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Bye, bye ballroom Major renovation now underway
nate brennan • msu reporter The ballroom renovation began with asbestos removal over spring break. Construction will continue until September. renovated ballroom in the year, which has caused date AVERY CROPP Centennial Student Union. As changes, relocation, and some
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of spring break the space is no longer available for use for events that occur there every
creative logistical planning for many offices on campus. The Career Development
Center, which usually holds the two-day Career and Internship Expo and employer speaker panel in the ballroom in the fall, will be impacted by the renovation. According to Assistant Director Deenna Latus, the CDC also works closely with the First Year Experience Office to organize the major fair, which usually takes place in the ballroom in the fall. According to Latus, the Career and Internship Expo date has been moved to a one-day event on November 3, 2011. A full three weeks later than usual. The speaker panel, which educates students about what employers will be looking for, is expected to be moved to Ostrander Auditorium. “It’s unfortunate that our expo has to be moved later, but the benefits will be great after the renovation is complete. We’ll just deal with it and we look forward to the experience of the new ballroom,” Latus said. “Lighting in [the ballroom]
has been unfortunate in the past. We’re looking forward to the audiovisual sound and improved technology which will be something that employers will be very excited about.” Director of Academic Advising Sara GranbergRademacker, who works in the First Year Experience Office, is in charge of organizing the major fair. “We have adjusted the date for the major fair, hoping that by the end of October, the ballroom will be available,” Granberg-Rademacker said. “If it’s not available then, we’ll have to make a decision whether to go with our November 2 date or try to host the major fair in the spring.” She is hoping that the ballroom does get back online by September so the major fair can take place during its usual time. “We like our October date because it seems to fall during a time when students aren’t
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Fulbright scholar uses techniques learned in U.S. to help in native country Youssouf Magassouba starts English program for students in Mali
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Youssouf Magassouba may look like a regular student pursuing his master’s degree at Minnesota State University, but really, he’s a man with a mission. Magassouba, who is from Mali, West Africa, came to the U.S. to learn ways to better teach English at the English program he initiated in his home country. Magassouba started the program, called, “Hey, English Will Help You (HEY),” in 2003 while he was working for a major mining company in Mali. He spoke very good English because his bachelor’s degree
was in English, but many people from Mali don’t speak English well or at all, since the country’s primary language is French. However, Magassouba said he thought teaching English to Mali students would give them more opportunities later in life. “I am a real believer in education,” Magassouba said. “I think that the education is the right social equalizer.” Magassouba started by giving motivational speeches at schools and donating supplies and funds to his old school. Then he branched out, working with his superiors at the mining company to develop an English program where high school students could learn English and
see what it was like to work at the mine. Working at the mine is a very good job in Mali, but mine work requires education, Magassouba said, which is why he wanted to teach students English and help them in other subject areas. Eventually, Magassouba worked with government officials to be allowed to teach an after-hours English program at three public schools in Mali. Magassouba said it’s a simple teaching program, but he said he believes the best programs are the ones that get to the point without needing tons of resources or rules. “Those simple but effective
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programs have more impact on the communities than more expensive programs,” he said. Magassouba must be on to something, since HEY has grown in numbers and success with more than 600 students enrolling every year. The program is offered to kids in elementary and middle school, and, when they leave it to go to high school, their new teachers often ask them where they learned such great English. “This has happened to be a very successful story,” Magassouba said. However, not everyone was pleased with Magassouba’s success. “I met with a lot of
difficulties,” Magassouba said. “Some people do not want change. It caused me a lot of animosity.” Magassouba said some people tried to ruin the program by interfering with it and with his work. People tried to get his superiors to cause him trouble. But Magassouba said he persevered because of the support from his manager and his community. “Because of the support of some people and my belief in what I was doing, I had to continue,” he said. The program has been going strong for eight years now, and Magassouba is always making
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MAGASSOUBA Continues to form partnerships throughout the country, plans to implement computer training program in Mali continued from 1
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new partnerships for more support. Both Mali natives and international volunteers help at the school, and many students who participate in the program come back to help. Magassouba also formed a partnership with the Emily Griffith Opportunity School in Denver, which donates books to his program. He has visited sites such as a school for immigrants in Salt Lake City and the Lincoln Community Center in Mankato. Magassouba uses these visits to see different techniques used to teach English to non-native speakers. “This is my philosophy,” Magassouba said, “how I can build on what I see here [in the U.S.].” Besides using real-world experience to learn new techniques, Magassouba came to the U.S. to study in a university. He earned an all-expenses-paid Fulbright Scholarship in June 2009 and began pursuing his master’s degree in international diplomacy fall of that year. Magassouba said he applied for the prestigious scholarship because he couldn’t afford to study abroad without it.
“It’s a big lifetime chance to get this scholarship,” Magassouba said. Earning the scholarship is not easy. Thousands of applicants from around the world apply. Applicants must take several tests, write papers, go through interviews and take an exam to prove their English is sufficient to study in the United States. Magassouba said it takes months to complete the process, and many applicants make several attempts before getting awarded a scholarship. When Magassouba earned the scholarship, the U.S. State Department sent him to Mankato. While Mankato is certainly a smaller university than many others in the U.S., Magassouba said he enjoys
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studying here because there are still so many resources available to him. “I’m very happy [here], because I learned a lot,” he said. “It’s been a very good experience.” Magassouba has only one more class to take to complete his studies. After he graduates, he plans to go back to Mali and put what he learned to use. He’s already thinking of ways to implement a new program in computer training for high school students to help them learn more work skills. Magassouba said he is happy to work with any interested student or organization. Anyone who is interested can contact him at faymag_99@yahoo.fa.
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Construction on the new dorm began over spring break, which means students have even fewer spaces to park on campus. I was under the impression that this new dorm would take up part of Green Lot 13 (between the library and McElroy), but when I came up to campus last week I realized I was completely mistaken. Pretty much that entire lot is gone. So now where do students who spent all of fall and half of spring semester parking there go? Nowhere. There isn’t an equal alternative for them. I believe the Dark Green Lot will be available to those displaced students, but look at how far away that is. This is a Minnesota winter! So good luck parking McElroy and Crawford residents! Until the new dorm is complete and Gage is torn down, there doesn’t seem to be a place for these people to park — or
next year’s people, because the dorm won’t be completed until 2012. Parking is already a pretty major problem on campus, and taking away one of the biggest lots there is, in the middle of a semester, isn’t going to be a lot of fun for students. I think people often forget how poor college students are. Being poor means they need jobs, and in Mankato there aren’t very many jobs next to campus. So what do dorm residents who have jobs need? Cars! If they can’t bring a car to campus because MSU can’t give them a spot to park, why would they go to school here? I have two jobs that require me to have a car, so if I didn’t have one, there’s no way I could go to school here. I imagine other people are in the same boat, and if enough people get in that boat, it’s going to sink, and MSU is going to have a problem. No parking leads to no students, which can lead to no school.
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I was surfing through the dashboard on my personal blog the other day and I came across a link to a news story. The title both intrigued and disgusted me. I absentmindedly clicked on the link, wanting anything that would allow me to procrastinate studying for my midterm exams this week. To put it simply, there’s a British father making his way into the news lately. Doesn’t seem like a big deal, right? Think again. This father, Alfie, is a thirteen year old boy who looks more like he’s eight. Pictures taken of the father and child look more like a brother and sister. If you click on the link to the news story, check out the pictures of these young parents and their child. This child is hardly old enough to go out on his own without parental supervision, and yet, he’s a father. It blows my mind to see these children having children these days. When I was 12, having sex was the farthest thing from my mind. I’m pretty sure that I was thinking about how to make my parents let me see a PG-13 movie. I know that in the past decade or so, kids and teenagers have been having sex at earlier ages, but for some reason this particular story hit me particularly hard. I can’t imagine how hard life is going to be for that little girl. Her parents aren’t even old enough to drive, let alone support for her in a proper manner. Alfie said in an interview
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with UK’s The Sun, “I know I’m young, but I plan to be a good dad.” Later, or earlier, in the interview he was asked how he expected to provide financially for the child. He looked at the camera, confused, and asked what the word financially meant. How can this be possible? A young boy who doesn’t know the meaning of the word financial should not be a father. I don’t know how or why the families of these young kids are willing to support such decisions. I don’t necessarily condone abortion whenever the child may not have a good life, but there’s this useful little alternative to abortion or keeping a child you can’t support. It’s called adoption, and I think it’s a pretty great option, especially in cases like these. Chantelle, Alfie’s girlfriend, insisted: “When I was pregnant the police and social workers came to interview us and they decided that we would make good parents to Maisie.”
Just looking at the ages of these young parents is enough to deem them unfit for raising children. The two seem nice enough, but I don’t see how anyone could say that they would be good parents. They can’t provide for their daughter, and in my mind that is reason enough. Who’s to blame in situations like these? Are we supposed to blame the children for having sex, the parents for not engaging in conversations with these youngsters, or the school system for their sometimes skewed versions of sex education? What about the media’s portrayal of sex as acceptable, even at such a young age (Example, Secret Life of the American Teenager). Quite frankly, I’m not sure. I do, however, know that we are not going to stop these kids from having sex. They will experiment, and unless society provides them with the resources to prevent pregnancy, there will again be a rise in teenage pregnancy.
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RENOVATION Lighting will be improved, technology will be updated and more accommodating continued from 1 suffering from the first culture shock of college and right before registration starts so that we can have faculty from the majors — who also serve as advisors — to answer student’s questions about their programs,” Granberg-Rademacker said. It was suggested that the major fair could be moved to the AmericInn Hotel and Conference Center down the street from campus, but Granberg-Rademacker didn’t believe that students would come to the event if it were offcampus. Other offices that will be affected by this renovation include the Office of University Advancement. Jennifer Guyer-Wood, the director of alumni relations, said the renovation will affect their events, such as the 50th anniversary of the Distinguished Alumni Awards where standout alumni are honored, and the annual Gala, which honors MSU donors. Homecoming events where alumni gather have been moved to different locations as well. Guyer-Wood said that the Distinguished Alumni Awards, which will be held on April 29, 2011, has been moved to the Best Western in lower North Mankato. The Gala, which usually takes place in September, has been moved to the Verizon Wireless Center. The biggest change besides location is that there will be a decrease in student and campus focus when the events take place, though Guyer-Wood is
planning to bring the campus to the events in a variety of ways. “Since it’s the 50th anniversary of our Distinguished Alumni Awards, it was unfortunate that we weren’t able to hold it on campus, but it will all work out well,” Guyer-Wood said. Guyer-Wood is planning to bring pictures of campus from the past and present to place on tables to incorporate campus into the event. Also, each honoree will make a video where they will reminisce about their memories of MSU. “The Distinguished Alumni Awards will be a little more hectic this year,” Guyer-Wood said. “We’ll have the [alumni] board meeting and the student networking event like usual, but we’ll have to rush down to the Best Western, get the nominees there, and we’ll have to haul the decorations in our cars. But it will work out just fine.” Despite the issues that go with moving these events, Guyer-Wood thinks it’s great that the people in the Mankato community will be more aware of on-campus events. She also is looking forward to using the renovated ballroom in the future. “The new ballroom, overall, will be a much more elegant and flexible space,” Guyer-Wood said. “The screens that will be on the ceiling can be used to project images, and there will be lots of different opportunities to play with lighting and show our purple-and-gold pride in that way.”
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Guyer-Wood is also excited about the features that will be found in the new lobby. There will be an interactive wall with a video display of MSU throughout the years. “We will be able to share the pride and history of Mankato much better than we have in the past” Guyer-Wood said. Granberg-Rademacker is looking forward to seeing the finished ballroom. “The technology is really cool,” Granberg-Rademacker said. “We’ll be able to accommodate the needs of our participants better. I remember once that during a major fair a colleague had to move their table because it was too dark for them to see in their corner
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No death penalty in Ill. SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) — The governor of Illinois abolished the death penalty Wednesday, more than a decade after the state imposed a moratorium on executions out of concern that innocent people could be put to death by a justice system that had wrongly condemned 13 men. Gov. Pat Quinn also commuted the sentences of all 15 inmates remaining on death row. They will now serve life in prison with no hope of parole. State lawmakers voted in January to abandon capital punishment, and Quinn spent two months reflecting on the issue, speaking with prosecutors, crime victims’ families, death penalty opponents and religious leaders. He called it the “most difficult decision” he has made as governor. “We have found over and over again: Mistakes have been made. Innocent people have been freed. It’s not possible to create a perfect, mistake-free death penalty system,” Quinn said after signing the legislation. Prosecutors and some victims’ families had urged Quinn to veto the measure. The governor offered words of consolation to those who had lost loved ones to violence, saying that the “family of Illinois” was with them. He said he understands victims will never be healed. Illinois’ moratorium goes back to 2000, when thenRepublican Gov. George Ryan made international headlines by suspending executions. Ryan acted after years of growing doubts about the state’s capitalpunishment system, which was famously called into question in the 1990s, after courts concluded that 13 men had been wrongly condemned. Shortly before leaving office in 2003, Ryan also cleared death row, commuting the sentences of 167 inmates to life in prison. Illinois’ last execution was in 1999. Quinn promised to commute the sentence of anyone else who might be condemned before the law takes effect on July 1. Illinois will join 15 other states that have done away with executions.
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We all know that beer is full of barley and hops and deliciousness (to some), but probably don’t realize how rich it is in history. The Blue Earth County Historical Society is telling the story of the Minnesota River Valley in five glasses with an event that has been appropriately christened Sips of History on Fri. March 25 at 6 p.m. in the Mankato City Center Hotel. In previous years, the BECHS and it’s executive director, Jessica Potter, hosted a historic pub-crawl in downtown Mankato that focused on Front Street and the five blocks that are now missing due to urban renewal in the ‘70s. This year’s event, however, is a spin on the historic pub-crawl and will feature the Minnesota River Wine, Beer and History Trail. “BECHS has been a member of the trail since they began,” Potter said. “Combining the two is a way to bring focus to the trail while still being in the downtown area.” The BECHS fundraiser is based on Tom Standage’s
2005 book, A History of the World in 6 Glasses, which, as the title insinuates, tells the history of the world through six different types of beverages that have done much more than simply quench thirst. Standage chronicles humanity’s history from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the scrutiny of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea and cola. Sips of History will bring attention to the wine glass, beer stein, tin cup, punch cup and teacup to tell the story of the Minnesota River valley. “Every aspect of history is shaped by a beverage,” Potter said. “The idea with the trail is to realize that history, experience it and embrace it.” The tin cup would have been used by a pioneer to drink everything from coffee to whiskey (and anything in between) and would have been held on their person at all times. The punch and teacups, on the other hand, would have been used in the Victorian era and represent a degree of refinement, class and power. Sips of History BECHS / page 11
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Historically, researching “man’s best friend” was not deemed respectable research to scientists because dogs seem so familiar and understood. In the last 20 years, research on Canis Lupis Familiaris, or the domesticated dog, has boomed. In Alexandra Horowitz’s book, Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know, she gives the reader up-do-date research on how dogs perceive the world around them
in an entertaining way that is easy understand and follow. Dogs have been gracing literature for years, with extraordinary novels and memoires by John Steinbeck (Travels with Charlie), John Grogan (Marley and Me), Mark Saltzman (The Adventures of Milo and Otis) and Jack London (White Fang and Call of the Wild). And, of course, there are Clifford the Big Red Dog and Lassie. Although dogs have been a literary staple, scientific research has been reserved for lab rats and chimpanzees. According to
Horowitz’s professors and colleagues, “dogs are simple, happy creatures whom we need to train and feed and love, and that is all there is to them.” Horowitz’s book proves that this is not the case. There is data in dogs, and they are not the “simple creatures” that scientists in the past have assumed. The book is full of interesting information about dogs, including some fun facts. I bet you didn’t know that recent research has found that
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INSIDE OF A DOG “Explaining all dog behavior as emerging from wolf behavior is incomplete and misleading.” continued from 9
the world through the eyes, ears, nose and mind of a dog; bringing our world down to their level. The book is much more of an insight into canine cognitive ethology opposed to a in-depth study, which Margaret Steck’s nine-month-old Pomeranian mix, is ideal for a Andre The Giant, takes a load off from a bustling lay audience psychology. and a good introduction to Dachshunds are the most dog behavior. aggressive breeds to both There was only one area their owners and to strangers, within the book that I found probably attributed to their to be flawed, and that was original use as badger hunters. in the section “Hero Dogs,” In each chapter, Horowitz which discussed dogs going examines a different aspect to their owner’s aid during an of a domesticated dog, emergency. ranging from their wolf She refers to an experiment origin to domestication, their where dogs’ owners faked senses of smell, sight and heart attacks and set up communication to their ability scenarios where mock to feed off of emotions and bookcases fell on top of bonding. them to see what the dogs’ Horowitz spent hours reactions would be. filming and watching dogs Horowitz came to the interact with each other conclusion that “not a and with their families single dog did anything that at dog parks and realized remotely helped their owners that she was observing “a out of the predicaments.” complex dance requiring However, she did not take mutual cooperation, splitinto consideration that the second communications and owners were faking their assessments of each other’s pain. She did this even after abilities and desires.” An writing about how dogs observation that inspired her sense adrenaline and fear in to go on a quest to experience previous chapters. A person
faking a heart attack would not be able to produce the chemical and adrenaline changes that a real heart attack would induce. One part that captivated me was the discussion of dogs versus wolves. As the proud owner of an energetic and high-maintenance ninemonth-old Pomeranian mix, I have read my fair share of dog-training manuals and books. While this book is, in no way, a dog-training guide, it does provide insight into why dogs behave the way they do. One very popular training tactic today is training dogs
with a pack mentality, citing their wolf ancestry as a reason to train them in this fashion. While this is relevant, Horowitz states, “explaining all dog behavior as emerging from wolf behavior is incomplete and misleading.” Horowitz describes dogs as “animals with an asterisk” because they have been domesticated to the point where their former wolflike tendencies have been replaced. Feral dogs do not form packs in the wild. They hunt individually and, according to Horowitz, the hunting technique they have is
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“sloppy” compared to the calm, stead and intent ways of the wolf. They have become attached to humans, whereas wolves show no particular attachment to any outside figures. Overall, Horowitz’s book was fascinating and captivating. Sometimes her writing style seemed almost forcibly whimsical, trying too hard to befriend the reader and avoid academic tone and jargon. Despite this, the book is engaging overall; especially if you are a dog owner.
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BECHS “It’s a new twist on the pub-crawl.” continued from 9 provides an opportunity to visit the Minnesota River Wine, Beer and History trail members in one centralized location. These members include the August Schell Brewing Company, Crofut Family Winery, Fieldstone Vineyards, Indian Island Winery, Morgan Creek Vineyards, Harbo Cider, and the R.D. Hubbard House, which was a regular venue for Victorian parties. “Participants will be ‘walking’ by going from room to room where each room will represent a different type of drink,” Potter said. “It is a new twist on the pub-crawl.” The trail is a collaboration by the current members and began in “2006 or 2007.” Participants go from stop to stop on the self-guided tour and collect stamps for a chance to win a prize at the end of the year. According to Charlie Quast, co-owner
of Fieldstone Vineyards in Redwood Falls, Minn., the trail has “successfully drawn people to the Minnesota River Valley to explore.” Tickets for the event are $30 per person, or $25 for BECHS members. Tickets include drink samples, appetizers and a souvenir glass. Participants must be over 21 to attend. Tickets will not be sold at the door, so purchase your tickets in advance by calling (507)345-5566.
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MSU graduate makes name in poetry
Rod Cockrum finds success with words JUAN AYALA
staff writer Rod Cockrum is a Minnesota State Mankato graduate who is now lucky enough to have the title of author. His first book, Immediacy, includes 32 poems with diverse subjects, such as Cockrum’s internal thoughts and reactions to his personal experiences. “Some are just pure word play and my imagination,” Cockrum said. It is written in, what he likes to call, “psychological style.” “I think what makes it unique is the emotional content,” he said. The book focuses on subjects such as art, time and man’s disconnection with nature. According to Cockrum, Immediacy is about living the moment. “No matter what we do, good or bad happens to us,” he said. “Eventually we are brought back to the immediate moment and we have to continue from there.” It took Cockrum from 1995 to 2005 to complete Immediacy, but he has already started working on another book of poems. Cockrum attended MSU in the early `90s. “I have very good memories of Mankato State, as we used to call it,” Cockrum said. “Lots of the poems from Immediacy were written while I lived in Mankato, and what I learned in school I then applied directly to my writing, and still do.” Cockrum majored in mass communications with a minor in theater, but he started writing songs in his basement when he was a teenager and used his
guitar to bring the songs to life. “When I got into my first two years of college I found that researching and making essays and reading-it’s fascinating,” he said. “I found a lot of purpose in literature. Literature takes us on a journey and brings us back a moment.” Cockrum said he believes reading a good poem or looking at a painting are not just things to admire, but can also have incredible meaning. “The hardest thing about writing in an entertaining piece of song or short story is
individuality,” he said. “You don’t want to repeat what someone else has done. I learned at Mankato State to stay away from that. Sometimes you sit there for 20 minutes and try to say it in a different way.” Cockrum said his major challenge is working in marketing. His publisher allows him to be very involved in the process. “I design my own book, I design my cover, I format the book, I turn it over to them and they make it,” he said. But what is most difficult,
according to Cockrum, is maintaining a high-quality standard with his poems and writing. “Another challenge is writing about something that is not very pleasant, like losing a job or losing a lover,” he said. His advice for new MSU writers is to manage time well. “Don’t let people convince you it’s odd or weird,” Cockrum said. “It is a process. It is selfexpression, keep it up [and] give it value.”
Rod Cockrum, MSU alumn, went on to publish a number of poems about personal experience.
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Men’s NCAA Tournament
Maverick Men Moving On
LEE HANDEL
staff writer The top-seeded Minnesota State Mankato men’s basketball team possessed great poise when it mattered most this past weekend in Mankato, knocking off NSIC rival Winona State 96-81 on Saturday before winning a nail-biter against Metro State 69-65 on Sunday night to advance to the 2011 NCAA Division II Central Region Final. After pulling away from eighth-seeded Winona State the night before thanks to three 20-point efforts from seniors Marcus Hill (27), Jefferson Mason (22) and Cameron Hodges (21), the Mavericks received major contributions in the clutch from some of the squad’s “glue-guys” in the win against fifth-seeded Metro State. In Saturday’s convincing victory over Winona State, MSU was able to get revenge on the Warriors and end their season after Winona had just
eliminated the Mavericks from the NSIC tournament the previous weekend. Coming off such an emotional victory, the Mavericks had only 24 hours to get ready for Metro State. The Roadrunners held a slim lead early on in the contest, as both teams started off slow and missed some makeable shots. The Mavericks were able to tie the game a few times late in the first half, before finally taking their first lead of the game 27-25 with 1:46 left in the opening half. The Roadrunners added two points late in the half, and the two teams entered the locker room all knotted up at 27-27. “Both teams were kind of sparring at each other in the first half,” said head coach Matt Margenthaler. “Offensively we were struggling. We were getting all the shots we wanted, they just weren’t going in.” The Mavericks received a
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shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Jefferson Mason had 25 points and 9 rebounds in Sunday’s win over Metro State.
WCHA Men’s Hockey Playoffs
Denver sweeps MSU, ends its season Mavericks unable to take one from Denver, ends season being swept
dan moen • msu reporter Ben Youds put the Mavericks ahead early with his seventh goal of the season in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss.
PAT DELANEY
staff writer The Minnesota State men’s hockey team gave the Denver Pioneers all they could handle in their first round WCHA playoff series, but in the end it wasn’t enough to beat the No. 5 team in the country. The Mavericks had leads after two periods in both games, but would fall 4-2 Friday and 3-2 in overtime Saturday. The Mavericks proved that you can’t take penalties against a high scoring offense or they will eventually make you pay. The Pioneers would score power play goals in the third period on both nights that ended up costing the Mavericks. “We gave them a couple opportunities that we had to take penalties on and eventually it ended up hurting us,” said head coach Troy Jutting. The Mavericks were cruising Friday, going into the third
period with a 2-0 lead. Freshman forward Zach Lehrke got the Mavericks on the board in the first period after one-timing a nifty pass by freshman forward Chase Grant. With two seconds remaining in the first, senior defenseman Kurt Davis scored from the point on the power play to give the Mavericks a surprising 2-0 lead. The Mavericks played strong in the second period, but couldn’t capitalize on anymore chances. The third period belonged to Denver. The Pioneers got the scoring started with a powerplay goal from senior forward Kyle Ostrow less than five minutes into the period. That was followed shortly after by the tying goal nearing the halfway mark of the third period. It was another Ostrow tally that would give the Pioneers the lead for good. Kyle’s younger brother, Shawn, would score his first goal of
the season with less than three minutes left in the game that would prove to be the gamewinner. The Mavericks pulled sophomore goaltender Phil Cook, but that only led to an empty-net goal for the Pioneers. It was do or die Saturday night. The Mavericks had played at Denver earlier in the season and suffered their worst loss of the season in that series finale, losing 6-1. However, a much improved Mavericks squad made sure that would not happen again. Senior defenseman Ben Youds would give the Mavericks the lead in the first when he scored on a rebound after a shot by Davis. But like in the first game, third period penalties would come back to haunt the Mavericks. The Pioneers tied it halfway through the third period with a
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Women’s basketball
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End of season awards What break? TIGE HUTCHESON
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Most Valuable Player: Andrea Walsh, senior point guard, 10.3 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.2 rpg As if there was any doubt, Andrea Walsh knew this was her team from day one. There are 17 players on MSU’s roster, but Walsh is the only senior, and was clearly the team leader throughout the season. Walsh was second on the team with 10.3 points per game and was one of only two Mavericks to finish the season averaging double-figures in scoring. More impressive, though, was Walsh’s work as “quarterback”. Her teambest 4.7 assists per game is impressive, but even more impressive when you take into consideration her 2.02 assistto-turnover ratio, which was second best in the NSIC and twenty-first overall in Division II women’s basketball. Even though Walsh often took the backseat when it came to scoring the basketball, when the game was on the line she had a knack for stepping up and hitting a number of game-winning shots, which I encourage you to check out on YouTube. While her stats won’t astound you, Walsh is one of the best
examples in the NSIC of a player that “made her team better”, and elevated the game of players around her. The NSIC clearly agrees, because Walsh was recently honored as an NSIC All-Conference second-team member. Defensive Player of the Year: Ali Wilkinson, sophomore forward, 12.0 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.1 spg, 0.6 bpg Ali Wilkinson easily led the NSIC in rebounding with a 9.1 per game , averaging .6 more rebounds per game than NSIC Player of the Year Ashley Arlen of Wayne State. To be honest, Walsh might not be the MVP if it weren’t for Wilkinson’s defensive efforts. As I’ve harped on time and time again, it takes efficient rebounding and forcing turnovers to jumpstart any fast break offense, the type Walsh flourished in, and Wilkinson’s dependability on the glass was an important factor in the team’s style. Wilkinson also managed to lead the Mavericks with 12.0 points per game, but got a number of those points off of offensive rebounds every game (three per game, second overall in the NSIC behind teammate Laura Weber). Wilkinson’s sticky fingers made her one of
the most efficient players in the conference when it came to capitalizing on turnovers, and helped MSU transition from defense to a quick offense effectively. Rookie of the Year: Alli Hoefer, freshman guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.3 apg It’s rare for a freshman to step in and make a difference right away in the NSIC, but Alli Hoefer was an exception for the Mavericks. When shooting guard Lauren Barber went down to injury towards the beginning of the season, Hoefer successfully stepped in and filled in the gap during her absence. While her four points per game might not seem like much, Hoefer’s biggest responsibility was to stand her ground against some of Division II’s best guards on the defensive end, which Hoefer did surprisingly well. Hoefer couldn’t have done a much better job taking advantage of her playing time, and continued to see quality minutes even after Barber healed and returned to the lineup.
LEE HANDEL
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Another spring break, another challenging slate of games for the Minnesota State Mankato baseball team in its annual trip south to Florida. The tenth-ranked Mavericks, picked to finish atop the NSIC this season, once again held their own against stiff competition in Winter Haven, Fla., posting a 5-4 record on the trip. MSU kicked off its season with a double-header against No. 16 Slippery Rock and Illinois State, splitting the pair of games. Junior ace Blake Schwartz, the NSIC Preseason Pitcher of the Year, took the ball for the Mavericks in the opener and picked up his first win of the season in the Mavericks’ 5-2 triumph. Senior shortstop Zach Rowles led the
way for MSU at the plate in the victory, going 3-for-5 with an RBI. Schwartz went 8 1/3 innings, giving up two runs while striking out five. In the second game of the day against Illinois State, the Mavericks went with more of a pitcher-by-committee approach, using four hurlers in a 3-2 loss to the Redbirds. Freshman right-hander T.J. Larson received the start for MSU, going four innings while giving up two runs and striking out four. Junior Maverick outfielder Ben Kincaid went 1-for4 with an RBI in the defeat. The Mavericks continued the trip with a double-header against Ashland, dropping the first game 2-0 to the Eagles before taking the second 4-3. In the 2-0 setback, senior
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Wrestling
Wrestlers done DREW CLAUSSEN
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Six members of the Minnesota State, Mankato wrestling team polished off their season last weekend while competing in the National Tournament in Kearney, Neb. Wrestlers Andy Forstner, Ben Becker, Aaron Norgren, Jesse Westphal, Brendan Eichmann and Pat Mahan represented the Mavericks at the tournament. The Mavericks finished tied for tenth-place in the team portion of the tournament with 31.5 points. Nebraska-Omaha won with 102.5 points. The highest placing individual wrestler was Norgren, who earned a fourth-place finish. Norgren started the tournament with two straight wins before falling to UNO’s Aaron Denson. He then bounced back with a win over Upper Iowa’s Mitchell Schultz before falling in a close third-place match to Newberry’s Bryant Blanton. Forstner ended his career as a Maverick with a sixth-place finish. After starting out with a loss, he rattled off threestraight wins including a pin of Belmont Abbey’s Shane Summerlin. Then after another loss,
Fosrtner fell in the fifth-place match to North Carolina-Pembroke’s Russell Weakley 8-5. The final Maverick to place was fellow senior Ben Becker, who captured seventh-place at the tournament. Becker’s tournament featured a pin of Nebraska-Kearney’s Caleb Kociemba and a major-decision win in the seventh-place match against San Francisco State’s Gene Choi 8-0. Westphal, Eichmann and Mahan failed to place in the tournament. Mahan went 1-2 in the tournament with a win over Central Oklahoma’s Jarrett Edison. Eichmann also went 1-2 in his first National Tournament with a win over American International College’s Ronald Tetreault. Westphal finished the tournament 0-2. Forstner ended his senior year with a 25-15 record, with Becker finishing 18-9. Norgren led the team in individual wins with a 29-10 record. This wraps up the season for the Mavericks in which they complied a 9-5 record, 5-2 NSIC.
MEN’S PUCK continued from 12 power play goal from sophomore defenseman Matt Donovan. The Mavericks regained the lead quickly with a goal from freshman forward J.P. Burkemper, but it was another penalty that would doom the Mavericks. With 7:15 left in the game, the Pioneers scored again on the power play to tie the score 2-2. It was the final goal of regulation, but it was apparent that the momentum was on the Pioneers side. Barely more than a minute into overtime, the Pioneers got a shot past junior goaltender Austin Lee to advance themselves to the WCHA Final Five, while also ending the Mavericks season. The 3-2 setback was all too familiar for the five Mavericks seniors. “The seniors now have lost three years in overtime to end their season,” said Jutting. “We had our opportunities. In the third period we had five great chances. I don’t know, the good Lord didn’t want us to score I guess.” It was an emotional scene for a senior class that did an enormous amount to bring the MSU program out of irrelevancy and onto the national scene. Along with Davis and Youds, Channing Boe, Rylan
Galiardi and Andrew Sackrison will leave the MSU program knowing that they never made it easy on any of the teams that they faced. The Mavericks conclude 2010-11 with a final record of 14-18-6 overall.
BASEBALL continued from 13 lefty Danny Miller pitched six innings of two-run ball and picked up five strikeouts. MSU could not break through on offense in the game, leaving five runners on base while accumulating only three hits in the contest. Miller would lead the Mavericks to victory in the second game, hitting a go-ahead two-run single for the 4-3 lead. Senior righty Luke Putz got the win for the Mavericks, with six innings, three earned runs and four strikeouts. Sophomore Mahlon Zimmerman pitched the seventh inning for his second save of the year. Facing ninth-ranked Grand Valley State in its next game, MSU played well enough to win despite falling 7-5. Kincaid took to the hill for the Mavericks, giving up four runs (one earned) despite pitching five innings of three-hit ball. Junior Matt Kuchenbecker led the way for the Mavericks at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBIs. MSU then journeyed to St. Leo, Fla., to play the St. Leo Lions, losing 10-2. The only highlight for the Mavericks in this game was when Rowles’ launched the team’s first home run of the season with a two-run shot in the top of the third inning. The club responded the next day, throttling Saginaw Valley State 17-0 on just 14 hits. Freshman pitcher Bryce Bellin started the game for MSU, picking up his first career win as a Maverick. MSU rode the momentum into Wednesday, defeating West Chester 9-1. After two rainouts on Thursday, the Mavericks wrapped up the trip with another 9-1 win on Friday, returning to Minnesota 5-4 overall.
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MBB continued from 12 major shot in the arm from an unlikely source to start the second half, as senior guard Taylor Morrow knocked down two three-pointers in a row to give MSU a 33-31 lead. The Roadrunners were able to regain the lead shortly after that, and led 44-41 until Morrow came up big once again with another triple to tie the score at 44 with a little over 12 minutes to play in the game. “He was huge,” said Mason. “Every game it seems somebody new steps up and tonight was his night. He does it in practice all the time, he’s a knock-down shooter.” Shortly after Mason swatted a Roadrunners shot into the stands, MSU officially stole all of the momentum when junior sharpshooter Stephen Kirschbaum connected from long-distance with his second three-pointer of the game, giving the Mavericks a 49-44 lead with 11:05 left. Metro State stayed within striking distance the rest of the way, and sent its leading scorer, junior Reggie Evans, to the foul line trailing 67-65 with 14 seconds left in the game.
Despite carrying the team on his back the whole game with 22 points, Evans could not connect from the stripe when it mattered most, missing both free throws. Mason—who came into the contest 22-24 at the line with under two minutes left—got the rebound and knocked down both free throws to seal the win and send Bresnan Arena into a frenzy. “Our guys hung in there,” said head coach Matt Margenthaler. “I’ve told this group for a long time, I really believe they have what it is. Whatever it is, they have it.” Mason paced the Mavericks offensively with 25 points and nine rebounds, with Hodges and Morrow chipping in 12 and 11 points respectively. MSU (26-4) plays secondseeded Fort Lewis tonight at 7 p.m. in the regional championship game at the Taylor Center. “Ever since freshman year all we want to do is get to that regional championship game,” said Morrow. “We finally made it here, now we have to go out there, play hard and get the W.”
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