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Students get back into the spring of things After a warm week off, it’s important to re-establish a routine. NICOLE SCHMIDT Staff Writer Welcome back, everyone! Isn’t it wonderful returning after a week off of school? After a long week, there may be a few of you out there who may not be feeling motivated this first week back from break. Getting back into the swing of things after spring break can be difficult. For the quickest and most painless transition, try these five helpful tips that will get you ready to tackle this week and the remaining 52 days of semester. Get some rest. If you were lucky enough over break, you may be used to sleeping in however late you wished. Now that break is over, your 8 a.m. may seem exceptionally early and alarm obnoxiously loud this week. The solution? Go to bed early. Getting this extra bit of rest at night will make a difference as you fight the neverending battle of tiredness, especially after a week of rest.

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As you’ve also probably heard before, try taking a nap. If you have the time, snooze for however long works for you, whether it’s 5 minutes or two hours. If your usual nap just isn’t working for you, try a “coffee nap.” Drink a cup of coffee before hitting the pillow and set-

ting an alarm for a 25 minutes of sleep. By the time you wake up, the caffeine should be kicking in, and you’ll be ready to tackle your next task! Plan, plan, plan. There’s nothing worse than feeling unorganized and scatterbrained, especially after a week

away from your planner. To make the transition into school as simple as possible, plan out your week. Why make it harder on yourself and rely solely on memory? If you have a busy week, don’t struggle to remember it all. Write down what you need to do and when you need to

do it. This way you will feel confident and accomplished as your week progresses. It’s always feels good checking something off of your list! After a week away, you may have forgotten about some of the things going on in class. As tedious as it may sound, go through each course syllabus and check for important upcoming events. Being on the ball makes you feel more in control of the seemingly daunting weeks to come. Schedule in some “outside” time. While you are planning your week, make sure to pencil in some outside time! The March weather has been exceptional by Minnesota standards thus far, so get outside and enjoy it. Tear yourself away from your winter library cavern and head outside to do your readings. Working outside will bring a little bit of joy to you as you soak up some sun. Also try moving your workouts outdoors as well. You may

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Road safety: It’s everyone’s responsibility Ways to make Mankato’s roadways a safer place to drive. MARYSA STORM Staff Writer After months and months of bleak, cold winter weather warmer temperatures are finally upon us, which means it’s not only time to start seeing people wearing shorts and sundresses but to start seeing motorcycles as well. There are a lot of reasons people may choose to drive a motorcycle. Not only are most bikes cost-effective - it’s much cheaper to ride a motorcycle than drive a car - but there is a certain degree of freedom that comes with being that much closer to the open road as well. That being said, motorcycles are also much more dangerous than cars and even minor accidents or spills have major consequences.

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While drivers of motorcycles can take precautions to keep themselves safe, like acknowledging personal skill level, wearing appropriate gear and staying alert while riding, a large part of staying safe is out of their hands and left up to those they

share the road with. What could be nothing more than a fender-bender for someone in a car could easily be fatal for someone driving a motorcycle and in a world where drivers are constantly tempted by texts or the desire to rock out

to the newest Taylor Swift song the amount of accidents caused by inattentive driving only grow. It’s easy to forget that you have to share the road with motorcycles or that they’re even on the road to begin with and that’s

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how accidents happen. Motorcycles are considerably smaller than cars and can easily be hidden from view. While most bikers make a point to stay as in-view as possible, the act of making a lane change without double checking blind spots could end in tragedy. Large vehicles can easily conceal a biker, which is important to keep in mind when turning or merging. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety recommends that drivers keep an eye out for tires or a helmet in such situations and to be especially cautious when making left turns. Keep in mind that sharing a lane with a motorcyclist is illegal and that motorcyclists also require an increased space cush-

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Aid workers treated for Ebola Epidemic, medical response continues in Africa. VALISA FAIR Staff Writer One of the two American aid workers who had high-risk exposure to Ebola in Sierra Leone, is now in critical condition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said. The two clinicians arrived back in the United States Monday for monitoring and treatment of the Ebola epidemic at the NIH outside Washington, D.C. It’s unfortunate news for the health care worker who was infected in Sierra Leone while trying to help fight the West African epidemic. The patient works for Partners in Health, a Boston-based aid group that has 2,000 employees in West Africa, including 100 expatriates. The group says 10 other clinicians who worked to help the Ebola-infected patient are being flown back to the United States for observation because they may have been exposed to the virus. None of the clinicians have symptoms of Ebola so far, but they all had contact with their colleague who’s been diagnosed with the disease and

is being treated at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. Health authorities are watching them closely for signs of the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the CDC investigates who else might have had contact with the Ebola patient, more workers might be flown back to the United States, according to Tom Skinner, a spokesman for the CDC. The workers are being housed near hospitals that specialize in treating Ebola patients, so they can quickly be admitted as patients if they show signs of the disease. State health authorities say all 10 of the workers are deemed to have had high-risk exposure to Ebola. This includes people who were not wearing protective gear and were exposed to the bodily fluids of someone with Ebola while that person was symptomatic, or someone who lived in the same household and provided direct care to a symptomatic Ebola patient. According to Christopher Garrett, a spokesman for the Maryland Department of Health,

his state will follow the CDC’s guidelines, which forbids monitored individuals from getting on public transportation. Although, the guidelines can allow them to go outside as long as they stay at least 3 feet away from other people. A third worker was expected to arrive Monday in Atlanta, but health authorities deemed this person to be lower risk and allowed for monitoring at home, according to a government official. The patient is the second with Ebola admitted to the NIH hospital. Emory, the NIH and Nebraska are three of only four hospitals in the United States that have biocontainment units to deal with a highly infectious disease such as Ebola, which is spread by direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. More than 10,000 people have died in a West African epidemic of Ebola that dates back to December 2013, according to the World Health Organization. Almost all of the deaths have been in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Running Through the Food Rainbow Fun Run

RAE FRAME News Editor Students and community members in the Mankato area are invited to participate in the Running Through the Food Rainbow Fun Run this Wednesday, March 18 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Fun Run, hosted by the Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor Society and the Student Dietetic and Nutrition Organization (SDNO) is in celebration of March, National Nutrition Month! Hosted at Meyer’s Field

House, the event will offer an obstacle course, food sampling, games, prizes, and education on healthy eating and exercise habits. The event is free and open to the public, a great way to take a study break and learn about healthy life habits. For more information, please contact Sarah Schumacher at Sarah.Schumacher@ mnsu.edu More information on National Nutrition Month is available at www.nationalnutritionmonth.org.

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Bank teller, accomplice pull off $23,000 heist Pair jailed after robbery of St. Cloud branch of Wells Fargo. YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer A St. Cloud bank teller assisted his friend to rob more than $23,000 March 10 at a Wells Fargo branch of 33rd Avenue and 2nd Street in return for drugs. The 23-year-old bank teller, James L. Hagburg, conspired robbery in his own workplace with the 27-year-old man, Drew T. Coldiron, from Minneapolis, police said. According to police, Hagburg was on the customer side of the counter preparing for giving money to Coldiron. Coldiron approached Hagburg behind the counter and handed him a note demanding money while his other hand was in his pocket, implying he was armed, although both were a part of the two men’s conspiracy. Hagburg gave Coldiron, casted “robber,” more than $23,000. The teller did not reveal the identity of his friend to police but described that the suspect of the robbery had a missing tooth. However, investigators caught on to the plot of the two men’s

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robbery quickly. In the process of distributing a surveillance photo of the robber to media outlets, depending on the description Hagburg provided to police, police found out the fact that Hagburg and Coldiron, the bank teller and the robber, were friends and once worked at the same workplace as well as both being suspected drug abusers. “It’s rare that we run across a situation where a bank employee has worked with a robber,” said Kyle Loven, the FBI’s spokesman in Minneapolis, whose

agency investigated this case. A student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Brandi Wetzel, majoring in psychology, also said, “I feel like somebody in the workplace should have been doing drug test for all employees regularly to make sure who are doing drugs. If they did, this could have been prevented.” “And I think they (Wells Fargo employers) should have done at least background check of their employees. He (Hagburg) was doing heroin, he would have probably had criminal record or something. They should be more careful to look for someone

working in the bank for sure.” Jesus Contreras, manufacturing engineering technology major at MSU, also said, “First of all, I think this mainly happened due to the bad behavior of the drug dealer. So I think Minnesota should more focus on its statewide law enforcement when it comes to preventing drug suppliers for public safety.” “Bank is very vulnerable place when it comes to being attacked for money, so bank security should be reinforced as well,” Contreras added. Both prosecutors were arrested for robbery of Wells Far-

go bank Thursday, March 12 and now they are in Stearns County Jail. The men were charged with felony aiding theft. Hagburg said he “depended on (him) for heroin” while admitting he was also involved in the robbery with Coldiron and he decided to help his drugsupplying friend to knock off the bank he works for in exchange for heroin. Whether the stolen money has been recovered has not been confirmed by police.

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CAMPUS GALLERY WALK FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2015 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Centennial Student Union Hearth Lounge Information about Charting the Future: Charting the Future is an initiative that encourages MnSCU colleges and universities to solve problems, create opportunities for students, increase revenue and reduce costs. On March 20, Minnesota State Mankato will be hosting a Gallery Walk, an open house-style, informally structured engagement session for students, faculty, staff, and community members to provide input into evolving ideas from the four implementation teams: Academic Planning and Collaboration, Competency Certification & Credit for Prior Learning, Education Technology and Information Technology Systems Design. The Gallery Walk will enable presenters to improve their work through the use of feedback from multiple sources. Attendance is open to everyone. Seasonal beverages and treats will be provided. Website: www.mnsu.edu/ctf You can also share your ideas and thoughts by using MyIdeas@so.mnscu.edu or using #ChartingTheFuture on social media.

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Peshmerga army closing military gender gap Photo essay tells reality of female Kurdish soldiers. AMANDA HINDE Staff Writer With all the talk of ISIS around, not much is said for the soldiers fighting against them. The news frequently reports on loss of life, what group’s next moves are, or how far conflicts have pushed into Syria. For the last couple of weeks, news and pictures of new soldiers gearing up for the fight have been not only sweeping across the globe. Photos of the Peshmerga army of Kurdish women soldiers are sending up a global feminist battle cry for all women and the fight against ISIS. With so many problems surrounding women fighting as cnn.com

soldiers in the U.S., it seems an odd thing when women are photographed as soldiers. Even though women are able to be in the army and serve our country, many women aren’t happy with the level of service they have achieved so far in the fight. The main outcries against women on the front line are their fellow soldiers, some of them even women. There is a story for every person who fights for his or her country. As with every story, there is always another side of the story. According to photographer Jacob Russell, as empowering as the sight is of women soldiers

National Stuttering Association meetings in Mankato RAE FRAME News Editor If you stutter, you are not alone! The Southwest Minnesota Chapter of the National Stuttering Association, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to those who stutter, is a welcoming and supportive atmosphere in the Mankato area. Those who stutter, or those who are affected by stuttering will find a safe and confidential group for understanding and support. Students and Mankato area community members are encouraged to attend any of the Spring 2015 meetings that will be held on the Minnesota

State University, Mankato campus. Meetings will take place in Arnstrong Hall, Room #121 and will last from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The first meeting of the semester was held Feb. 25, but there will be three more meetings this semester: March 18, April 1 and April 29. With any questions regarding the Southwest MN Chapter, please contact chapter leader Linda Hallen at linda. hallen@mnsu.edu or by phone at 507.389.3250.

being trained as regular soldiers, the Kurdish politicians are using the publicity storm from the photos to objectify the female soldiers. The photos are showing only “girls with guns” and “tend to portray more of the photographer’s assumptions about the women’s emancipation than of her actual experiences,” Russell stated to CNN. Russell’s own photo essay of Kurdish female fighters was thought out extensively with each shot, which he explained thoroughly to writer Cale Salih. “I was wary of making images that fed into this idea of the

heroic strong women fighters…I think that the female fighters are used quite cynically by Kurdish leaders (who) know very well how attractive this image is to the Western media.” Russell is well rounded on what these women went through to become soldiers for the fight, having lived in Kurdistan for nearly two years. The women’s stories were sometimes hard to listen to because some joined the Peshmerga army to escape abusive marriages and conservative society. About 24 soldiers from the Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ), a unit of women soldiers who work alongside Kurdish Peshmerga forces, and a fellow men’s unit were killed in August of 2014. So instead of focusing on all of the bad, Russell chose to show the relationship between the female fighters in the Peshmerga unit. Russell’s photo essay showcases everyday occurrences not only for female fighters, but also some everyday occurrences that happen in male fighter groups and military units globally. Loading rifle magazines, drilling, eating, and even praying together shows just how similar the genders are and shows Western countries that there are people out there who are actively closing the gender gap in worse conditions.

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Habilitative Services, Inc., a leader in the development of quality services for individuals with disabilities, has an opening for a Team Lead position in Mankato, MN. In this position you will lead a team of staff in providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health issues. Applicants must have an acceptable driving record. Bachelor’s Degree preferred with 2-4 years of experience in a related field. Habilitative Services, Inc. offers a competitive benefit package along with a $100 Sign on Bonus after the completion of 6 months of employment. Applicants may apply online at www.habsvinc.com; refer to 7820TL. For further information contact Jenn at 507-625-6047. Last day to accept applications is March 18, 2015. EOE/AA.

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n h , rbe tired of your same workout syou’ve done indoors all winter, oso try something fun and difeferent! Play some tennis with a -friend, go for a run outside or eshoot hoops. The Otto Recre-

a simple solution is to study with someone from one of your classes. Go ahead, share in the agony! When you study with a friend, you may find it easier and more enjoyable to take on and defeat

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ation Center provides equipment for rent with your MavCard. Another new outdoor endeavor you might try is the workout trail located behind the outdoor track. This provides a nice path for jogging, along with strength internal stations every so often. This trail is a feature of MSU that is often unnoticed. Reconnect with school friends. Nothing beats the ‘blah’ feeling of being back at school like reuniting with friends. After a week away, you and your college buddies can catch up over a cup of coffee, see a movie together, or sing some karaoke. Being around upbeat friends and having a good laugh is a sure way to lift your spirits. If at this point you are shaking your head and mumbling, “I have no time for social outings”,

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- it’s much cheaper to ride a motorcycle than drive a car - but there is a certain degree of freedom that comes with being that much closer to the open road as well.” continued from 1 ion, especially at night. The act of cutting in front of another driver, which would usually result in nothing more than an obscene gesture and honking from someone in a car, could be fatal for someone on a motorcycle. By giving motorcyclists an increased following distance you can decrease the chance of an accident. Respecting motorcyclists on the road also requires the understanding that bikes don’t handle road or weather conditions the same way cars do. It’s important to understand that congested

traffic, rain, loose gravel and pot holes will impact bikes differently and to then anticipate any changes that the biker may make because of them. Finally, it is important to communicate with bikers whenever possible. Strive for eye contact or even a helmet nod. Motorcyclists lack the protection a car gives them and even little things can make a big difference.

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looming tasks. Get back into a routine. The bottom line is, we all need to get back into a routine. It may not sound very pleasurable, but the quicker you can throw yourself back into what was normal just a week ago, the better you will feel and the better you will do in school. Although you may seek to change up a few things to make these last 52 days of school more interesting and accommodated towards spring, try to stick to the basic structure of what you were doing before break. It may not be the most exciting thing to do, but being in a routine requires structure and purpose, helping you feel more accomplished at the end of the day.

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Why the Big Apple was a big letdown Expectations can change in a New York minute.

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Unlike my original plan over spring break (staying in Mankato and just taking a break before school starts again), I decided to go to New York City spontaneously because my friend invited me just before spring break started. Even though I did not know much about the city, I was very excited simply because it was New York. I was excited to experience so-called “New Yorker’s life” for several days. However, I did not know what the “New Yorker’s life” means until I experienced the world’s most famous and busiest city in person. In other words, I realized my expectation of the city was too high. On the first day, when I took the subway to go downtown of Manhattan, I was very startled by the filthiness of the city’s subway in general. Rats and cockroaches were moving around on the lane of the trains and it made me sick. The train was too bumpy and made me feel dizzy, although I was on the subway only for three stops. In Korea,

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where I come from, the subway is so clean and stable that I have never had such an experience in my country. Apart from that, New York was definitely not my city. When I looked around the city and went to famous places, I had the impression that New York City is so overrated. It was just a big city and that was all, so I did not understand why people around the world are so crazy about this city. Although the skyscrapers in New York were so huge that they were almost fascinating, I could not find anything special. I am from the third biggest city in Korea, and I am not that impressed by the craziness of big cities. Also, the tourism destina-

tions were quite disappointing in general. The most disappointing place was Times Square. I did not even notice I was in the Times Square until my friend told me where we were. I honestly started to feel confused. I have traveled quite a lot so far, to most European and Asian countries, and I can say I have been better places than New York. The city was quite awesome but it was definitely overrated. The most compelling impression on New York City for me is that the city is only for rich people—literally everything was so expensive there. Unless people go to fast-food restaurants, they should pay at least $20 includ-

ing tips for one meal on average. Until I visited New York, I hadn’t traveled within the United States since I moved to Mankato for university, so I was very surprised by the high prices of the city. Although I liked some places such as Chelsea Market and Brooklyn Bridge because of the atmosphere of freedom and diversity of the places, New York City was just one of the big cities I have visited and it was not special at all for me. New York City is worth visiting but I recommend visitors to keep in mind that it is so overrated that they might be disappointed if they have high expectation of the city.

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“Australia, because the place looks very beautiful and I want to hear the accents!”

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America’s pastime goes international i One student argues for the globalization of Major League Baseball Baseball is America’s game. It has been our national pastime

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for nearly a century and a half. There is no activity quite as American as taking in a game of baseball at the ballpark, hot dog and popcorn in hand, on a warm summer day. That being said, it would be a mistake to say that baseball is only America’s game. Baseball is Cuba’s game. Baseball is Japan’s game. Baseball is Curaçao’s game. It could be argued that baseball is more truly the pastime of places like Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, where baseball has long been the most popular sport, than it is of the United States, where baseball plays second fiddle to football. Baseball truly is a global sport. Starting off the 2014 season, 224 Major League Baseball (MLB) players – 26.3% overall – were born outside of the United States, according to mlb. com, drawing most heavily from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Cuba, but also from places like Aruba, South Korea, Australia, and Brazil. Baseball is one of the world’s most popular sports and continues to grow in international popularity. The sport is taking off in

Europe, especially in countries like the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy, according to an article by Leander Schaerlaeckens for ESPN, with seventeen baseball academies devoted to developing new talent on the continent. Australia of all places is proving to be fertile ground for baseball as well. According to a story by Australia’s ABC News, a national league was recently started, with the support of Major League Baseball, with the hopes of expanding the sport’s popularity. Baseball is already successful globally and its future looks even brighter. Yet despite baseball’s global reach, the game’s premier level of competition, Major League Baseball, remains exclusively in North America. Foreign leagues do exist, notably Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball (nbp.or.jp/eng), the Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball (lvbp.com), and the Australian Baseball League (theabl.com.au), but the MLB is clearly the pinnacle of the sport, drawing the world’s top talent. The MLB needs to reflect baseball’s globalization and expand beyond the U.S. and Canada. I propose two radical moves for the MLB: 1) to give baseball a strong international competition, and 2) to add franchises in Latin America and Asia.

A major international sport should have a major international competition; soccer, cricket, and hockey are three sports that already do this very well. Soccer has the FIFA World Cup, cricket has the ICC World Cup, and hockey has the Olympics. These a r e all top-

something similar. The MLB does have the World Baseball Classic (WBC), but it needs improvement. For one, it is not nearly as prominent, even in the baseball world, as should be expected of an international competition. It is an afterthought to the MLB season at best. On top of that, many of the world’s best players, especially Americans, decline the invitation to play in the WBC, according to an article by Jim Bowden for ESPN. So what would a good international baseball tournament look like? First and foremost, it would need the participation of the world’s top players. If the WBC is having a hard time drawing players, it should offer extra incentives for players who have been selected for their national team, or even a requirement to play. “Baseball must make participation mandatory by all healthy players, just as it does for the All-Star Game,” argues Bowden. “It should become part of the player uniform contract as well as the collective bargaining agreement.” Secondly, in order to represent a country, a player should be required to truly be from that

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notch international competitions in which players are able to express their national pride through sport by representing their home country. There is no reason baseball shouldn’t have

country. The 2013 Italian WBC team, according to an article for Fox Sports by Jon Paul Morosi, featured only eight Italian-born players out of a roster of twentyeight. Many of the players were Italian-Americans who were permitted to represent Italy. That should not be acceptable. A national team should be composed of citizens of that nation, not just anyone who can claim some loose connection to it. How can a national team claim to represent its nation when only a fraction of its players truly belong to that nation? Venues need to be taken into consideration, as well. As of now, the WBC is held in various stadiums across the globe throughout the course of the tournament. In an article for Yahoo Sports, Kevin Kaduk argues that the WBC would do well to host all games in one city, as is done in other major sporting competitions like the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup. While I agree with him that such a move would make the tournament feel much more like a unified event, I think the concept is too foreign to baseball. Football has the Super Bowl, where two teams meet at a stadium that is not their own, but baseball has the World Series, where games are played in each of the team’s home venues. I think this tradition of true home field advantage should

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BASEBALL “It would be a mistake to say that baseball is only America’s game. Baseball

is Cuba’s game. Baseball is Japan’s game. Baseball is Curaçao’s game. It could be argued that baseball is more truly the pastime of places like Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic, where baseball has long been the most popular sport...”

C r , n carry over into the WBC. When two countries meet in a series, e those games should be played e in those countries. A home-field t atmosphere is always better than a neutral atmosphere with fans d that are largely indifferent to the t outcome of the game. e The issue of scheduling is a unavoidable. The MLB seat son lasts for a whopping seven n months, leaving little time for t an international competition and all but eliminating the possibilo ity of hosting games in northern , climates. The WBC is currently held in March, but this interferes t with Spring Training. While it is . tempting to suggest a midsum, mer tournament, I think it would e be a bad move to interrupt the l MLB season, which should ren main the premier level of competition in the sport. There’s no e easy answer to this. e Lastly, it would make sense d for individual American states h to compete separately in such a k competition. The United States o would be far and away the most r populous country participating, t so it would make sense to divide , it up for the sake of parity. In addition to a stellar intern national tournament, the MLB needs to consider expanding ite self, adding franchises abroad. d The MLB, as it should be, is the most important level of compe9tition that exists in the game of baseball. The problem is, baseball is a global game, yet the MLB features twenty-nine teams from the U.S. and one from Canada. Baseball is a globalized game and the MLB should reflect this reality. As Ken Woolums points out in an article for SB Nation, adding a franchise from outside the U.S. and Canada would be a major step for the MLB, as it would be a first for a major North American sports league. In addition to the American League and the National League, the MLB should add the Asian League and Latin American League. It would be a radical move, but it’s one that I think is in the best interests of the sport. Teams and leagues that already exist in Asia and Latin America could be incorporated into the MLB to form the two new leagues. Just imagine the World Series (in the truest sense of the term) we could have. We could see the Giants of Tokyo and the Giants of San Francisco square off for baseball’s top honor. A matchup between Havana, Cuba and Washington, D.C. would be a sight to behold. For the first time ever, we could witness a World Series without an American team.

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wikimedia.org The World Baseball Classic is a step in the right direction for international baseball, but lacks exposure.

I can see a number of objections that could be made to this proposal. The primary concern would be the dilution of talent. If the MLB were to suddenly double the number of teams from thirty to sixty, it would simultaneously double the amount of players in the league, half of whom were not previously talented enough to play in the big leagues. An increase in the population of ballplayers would lead to a decrease in the overall skill level of the league. Reduction in the amount of existing franchises is one possible, albeit painful, solution to this dilemma. If half of the current MLB teams were eliminated, that would allow new teams from Asia and Latin America to fill in the spaces while maintaining the size of the league. I find such a course of action hard to support, however, as it would spell the end for many successful North American teams with strong fan bases, quite possibly the Twins among them. Perhaps a compromise would be the best option: do away with a few struggling teams, but still allow the MLB to undergo an increase in teams. There would still be dilution of talent, but it would not be as significant as if the number of teams were to double. Ultimately, I believe the expansion of the MLB will lead to the growth of baseball as a sport, and subsequently a growth in talent. This growth in talent could eventually offset any dilution caused by an increase in franchises. Another foreseeable argument against international expansion, especially expansion into Latin America, is that teams

from other parts of the world would not be able to compete financially with the economic wealth of North America. The American and National Leagues would be able to buy themselves a monopoly on the game’s best players and the other teams would be left with the scraps. To ensure a level playing field, the MLB could require that North American players play

in the American and National Leagues, that Latin American players play in the Latin American League, and that Asian players play in the Asian League. As well as giving each league a sufficient talent pool, it would make each league relatively local; each league would represent the best of what that region of the world has to offer. The concept is not unheard of. Players in Japan’s

Nippon Professional Baseball are generally required to play about ten years in the league before playing in the MLB, according to an article by Jim Albright on baseballguru.com. The MLB could take other measures as well to ensure relatively comparable revenues and salaries for teams and players in all leagues. I won’t speculate as to the details of what such measures might look like, but the MLB could find a way if there was a will. To sum it up, baseball is a global sport enjoyed from Taiwan to Puerto Rico to Canada to Venezuela to the United States, just to name a few. Unfortunately it is a global sport with a subpar equivalent of the World Cup and a league that has never ventured out of North America. It’s time for the MLB to reflect the global nature of the sport not just by welcoming foreign talent into America, but by extending itself beyond our borders. It’s time for the MLB to showcase baseball’s diversity in a first-rate competition that allows players to represent their nation, just as soccer, cricket, and hockey do. Baseball has expanded globally, and now it’s time for the MLB to do the same.

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Real estate heir confesses to murder HBO miniseries ends with a twist as Robert Durst is arrested. NEW ORLEANS — Robert Durst couldn’t explain away the similarities between his handwriting and a letter he said “only the killer could have written” that alerted police to his friend’s shooting 15 years ago. Confronted with new evidence by the makers of a documentary about his life, the troubled millionaire blinked, burped oddly, pulled his ear and briefly put his head in his hands before denying he was the killer. Then he stepped away from the tense interview and went to the bathroom, still wearing the live microphone that recorded what he said next. “There it is. You’re caught!” Durst whispered to himself before running the tap water. “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” That moment didn’t just make for a captivating finale to a sixpart documentary on the eccentric life of an heir to a New York real estate fortune.

agreed Monday to face trial for the murder of Berman, who had vouched for him in public after his wife vanished. The makers of “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” said Durst had waved off his lawyer’s advice to stay quiet before granting them two lengthy interviews. They also say he knew he was being recorded throughout, and that they shared any evidence they gathered with police long before broadcasting the film on HBO. Legal experts say the bathroom tape could become key evidence. “Any statement that the defendant makes that they want to use against him, they can use against him,” said Andrea Roth, a law professor at the University of California, Berkeley. “Even if it’s sketchy, and only in context appears to make him look guilty.” Kerry Lawrence, a defense attorney in Westchester County,

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pearance that provoked the murder of Berman, who had been Durst’s confidante. Now, she said, his own words can convict him. “It was a spontaneous statement, a classical exception to the hearsay rule,” Pirro told Fox’s “Good Day New York.” ‘’I don’t hear it as a muttering. I hear it as a clear, unequivocal ‘I killed them.’ That means he killed his wife, he killed Susan Berman and he killed Morris Black.”

Durst — still worth millions despite his estrangement from his family, whose New York real estate empire is worth about $4 billion — has maintained his innocence in three killings in as many states. He was acquitted by a Texas jury in the 2001 dismemberment killing of his elderly neighbor, whose body parts were found floating in Galveston Bay. Law-

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It also may have given police and prosecutors the evidence they needed to close the longcold case of a mobster’s daughter. Susan Berman was felled by a bullet to the back of her head as investigators prepared to find out what she knew about the disappearance of Durst’s wife in 1982. Los Angeles prosecutors filed a first-degree charge against Durst on Monday that could trigger the death penalty. The charges came after two years of investigation and allege he lay in wait with a gun and murdered a witness, special circumstances that could carry a death sentence if prosecutors decide later to pursue it. Durst, 71, who was arrested at a New Orleans hotel on the eve of Sunday’s final episode,

New York, said Durst’s lawyers will have to try to explain away his comments, perhaps dismissing them as a joke. “Prosecutors would argue it was a candid moment of selfreflection, and he I assume will argue that he knew he was still being recorded, and this was either said in jest or he was being facetious or sarcastic or was being provocative,” Lawrence said. “I don’t think it’s quite the smoking gun.” The documentary showed filmmaker Andrew Jarecki confronting Durst with a copy of an anonymous letter that alerted Beverly Hills police to go look for a “cadaver” at Berman’s address. Durst offered that whoever sent it was “taking a big risk.

written.” Then, in the final episode, Jarecki revealed another envelope, which Durst acknowledged mailing to Berman, that has similar writing in block letters and also misspelled the address as “Beverley.” “I wrote this one but I did not write the cadaver one,” Durst said. But when shown an enlargement of both copies, Durst couldn’t distinguish them. Former Westchester County prosecutor Jeanine Pirro seemed stunned when the filmmakers showed her Durst’s previously unknown letter to Berman, saying “the jig is up.” She believes it was her reopening of the cold case into Kathleen Durst’s 1982 disap-

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Oklahoma fraternity incident not alone Last week’s events at University of Oklahoma highlight a distressing trend among some college fraternities

WASHINGTON — Their reputations sullied by racetainted incidents, many colleges are clamping down on campus fraternities. Despite some swift and tough actions by schools — and in some cases, public humiliation — episodes such as the racist chants by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma keep surfacing. In recent years, numerous other fraternities have been suspended and students expelled from school for racially tinged parties or behavior, such as hanging nooses or shouting racial profanities. “All too often the outcry has been, ‘Look at those bad apples we need to root out,’” said Nolan L. Cabrera, a professor in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona. “When in fact the conversation we need to have is, s‘Why is this occurring on such a mwidespread level throughout the lcountry?’” 4 Many incidents come to light -after the students themselves spost pictures or videos online,

drawing public attention; others are reported by onlookers or whistleblowers. Either way, “it’s hard to ignore a current on many, many campuses of behaviors that are just offensive and disgusting at the far end and may be just lack of common sense at the other end,” said Kevin Kruger, president of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, a professional organization. For example, Sigma Alpha Epsilon suspended all activity at Clemson University in South Carolina in December after white students dressed as gang members at a “Cripmas” party. That same month Phi Delta Theta halted its chapter at the University of Pennsylvania for issuing a holiday card with members posing with what it called a Beyonce sex doll. Other examples: —Arizona State University banned Tau Kappa Epsilon last year after its Martin Luther King Jr. Day party had guests flashing gang signs and holding watermelon-shaped cups.

—Kappa Sigma suspended its Duke University chapter in 2013 after students held an international-themed party that mocked Asians. —Sigma Phi Epsilon shut its doors last year at the University of Mississippi after three of its members draped a Confederate banner and placed a noose around the statue of the school’s first black student. —Lehigh University suspended Sigma Chi in April 2014 and expelled members after racial slurs were spray-painted and eggs thrown at a multicultural residence hall. Sororities have had similar problems. In 2014, Chi Omega closed its Penn State chapter in connection with a photo appearing on the Internet showing members wearing sombreros and fake mustaches and holding offensive signs — one read, “Will mow lawn for weed + beer.” The University of Alabama announced in fall 2013 that more than 20 minority women were being offered membership in historically all-white sororities after accusations surfaced of black women

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being denied membership. At Oklahoma, the university quickly expelled two students and banned Sigma Alpha Epsilon last week after fraternity members were filmed engaging in a racist chant that referenced lynching and indicated that black students never would be admitted to that university’s chapter. Two students identified in the video have apologized publicly. The national fraternity condemned the incident and started investigating racism allegations at universities in Louisiana and Texas after hearing that young men at two schools sang or knew of the same racist chant. But the damage was done. The school’s president, former Sen. David Boren, D-Okla., said the fraternity “won’t be back — at least not as long as I’m president of the university.” Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Monday said that he was “troubled” by the incident but believed the university was handling it well. He said he wants to know whether the Oklahoma incident involved a couple individuals or whether it

was part of a broader systemic problem. “Is this part of a culture of that fraternity for years? Is it true at other fraternities, at other universities?” Duncan said. Fraternities, both historically white and those mostly made up of minorities, long have been a fixture of university life. Defenders point to the system’s charitable works and social and professional benefits for members. Research by Nella Van Dyke, a professor at University of California, Merced, found that ethnic and racially biased hate crimes are more likely to be reported at predominantly white campuses and those with a large fraternity population. She said the problems are not everywhere, but they do exist. Beyond racism, fraternities in recent years had to confront issues of sexual assault, binge drinking and hazing among their members. “I think many fraternities have a culture that makes

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FRATERNITY “In recent years, numerous other

fraternities have been suspended and students expelled from school for racially tinged parties or behavior, such as hanging nooses or shouting racial profanities.” continued from 11 them prone to conflict and kind of bigoted interactions, whether it’s against women or against minorities,” Van Dyke said. The national fraternities are working to eliminate this kind of behavior and to train members to speak up instead of being pressured to conform, said Peter Smithhisler, president and chief executive officer of the NorthAmerican Interfraternity Conference. “It’s about the constant reeducation of our membership,” Smithhisler said. “And we have to be diligent in addressing our community members, sharing with them our expectations, teaching them about our values and acceptable behaviors and holding individuals accountable when they stray from that.” Fraternities have about 372,000 members among 7.7 million male undergraduate col-

lege students, according to the North-American Interfraternity Conference. They also have outsized influence on their campuses, with fraternities claiming major college donors, state lawmakers, governors, members of Congress and presidents as members. Nineteen presidents have held undergraduate or honorary fraternity membership, the conference said. Boren’s actions may become the standard among university officials, said West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee, who froze fraternities’ activities last fall after the death of an 18-year-old student at a fraternity house. “We can’t blame all the ills in society, or the ills in universities, on fraternities and sororities but we can have a high level of expectation because very often these are students who are lead-

ers on our campuses,” Gee said. Some colleges such as Bowdoin in Maine have done away with fraternities all together, while others have forced changes. In September, Wesleyan University in Connecticut announced a requirement that all residential fraternities become coed within three years. The announcement came after several highly publicized issues at fraternity houses, including allegations of sexual assault. Others say it’s unfair to pin all problems on fraternities that really need to be addressed within higher education as a whole. “It is really a mistake to make a blanket judgment,” said Michael Poliakoff, the vice president of policy at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni.

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NEW ORLEANS continued from 10 yers said Durst — who fled Texas and was brought back to trial after being caught shoplifting in Pennsylvania — killed Morris Black in selfdefense. Durst, however, admitted using a paring knife, two saws and an ax to dismember the body, and that may result in a delay of his transfer to Los Angeles, because he was arrested with a revolver on Saturday. That’s illegal for felons, and Durst did prison time after pleading guilty to evidence tampering and jumping bail. Louisiana authorities were considering Monday whether to press firearms charges. Attorney Dick DeGuerin said outside court Monday that Durst didn’t kill Berman, and is “ready to end all the rumor and speculation and have a trial.” When Durst approached the filmmakers and agreed to go on camera, he was still suspected in the killing of Berman, whose father was a Las Vegas mobster associated with Bugsy Siegel and Meyer

Lansky, and the disappearance of his wife, who was declared dead long after she vanished in New York in 1982. Durst’s longtime Houston lawyer Chip Lewis called Jarecki “duplicitous” for not making it clear to Durst that he would be sharing footage with police. “It’s all about Hollywood now,” Lewis said. But Jarecki said Durst signed a contract clearly giving the filmmakers the right to use what they gathered however they wished. Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Kirk Albanese said authorities arrested Durst Saturday out of concern that he would flee the country. “We do police work based on the facts and evidence, not based on the HBO series,” Albanese told AP on Monday. “I know there’s lots of speculation about that. It had nothing to do with the show.” By Monday, the filmmakers — likely witnesses at a trial — said they would make no more comments.

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Mavericks roll into Final Five this weekend in St. Paul With a first-round playoff sweep over Lake Superior State, Minnesota State makes their third consecutive trip to the Final Five Tournament. DEREK LAMBERT Sports Editor While Minnesota State University, Mankato students have enjoyed a week long break from their studies, the men’s hockey team continued to impress the college hockey world. Two weekends ago, the Mavericks were able to earn a series split with Bemidji State University en route to winning the MacNaughton Cup as the regular season champions of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Though MSU won the Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA Final Five Tournament champions a year ago, this was their first MacNaughton Cup in program history. It was an exciting week for the Mavs, as the MacNaughton Cup made several stops around Mankato last week, giving fans a chance to see and take pictures with the cup. But the Mavericks didn’t have long to enjoy their cup win before getting back to business. Lake Superior State University came to town this past weekend for the first round of the WCHA playoffs, with the winner of the best of three series heading to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for the Final Five Tournament. The Lakers missed the WCHA playoffs last season and were looking to find their way to St. Paul for the chance to win the Broadmoor Trophy and receive the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Mavericks on the other hand, are a lock for the NCAA Tournament, regardless of conference playoff success. Regardless, MSU was looking to make their third consecutive appearance in the Final Five, their fourth overall. The Mavericks took care of business on home ice at the Verizon Wireless Center in downtown Mankato in dominating fashion as they march their way to the Xcel this weekend. On Friday night, the Mavs battled with the Lakers in what seemed to be shaping up for a

tight battle to the finish. The tide quickly turned for the Lakers, though, as they weren’t able to slow down a potent Maverick offense. Senior Max Gaede and junior Bryce Gervais each tallied MSU power play goals in the first period sandwiched around a Laker goal by Stephen Perfetto. Heading into the locker room after the first with a slim 2-1 lead, the Mavericks looked to take control in front of their home crowd to begin the second period, and they did just that, though, not immediately. Gus Correale netted a power play goal for LSSU just one minute into the second period to knot the game at two apiece, but from there it was all Mavericks. MSU buried four second period goals off the sticks of Casey Nelson, Brett Knowles, and a pair of power play goals from Matt Leitner to take a controlling 6-2 lead heading into the third period. The third period was much the same, as Chase Grant extended the lead with his sixth goal of the season before another pair of power play goals scored by Dylan Margonari and Jean-Paul LaFontaine to close this one out with a final score of 9-2. The nine goals was a season-high for the Mavs, as they picked up their 26th win of the season, tying a singleseason program record that was set by last year’s squad. MSU also tallied six of their goals on the power play, going six for ten with the man advantage. “The power play is always important,” Matt Leitner told Shane Frederick of the Mankato Free Press. “We’ve been working on it more. When you do get those, you gotta capitalize on them because goals are hard to score this time of year.” Also notable from Friday’s game were the individual performances. LaFontaine, who has struggled to regain the scoring touch he had a season ago when he was one of the scoring leaders in the WCHA and the country,

Yohanes Ashenafi • MSU Reporter Bryce Gervais continued his goal scoring ways over the weekend. His 26 goals are tied for the nation’s lead.

had a four point night on a goal and three assists. Defenseman Casey Nelson had a goal and two assists of his own to bring his season point total to a very impressive 32 on the year. Jon Jutzi and Jordan Nelson also collected a pair of assists on the night, and Leitner collected three points to inch closer to becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer. Saturday night saw a much more evenly played game, with the Mavs prevailing. Gervais tallied the lone goal of the first period to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead heading into the second period. In the middle frame, Margonari gave MSU a 2-0 lead before Lake State’s Ryan Renz netted a

power play goal to close the gap to one. In the third period, freshman Brad McClure scored his tenth goal of the season to give MSU a 3-1 lead, but again the Lakers would answer the call. Austin McKay gave LSSU some momentum halfway through the period when he buried a goal past Williams to bring his team within one at 3-2, but it wasn’t meant to be for the boys from Sault Ste. Marie. Margonari would net his second of the game late in the third period off a McClure rebound that was kicked out to the slot. The goal gave the Mavs some much needed insurance, as they skated to a 4-2 victory and the first-round playoff series sweep,

advancing to the WCHA Final Five Tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul this weekend. With the sweep, the Mavericks compiled a 27-7-3 record heading into the Final Five. The 27 wins is a single-season program record for the Division I era, breaking the previous record of 26 set a year ago. Additionally, MSU heads back to the Final Five Tournament for a third consecutive season with the chance to defend their Broadmoor Trophy as last year’s tournament champions. The Mavs head into this weekend’s tournament in St.

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Three All-Americans for Maverick track and field

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Alice sat on the mushroom, pondering her fate. “One side will make me grow larger and the other side will make me smaller.”

DENZELL OATS Staff Writer It was a weekend of both up and down performances for the men and women at the Division II National track and field Championship meet. Out of the seven qualifiers among the men and women, the Mavericks were only able to capture three All-American honors. On the women’s side, they were able to qualify three individual athletes in four events.

Sophomore Brieanna Puckett earned her way to the National stage in two events; both in the 60 meter dash and the long jump. In her first trip to the NCAA National meet, Puckett saw both events in one day. An average performance for Puckett would earn her 18th overall in long jump with a mark of 18’1’’. The meet would carry on for Puckett. Following her performance in the long jump Puckett took on the preliminary rounds to the 60 meter dash. Finishing 14th overall, Puckett’s 7.60 effort would not qualify her for

the final round. “It could’ve been meet jitters given it was such a big stage”, says Puckett. “But, I just wasn’t able to get the pop in my legs that I normally do. It was frustrating to say the least.” Senior Bryanna Sudman made her return to the championships following her tenth-place finish a year ago in Winston-Salem, N.C. Sudman’s participation was in question early in the year due to a wrist injury that prevented her to vault, but was able to make a late season push for nationals.

Her conference vault, and career record of 12’9” seeded her as the seventh-best athlete going into national meet but she prevailed to take a ninth place finish vaulting 12’3.5’’, one spot shy of All-American honors. “Of course I wish I could’ve competed better,” explains Sudman. “But given all that I’ve been through the last couple months with my wrist and rehabilitation I’m content with the way things ended” Another fellow teammate, Anna Veroeven, also made a return to the national meet. Similar to Sudman, Veroeven put in the best performance of her career before the break at the NSIC Conference Championships. Her lunge of 39’10’’ seeded her at 14th in the country in women’s triple jump before the meet. Her spot was not challenged. Following a jumping of 39’3.75’’, Veroeven walked away with a 14th place finish overall in the event. On the Men’s side it seemed there were just as many ups as downs as well. The men were able to qualify four individuals in Senior Nathan Hancok, sophomore Myles Hunter, Senior Emmanuel Matadi, and senior Kyran Stewart. Hunter respectively booked his trip to Nationals. It was evident his season was going to be a one of dominance after he turned in a time of 7.64 in the 60 meter hurdles; now the Division II National record. Unfortunately the young phenome would see something similar to what happened last year for him

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at the National Meet in North Carolina. Missing the finals round in last year’s national meet, Hunter looked to redeem himself from that but unfortunately was unable to. Aching from a hamstring tweak, the Maverick hurdler once again was the first time out after the preliminary rounds where he was only able to post a time of 8.06. “It’s unfortunate and frustrating”, says Hunter. “When you’re body doesn’t respond the way you want it to at the right time; it’s not how I planned it out.” Instead, hunter wouldn’t walk away from the competition empty handed. Hunter’s performances throughout the season earned him Regional Athlete of the Year. Senior Stewart also saw his talents return him to the National stage. It was only a year ago Stewart was on the track running for Albany State at the National meet. Now a transfer here as a Maverick Stewart was seeded as the seventh-best time in the nation in his favorite event; the 200-meter dash but was unable to qualify for the final round after posting a time of 21.72. Unfortunate event seemed to continue for the Mavericks when sprinting machine Matadi false D started in the 200 disqualifying S him from the field. But light was shed for the Mavericks in the 60-meter dash when Matadi ran a 6.68 qualifying him for the

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TRACK & FIELD “Of course I wish I could’ve competed better,” explains Sudman. “But given all that I’ve been through the last couple months with my wrist and rehabilitation I’m content with the way things ended.” continued from 14

In a tightly battled contest, MSU saw their hope for National Championship diminish in the loss to Northwest Missouri State.

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Yohanes Ashenafi • MSU Reporter Assem Marei driving the lane during a game earlier this season.

DEREK LAMBERT Sports Editor The buzzer was not the Mavericks friend again as they fell after a strong second-half showing from Northwest Missouri State, as they were able to bounce Minnesota State out of the tournament with a 59-56 win. “The hardest part of this as coaches we deal with wins and losses but it’s the relationships with the players and it’s the times we spent with these young

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men and how hard they worked for us…that what’s hard; you know its over.” Head coach Matt Margenthaler said. The first half started with some back and forth action, with

the Mavericks finally getting the better of the Bearcats. Trailing 7-5 the Mavericks started to hit some shots as they were able to go on a 20-8 run to push their lead to ten. The Mavericks would then lead the remainder of the half pushing their lead to 14 when Senior Zach Monaghan hit a lay up with four seconds left. The Bearcats would gain some momentum going into the half when Justin Pitts connected on a half-court shot as the buzzer sounded to cut the Maverick lead to 36-25 at the break. The Mavericks were without Senior Assem Marei for almost the entire first half because of foul trouble. The Mavericks were able to hold their own without the first-team all-conference man. Monaghan led MSU scorers with 15 first-half points while also dishing out four assists. Senior Zach Romashko added 11 for MSU while pulling down seven rebounds. As a team, the Mavericks shot 51.9 percent from the field including going 7-of-15 from beyond the arc. Pitts led all first-half scorers with 18 points, the Bearcats next highest scorer was Conner Crooker who scored four points. NMSU shot 40.7 percent as a team, attempting only six three-

pointers, connecting on two of them. The Mavericks extended their lead to 14 again early in the second half, but the Bearcats kept chipping away as they cut the lead to two with 9:48 remaining on a Pitts jumper. The Bearcats would eventually tie the game up at 51 with 5:07 remaining in the game; NMSU would then take a point lead on a Lyle Harris layup and extended their lead to three on a Pitts layup. After a Marei layup and

final round. The following day, it seemed as though all eyes were on Matadi as he had the fastest time posted in the season at 6.66. As the crowd looked for him to overtake the field and bettering his time, Captain Matadi was only able to post a time of 6.72 earing him a fourth place finish; still All-American honors. This success seemed to speak to one the Mavericks most decorated athletes, Nathan Hancock. Returning to the indoor national stage for his fourth and final time in the heptathlon, as a senior Hancock looked to add one more All-American title to his resume. Despite a slow start in day one and not being able to gain as many points in his favored event, the long jump, settled in at seventh place after four events in day one tabulating 2,893 points. Into day two Hancock posted a career best in the hurdles running a time of 8.38. Following that his efforts in the pole vault yielded a final height of 12’9.5’’. His seventh place finish in the 1000-meter run solidified his seventh place position among the field earning him yet another All-American title in the multi-event. This ends the indoor season for the men as they will switch gears to outdoor as that season is set to commence March 28th, in Emporia, Ka.

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Maverick Hockey adding to their trophy case

Not only did the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey team win the MacNaughton cup as the regular season champions of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, but a handful of Mavericks were honored with WCHA awards last week. Head coach Mike Hastings was named WCHA Coach of

guided the Mavericks to a 27-7-3 record, 21-4-3 in league play. The 27 wins is a single-season program record for the Division I era, and he led MSU to their first ever no. 1 ranking in the country, a post they held for eight weeks during the season. Hastings isn’t the only repeat award winner on this Maverick squad, however. Junior goaltender Stephon Williams is an intriguing case in college hockey. As a freshman

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the Year, an award he won two seasons ago after he took the Mavericks from 11th place in the league to an NCAA Tournament appearance in his first season behind the MSU bench. This season, Hastings has

in 2012-2013, Williams was the WCHA Goaltending Champion, WCHA Rookie of the Year, All-WCHA First-Team, and AllWCHA Rookie Team. After that rookie season, the New York Islanders drafted him in the 2013

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NHL Entry Draft. He fell into a sophomore slump, though. Last season, Williams lost the starting job early in the season to freshman Cole Huggins, and Huggins went on to be named the 2014 WCHA Goaltending Champion. This season, however, Huggins experienced a similar sophomore slump, giving Williams the starting job back. Prior to the WCHA playoffs, Williams compiled a 21-5-3 record with four shutouts, a .924 save percentage, and a 1.67 goals against average. He ranks as the third best goaltender in the nation, and has been a huge piece to the puzzle of the Mavericks’ success this season. Williams’ rebound of his success was rewarded last week when he was once again named WCHA Goaltending Champion for the second time in three years. Not only was he named the top goaltender in the conference, he was also named to the All-WCHA Second-Team. Williams wasn’t the only player on the MSU roster to be recognized, though. Senior forward Matt Leitner and senior defenseman Zach Palmquist were named to the All-WCHA First-Team for the

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with 16 seconds remaining. With two seconds left on the clock Crooker connected on a layup giving the Bearcats a 58-56 lead, Harris sealed the game with free throw giving the Bearcats a 59-56 victory. “They did a better job spacing and it was more of down hill attack in the second half. I thought our bigs did a good job switching.” Margenthaler said. The Bearcats dominated play inside scoring 42 of their 59 points inside the paint. While the Mavericks only put up 20 of their 56 inside the paint. Monaghan led the Maver-

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icks with 20 points and eight assists. Romashko scored 14 for MSU and pulled down eight rebounds. Marei pulled down seven rebounds and scored nine points for the Mavericks. MSU shot 46.5 percent from the field going 6-of-16 from the field in the second half. Pitts led all scorers with 29 points for the Bearcats he also tailed 10 steals. Harris followed up with 12 points. Crooker had eight points and six rebounds for NMSU. As a team the Bearcats shot 49.1 percent from the field, shooting 15-of-26 from the field in the second half. “We lost seven games by 10 points this year and that awfully tough. These guys battled and put themselves in position to win. I thought defensively we were really good in the first half and they made some great plays.” Margenthaler said. The win puts the Bearcats in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the currently have a 24-6 record. The loss ends the Mavericks season, they finish the year with a 24-8 record.

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HOCKEY AWARDS “Leitner has had a tremendous career at MSU, and this season is no different. The forward from Los Alamitos, Calif. has posted 9 goals and 32 assists on the year, leading the Mavericks in scoring for the fourth straight season.”

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Paul as the favorite, while they have already assured themselves a spot in the NCAA Tournament. This doesn’t provide much margin for error, though, as MSU would like to head into the NCAA Regionals with a no. 1 seed, providing them with a favorable first-round matchup on their quest to the program’s first Frozen Four. MSU, who ranks no. 2 in the country, boasts one of the deepest rosters in college hockey, and that depth is what

will carry them deep into the postseason. “We’re going to need every single guy to contribute,” Mavericks coach Mike Hastings said. While it will take until Saturday night to see whether or not the Broadmoor Trophy will be awarded to the Mavericks once again, MSU fans can be at ease knowing their team will be playing past this weekend with a trip to the Frozen Four in Boston on the line.

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second consecutive season, landing them among the top five position players in the conference. Leitner has had a tremendous career at MSU, and this season is no different. The forward from Los Alamitos, Calif. has posted 9 goals and 32 assists on the year, leading the Mavericks in scoring for the fourth straight season. Palmquist is similar in

Along with Williams, junior forward Bryce Gervais and sophomore defenseman Casey Nelson were named to the Second-Team. Gervais had a breakout season as a sophomore, and carried that success into his junior season. For the first month of this season, Gervais led the nation in goals and points, His 26 goals ranks first in the country,

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that he has been the go-to guy for the Mavericks, but on the back end. Palmquist has netted a career-high eight goals this season along with 18 assists on his way to becoming a two-time All-WCHA First-Team defenseman On the All-WCHA SecondTeam, the Mavs had three players make the list.

and are only three away from the MSU single-season record of 29. Nelson on the other hand, seemingly came out of nowhere. Last season as a rookie, Nelson found himself in and out of the lineup while trying to adjust to the speed of the college game. Nelson is the fifth-highest scoring defenseman in the nation with 32 points on 7 goals and 25

assists, and the only defenseman ranking among the top five who is not an upperclassman. The WCHA All-Rookie team also features one of MSU’s own. Freshman C.J. Franklin came into MSU after a summer where he was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Franklin jumped around from line to line before finding a spot on the top line with Leitner and Gervais for much of the season. His seven goals and 19 assists are very respectable numbers for a freshman, and his rough and tumble style of play show he could play a major role in MSU’s success over the course of the next few seasons. These players may have been the ones garnering attention over the past week when the awards were announced, but this Maverick team boasts one of the deepest, most talented lineups in the country. While the individual accolades highlight the talent this Maverick squad has, the focus for now is set on this weekend in St. Paul where the Mavs will look to defend their Broadmoor Trophy as last year’s Final Five tournament champions.

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LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer Wednesday March 25 The Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of Theatre and Dance’s production of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s boom opens. This explosive play begins with a journalism student who follows a graduate student’s personal ad to his research laboratory for what is supposed to be “no strings attached” sex. This date grows to take on an epic importance after global catastrophe hits, and the fate of humanity depends on these two people, strangers just a few hours before. But no matter what, the world keeps spinning. Director TS McCormick spoke about the importance of the play’s central theme, saying “Boom is important in a world where the future of humanity is constantly called into question. Shortly before the play premiered, our gulf coast was ravaged by hurricane Ka-

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were devastated by a massive earthquake. Climate change has

skyrocketed as an issue over the last decade (and before, really).

The argument continues to escalate, as recent events in congress have proven. In the midst of all this, Nachtrieb gives us a play that is fun, funny, thought provoking and extremely moving. He doesn’t take for granted the weight of the possible end of humanity, but he does leave is with one extremely important thing... Hope.” McCormick is a second-year MFA Acting Candidate who was most recently on stage as John Hinckley in the MSU Mainstage production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins. He said that the juxtaposition of the play’s form and content did present a directing challenge, “How does one balance the seriousness of the message with the comedy of the play. I am lucky to have been graced with a wonderful cast and crew that have lightened that load for me.” Matthew Stairs, a sophomore BFA Musical Theatre candidate plays Jules. Stairs was the recipient of Kennedy

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Remembering Terry Pratchett

Legendary fantasy writer of Discworld series passes away. CHELSEY DIVELY A&E Editor Sir Terry Pratchett, author of the Discworld series and Good Omens passed away at age 66 on March 12 after years of battling with early onset Alzheimer’s. Although the author had long fought for the right to take part in assisted suicide, he died of natural causes. Terry Pratchett began writing the Discworld series in 1983 and has since captivated his audiences with characters like Rincewind, the cowardly wizard, and the most notable character Death who “isn’t cruel -- merely terribly, terribly good at his job.” The series takes place on the back of a giant turtle that rests a top four elephants that hold the discworld. Pratchett created a whole world that ranged from the Ramtop Mountains to the desolate streets of Ankh Morpork for readers to get lost in that provided a creative outlet to ask meaningful questions about morality, death, religion, sex- not to mention his witty humor and references. An example of the

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inspiration and imagination he provided to readers can be seen in this exert from Soul Music: “’All right,’ said Susan. ‘I’m not stupid. You’re saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable.’ REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL?

NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE. ‘Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—‘ YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE

THE LITTLE LIES. ‘So we can believe the big ones?’ YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING. ‘They’re not the same at all!’ YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED. ‘Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what’s the point—‘ MY POINT EXACTLY.” Even after his diagnosis Pratchett continued writing through dictation to his assistant, Rob. Over the years Pratchett wrote over 70 books includ-

ing one with Neil Gaiman. The two had a long-standing friendship, which involved sharing story ideas- Gaiman is the one who encouraged him to write a story about the character Death. He also worked on a fund for the preservation of orangutans, spreading the message about Alzheimer’s, and campaigning for assisted suicide. That being said, I had the pleasure of meeting both Pratchett and Gaiman at the North American Discworld Convention in 2011. I was working as security, and one of my main duties was to bring Pratchett his Corona, a proud moment in my life (not even joking). Girls in corsets with coronas were highly encouraged for the weekend. I remember after ushering people in and out for a signing session with him, at the very end I got to go up with my copy of Good Omens that Gaiman had previously signed, and he saw the signature and took out a pen. This was significant because Pratchett hands were shaking so badly that instead of signing he was

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Finding an artistic Mecca An interview with Megan Hoogland.

LISHA KAPALANI Staff Writer Megan Hoogland is an award winning female tattooist. She is the owner of ‘Mecca Tattoo’ the tattoo shop located in downtown Mankato. She will be exhibiting her new experimental work at the 410 Project, from March 6 to 22. Her exhibition is titled “Count Your Blessings” and it will be featuring liquid acrylic of animal skulls. Where are you from and what do you do? I grew up in Waseca and Owatonna, but have lived in Mankato for over 15 years. Do you work primarily twodimensionally or three-dimensionally? I almost exclusively tattoo. I’ve done some painting and drawing outside of tattooing in the past, but this show is the first time I’ve ever done extensive artwork that isn’t related to tattooing. What are your preferred mediums and materials? For this show I used mostly liquid acrylic on animal skulls What do you consider good art? Good art is art that speaks to you, that raises some kind of emotion in the viewer What are some of your experiences with art /memories of art? Tattooing has exposed me to countless artists. I’m a reproduction artist, so customers bring me a lot of work from other artists that I would have not seen otherwise.

How do you come up with inspiration/ideas/concepts for your work? With this show I eventually moved to sacred geometry...I love the symmetry and the mathematics of it. It was also extremely challenging to paint such perfect images onto a surface that wasn’t flat or smooth... What does your studio look like? What is your studio routine? I do my fine art in my attic. It’s in my house overlooking downtown Mankato. I love it! At the shop my private studio is in the basement, so the opposite of the studio in my house. It’s dark. I love it just as much. I can concentrate so well down there. What are some distractions in your studio? At the shop it’s the atmosphere. I have a busy shop so the phone is always ringing, there are always customers and questions, and the artists work in an open space, so there are lots of conversations. That’s why I move to the basement to work when I need to move faster, or have all day projects. At home it’s the kids, laundry, cleaning, etc. Some days it takes a lot to get me up there and let the responsibilities go so I can work. When do you consider your work finished? Is there a planned outcome? Explain the creative process. For the skulls, I basically was able to just feel what style I wanted on each one. There were a few where I started in one direction and had to put it aside until I could figure out where I was going with it, and some I messed

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up and had to figure out how to fix. They ended up my favorites. The skulls were just as unforgiving as tattooing...once you laid down a line you couldn’t erase it. My intuition told me when they were done. Do you ever face uncertainty when making decisions about your work? All of the time with the skulls. Not so much with tattooing. The hardest obstacle there is talking the customer into letting me do what I think they want, and what I would like to do. Favorite work of art you have created? My four kids. Where do you see yourself and your work in the next 5-10 years?

I’ll be doing the same thing, just not the 10 hour days...and hopefully teaching one of my kids to tattoo. What are your favorite things about practicing art in Minnesota? My tattoo customers. They all travel to get to me so I can still live by my family. More difficult questions: Do you feel like you worry more about being liked or about being honest? I started tattooing almost 20 years ago, and there were almost no female tattooists at the time. I got over worrying about being liked really fast, just b/c I had to prove myself in my work against a male dominated industry. I was more concerned about

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continued from 19 Center American College Theater Festival Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship nominations for his previous roles as Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and John Wilkes Booth in Assassins. The show originally premiered in New York in 2008, with New York Times reviewer Ben Brantley saying that “Mr. Nachtrieb, a San Francisco writer in his early 30’s whose résumé includes degrees in theater and biology, has a gift for darkly funny dialogue and an appealing way of approaching big themes sideways.” This is your chance to experience this darkly funny show with MSU talent. Or as McCormick said “boom is being presented with this community in mind. The play is really fun and entertaining. It’s very strange in the

that. With the skull show I’m almost trying to get reactions out of people. Painting on skulls is pretty morbid, and some of them are in pretty rough shape. I just love the uniqueness of each one, W and the details of each one andS how they fit together...there are parts missing and teeth falling out...there is also parts of themm that are still alive. t Would you call yourself ana introvert or extrovert? Explain. T I’m a textbook introvert. I’veT had to overcome a lot of thosefi qualities b/c of my profession.1 I’m also super ADD. If I didn’t have the ability to hyper focus I’d be in trouble What are some of your fears? That our world is turning into the movie Idiocracy.

best possible way. There are some wonderful performances by members of your community. It is also funny (and a bit lewd at times). Most importantly, it might make you think about the world we live in.” You can purchase tickets online at MSUTheatre.com or in person at the box office, which is open from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before performances. Tickets are $10 regular; $9 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under, and groups of 15 or more; and $8 for current Minnesota State students. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday March 25 through Saturday March 28 in the Andreas Theatre of the Earley Center for Performing Arts, for more information call 507-389-6661.

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Jeopardy continues What is: Alex Trebek puts off retirement for another season?

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Despite contemplating retirement as early as next year, fans of the syndicated quiz show Jeopardy! can breathe a sigh of relief. The reason being, according to The Hollywood Reporter, who first reported the news on March 11, is that host Alex Trebek has

signed an extension that lasts through the 2017-18 television season, as is sister show Wheel of Fortune’s host Pat Sajak and Vanna White. “The enduring success of Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! serves as a testament to the talents of these remarkable hosts,” executive producer Harry Friedman, told The Hollywood Reporter when it was announced. “The renewal of their contracts continues the special bond that Pat, Vanna and Alex have formed with generations of TV viewers.” The 74-year-old host of Jeopardy! – whom has been the sole host of the show since its revival in 1984 – had been, in past interviews (as recently as May 2013) that he was considering retiring when his contract was up at the end of next season in 2016. To that end, reports circulated through the

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news media that Sony Pictures Entertainment – the owners of Jeopardy! and sister show Wheel of Fortune – had begun in earnest that a replacement host was in the works. Among the candidates considered were Matt Lauer of NBC’s The Today Show and CNN’s Anderson Cooper. For now at least, the speculation of whether or not Trebek will retire as the host of the long-running

programmer from Salt Lake City, a won a record 74 straight games, winning over $2.5 million in the process. He is not the highest winner of the most money on the show, however. That honor goes to Brad Rutter, an actor from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who has won over $3 million (including the recent “Battle of the Decades” tournament to celebrate the show’s

quiz show can at least be put on hold for the time being. Jeopardy!’s revival began in 1984 with Alex Trebek as host. The show has enjoyed solid ratings during its current run, usually second in primetime syndicated ratings behind its sister show Wheel of Fortune, which debuted a year earlier in 1983. Throughout the 30-plus seasons, Jeopardy! has had some interesting spoofs – most notably on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s with Will Farrell as Trebek – as well as having Trebek himself portraying the longtime host on a number of other shows and films, most notably in the 1990 episode of Cheers entitled “What is.. Cliff Clavin?” Watch the episode on Netflix for more information. The show enjoyed a solid ratings boost in 2004 when Ken Jennings, a software

30th anniversary in 2014). The show has also dealt with controversy with certain contestants as well. A well-known example of such controversy is Arthur Chu, who won 11 games from Jan. 28, 2014 to March 11, 2014 (with a three-week break for that year’s “Tournament of Champions”). He gained controversy via social media for his strategy of jumping all around the board, nicknamed the “Forrest Shuffle,” after late 1980s champion Chuck Forrest (who competed in the “Battle of the Decades” tournament). After 2018, what will Trebek do? What is… he will retire? Or what is… he will surpass Bob Barker as the oldest host to retire from one game show? Who knows what the future has in store, but for now Trebek and Jeopardy! will always be one and the same.

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stamping peoples’ books. But he saw the signature and refused to allow Gaiman to have a larger signature then him. Honestly, he was spectacular, kind man who could hold his own in any conversation whether it be on education, fantasy, or obscure English phrases like “Tupence more and up goes the donkey.” He continuously poked fun at the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), which is like medieval reenactment. He asked for a raise of hands of those in the SCA, a large portion of people raised their hands and he leaned in to them and said, “Well I’m a real knight.” The first time he encountered the SCA was on a walk with his daughter through the woods where they stumbled across men in full armor hitting each other with rattan. He was so befuddled that he kept looking around for a Tardis. He and Gaiman also swapped stories on what it was like writing a book together. Gaiman was fairly busy with writing Sandman, but occasionally Gaiman would fly out and stay with Pratchett. Gaiman was staying in Pratchett’s daughter’s room where she had two doves. There was all this commotion so Pratchett went to in-

vestigate and opened the door to a half-awake Gaiman in all black with two doves circling his head to which Pratchett exclaimed, “Even asleep you’re bloody stylish!” The two would go back and forth on the phone and Gaiman was very insistent on adding maggots to the book, which he eventually did sneak in. I’m glad I got to meet him when I did and nothing makes you feel powerful like escorting the two legendary writers out of the building while talking into a walkie-talkie. If you haven’t already I would highly recommend checking out the many books he’s written like Mort, Guards! Guards!, or my personnel favorite Reaper Man. His final tweet was put in all caps in the voice of the character Death and said “AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.” Followed by two tweets that continued the narrative “Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night. The End.” I think Death said it best with “DON’T THINK OF IT AS DYING. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.”

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Interview with an artist

A sneak peek at the artistic process of student Jasmine Greenwaldt. LISHA KAPALANI Staff Writer Jasmine Greenwaldt is a student and practicing artist at MSU. She completed both her Bachelors in Fine Arts and Bachelors in Marketing at MSU, and is now pursuing her Masters in Art. She has been selling her paintings since High School and created her own photography business. All her work is currently being exhibited at the Carnegie Art Center n Mankato, starting March 5 to 21, with the opening reception this Saturday, March 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. This will be great exhibition to enjoy this spring break in Mankato. Where are you from? I’m from Anoka, two hours north of the Twin Cities. Do you work primarily 2 dimensionally or 3 dimensionally? I work 2 dimensionally, mostly painting and some photography. What are your preferred mediums and materials? I work mainly on canvas, although I have tried other surfaces. I usually work with acrylic, because it offers me the ability to work much faster than oil paint. What size do you mainly work in? I like to work pretty large, I don’t really like making small paintings. Typically I like to work between 4 and 6 feet, I would say my average size is like 4ft x 6ft, around there. So not extremely large, but not small by any means.

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What do you consider good art? Basically good art is art that makes you feel something, creates emotion, draws you in. It’s not just what’s immediately shown to you, but has more of a meaning to it, or something that really makes you want to look into it, focus on it. Basically something that would make you think and want to stop and take time to appreciate it. Do you think good art needs to carry a message? I don’t think it always has to have a distinct message. I know with my art, I don’t always have a message or specific thought

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going into it, but once you start applying paint you kind of get a feel for it, and built off an idea later. Who are some of the artists who inspire your work? I have a lot. My work although not impressionistic, I do really like the impressionistic time of art and the feel of it. I would say it’s a mix between that and abstract. I really like use of light and color, and I really enjoy artists like Monet, I love his lilies. I like nature and things like that. I would say things that are around me, things like nature and my emotions are kid of what influence me.

Who is the audience? Honestly, I think the audience is everyone. I make paintings for myself, I make them because I like to paint, but I keep the viewer in mind, and what they are going to take from it. I would say a lot of my paintings, kind of reference things from everyday life; like nature, emotions, or music; but it doesn’t outright say it to you. Its not like it’s a flower, its more like an abstract concept you have to pull from. I don’t give the viewer an exact idea of what they are supposed to see, but rather let their mind think over it. How do you come up with inspiration/ideas/concepts for your work? How do you start a work? Sometimes I will start with an idea of what colors I want to use and what colors I want to mix. I think about what I want to put with that and if I want something contrasting, or if I want it all the same. And then I will apply a little section of color and then however the stroke basically lays on the canvas, I basically go with that. Only then I get an idea of what I’m actually going to be painting, once I’ve already started. Sometimes, I even mix my paint directly on the canvas. When do you consider your work finished? Is there a planned outcome? Explain the creative process. I think the whole painting aspect of it is more important to me than the finished piece. It’s kind of just a feeling. I don’t

have a point to tell in my mind. In the past and even now I can overwork paintings, but I just put more paint on it and start again. What does your studio look like? What is your studio routine? It is messy, very very messy. I usually end up throwing paint and making huge puddles. I would definitely say that my studio area is the messiest. You can distinctly tell where I work, because there are puddles of color on the floor and paint on the walls. I work whenever I feel inspired, sometimes I will go really late or wake up really early because I feel like painting. Honestly, I have even had dreams about making a painting. I have had dreams where I watch myself making a painting that I have never made before, and then I will wake up and go to the studio and try to make the painting I dreamt about. It’s really all about my mood. What are some distractions in your studio? Well I have 2 other people who work in my studio, and so when they are in there, it can get pretty distracting, because we end up talking and stuff. But I would say I’m not usually very distracted, unless I’m just not in the mood to paint. Do you ever face uncertainty when making decisions about your work? I do, sometimes I do question myself. Usually I just have

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to push past that. Sometimes if I’m really uncertain about something, I will take a day break, think about it and come back and look at it again. If I still don’t like it I will do something to change it or sometimes make a completely different painting. How long does your work usually take? Well it depends. I generally like to cover the whole canvas at first and get the base layer down and have an idea lied out on the canvas. And then come back later and add more and more. There is no set time, but I would say a week on average. Favorite work of art you have created? I don’t know, it’s really hard, you get more attached to some than others. How long have you been practicing art and how have your processes evolved? I don’t even know, since I was really little. Well my mom is an artist, so we grew up with an art room in our house. Like a designated art room, where we had paints and crayons and watercolors, and usually that would be my playtime. Where do you see yourself and your work in the next 5-10 year? Of course, I’m still going to be painting. I want to get my MFA at another school, because I’m getting my Masters in Arts now. I’m debating becoming a professor and I want to own a gallery someday. What are your favorite things about studying art at 3 MSU/practice art in Minnesota? I really like the professors here, I feel like they are easy to talk to and they encourage you to explore new things. And some of them are awfully

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quirky, but I think that’s what makes it more fun. More difficult questions: Do you feel like you worry more about being liked or about being honest? I don’t usually care much about being liked, I just do what I like. I just go with what I’m feeling. I will think about the viewer and what they might like for selling purposes, but when I making art, it’s for myself. How do you understand the balance between your privacy and being open in/sharing your work? There are some works that I keep to myself and don’t show people. Its not that I think they are bad, but I just keep them. Most works i will share and post online, but with some works are just for me. Would you call yourself an introvert or extrovert? Explain. I would probably say that I’m extroverted, but there are times when I want nothing to do with people. Not that I don’t like people, I just need my time to myself. Its kind of a half and half. What are some of your fears? My fear is the opposite of success. My fears are simple disappointments. What is your art world pet peeve? When other people try to put things on other people’s artwork. Like when your making something and someone comes up to you and they grab your brush or pencil and make a mark on your piece. And I just panic.

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Homer and Marge met and eventually became a couple (they apparently met in high school, and they became a couple after the prom). This is a great effort from Simon, as well as the writers Al Jean (currently the show’s executive producer) and Mike Reiss. #1: “Treehouse of Horror” (originally aired Oct. 25, 1990): “Treehouse of Horror” is significant as well, as it was the first in a tradition of having an annual Halloween episode that continues to this day. Simon contributed to the third segment, in which he adapted Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven into The Simpsons universe, and guest starring James Earl Jones (better known as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars). One of the best lines is: “Quoth the Raven, ‘eat my shorts!” A great episode and Simon would contribute to the next two “Treehouse of Horror” episodes. There it is: a top-five episodes list of Simon’s best The Simpsons episodes. These episodes are popular today, even more than the newer episodes. Look them up today.

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