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Hockey secures sole possession of MacNaughton Cup The team defeated Alaska Fairbanks Friday for their fourth cup in five years

BRADY OLSON STAFF WRITER Despite a close loss on Saturday night, the Mavericks won the ultimate prize of the weekend when a 6-1 victory on Friday over Alaska Fairbanks clinched them the WCHA conference championship.

Going into Friday’s game, all Minnesota State needed to clinch was a tie or better.

The Mavericks were not looking to just tie however, and came out firing as junior defenseman Ian Scheid scored the only goal of the first period, giving the Mavs the early advantage.

The Mavericks would take

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The Maverick men’s hockey team clinched the cup Friday, Feb. 22 and now gets set for their final games of the regular season. over the game in the second period, scoring on three consecutive power plays within the first five minutes of

the second period.

Fairbanks would receive three power plays of their own within the period.

After an additional goal from junior forward Josh French, MSU would close the period with a 5-0 advantage.

UAF would answer with a goal of their own, but sophomore defenseman Connor Mackey would respond with one of his own, and the Mavericks would finish Friday as WCHA champions.

It was MSU’s second straight conference title, and guarantees the Mavericks will be the No. 1 seed in the upcoming WCHA tournament.

Saturday’s game was mainly uneventful for both sides, except for the lone UAF goal that would come near the end of the second period. Outside of that, it was a struggle all day for the Mavericks.

The Mavs outshot the

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Men’s track & field wins NSIC Indoor Championship

BOBBI PATRICK STAFF WRITER The men’s track and field team won their 8th consecutive NSIC Indoor Championship over the weekend, scoring points in every track and field event at Myers Field House.

Teams traveled to Mankato to compete both Friday and Saturday. Most events had prelims on Friday and finals on Saturday.

Finishing up the heptathlon on Saturday, senior Jack Curtis won the event with 5201 points while senior Ryan Kruse finished in third with 5053 points. With his new personal best from this

weekend, he is currently ranked seventh in the nation.

In the 60-meter dash, five Mavericks scored.

Freshman sprinter Cornelius Bright finished second (6.88), with seniors Vance Barnes finishing fourth (6.93), Artavius Nixon finishing fifth (6.99), and Jaquez Wilson finishing seventh (7.03).

In the 60-meter hurdles, senior Sydne Davis (8.00) finished second. Davis is currently ranked eighth nationally, while his teammate senior Logan Bristol had a personal record and finished fourth with a 8.09.

In the 200-meter dash, junior Paul Selman finished second with a 21.87, and senior Reid Diamond finished third with a 21.89.

In the 400-meter dash, the mavericks sweeped the event with senior sprinter John Schuster winning the event (47.86), sophomore Josh Phelps finishing second

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The men’s track team won their eighth consecutive NSIC title Saturday, Feb. 23, dating back to 2012.

(48.48), and Diamond finishing third (48.84).

Schuster automatically qualified in the 400-meter dash with his time at conference, while Phelps is

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17th in the nation.

In the distance events, the Mavericks scored over 40 points to contribute to the overall team win.

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Fifth annual Anthropology Day celebrated JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER

The fact that numerous youth movements have been suing their governments over inaction on the issue of climate change speaks to a colossal failure on the part of modern politics.

Climate change is, in my view, one of the most important issues of our time to solve, and one that will necessitate innovation, intervention, and yes, socioeconomic disruption to fix.

The young have the most to lose, of course.

Our generation and those that follow us will have to face the brunt of climate change’s effects, from rising seas to searing heat. That young people have decided to sue their governments over their inattention is not surprising.

Part of the reason why action on climate change has been so slow is that, besides the obvious incentives from the fossil fuel industry, governments tend to be incrementalists on most issues, giving room only when absolutely necessary.

That makes addressing such a large-scale issue extremely difficult. The Green New Deal may be an attempt to address it, but it will need to be polished and well thought out in order to succeed, assuming it can ever become law.

Another problem is that governments are by and large run on a short-term basis. Politicians look to next election cycle, not the next thirty years. Consequently, avoiding short-term pain is prioritized, even at the expense of long-term benefits. This is why a carbon tax would be difficult to pass.

Whether new, younger elected officials will address these issues adequately remains to be seen. Nevertheless, it is necessary to recognize that our political system disincentivizes action on long-term issues like climate change. To fix that, a blend of grassroots pressure and technocratic reforms will be needed.

KOLBY SPOMER STAFF WRITER

Last Friday from 10 a.m.2p.m., the Anthropology Department at the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus held their fifth annual Anthropology Day! Many students stopped by to revel in the joy exuded by those hosting, while others merely came to grab a piece of the delicious cake being served.

Outside of festivities, the day is dedicated to teaching anyone and everyone about the major. Anthropology, as defined by the office, is the study of people. Broke into four different subfields, said study encompasses everything and anything

involving humans.

Archaeology delves into ancient material cultures, learning about those before us through what they had an what they used.

Cultural Anthropology deals with people in the present and what makes each of us and every group

possible while also trying to preserve as many languages as possible in the present.

Finally, the last subfield is Biological Anthropology.

This field goal is to learn as much as possible in relation to health, evolution, and genetics and how they affect the human makeup.

“Anthropology, as defined by the office, is the study of people.” interesting and unique, while also striving to preserve that special individualism.

Linguistic Anthropology focuses on the history and present use of language, looking as far back as

The major, deservedly so, finds itself to be very integral to daily life as well.

For example, anthropology graduates have gone into fields varying from human resources to writing for

National Geographic. Many other fields can require or desire a degree in the field as well, which goes to show how useful the major is.

The celebration itself was very lively and fun, due in no small part to the activities being held. A jeopardy board was setup in the CSU where correct answers were exchanged for candy bars, a raffle was held in the main offices with numerous prizes, and a scavenger hunt encouraged many to learn about anthropology in order to gain more tickets for the raffle. As mentioned previously, the cake and beverages were exquisite as well.

All in all, the day was a huge success and if this is any indication for the future, the Anthropology Department looks to gain some new students and awareness on campus as a whole.

Feminist anthropologist adventure in the Andes

MARIA LY STAFF WRITER Rev. Dr. Winifred L. Mitchell stopped by Minnesota State University, Mankato for World Anthropology Day to talk about her experiences with the Aymara people located in the Altiplano.

As a graduate project, Mitchell set out to study the Aymara people and women’s power and prestige in a small village of 300.

She also shares tips of anthropology such as offering gifts such as fruit, pictures, and an offer to teach, which she did before living and observing the Aymara village.

Along her journey with the Aymara people she soon began to realize a surprising aspect of the Aymara culture.

Mitchell stated, “When I would speak to these people they would always tell me, ‘A girl is only born to suffer’ and I discovered just from chatting with people that wife beating is virtually universal.”

Mitchell found that women in the village were ranked on their level of suffering. She began to notice that a woman she called Nora was always ranked in the bottom when it came to respect amongst the community. The reason? Her

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refusal to suffer.

However, men were ranked in the community vastly different than the women, Mitchell said, “Men were sorted more according to the kinds of criteria that sound pretty familiar to our North American eye; for their skill, for their prosperity, for their integrity. You can see these guys posing kind of with their best foot forward, showing how skilled and prosperous they are.”

Nora was a very prominent figure in Mitchell’s study of women’s power and prestige.

A certain story stood out in her lecture, about one day in the middle of the rain season in the village that was 12,500 ft. above sea level where one of the few two-story houses got struck by lightning.

“It was Nora’s. It was her house that got struck and everybody was like,

‘Well no one else could deserve it more’ because lightning in the Altiplano is a punishment from God, it’s a

clear indication that you are being zapped because you are doing something really horrible,” Mitchell explained.

The reason the village people believed Nora deserved this misfortune was “because she killed her husband” through her refusal to suffer.

“What she had apparently done was that she refused to put up with his shenanigans, she had caught him redhanded with his mistress in the middle of the night in the village, and there had been a big fight where people were hitting each other with big heavy poles and he was hit on

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What was going through Jussie Smollet’s mind?

MICHAEL MCSHANE STAFF WRITER One of the worst things that could ever happen to a person is to be attacked because of who they are, by people they don’t even know.

Hate crimes have plagued both the African American community and LGBT community for decades, and inflicted lifelong scars on many individuals.

That is why it is even more bewildering and frustrating about the case of former Empire actor, Jussie Smollet, who was reportedly attacked on a New York street late January. His story however has been scrutinized by police and many in the public.

Since Feb. 21, Jussie Smollet has now been charged with filing a false police report. While that charge may hurt his Hollywood career, Smollet may have hurt

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the African American and LGBT community more than himself.

If what the police are saying is true, then Smollet not only filed a false police report, it was a false hate crime as well. Smollet told officers that he was attacked by two men both wearing “Make America Great Again” hats, the headwear that has become a symbol of the Trump Administration and his supporters.

If he lied, Smollet has

effectively spit in the faces of anyone else who is a victim of a hate crime. Not only does this incident give people the freedom to now say any possible hate crime incident could potentially be a hoax to disparage Trump supporters.

What is upsetting for many people is the reported reason he orchestrated the event in the first place. Many are now saying Smollet arranged the attack so that he would not only get publicity, but also a pay raise for his role in the TV

show, Empire.

Setting aside the publicity, as horrific as hate crimes are, the idea that you would get a pay raise because of it is absurd and if these were the very reasons he possibly staged the attack, it only puts him in an even worse light.

Personally, I don’t understand what Smollet was thinking if he did fake it. The consequences far outweigh any potential benefit he would’ve received.

Just the idea of faking a

hate crime should make a person think of the immense backlash that would transpire.

How do you come back from that? How do people trust you when you essentially played not only with their emotions, but with the social environment of the time?

If this was for publicity, there are dozens upon dozens of different ways you can get publicity for yourself.

Jussie Smollet was already a lead actor in a popular television show. He had so many different routes he could’ve taken, but instead went with faking a hate crime and now has given African Americans and LGBT activists who are fighting for improved hate crime laws a giant slap to the face.

Smollet, who is still claiming innocence in face of mounting evidence on the contrary, now has to prove to the entire world he did not in fact make the attack up. If he succeeds, then we all have to make a huge apology to him.

If he cannot, then he has succeeded in at least getting that publicity. Whether it was worth it or not is up to Smollet to figure out.

Why you should be against occupational licensing

JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER If I were to tell you that there exists a set of government policies that costs America millions of jobs, prevents new businesses from being started, makes healthcare less accessible, exacerbates economic inequality, stymies upward mobility, worsens mass incarceration, and oppresses the poor and working class, you’d probably wonder why such a set of policies even exists.

In many states, occupational licensing in fields such as floristry, home interior design, house painting, and many other occupations are justified under the guise of “consumer protection.” This is a special piece of irony, since these policies actually have the opposite effect; they make goods and services more expensive and subject consumers to monopolies.

And it doesn’t stop there.

Consider the fields of dental hygiene and nursing, two popular majors at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Nurse practitioners can perform many of the same procedures as doctors can.

Moreover, they can do a great deal for preventative care.

Yet, licensing requirements often make it impossible, or at least very difficult, for them to run their own practices. This leads to higher healthcare costs.

What about dental hygienists? According to a study from the Journal of Dental Hygiene, there exists a correlation between the stringency of statelevel licensing regulations on dental hygienists (i.e., whether they are allowed to run their own practices or not), and the number of people in a particular state with missing teeth. If hygienists were allowed to run their own practices, focusing on preventative care and referring patients to dentists for procedures which they are not qualified to do, access to dental care would be much more affordable and widespread. This is especially true for rural areas, where there exists a severe shortage of dental and medical

professionals.

According to economists from the London School

healthcare. How much? They estimate that consumers pay over one hundred billion

“Occupational licensing has also been shown not to increase consumer safety by any measurable standard.” of Economics, University of Minnesota, and Oxford Brookes University, these restrictions on healthcare workers have a serious impact on the affordability of

dollars more per year than is necessary as a result of these policies.

In fields like floristry or painting, licensing requirements can prevent low

and middle income people from starting their own businesses, killing jobs and worsening inequality.

Occupational licensing has also been shown not to increase consumer safety by any measurable standard.

It primarily serves as a gatekeeping mechanism for securing local monopolies or oligopolies on particular services.

Americans can’t agree on much these days, but here’s one thing we should agree on: people should not be forbidden from earning a living, and consumers shouldn’t be saddled with higher costs so that a few people can benefit.

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The world is moving quite rapidly and so is our economy.

The first two months of the year have seen a vast growth in business activities, mostly due to policy changes and the market.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, world leaders spoke on a variety of issues relating to globalization with Africa’s digital vision, the Venezuelan crisis and trade tensions coming to the forefront.

On the international front, we have the deadline closing in on the Brexit talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union. The prime minister of the U.K., Theresa May is still hopeful that a deal will be reached before the March 29 deadline, although European Council President Donald Tusk has expressed his interest in a delayed exit timeline.

This week, President of the United States Donald Trump is set to meet with high level negotiators in China to discuss trade as the 90-day truce comes to an

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But then, how do we as millennials know where to

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“On the international front, we have the deadline closing in on the Brexit talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union.” invest? You can take Warren Buffet’s advice as released in his 2019 shareholder letter,

Oracle speak on the state of businesses on Monday’s interview on CNBC Squawk

Talk, “…you don’t buy into a business unless you can see value.”

At home in Minnesota, solar energy is still on the rise as the state’s Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley highlights that its increase in solar energy production is mainly due to its policy and programs leading to growth in jobs and business opportunities.

Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will be on Capitol Hill to testify on the state of the economy. Powell is set to present the semiannual monetary policy to the Senate Banking Committee.

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Dems block Senate GOP bill on infants surviving abortions WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Monday blocked a Republican bill that would have threatened prison for doctors who don’t try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions. The measure seemed doomed from the start but offered the GOP a chance to appeal to conservative voters.

The vote was the latest instance in which Republicans have tried to go on offense on the issue and put Democratic abortion-rights lawmakers in an uncomfortable position.

Supporters said the measure presented lawmakers with a simple, moral choice.

“I want to ask each and every one of my colleagues whether or not we’re OK with infanticide,” said the measure’s chief sponsor, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. Opponents, noting the rarity of such births and citing laws already making it a crime to kill newborn babies, said the bill was unnecessary. They said it is part of a push by abortion opponents to curb access to the procedure and intimidate doctors who perform it, and said late-term abortions generally occur when the infant is considered incapable of surviving after birth.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a leading Democrat on health issues, said the measure would force women to accept “care that may directly conflict with your wishes at a deeply

Photo courtesy of Associated Press In this Sept. 27, 2018, file photo, Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington.

personal, often incredibly painful moment in your life — because politicians in Washington decided their beliefs mattered more than yours.”

Senators voted 53-44 for Sasse’s bill — seven votes short of the 60 needed to end Democratic delaying tactics aimed at derailing the measure.

Democratic Sens. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, Doug Jones of Alabama and Joe Manchin from West Virginia were the only lawmakers to cross party lines as Democrats demonstrated anew that even in the minority, they can

derail abortion-related bills.

Several dozen House Republicans, led by Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., stood on the Senate floor during the vote, just as a contingent of House Democrats did last month during a crucial vote on ending the government shutdown.

Republicans control the Senate by 53-47.

Only 1 percent of all abortions occur after 21 weeks of pregnancy, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which supports abortion rights. Abortions during the final weeks are rarer still.

Doctors’ and abortion-

rights groups say it is extremely unusual for live infants to be born during attempted lateterm abortions, which they say usually occur when the baby is extremely deformed or deemed unable to survive after birth. In such cases, families sometimes decide they want to induce labor so they can spend time with the infant before it dies.

“It only happens in instances in which we know that the baby will not ultimately survive, and a choice has been pre-made to provide just comfort care” to the baby so the parents can be with it, said Dr. Colleen McNicholas, a fellow with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

If an infant is born alive during an abortion, Sasse’s bill would require doctors to render “the same degree” of care used for any birth.

The baby would have to be immediately sent to a hospital.

Doctors who violate those requirements and other medical staffers who don’t report violations could face fines and up to five years in prison. Doctors who intentionally kill a child born alive after an abortion would face prosecution under federal murder statutes — potentially a death penalty or life in prison.

Republicans in the Democratic-run House plan to

try forcing a vote on a similar measure this spring. They will employ a seldom-used tactic, a petition requiring signatures from most House members to succeed. The GOP is expected to fall well short of the 20 Democratic supporters they’d need.

Republicans, eager to put congressional Democrats from swing states in an uneasy political spot, have been pouncing on the issue since it arose earlier this year in Virginia and New York.

Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist, spoke favorably in January about state legislation to ease restrictions on late-term abortions. He said “a discussion would ensue” between doctors and the family over what to do if an infant is born who is badly deformed or incapable of living. Northam has since faced pressure to resign over a racist photo that appeared in his 1984 medical school yearbook.

President Donald Trump has criticized a new abortion law in New York that permits abortions of a viable fetus after 24 weeks of pregnancy if the mother’s life is in danger — codifying conditions specified by U.S. Supreme Court rulings.

Letter to the editor: True socialism ANDES To The Editor: It is about time that the American people were educated and informed about what true “Socialism” is and is not. The fact is that in true socialism “the means of production” are owned by all of the people. In other words, all of the workplaces and businesses are owned, controlled, and run by all of the people for the good and well-being of all of the people.

They are not privately-owned by individuals and groups.

In true socialism, we would not be totally equal in terms of how much we would get paid for our work, but we would be much, much more equal than we are now. There would not be any billionaires or people who have hundreds of millions of dollars and tens of millions of dollars in total wealth, most of which they inherited and did not earn by their own labor. We would share what we have.

Those individuals such as Bernie Sanders

and Alexandria OcasioCortez who call themselves “Democratic Socialists” are not socialists at all. They are actually ultra-liberal/ progressive Democrats who believe that our federal government should do more and spend more on the safety-net programs as well as other social programs that help the poor, the nearpoor (those living on 100%125% of the “official poverty line”), the lower-middleclass, the middle-class, and even the upper-middleclass because they also have financial struggles and problems especially when it comes to medical and health care expenses in their families. They don’t advocate replacing our capitalist economic system with a truly socialist economic system.

They support our capitalist economic system, but they want a capitalist economic system which is more humane than it is now and which has more federal government spending to help all of the

people just as our traditional allies do more of than we do here in the USA. So, Republicans and Democrats, please stop spreading the false belief that having a social program such as “Social Security” somehow makes us a “socialist” country.

Because it does not.

Sincerely, Stewart B. Epstein 2266 Westside Drive Rochester, New York 14624 585-594-0610 phenom51@mail.com P.S. I am a retired college professor of Sociology and Social Work.

I taught at West Virginia University, Slippery Rock University, SUNY-Brockport, and Towson University.

I recently announced my candidacy for US Congress in 2020.

I will be running against incumbent Congressman Chris Collins here in western New York.

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the head and badly injured and she refused to take him back so he went and slept in the storage building and died. She killed her husband by her refusal to be a good suffering wife,” said Mitchell.

Due to the unfortunate lightning strike, the villagers held a reconciliation ceremony for Nora and to clear the bad luck in the village, where they apologized to everyone including the anthropologists, asked for forgiveness, had a feast, prayed, burned incense, and had a shrine.

Mitchell continued the lecture with fascinating stories from husbands having an affair with their wife’s sister, her journey learning the Aymara language, the children, the family pictures, the ceremonies, etc.

In America, Mitchell found it hard to get others to grasp the message of her findings.

She stated, “I think anthropologist, especially

feminist anthropologist didn’t like those findings any better than I did. I didn’t want to discover that, and they didn’t want to hear it. Although there was a research symposium which I participated in, where everyone would come in with similar stories and so, I think we wanted to debunk some notion of the happy little native, watching her sheep and spinning her wool and just peaceful and happy, because that’s not true either.”

The Aymara people are all very hardworking from the children to the women and the men, everyone worked hard. Unfortunately for the women, a life of suffering was inevitable.

Mitchell said, “Aymara women’s prestige amongst one another is based on how much she suffers, and a woman who refuses to suffer has no status.”

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Women’s hockey gets rare double-tie at home

The team tied UMD in both games played at the Verizon Center over the weekend

JOHN LAFOREST STAFF WRITER This weekend, the Minnesota State women’s hockey squad cannot be referenced in any other fashion than a good ole fashion tie up, with the team coming away with ties against the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in both games, 5-5 on Friday night, and 3-3 on Saturday night.

In their first game Friday, UMD went up 3-1 after goals at the 11:53 and 12:58 mark in the 2nd period, after UMD skater Maggie Flaherty scored her second power play

goal of the game after MSU attempted to clear and she went top shelf, just across the blue line, and then following up with a goal from freshman forward Gabby Hughes.

The Mavericks were able to capitalize later with a goal at the 15:10 mark as junior forward Sofia Poinar tipped in a shot from junior blueliner McKenzie Sederberg. Poinar has now scored in two straight games for Minnesota State.

Senior winger Rebekah Kolstad scored for the second straight game as well at the 16:07 mark during the 2nd period. Kolstad’s tenth goal of the season came on a rebound attempt on the back side after the opposing goaltender stopped the first two shots.

The third period ended in a tie and the game went into overtime. Both teams had two shots on net in the extra

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Senior defenseman Megan Hinze (pictured) and the Mavericks escaped the weekend with two ties against UMD over the weekend. period, but neither team was able to score. The game then went to a shootout and lasted nine rounds.

Senior forward Corbin Boyd scored in the seventh round to extend the shootout before UMD won in the ninth

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Basketball splits last two games of regular season The team begins the first round of the NSIC Tournament Wednesday night at home

AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER The Maverick men’s basketball team had quite the weekend, winning in a game that went down to the wire against Upper Iowa on Friday night, before falling to Winona State in their regular season finale on Saturday night.

In their game against the Upper Iowa Peacocks, it was a battle of the fittest in the first half, with neither team getting the upper hand early on in the game.

With multiple lead changes throughout the first half, the Mavericks would finally find a groove going on a 13-7 run after the Peacocks led 22-21.

In response to that, however, the Peacocks would go on a 13-6 run of their own, taking the 42-40 lead at half.

The second half was a testament to the Mavericks because while the Peacocks

led throughout most of the half, getting to a 65-55 lead, the Mavs stomped their way back into the game, tying it at 72 a piece with 1:24 to go in the game.

MSU would then take their first lead of the night after sophomore guard Jamal Nixon hit two free throws form the line, putting the

game at 74-73 Mavericks.

Upper Iowa would fail to connect on their shots at first but it was Joe Smoldt who scored on a jumper with seven seconds in the game.

The Mavericks took it to the other end and with the time winding down, junior guard Kevin Krieger put up a prayer and connected on a

three to win the game!

Junior forward Cameron Kirksey, along with Krieger, scored 22 points each on the game, with Krieger was having 11 rebounds on the game, his fourth doubledouble of the season.

In the season finale on the road against Winona State, the Mavericks had a tough

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Junior guard Kevin Krieger (pictured) was a key player for the Mavericks this weekend in their win versus Upper Iowa.

game.

In the first half, both teams couldn’t find an edge but it was Winona State who led 21-17 with 10 minutes left in the half. The Warriors would go on a 13-4 run to get the lead to 34-21.

The Mavericks tried coming back on multiple occasions but Winona State wound up making nine of the last 11 points. Putting the game at 47-30 at the half.

The second half was all Winona State, as they would keep a double-digit lead en route to an 84-56 victory.

Krieger led the Mavericks with 14 points, and Kirksey added 11 of his own and seven rebounds.

Altogether, the Mavs shot a 36.7% from the field, and were 7-9 from the free throw line.

On the year, the Mavericks were 18-10 overall and 14-8 In conference play.

The Mavericks are ranked #1 in their division, and will face Bemidji State in the first round of the NSIC tournament. The game is this Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Taylor Center.

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Nanooks by a 32-22 margin, but were turned away at every point. On top of that, the Mavs failed to create power play opportunities, failing on both of their opportunities in the contest.

The Mavs spent the last

two and a half minutes without a goalie looking for a score, but those efforts were also in vein as the Nanooks won 1-0.

After the upcoming home finale against Bemidji State, the Mavericks will host the

WCHA quarterfinal on March 8, 9 and 10 if necessary.

Their most likely opponent will be Alabama-Huntsville, with Ferris State also a slight possibility.

The WCHA tournament is held on campus sites, so if

MSU wins the quarterfinal, they also host the semifinal and possibly the final. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be best-of-three series, with the final being a single winner-takes-all game.

Last season, they were

upset in the semifinals by Michigan Tech.

The Mavericks will close out the regular season on Friday and Saturday when they play host to Bemidji State. Those games will both start at 7:07 p.m at the Verizon Center.

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Freshman goalie Abigail Levy saved 22 shots and her record moves to 9-16-6 on the season.

MSU outshot UMD 35-27 and each team went twofor-three on power play opportunities The Saturday matchup between this tightly contested teams continued as this game also went to extra time before ending in a tie 3-3, although the Mavs were able to secure a point.

The one point moves Minnesota State to the sixth spot in the WCHA standings.

This is the first time since the 2013-14 season where the Mavericks did not finish last in the WCHA. Seniors Katie Bidulka, Corbin Boyd, Lena Dusterhoft, Megan Hinze, Leila Kilduff, Rebekah Kolstad and Jordan McLaughlin were honored before the game on senior day.

Head Coach John Harrington expressed great excitement of the way the ladies fought both games saying he loved the way the team competed and came back in both games and how they “did it the hard way” He also attributes this game to the young guys especially the late goals from the freshman. Coach said, “It just shows our depth and how

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we can get contributions from different areas of our lineup.”

Minnesota Duluth could stretch out the lead to 3-1 one moment into the third time frame, after junior winger Sydney Brodt got the puck late and chipped a shot over the shoulder of Levy.

The Maverick rebound was on and freshman forward Madison Oelkers scored her second goal of the game

and third of the season at the 11:12 imprint. Oelkers made a goal from an awful point and hit a Bulldog skater before it went past junior Maddie Rooney for the goal.

With a little more than two minutes left in the period and down a skater, the Mavericks were able to score their first short- handed goal of the season Freshman winger Claire Butorac got a back tap

from sophomore blueliner Tristen Truax and tossed a changeup at Rooney, beating her to the low left corner for her first short-handed objective of her vocation and second objective on the season.

Minnesota State went to extra time for the third straight game and left away with a tie the multiple times against Minnesota Duluth.

UMD wound up winning the shootout, 1-0 on the third and last round.

No. 6 seed Minnesota State will make a trip to No. 3 seed Ohio State for the first round of the WCHA competition. A best-of-three arrangement will be played March 1-3 on occasion to be resolved.

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Technical knockout gives James third victory at the Armory

MANSOOR AHMAD STAFF WRITER Jamal “Shango” James won his third consecutive fight at a packed Armory in Downtown Minneapolis, Feb. 23. James won the bout after landing a body shot that broke down Colombia’s Janer Gonzalez at the end of the sixth round of the co-main event of the night.

James started the fight strong with a balanced attack, but Gonzalez tried to counter with punches of his own.

However, James displayed dominance throughout the bout as the crowd went ablaze with every body shot that he delivered.

Halfway through round six, James landed a powerful body shot that sent Gonzalez to the floor, and what seemed like the end of it was declared a slippage by referee Gary Miezwa. Moments later, Gonzalez suffered another powerful knockdown as the round ended. That was all it took for Shango to win in his hometown as Gonzalez’s corner decided not to continue the fight. Inching closer to a potential title fight, he only had one question:

TRACK

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Jamal James (white) lands a right jab on Janer Gonzalez (red) during the sixth round of the comain event of the night Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Armory in Downtown Minneapolis, Minn.

“Where is my belt?”

The opening match on FS1 was between a familiar name in Jeison Rosario, and his opponent Marcos Hernandez.

Rosario fought Jamontay Clark at the Armory in August 2018 and won via unanimous decision.

Rosario showed superior experience as he unleashed a

volley of punches during the ninth round, and Hernandez just could not do anything about it. Rosario won by technical knockout as referee Celestino Ruiz stepped in and stopped the fight.

The main event of the night featured the first world title fight at the Armory in more than 45 years. Michigan’s

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In the 1000-meter run, sophomore Jacob Wahlers won the event (2:26.61) and also broke the NSIC Championship record.

His teammates sophomore Aaron Mayfield finished fourth (2:29.34) and freshman Ben Schmied finished eighth (2:34.23) to also stand up on the podium.

In the mile and the 3000meter run, distance runner Austin Pasch finished second in both events. Both races were close, pushing Pasch to

a new personal record in the 3000-meter run.

In the throws, senior Jayme LaPlante won the shot put with a throw of 16.53 meters.

Senior jumper Elijah Calderon-PItchford won the triple jump with a 14.92-meter jump. Calderon-Pitchford is currently ranked eighth in the nation from his jump of 15.23 meters at the Chuck Petersen open in December 2018.

The men’s 4x400 meter relay team is currently ranked eighth in the nation with a time

of 3:12.22. The same team of Diamond, Schuster, Phelps and Wilson won the 4x400 meter relay NSIC conference title this past weekend.

Also qualifying for nationals is the distance medley relay team, which is ranked 12th in the nation currently.

Up next, the athletes currently qualified for nationals will be making the trip to Pittsburg, Kansas March 8-9 for the NCAA National Championship meet held at Pittsburg State University.

Anthony Dirrell was crowned the new WBC Super Middleweight Champion after securing the victory over Avni Yildirim of Turkey by a technical split decision. The two championship prospects battled in what seemed like an eternity, both showing moments of excellence.

But perhaps one of the most significant moments of the fight occurred during the seventh round. After Dirrell connected on left-right combo, the boxers collided

heads as Yildirim leaned after throwing a right hook.

This would later lead to a stoppage in 10th round due to Dirrell having a cut over his left eye. Dirrell eventually won the match as two of the three judges scored the fight in his favor.

Boxing will return to the Armory on April 13, as Osseonative Caleb Truax takes on Peter Quillin in a clash of former world champions in Downtown Minneapolis.

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Elton John gives the most extravagant “Farewell” at the Target Center

LUCAS TORBORG A&E EDITOR Sir Elton John celebrated his musical career and his many fans Friday night at the second show of his sold out performance at Target Center in Minneapolis—and he did so in the most extravagant way he knew how.

The three-hour-long, 24 song concert was a love letter to the singer and composer’s years of fans. “From this English-man to you guys, I want to to say thank you for all those years of love and loyalty, kindness and generosity. I will never forget you, the applause and the love”, said John.

Sir Elton John’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” is the ultimate finale to his 50-year-old musical legacy, this early stop in his threeyear long tour came with

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all the bells, whistles and above anything else glitter.

The stage itself was a shrine to The Rocketman himself.

A brick pattern filled with sketched iconography of his career framed the massively

large Imax screen of which resembled the Yellow Brick Road album cover.

Glittered suits and too big of glasses sparkled throughout the immensely populated dome of those in cosplay of

Elton. The crowd was composed of all generations.

Whether they first discovered Elton John in 1971 through his self-titled album or in 2001 by listening to their parents hum the words to “Your

Song”. No matter what the

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91st Academy Awards air without a host This year at the 91st Academy Awards, for the

JANESSA HAMMERS STAFF WRITER second time in the show’s history there was no host.

The first time the Oscars were “hostless” was over 30 years ago in 1989. To the internet’s dismay, the show announced that to be more politically correct they would not have a host in the awards show, even though hosts are usually the ones to make or break viewership. The choice against having a host for the show inspired Twitter to launch an attack on not only the Oscars, but the overly righteous attitudes in Hollywood itself.

Several tweets spoke of being sick of the political correctness permeating our media wanting people to speak their opinions freely again without fearing public humiliation over the internet. Take Kevin Hart; he was supposed to be the host for the Oscars this year until the boundless internet scrounged up some of his homophobic jokes from decades ago and heavily criticized him for it. In the end, the backlash made him back out of the host spot, as he explained, “I did not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing, talented artists.”

In an attempt to find a new host, the Oscars reportedly asked the likes of Dwayne Johnson and Whoopi Goldberg, both of whom declined and I do not blame them because taking a hosting gig puts you under that much public scrutiny.

Speaking of being in the

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public eye, Lady Gaga and Bradly Cooper preformed together and were not shy in showing their flaming chemistry. The internet and I are now waiting for Cooper to

split up with Irina Shayk so that he and Gaga can have musical babies together.

Last year in 2018, the Oscars faced the lowest viewership ratings in the show’s

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Is there such thing as bad publicity for celebrities?

ALYSSA BUNDE STAFF WRITER One of the most recent tabloid scandals is between he famous Kardashian family members, Kylie Jenner and Khloe Kardashian versus Kylie’s best friend, Jordyn Woods. According to TMZ, Woods made out with Khloe’s boyfriend Tristan Thompson.

How juicy, right? Stories like these are a tabloid’s fantasy. People pay attention to what celebrities do; they seem immaculate. Therefore, when drama arises, we can’t help but watch it unfold. This gives celebrities free publicity. The beginning of a conversations may be, “Wow! Can you believe Jordyn did that to Kylie and her family?” Although it can possibly end with, “But did you see Kylie’s new cosmetic line?”

The Kardashian’s drama-filled lives have created a source for stories to write about and discuss. However, is publicity that is surrounded by scandal actually good?

Kardashian fan Brianna Duran weighed in, saying, “I think they’re more for entertainment.” When asked if she took their products and brand seriously, she stated, “No, I have like one thing from Kim’s beauty line, that’s it. I don’t buy their stuff.”

There is an old saying that goes, “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” It means that if people are talking about you, even in a negative light, it’s good because your name is being kept relevant. Kanye West is one of the few examples that back up this theory.

The 41-year-old has consistently made headlines for his controversial comments and support for President Donald Trump. According to GQ, public interest in West’s Yeezy brand was decreasing but after showing support for the president the brand actually increased on popular resale platforms.

Interestingly enough, when the sneaker company New Balance endorsed President Trump, quite the opposite occurred. According to GQ, social media “roasted them” and “neo-Nazis claimed New Balance as their official footwear.”

Aspiring music producer Cullen Bednarchuk advised against bad publicity. He stated, “I’ll have to watch as to how my name gets out.

Some publicity could damage my goals, rather than help.”

According to Sporting News, after Tiger Woods’ affair and DUI scandal, he actually lost endorsements from Accenture, AT&T, Gatorade and General Motors.

After this year’s Facebook privacy scandal, Telegraph. com states, revenue from the final three months of 2018 were up 30 percent. However, according to the Huffington Post survey, only 31 percent of Facebook users say they trust the company somewhat and 66 percent said they don’t trust the company much or at all.

Regardless on an individual’s stance on if there is such a thing as bad publicity, it is quite evident that a scandal can hurt a business or brand.

Maybe not in numbers or sales but for sure in trust and overall view of the company. While you may lose the interest of your original market you may pick up a new demographic. After all, New Balance didn’t lose all their support, they had the neo-Nazis!

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Continued from page 10 history, so this year they wanted to make some changes to make the show more appealing to viewers.

The main problem with awards shows like the Oscars is that people don’t want to take the time to watch the whole show. In the age of streaming, why not binge watch your favorite show and watch the highlights of the awards show on YouTube the next morning.

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case everyone there connected to his music on some personal level.

The lights of the Target Center faded to black as footsteps filled the stage.

Immediately as the sound of the first major seven cord from “Bennie and the Jets” filled Target Center the lights shined directly on John, wearing 70s’ marching band major attire, as he sat there with a smile on his face. The deep bass and Elton Johns deep growling voice reverberated off the floor vibrating the audience in the floor section. Bright, colorful and Zany graphics of music notes mixed with live-feed cuts to his piano finger-work filled the Imax screen until he finished the song to stand up and bow.

The Imax screen greatly enhanced the emotional response from his songs. Acclaimed artists and directors created videos that played off the messages in his songs. The most emotional being to the performance of “Daniel” as the screen featured a black and white video of an injured soldier sleeping in his soon to be deathbed as flashbacks of his life played in the background. Another video, this of which was animated in the likeness to the Captain Fantastic album, accompanied the performance “Someone Saved my Life Tonight.”

The set-list included songs that influenced and molded his career. Elton John made sure to play songs that spoke to everyone in the audience, whether it was top hits like “Your Song” and “Tiny Dancer” or deep tracks such as, “Indian Sunset” and “All the Girls Love Alice”.

“There’s so many songs I wanted to pick, but if I picked them all we would be here for a long, long time – 90 years we would be here,” said John.

Highlights of the concert included the performance of “Rocketman” in which flashlights from phones, and a couple Zippo lighters from the old-school crowd, filled the arena resembling stars.

The nearly 15-minute performance of “Levon” which would make John appear as if he was 31 not 71, featured a solo in nearly every instrumental that showcased the natural-raw talent of the band. A six-person band of which John stated was his favorite to work with amongst his entire career.

Elton John pushed his vocals and piano skills to the limit and left everything on

the stage including his sweat which would visibly drip off his forehead on the keyboards. It was evident that he wanted this to be his ultimate send off.

Yellow confetti rained amongst the entire audience during “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting”, what was thought to be the final song.

John then came out in a robe to perform “Your Song” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” which was suitably low on the theatrics and felt more intimate.

John ended the night, by being escalated up to the screen and then exiting into the screen in an act that was an allusion to the album cover of “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. The audience roared in applause while also gesturing their farewells.

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