March 24, 2016

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Mankato calling for safer bars Support for the Safe Bar Initiative is growing on campus and in the community.

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RAE FRAME Editor in Chief We have all encountered an ill-behaved individual while trying to enjoy a late weekend downtown; we commiserate to our friends, classmates, and families by sharing stories of unwanted touching, unwarranted comments, and fights we have witnessed in our favorite bars.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the staff of our friendly neighborhood bars were trained to identify potential dangers and intervene on behalf of your friends and those you care for before the situation turned sour?

This is the vision of the Safe Bar Initiative (SBI).

What is the Safe Bar Initiative (SBI)?

Sabrina Trickel has been working as a Prevention Specialist with the Committee Against Domestic Abuse (CADA) to kick start the SBI here in Mankato. She has worked closely with the bars in the city and recently hosted the first on-campus bystander intervention training with HER Campus. Trickel was able to sit down with us and give us more information on how the SBI can change our city bar scene for the better: What is the Safe Bar Initiative?

The SBI is a collaborative prevention effort with campuses, CADA, public safety, and the community to reduce sexual harassment and violence in bars. This initiative focuses on bystander intervention training and certification.

What are some of the changes we would see if

SBI has partnered with entities such as Gustavus Adolphus College, Pub 500, and the City of Mankato to make Mankato a safer place to eat, drink and be merry.

Mankato participated in the SBI? If Mankato, not only as bars, but as a community embraced the bystander intervention program, we would see a shift of culture. We could move from an unsafe culture, where people turn the other way when they feel uncomfortable, to a safe culture, where people speak out and say, “that is not okay with me.”

What does Bystander Intervention training prepare people for?

Bystander Intervention Certification covers important topics that include: gender stereotypes (why these are harmful), rape culture (how the media has desensitized how we view rape/assault), victim blaming myths (well, I heard she sleeps around, so she had it coming), and consent education (or lack of, and how that plays into an unsafe culture).

Session two includes topics: recognizing sexual aggression, bystander intervention role playing and skills, and reporting/response.

What has been the most difficult aspect of encouraging a Safe Bar environment in Mankato?

Because these are issues that are not talked about enough, there is a lack of understanding for the need we have in our community.

Without the willingness of our community to receive the education and be open to it, we will get nowhere.

What has your response been from the MNSU campus and the Mankato community?

Campus has slowly but surely been extremely supportive. In the past few weeks,

we have seen a peak in interest from student groups and others to support our cause. The media campaign and tabling has helped. The Mankato Community is also slowly becoming aware of our presence. CADA is such an unknown organization within our community, so as we move forward and continue to grow, I see great support coming our way.

Who has joined the Safe Bar Initiative in Mankato?

With more attention being brought to this issue, more businesses in our area are committing to hosting the five hour Bystander Intervention Certification training for their staff.

Pub 500 was the first business in the city to go through the Bystander Intervention Certification training, and more businesses are taking the initiative to make Mankato bars and businesses safer, including The Coffee Hag, Midtown Tavern, Jake’s on Stadium, and Patrick’s in St. Peter.

We would like to thank these businesses for taking a step towards safety and encourage all interested groups to set aside the time for this crucial training.

How can I get involved?

If you are an owner or manager of a Mankato-area establishment who wants to join the Safe Bar Initiative, CADA representatives will schedule and direct Bystander Intervention training with individ-

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Q&A with Graduate Student and TA Jesse Marden

LATISHA TOWNSEND Staff Writer The Reporter recently sat down with MSU’s Jesse Marden for an interview.

Here’s what we learned: Where are you from?

I was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas, home of Kansas State University. It’s a great town, but after being there from kindergarten through college, it was definitely a nice change of scenery to move to Minnesota.

What kind of degree do you have and/or what are you working toward?

I received my Bachelor of Sciences in Communication Studies from Kansas State University in December 2013.

Since then I’ve been here at Minnesota State University, Mankato working on my Master of Arts in Communication Studies with a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies, which will be finished this May. Since I have been here, I was also able to finish by Bachelor of Sciences in Political Science from Kansas State University online in December of 2015. Once I complete my Master of Arts in Communication Studies and certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies here at Minnesota State University, Mankato in May of 2016, I’ll be moving on to the University of Utah to complete my Ph.D. in Communication Studies with another certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies.

What is one of your biggest goals right now?

I’m sure if you ask most Master’s students during the last four or five weeks of school we’ll all say we have the same goal: To finish writing our thesis! Aside from that though, I would really like to write and publish a book in

the Communication Studies discipline within the next two or three years.

What has been your largest post-grad challenge so far?

Considering that I completed my undergraduate degree in my hometown, I would say one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced since then is not having my family around all the time. While I moved out of my parents’ house my freshman year of college, they were always right down the street if I was sad, broke, or just needed mom to help with dinner and laundry. Being an eight hour drive away from them now has been pretty difficult.

What is a topic that you’re passionate about?

Most of the research that I do in school deals with race, gender, and sexuality, so I would have to say that I’m passionate about all of those things. Something that has come up recently in the media that relates to all of that which I am very passionate about is the #BlackLivesMatter movement. I’m also very passionate about feminism, and I love that more pop divas are bringing attention to it. I guess one more thing I would have to add to that list is hate crimes. The number of hate crimes, specifically against transgender women of color in the United States, is an appalling problem that very few people actually know about.

What’s your favorite part of being a Graduate TA? My favorite part of being a Graduate TA is getting to design course content and come up with assignments. I feel very lucky, because not all Graduate TAs get the freedom that I do to teach their classes how they want to. I absolutely love being able to think back on all of my favorite assignments from when I was an undergraduate, and the teachers who made me love Communication Studies, and figure out how I can incorporate those assignments and be more like those teachers.

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Well, sadly, graduate students don’t have that much free time. However when I’m not grading, reading, or writing, I absolutely love board games, bowling, and concerts. I haven’t been able to go to as many concerts as I would have liked since I’ve lived here, but I did get to see Angel Haze a few months ago, which was definitely one of the best live shows I’ve ever been too. I’ve also got Beyoncé tickets for the end of May, so I’m fulfilling a life-long dream right there!

What are you looking forward to this summer?

Live music! Kansas City is about two hours away from my hometown, and they always host great festivals during the summer. Alabama Shakes are headlining a festival there in July, and even though I’ve seen them once before, I have to go again!

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Photo Courtesy of Jesse Marden and guitarist. I’m also looking forward to having a few weeks to hang out at my mom’s house and see my old college friends before having to move to Utah. Although the first couple weeks in Utah before school starts will be pretty great too; I’m excited to live around all those mountains and find some more outdoor hobbies like hiking and skiing.

Finally, what shows are you binge watching at the moment?

I absolutely love documen-

taries, so I just finished “Making of a Murderer.” Before that I watched all of “Jessica Jones” in about two days.

I’m trying not to start any new shows while I’m finishing my thesis, but as soon as I’m done I need to catch up on all of my Shondaland shows like “How to Get Away with Murder” and “Scandal.” I’ll also probably end up rewatching all of “VEEP,” because it is hands-down the most intelligent, hilarious show on television right now.

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The verdict? ‘Making a Murderer’ attorney Dean Strang to speak at Bresnan Arena

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer The wildly-popular Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer debuted in mid-December 2015, and revolves around the story of Steven Avery. Avery served 18 years in a Wisconsin prison for attempted sexual assault and attempted murder of Penny Beerntsen before being exonerated by DNA analysis in 2003.

Filmed over the course of ten years (and in ten episodes), the story follows the whole thing, from the crime itself to the exoneration Avery’s defending attorney, Dean Strang.

Strang will be coming to Minnesota State University, Mankato April 6 with Patrick Casey of the Knutson & Ca-

mnsu.edu sey Law Firm located here in Mankato. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Bresnan Arena in the Taylor Center.

Tickets are free for students, but only two are allowed per MavCARD, and it is $10 for the public to attend the event.

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Entertainment Chair, said the event will feature the two attorneys mainly talking about the case.

“It is also about the injustice in the criminal justice system,” Danko said.

Getting Strang was an opportunity that the Student Events Team couldn’t pass up as opposed to another speaker that could have come to campus.

“My advisor, Bill Tourville, came to me and said, ‘Dean is available at this time. He is going from one place to another. This is his 24-hour turnaround time, where he can come on our campus. It was a like a spur-of-the-moment thing,” Danko said, adding that though she didn’t choose

Strang herself, she chose to go forward with Strang.

“Bill came to me and said, ‘We should bring him. This is a hot topic.’” Danko said.

Students should attend the Strang speaker event for several reasons and would receive several benefits from the experience.

“They would be learning about the criminal justice system,” Danko said, adding the fact she had only seen a couple of episodes of the documentary herself, so she would know at least the background.

Students will also learn about other things in the criminal justice system itself.

“Learning about what’s going on behind the scenes, [behind] closed doors of

these cases,” Danko said.

One of the examples Danko mentioned in regards to going behind the scenes of cases was the fact that Avery’s local police eventually framed him for the crime he had committed.

However, Danko says that students should attend the event for another very important reason.

“It’s a topic that not a lot people talk on campus, but I think it’s important that you learn more about it,” Danko said.

Students and the public can either pick up their tickets at the Student Activities Office in CSU 173 or go online to mnsuevents.com.

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Editorial & Opinion

The lost art of library research Book-based research produces a more satisfying study.

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SPRING FALL 2015 2016 ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer Here’s the thrilling lowdown on how I write a research paper. I sit down at my laptop. I type in a google search on my topic, and then scroll through my results, opening about ten different tabs that could be potentially useful. Usually I skim through about half of each article before getting distracted and look up Craigslist ads.

The other day, when I was on the brink of toppling into this unproductive research system once more, I realized how thoroughly it didn’t work.

I decided to try a different method for studying, called “The Book.” This brought me to the MSU library, where I ended up sitting cross-legged in an aisle, my lap stacked high with books. I guess that’s the old school equivalent of opening a million tabs on my browser.

I loved the feeling of disconnection from the internet.

The experience of looking up my topic in the index of each book and reading through the entire section was so satisfying, and I felt like I absorbed a much larger amount of infor-

“Books” (CC BY-NC 2.0) by cams-not-in-lux mation. Here’s why I believe that print books help us learn more in quantity and quality.

Books give us a better gamble at staying focused.

We’re used to multitasking online, and we automatically fall into that habit even when we want to focus on just one thing. If we’re trying to read five sources at once, we don’t truly ingest what they’re saying, and this creates more work, because we have to read back through our sources multiple times. We don’t try to read five books simultaneously – so why is it productive to read multiple articles at once on the Internet?

I automatically trust books more than online sources.

Somehow, I hold onto this strange belief that books are

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more credible than anything online. After all, someone had to agree to publish a book.

The online world is more dicey, because anyone can throw words out there if they have the right platform.

Books are simply more satisfying.

When I open a book I see the chunk of text I want to read in front of me. I start at the beginning, and physically move my eyes down the page until I’m done, or until I turn the page. I can physically see where I started, the thick width of pages that I’ve read, and how far I have to go. In contrast, when I read on a screen, my eyes sit still while I scroll scroll scroll up and down. Not only are the moving words distracting, but there’s no sense of progress

that accompanies reading from a screen.

There’s probably some scientific study to back this up, but I find my experience with print and screens to be enough.

I challenge you to try this cool vintage way of studying and see how you feel afterward. You might find it super rewarding. You might think it’s too much work. Either way, there’s definitely a place for both screens and print in our education world today.

We just need to learn how to balance the benefits of both. One final reason why to choose books?

They’re way easier to cite in APA format.

If that argument doesn’t work, I don’t know what will.

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Anita Sarkeesian to present in CSU Ballroom Sarkeensain to address violence toward women in video games.

HEEJAE JUNG Staff Writer Anita Sarkeesian will visit our campus on April 11, 7:00 pm in CSU Ballroom. She is a media critic, public speaker and the creator of Feminist Frequency, “a video web series about the representations of women in pop culture,” according to feministfrequency. com. She drew public attention for describing stereotypical images of women in video games from her video series ‘Tropes vs Women in Video Games.’

It is a well-known fact that talking about the impact of video games is a hot issue and never-ending topic. Nevertheless, it matters since there are a number of gamers all over the world and videos games will not go anywhere.

It is obvious that being exposed to brutality affects people in a way.

Anita Sarkeesian’s focus is on violence against women in video games. She tells in her series ‘Tropes vs Women in Video Games,’ women are victimized and degenerated into a tool of sexuality.

Most women characters are sacrificed in a way and male characters occupy major storyline. Women are depicted as subordinate characters for male protagonists. They are submissive and even beg male protagonist to kill them-

“Anita Sarkeesian” (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Infomastern selves; but of course, it’s for the “plot’s sake.” She argues video games are male-dominated and tilted to men’s preference.

But the problem is this violence is not only women’s problem but also men’s.

Gender issues exist in every field and it is a real-world problem. But when it comes to video games, it has to be discussed as more than a gender issue. Most video games themselves are generally violent whether they target men or women. Video games have to be talked in terms of general violence, not just an issue of women.

Most video games contain shooting. Once you start the game, you are able to pick any gun depending of your preference, shoot, and eliminate as many of the targets as you want.

‘Joystick Warriors’ from Media Education Foundation points out that militarism in video games has drastically increased. Considering this industry is constantly expanding, game making companies are required to make the game more vivid, more graphic, and more real. This is when the virtual world needs references from real-world military. Game developers

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often cooperate with people from military to give body to characters on a 2D screen.

Also, U.S. army uses video games as a recruitment tool, not only as simulation for training, Joystick Warriors said. One interesting aspect is that even though Ameri-

cans have no actual war experience, many Americans feel like they are connected to war somehow because of the ‘Army experience.’ This can lead to an abstract concept of wars that is really happening somewhere.

In this respect, video games have to be discussed broadly and thoroughly. Video games are not a bad thing end altogether. It is definitely fun, and it is up to people to play responsibly. But this has become a huge mainstream culture.

Female violence has to be improved in video games, and in terms of the culture, we need to start considering the big picture.

Tickets for the Anita Sarkeesian event are available at the Women’s Center, CSU 218. Tickets are free for students, staff, and faculty and $5 for community members, cash only.

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Man finally descends tree, ending 25-hour drama Motives remain unclear for solo woodland protest in Seattle.

SEATTLE (AP) — Chef Michelle Matsko paused as she walked to work Wednesday, gazed up from beneath her red umbrella and marveled: Nearly 24 hours later, a man was still perched near the top of an 80-foot-tall sequoia tree in the middle of a shopping district in downtown Seattle.

“I’m really impressed,” she said. “It’s been raining. He’s a trouper.”

The man, name and cause unknown, has transfixed the city and the Internet over the past two days as his action prompted police to close adjacent streets and as negotiators tried to coax him down.

He appeared to be agitated, gesturing wildly and yelling intermittently or sometimes throwing apples and branches at officers.

“Issue appears to be between the man and the tree,” the Seattle Police Department tweeted.

The department’s tweet was just part of the online commotion the incident sparked, with new Twitter accounts dedicated to it and the hashtag #ManInTree trending on Twitter and Facebook. A local TV station livestreamed video of the man online as he dozed, shouted and knocked around a stick.

Many passers-by, seeming bemused by the man’s antics, pulled out their cellphones Wednesday to snap pictures of his silhouette, accentuated by a long, bushy beard, against the gray morning sky.

Police have not said if the man is a member of the city’s ballooning homeless popu-

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press A man sits in an 80-foot tall tree in downtown Seattle lation. Mayor Ed Murray declared a state of emergency as deaths of homeless people mounted last fall, and the city has authorized new tent cities and safe parking lots for those living without shelter or in their vehicles.

Janice Wilson, who was in town from Crescent City, California, to help her son deal with his own mental health and legal troubles, said she was once homeless herself, 30 years ago. She repeatedly shouted up to the man: “We love you! Come down safely!”

“I heard people out here laughing,” she said. “If somebody’s in crisis to the point of putting himself at risk of suicide, what’s to laugh about?

I just pray those branches don’t break.”

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After spending the night, he appeared to be comfortably reclining in the upper branches Wednesday morning and sometimes flashed a peace sign. He occasionally loosed an expletive that could be heard below, but otherwise his comments — whether to himself or to the officers in the window — were unintelligible.

Seattle Department of Transportation officials said they will review the health of the tree, believed to have been transplanted there in the 1970s, once the incident is resolved.

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SBI Continued from page 1 “Pub 500 was the first business in the city to go through the Bystander Intervention Certification training, and more businesses are taking the initiative to make Mankato bars and businesses safer, including The Coffee Hag, Midtown Tavern, Jake’s on Stadium, and Patrick’s in St. Peter.” uals and groups.

If you are a campus group or college student, you are eligible for free Bystander Intervention training. As individuals in the community, we are able to create safer bar environments.

HER Campus here at MNSU was the first campus group to go through the training, responding with two articles through the HER Campus site. We Want A Safe Bar was written by Elise Pawlak, and addressed the Safe Bar Initiative and supplied information on how students could get involved on campus and in the community.

Elise Pawlak and Leah Rost also published a piece on Pub 500, celebrating the downtown establishment’s dedication to the well-being of patrons: “As if the homemade potato chips and entertaining events weren’t enough to draw you in; there’s nothing better than knowing that there is a safe place to drink where the staff is genuinely concerned with your well-being, not just your bar tab.”

These articles, more information on SBI, and upcoming events can be found at http:// www.hercampus.com/school/ mnsu.

So what can students do to get involved with the Safe Bar Initiative? Take part in the April 1 Rally in Downtown Mankato 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

“We will be standing out-

continue to table on campus in Mav Ave and the Taylor Center, collecting the images featured in this article.

It’s no longer a question of whether Mankato wants safer bars; it’s now up to Mankato bars to show us that they are willing to do what it takes to make their bars safe. We encourage students and members of our community to “keep the tab, and the conversation, open.”

Photos Courtesy of the Safe Bar Initiative side the bars in the plaza with signs pressuring the bars to take part in the SBI,” said Trickel.

There is also the April 24 2nd Annual Safe Bar Initiative 5K at Riverfront Park at 10 a.m.

“We need runners and volunteers,” she said. “Essentially we are looking for more male involvement and representation. If anybody is interested in volunteering or interning with the SBI, please contact me (sabrinat@ cadamn.org).”

Facebook pages are available for the Safe Bar Initiative, 2nd Annual Safe Bar Initiative 5K, and the Downtown Rally. The Safe Bar Initiative will

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MARYSA STORM Staff Writer Corrections majors have it rough. They seem to take a backseat to law enforcement majors and the depiction of corrections in the media isn’t always super stellar. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have their own top five list though. So for all the corrections majors out there, here are five corrections related movies/TV shows.

Let’s Go to Prison (2006) Regardless of what seems to be a universal dislike of Dax Shepard (Without a Paddle, Idiocracy), Let’s Go to Prison has a solid position on this list

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as John Lyshitski (Shepard), purposefully goes to prison in order to make the life of an enemy (Will Arnett) miserable while there. The humor is far from refined but that doesn’t mean it isn’t there as Lyshitski, a legal system regular, navigates the prison world with a

twisted vengeance.

The Green Mile (1999) The Green Mile, which is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, focuses on the inmates and guards of a prison’s death row or, as it’s called in the film, the “green mile.” The

film focuses on one of the guards (Tom Hanks) and his experiences with John Coffey (Michael Clarke Duncan), a wrongly convicted man who

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A stellar showcase of all twelve Star Trek movies Ranking each film from worst to best for the franchise’s 50th anniversary.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer In 1975, Paramount asked Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, to write a script for a potential film based upon the series. The story, titled The God Thing, would have centered around the Enterprise confronting an alien starship masquerading as God on its way back to Earth. This script was rejected because of the fact it might have alienated movie-goers.

In 1976, a new script was written and almost became the first film. This story, titled Planet of the Titans, involved the Enterprise crew in some form of time travel and would have accidentally created fire for the human race, revering the Enterprise crew as the Titans of Greek mythology. Plans were abandoned when Star Wars came out in 1977, and a new series was being developed, called Star Trek: Phase II, to be the cornerstone of a fourth tele-

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CC BY-SA 2.0 by geraldford vision network. When the script for the pilot of Phase II was turned in, called “In Thy Image,” it became the first film and thus the feature film aspect of the Star Trek franchise was born.

Finally, in the last piece of the puzzle of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Star Trek saga, here is my worst-to-best countdown of all 12 released films in the franchise. The newest film, Star Trek Beyond, will be released to theaters on July 22, so this film will not be included for obvious reasons. I

rated these based on quality and each one will have a brief explanation as to why it deserves its place in the countdown. #12: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (released Dec. 7, 1979) The first film of the series is pretty much an adapted form of a pilot episode that was supposed to filmed for Phase II. In this film, the Enterprise— completely refit—heads out to confront a mysterious entity called “V’Ger,” which turns out to be an antiquated Voyager probe. The reason why

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has the power to heal people. The movie isn’t nearly as light as Let’s Go to Prison— you’re a monster if the death of Mr. Jingles doesn’t make you want to cry—but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good watch.

Arrested Development (2003-2006, 2013) The show doesn’t take place primarily in a prison but some of its characters, including the head of the Bluth family (who is arrested in the first episode) do spend some time there. In fact, it’s where the well-known “No touching!” one-liner came from. Like Let’s Go to Prison,

Arrested Development stars Will Arnett and takes a lighter look at a correctional facility, including the concept of conjugal visits.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Also based on writing by Stephen King is The Shawshank Redemption, a film that takes place in the late ‘40s to mid-‘60s and charts the experiences of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker who was wrongly accused of murdering his wife and lover, at the Shawshank prison. While there, he not only befriends Red (Morgan Freeman), but begins to do

accounting-like work for workers at the prison and, later, money laundering for the warden.

Orange is the New Black (2013-) There’s no way the Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black, wouldn’t make it onto this list, and with good reason. In the show, Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling) is sent to prison for a crime buried in her past. While in prison, she has to get used to not only living behind bars, but also the interesting people that she’s stuck living with.

this is the worst film in the franchise is because it is extremely slow-paced and has very little action. The only two exciting scenes are the wormhole sequence and the Spock spacewalk scene. #11: Star Trek Nemesis (released Dec. 13, 2002) Nemesis doesn’t deserve the harsh criticism it receives, but it deserves this place on the countdown for a particular reason. While the movie is definitely an exciting sci-fi action film and has nice character moments, it seems to suffer from being a bit rushed and because not a lot emphasis was placed on the ending of the Next Generation era.

Nemesis tells the story of a plot by Shinzon (played by Tom Hardy) to take over the

Federation with a dangerous device and is a clone of Captain Picard. The film is good, but just not great. #10: Star Trek Into Darkness (released May 16, 2013) Into Darkness suffers from too much social media being thrown at it and at the same time being criticized for the use of a popular villain. If they had just said that Benedict Cumberbatch’s character was Khan right from the get-go, the film wouldn’t have suffered the hatred from diehard fans. In this outing—the second of the rebooted film series—Kirk (Chris Pine) and his crew hunt down Khan (masquerading as John Harrison) and all at the same time it is part of a larger part of a plan of a militarized Starfleet as envisioned by Admiral Alexander Marcus (Peter Weller). #9: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (released June 9, 1989) The Final Frontier doesn’t deserve half the criticism it receives—and yet it kind of does. Yes, it is a poorly-made film in the special effects department, but at least it has a decent story. In the film, Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) goes on a one-man crusade to find Sha Ka Ree, the myth-

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TREK Continued from page 10 ical Vulcan place located at the center of the galaxy where creation sprang. Sybok brainwashes the Enterprise crew and several other high-ranking officials (sans McCoy and Spock) in order to achieve his goals. #8: Star Trek: Insurrection (released Dec. 11, 1998) Insurrection is one of those films that makes you go “what the heck happened the last two hours? Did I miss something?” Insurrection is a great film, yet it suffers from bad dialogue in certain parts. It is a fun, enjoyable adventure in this, the third entry from the Next Generation crew. In the film, the crew attempts to save a primitive people called the Ba’ku from being forced to relocate from a planet with regenerative powers. #7: Star Trek Generations (released Nov. 18, 1994) Generations is a solid entry in the film franchise but it really does feel like an episode of The Next Generation, which had ended when the film was released. Plus, Shatner’s Kirk dies, so that’s a bit of a low point, but it definitely deserves this point in the countdown. The Data comedy act was really funny and enjoyable to watch. In Generations, Captain Picard joins forces with Captain Kirk

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to defeat Dr. Soran (Malcolm McDowell) from destroying an entire solar system just to achieve his goals. #6: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (released June 1, 1984) The Search for Spock, while being a direct continuation of the previous film, suffers a little bit from having a first-time director at the helm—in this case, Leonard Nimoy himself. A couple of characters are one-dimensional (Captain Styles and Kruge, the villain) and are not needed, but nevertheless, the film deserves this seventh spot in the countdown. In this movie, the crew of the Enterprise sacrifices everything they hold most dear in order to rescue their comrade, the reborn Spock, from the Genesis Planet, which is slowly destroying itself in order to restore his mind (residing in McCoy) to his body. #5: Star Trek (released May 8, 2009) The eleventh film deserves the fifth place in the countdown because while it reboots the series by having elements of the “prime” timeline interfere in past events and creating an alternate universe free of continuity and enjoyable to watch, the fans’ criticisms levied

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Yet another talented singer gone too soon, Joplin broke a lot of barriers for female artists. She wasn’t a supermodel, her voice wasn’t like silk, and she was the lead singer in a band full of men. But this didn’t stop Janis from selling millions of albums and gaining new listeners everyday. Her raw voice is what made her unique. Her singing alone conveys every raw feeling you’ve ever had, and the messages in her songs are so full of emotion. Don’t listen to Janis when you’re on the verge of tears, unless you want to have a good cry-session. In which case, go ahead and listen to “Mercedes-Benz” or “Bobby McGee”.

Patti Smith Smith is the ultimate punk rocker, period. Not just a “female punk” but a punk to her core! She started her career where so many other punk rockers began, at CBGB in the late 1970s.

When you listen to any of her songs, you can tell how motivated she is to sing and how she absolutely doesn’t care what anyone thinks of her. She will sing about what she wants, when she wants

to, in any way she wants to sing!

Avril Lavigne Remember what I said about middle school, and Joan Jett? Well, Avril Lavigne was the other half of that pre-teen angst. You could argue that she is our generation’s Jett, even, because she also cares more about the music and rocking out, rather than singing just to be liked by people.

When I’m angry, or even when I need some motivation halfway through my workout, I throw on a bit of Lavigne and I immediately have more energy!

If anything, I would say that these five singers are a good group of people to simply start off with if you’re looking for music performed by women who have deep, complex thoughts and emotions. There are hundreds of other groups and solo performers who are women that can do the same thing, but in their own unique way.

That’s the great thing about these performers; they’re all women, and they all make music, but that music is so different and can do so much good.

against it drive it down from being the overall best. In this film, Romulans from the 24th century alter the past, creating an alternate timeline and setting up a brand new era of adventures from an Enterprise crew who barely have gotten to know one another. #4: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (released Nov. 26, 1986) This fourth film deserves the fourth place in the countdown for two simple reasons.

One, the humor throughout makes it an enjoyable film to watch, and two, the environmental message against the practice of whaling. In the film, a probe sent from a distant corner of the galaxy begins to shriek whale song at Earth, slowly destroying the planet. Spock analyzes the calls and realizes the crew must travel back to 1986 Earth to retrieve a pair of whales so they can save the future Earth. #3: Star Trek: First Con-

tact (released Nov. 22, 1996) Celebrating Star Trek’s 30th anniversary, this film blends the right amount of action, sci-fi, and humor into the story. Also, it’s a bigscreen sequel to a popular two-part episode of The Next Generation, but it is still accessible so non-fans could get sucked right into it without having seen much of the series. In this film, the Borg travel back in time to prevent the historic first contact between humans and Vulcans.

The Enterprise travels back with them and works to preserve the timeline. #2: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (released Dec. 6, 1991) Another film celebrating a milestone (this time the 25th anniversary—the main reason why the film got made in the first place following the relative failure of The Final Frontier), is a film that definitely mirrored real-life and

it works beautifully. In this outing, the Klingon Empire’s moon of Praxis explodes and devastates the Empire itself.

The Federation enters negotiations with the Klingons, much to the distrust of Kirk himself. Little does anyone know, a larger conspiracy is set to unfold. #1: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (released June 4, 1982) This one comes with no surprise as to why it’s at the top of the countdown. The Wrath of Khan set the standard that the rest of the films try to replicate or even surpass. The film is the right amount of everything that The Motion Picture was not.

In this film, Khan (this time played by Ricardo Montalban) is hell-bent on revenge for his exile by Kirk fifteen years earlier. Spock sacrifices his life to save the ship from Khan’s last-ditch attempt to win.

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Sports Minnesota Vikings free agent finds

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer With some holes being more exposed than others, it was the Minnesota Vikings’ mission to go out and find some free agents this offseason. They also addressed their roster in resigning players to return for the 2016-17 season. The biggest need going into next season will be bolstering the offensive line, and the Vikings made two

hardt was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended Spring Lake Park high school and Bemidji State University.

He has spent time with the Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers before signing with the Vikings this offseason. Even though there has not been much playing time for the tight-end, the former Beaver hauled in 112 catches for 1,431 yards and 15 touchdowns during his 4-year tenure at Bemidji State. The team already has some reliable players at the position including Kyle Rudolph, Rhett Ellison and MyCole Pruitt.

Leonhardt will add more depth to the position, and he

Brian Leonhardt, TE The 6’5”, 255 pound Leonhardt will be entering his third NFL season with his fourth different team. Leon-

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“In what was considered as the ‘most significant free agency signing’ for the Vikings by ESPN’s Ben Goessling, Alex Boone may already be a Viking favorite” key signings to address that need. The Vikings have also had some under-the-radar signings as well, making this offseason busier than ones in the past for Minnesota.

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also becomes the sixth active Vikings player on the roster who is a Minnesota native.

Alex Boone, T In what was considered as the ‘most significant free agency signing’ for the Vikings by ESPN’s Ben Goessling, Alex Boone may already be a Viking favorite.

When Boone signed his four-

Photos Courtesy of The Associated Press Alex Boone (above) and Andre Smith (below) were signed to upgrade the offensive line. They will bring a new intensity to the team and create great competition for other players in training camp. year, $26.8 million contract with Minnesota one of the first things the former 49er said was “I’d like to punch Clay Matthews in the face.”

As if the Packers-Vikings rivalry was not already intense enough, Boone just lit another flame to that fire. The 6’8”, 300 pound tackle has played in 77 career games and started 59. Boone will bring toughness to a fragile offensive line, which is something the Vikings have been searching for. The big man had played in San Francisco

his entire NFL career up to this point, and went to the Super Bowl in 2012.

Andre Smith, T Smith and Boone both started playing professionally in 2009, but the only difference was Boone went undrafted and Smith was the sixth overall pick in the draft.

Smith has also played with one team since 2009 in the Cincinnati Bengals. He was an All-American at the University of Alabama, and has been a very consistent offensive tackle at the NFL level. Playing in 82 games and starting 73 of them, Smith could provide more protection to an offensive line that sometimes would appear flustered. Bringing veterans in like Smith and Boone will make the Vikings offensive line the highest paid heading into next season, but will also solidify any holes that may be left in the offensive line.

The Vikings also resigned cornerback Terrence Newman, defensive end Justin Trattou, running back Matt Asiata, tight-end Rhett Ellison, cornerback Marcus Sherels, safety Andrew Sendejo and wide receiver and MNSU alum Adam Thielen.

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Track and Field competes at NCAA Nationals

COREY YUMAN Staff Writer On the weekend of March 11 and 12 the MSU indoor track team traveled to Pittsburg, Kansas to participate in the NCAA Indoor Championships. It was a two day event and both the male and female teams participated in the proceedings.

The male side got things kicked off with junior Myles Hunter. Hunter ran in the 60-meter hurdles and recorded himself a time of 7.53 which took him home a national championship in the event. Not only did he break his own personal record, he also recorded the fastest time in all of times in the United States for this event.

Fellow teammate and junior Frank Veldman also secured the honor of taking

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Veldman participated in the high jump and set his jump at 6’ 9” which was good enough to set him in a tie for eighth place.

Teammate and freshman Jeff DeCock also placed in the event. He set a jump of 6’ 7”, which sent him back to Mankato with a 14th place finish in the event.

Senior Kyran Stewart rounded out the boys that were able to secure places when he ran in the 200m.

Stewart finished with a time 21:46 and ended up placing sixth in the event.

The team finished with an overall score of 13.25 points and placed 19th as a whole.

The women Mavericks had themselves quite a good weekend as well with two members of the team being able to head back home with All-American honors.

In the 60-meter hurdle event sophomore Altoniece

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MSU softball sweeps Concordia - St. Paul

KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer After several long road trips the Minnesota State softball team has finally started NSIC play. The Mavericks traveled to Concordia-St. Paul Tuesday and went 2-0 against the Golden Bears.

MSU beat out Concordia-St. Paul 5-1 in the first game and 10-2 in the second.

Head coach for the Mavericks, Lori Meyer, was extremely pleased with the way her team opened up conference play.

“Any time that you can go on the road, doesn’t mat-

Going into Tuesday’s first game Ries had a 41.1 inning streak with no hits. However, that was broken in the bottom of the third when the Golden Bears scored their only run of the game.

MSU was able to put their first run on the board in the top of the third inning when senior Karli DesLauriers hit a single followed by a hit by freshman McKenzie Paap to get DesLauriers home.

The Mavericks were then able to score one run again in the fourth inning with a hit by junior Samantha Buhmann and two sacrifice bunts.

During the sixth inning the Mavericks really showed their scoring ability by driving in three runs. Junior Dana Mogren and Buhmann were each on base after two singles. Then, sophomore Kara Lattery got on base by an

““I think last year she assumed a lot of extra pressure because she was a veteran pitcher and she had a lot of Division II experience,” Meyer said. “But this year our team has much more experience and I don’t think she feels so much pressure.

She knows what she has to do but she also has a lot of help.””

ter what the team is ranked, and walk away with two wins that’s a positive and a great start,” Meyer said.

The first game of the twogame series started at 2 p.m. with junior pitcher Coley Ries taking the mound. Ries was recently named NSIC pitcher of the week for the second week in a row.

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error. Sophomore Jess Meidl and junior Ashley Thell each recorded a hit to drive in the three runs.

Ries struck out five Golden

Bear batters in the last two innings to secure the first NSIC win of the day for the Mavericks.

Coach Meyer knows Ries may have felt a lot of pressure on last year’s squad because of their young age, but this year it’s different.

“I think last year she assumed a lot of extra pressure because she was a veteran pitcher and she had a lot of Division II experience,” Meyer said. “But this year our team has much more experience and I don’t think she feels so much pressure. She knows what she has to do but she also has a lot of help.”

Senior pitcher Katie Koponen started the second game of the day for the Purple and Gold. In her first start of the season, Koponen picked up a win and struck out five batters.

The Mavericks scored right away in the first inning when Buhmann hit a single to right field to bring home Paap. The Golden Bears had an answer though and by the first the Mavs were trailing 1-2.

MSU tied Concordia-St. Paul in the second inning and continued their offensive success in the next four innings.

Lattery delivered a twoRBI single in the fourth to put the Mavs up 4-2. Meidl hit a single to score Buhmann for the final run of the inning for a 5-2 lead.

The fifth inning brought much of the same with three more runs and none for the Golden Bears. Mogren hit a huge three-run home run for an 8-2 score over Concordia-St.Paul.

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Mogren finished with game with an impressive 3-5 at the plate, three RBIs, a home run, a double and a stolen base.

However, coach Meyer wants to emphasis that individual players may play great games but in order for longterm success she needs everyone’s help.

“We need all 15 players, it’s #15Strong for us,” Mey-

er said. “We need to focus on our game, our offensive, our defense as a team. So in terms of one star, no, we have a whole team.”

The Mavericks are back in action for their home opener Friday at the MSU Softball Diamond. They will host St. Cloud State University for two games at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Friday.

TRACK & FIELD “Hunter ran in the 60-meter hurdles and recorded himself a time of 7.53 which took him home a national championship in the event. Not only did he break his own personal record, he also recorded the fastest time in all of times in the United States for this event.” continued from 14 Williams was the first to do so. Williams finished the event with a time of 8.42 which gave her a second place finish.

Junior Haley Krueger set a school record in the preliminaries of the 800-meter event when she finished with a time of 2:09:94. Once the event came she took seventh place after finishing with a time of 2:11:63.

In the triple jump event junior Ariel Thomas finished in 14th place after she made a jump of 39’1”.

As a whole the girls were able to finish with 14.50 points, which secured them an 18th place finish.

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