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MSU student dead from self-inflicted gunshot
Authorities respond to call of suicidal male at Memorial Library, ending in tragedy.
JAMES HOUTSMA Editor in Chief A police search Monday afternoon at Minnesota State University, Mankato ended with a student shooting himself. At 3:52 p.m. yesterday, Mankato police were informed of a possible suicidal male on the MSU campus. Police set up a perimeter and had groups of officers search both the CSU and the Memorial Library. The man in question, 27-year-old philosophy major Timothy Lee Anderson, was discovered on the second floor of the library around 4:30 p.m. Anderson then
turned a gun on himself and fatally shot himself. Students and staff were evacuated from the library shortly after while police worked inside. A handful of students who claimed to have seen the events unfold were questioned. The university sent out a message via the StarAlert system shortly after at 5:18 p.m. notifying MSU students, staff and faculty that there was no danger to the public. The library re-opened an hour later in limited capacity. The MSU Counseling Center, located in CSU 285, provides help and mental support in the wake of the incident.
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Reporter takes eight MNA awards Breaking coverage, website honored at annual contest. JAMES HOUTSMA Editor in Chief The MSU Reporter was the winner of eight awards at the annual Minnesota Newspaper Association conference last week. The newspaper and its staff took home several awards honoring the work done in the
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2013-2014 academic year. This included three first place wins, three second place wins and two third place wins. The Reporter website, msureporter.com, took first place in the best college website category. “Strong use of priority and hierarchy, clean and clear carousel, and well-organized sec-
tions,” judges remarked. “Easy to navigate and discover all the features.” Two Reporter writers won in Local Breaking News Coverage. Reece Hemmesch won first place in the category for his breaking news in the story “Mavericks will not Practice under Todd Hoffner.”
“This breaking news was handled in a clear and compelling manner. Good hustle on the reporter’s part,” said judges. In the same category, Joey Denton won third place for his up-to-the-minute reporting in “Hoffner will Return to MSU” last April. Sam Wilmes took home both
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second and third places in Government/Public Affairs Reporting for his stories “Arbitrator Rules in Favor of Former MSU Head Coach” and “A Whole New Ballgame”, respectively. Trevor Cokley was awarded second place for his Ice Bucket Challenge photo (from earlier
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MSU event provides free dental care for kids Dental program and local professionals pair together to “Give Kids a Smile.” YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer The Department of Dental Hygiene at Minnesota State University, Mankato and local dental professionals will host a free dental care event for area children under 18 on February 5 and 6 in the dental clinic, located in the lower level of Morris Hall at MSU. The on-campus free dental treatment event for area children who have been struggling to receive needed dental care will take place from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. “We are hosting a free dental clinic for that area for any children that are aged three to 17, and we call it ‘Give Kids a Smile,’ and so what we are doing is we are trying to provide dental care for those that might not otherwise be able to receive it,” said Brigette Cooper, Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) at MSU. Children who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian will receive various dental treatments from those dental professionals. “We will be providing free dental exams by dentists, we will be doing their [children’s] cleaning, we will be doing
x-rays, and we will also be providing sealants and fluoride varnishes.” Cooper said. According to Cooper, ‘Give Kids a Smile’ is a statewide event to provide free dental care, and MSU has been joining it for over 10 years. “It is a tradition. This is our 11th year that we have been doing this. We have been doing this first Friday of February every year.” Cooper said she expects a lot of area children to receive the proper dental treatment through this opportunity. “We expect to see about 100 children that may or may have not been to the dentist before, some of them have been coming here for several years, and our expectation is that we will be able to help make a difference for the children that may not have dental insurance or their family does not have the means to take them to the dentists, and we are going to be providing dental care for them,” Cooper said. Appointments are available by calling the dental clinic at MSU at 507-389-2147. MSU will also be offering additional free dental exams and x-rays for adults from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday. According to American
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Dental Association, it began the ‘Give Kids a Smile’ program in 2003 as a way to encourage dental professionals to provide free dental services to area children by contributing to their community. Because of the statewide efforts of the program itself and the volunteers of the program, about 350,000 children benefit from the event each year. Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Dental Hygiene Oral Health Clinic provides thorough and high-quality dental care to patients at an affordable cost. Dental students at MSU also provide a wide range of services with the support of experienced professional faculty members and the aid of advanced technology. Dental insurance plans and medical assistance are accepted. For more information, please contact Brigette Cooper in the Department of Dental Hygiene at 507-389-1313 or email brigette.cooper@mnsu. edu.
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this academic year) in Best Feature Photo. Reece Hemmesch also swept the Best Editorial category, winning two out of two spots. Hemmesch took first place for his story “Cold Spring, 10 Years Later”, recalling his days growing up in Cold Spring after the infamous school shooting a decade ago. He also won second place for his article “Time Heals
Most Things.” The MNA Better Newspaper Contest is held every year, with divisions for both college publications and local newspapers submitting hundreds of entries. Members of the Iowa Newspaper Association judged this year’s contestants.
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“Autobiography of Pakistan” A poem portraying the true Pakistan and inspiring youth for positive change.
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Contributed by Fayaz Ahmed Chandio, Cultural Ambassador of Pakistan A strange birth I got with bloodshed around, a half-century passed, but still I’m not sound. Terrorism and extremism have become my base, that’s why I have a globally bad image, bad face. They’re killing in the name of ethnic basis, while I believe Muslims don’t differ in races. Why do you destroy me when I am your shelter? ask those who don’t have it and follow hectors. Money, money and more money is in demand, while you know it’s useless in God’s own hand, Help me, save me, listen to my cries, look back in your past and dare to rise. Don’t blame anyone that comes up in your range, if you want to be around to see that change.
Annual Community Engagement Fair
Organizations come together at MSU for service learning. PRATAKSHYA BHANDARI Staff Writer The Community Engagement Office is hosting the annual Community Engagement Fair on February 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom. The event is an opportunity for local non-profit, government, and campus organizations to come together and provide engagement and service learning platform for MSU students. “It is a great opportunity if you are looking to connect with the community as an individual or a group,” said Karen Anderson, assistant director of community engagement office. “If you have a service learning need for a class or considering opportunities for fall semester, this is a good way to be involved.” The Spring 2015 Community Engagement Fair had 90 slots available – 51 have been filled so far, and more agencies are expected to join on the day of the event. Registered agencies include a diverse range of non-profit organizations. Some of these agencies include the Lutheran
Social Services, Leisure Education for Exceptional People, Therapy Dogs International and American Red Cross. Apart from these, some student organizations are registered as well. Some of these organizations have long-standing relationships with student volunteers. In the past, MSU students have helped prepare communitybased resources for Disaster Action Teams, performed fiscal reviews on assistance provided to clients, and helped manage the office, according to Mindy Mickelson, volunteer specialist for American Red Cross Minnesota Region. “As a volunteer specialist with the Red Cross, I have the privilege of working with overwhelmingly generous and compassionate individuals who are passionate about serving and improving their communities. I am awed by the talent, dedication and enthusiasm for helping others that our MSUMankato student volunteers have brought to the organization,” Mickelson said. Students can get involved through direct and indirect service, volunteering, advocacy and fundraising. It is a great way for students to make connections in the community
that might even open doors for career opportunities in the future. “I would encourage students to show up and walk around just to get a feel of agencies that are out there. Sometimes it’s about knowing what’s out there so that you can contribute and sometimes it’s about knowing what’s out there so that if you ever need something, you know where to go,” Anderson said. “Agencies are looking for long term relationships.” All registered agencies have some affiliation to Mankato. Most are based in the greater Mankato area, while those based in the Twin Cities have affiliate offices in Mankato. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to connect with more community-engaged MSU students who are motivated to take learning and their university experience to another level by supporting local communities with their talents and volunteer initiative,” Mickelson said.
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If I had a nickel for every time I heard someone say, “I’m not really a morning person,” I wouldn’t worry so much about my tuition. In general I think it’s safe to say that college students are not morning people. A well-adjusted modern college student, so it would seem, stays up studying until 2 a.m. and then reluctantly rolls out of bed at ten the next morning for an early 11 a.m. class. When I tell people I have an 8 a.m. class the response is always some form of shock or disgust. “Why would you do that to yourself?!” So who are these counter cultural “morning people”, anyway? They are the ones lurking the deserted halls at the crack of dawn, the reason Carkoski opens at seven, and chances are they are also the most successful and productive students. Early rising has numerous benefits: Forbes Magazine points to a Texas University Study which demonstrated that students who get up earlier in the morning tend to have more success academically. Forbes also
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points to research by Christoph Randler, a biologist at Harvard University, showing that early risers make good long-range thinkers, being better at both setting goals and anticipating problems. Other correlations with early rising include better planning skills and higher levels of optimism. So does this mean that morning people simply have a genetic advantage over those who relish sleeping in? To some degree I believe this is the case. If getting out of bed early (and, conversely, going to bed early) are not a struggle for you, you have a leg up on those who will have to discipline themselves more to reap the benefits of starting the day early. If you don’t consider yourself a morning person, I challenge you to try—not because you have to for school or
work, but with an open mind to the positive impact early rising can offer. I speak in support of early rising from my own experience. I would consider myself neither an early bird nor a “late bird” (for lack of a better term) but over the past few months I’ve experimented with consistently getting up early. I can give three pieces of advice to those who would like to do the same: First, set a loud alarm for the time you want to get up and set the alarm on the other side of the room. This has absolutely worked for me, it gets me out of bed, on my feet, and ready for the new day in seconds. Second, start with a plan that is realistic: if you generally wake up at noon, maybe 7 a.m. is not a good place to start. I tried getting up at 6 a.m. each
morning for a week, and that proved to be a little rigorous. That leads into my third point – it goes without saying that to be successful in waking up early, you need to have the discipline to go to bed early as well. 6 a.m. did not work for me because falling asleep by 10 p.m. was just not feasible for me. As a bonus piece of advice, when daylight savings time causes the clocks to “fall back”, ignore it and wake up at the same time that you would have if daylight savings time did not exist; you will gain an hour on everyone else who slowly adjusts to the new time. For me, waking up early is psychological, an emphatic rejection of laziness. When I get up at dawn, I feel accomplished
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“Are you more productive late at night or early in the morning?”
NAEEMUL HASSAN, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING “In the morning because there’s nothing better than a good night’s sleep and a cup of coffee in the morning.”
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Keystone proposal passes in Senate Oil pipeline legislation moves forward, will likely be vetoed. NICOLE SCHMIDT Staff Writer In the wake of the State of the Union Address where President Barack Obama swore to veto any legislation at his desk regarding the Keystone XL oil pipeline, many were surprised to see the legislation pass in the Senate Thursday. After weeks of debate, nine Democrats voted with 53 Republicans to pass the Keystone XL pipeline legislation with a 62-36 vote. The legislation calls for the construction of the 1,179-mile pipeline from Canada to Nebraska, where it would then connect to the existing Keystone pipeline, extending to the Gulf Coast refineries. The proposal would place the new pipeline with the XL extension running through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It is estimated that the pipeline would carry about 830,000 barrels of oil per day. The pipeline has many positive aspects. One is the number of jobs that would be created through the construction of the pipeline. In fact, the State Department claims it would create about 42,000 jobs directly through construction and indirectly via benefits for places like restaurants and shops near construction areas. The State Department also claims that the pipeline would pack a total of $2 billion dollars in economic ben-
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efits. Also an advantage is lower gas prices, which any American would be happy to have. It is no secret that Obama has intentions to veto any sort of Keystone XL legislation. Apart from the fact that he said it outright in his State of the Union Address in early January, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest also added, “If this bill passes this Congress, the president wouldn’t sign it.” So what’s the issue here? Why is President Obama so adamant on rejecting the Keystone legislation? I think that it comes down to the fact that he doesn’t believe in the benefits that the legislation boasts. For example, while the pipeline will indeed create a large number of jobs, he stresses that they would be created during the temporary constructional phase,
and after the building phase is over, most of the jobs would be gone. He is also highly concerned with the environmental impact that might ensue with the new pipe. Many environmental groups have plead to Obama to reject the pipeline, saying it would encourage the environmentally unfriendly oil to continue to be used, accelerating global warming. This is based on the fact that this oil, classified as bitumen, produces the most planet-warming gasses than other types of oil. There is also concern over the route Keystone XL would take, that it might disrupt local residents and cut across the Ogallala Aquifer (one of the world’s largest). All of these factors act as an anchor around the legislation’s neck as it heads to Obama, de-
spite the fact that Congress has approved of the legislation. It seems like the people stand behind Keystone XL as well: “On a bipartisan basis, the American people overwhelmingly support building the Keystone XL pipeline,” said Speaker of the House John Boehner. “We hope President Obama will now drop his threat to veto this common-sense bill that would strengthen our energy security and create thousands and thousands of new, good-paying American jobs.” Congress will have quite the tasks before it wishes to overturn the inevitable veto, being five votes short of the 67 needed to overturn it. It is estimated that the president will make the decision in the next few weeks.
and excited to face the new day but when I sleep in and roll out of bed hours after I should have, I feel like I’ve already wasted a big chunk of my day. I have traded in my motivation for a few extra hours in bed. Mornings are a great time to get things done and it’s a great feeling to work on homework and complete errands for a few hours in the morning and then look at your watch and think “if I would have slept in, I would be so far behind!” My theory is that the discipline required to get up early will naturally transfer into other aspects of life and my hope is that at least one reader–maybe you– will see this article, find some truth in it, and take advantage of the satisfying benefits of waking up early.
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11th Annual Carol Ortman Lecture Laverne Cox to present “Ain’t I a Woman?” at MSU. JENNA VAGLE Staff Writer Laverne Cox is widely known for her advocacy work in the LGBT community. She is the first transgender woman to be on the cover of Time magazine and is also the first transgender woman to receive an Emmy Award nomination for her role as Sophia Burset, a transgender inmate in the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black. Cox has been sharing her experiences of transition and trans community education with audiences around the nation and on Feb. 18 she will speak to Minnesota State University, Mankato in her lecture titled “Ain’t I a Woman?” According to her website, lavernecox.com, Cox is the first African American transgender woman to play a leading role in a mainstream television show. She received the Dorian Rising Star Award for her work in Orange is the New Black and
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is also the first trans woman of color to produce and star in her own program, TRANSform me which aired on VH1. Time magazine named her the fourth most influential person, she has been featured in Out magazine, and she is one of the top 50 trans icons according to the
Huffington Post. She has starred in independent films such as Carla and The Exhibitionist, and has appeared on shows such as Law and Order and HBO’s Bored to Death. Cox’s beliefs are to move beyond gender expectations and live more authentically.
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She credits many famous trans women like Marsha P. Johnson, Miss Major, Monica Roberts and Candace Cane who have helped her in her journey to becoming who she truly is. “We are a resilient people, we are a fierce people, we are a beautiful people,” Cox said at
Creating Change 2014. The MSU Women’s Center, LGBT Center, the Gender and Women’s Studies program, and other university offices sponsor the 11th Annual Carol Ortman Perkins Lecture. Cox will be speaking Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Taylor Center. Tickets are on sale now through the Women’s Center in CSU 218 or the LGBT Center CSU 194. Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.mnsu.edu/ wcenter/ events. MSU students are allowed two free tickets and non-MSU students can attend for $5 with ID. Staff and faculty can buy a ticket for $10, community tickets are $15 and $20 at the door. Tickets are going quickly, so get yours today!
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Greek elections trouble Eurozone Surprising results leave politicians, euro status uneasy. AMANDA HINDE Staff Writer Over the past two decades, a voting trend has emerged: the age pool of voters of 18 to 29 years has decreased. Only 45% of the age group even voted in the last 2012 election—a decrease of 1.8 million people. In the state of Minnesota, only 57.7% of our generation voted in 2012. This decrease in voters in our age group is chalked up to many different problems: more left party ideas are becoming more mainstream in colleges and universities across the country, activism is finally taking root in the millennial generation, and many college students see that voting doesn’t do anything anymore. Why should we vote anymore when half of the things the campaigners say don’t even come to fruition? These same ideas are being
people are questioning where they will ever get the money. The hot button issue of this election was how Greece was going to pay off not only the bail-out money from the EU but also how to get their staggering unemployment percentage of 25.5%. Syriza party has been speaking out for a while on how to increase employment and get rid of their debt and is focusing on four main needs: facing their humanitarian dilemma, boosting job openings, making the Greek government more democratic, and resuscitating their crumbling economy. The party plans on starting out on 300,000 new jobs and raising the monthly wage to a $658 to $853 and bring back the country’s Christmas bonus pension. With these promises of brand new policies, you would think that many people would be happy to try out the far left ways of
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hotly contested in Greece right now, as Greece has been in the Eurozone spotlight for the last couple of months due what their prime minister elections will mean for the European Union (EU). The Greek elections finally have their long anticipated winner, Alexis Tsipras of the far-left Syriza party. Syriza is a relatively new party that has “defined itself as a party of the democratic and radical Left…” Its “struggles” are for independence, democracy and antifascist movements for Greece.” The Syriza party is to Greece what the Green Party is to the United States and if the U.S. was Greece, a member of the Green Party was just elected president. This election of the Syriza party has created such a shock wave across Europe that the EU is now worried about their future team players. Even though the Syriza party has not even spoken about Greece leaving the Eurozone, it’s talked about everywhere else. If Greece left the 19 countries in the Eurozone, the euro (the official currency of the Eurozone) would be in deep trouble. Greece still hasn’t paid off the last of the money borrowed in 2010 and
government thinking and the consensus is yes—many Greeks are happy about the recent change over to Tsipras, but many of them are asking whether any
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of his promises will actually happen—from our own experience here in the U.S., who can blame them? This election was not like an ordinary election here in the U.S. because the Syriza party partnered with a right wing party throughout the election—as strange as if the U.S. Tea Party suited up with a third party from the Democrats—but the partnership seemed to work like a welloiled machine. Both parties have similar stances on bailout money and animosity towards the body of international creditors, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As the EU recovers from the initial shock of Greece’s elections, they will start looking forward to their either how they are going to work with Tspiras now that he is prime minister or how they are going to recover if Greece pulls out of Eurozone. Until that time we all will just have to wait and see.
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Minnesotan students continue to explore solar power Solar Vehicle Project appoints first female leader in a decade. ST. PAUL, Minn.— Her first time in a solar car, Stephanie Wilson anxiously climbed into the tiny driver’s seat and closed the cover. During her first loop around the track, the car malfunctioned and the accelerator stuck on the highest speed. Long minutes passed before her team was able to solve the issue. Despite her shy and soft-spoken personality, Wilson couldn’t wait to get back in the driver’s seat. The experience earned her the nickname “the Stig,” based on the mysterious racecar test driver from the British TV series “Top Gear.” Wilson, an electrical engineering senior, is now the Solar Vehicle Project’s first female team leader in at least a decade, the Minnesota Daily reports. Wilson’s experience being one of the team’s first woman
leaders isn’t unsurprising in an engineering industry dominated by men, but group members say the project provides a place for women to lead in a gender-neutral setting. It’s her responsibility to oversee the construction of the award-winning team’s car and keep them on track for the Australia World Solar Challenge race this fall. “At times, it can be challenging work,” Wilson said of working on the solar car. “But I didn’t want to do something that I instantly knew how to do and then be bored the rest of my life.” The Iowa-bred student got her start in engineering as a child when her dad, Nathan Wilson, a former engineer, had her and her sisters take apart televisions and VCRs and put them back together to see if they still worked. “They wanted to participate
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as I was doing it,” Nathan Wilson said. “So I said, ‘Here’s the tools — now you take it apart.’” Inspired by her father and her love of math, science and organization, Wilson began considering engineering as a career option in seventh grade. When her dad got a new job in Minneapolis after high school, she decided to attend the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering — in which the student body is about 25 percent female. “It was kind of strange at first going to a lecture hall filled with people and maybe two to five girls in the room,” Wilson said, “but now that I’m like four years in, it’s become the normal.”
There were especially few women in leadership positions. Wilson said she’s never had a female professor in her engineering courses. But the solar car team defies the odds. About a third of the group is composed of women, Wilson said, with three women in leadership positions. Mechanical engineering junior Toni Carlstrom, the team’s mechanical leader, said she’s faced gender bias in a class. Her all-female team devised the best project in her class, beating out an all-male team. But afterward, a man on that team told her he would still get paid more someday. “And, you know . I wanted
to punch him,” Carlstrom said. “But I didn’t do that. I just walked out.” She and Wilson said there haven’t been any issues with gender bias on the solar vehicle team, though. “I feel like how everybody treats me, it would make absolutely no difference if I was a guy,” Wilson said. After joining the team her freshman year, Wilson took control of the group’s nearly $1.5 million budget and its disorganized finances, which she improved by keeping better records.
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Patriots prevail in dramatic fashion Seattle made the finish to Super Bowl XLIX interesting, but New England captured a victory in the final minute of the game. TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer Super Bowl XLIX was spectacular to watch, especially in comparison to last year’s blowout. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were looking to capture their fourth Super Bowl during the Bill Belichick and Tom Brady era. Marshawn Lynch and the Seattle Seahawks were looking to repeat as Super Bowl champs, which would have been the first time a repeat has been done since the 20022003 Patriots. The game was an instant classic all game long, as there was no clear-cut winner throughout. Here is a recap of the game, with key moments leading up to the game. The first quarter went by rather quickly. It was appearing to look like a defensive battle was about to take place, as both teams traded short drives for punts. Both defenses looked locked in, as the Seahawks had their focus on the passing game of Brady and the Patriots had goals of shutting down Marshawn Lynch and forcing Russell Wilson to pass the ball. On the 13th play of a drive where Belichick’s Patriots reached the opponents 10-yard line, the usual immaculate Tom Brady threw an interception to defensive back Jeremy Lane in the end zone to end the threat of a score. The first quarter in total took 23 minutes to complete, which is one of the fastest quar-
ters in Super Bowl history. The second quarter was a different ballgame. Each team traded two touchdowns each, in what brought some life into the fans watching. Brady cleaned up his mistake from the first quarter with an early second quarter drive. Seven of the nine offensive plays were passes, and the seventh was an 11-yard touchdown caught on a slant route by wide receiver Brandon LaFell. The Seahawks finally got things figured out on offense, especially with Lynch in route to a bruising three yard run for the score. Tied up seven all, the Patriots had one last answer of the first half, as Brady connected with his favorite target to the big tight-end Rob Gronkowski for a 22-yard touchdown pass with just 31 seconds left in the half. Pete Carroll and the Seahawks were not done however, as it took them just 30 seconds to tie the score up. Russell Wilson threw a beautiful pass that was hauled in by Chris Matthews for the score. Matthews did not receive one score for the entire year coming up to that point. The Seahawks got the first possession in the second half of play, as they had a seven play, 72-yard drive that resulted in a field goal for kicker Steven Hauschka. The score was 17-14, and Seattle was looking to close the door early on New England. Tom Brady then threw his second interception of the game,
Web Photo Super Bowl XLIX MVP Tom Brady captures his fourth Super Bowl title with New England.
and the Seahawks jumped on the opportunity. Seattle used their running game most of the drive to get to the red zone, as Russell Wilson found Doug Baldwin open on a 3-yard slant to open up the score 24-14. Seattle was looking on the verge of repeating as champions. The Seahawks defense came alive from their successes from the offense, as Tom Brady and company were shut down in the third quarter. With fifteen minutes left of the NFL season, Brady may have had the biggest uphill climb in most recent Super Bowl history.
Jermain Kearse’s unbelievable catch in the final minute of the game will not soon be forgotten.
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To put it straight and simple, the last quarter makes champions known. The Patriots defense rose up to the challenge, as they made a few key stops against Seattle. The Seahawks had their chances to put the nails on the coffin in the fourth quarter of play, but could not complete their mission. The stops on defense set the tone for Tom Brady to do Tom Brady things. The veteran led the team with 12 minutes to go down the field with short passing and nothing flashy. It was followed up by a 4-yard touchdown pass to receiver Danny Amendola to cut the lead to three. The Patriots then made another defensive stop on Russell Wilson and the Seahawks, and Brady did what he had to do from there. It was ShowTime for the future Hall of Famer, and he executed to a point. He led his team down the field one more time for a 3-yard touchdown pass to receiver Julian Edelman to take a 28-24 lead with 2:02 left. Now it was time to see what kind of adversity the Seattle Seahawks could overcome. The Seahawks had a strong drive to win the football game, as they reached the goal line with a sensational catch by wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, as he brought the ball in as he was bobbling it on his back. This was the crime scene for the New England
Patriots where a great catch was made in a loss to the Patriots and an undefeated season to the New York Giants. The David Tyree catch is known as one of, if not the best, catches in Super Bowl history. Kearse’s catch will not be looked at in that way, as the following plays decided the fate of the Seahawks repeating as champs. On 2nd-and-goal, Carroll called for Wilson. Wilson threw a pass over the middle towards Ricardo Lockette’s direction but it was picked off by defensive back Malcolm Butler. This may be the worst call of all-time in the Super Bowl, as many believe the ball should have been handed off to superstar running back Marshawn Lynch. Coach Pete Carroll has come out take full blame for the call, as his plan was to run the ball on third and fourth down. Looks like he never got those downs to play with. Tom Brady has now won four Super Bowls, tying Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana for most ever by a starting quarterback. This matchup was one for the ages, as the game was played like everyone expected. The old dynasty treated the new dynasty to some shock, as Seattle failed to repeat. What a game, what a season.
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Mavericks back on top After a week ranked as the no. 3 team in the nation, Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey returns to no. 1 in the country for the third time in four weeks.
DEREK LAMBERT Sports Editor It was a long climb to reach the pinnacle of college hockey for the Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks, but eventually they fell from the top ranking in the country. It didn’t take long to return to the top, however, as one week after falling from the no. 1 ranking to the no. 3 rankings, they returned as the nation’s best on Monday. After losing to Bemidji State two weekends ago in the North Star College Cup championship game, the Mavericks returned home this past weekend for a weekend duel against a familiar foe. Ferris State University came to town for the first time since January of last season, when the Bulldogs were then the no. 2 team in the country, and MSU handed them two losses on the weekend. Just three weeks ago these teams met on the Bulldog’s home ice in Big Rapids, Mich. where the Mavericks came away with a series sweep and held their top ranking heading into the NSCC in St. Paul. It was the loss to Bemidji that knocked MSU down to the no. 3 spot, but they made a statement at home this past weekend against FSU. Friday night was an exciting match up for fans, as the Mavericks got on the board just 16 seconds into the game when sophomore defenseman Carter Foguth fired a shot from the point that Bulldog goaltender C.J. Motte never saw. It was a good momentum builder, especially in front of a home crowd, and MSU instantly built on that. Just five minutes later, junior forward Teddy Blueger tallied his ninth goal of the season when he redirected a Zach Palmquist pass into the FSU net while on the power play. Maverick leading scorer Matt Leitner would add another power play goal before the end of the first period to give MSU a 3-0 lead. Ferris would get one back when Kyle Schempp netted a one-timer from the point that got behind MSU goaltender Stephon Williams, but it was all Mavericks from there. Leading 3-1 in the third period, junior Bryce Gervais extended the Mavericks’ lead with a beautiful redirect on a C.J. Franklin pass to extend the lead to 4-1 before Brett Knowles would score his fourth goal of the season on a late breakaway
goal to give MSU a 5-1 victory on Friday night. Saturday’s contest saw much of the same, but a little more physicality. Senior forward Max Gaede opened the game up, chipping a rebound into a wide open net behind Motte to give MSU a 1-0 lead. At the end of the first period, the Bulldogs would take a five-minute checking from behind penalty to give MSU a lengthy power play to open up the second period. Although the Mavericks would give up a shorthanded goal to Schempp during the long power play, it was sandwiched between two Gervais goals that extended the lead to 3-1. Leitner would garner assists on both of Gervais’ tallies. With a 3-1 lead in the third period, MSU forward Michael Huntebrinker would net his first goal of the season when he was camped out front blocking Motte’s vision and deflected a long shot into the back of the net. Brad McClure would add a late insurance marker to give MSU their second 5-1 victory in as many nights and a series sweep. Williams would make 38 saves on the weekend while only allowing a pair of goals, earning both wins to improve his record to 17-3-1. An impressive record, his win total is only overshadowed by his 1.7 goals against average, which is fifth best in the nation. Also notable from the weekend, Leitner’s three points over the two-game series gives him 150 career points during his time at MSU, and he now is only 14 points away from tying the all-time leading scorer of the program, Aaron Fox, who played at MSU from 1996-2000. Leitner’s 23 assists this season rank him as the sixth-best playmaker in the country. Now that MSU has returned to the thrown as the best of the best in college hockey, next up is another home series this weekend against Alaska-Anchorage. The Seawolves rank tenth in the WCHA standings, which consists of ten teams. They will surely be looking to steal some points away from MSU this weekend, and be the next team to attempt to knock the top team off their pedestal. Meanwhile, the Mavs look to build on their success this season as they near the postseason. MSU holds the best record in college hockey at 21-5-1, and sit
Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Bryce Gervais’ three goal weekend gives him a team-leading 18 on the season.
at the top of the NCAA pairwise rankings for the NCAA Tournament. Conference-wise, MSU is in first place in the WCHA standings, four points ahead of longtime conference rival Michigan Tech. While the lead is a somewhat comfortable one, MSU has no room to coast. One bad weekend for the Mavericks and a good weekend for Tech could knot things up at the top of the conference standings. Only eight regular season games remain for the Mavericks before they begin the postseason battle to end up at the Boston Garden in April with the chance for a national championship. After this weekend at home against Anchorage, MSU heads to Alaska to play Alaska-Fairbanks in a two-game series before having a bye weekend. Following the two series’ against the conference’s Alaskan schools, the Mavs will have a home series against Michigan Tech and a road series versus Bemidji State, both of which should carry serious weight in the regular season conference champion crowning.
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Successful start on Men’s hoops drops a pair of conference games on the road the mat for MSU DENZELL OATS Staff Writer LUKE LONIEN Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s basketball team were unable to finish a couple of close contests in two conference games over the weekend. Friday, the mavericks were able to knock down some clutch shots, but it was Northern State who was able to get the last one to fall to with just under two seconds left, beating the Mavericks 73-72. The Mavericks then traveled to Moorhead to battle the 7th ranked Dragons were they fell 76-72. “We didn’t play consistent, we didn’t play up to the standards to where this program is and has been,” said head coach Matt Margenthaler. “We need some better leadership from our senior crew if we are going to make the strides that this team needs to make. It starts with them, myself and the coaching staff to continue to do a better job.” The Mavericks played from behind the majority of the first half against Northern State. The Mavericks finally got a late first half lead on a pair of free throws from Senior Conner Miller. Miller, connected on a pair of free throws and a late basket in the paint to bring the Maverick lead to five at the half. The largest lead of the game would be five, as the second half
showed to be a back and forth battle. Sophomore Mike Busack nailed a three with 8:58 to go in the game to give the Mavericks a two-point lead. NSU would not stay away as they were able to cut the lead quickly and take a lead of their own. The Wolves led by five with just over two minutes to go, but after Miller hit one out of two free throws, and Senior Zach Monaghan hitting all three of his free throw attempts the Mavericks trailed by only one.
20 seconds to go. The Wolves would prevail 7372, as they were able to grab an offensive rebound off a missed three-pointer and connect on a three with four ticks left on the clock. Miller led the Mavericks with 19 points, going 12 of 14 from the free throw line; he also dished out four assist and grabbed six rebounds. Busack had 15 points for MSU, while Marei had 12 points and seven rebounds. As a team, the Mavericks shot 42 percent from the field and 84.8 percent from the free throw line. D.J Pollard led the Wolves with 28 points, knocking down 5 three-pointers. As a squad, NSU shot 48 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc. With the win, the Wolves moved to an 18-3 (12-3) record. Saturday, the Mavericks took the road trip to Moorhead to take on the Dragons of MSUMoorhead. The Mavericks were unable to stop the balanced attack of the Dragons, as the Dragons had four players in double-digit scoring. MSU-M led by as many as 14 in the first half, but the Mavericks were able to trim that lead down to five after a T.J Lake three-pointer with 4:46 to go in
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NSU would push the lead back to three after a pair of free throws, but Senior Assem Marei would connect on a lay-up with 1:04 left on the clock to bring MSU within one again. After the Wolves failed to connect on their possession, Busack landed crucial 3-pointer to give the Mavericks a two point lead with
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The Minnesota State University, Mankato wrestling team started their 2014-2015 season campaign this past weekend at the Luther College Open. The team sent 13 wrestlers to the meet this past Saturday. Last season at the Luther College open, Sophomore Darick Vancura placed first and collected all four falls in all four of his matches. But this weekend it was freshman Chaydon O’Fallon who took the first place crown in the competition. O’Fallon won all four matches in his 197 lbs. bracket. In his first action as a Maverick, he won by a decision over Luther wrestler Tom Mitchell by a score of 4-2. His next two wins would come by falls in the competi-
tion. He then went on to take the first place title with a 3-2 decision over Loras wrestler Awais Arian. O’Fallons efforts in the competition would also earn him NSIC wrestler of the week. Junior transfer Da’Wayne Robertson would take 4th in the meet wrestling in the 125 pound weight class, while Junior transfer Malcom Allen, wrestling at 285, took a 5th place finished. Both juniors Alphonso Vruno (141 lbs.) and Scott VanDeLoo (184 lbs.) took 4th place finishes. Head Coach James Makovsky is optimistic with the performances from this past weekend as he looks to start a successful season; one where he expects to be more competitive than last year. “Last season was a chal-
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WRESTLING “Everyone is working hard to do a little better each week and I think we’re in a good spot for this time of the year.”
MEN’S HOOPS “We need to do a better job of preparing from Monday to Thursday.”
continued from 11 lenging season,” Makovsky says. “We had a sub-par competi-
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and Alphonso Vruno have a proven track record on the mat and Coach Makovsky will look to them to be strong leaders. The team will also expect another few guys to stand out with AllAmerican and National Championship level potential. “Scott VandeLoo, Chris Zimmer, Drew Lexvold and Vancura are all guys I have high expectations for” Coach Makovsky says. “They just fell short of being National Championship qualifiers last season so were looking to them to be that much more productive this year.” Though the team’s long term goals are a national title, right now the team stresses skill development in the practice room
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shot 45 percent from the field, including connecting on 10 three-pointers. The Mavericks shot 48.3 percent from the field, and landed on 7 of 19 three-point attempts. The Mavericks will look to do a better job of preparing for their upcoming games to bounce back from the weekend losses. “We have to do a better job of preparing from Monday to Thursday. We have to get good work in practice and translate that to Friday and Saturday,” Margenthaler said. “Every possession means so much to us and we have to play like that and quit wasting possession in a 40 minute game.” With the win, the Dragons improved to 24-1 (15-1) record, while the two losses drop the Mavericks to a 16-5 (11-4) record. The Mavericks are back in action at home to battle University of Mary, Friday. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. MSU is then set to battle Minot State, Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Both games will take place in the Taylor Center.
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Theatre students excel Many students advance to the Kennedy Center to perform at the national level. LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer MSU Department of Theatre and Dance Students Excel The Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Theatre and Dance was a part of the Region V Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) at Normandale Community College and the Guthrie Theatre, Jan. 18-24. KCACTF is divided into eight regions across the country, with a select number of students moving on to the national festival in Washington D.C. Region V is the largest in the country, and this year was made up of 1,464 registrants, representing 82 colleges and universities. This sort of event provides a different venue for performance than performing in front of a traditional audience. Leigh Jacobson, a senior Musical Theatre BFA candidate from Champlin, spoke about this: “There is definitely a different kind of pressure when you know you are being ‘judged’ on your performance and not just performing for a regular audience wanting to be entertained. This was my first time competing in the Irene Ryan competition and it was such a fun experience.” Erin Horst, a first year MFA Musical Theatre candidate from Vinton, Iowa, agreed that the context is new, saying: “It’s always different to take a selection out of a production because it¹s out of context for the audience. There are always adjustments that need to be made, however the amount of preparation doesn’t change.” Apparently this atmosphere suits these MSU students, as more MSU students advanced to the semifinal and final rounds of the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship than that of any other school in the region. Finalists included Adam Yankowy, a second year MFA Musical Theatre candidate from Louisville, Kentucky (who was also a semifinalist last year), who won best Musical Theatre Actor in both the finals and the semifinals. Yankowy partnered with Horst, who won Best Partner in the Finals. This
was Yankowy’s second year at KCACTF, which made for a slightly different experience for him. He said “Having done it took a long of the anxiety away, it took a lot of the unknown away, so going into it I knew
troit Lakes; and Leigh Jacobson, partnered with Emily Scinto, a sophomore Musical Theatre BFA candidate from Lakeville. Emily Scinto won Best Partner in the semifinal round when she partnered with semifinalist
tele Thrust Stage. One exciting outcome of the festival is the special Musical Theatre recognition given to six Minnesota State Mankato students who performed in the Musical Theatre Intensive on the
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what to expect and I knew how to approach the material and the competition if you will, which took a lot of the stress and anxiety away. So that’s definitely a huge part of going from year one to year two, and also this year besides getting into the finals we had the opportunity to perform at the Guthrie, which was I think something to aspire to and look forward to, so I don’t want to say it gave you more drive but it sweetens the pot if you will.” Other MSU finalists were James Ehlenz,, a senior Musical Theatre BFA candidate from Columbia Heights, partnered with Steven Labine, a junior Musical Theatre BFA candidate from De-
Matthew Stairs, a junior Musical Theatre BFA candidate from Casper, WY. Also advancing to the Semifinals was Kendra Verhage a senior Acting BFA candidate from Lawrence, KS, partnered with Maureen O’Malley a sophomore Musical Theatre BFA candidate from Hopkins. Cassandra Johnson, a senior Musical Theatre BFA candidate from Benson, partnered with Amanda Mai, a sophomore BA Theatre Generalist from Beaver Dam, WI, advanced to the finals and went on to receive third place overall in the Irene Ryan Competition. All students in the final round performed on the Guthrie Theater’s famous Wur-
Guthrie’s McGuire Stage. Two songs were selected to be performed at the Kennedy Center as part of the National Festival. The songs chosen are “The Gun Song” from Assassins, featuring Adam Yankowy, Erin Horst, James Ehlenz and Matthew Stairs; and “People Like Us” from The Wild Party, featuring Cassandra Johnson and Jordan Oxborough, a senior BFA Musical Theatre candidate from Eagan. These six students will head to D.C. in April of this year, and all are excited to go. Horst said “I’ve never been to DC so I’m incredibly excited! I can¹t wait to take the workshops and perform at the Kennedy Center with
my fellow actors and friends. We’ve worked really hard to get to where we are and it feels very good to have that hard work acknowledged.” Yankowy echoed some of these sentiments by saying “I’m excited to perform at the Kennedy Center because that’s an amazing opportunity, and I don’t know if it’s a bucket list thing, but now that I’m getting to add it, it kind of is.” For Jordan Oxborough this is the second year attending nationals at the Kennedy Center; he said “Last year, I partnered Region 5 winner Callie Syverson. Knowing a little of what to expect, I’m most looking forward to being exposed to all different opportunities Nationals has to offer and meeting other actors from across the country.” The students who will be performing at nationals will be treated like Irene Ryan winners for their trip to Washington D.C. Yankowy explained that “From what my main understanding is, we get to participate in workshops that they have. In the competition there’s a winner of the Irene Ryans and those winners, one from each region and their partners go to D.C., so there are eight couples representing their regions in the country. We have been invited to perform, so they’re treating us like Ryan finalists. So we get to participate all week. There will be acting workshops and singing workshops, and we’ll get to meet a lot of amazing people that are in the industry. So it will be great to meet people from around the nation that are talented and are moving theatre forward.” MSU was also well represented in behind the scenes awards. Anna Alex, a third-year MFA Sound Design candidate from Cincinnati, OH, captured the national level first place in Sound Design for Our Town. She is also headed to the Kennedy Center in April. Lauren Nelson, a junior BFA Design/Technology candidate from St. Cloud, took the national second place Costume Design award for Gabriel. Matthew Caron, a third-year MFA Directing candidate from Mankato, was a finalist in the
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mosphere suits these MSU students, as more MSU students advanced to the semifinal and final rounds of the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship than that of any other school in the region.”
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Hustoles have served as Region V Respondents. At the festival, Paul presented design workshops and Hustoles presented a theatre management workshop. Hustoles continues his service to Region V on the Regional Advisory Board. He also served as the Festival Registrar for this, his fifteenth time. The festival provided not only a chance for artists to show their own craft but also learning opportunities and growing experiences. Steven Labine said “I gained an immense amount from this festival and competition. I made plenty of connections with students from other schools as well as got to sit and observe the amazing talent from the region. I hope to take the things I learned from others to implement and grow as an actor.” Leigh Jacobson also spoke to the benefits of spending time in such an environment: “My love for theatre and performance was reinvigorated after meeting other people that are as passionate about the arts as I am and seeing their incredible work. This experience made me so excited to get back to school and continue my education and ecstatic to launch my career when I complete my degree. I also got to work with Jeff Whiting and Adrien Logsdon, which was an absolutely incredible experience.” Jordan Oxborough summed up his view on the festival experiences as well, “For me, this was my fourth KCACTF Festival. I can honestly say that, I have walked away each time with absolutely no doubt that this art form is where I belong. At these festivals, you’re privileged enough to meet so many different kinds of people who share the same interest as you, whether it be directors, producers, stage managers and actors. Everyone is there to learn and grow from one another and share together, this thing we call theatre.” Congratulations to these students and the MSU Department of Theatre and Dance as a whole for a job well done!
CLIMB Theatre is a program based out of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota that travels around the Midwest and speaks to young students about antibullying. Its mission is to inspire children to promote the overall well-being of their peers and environments. The group wants to teach children to respect one another and show them that bullying is not an acceptable behavior. CLIMB will be at Rosa Parks Elementary School in Mankato Tuesday Feb. 3 to perform two anti- bullying plays. Bullying in America is a topic that hits close to home for many. Learning how to deal with a bully can be hard for children because it’s difficult to tell someone about the situation and talk about how it truly feels to be pushed around. CLIMB’s mission is to spread awareness about what to do if you’re bullied or how to stop it from happening. Justin Cervantes is one member of CLIMB who will be performing on Tuesday. He said the actors are split into two groups. The Performance Company puts on plays in auditoriums or gymnasiums. The teaching company goes classroom to classroom and performs skits and actually interacts with the students. Cervantes said his favorite part about being a part of CLIMB is being able to interact with the students during and after the shows. “I love seeing the students’ faces light up when they get to help with our performances,” he said. The actors will be performing Jays Away for the kindergarten through second-grade students. Its message is to help the children understand that standing up to bullying is the right thing to do. The colorful puppets create a situation that the younger students will understand where a bullying situation is resolved between three bird friends. The other play they will be performing for third through sixth graders, The Actors’ Union Club, has a similar message with a more mature approach. Three friends organize an acting club where they discover they indeed can help their friend stand up to bullies. CLIMB reaches over 200,000 students spreading its message
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Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC) competition, and took first Place in Regional Poster Design and Publicity and second place in Regional Scenic Design for Boeing Boeing. Michael Sheeks, a thirdyear MFA Directing candidate from Robbinsdale was a semifinalist in the SDC competition and won the first Place Regional Dramaturgy award. Isaac Sawle, a first year MFA Technical Direction candidate from Minneapolis, received the first place Regional Technical Project award for Gabriel. Timothy Williams, a senior BA Theatre Generalist from Mounds View, took the second place Regional Allied Craft award for Hairspray. Nick Voight, a senior BA Theatre Generalist from Mankato, earned an Honorable Mention in the Stage Management competition, and Colton Moyer, a senior BA Theatre Generalist from St. Paul, earned an Honorable Mention in Dramaturgy. Costumes from As You Like It, designed by David McCarl (faculty), were invited to the juried Annual Costume Parade. KCACTF Certificates of Commendation for past productions at MSU were awarded to (in chronological order): Alisa Bowman, BFA Design/ Technology 2014, for Costume Design for Kiss of the Spider Woman; Noah J. Files, MFA Scene Design 2014, for Scene Design for Kiss of the Spider Woman; Luke Walchuk, second-year MFA Sound Design candidate from Waukegan, IL, for Sound Design for As You Like It; John Paul (faculty) for Scene Design for As You Like It; Samantha Goerss, BFA Design/Technology 2014, for Stage Management for The Drowsy Chaperone; Nick Voight for Stage Management for Beauty and the Beast; Heather Grandprey secondyear MFA Costume Design candidate from Circle Pines, for Costume Design for Our Town; and Matthew Caron for Directing for Our Town. Throughout the past year, faculty members John Paul, Heather Hamilton and Paul J.
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Not the usual suspects
Interview with New Orleans Suspects shows the good, the bad, and the ugly side of show business.
LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer New Orleans Suspects has been touring together since the summer of 2011, and this weekend brings the chance to hear them live. The band is made up
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of highly respected New Orleans musicians, each of whom had significant previous experience. Bass player Reggie Scanlan, said that one of the plusses to playing in such an experienced group is, “You don’t deal with the problems that people who haven’t been on the road before go through, everybody knows what the drill is.” The band is comprised of Reggie Scanlan on bass (The Radiators, Professor Longhair Band); “Mean” Willie Green on drums (Neville Brothers); Jeff Watkins on saxophone (James Brown Band, Joss Stone Band); Jake Eckert on guitar/vocals (Dirty Dozen Brass Band); and CR Gruver on keyboards and vocals (Polytoxic, Outfor-
mation). The group’s energetic and fiery performances include original songs as well as hits and lesser-known songs from the Allen Toussaint and Dr. John songbooks and favorites from Radiators, Neville Brothers and the Dirty Dozen repertoire. Scanlan described the group’s sound as “the major components you’ll probably find in like Southern Rock and heavy New Orleans funk…We sound more like the older school funk from New Orleans as opposed to like what dumpster funk is doing and bands like that. It’s definitely dance-oriented for sure, the best description I can give is it’s music that happens below the belt; this is not brain music.” The band’s sound has also received glowing reviews, with the San Diego Tribune calling them “a rollicking blend of funk, jazz, blues, rock and vintage N’awlins R&B, designed to fill dance floors with gyrating celebrants.” In October of 2014 the band released their album Ouroboros, made up of ten original songs that exemplify the band’s sound. This album is a strong statement for the band in establishing their own sound with their own songs. The Aquarian Weekly said of the album “Each time you listen to this album you are guaranteed a temporary escape to a funky destination, one that you will never regret taking. In A Word: Transcending.” Scanlan spoke about the importance of this new album to the band: “For a band like us we came from bands
with well established fan bases. You have to deliver something, but for us we relied on that and that people call it a supergroup from New Orleans and we used it. With the release of Ouroboros we’re making a move away from that so that doesn’t have to be a reference to us. When this band released Ouroboros it was kind of like us saying, this is us we’re our own individual band now and we don’t need to wave the flag of the past.” New Orleans Suspects’ Minnesota shows will be a chance to listen to this individual band and have a musically unique experience. New Orleans Suspects will be performing on Feb. 6 and 7 in Minneapolis at Bunkers Music Bar & Grill. Music starts at 9 p.m. with Frogleg opening both shows. Tickets are available for patrons 21 and older for $20.00. Saturday, Feb. 7 will be the first annual Krewe of DADS’ Mardi Gras celebration; festival attire is encouraged. For more information, visit http://www.bunkersmusic.com/ Then, on Sunday, Feb. 8, New Orleans Suspect will be in Mankato playing at Hooligans Neighborhood Pub at 7:30 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by KMSU-The Maverick and the Minnesota State Mankato Performance Series with assistance from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 the day of the show. For more information, visit: http://www.mnsu.edu/news/re ad/?id=1420693345&paper=top stories.
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