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Beta Alpha Psi hosting ‘Tax 101’ workshop Learn how to file and more at informational session Thursday in Ostrander Auditorium

MADISON DIEMERT Staff Writer Tax season is just around the corner and it will not be here forever.

But that means you’ve got to get your tax forms and pens ready—there is a lot of work ahead.

Taxes can either seem like a total monster or a huge question mark if you don’t know what you’re doing.

So, if you’re one of the two, or both, don’t worry.

Beta Alpha Psi has you covered and they’re inviting you to come to Tax 101 on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5-8 p.m. in the Ostrander Auditorium. Beta Alpha Psi is an international honor organization for students majoring in accounting, finance, or information systems, and they have got

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all the details students will need to know about taxes.

There will be a PowerPoint and a Q and A session following the presentation.

Keep in mind: this event is only to help prepare students for filling out the forms.

Students will still need to fill the forms out on their own.

This is purely an informational

session.

Taxes can be pretty confusing, but they are very important. So even though forms will not be filled out during the event, students should still try to come and ask as many questions as they need to. It is highly important to fill out tax forms correctly the first time, as to avoid

any unnecessary paperwork or hassle later.

“The presentation provides a brief overview of tax law and how it applies to the MNSU community,” said Lindsay Quam, a graduate student at MNSU for accountancy and the treasurer of Beta Alpha Psi. “However, if the questions are more complex

and relating to a single individual, then the question will be handled separately.”

Even if question relate only to an individual, a person will still get the answers they need.

Quam also said it is important to try to get taxes filed early.

“Life gets busy and people can put taxes off since they are not technically due until April,” she said. “If the tax return is filed late, without filing for an extension, the taxpayer will receive a penalty fee.”

Students should also know that if they file their taxes sooner rather than later, they can get that refund some students are eligible for. Who is eligible for the state and government taxes refund is one of the topics discussed at the meeting.

Some students might still be able to file taxes under

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Nat’l speaker Russ Breault to talk on mysterious Shroud of Turin MANKATO -- SHROUD ENCOUNTER will be coming to the MNSU Newman Center located at 1502 Warren St in Mankato, MN on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.

Admission is free. A museum quality life-size replica will be on display.

Shroud Encounter is a production of the Shroud of Turin Education Project, Inc. and will be presented by international expert Russ Breault. The presentation is a fast moving, big-screen experience using over 200 images covering all aspects of Shroud research.

Breault has been featured in several national documentaries seen on CBS, History Channel EWTN

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and Discovery. He has been interviewed for Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight and was a consultant for CNN’s Finding Jesus series. He has presented at numerous colleges and universities including Duke, West Point,

Johns Hopkins, Penn State and many others. See ShroudEncounter.com for more info.

The Shroud of Turin is the most analyzed artifact in the world yet remains a mystery.

The 14-foot long linen cloth that has been in Turin, Italy

for over 400 years and bears the faint front and back image of a 5’10” bearded, crucified man with apparent wounds and bloodstains that match the crucifixion account as recorded in the bible. Millions of people over the centuries have believed it be the actual

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burial shroud of Jesus. The historical trail tracks back through Italy, France, Asia Minor (Turkey) and may have originated in the Middle East

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President says Poland did not take part in the Holocaust

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president said Monday that there was no institutionalized participation

by Poland or its people in the Holocaust, but acknowledges that individual Poles took “wicked” actions against Jewish neighbors.

President Andrzej Duda said that he would never allow Poland and Poles in general to be “vilified” though “false accusations.”

Duda seemed to be reacting to anger in Israel over a bill that would outlaw public statements assigning to “the Polish nation” responsibility for crimes committed by Nazi Germany during its World War II occupation of Poland.

Violations of the proposed law would be punishable by fines or prison terms of up to three years. A section of the bill exempts prohibited statements made “within artistic or scientific activity.”

Some six million Polish citizens, half of them Jews, died under the Nazi occupation of Poland. In Israel, the legislation has been interpreted as an attempt to undermine scholarly research

according to botanical evidence.

A team of nearly 40 scientists in 1981 concluded it was not the work of an artist. They found no visible trace of paint, pigment, dye or other artistic substances on the cloth. The blood is type AB with human DNA as determined in 1995.

Skeptics have mounted numerous attempts to show how a medieval artist could have produced the image but all have been inadequate to fully explain how it was formed. If the cloth indeed wrapped a corpse, there are no stains of body decomposition.

The Shroud was largely dismissed in 1988 when three carbon dating labs indicated a medieval origin. However chemical research published in a peer reviewed scientific journal in 2005 showed that the single sample cut from the outside corner edge may not have been part of the original Shroud material. In violation of the

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Duda’s top aide, Krzysztof Szczerski, met Monday with Israeli Ambassador Anna Azari to discuss the bill’s wording, which critics say is unclear.

Szczerski characterized the talk as “difficult and frank” and said he was critical of the reaction in Israel to the legislation approved by

the lower house of Poland’s parliament Friday.

Speaking during a visit to the southern town of Zory on Monday, Duda said that referring to the camps built and operated by the Germans in occupied Poland as “Polish death camps” is an example of the kind of statements the law is meant to address.

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The sample may have been part of a section that was repaired sometime during the Middle Ages. Many scientists now believe the carbon dating result is inconclusive.

Adding more doubt to the carbon dating tests, as published in 2013 by scientists with Padua University in Italy, new chemical and mechanical analysis performed on a dozen other linen samples up to 5,000 years old indicate a comparative date range for the Shroud of 280 BC to 220 AD. The mystery continues.

National Geographic called it, “One of the most perplexing enigmas of modern times.” Shroud Encounter will cover all aspects of the history, science, art and theories of how the image may have been formed.

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House intel committee votes to release classified memo WASHINGTON (AP) — Brushing aside opposition from the Department of Justice, Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted Monday to release a classified memo that purports to show improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia investigation.

The memo has become a political flashpoint, with President Donald Trump and many Republicans pushing for its release and suggesting that some in the Justice Department and FBI have conspired against the president.

Privately, Trump has been fuming over the Justice Department’s opposition to releasing the memo, according to an administration official not authorized to discuss private conversations and speaking on condition of anonymity.

At the behest of Trump, White House chief of staff John Kelly and other White House officials have been in contact with Justice Department officials in the past week to convey the president’s displeasure with the department’s leadership

on the issue specifically, the official said. In a series of calls last week, Kelly urged the Justice officials to do more within the bounds of the law to get the memo out, the official said.

In the hours before Monday’s vote, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders underscored the administration’s position, saying Trump favors “full transparency.”

Trump now has five days to decide whether he wants the information released.

The panel could release the information five days after the vote if Trump doesn’t object.

Democrats are livid about the memo, which they say omits crucial facts and should not be selectively released.

They have pushed back on Republican criticism of the FBI, saying it is an attempt to discredit special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and whether Trump’s campaign was involved. The probe has already resulted in charges against four of Trump’s former campaign advisers and has recently moved closer to Trump’s inner circle.

The top Democrat on the House intelligence committee, California Rep. Adam Schiff, said last week that Democrats on the panel had put together their own memo.

On Monday, the committee voted to make the Democratic memo available to all House members — but not the public. Texas Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas, who’s leading the House’s Russia investigation, said he was open to making it public after House members have a chance to review it.

While Trump’s White House signaled he would likely support the memo’s release, his Justice Department has voiced concerns. In a letter to House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes last week, Justice officials said releasing the classified memo could be “extraordinarily reckless” and asked to review it.

Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd wrote Nunes that given the panel’s role in overseeing the nation’s intelligence community, “you well understand the damaging impact that the release of classified material

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could have on our national security and our ability to share and receive sensitive information from friendly foreign governments.”

Some senators have expressed concern about the release as well. But John Cornyn of Texas, the No. 2 Senate Republican and a member of that chamber’s intelligence committee, said last week that Nunes and the Justice Department need to work out their differences.

On Sunday, Republican Sens.

Susan Collins of Maine and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina both said they don’t think the memo should be released.

“No, I don’t want it released yet,” Graham said on ABC’s “This Week.” ‘’I don’t. I want somebody who is without a political bias to come in and look at the allegations that I have seen.”

The fate of the memo is the latest flashpoint in the contentious relationship between Trump and the Justice Department.

Trump has frequently raged at the head of the department, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, for recusing himself from the Russia probe, a move the president believes led to the appointment of Mueller.

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COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer Following the selection of the NBA All-Star starters and reserves, one of the more well traversed sports complaints has surfaced yet again in response to the stars and snubs: the All-Star rosters should be expanded.

This is both a silly notion and one that would tarnish what makes the All-Star game so intriguing.

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LaMarcus Aldridge and KarlAnthony Towns.

East starters: Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel

“The All-Star game creates the necessity to be the definition of elite, with even that qualification sometimes not enough to make the cut.”

DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins (replaced for injury by Paul George). Reserves: Russell Westbrook, Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green,

Embiid.

Reserves: Kyle Lowry, John Wall, Bradley Beal, Victor Oladipo, Kevin Love, Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford.

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thought that Paul George should have been more than a fill in, that Clint Capela or Chris Paul should have found a spot on the roster and that Kemba Walker had at least a viable case to be made.

There are definitely players that could, and maybe should, be on the All-Star team, with either their stats or the impact they have on their team. Does this mean they should expand the roster? Or take out conferences, merely selecting teams based on the entire talent pool?

Both are the wrong answer.

The All-Star game creates the necessity to be the definition of elite, with even that qualification sometimes not enough to make the cut.

But this has bred not only

fantastic competition for spots, but has created some stunning post-All-Star break runs by players who felt that they were snubbed from participation.

Much like the dangers of allowing more teams into the football playoff system, the lowering of any talent bar allows for a lessening of talent to become acceptable for accolades. This rewarding of lesser accomplishment would erode the performance expected. Players at a high level getting left on the sideline increases the level of play in the regular season,

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One writer asks: how serious are we about tobacco?

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BILL HAMM Staff Writer Many years after the huge tobacco settlement that was going to end this scourge forever, what have we learned?

We know that if our children are not hooked by age 18, they likely never will be. Now we seek yet another age manipulation to make that happen, but will it really change this game we are playing with children’s lives?

On Jan. 24, at a regular MSSA meeting at Minnesota State University, Mankato, a presentation was made

by Kelly McIntee of the Minnesota Lung Association.

She was here to thank our senators for the resolution they had passed at an earlier meeting, which supported

an ordinance to raise the purchase age of tobacco to 21. On the surface, it looks like a common sense next step, but there are a number of issues challenging this hopeful outcome.

Kids are more cunning than most of us give them credit for. We are invading their space and challenging them yet again. It started with the brilliant idea that if we raised the age to buy tobacco to 18, we could force compliance. It stopped nothing. So, getting rid of cigarette machines was the next big fix to end this killer habit, but other kids worked behind the counters.

The unaddressed problem was defensive smokers out there who were perpetuating the myth that “at least tobacco is better than smoking marijuana.” There are always plenty of these well-meaning people willing to save the next generation by giving them tobacco. Then along came the compliance checks. They did a pretty good job of scaring cashiers but did little to reduce the

number of child addicts.

Is anyone else getting the idea that we are missing something here?

Perhaps if we look at what we haven’t done, or at least not done efficiently. How about working with the source of the problem: the kids who have a tolerance level to nicotine before they ever start. Yes, I am talking about the parents who smoke. Simply put, helping them to quit stops the cycle of addiction.

This is only one component of the parent issue; in Minnesota, parents are still allowed to buy their children tobacco products. If we are truly serious here, they need to face the same fine as the merchant. Just as with all drugs, they are not only purchasing for their kids, but every other kids their kids are smoking with.

As bad as that is, it is not even the worst of it. Down the road from campus is a treatment facility for juveniles

Blue moon, supermoon, total lunar eclipse rolled into one CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week.

On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn’t been a triple lineup like this since 1982 and the next won’t occur until 2037.

The eclipse will be visible best in the western half of the U.S. and Canada before the moon sets early Wednesday morning, and across the Pacific into Asia as the moon rises Wednesday night into Thursday.

The U.S. East Coast will be out of luck; the moon will be setting just as the eclipse gets started. Europe and most of Africa and South America also will pretty much miss the show.

A blue moon is the second full moon in a month. A supermoon is a particularly close full or new moon, appearing somewhat brighter and bigger. A total lunar eclipse — or blood moon for its reddish tinge — has the moon completely bathed in

Earth’s shadow.

“I’m calling it the Super Bowl of moons,” lunar scientist Noah Petro said Monday from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

Others prefer “super blue blood moon.”

Either way, it’s guaranteed to impress, provided the skies are clear.

The moon will actually be closest to Earth on Tuesday — just over 223,000 miles (359,000 kilometers). That’s about 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) farther than the supermoon on Jan. 1.

Midway through Wednesday’s eclipse, the moon will be even farther away — 223,820 miles (360,200 kilometers) — but still within unofficial supermoon guidelines.

While a supermoon is considered less serious and scientific than an eclipse, it represents a chance to encourage people to start looking at the moon, according to Petro.

“I’m a lunar scientist. I love the moon. I want to advocate for the moon,” he said.

Throw in a blue moon,

and “that’s too good of an opportunity to pass,” according to Petro.

As the sun lines up perfectly with the Earth and then moon for the eclipse, scientists will make observations from a telescope in Hawaii, while also collecting data from NASA’s moon-circling Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched in 2009.

Just like the total solar eclipse in the U.S. last August cooled the Earth’s surface, a lunar eclipse cools the moon’s surface. It’s this abrupt cooling — from the heat of direct sunlight to essentially a deep freeze — that researchers will be studying.

Totality will last more than an hour.

“The moon is one of the most amazing objects in our solar system,” Petro said. “It really is the key to understanding the solar system, through interpreting the geology and surface of the moon.”

NASA plans to provide a live stream of the moon from telescopes in California and Arizona, beginning at 5:30 a.m. EST.

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called Hazelton. If you drive out there any day of the week and wait around for these kids’ break times, you will witness them stand brazenly out in front of the facility smoking tobacco products in direct violation of state law. (A warning: do not take pictures of them, that will be considered a violation of their rights as juveniles. I hope you catch the irony of this situation.)

These facilities have an extremely high recidivism rate

because they refuse to deal with the primary addictive substance: tobacco. If those same children get locked up in detention, their tobacco products are taken away, but the law is not enforced in these treatment facilities.

Ask them why—you won’t believe their reasoning for this. When will our existing laws be enforced? This brings up the final question: if we won’t protect our children, what do we stand for?

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French towns swim in floodwaters that are rising in Paris VILLENNES-SUR-SEINE, France (AP) — Floodwaters have transformed the streets of scenic French towns into mucky canals, swallowed up picturesque parks and drained the demand for river boat cruises through Paris.

And the waters are still rising.

Swollen by weeks of heavy rains, the Seine river is expected to reach its peak in the French capital late Sunday or early Monday.

The bottom floor of the Louvre museum, several Parisian parks and riverside train stations were closed as a precaution. Water lapped the underside of historic bridges and engulfed cobblestone quays, where tree tops and lampposts now poke out of the brown, swirling Seine.

Floodwaters have halted

boat traffic in Paris, closed roads and schools and prompted the evacuation of hospitals.

But Paris is better prepared than when it was hit by heavy flooding in 2016, and residents have largely taken Sunday’s flood warnings it in stride.

Other towns were not so lucky. More than 240 towns along the Seine and smaller rivers have suffered damage.

“The situation remains more sensitive downstream,” as the high waters from the Seine and its tributaries come together and work their way northwest toward the Atlantic Ocean, Paris regional police chief Michel Delpuech warned.

Instead of cars, swans and canoes occupied thoroughfares Sunday in the

town of Villennes-sur-Seine west of Paris.

The ground floors of some buildings were underwater in the center of the town, which has an island in it. Water nearly filled a tunnel, and boots were the footwear of choice for people who hadn’t evacuated to emergency shelters.

“The river is rising slowly, but surely,” resident Christian Petit told The Associated Press. “The residents have the experience of floods so they organize. There is a lot of solidarity.”

Petit and his neighbors complained that electricity and gas providers had shut off supplies to the town as a safety measure, effectively forcing people to evacuate instead of staying to protect their houses.

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throughout their career.

Basketball is the only team sport that can be so heavily influenced by having an All-Star level talent on a team, meaning that the achievement is a lofty one for the player and the team.

Because there are so few spots, paired with such a depth of talent, this keeps every team’s best player striving to be better than

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tweeted Sunday that “the situation is relatively under control,” but she urged vigilance and changes to city planning to adapt to an increasing number of extreme weather events.

Meteorological authorities forecast the Seine’s levels to peak in Paris late Sunday or early Monday at around 5.9 meters (19 feet, 4 inches) on the Austerlitz scale. That’s below record levels, but still several meters (feet) above normal.

Even after its peak, however, river levels are expected to remain exceptionally high for days.

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Continued from page 4 meaning that now we have maybe the widest, most diverse well of talent in the NBA to make a run at such spots.

Why does this matter in an exhibition game?

Because in the NBA, AllStar spots are a form a pride, a measuring stick that fans and players alike use to judge the consistent greatness of a player

Christine Hanon-Batiot, a town council member in charge of environment, said the river level was 5.3 meters (17.4 feet) above normal in Villennes-sur-Seine.

“The people who live here are fortunate enough to live on the Seine river and have water next to them, but then the risk is that the water rises,” she said.

In Paris, cruise boat companies suffered losses because of a ban on river traffic due to the high, fast waters on the Seine. Paris police fined people who took a canoe Saturday into the river and gave stern warnings to others.

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just the collective group of starters. Working their way to the upper tier of NBA talent. The struggle to be the elite of the elite, the storylines around both those who make it and those who do not, along with the arguments to be made for players on both sides, is part of what makes the NBA regular season so compelling.

another taxpayer—i.e. your parents or guardians— who can claim them as a dependent. This is another situation that will be covered at the event. If a student is being filed as a dependent, they should discuss their filing of taxes with whoever is claiming them, said Quam.

However, even if a student are still a dependent, that doesn’t mean the information

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The presentation and question and answer session could be very helpful to students now and in the future when they start filing their own taxes.

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Men’s basketball continues streak The Mavericks are now tied for third in the NSIC

JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer The Mavericks men’s basketball team played three games this past week, something out of the ordinary for them.

You would expect that a team that plays three games in a week would show signs of slowing down, but not this team. Minnesota State finished the week with three resounding wins against Concordia – St. Paul, Minnesota – Crookston, and Bemidji State.

The Mavs faced Concordia in St. Paul on Tuesday. The game was not a very close one, as the Mavericks would end up being victorious by a final score of 95-66.

Kevin Krieger led all scorers with 18 total points. Chris Kendrix recorded his third double-double of the season, with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Carlos Anderson added a spark of electricity off the bench for the Mavs by scoring 11 points.

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Minnesota State returned to Mankato on Friday for a matchup against the University of Minnesota – Crookston.

This was a much closer affair, as the Mavericks escaped with a narrow 80-78 victory.

With eight seconds remaining in the game, Gable Smith knocked down a three-pointer for Crookston to tie the game at 78. Charlie Brown would be the Maverick who would step up, as he converted on lay-up as time expired to give Minnesota

State the 80-78 victory.

Crookston was led by Harrison Cleary. Cleary finished the game with a jaw-dropping 46 points. Gable Smith also contributed for Crookston, as he went home with an 11 point and 12 rebound double-double.

The Mavericks were led in scoring by Kevin Krieger and Chris Hendrix, both of whom scored 20 points. Chris Hendrix also pulled down 10 rebounds, to give him his fourth double-double of the

season. Cameron Kirksey also recorded a double-double, his first of the season. Kirksey would finish the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Mavericks faced off on Saturday against the Beavers from Bemidji State. The Mavericks would be victorious, defeating the Beavers by a final score of 87-70.

Kevin Krieger recorded his second double-double of the season, finishing the contest with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Hendrix

would come up just short from his third double-double in three games, finishing with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Carlos Anderson also added 10 points from the bench.

With these three victories, the Mavericks have climbed into a tie for the first overall position in the NSIC with Northern State. The Mavericks have an overall record of 18-4, including an in-conference record of 14-2.

The Mavs will look to become the sole leaders of the NSIC this weekend when they travel to Minnesota – Duluth on Friday and St. Cloud State on Saturday.

The Bulldogs from Duluth have an overall record of 9-12. A potential source of hope that the Bulldogs will be looking to hold onto is the fact that they are 5-3 at home this season.

Meanwhile, the Mavs are on a red hot six game winning streak.

The matchup on Saturday against the Huskies of St. Cloud will prove to be a difficult one. The Huskies hold a conference record of 11-4, including an overall record of 15-6. The Huskies are also 8-2 at home this season.

Mavericks defeat USA team MSU dominates at track meet COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The Minnesota State Mavericks had yet another twist in a continually interesting season this year, with a somewhat more relaxed weekend playing an exhibition game against the USA National Team Development Program, winning 5-3.

The No. 8 Mavericks (according to the USA Today poll) was able to flex in front of a home crowd against the USA team, routing them in

shots on goal 32-20 while leaping out to a 2-1 lead.

Team USA did manage to find the back of the net in every period, however, the second period yielded three goals for the Mavericks and was far too much for the visiting team to contend with.

Extended picture Following the exhibition match, the Mavericks will play three of their next four series at home to finish the season.

The squad is ranked at either 7th or 8th, depending on what poll you check, the next few weeks are crucial if they want to jump into the top five.

Every game is also a WCHA, conference clash, which also would help the team hop into the top five spots.

The first task: Alaska Anchorage Seawolves. The

Seawolves are an abysmal 2-20-4 this season, allowing a conference leading 74 WCHA goals (96 to all opponents) this season while only averaging 1.85 goals per game themselves against conference opponents. Anchorage does not have the offense to keep up with the Mavericks, nor do they have the defense to hang with the team.

Next up, the Mavericks play the Alabama Huntsville Chargers, who are a far better 9-17-2, but still a bottom four team in the conference.

The upside for the Chargers here is this is the one road series that Mavericks have left in the regular season, which

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DAVID BASSEY Staff Writer This past weekend Minnesota State University, Mankato played host to the third track and field meet of the season.

The event, which was the first Minnesota State University open & multi, took place on Jan. 25 and 26 at the Myers Field House.

The visiting schools present were Augustana University (S.D.), Ottawa University, Concordia University-St. Paul, Winona State University, Hamline University, Sioux Falls

University, Dakota State University, Wayne State College and Carleton University. The performance of the Maverick team was prolific with new personal bests set in women’s and men’s jumps.

It all started Friday night, with the women’s pentathlon followed by the men’s. The peak performers during this meet were: sophomore Carolyn hack-

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Lady Mavs start to roll

After back-to-back wins, Minnesota State heads to St. Cloud State next

JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer Last week I made comment on how the Lady Mavs have been playing better than their record indicated, and boy was I correct on that one. After suffering a last second loss against Concordia – St. Paul, the Mavericks came back to Mankato and got back-to-back wins against the University of Minnesota – Crookston and Bemidji Sate.

The Mavericks were defeated by Concordia in St. Paul on Tuesday by a final score of 74-72.

Anna Schmitt of CSP was able to punch in a lay-up with two seconds reaming in the contest. The Mavericks had one final shot, but an unsuccessful three-point attempt

by Logan Anderson as time expired meant that the Lady Mavs had come up short.

Claire Ziegler and Mackenzie Dahl were the top performers for the Mavericks, both of whom recorded double-doubles.

Ziegler would record her fifth double-double of the season, as she would finish with 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks.

Dahl would record her first double-double of the season, as well as set new season highs in points and rebounds in a game. Dahl would end the contest against CSP with

13 points and 11 rebounds.

Minnesota State would return to Mankato on Friday and seek to redeem themselves after a heart-breaking loss in Saint Paul.

The Mavericks hosted the University of Minnesota – Crookston on Friday night.

The Lady Mavs went home with a 64-54 victory.

Ziegler had another double-double, her sixth on the year. She would finish the game with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Monica Muth also played well for the Lady Mavs, adding 10 points of her own.

The bench play really helped MSU in this game.

Taylor Drost came off the bench to score 13 points in 14 minutes. Taylor Klug also added 10 points of her own from the bench.

The Mavericks came out hot again on Saturday night.

This time the Lady Mavs would defeat the Beavers of Bemidji State by a final score of 65-33.

Bemidji State only had one player whom scored double digits in points in this game.

The Mavericks were led by Jordan Claire, who finished the game with 17 points.

Claire Ziegler would finish the contest with 13 points and eight rebounds.

The Mavericks are currently on a two-game winning streak. They have an overall record of 8-14, with an in-conference record of 6-10.

The Lady Mavs will begin a road trip, beginning this Friday night in Duluth when they face-off against the University of Minnesota

Photos by Mansoor Ahmad

– Duluth Bulldogs. The Lady Bulldogs have an overall record of 11-8, including 8-7 in-conference.

Minnesota State will travel to St. Cloud on Saturday to

face off against NSIC rivals St. Cloud State. The Huskies are having a good year and currently have a record of 127, including an in-conference record of 9-6.

These two games will be tough for the Lady Mavs. The Mavericks have been hanging tough against their opponents and I don’t see that changing any time soon.

Women’s hockey swept by Minnesota Gophers

COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The Minnesota State Mavericks took on the No. 7 Minnesota Golden Gophers in the final stage of a three week road stint for the Mavericks.

The Gophers pulled out with two wins in a tight series of games that had MSU hanging right with Minnesota in both the 4-2 and 2-0 games.

Over the weekend,

everything pulled together well for the Mavericks, but it failed to be enough to edge out the top 10 school.

“I thought we played tough, we did a great job playing hard and played well on defense, we did a great job killing penalties,” said Mavericks head coach John Harrington to the MSU athletic department following game two of the series in Minneapolis. “It was a little different than last night’s game, the officials decided to call a few more penalties and we did a great job, we were on our heels a little in the second period having to kill the five minute major and it wore us down a little, but we hung

around and gave ourselves a chance. Now we need to go back and keep working on developing our offense.”

Minnesota State did two things incredibly well over the weekend: first, they applied pressure to the Gophers goaltender. In the opening game, MSU was incredibly efficient, scoring twice on 17 shots in the first game. Tristen Truax hit the shelf in the first period to take the unexpected lead on the Gophers. The Minnesota onslaught that came in the form of three, second period goals put the Mavericks behind the eight ball. However, another Truax goal late in the game kept the bout tight

as the road team was never quite out of the game.

In game two, while the Mavericks failed to find the back of the net, they put up a huge volume of shots and putting together one of their more dominant games against a top ranked opponent. MSU posted an oppressive 32 shots on goal, with 14 players getting to throw the puck towards Minnesota’s goaltender: Sidney Peters.

The uptempo hockey was a nice change of pace for the women’s offense.

The second factor appeared in game two, when Chloe Crosby posted a career high 36 saves in an effort to keep the Mavericks

in a game that was locked at zeros until late in the second period. Crosby’s ability to stay ahead of a Gophers offense that had monster day in a shot heavy game (both teams combined for 70 shots on goal) is what made the game so close despite the Mavs inability to score.

The problem throughout the weekend, and the season, is that MSU failed to put both factors together. Their goaltending was terrible in game one, allowing four goals on 29 shots, while the shooting efficiency was absent in game two. The missing piece for the team is still putting the pieces together every game.

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Minnesota officials welcome Super Bowl Governor Mark Dayton declares ‘Super Bowl Week’

Photos courtesy of The Associated Press

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.

(AP) — Despite disappointment that their Minnesota Vikings won’t be the first team to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, state officials and team owners opened their arms to Super Bowl fans on Monday as they kicked off a week of events before Sunday’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots.

Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed it Super Bowl Week in the state, and Minnesota Host Committee co-chairman Doug Baker promised fans a week they won’t forget.

Many events include a local flair and outdoor activities that seek to turn the state’s snow and ice into a strength — what promoters are calling the “Bold North.”

“This is Minnesota. It’s not going to be Florida balmy.

But it’s going to be Minnesota cold, and we’re proud of it,” Dayton said. “We’re proud of our state. And we’re just very much willing to welcome everybody who wants to come up here.”

Officials say the Super Bowl wouldn’t have come to Minnesota’s northern climate without U.S. Bank Stadium, which opened in 2016.

Dayton and Minnesota lawmakers in 2012 approved a financing package for the facility, which had taxpayers paying nearly half the cost of the $1.1 billion stadium.

Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said Monday the partnership that got the roofed stadium built “is a great template for other cities to see that it’s not just a one-way street.”

MEN’S HOCKEY gives them maybe their only advantage in the game.

While the Chargers defense has only allowed 66 WCHA goals this season (less than say, Anchorage) they still rank 8th in WCHA goals allowed.

Yet again a team with not enough defense takes on an MSU squad with 97 total goals, which is first in the conference.

On Feb. 16 and 17, the Ferris State Bulldogs enter the Verizon Wireless Center.

Currently at 12-17-1, the Mavericks opponents steadily get better as the season expires, but that does not make the Bulldogs a particularly threatening team. While the Ferris State offense that has produced 70 goals is far better than both the Chargers and Seawolves, they also have given up a staggering

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93 goals, which means that a shootout game is their only chance to win, but can also be a surefire way to lose. It is quite the predicament that the Bulldogs have battled all season.

Finally, the Mavericks end their regular season with the 14-8-6 Bemidji State Beavers, which are the fourth best team in the conference and make for a tantalizing finish for MSU. A pair of wins against the Beavers, combined with a near perfect run to the season conclusion would put the Mavericks over 25 wins and quite possibly in the top three in the country.

Wilf said that while locales in warmer climates are more likely to draw future Super Bowls, this joint venture between the owners and the city and state resulted in what he called “the best stadium in the United States.”

The Vikings fell one win short of landing on the NFL’s biggest stage after losing the NFC championship game to the Eagles 38-7 . Instead, the Eagles will be here seeking their first Vince Lombardi Trophy, trying to deny the Patriots a sixth Super Bowl title.

Neither team has played in

U.S. Bank Stadium.

Though he joked about wearing a purple tie “in defiance,” Dayton said the state will set aside its disappointment that the Vikings aren’t in the Super Bowl and will welcome all visitors, even suggesting: “Behave yourselves — and dress warmly.”

Perhaps as proof that “Minnesota Nice” really does exist, more than 10,000 people have volunteered to direct visitors and help keep things running smoothly during the week. In addition to bringing the Super Bowl to Minnesota,

the host committee has spent the last year investing $5 million in grants to improve the health and wellness of kids around the state.

“I’m often asked what makes Super Bowl 52 unique, and the conversation often turns to the cold and to the weather. But my real answer is, it’s the people,” NFL Senior Vice President of Events Peter O’Reilly said. “It’s the people and the energy and the warmth here in the Bold North that is really coming through.”

TRACK & FIELD continued from 7 le who earned first place in the pentathlon competition scoring 3263 points, sophomore Brieanna Puckett finished first in long jump with a lead of 5.49 m [18’0.25”], freshman Jensen Van Duyse finished second in pole vault, who set a new personal best with a jump of 3.42m, senior Erin Baker, who finished first with a time of 10:03:03 in the 3000m run field event and third in the one-mile run.

In the 60m dash, junior Eboni Coby finished first with a time of 7.57, giving her the fourth best time in DII this season. Junior Khadiya Hollingsworth and sophomore Rachel Schumacher clinched the top two spots for the Maverick team in high jump with [1.73m 5’8”] and [1.63m 5’4.25”] respectively. The 4x400m relay

team finished first with a time of 3:57:14 Other top performers were Sophia Simonson in the 600m, Lily Paul in the Caty Delwich 5000m run and junior Steinunn Atladottir in long jump finishing third and second in triple jump.

For the male competitors, sophomore Kyle Johnson earned second place with his personal best in pole vault with a top jump of 4.57m [15”], juniors Reid Diamond and Tanner Ogren finished first and second in the 200m dash, regardless, the Maverick team claimed seven of the top nine sports. In the 400m dash, junior John Schuster and senior Isaiah Pitchford clinched first [48.54] and second [48.68] places respectively. Senior Keyshawn

Davis finished first in long jump with 7.14m [23’5.25”] as his personal best jump.

In weight throw, senior Sam Udermann finished second with a throw of 18.12m [59’5.50”]. In triple jump, junior Victor Ogeka finished first with a top leap of 14.69m [48’2.5”].

From the performance of the team, it was very clear that the Mavericks had prepared extensively for the event. The explosiveness and concentration were paramount for these athletes as they shone on this big stage.

This weekend, the Maverick team is set to compete at home in the Ted Nelson Classic which begins at 11 a.m. on Friday for field events and noon for track events.

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Theatre department starts semester off with 1984 Characters come to life from George Orwell’s classic novel

DENA SCHEDIVY Staff Writer

The Sesquicentennial season continues this week by making a strong political statement.

As students adapt to their new class schedules, the theatre students here at Minnesota State University, Mankato are eager to get back up on the stage.

They kick off this semester with the classic “1984,” written by George Orwell and adapted for the stage by Michael Gene Sullivan.

Running for only two weekends, the characters from the novel will be brought to life for the first time in the Andreas Theatre on Feb. 1.

“1984” takes place in a dystopian realm led by

O’Brien (Andoni Marinos) AND Winston Smith (Billy Gleason)

a totalitarian government made up of Inner Party members who rule the na-

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tion with Big Brother leading the way.

Outer Party Members

enforce the laws made by Big Brother while Proles are the lower class, com-

monly forgotten about by the upper classes.

In this story, we meet Winston Smith. Winston works for the Ministry of Truth in the Records Department, a branch that he excels in.

His obligation to the government is to rewrite history to meet the Party’s wishes as they see fit.

Under close surveillance by the Thought Police, no one is safe from the government.

We meet O’Brien, a member of the Brotherhood, an organization that seeks to destroy the Party.

Knowing the consequences, Winston goes along with O’Brien’s words be-

1984

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MSU Theatre & Dance advances five students to finals Highest number of finalists the departments has had in 20 years MANKATO – Five of the 16 finalists at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region V competition in Des Moines last week were students of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Department of Theatre and Dance.

That is the most finalists for the department in about 20 years.

The department participated along with 1,464 registrants, representing 85 colleges and universities during festival week, Jan. 21-27. Region V represents Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, and its regional festival is the largest of the eight in the country.

Minnesota State Mankato had 13 nominees of the 1,464 and placed

seven of those students in the semifinal round of the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship competition, including: Mitchell Evans (junior BFA Musical Theatre from Litchfield), partnered by Matthew Sather (junior BFA Musical Theatre from Spencer, IA); and Zoe Hartigan (junior BFA Acting from Lakeville), partnered by Felipe Esucdero (sophomore BS Theatre generalist from Burnsville).

The other five students who made it to the semifinals advanced to the finals (which are the top 16 out of over 400 eligible competitors).

They were: Jessica Staples (senior BFA Musical Theatre from Minneapolis, who was a finalist last year, too), partnered by Gary Scott Du Charme II (senior BFA Actor from

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Linton, IA); Andoni Marinos (3rd Year MFA Actor from Australia), partnered

by Sarah Thomas (senior BFA Musical Theatre from Roseville); Samantha Fairchild (Senior BA

Theatre Generalist from Roseville), partnered by Cam Pederson (junior BFA Musical Theatre from East Grand Forks); Alexis Vencill (Senior BFA Actress from Spruce Pine,

NC), partnered by Ashley Ziegler (senior BFA Mu-

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FINALISTS Continued from page 10 sical Theatre from Brighton, CO); and Delanie Wiedrich (junior BFA Musical Theatre from Haxen ND), partnered by Sather.

Wiedrich also captured the Best Musical Theatre Actress award in the final round.

Evans advanced to the Dance Intensive Showcase and performed at the festival.

Four students advanced to the Musical Theatre Intensive, including Fairchild, Jodie Bratager (sophomore BFA Musical Theatre from Rochester), Mack Spotts-Falzone (sophomore BFA Musical Theatre from Wayzata) and

Samantha Buckley (BA Theatre Generalist from Thief River Falls).

Staples won an invitation for presentation for her 10-minute Protest Play: “Ignorant Silence.”

Seth Honerman (1st year MFA Theatre Directing from Sioux Falls, SD) was the runner up for the Society for Directors and Chorographers Award.

Henry Anderson (senior BFA Theatre Design/ Technology from Woodbury) took the 1st Place Regional Technical Project award for “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Anderson also won the “Don Childs Stagecraft Institute of Las

Vegas” Award, including a one-week residency for his work for “Death of a Salesman.”

Ben Kramer (1st year MFA Scene Design from Madison, NJ) took 1st Place, Regional Scene Design award for “Romeo and Juliet.”

Cam Pederson took 1st Place, Regional Allied Craft award for “The Little Mermaid.”

Emily Kimball’s (3rd year MFA Costume Design from Mankato) costumes for “The Women of Troy,” for Bethany Lutheran College, were invited to the juried Annual Costume Parade.

KCACTF Certificates of

1984 Continued from page 10 cause he looks up to him and agrees with him.

Privately, he slowly sees the faults with the laws under Big Brother. One of biggest no-no’s is loving someone, for it is against the law. This puts Winston in a tricky situation when he meets Julia, a young, sexy and strong-willed woman that he can’t stop thinking about.

Faced with choosing between revolting or conforming, Winston internally battles with what he believes is right and what is safe. In the end, Big Brother is watching you.

Billy Gleason, who plays Winston, had much to say about taking on this role.

“Winston is a difficult role because his journey covers many extremes.

Winston goes from scared and defeated, to defiant and fearless and everywhere in between. Trying to tell Winston’s entire story within a two-hour play is the most exciting and exhausting part of the role. Winston has a lot to teach all of us. He clings with all of his might to hope and live in a world where hope and love are sparse. Winston also reminds us that we are humans, and like all humans, he is flawed.”

This story is heavily based on listening to what the government says and what their actions can do.

Director Heather Hamilton had a lot to say as to

why she chose this play.

“We live in a time where legitimate journalism is being attacked by the government. This whole story is about what happens when freedom of thought and freedom of information is controlled by a government and it is bad news. The second that legitimate journalism, I’m talking about vetted and fact-checked journalism, is bad-mouthed by government, it is taking a step into a very scary di-

rection,” she said.

The show runs for two weekends, opening Thursday, Feb. 1 and closing Sunday, Feb. 11.

Tickets are available to purchase online at http:// www.mnsu.edu/theatre/ , by phone at 507-389-6661 or in-person at the box office Monday-Friday from 4 to 6 p.m.

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Commendation for past productions at Minnesota State Mankato were awarded to: Jayme Caye Beerling (BFA Design/ Technology from Prior Lake) for Scenic Design for “The Game’s Afoot”; and to Blake Bruns (former student from Nicollet) for Lighting Design for “The Glass Menagerie.”

The cast of “The Glass Menagerie” was awarded a certificate for Ensemble Acting for this show, as was the cast of “The Aeneid” for theirs. “The Aeneid” cast also received an award for presetting an invited scene at the festival.

David McCarl won a certificate for Costume Parade participation for “Aida.”

During the past year,

faculty members John Paul, Heather Hamilton, Melissa Rosenberger and Paul J. Hustoles have served as Region V Respondents. Faculty member George E. Grubb presented workshops at this year’s festival.

Hustoles continues his service to Region V by being on the Regional Advisory Board and served as the Festival Registrar for this, his 18th time.

Finally, MSU alumnus Sheila Tabaka (MFA Costume Design) was awarded the prestigious Kennedy Center Gold Medallion for her contribution as past Region V Chair of Design/Technology/Management; and alumnus Jim Wood (MFA Directing) was anointed as the incoming Chair of Region V, KCACTF.

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