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Crashing the party

Local athletes mix it up in ‘Crashed Ice’ ice cross competition.

web photo The event, sponsored by Red Bull and held for the second year in St. Paul, is part of Crashed Ice’s international tour, and includes events in Canada, Switzerland and the Netherlands as well.

CHELSEA MILLER

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St. Paul, Minnesota had the privilege for the second year in a row to host the Red Bull sponsored Ice Cross Downhill

World Championship this past weekend. Minnesota State University student Luke Halvorson qualified for the event which began Thursday, January 24 and ended the night of Saturday,

January 26.

It is hard to say what was more mesmerizing, the more than fifteen thousand people who showed up in the bitter cold to cheer on the athletes, or the

beautifully lit Cathedral of St. Paul that casually decorated the racing grounds.

“It’s nice to see so much support from the people, and it certainly has economical benefits for St. Paul,” spectator Tyler Pieper said.

Ice cross is very unique and so are the people that participate. Typically a sport for hockey players, the athletes may also be talented skiers and snowboarders. Red Bull Crashed Ice, as it is also called, is the first ice cross competition Halvorson has attempted. His brother-in-law, who competed last year, was responsible for introducing him to the sport.

Halverson has played hockey since the age of 16, and by 19 he was doing it every weekend. In addition to hockey, Halvorson played baseball and competed in a Minnesota Golf Association tournament.

“In a hockey rink you have a team of guys that’s trying to win the game, but with [ice cross] its just yourself, it’s a completely different mindset,” Halvorson said.

Whether it was his positive attitude, years of dedication to various sports, or all the Red Bull, Halvorson finished an impressive tenth in the national shoot-out against 100 other athletes. This more than qualified him for Friday’s International shoot-out, which consisted of 32 American and 32 international athletes.

“I fell [in the international elimination] going into that big wall ride, and right then I knew my 2013 Crashed Ice Championship was over,” Halvorson recalled.

St. Cloud University student Cameron Naasz almost gave the

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Dayton debuts new taxes

Governor looks to deter smokers with new cigarette tax.

SAM WILMES

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A cigarette tax increase of 94 cents was unveiled as part of Governor Mark Dayton’s budget released last Tuesday.

The increase was meant to be a further deterrent to smokers, while increasing the revenue brought to the state.

The cigarette tax is part of a broader budget that includes generating more than a billion dollars from the state’s wealthiest citizens. In accordance with President Obama, Governor Dayton outlined tax increases for the wealthy in terms of fairness. He stressed that the tax system in place today favors the wealthy, and a return to “fairness,” would benefit all Minnesotans.

Communications Director for the Minnesota Department of Commerce Matt Swenson contends that the increase in

the cigarette sales tax will have positive effects for the state, including an 11 percent decrease in youth smoking, and would serve to keep an estimated 25,800 kids kept from smoking, while an estimated 19,300 adult smokers would quit and could save 13,700 from premature death. $370 Million in new revenue is also expected from the tax.

Seven states have enacted a similar increase in recent years, including Illinois, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Iowa.

Minnesota currently has the 28th highest sales tax in the nation at $1.23. In support of the plan, Swenson reiterated that South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa each have higher cigarette sales taxes.

Swenson also cited tax relief packages located within the budget, including direct property tax relief through a $500

web photo While the new tax is expected to deter would-be smokers, the real issue appears to be the reveune that new taxes will generate for the state.

property tax rebate, as well as the largest reduction to the sales tax rate in Minnesota history, and an increase in aid to cities and counties to

reduce property taxes.

Republicans contend that the budget is asking too much from taxpayers.

House Minority leader Kurt

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Doug Mayo moving on

Doug Mayo, VP of University Advancement takes leadership position at NDSU CHRIS HOUCK

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One of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s most successful leaders in the past decade will be leaving the campus at the end of the spring semester.

Doug Mayo, the Vice President for University Advancement has been appointed to the job of President and CEO of the North Dakota State University Development Foundation and Alumni Association.

Mayo has accepted the job offer, which will begin in early May. Mayo has been a highly active member in the MSU community. His impact on the campus has been a very involved one, including such titles as holding a spot in University President Richard Davenport’s cabinet, as well as participating in campus events such as the Mankato Downtown Kiwanis Service Club, giving guest lectures fpr for College of Business and the College of Education, and serving as a Presidential Scholar mentor.

“Doug is a valued member of the President’s Cabinet and has provided insights and

leadership in issues affecting the campus,” said Davenport in a letter to the university staff. “He is an inspiration to all who have worked with him.

While we will miss his campus leadership, his passion for this University, and his seemingly endless energy, we know he is well-prepared and ready for this exciting new opportunity.”

Mayo, as the Vice President for University Advancement, was heavily involved in providing educational support for the students here at MSU. The department provides grants and scholarships for student research as well as aid professors in helping them expand their educational tools by offering coaching or providing better facilities in order for more effective teaching to take place.

MSU’s University Advancemen department was founded in 1958, making it the oldest in the state, and has multiple resources, including alumni relations, KMSU radio, printing resources, integrated marketing, media relations and the Minnesota State University, Mankato Foundation which is dedicated to securing grants that benefit the school and student research.

Recently, Mayo, with University Advancement ,has reportedly raised $66 million, of a $75 million campaign, in fundraising for the school.

The total reached by Mayo and his staff is the highest grossing fundraiser, not only for MSU, but for the entire Minnesota State Colleges and University system.

Mayo’s success here at MSU has been highly noted by the executive staff, as well as garnering him nationwide notability in his success with the ability to expand the university’s recognition throughout the country through marketing and branding techniques.

With all the recognition that Mayo has received through his services at MSU, it came as no surprise to Davenport that another school offered him such a lucrative job.

“Please join me in wishing Doug success in his new role with the North Dakota State University Development Foundation and Alumni Association,” said Davenport in his letter.

While Mayo’s departure from the university is sure to leave a big hole in the inner workings of MSU, no replacement has been announced.

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SMOKING TAX “I was literally stunned that the governor’s budget proposal was actually to increase taxes by $3.7 billion.” continued from 1 nesotans would now be more inclined to move to Republicanled Wisconsin.

“I was literally stunned that the governor’s budget proposal was actually to increase taxes by $3.7 billion,” Senator Carla Nelson said.

According to KAAL-TV, Nelson, a Republican from Rochester, contends that the proposed budget will have a negative impact on jobs.

“For the sake of Minnesotans, we hope there’s some great change in the governor’s budget proposal because I think it’s a job killer,” Nelson said.

Senator Senjem also reiterated that the proposed budget will make Minnesota less of a competitive state for jobs, and that a tax increase for the rich

would only trickle down to the “less rich.”

The budget also provides K-12 education with a huge financial boost. Dayton, an outspoken supporter of earlychildhood education, wants to provide more money for all-day Kindergarten, special education and classrooms.

Public colleges would also see a nearly 10 percent increase in funding.

Dayton’s budget has a very good chance of being enacted, since Democrats now control every aspect of State Politics.

Minnesota has faced 8 budget deficits in the past 10 years. The state currently faces a $1.1 billion deficit, plus an additional 1.1 billion owed to schools from last year.

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National research group finds fault in Minnesota roads

SAM WILMES

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Minnesota’s infrastructure — its roads and bridges — are in bad shape. A new report documents the situation more than six years after the Interstate 35 bridge collapse made national headlines.

TRIP, a national transportation research group based in Washington, D.C., reports that 11 percent of Minnesota’s bridges are deficient or obsolete and that 12 percent of state roads are in poor condition.

TRIP receives funding from industries with vested interests in infrastructure spending and from engineering firms. Bridges in urban and rural areas are in bad shape.

The Third Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis was found to have serious structural hindrances, The Mendota Bridge in Bloomington, and the I-35 Bridge in Duluth were also found to have deficiencies.

The TRIP study concluded that the state’s bus and rail transit systems need around $176 million for construction and operations, an amount that the state may find too much given that it has a $1.1 billion deficit.

TRIP executive director Will Wilkins contends that the benefits of improving the state’s highways would have a widespread impact.

“Investing in Minnesota’s transportation system and eliminating these challenges by improving the condition and efficiency of the state’s roads, bridges and transit systems will be an effective step in growing the state’s economy, enhancing quality of life and making Minnesota an attractive place to live, work and visit,” Wilkins said.

Failing to provide adequate financial resources for road and bridge repair will leave Minnesota in a deeper economic hole later on, says Ken Brown, Olmsted County commissioner.

According to Minnesota Department of Transportation Planning Engineer Ryan Wilson, state highway conditions are acceptable based on the level of funding allocated for infrastructure. “As of 2011, 6.6 percent of state highway miles were in poor condition, which falls within the range that MnDOT considers to be acceptable given current resources,” Wilson said.

According to Wilson, Major construction projects will be based on a number of factors.

“Decisions for when a road gets repaired are based on the road’s age, condition, and other factors including funding available to make the repairs,” Wilson said.

Wilson cited the massive scale of miles highways cover,

over 12,000, among the leaders in the country, as well as a drying up of funding as reasons for road decay statewide.

The study taken by TRIP indicates that spending needs to increase on infrastructure.

TRIP says that Minnesota needs to spend between $7.1 billion to $9.4 billion. Others estimate that the state needs to spend $50 billion over the next 20 years to bring roads and bridges into good condition.

Highway funds in Minnesota, as in many other states, are generated through the gas tax.

Republican and DFL lawmakers have disagreed over increasing the gas tax repeatedly in recent years.

Late in Governor Tim Pawlenty’s second term, the DFL managed to push through a gas tax increase with the help of a handful of Republican lawmakers.

Governor Pawlenty vetoed the gas tax increase, but the veto was overridden with the help of Republican legislative members who needed road repairs in their districts.

DFLers now control state government and may push for higher gas taxes.

They have the general support of the agricultural community because farmers and their organizations say agriculture needs good roads and bridges to market their commodities.

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New MSSA senators sworn in

CHRIS HOUCK

staff writer The weekly MSSA meeting kicked off once again. With winter break moving several senators elsewhere, Wednesday’s meeting was dominated by senatorial elections with no senator reports being given.

Along with the elections, a presentation on a new website, which may integrate itself with Minnesota State University, Mankato’s, was given.

Ashley Strom, Assistant Director for Non-Traditional Student, Registered Student Organizations, and Leadership, unveiled the website, orgsync.com, to the student senators during the meeting. Strom highlightede the possibility for students to interact with their recognized student organizations, and other categories of student life more easily through using the site.

Strom demonstrated that the website can be used to browse categories, such as residential life, non-traditional students, and resident halls, as well as view the RSOs and members of

the organizations in order for a dialogue, comments and other social media tools to be used within the website.

Senator elections also took place during the MSSA meeting after the presentation.

Candidates stood in front of the student senators, being asked questions pertaining to their time commitment as well as their leadership skills in hopes of claiming the title of senator.

In a hotly contested offcampus senate seat, five students offered their candidacy to MSSA and answered the slew of questions until Josh Erhardt won the election and claimed his seat.

Joe Wolf won the Preska Hall seat uncontested, Saqib Cheema won an uncontested seat for the College of Science, Engeneering and Technology, and Hadier Jassim was elected in another uncontested senate seat.

The four new senators were sworn in and promptly began their terms as MSSA senators following the elections.

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New criteria in psychiatric manual may label many college students as alcoholics MEGAN KADLEC

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The line between binge drinking with your friends on the weekends and being an alcoholic has just gotten fuzzier than your memories of last Saturday night.

According to the latest version of the DSM, a psychiatric diagnostic manual, many college students might be classified as mild alcoholics. An article published on the Time website Jan. 23 described the new rules set forth by the DSM-5, set to take effect in May. A study done by Alexis Edwards of Virginia Commonwealth University, focused on 7,000 sets of fraternal and identical twins to determine whether or not the new diagnostic would change alcohol-related diagnoses as compared to the earlier definition.

“What the analyses suggest is that it isn’t clear whether the new criteria represent an improvement. That isn’t to say that our results suggest that the DSM-5 criteria are worse than the DSM-4 either, though,” says Edwards.

According to the DSM-5, “alcohol use disorder” is classified as a single condition rather than two different conditions as outlines in the DSM-4, which includes “alcohol abuse,” which

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is generally used to describe people with short-term problems such as college binge drinking, and “alcohol dependence,” which is often called alcoholism.

While the new system includes varying levels of severity, it is still possible that college-aged binge drinkers can be classified as having “alcohol use disorder,” even though they only go out one or two times a week with their friends.

This is problematic. I do not want to be labeled as an alcoholic by this psychiatric manual, and I’m sure most of my college-age friends would agree. This change in the DSM is severely disturbing: making problems out of something that is seen to be typical of the college student lifestyle.

We’re in college. We like to drink. There isn’t anything wrong with this. It’s the lifestyle. We’ll all grow out of it.

Studies show that those who binge drink during adolescence and early adulthood – who could now be classified as mild alcoholics – are more likely to grow out of the problem than to end up with long-term alcoholrelated problems.

About 40 percent of college students engage in frequent binge drinking that might qualify for diagnosis under the new DSM-5, but only 5 percent

of graduates over the age of 26 are current alcoholics.

“Although the spectrum/continuum concept is the best way to study alcoholism, it is not the best way to label people who have problems with alcohol,” says Dr. Allen Frances, professor emeritus of psychiatry at Duke and former chair of the DSM-IV task force that wrote the earlier edition, “The DSM-5 decision to lump beginning drinkers with end stage alcoholics was driven by researchers who are not sensitive to how the label would play out in young people’s lives.”

Exactly my thoughts, Dr. Frances. Do the members of the task force who wrote the DSM-5 realize how much the new “alcohol use disorder” could affect the lives of college students?

Alcoholism is a stigma that is associated with an individual for the rest of their life. Surely, a problem with going to parties and the bars too much while in school shouldn’t affect the rest of your life, as long as you still make good grades, that is.

“Diagnoses made casually and based on insufficient evidence can stick with someone for life, causing needless stigma and affecting job and insurance opportunities long after the substance problem has resolved,” he says. “Many young people

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who get into early trouble because of substance abuse never become dependent and shouldn’t be lumped together with long term addicts.”

I’m uncomfortable with this new criteria, especially when you take into account the new alcohol screening procedures under the Affordable Care Act, which could pick up these mild cases and leave them on someone’s electronic medical record – forever.

“What do you think of MSU’s potential ‘sports dome’ project?”

Elijah Easley, Communications “Heck yeah! Gage sucked, put up that batting cage.”

Jazzmine Williams, Music Industry “Yes, because it would make our campus very modern and cute.”

Trae boldthen, psychology “No, I think more dorms or classrooms should be built to accomodate the student population.”

The truth is that these students are merely going through a phase. Most will not become alcoholics later in life. Most grow out of it shortly after they graduate, if not sooner.

I’ll admit that my “let’s go out and get wasted” attitude has slowly waned over the past few months. While I still enjoy going out with friends, it is not as frequent as it once used to be.

Many college students would

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Washington state seeks pot consultant TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Wanted: A green thumb with extensive knowledge of the black, or at least gray, market.

As Washington state tries to figure out how to regulate its newly legal marijuana, officials are hiring an adviser on all things weed: how it’s best grown, dried, tested, labeled, packaged and cooked into brownies.

Sporting a mix of flannel, ponytails and suits, dozens of those angling for the job turned out Wednesday for a forum in Tacoma, several of them from out of state. The Liquor Control Board, the agency charged with developing rules for the marijuana industry, reserved a convention center hall for a state bidding expert to take questions about the position and the hiring process.

“Since it’s not unlikely with this audience, would a felony conviction preclude you from this contract?” asked Rose Habib, an analytical chemist from a marijuana testing lab in Missoula, Mont.

The answer: It depends.

A pot-related conviction is probably fine, but a “heinous felony,” not so much, responded John Farley, a procurement coordinator with the Liquor Control Board.

Washington and Colorado this fall became the first states to pass laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana and setting up systems of statelicensed growers, processors and retail stores where adults over 21 can walk in and buy up to an ounce of heavily taxed cannabis.

Both states are working to develop rules for the emerging pot industry. Up in the air is everything from how many growers and stores there should

be, to how the marijuana should be tested to ensure people don’t get sick.

Sales are due to begin in Washington state in December.

Washington’s Liquor Control Board has a long and “very good” history with licensing and regulation, spokesman Mikhail Carpenter said.

“But there are some technical aspects with marijuana we could use a consultant to help us with,” Carpenter said.

The board has advertised for consulting services in four categories. The first is “product and industry knowledge” and requires “at least three years of consulting experience relating to the knowledge of the cannabis industry, including but not limited to product growth, harvesting, packaging, product infusion and product safety.”

Other categories cover quality testing, including how to test for levels of THC, the compound that gets marijuana users high; statistical analysis of how much marijuana the state’s licensed growers should produce; and the development of regulations, a category that requires a “strong understanding of state, local or federal government processes,” with a law degree preferred.

Farley said the state hopes to award a single contract covering all four categories, but if no bidder or team of bidders has expertise in all fields— regulatory law, statistical analysis and pot growing — multiple contracts could be awarded. Or bidders who are strong in one category could team up with those who are strong in another.

Bids are due Feb. 15, with the contract awarded in March.

Habib, the chemist, said she’s part of a team of marijuana and regulatory experts from

Montana who are bidding for the contract. They’re fed up with federal raids on medical dispensaries there.

“We want to move here and make it work. We want to be somewhere this is moving forward and being embraced socially,” she said.

Khurshid Khoja, a corporate lawyer from San Francisco, wore a suit and sat beside a balding, ponytailed man in a gray sweatshirt — Ed Rosenthal, a co-founder of High Times magazine and a recognized expert on marijuana cultivation. They’re on a team bidding for the contract.

“I’ve seen the effect of regulation of marijuana all my life,” Khoja said. “I’d like to see a more rational, scientific approach to it.”

Several people asked whether winning the contract, or even subcontracting with the winning bidder, would preclude them from getting state licenses to grow, process or sell cannabis. Farley said yes: It would pose a conflict of interest to have the consultant helping develop the regulations being subject to those rules. But once the contract has expired, they could apply for state marijuana licenses, he said.

After the questions ended, the bidders mingled, exchanging business cards and talking about how they might team up.

One Seattle-area marijuana grower, a college student who declined to give his name after noting that a dispensary he worked with had been raided by federal authorities in 2011, approached Rosenthal.

“It would be my dream to smoke a bowl with you after this,” he said.

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USA its first ever win in the event but was beaten by Canadian brothers Kyle and Scott Croxall.

St. Paul is not the only stop in the World Championship Tour however, players can collect points from five different finals.

“USA still has a chance, Naasz is only 600 points behind now,” Pieper said.

Naasz took the number two spot in the first races in Niagara Falls, Canada, giving him 800 points. The next stop is in the Netherlands on February 9, followed by Switzerland and Canada in March.

So what do these athletes do for the rest of the year to prepare for the competition? The Red Bull website provides some insight on Naasz’s preparation for the races. “[He] played in a hockey league during the summer, spent countless hours working out in the gym, went downhill mountain-biking and inline

skating to improve his game.”

Halvorson, born in Red Wing, Minnesota, learned how to ski over winter break as part of his training and said he would continue with it for next years competition as long as they took place somewhere in the Midwest again.

“If you don’t do well, you’re still going to get a bunch of free Red Bull, which makes it very worth it,” Halvorson said.

Just like every event Red Bull sponsors, the energy drink was abundant. A spectator could even enjoy the trio of new flavors; cranberry, lime and blueberry, exclusively sold at 7-Eleven.

If you like hockey, snowboarding, skiing, skating or just an ice cold Red Bull, you will want to check out next year’s races. Want to watch it again?

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Russia, United States nullify anti-crime agreement

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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia pulled out of an anti-crime accord with the United States on Wednesday, the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Washington.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order to scrap the 10-year-old agreement “because it was no longer relevant,” his office said.

The agreement covered fighting terrorism, corruption and cross-border crimes such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.

Alexei Pushkov, head of

Russia’s parliamentary foreign affairs committee, said the decision reflected Russia’s ability to manage its affairs without outside help.

“Russia is changing the format of its relations with the U.S.,” he tweeted. “We are ending our dependence on ‘the country No. 1.’”

The Foreign Ministry expressed gratitude to the U.S. for providing $12 million in aid for crime-fighting projects under the accord, but said Moscow no longer needs such assistance.

“From a recipient of Western

aid for anti-crime projects, Russia has turned into a donor for such programs in Central Asian nations and Afghanistan,” it said in a statement, adding that Moscow was ready to continue cooperation with the U.S. in fighting crime, including drugtrafficking.

A U.S. embassy spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

The agreement is just one of several bilateral cooperation deals that Moscow has decided to abandon. Last year, Russia expelled the U.S. International

Development Agency and also warned it wouldn’t extend the Nunn-Lugar program helping it dismantle nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons stockpiles.

On Friday, the U.S. withdrew from a joint civil society group.

President Barack Obama’s efforts to “reset” relations with Russia have met a markedly colder wind from the Kremlin since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency in May. Faced with unprecedented street protests against his 12-year rule, Putin accused the U.S. State Department of staging the protests in order to weaken Russia.

After Putin’s inauguration, the Kremlin-controlled parliament then quickly rubber-stamped a series of laws imposing new restrictions in an apparent bid to curb American influence in Russia. Non-governmental organizations funded from abroad were required to register as “foreign agents,” a term intended to ruin their credibility among Russians for whom the term sounds synonymous to spies. The Russian definition of treason was also expanded to include potentially any contact with a foreign orga-

nization.

Two U.S.-based NGOs have closed their Russian offices in response to the new laws. The business daily Kommersant reported Wednesday that the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute, which ran programs championing democratic rights, moved their staff to Lithuania after Russian security officials threatened to prosecute them under the new treason law.

Amnesty International Russia’s director, Sergei Nikitin, wrote on his blog Wednesday that the closures “show the stability of the general trend: the pressure on civil society in Russia continues.”

After Congress passed a law introducing sanctions against Russian officials involved in human rights abuses, Russia responded by banning all adoptions of Russian orphans

by Americans. The country’s top investigative agency is also investigating a sexual abuse case against American parents already convicted in the U.S. of abusing their adopted Russian child but given suspended sentences.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

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Europe weathering US economic struggles

LONDON (AP) — Markets brushed aside news that the U.S. economy shrank in the final quarter of 2012 for the first time in over three years as the decline was largely due to an unexpectedly big fall in national defense spending.

The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy shrank by an annualized rate of 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter. That was way down on the 1.1 percent growth that analysts had been expecting, even factoring in the impact of Hurricane Sandy. It also contrasted sharply with the 3.1 percent growth rate recorded in the previous three-month period.

The market impact of the figures was minimal as analysts pointed to the fact that the fall was due to a 22.2 percent slump in defense spending, which sliced around 1.3 percentage points off growth.

Had defense spending not fallen off so sharply, the outcome would have been more or less in line with expectations.

“Frankly, this is the bestlooking contraction in GDP you’ll ever see,” said Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics.

“This isn’t the start of a new recession.”

In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares edged down 0.3 percent to close at 6,323.11 while Germany’s DAX fell 0.5 percent

to 7,811.31. The CAC-40 in France lost 0.5 percent to 3,765.52.

In the U.S., the Dow Jones industrial average was down less than 0.1 percent to 13,945.05 while the broader S&P 500 index was 0.1 percent lower at 1,506.08.

The focus will likely remain on the U.S. all day ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first policy statement of the year, which could indicate a shift in its monetary stance.

The Fed has operated a super-easy and super-cheap monetary policy since the financial crisis started in 2007, but there is a growing expectation that it may be tempted to reverse its position sometime this year.

The Fed’s statement following a two-day meeting, due after European markets close but bang in the middle of the U.S. trading session, will be closely monitored.

Last month, the Fed said that as long as inflation remained modest, it could keep short-term rates near zero until the unemployment rate dips below 6.5 percent from the current 7.8 percent. That could take until the end of 2015, the Fed said.

The U.S. is at the center of this week’s economic news, which culminates Friday with Friday’s nonfarm payrolls data for January. Optimism over the U.S. economy has

contributed hugely to the stock market rally this year round the world, which has pushed the Dow Jones index up towards its record high.

A report from private payrolls firm ADP did little to alter expectations of the Friday’s official report.

Though it said a higher than anticipated 192,000 private jobs were created in January, it also revised the December increase to 185,000 from 215,000, meaning the overall increase was more or less in line with expectations.

Despite all the news out of the U.S., the dollar was modestly lower than where it was before the data came out. The euro was 0.5 percent higher at $1.3563 while the dollar rose 0.4 percent to 91.05 yen.

Earlier in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei surged 2.3 percent to 11,113.95, its highest closing since late April 2010, as the yen continued to weaken against the U.S. dollar. The dollar was 0.6 percent higher at 91.34 yen.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.7 percent to 23,822.06.

South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.4 percent to 1,964.43 after the government said manufacturing output rose 0.8 percent in December from November.

Oil prices were steady, too, with the benchmark New York rate down 2 cents at $97.55 a barrel.

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DSM-5 “Diagnoses made casually and based on isufficient evidence can stick with someone for life.” continued from 4 agree.

A study conducted by the National Drug and Research Centre based in Sydney, Australia, concluded that the new criteria for “alcohol use disorder” would increase the number of individuals classified as having an alcohol-related problem by nearly 62 percent over the previous DSM-4 criteria. However, the study done at Virginia Commonwealth University finds that the new criteria would only increase diagnosis by 5 percent.

I guess I could live with a 5 percent increase, though I’m not sure what statistics I should believe. I’m sure it will probably fall somewhere in the middle,

and even then, it still makes me uncomfortable. And it should make you uncomfortable too.

This is a problem we need to address. I’m sure most college students don’t care about the latest psychiatric manual, but they should, especially if it could affect them in the longterm.

I’m not sure we can do anything about it as individuals.

Perhaps if we come together as a group we could figure out how to make it known that we, as college students, don’t appreciate the new standards set forth by the DSM-5. Who knows? It might help. It might not. We’ll never know unless we try.

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An Editor’s Thought: Blood of the Past and the Will of the Good EMRE K. ERKU

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here are spirits in this town of ours, spirits of slain warriors of centuries ago. They patrol these lands – the lands of a lost war – on a daily basis.

They are the way they are now because of pride, honor and dedication to the sacredness of these rich lands, courageously defended against the giant broom of Uncle Sam. They stained the soils with the blood and guts of the top-hatted giant with impressive brute force. But, inevitably, the white man conquered almost every bit of real estate that belonged to native blood, and it is here now these warrior spirits roam as remnants of the American manifest destiny.

According to usdaktoawar.org, the U.S. – Dakota War of 1862 was a war instigated by the broken promises of a neglectful young nation entangled in the process of rapidly blossoming into a modern world power. This nation, as we know it, was founded by our forefathers, men of ingenious and, yet, very human nature. Any Minnesota State University, Mankato history professor will agree that the great Samuel Adams damned the British Empire during drunken binges inside of 18th century Boston taverns, or that John Hancock swilled rum punch with an aristocratic swig

while womanizing the greater Northeast. And in the name of unwanted taxes and the free market did they both long for independence.

The point of this borderline treasonous rant is that this great nation of ours was and is an empowering corporation of excess consuming the fat of every land until there’s nothing left except a gigantic stain, and anyone, including the natives, who stood and stand in the way are and were overpowered by complete prejudice. The Dec. 26, 1862 hanging of 38 Dakota warriors here in Mankato exemplify this sad, but true fact.

O.k., enough with the history lesson provided by the gifted attention deficit mind of yours truly. Readers do not be frightened, for the love of this country that this writer possesses is downright over excessive.

Anyways, thanks to our studious collegiate friends that attend school 12 miles up U.S. Route 169 at Gustavus Adolphus College, and our friends at the Nicollet County Historical Society, the U.S. – Dakota War of 1862 is now an exhibit at downtown Mankato’s Blue Earth County Historical Society’s Heritage Center, which will be open to the public starting February 1 until March 1.

Yes, that’s right my Maverick friends. Yours truly is advising you to put down your beam and cokes for a couple of hours and take a journey inside the world of Minnesota history. It’s

good to expose yourself to the fact that the largest mass execution in United States history took place near the barmuda triangle. So when you’re stuck to the top of your bar stool at a downtown watering hole with cheap taps puddled upon your face like a sloppy beast, you’ll remember that you’re drinking on a land blanketed by the murdered ghosts of our past.

Freaky, isn’t it? The fact that only more than 150 years ago there were European fur traders cutting deals with the peoples of the Dakota, as well as a backstabbing of colossal proportions, and a mass execution that Hitler probably idolized. And, now, these lands are littered with fun loving Mavericks rambunctiously running around this town in their infinite youth with spirits in their skin and impetuousness in their nature.

It is a beautiful thing in the world of all that’s ugly. An entire people almost erased from existence and replaced with the black smoke of commerce and two shined shoes crossed atop the tyrannical rich mans desk – their sacrifice to this country of ours, forced by the ball of the musket and the dip of a pen. And here we are today, products of greed and evil trying to either follow our ancestor’s footsteps or trying to make the world a better place with our knowledge.

Which brings the thoughts of yours truly to a crossroads. Yes, it is an unfortunate fact that this country was

constructed by such barbaric methods, and that to this day, unfairness and prejudice exists amongst the food chain of society, but, it is because of these aspects in our history that America is a country of attainable hopes and dreams (despite the fact that in modern times, many Native reservations are plagued with rash living standards, women make half as much money as men, and the number of impoverished minorities is staggering).

Regardless, America is a democracy with a capitalistic agenda. And it is because of this that many of our institutions lead the world in education and innovation. With our history books abundant and are visions for peace clear, we use and celebrate our past to keep this destiny alive.

So, to my Maverick readers, the blood that spilled over our past was done so for the greater good of our future. Ages of turmoil will one day turn our world into a peaceful utopia. From involuntary servitude to the expulsion of an entire race of people, the fruits of these unforgivable practices will in fact pave way for the distant capturing of a united content of life.

Until then, we all raise our glasses in honor of the sacrifices made by the people of our past and present. May all spirits live in eternal peace. Cheers.

TB’s Top Five Favorite Books and the trend of putting ashes in the ink takes off.

Mike hires a new piercer, Deb, and the two fall in love. At the same time, there is a serial killer in the area. Women keep disappearing, and it affects Mike in a way he’d never imagined.

Mike’s customers that have been tattooed with this crematory ink tell him about the incredibly vivid dreams they have where they interact with their loved ones. Through the use of the special ink, Mike and Deb find and punish the serial killer in a twist you’ll never expect.

TRISH BJERKE

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Spend the cold weather curled up with a good book! If you need some recommendations, here are my five favorites.

“A Good and Useful Hurt” by Aric Davis Davis’ book, “A Good and Useful Hurt,” tells the story of Mike, a tattoo artist. Mike owns his own shop and is a very skilled artist. One day, a man comes into the shop and asks for a tattoo that has his son’s ashes in the ink. Mike inks the man

“Woman’s Murder Club” series by James Patterson Four friends in San Francisco form the “Women’s Murder Club” and piece together evidence to solve crimes that threaten to tear their city apart. Detective Lindsay Boxer, who teams up with a reporter, a medical examiner and an attorney, tells the stories.

There are a total of eleven books in the series, and each book contains a different crime that needs solving. In the first book, “1st to Die,” a serial killer is murdering couples on their honeymoons. When Lindsay meets the other three women, the club is born. The next ten books take readers on a rollercoaster ride of crime, love and friendship.

“11/22/63” by Stephen King “11/22/63” is a time traveling story that follows Jake Epping as he attempts to stop the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Jake’s friend Al owns a diner in Lisbon Falls, Maine and as Al’s dying last wish, Jake is introduced to a time traveling portal located in the pantry of the diner.

Al tells Jake that once you enter the portal, you’re brought back to September 9, 1958. Al begs Jake to go back in time and kill Lee Harvey Oswald. Al is convinced that if JFK isn’t assassinated, the Vietnam War wouldn’t happen and neither would the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Jake agrees and creates a new life that begins in 1958. He travels through history in hopes of changing history, facing huge conflicts on the way.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee Most people have been forced to read this in middle school or high school, but it really is a classic. The tale spans over three years and follows Atticus, Scout and Jem Finch. The Finch’s live in Maycomb, Alabama where Atticus works as a lawyer.

Scout and Jem have a strong understanding of how their town works: whites vs. blacks.

When Atticus represents a black man

who is accused of raping and beating a white woman, Scout and Jem are criticized because of their dad’s work. While this is happening, the children’s curiosity of their neighbor Boo Radley grows. Radley never goes outside and is a complete mystery to the children. When one of Atticus’ enemies attacks the children, the children finally become acquainted with Radley.

This is a tale of family, racism and mystery that will never get old.

“Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis This fantasy novel was published in 1950 and tells the story of the Pevensie siblings. They are sent to live with a professor during World War II, and when they are exploring their new home they find a wardrobe that contains a magical world.

The world is called Narnia and contains talking animals, fauns, witches and a talking lion. The siblings team up with the lion, Aslan, to defeat the White Witch.

The Narnians defeat the witch and the four children are named the kings and queens of Narnia.

Many years later, the children discover the backside of the wardrobe and crawl back through, becoming children again and paving the way for the next books.

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Purchasing a Turntable, Everyone’s Doing It

EVAN O’CONNOR

staff writer

When I’m DJing on a given night I’m often approached by people who are shocked I still use turntables.

Yes, those big clunky things with the crooked arm you drop on that 12-inch disc; I use two of them in my set up. These days, I use Digital Vinyl Software (DVS for short), which allows me to use digitally recorded music from my laptop. I still listen to my records nearly every day, though.

Over the last decade there has been a slow resurgence for the vinyl industry. Clubs will advertise vinyl-only nights, Record Store Day brings together enthusiasts to buy

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and swap records and musical artists release special editions of their albums on vinyl, often giving the fan extras that can’t be accessed otherwise.

There’s nothing quite like walking into Tune Town here in Mankato, or the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis and digging through rows of records, inspecting the cover art, feeling the weight and then listening to the record to see if you like it (if the record is used, anyway). The sound quality that vinyl records deliver is still superior to that of mp3, WAV and FLAC files.

Yes, even with those ultracool Dre Beats headphones and the low-bitrate pirated music in your iTunes library,

the vinyl record still sounds better.

Anyway, most of you are not interested in DJing, let alone purchasing turntables and teaching yourself; so I’m going to be sharing my elementary guide of things to know and what brands to start with when purchasing a turntable.

First, figure out what your budget is. You probably don’t want to spend $2,000 or more, so determining how much you’re willing to drop is important. For a budget table, I would recommend $150-400 dollars when purchasing new.

Even at this price range, a new table can last you for years, maybe even decades with halfway decent care.

Next, I would look at the selection of fully automatic turntables. You’ll set the record down and press a button to have the tonearm lift up and place the stylus (needle) on the record. Or, you’ll close the dust cover to have the record start.

If that isn’t an option, every table has a lever that will drop the stylus gently on the record. Simply have the lever in the upright position, move the tonearm over the beginning of the record (where the grooves haven’t started) and press down on the lever.

When deciding on a brand, there’s a decent selection in

the $150-400 price range. To be fair, I don’t have personal experience with brands outside of Technics (my DJ tables) and my dad’s Denon turntable.

Generally speaking, the higher the price, the better the sound quality. Technics have been considered the “industry standard” for DJ turntables for nearly four decades. They’re built like tanks and can take a beating when moving them, but for a college student’s budget, I recommend looking at a something else. Technics are usually pricier since production was stopped in 2010.

The top three brands that I would recommend are Denon, Stanton and Numark. Denon has made strides in the last few years to raise the quality of their personal turntables.

Stanton and Numark on the other hand, make quality tables at an affordable price.

They’re also very popular among DJs who prefer turntables to other methods of DJing. The following are five models I recommend, along with prices: Numark TTXUSB: $400 Denon 300F - $329 Denon DP-200 - $250 Stanton T.92 - $299 Stanton T.62 - $199 *Prices are found on Needle Doctor’s website, based in

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Next, we have the cartridge and stylus. The stylus is attached to the cartridge, which is then fastened to the end of the tonearm. The cartridges can be expensive, but having a price range of $30-60 will get you great sound on a budget.

Brands such as Shure and Ortofon both make great products in this price range.

Usually the stylus will come attached to the cartridge.

Replacement styli are always available if you break yours or it wears down from use.

The last and final step is your sound system. Any halfway decent high fidelity (hi-fi) speaker system will work. As long as you’re able to plug the RCA cables into the stereo (with speakers plugged in as well, duh), you should be able to use the system.

And there you have it, my elementary guide of things to know and what brands to start with when purchasing a turntable. It’s a bit of an investment to purchase one, let alone purchasing records to play on a turntable, but there’s something special about owning the physical medium of music.

You can look at it, hold it and even resell it; chances are you won’t though. Not after you find out the cute hipster in your art class has a record collection too.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

ANDREW SIMON

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The plot is simple: C.I.A. agent Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is informed by an alQaeda operative facing execution that a United States prisoner of war has “turned.” Years later, Sergeant Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), long thought dead as a prisoner of al-Qaeda mastermind Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban), is recovered by the military and returned to the states. Heralded as a hero to the public, Mathison believes that Brody has been turned, and is working to fulfill a devastating attack on American soil.

Created by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, writers of the fantastic FOX series 24, at their hands this simple concept becomes a thrill-ride of tension, twists and turns, erratic characters doing absurd things, and an example of a series defying

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TV Line: ‘Homeland’ The most addicting show on television expectation at every turn. In short, Homeland is an addiction. At the conclusion of each episode, something monumental happens – a new piece of the puzzle is revealed, a character makes a choice that changes the framework of the narrative, etc. – and regardless of outside obligations, the need to watch the next episode is too powerful.

Simply put, Homeland is the best of the best, and wildly deserving of its awards and critical acclaim. Stars Claire Danes and Damian Lewis are absolutely electrifying. Danes (Stardust) has the luxury of a complex character with a brilliant mind suffering from bipolar, making Carrie the biggest wild card of all the characters.

What she’ll say and do next is one of the greatest highlights of the series – time and time again she puts her life on the line or makes a rash choice based on a

gut feeling and the need to be proved right about her beliefs about Brody, this character, and Danes performance, effectively places Carrie as the most riveting heroine on television. And with Brody, Lewis (Your Highness) nails the layered, nuanced nature of the character, never letting on where Brody’s allegiances lie until the writers reveal it.

Inevitably, Carrie and Brody face off, and when they do, with the caliber of actors Homeland hired, they are intense and utterly compelling.

As great as these actors are, the show would not nearly be as good if it wasn’t for the fantastic scripts. When one watches enough television, certain benchmarks of the storyline can be predicted. For example, Event A must happen in episode four in order for Person B to make Event B happen. There’s inevitability to the actions that make

some shows unexciting, and Homeland makes every effort to turn expectations upside down.

Events happen faster than can be anticipated, characters make choices that could not have been foreseen, and twists happen in the story that boggles the mind.

For two seasons, Homeland has been several steps ahead of the game, veering off in a magnitude of directions, and it works.

Its unpredictability and brave choices of storytelling saved this series, which should have ended with the revelation of Brody’s loyalties, and could actually live quite a lifespan on cable.

There are occasional misfires – that is an unavoidable fate to any series that burns through plots as quickly as this show does – but the strengths far outweigh the weaknesses. Season two, while not as consistently brilliant as its freshman outing, makes up for any imperfections

with a finale that will leave viewers either enormously frustrated in a negative way, or absolutely thrilled and excited at the possibilities a third season has to offer.

A cat and mouse game between a CIA analyst and a publicly loved military officer, a countdown ticking away in the background as to when this terrorist strike on America will occur, and friendships and families put on the line, tested, and broken – Homeland is magnificent television, and for any viewers who have yet to get onboard and have any interest to, make sure your schedule is free for the next two days, because Homeland will consume you from beginning to end.

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Tracy Silverman and BeauSoleil Marvelous musicians to perform in February in Mankato

JAMES SCHYULER HOUTSMA

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Who says February is home to the winter blahs? This coming month will see not one, but two renowned (and very different by comparison) music artists showing their stuff. Or is that sounding their stuff?

First up, Feb. 4 will see a performance from Tracy Silverman, a globally recognized violinist. But this is no ordinary violin concert. Silverman’s claim to fame is his groundbreaking work on the six string electric violin, brandishing what’s been called an instantly recognizable sound, as well as his work on looping technologies and effect pedals.

Silverman has had experience as the first violinist for the Turtle Island String Quartet, a violinist and record producer on CBS News Sunday Morn-

ing, producer and performer on Jim Brickman’s hit song “Simple Things”, as well as being a formidable concert attraction in Brazil.

Critics swoon for Silverman’s sound with the London Guardian stating “Silverman is a fine, expressive player,” while the San Francisco Chronicle describes his performances as “piercing and poignant.”

As stated, Tracy Silverman – The world’s foremost practitioner of the electric 6 string violin is Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the E.J. Halling Recital Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission and $11 for students with a valid MavCard. This event is funded by the Nadine B. Andreas Visiting Arts Endowment.

If that wasn’t enough, things really start to cook the following weekend. MSU’s Performance Series, in conjunction with KMSU, is proud to welcome BeauSoleil to Mankato on Feb. 9. BeauSoleil is one of the premier and most prestigious Cajun bands in the world, dedicated to preserving a fading Southern Louisiana culture and Cajun musical heritage with a fresh, contemporary sound.

BeauSoleil’s resume is one to marvel at. Their many accomplishments include two Grammy Awards for Zydeco/ Cajun Music Album out of ten

nominations in the category, frequent guests on NPR’s A Prairie Home Companion, a performance at the halftime show of Super Bowl XXX in New Orleans, as well as numerous music festivals across the country.

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet will hit the stage Saturday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

This show will NOT be held at the Performing Arts Center, instead debuting at Hooligan’s Neighborhood Pub (located at 1400 E. Madison Ave., inside the Mankato East Mall).

In addition to this detail, pre-order tickets (strongly encouraged) will be available at $25 until February 5 at noon when pre-order will no longer be available. After that, tickets can be purchased at the door for $30.

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MSU’s “fresh 5” provides key role in Mavericks success The Minnesota State men’s basketball team is full of fresh faces and newcomers that have been leading the Mavericks to victory all season long.

JOEY DENTON

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With a senior graduating and some players transferring from MSU, the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s basketball team was on the search for some new talent this offseason and boy, did they find it.

For all the basketball fans that have been to any of the home games, you were probably wondering who’s the new guy leading the team in scoring and jumps out of the room.

Well that’s Jarvis Williams.

After playing for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Williams had one more year of eligibility left and he decided to take his talents elsewhere. A few months later, his decision was MSU and he and the University are happy with that decision.

“I picked MSU because of its winning history, I formed a great bond with the team and an even better bond with the coaches,” Williams said. “I figured why not end my last college season with a great program that’s known for winning.”

In his last season at Green Bay, the 6’6” guard posted 5.1

points and 2.6 rebounds a night while this season Williams is leading the Mavericks with 14.1 points per game while adding 6.2 rebounds in 18 games.

Head Coach Matt Margenthaler knew Williams would add a scoring threat to the roster and is thrilled to have him wear a Maverick jersey.

“He brought in a lot of experience for one,” Margenthaler said.

“His motor never stops, he’s very versatile and is a guy that can be a real go to guy for us.”

Another new face on the team is the guy bringing the ball up the court, Zach Monaghan. Coming from South Dakota State, the Palatine, Ill. native brings a winning demeanor and athleticism to the point guard position.

“He makes people around him better and that’s a great attribute of a point guard,” Margenthaler said.

While at SDSU, Monaghan played in 25 games and averaged 2.2 points in 7.7 minutes his freshman year, and now as a sophomore he’s started all 18 games and is averaging 12.8 points per game and leads the NSIC with 2.39 steals per game.

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Super Bowl XLVII preview: 49ers vs. Ravens

Super Bowl Sunday is just four days away. The Harbaugh family is preparing for a family version of World War 3 and both young quarterbacks are looking for the first championship. So who will come out victorious?

REECE HEMMESCH

sports editor

Can second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick get a Super Bowl victory in his first time around? Will seasoned veteran Ray Lewis hoist the Lombardi trophy one last time in his storied career? Can Joe Flacco get a ring and silence his critics once and for all?

Lets face it; Super Bowl XLVII has a lot of intriguing story lines.

Two quarterbacks with everything to prove to the world and a linebacker whose already been billed as one of the greatest of all time giving it one last hoorah before he heads into retirement.

It’s great; the biggest game of the year and it has a few good storylines to be presented along with it. But the one that’s missing from this group and has been talked about all week long is the fact that the head coaches of the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore

Ravens, Jim and John Harbaugh, are brothers.

That’s right; the two will be facing each other in the “HarBowl” Sunday to decide who is going to be champions of the world.

As this subject along with the others are being beaten to death by members of the media, many are not even talking about the game itself which should be an absolute death match of a Super Bowl and in this writer’s opinion, could be one of the best ones we have seen in a while.

The recent history of the Super Bowl has been terrific in its latest stages. Four of the five past Super Bowl’s have been decided by one possession or less with four of them also not even covering the spread, making the ‘Niners a little uncomfortable about being four-and-a-half point favorites for this one.

As the game draws near, the matchups are absolutely fantastic.

These teams are close in about every subject, making the selection process of a winner that much more difficult.

With that being said, here are the matchups for Super Bowl XLVIII. San Francisco offense vs.

Baltimore defense The 49ers offense brings in threats from every which way that they use to move the ball frequently up and down the field and at an excelled rate. Kaepernick has the second-highest quarterback rating of all QB’s in the postseason and even though is seen as a dualthreat quarterback is still averaging 248 yards a game in playoff matches which goes great with his 101 yards on the ground per game.

San Fran’s offense is averaging 476 yards per game in the playoffs and has put up 73 points in the process. They’re scary, to say the least.

Even though the Ravens defense has held two postseason opponents to less than 14 points, they still give up 415 yards a game, a stat which will only go up after playing San Francisco’s high powered offense.

The Ravens are stacked inside on the defensive side of the ball but I don’t see their d-backs hanging with San Fran’s receiving weapons like Michael Crabtree and Vernon Davis, the sixth and 11th best receivers in the postseason. If they can shut these two down and keep Kaepernick between the hashes, they might be able to slow down the 49ers offense, but that is much easier said than done. Advantage: 49ers offense.

Baltimore offense vs. San Francisco defense For those of you who haven’t been watching the playoffs, Joe Flacco and the Ravens offense

have simply been killing it. Flacco leads all postseason quarterbacks in passing yards, touchdowns, least amount of interceptions, yards-pergame and quarterback rating.

He is complimented with Ray Rice (most rushing yards in postseason) and receivers Anquin Boldin and Torrey Smith (first and fourth in receiving yards). Most would think the answer is right there with all the talent on the Ravens side, right?

Wrong.

The 49ers defense is packed with four first-team all-pros and three second teamers. Their line backing trio of Patrick Willis, NaVorro Bowman and Aldon Smith are tops in the league and safety Dashon Goldson can hang with anybody in the secondary, making this matchup the one that could decide the game.

If San Francisco’s defensive front and line backing core can shut down Rice and force Flacco

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The 2013 Minnesota Twins: grading the offseason After a less-than impressive 2013, the Minnesota Twins used their offseason to sign some non big-name pitching to add to their lackluster rotation and will “look to the future” with prospects getting playing time all around the diamond.

TIM FAKLIS

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Pitchers and catchers report to MLB Spring Training in less than two weeks. It’s an exciting time to be a baseball fan, but what about the Twins?

There have been offseasons in Minnesota Twins histories where little has changed in an effort to stay at a high level, similar to the period between the 2002 and the 2004 season, where the core of Torii Hunter, Jacque Jones, Brad Radke and Corey Koskie were able to lead the Twins to three straight American League Central Division titles. There have also been off seasons of major overhaul, but still with the same effort in mind.

One example of that could be the 2005 offseason, where the only remaining players from that main core from their three year title run remained Torii Hunter, as well as an older Brad Radke, who was on the last year of his illustrious career.

What remained was a new core, led by the likes of Cy Young winner Johan Santana, MVP Justin Morneau, and batting title winner and Minnesota golden boy Joe Mauer. General Manager Terry Ryan has used both of these methods on several occasions over his long tenure in various off seasons.

This year, neither method was put into place. Instead, the Twins decided to ready themselves for what is likely to be a year of development at a multitude of positions.

Mauer and Morneau are still donning Twins uniforms, but the team is in a different state of affairs than it was back in 2006.

Starting with the outfield, where last season Twins fans saw a similar first season in Josh Willingham that Oakland fans saw in his final season with the Athletics, he will be the only returning member of what turned into a solid defensive outfield for the Twins.

Denard Span, who had been the leadoff man for the Twins for a number of years, was traded to the Washington Nationals in late October for pitcher Alex Meyer. Speed demon and infield base-hit wizard Ben Revere was also dealt, somewhat in a surprise move, considering the departure of Span, to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitchers Vance Worley and Trevor May. The projected candidates to replace Span and Revere at this time seem to be Darin Mastroianni, who saw some time in the outfield rotation for the Twins a year ago, hitting .252 with 3 HR, along with an impressive 21 SB in 76 games.

The other player set to get

some time is likely to be rookie Aaron Hicks, who has been ranked as one of the better prospects in the entire MLB farm system over the past few years and aside from Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, and perhaps Kyle Gibson, the best prospect the Twins have in their minor league system. Chris Parmelee will also be competing for a spot in the outfield.

In the infield, odds are there won’t be too much change, for better or for worse. While sitting on the rumor mill for the past calendar year and beyond, Morneau will remain penciled in as the starting first baseman.

Trevor Plouffe, Jamey Carroll and Brian Dozier will likely round out the infield for now, with Joe Mauer behind the plate for yet another season.

The Twins decided to part ways with Alexi Casilla, letting him go on waivers. He has since signed on with the Baltimore Orioles.

The pitching is where it gets fun, for other teams, anyway.

While their farm system has its share of decent prospects, Twins pitching suffered mightily a season ago, both in the bullpen and in the starting rotation. They lost both of their veteran presences in the rotation in Scott Baker, who signed with the Cubs, and Carl Pavano, who has had a very interesting offseason, highlighted by an

injury where he ruptured his spleen after falling in the snow.

He has yet to sign with a team.

What the Twins do have is an interesting array of talent, mostly young, on their roster.

Scott Diamond, who somewhat shocked the Twins world, having a very impressive season, will likely be the opening day starter for Minnesota. They also signed Mike Pelfrey, who had a solid year a season ago for the New York Mets.

Vance Worley, a piece they got from the Ben Revere trade, is expected to also be in the rotation. After that, it gets a little shaky.

As far as the bullpen goes, it’s fairly certain that Jared Burton and Glen Perkins will be there, as well as Anthony Swarzak and Brian Duensing,

assuming they don’t start this season. Kyle Gibson, one of the top Twins prospects, may have his first throws of his MLB career this year.

There are too many question marks around this Twins team to make any sort of confident statement. Odds are, this team will be near or at the bottom of the division because of those uncertainties.

Will Kyle Gibson and Aaron Hicks play well off the bat?

Will Mauer and Morneau stay healthy? Will the pitching, the young pitching, stay consistent?

At this point, things aren’t as positive as the Torii Hunter years, and this young group is trying to get back to a point where they can get Twins nation excited again.

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Another strong addition the squad comes from the center position. Standing at 6’9”, Assem Marei has brought a big presence down low for the Mavericks and according to Coach Margenthaler, Marei is still a student of the game.

“Expectations were extremely high on him and they always will be, but he is just learning the college game, the United States game,” Margenthaler said.

Coming from Egypt, this is Marei’s first season in the United States and he is already circled on every scouting report from all the NSIC teams. While scoring 13.4 points a game he leads the team with 6.9 rebounds per game.

Out on the wings, the Mavericks

brought in two very athletic and tough guards in Gage Wooten and Lucas Brown.

Wooten started his collegiate career playing at Missouri State West Plains where he averaged 18.3 points and shot 55% from the field.

In his first season at MSU so far, he has started every game and has scored 8.2 points a game and grabs 4.8 rebounds.

“He’s a solid rock guy. He does every little thing we ask him to do.

The ultimate team player,” Margenthaler said.

Transferring from Wofford University, 6’5” Lucas Brown has brought an athleticism that is tough to find these days.

“He’s a high energy guy for us

Super Bowl continued from 12 to make some decisions, they could see themselves shutting down the Raven offense. Once again, easier said than done.

It’s awkward to think about Baltimore being in this type of game and their offense outplaying their defense, but Flacco and crew have been connecting all month long and should be able to force their way through this tough, talented ‘Niners defense and get some points on the board to possibly keep up with San Francisco’s offensive attack. Advantage: Baltimore offense These matchups go both ways with each team winning one; I told you it was going to be close. In this clobbering, hard fought battle, I have to take the favorite 49ers in this one. The way they have been playing lately, I can’t see their offense and defense getting shut down in the final game of the season.

All they need is one of the two to dismantle their opposition and

the other side should be able to hang with theirs.

So ‘Niner nation wherever you might be, if you’re team can simply do what they are supposed

Thursday, January 31, 2013 that scores around the basket and his explosive athleticism is something we don’t see in this league that he possesses,” Margenthaler said.

Coming off the bench, Brown has been a key defender for the Mavericks as he is usually lined up with their opponent’s best offensive threat.

He is also able to drive and put the ball through the hoop.

All of these players left their schools and were looking for one thing: wins. After only knowing each other since this summer, the team has gelled together and is looking at a 16-2 record as they finish out January.

“I feel we all had winning on our minds,” Williams said. “I feel going into a season with the same mindset

and wanting to win a national championship you have to throw your “I” mindset away and think as a team.”

Margenthaler believes their biggest obstacle was for the players to trust one another in such a short amount of time and they have been getting better at that.

“As the year has gone they have started to trust each other on both ends of the floor a little bit more and that is something that needs to continue to happen,” Margenthaler said.

The no. 7 Mavericks head to North Dakota for the weekend as the play the University of Mary on Friday and Minot State on Saturday.

to do, San Francisco will be fitting themselves for a ring for the first time since 1994 when Steve Young and Jerry Rice led them to a dominating performance over

San Diego.

Final prediction: San Francisco 27 Baltimore 20

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