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Do you know your rights when police get involved?

Panelists talk interrogation, warrants, First Amendment rights, and more.

RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer Mass Media Professor Rachael Hanel and Minneapolis lawyer Tim Phillips educated students about civil rights when dealing with police on Monday in the Multicultural Center.

Students may be afraid of asserting their rights if they are used to seeing television shows in which police announce to those arrested their Miranda rights before slapping on handcuffs. Even if they have done nothing wrong, they still worry that police may use information against them or their loved ones.

Phillips discussed three phrases every student should consider using when being interrogated by police: 1. Am I free to go?

2. May I talk to a lawyer?

3. I do not consent to this search! (Phillips suggested saying this as loudly as possible without sounding crazy).

One example situation

(CC BY 2.0) by G20Voice you might want to get on the next bus no matter where it goes,” Phillips added, saying that it is important to start by not sharing a whole lot of information in case the officer might try to detain you.

Phillips explained another

“‘Lawyers also say, ‘Don’t talk to police officers when you don’t have a lawyer,’’” Phillips said.

‘You can always invoke your own right to remain silent.’”

Phillips mentioned takes place at a bus stop where a policeman might approach an individual casually and ask that person about their destination.

“You might be honest at first and say you’re going to downtown Minneapolis, but then as the conversation progresses and you’re getting less and less comfortable,

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possible case where an individual talking to police may not have done anything wrong, but a loved one or a friend has committed a crime and is currently being investigated without the individual’s knowledge. He mentioned another where someone may have placed an item in an individual’s bag or vehicle without them

knowing it.

“Lawyers also say, ‘Don’t talk to police officers when you don’t have a lawyer,’” Phillips said. “You can always invoke your own right to remain silent.”

Phillips also pointed out that a division may bridge between reality and rights on paper.

If a police official announces they have a search warrant to investigate your vehicle or living space, you have the right to ask to look at that document.

“In reality, are they going to give it to you, or do they even have it?” Phillips asked.

“We don’t know, but the best thing to do is ask.” He told students that the three things to look for on a warrant are: 1. Signature from a judge 2. Dated within their lifetime or anytime recently 3. The exact location Sometimes, Phillips said, while police might have a warrant to search the building of your residence, it may not include your unit.

He then turned the floor over to Hanel, who reminded students of their basic First

Amendment rights and how to exercise them.

If students involved in an RSO or student special events want to participate in a campus demonstration they need to fill out a form on the Minnesota State University website. It would also notify campus security or address concerns going on in the news.

Hanel referred to campus policy, which states that students may reserve certain spaces on-campus, such as the first and third floors of the Wigley Center, all public areas in the Centennial Student Union, and the lounge adjacent to Highland Center 2002 and 2004.

Hanel thought the wording “may be reserved” was a bit perplexing because she said she didn’t think the university has a right to say which spaces are limited.

“But the nice thing about the First Amendment is that it does give you the flexibility to hold demonstrations without going through the permitting process if you wanted to react really quickly to something that is going on current events wise,” Hanel

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said. “So the immigration ban was a great example of something like that.”

She added that outdoor public spaces could also be used for demonstration, such as sidewalks, parks, or other public common areas. If students want to demonstrate outside of campus and within the City of Mankato they have to follow a permitting process —almost every institution has one. She said that even the university has its own conditions that students must follow in order to maintain the respect of others—sounds and their amplifications, for instance.

Phillips returned to his discussion about talking to police to clarify any confusion students might have regarding when to be assertive or when they should be cooperative.

Protestors have invented roles for individuals to assume when demonstrating or protesting that might solve potential problems.

First, Phillips explained the “police liaison” role, which involves students using their First Amendment rights to combat a political event they disagree with, suggesting that someone be assigned to communicate on behalf of the group with police officers who may show up to dissolve the protest. This may prevent arrest if police are able to demand of the liaison that the group leave instead of having to confront the whole demonstration.

Second, Phillips said that someone could serve as a “legal observer” who is trained through the National Lawyer’s Guild, which does not require anyone to be a lawyer or a law student.

“The idea behind the legal observer is not to help

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Students vow not to binge drink during “Not This Weekend” Negative side effects of excessive drinking addressed at weekend-long event.

STEPHANIE VOGEL Staff Writer The annual “Not This Weekend” challenge took place this year between Thursday, Feb. 16 and Monday, Feb. 20.

The educational event encourages Minnesota State Mankato students to partake in other fun activities besides binge drinking. Student Health Services and Campus Recreation at MNSU, along with other organizations in the community, teamed up to hold the event.

Paige Heinrich, a graduate assistant at Student Health Services, explained the activities students participated in last weekend as part of the challenge.

“We have a ton of events offered by Campus Rec. We have film features that they can go to, plays, zumba classes. Highlighted events, if they go to those, they are entered in to win different prizes. There’s Insomnia Cookies on Saturday night at the men’s basketball game.

The first fifty students get to have a cookie, so that’s pretty cool,” said Heinrich.

Heinrich said that last year about a thousand people signed up to take the “Not This Weekend” pledge, adding that the event is not only for students but also for

mnsu.edu faculty, staff, and community members as well. Anyone who wants to abstain from binge drinking and spend time hanging out and having fun in other ways is free to take the pledge.

Laura Herbst-Johnson, the alcohol educator on campus, explained the negative effects alcohol can have on students.

“There are a lot of physical and emotional consequences from excessive binge drinking. A big part of that is the emotional consequences that can come from blacking out, maybe finding themselves in a vulnerable situation or a dangerous situation that can be related to sexual assault,” Herbst-

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Continued from page 1 during the demonstration but to help pick up the pieces afterwards,” Phillips explained. “And what they do is monitor law enforcement during the event and gather evidence, which can be useful.”

The Know Your Rights event closed with a couple of First Amendment considerations, including the warning that police have the right to keep two groups separated to prevent potential violence, but they should still be in the general vicinity of each other.

Hanel and Phillips also said that an individual can counter protest as long as they are not disrupting or preventing people from attending the event.

Phillips introduced the idea of legal support, which includes planning what an individual might do if they are arrested, such as filling out a jail form to ensure

loved ones or pets are taken care of. Individuals should also have a hot line number set up in case they witness an arrest, creating a database of fellow protestors who may need help seeking lawyers.

For more information, you can go to the following sites: What to do if your rights are violated at a demonstration ACLU, https://www.aclu. org/know-your-rights/whatt o - d o - i f - yo u r- r i g h t s - a r e violated-demonstration-orprotest Libel: Proving fault, actual malice and negligence Digital Media Law Project h t t p: // w w w. d m l p .o r g / legal- guide/provingf a u l t- a c t u a l - m a l i c e - a n d negligence MNSU campus demonstrations policy ht t p: //w w w.m n s u. e d u /p o l i c i e s /a p p r o v e d / campusdemonstrations.pdf

Johnson said, continuing that “In the after effects that sometimes stem from that is anxiety about why they did something or why they said something, or how they ended up in this situation that they basically didn’t intend to,” said Herbst-Johnson.

Drinking alcohol can also affect one’s neighbors.

Herbst-Johnson explained that, “what we want to think about is our community, and how they’re affected by binge drinking, especially students who would be living in the residential halls. Not only that, we want to look at the Mankato community, and they’re affected by our student’s behavior that’s sometimes related to poor

decisions taking place due to excessive drinking.”

She emphasized that we are to respect our

can be disruptive to people living close by where they hear music, or they hear us talking and laughing. We don’t always intend to be disrespectful, but sometimes that just kind of comes with the territory of drinking.”

Herbst-Johnson said that about 75 percent of MNSU students drink alcohol, but only a small percentage are problematic drinkers. She also pointed out that there are a lot of activities to do in the Mankato area that do not involve drinking.

“Not This Weekend” encourages students to take a much-needed break from binge drinking in order to live a healthier lifestyle. The hope is that after students realize that there are other things to do with their friends besides

“Heinrich said that last year about a thousand people signed up to take the ‘Not This Weekend’ pledge...” neighbors’ desire for a quiet atmosphere uninterrupted by loud partiers. “When we’re drinking we tend to get loud, and maybe we don’t realize we’re getting loud, and that

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Lawsuit accuses Milwaukee police of illegal stop-and-frisks MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Police Department is operating a stop-and-frisk program that mostly targets black and Latino residents who are often detained without cause, the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday.

The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of six black and Latino plaintiffs who say they’ve been stopped once or multiple times since 2010 without a citation or clear explanation. The lawsuit alleges the stop-and-frisk program is citywide but is concentrated in areas largely populated by minorities, including the predominantly black neighborhoods in the north of the city, creating a “deepened public fear of and alienation from” the police.

Police Chief Edward Flynn has suggested that increasing the number of stops in certain areas will disrupt and deter crime, the lawsuit alleges.

It asks the court to order the police department to immediately end the program and to declare that department is violating the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause and the Fourth Amendment’s p rote c t io n ag ai ns t unreasonable searches and seizures.

Flynn denies his

Photo courtesy of The Associated Press “What we’ve uncovered by talking to people in the community and looking closely at plaintiff’s experiences is that the Milwaukee Police Department is running a vast, unconstitutional stopand-frisk program that subjects people to law enforcement encounters without reasonable suspicion of criminal activity and based on their race and ethnicity,” said Nusrat Choudhury, an ACLU attorney.

The ACLU has challenged similar police initiatives in Boston and Chicago over

“Police Chief Edward Flynn has suggested that increasing the number of stops in certain areas will disrupt and deter crime, the lawsuit alleges.” department has a stopand-frisk policy, though he maintains that traffic stops in “high crime areas” reduce crime.

“No discussion of our crime tactics is complete without reference to the hyper-vic timization of disadvantaged communities of color by high rates of violent crime,” Flynn said in an emailed statement. “But MPD considers it our moral duty to confront violence where it occurs.”

The lawsuit also names the city of Milwaukee. A spokeswoman for Mayor Tom Barret didn’t immediately return a call for comment.

racial-profiling concerns.

New York halted its stopand-frisk policy in 2014 after a federal judge ruled it unconstitutional.

The number of traffic and pedestrian stops in Milwaukee rose from 66,657 in 2007 to 196,434 in 2015, according to police department data cited in the lawsuit. The ACLU contends the stop-and-frisk directive began in 2008.

Figures the ACLU obtained from the police department through an open records request found that black people comprised 72 percent of the more than 33,300 pedestrian stops officers conducted between

2010 and 2012. Blacks make up about 39 percent of Milwaukee’s nearly 600,000 residents, according to 2015 Census data.

The ACLU’s analysis of those stops found that 41 percent lacked a clear explanation, with the reasons listed being “other,” ‘’null,” or “suspicious circumstances,” ‘’suspicious vehicle,” and “suspicious person.”

ACLU attorneys also

contend that the department encourages quotas for stops.

They cite a May 2016 letter from the police union to department supervisors about placing officers “in a very difficult situation.”

“Basically, stops must be made to preserve employment, rather than to facilitate public safety,” Milwaukee Police Association President Michael Crivello said in the letter, which

claimed officers were being told to make two traffic stops per day or face discipline.

Police department officials have denied a quota system exists.

One of the lawsuit’s plaintiffs is a 17-year-old boy who says he’s been detained without cause three times, including once when he was visiting a friend when he was 11. Another plaintiff is 60-year-old Alicia Silvestre, who alleges that two police officers pulled her over and followed her home to look through her purse and verify she had a driver’s license, which she didn’t have when they stopped her. She said she was not ticketed or told why she was pulled over.

The lawsuit alleges that Charles Collins and his wife were pulled over and questioned in 2014 without explanation — an experience Collins, 67, said reinforced his anxiety about police.

“If I go out, I gotta be on edge, I gotta be a little anxious because if I roll out as a black man, there’s a good chance that I’m gonna get stopped for doing nothing,” he said.

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MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer Valentine’s Day was just a week ago, prompting one to question how most people chose to interpret it. Several people chose to look at it as a means to show their romantic partner some additional affection while others perceived it differently. This leads to the follow-up question — what is love? The word “love” has so many divergent meanings.

In my opinion, love is the special bond shared between two people. These two individuals show tenderness, affection and loyalty for one another.

Today, loyalty seems to be fading at a very fast rate. Most married couples in the United States engage in infidelity at some point during their marriage. In an article called the Truth about Deception, it is estimated that about 45 percent of all married individuals engage in infidelity during their marriages. Infidelity is more common among people under 30, and roughly 2.5 percent of children are the product of infidelity.

Another article in the New York Times states that surveys conducted in person are likely to underestimate the real rate of adultery since people are reluctant to admit to such behavior face to face. The Huffington Post published an article about a study conducted at the University of Michigan that evaluated what people perceive as constituting infidelity with an index of 27 behaviors rated on a scale of one to 100.

Kissing on the lips ranked highest, with holding hands coming in fifth on the index of behaviors. Researchers concluded that social behaviors are considered to be more indicative of cheating by those in serious relationships. Those in noncommitted relationships do not tend to consider explicit and erotic behavior as indicative of infidelity.

Students and faculty interviewed at this university all had their opinions on love, infidelity and the recently passed Valentine’s Day. Natalie Winsor, a mass media major, together with Alyssa Wisner and Nicole Scholal, both undecided, all reported believing in love but explained that it proves to be a bit of a challenge.

These three women agreed that cheating today is getting worse due to the ease of keeping secrets and lying afforded by general advancements in technology and social media.

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Winsor stated that relationships are about trust, and that once anyone agrees to get into a relationship they should be faithful no matter the cost.

Connor Larson, an exercise science major, similarly reported believing in love as a special bond between two people, stating that in the past, Valentine’s Day held some importance to him when he had someone to share it with. Larson also said that cheating and keeping

should be spontaneous and not necessarily confined to one day of the year associated with romance.

Winsor, Scholal, and Wisner shared that past Valentine’s Days have each had value in their own way.

The term “side piece” is often used today to refer to someone that a person is very non-committal toward and only calls on for pleasure or satisfaction. Bringing other individuals into the equation and attaching titles to them

“Finding a partner that is completely devoted to you and ready to start a relationship that is heading somewhere is not an easy task.” secrets is getting easier due to social media.

Kory Theil, McElroy Hall Director, said that he does believe in love, but that it is tough to tell what love feels like until one truly experiences it. He explained that people’s intentions are not always stated up front when they decide to go into a relationship, which ends up creating mistrust and disloyalty.

Touching on Valentine’s Day, Theil said that romance

just shows that you were not in the relationship for the right reasons from the start.

Finding a partner that is completely devoted to you and ready to start a relationship that is heading somewhere is not an easy task. In short, a true relationship is two imperfect individuals refusing to give up on one another through both contentment and struggle.

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DNC race remains tight as energized Democrats combat Trump ATLANTA (AP) — Just days before Democratic activists pick a new party chair, the contest to head the Democratic National Committee remains fluid, as national leaders grapple with how to turn an outpouring of liberal protest against President Donald Trump into political gains.

A tight race between former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota marks the first heavily contested battle to run the organization in recent history, a reflection of a newly energized Democratic Party struggling to find the best path forward after years of losses in Congress, governor’s mansions and statehouses.

Perez, who was encouraged by Obama administration officials to run for the post, has emerged as the apparent front-runner, with independent Democratic strategists tracking him at about 205 votes. But it’s not yet clear whether Perez or Ellison — or one of six other long-shot candidates — is positioned to capture the required majority of the 447-member national party

In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, file photo, Senate Armed Services Committee Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., questions Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis on Capitol Hill in Washington during Mattis confirmation hearing before the committee. Gillibrand, one of a handful of Senate Democrats seen as potential candidates for president in 2020, has won praise from liberal bloggers for voting against nearly all of President Donald Trump’s picks.

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) confident.”

Lis Smith, a spokeswoman for another candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, also disputed the count. Buttigieg is touting

“Perez, who was encouraged by Obama administration officials to run for the post, has emerged as the apparent front-runner...” committee.

The strategists spoke on condition of anonymity because many DNC members they track do not want the vote count discussed publicly.

Ellison, backed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters, has the support of about 153 members, the strategists said.

Ellison spokesman Brett Morrow blasted the count as “totally inaccurate” and said his camp remains “incredibly

his recent endorsement from former DNC Chairman Howard Dean, widely regarded as a successful party leader.

But neither the Ellison nor Smith campaigns would release their own tracking numbers, and multiple other campaigns said the strategists are accurately reflecting the state of the still-competitive race.

The counts have South Carolina Democratic Party

chair Jaime Harrison at 27 votes, a number that could make him a kingmaker who tilts the race to the eventual winner. The counts have Buttigieg and Sally Boynton Brown, the executive director of the Idaho party, combining for fewer than 20 votes, with remaining votes uncommitted.

DNC members will vote on the final day of the party’s three-day meeting that begins Thursday in Atlanta, with as many rounds as required for a candidate to secure a majority. The candidates will meet for a forum hosted by CNN on Wednesday night and spend the next several days wooing the state party chairs, longtime activists and donors who make up the full party committee.

Even in the final days, the race remains highly volatile as DNC members try to determine which candidate could best lead a party with no formal hold on power in Washington and no unifying national leader after President

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Barack Obama’s departure from the White House and Hillary Clinton’s loss of the presidential election.

The race could easily tip to either Perez or Ellison; a third possibility is that the committee could end up in a deadlock with the two current leaders short of a majority.

That could open up the door for candidates like Harrison, Buttigieg or Boynton Brown to rally more support in later rounds of voting. There’s also the possibility that any of the three trailing hopefuls could drop out and try to tip the scales by endorsing Perez or Ellison.

“Nobody really knows what’s going to happen on Saturday,” said Texas Democratic Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa, who’s backing Perez.

Some Ellison backers

question whether Perez, who has spent a career in government but not electoral politics, is the right man to harness the anti-Trump energy and use it to rebuild the party. Other Democrats, meanwhile, worry whether Ellison, an unapologetically combative liberal, is the right messenger for a Democratic Party that has lost standing across wide swaths of the country.

Last week, New Hampshire Democratic chairman Ray Buckley dropped out of the race, throwing his support to Ellison. According to people with knowledge of the conversations, Buckley had asked his rivals for control over day-to-day operations of the organization, as well as the next presidential convention, in return for his support. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose details of any overtures and negotiations.

In a statement announcing Buckley’s backing, Ellison said he’s asked the longtime party official to “lead our effort to provide the support and resources the state parties need in a new and innovative 57-state strategy.”

Buckley has been lobbying the roughly dozen members that were supporting his bid to back Ellison.

Last week, Perez told supporters he was just 44 votes away from winning the race, prompting a swift response from Ellison, who charged his rival with pushing “an unverifiable public whip count” and putting “a finger on the scale.” Ellison has picked up a number of high-profile supporters in the past 10 days, including several state party chairs and the backing of the SEIU, a prominent union.

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Cool facts about 7 Earth-size planets circling single star CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Talk about an Earthshattering discovery.

Scientists have spotted seven Earth-size planets around a nearby star, some or all of which could harbor water and possibly life. That’s the biggest cluster of planets like this yet to be found.

Here’s a quick look: AGE OF AQUARIUS This star system is less than 40 light-years from Earth, or 235 trillion miles away, in the constellation Aquarius. At the hub is a small, faint star known as Trappist-1. Seven planets circle Trappist-1, with orbits ranging from 1 ½ to 20 days. If Trappist-1 were our sun, all these planets would fit inside the orbit of Mercury.

That’s how close they are to their star and why their orbits are so short. The planets have no real names. They’re only known by letters, “b’’ through “h.” The letter “A” refers to the star itself.

GOLDILOCKS ZONE Three of the planets are smack dab in the so-called habitable zone, also known as the Goldilocks zone, where conditions are just right for

Photo courtesy of The Associated Press This illustration provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows an artist’s conception of what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about their diameters, masses and distances from the host star. water and life to flourish — not too much and not too little stellar energy. The four other planets are tantalizingly close to the Goldilocks zone— so close that they, too, could harbor water and potentially life. But just because a planet is in this sweet spot, doesn’t mean life exists or ever did. If aliens were

observing our solar system from the Trappist-1 network, they might be saying, “Hey, there are three habitable planets there, Venus, Earth and Mars,” said Sara Seager, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology astrophysicist who did not take part in the study. The point is, “let’s wait and see what’s out there,”

she cautioned.

HOW’S THE VIEW? Trappist-1, one of numerous ultracool dwarf stars out there in the galaxy, glows red. If you were to stand on one of the planets, the star might appear to be salmon-colored. Its planets are clumped so closely together, they would appear

twice as big as our moon in the sky. The temperature could be pretty similar to Earth as well, at least on one of these planets.

NOW WHAT? Scientists need to study the atmospheres of these almost assuredly rocky planets before jumping to any conclusions about water and life. The Hubble Space Telescope already is on the case. The still-underconstruction James Webb Space Telescope will join in once it’s launched next year. The Webb will search for gases that might be a byproduct of life: oxygen, ozone and methane.

Scientists say it should take five years to get a handle on all these atmospheres, and figure out whether water — and maybe life — are present.

Altogether, astronomers have confirmed close to 3,600 planets outside our solar system since the 1990s, but barely four dozen are in the potential habitable zone of their stars, and of those, just 18 are approximately the size of Earth.

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Pub 500 hosts weekly open mic night for musicians Grab some fries, a $3 drink and relax Tuesdays at downtown bar.

DIANA ROJO-GARCIA Staff Writer Downtown Mankato brings a lot of energy during the weekend with events and bar hopping, however Tuesday nights at Pub 500 is an opportunity to enjoy a few drinks and listen to live music.

Unlike hectic weekends, Pub 500’s atmosphere on Tuesday nights are a lot more relaxed, laid back and mostly quiet. There are a few participants supporting the performers that sit in front of the stage, right in the corner of the restaurant. The lighting is kept dimmed, mostly dark and almost romantic. The whole venue is very intimate with its modest size and quiet conversations held in the background. The only spot with sufficient lighting is up on the stage where Ocho (Dave O’Connell) hosts and presents those who are brave enough to divulge their talents upon strangers.

Alex Christofferson, 22, is a regular at open mic night.

He daylights as a truck washer and channels as a composed,

Alex Christofferson plays weekly at Pub 500’s open mic night. talented musician at night.

Christofferson has been attending open mic nights at Pub 500 and Moonshiners since last year.

“You don’t get judged here,” said Christofferson.

“It’s just people who like music playing music. It’s a good environment.”

Christofferson hits the

stage and plays a variety of songs that resonate to most 20-year-olds. It starts with an acoustic version of “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers and a coffee-house interpretation of “Kryptonite” by 3 Doors Down, then finishes with an original, “Ceilings”.

“I just wanted to play something—I got the cour-

Photo by Diana Rojo-Garcia age and jumped in after I saw it posted somewhere in the bar here,” he said.

He encourages people to try open mic night at least once. Christofferson said not to worry so much and get it over with.

Even if you’re just looking for something to do on Tuesday after a long day at

school or work, you can stop in and enjoy the show. There are two pool tables available so you can play while you’re listening to Spanish guitar, and get some grub while you’re there. Enjoy a vodka tonic and bar food. Pub 500 offers late night deals starting at 10 p.m. for drinks and food. A shareable basket of 1 lb. fries are available for $3.

Rail drinks are also available for $3.

The show starts at 9 p.m. and each performer is allowed 15 minute slots and runs until 12 a.m. The performances aren’t limited to just playing an instrument. There are a few that are accompanied by Ocho in an almost karaoke-esque manner. It’s really any kind of performance that one is willing to share with others.

Check out Pub 500’s Facebook page for more information on their events and specials. If open mic sounds like an opportunity you’ve been searching for, you can sign up at the show (if slots are open) or you can contact Ocho at 206-384-6002.

Film review: A Cure for Wellness keeps you guessing until the end Psychological thriller follows a young man sent to a mysterious rehab center.

RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer A Cure for Wellness is, in short, brilliant in its symbolic use of motifs that include water, dead animals, and a ballerina. While the images may sound strange in how they may fit together, they do not if you pay attention to the storyline and the foreshadowing.

One of the first things that happens in the film is one thing that the audience may not expect. The camera zooms in on the fingers of Morris (Craig Wore) that peck away at a computer, then shortly after, pans over to show a photo of what looks like his wife and a dog then kids in another photo. A water jug tips over and the guy collapses, dead, beside it.

It foreshadows what gives you life has the potential to

Dane DeHaan stars in A Cure for Wellness. also kill you. There’s a darkness that lurks beyond the waters, at least the kind in Switzerland that claim that they hold a cure.

The camera then cuts to the main character, Lockhart

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(Dane DeHaan) who is riding a train, on the way to the Alps to fetch his company’s CEO, Pembroke (Harry Groener).

Pembroke, in his letter that Lockhart reads, claims that he has chosen to stay at a

wellness center which claims it has discovered the cure to end all diseases.

When Lockhart arrives at the mountains, the camera reveals people dressed in white bathrobes who are

enjoying the sunlight in their own ways. They are playing a game of some sort over white tablecloths. The abundant bright sunlight sharpens the contrast against the white robes, giving the initial impression that the patients live in a sort of heaven on earth.

But it is an illusion.

Before Lockhart leaves for the Alps, he visits his mom in assisted living who has just had her birthday. He informs her he is going on a business trip and he will be back, but she tells him he will not. She also turns his attention to a ballerina figurine whose eyes are closed and she is dancing. Lockhart’s mom also tells him that she is not only dancing, but she is in a dream but has not awoken.

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Album review: Bonobo’s Migration contrasts early work British DJ and producer’s newest album perfect for a rainy day.

KRISTINA BUSCH Staff Writer Simon Green, aka Bonobo, released his debut album, Animal Magic, in 2000. Since then, he’s released five other albums, incorporating live instruments and embracing influences ranging from house, jazz, and soul to Asian, African, and Middle Eastern styles of music. Green has played quite a few soldout headlining shows, as well as main stage appearances at festivals such as Coachella and Sasquatch.

His newest album, Migration, was released last month and soon became the album I would always turn to when I needed to do homework or write a paper for class.

The Guardian called the album “pensive ambient electronica from a nomadic soul,” and they couldn’t be more spot-on.

Ever just get lost in a song? Plenty of the songs in this album have that effect on me. Whenever I’m working on something, I like having music in the background— something trance-y and not too catchy. Migration is the perfect album to get lost in, or to just have in the background, and I mean that in the best way possible.

A majority of the songs may have somewhat of a groggy feel to them, which also makes Migration a great “rainy day album.” My fa-

Bonobo combines electronic and multicultural music. vorite track on the album, “Break Apart,” features the smooth vocals of singer Rhye and matches the delicate vocals with a harp. The song is soulful, but melancholy and I would often catch myself putting it on repeat.

The nearly eight-minute song “Outlier” is definitely my favorite song to get lost in. It’s a delicate balance between building up and breaking down, and the whole song in itself feels like a journey. It captures Bonobo’s signature

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sound of layers of instrumentals, while speeding it up and even adding a club-type beat mid-song.

“Surface,” featuring Nicole Miglis from the band Hundred Waters, resonated with me because of the glowing vocals. The lyrics complement the the mood of the song perfectly, when Miglis sings, “Seek the surface / I can make it up / by not being perfect.”

I really wanted to like the song “No Reason” because

WELLNESS Continued from page 7 The ballerina ends up symbolizing one of the characters, a young woman named Hannah (Mia Goth).

Something eerie seems to be occurring with her, especially in her oblivion as to how the world operates as is evident at a bar scene later in the film. While she may be in her early teens, she acts like she is seven years old, maybe a little younger or older, but not by much. She even cuddles with a stuffed animal when she sleeps. She also expresses naivety when she does not question the reason for some of the patients who disappear.

The set design of the office of the doctor shows dead animals mounted on the walls around the room as well as the older technology like the phone that

sits on his desk. Lockhart gets into an accident with a busted leg and a moose that struggled to break free from the windshield that he gets stuck in.

Later on, the moose shows up and almost appears as an illusion while Lockhart has a steam bath as part of his supposed cure, but the more he seeks treatment, the more that goes wrong.

It’s difficult not to spoil the ending, but I would say that it does involve a break from the ignorance and the dream all the patients have and what I would call a drastic cleansing through literal fire. It also refers to the wellness center’s history in which a fire burned a woman, but a child was saved. It also shocks the audience with the surprise,

but also the commonplace idea that eternal life is possible through one of the main characters.

Overall, the cinematography captured interest and kept me gasping at every twist when one aspect of the plot was revealed.

Even when the screen faded to black at the final scene, the expression Lockhart wore gave the impression that the story will continue off-screen.

The film left me breathless and waiting for more.

If you’re looking for a film that will expand your imagination and trap you in suspense, this is one you need to make time to watch.

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it features a singer I love, Nick Murphy (formerly Chet Faker), but it came across as flat to me when compared to the other tracks. If this song would have had a better sound, I would say that the album was perfect.

A notable song in Migration is “Bambro Koyo Ganda,” featuring Innov Gnawa, a New York-based collective who makes gnawa, a spiritual Moroccan form of music used in healing rituals. The song puts a unique twist on Bonobo’s sound, pairing culture with an electronic dance beat, which has a pretty cool

sound.

As a whole, Migration is an interesting contrast from Bonobo’s earlier work, which is more trance-y and dance-y.

I think that this new album has a lot more depth in terms of both sound and vocals.

The style of this album is more downtempo than most electronic music, but sometimes I’m more in the mood for that. And when I am, Migration is the perfect accompaniment.

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Mavericks dominate Marauders, 87-78 Consistent three-point shooting and solid bench production propels MNSU.

COREY YUMAN Staff Writer Minnesota State’s Aarias Austin had 25 points, seven assists and five rebounds to help lead the Mavericks to an 87-78 win over the University of Mary Marauders in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Tournament Wednesday night at Bresnan Arena.

“We shot the heck out of the basketball tonight and I thought the bench was our difference tonight,” Head Coach Matt Margenthaler said.

The first five minutes of

action saw both teams battling to gain the edge on one another. Just under seven minutes into the first half, the Mavericks built their lead up to five after Aarias Austin converted two free throws to make the score 15-10. On Mary’s next possession, Pat Thomas drilled a three to bring the deficit down to one, but a two-pointer from Fuqua and three from Austin put the Mavericks up 22-15 at the halfway mark of the first half.

Austin gave the Mavericks their first double-digit lead with eight minutes left in the first half when he converted at the line to bring the lead up to 29-19.

Minnesota State was in firm control, going up by as much as 15, but the Marauders did their best to keep the game within reach with Bryan Jefferson supplying Mary’s team-high 16 first half points.

However, Fuqua and Austin combined for 23 points to help the Mavericks head into the half holding a 46-33 lead.

Charlie Brown added nine points off the bench in the first half.

Fuqua opened up the second half with a block on Jefferson and a layup on the Mavericks first possession, followed by an attack on the rim their second. Minnesota State traded buckets back and forth but wasn’t able to put a lid on Austin’s offensive explosion.

Mary’s lack of offense outside of Jefferson was the team’s biggest obstacle in the second half comeback attempt as Minnesota State continued to build upon their lead. Halfway through the second half, Minnesota State held a comfortable 15-point lead with a 68-53 score. Minnesota State maintained their

double-digit lead throughout the remainder of regulation as the Marauders were unable to consistently get the stops they needed in order

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to cut down their deficit. As time expired, the Mavericks secured an 87-76 win to advance to the second round.

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had 17 points and eight rebounds, Charlie Brown scored 13 points, and Cameron Kirksey added 12 points.

“They’re seniors. They need to continue to step up and play like they did tonight and they have to play their backs against the wall because when we lose, if we lose, their career is over,” Coach Margenthaler said on Austin and Fuqua’s performance.

The Mavericks will take on the winner of the MSU-Moorhead/Concordia St. Paul matchup round two of the NSIC Tournament on Sunday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

“They’re a team we’ve already beat once on the road, we’re going to have to score with them, they’re one of the best scoring teams in the league,” Coach Margenthaler said.

Birdman Open provides plenty of spark for MNSU track and field Many athletes took advantage of their opportunities in qualifying for NSIC and NCAA.

RYAN SJOBERG Staff Writer The Minnesota State track and field teams had one more regular season meet to attempt to qualify for the conference and national meets coming up.

“The goals of the Birdman Open were qualifying some final athletes to the conference qualifying lists, as well as continuing to improve national qualifying marks for

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certain athletes. We definitely accomplished what we set out for with many outstanding performances,” said as-

sistant coach Chris Parno.

Those outstanding performances included a number of Lady Mavericks that participated in the meet. In the women 60-meter dash, Sophomore Gabi Gaines finished first ahead of teammate Brieanna Puckett by

gold with a time of 1:42.03.

In the women’s 800-meter, senior Haley Kruger won with a time of 2:12.94 and sophomore Megan Serratore took second (2:23.24).

Performance of the day, however, may have gone to senior Altoniece Williams in

Cole Barcroft took second (7.06), and sophomore Vance Barnes took home first in the event with a time of 6.86.

Barnes also took first in the 200-meter dash (22.94). In the 60-meter hurdles, the Mavericks placed the top 2 sprinters as senior Myles

“‘We should have around 20 athletes between the men and the women representing MNSU at the national championships. With both teams ranked in the top-10 nationally, all the athletes that will be in Birmingham for nationals have been carrying the team all year,’ Parno said.”

1/100th of a second with a time of 7.68. Staying with the sprinters, sophomore Afure Adah took home first place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.71 and senior Taylor Naatz placed first in the 400-meter dash (59.93).

The lady Mavericks also flourished in the middle-distance races. In the women’s 600-meter run, sophomore Mary Fixsen took home the

the 60-meter hurdles. She ran a national-leading time of 8.44 and is really running well heading into conference and NCAA meets.

As for the men, they also performed extremely well at the Birdman Open. Sweeping the 60-meter dash, the Mavericks took first, second and third in the event.

Sophomore Artavius Nixon took third (7.17), freshman

Hunter (7.99) and sophomore Anyah Nutter (8.32) took first and second respectively. In the 400-meter dash, junior Derek Finsterwalder took first with a time of 51.61.

The quartet of John Schuster, Isaiah Pitchford, Tanner Ogren and Morris Dennis broke a school record in the 4x400 meter relay while solidifying themselves with the fifth best time in the nation

(3:15.78).

The field events were wildly successful for both the men and women. In the high jump, both teams swept the event.

On the women’s side, sophomore Khadiya Hollingsworth won the event with a jump of 5’8. For the men, Sophomore Anyah Nutter took home first (6’6.75). The men and women also won both weight throw events and performed well in events such as pole vault and triple jump.

Heading into the NSIC Conference meet and NCAA meet, MNSU feels as though they will be strongly represented.

“We should have around 20 athletes between the men and the women representing MSU at the national championships. With both teams ranked in the top-10 nationally, all the athletes that will be in Birmingham for nationals have been carrying the team all year,” Parno said.

MNSU will compete at the NSIC indoor meet this coming weekend. The meet is held at Myers Field House and will begin in the morning.

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Mavericks baseball season to begin this weekend Minnesota State will look toward veteran leadership for many young players.

CHELSEA DORVAL Staff Writer Minnesota State baseball will open their 2017 season in a nonconference match-up against the Minnesota-Crookston Golden Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Saturday.

The Mavericks finished their 2016 season with a 3618 record and 24-9 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). They also made their 35th NCAA D-II bid and 11th consecutive post-season appearance Minnesota State was voted as the preseason favorite in the NSIC Baseball Preseason Coach’s Poll for the seventh time in the past eight years.

St. Cloud State and Augustana were voted to finish second and third respectfully while defending NSIC Champions, Minnesota-Duluth,

was voted to finish fifth.

The voting works with each coach ranking the other respective teams from 14 to one with the top team receiving 14 points and the second place team receiving 13 points and so on.

Ranked 8th last year in the preseason poll, the Mavericks are returning four of their top hitters: senior infielder Eric Peterson with a .351 batting average (BA), junior shortstop Luke Waldek with a .344 BA, junior outfielder Josh Wenzel with a .330 BA and sophomore outfielder Jordan Hard with a .320 BA. Lead by head coach Matt Magers, who will be entering his ninth season, the Mavericks recorded the second lowest team earned run average (ERA) for the 2016 NSIC season at 4.23, with only St. Cloud State ranking better than them with a 4.03. Magers has compiled a 342-104

[.765] record with Minnesota State, while leading the team to four NSIC regular season titles and four NSIC postseason tournament championships. He also guided the team to eight consecutive NCAA regional tournaments and earned four titles.

“We are excited to begin the season and are hopeful that we can lean on our returners early in the year and look for our newcomers to contribute in various ways,” Magers said. “The schedule looks very competitive and should prepare us for postseason opportunities.”

Minnesota State is also returning junior right-handed pitcher Dalton Roach, who will lead the team after posting a 3.34 ERA and a conference-leading 89 strikeouts over 67.1 innings in 2016.

Roach also had a conference-leading two shutouts, tied with Zach Carstens from

Upper Iowa University and tied two other pitchers with four complete games. Fellow Maverick returner Brody Rodning notched an impressive 84 strikeouts over 74.2

Minnesota-Crookston finished the 2016 NSIC season 18-11 and 25-21 overall. The two teams have not played each other since 2014 when the Mavericks won over the Golden Eagles, 18-4. Minnesota State has a 12-0 alltime record against Minnesota-Crookston with six of them being shutouts.

First pitch is slated for 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Mavericks will then head to Florida to play seven games over spring break, starting March 2.

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innings. Junior pitcher Dakotah Belter managed to pick up eight saves over the 23 games he pitched in, ranking second in the NSIC.

NCAA Divison-II Super Region Three tournament next for Mavs

JAMES ANDERSEN Staff Writer The Minnesota State wrestling team is prepared for the NCAA Division-II Super Region Three Tournament this weekend in Moorhead, Minn. This is the step before the National Championship tournament and the top four wrestlers in each weight class will earn an invitation.

“We are excited for the

Corey Abernathy opportunity that we have this weekend. Our Super Region is stacked and will be a grind, but we’ll be up for the challenge,” said Head Coach Jim

Makovsky. The starting ten wrestlers will be heading up for the Super Regional. Six of the ten are currently ranked in the top six in the region. Senior Adam Cooling holds the number one ranking in the region and third ranked nationally in the 174-pound weight class. The former All-American leads the Mavericks in wins this season (28-2). Last year he finished third in this tournament and third in the National Championship.

Junior Corey Abernathy is ranked third in the region in the 184-pound weight class.

This is Abernathy’s second appearance in the super regional. Redshirt freshman Louie Sanders is currently fourth in the region in the 141-pound weight class. This is his first appearance in this tournament. Junior Dylan Herman (157 lbs.), sophomore Daniel Close (149 lbs.), and freshman Mathew Blome (197 lbs.) all are ranked sixth in the region in their respective weight class. This will be Herman’s and Close’s second appearance in this tournament. Close came very close to an invitation to the National Championship last year, finishing sixth in the Super Regional.

Coach Makovsky certainly has the mentality of a hardnosed wrestling coach.

“Our goal is to be healthy, happy and hungry and moti-

vated to wrestler to the best of our ability. This is what we train for. We welcome tough challenges. The results will take care of themselves. We don’t deserve anything. We’ll have to earn it,” Makovsky said.

As a team, the Mavericks are ranked seventh in the latest regional poll. First place in the region is interconference foe, St. Cloud State. Since the holiday tournament in Col-

orado, the Mavericks have been on a tear. They finished the rest of their duals 7-1 with their only loss coming from top-ranked St. Cloud. The Mavericks finished the regular season second place in the NSIC and are currently tied for 19th Nationally.

“I have no clue on what our wrestler’s chances are,” Makovsky said. “I choose to focus on getting them ready to go. All ten have a golden

opportunity this weekend.”

The matches will begin at 10 A.M. on Friday and Saturday. After completion of the Super-Regional Finals, there will be a short break. The National Championship is on March 10 in Birmingham, Ala.

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Bowling phenom making noise at MNSU Andrea Staples and the Mavericks bowling team getting national recognition.

COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The Minnesota State Bowling team has a rising star on their squad, but unfortunately not enough people pay attention to or know about the sports team that is absent

garnered three conference titles as well as Rookie of the Year honors, Player of the Year, and has been selected to the All-Conference team.

“She was a big talent right away, and you could tell immediately all the potential

“‘She was a big talent right away, and you could tell immediately all the potential she had before getting into the program. The sky is the limit for her,’ said the bowling head coach Kyle Bischoff of Staples.” from the athletics page.

Andrea Staples is hoping to change all that with the success she has found in her freshman season. She has not even finished her first collegiate season and has already

she had before getting into the program. The sky is the limit for her,” said the bowling head coach Kyle Bischoff of Staples. “She has accomplished a lot and the goal for her is to be one of the absolute best in the country in

the sport overall before she leaves the program.”

She competes in a conference that contains teams from Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota, along with Minnesota. She has also had the opportunity to compete in a pro tournament despite her youth, because of her outstanding play.

“She is a very humble athlete and I don’t even know if she realizes how far she can go. There are 12 athletes on every one of the 25 women’s teams that we play through tournaments and she is outplaying them,” said Bischoff of her talent.

He also mentioned the recognition problem the team has.

“This is the highest level a bowler can get after high school and lots of people don’t even know about the bowling team, but we are moving and working towards more recognition.”

In a sport that has struggled with recognition, Staples has climbed to the college ranks through inadequate help at the high school level. At the high school level, the adversity was fighting to stand out when the team failed to practice enough or come together and gel as a team. But the cream always rises to the top.

“It’s harder in college because of the longer season that goes from September to March, as opposed to the high school season that goes from October to February,” said Staples. “The practices are far more intense and

bumped up from two times a week to four. We also have tournaments that span the entire weekend in college instead of just a day. But we can play and put in all the work because the camaraderie of the team and how they come around you to encourage and keep you going.”

Because of fantastic work ethic, talent, and a will to win, Staples is elevating her play and bringing her program into the main light. The sky is the limit for this exceptional athlete and the school is lucky to have her on campus.

Wild lose to Blackhawks, 5-3 Chicago showing more fight as of late.

COLT JOHNSON Staff Writer Jonathan Toews and the Wild killers, A.K.A. the Chicago Blackhawks, took a game away from Minnesota Tuesday night, bringing them within a few points of the Wild for the division and conference lead.

Minnesota hosted the Blackhawks in a game that contained a playoff-like atmosphere at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.

Chicago controlled the pace for most of the game and hit the Wild with a dagger late.

Though Minnesota has a fivepoint lead in the standings and has played one game less than the Blackhawks, every game becomes more critical than the next, with only 21 games left to play for the Wild, and Chicago right on their tail.

Jonathan Toews and the first line of the Blackhawks dominated in their 5-3 victory over the Wild. The first period didn’t see any goal, but the goaltenders saw a

lot of shots. Wild goaltender, Devan Dubnyk, saved 15 shots, while Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford saved 12.

Toews got the scoring started for both teams with a goal just 58 seconds into the second period. With Toews breaking into the scoring column, it put the Wild back on their heels early in the period. The Wild were able to tie up the game however with a power play goal by Mikael Granlund, assisted by Nino Niederreiter and Mikko Koivu.

The Blackhawks had an immediate answer for the Wild, scoring less than a minute later on a goal by forward Richard Panik and assisted by Toews. Chicago took their 2-1 lead into the third and pushed their lead to 3-1 on a goal from forward Nick Schmaltz just 33 seconds into the third period. Assisting on the play was Toews for his third point of the night.

With their backs firmly against the wall, Minnesota had limited time to pose a comeback. Then at the 6:41 mark of the third, Minnesota’s Zach Parise scored his 14th goal of the season bringing the game within a goal. Parise’s goal re-energized the crowd, but the Blackhawks continued to

have answers. Minutes after Parise’s goal, Toews scored his second goal of the night, silencing the home crowd.

Minnesota had little to no answer for Chicago’s first line all game, and to add insult to injury, Toews score his third goal of the game for the hat trick on an empty-netter. Toews finished with five points for the night. In the division series between the Blackhawks and the Wild, Chicago has taken two out of three games. The games have been tight, however, with Chicago only outscoring Minnesota 11-9. The Wild just haven’t been able to get the better of the Blackhawks yet and with playoffs looming, maintaining possession of the first seed in the west is of the utmost importance.

The last thing the Wild want is to meet the Blackhawks in the playoffs in a round earlier than intended.

If the season ended today and playoffs started in a few short days, the Wild would face the eighth seeded Calgary Flames, who have swept the Wild in their three matchups this season. The second seeded Blackhawks would face the St. Louis Blues in a Central Division series.

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