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One student’s ‘simple yes’ leads to life-changing service mission Ritzcel Miguel’s mission trip to Saint Lucia opened her eyes to third-world poverty

AARON YOUNG Staff Writer Remember in school years ago, when you were asked, “If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?” Some would say Japan or France or maybe even Australia.

Personally, I always wanted to go Africa, specifically Ethiopia.

Maybe that’s because I did a project on it in eighth grade. Well, for one individual, her question was

answered and it changed her life for the better.

MNSU junior Ritzcel Miguel traveled to Saint Lucia over spring break on a mission trip.

Saint Lucia is a tiny country in the Caribbean, home to almost 180,000 people.

When looking for it on a map, it is south of Dominica, east of Barbados, and northeast of Trinidad and Tobago.

Miguel, alongside 19 others, from Texas to Pennsylvania, took a trip down south to the tiny country. There, they spent a week expressing their faith to those in Saint Lucia, specifically Castries. Castries is a region in Saint Lucia with about 20,000 people.

The group kicked off the

Photos courtesy of Ritzcel Miguel

trip with an adventure to Canaries, which ended up being a team building activity.

“My group went hiking up a waterfall which was awesome. We all made it to the top which was [nice] because it was the first thing we conquered. If we could conquer that, we could conquer the whole trip,” Miguel said.

And conquered they did.

From bare-handing—a form of one-on-one evangelization—to playing with the children at school, the group certainly made a lasting impact on the region.

Individually, she was also given the opportunity to practice her CNA training, helping the elderly at St. Lucy’s with their chores. The junior is seeking

to get a degree in Nursing from MNSU. “I was able to be a leader and teach them and be able to walk with them for that short amount of time,” Miguel said about her impact on the trip.

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Brandon Poliszuk takes initiative with Social Butterfly business

TAEHUI PARK Staff Writer Go and chase your dreams.

Grab the opportunity that has come forth.

Brandon Poliszuk, Minnesota State University, Mankato alumnus and CEO of the Social Butterfly, a social media marketing company,

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said that it is “important” to be able to put a good business idea into action, build a network and move forward with them.

“If you have ideas you are really knowledgeable and passionate about, then go and chase them. Get started as soon as possible. Learn anything you can in school.

Your network will be an asset. You never know what will happen next. Use the opportunities you get,” said Poliszuk.

The Social Butterfly, a creative agency—which

specializes in videography, photography, content creation, social media management, event promotion and website development—helps companies grow through social media platforms and engages with its audience by promoting compelling content and creating buzz for products and services.

The Social Butterfly originated with a project in one of Poliszuk’s business classes, Introduction to Management Information Systems (MGMG200), when

he was a sophomore.

“The project required students to come up with a business idea, design a running website and create some of the other basic tasks for starting a company,” said Poliszuk.

Even though the majority of the class came up with clothing companies, he believed there was an opportunity in social media marketing. Poliszuk and his group decided to start a social media marketing company that creates compelling content and

gives companies a style and identity that sets them apart from the competition.

The company has also put up a creative term “Butterfly Effect” as a strong impetus for proving its presence in social media marketing.

“The butterfly effect is a scientific theory that a single occurrence can change the course of the universe forever.

We bring the theory to life so that we take the business

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Supaman to perform April 3 at MNSU

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Native American rapper Supaman to sing at MNSU, April 3

BILL HAMM Staff Writer Supaman is an Apsaalooke rapper by Wikipedia definition.

Supaman is being brought to you jointly by MNSU Native American Affairs and Student Events Team. He will be singing Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. in the CSU Ballroom.

The Apsaalooke people are members of the Crow Nation. Their 2.2 millionacre reservation is in central Montana.

Supaman‘s birthname is Christian Parrish Takes the Gun. He was born in Seattle, Washington and was raised on the Crow Agency, Montana.

His journey has been one of poverty, sadness, and hard lessons. Both his parents were alcoholics, which predictably led to spending a good deal of time in foster care before ending up with his grandparents. He began rapping at age 24 and has only improved since.

“I got lucky, and never got

caught breaking the law,” Supaman said. He had been involved in some criminal activity, including smoking weed. He got lucky and a record label in Seattle took interest in him and he soon found himself on the road.

After an encounter while on the road, he began to take a more intense view of his life and purpose. One might call it a “born again” experience, that led him to promise his life and his message to God. This led him to turn down a deal with a record label and return to his reservation where he began to work on

his creative new message.

He is currently taking his message of hope on the road for all to hear, speaking at schools, reservations, and other venues entertaining as well as evangelizing and speaking about his Native culture. He is also what is known as a “fancy dancer,” which he also weaves into his performance. Fancy dancing is some of his first performance work as a child attending pow wow’s.

“A lot of people think that Native Americans are only in history books. But we are still alive and striving

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Continued from page 1 into social media and put it to a whole other level.

You will see the power.

That’s the reason why we have coined the term,” said Poliszuk. “Many people underestimate how important social media are.

But the Internet is a free and open place where you can build whatever you want.”

Even though the company has been making success happen in social media marketing, turning the creative idea into

action was not as easy as he first thought.

“I realized I needed a way to create original content. I went to a camera store, decided to invest in professional grade camera equipment and started learning photography and videography on my own,” Poliszuk said.

However, he has overcome the early difficulties he had in business and managed to expand his company.

Since 2015, the company

has collaborated with more than 20 teams and businesses including MNSU, Visit Mankato, JP Fitness, and EXCD. “I envision myself being top level at a creative agency in the future. I want to be able to add values to many companies.

If you have a good idea, go chase your dream as soon as possible. Grab the opportunity that has come forth. You never know,” he said.

Photos courtesy of Supaman’s Facebook page

to keep our culture and language alive, so having speakers and performers like this makes it real to other students,” said Awna Cournoyer, vice president of the Native American Student Association.

In 2003, Supaman started the Native rap group “Rezawrection,” who’s first album, “It’s Time,” won a Native American Music Award in 2005. Since then he has released four solo albums and has received acclaim for his song, “Why,” featuring Acosia Red Elk. In his hit piece, “Prayer Loop Song,” he utilizes instruments including the traditional drum and ute remixed with different Native

tracks. It was produced for America’s Got Talent.

In 2013, Supaman was featured on a float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Since the release on his Gorilla album in 2013 he has been doing many of his songs on videos that have gone viral for him. He is also featured with MAG7 in the Taboo video, “Stand up/ Stand N Rock #NoDAPL,” which won an MTV video music award for best video with a social message. His ability to fuse Native culture into his performance through fancy dancing and lyrics has been a winning combination for his fans.

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Data breach hits Saks Fifth Avenue,

Lord & Taylor stores A data breach at department store chains Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Lord & Taylor has compromised the personal information of customers who shopped at the stores.

The chains’ parent co m p a ny, C a na d a based Hudson’s Bay Co., announced the breach of its store payment systems on Sunday. The company said it was investigating and taking steps to contain the attack.

The disclosure came after New York-based security firm Gemini Advisory LLC revealed on Sunday that a hacking group known as JokerStash or Fin7 began boasting on dark websites last week that it was putting up for sale up to 5 million stolen credit and debit cards.

The hackers named their stash BIGBADABOOM-2.

While the extent of its holdings remains unclear, about 125,000 records were immediately released for sale.

The security firm confirmed with several banks that many of the compromised records came from Saks and Lord & Taylor customers.

Hudson’s Bay said in a statement that it “deeply regrets any inconvenience or concern this may cause,” but it hasn’t said how many Saks or Lord & Taylor stores or customers were affected.

The company said there’s no indication that the breach affected its online shopping websites or other

brands, including the Home Outfitters chain or Hudson’s Bay stores in Canada.

The company said customers won’t be liable for fraudulent charges. It plans to offer free credit monitoring and other identity protection services.

There is evidence that the breach began about a year ago, said Dmitry Chorine, Gemini Advisory’s co-founder and chief technology officer.

He said the prolific hacking group has previously targeted major hotel and restaurant chains.

The breach follows last year’s high-profile hack of credit bureau Equifax that exposed the personal data of millions of Americans. This newest breach, however, more closely resembles past retail breaches that have targeted the point-of-sale systems used by companies from Home Depot to Target and Neiman Marcus.

Chorine said the hackers’ typical method is to send cleverly crafted phishing emails to company employees, especially managers, supervisors and other key decision-makers.

Once an employee clicks on an attachment, which is often made to look like an invoice, the system gets infected.

“For an entire year, criminals were able to sit on the network of Lord & Taylor and Saks and steal data,” he said.

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Continued from page 1 While in Castries, Miguel saw a lot of suffering among the people, but at the same time was taken aback by their joy.

“A lot of them were disabled and couldn’t talk or couldn’t walk,” said Miguel. “Even though they had so little that they were struggling, it was so humbling to see them happy. They were living in the moment.”

When comparing her lifestyle with theirs, it definitely put things into perspective. In addition, Miguel explained that the people were so grateful and how much she wanted to bring that peace back to America but knew it would be difficult.

“It was a humbling experience especially living in America and having so many luxuries,” she said. “There were so many beautiful people and their hearts were so pure and I wanted to bring that back here but… there are so many distractions and this world is so loud.”

Coming back to America, where the lifestyle is vastly different and the pace much faster, it would be easy to understand the challenges of not only spreading the faith, but also experiencing peace and comfort as well.

As for her favorite memory, without hesitation, she said the children.

During the time she spent there, the children stood out for a variety of reasons.

The most important being how much potential they had, yet the obstacles that prevented them from reaching it.

“The kids were awesome and talented. If they were here, they could go anywhere. It’s awesome to see so much potential but it’s also sad because it’s getting wasted,” she said.

“These children deserve so much and they are barely getting by.”

Perhaps one memory that will stay with her forever is when the children called her Moana. Miguel found it cute and funny of this remark and it further cemented why she loved the children so much.

After reflecting on how much this impacted her and seeing the passion and happiness in the people’s eyes, she recalls exactly how this trip came about.

There was little preparation in her decision to say yes.

“I just walked into Newman one day and [Ashley] said, ‘Do you want to Saint Lucia?’ I didn’t know where it was, how much it [costs]. I didn’t know anything,” she said.

Ashley Soukup is a missionary at the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center. The building is located right across the clock tower and is welcome to anyone, whether you’re religious or not. Through fundraising and with the assistance of the community, Miguel found a way to board the planes to Saint Lucia.

As for why she went, the answer was simple.

“I went because it was God’s plan. That simple yes made a huge impact on me and was wild,” she said.

Her advice to those who are on the fence about going overseas, whether it is a mission trip or studying abroad is to “be open to it.”

“I don’t know what your faith is or what you rely on, but if it’s God’s will, its God’s will. Saying a simple yes to something so crazy has potential to change your life,” she said.

Funny how one serendipitous encounter led to a life-changing experience. You never know when the opportunity to do make a difference in the world can happen and when the answer at the beginning will finally come true.

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Parents should let kids take next big step Opinion

KATIE LEIBEL Staff Writer I do not believe that parents should be making important decisions for their teenagers; I think they should be making them together.

Something that breaks my heart is when I hear someone tell me that their parent picked out their college or made other important decisions for them in their lives. I have a friend that is attending a college that does not have the major that she wants to pursue because her parents forced her to go there and did not listen to her opinion.

In my mind, these years are some of the most important in one’s life. What occurs in someone’s teenage years can impact the way they view the world and the way they interact with others for a lot of their life. I do not understand why big decisions are not a conversation.

The first time I experienced this debate was in a Biology of Women class a year and a half ago. We were learning about a vaccine that prevents against multiple strains of cancer-causing viruses. The only “problem” is it prevented against a cancer-causing virus

that resulted from an STI. This vaccine is to be given to children around the age of 12 and many parents refused to give it to their children because they had felt that it encouraged their children to have sex at a young age.

Personally, I feel that this is not the message being sent, but that is for an opinion piece in the future. I want to focus on the fact that the parents are making a decision to not protect their children from a deadly virus. They are making a decision for them.

I think there are multiple ways around this situation.

One of them being the parent does not have to

I was young, she made sure that I understood why I was receiving the vaccine. She let me make my own decision.

I think that this and many other issues such as choosing a college for one’s child can greatly impact the individual’s life. Instead of having a conversation on possible careers, the likelihood of finding a job in that field, and the benefits of being close to home, some parents tell their children that they need to go to the local community, state or private college.

Instead of allowing an individual to make a decision that will greatly impact their future, they are making a

“Instead of allowing an individual to make a decision that will greatly impact their future, they are making a decision that can possibly limit their child’s future.”

tell the child that it protects against a deadly STI, but that it protects against cancer.

This is what my mom did for me, and I recently realized this when I asked my doctor if I had received the vaccine and then asked my mother what she had told me when I received it.

My mother included me in the conversation and although she did censor some of the material because

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decision that can possibly limit their child’s future. In both of these scenarios if a parent makes one of these major decisions for their child, they may limit their child’s potential.

In the first scenario, if a parent were to pick a college for a child and send them there, it could limit their choice of majors and it could limit the opportunities they might find. They may end

up in a career field that they did not choose or want, and resent their parents for making these important decisions for them.

This issue also works the other way around. If the child were to make the entire decision on their own without discussing the pros and cons with their parents they could end up too far away for their liking and many other problems could arise.

As for the HPV scenario, if the child were to get a case of HPV without knowing, as it can sometimes be hard to detect, and a parent had made the decision not to give them the vaccine, they could get cancer at an early age.

It could impact their career, family life, and their abilities in the future.

Again, it works the other way around in this scenario, as well. If the child were to learn that they had been given this shot without their full knowledge or consent, it could lead to a lot of resentment and distrust between them and the parent, as they may feel the parent did not trust them to make the decision.

The bottom line is, as a parent, one may have to make a lot of important decisions for their child, but once that child has a sense of reasoning and responsibility and is capable of a respectful

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National grant funds MNSU RISEbio program

MADISON DIEMERT Staff Writer MNSU has received an almost one-million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation Awards for a new program in biology.

The new program, the Research Immersive Scholastic Experience— RISEbio—is a collaborative effort of four professors in the biology department.

“The program is a scholarship and support program,” said professor David Sharlin, who will be teaching one of the first classes of RISEbio.

The program is geared toward incoming freshmen who showcase academic potential and a need for financial assistance.

There will be a total of

20 students picked for the program every year, starting in fall 2018. For the first three semesters, $7,500 in scholarship money will be awarded to students in the RISEbio program. The students will also have the opportunity to live in a RISEbio learning community, conduct research, and develop skills that will help in all other aspects of life.

Students will be a part of the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI).

“FRI exposes incoming students to authentic research in their first year,” said Sharlin. “There are a number of studies that demonstrate that integrating undergraduate research enhances scholas tic outcomes.”

The students will also be a part of a vertical mentoring system.

“The way that the vertical mentorship is set up is that each research stream will have a graduate assistant associated with it,” said

Sharlin. “That graduate assistant will be more of a peer mentor to the RISEbio scholars.”

Sharlin hopes that this might make students in the program feel more comfortable, “because we can be scary as professors sometimes,” Sharlin said.

After the first year, the scholars will be paid to be either a Learning Community Coordinator of the RISEbio learning community or an assistant to a research stream, said Sharlin. This helps with the student’s financial needs and also keeps them associated with the program.

It is also important that students know their traditional biology courses will be replaced with the required courses for RISEbio.

“It’s a one for one,” said Sharlin. So instead of students taking BIO 105, they will take the Methods course instead.

RISEbio is a collaborative project within the Biology Department.

Sharlin is

Letter to the Editor: President Abdul-Aziz’s statement on April 10th election and referendums On behalf of the Minnesota state Student Association, your Student Government, I hope the end your semester is going well, and may the curve be with you during finals week. I firmly believe that the purpose of the MSSA is to create and promote leadership opportunities for students to be involved in, and to provide an excellent college experience for all students. The most important responsibility the Senate has is to participate in the annual budget meeting, where senators make recommendations on the allocation of more than $2.5 million in student activity fees to fund services and programs crucial to the college experience.

On April 10th the student body will be presented with an opportunity to elect members of the 86th MSSA (2018-2019 leadership), and to vote on three key ballot items: A 2.96% increase in the Student Activity Fee, a 4.04% increase in the Intercollegiate Athletic Fee, and a proposal to change the name MSSA to Student Government. The vote on the Student Activity Fee and the Intercollegiate Athletics Fee is taking place due to legislation passed and signed into Minnesota law in the

past year.

I am encouraging the student body to vote yes on these ballot items for one vital reason: to provide great student services and crucial resources to students which must be invested in to enrich and expand the college experience. The fee increases are the foundation of the free sporting events, bus services, and amenities provided to the Recognized Student Organizations, athletes, international students, LGBTQ+ student resources, fraternity and sorority members, performing artists, and all students who benefit and grow from the programs funded via the Student Activity Fee. There is no such thing as the “one common college experience” for any college student, so join me in investing in each other’s passions, and ultimately demonstrate what it means to empower each other.

All three proposed referendum items have been discussed, voted on, and supported by the current Student Senate and myself.

I firmly believe that these recommendations express a commitment to the success and wellbeing of all students and encourage you to vote and to vote “YES” on them. Voting may be done

between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10. The election is online at www. mnsu.edu/voting.

The recommended Student Activity Fee Budget, as well as the comprehensive recommended Student Fee rates for the 2018-2019 academic year are available at http://www.mnsu.edu/ ms s a /ab o u t /ac tivit y fe e s . html.

So that students may be better informed, and so that comment may be heard, a public hearing on the Student Activity Fee, the Intercollegiate Athletics Fee, and the name change amendment will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, in CSU 238. I invite interested parties to join us at that time.

I am proud to have served Minnesota State University, Mankato and its students; current, incoming, and alumni. Thank you for this honor.

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involved as well as Dr. Brittany Smith, Dr. Rachel Cohen, Dr. Allison Land, and Dean Brian Martensen.

Everyone has a role in RISEbio, says Sharlin. He is required to do the NSF reporting that comes with having such a large grant and he will also teach one of the first classes the scholars will

take. Dr. Cohen and Dr. Land will be running the research streams and Dr. Smith will help design experiments to test how RISEbio is actually helping students to do better.

Dr. Sharlin also invites anyone who is interested in the RISEbio program to consider applying using Scholarship Finder.

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Continued from page 4 conversation, I believe that they should be included in some of the many major life decisions that come their way.

We’ve seen the negative impact of making decisions for children and we know that there is a positive impact when we work together. According to kidsmatter.edu, allowing older children to make their own decisions with the help of their parents helps them

to learn to think ahead, acknowledge possible consequences and see issues from different angles and perspectives.

It is for these reasons and those listed in the examples above, that I believe that both parties, the parents and the children, should be open-minded and allow for a conversation to take place.

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Track & Field begins outdoor season Coaches poll selects Mavericks as preseason NSIC champion

COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The Minnesota State Mavericks track and field team opened outdoor competition over the weekend, their first outdoor meet taking place in Winona, MN on Friday, hosted by St. Mary’s University.

It was a busy day for the Mavericks junior class, with Tanner Ogren taking first in the 200m dash (21.58 time), Javon Peterson taking first in the 800m run (2:01.06 time), and Jayme LaPlante taking first in shot-put (15.23m throw). While the upperclassmen showed strong to headline the day, the underclassmen made some waves as well with impressive performances.

Sophomore sprinter, Justin Taormina, helped the 4x100m team finish first with a time of 41.60. Vance Barnes, Ogren, and Wilson Jaquez where also on the upperclassmen laden first place team. Senior long-jumper, Michael Saddle, finished with a 7.22m jump to take first. He was followed by freshman Cameron Ramnarine, who posted a 6.47m leap.

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Other spotlight performances included another junior, Elijah Calderon-Pitchford, who posted the fifthbest triple-jump in DII track and field with his 15.18m spring.

The opener was pushed to the 30th after a cancellation because of weather conditions, which was to be hosted

by Southwestern Minnesota State.

The outing is on the heels of the Mavericks perform-

ing exceptionally at the DII Indoor National Championship. Five Mavericks received All-American honors while representing MSU there. Reid Diamond, John Schuster, Ogren, and Sydne Davis all grabbed All-American status on the 4x100 team, which finished fourth overall after running a 3:11.59 time. Sandle also took fourth for his efforts in the triple jump following a 51.511m leap. The team was well prepared to make a run

in their outdoor season.

Even more affirmation of the Mavericks status in the outdoor track arena was the coaches poll released just a short pair of weeks ago, which selected MSU as the preseason NSIC champion.

They have racked up six outdoor conference titles, and after gathering some steam to finish the indoor season and rack up the All-Americans, MSU seems to be the pick.

As the outdoor season kicks off, the Mavericks have a far easier schedule to start the season in comparison to last year. Last season saw the Mavericks heading out to Kansas, Missouri and Texas three of their first four competitions. That proceeded a two competition in California. Instead of a roaring trav-

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Baseball pushes win streak to six games JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer The Minnesota State Mavericks baseball team opened this week with a four-game homestand against the University of Mary.

Due to poor field conditions, the games were moved from MSU to Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN for the weekend.

The Mavericks got the win in the first game of the series,

as they won by a score of 2-0 Thursday.

Both of MSU’s runs would be unearned runs in which baserunners scored on a wild pitch.

Junior outfielder, Tyler Berg, scored in the third inning and sophomore infielder, Tommy McDonald, scored in the seventh inning for the Mavericks.

Junior catcher, Tom Imholte, and Berg were the only players who recorded a hit for the Mavericks during the game.

On the bump for this matchup was senior right-handed pitcher, Quinn Ahern. For Ahern, he was wheeling and dealing on the

mound for the Mavericks. In seven innings, he allowed only three hits, while striking out eight and walking none.

Ahern moved his record to 2-1 on the season with the victory.

The Mavericks would end Thursday being undefeated, as they would win the second game of the doubleheader, 6-2.

Things got off to a hot start for MSU. Tom Imholte tripled in his first at bat of the game, allowing Josh Wenzel to score. Imholte would score on a sacrifice fly by Luke Waldek in the same inning.

The game would end on the same note as well, with senior infielder, Teddy Pe-

Quinn Ahern

Tyler Berg

tersen, hitting a triple in the seventh inning to score freshman infielder, Carter Elliott.

Elliott’s run would be the final run of the game for the Mavericks.

Imholte led the game with two RBIs on the day. Sophomore, Tory Miller, also hit for a game-high two hits in three

at bats for the Mavericks.

On this day, freshman pitcher, Cam Kline, was on the mound for MSU and had his stuff working. He would

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Softball lose three of last four games on the road

AARON YOUNG Staff Writer The women’s softball team went into the weekend hoping to extend their six-game winning streak on the year.

However, even with a victory in the first game of the weekend against the Wayne State Wildcats, the Mavericks would go on to lose three straight on the weekend, with matchups against the Wildcats in Wayne, NE on Thursday, and then finishing off the week with the Augustana Vikings, in Sioux Falls, SD. Early Thursday morning, and into the afternoon, Minnesota State took on Wayne State in a doubleheader. In the opener, the Mavericks got off to a slow start before exploding at the plate, finishing with 12 hits during the first game.

Senior outfielder, Jessica Meidl, was the star of the game for the Mavericks, driving the ball out of the park for a two-run walk off homerun.

In addition to her homerun, Meidl had a double, five RBI’s, and a stolen base on the day.

Other players who contributed were junior outfielder, McKenzie Paap, who drove

in a run of her own, as well as freshman, Torey Richards, and sophomore, Carly Esselman, both having one hit on the game.

Sophomore hard-thrower, Caitlin Stone, was awarded the victory on the day for the Mavericks, having closed out the game with two innings pitched. She continues to impress on the mound, earning her eighth win of the year.

Similar to the first game, the sequel to it went down to the wire. Backed by freshman Torey Richards, who had three hits and three RBI’s on the day, the Mavericks rallied after being down 5-2 to tie the game up. Richards has been setting the plate ablaze, extending her hit streak to 15 games. Despite the comeback in the sixth, it was senior catcher, Katelyn Wobken, of Wayne State who hit the game-winning home run, ending the Mavericks six-game winning streak.

Going into Friday against the Vikings, the Mavericks looked to recover and get their momentum back. After splitting a series with the Wildcats, the girls fell short twice against the Augustana Vikings.

The Mavericks got off to a 4-1 lead early on, but couldn’t keep it under wraps, as the Vikings would score five unanswered runs and go on to win the game.

McKenzie Paap led the Mavs with three hits and two stolen bases on the day,

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while Richards and Esselman contributed a combine four hits and two RBI’s. Freshman pitcher, Lexi Schoper, took a loss after giving up one run in 1.2 innings pitched.

In the finale, the Mavericks got a taste of their own medicine, getting stomped over by the Vikings early on being on the end of a 7-1 deficit in the second inning. Despite having their backs against the wall, the girls fought their way back the best they could.

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Freshman, Julia Bastian, shined at the plate, hitting her first ever home run in the fourth, driving in two RBIs. Freshman infielder, Hannah McCarville, would later also strike dynamite just an inning later, scoring three runs in the process. Her home run widdled the Vikings’ lead within one run late, but the Vikings weren’t done yet, as they responded with a homer of their own in the seventh, putting a victory for the Mavs

out of reach.

After this last road trip, the Minnesota State Mavericks will be making their homefield debut this week, on Thursday against the Sioux Falls Cougars. Torey Richards will be looking to inch towards a 20-game hitting streak and as a whole, the Mavericks are looking to start off their hometown barrage with a bang.

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el schedule to kick off the year outside, the Mavericks stay closer to home, which hopefully marks an advantage. They head to Missouri, Wisconsin, and Nebraska

for their foreseeable schedule. When not out of state, they will see the Minnesota homeland twice in the next five competitions.

If all goes well on a light

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Suess and Brickley leave Mavs for the pros

After leading the Mavericks to the NCAA Tournament, CJ Suess and Daniel Brickley look for success at the next level

KEVIN KORBEL Sports Editor After a successful season for the men’s hockey team, two of the key pieces on the team will be leaving the team for a chance for playing in the NHL. Daniel Brickley and CJ Suess, both who were in the running for the Hobey Baker Award this passed season, have signed deals with the Los Angeles Kings, and the Winnipeg Jets, respectively. Both players were captains for the team this year, as part of their successful season, which resulted in a MacNaughton Cup, and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Both players had different routes to get to where they’re at today. As a two-year captain from Forest Lake, Minn., Suess completed his fouryear collegiate career with the Mavericks with 57 goals and 70 assists for 127 points in 157 games played. His 127

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C.J. Suess (left) and Daniel Brickley (right) look to continue their success under the big lights of the NHL. points is tied for fifth on the school’s career scoring list.

Selected in the fifth round, 129th overall, by Winnipeg in 2014 National Hockey League Draft, the Jets indicated that Suess would be assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League for the remainder of the season.

After signing a one-year entry-level contract with the club, Suess is now hoping to make the leap of faith to the pros sooner, rather than later.

As for Brickley, he departs from Minnesota State having racked up 20 goals and 57 assists for 77 points in 107 games to rank eighth on the school’s career scoring by defensemen list for the NCAA DI era. The native of Sandy, Utah ranked sixth on the Mavericks in scoring this season with ten goals and 25 assists for 35 points in 40 games played.

His 35 points this year, which currently stand tied for

BASEBALL Continued from page 7 go a full seven innings, allowing only three hits and two earned runs, while striking out five.

Kline picked up his first victory of the year with the 6-2 Maverick victory, bringing his record to 1-0 on the season.

The final two games of the doubleheader were played on Friday in St. Peter, MN. The bats remained hot for the Mavericks, as they would claim game one by a score of 6-3.

Elliott again got the ball rolling for the Mavs in the first inning, as he doubled down the right field line, allowing Ty Buck to score the first run of the game.

Teddy Petersen hit his first homerun of the season, a three-run shot in the fourth inning to give the Mavericks a comfortable 5-1 lead.

In the fourth inning, sophomore infielder, Tory Miller, laid down a bunt for a single that would result in a throwing error, which allowed sophomore, Cody Ulfers, to score. Ulfers was

on first base when Miller was in the batter’s box, but due to subsequent throwing errors, he would score.

Peterson, along with sophomore, Ty Buck, would record the most hits in this game for the Mavericks, with Petersen finishing the day 2-3 with three RBIs and Buck finishing 2-4.

Junior outfielder, Jesus Payan, was a perfect 4-4 from the plate for Mary.

Freshman pitcher, Trevor Divinski, would get the victory for the Mavericks. He finished the game with six innings pitched, nine hits, only one earned run and 10 strikeouts on the day. The victory brought Divinski’s record to 2-0 on the season.

The final game of the four-game series was won by the Mavericks, with the final score being 12-5.

The Mavericks got after it in the second inning, with Cody Ulfers leading off the scoring with a single into right field that would score Teddy Petersen.

Minnesota State would score three more runs in the second inning, bringing

their lead to 4-0.

The sixth inning was a big one for MSU, as they would score five runs.

The Mavericks were led by their starting pitcher, Carlo Graffeo. In five innings of work, Graffeo struck out seven, while only allowing two hits and one earned run.

Graffeo’s victory brings his record to 2-2 on the season.

After the series sweep of the University of Mary, the Mavs currently have a record of 16-7, including 11-3 in-conference.

The Mavericks will be in action quite a bit this week, as they will travel to Concordia-St. Paul Wednesday and Minnesota Duluth for games on Saturday and Sunday.

Minnesota State won’t play their first actual home game at Bowyer Field until April 14, when they host Bemidji State. Until then, you can watch all of the Maverick baseball games online on the MSU baseball team page.

fifth in the nation amongst all defensemen, ranks second on the school’s single-season scoring by a defenseman list (DI-era). A four-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Week honoree, Brickley was named All-WCHA Second Team this year.

The Kings introduced Brickley at a press conference in Salt Lake City Friday to present to the media the signing of the talented defenseman.

Together, these two talented, young players bring fire and energy to their teams, with Suess being the leader on the team with 22 goals on the season, and tied

for the team lead in points on the season (43). Brickley, on the other hand, did things his own way, and even as a defenseman on the Mavericks, he had more shots on goal than Suess had, and having one of the best +/- on the team, with +16 on season.

With both players leaving, this leaves two major gaps in the core of the Mavericks’ hockey club. Nevertheless, the hockey team looks to build toward making it back to the tournament next season, with a lot of up-andcoming players, such as Jake Jaremko and Marc Michaelis starting to break-out.

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Trump depicted as a pig in New York magazine Opinion

MARIO ESCOTO Staff Writer

On April 1, 2018, at 6 p.m with a tweet with over 3,000 favorites and 1,626 retweets, people are talking about New York’s Magazine of depicting Donald Trump as a pig.

This was a huge spark for New York magazine, twitter and many news station questions on why the artist did it. The Western Journal says that Barack Obama was also depicted as a pig when he was once president of the United States of America. The magazine is titled “Not Collusion…

Not Incompetence…Not Cruelty… It’s the Corrup-

tion, Stupid.

“Not only has Trump made no effort to raise ethical standards but he and his administration have flamboyantly violated the existing guideline,” Chait said. The article was written by Jonathan Chait, says Trump’s presidency has featured rampant corruption, the like of which has not been seen in more than a century. Portraying Trump as an objectionable manner has been a norm for media for any presidential elections. Not only was Trump depictated as an animal but, Barack Obama was depicted as a pig, Hilary Clinton was depicted as a lizard and many others. Also, Trump has been the target of unflattering magazine covers before, including Time magazine’s depiction of his hair on fire and German magazine Der Spiegel’s portrayal of Trump as a “devolved

man”.

Even then, The Western Journal says that New York Magazine used Trump as a pig to expose corruption in the president’s administration, according to The Hill. In an accompanying piece in the same issue of the magazine, titled “501 Days in Swampland,” Joy Crane, Nick Tabor, and David Cay Johnston claimed Trump is making money off the presidency. This type of media does spark a hard topic, but sometimes need a credible source to back it up.

“This time around, the media doesn’t control the message of the information. We all knew about Trump and his lifestyle choices. He never hid them. We also remember how the media treated anyone who disagreed with the coverage the afforded Clinton,” Peterson said. It is true that media

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nowadays don’t control the messages. The message is torn and taken by piece by piece to become hot news for audiences to read. Also, media does this to gain money and gain new audiences to read their stories.

“This time it is different.

This time, the media can’t kill the beast. And how they spin themselves into

little tornadoes of futility is absolutely a joy to watch,” she added. Which I agree with Peterson killing this type of beast may not be possible for media to do.

Nowadays, people think that the media only make up stories to gain money, spark a talk and gain more audiences.

World Video Game Hall of Fame 2018 Video game legends inducted into this year’s hall of fame

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Calling all gamers to help pick World Video Game Hall of Fame inductees. Twelve finalists were named Tuesday for the class of 2018, pitting “Ms. Pac-Man” against “John Madden Football.”

Also in the running are: “Asteroids,” ‘’Call of Duty,” ‘’Dance Dance Revolution,” ‘’Final Fantasy VII,” ‘’Half-Life,” ‘’King’s Quest,” ‘’Metroid,” ‘’Minecraft,” ‘’Spacewar!,” and “Tomb Raider.”

New this year, the hall is inviting gamers to weigh in on inductees. Online balloting closes April 4.

A panel of experts will vote as well.

The winners will be inducted May 3.

Jon-Paul Dyson, director of International Center for the History of Electronic Games, says the finalists

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This years video game hall of fame finalists

span decades, gaming platforms and countries of origin.

“But what they all have in common is their undeni-

able impact on the world of gaming and popular culture,” Dyson said. Both the center and World Video Game Hall of Fame are

inside The Strong museum.

Museum officials say thousands of nominations were submitted from

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Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ tops holiday box office Director has his best opening weekend for film in last decade

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Spielberg has found his way back to the top of the box office with the action-adventure “Ready Player One,” while Tyler

Perry has scored again with “Acrimony.”

Studio estimates on Sunday say Spielberg’s virtual reality-focused film earned a solid $53.2 million in its

first four days in theaters from 4,234 locations since opening Wednesday night, with $41.2 million of that coming from the three-day weekend.

Not adjusted for inflation, it’s Spielberg’s best opening in a decade following “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” which launched with $100.1 million in 2008.

Aside from “The BFG,” Spielberg has lately favored smaller historical dramas instead of the bigscale blockbusters of his heyday.

Based on Ernest Cline’s popular novel and chockfull of references to 1980s pop culture, including some nods to Spielberg’s own films, “Ready Play-

er One” is a return to the popcorn filmmaking that he became known for. With that includes a reportedly hefty $175 million price tag, which does not account for marketing costs.

Audiences gave the film an A- CinemaScore, and reviews have been warm, too (it’s sitting at a 76 percent on Rotten Tomatoes).

Those who turned out this weekend were mostly male (59 percent) and over the age of 25 (56 percent).

“It’s great to be in the Steven Spielberg business,” said Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ president of domestic distribution.

“We always believed that this movie itself would carry the day and that’s really what happened. We’ve

seen all around the globe that the word of mouth is really propelling it.”

Goldstein said while advance ticket sales were solid, the walk-up business was particularly robust on Friday and Saturday.

Internationally, the film exceeded the studio’s expectations with $128 million from 62 territories, including $61.7 million from China (the biggest-ever opening in the country for Warner Bros.). Globally it grossed $181.3 million.

ComScore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian said the performance of “Ready Player One” should be judged in the context of the marketplace, which is down significantly (24.1 percent) from last March.

reverent humor. Seven sequels have followed.

“Metroid:” Nintendo’s 1986 game introduced the first playable human female character in a mainstream video game.

“Minecraft:” A top performer since its introduction in 2009, the game lets players in a worldwide, online community build elaborate structures from pixilated blocks.

“Ms. Pac-Man:” Midway launched the follow-up to the Pac-Man arcade game in 1981. It became one of the five best-selling ar-

cade games of all time.

“Spacewar!” was created by members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Model Train Club in 1962 on a main frame computer. It is credited with helping to launch the multibillion-dollar video game industry.

“Tomb Raider:” The 1996 game and its protag-

onist, Lara Croft, inspired a movie of the same name, featuring Angelina Jolie.

The 27 members of an international selection advisory committee will cast ballots for the winners. The three games that receive the most public votes from the new “Player’s Choice” voting will count as another ballot.

VIDEO GAME Continued from page 10 more than 100 countries.

To be recognized, games must have proven their popularity over time and influenced other games or forms of entertainment.

They can be electronic games of any type — arcade, console, computer, handheld, or mobile.

About this year’s finalists: “Asteroids:” Released

by Atari in 1979, the game sold more than 70,000 arcade units. Millions more played it at home on the Atari 2600.

“Call of Duty:” The first-person shooter game drops players into a World War II setting for a blend of action and historic narrative. Launched by Infinity Ward/Activision, the game and sequels have sold more than 260 million units since 2003.

“Dance Dance Revolution:” Konami’s 1998 game spread from Japanese arcades, including to a home version for Sony Playstation.

“Final Fantasy VII:” The 1997 game introduced 3-D computer graphics and other upgrades to the popular franchise.

The game sold more than 10 million units, making it the second most popular game for the Sony Playstation and helped popularize the Japanese role-playing genre.

“Half-Life:” After its creation by Valve/Sierra Studios in 1998, the game added the ability to modify the game itself, providing countless replay possibilities.

“John Madden Football:” The 1990 reboot by Electronic Arts became a pop cultural phenomenon that has sold more than 100 million copies.

“King’s Quest:” Sierra On-Line co-founder Roberta Williams in 1984 made her game a hit on personal computers with its unique visuals and ir-

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