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Maverick Food Pantry has a new, more efficient process News Director

Aiding students with groceries, Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Maverick Food Pantry has a new more efficient process in providing food.

Starting yesterday, the Maverick Food Pantry now will allow students to become shoppers themselves instead of having their groceries pre-packed for them.

Students will now sign up for a 15-minute time slot where they are able to pick out and package their own perishable and non-perishable items at the pantry. With the increase in demand, nearly 200 students have been coming every week.

“When we first started we had about 100 students per week in November of 2020 through the spring semester.

Since then, we’ve seen that FOOD on page 2 

By JEREMY REDLIEN Staff Writer

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By JULIA BARTON

Internship fair help students network

The Maverick Food Pantry is located in the Carkoski Commons and offers many groceries perishable and non perishable for students.

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Scholarships for all students: still time to apply

By ALEXANDRA TOSTRUD Staff Writer

“College costs a lot. A scholarship sure would help”, read some of the many posters scattered across campus. The month of February at Minnesota State, Mankato is the prime time to apply for the hundreds of scholarships offered to MSU undergraduates and graduates through Scholarship Finder.

“Last year we awarded 730 students scholarships,” says

Carolyn Nelson, MSU’s Director of Scholarships. “This year we expect more.”

Over $1 million is available in scholarships each year for a wide variety of majors and extracurriculars.

The scholarships are funded by numerous sources, such as alumni memorials, local businesses, and even the MSU Campus Bookstore.

A portion of textbook sales throughout the year are set aside for specific aid, such as

the Mav Textbook Reserve Program, as well as other various campus scholarships.

According to David Cowan, the Director of Facilities Services, over $4.5 million of campus bookstore sales have been set aside for scholarships since 2012.

“I think there’s a scholarship in Scholarship Finder for every student at Minnesota State University, Mankato,” says Nelson.

Scholarship Finder, linked

on the MSU website, has numerous features designed to help students locate opportunities they are qualified for.

“Scholarship Finder puts all of our scholarships in one place so students can easily access them. Students complete a general application, and based on their responses, we take information that we already know about you, like your major and your GPA, and we match you to those scholarships that you SCHOLARSHIP on page 2 

Students and businesses crowded into the Centennial Student Ballroom Thursday, February 10 for the Engineering Career and Internship Fair at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Students majoring in a variety of STEM related fields gathered to network and find potential employers, as well as explore the possibilities available to them. A wide variety of companies, ranging from representatives from construction and architectural firms to electrical engineering businesses, came in the hopes of attracting interns and future employees.

The event was organized

by MSU’s chapter of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Career Development Center.

Cris Solorzano, chair for the MSU IEEE chapter, said, “The event was for engineering students to get internships and jobs with future employers. [We wanted to get] all the engineering community involved and make sure everyone can see what they want to do eventually.”

Students were given printed name badges upon scanning their student ID at the entrance. Businesses had informational pamphlets and free items for students who came to their booths.

Isatou Njie, a freshman construction management major, talked about coming to the career fair for information.

“I’m just trying to know more about my field and make sure that this is what I want to do because I’m not really sure yet. I’m a freshman and it’s my first semester. I just want to make sure I’m making the right choice so far,” Njie said.

Arib Al Razi, a freshman civil engineering major who wishes to work in surveying or steel bridge construction, attended the fair because both his professor and brother recommended the event.

Razi said, “Even if you don’t get a job, you can come just to get to know people.”

The importance of the event for networking was echoed by several students who came to the fair.

“I just really wanted to get some advice from companies FAIR on page 3 

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Unvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions

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The Maverick Food Pantry is available for all students at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

FOOD from page 1 increase as the capacity of students on campus has increased,” Megan Heutmaker, who runs the operations of the pantry and Director for American Indian and Multicultural Center, said.

The old process had students log into the food pantry’s website with their student ID and select their perishable and non perishable items to be picked up pre-packaged to which they would later pick up.

With the influx of students the old process became overwhelming, hence switching to where students can choose and package their own groceries.

“Right now we have capacity for well over 1,000 students per week to use the pantry.

Our only limitation is making sure we have enough food to give out,” Heutmaker shared.

Receiving support from the Student Government and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Kearney International Student Services the pantry is able to function.

Second Harvest and Cub Foods are also donors to the Maverick Food Pantry, where the pantry picks up items from the two providers about three times a week, as the amount may vary due to food shortages.

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YI CHIN LEE • Houston Chronicle via AP

In this June 7, 2021, photo, demonstrators at Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital in Baytown, Texas, wave at cars that honk at them to support their protest against a policy that says hospital employees must get vaccinated.

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH When nurse Julia Buffo was told by her Montana hospital that she had to be vaccinated against COVID-19, she responded by filling out paperwork declaring that the shots run afoul of her religious beliefs.

She cited various Old and New Testament verses including a passage from Revelation that vaccine opponents often quote to liken the shots to the “Mark of the Beast.” She told her managers that God is the “ultimate guardian of health” and that accepting the vaccine would make her “complicit with evil.”

Religious exemptions like the one Buffo obtained are increasingly becoming a workaround for unvaccinated hospital and nursing home workers who want to keep their jobs in the face of federal mandates that are going into effect nationwide this week. In some institutions, religious exemptions are being invoked by staff and approved by managers in large numbers.

It’s a tricky issue for hospital administrators, who are struggling to maintain adequate staff

levels and are often reticent to question the legitimacy of the requests.

“We’re not going to have a Spanish inquisition with Torquemada deciding if your religious exemption is granted or not by the Grand Inquisitor,” said Dr. Randy Tobler, CEO of Scotland County Hospital in Missouri, where about 25% of the 145 employees remain unvaccinated and 30 of them have been granted exemptions.

Tobler, who is vaccinated, said some employees threatened to quit if they were required to get the shot.

“For people that want to judge what we’re doing in rural America, I’d love them to come and walk in our shoes for a little while, just come and sit in the desk and try to staff the place,” Tobler said.

At Cody Regional Health in Wyoming, about 200 of the 620 staffers have asked for religious exemptions and most have been granted. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte pledged his support last week to “defending Montanans against discrimination based on their vaccination status” in an open letter to medical workers and urged the unvaccinated to consider seeking exemptions.

And West Virginia lawmakers

have advanced a proposal with health care workers in mind that would let those who quit because their exemption was denied collect unemployment.

As of Monday health care workers in 24 states — all but three of which went for then-President Donald Trump in the 2020 election — will be required to have received their first vaccine dose or an exemption. The mandate already took effect late last month in jurisdictions that didn’t challenge the requirement in court, although enforcement actions won’t begin immediately.

It affects a wide swath of the industry, covering doctors, nurses, technicians, aides, hospital volunteers, nursing homes, home-health agencies and other providers that participate in the federal Medicare or Medicaid programs.

Beyond the federal mandate, some hospitals and cities have imposed their own requirements.

One of the most sweeping is in New York City, where public workers faced termination if they weren’t vaccinated by Friday. The military branches have their own vaccine mandates, but commanders have been loath to grant religious exemptions.

SCHOLARSHIP from page 1 that have been doing this for a while and to put myself out there,” said junior Benjamin Truebenbach, a construction management major.

John Kargel, a sophmore construction management major, said he was looking to gain additional construction related experience, as he has previously worked in the construction industry. “I just wanted to get out and talk to a couple of companies. I did come to the

career fair in the fall and talk to a few companies and I wanted to keep in touch with them,” Kargel said.

Many businesses came to recruit and network with students as well.

Beth Friberg, representing the Department of Career Pathways at the Minnesota Department of Transportation, said, “We are looking for civil engineering and any student that’s interested in construction or surveying. We have several dif-

ferent positions that are open.

We’re hoping to find some good students and let them know about the positions we have open.”

David Lamas, a HR staffing specialist for Duininck Inc., said they were looking for construction management and civil engineering students.

“Recruitment of these fine young students from Mankato,” was why Lamas represented his business at the fair.

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es, if you don’t have food you will be more tired and there is a whole domino effect. The food pantry is one way I can help with that and it is really meaningful and these students are very grateful,” Heutmaker voiced.

Available for all students to use at MSU no matter your financial situation is something the Maverick Food Pantry wants students to realize and utilize.

“I know there is a stigma around food pantries but it is for all students even if they just need one thing they need they should take advantage,” Badariah Umar, Maverick Food Pantry Student Worker and junior at MSU, said.

Umar has been working at the Maverick Food Pantry since the summer as she stumbled upon the job after volunteering a food pantry with Upward Bound.

“I think the new system we have will go well. Students will now choose what they want and work wise it will be easier for us since we do not have to pack all of them,” Umar said.

“I see our new system going far.”

The Maverick Food Pantry is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday’s from 5 to 7 p.m. in the hall of the Carkoski Commons.

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Trudeau invokes emergency powers

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the protests by truck drivers and others who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions.

In invoking Canada’s Emergencies Act, which gives the federal government broad powers to restore order, Trudeau ruled out using the military.

He gave assurances the emergency measures “will be time-limited, geographically targeted, as well as reasonable and proportionate to the threats they are meant to address.”

“These blockades are illegal, and if you are still participating the time to go home is now,” Trudeau declared after meeting virtually with leaders of the country’s provinces.

For more than two weeks, hundreds and sometimes thousands of protesters in trucks and other vehicles have clogged the streets of Ottawa, the capital, and besieged Parliament Hill, railing against vaccine mandates for truckers and other COVID-19 precautions and condemning Trudeau’s Liberal government.

Members of the self-styled Freedom Convoy have also blockaded various U.S.-Canadian border crossings, though the busiest and most important — the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit — was reopened on Sunday after police arrested dozens of demonstrators and broke the nearly week-long

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Don Stephens, 65, a retired graphic designer, holds a sign on Parliament Hill to support trucks lined up in protest of COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022.

siege that had disrupted auto production in both countries.

“This is the biggest, greatest, most severe test Trudeau has faced,” said Wesley Wark, a University of Ottawa professor and national security expert.

Invoking the Emergencies Act would allow the government to declare the Ottawa protest illegal and clear it out by such means as towing vehicles, Wark said. It would also enable the government to make greater use of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the federal police agency.

One of the protest organizers in Ottawa vowed not to back down in the face of pressure from the government.

“There are no threats that will frighten us. We will hold the line,” Tamara Lich said.

Cadalin Valcea, a truck driver from Montreal protesting for more than two weeks, said he will move only if forced: “We

want only one thing: to finish with this lockdown and these restrictions.”

Doug Ford, the Conservative premier of Ontario, which is Canada’s most populous province and includes Ottawa and Windsor, indicated support for the emergency action before the meeting with Trudeau, saying: “We need law and order.

Our country is at risk now.”

But at least three other provincial leaders — from Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan — warned the prime minister against taking emergency action, some of them cautioning that such a move could inflame an already dangerous situation.

“At this point, it would not help the social climate. There is a lot of pressure, and I think we have to be careful,” said Quebec Premier François Legault.

“It wouldn’t help for the polarization.”

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The Engineering Career and Internship Fair was hosted in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom which offered students information about internship opportunities.  FAIR from page 1 uniquely are qualified for,” Nelson explained.

One student who has put the system to use so far this month is Joey Novak, a junior studying aviation at MSU. “I have applied to a couple of scholarships related to student leadership, LGBT students, and my major,” says Novak, who works as a Community Advisor as well as a member of student government.

“I had to write an essay for the leadership and the LGBT scholarships,” Novak also noted.

Not every scholarship requires an essay. Some scholarships only ask for an unofficial transcript, while others ask for references as well.

“The number one thing I would encourage students to do is to get an early start,” Nelson advises.

“If you’re only logging in a day or a week before the dead-

line, you might not have time to plan for those additional documents that you might need.”

Nelson pointed out that if students don’t know where to begin searching for scholarships to check out the MSU website.

“The easiest place for students to start if they have questions about how to apply or how to access scholarship funding is through our website,” says Nelson.

“If students have individual questions, they can certainly reach out to me directly on helping students identify what they are uniquely qualified for.”

Further information on applying for scholarships can be found on the MSU website under financial aid, as well as the Scholarship Finder. Application deadlines vary, with most closing on Feb. 28.

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CSU crosswalk needs safer solution

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Editorial Every student, especially on a freezing cold walk to school, has had that sneaking thought while crossing the street that the university bus doesn’t come to a complete stop, taking them out of commission, and in turn, entitling them to the rumored “free tuition”.

While this might sound like the greatest trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever, students would probably be singing a different tune if they were laying in a hospital bed wondering if they will ever walk again, let alone go back to school.

The University does a fine job at allowing pedestrian traffic flow the campus, particularly with the introduction of the blinking crossing lights located on Warren Street and Stadium Road.

There is one location on campus that seems to be a death trap though during high trafficked times, and that is the bus stop outside the CSU. Because of the sheer size of the buses that pass through on a daily basis and the cars parked alongside the road, there is little visibility for both pedestrians to see oncoming traffic, as well as oncoming traffic to see pedestrians until it is potentially too late.

With foot traffic coming from the pay lot, as well as from incoming buses, there is an immense number of pedestrians throughout the day, and if drivers are unable to

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see them coming, then we may run into a “free tuition” situation as mentioned above.

There needs to be some sort of control tactic put in place by the University to better protect pedestrians from the worry of getting hit by traffic driving through during peak hours.

This could be done in a number of ways, including increasing the usage of crossing guards. This would put someone out there who could see where the majority of people are coming from, and allow for more efficient flow of traffic.

Another option that could be implemented would be another crossing light as mentioned before. These lights would offer two distinct advantages. The first being that crossing pedestrians would funnel through the same crosswalk, rather than the scattered nature that happens now. This would make drivers more aware, as there would be only one spot for pedestrians to be at any one time.

The second reason would be that it allows for pedestrian crossings to signal to drivers

that they are there and about to move. Especially when hidden behind the curtain of buses, this would allow for a way to give ample warning before they peek their head around the front of a bus.

During busy times it’s difficult and can be dangerous for pedestrians to cross the road outside of the CSU, and thus, the University should implement a better plan to benefit those crossing the street.

We should not wait until something bad happens before we make a change for safety.

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Biden has long-term inflation plan

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press

President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation — just not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces.

His belief is that a cluster of companies control too many industries, which reduces competition for both customers and workers. That leads to higher prices and lower wages in what the White House says is an average cost of $5,000 annually for U.S. families. Biden is now trying to remedy the situation with 72 distinct initiatives — everything from new rules for cell phone repairs to regulations on meatpacking to more merger reviews.

“The dynamics of the modern American economy — the increased consolidation and lack of competition — has distorted market incentives in important ways,” said Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council. “The president gave us the direction that he wanted us to come back and say what could we do to address this issue of consolidation across industries in a way that would be durable.” But even administration officials acknowledge that the initiatives outlined by the president’s seven-monthold competition council aren’t designed to quickly stop the 7.5% inflation that’s frustrating Americans and damaging Biden’s popularity. Furthermore, business groups dispute the fundamental premise that competition has faded within the U.S. economy and they are prepared to challenge the administration’s

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new initiatives in court.

“It will strangle economic growth,” said Neil Bradley, executive vice president and chief policy officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “Ironically, what this will do is actually lead to more inflation.” Part of Biden’s dilemma is that reorienting a bureaucracy to promote competition takes time, and voters want to see inflation — running at a 40-year peak— start dropping now. Voters feel the bite of inflation with every trip they make to the grocery store or the gas station, yet the president is traveling the country to

discuss solutions such as competition and new infrastructure that predate the current predicament and would have a much more gradual impact. America’s current inflation woes stem from the pandemic. Supply chains for computer chips, clothes, furniture and other goods are under stress. At the same time, consumer demand has surged after a historical amount of government aid flowed into the economy. Despite efforts to get the kinks out of the supply chain, price increases have stayed high in recent months instead of fading as many initial forecasts

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In a January survey by the University of Chicago, twothirds of leading economists said that the concentrated power of companies does not explain the current rash of inflation.

New York University economist Thomas Philippon has welcomed the administration’s approach — while allowing it would do little to bring down prices. As the author of the 2019 book, “The Great Reversal: How America Gave Up on Free Markets,” Philippon is the

source of the administration’s statement that market concentration places a $5,000 drag on an average family. What Philippon observed was that other nations had embraced a level of antitrust enforcement and competition that no longer exists in America, resulting in lower costs for cell phone service, internet and airline tickets in Europe relative to the U.S. “As a way to fight current inflation, it is unlikely to have a big impact in the short term, but it can still be useful,” Philippon said. “I think of it more as a positive side effect of something that should be done in any case.”

The Biden administration contends that even if the lack of competition didn’t directly trigger the recent spike in prices, it has contributed to inflation.

The White House Council of Economic Advisers blogged in July about how more sectors of the economy are effectively controlled by a smaller number of companies. It cited studies that show how mergers led to higher prices for hospital services, health insurance, airline tickets and beer. It also documented a decline in government reviews of mergers and noted that the 2020 federal lawsuits against Google and, separately, Facebook were the first major monopolization cases in 22 years.

After the second meeting of the government-wide competition council in late January, the White House charted its progress. The Food and Drug Administration has proposed selling hearing aids over-thecounter, “lowering their cost from thousands of dollars to hundreds of dollars.”

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Mavs move closer to bye

By KARSON BUELOW Staff Writer

The Minnesota State women’s basketball team who came into this weekend’s matchups 16-5 overall and 12-5 in the NSIC completed a successful weekend against Wayne State and Augustana.

Sophomore guard Joey Batt got things rolling for the Mavs on Friday night with a driving layup 50 seconds in. The first five minutes saw back and forth action as both teams were able to convert off key opportunities.

Senior forward Tayla Stuttley would gain a hot hand late in the first quarter draining three shots in a row. Minnesota State would lead 20-10 heading into the second quarter.

Wayne State’s Logan Hughes would open the scoring in the second frame. Moments later, the Mavs would take control and go on a 15-2 scoring run.

A dominant second quarter had MSU up 48-29 going into the second half of play.

The Mavericks would once again see a large scoring run to open the quarter, going on a 10-3 run. Wayne State, however, was able to keep up with the Mavericks for much of the third quarter, only being outscored 22-20 and heading into the final frame down 70-49.

Sophomore Ali Hunstad opened the scoring for MSU in the fourth after a slick feed from senior Maddy Olson. Scor-

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Sophomore guard Joey Batt (1) scored 17 points while collecting three rebounds and eight assists in the Mavericks’ game against Wayne State on Friday. Batt leads the Mavs in scoring per game while they near the NSIC tourney.

ing never slowed down for the Mavs as they ran away with the game by a final score of 95-58.

Sophomore standout Joey Batt was extremely impressed by her team’s defense in Friday’s game, which scored 33 points off of turnovers. “Our defense always clicks, it always gets people on their toes. I feel like they never really know what to do with our pressure,” Batt said.

Saturday Afternoon’s affair against Augustana would prove to be a much tighter game than the day before. The Mavericks would open up the scoring with points from Batt and Olson. Augustana would answer quickly, going on an 11-2 scoring run.

Freshman guard Molly Ihle would drain a three pointer with 4 minutes remaining to regain the lead for the Mavericks at 15-

3. The Vikings would respond, however, and would carry a 2117 lead heading into the second quarter.

MSU would open the second quarter going on a 7-0 scoring run that would see them regain the lead. Augustana would not go away easy, tying the game up at 28 with nearly four minutes remaining in the quarter.

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Men’s hoops splits weekend ahead of playoffs

By KOLE BUELOW Sports Editor

The Minnesota State men’s basketball game returned to action this past weekend where they faced off against Wayne State and No. 9 Augustana. The Mavericks played both teams earlier in the season on the road, losing to both.The Mavs got a chance at revenge on home court this past weekend.

The Mavs took on the Wildcats first and went into half trailing by six points. Wayne State had an unbelievable first half, shooting 51.72% from the field.

Minnesota State shot well too, shooting 45.83%, but trailed heading into the intermission.

The Mavericks came out of the half hot, going on a 7-3 scoring run to cut the Wildcats’ lead to two with just under 17 minutes remaining. The two teams traded buckets for the remainder of the half with the game coming down to the wire.

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Redshirt freshman Brady Williams (21) scored 21 points on 7-10 shooting while scoring five of six shots from three-point range. Williams also collected seven rebounds and four blocks against Augustana on Saturday.

A three pointer from freshman guard Kyreese Willingham gave the Mavs a three-point lead with 26 seconds remaining in the game. The Wildcats responded with two free throws

but were unable to tie the game back up as the Mavericks ran away with the game by making their clutch free throws.

The Mavs won the game 8176 and evened the season series

with the Wildcats at one.

MSU then moved on to the top-ranked Augustana squad, who came into the matchup ranked No. 9 in the nation. A slow start to the first half found the Mavericks down by as much as seven with 13 minutes remaining in the half.

The Mavs responded, however, claiming their first lead of the game with 5:20 left until intermission. The Mavericks led by as much as eight before entering half time up by two.

The two teams kept the game close as we entered the first half of the second, but the Vikings started to pull away with the final 10 minutes left to play. Augustana was able to keep their lead for the remainder of the game while leading by 12 points at one point, to claim their second win over the Mavericks this season in 74-85 fashion.

Augustana had four double-digit point getters in the HOOPS on page 9 

The Minnesota State University, Mankato’s women’s swimming and diving team traveled to Sioux Falls this past weekend in the hopes of claiming their third NSIC Championship in program history. The team finished Saturday evening with 1,079.5 points, which was enough to claim first ahead of second and third place St. Cloud State and Augustana.

The Mavericks have previously won the NSIC during the 2017-18 season as well as the 2020-21 season.This was the third NSIC Championship the team has won and marks their first back-to-back victory of the NSIC in team history.

Along with the championship came other rewards for members of the team, with head coach Nathan Owens being named the NSIC Coach of the Year for the third time in his caCHAMPS on page 9 

Maverick Olympians hit the ice

By KOLE BUELOW Sports Editor

The team first battled with the host country where team USA brought a lightsout attack on offense and a stone wall defense into the first game. Minnesota State Junior center Nathan Smith nearly got team USA on the board first in game one, ripping a shot on an early man advantage but it was saved in tight by the Chinese netminder.

Smith recorded two shots in 10:24 on the ice, while also gaining a plus one in the plus-minus category in his Olympic debut.

The U.S. then went on to face rival country Canada in their second game of the prelims, where team USA took down their rival 4-2.

Smith made a slightly bigger impact in the game versus Canada during a second period chase down of the Canadian goaltender.

The junior was able to OLYMPIANS on page 9 

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Women’s hockey swept by No. 3 Wisconsin while shorthanded

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Junior winger Kelsey King (20) leads the Mavericks in goals at 15. King collected her 14th and 15th goals this season against the Badgers in Madison with the WCHA playoffs right around the corner.

By KOLE BUELOW The Minnesota State women’s hockey team traveled to Madison this past weekend to take on the No. 3 ranked Wisconsin Badgers. The Mavericks previously played the Badgers on home ice back in October of last year, and were handed two losses by scores of 1-2 and 2-6.

This was the Mavs chance at revenge but they went into the series shorthanded in eligible skaters due to injury.

After one period of play the two teams went into the intermission tied at two. Senior forward Brittyn Fleming got the scoring started as she buried her 13th goal of the season just 31 seconds into action.

Less than two minutes later the Badgers responded with a goal of their own however and added another from senior Daryl Watts at the 9:40 mark.

Junior winger Kelsey King tied up the score moments later, thanks to a two-on-one give and go play with junior linemate Kennedy Bobyck to score her 14th goal of the year.

The second period began with a pair of Badger goals, first scored by Wisconsin’s Casey O’Brien and later yet another

goal from Watts. The second ended with the Badgers up 4-2 and was later extended to 5-2 in the third.

O’Brien tallied her second goal of the night for the Badgers’ fifth, and that was all the Badgers needed to bring home a 5-2 win in the series opener.

The Mavericks’ first line of forwards tallied both goals in the opening game of the series and junior Kelsey King said “I love playing with those two…

We have so much chemistry on and off the ice.”

The two teams then moved onto Saturday where a scoreless first period was in store. The Badgers outshot the Mavericks 3-13 in the period but MSU junior goaltender Calla Frank stood tall to keep the score 0-0 going into intermission.

The Mavs could not hold on any longer with UW taking a commanding three goal lead just five minutes into the second period. The Mavericks broke through their scoreless night after a big save from Frank on the Mav end.

Bobyck led the charge as she dropped a pass for King who found Fleming in the slot to get MSU on the board. At the 14:40 mark King brought the Mavericks within one of the

Badgers on a backhanded shot.

UW’s O’Brien reclaimed the two-goal lead for the Badgers with just 17.5 seconds remaining in the second period.

Wisconsin came out hot in the final period of play, scoring two more goals just 31 seconds apart while also scoring a third at the 12:38 mark to bring their lead to five. The final eight minutes of play ended scoreless with the Mavericks falling to the Badgers 2-7.

“We’ve had an unlucky stretch of injuries, giving us 14 skaters and one goaltender on Friday and 13 skaters on Saturday… It’s tough to compete against the top teams in the country when we are outnumbered and outmatched” said Coach Harrington in an interview on Sunday.

The Mavericks fell to 1217-1 overall and 8-17-1 in the WCHA with the two losses and now look forward to their final series of the regular season against Bemidji State this upcoming weekend.

BSU and MSU sit sixth and fifth in the standings heading into the final series within one point of each other. The two games will prove to be pivotal in WCHA tournament seeding.

OLYMPIANS from page 8 knock the puck off the netminder’s stick as he corralled it behind the net to force a turnover. USA teammate Nick Shore quickly came in to collect the loose puck and delivered a pass into the slot for Brendan Brisson who backhanded the puck home to give team USA a 3-1 lead.

Despite the one big play Smith recorded 10:42 on ice with one shot on goal against Canada. Team USA then moved on to Germany Sunday

morning where they finished out the preliminary round of the group stage undefeated at 3-0.

Smith made his presence known in this one, finally getting on the board in the third period to give the Americans a two-goal lead with 17 minutes remaining in the game.

The U.S. forced a German turnover on the forecheck to help Nick Abruzzese find Smith in the slot. Smith then sent the puck flying past the German goaltender on his backhand to

give the U.S. a 3-1 advantage.

With Smith’s goal he became the first Florida native to score a goal in the Olympic Winter Games and just the second Floridan ever to play in an Olympic game.

Up next for the red, white, and blue is the winner of the Slovakia-Germany game on Feb. 16 in China during the quarterfinal round. The game will be televised on the USA Network at 10:10 p.m. CT on Feb. 15 due to time zone differences.

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MSU Reporter • 9 HOOPS from page 8 game with Isaac Fink leading the charge at 22. Minnesota State was led by redshirt freshman Brady Williams, who drained five of six three point attempts for a total of 21 points.

Sophomore guard Quincy Anderson noted that Williams, “is an x-factor for us, he can do things no one else can do…

He is one of our best players, if not the best player on the team” postgame.

Williams was also efficient around the rim grabbing seven rebounds and blocking four shots for the Mavs. Sophomore guards Anderson and Malik Willingham followed behind Williams with 13 points each. Anderson also collected a team-high eight rebounds.

 CHAMPS from page 8 reer. In addition to Owens, senior swimmer Kate Flynn earned recognition as the NSIC Swimmer of the Year. Flynn is the first Maverick to win the award for the first time since Emily Green in 2014.

Junior swimmer Mari Dougherty was a part of the winning team.

“We kind of knew going into the final day because of how ahead we were in points,” said Dougherty, noting the team’s confidence, “We were ecstatic to be able to do it together as a team.”

The Mavericks came home with medals in a multitude of events, with Flynn highlighting the swimmers in the 100 freestyle. Flynn won the race with a time of 50.11 with sophomore Ella DeFever finishing second right behind her at the 51.57 mark.

Senior swimmer Anja Enervold went on to win the 200 backstroke event, finishing with a provisional qualifying time of 2:01.27.

The three girls competed with sophomore Elise Mishmash in the 400 freestyle relay, where the team took first place with a time of 3:25.88.

Freshman Sydney Hanson, junior Ayla Taylor, and freshman Aspen Warnygora also claimed their provisional qualifying spot with great scores in the 1 meter diving event. The three divers finished back-toback-to-back taking fourth, fifth, and sixth in the event with diving scores of 408.60, 400.30, and 391.35.

The Mavericks now look forward to the four-day NCAA Championships which begin on March 9 at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in North Carolina. The team plans to watch their fellow swimmers compete from a watch party back home in Mankato.

The Mavericks finalized their season ranked No. 11 according to Swimcloud with fellow NSIC opponents St. Cloud, Augustana, and Sioux Falls following closely behind to round out the top 25.

BYE from page 8 The Mavericks would create separation by draining multiple threes in the closing minutes. They carried a 3629 lead heading into the third quarter.

Mankato would control much of the third frame and opened with an 11-0 scoring run. Senior Maddy Olson would convert a three pointer which gave the Mavs their largest lead of the game at 15.

Continued pressure would have Minnesota State up 6254 going into the fourth.

Augustana would open the quarter with three points, cutting the Mavs’ lead to six. The fourth quarter would see back

and forth action for the first five minutes. However, continued pressure and solid defense carried the Mavericks to a 8072 win.

With the Minnesota State’s wins Friday and Saturday, they have moved one game closer to a first round bye in the playoffs and are two wins shy of the 20 win mark, a feat they haven’t accomplished since 2014.

Head coach Emilee Thiesse stressed the importance of having the first round bye. “It’s been a while since we’ve been in that position,” Thiesse said.

“Getting that first round bye is huge because it shows the effort we put on the floor.”

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Student Events Team hosts Grocery Bingo

By LILLY SCHMIDT Staff Writer

Trivia question No. 1: What event did the Student Events Team post this past Friday?

Bingo and trivia, of course.

Bingo and Trivia night was planned by Minnesota State University, Mankato Student Events Team Vice President Madeline Berndt and Special Events Chair Ryan Leistikow. They themed this round of hybrid bingo as “supermarket sweepstakes.” Leistikow explained the idea behind the theme.

“Have you ever seen Supermarket Sweep? We’ve taken a lot of ideas from there, put our own student events twist on it, and a less professional budget twist, and we made it work,” said Leistikow. “Our online Bingo series is something we’re really proud of.”

The bingo series started during the COVID-19 pandemic as it was a way students could interact virtually. With returns to campus, the Students Events Team made it a hybrid event so that all students could participate.

“We’re obviously incorporating people in the audience, and then we’re incorporating people online, but also it really appeals to both on campus and off campus.

If off campus people don’t want to drive to play Bingo, they can just join over Zoom,” said Leistikow.

“It’s a great way to incorporate everyone.”

The event was hosted in Ostrander Auditorium, and despite the event being hosted both in-person and online, the team had no trouble filling the auditorium with participants.

“Ostrander was packed, so that was a lot of fun and really cool to see. Normally [the events] are very popular,” said Leistikow. “It just really appeals to the audience.”

Saumyd Gaudam, a sophomore and Preska Community Advisor, has made a habit of turning the bingo series into group hangouts for her hall.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

“Tartuffe” opens at MSU Theatre Modern meaning drawn from comedy

By EMMA JOHNSON Variety Editor

The theatre season continues this week at Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Theatre and Dance with the modern take on Molière’s famed comedy, “Tartuffe”.

Originating in 1664, the show is about Tartuffe, a vagrant wanderer who is taken into Orgon’s home, winning him over by his religious moral beliefs. Winning Orgon over with his pious persona, Orgon promises his daughter’s hand in marriage, even as Tartuffe attempts to seduce his wife Elmire, much to Orgon’s family’s dismay.

The show deals with a variety of topics, ranging from hypocrisy to blind faith to the danger of being unwilling to see facts that are presented right in front of you.

Director Vladimir Rovinsky says that the show, despite being written in the 17th century, contributes to the modern conversation of living in a time where being separated by different views and intentions is still a hard topic to digest.

“Molière was writing for audiences in the 17th century, but [it’s relevant] especially in

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Dorine (right) tells Tartuffe to back off! Despite the show originating in the 17th century, the play has lots of modern references to hypocrisy and beliefs.

the last few years where conversations at family gatherings are hard, especially with young people coming back and being surrounded by older generations of family. The show was a hot topic for ages, about rebelling against the order and that’s why we progressed,” said Rovinsky.

“We feel like it’s important to continue this conversation.”

Senior Miles Cowan was interested in performing in the production due to the high energy and stylizations surrounding the hypocrisy that Tartuffe displays.

With Cowan being part of the Catholic Church, getting to play the titular character was something that connected him to his role.

“I’ve witnessed the good, the bad, the abuse and hypocrisies [in the Catholic Church] and I thought that taking my own experiences and putting it into the show would be a very personal connection to me,” said Cowan.

“I was interested in exploring that.”

The thought of a 17th century play might turn viewers away from not being able to

fully understand the dialogue that is used. Senior Isabella Fox plays Elmire, Orgon’s wife and Tartuffe’s love interest. Her cunningness and intellect help add to the show’s slapstick humor.

“When there’s classical shows, the language can sometimes be a barrier as people might not understand jokes, so being so over dramatic at times is just so eye catching,” said Fox. “I feel the physical humor of it all will catch people’s eyes.”

The cast hopes the audience will leave entertained while COMEDY on page 11 

Snowkitects creates frozen Maverick Sculpture

By SYD BERGGREN Staff Writer

From now until Feb. 25, the Performing Arts Lawn of Minnesota State University, Mankato will feature a snow sculpture

by Minnesota-based sculpture duo, The Snowkitects.

Kyle Slivnik and David Prom began snow sculpting in college at North Dakota State University through sheer luck at the recommendation of a professor. “[Our professor] knew that we enjoyed winter-time, and out of nowhere she was like, ‘there’s this big festival up in Winnipeg that does snow sculptures, you guys should apply, you’d be good at that,’” said Slivnik.

“We’d never done that before, so we thought, ‘why would we do that?’”

The pair submitted their

ideas, despite this doubt, and were lucky enough to catch a slot when another group backed out at the last minute.

“They got us up there, we did a sculpture, and now we’ve been sculpting for almost 13 years,” shared Slivnik.

Student Affairs contacted the duo back in December to ask if they would like to be involved, and the Snowkitects immediately got in contact with last year’s sculptors to ask if they should accept.

“The sculpting community is pretty small, and we know last year’s team pretty well. They said it was absolutely worth it,” said Slivnik.

Before the Snowkitects arrived on Friday, the Student Events Team was out on the PA lawn clearing a sculpting space and gathering snow.

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The Stomper sculpture will sit on the Performing Arts Lawn until Feb. 25.

“There’s a wooden form there and they fill it with snow and pack it down. It’s a subtractive process as opposed to an

additive process. The snow has been compacted, and it’s a different set of tools and a differSCULPTURE on page 11 

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Dre, Snoop, Eminem and friends deliver epic halftime show

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Actor Jabari Banks is ready to conquer series ‘Bel-Air’

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Jabari Banks poses for a portrait to promote the television series “BelAir,” at The London Hotel in West Hollywood, California. The new series is streaming on Peacock with new episodes airing on Thursdays.

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Dr. Dre from left, performs with Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Dr. Dre & Co. took the weight of the hip-hop culture on the Super Bowl stage, shouldered the pressure from skeptics and delivered a strong halftime show to prove that edgy rap can work at the world’s biggest sporting events.

All it took was hip-hop’s most controversial figures and one knee taken by music’s most prominent white rapper.

Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar were headliners along with 50 Cent as a special guest at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday. Their collective performance is one of the best since Beyoncé and Bruno Mars’ halftime set in 2016.

Each performer offered their

own element: Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar brought their West Coast flavor. Blige — known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” — sang and danced her heart out. 50 Cent hit the musical rewind button with “In Da Club.”

When Eminem’s turn came, he performed a couple of his hits starting with “Forgot About Dre” with Anderson .Paak playing the drums.

He seemingly defied the NFL by kneeling after performing “Lose Yourself,” though the league says it knew it would happen.

Eminem stayed down on one knee for a moment while Dre sat in front of a piano and played Tupac’s “I Ain’t Mad at Cha.” Dre, a prolific producer, kicked off the performance

standing behind a sound table on top of a makeshift white house.

He introduced Snoop Dogg — wearing a blue bandana outfit — who performed a few classics such as “The Next Episode” and “California Love.”

Like in his “In Da Club” music video, 50 Cent began his set upside downside wearing a white tank top.

Blige appeared on a rooftop with a slew of dancers jamming to her classic melodies “Family Affair” then performed “No More Pain.”

After Eminem’s performance, all six joined together as Dre rapped “Still Dre.” All six joined together as Dre rapped “Still Dre.” Their closing act had an array of dancers dressed in khaki outfits.

GROCERIES from page 10 “They’re really fun, and I like the prizes. Even if I don’t win, there’s excitement,” said Gaudam. “I love seeing other people win too.”

Leistikow provided an overview of the haul from the night which included both of kitchen appliances and groceries.

“We have some air fryers, pots and pans and cookware sets,” said Leistikow. “For groceries, we have pasta dinners,

pizza kits and a bunch of other stuff like that.”

Between rounds of bingo, students who were struggling to win prizes were able to participate in minigames and answer trivia questions. Leistikow explained that the trivia for the night was, all supermarket themed. If students missed out on the most recent round of bingo and trivia, Leistikow welcomes anyone to attend the next one.

“We’re going to do a couple more this semester and I hope you can make it,” Leistikow shared.

Gaudam recommends students to attend any Student Events Team event they can.

“The Students Events Team organizes great events and they’re always a fun time. If you’re on campus and you don’t really go out a lot, it’s a good way to hang out with your friends,” said Gaudam.

SCULPTURE from page 10 ent medium,” said Prom. “It’s a little bit different from an ice sculpture that you would see in a typical event.

The sculpture that Slivnik and Prom created consists of four individual pieces that come together to act as one large piece together, which was based on a theme of global togetherness.

“The three outer pieces kind

of have an arch to them and in the middle will be the bust of a bull. Not necessarily the [MSU] mascot, but a generic bull form,” said Slivnik.

“Ideally, when everything is said and done, people will be able to walk through it and feel within it while still being connected to the greater campus.

This is kind of our interpretation of that.”

The sculpture, which is lo-

cated behind the MavFam sign, features purple LED lights that turn on at night, giving the sculpture a glow.

The Snowkitects regularly participate in events throughout the Midwest, focusing on Minnesota festivals and the like, including Ely Winter Festival, St. Paul Winter Carnival, and MN State Snow Sculpting Competition.

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Jabari Banks knew he was close to getting the starring role of Will in “ Bel-Air,” the dramatic take of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” but his confidence started to wane when he was asked to do one more Zoom audition with show director Morgan Cooper.

“I’m like, ‘I don’t know what he wants to see, but I’m gonna give him everything I got,’ recalled the 23-year-old.

“I was like, ‘I’m gonna put everything into this audition.’”

Banks found a quiet place in a friend’s closet and logged in, only to see a very familiar face staring back at him, Will COMEDY from page 10 learning valuable lessons about listening to others to gain better insights.

“I hope that they are able to get some laughs, but also see the parallels to modern day because they are much stronger than I was expecting,” said Cowan.

Fox pointed out that the show includes lessons that everyone can learn from.

“It’s really such a feel-good show, but if you dig a little 

Smith.

“I didn’t think it was real,” Banks said. “He’s like, ‘I want to congratulate you. You got the part of Will in ‘Bel-Air.’” And that’s how Banks became the (new) prince of BelAir. The series is streaming on Peacock with a new episode on Thursdays.

Cooper says searching for the actor to play the new Will was not an easy task.

“Hundreds of auditions poured in. We needed a guy who had the swagger, the charisma, but also the pure acting chops, who uses his eyes,” he said.

The new series was immediately given a two-season order.

deeper, there are some really nice lessons to be learned such as how you shouldn’t follow a crowd and listening to what people really have to say,” said Fox. “Tartuffe” runs Feb. 17-19 and Feb. 24-26 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 26-27 at 2 p.m. in the Ted Paul Theatre.

Tickets are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and children under 16 and $12 for MSU students.

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‘Ghostbusters’ director dies at 75

By LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press

Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75.

Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press.

“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” children Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman said in a joint statement. “We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”

Known for bawdy comedies that caught the spirit of their time, Reitman’s big break came with the raucous, college fraternity sendup “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” which he produced. He directed Bill Murray in his first starring role in the summer camp flick “Meatballs,” and then again in 1981’s “Stripes,” but his most significant success came with 1984’s “Ghostbusters.”

Not only did the irreverent supernatural comedy starring Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis gross nearly $300 million

EVAN AGOSTINI • Associated Press

Producer Ivan Reitman the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. Reitman passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday night, Feb. 12, 2022 at home.

worldwide, it earned two Oscar nominations, spawned a veritable franchise, including spinoffs, television shows and a new movie, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” that opened this last year.

His son, filmmaker Jason Reitman directed.

Paul Feig, who directed the 2016 reboot of “Ghostbusters” tweeted that he was in shock.

“I had the honor of working so closely with Ivan and it was always such a learning experience,” Feig wrote. “He directed some of my favorite comedies of all time. All of us in comedy owe

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him so very much.”

“A legend,” comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani said on Twitter. “The number of great movies he made is absurd.”

Among other notable films he directed are “Twins,” “Kindergarten Cop,” “Dave,” “Junior” and 1998’s “Six Days, Seven Nights.” He also produced “Beethoven,” “Old School” and “EuroTrip,” and many others, including his son’s Oscar-nominated film “Up in the Air.” He was born in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, in 1946 where his father owned the country’s

biggest vinegar factory. His mother had survived Auschwitz and his father was in the resistance. When the communists began imprisoning capitalists after the war, the Reitmans decided to escape, when Ivan Reitman was only 4. They traveled in the nailed-down hold of a barge headed for Vienna.

“I remember flashes of scenes,” Reitman told the AP in 1979. “Later they told me about how they gave me a couple of sleeping pills so I wouldn’t make any noise. I was so knocked out that I slept with my eyes open.

My parents were afraid I was dead.”

The Reitmans joined a relative in Toronto, where Ivan displayed his show biz inclinations: starting a puppet theater, entertaining at summer camps, playing coffee houses with a folk music group. He studied music and drama at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and began making movie shorts.

With friends and $12,000, Reitman made a nine-day movie, “Cannibal Girls,” which American International agreed to release. He produced on a $500 budget a weekly TV revue, “Greed,” with Dan Aykroyd, and became associated with the Lampoon group in its off-Broadway revue that featured John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Murray. That soon led to “Animal House.”

Reitman seized the moment after “Animal House’s” massive success and raised money to direct “Meatballs,” which would be tamer than the hard-R “Animal House.”

He hand picked Murray to star, which would prove to be a significant break for the comedian, but Ramis later said that Reitman didn’t know if Murray would actually show up until the first day of the shoot. But it was the beginning of a fruitful and longrunning partnership that would produce the war comedy “Stripes,” which Reitman said he thought up on the way to the “Meatballs” premiere, and “Ghostbusters.”

Reitman also put Schwarzenegger in his first major comedy, opposite Danny DeVito in “Twins.”

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