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Snow storms cause wrangled roadsters

MSU basketball holds on page 16

University officials say parking issue is a proximity problem NATE BRENNAN

editor in chief

By the time traveling members of our community arrived in their cars to the Minnesota State Mankato campus on the morning of February 21, they quickly realized parking wasn’t going to be easy.

With nearly 10 inches of snowfall hitting Mankato between the previous Saturday night and that Monday morning, and just two pay loaders and a small crew to move it, the university was in a tight spot in its attempt to prepare the parking lots for Monday classes.

Citing a lack of time and equipment, only two purple lots (20-21) could be cleared.

With the University of Minnesota and surrounding school districts canceling classes, officials faced the decision whether to even open campus at all.

“What happens in the morning is campus security gives me a call at about [4 a.m.] and they tell me what the road conditions are like, what the weather conditions are like, what the state patrol and local police say about the roads,” said Warren Sandmann, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs. “And then they tell me what our

campus road crew says about the state of campus, and at that point, then we make the call whether or not to cancel classes.”

“We don’t get to make the call about closing the university. Only the president and the chancellor of the system get to close the university, but we make the call whether or not classes will take place,” Sandmann said.

The decision was made to go forth with classes, but allow for students, staff and faculty members to make their own decisions about traveling to campus. Then at 1:32 p.m., the announcement was made by Sandmann’s office to cancel all night classes.

So why didn’t Mr. Sandmann bring Mavericks a dream, and make it the full snow day that they’ve rarely seen?

“When security called, they said that the road conditions were difficult and I checked that out with MNDOT as well, too, but that plows were going out and roads were passable,” Sandmann said. “The campus crew said that they had been working through the night and were hopeful to get the lots open. Obviously, they did not get all the lots open

[in time that morning], and so students, faculty and staff were having troubles getting in (and out of) the lots.”

“The other reason we generally are fairly reluctant to cancel classes is that the majority of our students live on campus or within walking distance,” Sandmann said. “We know that’s kind of unfair for those who commute, it makes it tough for them when the weather conditions are hard out there, but we do try and serve all of our students, too.”

“I’m not surprised that it wasn’t canceled. As a future educator, I’d probably do the same thing, but at least they canceled night classes,” said Minnesota State Student Association President Tom Williams. “I drove down from the cities and [Highway] 169 was terrible. From here to St. Peter on down wasn’t too bad, but from Le Seur to St. Peter along that open prairie there the wind was just gushing, flying across the road. There were parts where you just couldn’t see in front of you because the weather was so bad.”

They say hindsight is 20/20 and university officials will keep that in consideration when future issues such as this arise.

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Voices..............................6 World & Nation..............10 Study Break...................12 Sports............................13 Arts & Entertainment....18 Classified.......................23

MSU STUDENT LIVES A LIFE OF GIVING, AIMS TO BUILD SCHOOLS IN NATIVE SIERRA LEONE AND PAY FOR ITS CHILDREN’S EDUCATION (2) KING’S SPEECH SPEAKS VOLUMES (3) CONSTRUCTION ON NEW DORM BEGINS SATURDAY (4) THE KID’S TAKE GRADES THE MINNESOTA TWINS’ OFFSEASON (15) PHOTO STORY: ANNUAL GENDER BENDER PACKS OSTRANDER (11) A&E CELEBRATES DR. SEUSS’ BIRTHDAY, DISCUSSES FESTIVALS (18/21)

Rock climbing wall possibility for MSU

AVERY CROPP

staff writer

The Minnesota State Student Association passed a motion to pay $150,000 out of student fees for fiscal year 2012 to staff the existing outdoor climbing wall and ropes course, and a proposed indoor climbing wall in Myers Field House. The climbing wall would come pending the approval of a proposal from campus recreation in response to the $3 million dollar reinvestment fund being provided by the university and indication of student interest.

The $150,000 is intended to go to staffing the walls with a

full-time director, three graduate assistants from the Adventure Education Program and hourly student workers.

“If we can utilize those experienced education graduate assistants who have some background and experience in running walls and courses it would create a natural tie between the academic and student affairs office to recruit the top people in the country,” said Director of Campus Recreation Todd Pfingsten, who is responsible for the proposal.

The Adventure Education Program, part of the College of Education, is currently in charge of

Climbing / page 7

CORRECTION:

A March 1 article indicated that Tim Walz would be attending the Dan and Verona Burton Dinner on March 5, when he, in fact, will not be. A press release for the event and the accompanying source mistakenly identified Walz as an attendee of the banquet. The Reporter apologizes for for the misinformation.

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Students urged to stay safe over break Sunscreen and healthy eating recommended

GRACE WEBB

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Swim suits. Warm weather. Friends. Fun. And, most importantly, for seven glorious days — no school.

Spring break is right around the corner, and, whether students are flying to sunny Florida or staying in chilly Mankato, everyone is making plans.

Some students like to travel during spring break, usually to tropical (aka warm) places such as California or Florida. Fatima-Zohra Cherkaoui, an international Minnesota State Mankato alum from Morocco who now works at the university, is taking advantage of the student break to visit friends in Miami.

“I can’t wait,” Cherkaoui said. “I’m way too excited to finally be on the beach, swim and tan. Miami just reminds me of home.”

Some students are bypassing the usual spring break locations and instead going to less commonly visited areas. Erika Koenig and Brittany Jackson are two MSU students who decided to do something for others during their time off. Both are part of MSU’s InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, which is taking a trip to St. Louis to help underprivileged families and children. The 20 students involved will leave Friday and come back the Sunday before classes start up again.

“Last year, I wasn’t able to go, so it was the first thing on my to-do list for this year,” Jackson said. “I want to go because I love helping underprivileged people, and I am excited to take a break from my off-the-wall crazy schedule to focus more on my faith.”

Jackson said she isn’t sure exactly what she will be doing, but on past trips, students have acted as mentors to inner-city children, helped rebuild homes and assist families getting back on their feet.

The trip is intense, with students working all day every day and barely squeezing in a few hours of sleep at night.

“We will reach out to communities [and] build relationships with kids and families,” Koenig said. “I have never been to St. Louis

for spring break, but I am excited to see what God does through our InterVarsity group as well as through the people we meet.”

Many students prefer to spend a quiet few days at home recharging with their families.

Barb Anderson is visiting her brother at his apartment in the Twin Cities area. She will stay with him for the week MSU doesn’t have classes.

“I can’t wait because I don’t get to hang with my brother all that much,” Anderson said.

While spring break is a time for students to relax, recharge and have a great time, MSU administration said students still need to practice safety. Both Student Health Services and President Davenport have been sending students tips on how to have fun, but still stay safe during break.

Some tips include wearing sunscreen and sunglasses outside, especially if students are taking road trips to the beach. Sun can damage skin and hurt eyes in the long run, so it’s better to just prevent it in the first place, Health Services said.

Speaking of road trips, Health Services said it’s a good idea for students to get their cars checked by a mechanic before burning some rubber. That way, cars are less likely to break down in the middle of the highway.

If a student’s car does break down, he or she is advised to stay with it and call for help, not accept rides from good Samaritans.

Once students arrive at their spring break dream sites, it can be difficult to pay attention to things like eating healthy. But Student Health Services warns that it’s extremely important for students to watch what they eat—and drink—when visiting tropical locations.

Since tourists usually aren’t accustomed to different countries (or states), things that don’t affect locals could affect them. Students are encouraged to only drink bottled/purified water.

Of course, many students look forward to drinking something besides water when off from school. Taking

Break / page 7

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Living a life of giving

Student creates RSO and charity to start schools in Sierra Leone, relocates mother from severely poverty-stricken area ELENA SHUFELT

news editor

With two books already under his belt, Sheka Mansaray has accomplished a great deal during his time at as a student at Minnesota State Mankato.

Yet he continues to contribute to larger causes, as proven by the charity organization he recently founded, 50Strong50Wise.

The organization partnered with the John H. Lowery Foundation to raise donations until it completes the necessary steps to do it on its own.

“Sheka Mansaray’s effort and selfless dedication to help children in one of the world’s most resource-poor regions, is noteworthy,” said Michael Wilson, secretary of Peer Corps Global Network Campaign, who contacted Mansaray about partnering with the Lowery Foundation.

“We would like for Mr. Mansaray to be successful and are willing to provide whatever support that we can to ensure his success.”

The goal of 50Strong50Wise is to raise $10,000 by December to build a school in Mansaray’s home country of Sierra Leone.

The Recognized Student Organization Mansaray

submitted photo Mansaray with his mother at the new home he paid for in Sierra Leone.

created, Voice & Vision, has been taking donations along with the 50Strong50Wise website for about a month now.

The concept for the school is that it will have enough legitimate teachers to prepare students for studying abroad to further their education.

Mansaray said students would interview to be enrolled in the school, which would be similar to boarding school.

“We would sit students down and talk to them and say ‘Okay, why is this important to your family?’” he said. “Then we look at their family background and look at the kids. It’s like

saying we’re going to adopt a kid into the school.”

Mansaray’s long-term goal is to build a system of schools in districts throughout Sierra Leone to improve the educational system overall.

He visited Sierra Leone in December, where he searched for a location to build the school and see his mother.

Mansaray moved in with his aunt in Cottage Grove, Minn. when he was nine years old, so he had not seen his mother in 12 years.

“Her location was really, really depressing to be in,” Mansaray said. “So I had to make a change for her.”

Mansaray / page 7

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‘The King’s Speech’ speaks volumes

Sheds light on importance of speech therapy

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Pan African reaches beyond expectations

High attendence and speakers made conference a success REBEKAH ZENS

staff writer

JOEY DENTON

staff writer

The movie The King’s Speech had a very busy night at the Oscars on Feb 27.

Nominated in 12 categories, the movie took home four awards, including best actor in a leading role, best picture, best directing and best writing, an essential sweep of the awards biggest honors.

Not only did the film have an impressive cast, director, crew, etc., but it also made a huge impact on speech impairments and speech therapists and how they are perceived.

“I really enjoyed the movie and how it identified our profession to society,” said Lisa Schwartz, a Communication Disorders major at Minnesota State Mankato. “I feel that many people probably have never even heard of the field of speech-language pathology.

This movie also helped to create awareness for people who stutter. I would recommend that everybody go see this movie.”

“It was such an inspiring movie,” said Angela Lange, an MSU student studying Communication Disorders.

When the movie came to theaters, it brought awareness of people who have speech impairments with it. It also brought awareness of speech therapists and how they help people who have these difficulties. MSU has a great program for future speech

therapists.

“The Communication Disorders program has an on-campus clinic where students majoring in speechlanguage pathology deliver services to individuals with a variety of speech and language disorders under the supervision of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)-certified and Minnesota State licensed supervisors,” said Judith Kuster, a former professor at MSU and former Clinician Supervisor at the University of Wisconsin.

The on-campus clinic also has an audiology clinic, which has hearing tests. It doesn’t just have individual therapy, it also includes three support programs.

“One of them is for a voice disorder called spasmodic dysphonia, another for stuttering, and a group therapy program for adults with aphasia,” Kuster said.

There are also programs for accent modification, available for foreign students.

Some students at this university find it very rewarding to help others with their speech impediments, which is why they chose this career path.

“I have always wanted to work with children in a more one-on-one setting,” Lange said. “I also feel this is a way to make a difference and really help someone. It feels great to people with something

Speech / page 7

Hard work and dedication has always been the attitude of professor Michael T. Fagin throughout his many years of teaching at Minnesota State Mankato. The Pan African Conference is one event that he puts his heart and soul into, and he agrees with political African-American activist Jesse Jackson in saying, “Sweat causes change.”

For 35 years, this conference has been held at MSU, this year marking the first under a new name.

Campus President Richard Davenport dedicated the conference to Fagin for his many years of successfully hosting the national and international event.

“The significance of

this conference continues to be one that provides a platform for faculty, staff and students,” Fagin said.

“They discuss and impart knowledge of the African Diaspora and experiences people of African heritage encountered throughout the world.”

Fagin explained that one of the most significant aspects of the conference is it is multi-generational. Adults discuss issues on the panels with younger people as well.

Fagin said he believed all presenters to be phenomenal and perfect additions to the Pan African Conference.

“Mahmoud El-Kati, Intellectual Chief of African people in the Twin Cities area, gave a scholarly presentation highlighting events of the past, which

have significant meaning for today in guiding the future of African people,” Fagin said. “Then Mr. Spike Moss, a continuous supporter of the P.A.C., had delegates on the edge of their seats as he related some of the saddening events taking place in society that demonstrate the need for continuous monitoring of systems and institutions to assure equality.”

There were many other activities beyond the speakers and panelists, with re-enactments and dances added into the mix. Trena Bolden-Fields played the part of civil rights movement leaders Ida B. Wells and Diane Nash as she re-enacted parts of their lives in a short skit. Other performances

Pan African / page 7

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Construction on new dorm begins Saturday REPORTER STAFF

Construction on the new Julia Sears-style residence hall begins Saturday.

The completion of the hall in fall 2012 will mean the end of Gage, which will be torn down. The new dorm be located near Carkoski Commons and McElory, meaning parking spaces in that area will not be available after spring break.

Hilary Geesman, president of the Residence Hall Association, said part of the 20-year housing plan means residence halls will all be centrally located by 2020.

The plan was also designed to promote social interaction, make campus pedestrian-friendly and create more open space on

campus.

The new building will house up to 300 students, and it will be modeled after Julia Sears, though it will have improvements.

“The best part of this is [Julia Sears] was done first, so we can get kinks out of the building plans,” Geesman said.

She gave the example that the new hall will include an extra outlet that Julia Sears residents have expressed a need for.

With Gage gone, the Carkoski Commons cafeteria will have to be expanded to accommodate all on-campus students. Geesman said offices have already started moving to prepare for the renovation of Carkoski.

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The artist’s rendition of the new residence hall. It will be similar to Julia Sears and is expected to be completed in fall 2012.

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Two Wishes For Spring Breakers

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A real break

KYLE RATKE | sports editor

Last year I went to Panama City Beach in Florida for spring breezy. It was a great time and I loved the people I went with, but I made the horrible decision of going on the trip before I was 21.

“But Kyle, you could probably get into a club and order a drink, right?”

No, I looked like I was 12.

This year, I decided to take a real break instead of going somewhere. Would I rather go somewhere warm? Absolutely I would, but it’s just not in the cards for me this year, just like Charlie Sheen getting custody of his kids anytime soon isn’t in the cards. Tiger blood.

Regardless, hopefully you guys have a blast on spring break.

Get a tan, drink some beer and don’t kiss a 45-year-old lady on the beach. Somebody’s watching.

Somebody’s always watching, don’t forget that.

I’ll be in the warm town of Mankato laying around in my boxers, playing video games and drinking milk out of the carton.

Living the dream.

Again, have a great time, safe flight and don’t do anything stupid, cough, 45-year-old lady….

NATE BRENNAN | E-i-C

Not Being Patronized Arguably the best thing about the Spring Break mythos is that it is a time to get away.

It’s one week granted to us to get away from the stresses and authoritative patronizing of school, work and parents and guardians. As President Davenport said in his email to students and staff Wednesday morning, it is “a time for fun, relaxation, and reflection.”

Most of the email, however, amounted to a laundry list of grown-up advice for us little kids (including having a buddy to hold your hand at all times, keeping your baggage with you and how to drink alcohol), making us remember why we were getting away in the first place. With that being said, we get where he was going with and it brings us to our next Spring Break wish…

Going To Mexico Without Becoming Drug Cartel Property And/Or Sold Into Sex Slavery Mexico is beautiful for tourists as long as they don’t end up on the evening news. Ways to prevent this can be found in Davenport’s Wednesday email, but those traveling to Mexico, or any country, should check the U.S. State Department’s travel website (travel.state.gov) for information on travel alerts and warnings before leaving on their jet plane so you can do your best to know if you’ll be back again. For those traveling to visit our neighbors to the south, the website lists Northern Mexican cities on the border as suggested no-gos for potential tourists.

A memo on the current state of Mexican security from the global intelligence company Stratfor also mentions the tourist destination Aculpulco as a definite place to avoid while it is in the midst of a massively bloody drug war between rival cartel factions. The “safe” bet seems to be coastal and island getaways and most tourist destinations including Cancún, Cozumel, Yucatán, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta

A spring breakless college career

ELENA SHUFELT | news editor

I’m one of those people who has never really gone anywhere for spring break.

My freshmen year I went home and hung out with my mom for a week, like a lot of people. But I think people generally at least see their friends. I did not. Mankato’s

spring break is a week before everyone’s in Wisconsin, so I didn’t have that luxury. And I didn’t have a car. So that year sucked.

My sophomore year was a little more interesting. My roommates and I road tripped to a friend’s parents’ cabin in the Black Hills in South Dakota.

We stopped at her parent’s house for one night, which was about six hours from Mankato, and partied with some of her hometown friends. One of my roommates got so drunk we had to pull over the car for her to puke every few miles for a while. It doesn’t sound classy, but it was hilarious to us. I learned a key lesson that day — never get trashed before a

road trip because you’ll quickly regret it.

When we got to the cabin we basically drank, goofed around, played games and sat in the hot tub. It was a lot of fun, but it was no Mexico because it was still freezing outside.

My junior year I think I worked. That’s what I usually do, so I’ll go with that even though I’m not entirely sure.

This year I will be working again, until we at the Reporter head to New York City for a conference. I’m sure NYC will be amazing, but sadly the climate is similar to Minnesota’s.

I’ve always dreamed of going to Mexico or Florida over break, but what it’s always come down

to is lack of money and lack of planning. It amazes me how jealous I become when I hear people’s stories about all of the crazy things they did over spring break. All the swimming, drinking and just being around people — that’s what I want!

Sadly, as a senior who will (hopefully) be graduating in the fall, this is the last spring break I will see. But as much as I don’t want to be that pathetic college grad who reminisces about being just a little bit younger while hanging around and partying with the college kids down in Mexico, I probably will be, because I really want a spring break someday. But then it will just be called a vacation.

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“Swimming with sharks in the ocean.”

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“Shadowing a dentist in Cabo.”

Carrie Stavenger• Sr • Elementary Ed.

“Sky diving in New Zealand.”

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SNOW STORM Controversy over snow removal in free lot, parking fund pays, free parkers do not continued from 1

Sean McGoldrick, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management, shed light on some alternative procedures that could have been enacted to prevent the build-up of wrangled roadsters.

“At 6 a.m. on Monday we could have ‘coned off’ one or two of the orange lots and prevented any cars from parking there so that we could clear them from, say 6 a.m. to noon. During that same timeframe, we could have directed both the purple and orange permit owners into the cleaned purple lots 20 and 21, as it appeared the lot was relatively empty, and simply suspended ticketing for that day,” McGoldrick said. “I’m asking my staff to see if we can rent a third loader for emergencies from a local company or alternatively contract with a company to have them clear one or two lots at night. These cleared lots would be in addition to the one or two lots my staff would be able to clear, so that as a minimum we might reasonably expect to have three, and perhaps four lots cleared before our students get arrive for classes the following morning.”

The fourth lot he’s referring to is the free parking lot, which every nonpaying parker found filled with nothing but muck and mire that Monday morning.

Navigating through the slop to find a spot, not to mention trying to get out of said spot, turned into an acutely arduous process.

The free parking lot, as it turns out, is a bit of a doubleedged sword. On the one hand, students who park there don’t have to pay a fee, and on the other, they receive no guarantee to an open spot, the lot is the furthest from campus and it gets the last of attention with snow removal.

This seems to be a decent tradeoff for some, but those who pay for the lot — permit parkers via the university’s parking fund — may disagree.

“Every year we fail to sell out the spaces we have,” McGoldrick said.

Even so, he said his office received a plethora

of emails from free parkers asking, “What are you doing, removing snow at the orange and purple, we deserve it first.”

“We’ve spent tens of thousands of dollars in overtime, more than normal, trying to keep up with the snow removal,” said Vice President Rick Straka. “It’s been a really unusual winter.

In my opinion, I’d have to go back to 1991 is the last time I saw a winter with this much snow.”

While this winter has produced a bit more snow than in recent years, the yearto-year costs and stresses parking cause once again bring to mind how welcoming a parking ramp may be.

However, university officials say the issue isn’t really a parking one.

“We always like to say we don’t have a parking problem, we have a proximity problem.

Folks don’t really like to walk all that far to get back to the campus, it’s pretty cold here and, you know, it’s a long walk,” McGoldrick said. “As far as numbers of spaces on the campus, we actually have enough spaces to accommodate everybody.”

According to McGoldrick, every year for nearly 30 years, university officials, the MSSA and MSU students have been in a seemingly neverending discussion whether there should or shouldn’t be a parking ramp. But with added resources come added costs — a projected $15,000-$30,00 per space in a potential ramp, according to McGoldrick. With MSU facing budget deficits around nearly every corner, and since maintaining anything parking-related is delegated to a single university parking fund, the prospect of seeing construction of a parking ramp in the near future look slim.

And now that construction is beginning on a new dormitory that would eliminate existing parking lots on campus, our wintery wonderland may become a parking disaster.

“The parking situation will only get worse before it gets better,” Williams said.

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PAN AFRICAN

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included the Zulu Warriors as well as the Sudanese Dance Troop to demonstrate traditional African dances.

Overall, the conference was beyond expectations, according to Fagin, Jayne Larsen, Dalton Crayton and other Institutional Diversity Center members involved. The conference not only reached its objectives and goals of promoting the history, culture and contemporary concerns of African people, it provided thoughts to direct activities for the future of these generations.

“In terms of attendance and exciting speakers, it went well,” said Crayton, director of intercultural student center. “I really enjoyed the breakout sessions.”

Many students enjoyed the festivities as well, including senior marketing major Julia Carter.

“One of my professors decided we were going to go to a session as a class,” Carter said. “Some seemed unenthused, but the experience was great. I’m glad we had the chance to go.”

Students learned about East, West and South Africa as well as many places in the Caribbean and North America.

Representatives from Southern Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, North America, South America and other locations of the African Diaspora attended and spoke at the event.

The 36th annual Dr. Michael T. Fagin Pan African Student Leadership Conference will be held at MSU Feb. 22-25, 2012.

that is very meaningful to them.”

Julie Snyders, a communication disorders major at MSU, said she first heard about speech-language pathology when she was a freshman.

“The faculty really seemed to love what they did, and it just seemed like a great fit for me,” Snyders said.

Speech impairment in children often results in bullying from their peers.

Speech therapists and communication disorders majors understand that bullying can discourage children and it is an obstacle many have to overcome.

“It is important that the parents and other adults advocate for the child and encourage the child to not be afraid of ridicule from his or her peers,” Snyders said.

According to Kuster, the best way to prevent bullying is through education.

“I think teasing occurs when children don’t understand,” she said.

“Helping children who have speech problems to become their own advocates and teach their peers about the speech problem may help to reduce the teasing.”

That change was a new home. For $250, Mansaray was able to pay his mother’s rent for a full year. Now he is working toward saving enough money to pay it off for her for six full years.

Mansaray made a video of his trip to Sierra Leone and the time he spent with his mother, which he showed at the Voice & Vision event Monday.

Mansaray created Voice & Vision in 2009 so students could showcase their art and culture through performances.

He now has six members on the board of the organization, which he plans to oversee until he graduates. He said his hope is that the board will be able keep the integrity of Voice & Vision going long after he leaves.

“It’s God’s calling for me to achieve something that’s not for me anymore,” he said. “I feel blessed to have achieved what I’ve done.

I can’t see myself doing anything else but teaching and giving back to society.”

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President Davenport said it is important for students to know their limit when consuming alcohol. Eating regular meals and alternating alcoholic drinks with nonalcoholic drinks also helps prevent alcohol poisoning.

Finally, the university president suggested someone in the group stay sober.

Students can practice many other forms of spring break safety. To hear more safety tips, students can contact Student Health Services.

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Exxon could still owe for 1989 spill Oil still on shoreline

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge will hear arguments Friday on whether Exxon Mobil Corp. owes another $100 million to remove oil remaining on the Prince William Sound shoreline from the 1989 Exxon Valdez tanker spill.

U.S. District Judge Russel Holland scheduled the arguments in Anchorage in response to a motion filed by retired University of Alaska professor Rick Steiner, who is trying to force action on a claim filed in 2006 by the state and federal governments, the Anchorage Daily News reported Wednesday.

“It’s gone on way too long,” Steiner said.

The claim says the oil is degrading too slowly and continues to harm wildlife.

Irving, Texas-based Exxon argues it doesn’t owe any more money. It paid $900 million in

restitution in a 1991 settlement.

But the settlement also had a clause allowing the state and federal governments to later claim up to $100 million more from Exxon if there were unforeseen damages from the spill.

“It is clear that populations and habitat within the oil spill area have suffered substantial and unanticipated injuries that are attributable to the Exxon Valdez oil spill,” Alaska Attorney General David Marquez said in the 2006 claim.

Exxon lawyers said just a tiny amount of oil residues remain in isolated pockets of the Prince William Sound shoreline. The presence of such oil is “hardly unexpected,” Exxon argues, and there’s no justification for claiming damages from the spill that weren’t foreseen at the time of the 1991 civil settlement.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly suspended Libya from its top human rights body as governments worldwide pressured Moammar Gadhafi to halt the deadly crackdown on his people.

The 192 U.N. member nations voted by consensus on the council’s recommendation to suspend Libya’s membership on the U.N’s top human rights body for committing “gross and systematic violations of human rights.” General Assembly President Joseph Deiss called for the vote and signaled its adoption by consensus by banging his wooden gavel.

The resolution sponsored by Arab and African states also expressed “deep concern” about the human rights situation in Libya.

It is the first time any country has been suspended from the 47-member council since it was formed in 2006. Based in Geneva, the council is charged with strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe.

Libya’s suspension from the rights body comes after the U.N. Security Council and United States’ imposition of sanctions on Moammar Gadhafi, his family and top associates, and the Arab League, the African Union and the Organization of Islamic

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Hefner has not left his residence, she said.

“There has never been any reason for him to evacuate during this investigation.” Thomerson said.

The DOMAINfest Global Conference took place Feb. 1-3 with events at several hotels and a fundraiser at the Holmby Hills estate where Playboy founder Hugh Hefner resides.

About 700 people from 30 countries attended lectures and workshops at the conference.

The county is investigating the outbreak with state and federal health officials to track illness outside Los Angeles.

Health officials declined comment on where the bacteria were discovered at the mansion, calling it only a water source.

That could mean anywhere from a kitchen tap to the famed grotto, where Playboy bunnies have mingled with guests in a hot tub.

participation until the General Assembly determines whether to restore the country to full status.

At a gathering of the U.N. Human Rights Council before last week’s vote there, Libyan diplomats to the U.N. in Geneva were given a standing ovation as they announced they were renouncing Gadhafi’s government. They, like Libyan diplomats to the U.N. in New York, have supported the U.N. moves against the government.

Libya’s deputy U.N. ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi said Tuesday that Gadhafi is trying to replace him and Ambassador Mohamed Shalgham because they have both called for an end to his regime. Although Dabbashi told The Associated Press that “certainly it will not be accepted by the United Nations,” U.N. diplomats say it could be complicated because, from a legal and protocol standpoint, the Gadhafi government is still accredited to the United Nations.

In Washington, U.S. State Department lawyers are reviewing a Libyan government document that purports to fire Ambassador Ali Aujali as its envoy to Washington and replace him with a Gadhafi loyalist.

U.S. officials said Tuesday that until the review is complete, the Obama administration will recognize Aujali, who has sided with Gadhafi opponents.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease were found at the Playboy Mansion during an investigation into an illness that affected about 200 people who attended an event there last month, a health official said Tuesday.

Other infection sources have not been ruled out as the cause of the illness because the bacteria Legionella is common in moist places, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health director Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding said.

“We are still considering several possible causes of illness,” Fielding said in a prepared statement.

County health officials opened an investigation Feb. 11 after attendees of an Internet conference reported symptoms mostly consisting of fever, chills, malaise and coughing.

In a statement, Playboy spokeswoman Teri Thomerson said people at the mansion, which is listed as an asset of the media company, were cooperating with the investigation.

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Conference’s condemnation of Libya’s deadly attacks on civilians.

There have been no moves by the U.N. to create a no-fly zone, and the idea has been rejected

by Russia, which has a vetowielding permanent seat on the Security Council. But British Foreign Minister William Hague said Tuesday that his country and its allies could seek a no-fly zone without a U.N. mandate.

While NATO countries are mulling the idea of such a zone to prevent Gadhafi’s forces from carrying out air strikes against opponents, Germany warned Wednesday against playing into charges that the West is meddling in Arab affairs. “I would advise that we conduct the debate ... about military options with all the appropriate caution and reserve,” Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Wednesday in Berlin.

Canada announced on Tuesday it had frozen 2.3 billion Canadian dollars ($2.4 billion) in assets belonging to Gadhafi’s regime. The government did not detail the assets.

Canada is also sending a warship to the Libyan coast, adding to an international military buildup in the region.

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staffing the existing outdoor climbing wall and ropes course.

Due to budget cuts, there will no longer be staff to run them as of June 30. Campus Recreation and the Adventure Education Program are expected to team up to run the walls.

If senators didn’t support the proposal by Pfingsten, the university would miss out on a potential way to recruit students to MSU and retain them after they attend. Since they agreed to allocate this money for staffing, their concern was also that they might be on the hook to pay for positions to run the walls out of student fees in the future, which would increase student fees by 30 cents per credit hour.

“What concerns me is this seems like we’re taking a huge gamble with this because there’s been so little time to discuss it so I’m torn on this issue,” said senator for the college of science and engineering technology Sarah Koenen.

Surveys conducted by a sports management class are currently in the approval process and are expected to be released to students after spring break. Proposals for the reinvestment money are supposed to be submitted by faculty and staff on Friday, which was the cause of the rush.

Included in the motion is an optout clause that allows this money to be returned to MSSA if student surveys show little support for the project.

Despite the concerns, there was support by senators, as many expressed interest in having a climbing wall and referenced places their friends attend, such as Saint Cloud State University, which has a climbing wall that, according to them, is used often.

“I think that a climbing wall would get a lot of people to come to Mankato and there’s an opportunity for HP classes later on,” said off-campus senator Luke Van Beek. “I’d take it, I think it’s a good idea.”

Currently, the outdoor ropes course and climbing wall make $25,000 a year from clients who use it as team-building and leadership development events for their companies, which could indicate that the indoor climbing wall could be self-sustaining.

Pfingsten also talked about renting harnesses and shoes to the outer community in addition to paying for time at both walls, which would also help to increase revenue. It has not yet been decided if students would have to by for rentals if this is approved.

“The stars are kind of lining up for this to happen and it’s a risk but it will benefit the university in the end so why not take a run at it,” Pfingsten said.

If the results of the survey show student support is lacking for this project, it is not expected to get off the ground.

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Follow Ratke on Twitter @ Kyle_Ratke to get updates during the MSU’s basketball team’s quest to win the NSIC Tournament, live from St. Paul. Also, search for The Kid’s Take on Facebook to listen to Ratke’s interview with player Joe Drapcho after last night’s game.

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It wasn’t pretty, but the Mavericks escaped a first round upset against Wayne State — pg. 16

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Men’s hockey

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP

PAT DELANEY

staff writer The strength of the Minnesota State men’s hockey team has been the defense. The Mavericks have relied on their blue liners all season to not only play steady defense, but also step up in the offensive zone to create chances for the forwards.

“I would say that this is probably the best defensive corps I have had in my 20 years of coaching at MSU,” said head coach Troy Jutting.

Three seniors make up the MSU defense and all of them have stepped up in their final season as Mavericks. Channing Boe uses his 6’3 215-lb frame to overpower players in the defensive zone and has

stepped up offensively in the season’s final month.

Ben Youds is a player who always seems to find a way to get players the puck and looks equally strong on either side of the ice. But it’s Kurt Davis who stands out more than anyone while on the ice and it isn’t just because of his skills.

At 5’9, 175-lbs, Davis isn’t the prototypical defenseman.

Yet despite his small stature, Davis has found a way to become perhaps the greatest scoring defenseman in MSU history.

“I’m not the biggest player, but I have awareness of where the puck is going,” said Davis.

“It’s nice to have offensive skills at defense. I can see

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Kurt Davis set the MSU record for most points by a defenseman in a career with 92.

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KURT DAVIS

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Alaska Anchorage (12-17-3, 8-14-1 WCHA) at Minnesota State (14-14-6, 8-14-4 WCHA)

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continued from 13 everything in front of me and I like to set up my teammates and put us in a position to score.”

Davis has been able to find a way to score since he first put on Maverick colors. Davis was an integral part of the 2007-08 MSU team that finished fifth in the WCHA. He led the Mavericks defensemen in scoring with 16 points including 15 assists, second on the team.

That was just the beginning for Davis who became MSU’s all-time scoring leader among defenseman in the Division 1 era Feb. 11, with an assist in a 5-1 victory over Colorado College. The assist extended Davis’s point total to 92 (20 goals, 72 assists). Not bad for a player who some considered too small to play at this level.

“It was a good accomplishment,” said Davis. “When I got one point away people started telling me that I was getting close to a milestone.

My teammates did a great job of acknowledging it when it happened.”

Watching Davis play is like watching a great artist paint.

He makes players six inches taller than him look silly while he uses his great hands to stickhandle through their failed attempts to knock the puck off his stick.

When he isn’t using his stick to confuse opposing players, he is using his legs to skate by them. Davis makes up for having shorter legs with outstanding quickness. It looks effortless when Davis strides down the ice head up looking for a lane that will lead him to the net.

But where Davis really stands out, is when the Mavericks have the puck in the offensive zone. He looks like a forward when he is controlling the blue line constantly setting up his teammates with passes

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and shots that find improbable ways to get through nine pairs of legs.

Davis’s 25 points this season is tied for third among WCHA defensemen. This could help him earn an AllWCHA honor for the second time in his career, but Davis is more focused on helping this team advance in the playoffs.

Davis, as well as the four other seniors on the Mavericks, haven’t gotten to the WCHA Final Five yet despite being close twice. As freshmen they took Minnesota into overtime three times at home before eventually losing in the series finale.

Last season, they took St. Cloud State to a third game as well but would again just miss out on advancing. This is the group’s last chance and while they will not get home ice, Davis still is confident that they can surprise the conference when the playoffs do get underway.

“It’s not over yet,” said Davis. “We have experienced a lot in our careers in the playoffs. We’re gonna lay it on the line. We know how hard we make it on other teams and we’re not gonna go down easy.”

Davis would like to give professional hockey a shot once his Mavericks career does end, but the Edina native wants to enjoy his final games at a place that has meant as much to him as he has meant to MSU. “I’m happy I played here,” Davis said. “I’ve gained some great friendships during my time here. I’ve enjoyed every second of it. MSU has treated me very well. I have seen this program grow every year I’ve been here and I can only imagine where it will be in the years going forward.”

RECAP: The Mavericks were off last weekend and last played a home series against Minnesota-Duluth where they went 1-1-0. The Seawolves are coming off a split last weekend with nonconference Alaska Fairbanks.

HISTORY: MSU is 33-20-6 all-time against UAA. The Mavericks earned a 3-2 win and a 2-2 tie when they played the Seawolves earlier this season. The Mavericks are 10-2-2 in their last 14 games against the Seawolves and head coach Troy Jutting owns a 27-10-5 record against UAA. MSU NOTES: The Mavericks had their most impressive win of the season in their last series against UMD. The Mavericks beat the No. 5 team in the country 3-1 in that game. The Mavericks are 4-3-1 in their last four WCHA series and can jump ahead of UAA in the standings this weekend. The Seawolves are in ninth place in the WCHA with 22 points, only two points ahead of MSU. Junior forward Michael Dorr and senior defenseman Kurt Davis are tied for the team lead in scoring with 25 points. After little playing time for most of the season, junior goaltender Austin Lee has started three of the last four games and has played well going 2-1-1 with a .957 save percentage in those games. Sophomore Phil Cook played in the Mavericks 6-2 loss against UMD and made 33 saves. Both goalies will likely get a start this weekend.

UAA NOTES: The Seawolves still have a chance to get home ice in the playoffs but will need a sweep this weekend. UAA is led in scoring by senior forward Tommy Grant with 27 points. The Seawolves have also gotten a strong contribution from freshman forward Matt Bailey who has 20 points. Freshman Rob Gunderson has taken hold of the No. 1 goalie spot starting 22 games with a 2.78 goals-against-average.

STAT: Special teams may not be much of a factor this weekend. UAA and MSU have the two worst power plays in the WCHA. The Mavericks have only scored 15 percent of the time with the man advantage and the Seawolves have only scored 15.1 percent of the time.

PREDICTION: Both teams are evenly matched, but at home the Mavericks will find a way to sweep the Seawolves and finish ninth in the WCHA. Sport Shorts

Twelve named All-Region

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association has named All-Region honorees for indoor track and field in Division II for the first time.

The top-5 from each region in individual events and each member of a relay ranked in the region’s top-3 have earned the All-Region distinction for the 2011 indoor season.

MSU had 12 named to this team.

MSU’s 4x400 relay squad of freshman Daniel Eligu, freshman Dan Guelle, sophomore Austin Eliason and senior Adam Endres received all-region honors. Elisason was also recognized in the 400-meter dash.

There were three MSU pole

vaulters honored, including juniors Dan Novak and Matt Masloski, along with freshman Bret Passini. Freshmen Christopher Reed, Keyvan Rudd and Justin Wolf were all named to the team for their efforts in field events. Reed in the shot put, Rudd in high jump and Wolf in the heptathlon.

On the women’s side, senior Lauren Stelten was named to the squad for her efforts in the pole vault, while freshman sprinter Dedie Richemond received it for the 800-meter run.

Novak, Reed, Rudd and Stelten will all compete in the NCAA Championships on March 11.

Baseball The MSU baseball team will start the 2011 season ranked No. 10 in the nation.

The Mavericks start the season on March 4 playing in Florida against Slippery Rock.

In their time in Florida, the Mavericks will face off against nine nonconference opponents.

MSU was also chosen to take first place in the NSIC, with 155 total votes.

Winona State and St. Cloud State were second and third in the voting.

MSU junior righthanded pitcher Blake Schwartz was selected as the NSIC Baseball Preseason Pitcher of the Year.

Information courtesy of MSU Athletics.

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Last season, I know first hand what Target Field did for Minnesota Twins fans. Sure, it gave us one of the league’s best stadiums. But it gave us false hope. It made us Twins fans think that without an ace and a lineup with some major holes in it, we had a chance to compete with the Yankees, Red Sox and Rays.

Well, if the AL Divisional Series was any indication, the Twins are nowhere close to where they need to be if they do in fact hope to make a run at the AL pennant this season.

“But Kyle, they’re on top of the AL Central every season. Doesn’t that count for something?”

No, it doesn’t count for anything. I’m convinced the Blue Jays would be on top of the Central if they would move out of the hell-like East. But Twins fans have been fine with being slightly mediocre. “Sure, we haven’t won since 1991, but we’ve got Joe Mauer!!!”

The current cycle of sending players (Johan Santana) that we develop away for garbage prospects, is a horrible one.

While we did land Mauer and hopefully Justin Morneau for the rest of their careers, the Twins seem to be missing the “it” factor when it comes to baseball. The urgency to win now. The Yankees have it, the Red Sox have it, as do the Phillies. Yeah, you’re damn right they’re greedy, but if you have money to spend, shouldn’t you spend it on the best possible players?

No, not Nick Punto, Minnesota. Gross.

Punto reminds me of Denny Hocking. He’s a good story and he makes the other 5’9 white guys feel better about himself, but that’s about it. And then we decided to pay him $4 million. IS THERE A GOD IN THIS WORLD?!!!!

Let’s look at what happened over the offseason.

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Hodges leads way

LEE HANDEL

staff writer Crisis averted for the Minnesota State Mankato men’s basketball team. The topseeded Mavericks tipped off the NSIC Tournament with a back-and-forth hard fought 7060 win over the eighth-seeded Wayne State Wildcats Wednesday night in Mankato.

After yet another sluggish start to a home postseason game, fans of the Minnesota State Mankato men’s basketball team inside Bresnan Arena had to be nervous with the Mavericks trailing 30-21 at the 7:33 mark of the first half.

The Wildcats, owners of the NSIC’s second-best defense, had the Mavericks bogged down in the opening half. That was until senior wing Cameron Hodges took over the game.

The Mavericks responded to the nine-point deficit with a 9-0 run to tie the score at 30, highlighted by a three-point play by Hodges with 2:43 remaining. The two teams traded baskets the remainder of the half, until Hodges threw down a vicious hammer dunk with just 14 seconds left in the half to give the home team a 36-33 halftime lead.

“We just withstood their runs, stayed composed and stuck together,” said Hodges.

Hodges kept MSU in the game in the first half, shooting 6-8 with 13 points. Fellow senior forward Jefferson Mason finished the opening half with nine points and a team-leading eight rebounds, with freshman center Connor O’Brien contributing seven points.

The second half started out very physical and played at the Wildcats pace, with Wayne State tying the score at 43 apiece with a 3-pointer at the 15:10 mark. The Wildcats went on to lead 48-43 with 11:03 left in the game, but Hodges would not be denied.

The senior from Minneapolis ignited a 15-2 Mavericks run with another three-point play to cut the deficit to 48-46 at the 10:49 mark, and the rest of the Mavericks followed.

With just 5:37 left in the game, MSU led 58-50 and had stolen all the momentum from the Wildcats. Mason punctuated the comeback with a twohanded dunk to make it 63-53 with 3:12 remaining, and the Mavericks did not look back from there.

“It’s all about defense,” Hodges said. “When you’ve already played a team twice and they have a chance to scout you, it just comes down to stops and scoring more points than they do.”

Hodges finished the game 10-14 from the field, leading

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Senior point guard Marcus Hill contributed 13 points in the opening-round win. The Mavericks came up big at the foul

line, going 28-34 in the game.

After an early exit last season, MSU hopes to earn an NSIC Tournament championship to go along with its regular season crown this time around.

“It’s very important, we don’t look at these games as freebies,” said Hodges. “It was a bitter ending last year after the St. Cloud State loss and I’ve been working hard since that very next day for these games right now.”

Top-seeded MSU advances to the semifinals to play fifth-seeded Winona State this Saturday in St. Paul.

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Senior guard Cameron Hodges led MSU with 22 points.

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OFFSEASON continued from 15 Additions: Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Jim Hoey.

Nishioka is probably going to end up playing second, being Alexi “I Only Show Up in the Biggest Game of the Regular Season and Give You False Hope That I Might Be Good” Casilla has a stronger arm. There is a lot of talk on Nishioka. He is the best hitter from Japan since Ichiro.

That excites me.

What doesn’t excite me? The winning bid to negotiate with him was $5 million. Remember Dice K? His was $50 million. If this Nishioka guy was THAT great, wouldn’t have other teams bid on him? Wouldn’t his price go up? Wouldn’t the Yankees just overpay for him so they could trade him?

Something to think about.

Side note: I think Nishioka will hit somewhere around .285 and I think we should consider stealing Casilla’s jersey so we don’t have to play him. Mauer will steal his glove. Gardy will steal his cleats. This could work.

The Twins lost basically their whole bullpen to free-agency, and unfortunately we still have Matt “I’m Going to Make You Sweat From Places You’ve Never Sweated Before!” Capps.

We acquired Hoey in the J.J. Hardy trade to Baltimore.

That says a lot. Anybody you get for J.J. Hardy, probably isn’t that good. Ex. Carlos Gomez.

Hoey has a lifetime ERA of 8.13. This isn’t good.

Subtractions: Orlando Hudson, Hardy, Matt Guerrier, Jesse Crain, Jon Rauch, Brian Fuentes.

The biggest hit here will be our bullpen. Seriously, who thought getting rid of the whole bullpen was a good idea? Was it you Bert Blyleven? The positive

is that Nathan is back. He’ll move into the closer role, while Capps will be the set-up man. After that, it’s anyone’s guess.

Hudson and Hardy won’t hurt so much. Hardy was hurt most of the season, and we knew Hudson was a one-and-done player.

Side-note: Hudson is playing for his fourth team in four years.

He’s in his early 30s. He’s married. I’m pretty sure he’s pulling a Don Draper right now.

Other thoughts: We need to get rid of Jason Kubel or Michael Cuddyer. If one of those guys are hot come All-Star break, we might be able to land a solid pitcher.

This could be the season Francisco Liriano becomes an ace. And guess what? It’s the last year of his contract. Funny how things work. Let me know how New York is next year.

We need to keep Delmon Young. Sure, it’s like watching a Jennifer Anniston movie when he’s in left, but he got into his groove last year. Can’t argue with a 112 RBI season.

Am I the only one that thinks Morneau won’t fully recover?

The guy just started to do baseball related drills after suffering a concussion in JULY!!! Like seven months ago July. Something’s not right here. Just watch.

Offseason grade: C Did they do anything to improve? No, not really. They tried to replace players, and did a below-average job of it. Unless Casilla breaks out or Liriano wins 20 games, it looks like the Twins are going to be the same old squad.

Let’s win the division and then quit! Sounds great!

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The name Dr. Suess is one of the most recognizable names in our culture. No matter what generation you hail from, you remember reading his numerous children’s books when you were a small child.

Theodor Suess Giesel was born March 2, 1904 and published 44 children’s books during his lifetime.

With a highly distinct writing style, Dr. Suess’ books are often characterized by rhyme, use of trisyllabic meter and extremely imaginative characters.

His most famous works include Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, Horton Hears a Who!, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

There have been

numerous adaptations of his work, including a Broadway musical, three feature films and 11 television specials.

Upon his death in 1991, the nation began to recognize Suess’ birthday as the annual date for National Read Across America Day. The day was created by the National Education Association as an initiative to promote reading among children.

Throughout his lifetime, Dr. Suess was celebrated as a great American writer and cartoonist. Even after his death, his work is still recognized as literary genius across the nation, and we will likely read his classic children’s novels to our children for generations to come.

Check o ut t and Ente he rest of the Ar ts rtainmen t section learn ou to r favorite Dr. Suess books.

MSU celebrates Dr. Suess Maverick READ program to host Dr. Suess birthday party for local kindergartners MEGAN KADLEC

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Minnesota State Mankato will be celebrating the infamous Dr. Suess’ birthday Friday. The event will be held in Myers Field House from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

The event is a celebration of reading for Kindergarten students in the Mankato area. The children attending the event will participate in arts and crafts, games, listen to student storytellers and hang out with Stomper.

The event is sponsored by the Mavericks READ program, a group designed to engage college students, community members, children and parents in educating

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

The Mavericks READ program is a part of Community Engagement at MSU, along with Campus Kitchen.

While the event is geared toward children, the planners are looking for student volunteers to make sure the event goes smoothly. Students can volunteer for the entire event or simply an hour.

All majors are welcome to volunteer for this event.

“Elementary education, social

work, dental hygiene, nursing, and even law enforcement students should consider volunteering.

Anyone planning on working with kids in the future could put this on a resume,” said Cheryl Peterson, the Maverick READ Coordinator and planner of Dr. Suess’ Birthday Celebration.

Volunteers are needed to read to children, supervise arts and crafts, photograph the event, and other various volunteer positions throughout the celebration.

“If you want to volunteer, bring a smile and patience,” Peterson said.

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Theatre has a new venue in Mankato Mankato Mosaic Theatre to perform three short plays in local coffee shops

When most theatre enthusiasts say they will be attending a play in the Mankato area, we automatically think of the Minnesota State Mankato theatre or one of the other smaller venues in the city. What we don’t think of, however, is watching a production while sipping coffee in a comfortable, intimate café.

The Mankato Mosaic Theatre Company will be holding its firstever theatre event held in two local coffee shops. The production entitled Coffee Shop Tales will be performed this weekend.

A Minneapolis theatre company that produced plays about garage bands and then performed the shows in actual garages inspired the production. They used smaller venues and more intimate performances.

“The performances are a lot more intimate,” said Greg Abbott, who planned the event and wrote the short play, A Cup of Love. “The people performing can be as close as three feet away from you. There’s a smaller group. You’re like almost on the stage.”

The small-scale production will feature three plays set in a coffee shop. The first playwright is from New York, while the other two are more local, hailing from Minneapolis and Mankato. The three short plays are comedic pieces dealing with love, friendship and theatre.

“I’m directing A Cup of Love by North Mankato playwright Greg Abbott,” said Molly Smith, director and MSU graduate theatre student. “It is a sweet story of a couple who are struggling with financial difficulties, emotional distance and unfulfilled dreams but end up discovering new things that bring them closer together.”

The other two plays are titled Losing Character and Stalk Me, Baby.

Stalk Me, Baby centers around Hannah, a woman who has had enough of a man she believes is following her.

When she confronts him in a coffee shop, he has no idea what she is talking about.

Losing Character centers around the theatre, where the stage is a coffee shop. Will a smoking ban bring

an end to the performance? Are the characters in a performance? If they are in a performance, are they stuck there?

Because the production will be held in a coffee shop, there is no need for an elaborate set, costumes or props. This forces the directors to focus more heavily on the actual acting.

“Without having to spend time getting the set ready, we can concentrate on the acting, which will carry the weight of the play,” Smith said.

With such a large focus on the acting in the play, it is important for the actors to have fun. If the actors don’t allow the audience to become invested in their work, the show would ultimately fall apart.

“I expect that the actors will find new and exciting ways to portray their characters every night so it doesn’t get old,” said Morgan Mallory, director and musical theatre graduate student at MSU. “I want the audience to feel some of what the actors are feeling on stage.”

With such a small venue and few audience members, it is a goal of Mankato Mosaic Theatre to reach out to the surrounding community.

“Our main objective, with Mankato Mosaic Theatre, is to be able to touch the community with new ideas and unique performances that involve and include the immense talent of our local people,” Smith said.

Mankato Mosaic Theatre members appear to be thrilled to bring a new form of theatre to the city.

“We wanted to do something that wasn’t in a theatre,” Abbott said.

“We want to see if people like this style of theatre. And if they do, we hope to continue it.”

The directors of the three 15 minute plays are excited to continue performing coffee shop theatre throughout the Mankato area in the future.

“We had so many wonderful submissions for plays that we want to showcase them,” Smith said. “We also have more coffee houses interested in having our plays performed in” The production will run this Thursday and Friday at Dunn Brothers Coffee (1854 Madison Avenue, Mankato) and Saturday at River

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If the plays don’t interest you, the coffee definitely should. For only $5, you receive admission for all three

plays and a cup of coffee worth up to $4. That’s a pretty sweet deal to kick off your spring break, if you ask me.

Seats are limited, so buy your tickets soon.

The Lorax

Megan Kadlec, a&e co-editor When a creature called the Once-ler comes to town, he is immediately entranced by the Truffula trees. He decides to take advantage of the trees and use them to knit a “Thneed,” a garment anyone can use for anything. When his business takes off and he builds a factory, the Truffula forest is left dark and damaged. The Lorax appears, speaking for the trees and begging the Once-ler to save them.

While I didn’t realize it when I was younger, the Lorax deals with capitalism and intense environmental issues. It not only has a great message, but it’s fun and entertaining as well.

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Tame Impala melts speakers, faces BRIAN ROSEMEYER

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There’s no doubt about it, rock and roll is currently in another major overhauling. Bands from all over the country are taking different elements of influence, technology, culture and even philosophy to create a plethora of new sounds and styles in the decades-old genre.

Tame Impala is one of the newsound acts to arrive in this country, coming all the way from Australia.

Its newest record, Innerspeaker, was released in Australia in early summer 2010, and the music has been slowly creeping its way around the globe. Innerspeaker is the first full-length studio effort from the neo-psychedelic/indie group headed by Kevin Parker.

Parker produced the album and recorded much of the instrumentation himself. For all intents and purposes, this is mostly his project.

The record runs about an hour long and is built of 12 tracks. From the moment you hit play on the album, you get an initial taste of just what you’re in for. The first run-through of the tracks gets tiresome, there is no real variation of the songs, and they are all in the same vein.

The first two tracks, “It Is Not Meant To Be” and “Desire Be, Desire Go,” fall a little flat. I get the idea that Parker reaches too hard for that quintessential “trippy” effect, but fails to realize that the effect comes from pure creative spark and not just strange production.

However, following the first two tracks is the song that built Tame Impala’s bridge to America, “Alter Ego.” When I heard this track released as a single on the Current, I had just parked my car, about to turn the radio off. But, when this song hit my ears, I was forced to sit in my freezing-cold car and finish the entire 4:47 track. It was that good. The sound is reminiscent of

the Rubber Soul, Revolver era of The Beatles. If you took the mentality and hook-based psychedelic song writing style of those two albums, smashed it all together, added some technological advancements and set it to play in the middle of an empty stadium on full-blast, this is the song you would be hearing.

Immediately following “Alter Ego” is the group’s second single “Lucidity.” The track falls short of the third, but dominates the first and second songs. “Lucidity” is catchy as all hell. Intriguing rhythmic patterns and an extended chunking guitar solo make a surprisingly tasteful track.

“Solitude Is Bliss” is probably the group’s biggest all-around hit internationally. However, the song sells Tame Impala a little short, based completely off of hooks and catchy little bits that suggest psychedelia, but don’t really deliver any.

The latter half of the record is highlighted by “Expectations.”

The track is a near second to the achievement of “Alter Ego.” The bouncing drum beat sounds like a little kid running as fast as he can, while having to land a couple quick catch-up skips in his stride to keep his feet under him. The hook is great, the chorus is killer and the performance is dynamite.

Tame Impala is a refreshing new group. As its first release, Innerspeaker could be an indication of where the band could grow and expand. If the group tightens its sound, and makes the songs more motivated, it could really have something here. But more than likely, this is just another first-release success bubble in the boiling pot that is rock and roll.

My Many Colored Days Brian Rosemeyer, a&e co-editor My Many Colored Days is a book, and in many special ways, it’s worth a look.

It had no publish, no one had bothered, maybe some thought it rubbish, until a man re-discovered.

The man named Alfred A. Knopf gathered his courage and said, with a great stomp and a scoff, “this book must be read!”

The book about good days and bad days, sad days and akin, the book about happy days and crappy days, nearly all lie within.

Given for our pleasure after Suess left with grace, this story is a valuable treasure for the whole human race.

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Upcoming Arts Festivals BRIAN ROSEMEYER

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Mankato’s arts and entertainment scene is expanding healthily as we start closing the door on winter and opening the door toward spring. Two major festivals will be taking place in the lead up to what’s sure to be a great year for the Mankato arts community. In the coming weeks, we will be providing ace coverage of these first two events of the year for your information and entertainment.

Sneetches and Other Stories Nate Brennan, Editor in Chief

Always with the buried message, Dr. Seuss’ The Sneetches and Other Stories displayed the perils and ludicrousness of prejudice and discrimination, the importance of compromise and to not wait on fate to do your bidding for you.

Lessons abound, maybe those in Washington could pick up some of Seuss’ children’s books and get to work with their metaphors in mind. Most act like children anyway.

What was I scared of?

The REEL Post-Holiday Culture Festival Extravaganza IV March 18 and 19

Presented by the Greater Mankato Diversity Council, whose mission statement reads: “The GMDC is a vital non-profit organization for the region; we are helping shape our diverse community of today into aware and respectful citizens of tomorrow.”

The council is putting on this great two-day gathering to showcase a variety of Mankato art. The event is still in the final planning stages, but thus far there will be multiple documentary screenings, diverse theatrical performances, a variety of ethnic music and dance, a poetry jam, art exhibits and a closing panel for discussion. A passport to get into all of the many events will be $15 for students, $25 for non-students and $30 for a family pass.

Green Eggs & Ham

Kyle Ratke, Sports Editor

Elena Shufelt, News Editor

A pair of pale green pants with nobody inside them?

How terrifying is that?

I was always afraid of green pants because of this story, but I don’t think that was the point. It shows children that there’s really nothing to be afraid of because the pants are more afraid of them than they are of the pants. I think I was always too scared of the pants to finish the story though, so I missed that part as a child.

I’m doing all right with it now, though, and I think it’s an awesome story.

April 1 and 2

Eric Barnes, who was diagnosed with cancer six months before the first Extravaganza, founded this massive event to relieve the cost of staggering medical bills. Proceeds will go to benefit local arts and music. The lineup is jam-packed with many events spanning many different venues in town. Activities include tons of bands, a bake sale, art exhibits, a luncheon and general enjoyment had by all. Venues involved are listed as the What’s Up Lounge, the Red Sky Lounge, the 410 Project, Tune Town and Mecca Tattoo. Learn more by visiting the event page on Facebook or www.postholidayextravaganza.org.

Most events are free and open to all ages.

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