March 5, 2020

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University prepares for Women History Month Women’s Center to host events celebrating women all of March HELLEN AKINYI STAFF WRITER Women’s History Month begun as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California in 1975 and by 1978 the state of California made it official.

The month’s aim is to be able to celebrate women and uplift them, bringing exposure into the phenomenal women who got silenced and written out of history simply because of who they were as people.

Elizabeth Steinborn-Gourley, who has been the director of women’s center in MNSU since 2018 is helping organize a few events to mark Women’s History Month like Crowned and Qualified, Leadership to the polls and the Mae Simpson band.

“I feel like every day is Women’s History Month”, Steinborn-Gourley said, “yes we do get the opportunity to brag and talk about our accomplishments as women and it is always good some-

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times to be able to toot our own horns,” she added.

Steinborn-Gourley talked about working in the Women’s Center, how it was actually her dream and she is who she right now-- all thanks to her mom for raising her to be a strong woman.

Feminism is also often

rubbed off the wrong way.

People have different definitions and often won’t bother to actually learn about feminism. A few even look at feminist as “angry women” when all feminists want is equality.

The three events planned are all diverse and focused on different aspects. The

Crowned and Qualified event will be March 18, with the help of a few black-women led RSO’s like Black Motivated Women, and the event is aimed to celebrate black resilient women and their crowns.

Their natural curls and afro’s will be the highlight of

the night and it will also bring to focus black women in history who did great things but were left behind and never got credit.

The women of color in the faculty will also join to show the strong women in leadership at MNSU. They are currently in the process of taking pictures of black women on campus in the Women Center to display in the gallery during the event.

The Leadership to the Polls event is about women in politics and in power. It will be on March 24. The event will be urging women to participate in politics and freely voice out their opinions without any second thoughts.

The Women’s Center, the Kearney Center and the Commissions of Status of Women, (a group for women faculty and staff of MNSU), are the key organizers for the event.

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The College Democrats speak on Super Tuesday CAITA PIERSON STAFF WRITER

March 3 marked Super Tuesday, a day where Minnesota joined the ranks with other states in the greatest number of U.S. primaries in one day.

Minnesota State University, Mankato’s College Democrat’s president, Emma Fuhrman was interviewed to give information about her club, as well as to encourage all students to go out and vote.

“We hope to engage young Democrats to participate and lead in Minnesota politics,” stated Fuhrman.

Approximately, there are 75 members in the club. They meet every Thursday at 7pm in CSU 204. Everyone is welcome to come and join at any point during the semester.

Their Facebook page is @mnsucollegedemocrats. There, updates about the club and relevant information is posted.

The College Democrats

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., accompanied by his wife Jane O’Meara Sanders, arrives to speak during a primary night election rally in Essex Junction, Vt., Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

holds events that bring in speakers, watch debates, have voting registration tabling and more.

The club is very active on campus and in the community. Within the CSU and dining center, they have been tabling for voter registration for several months.

Coming up, there are two

speakers coming to club meetings. After Spring Break, on March 19, Jason Mattick, a state representative candidate will be attending the 7pm meeting.

The following meeting, on March 26, will have Erin Maye Quade of the pro-choice activist group UnRestrict Minnesota speak about their

work.

As of now, the focus of the club has been fixated on the Democratic Primary.

“We have been preparing for the primaries for a while now,” Fuhrman explained, “we have constructive conversations about the party candidates and issues that will be important in the up-

coming election. Additionally, during our meetings we educate members about how to participate in these important political events.”

For those who have not registered to vote should, and those who do not know their polling location should visit https://pollfinder.sos. state.mn.us/.

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Sanders refocusing his campaign after Biden’s super Tuesday WASHINGTON (AP) — His front-runner status slipping, Bernie Sanders refocused his Democratic presidential campaign on surging rival Joe Biden on Wednesday as the Vermont senator’s allies grappled with the fallout from a Super Tuesday stumble that raised internal concerns about the direction of his White House bid.

Sanders targeted Biden’s record on trade, Social Security and fundraising just hours after billionaire Mike Bloomberg suspended his campaign and Elizabeth Warren confirmed she was privately reassessing her future in the race. The dramatic shifts signaled that the Democrats’ once-crowded nomination fight had effectively come down to a two-man race for the right to face President Donald Trump in November.

Sanders declared himself “neck and neck” with Biden as he faced reporters in his home state, Vermont, one of just four states he captured on the most consequential day of voting in the party’s 2020 primary season. Biden won 10 states, assembling victories that transcended geography, race and class.

“What this campaign, I

think, is increasingly about is, Which side are you on?”

Sanders said.

The progressive candidate lobbed familiar attacks against the former vice president’s record but ignored supporters’ calls to be more aggressive and insisted his campaign would avoid any “Trump-type effort” that included personal criticism.

“I like Joe. I think he’s a decent human being,” Sanders said. “Joe and I have a very different vision for the future of this country.”

Biden told reporters he would unify the country and, without naming Sanders, knocked the senator’s frequent contention that he is beholden to an elite party establishment.

“The establishment are all those hard-working people” who voted on Tuesday, Biden told reporters in West Hollywood, California.

Elected officials and leading donors rallied around Biden after his Super Tuesday romp. Top Democrats have long been skeptical of the 77-year-old lifelong politician’s political strength but raced to unite behind him to blunt Sanders’ rise.

After suspending his campaign, Bloomberg became

Student Government Update MAX MAYLEBEN MEDIA EDITOR Student Government had a busy meeting discussing large issues such as COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and a presentation from the Student Allocations Committee.

Interim Dean of Global Education Dahlman spoke to the Student Government about the University’s actions in regard to the fast spreading virus COVID-19.

Saturday, President Davenport sent out an email to all students stating that Chancellor Devinder Malhotra has suspended all Minnesota State – related international travel, including study abroad programs.

While there is still much uncertainty when it comes to the impacts to come to MNSU, the first and foremost issue on the University’s plate is to get MNSU students in high risk countries home safely. South Korea and Italy both are high risk countries, with increasingly large instances of the virus.

Both of those countries have students of MNSU currently studying abroad there.

Dahlman spoke of reimbursements for students who had already made payments toward spring study abroad opportunities. While she says that they cannot promise anything, the University has every intention of paying back the students effected.

The Student Allocations Committee also presented at the meeting, giving their recommendations for funding on various organizations funded by the Student Activities Fee. Organizations such as Campus Recreation and Multicultural Student Activities received a recommendation of what they had requested.

Many other organizations were not so lucky, facing smaller budgets than requested.

Student Government was not immune to these cuts either, with SAC recommending $9,628 less than what the government requested.

SAC recommended cutting the stipend given for coordinators. This recommendation came with the intent that future coordinators would sign up even without financial compensation.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at his campaign headquarters, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)

the fourth failed Democratic presidential contender this week to endorse Biden. Like the growing chorus of Democratic officials, Bloomberg called Biden the best chance to defeat Trump in the general election.

Warren’s future was uncertain.

Sanders confirmed that he spoke to his progressive ally earlier in the day, though it was unclear whether she would endorse him — or anyone else — should she leave the race. Warren didn’t win a single state on Super Tuesday and finished in third place in her home state of Massachusetts.

A resurgent Biden, meanwhile, was poised to finish Super Tuesday with more

delegates than Sanders — a stunning shift. Sanders’ team had hoped he would finish the night more than 100 delegates ahead of his next closest competitor. He’ll likely finish dozens of delegates behind once all the votes are counted.

Biden’s allies sought to quickly capitalize on his success and take on Sanders.

Biden campaign co-chairman, Rep. Cedric Richmond, blasted Sanders for suggesting that the Democratic establishment was colluding against him. Richmond said Biden is earning his votes.

“I just did not know that African Americans in the South were considered part of the establishment,” the Louisiana Democrat said, noting that

Biden’s overwhelming support among black voters gave him wide delegate gains in Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia, among other states.

The Sanders campaign announced it would begin airing three new campaign ads across states holding the next series of primary contests on March 10 and March 17: Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Washington state.

One new ad features archived footage of former President Barack Obama praising Sanders. It’s a notso-subtle attempt by the Vermont senator to undercut Biden’s frequently spotlighting his closeness to Obama.

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Bloomberg’s hope for Super Tuesday splash lands in Pacific PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (AP) — What does more than $500 million get you? For Mike Bloomberg, it was 175 winning votes in this U.S. territory — a group of Pacific islands with lush vegetation and stunning coastlines some 7,200 miles from where he once served as New York City’s mayor.

Bloomberg’s lone primary victory in American Samoa, population 55,000, was an unorthodox and inauspicious culmination to a much-hyped but short-lived Democratic presidential campaign marked by unprecedented spending designed to make a splash in Super Tuesday states.

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, he did it.

Bloomberg on Tuesday won half of the 351 Democrats voting in the American Samoa caucus, picking up five delegates before he dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who was born in American Samoa, received one delegate. Bloomberg’s decisive win over the local-born Gabbard was startling, but the Hawaii congresswoman had a late start campaigning in the territory compared with the billionaire.

Bloomberg installed seven full-time staff members in American Samoa in recent weeks — more than any other campaign — and bought up billboards and ads on television, online, in print and on the radio — including Samoan language ads.

He even picked up an endorsement Monday from Samoan Chief Fa’alagiga Nina Tua’au-Glaude, who cited Bloomberg’s work spending millions to fight climate change that the chief says will be devastating to the islands.

Patrick Ti’a Reid, a local Bloomberg staffer, said the campaign set up voter events where they pitched his policy plans to locals and helped organize a trash cleanup at a local coastal park over the weekend.

Bloomberg tweeted a photo of two people in campaign T-shirts doing the work.

“Our incredible team in American Samoa, who calls themselves ‘Protectors of the Earth,’ not only got out the vote but took time out of their day to clean up a park,” Bloomberg wrote Tuesday, hours before getting disappointing results in other Super Tuesday contests.

Nathaniel Savali, a Demo-

crat and staunch Bloomberg supporter, said he was most impressed by Bloomberg’s decision to place staff on the island and make a serious effort to win support.

“They were mindful of our sensitivities to cultural preservation and relayed back to the campaign headquarters the concerns of our people,” Savali said. “They also offered solutions with the promise that the U.S. territories would not be forgotten under a Bloomberg presidency.”

Tony Langkilde, who helped campaign for Gabbard, said her campaign began in earnest there just three days before Super Tuesday.

“I got a call from Tulsi’s father in Honolulu,” Langkilde said. “We actually started Friday to work on a local campaign.”

Langkilde said he met with Gabbard’s brother, who lives in American Samoa, and began putting together print and radio ads in both English and Samoan. They printed shirts, visors and launched a social media campaign that Langkilde said garnered a lot of attention. Gabbard sent a video to rally her supporters.

“During the caucus, there were supporters there coming in to support a local girl, but it’s just that we started late,” Langkilde said. “If we started campaigning much earlier, I think the response would have been much greater.”

It’s not the first time the islands have delivered a win to someone other than the candidate who boasted a cultural link to the Pacific. In 2008, Hillary Clinton gained Democrats’ support in American Samoa over Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii and whose roots supporters played up.

The islands between Hawaii and New Zealand include a land area roughly the size of Washington, D.C., where tuna fishing and processing is a major driver of the economy and most residents are bilingual, Christian and Pacific Islander.

The territory’s residents are U.S. nationals but not citizens, which leaves them unable to vote in presidential elections but allows them to participate in presidential primary contests run by political parties.

Though no White House hopeful made a campaign stop in the islands and its capital of Pago Pago, at least an 18-hour flight from Washington, D.C., Joe Biden visited four years ago.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg gestures to supporters as he announces the suspension of his campaign and his endorsement of former Vice President Joe Biden for president in New York Wednesday , March 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

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Continued from page 1 The final event will be held on March 27, closing up the month. It is part of the CSU Serendipity Series and will feature Mae Simpson, a female artist based in Minnesota.

She will perform and answer questions about how she feels being a woman in the music industry.

“In America, the voices of African American women were really instrumental in moving the needle forward for women’s rights, and then white women conveniently forgot them,” Steinborn-Gourley added.

“So, for me celebrating Women’s History Month, it’s important to honor the

legacies and the continued work that women are doing to make the world better.”

Her role right now allows her to be able to give opportunities to women and be able to help them grow.

Happy Women’s History Month!

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Trump gets desired Democratic foes, but Biden worries linger WASHINGTON (AP) — While Super Tuesday left the Democrats with a pair of front-runners whom President Donald Trump believes he can define and defeat, there are still some private worries in the White House.

There is concern that the Democrats’ messy nomination contest may end up producing an emboldened version of the very man who once worried Trump so much as a foe that it led to the president’s impeachment.

That would be Joe Biden.

Still, there was plenty for Trump to like in Tuesday’s 14-state round of voting that transformed the Democratic race into a delegate shootout between an avowed proponent of democratic socialism (Bernie Sanders) and a longtime Washington insider (Biden). It banished from the race former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg, whose endless millions had gotten under the president’s skin, and it pushed aside Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who could have proved to be a formidable rhetorical challenger against Trump.

That sets up Trump to run for reelection on familiar territory and allows him to revive some of the same lines of at-

tack that proved successful in 2016.

The public reaction from Trump and his campaign on Wednesday was gleeful as Biden’s remarkable campaign comeback reset the Democratic nomination fight into a two-candidate contest with Sanders.

Those around the president have long asserted that Sanders, with his unapologetic support for “Medicare for All,” free college and other wish list items, is too liberal for most of the nation. They also believe Biden has lost a step and is saddled with a decadeslong Washington record and questions surrounding the conduct of his son Hunter.

“Truly is a ’heads we win, tails they lose’ situation,” said Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh.

But there are some caveats in the campaign’s confidence.

Trump and his team have spent the last year trying to lump the Democratic contenders together as leftwing radicals. Biden’s working-class appeal and more pragmatic policy approach aren’t a ready fit with that GOP framing. Trump allies

have pointed to Biden’s embrace of liberal positions on gun control, but he steered clear of the more extreme positions of his rivals on health care.

Watching the results Tuesday night from the White House residence, Trump cheered the collapse of Bloomberg, who sank more than $500 million of his own money into his campaign yet performed woefully the first day his name appeared on the ballot.

The president unleashed a series of tweets the next morning that belittled the Democratic field — including Warren, who was assessing whether to move forward — and he was so eager to talk about the race that he invited reporters to ask him about it during a White House meeting with airline executives.

“No questions about the election?” Trump asked before registering several hot takes that would not be out of place on the morning cable news shows he frequently watches.

Before Bloomberg dropped out Wednesday morning, Trump goaded the billionaire, who has promised to continue his free-spending anti-Trump effort on behalf

of the eventual Democratic nominee.

“You can’t buy an election,” Trump said. “It’s a beautiful thing.”

Trump took particular delight in Bloomberg’s implosion, having long resented the former mayor’s significantly greater wealth and ease in moving around Manhattan’s elite social circles. He told confidants that Bloomberg’s political downfall, beginning with a widely panned debate performance last month, should forever silence those in the media who claimed that he was jealous of Bloomberg or that the “wrong” New York billionaire was sitting in the Oval Office, according to a Republican close to the White House who was not authorized to discuss private conversations and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The president has long publicly pined for Sanders as a general election foe, his campaign making the case that the Vermont senator’s liberal views would turn off voters in potential Democratic pickup states like Arizona and Georgia even though that may be offset with some strength in the Rust Belt.

Eager to put his thumb

on the scale in the opposing party’s primary process, Trump tried to stoke divisions among Democrats by continuing to claim that the party was trying to steal the election from Sanders. The president has attempted to sow doubt about the fairness of the contest with hopes of persuading some of the Vermont senator’s aggrieved, hardcore followers to stay home in November.

But Biden remained the main focus for Trump and his advisers.

The former vice president has long been viewed as the candidate who could best revive the winning coalition that twice propelled his former boss, Barack Obama, into office, and the one who could siphon away support from the white working class voters who, particularly in states like Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, propelled Trump to victory.

Trump and his aides long fanned controversy about Biden’s younger son, Hunter, and his work for a troubled Ukrainian gas company, Burisma.

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MICHAEL MCSHANE NEWS EDITOR For students, and faculty, traveling out of town, out of state and especially out of the country, you should take special care to make sure you are doing everything in your power to not contract the coronavirus.

The coronavirus has been spreading like wildfire and every doctor and health specialist has been telling everyone that the best way to protect yourself is to be as hygienic as possible.

That means – washing your hands, staying home from work or school when showing flu-like symptoms and staying away from people who do show signs.

Minnesota has had a few close calls with the coronavirus, all the reports in the past have been false alarms, but now that the U.S. is getting more and more cases, it is becoming more imperative that we as a campus keep it that way.

I am personally split on the University canceling all international trips for campus purposes, but I understand why with the current reports of coronavirus cases growing each week.

While it has disappointed many students who had put time and money into these trips, having students healthy and out of potential inability of coming back from those

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“If you are leaving for Spring Break, take extra care in yourself especially in airports.” type of event is something we should expect to happen in this situation.

What we can’t expect is where the coronavirus will

have it until they’ve spread it to multiple different people. That is where personal hygiene becomes your best weapon against the virus.

If you are leaving for spring break, take extra care in yourself especially in airports. Airports are a breeding ground for viruses like coronavirus.

It’s not a guarantee that you’re getting it simply from being in the airport, but you should be alert, aware and take special care when you’re getting to and back from your destination.

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“No, not really.”

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Mormon-owned BYU: Same-sex romantic behavior still banned

I’m going to just go straight into it – our response to COVID-19, known primarily as coronavirus, has been lackluster and humiliating.

We are a first-world nation and the White House is trying to shoo the outbreak under the rug like a kid hiding pieces of a broken vase from their parents.

No one, not the media, nor the general public expect the U.S. government to immediately have a cure for the new virus strain, but the government shouldn’t have made itself look completely frazzled by the virus.

The disastrous press conference in which President Donald Trump picked Vice President Mike Pence to lead the response and left reporters scrambling asking what part Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar would play in the U.S. coronavirus response.

At the end of the conference, Trump tried his best from running out of the room as Secretary Azar tried to reassure reporters he was not being replaced and was still chairing the taskforce against the growing epidemic.

It’s obvious President Trump wants the coronavirus and the harmful effects it is having on the economy, one of the few pillars of Trump’s rationale for reelection.

Trump doesn’t have a cure to get rid of it now, so the next best thing for him to do is

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Students protest outside the student center at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, after an official with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints school issued a clarification to the school’s Honor Code, which said that same-sex romantic behavior is still “not compatible” with the rules at BYU. Brigham Young University says “samesex romantic behavior” isn’t allowed on campus, even under recent changes to its strict code of conduct. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

student Addison Jenkins, a past president of a campus support group for gay and lesbian students. He called it “cruel” to dash the hopes of LGBTQ students who felt the campus climate would become more welcoming, and then two weeks later issue this new letter that shows “anti-queer rules” remain.

“This says: We do not care and we are no longer embarrassed about not caring about queer people,” Jenkins said.

Dozens of students gathered on campus Wednesday to protest the letter, holding signs such as “Stop harming our LGBTQ students” and “Love one another,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. They sang “Love One Another” and chanted “Hey hey, ho ho, the Honor Code has got to go.”

On social media, LGTBQ

students expressed sadness and anger and openly spoke of transferring.

Nathan Cazmersen, a 25-year-old neuroscience major from Seattle, said he objects to changes that don’t feel like they reflect the Christ-like behavior that church leaders encourage.

Cazmersen is straight and considers himself an ally for LGBTQ friends. Some of them came out for the first time after the changes were made to the honor code, thinking it was safe, he said.

He called it particularly difficult to accept the letter a day after high-ranking church leader M. Russell Ballard said in a speech on campus that it is “evil and horrifying” to marginalize people based on gender, religious preference or sexual orientation.

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Wash your hands when touching things other people have touched previously, stay away from people coughing in excess.

If we are smart with this, we can get through this pandemic. For you students going on vacation for Spring Break, good luck out there, have the fun you deserve after a tough first half of the semester, and most importantly stay safe.

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brigham Young University in Utah reiterated Wednesday that “same-sex romantic behavior” is not allowed on campus — dashing the hopes of LGTBTQ students who thought they could be more open after the college previously revised its code of conduct.

The university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints posted a letter online, saying it was clarifying a misinterpretation after it dropped a section of the code banning behavior that reflected “homosexual feelings.”

A college administrator wrote that the recent revision doesn’t change the “moral standards” of the church or the faith’s opposition to same-sex marriage.

The letter and an accompanying Q&A posted online don’t provide details about what romantic behaviors are and aren’t allowed, but seem to shut the door on the notion that gay and lesbian couples will be allowed to kiss and hold hands on campus like their heterosexual classmates.

“Same-sex romantic behavior cannot lead to eternal marriage and is therefore not compatible with the principles included in the honor code,” wrote Paul V. Johnson, commissioner of the church education system.

BYU officials said on Feb. 19 that questions about permitted behaviors by samesex couples would be dealt with on a case-by-case basis, but the issue hadn’t been addressed again until the letter was released Wednesday.

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President Richard Davenport’s letter to students Addresses coronavirus outbreak, offers answers and resources From President Davenport: ty,

Dear Campus Communi-

In an effort to share the most up-to-date information about how the coronavirus (COVID-19) may impact students, faculty and staff at Minnesota State University, Mankato community, a University Web page has been created.

The site includes answers

to frequently asked questions (FAQ), such as changes to university-sponsored travel plans and what students should do if they aren’t feeling well regarding classes and getting medical care. It also provides information about important preventative personal hygiene measures that can be taken and shares links to the Minnesota Department of Health and CDC websites.

You can find a link to

the webpage near the bottom of the University home page, mnsu.edu; a direct link is https://mankato.mnsu. edu/coronavirus The university administration will work with all impacted faculty, staff and students with the intention of covering, when possible, any non-refunded expenditures individuals have incurred related to canceled, university-sanctioned international travel. More information on

this process with be forthcoming.

If you have specific questions related to COVID-19, please contact the following offices: · For questions about signs, symptoms or treatment of COVID-19, contact Student Health Services at healthservices@mnsu. edu or (507) 389-6276. · For questions about university travel or academic impact, contact the

Provost’s Office at amanda. frie@mnsu.edu or (507) 3891335.

I encourage you to visit the University Web page on the coronavirus (COVID-19) for additional information.

Additionally, please watch your email for future updates as additional information becomes available.

Sincerely, Richard Davenport President

Center for Disease Control updates public on COVID-19 KIERAN KUEHN STAFF WRITER On Tuesday the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a series of updates regarding the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the United States of America.

Cases have been reported in 13 states, including California – 29 cases – Washington – 27 cases – and less than 5 cases each within the states of Oregon, Arizona, Wisconsin, Illinois, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

In total, 80 cases have been documented, with 24 being related to overseas travel, 16 being through interpersonal communication of said disease, and the re-

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maining 40 remaining under investigation.

Those who are most at risk of spread of the illness tend

to be the elderly, those with preexisting respiratory conditions including lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, and

other immune system compromising conditions. Those most often infected are the elderly, with most severe cas-

es in the United States occurring in a long-term care facility within Washington State, including the first fatality from the condition and the first infection of a health care worker within the U.S. COVID-19 has ranged in severity, with mild cases making up the majority of reports.

Symptoms are often shortness of breath, cough, and a feverous body temperature.

The disease is spread via respiratory droplets resulting when an ill individual coughs or sneezes. Such droplets have chances of being inhaled into the lungs of those within a 6-foot radius or may result in external contamination that may make its way

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MNSU professor gives class hygiene lesson due to Coronavirus MICHAEL MCSHANE NEWS EDITOR As COVID-19, known mostly as the coronavirus, is making news in the U.S. as new cases are appearing in multiple states, one MNSU teacher is making sure his students are prepared for Spring break next week.

College of Business Professor Shane Bowyer took time out of his “Principles of Management” course to get his students to understand the importance on personal hygiene and how to implement it both in their lives and in the business setting.

“It is a management class, so we want them to put themselves in the mindset of ‘Oh I’m running a company, I need to protect my customers and what do I need to do to take those steps’,” Bowyer

said.

Students were put into eight groups and were tasked with listing multiple ways to support a healthy hygiene from the perspectives of both the customer and staff. While some answers were similar if not the same answers such as washing hands, workers wearing gloves, sanitizing areas and removing used magazines from waiting areas.

“So, if you think about washing your hands, you can wash your hands, but if you look at every one of these is it really feasible for you to stay away from germs?” Bowyer said.

After each group was done presenting, Bowyer spoke to his students about the coronavirus directly and the student’s reaction to the virus.

Many students gave a collective “no” for the question if they would change their daily

routine due to the virus.

“I have made it this long,” one student said.

Many of the students were all in agreement that the media has overblown the severity of the coronavirus.

One student was planning to spend his spring break in Puerto Rico but was informed Tuesday that the trip was canceled due to worries over the coronavirus. He believes that the university shouldn’t have canceled all international trips.

“There’s a million ways that someone could get injured or die, but you can’t just live in a little box,” he said.

Another student, has similar beliefs on the coronavirus and the media’s reaction to it. “I think it’s pretty serious, but I think the media has definitely blown it out of proportion,” he said.

One student believes that

canceling international trips was a good idea to curb infections and keep people safe.

Arnavee Maltare, who will be going to Washington D.C. for Spring Break, believes that while the media has played a part in the fear of the new virus, it was to be expected because no cure is currently available.

“Since people travel all the time, people expect it to spread,” Arnavee Maltare said.

While some people may be split on the reaction on the coronavirus, it will not deter many of the students from enjoying Spring Break and not let the virus from ruining their one week of relaxation.

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Trump wants the public to believe everything is under control when he has no clue what to do about the coronavirus.

I don’t know Pence’s track record on viral diseases, but

if there is another press conference in the near future, he along with Secretary Azar should make sure not confuse the country over how we’re going to deal with this encroaching virus that is now making itself known on U.S. soil.

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Five Steps to Protect Yourself During Spring Break Travel CAITA PIERSON STAFF WRITER Spring break is coming up.

That means no school, vacations, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

However, this year, the threat of the coronavirus is looming on everyone’s mind.

Is it safe to travel? How do I prevent getting sick? These questions, and many more, are within the minds of many travelers. Here are five steps to protect yourself during

Spring Break travel.

1. Wash your hands It is very important to wash your hands of germs and bacteria. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19, more commonly known as the coronavirus, spreads through respiratory droplets.

Proper hand hygiene is very important. When soap and water are not available, alcohol-based hand sanitizer should be used. Always wash or sanitize after sneezing, coughing, using the re-

stroom, and before eating.

2. Avoid touching your face Along with hand hygiene, it is important to not touch your face. Germs, bacteria, and possible COVID-19 respiratory droplets could get into your body through hand to face contact (CDC).

3. Do not travel if you are sick Traveling while being immune comprised makes you more susceptible to catching any illnesses including COVID-19 if someone in the

area has it. It is better to stay home, sleep, hydrate, and travel when better. Minnesota Department of Health advises staying home while sick to “stop the spread.”

4. You do not need a mask The CDC does not recommend the use of masks while traveling. Face masks should only be used by people who show symptoms of the corona virus or are health workers.

It is not an advised preventative measure.

5. Do not travel to places with restrictions.

As of now, travel to China, Iran, Italy, and South Korea are on level three travel health notice. This means that travel is highly unadvised. Japan has a level two health notice.

The CDC recommends that older adults and those with chronic medical conditions should not travel there.

Outside of these places, however, it is safe to travel.

Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11 SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.

Officials in California’s Placer County, near Sacramento, said an elderly person who tested positive after returning from a San Francisco-to-Mexico cruise had died. The victim had underlying health problems, authorities said.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency. Washington and Florida had already declared emergencies.

Washington also announced another death, bringing its total to 10. Most of those who died were residents of Life Care Center, a nursing home in Kirkland, a suburb east of Seattle. At least 39 cases have been reported in the Seattle area, where researchers say the virus may have been circulating undetected for weeks.

Seema Verma, head of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the agency is sending inspec-

tors to Life Care along with experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to figure out what happened and determine whether the nursing home followed guidelines for preventing infections.

Last April, the state fined Life Care $67,000 over infection-control deficiencies following two flu outbreaks that affected 17 patients and staff. An unannounced follow-up inspection in June determined that Life Care had corrected the problems, Verma said.

Meanwhile, public officials in Washington came under pressure to take more aggressive steps against the outbreak, including closing schools and canceling large events. While the state and Seattle have declared emergencies, giving leaders broad powers to suspend activities, they have not issued any orders to do so.

“We have encouraged people who are responsible for large gatherings to give consideration whether it really makes sense to carry those on right now,” Gov. Jay Inslee said. “Right now, we are deferring to the judgment ... of these organizations.”

While some individual schools and businesses have shut down, the governor

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tours the group of RV’s set-up for potential isolation and quarantine of COVID-19 patients in Grand Mound, Wash. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 after earlier stops at the state Emergency Operations Centers at Camp Murray and the Dept. of Health’s Tumwater location. He was joined by Nathan Weed, left, Dept. of Health incident commander who conducted the tour for Gov. Inslee. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP)

said large-scale school closings have not been ordered because “there are so many ramifications for families and businesses,” especially for health care workers who might not be able to go to work because of child care responsibilities.

Local and state health officials have not recommend-

ed school closings unless the schools have had a confirmed case of the disease.

Jennifer Hayles, 41, of Kirkland said she was appalled that Inslee and health officials haven’t canceled next week’s Emerald City Comic Con. The four-day cosplay and pop-culture event draws close to 100,000 people each

year, and some participants, including D.C. Comics and Penguin Random House, have pulled out over the virus.

Hayles said she spent hundreds of dollars on tickets and other items related to the event but will have to skip it because she has a compromised immune system.

and require hospitalization.”

Both MNSU and the CDC stress the need for general hygienic practices to be followed. It is imperative that we follow everyday preventative actions, such as, “Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating and after blowing your

nose, coughing, or sneezing.”

In the instance that “Soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.”

In addition we must “Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands,

avoid close contact with people who are sick, stay home when you are sick, cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.”

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Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU) recently released a briefing regarding the spread of general illness, and mention COVID-19.

However, Director of Student Health Services Wendy Schuh reassures students that, “It is important to know that no one on our campus has test-

ed positive for COVID-19, and also that generally the risk of anyone on our campus becoming sick with coronavirus disease is very low.”

Additionally, of those who come in contact with the virus, “80% of people who contract COVID-19 will feel like they have a really bad cold and be able to fully recover at home; 20% may get very sick

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Art therapy presentation hosted at MNSU

Art therapist informs students on benefits, importance of art therapy JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER On Wednesday, Minnesota State University, Mankato hosted art therapist Craig Balfany. Balfany gave a presentation on the introduction to the profession of art therapy to numerous students and faculty on campus.

Balfany started his presentation by asking questions to the audience of what they wanted to learn about, and then went on to discuss what art therapy really is, and the various forms it can take.

He first defined this therapy as, “an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship”, which comes from the American Art Therapy Association.

Balfany then went on to outline the different theoretical approaches to this therapy, which means there are different ways for a therapist

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to communicate with their client through art.

The different concepts listed consist of psychoanalytic, archetypal, Adlerian, cognitive, gestalt and humanistic.

These methods work on the basis of the client making the art and the therapist responding with words or art in order to better communicate.

Balfany made sure to point out that art therapy is great and ideal for nonverbal clients to create a sense of safety and comfort, and to easily connect with one another.

An important aspect Balfany wanted to point out was that therapists can’t over analyze or interpret the client’s

art, because they could draw a broken tree, but the client might not mean anything by this drawing. This could also mean a broken past, but it’s up to the therapist to determine how deep to analyze the art work, which is never easy.

After listening to the presentation, the students and

faculty had an opportunity to take a couple of markers and express their feelings and emotions on a large piece of paper.

This allowed for the audience to convey whatever message they wanted to give off and connect with their inner selves.

Matt D’Avella might just be your key to a healthier lifestyle REBECCA ERICKSON STAFF WRITER I am a lazy person. I’m also bad at sticking to routines and I check my phone way too often. However, I knew I didn’t want to be like this forever so I started to look for ways to change.

Naturally, I turned to good ‘ol YouTube to help me find some solutions and quick fixes. What I found was a Youtuber named Matt D’Avella. Maybe you’ve heard of him. He has over 2.4 million subscribers. In case you haven’t heard of him, I’m here to tell you why you should go check him out.

I found Matt D’Avella when I was trying to build better habits and stick to healthy routines just before the start of the new year. I soon felt compelled to keep watching more and more of

his videos.

His videos feature tips that are effective because they are actually backed by research. As a college student who is being taught to think critically, I found it pretty important and impressive that this guy had the data to back up his claims.

Remember though, that research does not equal boring. The videos he puts out always have a side helping of humor to help keep the viewer engaged... maybe not laugh out loud humor, but at least a good chuckle or two.

D’Avella is a self-proclaimed minimalist. A lot of his videos are based on that ideology, but he doesn’t push his simplistic lifestyle.

His videos also explore topics like how to stop procrastinating, healthy money habits and ways to reduce screen time. Areas that I think most college kids can use a little advice on.

He also breaks things down

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into small manageable steps, just what a lazy girl like me needs.

Plus, his video quality is great. He uses creative angles, clear voice overs, and subtle background music

that helps each video flow smoothly. I won’t say I agree with every word out of his mouth, or that I am magically a more productive person from watching his videos, but I do think that I’ve taken

a little something away from each video I’ve watched and that I’m glad I found his channel.

So, if any of this sounds helpful to you, I encourage you to go check him out.

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“The Invisible Man” an early Best Picture contender LIDIA VASSAR STAFF WRITER I’m a big fan of movies with terrifying ideas, so when a friend asked me to see The Invisible Man I was excited.

I hadn’t watched any trailers so I decided to go in blind, only knowing that it was a movie based on a book that most likely featured an invisible man.

I should say that I don’t get scared while watching movies, reading creepy stories, or watching horror game playthroughs (playing them myself is a different story).

For some reason, this movie really got me set in the victim, Cecilia’s (played by Elisabeth Moss), perspective. I was terrified of what she was experiencing, even though I was unsure if it was some sort of mental break or hallucination. The movie was paced fantastically in my opinion, drawing you out and putting you on edge, waiting for the first time Cecilia or you, the viewer, get to see evidence of the invisible man.

Never before in a horror movie or thriller have I been so invested in what is happening. All the slow scenes between the main bits of action felt significant, and I was constantly wondering where

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the next terrifying interaction was hiding.

Elisabeth Moss’s performance in this movie is just spectacular. I could absolutely believe that she was Cecilia Kass, an abused woman just searching for a new life while battling the memory and lurking presence of her husband. Over the course of the movie she went from a broken woman who seemed to hardly be functioning, to an absolute badass who I couldn’t feel more different from. At one point I turned to my friend and said something along the lines of “I would have been dead

thirty minutes ago.” I’m not convinced my heart would actually be able to handle the amount of stress Cecilia experienced in this movie, much less have any chance of coming out as a functioning person if I survived.

My friend didn’t seem to be as in awe of this movie as I was, but I really don’t care.

As far as I’m concerned, I think this is my favorite horror/thriller movie I’ve seen.

I would read the book, but a different friend gave it a pretty dismal review, so I’ve yet to decide if I want to.

There were so many points in The Invisible Man where

James Bond film release pushed back 7 months due to virus LOS ANGELES (AP) — The release of the James Bond film “No Time To Die” has been pushed back several months because of global concerns about coronavirus.

MGM, Universal and producers Michael G. Wilson

will now hit theaters in the U.K. on Nov. 12 and worldwide on Nov. 25.

The Bond films make a significant portion of their profits from international markets. The last film, “Spectre,” made over $679 million

“Pictures halted production on the seventh “Mission: Impossible” film, which had been scheduled to shoot in Venice, Italy.” and Barbara Broccoli announced on Twitter Wednesday that the film would be pushed back from its April release to November 2020.

The announcement cited consideration of the global theatrical marketplace in the decision to delay the release of the film. “No Time To Die”

from overseas theaters in 2015 with over $84 million of that total coming from China.

Concerns had already been brewing around the imminent release and the global outbreak. Publicity plans in China, Japan and South Korea had previously been canceled. And on Monday,

the popular James Bond fan site MI6-HQ published an open letter to the producers urging them to delay the film’s rollout.

“It is time to put public health above marketing release schedules and the cost of canceling publicity events,” the letter said.

Hollywood film release and production schedules have already been affected by the outbreak. Last week, Paramount Pictures halted production on the seventh “Mission: Impossible” film, which had been scheduled to shoot in Venice, Italy. The studio also postponed the Chinese release of “Sonic the Hedgehog.”

The coronavirus outbreak emerged in China and has spread globally. In all, more than 94,000 people have contracted the virus worldwide, with more than 3,200 deaths.

dread you get when a new piece of information is revealed. Midway through the movie I was worrying that the plot would crumble, but I found myself loving the movie more and more the longer it went on. The characters just kept showing more complexity, and even when I thought I had predicted the next plot twist it never quite happened the way I thought it would. I left the theater and immediately texted a different friend that they needed to watch it with me as soon as possible.

I may be biased, but go see The Invisible Man. I haven’t walked out of a movie feeling so psyched about it in quite a while.

my stomach just dropped.

Those moments of extreme

JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER With the spread of the coronavirus, how can I protect myself while traveling for spring break?

After the school has canceled all study abroad related travel for the semester, it’s expected for people to be worried about all forms of travel.

Despite this, traveling within the United States is safe as well as some other countries abroad. I talked to Student Health Services director Wendy Schuh about the tips and tricks people can follow while traveling to stay safe and healthy.

Regarding face masks, she said, “People who are not sick are recommended to not wear masks when they

are in public, as this method doesn’t necessarily keep people from getting sick. On the other hand, people who are sick should wear a mask in healthcare setting to avoid exposure”. She also added that people who are sick should be wearing surgical masks to limit respiratory droplets from being released in the air. Other tips Schuh shared with me includes avoid close contact with sick people, stay home if you are sick, cover your cough or sneeze with a disposable tissue, frequently clean and disinfect touched objects, and wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. While in an airport, it would be smart to avoid all food and drink while in the airport and on the plane. All of these will help keep you and others healthy while traveling.

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Trebek reaches 1-year mark in cancer fight LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Trebek marked his one-year battle against pancreatic cancer with candor about how hard it’s been and a vow to keep going.

“I’d be lying if I said the journey had been an easy one. There have been some good days, but a lot of notso-good days,” the longtime “Jeopardy!” host said in a video message posted online Wednesday. He’s joked with friends that “the cancer won’t kill me, the chemo treatments will,” Trebek said.

Moments of pain and attacks of “great depression” caused him to wonder if he could continue the fight, he said.

“But I brushed that aside quickly, because that would have been a massive betrayal, a betrayal of my wife and soul mate Jean, who has given her all to help me survive,” Trebek said. “It would have been a betrayal of other cancer patients who have looked to me as an inspiration, and a cheerlead-

er of sorts, for the value of living and hope. And it would certainly have been a betrayal of my faith in God and the millions of prayers that have been said on my behalf.”

He hasn’t faltered in his work, continuing to host the “Jeopardy!” quiz show despite his cancer and even a nagging cold that was noticeable in recent episodes. His only on-air concession to the illness has been the wig that he acknowledged covers his treatment-induced hair loss.

Trebek, 79, recounted a recent, upbeat conversation with his oncologist. He said he was certain that “one year from now, the two of us would be sitting in his office celebrating my second anniversary of survival.”

He offered advice and encouragement to others fighting the disease.

“If we take it just one day at a time with a positive attitude, anything is possible,” Trebek said. “I’ll keep you posted.”

Campaign coverage restrictions end at Bloomberg News

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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s back to normal for political reporters at Bloomberg News now that company founder Mike Bloomberg has dropped out of the presidential race.

John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief at Bloomberg News, disclosed that in a memo to his staff on Wednesday. He said the company would follow the same rules for coverage of President Donald Trump and the remaining Democrats who are challenging him.

When Bloomberg announced his candidacy in November, the news service that he founded said its reporters would be allowed to cover his campaign but not

do investigative stories. The same rules were applied to other Democratic candidates but not to Trump, since he is the current office-holder.

The Republican president immediately reacted by not allowing Bloomberg reporters to be credentialed to cover Trump’s campaign rallies.

Mike Bloomberg ended his campaign and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday after a poor showing in the 14 states that held Super Tuesday primaries the day before.

Bloomberg’s 2020 campaign coverage will include reporting on Mike Bloomberg’s contributions to other Democrats and political causes when it is relevant,

Micklethwait wrote.

“I would like to pay tribute to everybody who has covered the campaigns, and the independent way that we have reported the race,” Micklethwait wrote to his staff. “As I pointed out back on November 24th, we found ourselves in an unprecedented situation. No other newsroom of our size has had to deal with anything similar.”

Despite the restrictions, he said Bloomberg journalists have written around 1,100 articles on the whole campaign, he said. That doesn’t include broadcast interviews or articles from other news organizations that Bloomberg has made available to its customers, he said.

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Men’s basketball falls in championship game Mavs lost in finals to Northern State after an impressive tournament run ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR The Minnesota State Mavericks men’s basketball season has come to an end after an impressive NSIC Tournament run.

The Mavericks entered the tournament as the fifth seed in the southern region of the tournament and battled their way into the championship game after defeating the likes of the Bemidji State Beavers, upsetting the No. 1-seeded Sioux Falls Cougars, and Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.

In the championship game against the Northern State Wolves, the Mavericks couldn’t pull out one more victory and was defeated by a final score of 80-59. Beyond losing the final game to the No. 21-ranked team in Division II, the Mavericks had a successful tournament, including a nail-biting win over the Cougars in the second round.

The first half of the game was close, as the score going into the second half was

Minnesota State forward Cameron Kirksey (21) goes for a layup during a game against the University of Upper Iowa at the Taylor Center Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

34-30. Minnesota State did get out to an early lead after redshirt freshman Corvon

Seales drained a 3-pointer to put MSU up 3-0. The Mavericks did trail for the better

part of the first half after the Wolves gained the lead at the 16:26 minute mark. Though

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Men’s hockey opens WCHA Tournament against UAA ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR After splitting the series against the Bemidji State Beavers and going on to win the MacNaughton Cup, the Minnesota State Mavericks men’s hockey team will be opening the WCHA first round against the Alaska Anchorage Seawolves.

Minnesota State enters play as the No. 1 seed in the WCHA Tournament, coming in with a record of 29-5-2 and a conference record of 23-41, whereas the Seawolves are the eighth seed and have a record of 4-24-6 and a conference record of 4-19-5.

The Mavericks and the Seawolves have played four times this season and its MSU who has had the upper hand.

In November, when the two teams played in Mankato, Minnesota State won both games, 7-1 and 3-0.

On the road from Jan. 31Feb. 1, Minnesota State won 7-1 and then tied the second game at 2-2. All-time be-

Minnesota State forward Julian Napravnik skates with the puck during a game against the University of Alabama Huntsville at the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 in Mankato, Minn. (Kjerstin Hall/MSU Reporter)

tween the two teams, MSU has a better record of 5623-11. The Mavericks have fared better on their home ice against the Seawolves, going

30-11-4.

UAA is scoring 1.9 goals per game but is surrendering 3.6 on average. Whereas MSU is scoring 3.9 per game

and giving up 1.5.

Alaska Anchorage is yet to see a player score over 20 points on the season, with Luc Brown being the team’s lead-

er at 19. On the season he’s

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Baseball travels to Florida for spring games JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER

After going 2-2 against Maryville University in February, the Minnesota State Mavericks baseball team is ready to travel to Davenport, Florida, for their numerous spring trip games.

The Mavericks will begin their week-long series on Thursday evening against Gannon University, who has been able to put in more practice this season. Gannon has played eight games this season but has won only one of them.

On Friday night, the Mavericks will be playing against the Cedarville University Yellow Jackets for the first time, who have a slightly better game record. The Yellow Jackets are 6-4 with their season starting early in February, giving them more playing time on the field. The top two players for Cedarville consist of sophomore Alan Perry, who leads the team with 17 hits on 45 at bats, and junior Bryce Hughes who has a .362 batting average.

The Mavericks will continue on Saturday evening with a game against the Wilmington University Wildcats. This

team also has a low game record of 2-6, with their wins coming from games against Stonehill College and Saint Anselm College. This will also be the first time Minnesota State has played against Wilmington University.

On Sunday morning and afternoon, Minnesota State will take on St. Cloud Sate and Ashland University, who both have higher record. St. Cloud currently holds a 6-2 game record with their only losses coming from Missouri Southern State University and Concordia University, St. Paul. Ashland has an overall record of 5-1 with their only loss from University of Charleston.

Another early game will take place on Monday morning against the Sioux Falls Cougars, who are also struggling early in the season. The Cougars have a 1-5 record with their only win against Montana State University Billings. Despite having a low game record, the top Cougars include senior Ryan Bernardy with a .389 batting average and junior Grant Lung who has a team-high eight hits and seven runs scored.

To continue into the week, the Mavericks will play

against the Florida Tech Cougars on Tuesday evening.

Florida Tech started their season in late January, and with this they hold a 5-14 overall game record. The Mavericks have never played against

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Continued from page 13 game, head coach Matt Margenthaler was still proud of the way the team ended the season and said it will benefit the younger guys heading into next season.

“I was really proud of our seniors the way they stepped up in the last, in really in the tournament just for the fact how Kevin finished that Bemidji game. Kevin and Cam were both All-Tournament Team.” Margenthaler said.

“For those guys to finish their career’s that way, it’s a great thing.”

In the second half, the team didn’t shoot the ball as well, going 37.9% from the field and 22.2% from distance. The Wolves on the other hand shot 55.8% from the field and 50% from 3-point range.

In their final games in a Mavericks uniform, Seniors Cameron Kirksey and Kevin Krieger led the team’s offense. Kirksey added 15 points and collected sev-

Warriors hold a game record of 7-2, giving them the upper hand.

To end the long week, Minnesota State will once again play against Ashland University on Thursday morning.

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BASKETBALL MSU didn’t allow the score to get out of hand and allowed NSU to build its largest lead of six points.

After one half of play, Minnesota State shot 46.4% from the field and went 2-of-6 from the 3-point line, primarily relying on shots inside the arc.

The second half didn’t go as planned for the Mavericks and they were outscored 46-29. They did keep the score close within the first five-to-seven minutes of the game, but by the 13:01 mark, the Wolves were able to build a double-digit lead and never looked back.

NSU eventually pushed its lead to 20 points and MSU was able to make things interesting by going on a little run and making it a 68-55 deficit with just about five minutes of regulation remaining. Despite their efforts, the Mavericks would fall 80-59 by the final buzzer.

Despite losing the final

the Cougars, giving both teams a new opportunity.

On Wednesday, Minnesota State will face off against the Wayne State Warriors, who have yet to win a game against the Mavericks. The

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en rebounds and Krieger had 13 points and seven rebounds.

Seales and freshman Ryland Holt ended the game as the other two Mavericks in double figures. Seales finished with 10 points and added three rebounds.

Holt also had 10 points but added six assists and five rebounds to that total.

With the loss to Northern State, the Mavericks season has come to an end. They end the season with a record of 17-15 and a conference record of 1210.

While it may not have been the season the team was hoping for, Margenthaler is excited for the group of players returning as well as the incoming players. “We have a great core group coming back and I think to add some pieces to that basketball team, I think we have an opportunity to really do something special,” Margenthaler said.

scored seven goals and has assisted on 12 scoring plays.

The team’s leading goal scorer is Alex Frye with nine and has attached four assists to his stat line. Tomi Hiekkavirta is the Seawolves leading assist leader with 13 on the season.

For the Mavericks, their offense has been rolling this season and they’re seeing many players rack up points.

Senior Marc Michaelis has continued to lead the team on offense with 19 goals and 20 assists. He’s currently the leading goal scorer on the team.

Senior Parker Toumie is

the next Maverick leading the team on offense with 13 goals and is tied for a teamhigh 21 assists. Freshman Lucas Sowder is the third player on the team with the most points, picking up most of his through his 21 assists.

Sophomore goaltender Dryden McKay has had a stellar season in front of the net.

He has a record of 27-4-1 and has saved 94.3% of the shots this season.

Minnesota State will face the Seawolves on Friday and Saturday night, with Sunday playing as an if necessary game.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

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Softball to participate in largest event in the world JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER

For five days starting on Saturday, the Minnesota State Mavericks softball team will be playing against ten teams in Clermont, Florida, in the NTC Spring Games, which is the largest college softball event in the world.

The Mavericks will begin on Saturday afternoon with a game against the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds. The two teams have a close game record with the Mavericks at 7-3 and the Greyhounds at 8-3 overall.

Looking at the game history, University of Indianapolis holds the upper hand, winning two of the three games, but this won’t worry Minnesota State as they’ll head in with strong will and determination.

On Saturday evening, the Mavericks will play against the Northwood University Timberwolves once again.

The two teams have played five games in the past and Minnesota State has taken all of them. The Timberwolves hold an overall game record of 5-2, giving the Mavericks the advantage.

Going into Sunday afternoon the Mavericks will be playing against the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Fighting Scots. This game will be the first of the season for EUP, which means Minnesota State will be in favor. In the past, the Mavericks have played two games against the Fighting Scots and won both of them.

On Sunday evening the Mavericks will continue with a game against the Ferris State

Bulldogs, another team who has a lower game record at 4-4. The two teams have a game history of 5-1, with the Mavericks taking the majority.

The Mavericks will be starting Monday afternoon with a game against the Wayne State University Warriors.

Wayne State hold a 4-1 overall game record, being just below Minnesota State.

In the past three games between the two teams, the Mavericks have won two of them.

Following the game against Wayne State, the Mavericks will play against the Concord University Mountain Lions for the first time, who currently hold a game record of 5-2-1. Despite never playing against each other, the Mavericks will ensure a strong fight.

The Mavericks will have a short break on Tuesday to relax but will be back on the field Wednesday afternoon to play against the Lock Haven University Bald Eagles. The two teams haven’t played against each other since 2015 where the Mavericks won, but this doesn’t mean Minnesota State will go easy. The Bald Eagles also have a game record of 2-4, giving the Mavericks confidence as they head into the tournament.

Following the game against Lock Haven, Minnesota State will play against the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Mountain Cats.

This game will be the first between the two teams and this tournament will be the first series of games for the Mountain Cats this season.

To end the long week, the Mavericks will start Thursday

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start to their season with an overall game record of 1-7.

The final game for the Mavericks will take place shortly after the first, with them playing against the Bloomfield College Bears.

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This game will be the first time the two teams play against each other. With this, the Bears won’t be starting their season until the NTC tournament begins.

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