TIMELINE OF TERROR

Student Government Candidate

Forum commences

By JULIA LIN Editor in Chief

With student government elections coming up Tuesday, the two parties fielding candidates discussed their values and stances on various topics in the Hearth Lounge Wednesday.

Presidential candidate Sierra Roiger and vice presidential candidate David Mesta from the Students United party are facing off against presidential candidate Destined Sehgbean and vice presidential candidate Ruth Asmamaw from the Representing Mavericks party.

The two parties gathered at noon for a forum where students could ask the candidates questions.

Question 1: What do you want your legacy to be after your potential term in Student Government?

Destined Sehgbean: I want to set up a cabinet of student leaders that comprise the heads of all of the different RSO’s we have on campus and this would create transparency in Student Government.

Sierra Roiger: I want to make sure that every single student’s voice from one student to a thousand students is being heard and make sure that administration and faculty understand that students are here to learn, yes, but they will also want to make sure they are being heard and that everything they want to see done is getting done.

MSU to lose Coach Hastings and half of team

By KARSON BUELOW Staff Writer

If you were to look up and down the Minnesota State Men’s hockey team’s roster from two weeks ago as it dropped its opening contest to St. Cloud State, a plethora of returning studs and the possibility of some returning seniors might have had you intrigued by what next year’s team has to offer.

But look at it now and you’ll see 10 departing players — some early signees to pro contracts and some opting to enter the transfer portal — and the resignation of Head Coach Mike Hastings and his heir apparent, Todd Knott.

The moves are a crushing blow to Maverick hockey fans, but after a disappointing end to a highly anticipated season, moves to be made were inevitable.

While Hastings’ unexpected departure was the biggest bomb to drop, the exodus began with players.

The first move came from last year’s leading goal scorer, Ryan Sandelin.

As a junior last season Sandelin tallied 21 goals and sat fifth on the team in points behind two returning Mavericks. The Hermantown native dropped significantly in points this year, a challenging 13 points behind where he sat last year. Despite this year’s lull in points, Sandelin inked a professional deal with the Colorado Eagles of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Hours after Sandelin’s announcement, fifth-year senior Andy Carroll announced the Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL signed him to an amateur tryout agreement with the team. The Northfield native has accumulated 64 points in five seasons with the Mavericks, including tying his career high of 16 this season.

Two days, Minnesota State

Question 2: What do you think is the biggest issue students are facing on campus and what will you do to address it?

Roiger: The food pantry is serving a lot of students. However, it does not have enough funds to help support all the students that it could be supporting. I want to increase the support for the food pantry and make sure that more students know where it is, as well as make it more accessible for more hours.

Sehgbean: I think the biggest challenge to us as a uni- versity is access to resources. I think this is a big issue because we have a lot of resources. It’s not that we don’t have these opportunities. We have a lot of scholarships, we have a lot of financial resources on our campus. But unfortunately, do students really know where they can find them? I think lack of access to resources is a very big issue and a very big challenge.

Question 3: What is one promise that you can make today to the student body that you commit to keeping next year if elected?

Sehgbean: I can promise my commitment as well because my personality is that I’m very committed. When I commit myself to something I hold myself to really high standards. So that comes in with integrity. I can promise my time and energy and everything to a student in order to make all of these platforms that I have in order to make them work. I have to be available for students because my party is representing Mavericks which means we represent you. We will be here because we care.

Roiger: I promise to constantly be there. I have shown this year that I am able to commit to things and I commit to it wholeheartedly. I am always there for students and I’m always wanting to hear from every single student, even if it’s just one student who has one thought, I like to take that one thought and bring it up so I’ll always make sure I’m here for the students but not there just for my own personal reasons.

The vice presidents also took the podium to express