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MSU to host regional Steel Bridge Competition Winners advance to national competition in Provo, Utah.

ALISSA THIELGES Staff Writer Have you ever felt the need to build the strongest steel bridge? For 18 members of the civil engineering program, March 12 is their chance, as Minnesota State University, Mankato hosts the regional Steel Bridge Competition.

Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction and the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Steel Bridge Competition is an event where teams of civil engineers get the opportunity to showcase their steel design and steel fabrication skills. Teams work together to create the most cost and time efficient bridge that also meets the competition’s specific requirements.

Head Captain of the MNSU Steel Bridge Competition Team and pre-civil engineering major, Rylan Andersen says that the competition is not only fun, but has practical uses as well.

“Designing bridges is a reason a lot of engineers get into engineering,” Andersen states, “so the opportunity to design and build on a small scale is a thrill. The instinct of wanting to beat other schools in the region motivates those

Today is Super Tuesday!

By voting at the Minnesota caucus, we can help members of the legislative body choose who will run for the two major political parties in the 2016 Presidential Election.

The caucus locations may change by address, so be sure to verify your location at caucusfinder. sos.state.mn.us, that being said, there are two locations for the March 1 cau-

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MSU’s team poses in its 2014 competition. on the team to do their best work.”

Other schools that will be participating in the regional competition include: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, Dordt College, University of Iowa, Iowa State U n i v e r s i t y, University of Wisconsin – Platteville, Lakehead University, University of Manitoba, South Dakota State University, North Dakota State University, and University of North Dakota.

“All will gather here to

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compete [to see] who [will] build the best and strongest steel bridge,” Amy Thu Nguyen, AMCE MSU Graph-

professors, and alumni.

According to the AISC’s official competition website, contestants’ bridges will be judged on construction speed, stiffness, lightness, economy, efficiency, and display, with the overall winners being the teams that receive the highest score with all of the categories combined. The end product must be able to hold 2,500 pounds in weight without deflecting more than three inches and have a length between 19 feet by 6 inches and 21 feet by 6 inches. Visual appeal of the bridge are a factor, but only as a tie breaker, according to Andersen.

The top two teams advance from regionals to the national competition, which is being held in Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah at the end of May. MSU civil engineering students made it to the national competition in 2014 and are looking forward to competing for the opportunity again.

Andersen says that civil engineering students are lucky to be able to have the chance to participate in events like these.

“Teams work together to create the most cost and time efficient bridge that also meets the competition’s specific requirements.” ics Coordinator and fellow civil engineering student, stated. The event is likely to have close to 250 people in attendance, including students, judges, professionals,

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cus in Mankato: • The Republican Party location is Mankato West High School, located at 1351 S Riverfront Drive in Mankato.

• The Democratic-Farmer-Labor-Party location is Mankato East High School, located at 2600 Hoffman Road in Mankato.

It should be noted that, according to the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, no attire may be worn that supports a specific candidate.

If you know someone who would like to get their caucus on, but doesn’t live in Blue Earth County, tell them to head on over to caucusfinder.sos.state. mn.us to find their caucus location.

Additional information, including an FAQ, absentee ballot registration, and a sample ballot, are available at http://mnvotesinfo. sos.state.mn.us/. Thank you for voting!

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Enjoy spring break right here in the Twin Cities Great food, art, music, and more on your go-see list this break.

ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer Are all your friends going to tan beside Floridian beaches or climb mountains in Utah next week? There’s no need to be too jealous.

Our very own Twin Cities are known for being one of the cleanest areas in the U.S., highly welcoming to walkers and cyclists, with a healthy

of restaurants from different countries. El Taco Riendo on Central Avenue in Minneapolis offers authentic Mexican.

Find mouthwatering Italian at Zelo in Nicollet Mall. Try Ethiopian at Fasika on Snelling in St. Paul. If you’re just feeling patriotic and hungry for beef, Lowbrow on Nicollet is a must-visit burger joint.

A quick Google search for your current craving will give you an overwhelming amount of options.

Go to the theatre.

Over spring break week, the Guthrie in Minneapolis is performing “The Critic & The Real Inspector Hound,” two

“Cherry & Spoon” (CC BY 2.0) by anthony arrigo Visit the theatre websites for more details, and purchase tickets and the promise of drama today to liven up your spring break week.

Go to an art museum.

Wandering quiet halls lined with beautiful paintings provide a breath of peace within the hubbub of the city.

You don’t have to be an art major to enjoy the variety of mediums and subjects at the museum.

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) and the Walker Art Center form the beloved core of the Minnesota art world. During my last trip to the MIA, I left my phone behind, so I could fully escape my outside responsibilities.

My personal favorite features at the MIA include the

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If you’re within state borders over spring break, here are some unique ways to escape your rut of routine and experience new things, which are all based in the Twin Cities.

Sample cuisine from a different culture.

Minneapolis has a plethora

joint comedies concerning the hilarity of critics and terrible playwrights, as well as a mystery “play-within-a-play.”

The Orpheum on Hennepin is performing “If / Then” during this same week, which is a musical from the producer of Wicked. It follows the life of one woman and explores ideas such as chance, choices and missed opportunities.

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jade sculptures and the Jane Austen room, where visitors are free to sit and pore over Pride & Prejudice or Emma.

The MIA offers free admission, but at the Walker you can see the famous spoon and cherry in the outdoor sculpture garden. If you can’t decide, try both, and stop for coffee at Spyhouse in between.

Tour a mansion.

Summit Avenue in St. Paul is lined with beautiful Victorian architecture. The James J. Hill house offers tours every half hour Wednesday through Sunday, which are only $8 for students. These tours last 75 minutes. If you don’t want a full tour, a walk or drive down Summit Avenue is free. Go slowly so you can admire

these homes’ beautiful exteriors.

Hike.

Even though March is often the snowiest month, spring weather is already upon us.

Get outside, build up your Vitamin D reserves, and start your summer farmer’s tan early by hiking in beautiful locations around the Twin Cities like Minnehaha Falls or Fort Snelling state park. Both of these hikes are rated “easy,” with Minnehaha offering a 3 mile loop and Fort Snelling a 6.2 mile loop.

If none of the above options appeal to you, a quick online search will provide numerous other ways to spend your free time. Spring break is what you make it, and Minnesota is a great place to be.

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Finance VP, administration to host open forum on budgets Budget forecasts, shortfalls, and strategic investments to be discussed.

GABE HEWITT Staff Writer Administration will be hosting an open forum on budget forecasts Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium.

It comes after Minnesota State University, Mankato’s recent failure of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) financial stress test that measures an institution’s financial stability. Nine-

changes within the system.

MSU experienced a $4 million budget deficit last year due to decreasing enrollment and inflation.

“The funding situation is not unique to Minnesota State. It’s not unique to MnSCU or to Minnesota,” Vice President of Finance and Administration Rick Straka said.

“Public higher education across the country in most states are seeing a decline in purchasing power and we’re going to have to, as higher education institutions, figure out how we can more efficiently and more effectively spend resources to serve our students.”

Decreasing enrollment

“Decreasing enrollment has become a trend across MnSCU. It saw a 1.9 percent decrease last year, falling to 138,973 enrolled.” teen of MnSCU’s 31 schools failed the test.

According to a Pioneer Press article, MnSCU projects their annual deficit will grow between $66 million and $475 million by 2025 if it doesn’t make major financial

has become a trend across MnSCU. It saw a 1.9 percent decrease last year, falling to 138,973 enrolled. Over 70 percent of MSU’s revenue comes from tuition and fees.

Tuition across the system was frozen for this academic year

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“At some point in time, tuition freezes do hamper the ability of the university or erode our purchasing power as we continue to have inflationary pressures on our expenditures,” Straka said, “and we have frozen or, perhaps slightly reduced, revenue streams which means we have to make adjustments to our services and how we operate to make sure we’re good financial stewards of both the tuition dollar and the tax payer’s dollars.”

One measure of the finan-

cial stress test that MSU failed was in the composite financial index category. This measure looks partly at an institution’s long-term debt .The university brought on debt during the construction of several buildings including Sears and Preska residence halls and the dining facility set to open January 2017.

“We had to bring on a large amount of debt through revenue bonds to finance those projects but we do think they’re really prudent investments in the campus and in the university,” Straka said.

The 19 schools that failed the stress test were ordered

by MnSCU to develop recov-

ery plans. The plans were sent to MnSCU’s Board of Trustees and must state how the institution will address the financial indicators that it triggered in the stress test. MSU’s plan included hiring and equipment freezes.

“We have tried really hard to minimize the impacts of where we’ve had reductions and where we’ve done some things,” Straka said.

Straka and administration will be discussing the stress test and budget plans during the next two fiscal years at the Wednesday forum.

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WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Next week is spring break for students here at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

You may be heading off to somewhere tropical, being responsible (we hope), and having a great time. However, even if you’re just going to go home or somewhere close to Mankato, there are several things you can do over the Spring Break, which is from March 7 to March 11. Some of these things don’t cost a whole lot of money.

Spend time with your family.

This one is a gimmie, but it really isn’t that hard to do.

Go home and you can spend time with your family. Your family probably misses you if you have hardly gone home this semester. You can coordinate with your friends and maybe you can bring them with you and introduce them to your family.

Go somewhere cheap – like the Mall of America.

Another gimmie, but at least you probably don’t have to travel far to get there. You

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Spend $30 getting an unlimited ride wristband to Nickelodeon Universe, go catch a movie in the theaters, or better yet, eat some of their fantastic eateries, including places like the Bubba-Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant, CRAVE, or any of the other ones.

Spend a day or two cleaning up.

If you’re around Mankato during this Spring Break, it might be a good time to straighten up your place of

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residence if your roommates (or roommates) are going away for spring break. Spend a day or two cleaning up the entire place, so when your roommate(s) come back, they’re amazed at how clean your place is. Make sure you tell them when they get back that you would prefer to keep it that way for as long as possible.

Enjoy the weather.

Right now, temperatures are expected to hit the low 60s by the time the Spring Break period begins March 7, which is highly unusual for this time of year in the state.

It might be a good time to go outside and enjoy the weather.

Go to a state park – Minneopa is a logical choice – and take a nice walk down to the falls. In general, you can enjoy the unusually warm weather without having to travel down to Florida or Mexico. You will find some nice weather. If you have a dog, take it to the dog park – the one off of Highway 169 in Mankato is a good place to start.

That’s only a few suggestions. Of course, the possibilities are endless – and you don’t have to spend a ton of money to get fulfillment of the spring break. The Reporter wishes you the happiest of spring breaks!

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“Yes, I believe it is important because every single vote counts.”

“Voting is important because if you don’t vote, your voice is being wasted.”

“It is important because if everyone who thinks that their voices don’t matter votes that could change who our president ends up being.”

“Voting gives people the power to control the person who is appointed by them.”

“Voting is good because I think as a citizen, we all should work together to make a difference.”

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‘Dance Marathon’ wiggles its way to over $26,000 LIZ JACAVINO Staff Writer This past Saturday, Feb. 27, Minnesota State University, Mankato hosted an annual event called “Dance Marathon.” The event raised over $26,000 for Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare hospital in St. Paul, MN, breaking the original goal of $20,000.

Gillette Children’s is a receiving hospital from Children’s Miracle Network.

According to the Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare website “[We provide] specialized health care for people who have short-term or long-term disabilities that began during childhood. We help children, adults and their families improve their health, achieve greater well-being, and enjoy life.”

The Dance Marathon Miracle Network describes Dance Marathon as a “nationwide movement involving college and high school students at more than 450 schools - all raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

These students spend a year... raising funds and gathering awareness for kids and families experiencing pediatric illness. Their year culminates with a 12-40-hour event

Photo from MSU, Mankato Dance Marathon Facebook page where students stay on their feet… in symbolic support of children served by their local CMN Hospital.”

Throughout the last year here in Mankato, there have been many ways that the Dance Marathon Committee has raised money for their goal of $20,000. There was constant tabling and a few restaurant fundraisers that collected donations and presented information about the event.

Mitch Condon choreographed a flash mob that was held on Jan. 27 in the CSU

as part of the fundraiser “6K in a Day.” The goal was to raise $6,000 for Dance Marathon in 24 hours. The goal was reached, and in fact over $6,500 was raised in those 24 hours.

It has been six years since Dance Marathon first started here at the MSU campus.

The event lasted eight hours, starting at 2 p.m. and ending at 10 p.m. Participants stood, danced, and jumped around for those eight hours.

There were many mini fundraisers at the event. One of these mini fundraisers in-

Ohio school shooting leaves 4 hurt MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A 14-year-old boy pulled out a gun in a southwestern Ohio school cafeteria on Monday and opened fire, hitting two students, authorities said.

Two other Madison Local Schools students were injured in another way. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones.

The shooter ran from the school, threw the gun down and was apprehended nearby, authorities said.

Jones said the 14-year-old was a student and there was a motive to the shooting which he did not identify.

Students were eating in the cafeteria when the shooting happened around 11:30 a.m., Jones said.

Thirteen-year-old Shelby Kinnin said she heard “a couple of bangs” and realized she was near the shooter.

“I didn’t really know it was gunshots until I looked over and a kid was grabbing his leg and falling over,” she said.

Many people ran from

the scene, and the shooter went out a door, she said.

She recognized him as a boy who was in a class with her last year, though she wasn’t sure of his name.

Her stepmother, Stephanie Kinnin, said it was unnerving to see emergency responders swarm the school.

“There is no feeling like that in the world,” she said.

“But my eyes found the children walking out looking for parents, and that was heartbreaking. Their eyes just told the story.”

The students who were shot were 14 and 15 years old and were taken to a hospital, investigators said.

It was unclear how the students who weren’t shot got hurt, Jones said.

“We don’t know if it was from the shooting or from exiting the school or because of the shrapnel from the bullets hitting into that small of an area,” Jones said.

Students who were in the cafeteria at the time said they didn’t immediately recognize the sounds as gunshots. Some students

ran outside to a field before being brought back inside.

A sheriff’s deputy stationed in the school had just been in the cafeteria, Jones said.

All other students were safe, according to the school website. The school, which had practiced for such an event, immediately went into lockdown, said district spokeswoman A.J. Huff.

The district was dismissing students from the junior high and senior high schools as quickly as possible following the shooting.

Authorities were releasing students in groups of two or three.

The campus is near Middletown, roughly 30 miles north of Cincinnati. State records show enrollment of about 250 junior high and 500 high school students.

The Butler County sheriff asked people to stay away from the school until the scene was cleared, and nearby roads were blocked.

Two medical helicopters were called to the scene.

cluded donating money for dancers to be able to sit down in the VIP area that had a very comfortable couch. Dance Marathon had a number of activities to participate in including bouncy houses, tons of free food, a morale dance every hour, and a live band.

This year there were four themes throughout the event, changing every two hours.

The first theme was a western theme titled “Welcome to the

West. We Are Dancing for the Best,” then a tropical theme “Tropic Like It’s Hot,” “Mav Nation for the Donation,” and finally a neon theme called “It’s Almost 8 Illuminate.”

Alex Simonieg, one of the Tri-Chairs for Dance Marathon, says “I got involved so that I could make a difference for the kids and get the cause more well known throughout campus. I hope that Dance Marathon becomes a more campus wide event.”

Mitch Condon said he wanted to “join an RSO that did more for the community that had a bigger cause nationwide. I hope to see it grow and before I graduate; be a 12-hour event”.

Dance Marathon is a year round activity. There will be a new committee seeking applications coming out soon on the Community Engagement Office’s portal on OrgSync.

For more information on how to get involved with Dance Marathon, contact Riley Devenport at riley.devenport@mnsu.edu.

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Academy Awards take on issues beyond #OscarsSoWhite LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s diversity crisis has loomed large over awards season and the big question going into the 88th annual Academy Awards was whether it would dominate the ceremony, too. It did, of course, but it wasn’t alone.

The evening turned out to be a platform not just for racial representation in the movies, led by host Chris Rock’s incisive insight and parody, but a wide array of causes, from global warming and bank reform to sexual abuse in church and on campus. It was a subtle plea from the film community that the movies and artists honored at Sunday night’s ceremony did have purpose and meaning — even in this second year of #OscarsSoWhite.

The “Spotlight” team, which won the first and last prize of the night — best original screenplay and best picture — and nothing else, celebrated the Pulitzer Prize-winning work of The Boston Globe journalists who exposed sex abuses in the Roman Catholic Church and the conversation the film has renewed around the world.

Leonardo DiCaprio, the forgone best-actor winner for “The Revenant,” used the platform to talk about his life’s passion outside of acting — climate change, which got a “thank you” from the official White House Instagram account.

Adam McKay and Charles Randolph, who won for best adapted screenplay for “The Big Short,” spoke about the need for finance reform.

And Pakistani director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, whose “A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness” spoke to the impact of her film.

“This week, the Pakistani prime minister said he would change the law on honor killing of women,” said Obaid-Chinoy, who was also the only female director to win an award at Sunday’s ceremony. “That is the power of film.”

In some ways, the Oscars have always been a place where winners use the podium and their 45 seconds to opine on causes directly or indirectly related to the movies, from Sacheen Littlefeather’s speech about Native American rights 43 years ago to Patricia Arquette’s call last year for pay equality for women.

But perhaps no ceremony has had such a pointed target, and nothing this year could eclipse #OscarsSoWhite, which was woven into the fabric of the show, thanks to Rock. He launched immediately into the uproar over

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press the lack of diversity in this year’s nominees, and didn’t let up, dubbing the show “The White People’s Choice Awards” at the start.

Rock ensured that the topic remained at the forefront throughout the proceedings, usually finding hearty laughs in the process.

In an award show traditionally known for song-anddance routines and high doses of glamour, Rock gave the 88th Academy Awards a charged atmosphere, keeping with the outcry that followed a second straight year of all-white acting nominees.

Streaks, broken and extended, dominated much of the evening, with an expected best actress win to Brie Larson for her breakout performance in the mother-son captive drama “Room” and a best supporting actress win for Swedish actress Alicia Vikander for the transgender pioneer tale “The Danish Girl.”

Gasps went around the Dolby when Mark Rylance won best supporting actor for Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” over Sylvester Stallone. Nominated a second time for the role of Rocky Balboa 39 years later, Stallone had been expected to win his first acting Oscar for the “Rocky” sequel “Creed.”

The night’s most-awarded film, however, went to neither “Spotlight” nor “The Revenant.” George Miller’s post-apocalyptic chase film, “Mad Max: Fury Road,” sped away with six awards in technical categories for editing, makeup, production design, sound editing, sound mixing and costume design.

Alejando Inarritu, whose win for “The Revenant” meant three straight years of Mexican filmmakers winning best director and his second consecutive win, was one of the few recipients to remark passionately on diversity in his acceptance speech.

Mexican cinematographer

Emmanuel Lubezki (“The Revenant”) also became the first cinematographer to win three times in a row.

Talk of election was largely absent from the ceremony, though Vice President Joe Biden was met by a standing ovation before talking about sexual assault on college campuses in an introduction to best-song nominee Lady Gaga.

Best animated feature film went to “Inside Out,” Pixar’s eighth win in the category.

Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse portrait, “Amy,” took best documentary. Hungary’s concentration camp drama “Son of Saul” won best foreign language film.

Composer Ennio Morricone, at 87, landed his first competitive Oscar for “The Hateful Eight.”

But the wins at times felt secondary to the unflinching host. Rock said he deliberated over joining the Oscars boycott and bowing out as host, but concluded: “The last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart.”

Down the street from the Dolby Theatre, Rev. Al Sharpton led several dozen demonstrators in protest against a second straight year of allwhite acting nominees.

The acting nominees restored “OscarsSoWhite” to prominence and led Spike Lee (an honorary Oscar winner this year) and Jada Pinkett Smith to announce that they wouldn’t attend the show.

Several top African American filmmakers, Ryan Coogler (“Creed”) and Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) spent the evening not at the Oscars but in Flint, Michigan, raising money for the water-contaminated city.

Rock also sought to add perspective to the turmoil.

Rock said this year didn’t differ much from Oscar history, but that black people earlier were “too busy being raped and lynched to worry about who won best cinematographer.”

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Last year’s telecast, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, slid 16 percent to 36.6 million viewers, a six-year low. How the controversy, and Rock’s head-on approach, will affect ratings for the ABC show is the new big question, not to mention how well the causes of the movies and their artists will live in the conversation beyond Sunday’s show.

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MSU Reporter • 9

Sports Mavericks fall in NSIC Tournament

SCORES: BASKETBALL February 27, 2016 Mavericks............................... 91 University of Mary............ 96

TENNIS February 27, 2016 Mavericks...................................3 MSU Moorhead......................6

COREY YUMAN Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks men’s basketball team participated in the NSIC tournament this past week. They played their last home game of the season this past Wednesday against the Bemidji State Beavers and won. With the win they advanced to South Dakota where they lost in overtime in the second round against the University of Mary Marauders.

In the opening round against the Beavers, the Mavericks ended their year at the Taylor Center on a high note for the team and for senior Jalen Pendleton. The Mavs were able to take off on an early six point lead, but the Beavers kept fighting back.

There were about four minutes left in the first half when the Beavers took back the lead after a shot from Irvin Womack. Bemidji held onto the lead the rest of the half

February 28, 2016 Mavericks...................................5 University of Mary................4

HOCKEY February 26, 2016 Mavericks...................................3 Alaska Anchorage.................0 February 27, 2016 Mavericks...................................3 Alaska Anchorage.................1

Jon Fuqua (0) throws down a dunk against BSU. as they took a 36-34 lead into the locker room.

Within three minutes of the second half starting the Mavericks took the lead back after a dunk from Jon Fuqua. From there, it was all Mavs the rest of the game as they began to build their lead into the double digits. After the dunk

Fuqua proceeded to nine of their next thirteen points, including one of the baskets that put the lead up into the double digits. The lead built to as much as 15, but at the end of the game dropped to 10 point lead with a final score of 81-71 in favor if the Mavs.

Senior Jalen Pendleton came within one assist from reaching triple double status. Pendleton ended his last night at the Taylor Center with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 9 assists. Jon Fuqua was just a rebound shy of a double-double himself, and put up 23 points along with 9 rebounds.

With the win over Bemidji State, MSU earned a trip to Sioux Falls, South Dakota to face the Marauders. Both teams were setting the court ablaze in the first half as the points racked up. The Marauders controlled the first half, taking the lead about three minutes into the game and wouldn’t let up after. The largest lead they could build was eight points, but the Mavs did their best to chip away at that on a few occasions. At the end of the first half MSU trailed 48-54.

Just under four minutes into the second half the Mavs took the lead via three pointer from Alex Herink. It was fleeting though as Mary regained

Photos by Trevor Cokley the lead and built it up by as much as seven, but Mankato fought back into the lead with five minutes left in regulation.

The lead changed four times in the last five minutes. With 20 seconds left MSU took a two point lead, but as five seconds struck on the play clock Mary’s Marquealis Edwards hit a shot that would send the game into overtime with a score of 83-83.

Overtime mirrored the first half of play with UM controlling the tempo, and holding the lead the entire duration. MSU was able to come back within two with 2:35 left, but it wasn’t enough as Mary finished it out and won the game 96-91.

Pendleton finished the game with a double-double by putting up 24 points and 11 assists, while Fuqua had 22 points and eight rebounds. Two other Mavs got themselves in double digit scoring as well with Joey Witthus scoring 16 points and Henink adding 10.

The loss to UM put the Mavs at an overall record of 21-9 on the season. The season still may not be over for MSU as they will await to hear if there is any good news from the NCAA Selection Show.

The show takes place on Sunday, March 6.

NEXT UP: MEN’S HOCKEY March 4-5, 2016 Winona State University Taylor Center

TENNIS March 6, 2016 @ Meredith College Palmas Del Mar, Puerto RICo

WRESTLING March 11-12, 2016 @ NCAA Championships Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Sports

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

MSU falls to Crookston in NSIC tournament

KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer The Minnesota State women’s basketball team fought to the finish but came up short in the first round of the NSIC Tournament against the University of Minnesota, Crookston Golden Eagles with a final score of 72-83.

With the tournament loss the UMC the Mavericks 20152016 season has come to an end.

During the game, played on Crookston’s home court, the Golden Eagles took advantage of the many MSU turnovers --- 22 to be exact.

The Mavericks took their largest lead of the game early in the first half at 4-0.

The first quarter saw steady play from both teams. However, the Golden Eagles went on a 7-0 run later in the quarter and ended the first 23-16 over the Mavericks.

By the end of the second quarter the Purple and Gold were only trailing by five 3540. Sophomore Claire Ziegler led the way for the Mavericks in the first half with 12 points and five rebounds. Junior

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi Britney Scherber contributed seven points. Although the Mavericks were behind after the first half, they shot 54 percent from the field, which was 11 percent better than UMC. Going into the third quarter the Golden Eagles scored a quick five points to jump ahead 45-35. Freshman Taylor Paulsrud helped the Mavericks keep the game close during the quarter by scoring two huge three-pointers back to back around the four min-

ute mark. By the end third MSU trailed 54-60.

UMC went on another run early in the fourth quarter to go up by nine points 63-54.

MSU was not ready to give up however. With the help of Ziegler and freshman Monica Muth the Mavericks went on an 8-0 run and were able to get the score within one point 62-63 with 7:50 remaining in the game. A jumper by junior Sammie Delzotto kept the Mavericks within three 66-69

Mavericks can’t overcome Badgers in Madison

DREW MEZZANO Staff Writer The Mavericks would head to Madison, Wisconsin to take on the no. three ranked Wisconsin Badgers in the first round of the WCHA playoffs.

Minnesota State would be shutout both nights losing Friday 4-0 and Saturday 6-0.

This best of three series would come to an end Saturday and so would the Mavericks season. The Minnesota State Mavericks women’s hockey team would finish 3-29-4 on the season.

Friday night Brianna Quade made a season-high 52 saves. The Badgers gained the lead late in the first period and would hang on to this lead throughout the entire

game. Wisconsin’s goal came at 18:15 of the period when they scored on a power play.

At the end of the period, the Badgers were ahead in all categories. They lead 1-0 on the scoreboard and outshot the Mavs 19-8.

Neither team was able to score in the middle period of play. Wisconsin tallied another hefty shot total in the period, outshooting Minnesota State 23-1. The heavily favored shot total was 41-9, Badgers through two periods.

The Badgers would score three more goals in the third period; two of which came in the first five minutes. At the end of the final period the scoreboard read 4-0, Wisconsin. The final shot count in this contest was 56-13 favoring the Badgers.

The Mavericks were shutout again 6-0, Saturday and saw their season come to a close.

The Badgers came out Saturday and looked like the

no. three-ranked team in the country scoring early and often posting six goals Saturday and 10 goals in two nights.

Quade made 29 saves in the final game, before being replaced by Katie Bidulka.

Bidulka made six saves to finish the game.

Six different Badgers scored en route to the 6-0 victory. Annie Pankowski led teh Badgers with one goal and two assist. Sydney McKibbon had one goal and one assist as well for the Badgers.

The Mavericks registered 10 shots on goal, and only three Mavericks’ hit the goalie more than once.

The Badgers took this playoff series two games to none and will move onto the next round of the WCHA playoffs.

The Mavericks were unable to gather any production in this playoff series. The Mavericks finished their season at 3-294.

but that was the closest the Mavericks would get to defeating UMC. The Golden Eagles took off on a 10-0 run to seal the game.

MSU shot well from the field at 53 percent but heavily struggled from three-point

range, going 4-20 beyond the arc. The Golden Eagles were able to connect on 41 percent of their shots and 10 three-pointers.

The Mavericks had minimal opportunity from the free-throw line, shooting just 2-8 while the Golden Eagles finished with 86 percent at 19-22. MSU struggled with turnovers. UMC was able to convert 31 points just off of the Purple and Gold’s mistakes.

Ziegler finished the game with 22 points, six rebounds and two assists. Scherber was cold in the second half, only scoring two points for a total of nine in the game. Paulsrud ended the game with 10 points of her own, four rebounds and three assists.

Muth collected eight points and a team-high for the night 11 rebounds.

After the loss to the UMC Golden Eagles the Mavericks are done for the season, finishing with an overall record of 9-18. The Maverick women will be back in NSIC action next fall for the 2016-2017 season.

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Sports

MSU Reporter • 11

MSU tennis staying upbeat about the season

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer After a successful start to the season for Minnesota State women’s tennis, the matches have followed up with a mixture of wins and losses. The girls won their conference opener against the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs, then followed that up with a close win against Sioux Falls in their next contest. The Mavericks were then swept by the Vikings of Augustana, and lost a tough match to Upper Iowa the following match.

Minnesota State then swept Winona State to get back in the wins column, and followed that up with a tough loss to MSU-Moorhead. The Mavericks were then able to outlast the Marauders of the University of Mary, and will travel to Puerto Rico over spring break for their annual trip next on the docket.

Head coach Christie Williams addressed the team’s performance so far this season, saying she is happy overall.

“We have beaten all the teams that we should so far,” Williams said.

The girls played some tough matches throughout the day when they hosted

Sioux Falls in St. Peter, as the Mavericks had to play some catch-up in order to come out victorious. The Cougars of Sioux Falls jumped out to a 2-1 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches.

MSU was able to get on a hot streak, as they rallied in the singles matches to decide the outcome.

“USF has a very solid team with four experienced se-

lose, as they are 12-0 overall and in their respective region.

The Mavericks can simply say Augustana could be one of those tough teams for any school to face this season.

Minnesota State would be proven to be shaken up after getting swept by Augustana, as they dropped their next matchup against the Upper Iowa Peacocks 7-2. The Mavericks were able to grab one

“I feel this has been a factor in our impressive ability to pull out the close victories and win tie-breakers this year,” Williams stated. niors,” Williams said about the win.

Williams also commented about senior Sarah McCann and Sophomore Killian Doran when it came to crunch time: “We needed both victories to pull out the win…both were able to overcome the pressure, remain aggressive and pull off the wins.” The Mavs won, 5-4.

The Mavericks would then host the Augustana Vikings, who would eventually sweep MSU by a score of 9-0. Augustana controlled each match fairly well, as no score was in jeopardy of being lost other than sophomore Lisa Dobbelaere forcing a third set.

The Vikings are currently ranked sixth overall in the Central Region standings in NCAA-II. They have yet to

victory in the doubles matches, as junior Melissa Mashburn and Streeter teamed up to tally an 8-6 win. Doran was the only one to win a singles match for the purple and gold, as she defeated opponent Jemina Linn Sorman 0-6, 6-1, 10-8 in the No. 3 singles match of the day. The Mavs would then fall to 3-3 on the season, and 2-2 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

The brief losing streak would end however, as the Mavericks took it to the Winona State Warriors and swept them 9-0 on Sunday in St. Peter. Call it a confidence booster, as the Mavericks surely looked to be back on track.

McCann and Doran won their doubles match 8-4, while the duo of Mashburn and Streeter

won the next doubles match 8-3. Dobbelaere and Schmidt won the final doubles match of the day, by a score of 8-1.

Mashburn, Streeter, Doran, Dobbelaere, McCann and Schmidt all won their singles matches as well.

The Mavericks would end up dropping a key matchup against MSU-Moorhead following the sweep against Winona State, 6-3. The Mavs were missing a key piece in McCann at the number four spot. Mashburn and Streeter stayed hot in doubles, as they won their doubles match against the Dragons by a score of 8-5. The Dragons won four singles matches to lock down the win.

“The players did a good job coming together and making the adjustments needed, but we couldn’t quite pull of the victory,” Williams said about the loss.

The Marauders of the University of Mary would prove to be another close one, as the Mavericks were able to overcome yet another deficit and finish on the winning end.

With another close victory, Williams discussed how each player has been focusing on mental toughness with MSU sports psychology students in individual sessions.

“I feel this has been a factor in our impressive ability

to pull out the close victories and win tie-breakers this year,” Williams stated.

Mashburn and Streeter would yet again win another doubles match, putting their own team record on the year at 6-1. “They have great chemistry and both have impressive power games that create a lot of opportunities for their partner at the net,” Williams explained.

Doran this season is 7-2 overall in singles matches, and 6-1 in the NSIC. Williams commented on how well her strokes have been and her great attitude. “[Doran] gives her full effort in practice and her mental toughness has improved since last season,” Williams said.

The team is excited for what is to come next, as the Mavericks will travel to Puerto Rico for their annual spring break trip. They will face-off against three to four non-conference matches while down there. Williams expressed her excitement for not only getting more practices and games in, but for the little things as well: “This trip is a fantastic way to build relationships amongst the athletes and coaches and mix in some fun and sight-seeing.”

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

MSU sweeps Alaska Anchorage on the road

ERIC KRIESEL Staff Writer The MSU Mavericks went up north last weekend to take on the University of Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves in a matchup of two WCHA teams. It was an important trip for the Mavericks who are fighting to clinch the WCHA regular season title.

The Mavs got on the board early in the first Friday and never looked back after Bryce Gervais, Zeb Knutson and Jaden Schmeisser weaved around the D on an odd man rush that ended in Gervais burying the goal.

MSU would get two more in the second with goals coming from forwards Dylan Margonari and C.J. Franklin.

The goal by the sophomore Franklin was the 14th of the year for him and that leads all Mavericks.

Those two goals were all that would be seen in the second period and after a score-

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi less third frame the game ended with a 3-0 Mavericks victory. It was an important win for the Mavericks on Friday as the victory won them home ice for at least the first round of the WCHA league playoffs.

Saturday night’s contested began much the same as Friday in that the senior Gervais started the scoring off for a

second night in a row putting the Mavericks up in the first.

Gervais now has 8 points in the last 6 games, including 6 goals. The goal also marks the 65th of his career as a Maverick, tying him for third all-time since the team moved to NCAA Division I. The game was locked at 1-0 until the third period when the Latvian senior Ted-

dy Blueger gave the Mavericks a much needed insurance goal. The Seawolves, in a desperate attempt to avoid the series shutout, scraped a shorthanded goal past the reach of Huggins to make it a 2-1 game late in the third.

UAA was unable to tie it however and the Mavericks were able to escape the last frontier with the sweep.

“It’s tough to sweep in this league, it really is,” Coach Hastings said. “So I feel good about it.”

Junior Cole Huggins who was in net for the Mavericks all weekend was credited with the shutout Friday. It was Huggins second shutout of the year and his ninth all time, good enough for second most in school history. His record on the year now stands at 9-8-2, with his career mark at 34-18-3. He is now eighth in MSU history for career wins as well.

After two consecutive road series on literal opposite ends of the nation, Alabama-Huntsville then Alaska-Anchorage, the Mavericks will be glad to be back home this coming weekend as they take on the Bemidji State Beavers.

The two teams will face off Friday and Saturday nights at the Verizon Wireless Center and it will be a big series for the Mavericks who look to clinch the WCHA regular season title as they hold two point leads over both Bowling Green and Michigan Tech heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

MSU Reporter • 13

A&E Academy Awards sees lowest ratings in seven years One student explores the awards show’s shrinking audience.

KAARINA MAKI Staff Writer If an award show is based mainly on more underground, indie films, will viewers still watch the show? Or will they decide that a rerun of Law and Order: SVU is worth giving viewership to?

Apparently, people decided to tune their televisions in to other network broadcasts instead of the 2016 Academy Awards. Even with famous artists performing and celebrities as far as the eye can see, these weren’t enough to draw in viewers. The 2016 Oscars had the lowest ratings in seven years, falling even more than last year’s show.

Even with Neil Patrick Harris hosting the award show

CC BY 2.0 by Dave_B_ last year, it wasn’t enough to draw in viewers.

This year, it seemed like the ratings would have gone up instead of down. Chris Rock was hosting the Oscars that, for a second year, had no diversity in its nominations for Best Actor and Actress.

What would people have to

say about that? Leonardo DiCaprio was set to win his first-ever Oscar (finally!), and it really looked like he was going to win. Star Wars: The Force Awakens had received nominations, despite coming out in December. What happened here?

Some people believe that

it’s because of the films that were nominated. Let’s face it: most of us probably didn’t see Spotlight, which won Best Picture on Sunday night.

More people most likely saw

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A silver screen review of a film noir classic MSU Reporter

Exploring retribution, symbolism in The Postman Always Rings Twice.

GRACE STEWARD Staff Writer When asked what a defining movie of film noir would be, The Postman Always Rings Twice is one of the first that comes to mind right after The Maltese Falcon and the always classic Gilda. Lana Turner’s icy beauty and sharp intellect along with John Garfield’s clever planning inspired by his love for Turner’s character gives this film an extra layer of intrigue. The Postman Always Rings Twice has firmly planted itself as a shining example of what a film noir movie can be.

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Spoken by John Garfield’s character Frank Chambers, this phrase defines this unpredictable film well. The movie revolves around a small country diner run by the beautiful Cora Smith and her husband Nick (played by Cicil

Kellaway). Frank Chambers is a traveling hobo who comes across the diner in his travels and decides to stop in for a meal. Enjoying his short stay so much, Chambers ends up taking a job at the diner.

Eventually, the long hours of work together take a toll on

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

The top 25 episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise Part I of the sci-fi prequel’s best television moments.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Star Trek: Enterprise is the fifth, and thus far, final entry in the live-action Star Trek franchise. Debuting on Sept.

26, 2001 on UPN, the series (then called just Enterprise) debuted a new unexplored era of Star Trek history: the 22nd century, setting the series only 150 years from the present day, when humanity is taking its first steps into becoming a dominant force in the interstellar community.

To that end, humanity constructs its first-ever warp-capable starship, the Enterprise NX-01, a ship designed to go faster than any humans had previously gone.

One of the most polarizing series in the franchise, the series ran an abbreviated four seasons from Sept. 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005, running a total of 98 total episodes. To this day, love it or hate it, Enterprise deserves a second chance—and in fact, many fans were trying to revive the series on Netflix—long before the announcement of the new series that is set to launch in 2017. Below is my list of the top 25 episodes of the prequel series, continuing the celebration of the Star Trek saga. #1: “Broken Bow” (aired Sept. 26, 2001) The pilot episode is the last feature-length entry in the franchise to date. In this episode we are introduced to the characters Captain Jonathan Archer (Quantum Leap’s Scott Bakula), Sub-Com-

CC BY 2.0 by kennymatic mander T’Pol (Jolene Blalock), Chief Engineer Charles “Trip” Tucker III (Connor Trinneer), and a whole host of others as the ship is set to return a Klingon, named Klaang, who has information that proves to be vital to the Empire. Also, we see a new wrinkle in the series: the notion of a Temporal Cold War, something that defines the series as several of the episodes make mention of it. #2: “Unexpected” (aired Oct. 17, 2001) The fifth regular episode has Trip helping an alien race, the Xyrillians, repair their systems after wreaking havoc on Enterprise’s systems. He has an encounter with one of their engineers, Ah’len (Julienne Christie), and afterwards he ends up pregnant (the first instance of a male being pregnant). What ensues is awkwardness from Tucker, such as becoming extra affectionate, extra cautious, and above all having a ravenous appetite. If you want absurdity—as unfortunate as that is—this is an episode for you. #3: “Silent Enemy” (aired

Jan. 16, 2002) Enterprise is being stalked and attacked by an unknown alien cruiser. We also get a little insight into the backstory of Armory Officer Lt. Malcolm Reed (Dominic Keating) thanks to a little prying from Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley) and Communications Officer Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park). The phase-cannons (the precursor to the later series’ phaser beams) make their debut here. #4: “Shuttlepod One” (aired Feb. 13, 2002) This episode showcases some character development from Tucker and Reed when their shuttle pod is drifting through space after finding a piece of Enterprise’s hull on the surface of an asteroid.

Believing their shipmates are dead, and coming to the grim realization that they will die in a week and a half, the two begin to argue and bicker and then finally come together as friends once they’re rescued. #5: “Minefield” (aired Oct. 2, 2002) Enterprise is getting ready to explore an unknown plan-

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It’s not that these movies aren’t good enough to be awarded and recognized, but rather it’s the attendance records of those films that probably made some people tune out before the actual award ceremony even started.

Another big factor to take into account here is the problem that was given the most focus by the media: the lack of diversity. When

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et when it is rocked by an explosion that decompresses several sections in the front of the saucer section.

The minefield was set up as a prelude to annexation by the Romulan Star Empire, and keeping up with canon, the Romulans are never seen in this episode, and only their voice is heard. The Romulans

would make an appearance later in season four. #6: “Dead Stop” (aired Oct. 9, 2002) Following the incident with the minefield, Enterprise is in desperate need of repairs, so they send out a general distress call. A Tellarite freighter picks it up and sends coordinates for an automated repair station. While the station is conducting the repairs, Archer cannot help but wonder if it’s all too good to be true. Episode director Roxann Dawson does double duty in this episode, directing and voicing the station’s computer; “Your inquiry was not recognized.” #7: “The Catwalk” (aired Dec. 18, 2002) Fugitives from a nearby system seek shelter onboard Enterprise when they detect a neutronic wavefront quickly heading their way. Archer

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TREK Continued from page 14 “The episode [‘The Expanse’] set the stage for a story arc that had darker themes and messages about prejudice, racism, and other things, as well as the overall theme of the post-9/11 world.” decides to have the crew take shelter from the radiation in the catwalk, a maintenance shaft that runs the length of each nacelle. Danny Goldring, who played a Hirogen in Voyager’s “The Killing Game,” guest stars as the alien captain looking for the fugitives. #8: “Stigma” (aired Feb. 5, 2003) Phlox attempts to get all of the research on Pa’Nar Syndrome, a Vulcan neurological disorder that only is transmitted by Vulcans giving off mind melds. This episode has a strong message about the stigma and harsh realities faced by people afflicted with AIDS or HIV—something Enterprise never really did in the four years it was on the air. #9: “Future Tense” (aired Feb. 19, 2003) Enterprise comes across a mysterious pod, and after carbon dating it, they determine it is an Earth pod from almost 900 years into the future, and contains more than meets the eye. An old species, the Tholians, make an appearance here, but no face. #10: “The Breach” (aired April 23, 2003)

CC BY-SA 2.0 by pmarkham Enterprise receives a call from Starfleet, asking them to divert to a planet where three Denobulan geologists are to evacuate following the planet’s government falling apart. One of the people the crew rescues is an Antaran— an old enemy of the Denobulans. The episode deals with the problem of overcoming racism and prejudice—a topic that the Star Trek franchise has dealt with in the past. #11: “Cogenitor” (aired April 30, 2003) Enterprise enters the or-

bit of a hypergiant star and are relieved when an alien species with no hostile intentions (who are also studying the star) discovers them. The species, called the Vissians, have three sexes—a male, female and a cogenitor. The cogenitor helps them conceive children. Trip Tucker takes it upon himself to change the Vissian attitudes toward their cogenitor. Longtime Star Trek guest star Andreas Katsulas—famous for playing Picard’s Romulan nemesis, Tomalak, starting all the way

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being in a loveless marriage with a significantly older man, Cora has grown tired of the inattention and begins to plot her husband’s murder with her new lover.

The largest theme in The Postman Always Rings Twice is retribution. The film is largely reminiscent of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s famous novel Crime & Punishment. In the same way

The Postman Always Rings Twice reminds the audience to be mindful of what they do since consequences are universal and have a habit of coming back around.

Oftentimes when watching a movie, the audience guesses what will happen next because they are so used to the set type of movie plot lines. The Postman Always Rings Twice provides a different narrative that audiences do not expect.

Looking at the film CC BY 2.0 by Film Star Vintage in its entirety, The Postman Raskolnikov is held account- Always Rings Twice has all able for the murder of the the components required pawnbroker, be it psycho- to make a quality film noir logically or legally, Cora movie. From Cora Smith’s and Frank are punished for sensuous entrance, to her the plot against her hus- dramatic courthouse adband’s life. The title of the mittance, to the dark warnfilm is largely symbolic, the ing floating in the air as we meaning being if the retri- see the final screen fading bution you deserve doesn’t to black, this movie is a catch up with you at first, it work of art that deserves its will when you least expect place in the film noir hall of it. Call it payback or karma, fame.

back in 1990 during the third season of The Next Generation—plays the Vissian captain, Drennik, who takes a liking to Archer on the basis of both being explorers. #12: “First Flight” (aired May 14, 2003) An old friend of Archer’s, A.G. Robinson (Keith Carradine), dies on a mountain climbing expedition, causing Archer to reminisce about the early days of the NX Test Program to T’Pol while searching for a dark-matter nebula. This brings some character devel-

opment for the captain, as the character wasn’t quite fully developed just yet. #13: “The Expanse” (aired My 21, 2003) Desperate to change the series as it was falling off the ratings cliff at a rapid pace, the producers decided to do something that had never been done before: a season-long story arc with obvious parallels to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In the first part, which closed out the second season, the Enterprise has been recalled to Earth following an attack by a probe that fires a weapon that cuts a swath 4000 kilometers long, killing seven million people, including Trip’s sister Elizabeth. Archer learns that the probe was sent by an alien race called the Xindi, a race originating from the Delphic Expanse. The attack was a test, and now the Xindi are building a much more powerful weapon. The episode set the stage for a story arc that had darker themes and messages about prejudice, racism, and other things, as well as the overall theme of the post-9/11 world.

Look for part II of this article in the next edition of the Reporter.

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