March 23, 2021

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Career Development Center helps students prepare for post-graduation Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Career and Development Center continues to educate, equip, and empower students as they plan and

10 people killed in Colorado supermarket ASSOCIATED PRESS A shooting at a Colorado supermarket killed 10 people Monday, including a police officer who was the first to respond to the scene, authorities said. Police arrested a suspect, but didn’t reveal his name or any details about the shooting at an evening news conference where Boulder police Chief Maris Herold fought back tears. Investigators had just begun sorting through evidence and witness interviews and didn’t have details on a motive for the shooting at the King Soopers store in Boulder, which is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northwest of Denver and home to the University of Colorado, said Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty. “This is a tragedy and a nightmare for Boulder County,” Dougherty said. “These were people going about their day, doing their shopping. I promise the victims and the people of the state of Colorado that we will secure justice.” The attack was the seventh mass killing this year in the U.S., following the March 16 shooting that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, according to a database compiled by The Associated Press, USA Today and Northeastern University. It follows a lull in mass killings during the pandemic in 2020, which had the smallest number of such attacks in more than a decade, according to the database, which tracks mass killings defined as four or more dead, not including the shooter. The slain officer was identified as Eric Talley, 51, who had been with Boulder police since 2010, Herold said.

explore future careers while considering how COVID-19 might affect them. The Career and Development Center’s main goal is to provide resources and guidance for students through individual career planning,

hosting career events, jobs and internships and access to online resources. One relatively new section on the CDC’s website in tips for finding careers in the virtual world. Under this module are resources such as virtual

interviewing 101, tips to impress at a virtual career fair, and a video library with over 7,000 videos discussing a variety of careers which give tips and other valuable strategies to help students achieve their goals.

“It’s reasonable for candidates who go into a job search and students who are graduating this year to have a realistic expectation and sense that it’s not gonna be the same world

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New peer program aimed at international students By BAILEY BRENDEL Staff Writer For Minnesota State University, Mankato International Students, moving to a new country to attend a school can be a terrifying experience. It can be hard to meet new people, build connections, and find opportunities within the community. Now, imagine all those obstacles for these students placed with the added stresses of COVID-19. The Mav2Mav peer program was started at the beginning of COVID-19 to help reach out to international students who might have been struggling during this troubling time. “The purpose of peer leaders is to reach out to the students and ask them if they are having any trouble during the pandemic,” said MNSU senior Arnavee Maltare, who is also the Student Government Vice President. “We also want to provide them with all the resources they may need.” Peer leaders message their assigned students each week and follow up with how things are going for them and if they need any source of help. They answer questions internation-

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MNSU senior Arnavee Maltare is a Mav2Mav peer leader. She reaches out to other international students and educates them about resources that are available to them.

al students may have throughout the semester, update them about different ways to get involved around our community help them find a welcoming community. Mav2Mav program participants are typically assigned mentors who hail from geographically similar regions. Mav2Mavs also makes mentors sign a confidentiality agreement. This is so students can build a connection with

their mentor and feel comfortable to open up about problems they may be facing as an international student. The mentor is a person to be there to help them through those issues they may be having. Maltare pointed out, “I would encourage students to share if there are any problems they are experiencing or any suggestions they might have because this program was created to make sure that

students share the issues they are seeing. Right now is a hard time and we’re all in this together. There are resources you just don’t know about and a lot of students don’t reach out.” The program is currently looking for more students to become peer assistants in order to help mentor more students. If you are interested in applying, reach out to the International Center.

Campus Security gives out safety guidelines for students By ASHLEY OPINA Staff Writer The excitement and freedom that being on a college campus brings can cause students to forget about the possible dangers of it all. With no parental supervision, curfew, or strict rules to follow, students are destined to find themselves in some trouble if they are unaware of how to avoid it. Sandi Schnorenberg, Director of University Security at Minnesota State University, Mankato, acknowledged

that and said she was eager to share some of her insights with MNSU students. With roughly 30 years of experience working in law enforcement for the Mankato Department of Public Safety, Schnorenberg has accumulated a plethora of tips and tricks regarding safety. However, one piece of advice she finds herself reciting time and time again is one she wants MNSU students to hear as well. “Pay attention to your surroundings,” she says. “We

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