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Police: Officer intended to draw Taser, not gun ASSOCIATED PRESS The police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, as the man struggled with police, the city’s police chief said Monday. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting death Sunday of 20-yearold Daunte Wright as “an accidental discharge.” It happened as police were trying to arrest Wright on an outstanding warrant. The shooting sparked violent protests in a metropolitan area already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death. “I’ll Tase you! I’ll Tase you! Taser! Taser! Taser!” the officer is heard shouting on her body cam footage released at a news conference. She draws her weapon after the man breaks free from police outside his car and gets back behind the wheel. After firing a single shot from her handgun, the car speeds away, and the officer is heard saying, “Holy (expletive)! I shot him.”
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TENSIONS RISING AGAIN Community and students rally for Daunte Wright in Mankato after police shooting By JULIA BARTON Staff Writer
Protesters took to the streets of Mankato Monday to fight for justice for Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old unarmed black male shot to death by police after being pulled over for a traffic violation Sunday in Brooklyn Center. Gathering on the Veterans Memorial Bridge, dozens of Mankato community members came together to protest police brutality. Attracting the attention of many bystanders, the protesters also marched down the busy streets of Mankato to the Public Safety Center. Since the murder of George Floyd, community member and protest organizer Jasmine D’Avilar has been active in organizing this and other similar protests with StandUpMankato. “Daunte Wright should be alive today. I need to show my support and I know a lot of folks here support the movement,” she said. “Get-
MANSOOR AHMAD • The Reporter A large group of demonstrators walk towards the Mankato Public Safety Center in Downtown Mankato to protest the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old black man, who was shot, and later died, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center in Minneapolis Sunday afternoon.
ting people together to fight is my duty and I am willing to put my life on the line for this. I am a Black woman and this is my experience day in and day out.” Many came with signs in support of the Black Lives Matter movement while others who drove over the bridge showed support by honking car horns.
Participants were encouraged throughout the protest to speak up and voice their experiences and thoughts regarding inequality. Community member Tim Johnson said that, as a parent, he’s afraid of what’s happening. “It’s scary to see this. I have a 15-year-old child, my grandparents marched with
Expert: Chauvin’s actions not of a ‘reasonable officer’ ASSOCIATED PRESS
Seth Stoughton, testifies as Monday, April 12, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis.
He said it was unreasonable as well to think that Floyd might harm officers or escape after he had been handcuffed to the ground. And in yet another blow to Chauvin’s de-
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Prosecutors’ case against former Officer Derek Chauvin drew toward a close Monday with tender memories from George Floyd’s younger brother, along with another look at the harrowing video and testimony from a use-of-force expert who said no “reasonable” officer would have done what Chauvin did. Seth Stoughton, a professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law, judged Chauvin’s actions against what a reasonable police officer in the same situation would have done, and repeatedly found that Chauvin did not meet the test. “No reasonable officer would have believed that that was an appropriate, acceptable or reasonable use of force,” Stoughton said of the way Floyd was held facedown with a knee across his neck for up to 9 minutes, 29 seconds. He said, too, that the failure to roll Floyd over and render aid “as his increasing medical distress became obvious” was unreasonable.
Martin Luther King Jr., and my great aunt is Nellie Stone Johnson,” he said. “My family sees this for what it is and all the injustice and pain the system has caused. The system has been broken since the beginning.” Mankato is the home to many diverse people as the
“She would basically tell me I’m incapable of succeeding in my major,” says Minnesota State University, Mankato senior Tayler Titus about her first academic advisor at MNSU. Like many things in college, an academic advisor can make or break a student’s experience. When Titus transferred to MNSU, she said she was not expecting her academic advisor to do the ladder. Titus transferred to MNSU from the University of Minnesota upon re-
alizing it was too big of a school for her. “I felt lost and overwhelmed there,” she says. “I’m glad I made the jump to transfer to a smaller school my freshman year.” When she arrived on campus, Titus says she was assigned an academic advisor that aligned with her major at the time. Unfortunately, Titus says her experience with them was not a positive one. “I was proactive and sought her out before registration and only got a lack of confidence out of it,” she
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Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, becomes emotional as he testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides over court Monday, April 12, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, in the May 25, 2020, death of George Floyd at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn.
PATRICK SEMANASKY • Associated Press President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with lawmakers to discuss the American Jobs Plan in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington.
ASSOCIATED PRESS President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he’s sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but the White House is also highlighting needed repairs and upgrades state-by-state that cost far more than what Republicans are willing to spend. Biden met Monday afternoon with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and tried to assure them that the Oval Office gathering was not “window dressing.” One of the core disputes is what counts as infrastructure in his $2.3 trillion proposal that would also raise corporate taxes. “I’m prepared to negotiate as to the extent of my infrastructure project, as well as how we pay for it,” Biden said. “It’s going to get down to what we call ‘infrastructure.’”
The meeting came as the White House released stateby-state breakdowns Monday that show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability, among other issues. Biden’s team is making a direct argument for lawmakers to put their constituents ahead of their ideologies. An appeal to the broader public is unlikely to resonate much with Republican lawmakers who have already blasted the plan. The figures in the state summaries paint a decidedly bleak outlook for the world’s largest economy after years of repairs being deferred and delayed. They suggest that too much infrastructure is unsafe for vehicles at any speed, while highlighting the costs of extreme weather events that have become more frequent with climate
change as well as dead spots for broadband and a dearth of child care options. Among the four Republicans on the White House guest list Monday were Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska and Reps. Garret Graves of Louisiana and Don Young of Alaska. Democrats on the list were Sens. Maria Cantwell of Washington and Alex Padilla of California and Reps. Donald Payne Jr. of New Jersey and David Price of North Carolina. Drawn from an array of private and public data, the state reports show there are 7,300 miles (11,748 kilometers) of highway in Michigan alone that are in poor condition. Damaged streets in North Carolina impose an average yearly cost of $500 on motorists. Iowa has 4,571 bridges in need of repair.
fense, Stoughton said a reasonable officer would not have viewed the yelling bystanders as a threat. The matter of what is reasonable carries great weight: Police officers are allowed certain latitude to use deadly force when someone puts the officer or other people in danger. But legal experts say a key question for the jury will be whether Chauvin’s actions were reasonable in those specific circumstances. On cross-examination, Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson questioned Stoughton’s opinion that putting Floyd on his stomach in the first place was itself unreasonable and excessive. “Reasonable minds can disagree, agreed?” Nelson asked. “On this particular point, no,” the witness said.
Prosecutors are expected to rest their case on Tuesday, after which the defense will begin presenting its side. During 11 days of testimony, prosecution experts, including the Minneapolis police chief and medical professionals, said that the now-fired white officer violated his training and used excessive force and that Floyd died from a lack of oxygen because of the way his breathing was constricted. Earlier in the day Monday, Philonise Floyd, 39, took the witness stand and lovingly recalled how his older brother used to make the best banana mayonnaise sandwiches, how George drilled him in catching a football, and the way George used to mark his height on the wall as a boy because he wanted to grow taller.
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population has grown by 32% in the past decade, according to citydata.com. “There is a growing Black presence in Mankato that needs to be fought for,” protester Shadow Rolae said. “We need allies and people to come together like they did today and recognize what has been going on in the United States. Minneapolis is not too far away and this is what’s happening right next door.” The fight for equality has been an on-going battle for people of color throughout the United States. Mariah Williams, a junior at Minnesota State University, Mankato, said she came to support this movement toward equality. “Every time something like this happens you always want to be there to support and be there for each other,” she said. “It could’ve been me, being Black and young in America. I see stuff like
Iran blamed Israel on Monday for an attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges — sabotage that imperils ongoing talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal and brings a shadow war between the two countries into the light. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack, but Israeli media widely reported that the country had orchestrated a devastating cyberattack that caused a blackout at the nuclear facility. Israeli officials rarely acknowledge operations carried out by the country’s secret military units or its Mossad intelligence agency. While the nature of the attack and the extent of the damage at Natanz remains unclear, a former Iranian official said the assault set off a fire while a spokesman mentioned a “possible minor explosion.” The attack also further strains relations between the U.S., which under President Joe Biden is now negotiating in Vienna to re-enter the nuclear accord, and Israel, whose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to stop the deal at all costs. Netanyahu met Monday with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, whose arrival in Israel coincided with the first word of the attack. The two spoke briefly to journalists but took no questions. “My policy as prime minister of Israel is clear: I will never allow Iran to obtain the nuclear capability to carry out its genocidal goal of eliminating Israel,” Netanyahu said. “And Israel will continue to defend itself against Iran’s aggression and terrorism.” At an earlier news conference at Israel’s Nevatim air base, Austin declined to say whether the Natanz attack could impede the Biden administration’s efforts to re-engage with Iran in its nuclear program. “Those efforts will continue,” Austin said. The previous American administration under Donald Trump had pulled out of the nuclear deal with world powers, leading Iran to begin abandoning the limits on its atomic program
Via AP This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
set by the accord. But German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed concern that it could affect the talks. “All of what we are hearing from Tehran is not a positive contribution to this,” Maas told reporters. In a statement, the White House said it was aware of the Natanz attack and that “the U.S. was not involved in any manner,” without elaborating. Details remained scarce about what happened early Sunday at the facility. The event was initially described only as a blackout in the electrical grid feeding above-ground workshops and underground enrichment halls — but later Iranian officials began referring to it as an attack. A former chief of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said the attack had set off a fire at the site and called for improvements in security. In a tweet, Gen. Mohsen Rezaei said that the second assault at Natanz in a year signaled “the seriousness of the infiltration phenomenon.” Rezaei did not say where he got his information. The facility seemed to be in such disarray that, following the attack, a prominent nuclear spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi walking above ground at the site fell 7 meters through an open ventilation shaft covered by aluminum debris, breaking both his legs.
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this all the time and I want to see some type of change.” People from all walks of life showed support and stood with the people of color as allies. “I’m here to show my support and help everyone understand how messed up the system is for people of color,” said Adam Wedzina. “Me being a white person, it really infuriates me to see other white people disagree and not understand how messed up the system is.” MNSU student Jazmen Henderson said the importance of this gathering cannot be overstated. “I am here to make a difference and show that we are voices that need to be heard and how we cannot downplay the importance of this movement,” he said. Protests have taken place across the nation in response to Wright’s death. Also, both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Twins postponed their games scheduled for Monday.
“I felt an enormous amount of pressure after speaking with them,” she says. “I respect the honesty and concern, but she only told me the negatives about my career path.” After a while, Titus says she came to the conclusion that similar to her previous college, her academic advisor was not a good fit for her. “They seemed to have no desire in helping me or un-
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A confrontation in a Tennessee high school that involved police officers responding to a report of a possible armed man, left one person dead and an officer wounded, authorities said. No other persons were killed or wounded, police said, adding the scene had been secured at the Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville following the afternoon shooting. Authorities said only that a male was deceased but added another person was detained for -further investigation. The Knoxville Police Department posted on Facebook that officers responded to reports of a male subject who was possibly armed at the school around 3:15 p.m. “Upon approach of the subject, shots were fired,”
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the post said. “A Knoxville Police officer was struck at least one time and transported to the hospital with injuries that are not expected to be life threatening. One male was pronounced dead at the scene.” The school was the subject of media reports in February after three students were shot to death over a three-week span. Those earlier shootings did not take place in the school, and administrators at the time said students felt the arts magnet school was a safe space, according to a story in the Knoxville News Sentinel. The Knoxville Police Department tweeted that authorities were at the site of the shooting at Austin-East Performing Arts Magnet High School. The online posting said a Knoxville Police Department officer was reported among the victims. “My new advisor is prompt and attentive,” she says. “They always respond fast and encourage questions and meetings.” As previously mentioned, an academic advisor can make or break a student’s experience. Titus says her new advisor does the former. “I finally felt like I had not only chosen the right major, but the right advisor who is capable of helping me achieve my goals in college,” she says. According to Titus, her new advisor has helped her with plenty already. “We sat down and hashed
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Police work in the area of Austin-East Magnet High School after a reported shooting Monday, April 12, 2021. Authorities say multiple people including a police officer have been shot at the school.
out my future schedule for the rest of my semesters,” she says. “She sends informational emails about internships, clubs, extra classes I could take, and she even suggested I pick up a minor.” Titus says she quickly realized how important the involvement and support of an academic advisor truly is and hopes that academic advisors remember that as they meet with students. “Don’t be absent,” says Titus, offering advice to the University’s academic advisors. “I understand you probably have a lot of students, but my
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current advisor has put in the extra mile and it has made a world of a difference in my education here.” Joye Bond, Titus’ current academic advisor and Associate Professor at MNSU, shares what she believes makes her, and others alike, good advisors. “I always try to let students know that I’m here for them and that they can ask me anything,” she says. “I had so many good advisors when I was in college so I want to be able to do the same for the students I work with.” According to Bond, aca-
demic advisors should be good listeners, be readily available to help and answer questions, check in on their students regularly and most importantly, create a connection with them. “There are so many things professors are expected to do that it’s easy to get caught up in doing them and forget that students are the reason faculty are here,” she begins. “But it’s the personal connections that faculty make with students through advising and mentoring that make this school such a good place for professors to work and for students to get an education.”
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Voting open for Student Gov By MAXWELL MAYLEBEN student basic needs, with Editor in Chief a proposed “Student Basic Needs Hub”, which would Voting for next year’s Stu- create allow for the centraldent Government opened ization of various services yesterday, and is open until available for students facing today at 6 pm. food insecurity, homelessThis election is the first ness, or other basic need crielection in the foreseeable ses. history to be uncontested There are several students when it comes to the presi- vying for Student Governdential and vice presidential ment positions, most of who position. are on the ballot are running The only party that is on under Empowering Maverthe ballot is the “Empower- icks. ing Mavericks”, led by curThe Student Government rent Senator Reauna Stiff is, as described on their weband Speaker of the Senate site, “represents all students Kara Svercl. at the Institutional, Local, The party’s platform is State and Federal governing based around Stiff’s back- levels through listening to ground in off-campus hous- and voicing the thoughts, ing, aiming to advocate for ideas, and concerns of all issues that are unique to students.” off-campus students such as Students are able to vote parking and leasing prob- today either at some voting lems. locations across campus, or Another stance that the online at mnsu.edu/voting. party wishes to address is
This Wednesday Nov. 28, 2018 photo shows James N. Hendricks, the new special agent-in-charge of the FBI field office headquarters in Albany, NY.
ASSOCIATED PRESS One woman carried a ruler at FBI headquarters so she could smack James Hendricks’ hands when he reached for her legs and breasts. Another went home shaken after he tugged on her ear and kissed her cheek during a closed-door meeting. And when Hendricks went on to lead the FBI’s field office in Albany, New York, in 2018, colleagues described him as a “skilled predator” who leered at women in the workplace, touched them inappropriately and asked one to have sex in a conference room, according to a newly released federal report obtained by The Associated Press. Hendricks quietly retired last year as a special agent in charge after the Office of Inspector General — the Justice Department’s internal watchdog — concluded he sexually harassed eight female subordinates in one of the FBI’s most egregious known cases of sexual misconduct. Hendricks was among several senior FBI officials highlighted in an AP investigation last year that found a pattern of supervisors avoiding discipline — and retiring with full benefits — even after claims of sexual misconduct against them were substantiated. The FBI said it could not discuss Hendricks’ case but that it “maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual harassment and is committed to fostering a safe work environment where all of our employees are valued, protected
and respected.” Hendricks, 50, who now writes a law enforcement blog, did not respond to messages seeking comment. He told investigators his accusers had either misinterpreted his actions or exaggerated his behavior, and that he was not sexually attracted to them. “It’s an ugly, ugly laundry list of things that were said, and that’s really hurtful to me and it really just disappoints me,” he was quoted as saying. The details of Hendricks’ sexual harassment — outlined in a 52-page report obtained under the Freedom of Information Act — have not previously been reported. The OIG blacked out Hendricks’ name in the report, but he was identified by law enforcement officials familiar with his case. Drawing on interviews with more than a dozen FBI officials, the report traces Hendricks’ harassment to his time at FBI headquarters, where he served as a section chief in the Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate. He was tapped in 2018 to lead the Albany field office, where he supervised more than 200 agents and other FBI employees. Six of his accusers were in Albany; two were in Washington. Some colleagues chalked up Hendricks’ behavior to his being a “Southern gentleman” — he served as a police officer in western Kentucky before joining the bureau in 1998 — but others said he routinely crossed the line, became “super giddy” around women and was “incapable
of stopping himself” from harassing them. Co-workers told investigators he surrounded himself with a “harem” of attractive women, was fixated on high heels and breasts, and was known for gawking at female agents as they walked down the hallway. In office conversations that involved women, Hendricks would shift his “body posture and head angle to stare at their breasts and bodies in a manner that was calculated to avoid detection,” the OIG report says. Male and female agents alike told investigators they endured this “as a condition of simply interacting with their boss.” Even Hendricks’ male colleagues considered him “creepy” and one described how he simulated masturbation once when an attractive woman left the room. But like many female agents, they did not report him for fear of retaliation. Hendricks once asked a female subordinate to sit in the passenger seat of a vehicle “so that I can play with that beautiful hair.” He later asked the same woman why she didn’t wear shorts to the office and she said “because that would be inappropriate.” The woman said she didn’t report Hendricks because all of her work required his approval and “she wanted to be successful in the office.” Another woman told investigators that Hendricks pressured her into having a sexual relationship, and that he had been known to be vindictive and “push out” people who crossed him.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Princes William and Harry paid tribute Monday to their grandfather, Prince Philip, remembering his wit, sense of duty and barbecue skills. The brothers issued separate statements amid a family rift that led to Harry’s decision to step away from royal duties last year, and some have speculated that their grandfather’s funeral may offer an opportunity for them to talk over their differences. Philip, who had been married to Queen Elizabeth II for more than seven decades, died last week at 99.
William, who is second in line to the throne, honored Philip’s lifetime of service to the queen and the United Kingdom as he remembered his grandfather’s “mischievous sense of humor.” “My grandfather was an extraordinary man and part of an extraordinary generation,” said the 38-year-old William. “Catherine and I will continue to do what he would have wanted and will support The Queen in the years ahead. I will miss my Grandpa, but I know he would want us to get on with the job. Harry, who stepped away
from royal duties last year and now lives in California, has arrived in the U.K. to attend Philip’s funeral service, which will take place Saturday at Windsor Castle, west of London. His wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is pregnant and was advised by her doctor not to make the long journey. Harry’s statement described Philip as a man who was “authentically himself. “He will be remembered as the longest reigning consort to the Monarch, a decorated serviceman, a Prince and a Duke, said the 36-yearold Harry.
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Friday communal prayers and for this Ramadan it will let them hold taraweeh, also with precautions, including shortening its duration. Ramadan, which begins Tuesday in Egypt and other countries across the Middle East, comes as much of the world has been hit by an intense new coronavirus wave. For many Muslims navigating restrictions, that means hopes of a better Ramadan than last year have been dashed with the surge in infection rates though regulations vary in different countries. A time for fasting, worship and charity, Ramadan is also when people typically congregate for prayers, gather around festive meals to break their daylong fast, throng cafes and exchange visits.
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er free lot will be extremely beneficial for students that live off campus, as parking for students who have to commute is always an issue. For these students, the only options available are to pay over $100
to use the free lot, many of these students, at some point during their academic career, are likely to move off campus. In addition to the parking changes, Stiff is adamant on increased advocacy for students
“...The Reporter is endorsing the Empowering Mavericks party...” for a parking pass, which only gets them slightly closer. While the addition of a new fee would be an added financial burden to on campus students who do not need
living in off campus housing. The candidate aims for the University to partner with these housing complexes in a move that, if done well, would greatly improve the living sit-
uations for these students. Svercl has the experience within the government, as well as with working with students basic needs to create the “Student Basic Needs Hub”, which would be an amazing addition to our campus. With this hub, students who are in need would greatly benefit from the increased access to the resources that are available to them, as well as create a centralized location to help to get these students the help that they need. With these, in addition to their international student, diversity, and pandemic platforms, the Empowering Mavericks are the correct candidates to run the Student Government next year.
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Editorial That time is upon us, Student Government elections. During this election cycle The Reporter is endorsing the Empowering Mavericks party for the Student Government. As there is only one party campaigning for the votes of the students, the choice is clear as to who can and should be elected as the president and vice-president of the Student Government, Senator Reuana Stiff and Speaker Kara Svercl. During their time at MNSU the two have exemplified strong leadership, both serving in the Student Government. Stiff has worked at length since her arrival here at MNSU, advocating as an off-campus senator, as well as performing her duties as an at-large senator more recently. Svercl has also exhibited the experience necessary to perform as a strong vice-president, serving as last year’s senate speaker, and, during her time as senator, bringing the program “Swipe-Out Hunger” to MNSU in hopes to quell the rise of food insecurity. As we review the candidate’s platforms we have to break them down into their own skill sets and experience. Stiff comes in with an immense amount of experience and expertise from living off-campus, and working as an off-campus senator is well versed and familiar with the issues that pertain to that section of students. Stiff’s goals to create a larg-
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Berggren: Hollywood must shine bright light on LGBTQ+ By SYDNEY BERGGREN • Staff Writer Queercoding and queerbaiting are two words you may have heard before but maybe don’t know their meaning or weight. Intertwined within each other and historical Hollywood guidelines, queercoding and queerbaiting present scapegoats for producers and perpetuate stereotypes to watchers. Implemented in 1934, the Hays Code, otherwise known as The Motion Picture Production Code, was a set of “moral guidelines” the film industry placed on itself to keep the public happy with what the industry was producing. This code either completely prohibited or restricted the shining of a positive light on a multitude of aspects in film including: profanity, nudity, childbirth, ridicule of the clergy, white slavery, crime, lust, a romantic relationship between a white person and a person of color, and “sex perversion,” or homosexuality. This guideline is what paved the way for queercoding, which is the use of subtext such as actions, speech patterns, and body language stereotypically associated with queer people to make the character appear as such, within Hollywood. The inherent issue here is, because “sex perversion” was not allowed to be shown in a positive light, the only spaces for queer characters to be placed were in the roles of villains. Often, these characters would die within the movie, especially if they were women. This trope originated from the term “Bury Your Gays.” Ultimately, until 1963 when the code was abandoned, these trends not only provided an easy character template for people creating villains, but also vilified queer people and solidified the ideas of this community being predatory and evil in society’s subconscious. This act of vilification continues to this day. There are many different television shows and movies in which the villain is queercoded, and often they are opposite a perfectly
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feminine woman or manly man. Take for, example, Ursula from “Little Mermaid”, Shego from “Kim Possible,” or Frank-N-Furter from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Most of these characters are distinctly predatory, subversive and clearly queer. This opens a door for associations between these characteristics, which translates to real life prejudice and hate for real-life queer people who exhibit stereotypically queer behaviors. Now, how do queercoding and queerbaiting intertwine? Quite simply put, queercoding allows Hollywood to bait us. Young queer teens, especially those with little to no support network, often look for validation from the movies and television shows they watch. Because of the ripples left behind by the Hays Code, and prejudice in general, even good characters that writers and directors want to make queer aren’t necessarily given this label. In instances where they are, their queerness isn’t usually shown on screen. Some examples of this include Castiel in “Supernatural,” Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, and Brunhild/Valkyrie in the Marvel series. These characters, all beloved, have either been coded queer, or we are explicitly told are queer but not shown it. This is where the issue with queerbaiting begins to come in. For instance, the relation-
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This Wednesday the Minnesota State University, Mankato residence halls will be hosting their end-of-year celebrations. If this seems a bit early, you’d be correct. Preska Hall Director Jesse Heath says, “We’re holding these celebrations earlier than normal in case students want to head home early, prior to finals week. Our strategy was to move it up and to have the most students participate as possible.” Preska is throwing their “Preskapalooza” in the Bullpen on Wednesday. From 7 9 p. m. the Bullpen is open for bowling, billiards, ping pong, and video games. Preska staff is providing a nacho bar for attending residents, and the snack bar will also be open for purchases. Heath
adds on, “There will be an assortment of prizes for students to earn by attending.” McElroy residence hall is hosting “MAC Goes to the Movies,” from 8 - 10:30 p. m., according to hall director Grace Riggert. The hall is hosting an outdoor movie in McElroy’s front parking lot, weather permitting. Through McElroy’s Instagram account, residents voted for the film “Knives Out’’ to be presented. Tarps will be provided to cover the ground, and it is encouraged for residents to bring blankets, pillows, or sleeping bags to get comfortable. “We’ll also be providing a variety of snacks and beverages for residents to enjoy,” says Riggert. A Mario Kart tournament is in the books for Julia Sears this Wednesday, from 6:30 -
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Biden Republicans? Some in GOP open to president’s agenda
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Ecuador picks conservative for president; Peru sets runoff ASSOCIATED PRESS
ROSS D. FRANKLIN • Associated Press Tom Rawles poses for a photo in Carefree, Ariz. Rawles is an ex-Republican county supervisor in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and was critical in Biden carrying swing-state Arizona.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Jay Copan doesn’t hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party. A solid Republican voter for the past four decades, the 69-year-old quickly regretted casting his 2016 ballot for Donald Trump. When Trump was up for reelection last year, Copan appeared on roadside billboards across North Carolina, urging other Republicans to back Democratic rival Joe Biden. Nearly three months into the new administration, Copan considers himself a “Biden Republican,” relieved by the new president’s calmer leadership style and coronavirus vaccine distribution efforts. Copan is the type of voter Biden is counting on as he pushes an agenda that’s almost universally opposed by Republicans in Washington. As Biden meets Monday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to discuss his massive infrastructure plan, he’s betting that the GOP’s elected leaders are making a political miscalculation. The party’s base remains overwhelmingly loyal to Trump, but Biden believes that Republican leaders are overlooking everyday Americans eager for compromise and action. The question is whether there are enough Republicans like Copan. “I really want there to be a good two-party system,” said Copan, a former senior officer with the American Gas Association. His vote for Biden for president was his first for a Democrat since
Jimmy Carter in 1976 but probably won’t be his last. “I think there’s a lot of people like me out there.” The ranks of Republican crossovers may be smaller than he would expect. Only 8% of Republicans voted Democratic in November’s presidential race, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of the electorate nationwide. “If there’s any Republicans voting for Biden, they were not voting for Biden, they’re just Never Trumpers,” said Phillip Stephens, a former Democrat who is now Republican vice chairman in Robeson County, about 90 miles south of Raleigh. The county twice voted for Barack Obama but went for Trump in 2016 and again last year. In Biden’s early months, Stephens sees the president catering more to the left than to conservative Democratic voters. During last year’s campaign, Biden at times courted Republicans at the risk of alienating the Democratic left. Several prominent Republicans got speaking positions during the Democratic National Convention, such as former Ohio Gov. John Kasich. A number of Republican groups also openly backed Biden. Republican Voters Against Trump spent $2 million on billboards in swing states, featuring Republicans opposed to reelecting their own party’s president. That’s how Copan’s beaming and bespectacled image, 12 feet (3.6 meters) high, ended up on billboards with the words:
“I’m conservative. I value decency. I’m voting Biden.” As president, Biden has expressed openness to working with Republicans. But he also helped ram through Congress the largest expansion of the social safety net in a generation as part of a coronavirus relief and stimulus package that didn’t get a single Republican vote. He’s now calling for spending trillions more on infrastructure, pushing a proposal meant to appeal to people in both parties. Biden has so far enjoyed wide, relatively bipartisan support, with 73% of Americans approving of his coronavirus response and 60% approving of his handling of the economy. Still, favorable ratings don’t always translate to votes: Of the more than 200 counties that supported Obama in 2012 and Trump in 2016, only about 25 went back to Biden in November. The limited crossover power is even true in places that were bright spots for Democrats. Biden flipped longtime Republican stronghold Kent County, Michigan, which includes Grand Rapids, Gerald Ford’s hometown. But those gains were built more on the local electorate getting younger than any measurable surge of conservatives backing Biden. Joe Farrington ran for Congress as a “working class Republican” and owns a bar in Lyons, Michigan, about 50 miles east of Grand Rapids, in Ionia County, where Trump won nearly twothirds of the vote.
Ecuador will be led for the next four years by a conservative businessman after voters on Sunday rebuffed a left-leaning movement that yielded an economic boom and then a recession since taking hold of the presidency last decade. That election certainty, however, did not extend to neighboring Peru, where the presidential contest is headed to a runoff after none of the 18 candidates obtained more than 50% of the votes. The South American nations held elections under strict public health measures amid a surging coronavirus pandemic that has brought on new lockdowns and exacerbated a general sense of fatigue. Peru, which also elected a new Congress, re-
ported its highest single-day COVID-19 death count just as voters headed to the polls. The victory of former banker Guillermo Lasso in Ecuador came after less than half of a percentage point put him ahead of another candidate and allowed him to claim a spot in Sunday’s runoff. The result breaks off the country’s years under the so-called Correismo, a movement labeled after former President Rafael Correa who governed Ecuador from 2007 through 2017, grew increasingly authoritarian in the latter years of his presidency and was sentenced to prison last year in a corruption scandal. Correa’s protégé, Andrés Arauz, easily advanced to the contest to replace President Lenín Moreno, who chose not to seek re-election.
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US colleges divided over requiring student vaccinations
Via AP Kent State University student Marz Anderson gets his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination from Kent State nurse Beth Krul in Kent, Ohio, Thursday, April 8, 2021.
ASSOCIATED PRESS U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it. Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated before returning to campus next fall. They hope to achieve herd immunity on campus, which they say would allow them to loosen spacing restrictions in classrooms and dorms. But some colleges are leaving the decision to students, and others believe they can’t legally require vaccinations. At Virginia Tech, officials determined that they can’t because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has
only allowed the emergency use of the vaccines and hasn’t given them its full approval. The question looms large as more colleges plan to shift back from remote to in-person instruction. Many schools have launched vaccination blitzes to get students immunized before they leave for the summer. At some schools, the added requirement is meant to encourage holdouts and to build confidence that students and faculty will be safe on campus. “It takes away any ambiguity about whether individuals should be vaccinated,” said Kenneth Henderson, the chancellor of Northeastern University in Boston. “It also provides a level of confidence for the entire community that we are taking all appropriate measures.” Northeastern and other colleges requiring shots believe they’re on solid legal
FILM continued from page 9 ship between Castiel and Dean Winchester on “Supernatural” holds a lot of tension, resulting in viewers mistaking the two as partners multiple times. Castiel recently ended up confessing his love toward Dean on the show, before unceremoniously dying. The ultimate issue is writers, directors and producers dangling the prospect of a queer character in front of their starving queer audiences on a stick, hinting at the prospect of a queer relationship or a character who discusses their queerness. Teasing these relationships lets them cater to one demographic without scaring off another, but not actually providing any substance. Queercoding and queerbaiting are weaved into so many movies and television shows to the point that we don’t notice unless we take the time to, which we must. These ideas continue to perpetuate harmful stereotypes
ground. It’s not unusual for colleges to require students to be vaccinated for other types of diseases, and a California court last year upheld a flu shot requirement at the University of California system. But legal scholars say the COVID-19 vaccines’ emergency use status moves the issue to a legal gray area that’s likely to be challenged in court, and some colleges may take a more cautious approach to avoid litigation. Harvard Law professor Glenn Cohen, who teaches health law and bioethics, said there’s no legal reason colleges wouldn’t be allowed to require COVID-19 vaccinations. It makes no difference that the shots haven’t been given full approval, he said, noting that many colleges already require students to take coronavirus tests that are approved under the same FDA emergency authorization.
and give Hollywood scapegoats to not actually provide the content that they seem to be promising to both young and old queer people looking for good, healthy representation. The film industry also loves to kill off queer characters, as the “Bury Your Gays” trope is still alive. This leaves the industry with very few concrete queer characters, which are important for both young queer kids and for people holding on to prejudices to view us simply as people. Taking the time to recognize prejudice within the way a character was created, or to make sure that you do not dislike a villain simply because of its stereotypically queer traits, are some of the easiest steps to make toward being conscious of this issue. It is going to take longer for Hollywood to give us queer people a spotlight in the industry without any of the harmful strings attached. For now, though, all it takes is being conscious.
MSU Reporter • 11 WOW continued from page 9 9 p.m. Residents can come to the dorm lobby and compete in different matches throughout the evening on the big screen. Every half an hour winners will be chosen and receive a prize. The hall is also providing multiple snacks throughout the event. Sears resident Tyler Saltzman commented, “The gaming tournament sounds like a fun way to get out of my dorm for a while.” Crawford’s bash is a big one – the Crawford Carnival. According to Hall Director Chris Farvour, “The Crawford Carnival is an annual tradition that offers Crawford Residence Community students the opportunity to end the year with a bang!” Running from 5 - 7 p.m. the event features carnival-style attractions and inspired snacks. Residents will be able to compete in water balloon races, bal-
loon dart games, bottle ring toss events, and many other carnival activities. Food includes snow cones, popcorn, mini corndogs, caramel apples, and funnel cake. “In the past,” says Farvour, “this event has been a popular opportunity among international students to volunteer and engage in the Crawford community.” The carnival will be staffed by Crawford’s Community Advisors, Community Representatives, and others who are looking to be part of the fun. “I’m really looking forward to the carnival,” says Crawford CA Matthew Trenne, “particularly the games and funnel cake.” Wherever you attend a WOW this Wednesday, it seems that you are guaranteed an unforgettable time along with some tasty snacks.
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FIGHTING SPIRIT Despite falling to St. Cloud in their first Frozen Four game, the Mavericks still made history
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By DANIEL McELROY • Sports Editor This was a season to remember. The Minnesota State hockey team played in the Frozen Four for the first time in the program’s history on Thursday, and dropped their final game in an air-tight battle that came down to the last minute against the St. Cloud State Huskies. St. Cloud had a game plan to get ahead early and put pressure on the Mavericks to catch up, and that’s exactly what they did. Brendan Furry took a hooking penalty just two minutes into the game. This led to several chances for the Huskies offense, and an eventual goal to take the lead 1-0 only three minutes into the game. For much of the first period, the Huskies made it hard for the Mavs to even leave their own zone, putting on the forecheck and minimizing their chances.
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The Mavs, who made history by advancing to the Frozen Four for the first time, battled the St. Cloud State Huskies valiantly for three periods until a last-minute, game-winning Husky goal ended the Mavericks’ season. Photos by MANSOOR AHMAD • The Reporter
For fans of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s men’s hockey team, it was an exhilarating ride. Until it wasn’t. “It was very disappointing honestly,” sophomore Morgan Rusler said of the Mavericks’ season-ending loss. “We were so confident going into the game that it made it hard to watch to the end.” Last Thursday, the Mavericks faced off against the St. Cloud State University Huskies hockey team in the Frozen Four semifinals. A win against SCSU would have sent them to the NCAA championship game. The teams exchanged leads a few times and it was tied 4-4 late in the third period. Then, with less than 60 seconds left on the clock, the Huskies scored the game winner.
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The Minnesota State softball team went out west for a road trip of two doubleheaders this weekend at Wayne State and Augustana. The Mavericks began their weekend on Saturday, April 10 at Pete Chapman Complex, where the Mavericks demolished the Wildcats by a score of 20-3 in game one. Despite recording only one hit in the first inning, the Mavericks scored three runs off of four walks, taking an early 3-0 lead. They continued on in the second inning to score five runs off of three hits along with three errors from the Wildcats. Wayne State held off the Mavs for the next three innings, even adding two runs in the fourth inning with a lead off home run and an RBI single.
Going into the sixth inning, the Mavs held an 8-2 lead, which would get more than doubled in a 12-run inning that sealed the game. In the sixth inning, the Mavericks went through their whole batting lineup almost two full times where the Mavs recorded nine hits and three errors for the Wildcats. The Mavs scored 10 of their runs in the inning with two outs, and finally ended the inning immediately after a pitching change for Wayne State. Hannah McCarville went 4-for-5 in the win, recording four runs of her own and two RBI’s, driving in the first run of the game in the first inning when she hit into a fielder’s choice. Ellie Tallman recorded three hits in four at bats, and led the team with five RBI’s, with three of the runs coming off a double to right field, when the Mavs extended
their lead to 20-3. Mackenzie Ward pitched a complete game for MSU and improved her record to 102. Ward allowed three hits, three earned runs, and eight strikeouts. In game two of the doubleheader, Wayne State struck first with an RBI single on error in the first inning, but the Mavs answered back right away with Madi Newman’s double to right field, driving in Haile Forshee and McCarville to take the 2-1 lead. The back and forth game continued in the bottom of the second inning with Wayne State’s Emily Hale hitting an RBI double to left field, making it 2-2. They would take the lead in the third inning with a 2 RBI single to right, making it a 4-2 game in favor of the Wildcats. The Mavericks didn’t give
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The men’s and women’s Maverick track and field teams both headed to Vermillion, S.D. this past weekend to compete in the South Dakota Challenge and Multi track meet. Both teams did very well, each earning third place while having a few individual first place finishers. Starting off with the women’s team, they had two teams finish first and second in their respective races. The 4x100 meter team consisting of Makayla Jackson, Ja’Cey Simmons, Grace Hartman, and Denisha Cartwright took first place with a time of 45.70, and the 4x200 meter team consisting Enyo Edeh, Autumn Anderson, Dyashia Colvin, and Tyarra English-Paulson took second with a time of 3:52.25.
As for individual racers and field events, the women’s team had two women place first in their respective event. Mackenzi Keune took home first in the 400 meter hurdles, where she placed in her first place bid with a time of 1:01.65. Jackson continued to show her long jump skills off this meet, bringing home first with a best jump of 5.91 meters. Outside of their first place finishers, the women’s track and field team also had a few women place top three in their event. Hartman, Mackenzie Gaherty, and Katie Taylor each took third in their events. Hartman took home third in the 100 meter dash, where she finished with a time of 11.84. Gaherty finished third in the 5000 meter run, finishing with a time of 18:37.88,
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By KOLE BUELOW • Staff Writer Coming off of a two-win series against Southwest Minnesota State, the Mavericks baseball team headed to Minot, N.D., to take on the Minot State Beavers. The teams came into this series ranked first and third in the conference, leading to a promising series of great baseball. Minnesota State came into this series also ranked No. 15 in the nation through the NCAA Division II rankings, as they updated their list on April 4. Unfortunately, the Beavers of Minot State got the best of the No. 15 Mavericks, and took this three game series 2-1. Game one of the series was a pitcher’s glory to watch. There were only eight hits the whole game as Jon Ludwig of the Mavericks faced off against Noah Myhre of the Beavers. Ludwig allowed two hits the whole game, while Myhre allowed six. Despite the lower number of hits, Ludwig allowed a home run in the fifth inning to give the Beavers a 1-0 lead.
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Browns still putting rush on Jadeveon Clowney ASSOCIATED PRESS The new-look Mets have a familiar problem so far: Even when Jacob deGrom is on the mound, they’re surprisingly beatable. DeGrom struck out 14 on Saturday, but New York lost 3-0 to the Miami Marlins. In his other start this season, deGrom held Philadelphia scoreless for six innings, but the Mets gave up five runs in the eighth and lost 5-3. Whether it’s blamed on poor run support or shaky relief pitching, New York hasn’t taken advantage of deGrom’s brilliance the last few years. The right-hander won the Cy Young Award in both 2018 and 2019, but since the start of the 2018 season, he’s just 25-20 despite posting a stellar 2.06 ERA. He has 33 no-decisions in that span, and the Mets have lost 22 of those games. Among the pitchers who have more wins than deGrom since the start of 2018: Marco Gonzales (36-25 with a 4.00 ERA), Jon Lester (34-19, 4.06), Rick Porcello (32-26, 4.98) and J.A. Happ (31-16, 4.13). What’s remarkable is that over the past three-plus seasons, the Mets have been mediocre, but they haven’t been terrible. They’re seven games under .500 in that time frame, so it’s not as though deGrom has been pitching for a constant cellar dweller. But when he’s on the mound, New York’s offense has been abysmal at times. DeGrom has received 4.10 runs of support per nine innings since the start of 2018, according to fangraphs.com. Only three pitchers with over 300 innings in that span — Cole Hamels, Madison Bumgarner and Derek Holland — have received less run support than deGrom. Perhaps the addition of Francisco Lindor will help this year, but so far it’s been the same old story for the Mets and their ace. For what it’s worth, the Mets are 2-1 in 2021 in games deGrom didn’t pitch. One of those victories was Thursday against Miami, when New York’s Michael Conforto was hit by a pitch, forcing home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. The plate umpire said after the game that the pitch was in the strike
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zone, and he should have called Conforto out. Elsewhere in the NL East, Philadelphia edged Atlanta 7-6 on Sunday night. Alec Bohm scored the decisive run in the top of the ninth on a sacrifice fly, even though it appeared he didn’t touch the plate. That play at home was close enough that the safe call was upheld after a review DeGrom went 10-9 with a 1.70 ERA in 2018 — but in 1987 and 1988, the National League ERA champs had even fewer victories than that. Who were they? Trey Mancini of the Orioles received a nice ovation from the home fans — and from the visiting Red Sox — when he came up for his first home at-bat of the season. Mancini is back after treatment for colon cancer. He missed the 2020 season. That game Thursday was also a return for Eduardo Rodríguez, the Boston pitcher who missed 2020 because of heart inflammation. The Padres finally have a no-hitter, and it came courtesy of right-hander Joe Musgrove, who grew up in the San Diego area. Musgrove struck out 10 and allowed only one baserunner in a 3-0 victoryat Texas on Friday night. The Padres were the only active major league franchise without a no-hitter. In 1987, Nolan Ryan of the Astros went 8-16 with an NL-leading 2.76 ERA. Ryan also led the majors with 270 strikeouts.
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MSU Reporter • 15 ROAD TRIP continued from page 14 up their lead for very long, though, scoring six runs in the fourth inning. Kylie Sullivan singled to right field, driving in Tallman and Newman, tying the game at 4 each. After Carly Esselman’s pop up back to the pitcher for an out, Sydney Nielsen homered to left field, taking the 6-4 lead. In the next at bat, Richards recorded a base hit, followed by McCarville also homering to left, extending their lead 8-4. MSU scored three more runs in the final two innings, closing out the win by a score of 11-5. McCarville went 3-for-3 in the win, drawing a walk, scoring two runs, and two RBI’s, having one of the strongest performances for the Mavericks in the doubleheader. McKayla Armbruster nabbed the win for MSU with 6.0 IP, allowing 10 hits, five runs, and striking out four. Armbruster improved her record to 7-1 on the year. The Mavericks had a tougher time with their competition on Sunday, when they took on the No. 1 team in Division II softball, the Augustana Vikings. The Mavericks were the first to get on the board in game one of the doubleheader, with Esselman recording an RBI single, driving in Newman from second base, and Esselman advancing to second base on the throw. Augustana took the lead for the first time in the contest in the bottom of the fourth
inning, hitting two solo home runs, making it 2-1 heading into the fifth inning. The Vikings made it 3-1 when Torry Chute hit an RBI single to center, driving in the final run of the game. Newman went 2-for-3 and scored the team’s only run in the loss. Ward took the loss on the mound for the Mavericks, allowing three runs, three walks, and just four strikeouts in the six innings pitched, falling to 10-3. The Mavericks wanted to get their revenge immediately in game two, starting the game off with a three-run first inning with RBI’s from Richards and Hannah Hastings. AU answered back right away with a pair of back-toback RBI doubles bringing them within one of the Mavs. The Vikings held off MSU in the top of the second inning, paving the way for them to score three in the bottom of the inning and take a 5-3 lead. The Mavs fought back but came up empty handed, leaving six runners on base at the end of innings two through six, while the Vikings took the win 9-3. Armbruster took her second loss of the season, pitching just two innings while allowing six hits and five runs. The Mavericks sit middle of the pack in the NSIC standings after going 2-2 on the weekend, with a 6-4 conference record and a 17-6 overall record.
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STACY BENGS • Associated Press The scoreboard at Target Field explains the postponement of the baseball game between the Twins and Red Sox on Monday, April 12, 2021. The Twins have postponed their game against the Red Sox because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man in a nearby suburb.
ASSOCIATED PRESS The Minnesota Twins, Wild and Timberwolves all postponed games scheduled for Monday because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and the potential for unrest in the area. Major League Baseball’s Twins and Boston Red Sox were scheduled to begin a four-game series on Monday afternoon at Target Field. The Twins said their decision was made in consultation with MLB and state and local officials “out of respect for the tragic events that occurred yesterday.” There was no word yet about rescheduling or the status of games set for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. “We came to the conclusion that the right thing to
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continued from page 14 and Taylor secured third in the shot put with a best throw of 14.61 meters. With the help of these ladies, the Mavericks track and field team added crucial points to their meet total to finish third with a score of 90.5. The men’s track and field team also took third, trailing South Dakota and South Dakota state with a total team score of 98. They were also supported by a few first place performances, including some other great top three finishes. As a team the men’s squad rallied two top three finishes in the 4x100 meter relay
do was for us to not play today, rooted in respect for the Wright family but also rooted in our mind in the safety of all of those involved in today’s game,” Twins president Dave St. Peter said. The NHL’s Wild were supposed to host the St. Louis Blues on Monday night, a game the team said was postponed “out of respect for the community.” That game was rescheduled for May 12. The NBA also announced that Monday night’s scheduled game between the Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets was postponed “in light of the tragic events in the Minneapolis area.” The shooting of 20-yearold Daunte Wright occurred Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, a suburb adjacent to Minneapolis. The death sparked violent pro-
tests, with officers in riot gear clashing with demonstrators into Monday morning. The Brooklyn Center police chief said the shooting was accidental, as the officer involved intended to fire a stun gun and not a handgun during a struggle with Wright. Police were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant. Gov. Tim Walz announced a curfew from 7 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday for three counties that include Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis and the capital of St. Paul. The metropolitan area already has been on edge because of the ongoing trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death last May. “Our thoughts and prayers to the Wright family,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said.
and the 4x400 meter relay. The 4x100 team consisting of Shaheed Hickman, Cornelius Bright, Nicholas Sharma, and Daniel Attoh finished with a time of 41.56 which was good enough for third place. The 4x400 team took second place, on the other hand, behind the team efforts of Max DePrenger, Carter Nesvold, Kenry Atubel, and Tanner Maier with a time of 3:18.01. Kornelius Klah and Elijah Calderon-Pitchford both took first in their respective events for the Mavs. Klah took home first in the 400 meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 54.29 while Calderon-Pitchford landed a first place finish in the triple jump with a best jump of 14.43 me-
ters. Behind these two first place finishes, several other Mav athletes finished top three in their event. Maier and Klah took home second in their respective events. Maier finished with a time of 3:53.49 in the 1500 meter run and Klah finished with a time of 13.98 in the 110 meter hurdles. Drew Lewison and Kevin Wu claimed third in their events, where Lewison ran a 55.34 in the 400 meter hurdles, and Wu threw a best 54.65 meter javelin throw. The track and field team’s next meet occurs on saturday, April 17, where they will be competing at the Holst Invitational in St. Paul.
The curling world championship playoffs resumed Sunday with players wearing masks after taking a day off due to a positive COVID-19 test inside the Calgary bubble. The World Curling Federation first announced three positive, asymptomatic results during exit testing on Friday from teams that had not advanced to the playoffs. Saturday’s matches were postponed for further testing, and one player on a playoff team also tested positive and was initially ruled out of the competition. But the federation said that it consulted with Canadian health officials and decided to allow the player to compete. In a statement issued on Sunday before resuming
play with a triple-header, the WCF said the player tested positive on Friday had a follow-up test that was negative on Saturday. The player was not identified. “The player ... had previously received a full vaccination — two doses — in his home country prior to the beginning of the championship,” the WCF said in a statement. “The facts surrounding this specific individual were argued to be strong enough for a re-evaluation of the earlier decision, after it was determined that it would put his teammates and opponents at a very minimal risk by participating in Sunday’s playoff games.” The Americans and Canadians earned a berth in the 2022 Olympics.
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JEFFREY T. BARNES • Associated Press Buffalo Sabres forward Taylor Hall (4) is shown during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers in Buffalo, in this Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, file photo. The banged-up Boston Bruins are getting a boost for their late-season playoff push by acquiring forward Taylor Hall.
ASSOCIATED PRESS The coronarvirus pandemic turned the usual large number of NHL trade deadline deals into a trickle on Monday. The moves that did take place under a flat salary cap, highlighted by Boston landing 2018 NHL MVP Taylor Hall in a trade with Buffalo, heavily benefited the buyers. And then there were the teams that got creative, acquiring draft picks in order to take on payroll. Hall was the highest-profile player to move in an otherwise dry market and the Bruins took advantage by landing the under-performing, six-time 20-goal-scorer at a cut-rate price along with third-line forward Curtis Lazar. Rather than getting a firstround pick in return, the Sabres acquired a second-round pick and a sparingly used for-
ward in Anders Bjork, while also agreeing to retain half of what’s left on Hall’s one-year, $8 million contract. Hall gets a chance for a fresh start after a forgettable season with the last-place Sabres, while the banged-up Bruins upgraded their lineup in a bid to complete their late-season playoff push. Boston began the day holding the East Division’s fourth and final playoff spot, four points ahead of the New York Rangers and Philadelphia. Among the handful of notable moves, Pittsburgh added veteran depth by acquiring 36-year-old center Jeff Carter from the Los Angeles Kings for a pair of conditional draft picks. The Vegas Golden Knights acquired center Mattias Janmark from the Chicago Blackhawks, according to a person with knowledge of the trade who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of
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continued from page 14 combined for 20 total runs. The Mavs got the bats started right away in the first inning, putting their first run on the board with a sacrifice fly. The Beavers battled back though, putting up three runs of their own in the bottom of the first. That was enough for the Beavers to tack on more runs throughout the game, to keep the Mavericks out of reach. After what seemed to be a five-run last ditch effort in the top of the sixth, the Mavs were shut out the rest of the game, conceding game two to Minot State by a score of 11-9. The Mavs were now out of contention for winning the series against the Beavers, but they knew they needed to take at least one game to hold onto their conference prowess.
anonymity because the deal had not yet been cleared by the NHL. Janmark played against the Golden Knights during the 2020 bubble playoffs with the Dallas Stars. Carl Soderberg is back for a second stint in Colorado, after being acquired in a trade that sent forwards Ryder Rolston and Josh Dickinson to Chicago. More notable were the players not traded. Los Angeles Kings center Alex Iafallo and Philadelphia Flyers forward Scott Laughton, both pending free agents, had their names come off the market after signing contract extensions. Goalie Linus Ullmark is staying in put in Buffalo after the Sabres had enough promising discussions on an extension to believe a deal can be reached before Ullmark is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
As game three got underway Sunday morning, the Mavericks got the chance to show why they were the number one team in the conference. After a strong start in the first three innings, Minnesota State held onto their lead thanks to great pitching from Nick Altermatt, Jack Zigan, and Hunter Even. The three pitchers allowed four total hits all game, as the Mavericks went on to take game three by a score of 4-2. Minnesota State now has an important double header this Tuesday, April 13 against Minnesota Crookston in a battle for the conference lead. The Mavericks and the Golden Eagles are both ranked in the nation for division II baseball, and sit second and first in the NSIC standings. The No. 15 Mavericks and the No. 19 Golden Eagles should expect a tough and very important two game series this week in Crookston.
Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were reinstated from the injured list Monday by the Washington Nationals, making the team’s roster nearly whole again after a coronavirus outbreak sidelined nine players and caused postponement of four games. That trio had been expected to be in Washington’s opening day lineup — with Schwarber in left field, Bell at first base, Harrison at second — but they were part of the group kept away from the rest of the club because of COVID-19 protocols. Major League Baseball wound up rescheduling the Nationals’ first four games of 2021. Four players tested positive for the illness, while five others were put under quarantine after contact tracing determined they might have been exposed. The Nationals never announced which players fell into which category. Now eight of the nine are back with the manager Dave Martinez’s club, which took a 1-5 record and five-game losing streak into Monday night’s opener of a threegame series at the St. Louis Cardinals. The only player still missing is left-handed starting pitcher Jon Lester, who is expected to spend some time ramping up at the team’s al-
ternate training site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, before making his Nationals debut. While the Nationals were in Los Angeles over the weekend, getting swept in three games by the reigning World Series champion Dodgers, catchers Yan Gomes and Alex Avila, starting Patrick Corbin, closer Brad Hand and infielder Jordy Mercer cleared COVID-19 protocols and rejoined the team. The 2019 champs are hoping that Bell, Schwarber and Harrison can offer a bit of pop to the lineup, which has been scuffling and was shut out in three of the team’s past four games. Only two players have hit home runs for the Nationals so far this season: Juan Soto and Trea Turner, each with a pair deep shots. In corresponding roster moves made by the Nationals before Monday’s game: — infielder Luis García and outfielder Yadiel Hernandez were optioned to the alternate training site and added to the team’s taxi squad for the current trip; — relievers Ryne Harper, a right-hander, and T.J. McFarland, a lefty, were returned to Fredericksburg. Lucroy caught Max Scherzer against the Atlanta Braves that day and delivered a tworun double in Washington’s 6-5 victory.
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FINAL continued from page 13 It wasn’t until Nathan Smith managed to bury a powerplay goal after a feed from Julian Napravnik, with Akito Hirose grabbing the second assist, making it a 1-1 game. Not for long, though. St. Cloud stuck to their game plan of getting ahead on the Mavs early and scored just 10 seconds later, taking the lead 2-1. Two minutes into the third period, the defense turned the puck over in one of the worst spots possible, giving Will Hammer an unassisted goal off a shot from the circle. But that didn’t stop the Mavs. The Mavericks always find a way back into their games, this time with an oddman rush with Andy Carroll, Dallas Gerads, and Walker Duehr. Carroll entered the zone along the left boards and made a beautiful behind the back pass to Gerads, as he took the shot and left a rebound at the bottom of the right circle for Duehr to make it a one goal game. Then, just over two minutes later, Nathan Smith walked in the zone and took a shot top shelf, tying the game at three each. Smith scored his second goal of the game when it mattered. The Mavs played far better hockey in the second 20 minutes than they did in the first, and they just kept on going. Duehr entered the zone along the right boards with a man on him taking away the passing lane, with Dallas Gerads heading directly for the net. Duehr dished the puck to Gerads on the back door and scored a beautiful one-timer goal for the Mavericks first lead of the game. The Mavericks started to
lose a bit of their momentum towards the end of the third period, when the Huskies managed to get another goal on the backdoor, tying the game at 4. It wasn’t until just 53 seconds remaining, the Huskies grabbed an open puck in the corner and fed it to their defenseman, where he fired a shot at the net. The puck deflected over McKay’s left shoulder, scoring the game-winning goal for St. Cloud, and advancing to the Championship game. “I’m proud of every single one of those guys in there,” Riese Zmolek said after the game, as he was fighting back tears. “This organization is unreal.” Head coach Mike Hastings did all he could from the bench to help his team to come out on top, but couldn’t quite get there. “One thing you don’t want to do as a coach is disappoint your players. And there’s a group of upperclassmen and seniors in there that have helped pave the way for our program to get to where it’s at today and they’re very prideful individuals. They’ve done all the heavy lifting. And to walk in there and see them feeling the way that they do and you as a coach know you can’t take that away, it’s not a great feeling,” Hastings said. “I want this group to be proud, just like the alumni out there in the group that was here last year and the groups that have been before us.” The Mavericks played a phenomenal season, accomplishing something no other team in the Minnesota State program has ever done, and most of all, played this game with pride.
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Rahm closes with a 66, ends memorable week ASSOCIATED PRESS Jon Rahm had a great week before even getting to the Masters. His stay at Augusta National wasn’t bad, either. Rahm shot a 6-under 66 in the final round of the Masters on Sunday to tie for fifth place at 6 under — four shots behind winner Hideki Matsuyama. Rahm shot even-par rounds of 72 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The 66 on Sunday gave him 15 consecutive rounds of par or better at Augusta National, one shy of matching the record in that category held by Tiger Woods. “It’s still a top five at a major with a great round on a Sunday,” Rahm said. “If anything, what is it, 15 straight rounds of even par or better here? Clearly, I like the place. I play good here. My year is coming up. Let’s hope it’s soon.” His 2021 is already a banner year, even without a green jacket. Rahm arrived at the Masters on Wednesday, the last player to get to Augusta National after he and his wife Kelley welcomed a son — Kepa Cahill Rahm — into the world on April 3. Rahm showed up, played nine practice holes and pronounced himself ready to go.
MAVERICK PRIDE continued from page 13 Freshman Natalie Thurston made a day out of watching the game. She got together with a few of her friends in her dorm room and ate snacks while enjoying a riveting three periods of hockey. “It was a nail biter,” said Thurston. “My friends and I were on the edge of our seats waiting to find out how the game would turn out.” Some students believe there were things the team could have done better. Roommates Teagan Allen and Kendra Dowe watched the game in their dorm room and were frustrated
DAVID J. PHILLIP • Associated Press Jon Rahm, of Spain, hits his tee shot on the 16th hole during the final round of the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11, 2021.
“I’m extremely happy. Let’s say the disappointment after the round lasts a lot less,” Rahm said. “I finish the round and I get a picture from Kelley, and no matter what I do, if I shoot 80 or 65, it’s the same feeling.” Stewart Cink’s 286th and final shot was a 5-foot putt of great importance. It earned him an invite back to Augusta National next year. There are 19 ways that a player can qualify for the Masters, one of them being by finishing 12th or better the preceding year. Cink tied for 12th, after shooting 2 under for the week.
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‘Nothing less than a giant’: Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50 ASSOCIATED PRESS DMX, the iconic hip-hop artist behind the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” whose distinctively gruff voice and thoughtful messages in his rhymes made him one of rap’s biggest stars, has died, according to a family statement Friday. He was 50. The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to a statement from the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died. He was rushed there from his home April 2. His family’s statement said DMX, whose birth name was Earl Simmons, died with relatives by his side after several days on life support. “Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart, and we cherish the times we spent with him,” the family said, adding that his music “inspired countless fans across the world.” Memorial plans were not yet set. DMX — who rapped with a trademark raspy delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an adlib — built a multiplatinum career in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but he also struggled with drug addiction and legal problems that repeatedly put
DAVID GOLDMAN • Associated Press DMX performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 2011.
him behind bars. “His message of triumph over struggle, his search for the light out of darkness, his pursuit of truth and grace brought us closer to our own humanity,” his record label, Def Jam Recordings, said in a statement describing him as “nothing less than a giant.” Fellow hip hop artists remembered him likewise, with Eve praising him as “one of the most special people I have ever met” and Nas calling him
“Gods poet” in an Instagram post. DMX made a splash in 1998 with his first studio album, “It’s Dark and Hell is Hot,” which debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The multiplatinum-selling album was anchored by several hits including “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem,” “Get At Me Dog,” “Stop Being Greedy” and “How It’s Goin’ Down.” DMX followed up with four straight chart-topping al-
bums including “... And Then There Was X,” “Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood,” “The Great Depression” and “Grand Champ.” He released seven albums, earned three Grammy nominations and was named favorite rap/hip-hop artist at the 2000 American Music Awards. DMX arrived on the rap scene around the same time as Jay-Z, Ja Rule and others who dominated the charts and emerged as platinum-selling
acts. They were all part of rap crews, too: DMX fronted the Ruff Ryders collective, which helped launch the careers of Grammy winners Eve and Swizz Beatz, and relaunch The Lox, formerly signed to Bad Boy Records. Ruff Ryders had success on the charts and on radio with its “Ryde or Die” compilation albums. Along with his musical career, DMX paved his way as an actor. He starred in the 1998 film “Belly” and appeared in 2000′s “Romeo Must Die” with Jet Li and Aaliyah. DMX and Aaliyah teamed up for “Come Back in One Piece” on the film’s soundtrack. The rapper would later open Aaliyah’s tribute music video, “Miss You,” alongside her other friends and collaborators, including Missy Elliott, Lil’ Kim and Queen Latifah, after Aaliyah’s 2001 death in a plane crashat age 22. The rapper also starred in 2001′s “Exit Wounds” with Steven Seagal and 2003′s “Cradle 2 the Grave” with Li. But while DMX made his mark as one of hip-hop’s most recognizable names for his rap artistry and as an actor, the rapper was personally stifled by his legal battles — he was repeatedly arrested and jailed within a decade — and drug addiction. His addiction first took hold at age 14 when smoked a marijuana cigarette that was laced with cocaine.
Prince Philip vs Philip of ‘The Crown’: Fact and fiction ASSOCIATED PRESS In “The Crown,” a dishy naval officer captures the heart of a future queen. But he chafes at playing royal second fiddle and crosses the boundaries of decorum and, maybe, fidelity. He eventually finds his way as a trusted partner and family patriarch. How does the Netflix drama’s portrayal of Prince Philip, who died at age 99 on Friday, compare with the man himself and the life he lived with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II? Prince Philip dwelled in his wife’s shadow, and the same goes for Philip in “The Crown,” as the title makes plain. But some episodes take a fuller measure of the man, or at least the character (played in succession by Matt Smith and Tobias Menzies, with Jonathan Pryce in the wings). Peter Morgan, creator of the series that’s in a lull before its fifth and penultimate season arrives in 2022, has said “The Crown” is the product of historical research and imagination, and includes scenes not to be taken as fact. Barring a tell-all from the parties involved, for instance, we don’t know if Philip was as rigid in
his approach to parenting son Charles as he was sensitive with daughter Anne, as “The Crown” has it. Or what to make of the drama’s dainty hints of marital infidelity by Philip. The series thus far has brought Philip to middle age, covering only half of the real royal’s nearly 100 years. Also absent from “The Crown” is Philip’s unapologetic fondness for demeaning one-liners about women and people of color. But there are aspects of the Greek-born prince’s life that warrant comparison to the fictional version, whom “The Crown” depicts in a mostly flattering light: A bold and restless spirit, one bound to the end by duty and devotion to queen and country. DOMESTIC STRIFE “The Crown”: Reluctant to surrender traditional male privilege, Philip wants their children to carry his last name (Mountbatten), not hers (Windsor). The answer is no. When the death of Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, brings her to the throne, Philip leaves military service for the role of consort. Quarrels with Elizabeth follow, including over his reluctance to kneel to her during her coronation.
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They find a balance, with Philip a worthy half of an affectionate marriage. In reality: When Philip lost his bid to use Mountbatten as the family name, according to Gyles Brandreth’s “Philip and Elizabeth: Portrait of a Royal Marriage,” he complained, “I am nothing but a bloody amoeba,” a man barred from giving his children his name.
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Sidelined last year, the Met Gala is returning — twice ASSOCIATED PRESS The Met Gala is coming back. Actually, twice. The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced Monday that the annual high-wattage celebration of both fashion and celebrity — canceled last year because of the pandemic — will return in person, first in September, then again in 2022 in its usual slot of the first Monday in May. The galas, a “more intimate” version Sept. 13 of this year and a larger one on May 2, 2022, will launch a two-part exhibition, a survey of American fashion to be on view for almost a year. “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” opening Sept. 18, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the museum’s Costume Institute and “explore a modern vocabulary of American fashion,” the museum said. Part two, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” will open in the museum’s popular American Wing period rooms on May 5, 2022, and will explore American fashion, with collaborations with film directors, by “presenting narratives that relate to the complex and layered histories of those spaces.” Both parts will close on Sept. 5, 2022. Filmmaker Melina Matsoukas (“Queen & Slim”) has been commissioned to create an open-ended film to project in the galleries, with content changing during the course of the exhibition. There was no immediate word on who the celebrity hosts, or chairs, would be for the galas, traditionally a heady mix of luminaries from fashion, music, film, TV, sports and other arenas. The first gala in September will be smaller, and held in accordance with government coronavirus guidelines. The second next May is intended to be larger, in line with previous galas which typically hold about 550 guests. The gala is a major fundraiser, providing the Costume Institute with its primary source of funding. In 2020, the gala was canceled but fans were invited to engage in a social media
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CHARLES SYKES • Associated Press Lady Gaga attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala on May 6, 2019, in New York. challenge to recreate favorite red-carpet looks. “Fashion is both a harbinger of cultural shifts and a record of the forces, beliefs, and events that shape our lives,” said Max Hollein, director of the Met, in a statement. “This two-part exhibition will consider how fashion reflects evolving notions of identity in America and will explore a multitude of perspectives through presentations that speak to some of the complexities of history with powerful immediacy.” As always, the exhibits will be the work of star curator Andrew Bolton. “Over the past year, because of the pandemic, the connections to our homes have become more emotional, as have those to our clothes,” he said in his own statement. “For American fashion, this has meant an increased emphasis on sentiment over practicality.” He said that in accordance with this shift, Part One of the exhibition will establish “a modern vocabulary of American fashion based on the expressive qualities of clothing as well as deeper associations with issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion.” As for Part Two, it will “further investigate the evolving language of American fashion through a series of collaborations with American film directors who will visualize the unfinished stories inherent in The Met’s period rooms.”
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A feminist artist went on trial Monday in Russia on charges of disseminating pornography after she shared artwork online depicting female bodies. Human rights groups linked her prosecution to the Kremlin’s conservative stance promoting “traditional family values.” The charges against activist Yulia Tsvetkova, 27, in the far eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur have brought international outrage. She faces up to six years in prison on charges reportedly related to her group on the popular Russian social media network VKontakte, where stylized drawings of vaginas were posted. Tsvetkova is not allowed to disclose details of the criminal case against her. The hearing comes a year and a half after she was first detained and eight months
after Russian President Vladimir Putin signed constitutional amendments that outlawed same-sex marriage and tasked the government with “preserving traditional family values.” Tsvetkova’s lawyer, Irina Ruchko, told reporters after the hearing that she maintains her innocence and the defense intends to prove it in court. Tsvetkova ran a children’s theater and was a vocal advocate of feminism and LGBT rights. She founded an online group called Vagina Monologues that encouraged followers to fight the stigma and taboos surrounding the female body, and posted other people’s art in it. Amnesty International last week called the case, which is being heard behind closed doors.
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Associated Press Will Smith attends the premiere of “Gemini Man” in Los Angeles on Oct. 6, 2019, left, and director Antoine Fuqua appears during a photo session in Los Angeles on July 12, 2015.
ASSOCIATED PRESS Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama “Emancipation” from Georgia over the state’s recently enacted law restricting voting access. The film is the largest and most high profile Hollywood production to depart the state since Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature passed a law that introduced stiffer voter identification requirements for absentee balloting, limited drop boxes and gave the State Election Board new powers to intervene in county election offices and to remove
and replace local election officials. Opponents have said the law is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters. In a joint statement, Smith and Fuqua — who are both producers on the project — said they felt compelled to move the production out of Georgia. “We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws that are designed to restrict voter access,” Smith and Fuqua said. “The new Georgia voting laws are reminiscent of voting impediments that were passed at the end of Reconstruction to prevent many Americans from vot-
ing.” “Emancipation” had been scheduled to begin shooting in June. Apple Studios acquired the film last year in a deal reportedly worth $130 million. Based on a true story, the film stars Smith as a slave who flees a Louisiana plantation and joins the Union Army. Hollywood’s response to the Georgia law has been closely watched because the state is a major hub of film production and boasts generous tax incentives. Some filmmakers have said they would boycott, including “Ford v. Ferrari” director James Mangold. But major studios have so far been largely quiet.
Kanye West agrees with Kim Kardashian West that they should have joint custody of their four children and neither of them need spousal support, according to new divorce documents. West’s attorneys filed his response Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court to Kardashian West’s divorce filing seven weeks earlier, which began the process of ending their 6 1/2-year marriage. West’s filing was virtually identical to Kardashian West’s original petition, agreeing that the marriage should end over irreconcilable differences, and that the two should share custody of their children: North, age 7, Saint, age 5, Chicago, age 3, and Psalm, who turns 2 next month. And like Kardashian
West’s filing, West’s asks that the court’s right to award spousal support to either person be terminated. According to Kardashian West’s Feb. 19 petition, the two have a pre-nuptial agreement, and under it they kept their property separate throughout their marriage. The divorce filings bring an impending end to one of the most followed celebrity unions in recent decades, between the 40-year-old reality TV superstar Kardashian West, and the 43-year-old rap and fashion mogul West. It was the first marriage for West and the third for Kardashian West, who has not asked the court to change her name back to just Kardashian, though she may still do so during the divorce process.
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Weinstein fights extradition to face California indictment ASSOCIATED PRESS Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer on Monday challenged his extradition from New York to California, where the imprisoned movie mogul faces rape and sexual assault charges in a newly revealed indictment. Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case delayed a decision on extradition for Weinstein, 69, who appeared via video from the maximum security Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, where he has been held since last spring after being convicted in New York City of a criminal sex act and third-degree rape. Weinstein was charged last year in California with assaulting five women in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013. The new indictment, returned by a grand jury on March 15, contains the same 11 counts involving the same five unnamed women as the previous criminal complaint against Weinstein, according to a person with direct knowledge who spoke on condition of anonymity because the indictment remains sealed. The move by prosecutors means skipping a public preliminary hearing on the evidence against Weinstein, and putting him on a fast track to trial. Los Angeles prosecutors declined comment, saying they don’t comment on grand jury matters. After requests for a “humanitarian” delay of extradition to attend to Weinstein’s medical needs were rejected at Monday’s New York hearing, defense attorney Norman Effman argued that because the criminal complaint has been replaced by the indictment, the initial transfer request is incomplete. Case granted his request for another hearing, which he scheduled for April 30. Weinstein maintains his innocence and contends that any sexual activity was consensual. “We’re not trying to avoid what is going to happen in California. We believe there is not only a defense to these charges but a very good defense to these charges,” Effman said.
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Review: ‘Thunder Force’ is forced and lacking any thunder ASSOCIATED PRESS Melissa McCarthy and her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, have managed to put out not one but two movies during this global pandemic. It prompts two questions: What did we do to deserve them? And how do we stop it? McCarthy enlists — and immediately wastes — the services of Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer for the superhero buddy comedy “Thunder Force,” a meandering nothingburger of a film. It’s the fifth team-up between McCarthy and Falcone — they previously did “The Boss,” “Tammy,” “Life of the Party” and “Superintelligence.” It’s clear they’ve gotten progressively worse and McCarthy’s welcome manic, anarchic energy is no longer disarming. This time around, McCarthy and Spencer play two middle-aged friends who become superheroes after one invents a formula that gives ordinary people superpowers. We’d settle for a formula that makes this film work. This premise offers the filmmakers the chance to send-up superhero films, but “Thunder Force” mostly just apes them with alarming slackness. It’s corny when it needs to be edgy and stupid when it needs to be clever. The movie starts in the 1980s as we are introduced to the two girls in high school — Emily is smart and sensible, while Lydia is messy and im-
HOPPER STONE • Associated Press This image released by Netflix shows Melissa McCarthy, left, and Octavia Spencer in a scene from the comedy “Thunder Force.”
pulsive. (McCarthy and Falcone’s own daughter, Vivian, plays a younger McCarthy). Emily wants to grow up an be a geneticist. A “lady part doctor?” asks Lydia. Emily responds: “That’s a gynecologist.” Flash forward to the two as adults. Emily has become a tech millionaire and Lydia a beer-swilling loser still wearing hair-band T-shirts and drinking expired milk. In this alternative universe, mysterious cosmic rays have turned some humans into super criminals called Miscreants, led by a slumming Bobby Cannavale. Emily vows to
stop them by creating her own superhero juice that will offer super strength and invisibility. Unfortunately Lydia accidently gets the strength formula. Cue the montage of McCarthey’s Lydia lifting 20,000 pounds, making 14-foot vertical jumps and pulling a tractor-trailer. Together, Emily and Lydia are Thunder Force. “Let’s get swole and kick some Miscreant butt,” McCartney says. Along the way, such bizarre and genuinely funny bits are offered about Glenn Frey, Urkel, Jodi Foster, “The Super Bowl Shuffle” and Seal. And Jason Bateman, McCarthy’s
“Identity Thief” co-star, plays a Miscreant with crab claws for arms and is so consistently funny that you’ll wish he had his own film. “What’s his power? Tasting delicious with melted butter?” McCarthy jokes. This film was in the can before the death of George Floyd and there are a few sour notes, as when a goon is excessively tasered until his skin burns while Emily asks a bystander not to film it on his phone. (“Oh, that’s messed up,” says the store clerk. You bet.) And having a Black woman with the skill of turning invisible in 2021 comes off as a sour note.
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