February 9, 2016

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Get hired at MSU’s Summer Job Fair Over 80 employers are hiring Feb. 10 in the CSU.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Do you need a summer job, internship or practical experience for your particular major? Look no further than the annual Summer Job Fair this Wednesday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom, located on the second floor.

This event is sponsored by the Recreation Club, which is a part of the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services department, as well as the addition to the Career Development Center.

According to Acting Career Counselor Mandy Wubben, more than 80 prospective employers have registered for the event, and with registration still open, more will

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“We’re super excited to host all sorts of organizations and agencies looking to hire MSU students in seasonal work, internships and practicum experiences as well,” Wubben said.

Employers from restaurants, radio stations, and

camps have been included.

“That was some that jumped out at me as I looked over the list, but there’s many more,” Wubben said. Wubben said the employers come from 10 states, from Maryland, Ohio, California, and everywhere in between. She also said there are a lot of op-

Feature Photo: MSU gets a snow day

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A large blizzard hit Mankato on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The city almost came to a standstill that Tuesday. MSU classes were canceled by 2 p.m., the busing system was closed, and major roads in Mankato were also closed. The River Hills Mall closed at 2 p.m., along with other local businesses.

portunities for students both in the Midwest and across the country.

“If students are looking for an experience to get away and try something new over the summer months,” she said, in regards to the employers from outside of Minnesota.

Students can get help prior to the job fair by stopping by the Career Development Center, located in Wigley Administration 209, using their QuickStop service.

The QuickStop service is available to students from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Students can use it to polish their resumes and get it ready for the fair itself.

“You can pop in without an appointment and have a question answered. Whether it’s your resume, how to prepare for this job fair, wanting to do a quick mock interview, with a couple of questions you’re not sure how to answer, we’re always a good resource for that,” Wubben said.

To find the employer that best suits you, check out the updated list of employers online. Just go to mnsu.edu and search “summer job fair,” and you should be able to get a list of employers. The list includes Z99 Radio, Valleyfair, and the St. Peter Recreation & Leisure Services Department to name a few.

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MSU club profile: College of Democrats The College Democrats offer so much more than Bernie and Clinton.

ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer For many clubs, tabling means forcing candy on strangers who are perpetually too busy to stop and talk.

However, even when most students were rushing home to escape the blizzard outdoors, the table advertising the College of Democrats club fostered a steady cluster of traffic.

Several members of the College of Democrats treat politics mainly as a hobby, and loud but friendly debates characterize many of their gatherings. Club president Jack Lindsay, sophomore in political science at MSU, said that he fully supports the “hobbyists” who join the club simply for the spirited discussion. However, he related that their group is really searching for recruits who want to help Democratic candidates get elected in November.

“People can expect to hit the ground running in our club,” said Lindsay.

Get Involved The club is actively involved in Democratic campaigns. Every Friday in the CSU, the club holds a phone bank for candidates Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Those interested can also earn volunteer hours by participating in these banks.

Over the last weekend in January, the club went to canvas for Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucus. They also marched alongside Democrats in the homecoming pa-

(CC BY-SA 2.0) by Gage Skidmore Pictured above is one of the Democratic presidential front-runners, Hillary Clinton. rade last fall. They have active and healthy relationships with local officials like Tim Walz and Nick Frentz.

“We are the real deal,” said Lindsay.

Democratic Values When questioned about their love for the Democratic party, Lindsay explained that, “The democratic party is [about] the expanding of rights.” He enjoys qualities the party represents such as equality, dignity, and opportunity. “We offer more than a pep talk, we offer policy,” he said.

The club easily embodies the quality of equality, as they value and accept newcomers to their club right away. As for dignity, Lindsay describes it as “real dignity, not just the opportunity to be dignified.”

Real Thoughts on Real Candidates The club members lit up when asked their thoughts on the presidential candidates for the upcoming election.

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He has supported President Obama wholeheartedly since he first entered office, and Hilary wants to be a continuation of Obama and his policy. “Personally, I’m surprised that people weren’t all big Obama supporters in 2012 aren’t flocking around Hilary Clinton,” he said. “I think [Hilary] is adding a lot of energy to this race.” Lindsay also believes that it would be a huge step for our country to have a female president.

Greg Beglinger, recruitment director for the club, is a firm follower of Bernie Sanders. “One thing Sanders is trying to do is make education cheaper, and in many cases, free for many people. That will help because with education you can more easily get

into the workforce and get a job.”

Jonathan Soucek, club member, also favors Bernie for the presidency, because he wants to close the financial gap and equalize the playing field between the rich and poor.

As Republicans go, Lindsay believes Marco Rubio is possibly the largest threat to the Democratic ticket, because, at forty-four, he’s a fresh face in the political world.

All club members who were present detest Ted Cruz’ policy, but club member Jeff Mathwig admires Cruz for his pure ideology and the skillful way he appeals to his base.

Mathwig himself plans to learn from Cruz’ success so far.

“I will someday run a very

left-leaning campaign, and I will win. You’re looking at the next Ted Cruz of the democratic party,” he said.

Discussion escalated in volume and intensity as the four club members exchanged passionate opinions.

“We disagree on many things,” said Beglinger. “We have different political ideologies, but we can argue because it’s informed discussion.” All four agreed, though, that they would wholeheartedly support any Democrat candidate who won the election.

Join the Democrats The College of Democrats meets every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in CSU 203. They currently have twenty consistent members. They also welcome those from other political opinions who are interested in learning what the democratic party is all about.

Usually, each club meeting begins with an icebreaker, and then they move on to items of business and debate.

Those interested can get even more information about the club on their Facebook page, “MSU Mankato College Democrats.” Later in the month, they will debate the MSU College of Republicans club – details forthcoming.

The College of Democrats values the voices of all students and encourages everyone to come experience a club meeting, so they can participate in invigorating discussion and expand their political perspectives.

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Popular app ‘Yik Yak’ feels CSU kick back MSSA addresses social media presence on campus after complaints.

GABE HEWITT Staff Writer The Minnesota State Student Association (MSSA) voted last semester to have the Centennial Student Union (CSU) board look into the company Yik Yak tabling in the CSU. It came after students expressed concern over racist and derogatory comments seen in Mankato’s feed of the location-based app.

CSU Board Chair and Sen. Tien Bui read the board’s position on the matter: “In accordance with Motion 83MM12.02.15.02, the Centennial Student Union Board has discussed the matter of allowing online services such as Yik Yak to promote themselves in the CSU. In conjunction with our discussion, Vice President [David] Jones did reach out and sought advice with the MnSCU legal office. The MnSCU legal office

has provided the guidance that unless the service operates in contrast to our values or existing policies, we should allow them the opportunity to share their product or service.

Sanders steals the show during SNL broadcast NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a cameo appearance on “Saturday Night Live” three days before the New Hampshire primary, appearing in a skit with host Larry David, the comic who has done a dead-on impersonation of him.

Sanders portrayed a passenger on an endangered ship who argued with David about who should be allowed on a lifeboat.

Sanders is the third presidential candidate to appear on “SNL” this season. Fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton made an appearance last fall, and Republican Donald Trump hosted in November.

In Saturday’s skit, David played a ship crew member angry about women and children getting the first seats in lifeboats. Finally, David said he deserved a seat because he was richer than the other passengers.

At that, Sanders appeared, saying he was sick of the top 1 percent getting all of the advantages, echoing his campaign’s call for the

super-rich not to get so many benefits in society.

“We need to unite and work together if we’re all going to get through this,” Sanders said.

“Sounds like socialism to me,” David said.

“Democratic socialism,” Sanders said.

Responded David: “What’s the difference?”

“YUGE difference,” Sanders replied, imitating how Trump often pronounces “huge” as though it begins with a Y. Later, Sanders stood beside David as he announced the show’s musical guest, the 1975.

David, playing Sanders, refused to shake a woman’s hand at a campaign event because she had just coughed into it, and he denied a woman’s request that he help pop her separated shoulder back into place so she could vote for him in the Iowa caucus. The people he slighted were then showed voting for Clinton in a caucus she won in real life by a razor-thin margin.

The CSU board will continue

and inclusive environment for all students, staff, and visitors of the building.

“The board recognizes that the Yik Yak application is a medium of free speech and that it can be abused by certain users to post derogatory and hateful language. We encourage the entire campus community to come to the many cultural events that are hosted in the CSU in order to understand and appreciate the diversity that we have on campus.

“In conclusion, the CSU board will continue to monitor the activities of the CSU to ensure a friendly environment for all. The CSU board appreciates Vice President Jones for seeking legal guidance in this matter through the MNSCU system office. The board will respect the guidance from the MNSCU system office on (CC BY 2.0) by pabak sarkar this issue.”

“In terms of a technical standpoint, the university in to work to create an inviting the past has never blocked a website in any way,” Sen. Fred de Ruiter said. “From a technical standpoint, we cannot get rid of the ability for our students to access Yik Yak.” After further discussion on allowing the app’s student representative to continue tabling in the CSU, the MSSA voted to table the topic until their next meeting on Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. in CSU 238.

“We encourage the entire campus community to come to the many cultural events that are hosted in the CSU in order to understand and appreciate the diversity that we have on campus.”

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ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer Right now, Valentine’s Day might mean cynicism, Netflix, and cheap chocolate. But being realistic is dull. Fast forward your life to when you’re finished with college, happily married, win the lottery and have enough money to throw to the dogs.

When that happens, these incredible Valentine’s Day dates await you.

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“But being realistic is dull.

Fast forward your life to when you’re finished with college, happily married, win the lottery and have enough money to throw to the dogs.”

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Spend the night in a plane.

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Power outage hits MSU, downtown Mankato Friday,” Xcel Energy spokesperson Colleen Mahoney said. “1,217 customers were restored at 12:30 a.m. Saturday, with 121 brought back online by 8 a.m. Saturday.”

The outage affected the residence halls, leaving hunGABE HEWITT dreds of students without Staff Writer power. Two students were Parts of Mankato, includ- trapped in an elevator in ing Minnesota State Univer- McElroy F Hall for over an sity, Mankato, experienced a hour until Minnesota Elevator brief power outage on Feb. could come and address the 5 between 10:47 p.m. and situation, according to Physical Plant Director Terry Lewis.

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American Mosquito Control Association hosts conference Living with people they bite, the Zika mosquitoes are hard to fight.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus are among the hardest species to fight because they live and breed in tub drains, dog bowls, buckets, flower pots and other spots where water collects inside the houses and yards of the people they bite, insect experts noted Monday.

Because they stick close to home, Zika-carrying mosquitoes are hard to target with larvacide and insecticide sprays, they said.

“You’re not going to find them in roadside ditches or in swamps,” said Mark Cothran, mosquito control director for Gulf County, Florida. “You’re going to find them in dog food bowls or in 5-gallon buckets. It almost requires going door-to-door to dump out containers.”

Cothran is one of hundreds of municipal mosquito control officers and insect researchers from across the U.S. attending the American Mosquito Control Association’s annual conference, which opened Monday in Savannah.

He and others noted that while the Zika virus that has

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press spread rapidly in Latin America may be new to the U.S, the two mosquito species known to carry it are not.

Aedes aegypti, the mosquito blamed for the Zika outbreak linked to birth defects in Brazil, can be found in the southern U.S. from Florida to California. Another carrier is the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, which has a more northerly range that includes cities such as Chicago and New York.

U.S. mosquito fighters have already dealt with these species to prevent outbreaks of dengue fever and chikungunya virus, said Joe Conlon, the association’s technical director.

“It’s business as usual, because we know how to control these mosquitoes,” Conlon said. “But in order to get rid of these things, you have to be very fastidious.”

Some cities and counties are already taking steps to

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Rent an island. Sir Richard Branson is the owner of Necker Island, located in the beautiful Caribbean as part of the British Virgin Islands. He only asks around $58,000 per day, which is relatively cheap considering that your housing in the island-style mansion is worthy of royalty. Your fee will provide for your every need, and while on the island you can try new activities like windsurfing and scuba diving. There are also pools, tennis courts, aromatherapy

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These date ideas are completely useless now, but keep this list. One day during your mid-life crisis, you can pull it out and blow all your money on one of these venues. Don’t lose hope. Your best Valentine’s Day ever is yet to come. Until then – Netflix is there. Always there.

get ready before their mosquito breeding seasons begin in earnest this spring.

Cothran said his staff in the Florida Panhandle is calling automotive suppliers and urging them to get rid of old tires that can turn into mosquito incubators if they collect water.

New Orleans’ mosquito control department has lined up laboratories at Louisiana State University and Tulane University that are able to screen mosquitoes caught in surveillance traps for the Zika virus, said department director Claudia Riegel.

Jeffrey Heusel, mosquito control director for Savannah and surrounding Chatham County on the Georgia coast, said his department is ready to target specific neighborhoods or subdivisions where Zika cases are reported to the local health department.

He said workers would hunt down breeding sites, eliminate standing water and use

up-close spraying in a halfmile radius — twice the flight range of the carrier mosquitoes.

“It’s a localized approach as opposed to spraying the whole city,” Heusel said.

Harry Savage, chief entomologist with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said his best guess is that Zika infections transmitted within the U.S. will stay relatively small — much like dengue fever, which averaged 25 cases per year from 2010 to 2011 — though he said he can’t be sure.

Because of screened windows and air conditioning, Savage said, mosquitoes are far less likely to be found breeding inside U.S. homes than they are in Latin and Central American countries.

Still, Americans’ backyards tend to offer plenty of dank breeding spots, from crumpled tarps to children’s toys.

And while mosquito control officers said they are prepared to spread the word for residents to clean up standing in water in their yards, it’s very tough to get homeowners to act, Savage said.

“Source reduction by individuals usually doesn’t work because people are too lazy to clean up their own yards,” Savage said.

And U.S. homeowners often aren’t pleased to see mosquito control officers at their doors telling them to tidy their property, Conlon added.

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Political tourists flock to New Hampshire for up-close view The second national primary attracts quite the crowd in this northern state.

SALEM, N.H. (AP) — Ann and Jon Vitti hopped on a flight from Los Angeles to snowy New Hampshire last week to witness first-hand what they can’t see on their TV: The more personal side of presidential politics.

“The campaign’s always over by the time it gets to California and we never get to see it, so we had to go to the campaign,” Jon Vitti, a television writer, said Friday night after watching Chris Christie take voters’ questions for nearly two hours in Salem, New Hampshire.

The Vittis are just two of many voters who have flocked to New Hampshire as political tourists in the week leading up to the state’s Feb. 9 presidential primary. They come from as far as California and as nearby as neighboring Massachusetts to engage in an up-close civics lesson and pose direct questions to the potential next president, an opportunity virtually unheard of in the rest of the country.

While the campaign plays out through televised debates and advertisements in the rest of the nation, the town hall meeting is a staple of New Hampshire campaigning. At these events, held in high school gymnasiums and VFW halls, voters seek detailed explanations from candidates on everything from drug addiction to stemming the rising costs of health care.

It’s here that voters can witness poignant or unscripted moments. After a woman told an emotional story about her son’s fight against drug addiction, for example, John Kasich offered to call the young man and offer words of encouragement. Christie, ever the showman, asked one of his staffers to pull a dollar out of his pocket and hand it to a young voter in the crowd at a recent town hall as a means of mocking Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ plan to make college tuition free.

Alex and Peter Tsipis,

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press brothers from Wayland, Massachusetts, wanted to see Kasich up close to make sure he was as great a candidate as they believed. They made a 45-minute jaunt to Nashua on Sunday morning, arriving two hours early to get frontrow seats. The brothers, 20 and 18 years old, respectively, came away with selfies and stronger convictions that Kasich is their guy.

“Seeing it up in person, you really get your own perspective on it and you can interpret it any way you want,” said Peter, a high school junior who will vote for the first time on March 1. “I really loved the whole format.”

Les Liman of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, flew to Manchester in early January to stay with an old friend and take in the scenes. Over two and a half days, he saw Kasich, Christie, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul. Scott Landry, meanwhile, took a quick drive over the border from Massachusetts so his 14-year-old son, who writes a political satire column for his middle school newspaper, could see Christie and Rubio up-close. Landry said despite living nearby, this trip was his first time coming to New Hampshire for a political

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us being so adamant about protecting it because we do it for the money,” Gardner told The Associated Press then.

“That’s not why we do it.”

Indeed, New Hampshire natives and visitors alike see the primary as a valuable opportunity to press candidates on the issues that matter before the campaign moves to a bigger stage. Dan Kipnis, a retired fishing captain, ventured from Miami Beach to New Hampshire this week to press Jeb Bush and Rubio about climate change and rising sea levels.

Asked why he didn’t wait until next month when Florida holds its presidential primary to bring up the issue, Kipnis said, “New Hampshire is where all the voting begins.”

“I want the presidential candidates to talk about it — now,” he said following a Bush town hall. “We can’t wait.”

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One for the record books: Super Bowl 50 SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A reborn Orange Crush might have sent Peyton Manning into retirement with a Super ending to his career.

Von Miller and the impenetrable Denver defense harassed Panthers quarterback Cam Newton all game Sunday, and the Broncos made enough big plays for a 24-10 victory, Manning’s 200th and perhaps his last before retirement.

He wasn’t the star of Super Bowl 50 — game MVP Miller seemingly was everywhere on every Carolina play — but Manning really hasn’t been the headliner in this injury-shortened season.

“This game was much like this season has been, testing our toughness, our resiliency, our unselfishness,” he said.

“It’s only fitting that it turned out that way.”

Emulating his Broncos boss, John Elway, the 39-yearold Manning can ride off with the Lombardi Trophy after leading Denver to its third NFL title, first since 1999 — when Elway was the quarterback.

“I’ll take some time to reflect,” Manning said when asked if this is the end. “I got a couple priorities first. I’m

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press Denver Broncos’ T.J. Ward (43) celebrates after recovering a fumble during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif. ranked defense, the one that ran roughshod over Tom Brady in the AFC championship, simply wouldn’t let Newton get comfortable.

“There was a certain point where it was like guys on the sideline were saying, ‘Cam

wasn’t torturing him, DeMarcus Ware was. Ware had two of the seven sacks, equaling the most by one team in the Super Bowl.

Carolina led the league with 500 points but was held to its fewest of the year, and

for 141 yards against a strong Carolina (17-2) defense that just couldn’t match Miller and

company.

“I feel very, very grateful,” Manning said. ... “Obviously, it’s very special to cap it off with a Super Bowl championship.”

Denver’s defense stole Carolina’s act. The Panthers led the league with 39 takeaways and were a plus-20 in turnovers. On the Super Bowl stage, though, Assistant Coach of the Year Wade Phillips got his first ring because his unit was impenetrable.

It was a far cry from two years ago, when the Broncos were routed by Seattle 43-8.

“It feels great,” said Miller, who had six tackles, 2 1-2 sacks, two hurries, the two forced fumbles and a pass defensed. “Peyton and DeMarcus and coach Phillips and all the guys that have been deserving their whole, whole career. I did this for them. I put my neck on the line for those guys.”

Manning opened the

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Denver’s suffocating defense kept Newton jittery all day. Despite wearing gold shoes before the golden Super Bowl, Newton couldn’t finish off a dynamic season in which he was the league’s MVP. Miller twice stripped him, once for a touchdown, the second time setting up a clinching TD. Denver’s top-

is very stressed,’” Broncos cornerback Bradley Roby said. “For two weeks straight that’s all we heard was Cam this, Cam that, dab this, dab that. They were dabbing in their team photos. It was very disrespectful. We wanted to come out and prove that we’re the best.”

Newton was sacked six times — receiver Ted Ginn Jr., went down once on an aborted trick play — and if Miller

Denver set an ignominious mark with 194 yards gained, the fewest for a Super Bowl winner.

So what: The Broncos (154) are champions and Manning is the first quarterback to win Super Bowls with two franchises, Indianapolis in 2007 was the other. Gary Kubiak is the first to win a Super Bowl as player and coach for the same team.

Manning finished 13 for 23

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SUPER BOWL continued from page 8 game with an 18-yard completion to Owen Daniels, later hit Andre Caldwell for 22, and C.J. Anderson had a 13-yard run before Brandon McManus kicked a 34-yard field goal.

Carolina’s Ron Rivera, the Coach of the Year, soon after lost a challenge on a pass to Jerricho Cotchery , and it was a key decision. Two plays later, Miller burst through and didn’t even go for the sack.

He reached directly for the ball, stripping it from Newton. It rolled to the goal line, where Malik Jackson pounced on it for a 10-0 lead.

Miller dabbed in the end

zone in front of legions of orange-clad Broncos fans after Denver’s first defensive touchdown in a Super Bowl.

The only time Newton produced came on a 73-yard drive to make it 10-7. Jonathan Stewart, back from hurting his right foot earlier, dived in from the 1.

Sloppiness — and strong defense — marked the rest of the game.

The first half ended 13-7 after McManus made a 33-yarder that followed the longest punt return in Super Bowl history. Brad Nortman’s kick from his 12 was barely de-

flected, and the ball fluttered to Jordan Norwood. One Panther bumped Norwood, who didn’t call for a fair catch.

Escorted by a bevy of blockers, he appeared headed for a touchdown until DE Mario Addison chased him down at the Carolina 14, a 61-yard jaunt.

Denver also forced the first fumble of the season by AllPro fullback Mike Tolbert.

But the Broncos also had a giveaway when Manning was picked by DE Kony Ealy on a zone blitz deep in Panthers territory.

Carolina’s Graham Gano hit

the right upright on a 44-yard field goal attempt to open the second half. Then his counterpart, McManus, made his 10th in as many postseason tries for a 16-7 margin. The kicker was rescuing Denver’s inept short-yardage offense, just as he did in a playoff win over Pittsburgh when he made five field goals.

Gano made a 39-yarder with 10:21 remaining. At 1610, the 50th Super Bowl came down to Denver’s defense finishing it off.

Who else but Miller stripped Newton and T.J. Ward recovered at the Caro-

lina 4. Anderson scored from the 2 following a third-down holding call on All-Pro CB Josh Norman. A 2-point conversion was simply window dressing.

“We dropped balls,” said Newton, slouched in a chair with little interest in explaining the outcome. “We turned the ball over. We gave up sacks. We threw errant passes. That’s it.”

Hendrix’s home restored LONDON (AP) — When he was not being a string-shredding, amp-blasting guitar hero, Jimi Hendrix liked nothing better than to sit at home drinking tea and watching the British soap opera “Coronation Street.”

The musician’s former apartment — in a London building that links Handel’s “Messiah” and “Purple Haze” — opens to the public Wednesday. It captures a fertile period in the late 1960s when Hendrix was forging an international musical reputation, and immersing himself in the highs and lows of British culture.

“He was a bit shocked by the lack of restaurants and the standard of food,” remembered Kathy Etchingham, Hendrix’s girlfriend at the time. “We were only 20 years out from the Second World War.” But mostly, she said, “he embraced everything.”

“He’d never had tea before he came here, but he had no choice. I trained him: Have a cup of tea, milk and two sugars.”

The apartment, restored to its multicolored 1960s glory, forms part of Handel & Hendrix in London, a museum devoted to two innovative musicians who were neighbors, two centuries apart.

Composer George Frideric Handel lived in an 18th-century house in London’s Mayfair area for 36 years until his death in 1759.

In 1968, Hendrix and Etchingham rented an apart-

ment above a restaurant next door, furnishing it with a red carpet and turquoise curtains from the John Lewis department store a few blocks away.

When he moved in, Hendrix didn’t know much about Handel — though, he said, “I dig a bit of Bach now and again.” He soon bought a copy of the composer’s “Messiah,” which nestled in his record collection alongside discs by Howlin’ Wolf, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan and The Beatles.

“Music students used to come and knock on the door and say ‘George Frideric Handel, I’m a student of his music, can I have a look around?’” said Etchingham, a writer and former DJ. “So Jimi would show them around — they were completely oblivious to who Jimi was — and in the end they’d sit and have a cup of tea or a drink and chat about Handel.”

The bedroom where Hendrix spent most of his time — both sleeping and waking — has been carefully restored. Persian rugs layer the floor, Hendrix’s favorite Victorian shawl hangs above the bed, an acoustic guitar lies nearby, and a bottle of cheap-and-cheerful Mateus Rose wine sits close to hand.

“It’s like traveling in a time capsule back 45 years,” Etchingham said Monday. It looks suspiciously tidy for a rock star’s bedroom — but Etchingham says it’s accurate. Hendrix was a former U.S. Army soldier, and al-

ways made his bed.

Seattle-born Hendrix had come to London in 1966 after being spotted by producer Chas Chandler playing in a New York bar. He formed his band the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released the acclaimed album “Are You Experienced?” and toured extensively, gaining fame for his innovative, heavily distorted guitar style.

Christian Lloyd, author of “Hendrix at Home,” said the guitarist had a seismic effect on the London music scene and British blues players like Eric Clapton.

“I think at first he sort of terrified people,” Lloyd said. “They’d learned the blues in their bedrooms, listening to records. He had met many of the old bluesmen. He was the living embodiment of a tradition.

And he had the whole futuristic thing as well — he was going to take the blues into the space age.

“Other people wanted to better him or be as good as him, so it raised other people’s standards.”

Hendrix died of a drug overdose in a London hotel on Sept. 18, 1970, aged 27.

Etchingham said it was fitting there was now a permanent memorial in Britain, the country that helped make him a star.

“This is where the people took him seriously and to heart,” she said. “It was the people of this country who listened to him.”

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COREY YUMAN Staff Writer The MSU Mavericks men’s basketball team traveled to North Dakota over the weekend and got back to back wins. Friday night saw the Mavs narrowly defeat the University of Mary Marauders, and the following night they secured a double digit victory over the Minot Beavers. Junior Jon Fuqua had a tremendous weekend by notching up a double-double in both outings.

“I think we did a really good job all weekend of gritting out two victories,” Coach Matt Margenthaler said.

Friday night was a tight affair that didn’t allow either team to get more than a seven point advantage. The Marauders got off to a quick start, going up six points as the first half opened, but the Mavericks were quick to bounce back into the game.

Both teams failed to get much of an upper hand, and the game was tied two more times before the end of the first half. The Marauders was able to take a two-point lead into the first half with the score 31-29.

First half action wasn’t good for the Mavs in terms of shooting as they had a shooting percentage under 29%. The guys bounced back and balls were able to find

Photos by Yohanes Ashenafi Freshman Joey Witthus is averaging 11.7 points per game this season, while shooting a great 48 percent from beyond the arc. the bottom of the net much more often in the second half of play.

Mary was able to hold on to their advantage early in the second, but the once baskets started to drain for the Mavericks the edge Mary had faded. The two squads battled back and forth with the lead changing five times. When Senior Jalen Pendleton sunk a free throw with just over two minutes left the Mavs didn’t look back, and they went on to win 76-71.

“In the last five minutes the guys made some winning

plays, and on the road that’s what you have to do,” Said Coach Margenthaler.

Pendleton ended the game with 28 points and eight rebounds, while Fuqua had 21 points and 12 rebounds.

MSU was pitted against the Minot Beavers the following night. For the second night in a row the Mavericks got off to a slow start and trailed the Beavers 3-9. They didn’t trail long however because they were quick to mount a 16-2 run that put them ahead. The Mavs lost the lead once before halftime, but regained it, and then held onto it to end the half with a score of 31-30.

In the second half of regulation, both teams came out firing. The Mavericks kept in front for the first five minutes of the half, but the Beavers weren’t about to go down quietly. The Beavers got up on the Mavericks, but not by anything more than four points.

With just over eight minutes left, Maverick’s freshman Joey Witthus sank a three pointer to give the Mavs the lead, which they didn’t give up again the rest of the game.

When the final buzzer went of MSU beat Minot by 10 points with a score of 73-63.

“They really stayed together, and I think we’re starting to understand that there are going to be highs and lows in a 40 minute game, and you have to weather the storm that your opponent gives you,” Coach Margenthaler said on the team not letting the early drought get the best of them.

Witthus had a game high 16 points, including going 3 for 6 from the three. After getting into foul trouble in the first half, Pendleton came with all of his 15 points in the second half. Fuqua cemented his second double-double of the weekend with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

“He has the ability to do that every night, and for him to put up double doubles, back to back, on the road, that’s huge for us,” Coach Margenthaler said on Fuqua.

With these two victories, the Mavericks are now holing an overall record of 17-7, while 12-6 in the conference.

This weekend the Mavericks will be hitting the road playing the Winona State Warriors and the Upper Iowa University Peacocks for their final two away games of the regular season.

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Mavericks retain top spot in WCHA ERIC KRIESEL Staff Writer The number 18 ranked Minnesota State Mavericks and the number 19 ranked Bowling Green State Falcons met this weekend at the Verizon Wireless Center in a battle for the top spot of the WCHA conference. The two teams came into the weekend with the Mavericks holding a one game lead over the Falcons and when the series wrapped up Saturday night that lead remained the same.

The Mavericks trampled

over the Falcons Friday night behind a three-point night from Senior Bryce Gervais.

MSU took the lead early and never let it go after Junior Michael Huntebrinker scored the first and only goal of the first period.

The Mavericks came out in the second period and extended the lead to 3-0 thanks to some insurance goals coming from Max Coatta and one more from C.J. Franklin with the Mavericks on the power play. Cole Huggins started the game in net for the Mavericks and was perfect through two periods, taking a shutout and a three-goal lead into the final period of play.

The shutout would be lost in the third however after the Falcons scored a shorthanded goal from John Schilling.

Photo by Trevor Cokley Senior Teddy Bluger (23) leads the Mavericks with 26 points in 25 games this season.

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi

Not to be outdone however, Gervais answered the Falcons shorthanded goal with two of his own late in third to break the MSU record for shorthanded goals in a career.

Head coach Mike Hastings was very pleased with Gervais’ play.

“I thought that’s about as complete a game as he’s played. He, obviously he’d done a good job on the penalty kill prior to the two short handers, and you know he can be an impact player, it was good to see him get rewarded for his work tonight,” Hastings said.

Saturday night’s game did not begin so well for the Mav-

ericks, as they fell a goal behind the Falcons in the first.

Falcon Mark Cooper was fore-checking hard and with the puck behind the net Cooper took it from Huggins and put it in the net with the goalie out of position.

The goal was the only one of the first period and in the second period, with the man advantage, Maverick senior forward Dylan Margonari was able to tie things up for the Mavericks.

Cooper wasn’t done scoring yet however, and quickly answered back with a goal giving Bowling Green the lead once again as the second period ended 2-1.

Bowling Green would ex-

tend the lead to two goals after Stephen Baylis put one in for the Falcons. The rest of the game would end scoreless and Bowling Green snuck out with a 3-1 victory to force a series, and season, split against the Mavericks.

MSU now holds a 15-10-5 record overall but are 13-4-5 in the WCHA. While Bowling Green has a better overall record at 16-9-5 they still trail MSU in the WCHA by a game with a record of 12-5-5.

The Mavericks will continued WCHA play this weekend when they travel down south to take on the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers Friday and Saturday nights.

Tennis opens NSIC play with a victory

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer The Minnesota State University women’s tennis team made sure to begin their season on the right foot, as they defeated Southwest Minnesota State University 8-1.

Opening their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schedule, Minnesota State now stands with a 2-1 record on the season and putting a tally in the conference record as 1-0.

“An early conference win

like this really gets the team excited and motivated to keep working hard,” MSU head coach Christie Williams said about the victory.

The entire day was owned by the Mavericks, as freshman Erin Streeter was performing sensationally with a 6-4 and 6-2 victory later in the singles match. She was also at the tough two singles position, as said by Williams. “[Streeter] teamed up with [junior] Melissa Mashburn to win 8-2 at flight two doubles,” said Williams. The Locust Grove, Georgia native Streeter is predicting to play a big role in only her freshman year, as the Mavericks will definitely be counting on her to perform at a consistent level of play throughout the season. Wil-

liams went on to add Streeter will likely play in the number one and two position for singles and doubles this year.

The day was dominated almost immediately as MSU took a 2-1 lead out of the three doubles played, which ended up being good enough to secure the victory. Mashburn and Streeter won the number two doubles match 8-3, and junior Abby Schmidt and sophomore Lisa Dobbelaere swept Southwest State in the third doubles match 8-0. The singles matches were even more lopsided, as the Mavericks went on to sweep them all. The sophomore from Draper, Utah Killian Doran won the number one singles match 6-2, 7-6 and 7-2. The lone senior on the team Sarah

McCann and Mashburn took care of the third and fourth matches, as McCann won her match 6-0 and Mashburn 6-1.

The girls continued to show a lot of grit, as Dobbelaere got in on the winning with 6-0 and 6-2 decisions in the fifth singles match. Schmidt ended the day on the highest of notes the Mavericks could reach for as she won the final singles match 6-1 and 6-2.

Head coach Christie Williams went on to talk about her positively charged team, and what is next for her group.

“We are working hard to prepare for our next weekend of NSIC Conference matches, which include USF and Augustana,” Williams said. She added that they will be challenging, but she is confident

her team will be ready to compete.

“I’m looking forward to a great season as this is one of the most dedicated, hard-working teams I have coached.” Minnesota State’s next matches will be this upcoming weekend, February 13th. They will be the home team and welcome in the University of Sioux Falls at the Swanson Tennis Center.

Matches are set to start at 2 pm. The Cougars will head into the match against the Mavericks 2-1 on the season as well, coming off an 8-1 victory over St. Mary’s February 7th.

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Mavericks fall to Bulldogs in WCHA play with a score of 5-2. They had also outshot the Mavs 44-22 in the game.

Goalie Brianna Quade tied a season-high with 39 saves in this game.

Minnesota State will take to the road next weekend visiting the number 2 ranked University of Madison Wisconsin Badgers.

DREW MEZZANO Staff Writer This past weekend the Mavericks were on home ice and hosting the number eight University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. Friday’s game would be decided in overtime when UMD scored to defeat the Mavs. Saturday’s game was all Duluth as they went on to beat Minnesota State 5-2.

The Bulldogs set the pace for Friday’s game as they would score early and often in the opening period. Minnesota State was shutout until the girls were able to find some late third period heroics forcing the game to go into overtime. This would mark the fifth overtime out of the last nine games the Mavericks have played in.

Minnesota State’s Head coach John Harrington commented on Friday’s game, “I think Duluth gave themselves an opportunity to win with their play in the first period. We just didn’t come out with the effort we needed in the first period. The big plays don’t always happen at the end of a game, sometimes those plays need to be made in the beginning of the game.”

At 3:01 of the first period, UMD’s own Michela Cava scored on Mavs goalie Brianna Quade to open up the scoring for the afternoon. About ten minutes later, at the 10:27 marker, Cava scored again, her second of the game. At the end of the first period, the Bulldogs were ahead in all departments of play. They were up 2-0 and outshot the Mavs 12-3.

No goals were scored throughout the second period. It was evident in the play from the Mavs that they were beginning to press offensively. They were able to control much of the offensive zone time and outshot the Bulldogs 10-2 in the middle period.

Photo by Trevor Cokely

Minnesota State would carry this offensive momentum into the third period. It wasn’t until about halfway through the period that the Mavericks would score. At 9:52 of the period, Savannah Quandt scored for Minnesota State on a power play. Then at 17:19 of the third, the Mavericks tied the game when forward Amanda Martin scored.

At the end of the period, the

that could have been avoided.

The Mavs gained their first lead of the weekend at 6:16 of the first period on Saturday when Emily Antony scored on a great individual effort.

Shortly after this, the Mavs were heading into a power play. It was during this man advantage that UMD would tie the game. Michela Cava continued her offensive surge scoring a short handed goal to end the period.

The score at the end of the first period was 1-1 and the Bulldogs outshot the Mavs 11-4.

UMD would break the tie at 5:14 of the second period. But the Mavericks would strike back about ten minutes later. At 16:36, Steph Keryluk tied the game while on a power play.

This would mark her first ever collegiate goal. At the end of the second period the game was still tied and the Bulldogs were still ahead in the shot department, 22-13.

Heading into the third period, UMD took complete control of the game. The Bulldogs were able to generate 22 shots in the period compared to the Mavericks 8. At the 12:02 marker, the Bulldogs scored to regain the lead. UMD went on to score two more third period goals.

The Bulldogs won this game

““I think Duluth gave themselves an opportunity to win with their play in the first period.

We just didn’t come out with the effort we needed in the first period. The big plays don’t always happen at the end of a game, sometimes those plays need to be made in the beginning of the game.” Harrington said.”

game was tied 2-2 and headed into overtime.

In the OT period, it was UMD who scored. At 3:45, the Bulldogs own Michela Cava scored in a net front scramble to complete the hat trick and defeat Minnesota State, 3-2.

The Bulldogs and Mavericks took to the ice again Saturday afternoon and the results were the same. The Mavs were outplayed and defeated 5-2. Coach Harrington said the difference between the two games were the mistakes that the team made and

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Women’s basketball splits on road trip KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer The Minnesota State women’s basketball team split two important road games this weekend.

The Maverick’s fell Friday to the University of Mary Marauders 78-79 but won on a last second shot against the Minot State University Beavers 61-60 Saturday night.

During the first half of Friday’s matchup against U-Mary the Mavs were able to keep in close range.

MSU shot 62 percent from the field during the first quarter, which was able to help them stay within reach. The Mavs found themselves only down by one point, 19-20 going into the second quarter.

The Mavericks took the lead in the second quarter but the Marauders were able to jump back into it and held a 40-35 lead over MSU at the half.

Sophomore Clair Ziegler led the Mavs with 15 points

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi Freshman Monica Muth has played in 21 games for the Mavericks, scoring 2.6 points/game. in the first half, followed by junior Sammie Delzotto with nine and junior Britney Scherber who had six points.

The third quarter proved to be a struggle for the Mavericks as U-Mary led by double digits for the first time in the game. MSU tried to recover pulling within three at one point, 42-39 but the Marauders capped off the quarter with a 14-point lead 58-44 over the Mavs.

MSU was never able to recover in the fourth quarter and struggled shooting for the rest of the game with only 30 percent from the field.

Ziegler and Scherber tied for points on the night with 20 each and Ziegler added nine rebounds, just one shy of a double double. Delzotto added 14 for MSU while sophomore Madison Lee rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points of her own.

The Mavericks turned

things around Saturday night at Minot State with a high energy, close game.

Ziegler fought for an offensive rebound with just seconds left in the game, put up a shot and took the lead for the Mavericks with .09 seconds left giving MSU their first win of the weekend.

The entire game was very back and forth between the two teams. MSU shot well from the field in the first half with 41 percent. Lee led Mav

scorers with 16 points off the bench going into the second half. The Mavs led 32-28.

The Purple and Gold struggled to score in the third quarter, only connecting for seven points. Low scoring did not affect MSU as much as they only found themselves down by two, 41-39, going into the last quarter.

MSU led by three with just over two minutes left in the game but the Beavers did not let up. An MISU player hit the three with 12 seconds left; however, Ziegler’s last second put up gave the Mavs an exciting end to the weekend.

Lee came off the bench to lead all scorers with 23 points, a new career high for her. Ziegler was the only other Maverick in double-digits with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

With the weekend split the Purple and Gold hold an overall record of 7-15 and 6-12 in NSIC play.

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SHAWN CLOSE Staff Writer So Oscar season is coming up, I guess. It could have happened already for all I know and care. The biggest story line of Hollywood’s largest award ceremony (other than that apparently the Academy is racist or something, who would have thought?) is whether or not Leonardo DiCaprio, Mr. Basketball Diaries himself, will win his “long overdue” gold plated G.I Joe. He’s nominated for his portrayal of legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass in the year’s premier running-away-from-Native-Americans-after-getting mauled-by-a-bear-to - getrevenge-on-the man-whokilled-your-son movie, The Revenant.

According to Academy

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Award scholars (or the Internet), DiCaprio should have won his shiny Mr. Clean effigy several times by this point.

But since the Academy works on the dues system instead of giving things to the people that actually deserve them (just like congress, another completely perfect and well respected organization), he’s always gone home empty handed. But this is his year, apparently, so in a few weeks (maybe? Like I said I have no

idea when the Oscars actually take place) we will probably see my third favorite Leonardo hold up his little golden man and know the satisfaction of knowing that he got the recognition of an organization that thought The Blind Side was one of the best films of 2009.

But this is a review of The Revenant, not my op-ed piece on why the Oscars have as much value as the Kids’ Choice Awards or my list ar-

ticle on the top 15 ways The Blind Side is a steaming pile of garbage, so I do my best to move on. Even though we’ve already established that the Oscars are as good of an indication of quality as astrology is an indication of, anything really (my best was not good enough); the Best Actor award is, in theory, sup-

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MATTHEW EBERLINE A&E Editor While some films exist solely to entertain (often with threadbare plots and mind-numbing action sequences), others take us to worlds that never were or times long forgotten. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest film, The Revenant, is certainly a film that falls in the latter category, transporting the audience to a world where Mother Nature—in all her cold, brutal glory—still reigns supreme.

Set in 1823, The Revenant loosely follows the true story of Hugh Glass, an early American explorer and fur trapper who finds himself betrayed by his companions and abandoned to the mercy of the elements. In the northern reaches of the Louisiana Purchase, Glass (Leonardo

CC BY 2.0 by Speaker resources DiCaprio) is employed as a guide for a party of fur trappers led by Captain Andrew Henry (Domhnall Gleason).

Accompanying Glass and Henry are John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy), an experienced hunter and trapper from Texas who consistently finds himself at odds with Glass; a young trapper named Jim Bridger (Will Poulter), and Glass’s half Native American son, Hawk (Forrest Goodluck).

After a deadly attack by Arikara warriors in which at least half of the trapping party is killed, Glass, Henry, and the rest of the crew find themselves on a long trek back to the nearest outpost of Fort Kiowa. While scouting ahead one morning, Glass stumbles upon a pair of young grizzly bear cubs and is subsequently attacked and mauled by their mother.

When the rest of the group comes looking for Glass, they

find him half dead with major injuries to his back and throat. Unable to carry Glass over the rough, mountainous terrain, Captain Henry decides to move ahead without him and offers to pay extra cash to the three men who elect to stay with Glass until his passing. Hawk, Bridger,

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Scheitel’s Music celebrates 30 years of business Local store is Southern Minnesota’s largest instrument showroom.

REED CARR Staff Writer Music has been celebrated for thousands of years. It unites, inspires, and defines generation after generation.

Music styles come and go, but thankfully Scheitel’s Music store has not. Their impressive array of instruments is a playground for musicians and music fans alike.

Rod and Audre Scheitel, owners of Scheitel’s Music, opened the business nearly 30 years ago. The shop that began in their home during the summer of 1986 is now located at 180 W. Lind Court, Mankato MN. With a large piano studio and seven lesson rooms, it is Southern Minnesota’s largest instrument showroom.

“That’s how you do it,” Rod said. “You set up the building plan, convince someone to give you money, build it, go in debt, and you promise them you’ll pay it back. Fiscal

Photo by Reed Carr responsibility.”

This year is Scheitel’s Music’s 30th birthday. Rod and Audre’s teamwork has brought the business a long way. Running any type of business is challenging, especially during times of recession.

“You need an energy, you need a passion, you need a knowledge to be excellent in this area,” Rod said. “But even with all of that you won’t get anywhere unless you have someone doing the other part.” The other part refer-

ring to the paperwork. The accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and dayto-day business plans, among other things, derive from his wife, Audre. “I’m very, very, very lucky to have that lady,” Rod said.

Along with the large variety of musical instruments are the experienced tutors. The lessons are cut into 30 minute increments held in their seven lesson rooms. With that amount of rooms, 14 sessions could be held every hour.

“We have banjo lessons,

Ukulele lessons, piano, guitar, voice,” Rod said. “Almost 250 students come through here a week, there is a lot going on.” Lesson rates and other information can be found on their website along with teacher profiles.

Scheitel’s Music’s popularity comes from their exceptional customer service.

They don’t create commercials for television or radio, nor do they create ads for newspapers or magazines.

After building relationships with customers for 30 years,

word of mouth replaced any need for billboard or television snippets.

“A lady called the other day looking for a portable sound system. She went to Best Buy, but was told to come here,” Rod said. “Don’t you think that warmed my old heart?” This type of advertising is the most effective, and can be difficult to obtain, especially from competitors like Best Buy. Owning a business requires determination and constant planning in order to be successful. It also calls for a purpose that drives the owner to continue doing what they love.

“If you haven’t tried playing an instrument before, you owe it to yourself,” Rod said.

“The pleasure derived and satisfaction derived and the ability to center yourself after days that didn’t go how you thought they would, music is the perfect solution. That’s why people play it and have always played it.” Thankfully, Scheitel’s Music is there whenever people decide to give an instrument a try. It is never too late to go pick up a guitar.

REVENANT Continued from page 16 posed to go to the best actor (a hard concept to grasp, I know). So is Leo’s performance in The Revenant the best of any male lead in a movie that came out in the 365 days between the 2015 Academy Awards and the 2016 Academy Awards? No, not really.

Despite The Revenant literally re-writing history in order to give DiCaprio more hero points, I just don’t think he really does enough to be considered the best actor in his own movie, let alone in all movies. Since his character gets his throat slashed by a bear he spends most of the movie making a variety of pained grunts and shivering noises, so it’s kind of hard for me to give him the ultimate actor in the universe nod when he spends 75% of his screen time crawling on the ground and trying not to get frostbite. Yeah, I know that there’s more to acting than sweeping monologues and clever conversations, and

sure, he did a great job of limping across that beautiful frozen hell scape, but if you didn’t need to actually speak to get the Best Actor award, then you might as well give it to Tom Hardy for Mad Max: Fury Road, since he killed that role and they both have about the same number of lines.

Speaking of Mr. Hardy, the main reason that I don’t think DiCaprio deserves his bald headed trophy is that Hardy is also in The Revenant, and he fills his role way better than DiCaprio does, which makes sense since he’s a better actor playing a more interesting role. Hardy plays John Fitzgerald, who leaves DiCaprio for dead after killing his son, so it’s safe to say he’s the main antagonist. Fitzgerald is a great villain because while he’s a deplorable person, he’s also relatable in a lot of ways.

Fitzgerald is greedy, cowardly, and an overall horrible human being. But unlike

a lot of movie villains, you know exactly where his motivations are coming from and you can sort of see yourself making some of the same decisions if you were put in a similar situation. Mr. Hardy is up for his own shiny man statue and he should probably win his (but he probably won’t since he hasn’t had his “due” yet).

The Revenant is based on a true story in the same way that The Conjuring is based on a true story. Apparently, one of the best revenge stories in American history wasn’t sexy enough to get Leo his Oscar so they decided to spice it up with the half-Native American son angle. I guess if he wanted revenge for himself and not for his dead (and fictitious) son he would have been seen as selfish or something. He also saves a Native American Chief’s daughter moments after being raped for some extra good guy points (this also did not happen in real

life).

So despite my crazy man rantings about the Oscars and gripes about adding bullshit to spice up an already interesting story, I thought The Revenant was a great movie. It’s gorgeous (I know I said the same thing about The Force Awakens, but this is better). Never has a collection of miserable people trying not to die looked so pretty. It’s a dream collection of snowy forest and mountain shots, like a whole movie constructed out of postcards.

As far as I’m concerned, the cinematographer deserves all the money you can give him. If I had a gripe about the visuals, it’s that the CGI animals don’t seem to fit in with scenery super well. The scene where Leo stumbles upon a heard of elk is particularly jarring. But this is a minor complaint in what is otherwise one of the best looking movies in years.

It’s also super violent, so

if you’re into some brutal, bloody fights and a naked Leo sleeping inside of a horse carcass, then you should be satisfied. The whole thing is one long, tension filled journey with a brutally satisfying end. It’s rare to have a movie with such a straightforward plot feel so gripping for so long, but for someone who normally complains about long movies, The Revenant’s two plus hours easily kept my attention. Despite my hang-ups with a few things here and there, The Revenant felt complete in a way that I don’t feel like a lot of movies are. All its parts fit together in a way that makes the whole thing work, which is what a good movie should do.

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The top five nursing-related movies MSU Reporter

A look at some of the best films for nursing majors to watch.

MARYSA STORM Staff Writer When it comes to seeking medical attention, nurses can make all the difference in regards to whether or not you have a positive or negative experience. It takes a special kind of person to become a nurse, and it’s not a job that just anyone can do. The following movies provide various examples of good and bad nurses and are all movies that nursing majors should consider watching.

Big Hero 6 (2014) The animated film Big Hero 6, which was suggested by nursing major and fellow A&E writer Kaarina Maki, features an unconventional but also incredibly helpful nurse—a robot known as Baymax. Baymax, the creation of the protagonist’s older brother, was

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designed to evaluate situations and provide appropriate health care. Baymax may become a fighting robot by the film’s end, but his main purpose of providing aid cannot be understated.

Girl, Interrupted (1999) Girl, Interrupted, which also made the list of movies psychology majors should see, is a good movie for nursing majors as Whoopi Goldberg plays nurse Valerie Owens. Owens works

on a psychology ward and is patient with the disturbed girls. She also employs some tough love, especially when it comes to the protagonist Susana. Despite the antics of her patients and racial taunts from Susana, Owens always manages to keep her cool and act as a good nursing example.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) On the opposite end of the spectrum from Girl, In-

DOUBLE-TAKE Continued from page 16 and Fitzgerald volunteer and begin to dig a grave for Glass as the rest of the party continues on.

While Hawk and Bridger are out foraging, Fitzgerald—fearful of another attack by the Arikara—tries to smother Glass only to be caught in the act by a returning Hawk, who is killed in the ensuing struggle. Fitzgerald subsequently lies to Bridger and the two men abandon Glass in a makeshift grave as they set out for Fort Kiowa.

Still alive, yet unable to walk or speak, Glass finds himself in a perilous situation and must fight to survive the elements and evade the pursuing Arikara as he makes his own way to the outpost.

As far as plot structures go, The Revenant’s is straightforward and simplistic. Day after day, Glass fights against the elements for survival and on more than one occasion finds himself on the run from the Arikara and, at one point, even a band of French trappers. Without going into too much detail, The Revenant quickly shifts from a survival story into one of revenge in the last twenty minutes or so as Glass hunts Fitzgerald across the frozen wilderness.

Although The Revenant’s plotline is about as straightforward and predictable as can be, the constant threat from the elements manages to retain enough suspense throughout the film that it rarely feels like it’s dragging on, despite the nearly twoand-a-half hour runtime.

What really carries The Revenant, however, isn’t so much its story or plot structure but the stellar performances of its cast members.

Of course, the biggest discussions about this movie revolve around DiCaprio’s nuanced performance, who, despite having very few lines throughout the film, manages to perfectly capture all the terror and agony Glass experiences in his quest to survive. But despite all the Oscar buzz surrounding Leo’s performance (and believe me, he definitely deserves his little gold trophy), it’s Tom Hardy’s portrayal of John Fitzgerald that really steals the show.

From his Texas drawl to his selfish attitude and racial slurs, Hardy perfectly embodies Fitzgerald from the very beginning, quickly introducing us to a character who feels two-faced, yet, in an odd way, also slightly re-

spectable. He’s a man who is willing to do anything to survive, and although his actions and attitude are certainly deplorable, one only need look at the surrounding landscape and the constant threat of death these characters have to deal with in order to better understand the reasoning behind their actions. It’s a testament to Mr. Hardy’s acting abilities that he can deliver a performance that so perfectly conveys his character’s simultaneously despicable and understandable nature.

From a visual standpoint, The Revenant may very well be considered a masterpiece. The cold, desolate landscape is hauntingly beautiful and creates an environment that is equal parts terrifying and awe-inspiring.

Iñárritu’s decision to film the movie entirely in natural light pays off in a big way and the combination of that with the long tracking shots during action sequences adds a level of realism lacking in most other survival flicks. Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Mad Max:

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terrupted is One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The film, which is based off the book of the same name by Ken Kesey, features Jack Nicholson as a patient of a medical ward who butts heads with the head nurse, Nurse Ratchet (Louise Fletcher). Ratchet is unyielding, brutal, and an overall unpleasant health care provider who employs tactics ranging from humiliation to shock therapy in order to keep patients in order. This should go without saying, but don’t be like Nurse Ratchet.

Scrubs (2001 – 2010) It’s not a movie, but it’s undeniable that Scrubs has

some great nursing moments. The NBC show follows the trials of the members of Sacred Heart teaching hospital as they deal with zany patients, awkward situations, and each other. The hierarchy between doctors and nurses is a common theme along with various other problems that can come up while working in the health care field. If the previous two movies are too dark for you, Scrubs is a good option.

Pearl Harbor (2001) I know what you’re thinking. I must be scrapping the bottom of the barrel here if I’m going to put Michael Bay’s Pearl Harbor on the list.

Well, in just about any other context you may be right, but it actually works here. The historically inaccurate film takes place during the 1940s and follows two best friends and pilots (Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett). While the movie focuses primarily on those two and their bromance, several nurses, including their love interest Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), have prominent roles as they help save lives and give their own when tragedy strikes.

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Good Thunder Reading Series hosts Stephen Burt Literary critic, poet, and essayist to speak at MSU on Feb. 11.

RAE FRAME Editor in Chief Students and community members interested in literature, poetry, and literary criticism are invited to attend the upcoming Good Thunder Reading Series events, featuring poet, essayist and literary critic Stephen Burt, on Feb. 11.

Events are scheduled to accommodate even the busiest students with a workshop event lead by Burt at 10 a.m.

gt.mnsu.edu in CSU #202 and a “Talk on

Craft” at 3 p.m. in Ostrand-

DOUBLE-TAKE Continued from page 18 Fury Road were amazing visual experiences in their own right, but The Revenant tops them both with its ability to convey dual meaning in its scenery. While the landscapes are absolutely breathtaking, there’s always a looming sense of danger and foreboding under the surface that keeps the viewer on their toes and creates one of the most suspenseful cinematic experiences to

come out in recent memory.

Overall, The Revenant is a great movie with some of the best visuals and performances in Hollywood. While it’s pretty simplistic in the story department and starts to feel a bit long in the tooth by the end, the combined strengths of Hardy’s and DiCaprio’s performances, as well as the breathtaking cinematography, are more than enough to rank this among

the best films of 2015. I don’t know if The Revenant will win Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards, but I will say it is a film that is certainly more than deserving of that distinction.

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er Auditorium. The afternoon talk will include a reading from one of his works and a book signing that will take place in CSU #245.

According to the GTRS press release, Burt is a professor of English at Harvard University and has been called “one of the most influential poetry critics of his generation” by the New York Times.

His writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the London Review

of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, The Believer, and the Boston Review.

Students and event attendants who are interested in additional reading material can seek out Burt’s two critical books on poetry, three poetry collections, essay collection “Close Calls with Nonsense” (Graywolf Press, 2009).

The mission of the Good Thunder Reading Series is to “promote literature, inspire creativity, and foster lively conversations about why writing matters,” and with each guest, students at Minnesota State University, Mankato are offered a glimpse of professional writing by a wide range of engaging writers.

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