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MSU reassigns Jutting after 12 years at the helm

JOEY DENTON

staff writer

According to Minnesota State, Mankato President Richard Davenport, now is the “time for change” for the men’s hockey team. Troy Jutting will be a part of that change, but not as the team’s head coach. On Sunday, Jutting was reassigned from his head coaching post with the Mavericks to help out with other parts of the administration until his contract expires on June 30, 2013. With next season being the WCHA’s last season with the 12 original teams, the MSU administration is looking to have a new look to its men’s hockey program. Davenport and his staff felt that it was time for a change. “We took a look at the fan base and the number of fans that are participating in the sport, and on the basis of that, we thought perhaps now is great time to move forward with change,” said Davenport. Coach Jutting has accepted the change and is ready to move on. “Coaches are hired to be fired. At some point in time, it gets to that point where people feel there needs to be a change just for change’s sake,” Jutting said. When the news came out, there was shock and confusion in the air, especially to his players.

“Obviously when your leader is taken from you, there’s a little bit of shock and mixed emotions,” junior forward Eriah Hayes said. Junior defenseman and team co-captain Tyler Elbrecht felt the same way. “It came as a shock when we found out last night, but he gave me the opportunity to come to this college three years ago,” Elbrecht said. “He’s a great leader, and we have the utmost respect for him. It’s hard to see him go.” Coach Jutting may be leaving the bench, but he isn’t leaving this university. He will be helping out the administration in a variety of ways, such as fundraising, marketing, program development, community projects and capital projects, according to President Davenport. “He is not going to be sitting around,” Davenport said. “He’s going to be working very, very hard in a different capacity than as coach.” The next step for the Mavericks is to find the new bench boss. The biggest problem will be trying to find a new coach while MSU is already paying another man a head coach’s salary. “I don’t think we’re going to have difficulty attracting candidates for this position,” Davenport said. They are hoping by the end of the summer they will have the man for the job,

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and they have some ideas of what kind of coach they are going to need to be successful. “I need somebody that really knows hockey, who is well known throughout the country, throughout the league,” Davenport said. And even though the players are in distraught about this situation, they know the administration will bring in a coach that will continue to improve the program that Jutting built. “Coach Jutting did a great job of putting us in the position we are in right now for the future,” Elbrecht said. “We just need a coach

to come in and be positive, ready to go and work with the guys we have and our recruits coming in, and I think we will have a good season.” In his 12 seasons as the Mavericks’ head coach, Jutting posted a 184-224-55 overall record. He is a twotime recipient of the WHCA Coach of the Year award (2003 and 2008), and in 2003 he was USA Hockey’s National Coach of the Year, leading the Mavericks to their first NCAA tournament bid in the 2002-03 season. After his 12 seasons as a head coach, he has definitely improved this program, and he is happy where the pro-

gram is right now. “I do believe the program is in a great spot right now, in terms of moving into the future. I do take pride in where I left the program,” Jutting said. In his closing press conference, Jutting said he has appreciated the opportunity that he has had for the last 22 years as an MSU player, assistant and head coach, adding that he will always be a Maverick. “I can say that for 22 years I’ve got to go to work and truly enjoy every day of it,” he said.

Sexual assault awareness month comes to MSU ALLISON MATTHEWS

staff writer The month of April brings a breath of fresh air for students. The unusually early spring has campus alive with sunshine and students often celebrate the last few weeks of school with an ample of celebratory parties. As the school year winds down, it is important not to forget the grim reality of sexual

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assault students face not only at parties but also in a variety of situations. On college campuses, one in four women will experience a sexual assault during her academic career, according to Kathleen Hirsch in her article, “Fraternities of Fear: Gang Rape, Male Bonding, and the Silencing of Women.” The Violence Awareness

and Response Program and the Women’s Center are teaming up to host Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April by bringing a series of events and programs to shine light on the prevalence of sexual assault on campus and in the community. Women’s Center Program Coordinator Samantha Coffin says SAAM is crucial for all college campuses

because it provides an arena for education, support, brainstorming and intervention to come together in an effort to show that sexual violence is a community problem. SAAM kicks off the month with The Clothesline Project on Tuesday and Wednesday. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in CSU 285 both days.

“The Clothesline Project addresses the issue of violence against women though the decoration of t-shirts,” VARP Coordinator Laura Schultz said. “This campaign works to de-stabilize the widespread myth that violence is a private matter and provides an artistic avenue through which women and men can break the

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