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Remembering Gage Towers

Campus group looking to sell Gage memorabilia in advance of the iconic building’s demise.

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Campus screening of Bill Moyers’ “Is God Green?” generates discussion on faith, environmentalism.

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WESS MCCONVILLE

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It’s funny how we hold onto things. In the back corner of nearly every college student’s closet, mementos from home, spring break or any other significant memory are stashed away, and will most likely travel with that person wherever he or she goes; only to be shoved into the back of another closet in some other house.

However, we hang on to these things because they bring back good memories of a special time in our lives.

It’s no wonder when word of the impending demolition of Gage Towers came down, and pieces of it were for sale, the Office of Alumni Relations and Special Events at

Minnesota State University, Mankato, began to field a number of calls.

“One guy wanted the back of his old desk. Somebody else wanted the corkboard.

We’ve had requests for mirrors, garbage cans, nearly anything you can think of,” said Jen Myers, interim director of Alumni Relations and Special Events. “That stuff hasn’t been available to the general masses though.

We are only selling mailboxes, bricks, T-shirts and photos.”

The idea to sell Gage memorabilia came from the architect in charge of clearing the towers, Don Seymour. “He told us that we should capture this memorabilia because it’s unique and once it’s gone you’ll never

get it back,” said Myers.

A notice was put out to MSU alum that mailboxes were for sale, and responses were quick to come.

“People have called and asked for their box number from 30 years ago. I really thank [Seymour] for his inspiration to help us commemorate Gage in a good way,” Myers said.

All proceeds from memorabilia sales will go towards scholarships for “Legacy Students,” those who have had parents or grandparents attend MSU. Gage Towers has housed nearly 50,000 students since it opened for the 1965-66 school year. It’s no doubt that many friends have been made, relationships con-

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Documentary screening raises tough questions

ELISE KONERZA

yohanes ashenafi • msu reporter The iconic towers, originally constructed in the mid-1960s, have housed several generations of MSU students.

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“Have you noticed that, um, it’s getting really warm in here?” Reverend Tri Robinson, a politically conservative Idaho rancher and pastor asked his evangelical congregation at Vineyard Boise Church.

The Students for Sustainability organization viewed “Is God Green?” a documentary by Bill Moyers, depicting a holy war contrived in the evangelical community.

Implications for the global environment and American politics make this documentary a hot button issue, exploring a serious split among conservative evangelicals over the environment and global warming that stand to reshape American politics.

For a long time, evangelical Christians have viewed the Bible as the way of life, the absolute truth. Some have viewed caring for the environment as a hippie, tree hugging liberal movement that conservatives are careful to cross.

However, many evangelical Christians are beginning to turn up from the crevices and voice their respects to protect nature.

Reverend Robinson made it his mission to preach to his evangelical congregation about environment at the pulpit, an apparent vice in the evangelical community.

“Our truth is that God created the world,” Reverend Robinson tells Bill Moyers on “Is God Green?” “He commissioned us to take care of it. And that’s that.”

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ues that in the biblical story about Noah, God didn’t just get irate with the world and wipe it out, there was much more to it.

After a 6-month preparation period for his lecture, Reverend Robinson told his congregation it was time to “tend this garden.”

Members of his congregation were excited that they “got to play, and take care of something.”

The Vineyard Boise Church turned to sustainable efforts quickly by recycling paper and cell phones. Many began to view the Vineyard Boise Church as a pivotal change on other issues that would make for a dramatic effect.

Reverend Robinson said Genesis 50:2 actually depicts a description of hell as a “heap of garbage.”

“How can it reveal the glory of God?” Reverend Robinson said in reference to the earth and its mounting heap of waste that continues to grow.

Robinson wants those to take away a message that yes, the earth is in jeopardy; however, we, the people are in jeopardy.

This holistic, humanistic view should be more than enough to take care of home base.

The documentary turns to the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia, as coal companies are taking it under assault, blowing it up and mining from the tops.

Neighbors of the mountains were held hostage by the coal industry in its sludge and slurry creating open pools at the tops of the flattened mountains.

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DOCUMENTARY “I’m not spinning you, I’m telling you what is happening.” continued from 1 Residents became unable to rely on clean well water. Carmelita Brown, a resident who lives downhill from a mountain top coal mine, said it became embarrassing when people came into her house saying, “What’s that smell?”

Another resident found a chemical reaction from their well water in conjunction with Pepto Bismol, turning the water black. Kidney stones are increasingly found in the residents of the Appalachian Mountains and doctors reported the cause for their kidney stones are a reaction of chemicals gathering inside their body.

“All I ask for is a water I can drink and take a bath – that seems far out of reach,” Brown said.

“Christians for the Mountains” is an organization that has the same mission as Robinson and the Vineyard Boise Church. The documentary traces the growth of the evangelical Christianity’s political power back to a Ronald Regan speech in 1980, where he referred to the Bible as the answer to all the world’s problems.

Residents and members of “Christians for the Mountains,” said it would be difficult to go to church when coal company owners would go to the same church, it created conflicts. And those who didn’t want to stand up and say anything because of the conflicts - what does that justify, Robinson said.

“7 million greenhouse gases pumped into the sky is a testament to human sin,” Robinson said.

Richard Cizik, vice president of the National Association of Evangelists said the laws of science “are God’s laws, because they’re the way he runs the universe.”

Cizik looks at preservation of the environment as a gift to his kids and grandkids.

Cizik spoke with Sir John Houghton, a British scientist and fellow evangelical and said, “I’m not spinning you, I’m telling you what is happening.”

After Cizik spoke at a 2002 conference of scientists and religious leaders in Oxford, England he continuously received criticism for being anti-American and defiant of capitalism.

The documentary looks into the political power justified by coal and oil industries when Senator James M. Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, rhetorically asked, “Could it be that man-made global warming is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people?” and he answers: “I believe it is.”

Cizik, attributes Senator Inhofe’s answer in response to an approximate $400,000 impacting his decision from the coal and oil industries. He said Sen. Inhofe is a riverboat gambler of millions of lives turning his attention into ignorance.

Calvin Beisner, of Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. put forth a couple of curious ideas. One being that environmental devastation is God’s judgment on human sin and that global climate change is not relatable to excess resource use.

“Oh, see I wish I could stop Katrina, but I just can’t do it,” Beisner said in reference to God’s choice to control natural disasters and casualties.

Following the viewing, Students for Sustainability members and Green Party members discussed their own experiences with environment and religion.

Heather Bradford, president of Students for Sustainability, said she attended St. Benedict and nature was always taught as a good thing, and to be good stewards of the earth; even fair trade was started by Christians.

“Our founding fathers were very careful about it, they

were afraid of huge pockets of power,” Jim Brown, Green Party activist, said in reference to comments made by republican Sen. Inhofe.

However, Kim Rademaker, a Green Party member, said now we are so polarized we can never have open discussions.

Blake Herricks, a Minnesota State University, Mankato student studying social studies, thinks conservatives who hunt would want to protect their woods, forests, land and lakes.

“Who wants to eat polluted game?” Herricks said.

Brown said there is so much infrastructure and investment in the capitalist system that there is no room for innovation in business concerning the environment. He referenced a film, “What happened to the electric car?” The film shows thousands of electronic cars that were pulled from the market and crunched in California.

“If no one says anything against the agenda of politicians, you are left with no choice,” Brown said.

Bradford agrees with Beisner that at some point, God could be letting this destruction happen.

Wortel said the earth’s destruction is all left up to free will and mistakes made lead us to climate change. Science and religion can coexist today she said. The Christian view of today is to take care of the earth, it’s our home.

“If we hurt the earth, we hurt the people,” Wortel said.

“Is God Green?” is a part of the Students for Sustainability Ecology and Ideology Film Series and can be viewed on PBS. org. “Taking Root: the vision of Wangari Maathai” will be viewed Thursday, March 21 in CSU 201 at 5 p.m. A brief discussion about the environment, the third world and reformative change will follow the film.

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“Guyland” author comes to campus MOLLY HORNER

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Minnesota State University, Mankato was lucky enough to host Dr. Michael Kimmel on campus Monday to discuss what his book “Guyland” is all about.

The author has published more than 20 volumes, and is among the leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity in the world today.

His new book “Guyland,” is chapter after chapter of what’s asked by men to prove their masculinity and to prove they’re real men.

Besides the energy and humor that he brought to Ostrander Auditorium Monday, Kimmel took attendees inside his book “Guyland” and the three important aspects he wanted to strongly relate to readers.

Kimmel started by explaining that the average age to get married used to be 20 years old when his mother was young, now today’s average is 28 years old.

“The average age of death right now for our generation is 94,” Kimmel said. “We will live longer than any generation than any history in the world, so why get married by age 20?”

The comment set the tone, drawing laughs from the audience.

There’s a new stage of development across the world.

“Now 40% of students will move back home after graduation and not just for the summer,” Kimmel said.

Kimmel’s book “Guyland,” is focused on five key aspects.

Simple democracy, economy, parenthood, changes in the lives of young women, family and intimacy.

So what does Kimmel expect people to learn from his book?

The five key aspects of how the masculinity of our generation has changed in men, and a relatable experience from every chapter. But also what gender truly means.

In Kimmel’s book he talked a lot about the constant change in economy.

“It’s much harder now to hook on to a career and make commitment, most people in this room won’t have the same career experience as my grandfather.

He explained how his grandfather had the same career for 45 years, now every person changes careers an average of 4 to 5 times.

“It’s the three month itch,” Kimmel said. “That’s what entry level job people say because they think it’s a pretty elevator moving towards the best job, but the reality of it is it takes longer than three months.”

Kimmel explained it as “cereal jobotomy, they don’t think it’s where it’s going to go, they move horizontally not on a ladder to get to the top.”

Kimmel talked a lot about how there’s changes between the relationships of kids and grownups in our society.

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Accomplished alumnus Glen Taylor talks to MSU students Taylor Corporation founder brings message of success back to MSU. ELISE KONERZA

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Attendees of the 31st annual Morgan Thomas Lecture in Ostrander Auditorium at Minnesota State University, Mankato sat in on an intimate and relaxed conversation Tuesday between Brenda Flannery, the Dean of the College of Business and Glen Taylor, Minnesota Timberwolves majority owner and Chairman and CEO of Taylor Corporation.

Taylor graduated from MSU in 1962 with a degree in mathematics but found his natural instincts lying with the business world. Taylor has studied at Harvard Business School, served in the Minnesota state senate, built Taylor Corporation, bought the Minnesota Timberwolves and later added the Minnesota Lynx, while showing a philanthropic spirit and support system with the University and Mankato.

Upon quickly choosing a route to graduate in three years from MSU, Taylor was “go, go, go” and said he didn’t realize there was another world outside of college until he graduated.

He was juggling a full load of classes and working full-time at Carlson Wedding Services.

Although he was a student, he enjoyed a close relationship with Bill Carlson, the owner of Carlson Wedding

Services. Although he was planning to pursue mathematics as a profession, most likely as a teacher, Taylor was asked by Mr. Carlson to stay and build the company with him.

“He and I had a special relationship,” Taylor said.

Taylor said Mr. Carlson saw him as a leader and someone who could withhold the responsibility of taking on the jobs Mr. Carlson didn’t care for.

“I don’t want to fire people. That would be your job,” Taylor, acting as Mr. Carlson, said.

Confused about what to do with the job offer, Taylor sought the counsel of three of his MSU professors. To his surprise, they encouraged him to take Mr. Carlson’s offer saying that Taylor would always be able to teach; getting a job would be no problem for a great student like Taylor.

Taylor took their advice and began to see a future outlined in the form of opportunity at Carlson Wedding Services.

Flannery asked Taylor about his experience with management and the level of responsibility bestowed upon the position. Taylor responded that management is a natural thing he has understood since he was young.

His level of management has progressed to be both a teacher and manager, simul-

taneously.

“You can’t pretend you are better or more important,” Taylor said.

Building a foundation of trust with the people you lead is paramount in order for people to feel confident they can trust you, Taylor said. As a manager, if something went wrong, it’s up to them not to hide it but rather confront the issue, tell the group and advise on how to change it.

Colleagues will view you as a manager, as human who makes mistakes, too.

“All people want is for somebody to care for them,” Taylor said.

Taylor said his challenges in the management world are so big and complex now, they “probably happen every day.”

His most difficult challenge is people. Either they are not meeting your expectations, or is it your fault because you didn’t provide them with the tools? Is the employee unmatched for the company?

“It’s not always clear what the right thing is, if you give them more time with the company,” Taylor said.

“The math part was real easy because you were either right or wrong.”

Taylor said it is very difficult whenever he needs to consider letting someone go from a job.

Flannery asked about Taylor Corporation’s consistent

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MSSA talks healthcare, elections CHRIS HOUCK

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The MSSA meeting this week was driven by the topic of upcoming budgets for the next fiscal year, new guidelines for the upcoming senator and electoral elections, as well as other issues concerning Minnesota State University, Mankato and its surrounding community.

Members of the CSU board presented the student senators with their proposed budget for the next year.

The new budget would include an increase of two percent in student fees in order for the school to continue is services to students.

The increase in fees is attributed to a projected decline in student attendance next year, a wage increase for the professional staff in the CSU, as well as a 4.5 percent rise in health insurance costs from the state.

Wendy Schuh, Director of Health Services, along with Senator Nick Jirik spoke about an increase in fees for students in order to provide the necessary medical treatments for students of the university.

Schuh emphasized the importance of student health services, saying that the facility, located in the Carkoski Commons, saw around 9,000 students last year with 75 percent of them saying that the services provided there are their primary source of healthcare.

Jirik stated that the department is looking for an increase in funds, which would come to a total of $55 dollars per student in order for the school to maintain the quality of its health services and low cost to students.

A long discussion about senatorial elections took place after the elections committee unveiled their new proposed rules for future elections.

Several issues were brought up during the discussions, including the amount of money a student and group would be able to use to fund their campaign, as well as the required meetings that a candidate would have to attend.

The discussions raged on with the senators voting to amend several of the election committee’s proposed changes.

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Evil black rifles aren’t so evil after all The national gun conversation is getting out of hand.

DAN MICHELS

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You’re not out of the woods yet; not even close. Nearly 3 months removed from Sandy Hook, us media folk are still committed to milking every last drop from the “national gun conversation” and shoving it down the public’s throat.

After this shameless gun editorial will likely come another of an entirely different persuasion, foaming at the mouth to tear this one to shreds and further erode your patience for the issue.

If, however, I can provide just one of you with one new perspective or piece of information from the pro-gun side of the debate without emitting the braggadocio of the usual NRAtype, then perhaps this article will ultimately have served a purpose.

For starters, the political roles that each party has assumed on the issue have somewhat perplexed me. Democrats, who are known to pride themselves on advocating the plights of traditionally disenfranchised groups of people (women, gays, minorities and the “99 percent”), seem intent on debilitating those peoples’ right to defend themselves against a government which they believe to oppress them (the purpose of the second amendment).

On the other hand, Republi-

cans, who have been negatively viewed by the common man in the past for supporting corporate interests and what are sometimes deemed voter suppression measures, seem to be all about empowering the populace on this particular issue.

While the whole “Republican equals small government, Democrat equals big government” notion holds some explanatory power for each side’s position, it is still frustrating to see the current administration making a civil liberties-grab in the aftermath of a national tragedy in a manner eerily reminiscent to the Bush administration’s

post-9/11 grab.

At any rate, the question of the hour being asked by gun-control advocates has been “why does one need an evil black rifle with high capacity magazines?” While I think it’s a dangerous philosophy to base an individual’s or society’s rights solely on need, I’ll bite.

Without mentioning the main purpose of the second amendment (protection from tyranny), there still exists valid reasons for owning a semi-automatic rifle and 30-round magazine, as absurd as it may sound to some: protection.

If you were defending your-

self with the Feinstein-proposed 10-round maximum capacity magazine or perhaps the Minnesota HF241-proposed 7-round maximum capacity magazine, odds are you’d be lucky to land 2-3 rounds from the entire magazine on an intruder, far from a guaranteed stop to an adrenaline-fueled attacker.

In fact, trained officers of the law would be lucky to land four shots out of ten. Eleven years’ worth of annual New York Police Department firearmsdischarge reports found that trained NYPD officers only hit their targets roughly 34 percent of the time, according to the

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New York Times, and that’s typically without return fire from suspects. Throw in the possibility for multiple attackers in rough neighborhoods like Chicago, and suddenly “high-capacity clips” don’t seem too outlandish for law-abiding citizens trying to protect themselves.

So is the tin foil hat brigade also suggesting that evil black rifles could legitimately provide that whole “protection from tyranny” thing against a military outfitted with tanks, drones and nuclear submarines?

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continued from 4 In a conventional war, no militia would stand a chance.

However, in the establishment of a police state, the more likely scenario, there is some reason to believe an armed populace could turn the tides.

Tanks wouldn’t be able to search houses for contraband at three in the morning, for example. Drones wouldn’t be able to man critical checkpoints.

“Boots on the ground” would be necessary for the police state to function, and that’s exactly who armed citizens would pose a danger to.

Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan have all highlighted the extent to which an insurgency can prolong a conflict and demoralize the 800-pound gorilla, and have done so with smaller, less-educated less-armed populations than that of the United States.

The other popular question to ask is whether the founding fathers anticipated today’s modern, evil black rifles when drafting the second amendment. This one always gets me. Many of the men who wrote and signed the Constitution were men of science. Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin both had numerous inventions to their names. George Washington was a general; he used weapons for a living.

It just seems naïve to believe that these men never sat down and thought, “weapons of the future will be different from the weapons of today” when their generation had just watched the final stages of the transition from swords to guns. Somehow I don’t think they expected us to have flintlock muskets for all eternity or for weaponry to cease evolving.

Regardless, I still believe there is room to compromise between even the most polarized of individuals on this issue. The simple truth is that not every single individual should have access to a firearm.

The balancing act lies in identifying and preventing access for those individuals without imposing a nationwide ban on an item involved in fewer deaths than hammers. Expansion of background checks is a proposed solution that appears to have bipartisan momentum while support for an improved mental health system seems unanimous.

Furthermore, responsibility of the individual (largely in the form of parental oversight) must be emphasized. Those movie ratings and ESRB symbols on violent video games? Let’s start with enforcing those and not expose individuals to digital gore-fests in their developmental years. I’ve been in enough online multiplayer lobbies with Mickey-Mouse-voiced gamers.

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Local gun show draws crowds Crocodile Productions’ Gun and Knife show sees large crowds, heavy conversation.

KATIE FEIND

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The Mankato Gun and Knife Show attracted large crowds the other weekend, due to the recent restriction considerations from the Legislature. Over a thousand people attended, spending $5 per ticket for a gander at the goods.

The show took place over the weekend of February 23rd at the National Guard Training Center, showcasing a variety of styles and types of guns and knives.

The show is a buy, sell, and trade event arranged by Crocodile Productions, who has been arranging the event for 30 years.

The event is set up in islands of tables, displaying many different types of guns, holsters, hunting knives, pocket knives, personal safety products, and more.

The topic of gun control is a touchy subject as of late, and due to the recently increased awareness of potential regulations, the gun show had a noticeably larger crowd this time around. Due to it being too early to tell where federal legislation will go, the uncertainty attracted significant numbers compared to years past.

Jim Wright, gun show coordinator from Crocodile Productions, spoke with me about the potential restrictions that are being discussed against the transfer or acquisition of firearms. Second amendment rights

are being questioned on both Federal and State levels, and a multitude of restrictions are being developed in various forms of legal protocol and petitions to take action against these rights.

At the present time, ordering a handgun or assault gun requires a permit. At the time of purchase, you have to pass a background check, and then the gun is yours. If you’re purchasing a hunting style shotgun or rifle, you only need a driver’s license and background check.

When acquiring a permit, the class teaches you how NOT to use a gun in situations of present danger.

The next step, Wright explained, would be gun registration. Currently, guns aren’t registered through an individual, and the present problem with background checks is that “the law is there, but the agencies don’t report the information where they’re supposed to.”

Wright continued to illustrate this with an example from Minneapolis, where a 14 year old who killed his mother with a firearm in ‘95 and was committed to a State hospital as mentally ill and dangerous, was able to obtain a permit to purchase firearms last May. The permit he obtained gave him the ability, more than a decade later, to walk into any licensed Minnesota retailer and buy any pistol or assault weapon on display. As

concerning as this is, it isn’t the only case that illustrates the lack of security behind background checks in Minnesota. Dozens of individuals who were deemed mentally ill found little struggle to acquire deadly weapons.

“In a farm community like Mankato, almost every home outside of the city limits has a gun. The restrictions would require that even the transfer of those guns from a grandfather to grandchild go through a process of a background check until they could be inherited” added Wright.

You currently don’t have to have a carry permit to have a gun in your home, however, a carry permit might become harder to obtain, also giving more discretion to police.

The show, which took place only a block away from the State Capital, extended an open invite to the legislature to come to the show and see the positive aspects of the swap-meet, despite the hot-button issue at hand. Interestingly enough, not a single one of them came to the show.

Part of the issue of gun control is explained by the varying ideas about usage. “Gun people are your everyday neighbor.

They’re doctors, lawyers, business executives. No matter what we do about gun control, it does not eliminate any illegal gun off the streets which are

the ones used in crimes. There are no plans about talking about getting those illegal guns off the streets,” Wright emphasized.

Much of the concern is banning guns that “look bad” due to their cosmetic appearance, although they function the same as a rifle.

People who use guns to hunt or shoot at a range for fun are law abiding citizens, so this issue is especially of concern to that demographic.

The Gun and Knife show is also characterized by attendees that are huge donators. At all of these gun shows, there’s a group that collects money, which is donated in full to military family assistance centers to help them support any Minnesota veteran that needs help supporting their families.

“So far, $95,000 has been provided in the form of grocery cards, and every penny of that money comes from gun show participants. Those who come to gun shows are very patriotic and supportive people,” said Wright.

Crocodile Productions serves as an event promoter who has also put on a variety of shows in the past, including musical swap meets, motorcycle swap meets, and a number of gun and knife shows. Coming up on March 16 and 17, Minnesota Weapons Collectors will host a show at the State Fairgrounds, estimating a record turnout of 5-8 thousand attendees.

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GAGE “Some people say they’re an eysesore, but they’re definitely iconic” said Myers. “We’ve heard from so many alumni that are dissapointed [Gage Towers] are coming down.”

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summated and life lessons learned in these two towers that, for better or worse, have been a part of the Mankato skyline for the last 48 years.

“Some people say they’re an eyesore, but they’re definitely an icon,” said Myers.

“We’ve heard from so many alumni who are disappointed [Gage Towers] are coming down. So many different memories have been made

year, being constantly surrounded by people.”

The Alumni Relations office has already sold half of the 600 Gage mailboxes and plan to sell the rest, along with other memorabilia, at a celebration scheduled to coincide with the coming down of the high-rise dorms this summer. The method, or date, Gage will be brought down has not been estab-

“One guy wanted the back of his old desk.

Somebody else wanted the cork board.”

- Jen Myers there; people are really going to miss that place.”

MSU student and intern at Alumni Relations, Gina Wellan, lived at Gage her freshman year. “Gage did not feel like home at first,” she said. “But it grew on me, and over time, I ended up completely loving it.”

Wellan said it’s the people that made Gage special for her. “The friends I met at orientation lived there, and I became friends with their friends who also lived there.

I loved going to the cafeteria in the morning with them and the sense of community we had. That was one thing I really missed my sophomore

lished yet; the university has requested, however, that it be done by implosion.

The bidding process is still underway, but Myers said the winning bid could be announced within the next two weeks. The dorms will be taken down, though, on a Saturday and sometime before Vikings training camp.

MSU will host a reception the Friday before, and a viewing party the day of.

Around 3,000 visitors are expected to attend. For more information, visit www. mnsu.edu/alumni, or www. facebook.com/IUsedToLiveInGageTowers.

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Exercise, sickness and maybe even laughing too hard are all common reasons to find yourself short of breath. However, early last week, Minnesota residents had another reason to take save their breath and take things slow.

On Tues., Feb. 26 the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued an air pollution health alert for the Twin Cities and Rochester area.

Fine particle pollution had accumulated enough overnight and reached a high enough level to cause concern.

This type of pollution is one that the Mankato area has to monitor closely. With a majority of its causes stemming from gasoline and diesel combustion in vehicles, the metropolitan area is a hotspot for this type of pollutant.

Weather also played a key role in the need to issue a pollution alert.

Mitch Keegan, meteorologist for KEYC, said clouds and lack of wind is the region’s greatest enemy right now.

“We’ve had a lot of clouds, that are acting like a blanket, holding all pollutants to the surface,” Keegan said.

This past week also lacked enough airflow to stir up the atmosphere, leaving particles in the air.

Because Mankato doesn’t have a pollution monitoring station, the city bases its statistics on what Rochester and The Cities say. Taking an average from these two areas allows Mankato to determine a relative idea on pollutants in the air.

Because the levels of fine particle pollution had reached an unhealthy state, taking part in vigorous activities could lead to health complications.

The warning, which lasted until midnight last Tuesday reached out to a few sensitive groups of people, including those with cardiovascular or respiratory disease, children, and the elderly. The MPCA asked them to reduce high exertion activities and to avoid high traffic areas.

Fine particles may also cause individuals to experience chest pain, shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing or fatigue.

With all of these facts combined, emergency and hospital room visits tend to increase, along with work and school days being cut.

Making cuts is something that the world needs to consider.

With pollution becoming a re-occurring issue, and climate change in the for-front of our minds, reducing harmful toxins should be our number one priority.

Because Mankato has a power plant in the middle of the

city, the area is prone to fine particle pollution. Therefore, it is up to residents to practice clean energy.

Keegan and the MPCA both agree that using public transit is the best way to way to reduce contribution to air pollution.

MSU is making this easy for students. This past semester the bus routes no longer required payments. As long as students carry a MavCard, they can take advantage of the free service.

Walking or riding a bike is also another option to help cut down on carbon footprints.

A few other things college students and community members alike could do to avoid wasting energy is to turn off lights and electronics when they aren’t in use, avoid making unnecessary trips leaving your car in idle.

Climate change is happening. According to Keegan, 80 percent of these changes are related to natural cycles. It is common for the weather to vary, however it is influenced by human activity.

The idea of green living has been forcefully pushed into our lives. Granted there are things we can’t control like the weather, we still can make an impact based on the choices we make.

So break that bike out of the garage, turn your lights off and enjoy the outdoors.

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GLEN TAYLOR “I thought about what I wanted in a company and that was it. That changed everything for me, Taylor said.

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mission statement of “We exist to create opportunity and security for employees.”

Taylor said that he could date it to 1963. “I thought about what I wanted in a company and that was it.

That changed everything for me,” Taylor said.

And so, one year after graduating from MSU, Taylor made it his mission to buy Carlson Wedding Services from Mr. Carlson so that he could provide employees with opportunity and security.

When asked if Mr. Carlson knew of his intention to purchase the company, Taylor said, “He did after I started pestering him.”

Taylor said this had only made his relationship with Mr. Carlson stronger as he saw Taylor’s high value and appreciation for the company he cared so much about.

As Taylor’s mission statement lived it became a transparent and universal to every applicable business decision and conversation with employees. Taylor defined opportunity as something that each individual wanted.

“They have to tell me what their opportunity is. What they want,” Taylor said.

Security has changed over time with the market.

Taylor recognized that in the Twin Cities anyone can leave their job and walk across the street. Security has taken on new definitions but ultimately means the company takes care of you because it has money saved in the bank.

It will be around for a long time.

As a manager, Taylor noticed businesses had to grow and expand in other industries to protect employee and customer needs.

Flannery mentioned 450 to 500 MSU alumni are employed by Taylor Corporation, demonstrating Taylor’s loyalty and relationship with the university.

“I took this resource you provided,” Taylor said.

“It’s a mutual benefit,” Flannery said.

Taylor’s philanthropic spirit weighs on scriptures from the Bible.

“It’s really not mine anyway,” Taylor said. “I had

more in abundance that I deserved, more than I thought I could have. The hardest part was how do I give back?”

Surrounded by up and coming graduates of MSU, Taylor offered general advice to make sure to enjoy the work you do – “you’ll be way better at it,” Taylor said.

College is a tool to teach you how to think, not necessarily how to do a job.

“Most jobs you can do, if you want to do it, if you like to do it,” Taylor said.

Taylor suggested taking risks while being young and without responsibility of marriage or children; it is easier to recover and get back on your feet. He also said to associate and broaden your panorama with people you admire and like.

There is little difference between a great leader and a good leader Taylor said. Each is 70 percent right and 30 percent wrong, and is willing to risk making a mistake. The difference between the great leader and the good leader is that the great recognizes the 30 percent quicker.

“The president of the university gets calls from parents explaining how their students screw up and how they should fix it,” Kimmel said.

“My students are afraid to fall down once,” Kimmel said.

Back to a few catchy things about “Guyland.” Kimmel explains the ideology of masculinity: what men think it is to be a man.

“No sissy stuff. Be a big wheel, have a big paycheck, give them hell, have aggression, take risks, go for it,“ Kimmel said.

“You are a man if you follow those rules,” Kimmel said, at least that is what people seem to believe makes a man a “real” man.

“Guyland” can relate to so many people, but it really does focus on what men go through growing up.

“Examples of how guys react in elementary school, the fear is constant of the policing of young men that spend watching how guys react to judge in the present and the future,” Kimmel said.

Kimmel engaged in surveying 25,000 students in the area of “hooking up.”

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This might be old news for many, but it caught their attention.

“First, the phrase ‘hooked up’ is vague,” Kimmel said.

“Hooking up can be from making out to intercourse, no one knows what really happened.

For example a guy will say I hooked up with Jennifer, but girls will say we “just” kissed, so the overall opinion on the guy is that he’s a stud.”

“Hooking up always requires a lot of alcohol, because we want an excuse to say we were so drunk but truth is, we wanted to do it in the first place,” Kimmel said.

The audiences in the Ostrander Auditorium are tuned in completely as Kimmel speaks of what our generation is constantly talking about.

“99 percent of women initiate the talk,” Kimmel said. If you have the talk you can’t hook up anymore, because the spontaneous is gone.”

Kimmel had the audience tuned in the entire time he was talking because even though we know our generation has changed vastly, we don’t get the chance to sit and listen to the change.

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Part of becoming a master of the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus is figuring out the best indoor routes to take to avoid the not-so-fun winter weather. One frequently traveled route is the diagonal hall leading from Armstrong to Nelson Hall, the infamous “indoor route” through campus, which is notorious for displaying unique pieces of art.

Recently, a simple walk to class has turned into a chance to stop and look at interesting art that students produce and display in Nelson Hall, the “Human

TRISH BJERKE

staff writer

Spring break happens next week; where are you going?

Are you and your bros going to pack the trunk with Natty Ice and drive down to Padre?

Are you and your clan going to enjoy Mexico, Panama City Beach, California or anywhere else warm?

Well then everyone, including myself, stuck in Mankato envies you greatly. Spring break is a time to get drunk, work on your tan, forget about your 1,000-calorie diet, wear skimpy bikinis, and hookup with people you’ll never see again. Wait, this kind of sounds like Mankato in the summer.

If you need to really bulk up for ladies you won’t remember or you need to

Exhibit”. This exhibit is characterized by numerous sculptures scattered through the hall utilizing elements of the human body which are formed with packaging tape for a Mixed Media class that teaches beginning sculpting concepts.

Although it might sound out of the ordinary, that is the objective of the assignment. The human exhibit is part of a class project that teaches students to use nontraditional materials, in contrast to using metal, plaster, wood, or other materials a traditional

sculpting class would utilize.

Using packaging tape and everyday materials, they were assigned to cast their body and another object together, creatively incorporating meaningful elements into their art. For this project, “casting” refers to using part of the body or an object, and wrapping it about 7 times with packaging tape to make a strong mold. The individual molds are then combined and taped to make the project come together and resemble a human form, all together a tedious operation that took the class almost three weeks to finish.

The professor for the Mixed Media class, Todd Shanafelt, shared the project’s objectives which included provoking emotions or a reaction from the audience.

“It was important to also have a good presentation, because anyone can do the technique.

The art comes through how they present the work, what the work is actually doing and alluding to.”

He continued to describe how the finished product is essentially a replica of the person, so he asked the students to be mindful about the meaning they wanted to portray in their work, as well as elements like line, shape, gesture, movement, and humor. Dreams, personal experiences, commentary, and emotions were emphasized to be elements that would

make their sculpture stand out.

“I wanted to have them challenge themselves in thinking about those things, and focus on provoking different types of reactions from the audience instead of just being funny.”

To wrap up the project, each student wrote an artist statement for their piece of work, describing their thought process and elements that influenced their sculpture. These statements serve as an effective way to help the viewer feel more like a part of their work and have their questions answered, “but not all of them” joked Shanafelt.

Although he couldn’t disclose his favorite sculpture, Todd expressed that risk-taking is encouraged with art, and the most significant pieces of art are due to taking risks and thinking intuitively without a solid plan.

Instead of strictly working in one area or consistently in the classroom, the class is geared at helping students experience the process of creating work outside of the studio, and working in the “public arena.” It’s an exciting and contemporary notion to make works that are immediately viewed as they are being built, which allows pedestrians to form a reaction and interpretation of it.

“They always have someone looking over their shoulder, so they have to stand up for their

work from the beginning” Shanafelt explained.

Another staple of the walkway connecting to Nelson Hall is the Conkling Gallery, which displays work from a variety of artists throughout the year. Typically the first half of each semester has professional shows in the gallery, from artists who come from off campus and present a lecture or workshop, followed by a body of work to display in the Conklin Gallery.

The other half of the semester includes work from Master of Arts students and senior art students. The MA students have solo shows, where they can use the entire gallery to show what they’ve been working on for their graduate degree. The senior art students display their work in group shows as part of their senior project.

Due to the variety of different degrees and colleges at MSU, it’s not always easy to be aware of what other fields of study entail.

The art department does a great job sharing their work with the MSU community through the year, and makes the dreary walk to class a little more fun through Nelson Hall. To find out about upcoming exhibitions, visit the art department website at www. mnsu.edu/artdept for more information.

TB’S Take On Spring Break loose that cellulite or no one will find you desirable, spring break doesn’t seem worth it if you need to lose weight for a single week.

Most of us are broke-ass college kids. And unless your parents are assisting you (as mine did one year) I don’t understand how kids can afford such lavish trips.

With spring break, you need a tanning package, new clothes, probably a pedicure, multiple swimsuits, money for all the delicious frozen drinks you’ll be having, you’re paying for air fare, hotel rooms….

This shit’s getting expensive! So we thought, “Roadtrip!!!” but that couldn’t happen because a drunk driver hit my car when it was parked in front of my house. Then I thought, “Yeah I’ll go with my friend to Chicago!” until I

realized that when I wrote my check out to Barrie & Timm Properties (they sound like clowns, I know). I was left with $16 (Buy me a drink next time you see me) “Hey, cool,” I thought to myself, “Where can I go for $16 dollars?”

The answer is nowhere. I’m pretty excited that I get a week off from my internship and class. I’m also really excited that I have two bills due and a car that needs gas. I also have boxed food, no milk, and a fridge fill of beer.

So while all of you lucky MSU students are in paradise, remember those of us stuck in this hellhole. Buy a third shot of tequila and pour one for your homies. Instagram, tweet, and Facebook like crazy so that the people of Mankato can almost envision them-

selves with those two beautiful blondes on their lap. Take pictures of that wet tee-shirt contest you were in; we want to see it too!

What happens on spring break should not be kept on spring break. These things should be shared for everyone to see and hear and be envious of! Because if you ask me what my spring break will consist of, it’s a lot of vodka, a lot of DVDs, and five finished books from the kindle that is hooked up to my mom’s credit card.

Be proud of the 12-foot beer bong you did! Show us a picture of the three-foot margarita you were drinking on the Vegas strip.

Let us live vicariously through you. With all that said, if you have been losing weight for one week in a bikini, good

for you. If you have been eating everything in sight and watching people get jealous of you, embrace it!

There’s no right or wrong way to do spring break. Go home, get a lawn chair and crank the heat. Wear your swimsuit for a week straight, and start every morning off with a blend of protein powder and vodka so you can really bulk up by the time your friends get back.

If you’re going to take my approach of spring break at home, get a tanning package.

You at least want to look like you went somewhere.

Point is, don’t forget the less fortunate this spring break season. And don’t be afraid of the rules: I have a friend with a warrant out for her arrest in Texas and she’s heading back there next week.

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An Editor’s Thought:

Some tips for finishing Spring Break without alcohol poisoning, fines or STDS, if you wish to play it safe.

EMRE K. ERKU

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artying will begin in the morning – every morning – until dusk on St. Patrick’s Day. Like a cockroach crawling it’s way inside a liquor bottle and sticking to the sides, spring break entraps college kids and worries loved ones until sweat pulsates out their pores like IVs and their nails dig into their scalps, ripping every strand of hair like a crazed orangutan.

Oh to be a parent in this nail-biting interval of the year! On the behalf of yours truly and the rest of the Minnesota State University, Mankato population, we apologize in advance.

For the next week the sandy beaches of South Padre Island, TX and Panama City, FL will be, in a way, the delicate caretakers of college kids from far and wide. They are the grounds which will accommodate an amassed collection of rowdy youths desperate for impetuous sex and drunken debauchery as if it were Woodstock on the beach (minus Hendrix, of course).

The thought of this scene causes disconcertion amongst America’s parents, since their children will be turning into zoo animals with a taste for mescal and strangers’ lips.

Police chiefs deep in the heart of Texas and Florida’s panhandle are hiring newly graduated academy cadets in last attempts to beef up security.

Bar and restaurant owners are watering down their liquor to maximize profits.

And valets fill zip-locks with marijuana in effort to parlay with fraternity brothers and their parents’ money.

Not all of this is necessarily true, but it is a fine guess considering the fact that, according to www. infographicsshowcase.com,

between the spring break hot spots of Texas and Florida, students spend roughly $1 billion on hotels, food and drinking.

This means that the beaches and bars of these vacation destinations are sardined with kids f lushing dead presidents down the drain as if it were burning their genitalia. Therefore, the month of March, in these areas become open sewers for sharks preying on vulnerable college guppies.

According to the same website, each year there are 500,000 students who visit Panama City, 150,000 who visit South Padre and 100,000 who visit Cancun, Mexico.

This means for every three or four students comes, at least, one bartender, one drug dealer, one guy soliciting fake roses, one guy soliciting toy windmills, one cop, and a never ending list of judges eager to make partyers pay for their public nuisances – it would be field day for Bernie Madoff.

And sex! Ah yes, the byproduct of a days overconsumption highly concentrated in areas no bigger than MSU’s campus.

Both men and women, beware! In a period where both sexes, on average, consume more than ten drinks a day, it isn’t an uncommon fact that more than 70 percent of females have increased sexual activity during spring break as opposed to being at school.

And what’s even more chilling is the fact that HALF of these sexual encounters are unprotected.

You must be asking yourself, “Wow, how on earth do I avoid such terrible aff lictions?” Well, Mavericks, here are a few suggestions on how to deter yourself from being subjected to such dark encounters: First, avoid drinking hard liquor at all costs. Of course experts say that no matter what your poison, if drunk irresponsibly, terrible consequences will ensue. But beer is like the

food of alcohol: too much of it and you’ll fall asleep. / The ones who pound tequila shots at the crack of dawn are susceptible to a bad time. So don’t cave in to your friend’s peer pressure and instead sip Bud Lites with ease. This way you will survive the binge of the entire trip like a champion.

Second, forget trying to score a bag of green from a stranger. You will be ripped off, and chances are they’re the authorities anyway.

Unless you’re copping a bag from Willie Nelson himself, it just isn’t worth it. Stick to the Keystone to get you through the day.

Third, don’t buy mixed drinks at any drinking establishment. There is a good chance that you wont get what you paid for. So, again, stick to purchasing tall taps of golden goodness and avoid being ripped off.

And last but not least, even though intimacy can, at times, be extremely unavoidable, try abstaining from taking a girl or guy from whatever college back to your hotel room for casual sex.

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But, Mavericks, you could disregard all these suggestions considering that you only live once.

You could learn the hard way instead of the easy, it’s

your choice. Yours truly does advocate living like a rock star but sometimes it gets a little scary.

Whatever you do, make sure you have the time of your life. This is once again yours truly saying, cheers to the world.

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Important Movies:

Schindler’s List

JAMES SCHYULER HOUTSMA

web editor We are just now exiting the awards season, where we celebrate the supposed best made movies in any given year and getting ready to enter the summer blockbuster season where we celebrate the most entertaining crop of movies offered for our money. But there is a third category of movie that is much rarer and much more valuable: the important movie.

Most people sit down with a movie to be entertained or to admire the craftsmanship behind it but the feeling of watching an important movie is unmistakable once noticed. A movie that defines a period of time, for worse or for better, or uses the medium to shine a light on forgotten (or ignored) issues, all through the power of a great filmmaker, transcends the genre and makes its mark on history.

There have been a small handful of such films in recent months that certainly or nearly fall into that category but this week sees the home video release of what can be argued is the most important film yet.

Having witnessed its stunning

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thematic power before, I feel compelled to spread the word to those who have not yet had the opportunity to do so.

Before 1993, Steven Spielberg was known as the biggest blockbuster filmmaker around.

He had made a name for himself with action-adventure epics like the Indiana Jones movies, Jaws, and the then just-released Jurassic Park, along with his most profitable excursion, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial. In layman’s terms, he was a popcorn filmmaker.

It was with this mindset that the idea of him directing Schindler’s List was so confusing.

Only after was it so apparent what such a director could bring to the film.

The basic plot of Schindler’s List for anyone unfamiliar recounts the actions of Oskar Schindler, a German factory owner in the late 1930s who is originally out to profit from Jewish slave labor then turns unexpected savior. Through his actions more than 1,200 Jewish lives were spared from extermination.

Schindler’s List is an emotional gut-punch. Spielberg, a well-known Jew, had a distinct vision for the film that was far more mature and poignant than anything that he had delivered before. While several films had touched on the Holocaust before then, Schindler’s List was the first to provide the type of unflinching look at the violence and cruelty that befell the Jewish people in this period in a way that could only have been imagined before.

The sense of tragic despair that Spielberg imbues the movie with is palpable as what seems like hundreds of people are barbarically murdered in realistic ways on screen. The 15-20 minute scene detailing the evacuation of the Krakow ghetto is soul-crushing in its portrayal.

Auschwitz is mentioned during the film while the workers whisper tales of what happens in the showers. Your attention is diverted away then for just long enough to forget about this awful place until the rug is pulled out from under you as they go there. The slow-burning dread from that scene is enough to wrench your stomach into knots.

It’s not worth spoiling the results of that scene; just know it’s a master-class in losing hope in all things.

And yet, with all the death and what feels like hopelessness, Schindler’s List is ultimately a story of hope in a grim situation.

It’s the story of a man whose change of heart and selfless actions were a silver lining in an otherwise black pool of miasma for so many people.

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but the other half of its success is just how great the talent behind it is. Spielberg holds the material very dear and turns in a highly sophisticated film from Steve Zailian’s equally respectable script.

The three leads, Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes, all deliver career highlights. John Williams’ haunting score with Itzak Perlman’s violin work make the tears flow every time. And the use of color (or lack thereof) is absolutely brilliant, particularly the use of the little girl in the red jacket as a symbol of Schindler’s realization. There’s really no wonder here why it won big at that year’s Oscars.

As if it weren’t obvious, Schindler’s List is not a light watch nor is it easy to sit through in general. Besides the many who have not attempted to watch it, many have been and will be upset by the movie and, just on principal of what type of movie it is, will not wish to see it again.

Yet you’ll be hard pressed to find anybody in those or any audience that doesn’t think it is a good excellent movie. For some, the immensely personal setting of the movie may even make it a life changing experience.

Whatever your status, this writer recommends adding Schindler’s List to your watch queue as soon as possible. After all, it’s important.

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12:00 pm WOMEN’S BASKETBALL........... vs. Winona State @ Rochester 7:30 pm MEN’S BASKETBALL................ vs. Winona State @ Rochester 7:37 pm MEN’S HOCKEY......................................... vs. North Dakota 8:00 am SOFTBALL................................................... @ Ala. Huntsville 9:00 am BASEBALL.............................................................@ U-Mary 7:07 pm MEN’S HOCKEY.......................................... vs.North Dakota 10:00 am SOFTBALL................................................................ vs. Tiffin 12:00 pm SOFTBALL............................................................vs. Adelphi 3:00 pm BASEBALL............................................................ vs. St. Joes

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NSIC tournament title up for grabs as MSU prepares themselves for war against conference-foe Augustana After convincing wins over Minnesota Crookston and MSU-Moorhead in the first two rounds of competition, the Mavericks find themselves facing up against one of the four teams who beat them during the regular season: the Vikings of Augustana College.

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Augustana (21-7) vs. Minnesota State (24-4)

7:30 p.m., Friday • Rochester, Minn.

RECAP: The Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s basketball team has breezed through the first two rounds of the NSIC tournament with convincing wins against the University of Minnesota, Crookston, 86-60, and Minnesota State University, Moorhead, 87-63. Against Crookston, the Mavericks started off slow offensively, but with some suffocating defense and some shots from behind the arc, the NSIC regular season champions pushed forward to lead as much as 31 points. Sophomore point guard Zach Monaghan led the Mavericks with 18 points and shot 4-7 from three-point land. Junior forward Connor O’Brien also provided five points to go along with his team-high 10 rebounds. Through both rounds, the Maverick bench has provided a spark to the game when needed, led by Jimmy Whitehead who put up 16 points against Crookston and nine points and three assists against the Dragons of Moorhead. After the Dragons went off on a 10-0 run to start the second half, cutting the Maverick’s lead to 43-42, the Mavericks played some of their season’s best defense, forced nine turnovers and turned them in to 14 points. Sophomore forward Assem Marei led the way with 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Monaghan had 14 points and six dimes and two steals.

HISTORY: This season the two squads have 1-1 split in this season’s series. After the Mavericks took a 60-48 victory from the Vikings in Sioux Falls back in January, the Vikings returned the favor winning at Mankato in overtime, 82-79. In the past three seasons, including this 2012-2013 campaign, the series is knotted up three apiece.

MSU NOTES: The 24-4 Mavericks have been a high-flying and defensive-minded team and they are fun to watch. The team plays very well together and that’s a very tough characteristic to find, especially when most of them just met each other for the first time in August. With the “fresh five” coming in, the Mavericks have turned last season’s 7-19 record into a NSIC regular season championship. Three of the five were honored by the NSIC. With his conference leading 5.71 assists and 2.46 steals per game, Monaghan was named to the All-NSIC Second-Team. The big man down low, Marei, was also named to the All-NSIC Second-Team as he finished 19th in the league, scoring 13.1 points per game and sixth with 7.1 rebounds per game. The Maverick’s leading scorer and only senior, Jarvis Williams, was awarded the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and was named to the All-NSIC First-Team. Williams put up 13.9 points a night and was also sentenced to their opponent’s biggest offensive threat every night.

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Senior Jarvis Williams has been a solid performer on both sides of the court all season long and has been recently names NSIC Newcomer of the Year. If MSU wants a long post season run, Williams will have to continue to be the leader of the squad.

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AGUSTANA NOTES: The 21-7 Vikings finished the regular season third in the NSIC posting a 15-7 conference record and have earned their way to Rochester with a 89-81 victory over the University of Minnesota, Duluth, 89-81, and Northern State, 85-61. With their 72.7 points per game, the Vikings bring the best scorer to the conference in Cameron McCaffrey (21.2 ppg). McCaffrey was also the player who hit the three-ball with one second left in their overtime victory against the Mavericks. The Vikings won’t dazzle you with their offense, but this team can sure crash the boards. As they sit third in the league with 36.8 rebounds per game, Augustana crashes the offensive glass after every shot and are second in the league with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game.

With MSU leading the league in both categories, it’s going to be the battle of the glass on Saturday night. The Vikings also possess some young talent in the NSIC Freshman of the Year Daniel Jansen. In his first 28 games as a Viking, Jansen averages 11.2 points and 5.9 rebounds a game.

IF THEY WIN: If the Mavericks come out on top, they will have the opportunity to play for a NSIC Conference Tournament Title against the winner of the University of Upper Iowa and Bemidji State game. Both teams are in the middle of the road offensively, but they can create havoc defensively. After finishing seventh in the conference in the regular season, the Beavers of BSU defeated Wayne State 71-54, and then unseated the second-seeded Winona State 74-72, giving them a five-game winning streak. They are the hottest team in the conference right now.

BSU’s Mason Walters has been a monster down low for the Beavers in the tournament, posting 17 and 21 points in the first two rounds to go along with his nine and 18 rebounds. The Peacocks of UIU finished their regular season tied for fifth in the conference with a 20-10 overall record.

They aren’t a flashy team offensively, but will eat you alive defensively as they finished second in scoring defense, only allowing 64 points a game. Their road to the final four wasn’t as difficult as BSU’s, but it’s always tough in the NSIC. After defeating Minot State 86-72 in the first round, the Peacocks traveled to St. Cloud State and won 73-55. Senior Tucker Wentzien was awarded to the NSIC All-First Team after averaging 14.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. He is playing like a first teamer in this tournament, with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the first round and 24 and 10 in the second.

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Playoff incentives on the line as MSU prepares to play host to North Dakota over the weekend After last weekend’s split with Colorado College, the Mavericks cannot take the WCHA regular season title. But a good weekend againt highly-ranked North Dakota would look good BASEBALL on their resume as they head in to the final weekend of regular season competition.

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shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Senior Evan Mosey might only have 7 points this season off of four goals and three assists, but the senior has been the captain and leader all-season long. North Dakota brings in one of the top offenses in the coontry, meaning Mosey and other defensemen will have to step up in order to halt the Sioux.

RYAN LUND

news editor

It’s been a wild season for the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey team.

After losing longtime head coach Troy Jutting following a second consecutive eleventh place finish in the WCHA, the university decided to pursue another Maverick, former Nebraska-Omaha assistant Mike Hastings.

And while many expected Hastings to find success with a promising class of rookie talent, few could have anticipated the Mavericks’ meteoric rise.

With just two games remaining in the regular season, MSU is in prime position to claim home ice

in the WCHA playoffs for the first time since 2008.

The road to home ice however, goes through North Dakota.

No. 5 UND will make its final trip to Mankato as a member of the WCHA this weekend, bringing an explosive end to a rivalry that stretches back to 1998.

But while the rivalry might be coming to an end, the final meeting between the two conference foes comes with plenty of explosiveness all on its own.

UND is led by two of the nation’s leading scorers, Danny Kristo and Corban Knight.

The dynamic seniors have combined for 88 points this season, propelling the duo into an un-

likely tie for third in the national scoring race.

Knight, a Hobey Baker Award candidate, has yet to record consecutive games without a point this season, while the faceoff specialist’s 30 assists trail only St. Cloud State’s Drew LeBlanc for the national lead.

The pair of high-scoring seniors are joined on UND’s top line by electric freshman Rocco Grimaldi.

At just 5’ 6”, the diminutive Californian has been a force for UND despite his size, and ranks fourth among WCHA freshmen with 29 points.

MSU however, is packing a few offensive weapons of its own.

Sophomore Matt Leitner trails Kristo and Knight by

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just four points in the national scoring race following a four-point weekend in Colorado Springs.

For his part, teammate Eriah Hayes has been one of NCAA’s most effective special teams players this season, racking up 11 power play goals.

The Mavericks have produced on the back end as well, where freshman goaltender Stephon Williams has quietly arrived as a major player on the national stage.

Williams’ .930 save percentage and 1.82 goals against average are good enough for sixth in the nation, ahead of celebrated Minnesota freshman Adam Wilcox, and just behind Hobey Baker favorite Eric Hartzell.

Williams will square off against North Dakota’s sometimes-questionable goaltending tandem of junior Clarke Saunders and freshman Zane Gothberg.

The duo have combined for a .913 save percentage this season, while allowing an average of 2.42 goals against.

The puck drops at 7:37 pm Friday at the Verizon Wireless Civic Center, and again at 7:37 pm on Saturday.

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Mavericks look to new talent to pave the way for 2014 2013 was not the best of years for the MSU women’s hockey team, and with all-time leading scorer Lauren Smith heading for graduation, the Mavericks will need a new look in 2014 if they plan ot move out of the bottom of the WCHA. TIM FAKLIS

staff writer

The 2012-13 season for the Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s hockey program was one that saw more madness than your average team.

They didn’t necessarily finish where they wanted record-wise, finishing at a disappointing 1021-5 record overall, but that isn’t to say that there were some major

positives throughout the campaign for the Mavericks.

For starters, we go to Lauren Smith. Smith finished the season with 37 points, as well as 24 goals. To the naked eye that may seem like nothing more than a great season from a talented athlete, but looking past the numbers by themselves, it’s much more than that.

This season was a recordbreaker for Smith; the 24 goals

was a record that she broke weeks ago, and never looked back at.

The record of 18 had originally been held by Michelle Sikich (1998-99) and Melanie Salatino (2003-04), but after an impressive first few months of the season, it belongs solely to Smith.

“It’s great for her because there has been no one in my four years that has practiced harder and played harder than her,” Mavericks head coach Eric Means

said, following Smith’s recordbreaking performance. “The pucks are finally going in for her, but she deserves it because of the way she plays.”

Smith had always stayed humble throughout, thanks in part to her coaching staff and teammates. Even after breaking the record, her thought was on the team at the time.

“We have a very hard-working team, the best team I have been a part of in my four years here at MSU,” she said following the game that give her 19 goals.

“To break a record is an honor, but team success is more important than individual success.”

And despite her wishes for team success, as well as the wishes of her teammates and coaches, the Mavericks were never able to fully get things together and make a real run at the WCHA title.

Despite a 4-2-0 record outside the conference, the Mavericks were only able to muster a 6-17-5 record otherwise.

One aspect that the team can look forward to for next season is promise.

This year’s team featured five freshmen, as well as five sophomores, all of whom will be much more likely to see more playing time next season.

This includes sophomore forward Kathleen Rogan, who finished third on the team in goals this season, as well as second in the assist column. Returning with Rogan will be No. 2 goal scorer Tracy McCann, who will be returning next year for her senior campaign.

Goaltender Danielle Butters, who had a great start to the season, will also be returning for her senior year.

The season wasn’t what they wanted it to be but MSU hockey fans saw a record breaking year, as well as a team full of promise for next year, where they hope and plan to compete for what every team hopes to compete for: victories.

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