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Latino Night celebrates heritage, diversity Festive atmosphere, food and fun were on the menu Friday night.

SAM WILMES News Editor A full crowd enveloped the Centennial Student Union on Friday night with a sense of pride, and commonality that spans several nations, cultures and ways of life.

A dinner of Chicken tacos, refried beans, rice and Mixed vegetables filled the crowd eager for the taste of Latino culture and it sure delivered. The Cuban band Malamanya performed as people ate dinner.

Dancers spruced the night

up with a greater sense of the culture while emcees made the night even more festive.

Latino Night, held from 6-11 p.m., featured a festive flag presentation with several enthusiastic carriers of the many different flags that represent the diverse latino culture. Dinner soon followed.

The entertainment soon followed, with moments of laughter and dancing. A dance mix followed, which was performed be Denice Perez, Katie Bush, Abi-

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Yohanes Ashenafi • MSU Reporter Dancing took center stage on Friday night as different aspects of the Latino aspects were discussed and shown

“Whipper Snapper” competition brings rock climbing to MSU

Arnold Bagamba • MSU Reporter Participants waiting to climb the Rock wall on Sunday.

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LATINO NIGHT “Getting to know the Latino culture is a main reason why I am glad people came,” Martinez said. “Knowing that we don’t all come from Mexico and understand who we are.” continued from 1 gail Jacobson, Ivan Sevilla and Ivan Morales.

An Afro Peruvian Dance was performed by Carmen Koch, Yadira Salinas, Yesenia, Diana Born, Denice Perez, Thalia Escobar and Noemi Aguilar.

An evolution of Latin Music Dance, featured the hard work and dedication of Sergio Peredia, Ana Juarez and Pineda, Gemma Garcia and Thalia Escobar.

President of the Chicano-La-

tino American Student Association Ivan Martinez was pleased with the how the event transpired. “I’m glad to see so many people show up and see they are interested in diversity on campus,” Martinez said.

Martinez, a junior, wanted participants to see a different side of the Latino culture they otherwise wouldn’t see.

“Getting to know the Latino culture is a main reason why I

am glad people came,” Martinez said. “Knowing that we don’t all come from Mexico and understand who we are.”

Martinez said they had more than two dozen volunteers, most of them international students.

Fatou Daniogo was also pleased with the event.

“It’s good,” Daniogo said.

“It’s well organized and the food was very good.”

Yohanes Ashenafi • MSU Reporter The Cuban Band “Malamanya,” performing on Friday night.

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Senior art exhibits on display MIKELL MELIUS Staff Writer Years of hard work for senior students in Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Department of Art are being brought to life in the form of the “Amazement Senior Exhibits” at Conkling Gallery from Yesterday -May 7, on MSU’s campus.

The exhibit consists of three different shows, each featuring different student artists. The first one kicked off yesterday and will run until April 9.

“Having my work set up in a gallery is frightening, yet exciting,” Justin DeChantal said, a senior graphic design student whose work is featured in the first show of the exhibit.

DeChantal embodies those years of hard work as he has been working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in graphic design, at MSU for four years. He said there is a bit of relief about the final output.

“It’s like studying for a huge exam – you cram and perfect your knowledge the same way we tweak and perfect our final design decisions. Now we get to sit back, relax and enjoy the final outcome.”

DeChantal’s graphic design pieces are just one form of art featured in the senior exhibit.

Paintings, sculptures, ceramics and woodworking are also a part of this diverse showcase of MSU talent.

“The gallery is stuffed full with works, but it looks so elegant in the way that every artist’s personality shines through

a bit,” DeChantal said. “Not one piece mirrors the other and we managed to find a successful way to display all of our works in a very professional manner.”

The second show in the exn hibit runs from April 14-April t 23, with the third and final o show on April 28, wrapping C up the whole exhibit on May 7. v An opening ceremony is held H on the first night of every show A at 7 p.m., in the gallery, future r dates include April 14 and April s 28. The students featured will I be in attendance at the opening P ceremony correlating with their i show.

S As for the title, “Amazement h Senior Exhibits,” DeChantal can r take credit. After trying dozens C of different ideas the concept of i a maze was created. a “A basic geometric line deM sign evolved into this maze that I enjoy, because not only is it v interactive for the viewer, but it e also coincides with the concept i that, the journey of college for us s all is, in fact, a maze.” i All three shows, as well as the t ceremonies, are free and open to g the public. The gallery’s hours S are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Frit day. A full list of students feaC tured in the exhibit is available p on the Department of Art’s webt site under exhibition schedule, o mnsu.edu/artdept/exhibitions.

B “Eclectic… and amazng,” a DeChantal said to describe the s senior exhibit. “When you take o thirteen personalities and throw them in a room – you better bee lieve you’re going to get a wide s variety of ideas and remarks, est pecially with us art kids.”

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Student spotlight: Early spring blizzard pummels upper Midwest Cody Nickel EMMA DEPPA Staff Writer

Cody Nickel, a junior at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is definitely a student worthy of today’s Student Spotlight.

Cody is and has always been, a very involved student on campus.

He is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, where he is currently serving as President, has spent two years on the executive Interfraternity Council as Vice President and has also been heavily involved with the Minnesota State Student Association, giving him the opportunity to also represent our university at MSUSA. Cody has experience representing students both on campus and at the legislature of the State of Minnesota.

Aside from his intense involvement in both student government and fraternal life, Cody is a dedicated and ambitious student as well. He is majoring in Corporate Finance and hopes to further these studies after his graduation. “I plan to go to Law School, preferably somewhere on the East Coast. I want to study Corporate Law and focus on corporate litigation. Some day in the future I would like to serve on Congress or in the Judicial Branch.” These high aspirations are what keep Nickel going as a student, aside from his vast array of extracurricular activities.

Many people who encounter extremely motivated students such as Cody wonder how it is that they stay motivated. Mr.

Nickel states, “I’m motivated to be involved by the fact that I want to make a difference. In joining my fraternity my freshman year, I was able to be exposed to plenty of leadership opportunities. In these opportunities, I was able to serve under plenty of different leaders. I realize how much all of these previous leaders have done for me and for the campus and I want to do my best to pay back the community.” Cody hopes to do this in his running for the MSSA Presidency.

Cody Nickel is shooting for the presidential seat on MSSA along with his Mavs United party.

“Mavs United intends to stand for these students in all walks of life. My Vice President, Jessica Herion, all of our senators and I intend to represent every student as fairly and as equally as possible. The University runs over a $4 million budget and more than half of this money comes from the students. We intend to be a megaphone for the voices of the students and a catalyst for the change that they would like to see.”

Cody would represent our campus, which many students call home, to the best of his ability.

“My favorite thing about Minnesota State University, Mankato is the same reason I came here.

This campus feels like home.

Everywhere on campus there is a place and a home for students of every walk of life. It’s been a welcoming home away from home during my studies.”

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A spring snowstorm in the Upper Midwest shut down schools and government offices, canceled flights and closed main roads and interstates Monday, while making life miserable for cattle ranchers in the midst of calving season.

The National Weather Service issued blizzard warnings for much of the Dakotas and part of Minnesota, with the storm expected to linger through Monday night in some areas. Eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota could see the most snow, up to 20 inches.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation closed a section of Interstate 90 from Ellsworth Air Force Base to Wall. Officials said white-out conditions with zero to near-zero visibility, icy roads, drifting snow, as well as multiple accidents made safe travel almost impossible in some areas.

According to the National Weather Service in Rapid City, accumulations ranging from 1.5 to up to 7 inches were reported in the western part of the state.

But the wind, not necessarily the snow, created the hazardous driving conditions.

“The big story was the strong wind that we had with the snow,” said meteorologist Eric Helgeson. “We had wind gusts of 60 miles an hour, and that extended over most of northwestern South Dakota, including Rapid City.”

Drifting snow reduced visibilities for motorists to less than a quarter of a mile early

in the morning and into the early afternoon. But motorists faced even more difficult conditions in eastern North Dakota, where the weather service reported visibilities of about 300 feet Monday evening in Grand Forks.

Grand Forks Air Force Base in northeastern North Dakota required only essential personnel to report for duty Monday.

North Dakota officials closed all lanes of I-29 from Grand Forks to the Canadian border around 3 p.m. All lanes of I-94 from Bismarck to Fargo were also closed and so were the lanes of U.S. Highway 2 from Devils Lake to Grand Forks.

The blizzard warnings in South Dakota were expected to be canceled before midnight Monday. Meteorologists in eastern North Dakota also expected the snow to taper off after midnight in that area, but the gusting winds could last until after Tuesday’s morning commute.

Cancellations on flights in and out of the Fargo airport were “piling up” Monday, said Shawn Dobberstein, Fargo Municipal Airport Authority executive director. The airport serves five airlines.

“Whether or not there is more snow coming, visibility is what’s going to get us,” Dobberstein said. “A lot of people are asking about the early morning flights. Typically they’re dependent on the aircraft getting into Fargo tonight, so we will see.”

Many schools started late or canceled classes, as did numer-

ous colleges and universities, including the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard closed state offices in 16 counties in the western and central parts of the state.

Numerous public and private agencies and groups throughout the region called off events.

The weather system that came out of the Rockies is not uncommon for this time of year, said Michael Mathews, a weather service meteorologist in Bismarck, N.D. Parts of the Dakotas got wet and heavy snow, while others got a lighter, fluffier variety.

The light snow was good news for ranchers in the Dakotas as calving season is in full swing, because wet weather can make calves sick.

Steve Brooks, who ranches in the Bowman area of southwestern North Dakota, said he had about 450 newborn calves and about 50 cows still waiting to give birth.

“It can be tough on them,” Brooks, 60, said around sunrise Monday. “We’ve got 5-6 inches of snow (and) the winds are blowing.”

Ranchers prepare for bad storms by bringing their animals closer to the farmyard and monitoring them around the clock.

“You stay up with them all night, all day, try to catch them just as soon as they start calving and get them in the barn,” Brooks said.

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Continued gender pay differences unethical, immoral SAM WILMES News Editor Continued gender pay differences are being perpetuated by the constant inaction in the halls of congress. Women are only paid .77 to the 1.00 of what men are paid for doing the same jobs and this discrimination is continuing to have negative impacts.

Although it is true that, according to a 2007 study, nearly half of the pay gap can be explained by differences in the work industries and occupations, over 40 percent of the pay gap couldn’t be substantiated by this and was thus explained by discriminative practices.

According to a Heather Boushey interview with NPR, sneaky tactics of discrimination are prevalent in the workplace.

“One of the insidious ways that you see the pay gap playing out in our economy is that you have workers that have similar kinds of skills that are required for their job and they’re doing similar kinds of tasks,” Boushey said.

“But because we call them by different names and one is a job that tends to be held by women and one is a job that tends to be held by men, and lo and behold the job that intends to be held by men is paid more than the other, that is what this Fair Pay Act seeks to do.”

One of the main reasons why

EBRU ILHAN, SENIOR BIOLOGY “Women are being discriminated against in different ways in some workplaces throughout the world.”

time limit on such litigation, 180 days is too short a time. It takes a while to build up a good case against someone, you have to know what you are receiving in pay is discriminatory, you have to find a lawyer and you have to pay the court costs.

Making discriminatory wages an issue of the past would not

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Women facing many hurdles in the unending quest for equal pay. the wage gap persists is the continued pressure put on members of Congress by corporations with enough money and resources to ensure their requests go through.

According to the Houston Chronicle, Texas Governor Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would have made it possible for victims of wage discrimination to sue in state court after receiving letters from the Texas Retailers Association, most likely to recommend Perry veto the bill.

Why would business want to fix this? In keeping wages down, no matter the color, sex or creed, they can keep the cost of operations down and therefore make a greater profit.

President and CEO of the Texas Retailers, Ronnie Volkening, told the Houston Chronicle that the bill was unnecessary. “Existing law provides adequate remedies against employment discrimination; and harmful, in that it undermines opportunities for timely resolution of employment dispute in favor of fomenting expensive and divisive litigation.”

Unfortunately for Volkening, he either can’t or doesn’t want to see the truth behind the misinformation he speaks. Many workers may face discrimination for years and may not want to speak up in fear of losing their jobs.

Federal law only allows workers to sue for discrimination within 180 days of receiving their last discriminatory paycheck.

While there needs to be a

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only be the right thing to do, but it would also be politically savvy.

Republicans have been losing the battle to Democrats for years on this issue and now is the perfect time for them to change course.

Make the equal pay dream a reality and you will see the dividents pile up faster than the votes you will receive on election day.

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Web Photo Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott vetoed the equal-pay measure sponsored by his Democratic opponent for governor.

“Are women being discriminated against in the workplace?”

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“ Depends on the place and country.”

“I don’t know, I would have to look at the statistics.”

KAILEE GUDAHL, JUNIOR ENGLISH LITERATURE “As a whole, yes, some places are better than others and hopefully we will acheive equality.”

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International student seeks to gain a foothold in new country Writer looks to the future and the past in reflective piece.

Pratakshya Bhandari • MSU Reporter Pratakshya showing her pride while waving the Nepalese flag.

PRATAKSHYA BHANDARI Staff Writer I am an international student. I am not an immigrant or an exchange student. I am living in the United States with a visa stamped on my passport that allows me to pursue my education. For as long as it takes me to finish my education, I will be “international.”

Being international is a bittersweet experience. It is a constant reminder of being in two places at once. It is an identity and it is an annoying 13 letter word that takes too long to spell out. Some days, when I have a pressing matter that needs immediate attention, I want to be able to walk up to a window and simply say “I’m a student and I need help” and save 2 precious seconds of

my life. Sometimes I want immediate attention because it will be an emergency. Instead of getting help, I will walk up to the wrong window where they will listen to the word “international” and immediately direct me to “a place more equipped to handle international emergencies.”

Most people are nice enough to listen eventually, but sometimes you just want help and you want it when you ask for it.

Sometimes, being identified as an international student fills me with a sense of grandeur.

The 13 letter word is, at times, the difference between ordinary and special. I am not just a student; I didn’t choose the easy way out of life. I woke up one day and decided to travel across the world. Every day since then, I have made an effort to belong to a country I do not belong to, I speak a language I did not grow

up speaking.

I was 19 when I came to the United States. I wanted to get out of my comfort zone - did I make a leap! I could have chosen an ordinary life. I could have chosen to attend a school five miles down the road from the house I grew up in. I could have chosen to live in an apartment where my parents could stop by at 3 a.m. if they needed to. I did not need to make this leap of faith. I made the choice to become international before I became an adult, a student, an individual. Being international is a rite of passage few get to experience. It isn’t the easiest of roads, but it one of unbound experience.

Of course, an extremely human need to belong kicks in sometimes and “international” feels like a weight I cannot shake off my back. I feel like a soul divided in two spheres that are constantly battling to merge together, but aren’t ever going to.

My memories of childhood are in a universe entirely different from where I became an adult.

A person who has always been close to home cannot fathom the distance between these two universes.

Being international is different from being an immigrant because at least an immigrant gets to belong somewhere. Sure, we are all individuals who are living in a foreign land. The difference is that an immigrant settles.

An international, no matter how deep rooted, will at some point have to yank out the roots and plant them back to where they belong. Except that, one does not belong to the past, one belongs to wherever one feels like home. One does not belong to obscure memories, one belongs to a concrete present. Being an “international” means living in a perpetual temporary, it means living in the past and in the future while constantly making sure I don’t get too comfortable in the present.

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Campus exhibit features shocking statistics about sugar SAM WILMES News Editor A unique presentation unfolded in the CSU yesterday as members of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Nursing Department described the negative aspects of sugar.

The primary focus of the exhibit was raising awareness of the over-consumption of the product. A wheelbarrow was half-filled with 40 pounds of sugar, the average amount consumed by an American yearly.

“There is a high intake of sugar and individuals don’t know how much they are actually taking in,” Dr. Tai Gilbert said.

Sugars found in soft drinks and food lead to an increased chance of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, diabetes and other complications.

Some of the fun facts presented on the poster board were shocking. Drinking a 20 oz.

Mountain Dew would require 30 minutes of exercise. A 20 oz. bottle of Gatorade would require biking uphill carrying 9 lbs. for 17 minutes to make up for the calories and sugar contained in the drink.

Students walking by the exhibit were asked how much sugar they drink. A lot of people didn’t know. Included in the exhibit were three healthy drinkscucumber lemon water, lemon lime water, as well as Raspberry and Blueberry water.

The statewide program called “Statewide Health Improvement Plan” (SHIP) contributed to the exhibit. The program, made possible by the Department of Health, “Improves health and saves money by building stronger communities.”

Arnold Bagamba • MSU Reporter (From right to left) Danielle Hermel, Erica Thate and Courtney Foster.

Clothing drive slated for tomorrow inside CSU

Greek life, Salvation Army team up for those in need.

ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer Minnesota State Mankato, University and the Salvation Army will be hosting a clothing drive tomorrow in the Centennial Student Union.

The drive is a part of MSU’s Greek Week. “Greek Week is a week long competition between all of the fraternities and sororities that offers a different event each day that’s worth points,” explained Taylor Bergstrom, of Lambda Chi Alpha and co-chair of Greek Week. “At the end of the week, the chapter with the highest point total wins the competition, which includes a traveling trophy, all of the

proceeds of our week long coin drive to donate to a charity of their choice and also year-long bragging rights.”

The Salvation Army accepts clothing of all types: men, women and children’s clothing. The only thing they don’t accept are undergarments of any kind, including socks and underwear. The drive will take place from 10 am to 1 pm in the CSU mall.

“It’s really hard to say how many people will be helped by our drive, but we can say for certain that the more clothes we are able to collect, the more we can distribute to people through the Salvation Army’s programs,” said Bergstrom. “In years past,

we’ve filled trucks, cars, pallets and the like and hopefully we will be able to do the same this year.”

In the event of rain, the drive will be moved to the CSU Lincoln Lounge.

Greek Week, which is an annual event at MSU, will consist of a number of events, including service projects, Greek Olympics, Lip Sync contests, a grill out and more, in order to promote Greek involvement, presence, and unity on campus. The week will conclude with a banquet on Sunday.

For more information on the Salvation Army closing drive, contact John Bulcock, Assistant Director of Student

Activities., Greek Life & OffCampus Housing, by phone at 507-389-6076 or by email at john.bulcock@mnsu.edu.

Any students interested in Fraternity and Sorority life at MSU should contact student activities. Otherwise, Fraternity and Sorority recruitment will take place September

4-7, 2014.

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Beyond The Horizon PART 4 Spring has almost arrived in Minnesota, which means perfect travelling weather for those who are planning to have a little vacation over the weekend or after finals week. Today Anya Zhukova shares her travelling tips, and reveals some of the secrets of the International Students.

ANYA ZHUKOVA Special to the Reporter

There are a couple of things that distinguish an exchange student from an American one, one of them you notice from the very moment you meet an exchange student. Like my friend once said, “exchange students savor the moment, they travel like crazy, and are always ready to get into anything that sounds new and adventurous”.

Saying this, I include myself in that group of people with that r insane wanderlust and desire for adventures. I’ve found that there is a lot of confusion about how we exchange students manage to find time/money/people to go with and see so many places in such a short period of time. I think its time to reveal the secrets, at least, I will reveal mine.

Secret number one: How to expand your day. This is one of the easiest ones. There’s no need of prolonging a day at all, I’m pretty sure all of you heard

about time management and such, but the thing is, you will always find time for the things you truly want to do, so it’s only a question of motivation what exactly you’re going to spend your time on. Set your priorities wisely and you’ll feel like you lack time for something.

Secret number two: Money question. There’s a rumor that I am a daughter of a rich Russian Mafiosi, that I’ve got all the money of the world and this is exactly why I can afford all these trips around the U.S. Well, guess what? My family supports me a lot while I’m here, but I’m afraid we’re far away from being called ‘rich’. I’m an exchange student and it means I have to find the way out and get all the adventures in the world.

The trick here is finding the means of affordable travelling: road trips, Spirit airlines, taking a bus to New York – sometimes if you really want to go after your dream, you’re ready to experience any kind of discomfort,

low quality service etc., as long as it still gets you to the place of your destination, of course.

Secret number three: Make use of technology. During my whole time in America, I’ve never stayed in a hotel; there are lots of other options out there. The one that I discovered for myself a couple of years ago is CouchSurfing. This website provides a unique opportunity to not only stay with locals in any city on Earth for free, but also have a great cultural exchange and make friends with interesting people all over the world.

All you have to do is to post your itinerary on the web site, once you’re done planning a trip, and then wait for the requests from people that can provide you with the couch. If that sounds too crazy to you, next affordable option would be hostel (yes, I’ve met a lot of people here who didn’t know they existed in America).

Staying in the hostel is a great opportunity to meet other travelers and hang out together in

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What would I do, who would I talk to, where would I go at all.”

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Sounds like an adventure to me!

But of course, you can never be too crazy when it’s about going to a place you’ve never been to. Whatever the option I choose for travel and accommodation, I always try to think of a backup plan in case something goes wrong on the way. Unfortunately, you can never predict every detail of your trip. We were coming back from our friend’s place when we met a lady on the way to the hostel. I believe it was around midnight, and that area of Philly looked quite empty already.

I’m trying to remember her story, but the thing is once she began talking I automatically started thinking about all the times when different things went wrong during my trips and how I was dealing with it. My last thought was, I always try and reach out for the people as soon as possible, but it looked like this lady has spent some time on the street already. She seemed cold and lost and hopeless. She was talking fast, almost crying, trying to explain us what happened. The information that I managed to grasp was that she lived in Newark, New Jersey and came to Philadelphia to look for either job or a place to move. She wasn’t careful with the parking and picked quite an expensive place, and eventually she had to

give all the money she had left to pay for it. So there she was, without money, means of transport and people to help her, in not the safest area in the city, an area she didn’t know. I have no idea when a friend of mine started to trust the things she was saying, but I, as someone who experienced all sorts of troubles that can find you while travelling, was sold from the very beginning. “I trust you before I trust my own color”, she said and I started wondering how I would behave in her shoes. What would I do, who would I talk to, where would I go at all?

One of the things people notice immediately about the exchange students is that we know that we’ve got a limited time here and that’s exactly why many of us are ready to get into anything that sounds adventurous and maybe sometimes crazy. But, together with the great stories and fun memories, we bring back valuable experience. Therefore, I encourage you to get to know that experience, spend some time listening to these stories and learn from other people’s mistakes before you make your own ones.

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Russia pulls back a battalion from Ukraine border

SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (AP) — Russia said Monday it was pulling a battalion of several hundred troops away from the Ukrainian border but kept tens of thousands in place, prompting a worried response from the Kiev government about what the U.S. warned was still a “tremendous buildup.”

Strengthening its economic hold on Crimea, Russia sent its prime minister to Crimea on Monday with promises of quick funds for improved power supplies, water lines, education and pensions for the elderly.

Russia’s takeover of the strategic Black Sea peninsula, its troop buildup near Ukraine’s border and its attempts to compel constitutional changes in Ukraine have markedly raised tensions with the West and prompted fears that Moscow intends to invade other areas of the neighboring nation.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin told German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a Monday phone call that some troops were being withdrawn from the Ukraine border, Merkel’s office said.

The U.S. reacted cautiously to the Russian troop movement, with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel saying that “tens of thousands” of Russian forces still remained along the Ukrainian border, a situation he called “a tremendous buildup.”

The new government in Ukraine said the action was confusing at best and possibly disingenuous.

“We have information that Russia is carrying out incomprehensible maneuvers on the border with Ukraine,” Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Yevgen Perebyinis said. “Troops in some places are moving backward, some of them are moving forward. Which is why, obviously, we are worried by these movements of armed forces. We have no clear explanation from the Russian side about the aim of these movements.”

The Obama administration tried to put a positive spin on the pullback.

“Now there have been reports of possible drawdowns of Russian military forces from the border. We haven’t seen that yet, but if they turn out to be accurate, that would be a good thing,” said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

Concerns of a possible invasion of eastern Ukraine — home to many ethnic Russians — were stoked by the large numbers of troops Russia had along the Ukrainian border for what Moscow said were military exercises.

One Russian battalion — about 500 troops — that had been sent to the Rostov region next to Ukraine was being withdrawn to its permanent base in the central Samara region, Russian news agencies quoted the Defense Ministry as saying Monday.

Alexander Rozmaznin, deputy chief of the Ukrainian armed forces command center, confirmed a drop in Russian troop numbers along the border.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry also discussed Ukraine by phone Monday, a day after holding talks in Paris, the ministry said.

In Kiev, meanwhile, Ukraine’s acting president flatly rejected escalating Russian pressure to turn Ukraine into a loose federation.

“Russia’s leadership should deal with problems in the Russian Federation and not with Ukraine’s problems,” Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchinov said. “It is Ukrainians that should dictate the form of the new constitution and how the country is structured.”

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who led a delegation of Cabinet ministers on a surprise visit to Crimea, pledged that Russia will quickly boost salaries and pensions there and pour in resources to improve education, health care and local infrastructure.

But making no mistake about Russia’s view of the peninsula, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin tweeted a photo of himself upon arrival with the words “Crimea is ours and that’s that.”

Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in March after a hastily called referendum held just two weeks after Russian forces had taken control the Black Sea region. Ukraine and the West have rejected the vote.

The annexation came after Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in February and fled to Russia following

months of protests. Russia claims the ouster was a coup and that the new Ukrainian authorities are nationalist fascists who will abuse Ukraine’s large ethnic Russian population.

To keep its influence over eastern and southern Ukraine, Russia has pushed for Ukraine to become a federation where regions would have broad powers.

The U.S. says it’s up to Ukrainians to determine the structure of their government, not Moscow.

Medvedev said Russia will create a special economic zone in Crimea — a peninsula of 2 million people — that will create incentives for business with lower taxes and simpler rules. Russia will also seek to develop the region as a top tourist destination.

“We must create a new investment history for Crimea, which will be more successful than what it has been,” Medvedev said.

Medvedev particularly emphasized the need to ensure a stable power supply for the peninsula. Crimea currently gets about 80 percent of its electricity and a similar share of its water from Ukraine and power cutoffs last week raised fears that the Ukrainian government could use energy as a weapon to bargain with Russia.

Medvedev said Russia already has made sure that Crimea has enough backup power capacity to ensure an uninterrupted electricity supply. He added that Russia will work on long-term solutions to Crimea’s energy problem that

could involve linking the region to Russia’s power grid or developing local power generation.

He said efforts will also be made to quickly repair water infrastructure to reduce loss of water. In the future, Crimea could get water from Russia or create its own water reservoirs.

Russia’s defense minister, meanwhile, announced Monday that all Crimean men of conscription age will get a deferral from the draft for one year.

In Moscow, the lower house of parliament voted unanimously Monday to annul agreements with Ukraine on Russia’s navy base in Crimea. In 2010, Ukraine extended the lease of Russia’sS Black Sea Fleet’s base until 2042m for an annual rent of $98 milliont and price discounts for Russian natural gas supplies.

The United States and the European Union have slapped travel bans and asset freezes on members of Putin’s inner circle for the annexation of Crimea and warned that Russia will face even more painful sanctions if it tries to invade eastern Ukraine.

But in a sign that Russian-U.S. talks could be inching toward a compromise, a senior Russian diplomat changed his tone Monday while speaking about Ukraine’s May 25 presidential election, which the West has urged Moscow to recognize.

Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies that the Ukrainian vote should be fair and transparent.

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e y s y e Photo Courtesy of Associated Press sSearch and rescue teams navigate the wet, muddy terrain at the west side of the mudslide on Highway 530 near 2mile marker 37 on Sunday, March 30, 2014, in Arlington, Wash. Periods of rain and wind have hampered efforts nthe past two days, with some rain showers continuing today. n Authorities have said the task DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) gency Management Agency that e — Many of the dogs essential in arrived more recently will con- of finding and identifying victims d the search for victims of the dead- tinue working. from the debris field has been exn ly mudslide that buried a mounOn Sunday evening, the num- tremely challenging and not all e tainside community will take a ber of people who have been con- may ultimately be recovered. d two-day break, rescue crews said firmed dead increased from 18 to Crews have completed a maken Sunday, as the official death toll 21, said Jason Biermann, program shift road that will link one side s rose and more bodies were recov- manager at the Snohomish Coun- of the debris field to the other, ty Department of Emergency significantly aiding the recovery ered. . The dogs can lose their sens- Management. operation. d ing ability if overworked in the Fifteen of the victims have They have also been working - cold and rain. been identified by the Snohom- to clear mud and debris from the e “The conditions on the slide ish County medical examiner and highway, leaving piles of gooey t field are difficult, so this is just a six have yet to be identified, Bier- muck, splintered wood and housl time to take care of the dogs,” said mann said. ing insulation on the sides of the s Kris Rietmann, a spokeswoman Another four bodies were road.

Searchers have had to contend for the team working on the east- found in the debris field on Sunr ern portion of the slide, which hit day, but they won’t be added to with treacherous conditions, ins March 22 about 55 miles north- the official count until the medi- cluding septic tanks, gasoline and s east of Seattle and is one of the cal examiner receives the bodies. propane containers. When rescue deadliest in U.S. history.

Biermann said 30 people remain ers and dogs leave the site, they are hosed off by hazardous mateDogs from the Federal Emer- missing.

rials crews.

The slide dammed up the North Fork of the Stillaguamish River, causing water to pool up on the east side. The river cut a new channel through the mud, but the rain has raised the water level nearly a foot, Rietmann said.

In at least one place, the water level got so high that it covered areas that have already been searched, said Tim Pierce, leader of Washington Task Force 1, a search-and-rescue team.

“At this point, there’s no point in searching (that area) again until the water drops back down,” he said.

Rescuers should get some relief soon. Conditions were improving Sunday and mainly dry weather is forecast Monday through Wednesday in western Washington.

The size of the debris field is also smaller than initially thought, officials said Sunday.

After review and analysis, geologists have determined it is about 300 acres — just under half the size of an earlier projection of 1 square mile.

Away from the whirring chain saws and roaring bulldozers, many residents of nearby Darrington sought comfort in church services.

“I can only compare it to a hot, hearty meal after a very cold day,” said Slava Botamanenko, who works at the hospital in Arlington.

He said he spent two nights there to be sure he was available for work after the mudslide blocked the road.

All week, a steady stream of people has stopped in to pray at the Glad Tidings Assembly of God on the edge of town, said Lee Hagen, the senior pastor.

“At a time like this, everybody knows they’ve got to have God’s help,” he said.

Country singer Susie McEntire, sister of Reba, performed for the congregation Sunday, crooning: “You’ll get through this and you’ll break new ground.”

At the St. John Mary Vianney Catholic church a few blocks away, Father Tim Sauer said: “Bless our communities, bless our people, bless our valley.”

The Rev. Owen Couch, a chaplain for the fire district in Darrington, said he’s worried about the first responders.

“My concern is when this slows down and they’re not going full tilt, and they have time to kind of reflect on what they’ve seen and what they’ve done,” he said. “That’s when the critical incident stress starts to kick in.”

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Mavericks couldn’t pass country’s best defense, ending historical season The 2-1 loss to UMass-Lowell ended the Mavericks’ 26-win season, which is the most wins since the program moved to division I. DEREK LAMBERT Staff Writer

Photo Courtesy of Associated Press The Mavericks’ 50-power play goals put them on top in the WCHA and one of the best power play units in the country.

The Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey team achieved a lot of success this season despite having their season cut shorter than they would have liked. Posting a record of 26-141, the Mavericks set a program record for single-season wins with 26, passing the record of 25 set in 2012-2013.

“We started off slow.” Maverick head coach Mike Hastings said. “We had some struggles going through the first half (of the season), but finished the way we’d like to coming into the NCAA’s.”

Heading into the NCAA tournament, the Mavs held the longest unbeaten streak in college hockey, going 13-0-1 over their last 14 games. It seemed to be a collective team effort making their playoff push with everyone doing their part, but good goaltending didn’t hurt.

Freshman Cole Huggins was named WCHA Goaltender of the Year and the WCHA Final Five MVP, and Hastings knows how valuable he was this season.

“To get to this point you need good goaltending down the stretch.” Hastings said. “If you look at Cole’s numbers over that stretch, they’re pretty special.”

What appeared to be a tight defensive battle against the University of Massachusetts-Lowell Riverhawks in the first round of the NCAA tournament did not disappoint. Hoping to put last year’s 4-0 loss to Miami-Ohio in the first round behind them, the Mavericks put up a fight to advance farther this season.

Playing against the no. 1 goaltender in the NCAA Connor Hellebuyck, the Mavs fell 2-1 to the Riverhawks on Saturday in Worcester, Mass. After falling behind 2-0 on an empty net goal late in the game, freshman Zach Stepan was able to get the Mavs on the board with ten seconds left in the game, but it was too little, too late.

The Riverhawks advanced and the Mavericks season ended.

UMass would go on to lose on Sunday to Boston College in the northeast regional final, with BC moving on to the Frozen Four in

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Mankato native strikes out 11 in sweep over Minnesota Crookston The Mavericks, who are now 6-0 in the conference and on a 12-game winning streak.

JOEY DENTON Sports Editor Fast starts and quality pitching pushed the Minnesota State University, Mankato softball team to their 12th consecutive win in their two-game sweep over Minnesota, Crookston on Monday.

As both MSU pitchers, freshman Coley Ries and junior Brittany Lauterbach, earned their 10th victory of the season, Ries fanned 11 batters, which is the third double-digit strikeout performance on the season, and only allowed three hits and no runs in four innings in the Mavericks 100, five-inning win in game one.

Samantha Holien

Lauterbach stepped in the circle for game two and completed

the game for her third complete game shutout of the season, allowing two hits and striking out eight batters.

Associate head coach Kristle Wolcott noticed both the arms and the bats were on yesterday.

“We came out with some strong pitching. Offensively we had some key bombs and RBIs. The majority of our kids saw the ball, they adjust to the pitching,” Wolcott, who is on her fourth season as an assistant. “Overall their performance was very good.”

The first inning of game one set the tone throughout the day with five runs scored. Senior infielder Lindsay Erickson blasted

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a two-run homerun to start the inning. With third baseman Kelly

Wood standing on their, second baseman Ashley Thell sent a fly ball into right field to bring in Wood on the sac-fly. Later on, sophomore utility player Laura Milligan hit a ground-rule double to bring in left fielder Anna Cole. Milligan would arrive back at home plate with a right fielder Karli DesLauriers single, before the Golden Eagles stepped into the batters box.

Cole finished the game going two-for-four with a solo-homerun to right field, scored a run and had one of the Mavericks’ six stolen bases. Centerfielder Ta-

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HOCKEY “To get to this point you need good goaltending down the stretch,” Hastings said. “If you look at Cole’s numbers over that stretch, they’re pretty special.” continued from 11

Photo Courtesy of Assoxiated Press Even though he only suited for 20 games this season, freshman forward Michael Huntebrinker played an important part in the Maverick offense.

Photo Courtesy of Associated Press Sophomore forward Teddy Blueger (middle) finished the season with four goals and second on the team in assists with 22.

Philadelphia. Though MSU was looking to power through the northeast region and into the Frozen Four, they have plenty to be proud of from how far they did make it this season.

For the first time in the program’s Division I history, MSU made back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances, and received a no. 3 seed, which is the highest they’ve received in their three trips to the tournament.

Another program first, MSU won the Broadmoor Trophy as the WCHA Final Five champions.

Also, the Mavericks, a relatively young team, return an incredibly

deep lineup coming back for next season.

Huggins was great in goal, stepping in for the 2013 WCHA goaltending champion Stephon Williams. He was so good between the pipes that he set an MSU single-season record for shutouts with six, was named the 2014 WCHA Goaltender of the Year, and the WCHA Final Five MVP. Aside from Huggins, the Mavs return the majority of their -coring as well. With the loss of seniors Johnny McInnis, Zach Lehrke, and Josh Nelson, the Mavericks will return 82 percent of their offense from this year.

Junior Matt Leitner led the way with his second consecutive season scoring over 40 points, finishing with a team high 45.

Just behind him was junior JeanPaul LaFontaine who led the team for much of the year and finished with personal bests of 20 goals and 40 points, and also finished second in the NCAA in power-play goals. Also a notable returner, sophomore Bryce Gervais had a breakout season, finished third on the team with 16 goals to go along with 10 assists.

Gervais went on a hot streak in the second half of the season, scoring 18 points in his final 16

games.

With their second straight NCAA tournament appearance, there is a new standard set for this program.

“It’s not new for us anymore,” said Hastings, “there are a lot of guys in our locker room who have been here now, but it doesn’t guarantee a different result.”

In the past two seasons, the Mavericks have gone from a bottom feeder of the WCHA and NCAA hockey, to being an annual contender for conference championships and Frozen Four appearances. Though MSU has yet to make the Frozen Four, it looks as though their first appearance isn’t too far away.

With all the returning players MSU has coming back next fall,

they should be a lock for the favorite to win the WCHA. WCHA regular season champion Ferris State loses three of their top four scorers, though they return Hobey Baker Award finalist C.J. Motte, who was lights out between the pipes this season.

While finishing their season as the no. 11 team in the nation, the Mavericks are still a program on the rise, but a program that is now seen as a national contender. For the second consecutive season, MSU has finished their season inside the top 15 teams of the NCAA rankings. Though a promising season came to an unfortunate end, the Mavericks will be back next season, and again will have high expectations placed on them.

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Web Photo The 2014 NCAA Frozen Four will take place at the Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia.

LUKE CARLSON Staff Writer

One year after Division 1 men’s college hockey featured four squads new to the Frozen -Four, the big show welcomes back more familiar teams this April to Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia where the matchups will be hosted. The 2014 NCAA Frozen Four, the hockey equiva-

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Minnesota Gophers (27-6-6)

lent to college basketball’s Final Four, will include three of the five most-frequently-appearing teams in the history of the tournament.

North Dakota (25-13-3)

Semifinal action begins Thursday, April 10th with tournament-regular Boston College taking on the odd duckling of the group in Union College, which prepares for only its second ever appearance in the Frozen Four after its tournament debut in 2012 when it lost to Ferris State in the same semifinal round. Following the Union vs. Boston College game at 5 p.m., the second semifinal game at 8:30 pm will feature archrivals University of Minnesota and North Dakota.

The two semifinal matchups contrast significantly, with one being a matchup of longtime rivals and the other a contest between two teams that have only ever faced each other once before. The rivalry, between North Dakota and Minnesota, has been a blood feud since 1930. The two teams have played each other 290 times since then, with the Gophers holding a 145-130-15 advantage in the all-time series.

But this last campaign was the first time since 1946-47 that Minnesota and North Dakota were not scheduled to play against one another in the regular season. After the WCHA split up at the end of last year, the two teams have since joined different conferences, with Minnesota becoming a part of the Big Ten and North Dakota a part of the NCHC. The teams will instead play in the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in their history, with each team having won twice before.

North Dakota is making its 20th appearance in the Frozen Four, fifth all-time behind Michigan, Boston University and none other than Boston College (24th appearance) and Minnesota (21st appearance). At the Midwest Re-

gional earlier this month in Cincinnati, Ohio., UND overcame the Wisconsin Badgers before denying Ferris State a Frozen Four spot in double overtime.

North Dakota is on its sixth trip to the semifinals in 10 seasons under head coach Dave Hakstol, who is still looking for his first championship. North Dakota is second only to Michigan with seven NCAA championships all-

Union (N.Y.) (30-6-4)

time.

Minnesota tied Boston University for third on the all-time Frozen Four appearance list by clinching the West Regional with wins over Robert Morris and St.

Boston College (28-7-4)

Cloud State. The Golden Gophers were ranked No. 1 in the USCHO.com Division 1 men’s hockey poll 17 times this season.

They have since slipped to No. 2 behind Union after losing in the Big Ten tournament semifinals.

Minnesota freshman forward Justin Kloos scored three goals in the West Regional, giving him a team-leading 15 tallies on the year. Sophomore goaltender Adam Wilcox represents Minnesota as a finalist in the running for the Hobey Baker Award for NCAA men’s ice hockey player of the year.

The Union Dutchmen from Schenectady, New York are in the Frozen Four for the second time in the last three years after beating Vermont and Providence at the NCAA East Regional in Bridgeport, Conn. Union has been on a tear in the months of February and March, going 14-01 and outscoring their opponents 62-25, blazing a path into their matchup against powerhouse Boston College.

The Boston College Eagles became the third team to clinch a Frozen Four berth by beating Massachusetts-Lowell this last Sunday after taking care of

Denver a day earlier. The Eagles have made it to the tournament in every even-numbered year since 2002, taking home the national championship in 2008, 2010, and 2012.

This season saw the Eagles go on a 17-0-2 streak before losing three of their last four games and stumbling into the tournament.

Boston College also has a Hobey Baker Award favorite in junior forward Johnny Gaudreau, who scored three times and added five assists in the Northeast Regional to improve his nation-leading totals to 35 goals and 77 points on the year.

Boston College and Union played each other for the first time ever in the first round of last year’s NCAA tournament, with Union claiming a 5-1 victory.

The Big Ten (Minnesota), ECAC (Union), Hockey East (Boston College), and the NCHC (North Dakota) each claimed one spot in this year’s Frozen Four.

The ‘City of Brotherly Love’ will, for three days, become the ‘City of Bruised and Beaten’ as the nation’s four best teams duke it out on the ice at the pinnacle of men’s college hockey this next week in Philadelphia.

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SOFTBALL “We came out with some strong pitching. Offensively we had some key bombs and RBIs. The majority of our kids saw the ball, they adjust to the pitching,” Wolcott said.

“Overall their performance was very good.” continued from 11 tum Klein also had a stolen base, along with a three-for-three batting game scoring two runs and hitting one in.

In their 5-0 victory, the (22-6) Mavericks once again jumped on the scoreboard early in the game with a shortstop Samantha Holien RBI-single in the second inning.

Even though that is all the Mavericks needed for the win, the third inning included two runs on a catcher Chelsea Riodran single, and she would score the second run on an error.

Holien led off the lineup and hit a team-high two hits with an RBI and stolen base, while Riordan went one-for-two with a team-high two RBIs. Thell also had two hits, and she scored two runs with an RBI and two stolen bases.

Two years ago, Ries was dominating batters in the Big Nine for the Mankato East Cougars, and after being redshirted her freshman year, she’s dominating batters at the Division II level. On 76.1 innings pitched, the former Cougar owns a 10-2 record with 1.56 ERA and has fanned an unprecedented 102 batters. She’s

already been named the NSIC Pitcher of the Week twice, and what’s scary is she’s only a freshman.

“We know what she bring to the table for us; the pitches she can offer and what she can do to bring success,” Wolcott said.

How does she do it?

“It’s the rise ball. It’s one of the toughest pitches to hit in softball. When she’s on with it, she’s on with it,” Wolcott said.

“It’s hard to stay off of. Not a lot teams can come with the mindset to stay off of it.”

Even though every NSIC team is going to feel scared when Ries stands in the circle, just after a break between game one and game two they will see Lauterbach standing there. The Savage native possesses a 10-4 record with a 2.99 ERA and has struck out 72 batters. She has been a work horse for the team having pitched 93 2/3 innings and completed seven of her 16 starts.

Just like most springs in Minnesota, it’s the beginning of April and the players still have to hope that it doesn’t snow anymore.

These players have already been

through multiple cancellations and changes in location, but they are use to it.

“The kids just know that’s how it is around here. As long as they can play somewhere, they don’t care who it is or where it is,” Wolcott said. “They know to work ahead in the classrooms as much as possible, get their stuff done and communicate with their professors.”

It wasn’t fun for last season’s seniors to only host one home series before the postseason, but Wolcott feels that the field is further ahead than last year. Hopefully the Mavericks can wear their home jerseys in Mankato more than once this year.

“That would be nice. I think we are farther than we were last year with our fields. Our grounds crew is awesome,” Wolcott said.

“They blew off the dugouts last week, and now we just have to wait for the field to dry up.”

The Mavericks will wait to see where the head next as they prepare for the (6-16), (3-3 NSIC) Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs this weekend.

MSU Reporter Archives The Mavericks got off to a hot start in game one thanks to senior infielder Lindsay Erickson’s two-run homerun in the first inning.

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Educating Communities of Color on the

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Elia Dimayuga-Bruggeman

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Walking Dead season 4B recap Humanity struggles on as the second half of season 4 changes things up.

ANDREW SIMON Staff Writer With the second half of season four done and buried, and fans already clamoring for information on what’s to come for Rick and his gang in season 5, it’s time to reflect on the show’s strongest 16-episode run yet. For the longest time, The Walking Dead never got better than its two-hour premiere, but under the new leadership of Scott Gimple, the series enjoyed a refreshing turnaround. Yes, there were still plenty of zombies, gore, and lots of zombies and gore together, but under Gimple’s direction, The Walking Dead finally introduced characterization to what had that-far been nothing more than a cast of actors being paid to be thin, cardboard cutouts of stereotypes. Season 4A ended with a bang: the prison laid to ruin by the Governor, a valued cast member beheaded in the most brutal way possible, and the gang split up from each other.

Spoilers for season 4B follow. With the group no longer a cohesive whole, the episodes reflect that fractured nature. One episode will follow the exploits of Rick, Carol and Michonne, the next those of Daryl and Beth, and the next Tyreese, Carol and the two young girls under their charge, etc. This allows for both a shift in tone and story, but also,

Theaters mull plan for lower ticket prices

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gratefully, allows the narrative course isn’t willing to share). to take a breather and for these It’s an interesting journey, characters to become something watching these characters who more dimensional and have back- have been broken spiritually and grounds. The success or failure physically after the prison war, of this shift is entirely subjec- try to piece their humanity back tive. For some, the fact the larger together. For Maggie and Glenn, story has been pushed in favor the task is much more romantic for characterization and thus less in notion, but for everyone else, zombie fiestas is a deterrent, but trying to escape from a planet for others, like this reviewer, it’s populated by the dead just makes a marked improvement and ben- their worlds even darker. Season efits the series greatly.

3’s tagline was “fight the dead, For Rick, Carl and Michonne, fear the living”, and the same can it’s about picking up the pieces of be held true here. Rick, Carl and their former selves. Rick, beaten Michonne are targeted by a wild and bloody from his fight with the batch of crazy, gruff men with Governor, is mentally and physi- guns, and Carol is confronted cally recuperating from the me- with a decision that harkens back lee, while the ever-growing Carl to a classic novel when darkness wants to step out of his father’s grows in unexpected places. shoes and show his father he’s Overall, it’s a successful exa real man. Daryl and Beth suf- periment. Based off the finale, fered their own share of traumas, season 5 seems to suggest a repressing their anger and sorrow stronger, unified gang of zomuntil it can’t be contained any bie fighters, but if it wasn’t for longer. Fan favorites Maggie and these eight episodes of characGlenn are separated, with Glenn ter development, arriving at that still stuck at the prison, overrun point would be a lot less victoriby zombies, and Maggie off with ous and powerful. Although the new groupies Bob and Sasha, complete season has a clear dihellbent on finding her husband. vide in story narratives, there is Tyreese and the excommunicated one plot thread that tethers it all Carol are trying to find their own together from episode one to sixsanctuary, settle down with the teen, and it’s a story that’s been girls Mika and Lizzie, but even going on since series one, episode that turns bloody. Amidst all one. Rick has been espousing the this post-prison turmoil, a new old ways since he woke from his group is introduced with a Shel- coma, maintaining that same cidon Cooper-esque genius who vility and moral code he wore as knows the origin of the zombie WALKING DEAD • Page 18 virus and how to stop it (but of

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JAMES HOUTSMA A & E Editor If all goes well, movie patrons could be feeling a bit of relief at the box office in the near future.

According to a recent article on CBS MoneyWatch, movie theater owners across the country have expressed an interest in offering significantly reduced ticket prices for one day a week.

The day in question has not yet been determined (expect a weekday), nor has the reduced ticket price.

This plan, announced at the recent “CinemaCon” convention of theater owners in Las Vegas, is a step forward for movie theaters that have seen their attendance numbers go in reverse. With premium movie theater tickets ranging anywhere between $7.50 and $20 across the country, the effect on audiences is now more apparent than ever.

The Wall Street Journal recently released a report that movie ticket sales have dropped

11 percent from 2004 to 2013.

While the box office is slowly increasing between the years, improving from $10.8 billion in 2012 to $10.9 billion in 2013, the sole cause of the increase has been gradually rising ticket prices.

Now, the limit may have been reached as theaters struggle more than ever to compete with home video and streaming services.

While the plan is good news for audiences and potentially theater chains, Hollywood is reportedly very weary on implementing such a thing. If not every studio and theater chain is on board, there is a risk that the movies that are on board will start cannibalizing business.

In order to appease nervous studio executives, the theater owners may concede to just trying the plan out in one unnamed state first.

Who knows? If this new money-saving plan is a smashing success, maybe we could even see reduced price concessions and fewer commercials before the movie.

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Aronofsky goes epic with Noah

ANDREW SIMON Staff Writer Regardless of religious affiliations or not, Darren Aronofsky’s Noah looked damn impressive and ambitious. Trailers, photos, interviews, Aronofsky’s original graphic novel -- all promising a vision of this classic Biblical tale unlike any other, and his feature film version absolutely delivered on that front. But outside of being a vehicle of inexhaustible creativity and a feast of fantastic visual images, Aronofsky also breathes some darker text into the narrative, venturing into debates of the Creator and morality that are just as engaging and thought provoking as wondering how the director managed to pull this movie off.

From the moment Cain struck Abel, darkness entered the hearts and minds of mankind. Thousands of years later, with the evil and brutality of man at unconquerable heights, God sends Noah, the last in a line of descendants of the noble Seth, a vision: He will purify the earth through a giant Flood, destroying all those that taint the planet with their vile. With God on his side, Noah, along with his family of three sons, a wife and adopted daughter, build an ark to house two of every animal on earth, to weather the Flood until God’s wrath has extinguished.

Easily the first thing to praise Noah for is its visuals. Darren Aronofsky has made a name for himself in creating movies with interesting stories and a very unique interesting style. His best known films, Black Swan

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and The Fountain, especially hold true to that.

With Noah, it’s not surprising to say he exudes excellence once again. If one were to judge the flood sequences alone, it would be a staggeringly beautiful painting of style, live action, and digital animation. But Aronofsky shoots everything from the mundane close-ups of stars Russell Crowe and Anthony Hopkins to the wide vistas of the rocky landscapes with such a striking eye – it’s all beautiful, all amazing.

There is one sequence is particular that has to be the most awe-inspiring thing this reviewer has ever seen – a visual retelling of creation, as the universe is formed out of nothingness, the earth is made in fire and rock, and it involves in a habitable, breathable world of wonders. It’s simply an amazing sequence, one of those rare moments where one can’t help but usher an audible woah.

The Watchers, a small army of rock golems infused with the spirits of angels who help Noah on his God-sanctioned task, are equally as jaw-dropping to look at. Their origin, conveyed in one sublime digital shot, is pure Aronofsky: imaginative, original, and a visual treat.

But nothing matters if the story isn’t good, and that’s where Aronofsky and co-writer Ari Handal either deserves mad props for executing a wonderful tale or suffer some pitfalls for a lagging second act and third act. The film is divided into two sections: the crafting of the ark, and life on the ark during the flood. Everything from section one is crafted well with one minor desire unfulfilled – the

actual initial process of creating the ark is glossed over for a time jump to when Noah’s work is almost completed – but it wonderfully set’s up this world reduced to barbaric chaos.

The second portion is all talk, and whether one appreciates it or not depends on if they wanted a straight up action movie or are okay with meditations on sin, morality, and the nature of the Creator.

In the context of Noah, God hasn’t been seen or heard from in thousands of years, the world thinks He abandoned them.

Noah’s arguments with king Tubal-cain (Ray Winstone) speak to the heart of the matter: Noah’s God is the Creator and judger from up high, while Tubal-Cain maintains that earth is mankind’s dominion, and mankind is the rightful God. The darkness in man can be seen in each of these characters, from the just Noah to his angry son, Ham (Logan Lerman). This half of the film suffers from a loss of momentum the first half built up, and a storyline involving childbirth is either the most important subplot in the film or the element most needing to be cut.

There is more to be said for Noah, but as with the ark builder, time and space is against this writing. Essentially, Noah is a big blockbuster with religious themes. It will not appeal to the mass audience, and it might turn off folks of faith who would prefer a more literal adaptation of the text instead of one that takes several creative licenses. One way or another, it’s definitely a film that lingers in the mind, either because of the staggering imagery of

the ark floating away from the screams of dying people, or the heated arguments of a family

torn on what God’s orders really are. Noah comes strongly recommended.

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Once Upon a Time takes a turn for the wicked Part 2 of Once Upon a Time’s third season introduces us to Oz’s most notorious witch, as well as the return of a fan favorite character.

MIRANDA BRAUNWARTH Staff Writer The new character, the Wicked Witch of the West, is dazzling in season 3, part 2 of Once Upon a Time.

Now, a couple of weeks into the second part of season 3 of Once Upon a Time by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, the idea of Oz is really starting to heat up in the land of Storybrooke. New relationships are made and broken and viewers are confronted with emotions they weren’t expecting so soon.

In the conclusion of part 1 of season 3, it seems the series could have easily been over: the Gang is sent back to the Enchanted Forest, with the exception of Henry and Emma, who are given a new very happily ever after memory.

But Horowitz and Kitsis couldn’t let it end that easily -- which is a blessing after the toils fans went through the first part of the season, with the gang running around in Neverland for several episodes.

As far-fetched as the idea of Oz was at first, it’s really starting to hit the right note for the series. Now would be the time to jump back on the OUAT bandwagon if you left while in Neverland because the crew is back in Storybrooke and once again cursed, giving it a Season

One element that fans fell in love with in the beginning.

Due to the Wicked Witch’s curse, the gang has no memory of their time in the enchanted forest, where they ended at the end of part 1.

They do know they were there due to a bump sported

Rumplestiltskin, who sacrificed himself during the finale of part two, is back and held captive to spin gold. Like anything with Rumplestiltskin, his life comes with a price -a price that tugs on viewers heartstrings. This emotional price may in future episodes create revenge in taking down the Zelena. Sadly this will probably be the end to a beloved character.

It seems that Horowitz and Kitsis have done it again, bringing loved elements back to their series. It will be exciting to see where the story goes and how the relationships of family and friends become even more complex.

Once Upon a Time can be viewed on ABC Sundays at 7 p.m. and at abc.com

“As far-fetched as the idea of Oz was at first, it’s really starting to hit the right note for the series.”

by Snow White, Mary Margaret in Storybrooke.

With this loss of memory of the Enchanted Forest wonderful flash backs are being put into play creating a duel structure for the storyline that is once again bringing viewers back to the elements of season 1.

Rebecca Mader of Lost fame plays Zelena the Wicked Witch of the West in this Oz twist. She beautifully tricks everyone and makes viewers believe her Storybrooke alter ego. She’s a nice contrast to Regina the Evil Queen, who seems to be more like Glinda the Good Witch compared to anything evil – however, a Glinda character may later reveal herself. It’s been hinted that Zelena and Regina share a family relationship.

If Glinda did appear, she would fit well with Zelena and the flying monkeys that inhabit Storybrooke; maybe even Dorothy will find her place though the story, though so far it seems unlikely.

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Vogue gone rogue

WALKING DEAD “Based off the finale, season 5 seems to suggest a stronger, unified gang of zombie fighters...”

Kim and Kanye cause quite the stir with their recent magazine cover.

MADELINE ZAFFT Staff Writer Kim Kardashian and Kanye West can officially strike being on the cover of Vogue from their list. The duo is front and center in the April issue, which can be electronically downloaded now and will hit stands on the 31st. The cover has gotten attention from the minute the couple tweeted about it: Kim sent out a simple blast to her 20 million followers that read, “This is such a dream come true!!! Thank you @VogueMagazine for this cover!

O M GGGGGG!!! I can’t even breath!” West also sent a shoutout to Vogue with a tweet where he said #TRILL “Thank you, @ VogueMagazine.”

This cover has caused some controversy. Sarah Michelle Gellar, also known as the Cruel Intentions star and Buffy the Vampire Slayer tweeted out a message of her own that wasn’t necessarily in favor of “Kimye.”

“Well……I guess I’m canceling my Vogue subscription,” Gellar tweeted. “Who is with me???”

Don’t worry Kim and Kanye fans, Kardashians’ friend Jonathan Cheben stood up to Gellar tweeting back “Do u matter?”

Sounds like trouble in Hollywood to me. The cover has mainly been controversial due to people thinking that Kardashian wasn’t the most deserving to be

up next to other cover stars such as Beyoncé, Anne Hathaway and Emma Watson.

Vogue editor Anna Wintour also took up for the covering couple in the issues Editor Letter. It reads, “As for the cover, my opinion is that it is both charming and touching, and it was, I should add, entirely our idea to do it; you may have read that Kanye begged me to put his fiancée on Vogue’s cover. He did nothing of the sort,” Wintour said. The hastag “Worlds most talked about couple “ graces the bottom of the cover.

Along with their spoof to Kanye’s “Bound 2” video also featuring Kardashian, James Franco and Seth Rogan put out a photshopped version. Franco being West and Rogans head perfectly over Kardashians. Right up next to Franco and Rogen, Kermit the frog and Miss Piggy also did a take on the cover. With the picture The Muppets also tweeted out “’Vague’ brings you Kermiggy, the #UniversesMostTalkedAboutCouple,” I understand where the disagreement is coming from, but in the bigger picture fashion is for everyone and I almost feel as though the criticism is trying to state otherwise. All backlash is almost taking away from the cover. Kardashian promptly said that she “doesn’t spend time worrying about the haters.”

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a deputy sheriff. Season four has shown the shift from a man who still believed in the old ways to accepting the monster beneath the surface, and understanding that it can be an asset, not a detriment. The rules have changed, and Rick has finally changed with them.

More than ever before, Walking Dead’s fourth year was all about what is right and what is wrong. Spectacular episodes like “Dead Weight”, the Governor’s siege on the prison, “The Grove”, where Carol points a gun at the unlikeliest of candidates, and the finale “A” where Rick, Michonne and Daryl are forced to be less than human to take out monstrous foes, really bring to home the seasons theme. All this dedication to theme, story, and characterization makes Walking Dead’s 16-episode fourth season its best, and with next season being the first time a showrunner has stayed on for two consecutive years, hopefully the series can finally juggle the gory, action elements with proper character beats. Based off these last eight episodes alone, the series is in good hands.

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Noah floats above controversy to top box office; Sabotage sputters

is the latest failure for the former California governor, whose “The Last Stand” and “Escape Plan” were box-office duds last year.

Disney’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which opens in the U.S. on Friday, dominated 32 international markets by capturing $75.2 million.

The sequel stars Chris Evans as the patriotic Marvel supersoldier. ___ Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Noah,” $44 million ($33.6 million international).

2. “Divergent,” $26.5 million.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — After weathering a sea of controversy, “Noah” arrived in first place at the weekend box office.

Paramount’s biblical epic starring Russell Crowe in the titular role opened with $44 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The imaginative take on the tale of Noah’s Ark from “Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky led some religious groups to claim the story had been inaccurately depicted and prompted Paramount to add a disclaimer to marketing materials noting that “artistic license has been taken” in telling the story.

The polarizing attention apparently paid off for “Noah,” which features such additions

to the well-known Bible story as angelic rock creatures and chic wardrobes for Noah and his family.

“Noah,” which also stars Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, also sailed smoothly in 22 international markets, such as Russia and Australia, earning $33.6 million abroad.

“It certainly feels like the film has really connected with both mainstream moviegoers who are looking for a really sophisticated film and those folks who really want to see a movie that honors their faith,” said Rob Moore, Paramount vice chairman. “It’s been a very interesting journey to get to this point, but it’s definitely a spectacular launch.”

“Noah” is the latest faith-cen-

3. “Muppets Most Wanted,” $11.4 million.

tric film to win over audiences this year. Others include the independently released “God’s Not Dead,” which earned $9 million in its second outing this weekend, and “Son of God,” whose domestic total now stands at $57.9 million since opening last month.

“I think these biblical-themed movies are like the next frontier in Hollywood,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak.

“Hollywood hadn’t cracked the code on a biblical movie that would have mainstream appeal.

Now, I think they’ve figured it out. We may see a flood — pun intended — coming down the pipeline. We already have ‘Heaven is for Real’ and ‘Exo-

dus’ slated for later this year.”

Elsewhere at the box office, Lionsgate’s teen science-fiction thriller “Divergent” starring Shailene Woodley came in second place and earned $26.5 million in its second weekend, bringing its domestic total to $95.3 million.

“Muppets Most Wanted,” the globe-trotting Muppet sequel from Disney featuring Tina Fey and Ricky Gervais, captured third place with $11.4 million in its second weekend. The latest Muppet caper’s total domestic haul is now at $33.2 million.

The weekend’s other major new release, “Sabotage,” flopped in the seventh spot with $5.3 million. The Open Road action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

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