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Tunnel of Oppression shows viewpoints of disadvantaged Dept. of Residential Life seeks to educate students on different oppressions other face
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KATIE LEIBEL Staff Writer The Tunnel of Oppression was an event held in the basement of Carkoski Commons at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The event was sponsored by the Department of Residential Life and was inspired by many others similar to it held at different colleges nationwide. The goal was to educate the students about the different forms of oppression many
face on campus and in the country. It was held Jan. 29-31 from 7 to 9 p.m. to give as many students as possible a chance to walk through it and explore. Inside the Tunnel of Oppression were videos, posters, and activities related to the struggles many encounter. The first room contained posters and videos about rape culture, stereotypes and cultural appropriation. The rooms were interconnected with hallways that had
posters about gender norms, becoming self-aware and information about the LGBTQ+ community. The next room over had an activity where the goal was to fit oneself and a wheelchair into the dimensions of a bathroom stall, which displayed ableism in society. The activities in the tunnel were meant to educate students of the different struggles that many encounter and inform those that may have faced these forms of oppression that they
are not forgotten. The creators of this event know that not every form of oppression was represented and they hope to change that down the line. “We hope in the future to work with other offices on campus to make it bigger and better and allencompassing,” Brice Matthews of the Department of Residential Life said. Their objective is to keep this event going for future years and expand it to hold as many forms of oppression
as possible. “Our main goal is education,” Julia A. Sears Hall Director Becky Gwinn stated. “To educate people on the different areas of oppression that aren’t necessarily talked about, but affect people on campus.” The department hopes to continue this event again in the years to come and teach acceptance and selfawareness to the students of MNSU.
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EMMANUELLA SHOKARE Staff Writer From Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, individual academic departments at MNSU will be giving out scholarships in which all students are encouraged to apply for via the online Scholarship Finder. The scholarships could be of great help to college students as they can help
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reduce tuition and fees and also help reduce the amount of money that might be spent on college less overall. “The key to scholarships is the essay” said Tyler Heu, Financial Aid director. “The amount of time you put into applying and the more you apply for a scholarship, the higher the chances of getting it.” Most of the scholarships have their own requirements, such as an essay or specific qualities for the desired applicants, like a certain majors or GPA requirement. Some are only available for incoming freshman students.
Others, however, are more general scholarships open to everyone. Students are encouraged
last minute. When applying for scholarships, it is best if students put their time into applying for the scholarships
“Don’t just limit yourself to one or two; apply for as many as you qualify for.”
to start applying for the scholarships from the start date and not at the very
that best fits him or her. But don’t just limit yourself to one or two; apply for as many
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as you qualify for. “The more you apply, the more chance you can get a scholarship,” Heu said. There are also some scholarships that are not advertised such as scholarships offered at a Student-Parent Workplace scholarships. Students can also apply for those once and should not disregard them. Aside from the scholarships that some of MNSU departments are offering, there are also some
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Pre-caucus training at MNSU will prepare students for caucuses
BILL HAMM Staff Writer Another opportunity to participate in our republics political process is at hand. It doesn’t matter if you are republican or democrat, both parties are in turmoil as both attempt to adjust to today’s rapidly changing conditions. You are part of the battle whether you participate or not, but only those who participate have any chance to produce change. A caucus training session has been scheduled for Monday, Feb. 5th from 4 to 7 p.m. in CSU 201 as an outreach effort of the MSSA Legislative Committee.
They hope to be working in conjunction with the College Democrats and College Republicans to achieve information for all in one location. It will not be a big affair, but it will provide you with the “bare necessities” you need to know to attend and be affective at your caucus on the following night. This meeting will provide information on how the caucuses are conducted to include SOS (Secretary of State) online voter registration, help using the SOS online precinct locator, an explanation of sign-in procedures, an explanation of the election of caucus officers, the process of voting on resolution, proportional voting and where it applies, and the Gubernatorial straw-poll. It will explain the resolution writing process and assist those who need it. It will act as a distribution
center for existing and new resolutions for you to pick and choose from for introduction at your caucus. It will also discuss the importance of reaching threshold numbers
the inability to accomplish what they had hoped for, or because they discover their expectations were unrealistic. This effort will help align hopes with ability and reality,
“This is the point in the political process where people have the most input, the point where you will begin to form lifelong bonds with likeminded folks like yourselves, and the point where you will feel most connected to your political system.”
of precincts for resolutions to be moved to the next level, a strategic discussion for cooperation. Many go to their first caucus and are unimpressed or even disappointed by
to make your evening both educational and effective at confidence building. Politics work, but it requires either a degree of preparation, or the willingness to learn from your mistakes. That will be much
more of a concern as you move on to the County District, Congressional District, and state conventions where the rules and procedures become increasingly more complicated. The goal is to make students comfortable enough with the election process to become the new owners of it and their future. This is the point in the political process where people have the most input, the point where you will begin to form lifelong bonds with likeminded folks like yourselves, and the point where you will feel most connected to your political system. Many will spend years trying to create external changes, such as third-party efforts, without ever understanding that both major parties have changed from within many times. Be bold enough to be part of the change.
Stone tools in India suggest earlier human exit from Africa NEW YORK (AP) — Just a week after scientists reported evidence that our species left Africa earlier than we thought, another discovery is suggesting the date might be pushed back further. Homo sapiens arose in Africa at least 300,000 years ago and left to colonize the globe. Scientists think there were several dispersals from Africa, not all equally successful. Last week’s report of a human jaw showed some members of our species had reached Israel by 177,000 to 194,000 years ago. Now comes a discovery in India of stone tools, showing a style that has been associated elsewhere with our species. They were fashioned from 385,000 years ago to 172,000 years ago, showing evidence of continuity and development over that time. That starting point is a lot earlier than scientists generally think Homo sapiens left Africa. This tool style has also been attributed to Neanderthals and possibly other species. So it’s impossible to say whether the tools were made by Homo sapiens or some evolutionary cousin, say researchers who reported the finding Wednesday in the journal Nature . “We are very cautious on this point” because no human fossils were found with the tools, several authors added in a statement. It’s not clear how much
the tool development reflects arrival of populations or ideas from outside India, versus being more of a local development, said one author, Shanti Pappu of the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education in Chennai, India. The tool-making style was a change from older stone tools found at the site, featuring a shift to smaller flakes, for example. Michael Petraglia, an archaeologist who specializes in human evolution in Asia but didn’t participate in the work, said he did not think the tools show that our species had left Africa so long ago. “I simply don’t buy it,” said Petraglia of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena,
Germany. Instead, he said, he believes one of our evolutionary cousins in India developed the tool style independently of outside influence. The tools at the site northwest of Chennai in southeastern India are closely related to the older tool-making style there and seem to represent a transition, he said. The idea that they reflect knowledge brought in from elsewhere would be tough to prove in India, he said. The country has few wellstudied archaeological sites and only one fossil find from this period, from a forerunner of Homo sapiens that was associated with the earlier style of tool-making, Petraglia said.
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Winter got you feeling blue? Beat it with this advice
MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer The winter season is a magnificent time filled with wonderful and breathtaking spectacles all around. Winter only lasts for a couple of months, but its lovely festivities bring people closer together. However, while the winter season could be full of joy for some, it can be a season filled with disaster for others. According to 2015 article in the Washington Post by Jill U. Adams, “Winter Blues can leave people low on energy and muted to the normal joys of life.” Profes s or Jef f rey Buchanan, a professor in the Psychology Department, gives some insight on how winter could be harmful to some individuals. Buchanan has been at Minnesota State University, Mankato for over a decade and one of the areas he lecturers on is Clinical Psychology. Buchanan states that ‘winter blues’ is a general term used when individuals feel withdrawn or have a change in mood that makes them sad during the winter season. Buchanan goes on to
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state that seasonal affective disorder (SAD), often used synonymously with winter blues, is more severe and mood disruptions are more intense. “There is a lot of overlap in cases with anxiety or depression, thus many people who are depressed also
hormone melatonin, which is responsible for maintaining the body’s circadian rhythm. This in turn makes an individual drowsier, even after getting an adequate amount of sleep during the night. The symptoms of having winter blues include losing
“Winter blues is a general term used when individuals feel withdrawn or have a change in mood that makes them sad during the winter season.”
experience constant worry of the future,” Buchanan said. Buchanan said that one of the causes of winter blues is lack of adequate sunlight, thus there is an increase in the
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interest in things one usually does like socializing or going out, said Buchanan. Other symptoms he mentioned were change in appetite, specifically craving
carbohydrates. Pessimism or negative thoughts throughout the winter season are also a symptom Buchanan mentioned. “Location also has some significant impact on winter blues. In Florida, the winter depression rate is estimated to be about two percent, but as one moves further north, toward states like Minnesota, the winter depression rate is about 10 percent,” Buchanan said. Exercise is one way Buchanan suggests to curb any feeling of winter depression. Any type of exercise, especially physical exercise, is highly beneficial to both mental and physical health. “Maintaining a sense of normalcy in daily activities, even when one does not feel like doing so, is another way to curb the winter blues,”
Buchanan said. For those who feel like the winter blues may be affecting their mental health or feel overwhelmed by winter depression, Buchanan suggests the Counseling Center at MNSU, which is always available. The Counseling Center strives to create a friendly environment where all feel welcome and consists of highly skilled psychologists ready to aid wherever necessary. The Counseling Center is located on the second floor of the Centennial Student Union in CSU 285. Buchanan mentioned that with any form of depression, it all depends on the people around an individual. “If the people are supportive, then they tend to offer comfort and sympathy,” Buchanan said. “Although, if one finds themselves around unsuppor ting people, then showing a sense of pessimistic behavior causes them to fade away, leading to isolation.” Buchanan personally recommends that individuals who feel that winter blues are weighing them down should simply seek counseling. “There are excellent techniques to deal with winter depression. If one notices that there is a pattern in winter depression, seeking assistance is one of the best ways to solve the issue,” Buchanan said.
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Continued from page 1 outside scholarships that students can apply for. However, students are advised to err on the side of caution when applying for outside scholarships. Students could fall prey to scams, such as getting an email stating that a student got a scholarship that the student did not apply for or stating that the student has to pay a certain amount of money in order to get a scholarship, which should never be the case. Also, some website could make a student fill in their information in hopes to apply for a scholarship, but actually the company then sells the information to other companies. “If it is too good to be true, then it isn’t true,” said Heu.
It may be difficult to find a legitimate scholarship website; students can find a list of legitimate scholarship websites under Campus Hub on the MNSU website. Students should be aware of these scam so as to not to fall prey. It is advisable for students to create a separate email if most external scholarships that ask for an email when filling out the student’s information. Students who are already on a scholarship can still try to apply for others, if there is no criteria requirement that states you can’t receive any other financial help. It all depends on what the person or organization giving out the scholarship wants.
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Opinion TAEHUI PARK Staff Writer I admit that my 2018 resolutions are already on the verge of outbreak. Every week, I try to keep myself motivated by making a list that needs to be done. Most of the time, the problem is I end up not actually following through with the plan. Like everyone, I posted on my social media with the same old phrase “#newyearnewme,” but it doesn’t seem that easy to be a new me. Why is motivation so difficult? And what should we do to keep ourselves on the right track? 1. Is your goal actually manageable? This step is very essential to keeping yourself motivated.
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you just “want” to achieve. Many people, including me, think goals are supposed to be long-term, but it doesn’t have to be far-sighted. Rather, multiple of short-term
“Those who don’t have specific plans end up setting goals that look all very well but are unfeasible in reality.”
You need to make goals that you are actually “able” to achieve when you put an effort into it, not the ones
goals might be better for you. Those who don’t have specific plans end up setting goals that look all very well but are unfeasible in reality.
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As an example from my personal experience, my New Year’s resolution was to be more me and to not be swayed from any relationship I have with others. But I have already been swayed by other people this year. It is because the goal was not only abstract but also theoretical. Therefore, I changed my goal from being more myself to making a list of things that makes me feel stressful and coming up with the ideas on how to be free from these pressures. 2. What’s the reward? Let’s say your goal is to lose weight. You are doing your best to eat healthy food, go to the gym and burn calories as much as possible,
in order to achieve the plan. But my question is who is going to keep up with these efforts all the time? We need rewards. Science even proves this point, as David Dickinson wrote in his 1999 paper: “Researchers find that perceived self-interest, the rewards one believes are at stake, is the most significant factor in predicting dedication and satisfaction toward work. It accounts for about 75 percent of personal motivation toward accomplishment.” It’s you who know you the
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Tips and techniques to overcome stress and anxiety Opinion OLUWATOMIKE BALI Staff Writer Mental health among college students seems to be a critical issue on the rise in college campuses. Every year, research shows there is an increase over the previous years. One that seems to be fast rising is “anxiety.” According to the American College Health Association (ACHA) 2015 National College Health Assessment survey, it was reported that “nearly one in six college students (15.8 percent) had been diagnosed with, or treated for, anxiety.” The same survey found that “21.9 percent of students said that within the last 12 months, anxiety had affected their academic performance, by receiving a lower grade on an exam or important project, receiving an incomplete, or dropping a course.” Just in case you’re wondering, what is anxiety? Anxiety is a mental health disorder that is associated with excessive worry, feelings or fears strong enough to interfere with one’s daily
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activities. There are different examples of anxiety disorder: panic attacks, posttraumatic stress, obsessive compulsive disorder, etc. Symptoms for anxiety can be self-diagnosable. People experience body fatigue or restlessness. One can also experience irritability or hypervigilance, unwanted and racing thoughts. The body also experiences fear, feelings of impending doom, insomnia, and poor concentration. As college students, it is
advisable to seek help when your feelings/mood begins
or despair, withdrawal from normal daily activities, panic
“The good thing about an anxiety disorder is that there are a lot of techniques and therapy to help manage it.”
to interfere with schoolwork, constant feelings of sadness
attacks, thoughts of self-harm or suicide, and excessive use
of alcohol or other drugs, often used by students experiencing anxiety to selfmedicate. Treatments If you can relate to almost all the symptoms above, then you need to seek help! According to a “BU Today” publication on anxiety and depression, “often it is more important to manage your emotional reaction to stress than to try to change the stressful situation, which may not be fully under your control.” The good thing about an anxiety disorder is that there are a lot of techniques and therapy to help manage it: - One can seek behavioral therapy, which helps control negative thoughts and psychological distress. Meditating often also helps improve mental health and aids relaxation. - It is also advisable to adopt a healthy lifestyle which involves healthy diets and habits, like quitting smoking, avoiding alcohol
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Train carrying GOP lawmakers strikes trash truck; 1 killed CROZET, Va. (AP) — A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress to a strategy retreat in the countryside slammed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia on Wednesday, killing one person in the vehicle and sending several lawmakerdoctors rushing to help the injured. No serious injuries were reported aboard the chartered Amtrak train, which set out from the nation’s capital with lawmakers, family members and staff for the luxury Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. At least two other people in the truck were reported seriously hurt. The collision happened about 11:20 a.m. in Crozet, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southwest of Washington, tearing the truck in two, crumpling the nose of the locomotive and scattering trash alongside the tracks. Rep. Robert Pittenger of North Carolina said he was standing at the train’s refreshment stand, waiting to be served a soft drink, when he felt “an enormous slam. ... It was a huge jolt. We all hung on to whatever we had.” He said he looked out the window and saw a big pile of garbage, and it appeared the train had pushed the truck for a few hundred yards. Authorities gave no details on the cause of the wreck, which took place at a crossing
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protected by gates, flashing lights, bells and warning signs. The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to investigate. Benny Layne, on whose property the truck landed, said the crossing arms had been known to malfunction, sometimes coming down even though no train was approaching. Sometimes, he said, they stayed down for hours. He said motorists would get out of their cars to help guide other motorists around the malfunctioning arms so they could cross the tracks. “A guy was up here just yesterday or the day before taking a look at them,” he said. Carrie Brown, human resources manager at Buckingham Branch Railroad,
which leases the stretch of track and is responsible for maintenance, said she was unaware of any problems with equipment at the crossing. Florida Rep. Neal Dunn, a former Army surgeon, said he and other lawmakers who are doctors joined other passengers who are nurses or paramedics and jumped out with the basic medical gear they had. They broke into three teams to help the injured people in the truck, he said. “The first gentleman was somebody who had really, really, really devastating injuries. We did try to resuscitate, but ultimately you had to realize it wasn’t possible,” Dunn said. He said another man in the truck was critically injured and a third was seriously hurt.
Rep. Phil Roe, a doctor from Tennessee, said the truck driver was killed instantly. Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and his wife, both doctors, were among those who came to the rescue. He said he helped a man from the truck who was badly injured. “My role was quite simple: I picked up his feet so the blood in his feet would go to his heart and his brain,” Cassidy said. Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona said seeing the lawmakers who are doctors tending to the injured reminded him of the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise at a GOP baseball practice last June. “I thought then I never want to experience a day like this again,” Flake said.
“Unfortunately, it came too soon.” Officials gave varying figures on the number hurt. But Amtrak said two crew members and three passengers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Minnesota Rep. Jason Lewis’ staff tweeted that the first-term congressman was among those taken to the hospital and was being checked for a possible concussion. Others aboard the train reported bumps, bruises and sore joints. The GOP policy retreat, an annual event, was scheduled to last three days and feature speeches from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. By early afternoon, lawmakers were boarding buses to resume their trip, and Pence was still planning to address them later Wednesday. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said about 100 Republican lawmakers were on the train when the crash made him jump out of his seat. “I looked out the side of the window and then I could see a truck, just in pieces out the side of the window,” Comer said. He said Capitol police officers quickly jumped off the train but came back and asked for any doctors to help.
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Continued from page 4 best. Make a list for goals as well as rewards. If your goal is to go on a diet, then setting a cheating day can be a good answer. 3. Share your goals It could be my own thinking, but I have always thought that people are inclined to share stories about their own valuable things with people they care about, such as family or friends.
For example, you have a huge crush on someone, and, surprisingly, said person likes you in return. I guarantee that you will be very eager to tell your friends or family about that exciting piece of news. The more the goals you share, the more likely you will lead the plans to success. Share your goals and get the help you need.
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No immigration deal near as Trump speech, offer are panned WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s State of the Union offer of a “down-the-middle compromise” on immigration did nothing to move Republicans and Democrats closer to a deal Wednesday, as Democrats accused the president of lacing his speech with racially charged remarks and Republicans dug in on their demands. The reaction to Trump’s high-profile overture suggested both parties were settling into a protracted tug-of-war. The standoff left serious doubt whether the two parties could reach an election-year pact to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation, sharpen border security and take other steps to curb immigration. The two parties had not even settled on a deadline an agreement — a bad sign in an institution that rarely acts unless under pressure. “If the deadline is Feb. 8, we’re not going to make it,” No. 2 House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland said Wednesday, noting a looming deadline for approving government funding to avoid another shutdown. “It’s going to take work for us to build a consensus,” Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., the House GOP vote counter, said in an interview Tuesday. Scalise noted that Republicans took “weeks and weeks” to craft tax legislation last year.
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Earlier this month, Senate Democrats looking to pressure Republicans to reach an immigration deal forced a three-day federal shutdown. While many Democrats have little appetite to repeat that strategy, party leaders have yet to indicate if they’ll let future budget legislation move forward without an immigration accord. The tone of the immigration debate, already testy, seemed to worsen after Trump asserted Tuesday night that “open borders have allowed drugs and gangs to pour into our most vulnerable communities” and let millions of immigrants “compete for jobs and wages against the poorest Americans.” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Wednesday that Trump used “insulting words of ignorance and prejudice.” Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., who
leads the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, said the remarks were “meant to enflame tensions about immigrants” and would stir up Trump’s conservative base but damage talks. Republicans said Democrats are not making serious offers as they bargain over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, the Obama-era program that’s shielded “Dreamers” in the U.S. illegally who were brought here as children. Trump said last year he was ending the program, claiming executive overreach by President Barack Obama, but gave Congress until March 5 to enshrine it into law. “If Democrats don’t figure out a way to negotiate, then the DACA program will end and that’s not an outcome I think anybody would like,” said Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the second-ranking
Artist Jason S. Yi’s work to be displayed at MNSU’s Conkling Gallery Feb. 5-26 Mankato, Minn. – An art exhibit titled “Terraform” by artist Jason S. Yi will be on display in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Conkling Gallery (located in Nelson Hall 139) from Monday, Feb. 5 through Monday, Feb. 26. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday as coverage permits. Please call 507-389-6412 to ensure the gallery is open. Yi will present a lecture on Monday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium, with a gallery reception immediately following the lecture. Yi’s presentation is a Nadine B. Andreas Artist
Lecture that is part of the Minnesota State Mankato Department of Art’s Art Enrichment and Andreas Endowment Lecture and Residency Series. Yi will be on campus for an artist residency from Feb. 5-12 in the Nelson Hall Art Studios and Conkling Gallery. According to a Department of Art preview of the exhibit, Yi works across artistic disciplines: photography, video, sculpture, drawing, multimedia and installations. He has exhibited nationally and internationally in places such as New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam, Italy and Austria. Notably, his installation work was included
in the international biennial exhibition at the Insideout Art Museum in Beijing in 2013, and most recently his work was included in the Sculpture Milwaukee 2017, international exhibition of public art. For more information, call the Minnesota State Mankato Department of Art at 507389-6412. The complete 2017-2018 Conkling Gallery Schedule, list of artist residencies and lecture series is located at http:// w w w. m n s u.e d u /a r t d e p t / exhibitions.html. The Minnesota State Mankato Department of Art is part of the University’s College of Arts and Humanities.
Senate GOP leader. “But they will be responsible for it.” Even that March 5 date was in doubt, according to No. 2 House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland, who’s been meeting with other leaders. He said Wednesday that Republicans suggested Trump could extend that deadline, though a congressional GOP aide said he was unaware of that. The urgency of the March 5 deadline was also blunted by a federal judge’s decision to temporarily block the end of the DACA program. As a result, U.S. immigration authorities resumed accepting requests to renew DACA permits, which provide recipients permission to live and work in the country. Trump has proposed a 10to 12-year track to citizenship for around 1.8 million younger immigrants protected by DACA or eligible for its
guarantees. That’s enraged GOP conservatives. “The heartburn is the amnesty component,” said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., leder of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, referring to Trump’s offer of citizenship. He said that plan needs “a few adjustments that may be major” before it could pass the House. Trump also wants $25 billion for border security including his prized wall, a campaign pillar he promised Mexico would finance. He would end a lottery used to encourage immigration from diverse countries including African nations and redistribute some of those visas to applicants with highskilled jobs. He would also limit relatives that immigrants could sponsor for legal U.S. status to spouses and minor children. He calls that “chain migration,” a term immigration advocates find nearly as offensive as the idea of barring them from helping parents, siblings and other relatives. “We will not reach agreement as long as he wants to attack the very underpinning of legal immigration. My sister is not a distant relative,” said Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., a hard-line pro-immigration advocate. GOP lawmakers were also wary of changes Trump would make, such as potential curbs on visas that allow temporary agriculture or seasonal workers into the U.S.
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Continued from page 5 and reducing ones caffeine intake. - Engage in relaxation or stress management techniques, such as yoga or other activities that reduce symptoms of stress, or get involved in an enjoyable activity. - Physical exercising for 20-30 minutes at least five days a week helps to improve the cardiovascular system and it’s a good stress reliever because it takes your mind off whatever is bothering you. - Most importantly, seek help. Speak to a professional confidentially. Information on the Counseling Center at MNSU is included below,
according to their website: “The Minnesota State Mankato Counseling Center is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS), one of only five IACS-accredited centers in Minnesota and one of less than 200 accredited in the nation. The Counseling Center is located on the second floor of the Student Union in CSU 285. [They] can be reached at 507-389-1455 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 – 4:30 p.m. during fall and spring semesters, and 7:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. during summer semesters.”
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How the Telegraph Helped Abraham Lincoln to Reshape America
A look at technological strategies of war from our past president RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer
After a long day at a retail job, I had planned to attend the movie theatre and choose a film to review. But when a long line at the mall movie theatre stretched further than my desire to wait, I decided to see what the campus library might have and I wasn’t disappointed. While “Lincoln @Gettysburg: How the Telegraph Helped Abraham Lincoln to Reshape America” was not my first choice, I have wanted to watch more documentaries, especially after Heather McIntosh’s Mass Media Ethics class last semester. While Lincoln is an imperfect human, he is one figure in history who has continued to fascinate me so I checked
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it out. The documentary showed Lincoln as a prime example who used technology as an efficient
means to create strategies to win the war. While we hold technology today in the highest esteem with social media messages in
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mind, the telegraph was a game changer in many ways in Lincoln’s time. He spent hours at the telegraph, asking generals of
his armies questions about what was happening and from there, he would share the messages he received with newspapers. But he did not always use words as spying tools in publications, but he also took them to a deeper personal level when it involved deaths. He absorbed war tragedies on such a daily basis that it evoked empathy in him, especially when mothers lost their sons— especially more than one. He also took the care to write each of these mothers since he felt responsible for the heartache he created through the action of war. When we glance back at
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Feb. 15-18: 22nd Annual Bunny Just Piano Festival Featuring Performances by professional and amateur pianists MANKATO, Minn. – The 22nd Annual Bunny Just Piano Festival will highlight performances by professional and amateur pianists Thursday, Feb. 15 through Sunday, Feb. 18 at the Elias J. Halling Recital Hall of the Earley Center for Performing Arts, 320 Maywood Ave. Piano festival events are sponsored by the Bunny Just Piano Festival Endowment. On Feb. 15, Mr. B, Mark Lincoln Braun, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Halling Recital Hall. Blues and boogie-woogie pianist Mr. B has become one of the premiere purveyors of a vanishing art. Downbeat Magazine writes, “Mr. B knows the complete legacy of blues piano. Not many pianists in this style today play with more conviction.” Having learned his craft first-hand from the early
masters, he is a rare living link to the first generation of blues and boogie pianists. Steeped in the rich legacy of this tremendously exciting music, Mr. B learned directly from blues and boogie legends like Little Brother Montgomery, Boogie Woogie Red, and Blind John Davis. In demand for both educational programs and concert performances, he has performed coast to coast and throughout Europe, Canada, Mexico, and South America. In 2002, he was a guest artist at the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival. He is also the organizer of the annual Mr. B’s Blues and Boogie Piano Celebration that attracts major figures in the blues and jazz piano world to Ann Arbor MI for collaborative performances with Mr. B. On Feb. 18, classical
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pianist Adam Clark will perform a recital at 7:30 p.m. in Halling Recital Hall. Adam Clark has been heard as a soloist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist throughout the United
States, as well as in Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Australia, and South Korea. His performances have been broadcast on WPLN in Nashville, WMUK in Michigan, and MBC National
Television in Korea. Of his playing, New York Concert
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Israelis sue New Zealanders over Lorde boycott JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli legal rights group said Wednesday it is suing two New Zealanders for allegedly convincing the pop singer Lorde to cancel her performance in Israel in what appears to be the first lawsuit filed under a contentious Israeli anti-boycott law. The 2011 law opens the door to civil lawsuits against anyone calling for a boycott against Israel, including of lands it has occupied, if that call could knowingly lead to a boycott. The law, which is part of Israel’s fight against a global movement calling for boycotts against the Jewish state, allows for courts to impose damages against defendants. Critics said the law would stifle free expression. The two New Zealanders, Justine Sachs and Nadia Abu-Shanab, penned an open letter to Lorde last year in which they urged her to “take a stand” and “join the artistic boycott of Israel.” The New Zealand singer-songwriter replied to a tweet of the letter saying “Noted! Been speaking (with) many people about this and considering all options. Thank u for educating me i am learning all the time too.” She canceled her show days later. The group, Shurat HaDin, claims the New Zealanders, one Jewish and one Palestinian, knew
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that their letter could trigger a boycott, making them open to a suit under the law. The group, which filed the lawsuit in a Jerusalem court on Tuesday, is suing on behalf of three Israeli would-be concertgoers for about $13,000 in damages. “This lawsuit is an effort to give real consequences to those who selectively target Israel and seek to impose an unjust and illegal boycott against the Jewish state,” said Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, the group’s head and a lawyer representing the plaintiffs. “They must be held to
compensate Israeli citizens for the moral and emotional injury and the indignity caused by their discriminatory actions.” Darshan-Leitner said the law has not yet been tested in court because proving a link between a boycott and a call for one is difficult. She said in this case the connection is clear, claiming that the first time Lorde brought up her reservations on the
Tel Aviv performance was after the pair’s letter and that the two women “took credit” for Lorde’s decision to cancel on social media and elsewhere. Contacted on Twitter, Sachs said she was unaware of any lawsuit. Darshan-Leitner said anyone can be sued under the law, regardless of their nationality, and that she hopes legal agreements between Israel and New
Zealand will help enforce any court ruling in favor of the plaintiffs. The 2011 law is one of a number of measures Israel has taken in recent years to combat an international grassroots movement advocating for boycotts, divestment and sanctions against the Jewish state. The movement’s supporters say it is a nonviolent way to promote the Palestinian cause. It has urged businesses, artists and universities to sever ties with Israel and includes thousands of volunteers around the world. Israel says the campaign, with its call for a return of Palestinian refugees to land inside what is now Israel, goes beyond opposition to the West Bank occupation and masks a deeper aim of destroying the entire country. Lorde announced late last year she was cancelling her Tel Aviv performance, scheduled for June 2018. She joined a number of other international stars canceling shows in Israel, although many have continued to perform despite pressure from activists.
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Alan Page exhibits slavery artifacts in time for Super Bowl Retired NFL HOF and Minnesota Supreme Court hosts display
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An iron collar that kept slaves in bondage. A branding iron that marked human beings as someone’s property. A photograph of black babies captioned as “alligator bait.” A fine china plate with gold lettering that says, “KKK ‘God Give Us Men.’” They’re among the artifacts of slavery and segregation collected by NFL Hall of Famer and retired Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and his wife, Diane Sims Page. They went on display this
month in time for Super Bowl visitors and the thousands of other people expected to flock to downtown Minneapolis for the festivities. The exhibit, “TESTIFY: Americana from Slavery to Today,” runs through Feb. 6 at the Minneapolis Central Library. While a sign at the entrance warns that some items inside might be disturbing, there are also messages of hope and promise. There’s a banner that was held by a mourner in 1865, when a funeral train took President Abra-
ham Lincoln’s body home to Illinois. The banner reads, “Our Country Shall Be One Country!” Page said it moved him to tears when he first saw it. “For me it transports me back to that time and that place,” Alan Page said. Signs that once enforced segregation in the South hang from a wall down the center of the gallery. They designated restrooms as “white” or “colored,” and marked the “colored waiting room” at train and bus stations. Just across from it is an assembly of
vibrant pictures by black artists, showing how African-Americans reclaimed control over their own narrative. Diane Page said the contrast between the “oppressive and expressive” is deliberate. Alan Page, a feared member of the Vikings’ Purple People Eaters defensive line in the 1970s, played in all four of their Super Bowl appearances. He’s one of only two defensive players ever voted the NFL MVP. He also became the first black justice on the Minnesota Supreme
Court, serving 22 years until he hit the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2015. The Pages timed the exhibit to coincide with the Super Bowl on Feb. 4 in Minneapolis, but he noted that it also comes “at this time when white supremacy is raising its ugly head” in ways that he thought he would never see again. “We hope the exhibit will challenge people by
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PIANO Continued from page 9 Review Magazine wrote, “Clark brought out much beauty in Chopin’s soulfully embroidered melodies. He played with thoughtful expressiveness” and “achieved an excellent blend [with the orchestra].” Other festival events include college master class sessions on Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. in Halling Recital Hall with participants from Minnesota State Mankato, Gustavus Adolphus,
and Bethany Lutheran colleges, and a competition and master class sessions for junior and senior high school students Feb. 17 from 2-5:30 p.m. Master class sessions are free and open to the public. Beneta Just initiated the Bunny Just Piano Festival at Minnesota State Mankato in 1996. In 2004 her estate created an endowment to fund the annual festival. Just was a promot-
er, volunteer and financial supporter of many local social concerns, including special education and human rights. A University scholarship in special education remains in her name today. Those who wish to purchase tickets online should go to www.mnsu.edu/music/. Those who want concert information should call the Performance Series office, (507)-389-5549.
LINCOLN Continued from page 9 history, we take for granted that those who struggled with those times did not know that they would survive. This was the case with Lincoln who stressed about his second term as president and believing if he failed to win the reelection, democracy would disintegrate. But what saved him is his confidence that rested in his power with his eloquence in the way he knew he could use words. In the case of the Gettysburg Address, he chose simple and brief with only 272 words long. But it fits into a telegraph message and soon after the address was telegraphed, newspapers across the coast reprinted it once they received it. While Lincoln realized
the ugliness of war, he also recognized that it pointed towards the need for change for social justice. The astonishing fact is that nowhere in the Gettysburg Address is slavery mentioned, but when he phrased “birth of a new nation” as a promise, every person in his audience knew what he meant. The documentary mentions that after Lincoln looked up from the paper he read from, he had noted the silence from the crowd. At one point in the documentary, one narrator mentions that part of the power in Lincoln’s power was within his wisdom of when he knew when not to speak. What I have seen from him in the various books I have read or vari-
ous films I have seen about him, the portrayal of him is melancholic. When you understand the depth of human nature and its ability to truly feel pain, it provides you with the emotion of knowing how you should relate to others. So often today anybody feels free to use social media in however they like and since they have easy access, they do not always think about what they are saying. I believe we could all learn from Lincoln who understood the consequence of words and improve in communication with each other and the whole world.
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EXHIBIT Continued from page 11 seeing what took place in the past, and challenge them in ways that will cause them to think about taking action, not only to prevent them from happening again, but to end the effects of that past, the effects that still linger today,” he said. It’s one thing to see a picture of an artifact from that era; it’s another to actually stand in front of it, said Lois Langer Thompson, director of the Hennepin County Library system. She said the library’s location on the Nicollet Mall pedestrian zone, the site of a 10-day fan festival with free concerts and other attractions, makes it convenient for visitors to stop by and see the exhibit — and warm up. Diane Page started the collection about 30 years ago after a friend pointed out that missing amid the sleek decor and a couple of Andy Warhols on the walls of their home were any pieces of African-American art or cultural items to educate the four Page children about their heritage. Eventually, the couple would visit antique stores and work
with dealers to fill their home, and his Supreme Court chambers, with artifacts from slavery and the Jim Crow era. “These items represent facts,” he said. “Not somebody’s opinion about what happened. Not somebody’s view about what did or didn’t occur, but actual facts. ... They help me understand where we are today. The disparities in education, our criminal justice system. For me the message I get is that we haven’t come to grips with the discrimination that comes, that came with those facts. We haven’t addressed the present effects of that past history, the present effects of that past discrimination.” Daughter Georgi Page-Smith took the lead in assembling the more than 100 items on display in the exhibit, which includes a “testification station,” made from her father’s stand-up desk from his chambers, where visitors are invited to write their impressions in a leather-bound book.
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Super Bowl 52 Preview The dynasty vs. the underdogs
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COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer Two teams filed in one after the other on a frosty night in January, battle-tested by a month of playoff football in the elements to reach the precipice of their sports, with one game standing between them and the accomplish-
ment they strived to attain. However, the road that these teams traversed to reach this stage are worlds apart. The New England Patriots arrive the de facto favorites because of the Bill Belichick/ Tom Brady combination that has worked for five rings. Their team and their fans, a group accustomed to the highest level of success. “The culture is the first thing you notice when coming to New England,” said wide receiver Brandin Cooks. “There is a different dedication to playing situational
football and disciplined football here.” They are a team that has built a culture of success around attention to detail, best shown in their ability to get the most out every player from everywhere on the roster. Be it a 40-year-old quarterback still playing at an elite level or a running back coming off the scrap heap to lead the team, the Patriots find production. They have battled against the age of their key players, a defense that was 32nd in the league for the opening
month of the season and injuries to their skill positions. Because of their trust in a winning system and a culture that breeds victors, they have overcome. On the other side, there is a team that has been maligned by failures to produce in both the playoffs and the regular season. The Philadelphia Eagles enter as a team that has proven just as gritty
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Super Bowl tickets a hot commodity Hendrik Louters Staff Writer The Super Bowl ticket sits alone at the top as the most coveted in all of sports. Fans enter sweepstakes (dilly dilly), contests or selection lotteries in the hopes of obtaining it, but in most cases, it remains a dream. Of course, fans cans navigate to an online resale website like StubHub, but may only find themselves rudely awakened. The price range of buying a Super Bowl ticket is not all that different from buying a car. Currently, the average ticket is being sold for around $6,000, with premium seats going as high as $60,000. The get-in price, which is the cheapest ticket to be had, is around $3,500 before extra fees. Had the Vikings beaten the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship game on Jan. 21, the average ticket would be listed around $10,000 because of Vikings fans flooding the market, according to TicketIQ. Some Minnesotans made the leap of faith of buying tickets before the loss, however. The best deal on tickets could now be from local heartbroken Craigslist sellers like this one with the listing heading: “I’m a devastated vikings fan … Its still so hard to believe each day i wake up that we actually lost :( almost have to
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Three ways to excel as a student athlete DAVID BASSEY Staff Writer In our world today, excellence has been redefined to identify with all fields including academia, sports and many more. Minnesota State University, Mankato has contributed its own quota to this caucus of excelling personalities who step out into the real world and shine. But what makes an excelling sports man? A combination of three key variables
lead to the success of an athlete not just during their career as a student athlete, but also after graduation. Athletes like Bruin David Backes, Viking Adam Thielen, Star Travis Morin, Maverick Jim Dilling and Thrasher Grant Stevenson have set the pace for upcoming athletes to surpass them in their field of performance. 1. Practice No matter the talent one comes with into any sport, without practice, the player is
sure to not go far. I remember when Adam Thielen began practice with the Vikings during his first training camp season, I could tell he wasn’t the fastest or biggest receiver on the field, but day in and day out, he was consistent in his work ethic. He was always with the quarterback and other receivers practicing. It’s not just coming to practice but keeping a great attitude about it. Be coachable. As a student athlete, you will be faced in competitions with
other teammates and other schools. You cannot show your worth on the day of a competition or matchup, you need training. Hyman and Jacobs from USA News, recommends that you make the most of your failures, especially at the beginning, communicating with your professors and managing your brand while planning for life. 2. Resources Just as you practice individually and with your teammates. It is important to uti-
lize resources on campus, such as the coaches, librarians and counselors. There is no limit to the amount of help that can be given to a student athlete who desires to excel. Don’t be scared of your coach, develop a relationship with them as they have been in your shoes before. In most cases, like Jim Dilling, you might end up being in a po-
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Maverick softball ready to repeat Meyer: ‘Someone’s got to win, why not us?’
Photo courtesy of David Bassey Following their national championship win on May 29, 2017, the Maverick softball team was welcomed by the Mankato community at a celebration on May 30 led by former pitcher Coley Ries.
AARON YOUNG Staff Writer The Maverick softball team is riding the momentum of a national championship title into this upcoming season as they face off against the Arkansas Golden Suns on Feb. 16 to start the year. The bats will come out swinging and softballs will be sailing from the mound to the plate as the players will take their positions on the field to follow up a historic 2017 season. Head coach Lori Meyer is confident in her team and has no intentions of lowering the standards that have previously been placed. She understands there are big shoes to fill, but there is no reason to believe success cannot be achieved. “This program has a very strong tradition of being the top team in the conference,” she said. “We can find all the reasons or all the excuses on why are not going to be suc-
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cessful this year, or we can look at why we are going to be successful.” For senior outfielder Jessica Meidl, it will be the beginning of the end as she will be stepping onto the field for her last season. Meidl is coming off a stellar performance last year with 100 hits and 71 runs batted in, both record highs in the program’s history. In the outfield, she has a fielding percentage of 98.6 percent, according to msumavericks.com. No matter where she is on the field, Meidl is always making an impact. She may be a friendly, fun, and easy-going person when you see her around campus but once game time comes, she is all business. “I am looking forward to playing with my teammates this year and hopefully winning another championship.” The lone senior on the team comes into her last year with a national championship on her back and is eager to get back to where she left off. Entering the season with 21 underclassmen, 11 of those being freshman, the Mavericks have a promising future ahead of them. “History has shown that we allow freshman to rise to the occasion,” Meyer said. “It will be different since I am the only senior, but I’ll be leading by example and showing everyone what it
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means to be a part of Maverick softball,” Meidl said. She is feeling very confident and is ready to serve as a mentor to the up-and-coming girls. There’s no doubt in her mind she can build up a
team that is championship caliber. However, filling the shoes of the past will be a challenge, as the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Collegiate (NSIC) conference champions finished last season 64-7 overall, going 28-2 in the conference. “There are a lot of people who doubt us,” Meyer said, “but we’re going to push, we’re going to work hard, and we’re going to continue to strive for that culture of success.” Before they attempt to reach the championship in back-to-back seasons, they must compete in over 60
games. Some of them will be with thrillers, others nail-biters, and maybe even some Maverick mayhem. One way or another, the defending champions will be entering the year with a chip on their shoulder and determined to repeat again. “Someone’s got to win, why not us?” Meyer said. She certainly thinks the Mavericks have a chance to go to the championship two years in a row. Tune into the radios and get the cheers ready for what should be another exciting season of Minnesota State Maverick softball.
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as their well-known fan base. The road to the Super Bowl has been far longer for the Eagles, enduring a confusing Chip Kelly phase at head coach before rebuilding the team. Putting their money on the defensive line and drafting exceptional talent has created a formidable beast. “As far as our defense, it is a gritty bunch, just like Philly and its fans,” said cornerback Jalen Mills on the defensive
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attitude. “The tough attitude of the fans is captured in our defense.” It is that same grit that has carried a team down essential pieces, first in a Pro Bowl offensive lineman in Jason Peters, then quarterback Carson Wentz. Now the team that no one thought had any business getting past the first round is on the biggest stage in football. “Our guys don’t read into what is written or said about
us,” said Eagles head coach Doug Pederson on his team’s underdog label. “We know who we are against and we have a lot of respect for them. It’s about how we eliminate the noise and distraction, just focusing on our preparation.” So now the stage is set. The incumbent champions and maybe sports most illustrious dynasty takes on the underdogs nobody is giving a chance but themselves.
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pinch myself that i am awake and not in some sort of inception movie.” Despite the prices taking a dip after the Vikings loss, they are still the highest in history. This can likely be chalked up to the strong fan bases of the Eagles and New England Patriots. The Eagles, who are trying to win their first Super Bowl in their third attempt, have fans as rabid as any other. StubHub reported that sales from Pennsylvania increased 567 percent after beating the Vikings; don’t expect much brotherly love or ‘Minnesota Nice’ in the cold air come this weekend. Patriots fans, meanwhile, don’t want to miss a chance to see what could be Tom Brady’s last Super Bowl. They account for 11 percent of the sales on StubHub. Unfortunately, there really is not an option to avoid the steep prices. To get a seat at the Super Bowl before it hits the secondary market (and increases in value) is not as simple as beating others to it. The initial allocation of the tickets is 35 percent divided evenly between the two teams competing, 6.2 percent to the host team, 1.2 percent to every other team, and the remaining 25 percent to the NFL, itself. Teams will take their tickets, divvy them up to staff and players and then create a lottery for
their season ticket holders to have a chance to buy them. The NFL sells its share of the tickets to partners, sponsors, media and networks. In other words, being a season ticket holder (which is expensive in itself), is the route to the cheapest Super Bowl ticket. Ultimately, the price of a ticket to the big game, which warrants a loan, is enough to keep most of us to dreaming.
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a higher standard compared to other students. This is evident based on the perks received as a student and as an athlete. As you practice and utilize the resources available, it’s important to keep at it. There will be times where you might not
be in the mood. Remember to give it your all, every single day. You may never play this competitive level again so give it your very best. Identify your support team, and make sure that you grow both as a student and an athlete.
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