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A date with Davenport
Students have the opportunity to meet with the MSU president Tuesday NICOLE SMITH
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Stationed on the third floor of the Wigley Administration Building, Minnesota State Pres. Richard Davenport knows that his office is “off the beaten track” for students. In an effort to be more visible, Davenport will be working
out of the Minnesota State Student Association office Tuesday and is inviting students to sign up for times to meet with him. “I need to be more connected and I want to know what the students are thinking and experiencing,” said Davenport. “I want students to know who their president is, not just see a
picture of him and never have ever actually seen him.” MSSA President Murtaza Rajabali said the idea came about from the “Got a Gripe?” campaign MSSA does each year, where students had the opportunity to write anonymous comments, concerns or suggestions; many of the students voiced concerns about not ever seeing the president. Rajabali said he had joked with Davenport about swapping
offices, but after further discussion, decided that giving students the chance to sit down with the president in the student government office could really be beneficial. “This is a response to [student] gripes,” said Rajabali. “Sitting up in his office, he is probably working with admin-
istrators, legislators and staff, and doesn’t get what exactly students are doing or what they like or don’t like.” Any student interested can sign up for a time to meet with Davenport at the MSSA office, Centennial Student Union 280. He will also make himself available April 8, and
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Taking an unexpected dive
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Minnesota State Eric Olson lands in a giant puddle while catching a frisbee outside the Performing Arts Center Wddnesday. The warm weather has melted most of the snow, leaving bodies of water like this one all over campus, but it isn’t stopping students for enjoying the fresh air.
Lending a hand to benefit children in the area
Minnesota State students help kids in the community with toy drives, revamped furniture in parental visitation rooms
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blaine taylor martin • msu reporter (from left to right) Senior Casey Peterson, sophomore Diane Meza and Junior David Wilson sort through toys. The Urban Studies community leadership class worked with the Blue Earth Couty Child Services visitation room, where they prepared the space for birth parents to have supervised visits with children in foster care.
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Minnesota State has a long history of involvement in the Mankato community. Tuesday, students from professor Janet CherringtonCucore’s community leadership class added another chapter to that history when they refurbished the Blue Earth County Child Services visitation room. As part of their required project management assignment, students worked in groups to revamp the toys and furniture in the room, which is used so supervised visits can occur between children in foster placement and their parents or other relatives. The project was the
brainchild of the Blue Earth County Social Services Task Force Committee. The committee oversees children’s services in Blue Earth County, such as foster care and child protective services. Melodee Hoffner, a volunteer on the committee, acted as liaison between the Blue Earth County and MSU. Originally the project was to go through MSU’s Greek organizations, but after Marilyn Lott, MSU’s director of community engagement sent an e-mail request to faculty and staff, Cherrington-Cucore and her students responded. During the semester students rounded up hundreds of new and gently-used toys,
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Annual Public Hearing on Parking & Transportation Policies, Capital Improvements, and Budget Thursday, March 18, 2010 • Ostrander Auditorium • 1:30-3:00 p.m.
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Proposed Income Plan for 2010-2011 $1,307,020 Proposed Spending Plan for 2010-2011 $1,305,000
Still on March 18th Hearing Docket: Proposed Transfer of Visitors Paylot Stalls to Lot 4a Gold Proposal: Reduce the number of Visitor Paylot parking stalls by 20 and increase the number of stalls in Gold Lot 4a by 20. The existing 200 Paylot vs. 60 Gold Lot 4a mix would then change to 180 Paylot vs. 80 Gold Lot 4a. To accomplish such a change would require a $5,000 investment moving the existing fence which now divides the lower level of Lot 4/4a.
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MSU to celebrate annual Indian Night YOONKI KIM
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Bollywood movie fans will find a place to experience the real Indian Bollywood dances and songs. Minnesota State’s Student Association of India (SAI) will hold an Indian cultural night at 5 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Student Union Ballroom. Shankar Reddy Akula, president of the SAI, said they will serve authentic Indian foods and provide free henna tattoos at the same time.from 5 includes chicken biryani (spicy rice with chunks of chicken and herb), puri (fried tortilla shell), chole curry (Indian pea and potato curry with special curry spices), lemon rice (traditional Indian rice with lemon extracts), bajji (traditional Indian starters), raita (yogurt sauce), and kheer (dessert made out of creamy milk and herbal infusion). Food is not the only thing being prepared. “An exhibition with huge
posters, and presentations is prepared specially for Indian night,” said Akula. Entertainment such as traditional songs and dances will start after the food is served and is likely to last until 9 p.m. The program includes welcome songs with classical Indian performances, Indian Bollywood dances and songs, Indian skits, a band performance, and a traditional fashion show. A trivia quiz is also a part of the show later in the event for members of the audience that want to participate. Akula is confident that the night will be “a rich and extravagant experience of all the kinds of cultural heritage across India.” “Join us for a mesmerizing ride on a glorious Indian roller coaster with twists of herbs and spicy Indian foods, and curves of Indian art on canvases,” Akula said. Tickets can be obtained
in the lobby at Mav Ave in the CSU or the Kearney International Center in CSU 250, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are $6 for MSU students with a MavCARD, but $8 for others. Children who are sixyears-old or younger enter and eat free. The association will sell tickets without extra cost at the door, but Akula recommended buying them earlier because they might be sold out by then.
If you go: Food from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Entertainment from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $6 with Mav CARD at the door. web photo
SPJ to bring in panel of journalism speakers REPORTER STAFF
The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) will sponsor a speaker panel of professionals in related fields in Ostrander Auditorium from 3-5 p.m. March 24.
Students can ask the panel members questions about their experiences in the public relations and journalism fields. Members from public relations work for companies including Snell Motors, Epitome PR, Weber Shandwick, Risdall McKinney and MNPRBlog. From the journalism field companies
include Radio Mankato, The Free Press and KEYC. Refreshments will be provided and students are free to speak with panel members one on one. Interested students should bring resumes to share with the panel. This event is free and open to all students.
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‘Hungry for hunger’
Butler University 25-hour fast to raise money for Campus reaches settlement Kitchen, fight food shortage in the area Charges filed against ADAM PULCHINSKI
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The Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority and Campus Kitchen are sponsoring a 25-hour fast, calling it “Hungry for Hunger.” The fast, which starts Friday at 8 a.m. and goes until 9 a.m. Saturday, will be held in the Centennial Student Union. Melissa Thompson, public relations vice president of Gamma Phi Beta said the event has taken place for the last four years in hopes of educating people about the issue of hunger and raising food and money for those in need. “Campus Kitchen is the main local philanthropy project that we work with and it’s a great opportunity to help an organization on our campus that makes such a big difference in the Mankato community,” said Thompson. “By taking a day to walk in their shoes it helps make the experience real and realize how important it is to help these people out.” To participate in the fast, each person is asked to get sponsors. A participant must raise a minimum of $25 to get a free t-shirt and
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become eligible for “Hungry for Hunger” 25-hour fast prizes. The idea is to 8 a.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday get people to sponsor fasters Centennial Student Union for each hour they Those wishing to participate are asked to participate. get sponsors. A minimum of $25 raised Thompson said that gets participants a free t-shirt and makes there are them eligible for prizes. 78 people signed up for the fast so far, Minnesota live in poverty and but she expects more people to more than 50 percent of people show up Friday and decide to served at food shelves are children. participate. Nineteen percent of Mankato is in Anyone who wishes to need of food assistance. volunteer to help cook or deliver Campus Kitchen Mankato food with Campus Kitchen can serves more than 300 meals contact Denise Billington–Just at per week to Mankato families denise.billington-just@mnsu.edu. and adults in need. Mankato There is also a can drive during community partners include the the day Friday in the Lincoln ECHO Food Shelf, Salvation Lounge across from MavAve in Army, Partners for Affordable the CSU. Housing, The Theresa House, Hunger and preventable Maxfield Place and The Welcome diseases claim the lives of 26,000 Inn. The Campus Kitchen Project, children a day worldwide. An a nonprofit organization, is led by estimated 1 in 10 children in college students.
student blogger are dropped ADAM PULCHINSKI
take disciplinary action against Zimmerman. Zimmerman felt that he was being judged guilty A settlement has been with a trial to follow and a judge reached in the lawsuit against agreed with him. a Butler University student in Zimmerman requested that Indiana who wrote an online the hearing not take place as blog criticizing his college. Jess Zimmerman, a junior at the time, scheduled on the grounds that he was not allowed to see wrote a blog called The Tru BU, evidence to be which called into used against him. question the actions The restraining of many university order was granted officials. and the university Zimmerman lawyers responded wrote the blog by requesting anonymously that a $100,000 but revealed his bond be posted. identity to clear Zimmerman made a the air about Jess Zimmerman legal response and misconceptions the university then being spread after legal action was threatened. The settled. University lawyers later explained that the bond was a university alleged defamatory necessary part of the restraining language and even threats order process. made to university officials. “Although I was forced to Zimmerman contended that the threatening e-mails were not sent agree that the specific terms of the settlement be kept secret, by him. I was content with all other After several attempts aspects of the arrangements,” to come to a settlement the lawsuit was eventually dropped andthe university decided to Butler / page 9 staff writer
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Going Greek ... for dinner, at least
Dietetics students to present healthy and nutritious dinners every Thursday until the end of the semester, starting with a Greek meal GRACE WEBB
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Some students turn in fivepage papers for their final exam, some take five-page tests. Sara Holmberg will put on on a five-course dinner. The class that requires this delicious final exam is “Food Production Management,” a mandatory class for all dietetics majors at Minnesota State. In fact, this class is the accumulation of everything dietetics majors learned in two previous classes. The semester began with lectures, and this meal is the major project and final test, bringing together everything from inventory to sanitation. “We put a great amount of work into these dinners,” said Holmberg. “They’re a lot of fun, and [there’s] great food.” Holmberg’s meal isn’t the only one. Other classmates put on a dinner last Thursday. In fact, there will be a dinner every Thursday from now until the end of the semester,
and each meal will be based on a different country’s cuisine. Holmberg’s theme is Greek food. Each student in the class must manage a dinner. Working in groups of two or three, the students are in charge of everything from creating recipes and drafting a budget to creating and selling tickets. Besides managing a dinner, they are also required to help out at the other dinners as either cooks, waiters or cleanup crew. Students’ grades are derived from how many people attend the event, how much food is eaten and profits made. Profits made from the dinners will go to the university dining services. “The cultural dinners are a fun experience to see and taste how different areas of the world eat,” said Lyndsay Engstrom, an MSU student who went to the first dinner. “The food was great, as well as the service.”
Holmberg’s dinner is March 25. The first dinner had about thirty guests but Holmberg is shooting for fifty to attend hers. Tickets cost $15 and it is recommended that students interested in attending buy their tickets in advance at the family consumer science office. The dinner itself will be held in the Centennial Student Union Heritage Room at 6 p.m. The menu will feature everything from appetizers to entrées to desserts. Holmberg explained that since this is a dietetics class, they are very conscious of healthiness and calories. The dinner is formal, but the clothing doesn’t have to be. There will be free parking in the pay lot for anyone attending.
If you go: Thursday, Mar. 25 6 p.m. Heritage room in the Centennial Student Union Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased in the Family Consumer Science Office Other dinners, with different cultural themes, will be held every Thursday
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One-on-one time with the president is a rarity, so students should take advantage of the opportunity Next week Minnesota State’s head honcho will be trading places with the student body president for a day. Well, he actually will be using his office, but that is probably about as close as it will get to the real thing. MSU Pres. Richard Davenport will take over the office of MSSA President Murtaza Rajabali Tuesday to meet with students for 15-minute intervals throughout the day. Davenport is a busy man and it is rare that students get the chance to even meet him, let alone speak to him and voice their concerns or comments personally. This is that opportunity. It makes sense that Davenport would
want to connect with students, but an idea like this usually doesn’t go past the cutting room floor. There is so much going on around campus, and Davenport told the Reporter he learns plenty from students, but students — the campus pulse and priority — generally don’t get to see that the administration really listens to them. If Davenport sees that this is something students are interested in, he said he will continue to do this every other week throughout the semester. A chance to connect and be heard directly is a rarity, even for most of the faculty and staff on campus. Poor
student turnout should not be the reason the president decides to discontinue this initiative, so the Reporter would like to encourage all students who want to meet, greet or even gripe, to sign up for a few minutes of the president’s time at the MSSA office, CSU 280. Davenport has admitted that his presence is lacking on campus and he has finally decided to do something about it. Let’s take advantage of the opportunity to speak to a university official face-to-face because if we don’t take the chance now, we may never get it again.
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What would you ask Pres. Davenport if you had the chance?
Adaora Obidiegwu• Fr •Nursing “How come he’s not involved in campus more with students?”
Letters to the Editor Another take on money
The author of “The Philosophy of Money,” elucidated a rather important point, which is people squander other people’s money without thinking twice, and I feel it’s destroying America. The simple fact is when it isn’t our money we won’t be responsible with it; I can’t tell you how many people I know who have flown to Cancun with their leftover financial aid money. Another great example is healthcare. When covered by insurance people will go to the doctor more often and be willing to pay more because they only see the co-pay, this drives up demand which increases prices; because of this doctors and pharmaceutical companies know
they can charge more which serves to inflate prices even more. All of this puts enormous upward pressure on healthcare prices and premiums go up, so less people can afford the premiums so more drop out of the insurance network; with less people in the network premiums go up even higher which is where we are today. Now Obama, who immediately filled the white house with lobbyists, is proposing everyone’s tax dollars pay for everyone to be in a system that has nothing but skyward pressure on prices? Our tax dollars get to pay for monopolistically overpriced healthcare and drugs for people willing to pay
An issue of entitlement
I used to think that it was silly but now, it’s a bit sickening. A Latino center, a relaxation room, and maybe next year a whole chunk of the CSU can be utilized for student massages and spa pedicures… if we are lucky! Multiple religious groups, different ethnic/ racial groups, LGBT, etc;
everybody wants something. I completely understand, as many other students do on this campus, that people want to be recognized and allowed their equal rights as students on this campus. But, a group wanting to be acknowledged and respected is different than a group simply pushing buttons to see what they can
anything for it because it’s not their money? It’s a beautiful system for those in the right place because the 3rd party payment system doesn’t respond to market forces, if prices are too high and you’re sick and “need” antibiotics you don’t give a crap if you’re being charged too much as long as the co-pay seems reasonable. While the aggregate, everyone in the network gets %*#$-ed over more and more. Education has its lobbyists too, the ones who support financial aid for millions of 18 year olds who get hammered for 2 semesters on tax payer dollars and then drop out, driving up the demand by giving people money they didn’t have before and
creating moral hazards that gives universities incentives to charge more and squander their money fatuously because, “Hey, it’s just some anonymous tax payers cash.” Well, eventually these subterfuge gougings fall flat on their face. Government is cutting funding (tax dollar influx) to universities that are accustomed to endorsing every specious notion imaginable, and health insurance has fallen flat on its face and must force everyone to join it because it’s a flawed system.
get just because they can; because of entitlement perhaps. Whatever happened to the days when people sucked it up and took care of responsibilities regardless? I respect and appreciate differences of all sorts. However, these needs to be given special rooms and parts of the CSU should not be central to students at a
university. For this school, a peaceful environment where people are respectful of each other, non-discriminatory, unselfish, and as self-reliant as possible is sufficient in my opinion.
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ENTERING A NEW AND UNFAMILIAR PLACE Kyle Ratke chimes in on the newest transitions all forms of media are being forced to make. He doesn’t think it’s scary at all, but as more of a chance for change.
A few weeks back, there was an editorial in the Reporter on the advances we were making as a paper. It spoke of getting more of a web presence and possibly bringing other media tools along for the ride. This is big news. I was talking to a reporter from another paper covering a basketball game a few weeks back and the reporter said to me, “ I don’t know why we update Twitter during the middle of games. It’s not like anyone looks.” This is the old school mentality that is about to put newspapers under. Just because someone is not reading your information through the paper, doesn’t mean they aren’t reading somewhere else. People wouldn’t have Twitter accounts if they weren’t effective. That’s that. There are so many tools that some believe are hindering the newspaper business and it’s those tools that will be the final straw for us. I strongly disagree. Think of it like this: Instead of just having one tool (the paper) to get across to the public, we now have a variety of tools. This should excite us. We now have Twitter, Facebook, podcasts, blogs and videos that are posted online for us to see. How is this a bad thing at all? Being a college newspaper, I understand more than anyone that we aren’t taken serious sometimes. And to be honest, maybe sometimes we don’t deserve to be. I have written articles that will likely only be a success in the college atmosphere. I realize this, and I am completely
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fine with it. I write for you guys. I don’t write for my mom. Hell, if she saw some of my articles, I don’t know if she’d let me back home. We are here to give you what you want. If you don’t like what we’re doing, tell us. There may be issues with Twitter accounts and Facebook accounts mostly because we are college kids and have lives. Most people don’t know us for what we write on these pages, but instead what we are doing outside of these walls. For a ‘fan’ to add me on Facebook because of somethinag I have written happens, but not nearly as much as someone I meet at a party. It makes us second-guess whether to put “getting bombed” as our status, knowing that other people are watching us. That makes us unique. Instead of being a dull, boring paper, we need to use the fact that we are a college paper to our advantage. We can push the envelope just a little further. New technology is allowing us to do this. Most other media publications have started blogs, podcasts and other things to communicate better and more individually with their audience. The only thing is, it is their job to start a blog or a podcast. It’s not a choice for them. They are probably getting an order to do so from a higher authority. Being a student-run newspaper, the Reporter gets to make the decision on whether we stay relatively boring, or decide to increase our workload for a more exciting type of media. We are students, aging anywhere from 19-22 that are
forced to make a decision for the paper. Not for just our time here at MSU, but likely years after. We are students that work at the paper, not employees at the paper that happen to attend school. There is a difference. Our first priority is graduating. If we are behind the curve a little on the technology, remember, we are students that are taking around 16 credits on top of being in this office for more hours than you could imagine. At the end of this year we will have a new and improved website. We are also planning on having our writers start blogs and will be posting more videos online of events. Starting soon, there will hopefully be a sports podcast show. By next year the whole office will likely utilize it. While some have doubted whether newspapers will be around for our children’s lifetime, we understand that there is more to the paper than simply the paper and we plan on utilizing that. For those journalism students who saw that journalism was up to get cut due to the budget issues, relax. Journalists will always have jobs; just maybe think of expanding your horizon a bit. There needs to be more programs offered for us to adjust to what’s happening around us such as web journalism classes and perhaps even a blogging class. There is no such thing as too much media, especially in today’s era. We have been heading toward a new age of technology but our blinker has been on for much too long. It is time for us to grab the wheel and make the turn into something different than your everyday paper. That’s our plan.
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DAVENPORT MSU president will be available to meet with students Tuesday and April 8 continued from 1 would like to continue to do this every two weeks or so if it is successful. “If it falls flat on its face well then it was an experiment worth trying,” Davenport said. “And if it works, then it will have accomplished what I wanted it to accomplish, but I just think it’s a great opportunity for the students to get to know me and for me to get to know them. That’s the only motivation behind it.” Rajabali said he was more than willing to offer up his office because he believes it is the
duty of student government to make sure the MSU president knows what the campus climate is. “One of the main purposes of MSSA is to act as an advocate for students and this is a great way for us to be able to do that,” he said. Davenport has carved out about half of the day Tuesday to meet with students in 15-minute increments. Rajabali said they are going to try bring in students with diverse opinions by limiting the number of people from different depart-
ments, programs and organizations. Students are encouraged to sign up for sessions if they want to voice concerns, express opinions or just the chance to meet the president. With the budget shortfall and program cuts looming overhead, students have much to be concerned about and an opportunity to sit down with the president could be their only chance to be heard by the man in charge. Sociology senior Amy Wroblewski believes a chance like
Area students take part in history day BLAINE TAYLOR MARTIN
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Ever since the ancient Sumerians first scratched cuneiform into clay tablets, history has been a dynamic and ever-changing field. Each year, Minnesota State hosts the South Central History Day Competition, which gives students the opportunity to explore firsthand, a wide variety of topics within that field. Today more than 300 students, most from grades 6-9, will participate in the competition, being held in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom. Senior Bill Boegeman, a Social Studies Education major, is one of two student coordinators for this year’s event. He has been coordinating communication between the three different entities involved in the competition: competitors’ schools, MSU and the
Minnesota Historical Society. “The goal is to teach students how to be historians,” said Boegeman. “Students act as historical investigators, examining primary documents and secondary documents to come up with their own interpretation of a historical event.” Beginning at 10 a.m. students will present exhibits, documentaries and performances pertaining to this year’s topic, “Innovation in History.” Popular subjects this year include the atomic bomb, penicillin and Thomas Edison. The event runs until 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Student projects will be scored by 70 judges, mainly MSU history students and teachers. Regional winners will advance to the state History Day May 1 at the University of Minnesota, where they will
compete for the chance to attend the national History Day in June at the University of Maryland. Many people view history as facts and dates, but the History Day competition requires participants to go beyond these more dry aspects of history to explore and analyze a topic in depth. “Students become more interested in history because they are not just covering something in their textbooks,” state coordinator Tim Hoogland said. “Their research shows them that the key to history is discovering information about the past and how it still has meaning today.” The statewide History Day, sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society and the University of Minnesota History Department, has grown from 125 to more than 30,000 participants since it started 20 years ago.
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this is important for students to take advantage of, especially those who have never met Davenport before. “I think it’s important for him to connect with students and hear their opinions, since they don’t always get the chance to ask them questions or get the direct answers right away like they would like to,” said Wroblewski. As a student manager at the Annual Fund in the Alumni Building, Wroblewski meets with Davenport once a year during the fundraising award ceremony, but she knows that many students aren’t in a position that allows them that opportunity. Having met him at this type of event, she hasn’t had any real one-on-one time with Davenport and said she would consider signing up for that chance. “I would like to ask him
about the future of the university and what his plans are in response to the current state of the university and the economy. I know that’s what is on a lot of students’ minds.” Davenport is well aware of the potential to hear something he may not want to, but said he only cares about hearing students’ opinions. “This is an opportunity for students to have a face to face with the president and if that’s to complain, that’s OK, I understand,” he said. “I want to know about life on campus. You might be surprised that already when I talk to students, I learn things I wouldn’t normally learn and do what I can do address those problems.” Davenport has also discussed giving students the opportunity to sit in on meetings he will have with legislators, administration, faculty and staff in the future.
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said Zimmerman in an e-mail. Zimmerman did say, however, that he believes it was an astounding abuse of power on the part of Butler and that if it can happen there it can happen anywhere. “Have you ever heard of a student being forced to go into court to ensure a fair disciplinary procedure?” Zimmerman said. “Could you ever imagine a university demanding that a student come up with $100,000
just to guarantee fairness?” Though the case was settled, Zimmerman said he learned that a person can’t be complacent when civil liberties are involved. In the past private universities like Butler have won cases in which the First Amendment rights of students were challenged. However, many of those cases involved school newspapers that were part of the institution.
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blaine taylor martin • msu reporter Senior Casey Peterson and Junior David Wilson work bringing in toy donations to the Blue Earth Country Child Services Visitation Room.
books and puzzles for the room, as well as a new couch and rocking chair. Tuesday, Cherrington-Cucore and about a dozen of her student completed the project by cleaning the visitation room, disinfecting the old toys (which were donated to the Salvation Army) and bringing
the new toys and furniture into the room. Cherrington sees the project as an opportunity for college students to improve their image in the community. “The main objective is to show students that you can actually take theory and apply it in real life and particularly
in your community so that people in Mankato see a positive side of students and how much good they actually do in the community,” Cerrington-Cucore said. The class (URBS 230) is designed to instill a spirit of community involvement by getting students out into the real world. In addition to this particular project, each student in the class must complete 30 hours of community service over the course of the semester. Students are currently volunteering at places like the YMCA, the Humane Society and Lifeworks, a day center for vulnerable adults. “That’s what the class is all about,” said sophomore Joe Polzin, “getting out into the community.” Over the 11 years Cherrington-Cucore has taught this particular class, she has seen students carry on the spirit of service even after the semester has ended. Many students have received internships and eventually become employed by the organizations for which they once volunteered. This year’s class promises to be no different. “It’s nice that (service learning) is a requirement, because it feels good after you’re done,” sophomore Diane Meza said. “I feel like I’ll do more of this after the class ends.”
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HONOLULU (AP) — Birthers beware: Hawaii may start ignoring your repeated requests for proof that President Barack Obama was born here. As the state continues to receive e-mails seeking Obama’s birth certificate, the state House Judiciary Committee heard a bill Tuesday permitting government officials to ignore people who won’t give up. “Sometimes we may be dealing with a cohort of people who believe lack of evidence is evidence of a conspiracy,” said Lorrin Kim, chief of the Hawaii Department of Health’s Office of Planning, Policy and Program Development. So-called “birthers” claim Obama is ineligible to be president because, they argue, he was actually born outside the United States, and therefore doesn’t meet a constitutional requirement for being president. Hawaii Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino issued statements last year and in October 2008 saying that she’s seen vital records that prove Obama is a natural-born American citizen. But the state still gets between 10 and 20 e-mails seeking verification of Obama’s birth each week, most of them from outside Hawaii, Kim said Tuesday. A few of these requesters continue to pepper the Health Department with the same letters seeking the same information, even after they’re told state law bars release of a certified birth certificate to anyone who does not have a tangible interest. Responding wastes time and money, Kim said. Both Fukino and the state registrar of vital statistics have verified that the Health Department holds Obama’s original birth certificate. The issue coincides with Sunshine Week, when news organizations promote open government and freedom of information. “Do we really want to be known internationally as the Legislature that blocked any inquiries into where President Obama was born?” asked Rep. Cynthia Thielen, R-KaneoheKailua. “When people want to get more information, the way to fuel that fire is to say, ‘We’re now going to draw down a veil of secrecy.’” Nobody at the hearing questioned the fact that the president was born in Hawaii.
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44 of Detrioit’s 172 public schools to be shut down DETROIT (AP) — Doors are expected to shut on more than a quarter of Detroit’s 172 public schools in June as the district fights through steadily declining enrollment and a budget deficit of more than $219 million, an emergency financial manager said Wednesday. Three aging, traditional and underpopulated high schools would be among the 44 closures. Another six schools are to be closed in June 2011, followed by seven more a year later, emergency financial manager Robert Bobb said. This summer’s closings also include a support building. The closures are part of a $1 billion, five-year plan to downsize a struggling district while improving education, test scores and student safety in a city whose population has declined with each passing decade. The 2010 U.S. Census is expected to show that far fewer than 900,000 people now live in
Detroit. District data shows full-time, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment has decreased from about 164,500 in 2002-03 to 87,700 for the current school year. Enrollment is projected to dip to 56,500 in 2014-15. Fewer than half the classroom seats in dozens of buildings are filled. “This creates a leaner, smarter DPS by taking into account citywide demographic trends,” Bobb told reporters, some parents and administrators at King High School. “We’re still going to grow the district. We’re going to do it realistically.” Other cities face similar woes. The Kansas City, Mo., school district announced plans last week to shut down nearly half its schools by the start of classes in the fall. Bobb already had ordered 29 Detroit schools closed before the start of classes last fall.
The district closed 35 buildings about three years ago. Several community meetings to get input from parents will be held before final decisions on the schools’ fates are made in late April. Many of the buildings eventually will be demolished, while others may be sold. The plan also calls for renovations to some to accommodate newer programs and more students. Some new and renovated schools will house grade levels from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Others will educate students starting in pre-kindergarten through high school. But new building configurations will ensure younger students don’t encounter older students, Bobb said. Several collegiate-style campuses containing separate buildings for various grade levels also will be created. Thousands of students will
be forced to transfer to open schools, and that’s expected to anger parents. But Bobb hopes to convince them that the closures, along with a recently released five-year plan that calls for more rigorous academics, is best for the district. “Every school should be an excellence school,” he said. The facilities plan will be implemented in two phases. The first is funded by a voterapproved bond sale of $500.5 million. The second calls for voter approval on a second $500 million bond sale “assuming citizens take an active role in a new bond measure in the future,” Bobb said. It’s not known if Bobb will be around for the start of the plan’s second phase. He was appointed by Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm last March to straighten out the district’s finances. His contract ends in March 2011.
Text messages lead to jail time DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A string of steamy text messages has resulted in a jail sentence for an Indian couple, local media announced Wednesday, in the latest case of passions clashing with the law in the cosmopolitan, yet occasionally conservative, Gulf city of Dubai. The conviction said the sexual content of the texts suggested the unnamed pair planned to “commit sin” — a reference to an extramarital affair, which is illegal in the
United Arab Emirates. The pair, who worked as cabin crew for Emirates airlines, each were sentenced to three months in jail, said authorities. Court documents only gave their initials and their ages: 42 for her and 47 for him. The court ruling said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the couple had an affair, which would have likely brought a harsher sentence. The text messages surfaced in a divorce lawsuit by the
woman’s estranged husband. A court in December sentenced the Indian couple to six months in jail followed by deportation, but an appeals court reduced the jail time and gave them the option to remain in the country. It’s not the first time that emotions have run afoul with authorities in Dubai, where the expatriate population exceeds the locals by more than 4-to-1. The city-state allows one of the most relaxed lifestyles in the Arab world, but officials
can come down hard on those accused of pushing the limits of tolerance. Earlier this week, a British couple said they will appeal a one-month jail sentence for exchanging a fiery kiss in a restaurant. In 2008, two Britons were sentenced to three months in jail for what authorities described as sex on the beach. The sentences were later suspended.
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Senior Brittany Henderson has already had a well-decorated career as a sprinter on the MSU track and field team, but the final page of her story is still not quite finished.
Henderson is fresh off her third straight trip to the NCAA Championships and is now an 11-time All-American. She helped the Mavericks to a 16th place overall finish, placing fifth in the 60-meter dash finals for the second consecutive year. She came onto the indoor track and field scene with a bang and began racking up the accolades early on as a Maverick. Henderson won the NCC 60-meter dash championship as a sophomore and later placed third in the event in her first trip to the NCAA Indoor Championships, becoming the first Maverick ever to be named as an All-American in the event. Her impressive sophomore campaign continued outdoors, where Henderson won the NCC championship
for 100-meter hurdles and the 200-meter dash. She then took third in the 100-meter dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Henderson’s most memorable accomplishment of her career also came as a sophomore when she was runner-up in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. This came shortly after finishing seventh in the event at the Indoor Championships. “Definitely breaking through in the 200 and finishing with a time under 25 seconds was huge, it got me into nationals,” said Henderson. After becoming a fourtime All-American in just her second year as a Maverick, Henderson got even better in her junior and senior campaigns en route to seven more All-American honors.
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“She continually improved throughout the years,” said head coach Jen Blue. “I think she gained more confidence in herself as the years progressed and really worked very hard. She also got better at the technical things with her starts and in-race strategy. It was really fun for me to watch her succeed.” Despite holding the school record in the 60, 100, and 200 meter dashes, Henderson is still able to maintain her competitive edge while staying motivated and at the top of her game. “I hate losing,” Henderson said. “I am always trying to win.” Even though she is finished with her indoor career as a Maverick, Henderson is satisfied with all she and her teammates were able to accomplish.
“I worked hard and ran all of the times I needed to and the team also did well,” said Henderson. “Everything has gone just as planned and we have no regrets.” As she embarks on her final season outdoors, there is still one goal left for Henderson. “I want to be a national champion in the 100 and 200 meter sprints,” she said. “I want to have a stronger start in both and finish strong in the 200.” Once her time at MSU is up, Henderson is going to miss her teammates and coaches that have helped her throughout the years. “We are like one big family and collectively we work really well together,” Henderson said. “The coaches have been very supportive and have helped me accomplish a lot of my goals.”
Once the outdoor track season comes to a close, Henderson still wants to continue running. She also has been accepted to several grad schools, including MSU and Marquette, which is in her hometown of Milwaukee. She also wants to be a part of Teach for America, which is a very competitive program that is difficult to get into. Blue doesn’t doubt that Henderson will have the same success after she graduates. “She has a great overall work ethic, a positive attitude and a lot of drive,” Blue said. “She is a great role model and represents the type of person that every coach dreams of having lead their team. Losing her as a leader and captain is going to hurt just as much as what she was able to do on the track.”
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The Reporter Awards: Men’s Hockey MSU takes two at Metrodome staff writer The Minnesota State hockey team couldn’t quite get over the hump in 2009-10, going 7-12 in games decided by one goal. A pair of one-goal losses did the Mavericks in last weekend when St. Cloud State beat MSU in Games 1 and 2 of the WCHA First Round Playoffs, 3-2 OT and 3-2. The losses eliminated the Mavericks (16-20-3) in the first weekend of postseason play for the seventh straight season. MSU hasn’t played in the WCHA Final Five since 2003 when it last reached the NCAA Tournament.
streak (Jan. 30-Feb. 20) at Michigan Tech when he scored the game-winner, beat Scott Gudmandson on a penalty shot two weeks later at Wisconsin and had a three-point night against Alaska-Anchorage Feb. 19. Mouillierat shined most in the playoff series with SCSU, starting the Maverick’s rally with seven minutes left in regulation of Game 1 when he scored the goal that brought the Mavericks within a goal. He won the game for the Mavericks when he scored 20 seconds into overtime. Mouillierat assisted on both MSU goals the next night.
Team MVP Kael Mouillierat takes gets the top honor 2010 for his scoring surge late in the season. The senior right-winger and assistant captain led Kael Mouillierat the Mavericks in goals (13) and tied for second on the team in points (25) in a season where the MSU offense struggled. Mouillierat more than doubled his points total from Jan. 30 until the end of the season, scoring seven goals with seven assists in those 12 games. He began his five-game scoring
Unsung Hero That would be Ben Youds. The junior defenseman was among the team’s top scorers for half of the season without posting a goal. Ben Youds He led the Mavericks in scoring with a career-high 18 assists going into a series at North Dakota. He was finally able to celebrate a goal of his own Jan. 8 against the Fighting Sioux. He finished the season as the Mavericks top scorer with three goals and 23 assists for 26 points.
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Rookie of the Year Split this one down the middle and give it to forward Tyler Pitlick and goaltender Phil Cook. Pitlick dazzled fans and opponents with his superb stickhandling and shooting abilities. He finished third Tyler Pitlick on the team in goals with 11. Pitlick’s skill combined with his size (6 foot 1, 190 pounds) could help him succeed at the pro level. Central Scouting ranked Pitlick the No. 21 on its list of the best pro prospects and projected Pitlick the best WCHA player to enter this summer’s draft. Cook entered the season one of three untested MSU goalies but the freshman won the battle for the job and started all but one of the Mavericks last 12 games. He finished the season with a .908 save percentage and a 2.59 goals against average. What people will remember most about Cook this season were his countless sprawling glove saves that kept the Mavericks in games.
The Minnesota State baseball team swept Quincy University in two nonconference games played on Tuesday night at the Metrodome. MSU junior pitcher Bret Mitchell received the win during the first game as the Mavericks won 7-2. Mitchell threw a three hitter and allowed just two runs. He struck out five batters and earned his third win of the season. Ben Kincaid hit a triple to start things off. Danny Miller knocked him in, while Steven Helget followed it with a home run, giving the Mavericks a 3-0 lead. That was the only cushion Mitchell would need.
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Lucas Skjefte also hit his first career homerun. Senior Pat Lenton started the second game and picked up his fourth win of the year, pitching four innings and allowing two runs. Kincaid was a factor in this game also, finishing the game with three RBIs. The Mavericks are now 11-5 on the season and are scheduled to start Northern Sun Intercollegiate play this week with four games at Northern State Saturday and Sunday.
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MARCH MADNESS: WELCOME TO THE BIG DANCE Copy editor Kyle Monson makes some observations on bracket season KYLE MONSON
staff writer It’s that time of year again — the lull between the NFL and MLB seasons in which sports fans try to fill the empty void. I guess there is regular season NBA, if you are into that sort of thing, and of course the NHL. However, many fans yearn for something else, something more suspenseful and exciting. Luckily, it’s March, and that means it’s bracket season. It’s time for March Madness. The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament has arrived. Each year, millions of people contribute their time, effort and sometimes even their money in filling out the 64-team bracket to beat friends, family and sports nation in a competitive picking competition. Fans analyze 63 sudden-death games and choose a winner for each until only the champion remains. Everyone has their own strategies, varying from picking only top-seeded teams (gutless) to flipping a coin for each game (clueless). The success of each strategy is debatable, but the fun is equal throughout. What ensues over the 19-day duration can truly be considered madness. Simply put, every game matters. From March 18 to April 5, the importance of each game will be amplified, finally culmi-
nating in the national championship. As each game builds in suspense, so too will the demand to see or hear the results. Gone are the days of sneaking mini-radios into classes and listening to the play-by-plays as it is now a digital age. I remember when brackets were all scored by hand, but now it’s all over Facebook and Yahoo! and updated immediately after each game. Consequently, I suspect that there will be an increase in absences as well as laptops and Internet phones in classrooms during the tournament: professors beware. Myself, I am committed to my academics so I will be in class … hoping I sat next to someone with a laptop. Off-campus there will be much talk in the bars on each individual’s bracket. You know, the drunken “I had Davidson in the Elite Eight two years ago” or the “Damn those Blue Devils, ruined my bracket.” It is like listening to people’s bad beats in poker, who cares? I mean am I going to buy you a drink for only missing two in the first round of games? I don’t think so Ratke. Anyway, you can catch me at Rounder’s watching the games and babbling about my brackets. See you there. One of the best parts of the tournament is the gambling (That you don’t. Since gambling is illegal and all.)
mean the reward is knowing that you beat everyone, not that 30 people paid $5 for a bracket, the money was lost, then $150 randomly ended up in the winner’s apartment. Who doesn’t like finding money? In a semi-related manner, the NCAA strongly discourages betting on March Madness brackets. Despite opposition to gambling on the tournament, the NCAA is actually very fair with all the event’s proceeds. Unlike other NCAA championships, the Division I basketball tournament is the only one in which the NCAA does not keep the excess revenue. Instead, the individual teams and conferences receive the profits based on how many Division I teams and scholarships they have as well as their last six years of tournament performance. This, coupled with the fact that all teams are given a fair chance to win the championship, separates it as one of the purest of college competitions. That may be the biggest draw of all, no confusing tournament system ala college football’s BCS that leaves many people scratching their heads (Go Boise State!). Get your laptops, Internet phones and excuses for your professors ready, games start today, probably while you read this.
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Rookie of the Year Robbie Fisher jumped onto the scene in his first year at MSU. Wrestling at 141 pounds, Fisher was Robbie Fisher the only freshman to see significant action the whole season and he delivered recording 20 wins on the season. With the experience he gained this season, Fisher will be a key member for the Mavericks heading into next season. Most Improved The sophomore took a great leap from a year ago. Wrestling at 184 pounds, Aaron Norgren saved Aaron Norgren his best wrestling for the end of the season finishing with a 16-11 record. He also had an impressive showing at the NCAA national meet. After not placing as a freshmen, Norgren did well enough to finish seventh and gain All-American status for the first time in his career. MVP While MSU had an up and down season, the one thing they could always count on was an impressive Brady Wilson performance by Brady Wilson. The senior heavyweight will leave MSU as one of the most decorated athletes in school history. A 32-5 record this season would increase his career win total to 142, a school record. Despite losing the championship match, Wilson’s career will be remembered for years to come. Head coach Jim Makovsky said it best about Wilson and his four years here. “Brady is unbelievable and a great example for the guys on our team.”
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staff writer After a short reading from the perspective of a male sex worker, Diana Joseph is introduced and takes the stage. She begins by thanking the editor, Rachel Kramer Bussel, for putting the “Best Sex Writing 2010” anthology together and to be included with such talented writers. She launches into a chapter from her recently released memoir entitled “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way: The Astonishing but True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother, and Friend to Man and Dog.” The chapter is called “The Girl Who Only Sometimes Said No.” At first glace, if you were
to stumble into the Bedlam Theater’s book release party near Minneapolis’s West Bank, you would expect the “Best Sex Writing 2010” to be an anthology of erotica. But it isn’t. More along the lines of a careful exploration of human sexuality, the anthology balances tastefulness with the hard line of authenticity, a line Joseph is familiar with. The chapter starts with Joseph flipping through her son’s yearbook playing “Guess Which Kids Are Retarded.” The crude sport takes a turn when her son names one of his thirteen-year-old classmates a slut. “A slut?” Joseph reads. “She’s thirteen years old! How can she be a slut? You don’t even know what a slut
is. What does that word mean to you, ‘slut’? I mean, how are you defining your term? You can’t just call a girl a slut and not explain what you mean by it.” She continues to chastise him until he reluctantly takes it back, only to rebrand her “a skanky ho bag.” Between lectures Joseph reflects on her own life, on adolescence, her sexuality and what exactly leads a girl to be considered the insidious term — a slut. In addition to being an author, Joseph also teaches English at Minnesota State. Typically dressed in all black, Joseph is a blackboard enthusiast; her lectures filled with student’s feedback flying
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staff writer Where has all the personality gone in hip-hop? As mainstream artists ready their radio-friendly auto-tunes with their pop friendly hooks alongside their redundant cries of egocentrism, a staple of what hip-hop was founded on has been lost among the shifting of public appeal. Originality, style and sophistication have been superseded by the steamrolling fads of today’s radio dial. Gone are the vibrant and colorful (albeit offensive) rhymes of the Wu-Tang Clan, or the synthheavy tracks of Dr. Dre, which registered these artists as classic. The street life gangster raps of N.W.A. or Jay-Z have been replaced by less intriguing knockoffs and countless impersonators. Artists such as Kanye West (insert petty disapproval), Lupe Fiasco and Kid Cudi have separated themselves from the monotony by producing music that is both sophisticated and true to the roots of hip-hop. Inspired by the latter of the aforementioned hip-hoppers is Andre Lipsey. A former Minnesota State student and Bloomington native, Lipsey is a local artist who pours personality into his tracks with a passion for creativity. Anyone who’s seen one of his sets live can quickly identify the charisma of his gift. Recently, at a Red Sky Lounge performance, instead of simply rapping one of the best tracks off his new album, “Grammar School,” Lipsey put on a spectacle,
inspired by comedian Demetri Martin, by tearing at a large paper pad of self-made drawing while tearing his way through the song. Lipsey reflected on the performance, stating “I wanted to do something with my act. I didn’t want to be up there with my microphone rapping the whole time. I love rapping but I tried to bring a theater element to the performance aspect of it. ‘Grammar School’ is a song you can bring to visualization because there is a lot of wordplay going on.” Lipsey’s charm is evident within his lyrics. Raised in Bloomington, the idea that Minnesota has never truly been synonymous or conducive of the hip-hop genre has failed to deter him until Rhymesayers Entertainment showed up in Minneapolis. Known on stage under the moniker of Andre “North Star” Lipsey, he cleverly pays homage to his home state in his rhymes (“But like Dayton’s, you’ve turned yourself into a Target”). “I’d say mainly with the surroundings I grew up in, you get a lot of different music,” said Lipsey. “You hear a lot of rock, a lot of underground stuff; you get a taste of everything being in the suburbs. I like the plethora of music that I’ve gotten from my surroundings.” It is from this assortment of inspiration that Lipsey has found his own form, offering a type of hip-hop that induces a pause and a rewind, if only to better appreciate the wit on display. Lipsey’s freshly cut “North
wale agboola • msu reporter Lipsey just released his newest album, after a two-year production period, “North Star Anthems” under his own label, R.E.A.L. (Respect Entertain of Andre Lipsey).
Star Anthems, on sale now via Tune Town and myspace. com/andrelipsey, comes hard out of the gate. “Star”, possibly the strongest anthem, kicks off the album with tight-laced production and slick verses. “Grammar School” cleverly highlights Lipsey’s separation from the stale tracks of his peers in the form of an English lecture with rhymes that are “Buckin’ ears like Tampa Bay.” For those who haven’t seen the music video, “I’m Good (Hater Magnet)” is a track with more mainstream appeal, but not without Lipsey’s own fingerprints (“Girls go wild when I smile/ It’s ridiculous/get ‘em no strings
attached like new kicks is”). “There’s really an anthem for everyone on there,” Lipsey said. Some may find the album too closely tied to the style of Kanye West, but considering the progress West has made in his alternative approach to a limping genre, it’d be hard to argue against Lipsey’s approach. Cool mannered and ambitious, Lipsey produced his latest record under his newly incorporated label “R. E. A. L.” (“Respect Entertainment of Andre Lipsey”). Hard working, Lipsey isn’t willing to wait for others to supply him with a creative outlet. The daunting task of producing “North Star Anthems”
by himself was no small step. “It mainly came with the decision that I don’t necessarily want to wait for someone else to say ‘Oh, you’re good enough to be signed to a label,’” Lipsey said. For those eager to hear hip-hop moving in the right direction, pick up a copy of “North Star Anthems” and know that this “North Star” has taken notice. In a time in music history where future generations might puzzle at how to “Jerk dance” and “Crank that Souljah Boy”, at least one of MSU’s own will have left evidence of hip-hop’s understated intelligence and creative channeling.
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onto the board until her elbows and back have collected so much chalk she more closely resembles a funeral-attending crack addict than an upstanding English professor. And that is why students love her; she is excitable, engaging and downto-earth. When a student makes a comment she walks right up to them, staring with a gaze so intense it can only be described as disconcerting. Today, Joseph is leading a discussion on Steve Almond’s “Candyfreak” — a memoir that deeply examines Almond’s addiction to candy through the landscape of America’s candy companies. Throughout his book, Almond meets with small chains of local providers and sympathizes with the loss of their art to the insatiable appetites of Hershey’s and Mars. Joseph also sympathizes with their struggle. Aike to Almond’s candy companies, she has recently joined a similar battle between maintaining the integrity of her art and the squeeze of big business. It is not that her new book is not a hit. If you were to spot a copy of “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” with its clean white hardcover jacket, emblazoned with coquettish black lettering offset by a speared maraschino cherry, you would think it fit right in beside the novels and memoirs saturating Barnes & Noble’s bookshelves. And the text is no different. Richard Ford amicably describes Joseph’s “sense of the apt detail”
as irresistible. Ayelet Waldman says she is “grateful for every minute (she’s) spent in the delightful company of Diana Joseph.” If anyone knows good writing it is these authors. The difficulty lies within a collection of factors, all of which involve the developing array of author responsibilities. In an interview, Joseph mentions a word that seems to be common currency in the world of publications — “the authorpreneur.” Representing the increasing similarity of entrepreneur-tactics writers need to succeed, publishing companies have placed more and more outside pressure to provide more than just great writing. A writer must do book tours, Twitter, Facebook, Web sites, YouTube, interviews, get reviewed and even produce a book trailer. If the author and publisher fail, the book fails and the author’s reputation is at risk. And there was plenty of risk when Joseph discovered herself in a crash course of supply-anddemand. Retail giant Amazon had cut her hardcover price by more than half the same week as her paperback release. “I thought ‘how can they be doing that?!’” Joseph said. “My agent said to me, ‘Look, there’s nothing we can do about this until all these bargain books are gone.’” So that is exactly what they did—they bought them up. Creating three different Amazon accounts with three different credit cards, Joseph bought
nine copies of her own book ands persuaded her friends and family to do the same. In a matter of days they had purchased all of Amazon’s “I’m Sorry You Feel That Way” bargain copies. With retail giants like Amazon getting more and more savvy about marketing books, the window of time an author has to get their book out there is becoming shorter and shorter, making the demands of the writer that much more intense. “Each book has only a few weeks to sink or swim and this has been exacerbated by the book trade’s increasing efficiency about returning unsold books,” said WritersServices.com. This general or trade publishing leaves little room for diversity and turns books from high art into basic commodity. And with so little time to prove their worth, it is no wonder many books fall through the cracks — a chance authors cannot afford to take. Joseph confesses her publishing experience has not been a horror story. Her publisher is not totally evil, she is more than satisfied with her agent and says her public relations people have been fantastic. By no means does she fit the archetype of the spurned artist. In fact, she is quite the opposite. Joseph speaks about her friend and writer Steve Almond, and talks about how he has taken the idea of the
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authorpreneur even further by self-publishing his book “This Won’t Take But a Minute, Honey.” Despite the stigma marring self-publication as reserved for those unable to attain a publisher, Joseph seems to hold Almond in high regard for his decision to control the publication of his book himself. “Someone that goes the selfpublishing route needs to be clever,” Joseph said, going on to stress the importance of having a knack for public relations and marketing. She recognizes the weight of what Almond is doing in the world of publishing and what it does for the integrity of the author. In the end, Joseph confesses that the most rewarding part is the writing and that she just tries to be an author and not an entrepreneur. “All that other stuff needs to come later. You need a book that you can believe in first,” Joseph said. “I’m not going to write a book with the intention of becoming a New York Times bestseller, I’m going to write a book I want to write. Otherwise, what’s the point?”
Bella Notte: a beautiful night ASHLEY JOHANSEN
staff writer Art, Italian food and music, truly the definition of a beautiful night. Bella Notte is a benefit dinner and silent auction being put on by the Student Art League that will include an Italian dinner, music and art. This is the first time that the Student Art League has put something like this together and is different than its normal events that include exhibitions and speakers. “The Student Art League doesn’t have anything right now, the club is relatively small and we really want more people to get involved and want to be able to do more things like this and others to really encourage students to step up and get involved and to show that the art department is active,” said Margo Steck, president of Student Art League. “One thing that we thought about for Bella Notte was that it’s a fundraiser but it’s for showcasing the art department. Its going to help the student art league to be more active and promote art in the future,” said Colin, a member of the
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Community Service Awards The purpose of the award is to recognize exemplary community/university service performed by our students. Winners will be recognized at a special awards breakfast. Eligibility: • A student (undergraduate or graduate) must have declared a major in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, or • A club must be associated with a department or program in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
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The Reporter sits down with the cast of ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
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Student Art League. Artists that will be shown and whose pieces will be in the auction range from students, faculty, graduate students and artists from the community. Steck explained that through the diverse group that will be shown and auctioning their pieces, it will draw people from the community to participate but also art students from the past. The Student Art League is an umbrella group for all other art clubs on campus. Through this and other events, Steck explained that she hopes SAL will be able to be the beacon for other clubs to go to for event planning. She also explained that with extra funding for the group, they can set up other events including workshops for students about to graduate. As Bella Notte is a fundraiser, half of the proceeds will go the bi-annual SAL trip to New York in April. Both Steck and Colin said that they both hope they will raise enough money to not only set up the bi-annual trips but also trips to other art hubs like Chicago. Bella Notte will take place Friday in the CSU ballroom from 7p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Business casual attire is suggested.
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Hearing Highlights
Proposed Income Plan for 2010-2011 $1,307,020 Proposed Spending Plan for 2010-2011 $1,305,000
Still on March 18th Hearing Docket: Proposed Transfer of Visitors Paylot Stalls to Lot 4a Gold Proposal: Reduce the number of Visitor Paylot parking stalls by 20 and increase the number of stalls in Gold Lot 4a by 20. The existing 200 Paylot vs. 60 Gold Lot 4a mix would then change to 180 Paylot vs. 80 Gold Lot 4a. To accomplish such a change would require a $5,000 investment moving the existing fence which now divides the lower level of Lot 4/4a.
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