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‘O’pening up about sex Sexy presentation for students begs the question, ‘Are you coming?’ NICOLE SMITH
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Minnesota State students will be able to gain insight on “getting off” Thursday night with a presentation that can’t be compared to just any sexual position. “It’s [like] everything from foreplay to ecstasy to cuddling afterwards,” joked Jocelyn Benson, a sex educator who will present The Female “O” alongside fellow presenter of
the Sex Discussed Here! team, Marshall Miller. Although the female orgasm is the topic of conversation, Miller and Benson will answer questions and inform the audience on many sexrelated topics, including issues of health, body image and achieving orgasms that will resonate with men and women. “[The] female orgasm has got to be one of life’s more interesting subjects,” said Miller. “I haven’t met people
who aren’t interested in it, whatever their age or gender.” Miller and Benson are part of a group of sex educators who have given more than 500 lectures, trainings and presentations at colleges and universities, organizations, businesses and events. Benson said the students who attend their lectures often send e-mails with positive feedback.
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Kellian Clink offers friendly advice and worldly wisdom to students DANNIE HIGGINBOTHAM
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news editor It’s rare to find someone completely satisfied with their life, and it’s even more rare to find someone who admits how lucky they are. Librarian Kellian Clink is such a spirit. With a home and job she loves, Clink is happy with her life and the experiences she has gathered. Clink has worked at Minnesota State for 22 years, but she came to Minnesota before that. Born and raised in Wyoming, Clink received a call from Concordia College in Moorehead offering her a scholarship when Editorial...................................4 Sports......................................9 Variety....................................12 Classifieds.............................15 .................................................
she was babysitting. “How they got my name, I’ll never know,” said Clink. Clink wanted to go into the publishing field, but knew there was no money to be made in the field, so she went back to school for library sciences. “I figured I could still work with books but in a library setting,” she said. It was a good decision. “Being a librarian is the funnest job in the world,” she said. Clink’s favorite part about her job is the fact that she gets to see students develop. “It’s a privilege to work with people in the process of
becoming,” she said, saying college was like a “jello effect” and that throughout college, students have to make decisions that shape who they are as people. “Their faces change,” she said. “You can see the character in their faces.” Clink called the reference desk “the place where everything comes together.” She believes the fact that she is a good listener, as well as a trustworthy person, make her a good fit for the job. “I’m very intellectually curious,” Clink said. “And [as a librarian], every day I learn
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Reporter names top five winter athletes of the season, Page 9
cezara talmaci • msu reporter Dancers performed both modern and traditional pieces at this year’s Indian Night, which took place Saturday evening.
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A beautiful evening Making it a women’s world Student Art League holds first semiWell-known feminist author to speak at MSU ELENA SHUFELT
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The Women’s Center and the department of gender and women’s studies are hosting a lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winner Susan Faludi Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom. The lecture, “Why Haven’t Women Remade the World Yet?”, comes from Faludi’s studies on gender equality and the shifting roles of men and women. Blythe Newburg, marketing coordinator for the Women’s Center, said Faludi is a well-known writer in the women’s studies field. “Pretty much everyone who works in women’s studies reads something by Faludi at some point. So we’re very excited to have her,” said Newburg. Faludi’s first book, “Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women,” won the 1991 National Book Critics Circle award for general nonfiction. The book argues that feminism saw many repercussions in the 1980s due in part to the stereotype that women belong at home. Her second
book “Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man” examines the American man and his struggles with power, and her most recent book “The Terror Dream: Myth and Misogyny in an Insecure America” focuses on America post-9/11. According to her Web site, her work has appeared in many publications, including “The New Yorker,” “The New York Times” and “The Wall Street Journal.” Faludi is a Harvard University graduate, and she won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1991 for her article, “The Reckoning,” regarding human cost of the leveraged buyout of Safeway. “We are lucky to have a woman of such stature visit our university,” said Kerry Diekmann, program coordinator for the Women’s Center. This lecture is part of the Carol Ortman Perkins Lectureship series. Past guests in the series include Jessica Valenti, Dorothy Allison, Gloria Steinem, Kathy Najimy and Wilma Mankiller. This event is free and open to the public.
formal dinner, silent art auction ERIN ROHRER
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The Student Art League of Minnesota State hosted its first semi-formal dinner and silent art auction on Friday. The evening was called Bella Notte, meaning “beautiful night” in Italian. And a beautiful night it was. Two hundred people were in attendance at Bella Notte, resulting in more than $3,000 raised from the silent auction. The money will go toward a foundation for the Student Art League; a portion will also go to the students’ trip to New York City to see the Whitney Biennial in April. “Bella Notte was an excellent example of how strong the art community is in the Mankato area,” said Student Art League president Colin Klimesh. “The Student Art League is very grateful for all of the support we received for this event and we hope that it will be just as successful, if not more, in the future. The event was the first of its kind in the art department and both the coordinators of the event and the art department faculty were pleased with the results. “We didn’t know what to expect when we started planning this event and it took a lot of hard work, but the end
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Starving for money 25-hour fast raises more than $3,500 with the help of 85 people was below the expected 85, participants raised over $3,500, with help coming in The Gamma Phi Beta the form of a $1,600 donation International Sorority and from Panera Bread. Campus Kitchen sponsored Fasters spent their 25 Hungry for Hunger, the hours taking part in half25-hour fast from 8 a.m. price bowling, watching the Friday until 9 a.m. Saturday in movie “Up in the Air,” doing the Centennial Student Union. homework and, yes, jumping Sixty-three people took part in on their Facebook accounts. the fast in hopes of educating A few students left for a while people about the issue of to attend a formal, and some hunger and raising food and even went to get a copy of the money for those in need. new “Twilight” DVD, “New To participate in the fast, Moon.” each person was asked to There were also activities find sponsors. A minimum that awarded points to sponsor of $25 was enough to participants who then got get participants a free t-shirt prizes. Student Ryan Bohn and make them eligible for received a $10 gift card for prizes. While the number Dino’s for having the most of people that participated points. A $25 gift certificate to Aveda was awarded to Kashana Brusca for raising the most donations. Most students went to sleep buried in blankets on couches after all the activities died down, using the CSU as a giant campground. Kirsten Statistics provided are from 2008, Malcolm, a feeding-america.org. ADAM PULCHINSKI
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freshman at Minnesota State, was the only person to stay up the entire night and huddled in a blanket just after 8 a.m. Saturday, surfing the Internet. Malcolm was invited by a friend over Facebook and decided to participate because it was for a good cause. She said she would definitely do it again. “I’ll bring more blankets next year,” said Malcolm, who was cold that morning. Malcolm was looking forward to eating some cereal after the fast ended, instead the pizza breakfast donated by Toppers, which donated enough pizza for 100 people. Organizer Melissa Thompson, public relations vice president for Gamma Phi, opted for the pizza. “It wakes you up,” Thompson said of not eating for so long. “It makes it hard to fall asleep.” Denise Billington-Just submitted photo from Campus Kitchen wanted Students break a paper chain at the 25-hour fast event held Friday. to convey a big thanks to members of the Beta house who participated, all the people who donated, neighbors in the Mankato community and especially to Thompson. “She rocked,” Billington• Near MSU on the bus route • Off-street parking Just said of Thompson, who • Heat & Water paid • Big backyard! had organized the event for the • Washer, Dryer, A/C • Feels like home! first time this year.
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Bill passes but healthcare debate seemingly neverending
An America that prioritizes the health of its people is long overdue, but there is much to come before we get to where we need to be. Passing the healthcare bill is a step in the right direction and although aspects of the bill may be flawed, it marks a new era in the lives of U.S. citizens and will benefit everyone in some way. Still, it comes with consequences and to compensate for the funds it takes to create this there will be a significant increase in taxes. In the end, or near the end, of it all, it seems, opposite ends of the predominant political parties, the religious and non-religious, conservatives and liberals, cannot find middle ground. With few exceptions, the debate over healthcare reform has been heated and
completely divided. If you didn’t watch the telecast or couldn’t tell, it was seemingly obvious that Jesse Jackson, Jr., the acting Speaker of the House for a time during the long debate, wanted to throw his gavel at everyone in sight. While most House Democrats favored the bill and pushed for it to be voted on, others swayed against it. House Republicans, however, whether through fear of being ostracized by fellow House members or being booted out of their position by their constituents were severely opposed to even vote ‘yea’ for the bill to be debated and go to a final vote. The question is, if the bill is something the American people do not want as the naysayers considered it unjust and “unlawful,” why were they seemingly terrified,
angered and disruptive toward the possibility of voting ‘yea’ to further debate and come to final vote if the bill is so obviously out of order? There were the obvious time-limit arguments on both sides throughout the telecast, but I don’t recall anyone for the bill calling Michigan Democrat Representative Bart Stupak, who was against the bill until receiving overwhelming negativity on his position by his district’s population, a “baby killer” as Republican Texas Representative Randy Neugebauer did. And this is where a lot of the healthcare reform debate is centralized. Oh, we can all pretend opposition is about the economy or not wanting to for others to be healthy, but all the blood-boiling and name-calling derives from
individual’s, not government or entire states, views on abortion, an abominable act which most feared the bill would aid in increasing. Do these negative Nancy’s (not Pelosi) really believe if abortions are made $300 or so cheaper that the rate will increase substantially? Do they think because someone gets a non-rape abortion during this revolution in healthcare, that the woman’s choice will become any easier? We need to look past our individual views and prejudices and see the bigger picture. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. put it: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”
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Amy Guzzi• Sr •Corrections “I am so happy that the health care bill passed. Now I am able to get back on my parents health insurance.”
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The death of personal responsibility I have been mourning in the last few days. Here is the obituary: The death of personal responsibility in the United States occurred Sunday night when the United States House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the health care bill. I will miss the days of being allowed to decide what is best for my own physical, mental and fiscal well-being. When this bill is enacted, I will be forced, by law, to buy health insurance. You read that correctly, the government will force you to buy health insurance.
Young people make up a significant portion of the 35 million Americans who do not currently own health insurance. Has it ever occurred to anyone in Washington why a 25-yearold may not have health insurance? Of course money is a big factor, but could there be other reasons? Maybe, they are more concerned about getting to work without having their car break down, so they are making payments on a newer car. Maybe they would rather just buy all those geeky tech things that cost a fortune.
Maybe they would rather just piss away all their money on booze. Maybe it just doesn’t make sense to pay a couple hundred dollars a month for health insurance when a person is in good health, and has small chance of getting deathly ill anytime soon. Since when is it the business of the government to tell people how to take care of their own bodies? How to manage their own checkbooks? We live in a society where no one is responsible for their actions, because the government will do
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photos by cezara talmaci • msu reporter Director of the International Student Center Thomas Gjersvig stands with Professor Ashok Chowdhary, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Scott Olson, President Richard Davenport and Student Association of India President Shankar Reddy Akula, all dressed in typical Indian clothing. Performances and a fashion show filled the rest of the evening.
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‘O’PENING ‘In some cases women have told us they went home and had their first orgasm’
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Percentage of men who say their female partners always orgasm when they have sex: 44 Percentage of women who say they always orgasm when they have sex: 22 Percentage of women who can orgasm by fantasy alone: 1-2 Percentage of college women who say they’ve had multiple orgasms: 63 Percentage of women able to orgasm solely through breast stimulation alone: 1 From sexualityeducation.com, the Sex Discussed Here! team Web site
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audience splits into men and women into separate rooms to engage in a Q&A discussion with the presenter of their gender. In a society inundated with sex, the topic still resonates as “taboo” and sex education doesn’t seem to be much of a priority, which is part of the reason Kopischke was determined to bring a presentation like this to MSU. “Most students in high school don’t get a very in-depth education about sexuality because society doesn’t like to talk about it,” Kopischke said. “But college is all about stepping out of your boundaries.” Although the event surrounds sex and sexuality, students who are sexually active and those who choose to abstain are encouraged to attend. “I hope people will leave more comfortable with female sexuality and more empowered to talk and learn more, regardless of whether they are sexually active now or won’t be for a long time,” Miller said.
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inclusive of all the people in the audience,” Flatequal said. Miller has more than six years of experience running HIV and STD prevention programs and a degree in Sexuality and Society from Brown University. A founder, leader and coordinator of various sex-related programs and initiative, Miller was named a Person to Watch” by USA Today. Benson was the president of the Sexual Health Educators (SHEs) as an undergraduate at Wellesley College and received her Masters in Public Health from Yale University. She also does research and consulting for the health care industry. Many have presented on sex in the past at MSU, but Kopischke thinks this event will be much different from what students may have seen in the past. “They’re taking a topic that most people might look at as just a female topic, but they are presenting viewpoints both from a male point-of-view and a female point-of-view,” the marketing and public relations senior said. “That opens it up for basically anyone to come and get something out of it.” The event will include a “breakout session” where the
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“In some cases women have told us they went home and had their first orgasm,” she said. Using props, video and interaction with the audience with a humorous tone, Miller and Benson want to deliver something educational and entertaining to students. “Sex should be fun to talk about,” said Jess Flatequal, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender Center at MSU. “It shouldn’t be a lecture and it shouldn’t be boring, but it also should be informative because we all still have plenty to learn.” The LGBT Center has teamed up with Impact to sponsor the event, which will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Centennial Union Ballroom. Flatequal was interested in teaming up with Impact for this because she wanted to bring someone that was more inclusive of all kinds of sexualities, gender identities and levels of sexual activity, which is why she recommended this duo to Impact Speakers Chair Jennifer Kopischke. “We don’t have to talk about gay sex or straight sex, we can talk about sex and be
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BEING Clink calls the climate for homosexuals to come out now better than it was 30 years ago continued from 1 something new.” Clink takes a special interest in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender studies. She did her thesis on the history of the LGBT Center at MSU. She commented that LGBT people have special challenges, especially with the coming out process. “I’ve had so many people be angry with me because they’ve said I came out at the wrong time. They say it’s either too soon or too late,” Clink said. “What are you supposed to do?” Her own parents disowned her in college, when she came out as a lesbian, and her best friend at the time ended the friendship. Clink called coming out “emotional” and “a pain,” not only the first time people reveal they’re gay, but every time thereafter as well. “To not tell is to lie to people on some level,” Clink said. “But at the same time, you don’t always want to have to educate.” Clink recalls when she went on a walking trip to Spain. She decided she wasn’t going to come out to anyone else on the trip, but changed her mind after a Lutheran Pastor expressed anti-gay sentiments, saying gays shouldn’t be allowed in the church or have the right to marry. “After he said that stuff I told him ‘I’m a lesbian. That was all kind of offensive to me,’” she said The coming out process has changed in the past 30 years, Clink said. The climate for homosexuals has changed a lot as well. “People are fighting for the right to take their girlfriends to prom,” she said. “This is so much easier than 30 years ago. I never would’ve imagined there would be serious conversations about gay marriage.” Clink said while she was in college, she would often hitchhike from Moorhead to Minneapolis to find something resembling gay life. Though she frequently made this trip, the longest time she spent hitchhiking was during a threemonth voyage with her French boyfriend, Pascal, through the United States and Canada. Beginning in Moorhead, Clink travelled to British Colombia, then to Quebec City to Val du Nord to Baie de Gaspe to Boston, then to Washington D.C. and back to Moorhead. “We camped by wild rivers and spent almost no money,” she said. “I ate soup and sandwiches all the time and he caught fish from the rivers.” Clink enjoys travelling and has visited France numerous times, as well as Spain and the Canterbury trail in England, where she went this past summer. While in England, she also visited the house of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and the space where Catholic saint Thomas Becket, whom she has always been fascinated by, was martyred.
She has also made her way to the Middle East. “It was a real privilege to go to Israel,” she said. “I did a dig at a city Herod built on the coast and there was a crusader’s castle a mile or so away.” Clink’s unique spirit has helped some of the students she has mentored. “I met Kellian during my last year of university, but we became friends right from the start,” said 2008 MSU graduate Bronson Pettitt. “... I think I learned more from her than almost any class I’ve taken or professor I’ve had. Kellian’s encouragement, support and wisdom have helped me through many tough moments.” “... I think students can benefit from her resourcefulness and passion for knowledge,” Pettitt continued. “She’s had many
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Jesse Clark, Sr. Guard - MSU Basketball
Jesse Clark has been the foundation for Maverick basketball over the last two seasons. He doesn’t score a lot, make a lot of flashy plays or throw any dunks down, but at the end of the game, it’s common for a fan to say, “that’s the definition of a point guard.” Clark averaged just seven points per game, but was incredibly efficient from the point guard position. With scorers around him such as Jefferson Mason, Jermain Davis and Travis Nelson, Clark distributed the ball well, leading his team to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate regular season championship. The Sioux Falls native is second all-time in MSU history for assists and is one of the most winning players in school history. Clark has been a team captain since his sophomore year and by watching a game, it’s easy to see why. Players around Clark understand his knowledge for the game and respect it. The Mavericks will be in new territory next year with Clark not running the offense. Having already won the Reporter MVP for basketball, it’s no surprise Clark starts the list off at No. 5. Total Reporter Points - 9
Brady Wilson, Sr. Heavyweight - MSU Wrestling Since his arrival at MSU, Brady Wilson has been making noise on the wrestling mat. Wilson has built on his fifth-place finish as a freshman. After his second-place finish this season as senior, Wilson was named an All-American four times throughout his career. Wilson took fourth his
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Jefferson Mason, Sr. Guard - MSU Basketball After transferring from Northern Colorado before the 2009-10 season, Jefferson Mason proved himself to be one of the most athletic and dynamic basketball players in all of Division II basketball. Mason, a junior guard, was second on the team with 16 points per game, along with a team-high eight rebounds. Mason also shot 62 percent from the floor, which is second in school history. Mason was named to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate First-Team and was also named the league’s Most Valuable Defender. Mason also was named to the First-Team-All-Central Region. Mason along with teammate Jermain Davis gave Maverick fans they haven’t seen much of before this season. The two played above the rim at times — literally. The dunks thrown down by these two rank as some of the most exciting and dynamic dunks most fans have seen in person. Along with Mason’s talent of getting to the basket, he is also one of the most fierce defensive players in the NSIC. Players think twice when trying to put a shot over Mason’s lean and tall body. It also doesn’t help that he can jump out of the gym. Mason is eligible to return to the Mavericks next season and is expected to increase his points and rebounds. Total Reporter Points - 14
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victory, losing 1-0. Three other Maverick wrestlers were All-Americans Although Wilson may have been disappointed with his overall finish at Nationals, he will go down in the record books for the Mavericks. Wilson finished this season with a 32-5 record and ended his career with a 142-25 record, giving him the most wins in MSU history. The Faribault native not
only turned heads on the mat, but also in the practice room. In several interviews with the Reporter’s Pat Delaney, head coach Jim Makovsky mentioned the great work-ethic of Wilson and also how his leadership helped along many younger wrestlers. Wilson had the tough task of balancing his own personal expectations along with the team’s. The Mavericks had 10 fresh-
man this season along with five sophomores. The Mavericks are usually one of the nation’s top teams — finishing No. 16 in the nation this season. While Wilson’s wrestling career at MSU may be over, his legacy and attitude for the wrestling program will likely go on deep into the future. Total Reporter Points - 15
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Bracketology Mavericks start year with sweep over Northern State Apology LEE HANDEL
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So, I wasn’t planning on writing an article about March Madnes since, well, everyone does. We are forced to pay Kyle Ratke attention to it all day every day until the championship game concludes. Now, I personally do not think this is a negative thing at all, but I am sure those hockey nuts get sick of watching Sportscenter. Well, guess what hockey nuts? I get sick of watching the NHL, and judging by the ratings, so does America, so there. This year, I thought my NCAA bracket was flawless. I went through brackets like a mad man. I start off by printing 20 of them off. I watched TV, I read “expert” picks online, I asked dear friend Adrian Peterson (yeah, that one) and I may or may not even have looked at my roommates’ brackets just to get an extra edge on them. Adrian was unable to answer the phone. Apparently the Vikings have taped balls to his hands ... Weird. I entered in five brackets. Normally I am “that guy” who makes all different brackets and then can say, “Hey, I won, finally.” Bracket one and two are the same. The “serious” bracket as I call it. It’s mostly favorites and I base my predictions off pure basketball knowledge and insight from people such as Barack Obama and LeBron James. Bracket No. 3 is based off of how biased I am to certain schools. For example, I love Duke, I love the John Wall Dance and I love any one with a man named Jimmer Fredette on their team. Seriously, Jimmer? That’s a name made for the limelight. And I hate any team that Dick Vitale picks to win. Side-note: I hate how everyone loves Dick Vitale. The guy is old and yells, “Yah, baby.” I don’t get it. Why is that great? When looking at famous people I use the, “Could I Do The Same Thing As Them” method. I have come to the conclusion that anyone could do Vitale’s job. Just act overexcited or drunk and like you could have a heart attack at any time. Or just like most people in Mankato on a Friday night. Seriously, take two shots of vodka and try it, you’ll sound just like him. Not yet? Two more. Gus Johnson, on the other hand, is my favorite. He has the rare talent of “I am black and talk like a white man.” Always tricky and makes you take a second-look when you see him broadcasting. Or is it because Gus Johnson is the whitest sounding name ever.
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The Minnesota State baseball team opened up the home portion of their conference schedule a little bit earlier than expected last weekend, sweeping the Northern State Wolves in a double-header on Sunday afternoon. The games had originally been scheduled to take place in Aberdeen, S.D., but were recently moved to Mankato. The club’s pitching and hitting were both clicking on Sunday, as the Mavericks won convincingly in the opener 12-1 and then capped off the
double-dip with an looked back. impressive 21-0 victory The Maverick ofover the Wolves. fense continued to punSenior righthander ish the Wolves’ pitchPat Lenton stymied ing in the second game, the Wolves’ bats in the tallying a run in all first game, going seven seven innings en route innings while strikto the easy 21-0 vicing out six batters to tory. Berner continued Pat Lenton improve his record to his hot hitting, going 5-1 on the season. yard for the second time Junior outfielder Aaron of the day in a seven-run sixth inning that put the game out of Berner set the tone early for reach. Senior Danny Miller and the Mavericks, opening the sophomore Ben Kincaid also scoring with a two-run homer. added a homer each in the rout. Sophomore infielder Matt Sophomore righty Blake Kuchenbecker followed with Schwartz remained perfect a solo shot to put the Maveron the year in completing the icks ahead 3-0 and they never
double-header sweep, tossing six innings of shutout baseball while recording four strikeouts, which improved his record to 4-0. The Mavericks completed the four-game series with the Wolves on Monday, winning the first game of a doubleheader 12-9 and the second game 10-4 to complete the four-game sweep. The sweep improved the Mavericks to 15-5 on the young season and also gave them a 4-0 start to NSIC play. They continue NSIC play this weekend with four games at Upper Iowa.
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Brittany Henderson, Sr. Sprinter - MSU Track & Field Since the start of her Maverick career, senior sprinter Brittany Henderson has been the face of the Maverick track and field team. She paced the Mavericks on the track while she was rewriting the school record books at the same time. Henderson finishes her senior campaign as one of the most decorated Maverick athletes ever on the track, currently standing as an 11-time All-American. She has also made trips to the NCAA Championships the last three years. Henderson was the first
Maverick to ever be named an All-American in the 60-meter dash. She also currently holds the school record in the 60, 100 and 200 meter dashes. Henderson has dominated the NSIC, winning conference championships in the 60-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, as well as the 200-meter dash during her time with the Mavericks. Henderson has also made her mark in national competition, with the highlight of her career coming during her sophomore year when she was runner-up in the
200-meter dash at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Despite all of her accomplishments on the track, Henderson also served as the team’s biggest role model. Her teammates and coaches will tell you that her leadership and work ethic will be missed the most once she hangs up her running shoes as a Maverick.
first-place with a time of 1:51.55. This is just the sixth time in MSU history that a men’s track runner has won an indoor national championship and just the second to do so in the 800-meter run. The last came in 1992 from Dale Bahr. The Mavericks are coached by Mark Schuck who graduated from MSU after competed in cross country, track and field and basketball. Schuck has brought the MSU cross country
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Last season the women’s basketball team won the national championship and it made headline news. This season Denise Mokaya also won a national championship, but it didn’t receive as much praise. Mokaya, originally from Ngong, Kenya, is a four-time All-American selection, and made history for the Mavericks in Albuquerque, N.M.,on March 13. The senior competed in the 800-meter run and earned
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and track and field teams to the front of the country. Mokaya along with the rest of the indoor track and field team, have had a very successful season, and will look to continue that success heading into the outdoor part of the season. A national championship cannot be ignored, and that’s why Mokaya is No. 1 on the list.
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BRACKETOLOGY APOLOGY continued from 9 Yep, that’s it. Bracket four is the upset bracket. I pick Siena to go far every year. It never works. Thanks, Siena. Does anyone remember when Mountain Dew put schools on their caps and if they won the tourney, the owner of the cap would win a prize? I had 30 Siena caps. Ever since then, it’s been a love-hate relationship. Damn it.
Bracket five: I let my NCAA basketball game on my Xbox pick the games. This is the worst idea ever, but if I were to win a bracket I would just call everyone else morons telling them that a video game knows more about basketball than they do. It has a good story factor to it, but has yet to work. Needless to say, my brackets are done. But you better believe
I will still be skipping class to watch games. Whether it’s Cornell making a run or Kansas busting my balls, this tournament is likely the craziest one we have seen in our lifetime. Don’t let a ruined bracket spoil it for you. Kyle Ratke is the sports editor. You can follow him on Twitter @ kyle_ratke or read his blog @ thekidstake.com
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Dan Moen took home $400 by winning both 1st lace and ‘Crowd Favorite’ at Impact’s 48 Hour Film Festival. His film about a secret Halloween murderer, “HELIOS,” earned rave applause at the event held Monday night in Ostrander Auditorium. 2nd place winner, and recipient of $200, was “Joey Goes to Rehab,” where a man pretends to be his doped-up brother in order to hook up with his brother’s future addiction counselor.
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A sophomore concept album loosely based on the American Civil War is an interesting way for Titus Andronicus to follow up its grimy, emotive punk debut, “The Airing of Grievances.” Yet, “The Monitor” does not disappoint. Anthematic from front to back, the album feels cleaner, but isn’t, which is a good thing if you’re a fan of the band. Going back to Kevin McMahon (The Walkment) to produce was the right move as he knows how to translate TA’s raw, bleeding heart, pounding indie-punk into a more easily listenable and fuller version for the album without losing the charm and exuberance that makes TA such an attractive band to follow.
Gorillaz, the project from Blur frontman and graphic artist Jamie Hewlett that formed in 1998, has dropped its virtual band for their supposedly last release. Does it show? No. The LP takes a few minutes to really develop, but once it does, it’s the same high quality electronic, funk, hip-hop and everything else Gorillaz is known for bringing into its sound. One which consistently drags in fans from a variety of genres. Albarn broke out the ol’ rolodex for the supposed exit, bringing in guests Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, De La Soul, Lou Reed, Gruff Rhys and The Clash members Paul Simonon and Mick Jones.
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Stewart and Fanning go badass in Runaways biopic ASHLEY JOHANSEN
staff writer It seems that the only way most people are able to identify the band, The Runaways, is by first telling them that it was Joan Jett’s first band. However, the new film “The Runaways” is not completely about Jett, but about the lead singer Cherie Currie and her experience with the first all-girl band to take on the male-dominated rock world, The Runaways. The Runaways have put out tracks like “School Days” and the popular hit, “Cherry Bomb”, and were put together in 1975 by the overtly eccentric, grass roots band manager and all around music coinsure, Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon). The band, The Runaways was made up of five girls; Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart), Sandy West (Stella Maeve), Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning), Lita Ford (Scout Taylor-Compton)
and Robin (Alia Shawkat), who in the real band, was replaced with Jackie Fox. The movie is about Currie’s view of what happened during her time with the Runaways and begins in 1975 showcasing Jett and Currie. Currie’s (Dakota Fanning) portion begins with she and her sister, meeting her sisters boyfriends outside of the fastfood restaurant where the two work. We follow Currie to a talent show where she lip syncs a song by David Bowies dressed as him in a jumper with a lightning bolt drawn across her face. A little later it cuts to Jett who we find in a “biker clothing” store where she buys a leather jacket right off a mans back. Fanning plays the roll of Currie, the lead singer found by Fowley, who initially discovers Jett and places her with Sandy West, the drummer. Fowley
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I’m not quite sure what MGMT’s plan was for it’s sophomore release. It seems MGMT wanted to experiment with a less electronic-freakout and more “Pet Sounds” sound. Which is admirable, but doesn’t work as well as the band’s original approach. Album opener, “It’s Working” trades “Oracular Spectacular”’s futuristicd ’80s sound for Brian Wilson melodies that don’t quite live up to the former Manson follower. A few tracks resemble the summertime MGMT nearly everyone fell in love with a couple years ago, but the majority doesn’t move toward progression. Album closer and the title track, “Congratulations” features clapping at the end, which is a stretch that it was deserved for how lackluster it was a follow up to the band’s wonderful debut. For Fans Of: Belle & Sebastian, Beach Boys, Beach House
Do you remember the excitement and that tight feeling you got in your skinny jeans when you heard Hollywood startlet Zooey Deschanel and indie-folk mastermind M. Ward head teamed up to make and album? Well if you do, that initial suprise is pretty lost on the duo’s sophomore effort, “Volume Two.” The same twangy, melodic production from Ward and the old-fashioned pretty vocalization by Deschanel is still there, but this time around, there’s no surprise; we know this band’s tricks. There is only so many times one can listen to Deschanel channel Judy Garland while warbling terms of endearment such as “my baby, my darlin’” and a plethora of other adverbs without “g”s. It’s still a decent album, but don’t expect to be blown away. For Fans Of: M. Ward, Judy Garland, Fruit of the Loom commercials
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Singer/Songwriter Contest MITHILA MANGEDARAGE
staff writer Last Saturday, the Centennial Student Union lower level played host to the 6th Annual Singer/ Songwriter Contest organized by Impact and MAD. It seemed like a mic stand that kept collapsing wasn’t the only problem the performers had to deal with. Not having enough soul in their music, which is much required for intimate, 50-75 spectator gatherings, and simply the lack of creativity was prevalent throughout the night, as performer after performer came up on stage to bust out their different renditions of the same, G-major-based chord sequences. Even B.B. King talked to his guitar, darn it! The crowd, however, politely clapped on. Charles Du Da kick started the night ... well ... more like jump started it. The three songs he played sounded a lot like the songs you hear on garageband. com by “two and a half out of five stars” artists. There was nothing notably bad about his songs, they all just spelled out a big “Meh!” Max Graham, also known as Logan 2.0, took the stage next. He had the typical storyteller
vibe to him and in his over powering voice and acoustic guitar, he sang about tripping on ecstasy and getting high. I thought Bob Dylan already did that with songs like “Mr. Tambourine Man”, sold millions of records and nobody really wanted to do it anymore. I was wrong! The female performers had relatively more to offer than the dudes. Shante Foot and her two guitarists, reminded everybody how a mediocre acoustic trio can appear to be seemingly amazing, when sharing the stage with boring acts. Shante’s breathy, Vanessa Carlton meets Kelly Clarkson voice, stood out, not as an average, “college girl jamming with two guys” kind of voice, but as the voice of a fairly experienced singer. This was probably partly due to the “not so awesome” performances of the night, but the judges didn’t believe so. Shante Foot ended up not winning. Instead the judges picked a humble Corbin Junes, sporting a simple white T-Shirt and regular jeans, for second place for the songs she sang about cute boys, backed by own guitar playing. The final judgments were somewhat surprising. Nick Reif won the third place. The only song Reif performed, which in-
cluded the repetitive and almost perverted line; “she never really had it, but I can see she wants it”, somehow earned him $50 in a cash prize. However, the judges did make the right choice with Luke Moore for the first place. Moore was Randy Jackson’s “Dawg, you know wassup” material. He was “the breath of fresh air” Paula Abdul would later ask to be married to. He was the type of performer Simon Cowell would make some kind of cocky comment about but believes he’s actually good in the back of his head. His very good songwriting out shined the really loud guitar. A couple of eyebrows were raised when Moore dedicated a birthday tune for his father, totally out of the blue (which was completely off-key), but he definitely stepped out as the best singer/songwriter of the night. The night had its fair share of questionable performances. Charles Crow’s music was good, but out of place. Dan Anderson wanted everybody to check out his band, I didn’t really want to. With Shante Foot being the only exception, all in all, the artists who deserved to win did stand out at the end.
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RUNAWAYS continued from 3 spots Currie in a Hollywood club where he approaches her simply saying, “I love your look.” Adding that Currie will complete the band with her Bridget Bordot mixed with David Bowie persona. Throughout the movie we see the friendship between Jett and Currie grow from friendship into something more. The relationship at times becomes very awkward especially when the 16-year-old Fanning as Currie engaging in a makeout scene with Stewart’s Jett. “The Runaways” film is based on the book written by lead singer Cherie Currie and directed by Floria Sigismondi who also wrote the screen play. Sigismondi is relatively new to directing films, having more experience in the music video arena, directing videos for Marilyn Manson and Sheryl Crow. Her music video prowess can be seen throughout the movie with numerous music montages and too many weird camera angles that, yes, depict what the 15 to 17 year-old girls were feeling after taking all sorts of drugs, but comes off a bit redundant and over done at times. In other words, too much like a music video and not enough like a movie. Before The Runaways, there were no all-girl rock bands, and as such a feministic theme was effervescently present in the film. The theme is presented early on as Jett goes to a guitar lesson and asks if there is an amp that she can plug her guitar into and her teacher makes the comment “girls don’t play electric guitars.” The crude treatment of the girls was exemplified through Fowley. He is greedy and will do anything to get money and knows that through exploiting the girls, he will be successful, doing this by telling them they need to “be balls out” and making statements like “Men don’t want to see women anywhere but in the kitchen and on their knees.” Though this movie is about the Runaways, Fowley is the character that is most interesting and the one you love to hate. Fowley had worked in the music industry long before The Runaways, writing songs for bands like The Byrds and countless others.
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Dr. Phil shoplifting couple sentenced to prison SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Southern California couple who bragged on the "Dr. Phil" show about making $100,000 by selling shoplifted toys on eBay was sentenced Monday to federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge
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