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‘Honoring one of our own’

Minnesota State University, Mankato

The Pan-African conference is named after Michael Fagin BLAINE TAYLOR MARTIN

staff writer It is hard to imagine what Minnesota State would be like without Michael Fagin. His modesty and humble nature would never let him admit it, but Fagin has done a lot to further diversity at the university.

On Friday, Fagin’s colleagues, family, friends and dozens of current and former students gathered to pay tribute to the man they call “Doc.” Noted attendees included President Richard Davenport and Mayor John Brady.

The event was part of the 34th incarnation of the Pan-

African Student Leadership Conference Fagin founded in 1977. On this afternoon, the conference itself was renamed after Fagin.

“Today we are truly honoring our own,” said Davenport.

For much of his career, Fagin has served as an administrator. As director of the Minority Groups Studies Center, associate vice president for Cultural Diversity, dean of Institutional Diversity, and vice president for Institutional Diversity, he has served under five presidents.

Though the conference now carries his name, Fagin’s

blaine taylor martin • msu reporter Minnesota State President Richard Davenport presents former Vice President of Institutional Diversity Michael Fagin with a plaque, naming the yearly Pan-African conference after Fagin.

true legacy is something less tangible.

“His [Fagin’s] unselfish devotion to bettering the lives of all people is well known,” Davenport said. “That is his

Dedicating life to God

legacy.”

After Davenport officially renamed the conference, it was Mayor Brady’s turn to honor Fagin.

“I get to do a lot of fun

things in my job,” Brady said. “One of my favorites is mayoral proclamations.”

Brady went on to proclaim

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A ‘Seussical’ celebration

Priest Tim Biren makes an impact on Catholic students Children to ASHLEY WALL staff writer gather, read Tim Biren is a father. His Dr. Seuss

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children play an important role in his life and he enjoys watching them grow.

Unlike the average father, however, Biren is a priest at St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center and his “children” are the students of Minnesota State.

As a priest, Biren dedicates his life to God, prayer and the church. But outside the church, he enjoys playing the piano and performing through singing, fishing, water-skiing and riding bikes. He also visits and plays the piano for assisted living and nursing homes in Mankato.

“I usually try to visit one place a month to keep me grounded to various people,” said Biren. “It’s a nice mixture because I work with the young people and I also have the connection with the older people in the community as well.”

The path to priesthood started at an early age for Biren when he felt called to the possibility of becoming a Editorial...................................4 Voices......................................5 Variety......................................9 Sports....................................12 Classifieds.............................15

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dan moen • msu reporter Tim Biren has been a priest at Minnesota State for nine years.

priest. It was an idea that he entertained at a young age, but he wasn’t sure if it was the right decision. Although he rarely discussed the topic with his high school friends, college seemed to clear his decision up.

“When I was in college and studying and learning and praying and discerning, it became more evident to me that this is what God was asking me to do, to use my gifts and

abilities to be a priest in the Catholic Church,” Biren said.

“I really like working with enthusiastic and energetic students that are really excited about their future and what they want to do with their lives,” Biren said. “It’s an honor for me to be a part of their journey.”

Father Biren grew up in a family of nine on a farm in

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MSU student organization Rivenwood Tower pays tribute to Medieval sword battles from the track in Myers Field House See page 9

Dr. Seuess taught us about the best places to eat green eggs and ham and what to do on a rainy day and today, students across the country celebrate what would be his 110th birthday if the late author was still living.

To commemorate the day, the Mavericks READ program will celebrate in a very special way. Volunteers will read books to children (as quiet as a mouse, as Seuss would have wanted) right here at Minnesota State, in

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Myers Field House.

The Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration will be held Friday as part of an annual program to encourage literacy in children.

The birthday celebration will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mavericks READ coordinator Mymique Baxter will be in charge for her third-straight year.

“When I started, volunteers would go out to schools to read to the children,” said Baxter.

“I thought it would be easier to bring the kids to us.”

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Blood drive Sharing their native seeks donations tongue with Mankato ADAM PULCHINSKI

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The Delta Sigma Pi fraternity is sponsoring a blood drive with the American Red Cross Wed., March 3, in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom at Minnesota State. The blood drive, taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., is something that the fraternity has helped with before.

Sarah Rask, president of Delta Sigma Pi, said that the fraternity helped with a blood drive last year, co-sponsored by the college’s nursing program.

Fraternity members will act as greeters, man the juice and cookie table for people who give blood, and setup or tear down for the event, as they did last year.

“It was something we liked,” said Rask. “So we decided to do it again and contacted the Red Cross.”

Delta Sigma Pi members are no strangers to volunteer work.

The 40-member fraternity is also involved with Echo Food Shelf, the Humane Society, and the Adopt a Highway program. The vice president of community service at the

fraternity chooses several events and programs that members then sign up for.

“We pick a bunch of events to make a bigger impact,” said Rask.

Helping with a blood drive is sure to make an impact.

With recent events like the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, blood donations are needed.

According to the American Red Cross website, only about 38 percent of people in America are eligible to donate blood.

Of that number only 8 percent actually do. That amounts to about three out of every 100 people.

Those interested in donating blood need to be healthy, 17 years of age or older, and weigh at least 110 pounds. The local Red Cross chapter or website can advise possible donors on other eligibility criteria.

Tips for a successful blood donation include staying hydrated, wearing comfortable clothes, and maintaining a healthy dose of iron in your diet.

Donors should be sure to also bring a driver’s license or two other forms of identification and a list of medications they may be on.

MSU program offers 14 free language classes for students YOONKI KIM

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Learning a foreign language might be a little harder for those living in a small town because of lack of classes. The World Language Organization, however, hopes to solve the problem in Mankato: the organization provides opportunity to learn 11 kinds of languages from Armenian to Turkish for free.

The classes are usually one hour per week and on campus, normally Armstrong Hall.

Even though it’s been a month since the classes started, it’s still possible to sign up for classes.

Cita Maignes, the staff advisor of WLO, said the organization works with dedicated international students who are willing to share their international cultures through their language. Because they mean to contribute to the

community, all the classes are free.

The origin of the WLO is the Foreign Language Initiative that had been on campus for the last few years in less organized way, “The organization had the great idea to teach foreign languages for free, but they needed someone to organize it,” said Maignes.

She said the organization didn’t even have mission statement, which she felt sorry about.

“It had great potential, so I wanted to help them work better,” said she.

Maignes led the reforming of FLI and gave birth to WLO in October, 2009, making it an RSO with a constitution and mission statements.

Na-young Heo has been the president of WLO since October, as well as a teacher of a beginner-level Korean class. She said she enjoys

teaching the class and felt the responsibility to teach well.

“Teaching Korean is involving the fact that I am a representative of my country, I even feel a sense of mission to teach [the] right things of my country. This idea makes teaching my class worthwhile,” said Heo. She also said observing the great ethnical diversity in her class is pleasing.

“They are not afraid to learn [a] new language and the culture. Their curiosity about the language I am teaching always inspires me to find useful resources for the class.”

Despite dedicated student teachers and faculties, the organization has some troubles.

Maignes said parking is a huge problem, since some of the students are community members who don’t attend

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FATHER Students call Biren personable and say his masses ‘make you want to make a difference’ continued from 1 southwest Minnesota. He attended Fulda Public Schools and went to college at St. John’s University, where he studied music. After college, he went on to the seminary. His first stop was St. Mary’s University in Winona, then he continued to graduate school at St. Mary of the Lake in Chicago. Biren’s first two years as a priest were spent in Austin, Minn. until he moved to Mankato where he has been helping the students of MSU for nine years.

The Bishop of the Diocese of Winona then assigned Biren to Mankato. Although not an official Catholic Church, the ministry of St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center is a ministry of the Diocese of Winona.

Biren leads the 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. masses on the MSU campus on Sundays.

Junior Kelly Huber attends daily mass and Sunday mass.

She enjoys how personable Biren is and how he can relate to college students.

“His masses are very inspiring because he knows how to give a good homily that makes you want to go make a difference and really look deeper into yourself,” Huber said.

Biren, and many of the students involved with the Newman Center, donate their time to help others in need. One way of doing this is mission trips.

“Our main focus of this mission trip is not to help the people that we are encountering, but that we can learn something from how they live their lives.

So they can actually teach us something. It’s a two-way street,” Biren said.

There are four mission trips planned for this year including Guatemala Bay to help with reforestation, inner-city Chicago to help the homeless, Mississippi to assist with the Hurricane Katrina efforts, and Kentucky for building repair.

“These mission trips are important to me because sometimes students can become very comfortable in their own surroundings,” he said. “It’s important for us to look beyond ourselves and to realize the importance of not just being self-serving, but also to be mindful that we have a responsibility to everyone around us,” Biren said.

Along with mission trips, Biren also realizes the importance of giving back to the local community. As a

I am honored that I can be of some assistance. For me, it’s not about the quantity, it’s about the individual, touching one student’s life at a time and helping them to succeed ...”

result of the recent devastation in Haiti, the Newman Center raised $1,300 and organized food packaging for Haitian children. They also work with the Theresa House in Mankato, Salvation Army, Kids Against Hunger and Food For Friends.

Even though Biren has donated his time to help the local community and communities around the U.S., his biggest accomplishment is being able to witness marriages for students. Another accomplishment is journeying with students that have been able to become either religious sisters or Catholic priests.

“It’s a beautiful gift because I’ve been able to see how much they’ve grown in their own life,” Biren said. “I’m humbled

— Tim

Biren, Newman Center

because part of their success is probably because of their involvement in the Catholic Newman Center.”

College brings a lot of joy to some people, but for others it can be a struggle. Biren is grateful to have the opportunity to listen to students, give them advice and direction in their lives.

“I’m honored that I can be of some assistance,” Biren said. “For me, it’s not about the quantity, it’s about the individual, touching one student’s life at a time and helping them to succeed in their life.”

AJ Garcia, a second-year graduate student and a regular attendee of mass, has known Biren since fall 2008 and

considers himself lucky to call him a role model and mentor.

“I enjoy how outgoing he is and genuine he is to everyone.

His positive attitude in trying to get to know everyone he comes in contact with is truly admirable,” Garcia said.

“It’s very important that we have a role at MSU for those that do desire a faith life. We have an awesome responsibility here to assist the university in that aspect of the student’s journey,” Biren said.

Anyone interested in attending mass or getting involved with the Newman Center should visit www. catholicmavs.org. Students do not have to be Catholic and are welcome to attend and participate.

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The Reporter recently posted the first video to its site and readers can now get news updates and links to online-only content and videos by following @MSUReporter on Twitter.

As the media of Minnesota State, this paper’s presence should be tailored to the needs of its audience and that means providing them with the news when they want it and where they want to read it: instantly online.

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Setting the record straight about mathematics I wish to set the public record straight.

The data in the Minnesota State University, Mankato Program Evaluation Matrix made public by Provost Provost Scott Olson for the department of mathematics and statistics contains several errors that create a false and misleading perception that we are an inefficient, high cost, low enrollment program.

This is not true. We have approximately 100

undergraduate majors and 20 graduate students. We have always produced 10 percent more credit hours than our institutional standard. Our graduate teaching assistants more than pay for themselves in service to the university.

In this day and age with our nation failing in mathematics, creating such a public image is a disservice to us. We have already trimmed our programs to the bare minimum. Any further cuts in the department

of mathematics and statistics will reduce the number of sections of intermediate algebra, college algebra and trigonometry.

So what does this mean to you? Tell your brothers, sisters, sons and daughters to complete these courses in high school and score 22 or higher on the ACT Math Score.

Anything less may put you at risk in trying to schedule courses at the university. You should also consider taking a

CLEP test in college algebra or precalculus to gain college credit in order to avoid possible delays. Or take these courses at the community colleges and transfer the credits to MSU. In my opinion, any cut in mathematics and statistics is pure folly.

especially those influenced by Ayn Rand or other variants of libertarianism. It’s rather extreme, since it accuses people of racism, but it’s an opinion nonetheless and thus easily ignorable by those who want to actually help the cause of racial equality instead of pretending everything will just fall into place if we sit on our hands and whistle. However, Fritz left the realm of opinion and entered the realm of fact distortion when he pulled Martin Luther King, Jr. to his side of the case.

Fritz used King’s most famous quote, and said that this sort of

affirmative action policy runs contrary to the philosophy of the early civil rights leaders, including King. The problem with this argument is obvious to anyone who’s studied the Civil Rights Movement beyond listening to a thirty second excerpt of “I Have a Dream.” Martin Luther King, Jr., much to the chagrin of conservatives in the ’60s, was an adamant Leftist. This fact is somewhat embarrassing to many of his admirers today, but I feel it should be embraced.

King was one of the forerunners in developing

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Response to Thursday’s voices ‘Separate but equal’ I must take issue with a gross error in John Fritz’s Voices piece which ran last Thursday. In the article, Fritz accuses the proposal to fund a Latino Center in the CSU as a racist initiative. He not so subtly blasted Dr. Fagin and university administrators with advocating “feel-good racism.”

Fritz supported this accusation by labeling any sort of initiative which acknowledges racial or ethnic groups (and thereby seeks to support a certain disadvantaged group) as “segregation.”

This is a very common argument among the Right,

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programs for helping black people.

He was the chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which under his helm launched Operation Breadbasket, a program that helped blacks find jobs by pressuring businesses to hire more diverse workforces.

King argued for government intervention in rectifying the problems in so-called “equal” communities. To King, simply treating everyone equally was not enough: “Whenever the issue of compensatory treatment for the

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‘The search for truth’ News Editor examines her spirituality and the never-ending quest for answers During my senior year of high school I took a humanities class that revolved around the search for truth. We read books like “The Tao of Pooh,” “Siddhartha,” and parts of the Vedas and visited Buddhist temples, Jewish synagogues and Amish towns in the area.

The major assignment for the semester was to send three people letters explaining how they impacted your life and in turn ask three people, possibly the same three you wrote to, to send letters to you.

One person I sent a letter to was my high school crush, who also happened to be a close friend of mine. I wrote about the way he continually challenged me and installed in me a burning desire to prove myself. He responded with a five-paragraph essay praising my attitude and faith in God, which he said never seemed to waiver.

Ironically, my faith was at an all-time low.

I pretty much grew up going to church. Though I’m technically Catholic on both sides of my family, my grandma attended an Evangelical church, where I attended Sunday school and vacation bible school as a kid.

I went to a Pentecostal church as a preteen, where I went to a few retreats, as well as church

camp. Up until my senior year to Christian music and reading of high school I went to a Christian books.

Methodist church.

When I was 13 years old I Catholicism never really moved from Brooklyn Park, held much for me. I feel like Minn. to Rochester, leaving my family used it as a way to behind my best friend and my elevate themselves and make church. Over the next few years them feel like they were better my mom got a divorce, lost her than others. Mass was way too job and was unemployed for formal and I didn’t like the way about six months. My brother that reciting the same scripture was a preteen, but didn’t and prayers as everyone else understand anything that was was seen as an happening to him act of faith and because of his devotion. Worship autism and was seemed so strict prone to tantrums and emotionless, that consisted of like you couldn’t screaming and truly express the biting. My dad got way you felt about married and had God. my brother, and I This is why was afraid I would I was drawn to get completely the Pentecostal pushed out of him church. I attended Dannie Higginbotham life, which I hadn’t a youth group been a big part of. called Spiritfire So I started once a week when I was in 7th going to church again, once a grade. I liked the way worship week, to a small youth group. was so personal, the way it It was more out of familiarity was so much more than proper than anything else and I formalities and more devoted never really got much out of to, well, devotion. it. I liked the friends I made I was also completely there more than anything else, miserable. I was 12 years old especially the boy who would and beginning adolescence. My become my good friend and mom and I constantly fought years-long crush. with my stepdad and the two After a while I just stopped of them were on the brink of pretending and stopped going. divorce. I hid in religion. I My crush’s graduation played covered myself in it, listening a part in it, as well as the fact

that some of my other good friends had stopped going. I got a part-time job that asked me to work on Wednesdays, so I took it and used it as an excuse to the youth group leaders and my friends.

I put spirituality on the back burner, which is pretty much where it remains today.

I completely believe in God. I see no reason not to. I would much rather believe that each individual human was created for a specific purpose rather than that we are all random byproducts of a gigantic cosmic accident.

I feel like a lot of this stems from the fact that I was an “oops”: my parents had me when they were teenagers. I’d like to think that, even though my parents didn’t plan me, someone did.

I also still appreciate Christianity and I would consider myself a Christian. I like the idea of someone loving me so much, 2,000 years before I was even born, that he suffered through imaginable amounts of pain for me and everyone else in the world.

Sure the Bible contradicts itself, but I think it was because people, who can mess up and add their own opinions, wrote it. Do I follow the Bible by the letter? Clearly not.

I’ve also done some reading

on other religions and forms of spirituality, which sound like they have a perfectly solid basis. I can understand the concept behind nirvana or pillars of faith, and at the dead center of every religion lays the idea of being a good person.

I guess I don’t really see why I have to be a good person in the name of God. This concept comes off as a little selfish, actually: being a good person for God so that you can go to heaven when you die.

I think being a good human being and helping your fellow man is simply a responsibility of being human. It’s something that should be done because it makes sense.

I can never see myself converting to another religion, but I can see myself taking practices and beliefs from other faiths and working them into my own, which I think I already do.

I like being able to technically call myself a Christian because of the comfort it provides. Still, I know my search for truth will never really end and I have the feeling any answers I find won’t come from books I read or temples and churches I visit, but from the experiences I have.

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RENAMED ‘I’ll still be working very closely with our president on issues related to diversity’ continued from 1 the day “Dr. Michael T. Fagin Pan-African Student Leadership Conference Day.” Before ending his short address, Brady called Fagin to the stage.

“I’ve been calling Michael Fagin my brother for a long time,” he said before the two embraced.

After years in the administration, Fagin is returning to teach as a professor in the ethnic studies department, a fact which made Friday’s lunch somewhat bittersweet.

“Dr Fagin isn’t going anywhere,” Davenport was quick to remind the crowd. “His commitment to diversity is truly unwavering.”

Fagin didn’t seem upset to no longer carry the title of vice president.

“I’ve returned to the classroom,” Fagin said, “but I’ll still be working very

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closely with our president on issues related to diversity.”

Whatever his official job title, Fagin’s role as the driving force behind the PanAfrican Conference is sure not to change. With next year’s conference only 358 days away, Fagin is looking ahead.

“We’ll mail out conference notes to the delegates next week and we’ll have the theme for next year’s conference by early April,” Fagin said in an interview Thursday.

After 30-plus years, an event can become repetitive and stale, but according to Fagin, that is not the case with the Pan-African Conference.

“Society is not fixed, not stagnant, but fluid and ongoing,” Fagin said. “So the conference is always fresh. It’s as fresh as Obama.”

All of Fagin’s yearround efforts, as well as the efforts of conference planning committee members like Cheryl Chatman and Mahmoud El-Kati, have one purpose: education.

“The success of the conference is in student learning,” Fagin said.

Fagin’s philosophy on life seems to be a simple one.

After Davenport and Brady were finished, Fagin stepped to the podium and summed it all up using the words of The Paradoxical Commandments.

“People are illogical, unreasonable and selfcentered. Love them anyway … The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good anyway…What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.”

blaine taylor martin • msu reporter Mankato mayor John Brady addressed conference attendees, saying “I’ve been calling Michael Fagin my brother for a long time.”

Dr. Fagin isn’t going anywhere ... his commitment to diversity is truly unwavering.”

— Richard

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CELEBRATION Mavericks READ hopes to eventually have an after school, one-on-one program for kids continued from 1 To do that, Baxter sent invitations to schools that then turned the event into a field trip for students. Last year 750 kids attended the event. Baxter said only 500 children are expected this year because of budget constraints in the school district.

However many children attend, they are part of a much larger program nationwide.

The idea to celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday was proposed in 1997 by the National Education Association (NEA). A task force created the “Read Across America” program in an effort to create awareness of the importance of reading for children. Since the program started, organizations like Mavericks READ and corporations like Target have created similar programs across the country.

Reading books to children

isn’t all that’s involved, as Rachel Kruger attested to.

Kruger, a MSU senior majoring in psychology, volunteered at the birthday event in 2009 and doesn’t remember if she even read a book.

“I helped with crafts and floated from station to station making sure supplies and volunteers were ready for each new group of children,” Kruger said. “They really seem to enjoy the Dr. Seuss books and crafts that go along with each story.

Their excitement is contagious.”

Kruger is just one of several volunteers who reach out to young people through Mavericks READ. According to the MSU Web site, Mavericks READ is “designed to engage college students, community partners, parents, and children in a literacy program dedicated to development of children

pre-kindergarten through third grade in language, literacy, social and motivational skills.”

Baxter coordinates student volunteers to go to places such as schools and the YMCA in an endeavor to reach the program’s goals. Eventually, Baxter would like to have an after-school program where students pair up one-on-one with kids who need help with reading and reaching literary goals. While doing this, not only will children benefit, but the volunteers will as well. This sentiment was echoed

by Kruger.

“I love working with kids. I like to see them enjoy learning, and their energy makes them fun to be around,” Kruger said.

“It’s always nice to stop playing the part of a college student and be a kid again. You can learn a lot from them, especially at an event like this.”

The Reporter took 10th place in the four-year weekly newspaper category at this year’s Associated Collegiate Press conference in Phoenix, Ariz. this weekend.

More than 50 schools from around the country attended the conference, which provided workshops for student journalists.

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Spanish judge accuses Venezuela of terrorism MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge on Monday accused Venezuela of collaborating with Basque separatist militants and Colombian rebels, and said the two groups plotted to assassinate Colombia’s president while he visited Spain.

Judge Eloy Velasco made the allegation in a 26-page indictment in which he charged six members of the Basque group ETA, most of them exiled in Latin America, and seven members of the Colombian leftist rebel group FARC with a variety of crimes including terrorism and conspiracy to commit murder.

Spain has asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s government for an explanation, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said.

Velasco wrote that a Spanish probe launched in 2008 has turned up evidence “that demonstrates Venezuelan governmental cooperation in the illicit collaboration between FARC and ETA.” He identified a suspected ETA member, Arturo Cubillas Fontan, as a key figure in links between ETA and the FARC. The man lives in Venezuela, has held a job in the Chavez government and may still have one, the judge wrote.

In a statement released on Monday, Venezuela’s foreign ministry rejected the claims, calling them “unacceptable” and suggesting the allegations form part of a “politically motivated” smear campaign targeting the government of President Hugo Chavez.

Velasco said ETA and the FARC have been collaborating since 1993.

ETA members have received training or taught in FARC rebel

SEPARATE continued from 4 Negro is raised, some of our friends recoil in horror. The Negro should be granted equality, they agree; but he should ask nothing more. On the surface, this appears reasonable, but it is not realistic.”

Therefore, to suggest King’s philosophy runs contrary to the Latino Center is absurd. After fighting him tooth and nail in the ’60s, conservatives have now tried to claim King as one of their own (the irony is amusing). But this is far from the truth.

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camps, and FARC members have traveled to Spain to try to kill former Colombian president Andres Pastrana and the current president, Alvaro Uribe, with help from ETA, Velasco wrote.

FARC members in 2000 were monitoring Pastrana and the Colombian Embassy in the Spanish capital, the judge wrote.

One FARC member who came to Spain, Victor Ramon Vargas Salazar, told his superiors “it would not be difficult to attack these two targets, so long as (the FARC) got help from ETA,” Velasco said.

Velasco did not say when an attack on Uribe was to have taken place. Uribe has traveled to Spain several times since taking power in 2002, most recently in April 2009.

His predecessor Pastrana lived in Madrid for a while after

leaving office, and in 2003 ETA told the FARC it would not be hard to locate him, the judge said.

As recently as August 2007, two ETA members taught FARC members how to use explosives during a course in the Venezuelan jungle, with a Venezuelan military escort present and a person wearing a vest with the badge of Venezuelan military intelligence, the judge wrote.

Zapatero, speaking during a visit to Germany, said the Spanish foreign minister has asked the Chavez government to respond to the allegation.

“Naturally, we are waiting for that explanation from the government of Venezuela,” Zapatero said, “and the government of Spain will act in accordance with the explanation.”

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languages the university doesn’t, such as Nepali, Japanese and Korean

continued from 2 MSU, so they don’t have parking permits. She said she expects cooperation with related staffs regarding the problem.

Another problem with the organization is that they’re not well-known.

“Because this organization was revived only several months ago, informing MSU students and community members is crucial for the continuance of the organization,” said Heo. Heo said she is planning events to publicize WLO. Despite their low recognition, WLO has 14 classes open, and about 30 students in total.

Sam (not his real name) has been in the program for almost three years because he wanted to learn languages

that MSU didn’t provide.

“I started out with some Japanese and then Korean,” he said.

He said WLO is a great way to learn about a culture and language people otherwise might never hear anything about.

“I would say it’s definitely worth trying and not a huge time commitment. Also, it’s very low pressure so just give it a try,” Sam said.

All the information such as teachers, class times are on its website, rso.mnsu.edu/wlo.

Maignes said she could also try finding a teacher to teach other languages WLO doesn’t provide at this time, if there is anyone willing to learn.

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Medieval Times Rivenwood Tower explores Medieval European battling in Myers Field House

blaine taylor martin • msu reporter Veteran Medieval reenacters Justin Kent (left) and Mike Prahll duel in the Myers Field House, usually while students working out look on in wonder and confusion. The two are part of the College of Rivenwood Tower.

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staff writer It’s a chilly and windy night.

In Myers Field House, a burly, well-built man with tattooed arms is pulling a cart full of wooden shields, spears and swords. This living anachronism is Justin Kent, the president of the College of Rivenwood Tower (CRT), arguably the most unique recognized student organization at Minnesota State.

The CRT was formed in the fall of 2009 by Kent and others interested in practicing and relishing the ancient Western world’s many arts and sciences.

Kent expressed that while they may be fascinating and complex, they are being forgotten by the fast-moving society of today.

The club’s spectrum of interests include, but are not limited to: western martial arts, stick and sword fighting, modern fencing, Medieval cooking, sewing and coin making techniques, blacksmithing, leather work, carpentry and music and literature.

As Kent’s already broad shoulders start to look even broader as he straps on more armor to himself, he unveils what CRT does as a recognized

student organization bit by bit while more members of this very interesting organization start to show up, with their metal helmets, spears and wooden shields.

Today, martial arts are, to most, derived from ancient Asia.

Yet although forgotten by most, Europe produced its fair share of martial arts and fighting techniques as well, and that’s what CRT tries to bring back.

“We are better, faster and stronger,” said Mike Prahll, one of the more experienced

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Art students get ‘Foot in the Door’ at MIA ASHLEY JOHANSEN

staff writer One on top of another, pieces from Minnesota artists hang on the once white walls of an exhibition room in the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA).

The aptly named Foot in the Door 4 exhibition allows all Minnesota artists to submit a onecubic-foot art piece to hang on one of the walls in an exhibition room

viewed by the public at large.

“I never thought I would ever have anything in a museum,” said junior Minnesota State art student Tyler Anderson.

“It’s made me want to do more shows; it’s definitely a good foot in the door. It really builds confidence.”

Taking place once every 10 years, the exhibition was started in 1979 by the Minneapolis Artist Exhibition Program

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staff writer Jeff Dunham — probably the only comedian/ventriloquist you’ve ever heard of — will take the stage at the Verizon Wireless Center in downtown Mankato Wednesday.

Dunham, who was born and raised in Dallas, started doing ventriloquism while he was in school.

“I was a shy little kid, I was terrible at sports, not one of the popular crowd, but to get up on stage in front of the class and be able to pick on my classmates or pick on the school or pick on the teachers or the principal and get some laughs out of it, it became some cool thing,” said Dunham. “I was up there challenging things and saying things that no other kids could say and not get in trouble.”

After leaving Dallas, Dunham began touring comedy clubs for many years. He also made frequent appearances on “The Tonight Show” and “The Late Show with David Letterman.”

Fast forward to the present and Dunham’s status has skyrocketed to major celebrity.

According to Forbes magazine,

Dunham was the third-highestearning comedian behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock last year, making an estimated $30 million between June 1, 2008 and June 1, 2009. Most of that revenue came from his live events, including the highest grossing stand-up tour of 2008.

A YouTube video of him and Achmed the Dead Terrorist is currently the fifth most viewed video of all time with more than 107 million views. Dunham has also selfproduced three Comedy Central programs: “A Very Special Christmas Special,” “Arguing With Myself” and “A Spark of Insanity.” All three were released on home DVD and earned multiple-platinum sales awards. He also has made a hefty profit releasing a popular comedy album and boatloads of merchandise Yet, even with his success in various fields of media, Dunham still enjoys doing a live show.

“It’s important to be able to go and do the live shows and do the characters that people have grown to love and they expect,” Dunham said. “And at the same time, you want to be able to throw something

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(MAEP), an organization run by Minnesota artists for Minnesota artists, often collaborating with the MIA. MAEP put the “Foot in the Door” exhibition together with the intentions of showcasing Minnesota artists without the added stresses of having their pieces judged in order to get in, instead accepting every piece.

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‘The Crazies’ another run-of-the-mill take on the infected film genre JACOB BOHROD

staff writer These days there are two things people can’t get enough of: vampires and zombies.

Something about the undead — be it their boyish romantic blood thirst or pure tenacity — has people in a frenzy. It’s like a contagion; it’s in the air, in our veins. Cue “The Crazies.”

Breck Eisner (yes, Michael Eisner’s son) directs this remake of George A. Romero’s 1973 film of the same name about an unidentified illness that drives people insane, causing them to commit horrible acts of violence on their fellow small town comrades. Generally speechless vegetables, the affected Iowan farm folk make prey of the disease-free, which includes expecting couple David and Judy Dutton (Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell) who journey from point to point, completing objectives any “Resident Evil” would be jealous of on the road to a fabled safe zone.

On top of keeping wary of the frenzied horde, the Duttons are taxed with out-maneuvering the military, which caught wind of the infection and has since

sent our boys in uniform to control the area. In standard make-believe fashion, men in gas masks and full-body bubble-boy garb swoop in early in the film to neutralize the contamination. Word to the real: the only pandemic failsafes our society has in place are those 86-year-old ladies offering flu shots at Cub twice a year.

Boiled down, “The Crazies” is a formulaic hide-and-seek survival horror. Watching the film feels like the projectionist has fallen asleep and is leaning on the “repeat” button: person hides in dark area; bad guy walks by; his footsteps become fainter and fainter; person peaks out of hiding spot; BAM, bad guy is back!

These moments, of course, sandwich brief periods of relief, followed by “you wait here” or “be right back” or “I think I saw something.” Pepper in some shotgun cocking and a whole bunch of yelling and we’re at it again.

One enjoyable scene has the Duttons and their two traveling companions silently driving down a stretch of highway. Tension is heavy as the cramped quarters makes for

elevated suspicions, and when one of them starts coughing it becomes a tongue-in-cheek moment that serves as a glimpse of what could have been.

Our fascination with and constant recreation of the zombie shows our disturbing (or revealing) need for the expendable human in film and video games. The zombie/ infected/alien doppelganger is a loophole, a constructed fantasy in which we are allowed to shoot mobs of human beings, mow them down and pile them up guilt-free. “The Crazies” makes an attempt at blurring the line between the worthy and expendable, a direction that other greats in its field have gone (“28 Days Later”), but it’s repetitive and basic constitution has it walking in place instead of gaining any ground.

Adding little in terms of a new look on a played and popular genre in the middle of its second coming, the best “The Crazies” can hope for is to be lumped in with the others of its kind and mentioned in some graduate student’s thesis.

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completely new in there. So I’m definitely scratching my head, trying to figure out what the next new thing will be.”

Dunham has five major dummies that he uses during his shows: Achmed the Dead Terrorist, the grumpy and retired Walter, southerner Bubba J, Jose the Jalapeno, and Peanut, who is Dunham’s sidekick and a self-described comedic genius.

Dunham’s first television program, “The Jeff Dunham Show,” first aired Oct. 22 on Comedy Central and its first season consisted of seven episodes. Soon after the last episode, however, Comedy Central announced that it would not bring the show back

for a second season, citing high production cost as a factor.

The show’s first episode was Comedy Central’s highest-rated debut ever, but the success was limited with more than a 50 percent decline in viewership for the next episode. Many people criticized the show, calling both Dunham and his dummies racist. The New York Times even called Dunham “the most racist person on television.”

Not to be down too long, however, Dunham has signed on to do a stand-up special on Comedy Central sometime in 2010. The special will put Dunham back in the live arena, which both he and his fans seem to prefer.

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MEDIEVAL Club battles in Myers members of the group.

Prahll, in steel armor that covers his entire body, looks an awful lot like the evil Sheriff of Nottingham found in many Robin Hood tales. With his experience as a longtime member of the International Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), Prahll brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the group. He conducts weekly sessions of preparation and armor repair at his residence. He kindly walked me through the initial steps of dueling and handling a weapon, stance and proper body mechanisms.

CRT also focuses a lot on fencing. According to Teigen Schmidt, the former president of the fencing club, CRT is considering the potential of formal meets in the future, even though currently it is still in the process of getting more members and becoming more established as a student group.

The fighting skills practiced in spaces surrounded by barriers are not merely for the pleasure of engaging in the activity. They are also implemented at various Medieval historical reenactments that most members are involved in.

“These skills are useful to most since we practice and reenact everything that took place in Europe between 600 A.D. and 1600 A.D. ... well maybe minus the bad medicine,” chuckled Mike Prahll as he put on his steel helmet and jumped in the “ring” to take on Kent, who looked very intimidating with his battling sticks, full body armor and leather outer gear .

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blaine taylor martin • msu reporter Mike Prahll, a member of CRT, laughs off a battle wound above the eye.

powerful attacks with his sticks were well defended by Prahll’s skillful maneuvering of swords and very loud noises that were produced as steel met steel. The opponents’ armor took heavy blows from one another and onlookers could hear the two men chuckling and laughing under their helmets.

“There are no fights outside of here,” said member Gary Jenson.

“We are all learning and learn from each other.”

After a five-minute display of aggression and power, the duo paused and Prahll took off his helmet to reveal a cut above his eyebrow. As he hopped over the barriers, Prahll, still smiling widely, explained how this happens very rarely, and went on to share how he assumes it’s safer than football, since after 16 years, he has only had two broken ribs and only a dozen stitches.

Like in any sport, minor injuries are inevitable, but CRT considers safety above all.

According to safety marshal Steve Kruger, the minimum

armor requirements include: knee, elbow and groin guards and a 14-gauge helmet.

“On top of all of that, you need some good Duct Tape,” said Prahl while taping his armor.

The members of this fascinating student group meet every Monday at 7:30 p.m. inside Myers Field House.

They strongly encourage the participation of individuals who are interested in any of the many focus areas they pursue, irrespective of comfort or experience level. They also plan to enhance its members understanding of Medieval times by organizing movie nights and sharing literature in the future.

So if you happen to hear the thundering noises of wood being hammered by wood over the yelling of coaches and whistles being blown on a Monday as you are walking through Myers Field House, fear not. It’s not a clash of the Titans, it’s just Kent’s gigantic shield greeting a daring opponent’s wooden sword.

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MIA MSU students get work shown at Art Institute continued from 9 Over the years, this exhibition has grown from its debut number of 740 artists to its show in 2000 that featured 1,700. This year the turnout was immense, with some artists who submitted their work after the early-February deadline turned away.

With so many artists being featured at the exhibition and pieces shown taking up almost all the white space of the exhibition walls, one would think this arrangement would be discouraging to most artists, having a chance their work may not be seen.

Despite this, Anderson and Nick Spaeth, an MSU junior graphic design student, explained that they are just happy to have their work featured among many other talented Minnesota artists.

“Its kind of cool that everyone is able to get in and get that exposure,” Spaeth said. “It’s a funny way to get into a museum.”

Spaeth created an abstract piece using pencil and pen with water color. He explained that in the process of creating

it, he looked at the colors and how they fit, coming to the conclusion that it was effective in getting his artistic intentions across to viewers.

Anderson said his piece was different in that he ended up creating one giant piece that became three pieces in one, eventually creating an 11 by 8 abstract using a charcoal format.

“I didn’t know what to do and I started sketching,” Anderson said. “I ended up really liking what I had. It was purely intuitional. All my other ones felt forced. The one I submitted was very free flowing for me.”

One feature at this year’s exhibition that others in the past have not had is video and multimedia works, furthering the scope of representation by Minnesota artists.

The Foot in the Door exhibition is featured at the MIA from now until June 13.

“For me, I need all the confidence I can get in my work,” Anderson said. “This is why the fact that I have my piece there is worth it.”

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The men’s team earned home-court advantage throughout the NSIC tournament as the No. 1 seed, while the women will hit the road as they snuck in as the eighth seed. to the championship is not easy. sports editor The Mavericks play Southwest Minnesota State, which was ranked as Proving that it is the best team in high as No. 15 in the nation earlier this the conference, region and nation is something high on the priority list for the year, in the first round of the tournament.

“I think it just shows how good our Minnesota State basketball team. league is,” said MSU head coach Matt The Mavericks have already checked one off the list, as they clinched Northern Margenthaler. “It’s a good match-up.

They have very good athleticism, Sun Intercollegiate but our guys are confident.”

Conference with MSU defeated Southwest Saturday’s 75-63 win SW Minnesota State in both games the two had this over the University season by scores of 82-64 and of Mary.

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday more recently 81-64.

“It’s a good Where: Bresnan Arena Winning the NSIC tournament feeling and nice for might not only be a goal of the some of us guys that haven’t done it before,” said MSU senior Mavericks, but necessary to host the NCAA regional tournament. center Travis Nelson. “Guys like myself, While the Mavericks have a better Jermain [Davis], Jefferson [Mason] along record than both St. Cloud State and with some others haven’t been apart of Augustana, they have been beaten by that before.” both throughout the season.

Nelson scored 12 points in the Augustana is 2-0 against the conference-clinching game against Mary.

Mavericks this year, while St. Cloud Mason finished with 17 points and 13 State is 1-1. rebounds, while Davis finished with 12 The Mavericks are optimistic on their points.

Although the Mavericks are the No. 1 chances of hosting regionals regardless team in the NSIC tournament, their path Men’s hoops / page 14 KYLE RATKE

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on their home court in St. Paul, where the staff writer Mavericks lost 72-59 early in February.

The Minnesota State women’s But Gohl says her team still matches up basketball team emerged Saturday well with the Golden Bears, who went with the eighth and final spot in the 23-4 overall and 17-3 in the conference.

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference “We think we can do some things tournament. against them,” she said. “They have quick Now the Mavericks get to take on guards but I think our guards can handle Concordia University, their guards. Our systems the NSIC regular-season that we play are similar so champion and No. 19 team we’re familiar with each at Concordia-St. Paul in the nation according to the other’s systems.

USA Today ESPN Division “We have to be able When: 7 p.m. Wednesday II Coaches’ Poll. to handle their defensive Where: Gangelhoff Center But, believe it or not, pressure. If we do that, then MSU is glad it’s facing we’re going to be alright.”

The Mavericks (15-12, 10-10) enter the Concordia. tournament coming off a 72-69 victory at “If we looked at the top three seeds – the University of Mary on Saturday. Liz Concordia, Augustana and Wayne State – really, playing Concordia is a good thing Trauger scored 13 points and Tiffany Moe 12 points, but the biggest spark may have for us,” MSU coach Pam Gohl said. been provided by Lauren Barber, who That’s because, despite the impressive has emerged as an offensive threat in her resume, the Mavericks know they can beat Concordia. They upended the Golden sophomore season.

Barber shot 6 of 9 from the field, Bears 79-76 on Jan. 15 at Bresnan Arena, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, handing them one of their four losses on finishing with a team-high 16 points. the season.

This time MSU must beat Concordia Women’s hoops / page 14 DEREK WEHRWEIN

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Pioneers sweep Mavericks MSU eliminated DU MSU

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staff writer Troy Jutting can be happy with his team’s performance this weekend and George Gwozdecky can breathe a sigh of relief.

Jutting’s Minnesota State University men’s hockey squad took Gwozdecky’s top-rated Denver team to the limit, outshooting and, for many stretches during the weekend, out-playing the No. 1 Pioneers.

But Denver outlasted the Mavericks 3-1 Friday night and won 4-3 Saturday night after Rhett Rakhshani scored the gamewinner with 13 seconds left in overtime as the Pioneers escaped the Verizon Wireless Center with a sweep.

“I thought we played extremely well all weekend long,” said Jutting. “We played six periods of hockey this weekend. The effort was there all weekend and you can’t ask more from the kids.”

Jutting’s counterpart on the bench, Gwozdecky, was equally impressed with MSU’s effort.

“Look at the competitive nature of the games this weekend,” Gwoozdecky said. “You couldn’t tell who was the No. 1 team and who was the No. 9 team. That’s the WCHA.” Although the Mavericks may have fought harder for the loose pucks and got more of them to the crease, there was rarely anyone there to put it home.

“It’s something where we just have to bear down and put the puck back in the net,” MSU

forward Zach Harrison said. “We have to get a little more patient with the puck and put it home.”

The other factor that played in Denver’s favor was special teams play. The Pioneers scored four of their seven goals via the powerplay, converting on four of their seven chances on the weekend.

Tyler Ruegegger opened the scoring Friday for Denver 13 seconds after MSU’s Eriah Hayes went to the box for boarding in the first period. Harrison ripped a onetimer past goalie Marc Cheverie on a feed from Rylan Galiardi to tie the game midway through the second period.

Mavericks defenseman Channing Boe was called on a delay penalty seven minutes into the third period and Denver’s Joe Colborne scored later on the play.

Matt Donovan added another power-play goal for the Pioneers three minutes later.

MSU got on the board first Saturday night on a wrist shot by Tyler Pitlick 6:20 into the game, but the Pioneers scored two more power play goals before the period was over to take the lead. Jesse Martin gave Denver a two-goal lead with 10 minutes gone by in the second period.

But the Mavericks came roaring back late in the period to tie the game before the second intermission. Geoff Irwin found Hayes on a centering pass to the top of the crease at 14:14 for the Mavericks only power play goal out of 13 chances on the man advantage for the weekend.

Three minutes later, Pitlick made a highlight-reel goal to knot the score when he stole the

puck from a Denver player at the Pioneers blue line, put the puck through a defender’s legs in the slot and beat Cheverie on the forehand.

“I got the puck from the defender and poked it around the other guy and made a move on Cheverie,” Pitlick said. “Nothing really too special.”

The Pioneers won the last faceoff in the Mavericks’ end and got the puck back to Patrick Wiercioch, who spun around a Mavericks’ defender at the blue line and passed the puck to Ruegsegger down low at Lee’s right.

Ruegsegger’s shot bounced off Lee’s pad right to Rakhshani who put it in for the win.

The Mavericks end the regular season this weekend with a homeand-home series with St. Cloud State. Friday’s game is at 7:37 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Center. The teams meet again at 7:05 p.m. Saturday in St. Cloud.

Backes, USA take silver Sidney Crosby’s overtime goal in the gold medal hockey game at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver gave Canada the 3-2 win over the U.S. and earned them the gold medal.

David Backes, the first former Maverick to play for the U.S. Olympic hockey team, finished the tournament with a goal and two assists to go with two penalty minutes.

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3 3 OT score, which tied her with former Maverick Maggie Fisher for most 4 career assists with 52.

staff writer After dropping a high-scoring affair 8-5 to the Golden Gophers on Friday night, the Minnesota State women’s hockey team turned around and played nearly a four hour game the next day.

The 4-3 defeat lasted three hours and 47 minutes, easily setting the record for the longest game in team history.

“It was very long and very tiring,” said senior forward Christina Lee. “We fought and we battled and gave everything we possibly could until the very end.”

With the Mavericks trailing 3-1 early in the second period, senior blueliner Holly Snyder hit Ashley Young on a breakaway, who set up Lee on the odd-man rush to cut the deficit in half. After the Gophers responded again, Young set up freshman forward Lauren Smith on yet another breakaway for her seventh goal of the season and Young’s third point of the game.

The high-powered Gopher offense increased their lead to 5-3, but sophomore forward Emmi Leinonen’s team-leading tenth goal of the season and freshman forward Lauren Zrust’s fourth goal of the season tied the game at five apiece heading into the third period. Lee assisted on Leinonen’s

Despite outshooting the Gophers 33-32, the Mavericks could not put one past freshman phenom Noora Raty in the third period, losing goal-fest 8-5.

“We did a great job of scoring goals in some tough spots,” said head coach Eric Means.

Saturday’s game was more of a defensive struggle. After senior forward Jenna Hewitt gave the Mavericks the early lead, the Gophers notched two straight goals for the 2-1 advantage. The resilient Mavericks tied the game on a goal from sophomore forward Moira O’Connor. O’Connor would later tie the game at three apiece and force overtime with her second goal of the contest.

After two scoreless extra sessions, the Gophers finally put an end to the Mavericks’ season early in the third overtime.

“We fought hard and kept rallying back,” said Means. “We really started playing better hockey down the stretch with more of a full team effort as opposed to certain individuals.”

Lee and the other six Maverick seniors had mixed emotions after Saturday’s setback.

“It was very emotional,” said Lee. “It would have been more disappointing if we played bad and lost, but we knew we gave all we possibly could.”

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Mavericks send seven to nationals PAT DELANEY

NSIC BASKETBALL Men’s NSIC Tournament (8) SW-Minnesota State vs.

(1) MAVERICKS (5) Mary vs.

(4) Winona State (7) Concordia vs.

(2) St. Cloud State (6) Wayne State vs.

(3) Augustana

WOMen’s NSIC Tournament (8) MAVERICKS vs.

(1) Concordia (5) Winona State vs.

(4) Minnesota-Duluth (7) Northern State vs.

(2) Augustana (6 p.m. start) (6) MSU-Moorhead vs.

(3) Wayne State *All games will be played at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The higher seed will host.

MEN’S HOCKEY School WCHA PTS (1) Denver 18-4-4 40 (3) Wisconsin 16-7-3 35 (4) St. Cloud State 15-8-3 33 (10) Minn.-Duluth 15-10-1 31 (8) North Dakota 13-10-3 29 (13) Colo. College 11-12-3 25 Minnesota 11-13-2 24 Alaska-Anchorage 8-16-2 18 MAVERICKS 8-17-1 17 Michigan Tech 4-22-0 8 this weekend’s RESULTS Friday Denver 3, Mavericks 1 Saturday Denver 4, Mavericks 3 (OT)

WOMEN’S HOCKEY WCHA Tournament results Friday (2) Minnesota 8 (7) MAVERICKS 5 Saturday (2) Minnesota 4 (7) Mavericks 3 (3 OT)

staff writer A fourth-place finish at the regional tournament is not something the Minnesota State wrestling team has been accustomed to under head coach Jim Makovsky. The Mavericks were able to advance seven members of their team to nationals over the weekend but finishing fourth was not what Makovsky wanted to see.

“I am really happy for the seven guys that qualified for nationals, but I was really disappointed in finishing fourth,” said Makovsky. “We fought hard all the way through but we still have a lot of work to do.”

Augustana finished first in the tournament, followed by St. Cloud State and Upper Iowa. Makovsky credits a slow start to the meet as a big reason why the Mavericks were not able to find more success.

The Mavericks still have a lot to look forward to leading up to the national tournament. Seniors Brady Wilson, Justin Turek and Travis Elg will all get a chance to compete at nationals as well as underclassmen Tel Todd, Ben Becker, Aaron Norgren and Andy Forstner.

The big story moving forward

will be how Wilson can conclude his career. The senior heavyweight became the first Maverick under Makovsky to win four region titles and in the process became the Mavericks all-time leader in wins with 139.

“He’s got one piece left and that’s a national title,” Makovsky said. “Brady is unbelievable. It’s hard to compare him to anybody else. He does all the little things right.”

“The whole year has been really humbling,” Wilson said. “I set the bar high when I saw those guys. I wanted to have the same success as them if not more. Winning a national championship is on my mind every day. Whatever I did all year doesn’t matter now.”

The Mavericks have a little more than a week to prepare for the tournament, which begins March 12. MSU will look to recover physically and mentally after a long season.

Aside from Wilson, four other members of the Mavericks have been in this position before. Records can be thrown away because everyone will have a chance to finish out their seasons on top and, for Wilson, add the final piece to a memorable career.

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WOMEN’S HOOPS

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Eleven of those points came in the second half, when MSU held off a late Mary rally.

“Towards the end of the game when it was that close, I was just like, ‘We got to have people step up and hit shots,’” Barber said.

“I guess just going into the game you know your role and what you have to contribute to your team.”

Such contributions will be needed against Concordia, which MSU faces at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

But Barber is confident the Mavericks can deliver.

“We know we can beat them,” she said, pointing to MSU’s win against Concordia. “[That game showed] we can play as a team and we can beat the best teams in the country. That was one of our better games, so if we can play that way, we shouldn’t have a problem.”

If the Mavericks defeat Concordia, they will play the winner of the Minnesota Duluth/Winona State game at 4 p.m. Saturday. The NSIC championship game will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday.

of what happens in the next week.

“I think we have proved that we should have it either way,” Margenthaler said. “I still feel like we should win it outright.”

By earning the conference championship, the Mavericks have clinched home-court advantage throughout the NSIC tournament. The Mavericks are 14-1 at home this season compared to 8-2 on the road.

“It’s huge for us to be at home,” Margenthaler said. “We have a great environment at home which is more comfortable for us. After getting beat last week at home [against Augustana], our guys know that we can be beat at home if we don’t show up.”

The Mavericks host the Mustangs Wednesday at 7 p.m.

If the Mavericks were to win, they would play the winner of the University of Mary/Winona State game at 4 p.m. Saturday.

The NSIC championship game is slotted for 2 p.m. Sunday.

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