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Parking refugees

With more than 200 stalls eliminated from a major lot for a new residence hall, where will all the students go?

SAMANTHA FISCHER

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At the beginning of the 2010-2011 school term, students, faculty and visitors were able to select one of 5,400 various parking stalls found all over campus. These spaces range from the most expensive Gold Permit spots located next to most major school buildings to Lot 23 free parking located at the very edge of the earth (at least it seems that way when it’s 30 below zero).

Actual parking lot renovations and rumors of renovations have Minnesota State University parking patrons scrambling to find answers.

Look no further.

The parking and transportation

program at MSU sees around a $1.4 million budget each year. The budget depends on permit sales, the number of tickets and violations handed out, special event parking (the Minnesota Vikings Training Camp brought in about $60,000 in parking revenue last year), meter parking and visitor pay lot parking. For those of you who haven’t read the parking manual, none of the funds come out of tuition or any other student fees.

Most of this budgeted money is spent on lot maintenance, services such as jump-starts and door-unlocks and payroll for the employees working in the program who provide those services.

The most recent buzz

surrounding on-campus parking comes in wake of the loss of more than 200 stalls in Green Lot 13 in front of Crawford Residence Hall. The lot was officially blocked off March 5 to start construction of a new residence hall in its place.

While a projected 300 students will have a new place to lay their heads in the fall of 2012, there are 227 current Crawford occupants whose cars have been relocated to numerous lots around the property.

“Right now it’s disruptive,” said Dave Cowen, facilities services director. “But the biggest thing is to deal with the situation as diplomatically as possible in getting people relocated to their new parking homes.”

One hundred and fifty-two of those Green Permit holders were moved to the parking area behind Gage Residence Hall and offered a $30 rebate and 39 permit holders, who were offered a rebate of $79 for their inconvenience, were transferred to Lot 20a and Lot 21. Five holders were moved to Lot 14, Lot 16 holds 31 new members and 93 lucky residents were allowed to stay.

“It was a little bit of a nuisance,” said freshman Crawford resident, Tim Young.

“But at least I don’t have to park at Gage or the Dark Green lot; it’s less of a hassle.”

Young was moved to Lot 16 after the construction initiated.

To help with the hassle, the Red-Eye Shuttle will be

extending its route to cater to those who now must park behind Gage Towers.

Although students may be annoyed by the recent parking changes, they should be warned to stay within the boundaries of their parking privileges. Parking and transportation issue around 14,000 tickets each year, 6 percent of which are appealed.

Each recorded parking violation on campus ranges from $15-$25 — not exactly chump change to a broke college kid.

Students should also be wary of where they choose to park around the perimeters of MSU. The Highland Park area, which extends from Warren Street to the residential Highland Park neighborhood is a hot

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PARKING: LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! Annual Public Hearing on Parking & Transportation Policies, Capital Improvements, and Budget Thursday, March 17, 2011 • CSU 201 • 12:30-2:00 p.m.

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Proposed Income Plan for 2011-2012 $1,315,020 Proposed Spending Plan for 2011-2012 $1,311,000 To comment on the 2011-12 plan, go to our website: www.mnsu.edu/parking/hearing

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Students fast to raise awareness JOEY DENTON

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Imagine having no food for a day. That sounds pretty tough doesn’t it? No nice big breakfast at Carkowski, no Jimmy Johns subs for lunch, and no midnight snack at the convenient stores in the dorms or the Pringles chips stashed in the cupboard. Now picture going multiple days without food. Those are the people that Campus Kitchen tries to help out every day, and they have joined with Gamma Phi Beta for their annual 25-hour fast on Friday.

The fast, also called “Fight for Famine,” will start at 8 a.m. March 18 and will end at 9 a.m. March 19. Students can participate by signing up in Lincoln Lounge in the CSU on March 18 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. With a $25 donation, students will get a T-shirt, eligibility for prizes and free Toppers pizza the next morning. Water bottles will also be provided, and all proceeds go to the Campus Kitchen project.

“The fast is an event inspired by members of Gamma Phi Beta,” said Denise Billington-Just, the Campus Kitchen coordinator.

“It is designed to build awareness around hunger and poverty and to generate revenue to support MSU

Campus Kitchen and builds community and student leadership as we reach out to our broader community.”

This will be the sixth year Gamma Phi Beta joined Campus Kitchen in hosting the 25 hour fast.

According to Gamma Phi Beta President Madeline Greene, there were 135 participants in 2009 and 68 participants in 2010. There was a big drop in the participants, but Gamma Phi Beta is certain that the number will be up this Friday.

“Campus Kitchen serves meals to around 300 people every week, and our contributions to them will help them in their efforts,” Greene said.

The vice president of Gamma Phi Beta and a past participant, Leah Samuelson, agrees that this event is for a great cause and a great

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“It’s really great to help out the people that don’t have the basic need that everyone else does,” Samuelson said.

“The fast is about so much more than not eating for 25 hours and raising money for a good cause,” Greene said.

“It’s about getting together as a chapter and a community to fight something so much bigger than ourselves.

Each dollar counts and every participant makes a difference.”

Minnesota Public Radio’s Sasha Aslanian and three of her youth reporters will present the Department of Communication Studies’ Nadine B. Andreas Lecture, “Someplace You’ve Never Been: Inside MPR’s Youth Radio Series,” on March 22.

The Youth Radio Series pairs high school and college-age reporters from diverse backgrounds with an experienced MPR producer to create compelling stories for MPR news. Valencia McMurray, “Graduating Homeless,” Kao Choua Vue, “A Good Hmong Daughter,” and Roy Lee Spearman Jones, “Young, Gay and Homeless,” will be presenting their work in Mankato.

“We did our first story for this series in October 2008. We didn’t know that we were doing a radio series at the time but I just felt that it would be a story that he could tell better than I could,” Aslanian said. “It was about welfare migration.

He was 18-years-old from the south side of Chicago.

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He talked about coming to Minnesota and why [his family] came and he ended up doing quite a few things that I couldn’t do.”

Shortly after the story aired Aslanian’s boss, MPR’s managing director of regional news Chris Worthington, asked if one story a month could be produced. The series’ official start was in 2009.

According to Aslanian, Worthington saw it as an opportunity to start tapping new talent and cultivate the next generation of storytellers. Worthington also believed that this project would help to diversify the voices and the audience of MPR, and produce stories that resonate with young people.

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Japanese Intercultural Association New ordinance to ban raises money for victims disruptive drunks MSSA supports city’s decision to give police more options when dealing with the intoxicated

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Last Friday, the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami ravaged large portions of Japan.

There have been a number of fundraising efforts appearing around the world to provide disaster relief to Japan, including on the Minnesota State Mankato campus. Students from the Japan Intercultural Association are collecting donations to raise funds to help Japan in the wake of the largest earthquake and tsunami in Japan’s history.

“We are collecting money from students [and] faculty organizations to support our

country for the deadly quake that shook our country last Friday,” chemistry student Yuko Nakamura said. “My city experienced the greatest shake, there are people who are homeless and need help.

We will be very thankful for any kind of support and prayers for our country.”

Many students are worried about their family and friends. Accounting student Yuri Takano’s family lives in Yokohama, a city located on the east coast of Japan that was affected by the earthquake.

“I tried calling my family but the phone lines were not working, later I got confirmed that everyone is safe,” Takano said. “We are overwhelmed

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with the support the students [have] showed us, someone even gave $100.”

Reports show the group has tallied more than $3500 as of today, but hope to raise that number throughout the week.

“The event is quite successful, we are really thankful to all those who helped us,” said Mitchell Ruscin, the president of the Japan Intercultural Association. “We plan to give the money to Red Cross America and we may continue this event further.”

The group is collecting donations on the main level of the CSU from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Friday.

The Minnesota State Student Association voted to support a Mankato city code concerning disruptive intoxication Wednesday.

It always wants to give feedback to the city through the newly established CityStudent Affairs Committee, while hoping to partner up with the city to provide a media campaign to educate community members both on and off-campus about the new ordinance.

The new city ordinance would ban disruptive intoxication, which includes loud yelling, public urination, lewd conduct, disobeying a police officer’s command and interfering with the traffic of pedestrians and vehicles.

According to Off-Campus Senator Kelvin Borchardt, previous statutes did not clarify what police could do if a situation like this would occur unless someone told them it was disruptive and agreed to testify to that statement in court.

The MSSA discussed this city ordinance briefly during its meeting March 2, but wanted to hear more from Mankato Police Department’s

Detective Commander Matt DuRose before taking a position on the ordinance.

MSSA’s main concern was that this could be a way for police to go looking for students outside of bars at bar close.

What was learned from the meeting with DuRose was that is not the intention of the new ordinance.

Borchardt said DuRose told him it was simply written so officers can approach a person causing a disruption and do something about it.

“This statute was not written to target students.

It was written to target the behavior and move things along downtown after bar close,” MSSA Vice-President Brett Anderson. “People shouldn’t be puking in the bus stops or peeing on other people’s cars while the officer’s have no way to stop the behavior.”

MSSA President Tom Williams said he talked with some classmates about this ordinance in one of his classes and was disappointed in some of their responses.

The students disagreed with the ordinance, stating that students do have the right to engage in this

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Three straight weeks of college basketball makes everyone go a little crazy, and Editor in Chief Nate Brennan shares what he thinks are the best and worst parts of the insanity

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It’s March and I am filled with Madness.

No, not the normal madness I’m filled with when seeing my right to smoke on campus taken away, or an anti-college-drinking mayor shackled for a wild DWI, or even the kind of madness I possess when some bro tries to pick up my girl over spring break.

No, this is college basketball madness — a frenzied feeling brought on by three straight weeks of top-notch, amateur athletic competition broadcast live for us sports fans’ viewing pleasure.

We at the Reporter wish the Mavericks the best in their journey to be the second MSU basketball team to take home a DII crown in three years. Sports editor Kyle Ratke and his crew will be there in Springfield, Mass. to bring you lovely readers up-to-date coverage of the teams’ quest for glory.

But what most of us really

crave these upcoming days are seeing the diaper dandies, the 11 Big East teams, the sexless Brigham Young Cougars and their Jimmer Fredette, and, above all, the upsets.

While the Division II tourney the Mavericks will be competing in will surely have upsets (three 7-seeds and one 6-seed are in the Elite Eight with four 1-seeds), we’re not familiar with these teams. We don’t know their histories and, to be frank, we don’t care about any of them other than our beloved Mavs.

The Division I tournament, on the other hand, we know.

We’ve grown up with it. We love it. We stay glued to our televisions for weeks like insects to a Roach Motel.

But why do we treat our television like adhesives for our eyes? Three words…

The Bracket Pool Filling out an NCAA March Madness bracket is a commandment all sports fans must obey. Thankfully, we’re all willing to oblige. We rush to the office, make a group of friends with people we hate, call up our high school friends we haven’t seen in years just to make sure we are in a bracket pool of some kind. Some even resort to only filling out a bracket online. Don’t be this person.

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type of person. And unless you invented Facebook, you don’t want to be like Mark Zuckerberg.

But this ain’t for free, we’re looking to score some mad cash. Our Reporter editorial office pool has a whole $30-something dollars on the line. That’s at least a case of beer, which is totally worth the hours we’ll all be spending arbitrarily picking winners and losers.

The Best Thing: Upsets My big first round upset is Wofford over the BYU Cougars (which is a pretty risqué name for the Mormon school’s mascot, don’t you think?). Sometimes an extra point is all you need to win, and I think Wofford’s players are going to be more relaxed from not living in fear of being kicked off their team for having sex with their girlfriends. The furthest I predict a lowerseed going is Michigan State to the Elite Eight (hey, that rhymes!). Tom Izzo’s team is always a good bet to exceed expectations come March.

This team hasn’t lived up to what analysts predicted at the beginning of the season, but it’s still a team with star Kalin Lucas and others from the past two tourneys where the Spartans lost late in both the Final Four and National Championship games, respectively. But possibly my

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The Worst Thing: Florida (and Duke) Other than Duke, Florida is probably the team I hate the most. Tim Tebow may have something to do with this, but Joakim Noah and Corey Brewer probably do more. I love Noah now, but when he did that stickyman dance I wanted to rip out his heart and show it to him Indiana Jones style. Somehow, the Gators received a 2-seed despite being No. 15 in the nation and not beating the No. 11 in the nation and 4th-seeded Kentucky Wildcats in their conference tournament. And with Duke, well, they can just go to hell. If you root for Duke and don’t go to school there, you are the devil and you probably also root for the Yankees and non-ironically listen to Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.” Basically, you are the worst.

By the time this paper comes out, the first wave of games will just about to be getting underway. Buy as many bags of chips and dip and beer and pizza as you can. And if you haven’t used the “I’m sick” excuse too much this semester, go ahead and drop your teachers a line.

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PARKING continued from 2 spot for ticketing too. A group of Highland Park resident volunteers hand out violations to people who find themselves parked in front of homes sans permit. As of Jan. 1, the Mankato City Council moved to raise the fine from $15 to $25 for parking unlawfully in this vicinity.

“Everyone in the area is more than aware of ticketing,” said Highland Park resident and volunteer Mike Gillispie.

“We wish the kids would get permits because we know it’s tough financially, but we have no other options.”

Gillispie, a 1975 MSU alum, said problematic parking and ticketing around campus is nothing new.

As for the parking ramp rumor? That probably won’t happen for at least a few more years. One spot discussed for the ramp means taking on a $5-6 million project to tear down the Gage Towers. Another proposal involves building a one-deck ramp on top of Lot 16, which raises increased traffic flow concerns to the residential housing area next to it. A ramp could be in the works, but no concrete arrangements have been made.

“We’re not planning on expanding lots in the next year,” Cowan said. “We’re focusing more on lot maintenance.”

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MSSA City is taking new relationship with students seriously

RADIO Project unlike others that stations shares, shows intimate sides of people and intense topics continued from 3 journalism program, which, according to The University of St. Thomas’ website, helps youth in Minnesota tell their stories and practice being active community members while learning writing and reporting.

“The project’s work is a really good example of radio story-telling,” said Dave Engen, an associate professor from the department of communications studies.

“People think radio is old and outdated, maybe losing its touch, but it’s not. It makes you see and think about the world in different ways and this project helps with that.”

The uniqueness of this project, according to Aslanian, is found in the fact that such intimate sides of the human experience are told through this program.

“I log these conversations, and as I go to file them, every time I think you never hear anything like this on the radio,” Aslanian said.

“All of the stories have some revelation or important element to bring to radio.

Sometimes they’re really intense topics, but they’re intensely human stories that talk about life.”

Aslanian said that she learns something new with every story, whether it’s understanding Hmong culture and the fact that young Hmong women are managing to keep up with a family and an education; understanding why there is such a disproportionate amount of GLBT youth in homeless shelters; or learning how homeless teens try and figure out how to bring up the fact that they’re homeless when dating, she loves getting to hear what is important to teens and young adults and learning what makes their generation different from her own.

The program has also made an impact on the community at large. Aslanian told a story about a listener who contacted her after McMurray’s story aired.

In her story, McMurray talked about how the one place she’d go to kill time was at Barnes and Noble to read books since they never kick anyone out, unless they’re disturbing others. The listener said that he wanted to give McMurray a gift card to Barnes and Noble so she could buy as many books for herself as she wanted. He

gave her a generous gift card and he told Aslanian when she went to pick it up for McMurray, “I just heard that story and I thought, what if that were my kid?”

“That’s the best thing for a producer, for someone to feel so intensely about a story,” Aslanian said. Aslanian and McMurray, Vue, and Jones, will play excerpts from their three stories, talk about the process in producing them and answer questions.

Aslanian said that the final stories seem so polished that sometimes people forget about the work that goes in to the end result.

“It’s like ballet, it looks so effortless, but I want people to see the bandaged toes and twisted ankles under the ballet shoes,” Aslanian said.

The presentation will take place at 7 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium. The Youth Radio Series is broadcast on MPR every other month.

There is no set date for these broadcasts, but if you’d like to hear past broadcasts they can be heard online. Go to www.minnesota.publicradio. org and type Youth Radio Series into the search bar.

continued from 4 behavior because it is part of the experience of being a college student. Williams said he supported this code because he didn’t believe this behavior should be tolerated.

The second meeting of the City-Student Affairs Committee will take place today, and the disruptive intoxication ordinance will be discussed. Williams was pleased that the city seems to be taking the City-Student Affairs Committee seriously, since it began with this important topic right out of the gates.

“I think it’s cool that they came to us and wanted to have a relationship with us,” said Gage-A Senator Ted Gibbons.

MSSA also discussed the Minnesota State University Student Association’s budget for fiscal year 2012.

Student fees to maintain MSU’s membership with the association will not go up from the current membership fee for students, which is .43 cents per credit.

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Nuclear plant radiation levels drop in Japan Emergency workers return to worsened conditions

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Emergency workers forced to retreat from a tsunami-stricken Japanese nuclear power plant when radiation levels soared prepared to return Wednesday night after emissions dropped to safer levels.

The pullback cost precious time in the fight to prevent a nuclear meltdown, further escalating a crisis spawned by last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami that pulverized Japan’s northeastern coast and likely killed more than 10,000 people.

It was unclear what happened in the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant’s overheating reactors after late morning, when the workers stopped pumping in seawater trying to cool their fuel rods. Officials gave only sparse information about the reactors.

But conditions at the plant appeared to be worsening.

White steam-like clouds drifted up from one reactor which, the government said, likely emitted the burst of radiation that led to the workers’ withdrawal. The plant’s operator reported a fire at another reactor for the second time in two days.

At one point, national broadcaster NHK showed military helicopters lifting off to survey radiation levels above the complex, preparing to dump water onto the most troubled reactors in a desperate effort to cool them down. The defense ministry later said it said it had decided against making an airborne drop because of the high radiation levels.

Officials are facing increasing criticism over poor communication and coordination.

Even the chief of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukiya Amano, said Wednesday he would visit Japan as soon as possible to obtain “firsthand information” about the nuclear crisis and improve the flow of information from the Japanese government.

“The anxiety and anger being felt by people in Fukushima have reached a boiling point,” the governor of Fukushima prefecture, Yuhei Sato, fumed in an interview with NHK. He

criticized preparations for an evacuation if conditions worsen and said centers already housing people moved from nearby the plant do not have enough hot meals and basic necessities.

The nuclear crisis has triggered international alarm and partly overshadowed the human tragedy caused by Friday’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami, a blast of black seawater that pulverized Japan’s northeastern coastline.

The quake was one of the strongest recorded in history.

Millions of people struggled for a fifth day with little food, water or heat, and already chilly temperatures turned to snow in many areas. Police say more than 452,000 people are staying in temporary shelters, often sleeping on the floor in school gymnasiums.

More than 4,300 people are officially listed as dead, but officials believe the toll will climb over 10,000 since several thousand more are listed as missing.

In an extremely rare address to the nation, Emperor Akihito expressed condolences and urged Japan not to give up.

“It is important that each of us shares the difficult days that lie ahead,” said Akihito, 77, a figure deeply respected across the country. “I pray that we will all take care of each other and overcome this tragedy.”

He also expressed his worries over the nuclear crisis, saying: “With the help of those involved I hope things will not get worse.”

Since the quake and wave hit, authorities have been struggling to avert an environmental catastrophe at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex, 140 miles (220 kilometers) north of Tokyo.

The tsunami knocked out the backup diesel generators needed to keep nuclear fuel cool at the plant’s six reactors, setting off the atomic crisis.

In the city of Fukushima, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) inland from the nuclear complex, hundreds of harried government workers, police officers and others struggled to stay on top of the situation in a makeshift command center.

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Minn. asked to eliminate Christian references in open Senate sessions Jewish lawmaker uncomfortable during prayer

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Jewish Minnesota lawmaker is asking Senate leaders to allow only nondenominational prayers to open sessions, after feeling “highly uncomfortable” when a Baptist pastor repeatedly mentioned Jesus Christ and Christianity in one of the invocations.

Democratic Sen. Terri Bonoff says she wants Republican Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch to change the letter submitted to all visiting chaplains to say they are “required,” rather than “requested,” to make prayers nondenominational.

“I’m a very religious woman and believe deeply in God,” said Bonoff, of the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka. “We honor God in public and our political discourse, and that’s proper. But in doing a nondenominational prayer

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we are honoring him without violating the separation of church and state.”

A spokesman for Koch said Wednesday that Bonoff and Koch had been in touch, but he didn’t believe the two had discussed the issue in-depth.

Koch did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.

Several Jewish senators, all Democrats, are backing Bonoff’s request but she is meeting resistance from some Republicans. The GOP gained control of the Senate after November’s election.

“I believe we don’t have a right to censor their prayers,” Sen. David Brown, R-Becker, said of visiting chaplains.

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who mentioned Jesus Christ by name three times and made other overt references to Christianity. Campbell later defended the content of his prayer.

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“Rather, it was a show of respect to Jesus Christ — just like our founders showed respect to Jesus Christ and the word of God when they built our Constitution.”

It’s not the first time Jewish legislators have taken issue with how prayers are conducted in state Capitol sessions. A decade ago, a handful of state representatives unsuccessfully fought for House guidelines similar to what Bonoff is proposing for the Senate.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that pilot error caused a 2008 business jet crash in Minnesota that killed eight people.

The ruling Tuesday cited the pilot’s decision to attempt a go-around without enough runway left after touching down at the Owatonna airport in southern Minnesota on July 31, 2008.

The NTSB cited contributing factors, including poor coordination between the pilot and first officer and fatigue that likely impaired their judgment.

Investigators also cited a wet runway, an 8-knot tailwind and a seven-second delay in braking that prevented the Hawker Beechcraft jet from stopping safely before the end of the runway.

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Irish leaders visit U.S. to benefit from St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

DUBLIN (AP) — The newly elected leaders of debt-crippled Ireland arrived Wednesday in the United States on an annual mission to capitalize on St. Patrick’s Day. Prime Minister Enda Kenny — who rose to power on a promise to renegotiate terms of Ireland’s EU-IMF bailout — said his top priority is to reassure American leaders that Ireland remains a good base for U.S. companies, despite the country’s desperate finances and European pressure to raise its business

taxes.

Ireland’s government typically fans out worldwide each St. Patrick’s Day. This year Kenny has sharply curtailed the size of the PR offensive because of Ireland’s debt crisis.

Nine government ministers this week are promoting Ireland from London to Sydney.

The previous government — obliterated in Ireland’s Feb. 25 election after driving the nation toward bankruptcy — sent 22 last year.

Kenny and his deputy, Foreign

and Trade Minister Eamon Gilmore, traveled overnight in the Irish government’s only jet to Andrews Air Force Base. Gilmore immediately was driven to New York City where he will be guest of honor at Thursday’s flagship St. Patrick’s Day parade.

For Kenny, the Washington exposure will put the soft-spoken former teacher on an international stage for the first time. His low profile was reflected in recent coverage of his party’s victory, with The New York Times describing him as a Ms. and a

Reuters photo caption rebranding him “Edna.”

Kenny and his wife, Fionnuala, are spending two days in Washington being feted by President Barack Obama at the White House, Vice President Joe Biden at his Naval Observatory residence, and congressional leaders on Capitol Hill. Kenny’s major event Wednesday is a speech to an American Ireland Fund gala honoring Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who once fronted an Irish folk band.

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The Minnesota State men’s basketball team is headed to the Elite Eight for the first time in school history. Now it’s the National Championship they’re after.

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The Minnesota State Mankato men’s basketball team is Elite Eight bound after continuing a magical run through the postseason with an 81-63 victory over Fort Lewis College on Tuesday night in Mankato.

With expectations through the roof in recent years, the top-seeded Mavericks often fell short of their goals come tournament time. Well, not this year.

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from its supporting cast, topseeded MSU reeled off three straight victories in front of its home crowd to advance to a stage it’s never been on before.

It seemed like it was destiny from the start, as the Mavericks were already up 2-0 before the opening tip thanks to an administrative technical foul on second-seeded Fort Lewis. Even though it was such a big game, both teams appeared ready for the moment, trading baskets in the opening minutes of the first

half.

The Mavericks led 12-9 early on thanks to seven straight points from senior wing Cameron Hodges. MSU would extend its lead to 25-16 with 11:51 remaining in the opening half. The Skyhawks answered with a 9-0 run in a little over two minutes to tie the score at 25 apiece.

MSU then went on a 15-3 run of its own, highlighted by a dunk and three-point play from senior forward Jefferson Mason. After a wrap-around layup from freshman guard Jimmy Whitehead, the Mavericks led 40-28 and entered a Skyhawks timeout to a standing ovation

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The support we got from the fans, the University and the community tonight was amazing. I can’t thank them enough for how they have supported us.”

from the 3,926 in attendance.

MSU entered halftime leading 44-34 thanks to a putback by freshman center Connor O’Brien just before the buzzer.

Mason did work in the paint in the first half, recording 14 points and nine rebounds.

Hodges chipped in 13 points of his own on five-of-eight

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Already 21-1 on the season when leading at the half, the Mavericks carried the momentum into the second half and would not let the Skyhawks back into the game. MSU extended its lead to 48-34 on a

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Breaking down the National League Can the Giants repeat what they did last year or are the Phillies the team to beat?

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Since the moment I saw Aaron Rodgers place his hands on the Lombardi Trophy with his stupid little championship belt draped over his shoulder, I have been looking forward to one thing — baseball. Now the time is upon us with spring training in full swing. So what better way to celebrate the beginning of the MLB season than to take a look at what each of its 30 teams have been up to over the offseason.

In this two-part series we will take a look at each team in two stories split by league, list the acquisitions and departures and where each team will finish.

Philadelphia Phillies (97-65) Additions – Cliff Lee (left), Delwyn Young and Eddie Bonine.

Subtractions – Jayson Werth, Chad Durbin, Jamie Moyer, Gregg Dobbs and Mike Sweeney.

The Phillies made what was possibly the most celebrated move of the offseason when they lured Cliff Lee away from Texas and kept him from going to New York. Combining Lee with Cole Hamels, Roy Oswalt, Roy Halladay and Joe Blanton

should make up the best starting five in the league.

Combine those five pitchers with a lineup that has shown that it can produce in the past and you’ve got a division winner.

The team will miss Jayson Werth, but the Nationals overpaid for him, so he wasn’t worth keeping around.

Atlanta Braves (91-71) Additions – Dan Uggla, Scott Linebrink, George Scherril, Joe Mather and Rodrigo Lopez.

Subtractions – Billy Wagner, Takashi Saito, Troy Glaus, Omar Infante and Matt Diaz.

I see the Braves as the Minnesota Twins of the National League. Good enough to be in contention every year, but seemingly a lock for a first round exit in the playoffs.

The Dan Uggla acquisition looks great on paper, but I question if his production will dip when playing on a team that has higher expectations than the Florida Marlins team he has spent the last couple seasons on.

Derek Lowe and Tim Hudson anchor what should be a very solid rotation for the Braves.

The team’s biggest issue is going to be the performance of new manager Fredi Gonzalez,

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Cincinnati Reds (91-71) Additions – Edgar Renteria, Fred Lewis, Dontrelle Willis and Jeremy Hermida.

Subtractions – Orlando Cabrera, Arthur Rhodes, Aaron Harang, Layance Nix and Mike Lincoln The Reds’ offseason consisted of spending a lot of money, $151 million, while keeping their current players.

With Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, Bronson Arroyo and Johnny Cueto all getting new contracts, it was clear the Reds were focused on keeping their roster intact rather than adding to it.

With the departure of Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Renteria and 28-year-old Paul Janish will compete for the starting shortstop job.

Milwaukee Brewers (77-85) Additions – Zack Greinke, Shaun Marcum, Takashi Saito, Yuniesky Betancourt and Sean Green.

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The Cologne, Minn., native vaulted 4.13m and is the third women’s pole vaulter to earn a national championship in MSU program history. She joins Amanda Frame and Katelin Rains.

Stelten is now a four-time All-American in the indoor pole vault, while finishing second in 2008, sixth in 2009 and second in 2010.

She will compete for another title this spring in outdoor competition. For more coverage on Stelten, look in next Tuesday’s Reporter.

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breakaway dunk by Mason just minutes into the second half, and led 59-45 with 10:43 left in the game.

That was when senior Maverick guard Joe Drapcho officially put the game out of reach for the Skyhawks. Drapcho erupted for nine of MSU’s next 11 points, knocking down two straight three-pointers and adding a three-point play minutes later to give the Mavericks a commanding 70-54 lead with about four minutes left.

“It’s always somebody different. It was Taylor Morrow the other night, tonight it was Joe Drapcho,” said head coach Matt Margenthaler. “Our bench has been absolutely unbelievable for us.”

Minutes later, the celebration was on, as the team’s five seniors exited the contest to another standing ovation up 79-63 with :53.7 left. Students stormed the court, then the Mavericks cut down the nets.

“It’s just a great story, these guys have come together so well,” said Margenthaler.

“This is probably not our most talented team that we’ve had here in 10 years, but it’s our best team.”

Mason was overpowering

on the glass for MSU en route to another double-double, his ninth of the season. He tallied a team-leading 26 points and career-high 17 rebounds, earning MVP honors for the tournament.

“I knew I had to come out and attack,” said Mason. “I just went in there and it was just one of those days where the ball just is wherever you’re at.”

Hodges added 23 points and senior point guard Marcus Hill dished out a career-high 13 assists. Both were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

Drapcho contributed an efficient 12 points on four-of-five shooting, going three-for-three from downtown.

“This is humbling,” said Hodges. “The support we got from the fans, the University and the community tonight was amazing. I can’t thank them enough for how they have supported us.”

The Mavericks will travel to Springfield, Mass., next week for the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, where they will play Alabama-Huntsville at 1:30 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday.

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As a fan of everything that is Minnesota, it pains me to say this but the Brewers should be relevant this year.

Picking up Zack Greinke from the Royals was far and away their biggest move.

Greinke, along with Shaun Marcum, will help a rotation that has been the downfall of the “Brew Crew” in years past.

Ryan Braun, Prince Fielder and Rickie Weeks should pace the offense with contributions from Cory Hart.

Although I don’t think the Brewers have the line-up to overthrow the Reds, they will have a better team that could compete for the Wild Card.

Colorado Rockies (83-79) Additions – Ty Wigginton, Matt Lindstrom, Jose Lopez and Felipe Paulino.

Subtractions – Jeff Francis, Miguel Olivo, Clint Barmes, Melvin Mora, Joe Beimel and Octavio Dotel.

The Rockies had a very Reds-like offseason doling out around $230 million securing Troy Tulowitzki, Carlos Gonzalez and Jorge De La Rosa.

Their additions are not very

exciting with Lopez being the only one that should play a major role, but if Tulowitzki and Gonzalez can repeat what they did last year the Rockies should win the weak West.

San Francisco Giants (92-70) Additions – Miguel Tejada, Jeff Suppan and Elmer Dessens.

Subtractions – Juan Uribe, Edgar Renteria, Jose Guillen and Chris Ray. Last year I didn’t think the Giants would win the division.

When they did that I didn’t think they would advance past the NLCS. When they did that I didn’t think they would make

it to the World Series. When they did that I didn’t think they would win the World Series, and they did that. So if the defy my prediction for them to not win the division and miss the playoffs I would not be surprised.

Aside from catcher Buster Posey, I do not like their lineup, even though it is virtually the same one that won a championship last year. I think the Giants decision to not upgrade and hope for another year of aboveaverage production from the current line up was not a good one.

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Inside this issue you will find a comprehensive guide to drink specials and fun stuff for a solid St. Patricks Day out on the town.

The green beer will be flowing, the corned beef and cabbage will be stewing away and ‘Danny Boy’ will be stuck in your pretty little head all night long.

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You ShallNot Hate

An inside look at the Gaza Strip through literature TYLER WATSON

staff writer When the average American thinks of Palestinians, the images that come to mind include angry men and boys throwing rocks and sending rockets into Israel. Being official supporters of Israel, we’re often led to believe that these people are Islamic extremists and should be considered terrorists— and of course there are Palestinian groups who engage in “terrorist” activities such as Qassam missile strikes.

Those of us who have no knowledge of the conflict are apt to assume that, because Israel is our ally, then Palestine must be our enemy, and so must be the wrongdoers. Personally, I’ve seen a few documentaries about the conflict and I knew that this wasn’t entirely true. After reading the autobiography of a Gaza Strip refugee, I realize that this conception of the ‘evil Palestinian’ is completely inaccurate.

I Shall Not Hate is a memoir of astounding bravery. Izzeldin Abuelaish, born in a Gaza refugee camp, grew up through some of the worst conditions imaginable.

Before he was born, like the majority of Palestinians, his family was displaced from their ancestral home in southern Israel and forced to move to the Gaza Strip, a “designated Palestinian area.”

As a child, he watched his ramshackle, one-room house bulldozed so that Israeli tanks could have the right to drive through his neighborhood.

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Abuelaish worked dozens of labor jobs early in the morning before school, selling fruit and milk, stacking bricks and building chicken coops, simply so he could support his large family of younger siblings.

In the short run, all this work earned him was a few pennies and arthritic joints. Yet, because he was such a diligent and responsible young man, at age 15 he had saved enough money to buy his family a new house.

Despite his circumstances Izzeldin earned excellent grades in school and grew up to become a doctor, specializing in gynecology and infertility.

Born into poverty, he managed to rise up from the ashes of his torn homeland and make something of himself. As an adult, he launched a number of clinics in Gaza, worked at hospitals in Israel and Saudi Arabia, and did field work in Afghanistan and Africa. He also built his family a five-story apartment and made his home a peaceful refuge for Jews and Muslims alike.

In the fall of 2008, Izzeldin’s life took an unexpected turn.

His wife, Nadia, was suddenly diagnosed with acute leukemia and passed away within weeks.

Before he had come to terms with this loss, another tragedy occurred. In January 2009, an Israeli tank shell was fired into his daughter’s bedroom. His three oldest daughters and a niece were blown to pieces. Several other family members were seriously injured as well. The Israeli Defense Force has since accepted responsibility for the shelling, but has paid no damages, and made no apology for the repeated and unjust destruction of Abuelaish’s home. After fighting so hard to be a peacemaker, this modern hero was rocked by the worst consequences of war.

The good doctor never gives into hatred though. Through

these hardships, he still stands tall as an ambassador of peace, more determined than ever to build a bridge between Israel and Palestine. He’s lived through the wars and intifadas, the humiliation and starvation, and come out of it not as another explosive extremist, but as one of the most loving, stoic and respected men the Middle East has ever produced.

Izzeldin isn’t selfish about his achievements, nor is he indignant about his oppression. He never voices a complaint that isn’t justified, and never utters a harsh word against any Israeli. All of his work has been part of an ongoing mission to improve the lives of his fellow Palestinians, and his Jewish neighbors.

Throughout the book, his message is perfectly clear; violence is futile, and hatred is an illness. If he were to let his warranted anger over Israel’s occupation become true hatred, then he would be no better than the people who took his homeland.

No progress can ever be made by perpetuating the cycle of hatred. Instead, we must learn to live with each other day by day, and realize that we are all part of the human family.

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Celtic group popular Irish Musicians Craicmore to From Celtic influences to Ireland natives The Cranberries U2 perform in Elias j. Recital Hall MEGAN KADLEC

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When most individuals think of Scottish and Irish music, they envision either men in kilts playing the bagpipes, or musicians singing intense ballads and drinking songs.

What they don’t envision, however, is Craicmore, the contemporary traditional group featuring rhythmic guitar and bass combined with f lutes, whistles and, of course, bagpipes. The group also features four-part harmony, an array of world instruments and hard shoe dancing.

The Minnesota State University Performance Series and KMSU’s “The Maverick” will be presenting this traditional Celtic group Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Elias J. Recital Hall. The concert will also feature a guest performance by harpist Amy Korteum and Her

Celtic Group, Prima Vox. Craicmore was formed in 1992 and draws inf luence from the traditional words and music of Scotland and Ireland. Their inf luences also include the Afro Celts, Chieftains and Pogues; rock, and Australian indigenous music.

This Los Angeles-based group has appeared across the country and released three albums. Its music has also been featured on hit television shows “Without a Trace” and “How I Met Your Mother.”

Amy Korteum is a local Mankato musician who performs traditional Celtic and Irish harp music.

For fans of celtic music, this concert is a mustsee. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $13 for MSU students and can be purchased at the MSU box office and online at mnsu. edu/music.

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From traditional Celtic music complete with accordions, mandolins and whistles to contemporary rock bands, Irish music has a wide impact on the American music scene, whether you acknowledge it or not. In celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day, we have put together a list of the most popular Irish artists.

These music groups either have roots in Ireland or merely draw inf luence from traditional Irish words and music.

Formed in 1976, this Irish rock band started as a postpunk group but eventually branched out to include inf luences from numerous popular genres. Releasing 12 studio albums and receiving 22 Grammy’s, U2 is one of the best selling groups in popular music.

Van Morrison

Flogging Molly

Although normally considered an alternative rock band, the group incorporates indie, postpunk, Irish folk and poprock elements. The group was formed in Limerick in 1989 and has since sold more than 14 million albums in the United States alone.

Though the band took a break from 2003 until 2009, the successful group is back and ready to hit the road and release its next full-length album.

The Script

Most individuals may not know that this infamous singer-songwriter and musician was originally from Northern Ireland. His professional career began in the late 1950s and has been skyrocketing ever since.

The majority of his music is structured around soul music and R&B, however, other inf luences can be found in Celtic tradition and jazz.

Van Morrison has received six Grammys and is popular across the United States, being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Grinding guitars and pounding drums combine with traditional Celtic instruments to form a unique sound. Along with catchy melodies and insightful lyrics, this Los Angelesbased band doesn’t bother accepting labels. A mix of punk rock and traditional Irish music, the group has become highly popular since its formation in 1997. Don’t take my word for it, but the band’s live shows are supposed to be fantastic.

Relatively new on the music scene, this pop-rock band hails from Ireland and released its self-titled debut album in 2008. Since releasing another full-length album, the band has been featured on many popular shows and hit radio stations throughout the country.

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Starting a Business Orientation 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

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New ink in town

Mecca Tattoo celebrates its grand opening SAMANTHA FISCHER

staff writer On Feb. 1, Mankato’s downtown district made way for its newest addition with the opening of Mecca Tattoo.

The shop, located on Front Street in the space formerly known as Professor’s, lays in the heart of the city’s liveliness.

“Everything just fell into place,” said shop owner Megan Hoogland.

This isn’t Hoogland’s first time around the block. Prior to owning Mecca, Hoogland owned Cactus Tattoo for 10 years. She also ran a tattooing business from her home from April 2010 until the official opening of Mecca.

“I never thought I’d own a shop again,” Hoogland, said. “But I think I learned all of my lessons at Cactus the first time.”

Hoogland has over 15 years of tattooing experience and is recognized as one of the top female tattoo artists in the nation.

Mecca’s creative dream team also consists of professional artist Jon “Lucky” Riley and apprentices Kelly Bunde and Holly Lewno.

Bunde, a former graphic designer, has known Hoogland for over a decade and previously worked with her at the Cactus shop.

“When Megan asked me to come back I jumped at it,” Bunde said.

Riley, a shop owner himself, said he came to Mecca because he prefers an environment in which he works with other artists contrary to the solitary environment he experienced at his shop in Fairmont

The crew at Mecca already has a large customer base largely in part to Hoogland’s credentials and relationships she’s made throughout the years. However, she insists there’s plenty of room in Mankato for a few good shops.

“Plus, we don’t do piercings,” she said. “So we send all of that business over to Cactus.”

The name “Mecca” also proves to ring true as far as the outreach to customers goes. Mecca client Lea Fisher of Dickinson, N.D. said she drove eight hours just to get a piece done by Hoogland. Fisher and Hoogland met at Deadwood Tattoo Convention in October and after seeing the expert’s work, Fisher knew she had the right artist.

To officially kick things off at Mecca, the shop is holding a grand opening celebration Saturday, April 2 in conjunction with the 4th Annual Post Holiday Extravaganza, which starts on Friday April 1. The event involves many area businesses such as Tune Town, What’s Up Lounge, Red Sky Lounge, and 410 Project. All proceeds from the event benefit local art and music programs through the Midwest Art Catalyst, a non-profit group started by the events founder, Eric Barnes and the event committee.

The event will feature more than 20 bands and several other artists collectively, but Mecca will play host to Angry Waters, Ocho, Randy Geraghty and Jason Helder.

Mecca invites all ages and will start its part of the gala at noon.

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Downtown Two-for-one gyros

The Organic Cowboys 5-8:30 p.m., Savoy Open Mic 9 p.m.-close

Pub 500 Green beer, $3.50 Irish Car Bombs, $4 Irish grab-a-bottles

Mulligan stew, corned beef & cabbage The Rain Kings 9 p.m.-12 a.m.

Blue Bricks Green beer, 75 cents off tall taps, $2.50 calls South Street Saloon The Sugar Room $2 bottles Green beer, $2 domestics until 11 p.m.

Choppers Green beer, $2 Miller Light taps, 2 for $5 Shamrock Shots The Red Sky Lounge $3 Finnegans taps, $2 PBR and Grain Belt Premium bottles The Nathan Miller Band 9:30

Elsewhere

Buster’s Irish carnival games, drawings every 1/2 hour 17 Kegs, $1.50 taps Wildcats Green beer, $2.50 Killian’s, Harp, Guinness and Finnegan’s OTHER

Corned beef & cabbage Karaoke 8 p.m.

Jerry Dutler’s Karaoke $2 Chili-cheese dogs $6 all-you-can-bowl $2 Captains Midtown Tavern Green Beer Corned beef & cabbage Live 69 cents Tav on the Ave OTHER

$3.00 Baileys, Jameson, domestic taps, Guinness taps Irish stew Johnny B’s Green beer, $3.50 Guinness bottles Hott Shott’s Green beer, $2 domestic bottles Corned beef & cabbage Boomtown Green beer, $5 domestic pitchers, $6 specialty pitchers

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4/28 AVAILABLE 08/01/11: 4 BEDROOM/ 2 bath townhome; 1block from MSU Campus; Rent includes: water/off street parking/ washer/ dryer/ dishwasher. $1,480/month. NO pets. Call Shawn @ 382-2635.

4/5 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS, close to campus. $750.00$800.00 per. Available August 1st. Call 507-388-9180. 3/31 DOWNTOWN MANKATO DEVINE Towers. 4-5 bedroom units. Washer/dryer/fireplace/ disposal/DW/ceiling fans/$340/ bedroom. Available Aug. 1. CAll 952-451-5793.

3/31 AVAILABLE 08/01/2011: 4 bedroom/ 2 bath townhome; 1 block from MSU campus; rent includes: water/ off street pakring/ washer/ dryer/ dishwaser. $1400/month plus utilities. No pets. Call Shawn @ 382-2635.

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4/28 LEASING FOR FALL ‘11. FOUR bedroom townhomes, 1 1/2 blocks from campus. 2 bath W/D, DW, A/C, off street parking. $1475/month. Call 507-327-5699 or 387-4553.

3/24 HOUSES FOR RENT AUGUST 1st one block from MSU. 5 people. 507-382-2117.

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Wanted READERS (STUDENT ACTORS or aspiring actors) for local playwrights. Free breakfast. Sign up at www.berworkshop.com.

4/28

LivingLinks is looking for part-time DSP’s and an FSS to work with individuals with developmental disabilities in a group home setting and one-toone out in the community. Candidates must have a valid driver’s license, and a good driving record.

Hours may include: mornings/afternoons/evenings/ and sleep overnights. Every other weekend and holiday is required for the DSP position. 15-20hrs/ week. Wage range is $8.48-9.50/hr. Pick up an application at LivingLinks, 1230 N. River Drive, just off HWY 169. For more information, please contact Stephanie at (507) 345-7458.

Or check out our website at www.livinglinks.org to download an application.

Pick up an application at LivingLinks at 1230 N. River Drive (just off Hwy. 169) For more information about the position, please contact Stephanie at (507) 345-7458.

Or check out our website at www.livinglinks.org to download an application.

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5/25 OPEN FOR AN AFTERNOON school bus driver, hours are approximately 2:00pm-3:15pm.

Also hiring for 2011-2012 school year. We provide all the training to get you a CDL. Great Pay and performance bonuses! Excellent job for students, schedule your classes in between shifts. We are located just over a mile from the MSU Campus on Doc Jones Road. 345-5470.

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PARKING: LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! Annual Public Hearing on Parking & Transportation Policies, Capital Improvements, and Budget Thursday, March 17, 2011 • CSU 201 • 12:30-2:00 p.m.

Hearing Highlights

Proposed Income Plan for 2011-2012 $1,315,020 Proposed Spending Plan for 2011-2012 $1,311,000 To comment on the 2011-12 plan, go to our website: www.mnsu.edu/parking/hearing

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