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Anthropology Day premieres at MSU Students celebrate the study of people and its role in everyday life.

LUKE LARSON Staff Writer The Anthropology Department is excited to participate in the American Anthropological Association’s National Anthropology Day this Thursday, Feb. 19. The event, which is the very first of its kind, will be celebrated at colleges across the country with the main festivities taking place on Capitol Hill.

MSU senior Joshua Anderson, an Anthropology major with a focus in archaeology, played a role in the creation of the event. Last summer, he helped promote and plan the event while working as an intern with the American Anthropological Association (AAA) in Washington, D.C. “It’s a day for anthropologists to celebrate and participate in their discipline with the public.

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It’s basically for us to go out and share our work with the community,” says Anderson. “It’s designed to build enthusiasm for current and future anthropologists. The main focus is basically public education and also to

create an opportunity for clubs and classes to take a leadership role in raising awareness about anthropology.”

In creating the event, he says, the AAA contacted colleges with anthropology departments

and clubs to see if there was interest in hosting a National Anthropology Day celebration at their school. According to the AAA’s official website, www. aaanet.org, a total of 56 schools will be participating in National

Anthropology Day 2015. The celebration here at MSU will take place in the Anthropology Department on the third floor of Trafton North from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cake, treats, and an opportunity to win prizes will be provided to attendees who stop into the department office located in TN 359.

Cindy Meyer, who took a position as an administrative assistant in the Anthropology Department this past August, says she was clueless about the importance of anthropology beforehand.

“It gives you a broad scope of people across ages, across countries, and across cultures – that’s a big picture,” she says.

Anderson, who was drawn to anthropology in part by his love of the Indiana Jones movies,

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13 students arrested at U of M diversity protest Police arrest protesters conducting a sit-in for campus change.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer 13 students at University of Minnesota Twin Cities were arrested Feb. 9 for protesting for diversity after a rally outside and a seven-hour sit-in at the Minneapolis office of the university’s president, Eric Kaler.

According to the School of Journalism & Mass Communication’s Murphy News Service, “Whose Diversity,” the protest group led by U of M students, requested a more inclusive campus with protected diversity at the university’s Morrill Hall administrative offices around noon.

Specifically, the students in the group demonstrated for a more diverse faculty for the Department of Chicano and Latin Studies at U of M, the removal of racial descriptions of suspects from campus police crime alerts, a program to recruit low-income Twin Cities high schoolers, a requirement that all

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Hoda Isak, a member of the Whose Diversity, said in the news release, “I’ll stay here as long as it takes. They’re not budging so we’re not budging.”

U of M said the students were told they would be considered trespassing if they stayed in the building after 6 p.m. but most of them in the group didn’t stop the demonstration despite of the warnings and campus police arrested the protestors who stayed.

“The University took this action as a last resort after trying to have a dialogue for nearly seven hours. We regret that individuals chose arrest over a peaceful conclusion,” a U of M official said.

However, one of the group member said via Twitter immediately after the arrest, “You arrested 13 student activists and didn’t meet any of the demands,” adding later: “How

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does this reflect on you and our University?”

Tori Hong, who graduated U of M recently and helped organize the sit-in, said progress has been too slow in the university.

“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. says that sometimes you have to go to direct action if negotiation

doesn’t work,” Hong said. “We tried negotiation.”

In contrast, the university spokesman Steve Henneberry said the school shared the protest group’s goals. Kaler also said on Twitter after meeting with the students later on that he also values on-campus diversity.

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“I don’t know what to say about this,” said Bethelhem Teshome, electrical engineering major at Minnesota State University, Mankato. “But I think it’s wrong to arrest people just because they protest.”

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Wedding without fee 23 happy couples tie the knot in Hennepin County.

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another MSU student who is majoring in international relations said, “I think faculty should be selected more and there should be no discrimination on this.”

“That should not have happened unless they (the protestors) became violent.

They are just students and it is in the university. I think freedom of speech should be protected in this country,” he said.

According to a news release, one student of U of M yelled in the president’s

office, “It is our duty to fight for our freedom. I believe that we will win; I believe that we will win.”

“Whose Diversity” identifies itself as “an autonomous collective centrally organized by undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented and marginalized communities within the University of Minnesota.”

Despite temperatures that dipped below zero this past weekend, love was in the air for the twenty-three selected couples that tied the knot for free on Valentine’s Day Eve during an event that was hosted at the Hennepin County Government Center.

In a courthouse which usually is home to political issues, twenty-three couples vowed on Valentine’s Day outside of the building to take in love and hope instead.

In a string of ceremonies on Friday, Feb. 13, the couples took up the Judicial District’s invitation to have judges marry them for free. As one judge played piano and another sang, 11 other judges gathered waiting couples in front of them and began to marry them.

Some were young and had known each other only months

and some had known each other for decades, with friends who will be able to stop pestering them to get married already; all were eager to spend the rest of their lives together.

Some made it an actual wedding ceremony by carrying bouquets and dressed in tuxedos and full-length wedding gowns.

Some couples chose to keep it more casual and wore jeans, tshirts, and tennis shoes.

But what all the couples to wed had in common was a strong emotion that had brought them to the fountain in the atrium of the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis: love.

People cried. People laughed.

There was joy and smiles from family and friends as their loved ones wed.

The free weddings were the idea of Hennepin County District Judge William Koch, who thought it a good way to celebrate Valentine’s Day. “It just seemed like something we ought to be doing,”

Koch said.

The weddings started a little after noon. District Judge Laurie Miller played the piano while her colleague, District Judge Ivy Bernhardson, sang “What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?”

A trio, Musica Ipsa Loquitor, featuring Judge Elizabeth Cutter, Eric Nilsson, and Sally Scoggins, performed throughout the 23 marriage ceremonies.

Some military members and first responders were among those saying, “I do.”

“We love each other and want to get married,” said Alachedo, who was dressed in a suit. The bride wore a white, floor-length wedding gown and carried a bouquet.

Todd Williams, 39, of Eden Prairie and Liz Anderson, 33, of Plymouth decided to get married after Williams saw a story about the ceremonies. They’d known each other for nine years.

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No one is holding their breath Ukraine cease-fire is outlasting previous peace deal.

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Peace talks have officially ended in Minsk, capital of Belarus, with many people breaking out in their sighs of relief, though many others are sitting with baited breath. The cease-fire arrangements, having been agreed upon in Minsk’s Palace of Independence, went into effect last Saturday at midnight, but reports are coming in saying that shots are still being fired from both sides—albeit the shots are few and far between, there are still warring parties in action.

Since the fighting broke out in April of 2014, one other attempt has been made to stop the fighting—with little luck. An agreement was settled on Sept. 5 of 2014, but both sides continued to fight. The new buffer zone agreed upon this time around is much larger than the last agreed upon plan.

Even before the peace talks were begun, the fighting had intensified; in the first week of February, shelling killed five people in the currently rebel-run city of Donetask Wednesday and 19 Ukrainian soldiers died Tues-

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day. All parties went into the peace talks, knowing something had to be agreed upon: President Poroshenko of Ukraine spoke out at his arrival of the talks stating that peace needs to be found or the fighting could spiral “out of control.” Also involved in the almost 17-hour-long peace talk were both German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, who had both been working hard on drafting out a deal agreeable for both sides of the war.

After the cease-fire was agreed upon and all parties left the negotiation room, appearances were still tense. Many people want to speculate that because of niceties that are usually seen were absent, there is still unfinished business on both sides. Though it should be taken into consideration that they had

just left what was a very intense negotiations that went on continuously for almost 17 hours German Chancellor Merkel looked burned out after having a conference with U.S. President Obama, flying all the way to Minsk, and then being shut up for the next 17 hours. She spoke to the crowd of journalists waiting outside of the negotiation doors: “We have no illusions… a great, great deal of work still needs to be done. But there is a real change to turn things around toward the better.”

The hope that this agreement will stick is felt all over, especially since the warnings from the U.S. of arming the Ukrainian forces to help hold their ground better against the pro-Russian separatists is still on the table.

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

(OSCE) has sent its own workers into the lingering heat of fighting and has reported back that the cease-fire appears to be “generally” holding on, but the OSCE workers are being denied access to Debaltseve. The town of Debaltseve is a major hold of many of the most recent fighting after the cease-fire. Seen as a crucial transport hub, Debaltseve is a major stronghold coveted by both sides. To many reporters, Debaltseve is the place where the cease-fire may fall through and dissolve totally.

This thought of a failing cease-fire isn’t agreed upon by all, Lauren Hensley, a freshman aviation major, is surprised by the progress so far.

“Given that shots have been fired for almost one year, that is still a remarkable step forward

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“Yes it’s good to consider other countries’ perspectives when dealing with complicated issues.”

“We live in a global era. All willing nations should be involved in peace talks.”

“Yes because if we are looking for world peace, most leaders should be on the same page.”

“Yes, too many world leaders jump to violence when peace is necessary to maintain balance.”

“It is important to have multiple voices that bring complex perspectives to the issue.

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Fire burns historic home None harmed in Mankato blaze that caused thousands in damage.

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Five apartments in a Mankato house have been evacuated after a blaze that apparently started in a fireplace chimney.

One of the building’s residents tells The Mankato Free Press he smelled smoke from his third-floor apartment around 8 p.m. Thursday. He says he grabbed a fire extinguisher and tried spraying flames he believed were in the chimney.

But he says a neighbor told him there was smoke coming out of the eaves so they alerted everyone else in the building.

Sgt. Jeff Knutson was one of the first police officers to arrive on the scene. He says everyone was able to get out of the house safely. He says it appeared firefighters were able to contain the blaze in the attic and third level of the house.

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MSU professor pens self-help book for struggling starlets and entertainers.

Professor Tonya Butler has heard “every story and every excuse in the book as to why otherwise talented people can’t seem to get their careers off the ground” in her years as an educator, former entertainment attorney, and music business professional.

As a response to those she taught and worked with, Prof.

Butler has written a guide for those struggling to make it big in her first book, The Music Business is Corrupt…or Maybe You Just Can’t Sing?. The unique self help guide for aspiring singers, musicians or anyone who feels that something is holding them back from their success.

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of Labor Statistics, musicians, singers, and those in related fields made up about 17% of employed persons in 2013.

The entertainment industry is one of the largest in the United States, but many of those jobs belong to publications, design companies, and technical service providers.

“I got sick and tired of all the complaining”, says Professor Butler, who serves as the Director of the Music Industry Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. “People would blame their failing careers on the state of the music industry, the economy, their parents, God, the devil, and even the President. I decided that it was high-time that someone told these people the truth: when there’s no one left to blame, maybe it’s you!”

Though many self-help books focus on the positives, and tend to tiptoe around the truth of failure, Prof. Butler’s approach is much more candid, with plenty of tough love for the readers. Her advice? Take responsibility for your career by changing what you do and how you do it.

The Music Business is Corrupt… or Maybe You Just Can’t Sing? is available as an eBook on Kindle as of Valentine’s Day, and in hard copy format on Amazon.com in March. An audiobook is underway.

To download a free chapter or for more information, visit www.professorbutler.com.

For questions, interviews and review copies, contact Professor Butler at info@professorbutler.com or by phone at 507.291.8151

describes anthropology as “people studying people”. He notes that within the field of anthropology there are four different subfields: linguistic, which studies the world’s languages; cultural, which studies human cultural practices; archaeological, which is devoted to finding relics of the human past; and physical, which is the study of the human body.

Anthropology is one of the smaller majors offered at MSU, according to Anderson. Despite this, the department is certainly not lacking in activity. Each summer, the department offers a sixweek archaeological field school in Red Wing open to all students that counts for six 400 level credits. The department’s archaeological laboratory acts as an official state repository of artifacts.

The department has also been featured in a number of Mankato Free Press articles.

The Aug. 30 edition ran a

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by MSU anthropology students, including Anderson, which discovered more than fifty historical Native American sites in Le Seuer County. Dr. Kathleen Blue, a professor in the department, has also been featured in the Free Press for assisting with forensic investigation for the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Department. The department also offers an MSU campus chapter of Lambda Alpha, a national collegiate honor society for anthropology.

Students interested in learning more about anthropology can contact the anthropology club at anthropologystudentsociety@ mnsu.edu. The club meets on a bi-weekly basis on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in TN 363. The next meeting will be this Wednesday, Feb. 18.

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Faribault under scrutiny after dance win Protesting runners up disqualified for poor sportsmanship MINNEAPOLIS — The Faribault Emeralds won the state Class 3A high kick dance championship and all of its competitors were disqualified for protesting because they say Faribault copied an out-of-state team’s moves.

Faribault was one of six teams that competed Saturday in the finals of the high kick competition at Target Center. The five others

— Wayzata, Eastview, Chaska, Lakeville South, and Eden Prairie — disobeyed instructions to line up for the awards ceremony.

Instead, they held hands and the other end of the floor and stayed away in protest.

That resulted in the five being disqualified for poor sportsmanship and Wayzata and Eastview being denied their second- and third-place trophies.

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“I felt really heartbroken,” Faribault senior captain Abbie Meehl said. “That kind of hurt me just knowing that they’re not with us and they don’t have good sportsmanship.”

The Minnesota State High School League had determined before the tournament that Faribault did not rip off its dance rou-

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seconds in a four-minute dance and did not break the rules. He said similarities among dance routines are common.

“We won it fair and square,” Faribault coach Lois Krinke said. “We were in first place after the preliminary round almost

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in negotiations…[but] with so many groups and sub-groups in conflict it will be a challenge to maintain the ceasefire.”

Hensley isn’t too surprised by the intense-looking meetings: “Of course it’s intense!

There’s a group of powerful people all trying to do what they believe to be right and trying to work with their own

tine from an out-of-state team, and it sent out a letter notifying participants that Faribault would be allowed to compete.

Faribault’s athletics director, Ken Hubert, said the league notified him of the allegations on Monday. He acknowledged that a couple of the dance moves were similar, but said they lasted just

agenda…Cooperation with each other in a peaceful manner, especially once lives and resources have already been lost, is a highly stressful and intense situation.”

Whatever the analysts are saying about so and so not standing next to so and so will come into play in the next weeks to few months. Until then the world sits and stews

waiting for word on whether war will end or if the U.S. will make good on their warnings of lending a helping hand to the Ukraine starting what may be an even larger conflict.

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FAA to release drone regulations Companies waiting to see if new rules will affect corporate use of drone technology.

WASHINGTON — The government is readying rules largely favorable to companies that want to use small drones for e commercial purposes, accorde ing to a federal analysis, potene tially leading to the widespread flights by unmanned aircraft ” performing aerial photography, e crop monitoring, inspections of - cell towers and bridges and other t work.

9 An economic analysis by Federal Aviation Administration, which was inadvertently posted online, describes draft rules submitted by the agency in October to the White House budget office to review. In response to inquiries, the FAA said in a statement late Saturday that it will officially release the rules on Sunday.

The regulations would apply to drones weighing less than 55 pounds. They would improve safety by using small, lightweight unmanned aircraft instead of heavier, manned aircraft that “pose a higher level of risk,” the analysis said. It notes that between 2004 and 2012, there were 95 fatalities involving climbers working on cell and other towers.

If the rules would prevent only one fatality by using a small drone instead of a tower climber, the $9.2 million saved — the amount the government says is the economic value of a single life — would exceed the entire cost of the regulations to society, according to the document.

The analysis does not offer a total estimate on the annual economic benefit of regulations, but says it would exceed $100 million a year. For example, about 45,000 annual bridge inspections could be conducted with small drones. Most bridge inspections currently employ hydraulic mobile cranes called “snoopers.” The average cost of an inspection using a snooper is $3,250. Cable bridge inspections are even more expensive because they often require a 200foot aerial lift.

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LOVE “In a courthouse which

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manned Vehicle Systems International, an industry trade association, estimates that small, commercial drones will create 70,000 jobs with an economic impact of more than $13.6 billion in the first three years after their integration into U.S. skies.

The analysis doesn’t address jobs that might be displaced by drones, like some types of pilots.

The FAA currently bans all commercial drone flights except for those by a small number of companies that have been granted waivers. Congress has been leaning on the FAA to move faster on regulations that would allow a wide variety of companies to employ drones for everything from monitoring pipelines to delivering pizzas. Under a law passed in 2012, the FAA was to issue final regulations by September 2015, but that appears unlikely.

Even if the White House approves the FAA’s proposal, the agency is still required to offer it for public comment. Tens of thousands of comments are anticipated, and it could take two to three years for the agency to address them before issuing final regulations.

The document indicates the agency has dropped its insistence that drone operators have the same licenses and medical certificates required for pilots of manned aircraft. Industry officials complained that obtaining a private pilot license or medical certificate would be unnecessarily burdensome.

Commercial operators would have to take an aerospace knowledge test administered by the FAA before they could receive a certificate granting permission to operate a drone. The agency estimates the cost to operators of obtaining certificate at about $300.

A private pilot license can cost thousands of dollars because it requires many hours of experience flying a plane.

Operators would have to keep drone flights under 500 feet in altitude, which is below where

most manned aircraft fly. That’s 100 feet higher than the agency typically has approved in waivers to commercial operators.

But the draft rules would still prohibit drones from flying farther away than they can be seen by their operator, and nighttime flights would remain banned.

The line-of-sight requirement would preclude delivery drone of the type envisioned by Amazon. Google is also experimenting with such drones.

Industry officials have chafed at both restrictions, saying they significantly reduce the usefulness of unmanned aircraft. The FAA’s concern is that with no pilot on board, the operator on the ground is best able to prevent a collision with another aircraft by keep the drone in sight at all times.

Drone operators would also have to be checked out by the Transportation Safety Administration to determine whether they pose a security threat before they could receive an FAA operator certificate. There is no fee for the security check, but one might be applied in the future, the analysis said.

Last month, a small drone flew over the White House fence and crashed on the lawn. Although the operator later came forward saying the incident was an accident, the episode has raised concern that small drones might pose a security threat.

Agriculture is expected to become one of the first industries to embrace drones. Helicopter drones that are widely used for spraying crops in Japan would not fall under the FAA rules because they weigh significantly more than 55 pounds. But the rules would apply to small drones that monitor crops to better target watering or for mapping fields.

The FAA analysis was first reported by Forbes on Saturday.

“It kind of seemed romantic and spur-of-the-moment, and we said, ‘Why not?’ “ Anderson said. Both asked for the day off and brought friends and family to the courthouse.

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Snowmobile trail controversy snowballs Proposed snowmobile route near the Boundary Waters has conservationists, enthusiasts up in arms.

MINNEAPOLIS — A proposed snowmobile route bordering the Boundary Waters Canoe Area will not violate the Wilderness Act, a federal judge ruled Friday in a decision that disappointed environmental groups that have claimed the route would disrupt the area’s pristine peace and quiet.

U.S. District Judge John Tunheim’s ruling comes after a nine-year battle between snowmobile enthusiasts and environmental groups. The Star Tribune reported Tunheim acknowledged his ruling was a “close one,” but said the increased sound from snowmobiles would not be significant enough to violate federal law.

The route to be built by the U.S. Forest Service would connect McFarland Lake to South Fowl Lake, where ice fishing is better. Tunheim said the noise would be no louder than a “moderate rainfall” and would affect only a small portion of the wilderness.

The proposed route would come within about 400 feet of the BWCA. “We are deeply disappointed in the judge’s ruling and we believe this new snowmobile trail will definitely impact the wilderness,” said Kevin Proescholdt, conservation director for the national organization Wilderness Watch. “Our fear is this will be another cut in the death of a thousand cuts to the Boundary Waters.”

Supporters of the route say it is long overdue.

“It just shows the common sense of the judge’s decision that there are motor noises already there that you hear in the Boundary Waters,” said Nancy McReady, president of Conservationists with Common Sense. “lt would be nice to have this trail started as soon as they can.”

Nancy Larson, district ranger for the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest, said the community was split.

fhwa.dot.gov Two snowmobilers ride on a groomed and snowy trail through a conifer and birch forest in northern Minnesota in winter.

Now that the judge made his decision, her staff can begin reviewing the project and develop

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a plan to implement it.

“In light of the time that has passed, I recognize there is going to be a lot of interest in constructing it as soon as possible,” she said.

The groups opposing the snowmobile route, including the Sierra Club Northstar Chapter, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness, Wilderness Watch and the Izaak Walton League, have 30 days to file notice of appeal. Their attorney, Kristen Marttila, said if her clients appeal, they will ask the courts to delay construction while a decision is pending.

Snowmobiles are almost entirely banned in the Boundary Waters, but there are several

exceptions.

The fight over the new snowmobile route dates to the winter of 2002-2003 when forest rangers discovered people were using an illegal trail through the BWCA to get from McFarland Lake to South Fowl Lake. A fence was built to block use of the illegal trail.

Tunheim wrote that the Royal Lake and Royal River area that would see the most impact from the route is virtually unvisited during the winter.

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Dairy industry facing decline Legislation would exempt pork, dairy from restrictive corporate laws.

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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota should exempt dairy and pork operations from its more than 80-year-old anti-corporate farming law to help those industries rebound after years of decline, a state senator told tfellow lawmakers Friday.

“We cannot afford to ignore and do nothing about this issue,” Sen. Terry Wanzek, R-Jamestown, told the Senate Agriculture Committee.

North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming law dates to 1932, when it was put on the ballot as an initiated measure and approved by voters. It now allows corporations with as many as 15 shareholders to own farms or ranches, as long as the shareholders are related.

Supporters of the bill, including North Dakota’s top agriculture official, say it would improve farmers’ access to capi-

state ownership of corporate farms, he said.

“Individuals should own the land and animals in North Dakota,” he said.

Eight other states have laws restricting corporate farming, though most allow exemptions for some livestock operations, including neighboring South Dakota and Minnesota.

The number of hogs and cows in those states have in-

Wanzek’s legislation would allow non-family farm corporations to own or lease agriculture land, as long as the operations don’t take up more than 640 acres of land, or a square mile.

“This bill is an attempt to help the dying dairy industry and our declining swine industry in this state,” said Wanzek, a farmer. “Doing nothing is not an option.”

Federal agriculture data show the number of dairy farms in North Dakota has decreased from about 350 in 2002 to 91 now. The number of dairy cows has dropped from 40,000 to 18,000 during that time, according to the National Agriculture Statistics Service.

Swine numbers have also declined from about 280,000 in 1995 to about 139,000 in 2014, data show.

tal and spur the state’s economy.

Opponents, including the state’s biggest farm group, say the current law blocks unfair competition from big, out-of-state corporations.

Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring told lawmakers that the state’s dairy and pork industries are in “dire straits.”

Allowing the exemptions would revive the industries and help fuel other agriculture business, such as feed and fertilizer, proponents said.

“This bill complements agriculture in North Dakota — not compete with it,” Goehring said.

There is no guarantee the bill would do anything to help the pork and dairy industries, said Mark Watne, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, which has about 40,000 members. But it would allow out-of-

creased or remained stable in recent years, while North Dakota numbers have dropped. Milk production in those states also has grown, while North Dakota dairy production is down.

Wanzek said the law has put North Dakota at an unfair advantage.

“Our farm producers need access to the same business tools that other states’ farmers have to be competitive,” he said.

unanimously, and unanimously in the final round.

We’re excited, the girls are really excited. We’re the top team in the state and if they didn’t want their second- and third-place medals, I couldn’t care less. We got the firstplace medal.”

The league issued a statement Sunday saying it would

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Puck bounces Nanooks’ way in Fairbanks Unranked and ineligible for the postseason, the University of Alaska-Fairbanks stole three crucial points from MSU in the WCHA standings over the weekend.

DEREK LAMBERT Sports Editor After holding the no. 1 spot in the country for two consecutive weeks, the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey team ran into some trouble on the road.

Last weekend the Mavericks headed north to Fairbanks, Alaska to face off against the University of Alaska-Fairbanks Nanooks, a team that gave them some trouble earlier this season.

Back in early December, UAF beat the Mavs in a 5-4 overtime thriller in Mankato, with MSU winning the next night. This past weekend the Mavericks didn’t have quite the puck luck they needed to continue pushing through this very successful season they are having.

On Friday night, MSU only put four shots on goal in the first period, but were able to get on the board with senior Max Gaede’s fourth goal of the season. Skating through the slot, Gaede deflected a centering pass from Casey Nelson past UAF goaltender Sean Cahill for the 1-0 lead.

Much of the game would go without any scoring, until the

midway point of the second period when the Nanooks knotted the game at one apiece.

On a pretty passing play, UAF’s Tyler Morley redirected a pass from Colton Parayko while on the power play to tie the game 1-1. That would prove to be the last tally in this game as the two teams would skate to a 1-1 overtime tie, each receiving a single point in the contest.

The Mavericks were outshot 30-18 in the game, and were fortunate goaltender Stephon Williams stood tall between the pipes, keeping the UAF offense in check.

Saturday night the Mavericks didn’t have such luck.

After a scoreless first period, things looked good for MSU when senior defenseman Zach Palmquist got the Mavs on the board with a power play goal to the top corner past Cahill to give his team a 1-0 lead. The goal would stand as the only tally through the first two periods, but UAF broke the seal early in the third and seemingly ran away with this one.

Morley scored his second of the weekend just 41 seconds into the third period while MSU was on the power play. With the Mavericks scrambling to retrieve

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Maverick goaltender Stephon Williams stood tall this past weekend, but MSU came up short.

the puck in their defensive zone, Morley found himself alone out in front of Williams and collected a loose puck to tie the game for the second time in as many nights for UAF. Then, with just over two minutes remaining in the game, Garrick Perry would score the eventual game-winning goal on

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Senior defenseman Zach Palmquist was the lone goal scorer for MSU on Saturday night.

a deflected shot from the point past Williams. Just over a half minute later, Morley would net his third goal of the weekend on an empty net goal to seal this one up for UAF. With the tie and win, the Nanooks took three of a possible four points away from the Mavericks over the weekend.

The Nanooks are ineligible for the playoffs due to NCAA violations, but they still want to finish out strong and set the bar for next season when they can compete for a postseason spot.

While the tie gave the Mavericks one point on the weekend, second place Michigan Tech earned a sweep over AlaskaAnchorage, and now sit just one point behind MSU in the WCHA standings.

The Mavericks did lost their no. 1 rankings in the nation, but only fell to no. 2. A disappointing weekend for MSU, they still sit at no. 1 in the NCAA pairwise rankings for the NCAA Tournament in March. At 23-62, MSU has been arguably the most successful team this season and are still largely a favorite to make it to the Frozen Four in Boston come April.

The Mavs are idle this week-

end, but next up is a home series against second place Michigan Tech in two weeks. MSU swept Tech earlier in the season when the Huskies were ranked no. 1 in the country, but this time the series holds some serious title implications.

With a one point lead over the Huskies in the WCHA standings, this series could very well determine who wins the MacNaughton Cup as the WCHA regular season champions.

Last season, the Mavericks fell one point short of Ferris State for the MacNaughton Cup after a tie with Tech on the last day of the regular season. MSU would surely like to come away from this series with all four points heading into their final two regular season games at Bemidji the following weekend, another tough series.

Michigan Tech is also idle this weekend, giving them some rest before making the trip to Mankato. After that, Tech takes on Northern Michigan University to finish out the season.

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Mavericks split in conference action After dropping one game, MSU rebounded with a victory to split their weekend match ups.

Record-breaking weekend in Brookings DENZELL OATS Staff Writer It was a promising weekend for both the men’s and women’s track teams. As they traveled to Brookings South Dakota, they tested their skills in the SDSU Indoor Classic.

On the men’s side following a day where two school-records fell, sophomore Myles Hunter not only broke his own schoolrecord once again, but took down an NCAA Division II record in the process.

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Wright to make him the new Division II record-holder. His new personal best time is also the sixth-fastest time for any American this year.

Adding to the success was senior captain Emmanuel Matadi. Matadi had an impressive day in the sprints finishing first in the 60-meter dash and first in the 200 meter dash.

Matadi has remained undefeated thus far in the season in both events.

Matadi in the process of winning the 200 meter dash took down a record of his own.

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LUKE LONIEN Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato Men’s Basketball team spilt in a key weekend of NSIC action. The Mavericks saw themselves pitted in two late-game situations, falling to Winona State 68-66 on a lastsecond jumper, but they were able to rebound with an 88-87 win in a overtime thriller over Upper Iowa University.

Head coach Matt Margenthaler thought the team played average.

“We played okay this weekend,” he said. “It was a very emotional weekend with a tough loss Friday night, and coming back and being resilient on Saturday coming back to get the win.”

Friday, the Mavericks found themselves in a close contest early in the game, leading by seven with 13:52 minutes remaining on a Zach Monaghan three pointer. The Warriors were able to cut the lead back down to one quickly after, but MSU never relinquished the lead in the first half.

The Mavericks and Warriors traded buckets thereafter, the Maverick lead didn’t stretch farther than nine in the half. WSU cut the lead to seven on a layup at the end of the half. MSU took a 33-26 lead into the locker room at the break.

Freshman TJ Lake led the way for the Mavericks in the

first half, connected on three three’s for all nine of his points.

Senior Assem Marei collected seven points and grabbed five rebounds in the half for MSU. Isaiah Gray led the way for the Warriors in the half with nine points.

The second half looked to be all Mavericks early on, as they were able to extend their lead throughout the half.

The Mavericks pushed their lead to 12 when Marei connected on layup with the foul. The Maverick lead eventually was extended to 14 on another Marei bucket. WSU would not let the lead last long as they stormed their way to a 25-7 run to take a two-point lead with 6:24 left in the game. This marked the Warriors first lead of the game.

The teams traded the lead three times in the final minutes, with the Warriors holding a three-point lead with 34 seconds to go after a pair of Conrad Masberg free throws.

The Mavericks were able to tie it up with after Senior Connor Miller connected on a threepoint jumper. The Warriors would get the final bucket of the game with two 2 seconds left, when Sophomore Kyle Bauman landed a jumper to give WSU a 68-66 win.

Bauman led the Warriors with 21 points going 10 of 14 from the field. 19 of his points came in the second half. Gray had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors.

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MSU senior Assem Marei driving to the bucket against Winona State.

Marei led the Mavericks with another double-double posting 24 points and 15 rebounds.

Miller had 17 points for MSU while Lake followed with 12.

Saturday, the Mavericks saw themselves in another close battle with the Peacocks of Upper Iowa University as the Maverick role reversed.

The Mavericks saw themselves trailing through much of the first half, but the game was never out of reach. UIU led early, but the Mavericks were able to grab their first lead of the game when Sophomore Mike Busack buried a three pointer with 7:22 remaining in the half.

The three gave the Mavericks a 23-22 lead.

The Peacocks would comeback to take the lead before the half ended, going on a 6-0 run in the final 1:30 to take a 36-30 lead at the halftime.

Marei paced the Mavericks with seven points and six rebounds. Busack chipped in seven points and four rebounds as well. Monaghan had six points and five assist in the first half.

A total of eight players scored for UIU, Grant Lang who finished the half with nine points and four rebounds paced the Peacocks.

The second half started slow for the Mavericks, as the UIU lead extended to 13 with

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the 60-meter hurdles, Hunter ran a 7.87, a typical performance from Hunter. But it was in the finals however, where he took his season one-step further.

Myles running a final time of 7.64 solidified his elite talent in the record books lowering the school record once again and breaking the NCAA Division II 60 meter hurdle record as well. His performance surpassed that of Decosmo

The recent record holder Jerrell Hancock was surpassed by Matadi this weekend in the 200 where Matadi ran an impressive time of 21.10.

Junior Richard Wilhite followed behind Matadi in third place running a season best of 21.65 provisionally qualifying him for the National Meet in March. Junior Kyran Steward came fifth in the event with a

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Maverick swimming heads to Delta State for SISC Championships With the regular season wrapped up, Minnesota State University, Mankato swim and dive take to the pool for the conference championships.

DEREK LAMBERT Sports Editor The Minnesota State University, Mankato swim and dive team heads to the Delta State Aquatic Center in Cleveland, Miss. on Wednesday to begin the South Intercollegiate Swim Conference Championships.

Other teams competing at the event are Delta State, Henderson State, Lindenwood, Ouachita Baptist, St. Cloud State, MInnesota State Moorhead, Northern State and West Florida.

The Mavericks are led by sophomore Shelby Sechena, who enters the SISCC with a seed time of 10:56.86 in the 1000 yard freestyle, followed closely by freshman Chelsea Cal-

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Taylor Bass In only her freshman season, Bass has been awarded the honor of NSISC swimmer of the week twice this season.

hoon, who holds a seed time of 10:58.95 in the same event.

In the 800 yard freestyle relay, the Mavericks come into the event ranking sixth as a team, with a relay seed time of 7:48.69.

“Our women have been working extremely hard since early September in the weight room, in the water, on the diving boards, and doing many different dry-land activities, to perform at their best at the championship meet,” head coach Nathan Owens said. “Everyone is excited to be fully rested and ready to have a great weekend.

We have a number of individuals and relay teams that should be close to school records and national qualify consideration.”

The Mavericks have been successful as a team this season, and also individually.

Freshman Taylor Bass has twice been named NSISC Swimmer of the Week in her rookie season with MSU swimming in the 200 yard freestyle, 200 yard backstroke, and 200 yard individual medley.

“Our goals include having as many personal best times, school records, and national qualifying scores as possible,” said Owens. “We’d like to see as many athletes as possible score points by finishing in the top 24.

Competing with 8 other quality programs, over 200 athletes total, we’d like to finish in the top half overall. The conference meet features a deep field of competitors, so having athletes in the scoring heats will be a major focus for us.”

The Mavs dive in on Wednesday at 5 p.m. with the 800 yard freestyle relay, the 200 yard medley relay, and the 1,000 yard freestyle. Prelims are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with the finals at 5 p.m.

Thursday and Friday, with an earlier 4 p.m. start for the finals on Saturday.

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TRACK & FIELD “...sophomore Myles Hunter not only broke his own school-record once again, but took down an NCAA Division II record in the process.”

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time of 21.72.

On the distance side for the men of the Maverick track team, senior Ryan Ness finished out his weekend with a 12th-place finish in the mile where he came in at a time of 4:22.82. Senior Austin O’Brien finished the day two edition of the 3000-meters in eighth following a final time of 8:35.45.

In the field events the Maverick men would come to see yet another Maverick hit a provisional qualifying mark. Sophomore jumper Frank Veldman did so in the high jump. His leap of 6’10.25” would earn him many crowns including a first place finish in the meet, a season best and a top seat in the NCIS conference for high jump. Velman’s jump currently seats him 15th in the nation among Division II. Khalil Jor’dan followed up with a third-place in the triple jump with a final lunge of 46’6”.

As for the Women of the Maverick track and field team they would see some success of their own as they saw a day full of career best performances.

Senior Jenni Vanttinen got her day started quickly with a swift finish in the 60 meter hurdles. As she ran the 60-meter hurdle preliminary race in 8:84, she would also hit the mark provisionally qualifying her for the National Meet. She would then go on to post a time of 9:00 in finals yielding her a ninth place

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Assem Marei Marei collected 15 rebounds along with posting 24 points in Friday’s game.

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regular season on the road trip, starting in Sioux Falls to take on University of Sioux Falls Friday, and rounding out their schedule with a game against in-state rival Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday.

The Mavericks defeated both Sioux Falls and SMSU earlier this season by scores of 76-62 and 95-78, respectively. As the last weekend of conference play

Mike Busack Like Marei, Busack finsihed with a double-double on Saturday, finishing with 15 points and 13 rebounds.

before the NSIC Tournament, these games will be especially important to finishing off the season on the right note.

Tip-off for the weekend is set for 8 p.m. on Friday at Sioux Falls, followed by the match up with Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall Saturday, with tipoff set for 6 p.m.

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across the line at 58.39 and in eighth-place Puckett, after her efforts in the sprints, was the lone Maverick to compete in the long jump event. She walked away from the event with a fifth-place finish after a jump of 18’5.75”. Also in the jumps, the high jump gave MSU yet another top-five finish.

Brianna Ziolkowski finished in fourth place after a leap of 5’4.25”.

Senior Anna Veroeven took home third-place in the triple jump event following her topmark of 39’10.5”. Junior Faryn Wirkus would gain a thirdplace finish of her own in the pole vault with a final height of 11’11.75”. Bryanna Sudman followed right behind in fifth.

In a record setting weekend for the Maverick track teams it seemed as though they were all on the same page. Overall the Mavericks saw 11 personal best finishes and an adage of three more provisional qualifying marks and now two automatic qualifying marks.

As the Mavericks close in on the end of their indoor season they face one meet to break up the Conference Meet. This weekend a select few Mavericks will compete in the Snowshoe Open at the University Of Minnesota in Minneapolis before they face the rest of the Northern Sun League February 26th.

game at 77 with a three to send the game into overtime.

The Mavericks were able to control the game in the extra session for the 88-87 overtime victory.

“This could be a season changing win for us” said Margenthaler Marei led the Mavericks with another strong double-

double performance, putting up 25 points and 15 rebounds for the second consecutive game.

Monaghan had 21 points, eight assists and five rebounds for the Mavericks. Busack finished with a double-double as well, scoring 15 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.

Six Peacocks finished in double figures, led by Lang who finished with 16 points and six rebounds. Jimmy Roth finished with 12 points and nine rebounds for UIU. The team was very resilient over the weekend, being able to bounce back Saturday. “We had many opportunities were we could have packed up, but we continued to battle.”

The team has to get into a better flow offensively going into next weekend. “We have to get into a better flow offensively, we have struggled a little bit that way. We have to believe in the process and each other” said Margenthaler.

The Mavericks are playing for a lot this coming weekend.

“We can’t win the regular season conference, but we get our way into the NCAA tournament and that’s our goal going into the final two games” said Margentahler.

After the weekend split, the Mavericks sit with a 20-6 overall record, 15-5 in conference play, placing them third in the conference.

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finish.

A pair of Mavericks would also find themselves in the finals of the 60-meter dash together.

Senior Sid’Reshia Floyd brought home a fifth-place finish with a new season best of 7.69. Sophomore Brieanna Puckett finished just behind Floyd in eighth at 7.99.

Sophomore Puckett would go on to the 200. Once again Puckett led the Maverick effort.

She finished in a time of 25.64, which tied for 16th-place.

The 600-meters saw sophomore Maddi Sjelin post a careerday running it in 1:36.58, this yielded her a ninth-place finish in the event.

Senior Halee Peterson also

14:20 to play in the game. The Peacocks were able to keep the lead, playing with a double-digit cushion for much of the second half.

With 5:41 left in the game the tides started to turn, the Mavericks went on a 20-10 to tie the game up. Miller missed a three pointer, but Lake grabbed the offensive rebound, kicked it back to Miller, who tied the

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posted a career-best of her own in the 1000-meters, finishing in 3:01.80. Freshman Erica Hauf would follow suit setting a new personal record in the 3000-meters at 10:36.32.

A pair of Mavericks would also improve their career performances in the 5000-meters.

Both freshman Erin Baker and senior Marina Paul crossed with final times of 18:33.11 and 18:42.54, respectively.

Sophomore mid distance runner Taylor Glover ran a 57.55 in the 400-meters which is also a personal best. She would find a third place finish in the event. Teammate Taylor Naatz snatched a new career-best of her own as well as she came

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An afternoon of scenes Advanced student directors perform at ETC.

TEREASA HATTEN Staff Writer On Friday, Feb. 13, the Advanced Directing class presented “An Afternoon of Scenes” as part of the Entertainment Technology Culture (ETC) shows. It was a relatively small gathering,

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with roughly 20 people in attendance, taking place in PA113 at 4 p.m. The atmosphere was surprisingly lively for so few people, but it only added to my own excitement.

The entire show consisted of three short performances, each of which was chosen and directed by a student from the Advanced Directing class of the Theatre Program. These three students were James Ehlenz, Rachel Howard, and Tim Rosin.

Each of them did a fantastic job with their performers and dealing with the little snags along the way.

Starting off the afternoon was “Hurry!” written by Bridget Carpenter and directed by James Ehlenz. This performance had the most cast members, with four in total – Luke Steinborn as Guy, Laura Schaefer as Woman, Bryn Tanner as Dude, and Colee Ludtke as Speed Date Leader.

It followed the woman’s rough night of speed dating, which had an overwhelming start with Guy the mathematician. Things only got worse when she was paired with Dude, who laughed way too much at his own jokes. Then it got quite Meta by referencing

theatre with Woman saying “I’m in a play right now. It’s not much.

It’s about a date.” Guy continually ended up back at her table, and the two finally talked and actually connected – all the while the speed date leader directing and interrupting. “Hurry, hurry, hurry!”

The second performance was “Rosie in the Shadow of the Melrose” written by Craig Fols and directed by Rachel Howard. This one only had two cast members – Stephanie Mattison as Frances and Anfernee Raine as Boy. Waiting for a train...a nosy and talkative Frances; an off put Boy; a meaningful conversation; and a friendship. There was some great humor in there too.

Last, but certainly not least, was “The Haunting of Hill House” written by F. Andrew Leslie and directed by Tim Rosin. There were three in the cast for this one – Doni Marinos as Dr. Montague, Sam Fairchild as Theo, and Alyssa Mordal as Eleanor. This was certainly the longest performance of the three, and it ended with the least closure. A professor invited two of his students (as far as we knew) to investigate the “psy-

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chic phenomenon” happening at Hill House. Their night began well enough, with some light humor and a few teasing scares,

but soon was extremely intense.

An incessant pounding on a bedroom door, the students cower-

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A look at The Last Five Years

Review of the Off-Broadway musical’s film adaptation.

LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer Last weekend was the opening of the film adaptation of The Last Five Years. Adapted from Jason Robert Brown’s OffBroadway show, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan,

does this unusual musical justice. In the musical the two characters work through their relationship in opposite directions, with Cathy starting the show at the end of their marriage and moving backwards to an early date and Jamie beginning at the start and progressing to the end.

The two characters do not interact directly except for a scene in the middle where their two timelines converge.

For the movie the two-person cast was slightly expanded to include snippets of other characters, and as was necessary for this stage-to-screen transition,

the two are together in every scene. The movie did retain the

spective we were viewing the world through. Although I had

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two opposite-moving time lines, and because of the couple’s interactions it was required that the movie allowed audience members to understand where we were in time and whose per-

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Trial for Sniper shooter commences Routh faces life in prison if convicted for murder.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — While defense attorneys mount an insanity defense for the former Marine on trial in the shooting deaths of “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield, prosecutors have described Eddie Ray Routh as a troubled drug user who knew right from wrong. Criminal law experts say the case hinges on whether the defense can prove Routh did not know that the killings constituted a crime.

Routh’s attorneys have said the 27-year-old, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and was taking anti-psychotic medication, was insane when Kyle and Littlefield took him to a shooting range to provide support and camaraderie. Routh, his lawyers say, believed the men planned to kill him.

Because Routh was at a shooting range and both Kyle and Littlefield were armed, “it’s an easier case than others for the proposition that he believed they were about to kill him,” said George Dix, a criminal law professor at the University of Texas, Austin.

If convicted, Routh faces life in prison without parole. Even if he’s acquitted, Routh would likely remain in custody. The .Texas criminal code stipulates -that in cases involving violent -crimes where defendants are found not guilty by reason of insanity, the court can initiate civil proceedings to have them committed.

The case has drawn intense interest, largely because of the Oscar-nominated film based on

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Kyle’s memoir that details his four tours in Iraq.

Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty — “presumably because they thought it wouldn’t stick,” said Andrea Lyon, a defense attorney and dean of the law school at Valparaiso University.

Though prosecutors appear to have conceded that Routh was mentally ill, they will argue that he was competent enough to make choices, Lyon said.

“The question is: Is he legally responsible?” she said.

Erath County District Attorney Alan Nash said during the trial’s opening statements that the evidence would show that mental illnesses “don’t deprive people of the ability to be good citizens, to know right from wrong, to obey the law.”

A Texas Ranger testified Friday that authorities found marijuana, a near-empty bottle of whiskey and anti-psychotic medication while searching Routh’s small, wood-framed home in Lancaster after the shooting. Routh’s uncle testified that he’d smoked marijuana with Routh the morning of the shootings.

Prosecutors may try to show that Routh deliberately put himself in a more violent state, said Park Dietz, a forensic psychiatrist who examined acquitted killer Andrea Yates.

“Voluntarily induced intoxication is not an excuse for the mentally ill,” he said.

Former Erath County sheriff’s deputy Gene Cole testified Friday that after Routh was jailed, he heard him say: “I shot them because they wouldn’t

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talk to me.” He said Routh said he had been riding in the back seat on the way to the shooting range. Cole, who is now a police officer elsewhere, said Routh also said, “I feel bad about it, but they wouldn’t talk to me.

I’m sure they’ve forgiven me.”

Routh’s mother had asked Kyle, a former Navy SEAL whose wartime exploits were depicted in his 2012 memoir, to help her son overcome troubles that had at least twice led him to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Routh had been a small arms technician who served in Iraq and was deployed to earthquake-ravaged Haiti before leaving the Marines in 2010.

Prosecutors presented a vid-

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eo Thursday showing officers speaking with Routh as he sat in the pickup that authorities said he took from Kyle after fleeing the shooting range where Kyle and Littlefield were killed.

Routh refused to leave the vehicle and eventually sped off with police in pursuit.

The video shows that a police vehicle rammed the pickup.

Eventually the car became disabled along the side of the road.

The video showed officers trying to talk Routh into surrendering as he makes comments such as, “Anarchy has been killing the world,” ‘’I don’t know if I’m going insane,” and, “Is this about hell walking on earth right now?”

Lancaster police Lt. Michael

Smith said Routh “told us he’d taken a couple of souls and he had more souls to take.”

Authorities say Routh had earlier driven to his sister’s house, admitted to the killings and told his sister, “People were sucking his soul.”

After presenting the video Thursday, prosecutor Jane Starnes said: “I think we can agree he makes some kind of odd statements.”

Defense attorneys have noted that even Kyle had described Routh as “straight-up nuts” in a text message to Littlefield shortly before they were killed.

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continued from 16 formed. As usual when approaching a favorite stage production turned into a film I was cautiously optimistic about the movie, but before very long my caution had been replaced by the excitement of being able to see one of my favorite shows brought to life. Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan as the only two characters with any real screen time carry the movie well. Both are strong singers and the songs sit comfortably in their ranges. The lighting was used very effectively to help ground viewers as far as where in the timeline something was taking place. In the troubled areas of the relationship the bright, colorful, and

aesthetic lighting were replaced by a grayed, muted light, which also led for an interesting shift as Kendrick’s character Cathy moved from the gray setting to a brighter, pre-problem world and Jordan’s Jamie moved from the bright world into the dim one. The movie also made good use of signs with dates on them and Kendrick’s changing hairstyles to cue viewers in quickly but without drawing too much attention.

Because there’s little dialogue and each of the songs is essentially a self-contained scene the transitions between scenes were a little bit awkward with long shots of landscape and surrounding areas

used to shift from one to the other. This was more jarring at the beginning of the film, and while it never quite felt normal it did little to detract from the overall feel and experience. Between the two, Kendrick’s performance was slightly stronger, with Jordan at times losing the balance between Jamie’s immaturity and his charm, but for the most part they were a strong pairing. This bittersweet movie about the fragmenting of a relationship is a well-done adaptation, giving long time fans of the musical a chance to see it performed and opening the door for new fans.

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King of overkill

Despite early goodwill, Kingsman squanders potential on off-putting final act.

JAMES HOUTSMA Editor in Chief

To give credit where credit is due, Kingsman: The Secret Service knows exactly what kind of film it is. A tongue-in-cheek

twist on British spy films of old, the film begins an agreeable enough foot. However, what Kingsman doesn’t know is where the edge of good taste is, leading to a dramatic downward spiral in its final hour from which it never recovers.

Eggsy (Taron Egerton) had a hard upbringing without a father, who we see in the opening scene was killed during a mission as a Kingsman, Britain’s most secret, most stylish spy agency.

In a pinch, Eggsy inadvertently reaches out for help and receives in the form of Harry Hart (Colin Firth), his father’s old mentor. Drafted into the world of the Kingsmen, Eggsy needs to think on his feet to survive the group’s rigorous training and be prepared to stop the villainous plans of tech billionaire Richmond Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson).

The first hour or so of Kingsman is a focused-enough, largely successful diversion, thanks in large part to its cast. Newbie Taron Egerton actually makes for a reliable, fun lead while it’s enjoyable to watch Colin Firth play up his suave British demeanor in an action setting such as this; same goes for Mark Strong. While his ultimate plan

is beyond stupid, even in a hyperreal cartoon like this, Sam Jackson shines doing his best Russell Simmons impersonation.

Part of the fun is also in watching this world of the Kingsman being revealed, exploring their secret lairs and spe-

fest when he is adapting the material of Mark Millar (this being based on the graphic novel by the same name) as we see, after this point in the film, him reverting to his Kick-Ass days of glorified hyper-violence, computerized blood and paper thin, annoying

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cial gadgets. The strongest area of the movie has to be Eggsy’s training because if there’s one thing director Matthew Vaughn knows how to do, it’s craft fun, exciting training montages (see, X-Men: First Class).

Throughout this time, there are little annoyances that pop up that are just small enough to optimistically dismiss.

“Yeah, these action scenes are overly frantic, substituting jerky camera motions for choreographed impact, but they could get better.”

“Sure, the movie is way too smug about its obvious references to the spy genre but they could shape up and do something clever with them eventually.”

“Did they really just shill for McDonalds?”

The initial set up of the film and its charming cast earn the benefit of the doubt here. That is, until a scene in a Kentucky hatechurch changes everything. As one of our heroes brutally massacres a congregation of bigots to the tune of “Freebird”, what was once a silly, reasonably stylish farce becomes mean-spirited and ugly.

Vaughn’s worse tendencies as a writer/director seem to mani-

characters -- something he was doing so well to avoid thus far.

Though Egerton is still a bright point, the last hour is just an overlong cacophony of that very same uber violence and god is it boring. As a cherry on top, the one strong female character Vaughn had in the film is relegated to the sidelines while the other three women still in play a) tries to butcher their toddler, b) is a villain who we know must be killed off and c) exists only as a piece of ass for Eggsy to claim

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upon his victory (a very literal summary, mind you). Lovely.

Kingsman had such potential. Despite its problems, the film hit enough good notes to be a fun time. Then, like an out of tune solo, Vaughn steps all over everything that came before and ends by flipping off the audience.

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MNSU student film festival Coming this March, a chance for students to showcase their creative streak.

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WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer On March 26, students from Minnesota State University will present their own films to be judged upon by IMPACT and

the audience. This event will be held on that day in the Ostrander Auditorium; however submissions must be completed in a DVD form by March 17 at 4 p.m. in CSU 173. Students are encouraged to submit a film that

is one to 10 minutes in length as long it is appropriate and are also encouraged to attend the event on the same day.

Speaking with the coordinator of this event, Amanda Anez, Stomper’s Cinema chairperson, said the idea for this event came from attending a film production class in high school. She also said that while in the class she also participated in a local creative writing festival in the multimedia category. Now, being the chairperson, she said she thought it would be great to engage the campus with a similar festival.

“I came up with the idea of having a film festival where students can create a short film of any preference to encourage their creativity,” she said, “and

my committee members have helped me develop the details of this event.”

As for how many people have registered for the event since the announcement was first made late last week, Anez said, “The official call for entries posters were just printed on Friday [the 13th], and will soon be posted on a couple of sandwich boards in Morris Hall and the Taylor Center. So far nobody has actually signed up but I encourage anyone interested to fill out the basic registration form in the IMPACT portal on OrgSync. There will be a follow-up email after they register.”

When asked if she personally would make a film, Anez said, “I would love to create a film for this festival, but if I do

it wouldn’t be up for judging it would be strictly for the entertainment of the audience. At this point I don’t know if I’ll have time to make a film, but if I do it will be a surprise!” As to how many people she expects to register for this event, Anez said, “Since this is a first-ever student film festival it’s difficult to estimate the number of participants, but I’m really hoping for about 15 submissions.”

For further details on how to enter the contest, check out IMPACT’s portal on this event on OrgSync or you can contact Amanda Anez at amanda.anez@ mnsu.edu.

PLAY “The entire show consisted of three short

performances, each of which was chosen and directed by a student from the Advanced Directing class of the Theatre program.” continued from 16 ing together…that was the end.

I’m sure the open ending was intended to make the audience think and perhaps come up with their own fitting ending; however, I had desperately wanted more closure from the performance.

After the day was over, I was able to talk to one of the performers and get his take on what it was like to be a part of the show and find out his

experience. On being a part of the ETC shows he said, “It was great! Working with such a small cast and a single student director was definitely a new experience, but a wonderful one. I’d do it over a hundred times if I could. The stage is my life and the ETCs are a great way of improving one’s skill on it.” And his thoughts on working with a student director, specifically – “Having

a student director didn’t really change much. Sure there was a slight lack of experience, but she always knew what to do and had the ambition equal to that of any director when they work on a play they enjoy.”

The ETCs have auditions weekly, and while the shows seem to remain tucked away, they are exquisite gems when they’re found.

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