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New students welcomed with open house

First-year students treated to multiple performances CAITA PIERSON STAFF WRITER The College of Arts and Humanities held an open house for newly admitted students Monday. This open house included performances from varies students who are actively involved in the college.

The first performance was a scene from MNSU’s sold out show Newsies. Performers Arianna Rotty and Mack Spotts sang “Something to Believe In”.

Following was one of MNSU’s many vocal groups, Maverick Vocal Precision. They performed “Attention” by Charlie Puth.

Ending the show was MNSU’s Speech and Debate team. Annie Ward and Emma Roggeman gave a partnered speech regarding the feminist perspective on hurricane naming and the public’s attitude towards it. After the performance, Ward and Rog-

Faculty members from the College of Arts and Humanities present their programs to new students and their families at the Admitted Student Open House event in the Earley Center for Performing Arts Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 in Mankato, Minn. (Mai Tran/ MSU Reporter)

geman spoke about what speech and debate means to them as well as how the College of Arts and Humanities is important in their goals.

“I love [Speech and De-

bate] so much” Ward said. “It gives me a family. It gives me an outlet to express myself” Ward is a first-year biomedical sciences major who has competed extensively

with the Speech and Debate team.

“Regardless of what you’re going into in the future, speech and debate will help you improve your communi-

cation skills,” Ward said.

Roggeman also had a little

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Career fair helps students prepare for future KIERAN KUEHN STAFF WRITER Minnesota State University, Mankato hosted a career fair with a total of 96 organizations being represented in some fashion Tuesday morning. Over 600 students from many programs across the University attended the career fair.

The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences hosted the career fair. It encompasses many fields, including areas such as corrections, American Indigenous studies, earth science, law enforcement, political science, sociology, and urban and regional studies.

Additionally, many career panels were held so that students could ask further

questions to faculty and representatives about further employment within their respective fields. Panels included topics ranging from geography, international relations and political science, to law enforcement panel and social work, among others.

A plurality of tables there represented various law enforcement entities such as the Mankato Police Department, Dakota County Sheriff and Parole Office, and the Mall of America security office.

Students discussed employment with uniformed officers who would give accounts of their duties and discuss requirements students would have to achieve in order to be considered for future employment.

A smaller minority of representatives were from commu-

nity and assisted living homes where students would be, if hired, trained to help care for populations who need aid in day to day tasks, be that assistance in small tasks to aid in major tasks. Organizations such as Monarch Healthcare Management, Harry Meyering Center Incorporated, Fernbrook Family Center, and BridgeWater Assisted Living all had representatives present.

Finally, a broad swatch of different miscellaneous organizations from across the United States were present.

Organizations like entertainment industry Fun.com, Forest Ridge Youth Services,

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Sweets and treats fill up CSU hall and stomachs KAITLYN JORGENSEN STAFF WRITER The Student Events Team held the first ever “Cupcake Bake Off” Wednesday afternoon in the Lincoln Lounge of the Centennial Student Union.

There were six campus and community organizations who entered the competition.

Students were able to sample the six different cupcakes for $1 or a nonperishable food donation. The proceeds were then donated to the Campus Kitchen.

Brooke Stangert, a senior majoring in law enforcement, was the lead coordinator of the Student Events Team, and the mastermind behind the exceptionally successful competition. “This event was inspired by our annual chili feed that the Student Events Team puts on in the fall,” said Stangert. “We wanted to do something similar but chose to do something sweet. After all, who doesn’t love cupcakes?”

The Student Events team submitted a cupcake recipe based on the candy bar 100 Grand.

Jessica Weideman, who represented the Exercise Science and Medicine Club, said, “We created a chocolate raspberry protein cupcake. We chose this recipe because it’s a good representation of our group. This event was a great opportuni-

ty to promote club awareness and alternative, healthier options to something like a cupcake.”

Kaitlyn Bannworth and Kylie Morton who represented Tri-sigma, entered a white chocolate covered strawberry cupcake, and they are hopeful their cupcake will make it to the final round.

“Our sorority, Tri-sigma, strives for inclusion, and this was a great opportunity for us to promote awareness of our organization,” Morton said. “And it’s great to have an event on campus that’s open to all groups and allows them to compete. It’s something fun and different.”

The remaining entries were from the MNSU Honors program who entered a chocolate covered strawberry cupcake, Radio Mankato who chose an apple cider cupcake, and University Dining Services who created a fruit pie cupcake.

Alex Beck, a member of the Student Events Team, said, “The most challenging part was coordinating with all the groups and organizations. However, this was also the most rewarding. Communication is always a challenge, but it’s been great being able to work and collaborate with all the different groups and see them come together with

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Team Tri Sigma wait for students to come try their cupcakes at the Cupcake Bake Off in the Centennial Student Union Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 in Mankato, Minn. Put on by the Student Events Team, the team was one of six competing for student votes to advance to a finalist round. (Andrew Bravo/MSU Reporter)

Student Government update MAX MAYLEBEN MEDIA EDITOR Topics discussed at the Student Government meeting this week included a presentation on upcoming budget presentations, Dean of the Day, and an update on the Swipe Out Hunger program.

John Bulcock, the advisor for the Student Government, began the meeting with a presentation discuss-

ing the next few weeks for the Senate.

In the weeks to come, the Student Government will be hearing a series of presentations on the different fees that students face.

The first, and largest, of these is the Student Activities Fee, which is what is responsible for funding various campus programs for students.

Other important fees include the Intercollegiate Athletics Fee, Student

Health Services, and the Student Union Fee. The Dean of the Day was Dean Brown from the College of Arts and Humanities.

Senator Kara Svercl spoke to the Senate on the progress of the Swipe Out Hunger program that was passed in the previous meeting. They are currently in contact with Sodexo and University Dining Services to find possible options.

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Student Government lobbies for HOUSE Armstrong project at State Capitol Continued from page 1 to say about being in speech and debate.

“I love the accumulation of self-expression and argumentation I think it’s really important,” said Roggeman.

Roggeman is a sophomore double majoring in communication studies and Spanish. She spoke about what the college has provided her.

“I am a big fan of the College of Arts and Humanities hence having two majors in it,” said Roggeman. “I feel really at home and really proud to be a member of the communication studies, and overall the [College of Arts and Humanities].”

Essentially, the College of Arts and Humanities offers a

MAX MAYLEBEN MEDIA EDITOR Members of the Minnesota State University, Mankato Student Government traveled to the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday to lobby for the newly proposed Armstrong project, as well as request funding for various repair and replacement projects across the campus.

Student Government sent six members, including President Anisa Omar, Vice President Andrew Trenne, and Speaker Emma Zellmer to argue on behalf of the University.

The Armstrong project, while still in its early stages, aims to completely tear down Armstrong Hall. The hall was constructed in 1964 and houses many students’ general classes.

The tentative plan now is to replace the building with a green space, and build a new building elsewhere on campus, such as closer to the Performing Arts Center.

With the majority of the building’s classrooms set in the traditional lecture style, the University hopes to provide more flexible learning opportunities for students.

As most students will at least have one class in Armstrong Hall at some point in their college career, they hope to provide a newer and more modern style of classroom

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for students.

Currently, Governor Tim Walz is backing the project, including it in his proposal for bonding.

Through various meetings with Senators and Representatives, such as North Mankato Representative Brand, the student leaders found mostly support for the replacement of Armstrong Hall. “It’s about the future of [MNSU]” said Senator Jeff Brand, in regard to the project.

The other issue brought forward in the meetings was that of the Higher Education Asset Preservation and Replacement (HEAPR)

budget. MNSU currently has $82,520,000 in HEAPR backlog, including residential life.

During the meetings, the Student Government asked for only $8, covering only five of the 11 repair projects requested.

Student Government stated that if this HEAPR request is not granted, there will most likely be a rise in tuition for the second year in a row.

Democrats such as Representative Brand and Senator

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‘Medicare for All’ is driving a wedge through labor movement LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates’ plans to provide “Medicare for All” are driving a wedge through the labor movement, pitting union against union and fracturing a powerful constituency as the primary barrels toward heavily organized states.

Big labor largely supports a push for universal health coverage, but some unions — particularly those who have spent years bargaining for strong health benefits — tend to back an incremental approach over a dramatic switch to government-run health insurance that would abolish their union plans.

The dispute has for months created friction between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Medicare for All’s chief backer, and some unions. But the fight broke open this week as Sanders campaigned in Nevada, the first primary contest in a state where unions carry sway. It’s a rift almost certain to intensify as voters in California, and laterMichigan, weigh in, creating a potential hurdle for Sanders as he tries to win working-class

voters.

“We want to keep the union (health care),” Gary Morris and his wife, Mamie, said almost in unison this week as they waited in line to vote early. Gary Morris, a 61-year-old doorman at a Las Vegas casino, clutched a union scorecard that warned about Sanders’ health care plan and listed several Sanders rivals as his favorite choices. “That’s a big thing.”

Nevada’s most powerful union, the 60,000-member Culinary Workers Union, did not endorse any single candidate ahead of the state’s caucuses Saturday. But the union, which offers top-shelf health benefits, has made its opposition to Sanders’ health care plan known.

“We fought so hard, and everything we got here in Las Vegas has not been delivered to us,” said Geoconda Argüello-Kline, Culinary’s top official, pointing to photos of decades of strikes as she stood in its meeting room after an event with female housekeepers hearing from presidential candidates. “It’s not been easy for us. We’ve

had rallies, civil disobedience.

People have been beaten up on the picket line.”

Culinary last week circulated a flyer listing candidate positions on several issues, including health care. For Sanders, it wrote that the Vermont senator would “End Culinary Healthcare” and “Require ‘Medicare for All.’” In contrast, for most other candidates, the union wrote “Protect Culinary Healthcare.”

The flyer generated a vicious backlash from Sanders supporters, who Argüello-Kline said deluged her with death threats and posted her home address online.

Argüello-Kline, a Nicaraguan immigrant, said that, for the first time in her career as a union activist, her children worried about her safety.

On Wednesday, Sanders was the lone Democratic presidential contender trying to win Nevada who did not show up to a Culinary picket outside a casino.

Sanders’ fight with the Culinary Union is emblematic of an broader fight in the movement over whether to bargain

for the specific interests of their members or the good of all workers.

Labor supporters of Medicare for All say all workers, even those with strong insurance plans, should be in favor of expanding access to coverage.

“This debate is over.

There’s a broad acceptance that the only solution is Medicare for All,” said Marc Dudzik, national coordinator of Labor Campaign for Single Payer, which claims 15 national unions in its coalition.

“We’ve got to take health care off the bargaining table.”

Other unions, like North America’s Building Trades Unions, strongly disagree.

The building trades’ health care is union-run, operated by its locals rather than private insurers, said president Sean McGarvey.

“It’s a cooperative and it’s run by the members, so any time they hear someone say they’re going to take away their health care — which they like — it’s a problem,” McGarvey said, adding that people who claim to speak

for organized labor as a whole don’t speak for his members.

Shaun Richman, program director of the School of Labor Studies at the State University of New York-Empire State, said that most unions have had to trade wage increases for health coverage as the cost of medical care has risen. They generally experience employer-based health insurance as an obstacle in negotiations.

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University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Five former patients have alleged that a late University of Michigan physician sexually abused them during exams, with one accuser saying Dr. Robert E. Anderson’s actions over several decades made him a “sexual predator.”

A spokesman acknowledged that some university employees were aware of accusations against the doctor prior to a 2018 complaint that led to a police investigation.

“It is our understanding from the police investigation that there were rumors and some indication that U-M staff members were aware of Dr. Anderson’s inappropriate medical exams,” said spokesman Rick Fitzgerald.

Robert Julian Stone told The Associated Press that Anderson assaulted him during a medical appointment at the university’s health center in 1971. Stone said he alerted university officials last summer, inspired by the national #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct.

Stone was first interviewed

by The Detroit News, which began reporting on the allegations before the university announced the investigation.

Stone, who is 69, said he con-

In this Jan. 20, 2020 photo, Robert Julian Stone looks over his medical records in his home in Palm Springs, Calif. Stone, a former University of Michigan student, alleges that the late University of Michigan Athletic Department physician Robert E. Anderson sexually assaulted him during a medical examination in 1971. (Kim Kozlowski/Detroit News via AP)

tacted the newspaper because he felt “stonewalled” by the university when he sought documentation on the investigation this year.

“Finally, the university has understood that this is something that needs to be addressed in a public fashion,” Stone said Wednesday, speaking hours after the university in Ann Arbor released a statement that an outside, independent investigation

has been launched into the allegations against Anderson.

The former director of University Health Service and an athletic team physician worked at Michigan fromthe 1960suntil his retirement in 2003. He died in 2008. The school said it has set up a hotline for others who have information to come forward.

The revelations echo high-profile sexual abuse

allegations made against sports doctors at other North American universities. Hundreds of young women and girls said they were molested by former Michigan State University sports physician Larry Nassar, who was sentenced in January 2018 to up to 175 years in prison in the abuse. About 350 men have sued Ohio State University over their alleged abuse by the late Dr. Richard Strauss

at that university decades ago. And it’s not the first accusation against a University of Michigan official; Provost Martin Philbert was placed on paid leave in January following accusations of sexual misconduct.

The Associated Press doesn’t typically identify sexual assault victims but Stone spoke publicly to The News and The AP. Stone, who is gay, said he worried in the summer of 1971 that he had been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease and needed to see a doctor. He was 20 years old and an undergraduate at the university.

Another friend suggested that he see Anderson because the doctor had been nonjudgmental with other gay students, Stone said.

Stone said the doctor exposed himself during the exam and then used Stone’s hand to touch himself.

“I thought he must be a closeted gay man and I tried to excuse the behavior and feel sorry for him,” Stone said. “But that’s not what he was. He was a sexual predator, preying on young male students at the University of Michigan.”

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MADISON DIEMERT

Last-minute homework a rite of passage

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HELLEN AKINYI STAFF WRITER I have perfected the art of procrastination over the years. Ever since I was a kid, my African mum was my biggest critic when it came to that.

I mean, why do it now when I could do it later? I am a last-minute person, which means I always tend to wait until the final moment to get most things done. Growing up I always felt the need to have some form of entitlement which made me be productive whenever I felt like being productive and not when I had to be.

So, as I got older and seeing that how I did things always worked out for me. I actually never felt the need to change or be ‘better’, especially when it came to homework, despite having more than enough time to get it done.

In most cases, I never really completed my assignments, or would do them in class while the teacher would review our work, and somehow that worked for me. Until now.

Schools back home in Kenya are different than here, and what I have noticed is that we get more assignments here.

So, trying to complete assignments on time even, if it’s last minute, has been quite a struggle.

NEWS EDITOR: Michael McShane michael.mcshane@mnsu.edu SPORTS EDITOR: Andrew Neururer andrew.neururer@mnsu.edu A&E EDITOR: Kolby Spomer kolby.spomer@mnsu.edu WEB EDITOR: Mansoor Ahmad mansoor.ahmad@mnsu.edu

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Most college students can relate to this since we always complain about how many assignments we get, while

wrong for this?

Listen, I am a professional procrastinator and I always seem to regret it at the very

“Schools back home in Kenya are different than here, and what I have noticed is that we get more assignments here.” doing the bare minimum.

We will wait till the last minute, then stay up all night to get that paper done. Are we

end, then tell myself I won’t do it again. But it’s the same cycle every other week.

We forget that what we

put in is what we will get out. Regardless, we still like to wait until the last minute while seeing our assignments piling up, and it is a trait that many college students have in common.

“Being a college student is hard.” Yes, it is, but we make it even harder for ourselves.

Yes, I said that, but does that mean I will change and quit procrastinating? No! Should you? Yes. I’ll end it with a quote because it plays the biggest role in my procrastination and I am not selfish.

“You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.” – Bill Waterson.

“Why do you procrastinate?”

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“Hanging out with friends.”

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LIZZY OCKENGA, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION “I watch Netflix, take a nap.”

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“I just get distracted by everything.”

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AP source: Barr tells people he might quit over Trump tweets WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has told people close to him he’s considering quitting his post after President Donald Trump wouldn’t heed his warning to stop tweeting about Justice Department cases, an administration official told The Associated Press.

The revelation came days after Barr took a public swipe at the president, saying in a television interview that Trump’s tweets about Justice Department cases and staffers make it “impossible” for him to do his job. The next day, Trump ignored Barr’s request and insisted that he has the “legal right” to intervene in criminal cases and sidestep the Justice Department’s historical independence.

The administration official was not authorized to discuss Barr’s private remarks and requested anonymity.

It’s unclear how seriously Barr has considered resigning or whether he is instead trying to pressure Trump to back off his provocative tweets about the Justice Department. Barr’s spokeswoman said late Tuesday that the attorney general “has no plans to resign.”

Barr is one of the president’s closest allies in the administration and has been a staunch defender of Trump’s policy decisions. But considering resigning from his post suggests he sees the Justice Department’s reputation as an institution that makes decisions on criminal cases independently, unmoved and unbound by political sway, as more important than his allegiance to the president.

Trump tweeted on Tues-

day that he’s considering suing those involved in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and opined that his confidant Roger Stone deserved a new trial after being convicted of witness tampering and obstruction.

Barr’s comments about Trump’s tweets came during an interview with ABC News just days after his Justice Department overruled its own prosecutors — who had recommended in a court filing that Stone be sentenced to seven to nine years in prison — and took the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it would seek.

All four prosecutors from Stone’s trial quit the case and one left the Justice Department altogether.

The reversal came after Trump blasted the original sentencing recommendation as “very horrible and unfair,” though officials have insisted the decision to make a new recommendation came before Trump’s tweet.

“I’m happy to say that, in fact, the president has never asked me to do anything in a criminal case,” Barr said in the ABC News interview.

“However, to have public statements and tweets made about the department, about our people ... about cases pending in the department, and about judges before whom we have cases, make it impossible for me to do my job and to assure the courts and the prosecutors in the department that we’re doing our work with integrity.”

The attorney general had been sharing the same sentiment privately with Trump for several weeks, a person

familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person was not authorized to discuss Barr’s private conversations and requested anonymity.

Speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday, Trump said he understood his tweets makes Barr’s job harder, but he showed no signs of relenting.

He said he had “total confidence in my attorney general” but insisted that “everybody has the right to speak their mind.” He added: “And I probably wouldn’t have gotten here without social media because I certainly don’t get fair press.”

“Yeah, I do make his job harder. I do agree with that.

I think that’s true,” he said.

“He’s a very straight shooter. We have a great attorney general, and he’s working very hard. ... But I will say this: Social media, for me, has been very important because it gives me a voice, because I don’t get that voice in the press. In the media, I don’t get that voice. So I’m allowed to have a voice.”

Barr, serving in his second stint as attorney general, sought to paint himself as an independent leader who would not bow to political pressure. But Democrats have repeatedly accused Barr of acting more like the president’s personal attorney than the attorney general. Barr proved to be a largely reliable Trump ally and defender of presidential power.

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In recent days, a stream of Trump allies, including Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican, have issued statements expressing their full confidence in the attorney general. But Trump has a low tolerance for criticism, especially public criticism, from his allies and often fires back in kind.

ARMSTRONG Continued from page 3 Matt Little showed support for both projects, while Republicans such as Representative Greg Boe and Deputy Minority Leader, Representative Anna Neu, showed stronger support for the Armstrong project, while showing hesitancy toward the HEAPR request.

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“Curious Incident” worth the price of admission and then some JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER The Minnesota State University Mankato Department of Theater and Dance is currently putting on a production of the play, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” written by Simon Stephens and based on the novel by Mark Haddon.

The director of the show, Paul J. Hustoles, has been working with Minnesota State for 35 years, and with this being his last academic play, he made sure to focus on a topic he has a connection with in multiple ways.

Hustoles first saw this production in London, where the story is based in, and within ten minutes he said, “I have to do this show”.

The script is what caught his attention and drew him in. His wife was also a special education teacher for over a decade, which allowed Hustoles to understand Christopher, played by Ryan Christopherson, even more as a character and portray that knowledge to the audience.

The story brings to life the struggles and accomplishments of Christopher, who is a teenager with autism.

One night Christopher finds Mrs. Shears’, (played by Mich’le A. Rolan), dog dead, and although he is told multiple times by his father, Ed, played by Michael Poleleyev, to not intrude, he decides to lead an investigation anyway.

In his journey, Christopher unleashes the truth to an array of secrets that he didn’t even know where there while at the same time proving he, and other people on the spectrum, can do anything anyone else can do, such as taking a train from Swindon to London, England by himself.

Despite the story containing elements which can be difficult to act out, Hustoles said there were no difficulties with the cast and crew.

He said, “It’s a difficult and nonlinear play. With many productions there are times when not all cast or crew members are needed for rehearsal, but with this play everyone was needed at all

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times in order to piece the story together.”

Throughout the play, each actor was involved in some way or another, whether it be speaking lines or putting together some of the set, which made the whole experience even more interesting for the

audience.

Other characters in the story include Siobhan, played

by Samantha Buckley, Judy, played by Lindsey Oetken, Roger Shears, played by Alex Garcia, Policeman played by Miles Cowan, Reverend Peter, played by Jace Gray, No.

40, played by Chloe Sirbu, and Mrs. Alexandria, played

by Via Logan.

Alum Chris Kind traveled back from New York to control the animations of the show, which helped explain the story even more.

There were lines, maps, stars, and scenery projected onto the set to show the audience what Christopher was seeing for the majority of the show. Other theater technologies used were the lights; there were bursts of colors to show Christopher’s emotions when he went through an episode, red was used with angry scenes, and blue was used to show the emptiness a character would feel at a particular moment. Everyone involved, directly and indirectly, was able to bring light to a topic otherwise hardly discussed.

The production will be running in the Ted Paul Theater from February 20-22 and February 27-29 at 7:30pm and again on February 29 and March 1 at 2pm.

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Artwork “Bloom” by Elizabeth Zimmer showcased at the Centennial Student Union Art Gallery Feb. 19 in Mankato, Minn.

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Rapper Pop Smoke slain in Hollywood Hills shooting

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop Smoke, a rising Brooklyn rapper who had a breakout year of hit songs and albums that made some of the biggest names in hip-hop his fans and collaborators, was fatally shot during a break-in Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, his label said.

“We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of Pop Smoke,” said a statement from Republic Records, the label of the 20-year-old whose legal name was Bashar Barakah Jackson. “Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans, as we mourn this loss together.”

Los Angeles police did not immediately confirm the identification and have not announced any arrests.

Police officers found a victim shortly before 5 a.m. after responding to a 911 call from someone who reported intruders, including one armed with a handgun, were breaking in, police Capt.

Steve Lurie said.

Public listings show that the home is owned by Edwin Arroyave and his wife Teddi Mellencamp, daughter ofRock & Roll Hall-of-FamerJohn Mellencamp and a star of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

In an Instagram post, Teddi Mellencamp said “we were informed by a 3rd party leasing and management company overseeing a rental home

we own in Los Angeles that a shooting had taken place at the property. Foremost, we would like to extend our prayers and condolences to the family and loved ones affected by this tragic loss of life.”

Mellencamp said she and her husband were not aware of any further details beyond what they have learned through media reports.

Police said the 911 call came from “back East” and reported the break-in was occurring at a friend’s home.

The victim was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

Several people who were in the house were detained and released, Lurie said.

“We’re just getting started in this investigation,” he said.

Chance The Rapper said in a tweet: “Rest Up Pop Smoke, you were too young.

God Bless and comfort your family.”

From Brooklyn, New York, Pop Smoke came onto the rap scene in 2018 and broke out last spring with “Welcome to the Party” a gangsta anthem where he brags about shootings, killings and drugs. It was a huge sensation that even drew the attention of Nicki Minaj, who dropped her own verse on a successful remix of the song.

Earlier this month he released the album “Meet the Woo 2,” which debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard Top

200 albums chart. It was the follow up to his first official release,” Meet the Woo,” last July. He also had the popular hit “Gatti” with Travis Scott and Jackboys and “Dior.”

In an interview that ran on Rolling Stone’s website last week, Pop Smoke said he used a freestyle lyrical method.

“I never wrote anything,” he told Rolling Stone. “It’s all up my head. Everything that I be writing, everything that I be saying, when it comes to these types of songs, just be so natural. Just how I be feeling. However, some songs I do write, and you’ll know the ones that I write, ’cause you’ll feel it.”

Pop Smoke named fellow New York rapper 50 Cent as one of his influences and on Twitter, the multiplatinum entertainer memorialized him: “R.I.P to my man Pop Smoke, No sympathy for winners.

God bless him.”

Minaj also posted her sympathies with a photo of Pop Smoke on her Instagram account. “The Bible tells us that jealousy is as cruel as the grave. Unbelievable. Rest In Peace, Pop,” she wrote.

And Jamie Foxx posted an Instagram picture of himself with the rapper, saying, “Wow just chopped it up with this young black man... just another senseless killing of us.”

JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER Recently, I’ve been concerned about a friend’s mental health. How do I ask them about it, and how do I get them help?

This is a tricky one. Some people don’t like being bothered by things like this, be it from past experiences, social pressure, or a number of other things.

You know you’re friend best, so play it based off what you know about them, how they are as a person. If they like there space, don’t push it too much.

If they’re relatively open, it might be safe to be a little more confrontational. People are very unique, so those two examples don’t fit everyone though.

If nothing else, just let them know you’re there for them.

Starting off by suggesting the mental health center might seem like a good idea, but often times people will get scared away when things get too big too fast. If they do open up, listen.

Don’t just give them advice. You need to really listen.

A lot of people don’t listen much anymore, for one reason or another. They typically just wait for their turn to talk.

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to really listen to them. They will definitely know if you’re not, and honestly if you aren’t listening to them maybe you should find them outside help.

Once they are done, know that you do not need to find them an answer. Often, people just need a place to vent.

You just have to be there, and let them know you’re willing to help in any way you can.

If you end up directing them elsewhere, you can send them to our mental health services in the CSU. Know that this isn’t a permanent solution, but it’s a good start. If they do get diagnosed with some sort of mental illness, they can get medication for a great price at Student Health Services.

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Men’s hockey to change conference to CCHA Men’s hockey will leave WCHA for the CCHA to start 2021-22 season ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR On Tuesday, officials announced a new conference called the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. This new action will take place at the start of the 2021-22 season, which means the Minnesota State Mavericks will be playing their final season in the WCHA next year.

There will be seven institutions that makeup the new CCHA, those include Minnesota State, Bemidji State University, Bowling Green State University, Ferris State University, Lake Superior State University, Michigan Technological University and Northern Michigan University.

In the current WCHA, there are 10 teams. The University of Alaska, Alaska Anchorage and Alabama Huntsville are three teams that will remain in the conference.

Dr. Morris Kurtz, consult-

Minnesota State forward Charlie Gerard (9) skates with the puck during a game against University of Alaska Anchorage at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

ing-athletics consultant, is leading this new transition.

Kurtz is mainly working on the legal and financial parts

of this new transition.

“After extensive discussion

and significant due diligence, it made sense to everyone involved to move in this direction. The name conveys the current geographic alignment of our members and the CCHA brand has a tremendous amount of equity and goodwill associated with it. What’s old is new again and we look forward to refreshing the brand and identity to fully capture the energy and passion of the institutions it represents,” Kurtz said on the reasoning to make this move.

The plan is for the CCHA to take place for the start of the 2021-22 season, as this move has been heading in the right direction.

The next step in the process for the CCHA is to create a new brand/logo and find a commissioner for the conference. Kurtz indicates that the goal is to have a new commissioner lined up to start operating by July 1.

Men and women’s basketball regular season comes to an end ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR The Minnesota State Mavericks men and women’s basketball teams will wrap up their regular season at home against the Upper Iowa Peacocks and Winona State Warriors.

The men’s basketball team is entering play at 14-12 and have a conference record of 12-8 after splitting the series on the road against the Augustana Vikings and Wayne State Wildcats. With this being a home series against the Peacocks and Warriors, the Mavericks should have success, as they come into play with a home record of 9-2.

Upper Iowa comes into the game with a record of 17-9 and a conference record of 14-6, but they’ve struggled to find success on the road, going just 4-6.

Historically, Minnesota State has done well against the Peacocks, with a record of 22-6. However, in their previous matchup this season in December, MSU fell on the road 92-88.

There are three players on Upper Iowa’s roster that are

Minnesota State forward Ryland Holt (0) lays the basketball up during a game against Bemidji State University at the Taylor Center Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

in double figures for points, those being Jareese Williams (14.5), Joe Smoldt (12.4) and Jake Hilmer (12.2).

As for Winona State, they are 15-11 and enter play with the same conference record as the Mavericks at 12-8.

Much like MSU and Upper Iowa, Winona has not had success on the road, going just 4-5.

Minnesota State has an all-time record of 89-51 but have lost their last two games against the Warriors. Earlier

this season in December, the Mavericks didn’t have much success on the road, falling 78-62.

Winona has two players that have had a strong impact in their success this season. Caleb Wagner is leading

the team with 20.5 points per game and has shot the ball well, going 46.8% from the field and 38.2% from the

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Men’s hockey hosts Chargers, women battle Gophers ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR

The Minnesota State Mavericks men’s hockey team will be battling the Alabama Hunstville Chargers this weekend in the team’s final home series of the regular season.

Minnesota State enters play as the No. 3-ranked team in the nation and has a record of 26-4-2 and a conference record of 20-3-1. MSU has done well at home, standing in with a 13-2-1 home record.

The Mavericks won their previous two games against the Northern Michigan Wildcats and proved to be two big wins, as NMU was the then No. 15-ranked team.

The chargers have not had the season they were hoping for, coming in with a record of 2-22-6 and a conference record of 2-16-6. They have not had success on the road this season and are still looking for their first win.

Minnesota State has won their last 10 meetings between these two teams and have a 36-14-7 all-time record against them. The teams met earlier in October, where they won 5-1 and 4-1.

The Chargers have five players in double figures in points, with their leader being Josh Latta, who has seven goals and 10 assists. Christian Rajic is right behind him with six goals and eight assists.

The Mavericks have done well offensively this season and are seeing 15 players in double figures for points. The leading point leader is senior Marc Michaelis, who has 16 goals and 17 assists. Right behind him is senior Parker Toumie who has 30 points.

Sophomore goaltender, Dryden McKay, has had a big season in net for MSU. He’s played in 31 games thus far and holds a record of 24-3-1 and is stopping 93.9% of his shots.

Minnesota State forward Brooke Bryant (17) scores a goal during a game against University of Minnesota Duluth at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

The Mavericks will play the Chargers on Friday and Saturday at home.

The women’s team will conclude its season on the road this upcoming weekend against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Mavericks are entering play with a record of 11-16-6 and have a conference record of 4-14-4.

For the Gophers, they are having a big season and are holding an impressive record of 25-5-3. Minnesota has done well when they play at home, going 12-2-1 in those games. The Gophers currently are tied for third in the rankings for women’s hockey.

Historically, the Gophers have gotten the better end of the Mavericks. All-time, the Mavericks hold a 3-91-3 record and have lost their previous 46 games against the Gophers.

In two home games this season, MSU lost by a combined score of 13-1. In the last meeting in December,

the Mavericks lost 4-0 in a neutral site battle.

There are many players on the Gophers roster who can put up goals in a hurry for the team. There are three players who have over 30 points, those being Grace Zumwinkle (38), Sarah Potomak (37) and Taylor Heise (35). Zumwinkle is the leading goal scorer for the team with 20.

With the many options on Minnesota’s roster, they are averaging 3.8 goals per season and are allowing just 1.6.

As for Minnesota State, they are scoring 2.1 goals per game and giving up 2.9.

Sophomore Anna Wilgren is the team’s leading point leader with 23, gaining most of them from her team-high 18 assists. Freshman Kelsey King follows her with 21 points and senior Emily Antony is the newest Maverick to reach the 20-point club.

This will conclude the Mavericks regular season ahead of the WCHA Quarterfinals.

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Softball travels to Kansas, baseball season begins JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER After starting their season in the brand new Maverick All-Sports Dome, the Minnesota State Mavericks women’s softball team will travel to Emporia, Kansas to participate in the Emporia State Softball Classic.

The Mavericks will start their busy weekend Friday afternoon with the first game against the Missouri Western State Griffons. The Griffons lost three of the four games they played in the Alvy Early Memorial Classic last weekend with their only win against

Southwest Baptist University, compared to the Mavericks who hold an overall record of 4-1. In the past 10 games between MSU and MWS, the Mavericks have won six of them, with the most recent game resulting in a 9-6 win for the Mavericks.

Following this game, the Mavericks will play against the Missouri Southern State University Lions, who have a record of 5-3. The Lions might have more games under their belt this season, but this doesn’t mean the Mavericks will back down. The two teams have a short history, with only four games, and each were able to take two

games.

On Saturday, the Mavericks will begin their day with a game against the Washburn University Ichabods. Despite the Ichabods having a game record of 5-7, the Mavericks have a high chance of winning this match up. In the past six games between the two teams, Minnesota State has won five of them.

The Mavericks will continue with a game against the Emporia State Hornets, who have a record of 5-4. These two teams have already played twice this season and it has resulted in two MSU wins. The game history between the Mavericks and the

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Vikings and Wildcats as well. Finishing the season at home should hold well for the Mavericks, as they are 10-2 at the Taylor Center.

Minnesota State should have success against the Peacocks this weekend, as they are entering play with a record of 3-23 and have not won a road game this season.

On top of that, MSU is 21-0 all-time against Upper Iowa, including a 78-71 win in December this season.

Jessica Musgrave is a player for the Peacocks to watch out for. She’s the lone player on the team to enter double figures in points at 14.8 per game and is leading the team with 25 total steals this season.

Winona State women’s basketball team should hold a tougher challenge against MSU. On the season they are 16-8 and have done well on the road, going 7-3. They are also victorious in their

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On the other side of the field, the men’s baseball team will kick off their 2020 season this weekend with four games against the Maryville University Saint Bernard’s, who they have never played before.

Unlike Minnesota State, Maryville has already played five games this season, resulting in a 3-2 game record.

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The other player is Kevion Taylor, who has done well shooting the ball as well.

He’s averaging 19.7 points per game and has cashed in on 43% of his field goals and 40.9% from distance.

Minnesota State is being led by senior Cameron Kirksey who is averaging 17 points per game and has done well shooting the ball, going 47.6% from the field and 41.7% from distance.

Freshman Ryland Holt has had a good first season and has done well scoring and rebounding the ball. This season, he is averaging 14 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, but he’s been efficient when it comes to shooting the ball. He’s currently shooting an impressive 56.9% from the field and 45.8% from 3-point range.

For the women’s team, they are entering play with a record of 14-10 after splitting their series against the

Hornets remains close, with Minnesota State taking six of the 10 most recent games.

To end the weekend, the Mavericks will play against the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats, another team Minnesota State has already played against this season and have gone 1-1.

The Bearcats currently hold an overall record of 2-7, giving the Mavericks a higher chance of winning their last game of the weekend. Looking at the past 10 games between the two, the Mavericks have won eight of them.

If the Mavericks carry in their strong attitude from the Minnesota State D-II Softball

previous two games and will look to continue that winning streak.

As the Warriors have had success this season, they too have given MSU a challenge all-time, but Minnesota State still has the upper edge with a record of 12-10. The Mavericks have also won their previous two games against the Warriors, with the last win being in December.

The Warriors have two players in double figures for points, those being Taylor Hustad (14.6) and Allie Pickrain (11.8).

Sophomore Kristi Fett is the lone Maverick in double figures for points with 10.2 points and has rebounded well with 6.5 per game.

With these matchups, the men and women’s basketball teams will conclude their regular season at home before the NSIC Tournament.

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