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‘Uncovering our Roots’ Ethiopian Night’s food and dance performances celebrate culture and tradition

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TAEHUI PARK Staff Writer The Ethiopian Student Association hosted a second Ethiopian Night on Saturday, April 7.

The event took place in the Ostrander Auditorium and the theme was “Uncovering Our Roots, Part 2”, following the first Ethiopian Night in 2016.

This reflected two essential prospects: to bond Ethiopian students together and to spread the rich culture of Ethiopia to non-Ethiopian students.

“This is the second Ethiopian Night at MNSU hosted by ESA,” said Rebecca Sergoalem, event coordinator of ESA. “We [wanted] to share our rich culture with many people. This event included authentic Ethiopian cuisine as well as a wide range of performances from different parts of Ethiopia.”

violence and starting to think about what we can do to change the culture in which sexual violence is common.”

This year’s national theme for sexual awareness month is “Embrace Your Voice,” in order to promote safety, respect, and equality.

There are many ways to embrace one’s voice, from practicing or providing consent to speaking out against stereotypes or gender biases. This campaign

Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Jim Chalgren LGBT Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary Wednesday, April 11 with a dinner and a program in room 253 of the Centennial Student Union.

There will be videos of alumni, a special musical performance and guest speakers reflecting on the history of the university’s LGBT Center and their experiences with it. The Music Department will be performing two special pieces for this event. They also collected videos of alumni and what the LGBT Center meant to them.

The center’s mission is to provide support, advocacy, referral and a sense of community to LGBTQQA students. Every year the center puts on events and educational programming to continue to spread their message of acceptance and peace while working to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to learn, work, and grow.

“We want to properly celebrate such an extraordinary accomplishment,” said Jessica Flatequal, the director of gender and sexuality programs at MNSU. “We also wanted to celebrate our alumni, the Chalgren family, the students that hang out in the LGBTQ center and all of the administrators, staff and faculty that have supported the LGBTQ center throughout the years.”

The LGBT center started as a safe haven on campus,

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Ethiopia, located in northeast Africa on the Horn of Africa, is the most populated landlocked country in the world. According to culturecareconnection.org, Minnesota has the most diverse of the Ethiopian population with a large representation of Amhara and Oromo Ethiopians.

The night began with a

traditional Ethiopian meal, which included rice, injera (sourdough-risen flatbread), doro wat (Ethiopian chicken stew), tibs (cooked meat dishes) and shiro (stew made with powdered chickpeas or broad bean meal), and the dinner lasted until 7 p.m.

“Ethiopia is a country which has a lot of fertile land and prosperous history,”

said Sherifa Adem, first-year nursing major. “Needless to say, Ethiopian food is amazing. My favorite food is Doro Wat which is a chickenbased stew. It is made with boiled eggs, Ethiopian spices and stuffed full of dark

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VARP gives voice to sexual assault and violence April will include talks, events, and ways to stand up against sexual assault are intended to raise public awareness about sexual violence.

NIYA BASHA Staff Writer April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout the United States and in an effort to show community support for sexual assault awareness, Minnesota State University, Mankato has scheduled a series of events throughout the month that

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awareness and response program (VARP), about this month. “How often it happens

“There are many ways to embrace one’s voice, from practicing or providing consent to speaking out against stereotypes or gender biases.”

“We work to raise awareness of sexual assault,” said Laura Shultz, assistant director of the violence

in our community, what we can do for friends or family members who may have experienced these forms of

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Alissa Thielges/MSU Reporter Members of the Minnesota 9/11 Truth group gathered at MNSU to discuss the events of Sept. 11 and try to explore the truths of what happened on that day. Their main concern is discerning the differences between what the general public has been told versus the eyewitness accounts, how they do not align with one another, and how to get others to acknowledge the truth. This event was brought to MNSU by Political Science 4921, independent studies, and was made possible by the Kessel Peace Institute.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE Continued from page 1 will provide the tools and resources needed for individuals and communities to take actual steps toward ending sexual violence once and for all. This starts with recognizing the power of one’s voice.

The events happening include training that requires basic information about sexual violence, stalking, and sexual harassment, Skype Q and A with the filmmaker of the “Unsettled Selves” story-telling project, rallies, marches, and more.

These events will be focusing on issues such as catcalling and street harassment. The goal of it is bringing awareness to the problem of street harassment and offer solutions for preventing this form of harassment.

MNSU’s Women’s Center hosts four conversation circles every semester. This is an opportunity to have an open and important discussion on topics related to intimate partner violence/relationship abuse. Take Back the Night is a rally and march that calls to end sexual violence against women and all others affected by it. This event will take place on Tuesday, April 24, starting at the Coffee Hag in Mankato at 5 p.m. All are welcome and encouraged to participate.

Another interesting event taking place is Denim Day on Wednesday, April 25. In the 1990s, an 18-year-old girl was forcefully raped in Italy.

The 45-year-old perpetrator was convicted of rape and sentenced to jail. However,

the Italian Supreme Court dismissed the case because the victim wore very, very tight jeans, she had to help him remove them, and by removing the jeans it was no longer rape but consensual sex, said Shultz. Within a

matter of hours women in the Italian Supreme Court took immediate action and protested by wearing jeans to work. The protest has continued every year since and has become known as Denim Day. On this day, women all

wear jeans as a visible means of protest against rape myths and victim-blaming. Women at MNSU are encouraged to come together in front of the CSU Ballroom on this day at noon for a photo.

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chicken. I really want people to try this. I’m sure they will like it.”

Aside from the delectable cuisine, the night also highlighted the importance of the bond among Ethiopian students so as to develop a strong network as well as unity.

“ESA’s mission is to connect fellow Ethiopian students, provide guidance for its members, and educate the community about Ethiopia through a variety of cultural events and activities on campus.

We made a lot of effort to make today’s event successful from food to entertainment.

I hope everyone enjoy[ed] [the night],” said Natnael Dametaw, president of ESA. As the event incorporated a vast array of performances as

well as a series of informative presentations about Ethiopia, the 2018 Ethiopian Night was also educational for those who were not familiar with the Ethiopian culture.

“What I like the most about tonight’s performance was the folk dance (Ashenda).

When the young women dance in a circle with twobeat drum rhymes, I was really mesmerized by their dancing.

Along with that, their white cotton dresses decorated with colorful embroidery (tilfis) were so beautiful,” said HyeBin-Oh, second-year international relations major.

The 2018 Ethiopian Night helped bring about a sense of the rich culture of Ethiopia and enhance their strong bond among Ethiopian students and all of MNSU.

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and has grown into an important, diverse resource to MNSU. It is now an independent office at the university and it is located in the Centennial Student Union.

The LGBT Center was dedicated in 2008. At that time, MNSU was named one of the top LGBT campuses in the nation. Jim Chalgren founded the LGBT Center in 1977. It was known as the Alternative Lifestyles office, according to the LGBT Center’s webpage.

It was only the second safe haven center for LGBT individuals in a U.S. university when it was founded.

Chalgren was a graduate student in the counseling and student personnel program at MNSU. He

went on to be an activist and a leader in the future.

“This is such a historical space. Mankato paved the way, and who would have thought that Mankato would pave the way in such a progressive cause,” Flatequal said. “This is a space that people will utilize to be successful in college and to live a full life. Now we see hundreds of LGBT centers throughout the nation that follow in Mankato’s footsteps.”

This event and the LGBT center is important to Flatequal because there is not a lot of support outside of our campus for folks in the community.

“Mankato might seem like a small town if you come

from a bigger city, but we are actually quite a big city for students coming from smaller and more rural communities,” Flatequal said.

This means that some LGBT individuals from smaller areas may not have met many people like them in the past. It is important to meet others who are like oneself as it helps individuals to not feel judged and to feel safe being who they are.

This event will help to display some of the most important parts of the LGBT center: advocacy, support and a sense of community. This event will showcase how the LGBT center has grown on campus, and what makes it unique.

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Colleges should be the instruments of social change One student’s frustrations with the reluctancy of campus involvement

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BILL HAMM Staff Writer Since they began, colleges have been a tool to flush out new ideas and theories, the supporter of radicals and anarchists. The producers of great thinkers, theorists, and dreamers, the cradle of societal creationism. Why am I, a 64-year-old political activist/student finding it so hard to stimulate action, or reaction, on Minnesota’s second largest campus.

A campus with a history of past dissent that, from all appearances, has become a toothless tiger.

Having completed my Associate of Arts at a two-year college where issue tabling was not greatly encouraging, but not discouraged either, yet at this university level there is no mechanism that allows it. I have found it more than a bit depressing that at MNSU, a lone wolf like myself must pay a $50 per day tabling fee to agitate/ organize on any controversial issue. What is the fear here?

That I might block a bridge and shut down commerce in Mankato? Can I be the only one who does not

understand why activism and agitation are so systematically discouraged at MNSU? Does no one else understand how this undermines adequate opportunity for the growth of ideas and understanding at a time when we so desperately need them.

Have our institutions of education so maneuvered students into pacifist activities and thought patterns that real descent is effectively quelled? Have our young adults been so shielded and pacified by the K-12 education system and its “anti-violence” efforts that they have been purged of American exceptionalism and our spirit of independence?

Have we transferred, by assimilation, all opposition, political dissent, and dissatisfaction to the realm of technology and virtual reality? This, so we can live in our self-created and safe “Artificial Reality Zone,” comfortable and beyond ever having to deal with the frustrations of a failed/failing political system? Is political change now just a nostalgic relic of our collective fading memory, wishful thinking?

Are all the old intellectuals too happily engaged in their medicated rapture of research to teach radical engagement?

These are the kind of important questions that believers and dreamers use to ask themselves and others in our institutions of higher learning. The

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In our present time, the energy needed to save this planet both politically and environmentally.

The constant degradation of freedom that my generation has lived through and recognizes as political oppression, this generation can’t even conceptualize

as possible. Now we have states, including Minnesota, attempting to criminalize dissent even further by making it illegal to organize or train protestors. These present efforts are directly targeted at Native American pipeline protests and Black Lives Matter metro protestors standing against police brutality. Stand up to these attacks on our First Amendments rights. Show your strength and make yourselves heard.

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Female students majoring in STEM fields and women in STEM careers came together April 6 to meet and form informal mentorships, collectively building a network of support and positive role models. The event featured a keynote and other speakers, dinner, networking activities and an opportunity for free professional headshots. The event was hosted by the Minnesota State Engineering Center of Excellence and the MNSU’s Women’s Center and College of Science, Engineering and Technology. It was sponsored by Regenerative Medicine Minnesota Education Program Grant.

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MSU bats come alive COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The Minnesota State Mavericks baseball team has been on a tear over the last couple of weeks, winning all their games against the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears, and the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs on Thursday and Monday, pushing their record to 20-7 on the season.

Starting pitcher, Dalton Roach, moved to 6-0 on the mound after the opening 13-2 victory over Concordia-St. Paul, tossing six strikeouts in the same number of innings, while allowing only five hits.

It was the fifth time that Roach has reached at least the sixth inning of action in his six starts. The performance also moved his strikeout total to 47 in six games, as he has recorded at least six in every appearance.

While a solid outing from one of the premier pitchers in the program was overshadowed as the Mavericks bats came alive. Seniors Josh Wenzel and Luke Waldek headlined the team’s effort by snagging three RBI a piece in their combined seven at-bats. Infielder Tommy McDonald led the team with three hits (he also recorded

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two RBI) and the Mavericks compiled eight players who tallied runs.

Concordia was forced to burn through five pitchers, as starter Gus Varland moved to 3-1 with the loss, giving up 10 hits. MSU left one not only flexing their offense but also burning through plenty of the bullpen while only sacrificing two of their own pitchers to the mound.

Game two saw the Golden Bears fare far better, despite the end result of a 5-1 Mavericks win. MSU was kept in check offensively for much of the game following the 1-0 lead in the first inning thanks

to Noah Bluth’s lone RBI. The problem for the Golden Bears was the starting pitcher, Aaron Rozek, who also pitched for eight strikeouts while letting up one run through seven innings to help secure his fourth victory.

MSU finished strong with four runs in as many innings. They also demonstrated their offensive depth when Waldek and Wenzel went cold at the plate - Ty Buck was the team’s hero, with four hits and three RBI. Carlo Graffeo sealed the game for MSU, notching his third save this season by pitching for three strikeouts in two innings. The perfor-

mance gives Graffeo seven strikeouts and a 1.67 s-era this season.

After the two games against Concordia-St. Paul, the Mavericks headed up to Superior, WI, to face off against the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs in a doubleheader early yesterday morning, in which the Mavericks defeated the Bulldogs by scores of 3-1, and 12-0 respectively.

In game one, starting pitcher, Quinn Ahern, was on the bump for the Mavericks.

Ahern tossed a seven-inning complete game, limiting the Bulldogs to one run on three hits.

The Bulldogs scored one

run in the sixth inning to make the score 3-1, but Ahern shut the door for the 3-1 victory.

In game two, it was a complete team effort for the Mavericks. Trevor Divinski and Carlo Graffeo combined for a shutout and the Maverick offense had 11 hits in a 12-0 win over the Bulldogs in a runrule shortened game.

Sophomore second baseman, Teddy Petersen, was the biggest run-producer for the Mavs, driving in five runs on a pair of doubles.

Minnesota State will return to the diamond for an NSIC doubleheader at Sioux Falls on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.

fourth inning. The grand slam was Kral’s seventh home run of the season. She would finish the game going 2-4 from the plate, 4 RBIs and a stolen base.

Freshman pitcher, Mackenzie Ward, picked up her 10th win on the mound for the Mavericks. Ward would pitch a complete game and record five strikeouts. Her record is now 10-4 on the season.

Game two of the doubleheader would be more of the same for Minnesota State, as they picked up the 12-4 victory against the Huskies.

The Mavericks made the

Husky defense work in game two, as they didn’t hit a home run in this game. In fact, 11 of MSU’s 12 runs would come from RBI singles.

McKenzie Paap and Hannah McCarville led MSU at the plate, as both players would finish the game going 3-4.

McCarville would score two runs herself and drive in three runs as well, as she finished with a game-high three RBIs. The Mavericks had three arms on the mound in this game.

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er, Caitlin Stone, started the game for MSU but would be replaced after 1.1 innings.

Stone recorded one strikeout and allowed three walks and two earned runs on two hits.

Stone would be replaced by freshman, Lexi Schoper, in the top of the second inning. Schoper would record two strikeouts in 2.2 innings pitched, while allowing zero walks and two earned runs on two hits.

Schoper would be re-

Softball splits weekend contests JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer

The Minnesota State Mavericks softball team won two out of their four games last weekend at the Husky Dome in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

The No. 20-ranked Mavericks began the weekend with a doubleheader-header against St. Cloud State Fri-

day.

Minnesota State took the victory in game one by a score of 9-5.

The fourth inning was where the Maverick bats started to come alive, as they would score eight runs in total during the inning.

Freshman infielder, Hailey Forshee, went 2-2 from the plate for the Mavericks. Forshee would finish the game with two RBIs and a home run, bringing her to two home runs on the season.

First baseman Amber Kral let her presence be known by hitting a grand slam in the

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Master’s recap: A legend is born JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer The Masters Tournament began last Thursday at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia.

The tournament kicked off on Wednesday with the annual Par-3 contest.

One of the most memorable moments from the Par-3 contest occurred on the final hole of the contest.

Typically, what you will see during the Par-3 contest is that the professional golfers will allow their caddies to play the final hole of the contest.

The caddies are typically a family member.

Jack Nicklaus is regarded as one of the best golfers to ever play the game of golf.

After Wednesday, he may now be regarded as one of the best grandfathers ever as well.

On the final hole of the Par-3 contest, Nicklaus allowed his caddie and grandson, Gary “GT” Nicklaus, to take play the final hole. Then, with just one swift swing of the club, magic happened.

Gary’s ball landed on the green about 10 feet away from the hole. Then, the ball began to roll. It rolled backwards slowly, not gaining any speed as it rolled. It was as if time had stood still on the ninth hole at Augusta. The crowd and the commentators were silent, all watching the ball roll.

The ball rolled and rolled until it dropped into the cup.

Gary had hit a hole-in-one.

The crowd went wild. Gary jumped up, threw his club off the tee box, and ran and gave grandpa Jack a big hug.

This moment was so special because Jack had hit a similar shot in 2015 that had the same result.

Jack was asked by Golf Channel where his grandson’s shot ranked in terms of greatest shots he has ever seen hit. “No. 1,” Jack replied.

“You know, what I did didn’t make any difference to me ... I can’t talk. Watching your grandson do something so special ... I’ve got a few tears.

We talked about three days ago, and I said, ‘G.T., do you want to hit the ball on 9?’ He said, ‘Sure.’ And I said, ‘Well, I think you’re going to make a hole-in-one. That’s what I told him three days ago. He said, ‘OK.’ He’s never made a

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hole-in-one before. That’s his first hole-in-one. Pretty special, wasn’t it?”

The Par-3 contest was won by 68-year-old Tom Watson, who shot a 7-under-par 21.

Gary Player, the third player in the group who was cheering G.T.’s ball all the way to hole, summed up the afternoon like this: “It was a marvelous day, a marvelous day. A day I’ll never forget.”

The Tournament This year’s Masters was one that we wouldn’t have expected.

Tiger Woods became the favorite to win quickly after announcing that he would be playing in the Masters in March.

Woods did not live up to those expectations as he would finish 4-over-par heading into Saturday.

Woods would finish the tournament T-32 at -3, his lowest ever finish at the Masters.

The Masters was won by Patrick Reed, who earned his first green jacket. Reed finished the tournament 15-under-par.

Other notable golfers who made a late charge included Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth, and Rory McIlroy.

Fowler finished the tournament in second place with a final score of 14-under-par.

Spieth made an impressive charge on Sunday to come within striking distance of the lead. Spieth finished in third place, shooting 13-under-par for the tournament.

Spieth also shot a 64 on Sunday, which is only one shot shy of the course record for any round at Augusta National.

McIlroy would finish T-5, while shooting 9-under-par for the weekend.

Perhaps the most inspirational comeback story of the Masters was Tony Finau.

Finau had rolled his ankle while celebrating a hole-inone during the Par-3 contest.

After rolling his ankle, Finau bends over and pushes his bones back into place. This cringe-worthy video went viral on the Internet Wednesday.

It was revealed that Finau had suffered a dislocated an-

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“I think he’s really lucky,” Geier said. “The majority of the time when you dislocate an ankle, you break one of two of the bones and end up needing surgery. That’s the part where he’s lucky.

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Contrary to his doctor’s advice, Finau decided he would play in the tournament despite the pain in his ankle.

Finau ultimately made the right decision, as he would finish the tournament in T-10 at 7-under-par.

The 10th place finish was also good enough to ensure Finau a chance to compete for a green jacket in next year’s Masters.

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Wrestlemania 34: A tale of champions AARON YOUNG Staff Writer

Ever heard of the phrase, “Streaks are meant to be broken.”? Well, look no further than these to prove you otherwise. 111 straight wins from UCONN before losing, 107 years without a world series appearance for the Cubs, and now, 914 days, for Raw wrestler, Asuka.

WrestleMania 34 took place this last Sunday at New Orleans. The showcase of the Immortals put on a display of fireworks and offered one of the most stack cards in the show’s history. There were plenty of surprises, but the biggest one was Asuka’s streak ending. After 914 days of victory after victory, the Empress of Tomorrow tapped out to Charlotte in the Raw Women’s Championship match.

Another surprise was the return of the Phenom. After a month of bashing the Undertaker, John Cena FINALLY got an answer from the Deadman.

Lightning struck the ring, the

gong hit, and the stadium went into a pandemonium.

The Dream Match became a reality and ended with John Cena getting a Tombstone Piledriver from the Undertaker and losing.

Things went from crazy to “Rowdy”, as the former UFC fighter Ronda Rousey made her in-ring debut. The baddest women on the planet made Steph tap out after potentially breaking her arm.

Rousey definitely proved everyone wrong and put on what many would say was the best match of the night.

It got even more crazy when the ‘Monster of Men’ Braun Strowman and a fan, yes, A FAN! won the Raw Tag Team Champions. 10-yearold Nicholas may well become a celebrity over night with that victory.

Speaking of Monsters, the Bludgeon Brothers, the team of Luke Harper and Eric Rowan, dominated became the new Smackdown Tag Team Champions. After manhandling the competition, these two mammoths could be in for a long reign as the champs.

Before going any further, let’s take a break a look at what happened when ‘Mania was off air. Cedric Alexander became the Cruiserweight

Champion after a high-flying match against Mustafa Ali. ‘Woken’ Wyatt came to the assistance to help ‘Woken’ Matt Hardy win the Andre the Giant Battle Royal. In the Women’s Battle Royal, Naomi shocked the WWE by eliminating Bayley.

On the topic of the Women’s division, Nia Jax got her revenge on Alexa Bliss, who bashed her for her weight and proudly claiming she “used” Nia all along.

Nia Jax wasn’t the only one to capture championship gold Sunday night. Seth Rollins captured his first Intercontinental Championship, after stealing the show with Finn Balor and the Miz. The Modern Day Maharaja, Jinder Mahal become US Champion.

Shinsuke Nakamura was led down the aisle by an electric guitarist. The Japanese “Rockstar” collided with the WWE Champion, AJ Styles.

Despite the crowd not being into the match, these two delivered and the phenomenal one put away Nakamura with the Styles Clash. What was at first showmanship turned sour as Nakamura betrayed his friend, delivering his finisher before heading backstage.

New Orleans turned into Suplex City, as Brock Lesnar

SOFTBALL Continued from page 7 placed in the top of the fifth inning by Mackenzie Ward, who would pitch the final two innings of the game for the Mavericks. Ward would strikeout two and walk one, while only allowing one hit.

In the end it was Schoper who earned the victory for the Mavericks. She is now 2-2 on the season.

The Mavericks had a day of rest before returning to the Husky Dome Sunday for a doubleheader against Minnesota Duluth.

Game one was taken by Minnesota Duluth by a score of 9-4.

The Mavericks would score the first run of the game as an attempted steal of second base by Jess Meidl would allow McKenzie Paap to score from third base. Meidl would be called out.

The Bulldogs would score five runs in the top of the third, as a homerun would prove to be a devastating blow to MSU. The Mavericks answered back in the bottom of the third.

Sophomore infielder, Amber Kral, led things off with a single that allowed Meidl and Paap to score. Kral would fin-

ish the game with two RBIs. Freshman, Torey Richards, would score on a wild pitch

by UMD for the Mavericks final run of game one.

Paap finished the game 3-5 from the plate. She would also score twice.

Ward struggled on the mound for MSU. She would pitch another complete game, striking out three while allowing five earned runs on 14 hits.

Ward is now 10-5 on the season after the loss to the Bulldogs.

Sunday proved to be a long day for MSU, as the second game of the doubleheader did not start until 9 p.m., the latest start time of any Maverick game this season.

Fatigue would be a factor for MSU in this game, as they ended up losing by a score of 12-4.

The bats came alive in the top of the third for the Bulldogs, as they would score six runs in the inning.

Torey Richards and sophomore outfielder, Carly Esselman, would hit RBI groundouts in the bottom of the third to answer.

Minnesota Duluth an-

swered back by scoring another five runs in the fourth inning and another run in the fifth to make it a 12-3 game.

Esselman would hit a two RBI single in the fifth for the final run of the game. She would finish the game 1-3 from the plate, but also had three RBIs. Caitlin Stone would be given the loss as she allowed four earned runs on six hits in 2.1 innings. She would also record two strikeouts.

Sophomore, Bria Majeski, would replace Stone on the mound in the third inning.

Majeski would pitch 2.2 innings and allow five earned runs on six hits. She also walked two batters and did not record any strikeouts.

Stone’s record is now 8-2 after the loss.

After the four games over the weekend, the Mavericks now have a record of 24-10, including an in-conference record of 5-5.

Minnesota State will be looking to snap their twogame losing streak Wednesday when they take on the Winona State Warriors in Winona, Minnesota.

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gave Roman Reigns at least 10 suplexes. Fighting for his life, Reigns wouldn’t give up, kicking out of 5 F5’s. He even went as far as receiving a bloody face but, in the end, Lesnar retained the Universal Championship.

Much controversy came out of the event, but one can agree that this WrestleMania was full of swerves, excitement, returns, and as always, was truly the biggest event in sports entertainment this year.

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Comedic short wins MSU Student Film Festival A Crosswalk Named Desire takes home first place cash prize

KATIE LEIBEL Staff Writer

The fourth annual Minnesota State University, Mankato short film festival was Wednesday in the Ostrander Auditorium in the Centennial Student Union.

Four films competed, and one that had been disqualified for copyrighted material was also shown.

To enter, students had to create a short film that was less than ten minutes long and submit it before the deadline. Short film topics could be almost anything the students could think of.

Alexander Fry, the Stomper Cinema’s chair for the Student Events Team, built up this event from

nothing. He organized the event on his own and worked hard to make it successful. This year, Student Events Team broke its record for audience attendance of the festival.

“Everyone should attend it to see the creativity of the students,” Fry said. “It is fun to watch the films.”

His favorite part of this festival is to watch all of the submissions and see how they display the students’ creativity.

Fry believes this event is important as it helps students who make films on their own showcase them to more people. This festival gave these filmmakers a platform to display their work.

The first film that was shown was “A Crosswalk Named Desire,” by Fletcher Todd. It was a comedic piece about a pedestrian crossing ticking machine

that repeated “wait,” over and over to a female who referred to it as “Frank.”

It was implied that the two had been in love, and in the end the woman walked away while “Frank,” yelled “wait,” after her.

This film won first place from the judges as it was a creative and silly show of ideas.

The next film was called “Young’s Bay Resort” by Alex Schauer. It showed aerial footage of Lake of the Woods in Canada. A guitar played in the background and views of the forest, campgrounds, lakes and much more were displayed.

The next short film was called the “Student Events Team Documentary” by Heather Schuster. It was about the group and why students should join. The video displayed many of the events that they put on throughout the year in-

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Ruby Bambrick (left)) and Fletcher Todd (right)

cluding the CSU haunted house, “The Price is Right,” cosmic bingo and more.

Students in the film described their favorite events and the various reasons they joined the student events team. The short film also described the different roles that students play in this group, such as the board mem-

bers who lead many of the events.

The informative film encouraged students to join the university’s student events team. A member of the group interviewed different students on the

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Bye Bye Birdie’s actresses have strong vocals Less confusing plot and better costumes could help musical KATIE LEIBEL Staff Writer

After a year of many progressive shows such as “Ragtime” and “1984,” I was surprised to see “Bye Bye Birdie,” a musical that pushes traditional gender and family roles and encourages the idea of “hysteria” in women, on the list for the 2017-2018 Mainstage season.

Although the synopsis of the musical is not one of my favorites, I felt that the cast did the best that they could with the show they were given. The musical takes place in a small town called Sweet Apple, Ohio in 1958. Conrad Birdie, a musical sensation, has just been drafted to join the war effort. He must leave his millions of teenage fans

and his manager, Albert Peterson.

His manager is in debt and needs to figure out how to pay it off somehow to pursue his dream of being an English teacher.

Peterson’s secretary, Rosie Alvarez, pitches an idea to have Birdie appear on the Ed Sullivan show, where he is to kiss a lucky fan after singing a song about his “last kiss” before he goes off to war.

This pitch is accepted, but causes chaos in Sweet Apple. The lucky fan, Kim MacAfee, who was chosen to receive Birdie’s last kiss had recently started seriously dating a boy named Hugo Peabody. MacAfee continuously attempts to

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Conrad Birdie (Billy Gleason) is a rock & roll idol, and 15-year-old Kim McAfee of Sweet Apple, Ohio (Megan Fischer) is the girl who wins a kiss from him.

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BYE BYE BIRDIE Continued from page 10 convince Peabody that she loves him, not Birdie, to no avail.

To make matters worse, Peterson is dating his secretary, Alvarez, and his mother does not approve.

Peterson’s mom does not like Alvarez because she is either Latin American or Hispanic, and the Petersons are white. This issue causes a lot of tension between Peterson, his mother, and Alvarez throughout the show.

During this time, Birdie

begins to grow restless in Sweet Apple, as the day where he will be sent off to the military grows closer.

Birdie’s restlessness mixed with the uneasiness between both couples sends the town into chaos.

At the end of the play all of the conflicts are resolved. Birdie is sent off to war, and both of the couples end up together, happy and looking forward to their futures.

There were many reasons why I did not give this

play 5 stars, the first being the make-up. The makeup and costumes could have been done better.

The adults were hard to tell apart from those who were playing teenagers. I believe the makeup and costumes could have been done to display these two groups better.

Some of the women that were supposed to be playing adults would also faint and go into hysterias at the sight of Birdie, which added to the challenge of tell-

FILM FESTIVAL Continued from page 10 team, and edited and filmed the video.

The last video in the competition was titled “From Down Under to Up North,” by Ruby Bambrick. This film was about Bambrick, an international student from Australia, and her journey to and around Minnesota. The film showed her hopes and fears in a silly and comical way.

It was inspirational. She described how she came here without knowing

many people, and how she felt alone. Bambrick showed off her new experiences, the places she visited and the lessons she learned. This film won the audience choice award and second place from the judges.

The audience choice award prize was a $25 Visa gift card, the second place prize was a $50 Visa gift card and the first place prize was anything the recipient wanted that was up to $200. The first

prize winner also had their film posted on all of the student events team’s social media, and it will be shown before the next film shown in Stomper’s Cinema.

Fry encourages all students interested to submit films next year for the film festival. He also encourages everyone to attend this event again next year and possibly break the record for attendance that was set this year.

How Dare You A story of sexual assault and my best friend’s brother

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I didn’t expect it to happen. I didn’t know what was going to happen. I just let it happen. How dare you.

Is it my fault? No, it can’t be my fault. Did I give him the wrong message? What other message would it be besides my verbal, “No.” Did I give in? Did I…?

Did I…? Did I. I haven’t fully coped. I don’t think I am supposed to. It’s only been three weeks.

I hate myself. Look at myself. How could I let this happen? Me. Of all people. I am a feminist. I fight against injustice. I fight for equality. I fight against assault. I fight for myself. I fight.

I have no emotion. Am I emotionless? It can’t be true. Who am I to you?

What did NO mean to YOU. How dare you take advantage of me. My best

friend was right there too.

How am I supposed to tell her it was okay. That I was okay. When I am not okay.

How dare you.

She doesn’t even know.

She’s halfway across the country for school. She’s seconds away through my phone. And I can’t bring myself to it.

“He doesn’t deserve it,” I say. “He was a good guy,” I let slide. “It was my fault.”

No. No. NO. It is not my fault. How dare you.

“Well what exactly happened? I mean, was it really assault?” they asked.

This is what the problem is with telling someone. How dare you question my experience. I was not intoxicated.

I was trying to sleep. I was trying to sleep and the next thing I know he is behind me. He is kissing me.

He is taking advantage of me. I am vulnerable and

numb.

How dare you. I am supposed to choose when it happens and what happens. This is my body, my life, my rights. I did not WANT THIS. You took it from me.

How dare you. Single handedly shook me to my core. I hated myself.

But I haven’t cried yet.

I haven’t done anything. I haven’t allowed myself the time. I am still coping.

My sisters are still coping. My sisters are still victims. Survivors. Advocates and activists. Together we stand.

Your haunting my nightmares. Vividly scarring my mind when I wake. But I can and will escape you. I am living, breathing strength.

You can’t take my reigns.

You can’t grasp another.

You are full of regret. And I will be whole again, but.

HOW. DARE. YOU.

ing the groups apart.

The actress that played MacAfee, although she had great vocals, sounded like she was singing in a choir, not like a teenager infatuated with a superstar.

This aged her character, who is supposed to be 15.

The set changes seemed haphazard, not well-planned, and lasted too long. I think with a little more rehearsal and direction they could have been smoother.

Lastly, in the beginning, the musical uses a screen in which the actors seem to have been recorded and put into some sort of film. This seemed unnecessary and confused the audience. Many thought that the whole show might be a movie instead of a play. It was odd.

Although these errors negatively impacted the show, I still believe that the actors did their best with the material they were given. This show is not as inspirational as those that came before it this year.

Many newspapers and news networks consider this musical to be sexist, and NBC plans to alter

it when they release the live-action version to make it less opinionated.

Despite the plot and the errors, the choreography and vocals were powerful.

The actors seemed to never miss a beat. They should be proud of their work.

The star of the show, in my opinion, was Kristin N. Fox. Fox played Mrs. Mae Peterson, Albert Peterson’s mother, and made her role hilarious. Fox is a third-year MFA Directing candidate from Pelican Rapids. Her role was silly, over-exaggerated, and perfect for the performance.

Fox has directed multiple shows, and this musical was her Minnesota State University, Mankato acting debut. She has made a strong start on the MNSU stage as an actress, and I hope to see her on that stage again in the future.

The last show dates are April 12-15. The show will be in the Ted Paul Auditorium.

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