the game for a shutout, who knows? I must say this seems like an uphill task, so far, the Mavericks will need to improve on the output on the attack converting shot attempts to goals and reduce the amount of goals conceded during the second and third quarters. “We have to play together…and we need to compete
during the game,” Coach Harrington said, “We’re looking forward to the challenge of facing a well-rounded team in our conference.” On the Minnesota team, we should keep a close eye on seniors Sydney Baldwin; with seven goals and eleven assists and Caitlin Reilly; with eight goals and twelve assists. The team will also need to hold down Cara Piazza who is tied for fourth in the nation with most of her goals being game-winners. Minnesota will be looking to clinch their 601th and 602nd wins this weekend which means the Maverick team needs to play enthusiastically to get back on winning ways.
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Pulse NZALLAH WHONG, AVIATION MANAGEMENT “Serena Williams, Simone Biles, and David Beckham”
“Three athletes you’d pick to have dinner with?”
Compiled by David Bassey
JOJO ONADIPE, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
TRE CARSON, EDUCATION
FELIX HOEFER, BUSINESS
MONTE BROWN, PHYS ED./HEALTH
“Thierry Henry, Steph Curry, and Usain Bolt.”
“Lebron James, Russell Westbrook, and Ben Simmons.”
“Lionel Messi, Lance Armstrong, and Michael Phelps.”
“Lebron James, P.K. Subban, and Colin Kaepernick”
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Larry Nassar sentenced to life in prison LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who proudly told him, “I just signed your death warrant.”
the courtroom broke into applause. Victims and prosecutors embraced at the conclusion of the grueling 16-month case. But the anguish of the past week will have little, if any, practical effect on Nassar’s fate. Before serving the Michigan sentence, the 54-yearold must first serve a 60-year
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The sentence capped a remarkable seven-day hearing in which more than 150 women and girls offered statements about being abused by Larry Nassar, a physician who was renowned for treating athletes at the sport’s highest levels. Many confronted him face to face in the Michigan courtroom. “It is my honor and privilege to sentence you. You do not deserve to walk outside a prison ever again. You have done nothing to control those urges and anywhere you walk, destruction will occur to those most vulnerable,” Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said. Nassar’s actions were “precise, calculated, manipulative, devious, despicable,” she said. When the hearing ended,
federal sentence for child pornography crimes. With credit for good behavior, he could complete that sentence in about 55 years. By then, he would be more than 100 years old if still alive. He is also scheduled to be sentenced next week on more assault convictions in Eaton County, Michigan. A prosecutor called Nassar “possibly the most prolific serial child sex abuser in history” and said competitive gymnastics provided the “perfect place” for his crimes because victims saw him as a “god.” Prosecutor Angela Povilaitis also said Nassar “perfected a built-in excuse and defense” as a doctor, even though he was “performing hocus-pocus medicine.” “It takes some kind of sick
perversion to not only assault a child but to do so with her parent in the room, to do so while a lineup of eager young gymnasts waited,” Povilaitis said. She urged people to believe young victims of sexual abuse no matter who they accuse and praised journalists, including those at the Indianapolis Star. The newspaper’s 2016 investigation of how the sport’s governing body handled sexual abuse allegations against coaches prompted a former gymnast to alert the paper to Nassar. Although Nassar’s work with gymnasts received the most attention, the allegations against him spanned more than a dozen sports over 25 years. At one point, Nassar turned to the courtroom gallery to make a brief statement, saying that the victims’ accounts had “shaken me to my core.” He said “no words” can describe how sorry he is. “I will carry your words with me for the rest of my days” he said as many of his accusers wept. The judge then read from a letter that Nassar had written to her that raised questions about whether he was truly remorseful. The victims who packed the courtroom gasped as they heard passages that included “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” and another in which Nassar said the “stories” about him were fabricated. He also defended his actions with the athletes as “medical, not sexual.” “I was a good doctor because my treatment worked, and those patients that are now speaking out were the same ones that praised and came back over and over, and referred family and friends to see me,” Nassar wrote. One of the first athletes to publicly accuse Nassar of sex-
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ual assault was the last victim to offer a statement at the hearing. Rachael Denhollander is a Kentucky lawyer who stepped forward in 2016 after the sport’s governing body, USA Gymnastics, was accused of mishandling sexual assault complaints. She said Nassar groped and fondled her when she was a 15-year-old gymnast in Michigan. Denhollander’s statements to Michigan State University police put the criminal investigation in high gear in 2016. “You have become a man
ruled by selfish and perverted desires,” she told Nassar, who worked at the university and USA Gymnastics, which also trains Olympians. Hours after the sentencing, MSU President Lou Anna Simon said she was resigning amid mounting pressure over the way the university handled the Nassar case. That came shortly after Michigan lawmakers voted overwhelmingly for a nonbinding House resolution that sought her removal over allegations that the school missed chances to stop Nassar.
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