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Media Day makes its way to Ostrander MSU faculty member Rachael Hanel to perform lecture on stories.

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NICOLE SCHMIDT News Editor Tuesday will mark Minnesota State University, Mankato’s annual “Media Day.” To celebrate the occasion, MSU faculty member Rachael Hanel will give a presentation in Ostrander Auditorium April 19 at 7 p.m. about St. Peter native Camilla Hall and the Symbionese Liberation Army.

The presentation, ““Filling in the Gaps: A Literary Journalism Approach to Camilla Hall and the Symbionese Liberation Army,” free and open to the public, will address the aspects of story-telling in journalism.

Hanel is an assistant professor of mass media with a doctorate in creative writing from Bath Spa University, located in England. She has been very involved in media and research in her life. A number of her essays and articles have appeared in print and online literary journals, magazines and newspapers.

Hanel also has a book entitled “We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter,” published in 2013.

Although the initial plan for Media Day fell through, Hanel was excited to present her topic regardless.

“I like Media Day because it’s a chance to showcase the

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Photo from Rachael Hanel’s Website Hanel (right) smiles for the camera, holding her book We’ll be the Last Ones to Let You Down.

Mass Media department and let the wider campus community know what we do,” Hanel said. “It’s also an opportunity to recognize our star students at the scholarship and awards program that day.”

Hanel’s discovered her lecture subject, Camilla Hall, after coming across the name in a newspaper in 1999.

“I discovered that she had been a member of a domestic terrorism organization in the 1970s called the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). She was killed in a shoot-out with Los Angeles police in May 1974. In the newspaper article, I learned she was from St. Peter, Minn. She was a Minnesota girl like me. Just looking at her, I would not have guessed she would be drawn into violent, radical circles. I

was curious what would make someone ‘turn’ from peaceful protester to violent radical.

Thus began my research into her life,” Hanel said.

Hanel’s extensive research will make for an interesting and informative presentation this Media Day. Students of all majors, not just Mass Media, are encouraged to attend.

“Even though my topic is rooted in the 1970s, it addresses aspects of terrorism that are quite relevant and timely today,” Hanel said. “I want people to start to see connections between our past and present.

Media Day is sponsored by the Department of Mass Media. In previous years, the department has invited top Mass Media student scholars and well-known media figures

such as Boyd Huppert who spoke last year, and Hanel is expected to bring her own unique spark to Media Day this 2016.

“In the Mass Media department, we try to emphasize the importance of story,” Hanel said. “Stories are all around us and as communicators, we have to learn how to tell them. My program will address how to tell a story using aspects of literary journalism.

Any student who wants to learn more about storytelling should find the topic pertinent.”

For additional information, please contact Mavis Richardson, Minnesota State Mankato associate professor of mass media, by phone at 507-3893299 or by email at mavis. richardson@mnsu.edu.

MSSA election results announced Following elections on April 12, 2016, the members of the future 84th student senate were announced.

Senators from MAV (Motivate, Advocate, Validate), MSU Big Ideas Party, and Maverick Family Movement will all come together throughout next year to serve as a voice for students.

President: Faical Rayani Vice President: Maria Ruiz Senators:

Allied Health and Nursing: Grace Peterson, Aris Ututalum, Kaoshoua Thao, Arts and Humanities: Jaclyn Britz, Katherine C Torgeson College of Business: Othmane Sekkat, Connor Martin College of Education: Emily Christensen Graduate Studies: Avinash Darsi, Alex Lucier Social and Behavioral Sciences: Jacob Royce, Cynthia Callais

College of Science Engineering and Technology: Holly Blooflat, Naeem Hassan, Parmal Wanigasinghe Off Campus: Mahammed Bin Hamsa, Mariam Diallo, KAyla Cremers, Narukazu Kitamura, Areeb Usmani, Kate Anderson, Qendresa Isniqi, Ben Thao Student Union Board: Tien Bui, Abi Saha Newspaper Board: Allie Bigbee, Rae Frame, Karter Rivet, Yasmeen Black

Athletic Advisory Board: Vikolia Meade, Kyle Ohrt Residential Life: Yulia Podorova, Aaron Klaus D’Silva, MeMe Cronin, Abdul-Aziz, Tayler Lyng Student Body at Large: Lucas Fontana, Denise Adjidjonu Health Advisory: Karter Rivet, Abdurrahman Guantai Congratulations to our winners! MNSU looks forward to next year’s achievements.

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MFA candidates share creative works Nonfiction writing presented April 8 by Melanie Cashin and Lauren Moore.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer On Friday, April 8, Minnesota State University, Mankato’s English department held a reading of two MFA candidates in the creative writing department. The students were Melanie Cashin and Lauren Moore. They each presented two creative non-fiction essays apiece.

Both students sat down and answered a couple of questions about their future, and why they wrote what they wrote.

Q: Why did you write your

particular essays?

MELANIE CASHIN: “So the first essay I wrote, I was literally sitting on a beach in Greece looking at myself, thinking. There are some downsides to being a mom, and I write a lot about, like motherhood, body issues, those sorts of things. So it just naturally came out of that scenario. The other one, I had written more of a research-type essay about rowing and everyone said ‘That’s kind of boring for non-rowers.’ So I thought, ‘What can I do to make this more entertaining?’ ‘I’ll focus on the inappropriate angle about rowing.’ So that’s what came out.”

LAUREN MOORE: “I guess I don’t know those specifically but I guess usually when I’m trying to write, either there’s

a memory that has sort of resurfaced for me and that I’m thinking about. So, with that one about the Rapture I was sort of thinking about that

““...the first essay I wrote, I was literally sitting on a beach in Greece looking at myself, thinking. There are some downsides to being a mom, and I write a lot about, like motherhood, body issues, those sorts of things. So it just naturally came out of that scenario.””

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moment in the church and I hadn’t thought about it for a long time. Then also, the idea of trying to answer a question. So, with that one about ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ it’s a little weird to be scared of that movie because it’s a children’s movie. So, in that one I was just thinking to myself ‘Why am I so frightened by this?’ and try to answer that question. That’s usually how that gets started.”

Q: What are your plans for the future?

CASHIN: “Right, so I currently work as an assistant director of Trio over at Carlton College and I just plan to continue doing that.”

MOORE: “Well, I’ll gradu-

ate at the end of this spring.

So, I’m hoping to become a professor at some point.

Probably an adjunct at first, but that’s what I’m hoping to do. I’m teaching creative writing now, here, and it’s just really fun to see sort of what young writers are doing even though I guess I’m a young writer myself. But it’s fun to work with them, to see what they’re doing.”

To find out more information about the English department go to mnsu.edu keyword English Department.

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Love your locks, one strand at a time Students share their natural-hair experience.

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SPRING FALL 2015 2016 LATISHA TOWNSEND Staff Writer 1) What does natural hair mean to you?

“Black/natural hair to me means a lot. Patience, strength, self-love, power.

Growing up, I used to get my hair relaxed until about my junior year in high school.

Deciding to go natural was probably one of the best hair decisions I’ve made. Although dealing with my natural hair takes more time than what I was used to, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

“When I think about the all of chemicals that I used to put in my hair just to get it straight, it kind of makes me cringe. I love how natural hair is like a “thing” now (not saying it wasn’t before), but you definitely see black women embracing it more than I can ever remember. I love it so much because there are so many women who have little girls looking up to them & having them be their hair goals. I didn’t really have that when I was younger. It was all about having the straight/ relaxed hair then. Every texture of black/natural hair is so beautiful to me, and I love that we’re able to do so many

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“Honestly, I could go on and on but basically to reiterate what I said previously, black/natural hair is amazing and so beautiful and I love see other black women embracing it these days.”-Ayomide Agunbiade, Accounting, University of Minnesota, St. Thomas 2) What are some offensive things people have done or said in regards to your hair?

“I feel like there’s a lot of hesitation when it comes to black women and our hair. Society has a way of making us feel guilty for the things that we are born with. I used to hate my hair, every aspect of it. I hated how unmanageable it was. I was always so envious of the girls with the soft curls,

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even if it wasn’t touching their backs.

“It wasn’t until senior year of high school that I started to see the beauty of my hair.

I was sick of trying to tame it with perms, heat, and weave.

By the time I did the big chop I was already armed with self-confidence that I thought I would need because of society. I had shed my old skin and was left with one that was glowing, and it came with a thick, kinky fro and a pep in my step. I was prepared for society’s ridicule and the disrespect that would try to strip away my beauty and also when my reflection would try to do the same.

“Now that I think back at it, I can’t help but laugh. I was literally mentally preparing

like I was going to war because of my HAIR! The boys at school would laugh at the length of my shrinkage being about the length of their hair. I would get called “bald-headed” often and none of the girls stood up for me nor did they offer comforting words. I could hear their snickers, but again, I was already prepared so the insults slid off my skin.

My hair was so foreign and alien to them.

“I received the annoying head pats but I could always see astonishment and hints of admiration on their faces. They would ask “how do

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“I like to wear my hair in it’s natural state. I love embracing my curly hair! Wash it and go!”

“Natural, straight, down, wavy.

Going with the flow; no prep.”

“Normally, I like to wear it long and straight. I use a straightener, no products.”

“I don’t usually do anything special, just straight and down.”

“I am an athlete, so my hair is in a ponytail most of the time.”

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NATURAL continued from page 4 you get your hair like that?”

I’d try not to sound too sarcastic when I responded to them. “Water…water makes my hair curly.” What I didn’t anticipate was needing to put my bullet proof vest on for my family. I would watch the looks of disgust, yes disgust, from on the faces of my aunts’ as they touched their cheap wigs while staring at the little curly vines on my head. My favorite uncles would pull me aside and tell me to do my hair in a way that was “more lady like” as if my coils had the ability to generate a sex change.

“During family functions, comments like “a perm would do you some good,” “your hair is too nappy,” and “Rebecca (my mom), why would you let her walk out of the house like that?!” were constantly thrown at me.

“My bullet proof vest was nowhere in sight and I would always feel my self-confidence diminish when I was around them. I didn’t prepare a defense mechanism for my family because I didn’t think I needed to. It doesn’t bother me anymore but now I feel like I have to walk around with a shield at all times, protected. There are people who like my hair and some who don’t.

“Regardless of anyone’s opinion, every coiled strand that explodes out of my roots tells a story about where I’m from and the people who came before me. The thickness of it is my identity. When I look around at the other girls with the straighter hair, or curls looser than mines, they don’t have to defend the stories told by their hair, so why should I have to go to war for mine?” - Naomi Kanswen,

North Hennepin Community College, Nuclear Medicine Technology 3) What is the difference between weave, relaxed and natural?

“Since the age of nine, I have had a relaxer. Mainly because my mother thought that was the best solution for my hair. Little did I know, relaxers are actually very harmful for our hair. It made my hair very brittle and thin. As I grew older, I got tired of relaxers. I was curious to know what my natural hair looked like. I put all my baby pictures together and found out I had curly hair!

“August of 2014 is when I had my last relaxer. For about seven months I let the relaxed (dead) hair grow out. Using protective styles such as braids, twist outs, and buns were all I wore at that time.

April of 2015 is when decided to do the “big chop.” That was one of the biggest/best decisions that I’ve made.

“Now,a complete year later I can fit my hair into a ponytail while it’s curly! Now that’s progress! My hair journey has been fun and I’m still learning new things every day. I genuinely encourage everyone to go natural! I’ve never had an actual weave, but I had used clip-ins for about two years, which just caused more damage to my hair. Literally the best thing you can do is just have natural hair. No heat, weave, clip-ins, really tight braids, or color. When your hair is natural, it has no choice but to grow!” –Caelen Terrell, Nursing, North Hennepin Community College, MN 4) Name one natural hair do and don’t?

“To be honest I feel as if there shouldn’t be any natural

“Stranger #242 - Jess” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by Peter Grifoni hair do’s and don’ts because it’s NATURAL hair. We cannot help how our natural hair grows out of our scalp. Also, from my personal experience it was very hard for me to learn how to accept my natural curls because of how thick my hair is and I wasn’t comfortable with the short look because that was a style I’ve never tried or was forced to experience. But as time went on I learned to love my hair although many products didn’t work for my hair as much as it worked for others.

“One do that I will say is that every Naturalista should try their best to understand what their hair wants and needs. It is okay to experiment with different foods, oils, products but then it’s

also important to find out what works for your mane.

Another do is YouTube! YouTube has all of the answers!

There are so many Naturalistas on YouTube here to help!

There are so many different type of product reviews and different styles for different lengths to try. The only don’t I have is don’t be afraid to EMBRACE YOUR MANE! Love your mane and be good to your mane. Love makes your hair grow, not products.”Charity Peprah, Clark Atlanta, business major with a concentration in Marketing.

5) What is the key to having healthy natural hair?

“I think the key to growing out black hair/natural is to have patience and stick to your own personal hair care

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Detroit Zoo shows off new penguin habitat ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — A new penguin habitat that the Detroit Zoo calls the world’s largest such facility offers its 80-plus residents new rocks for climbing, waves, snow and better ice conditions, while allowing visitors to come nose-to-beak with the stately birds.

A preview Wednesday showed off the $30 million Polk Penguin Conservation Center, which features an underwater gallery and two acrylic tunnels where visitors can watch four species of penguins swim above, around and below them.

Zoo officials say it’s designed to simulate the penguins’ native habitat, including optimal air and water temperatures. Zoo CEO Ron Kagan, who made multiple research trips to Antarctica, says the penguins can “do the polar plunge” in the 25-footdeep aquatic area.

“This is so new, they’re still learning this new environment,” Kagan said in an interview. “They’ve never been able to dive this kind of depth. They’ve never had this kind of opportunity for ice and snow.”

Sixty-nine penguins — gentoos, macaronis and rockhoppers — have marched over to their new home, which opens to the public on Monday. Fourteen king penguins will arrive in a bit.

The 33,000-square-foot

Polk Center is situated on two acres. In addition to the 326,000-gallon swimming pool, the new inhabitants also have the option of spending time chilling in their spacious above-ground abode that includes expansive windows that allow visitors to see in — and the penguins to see out.

The environment is intended to encourage the same kind of behavior as in the wild, from leaping in and out of the water to nesting and rearing young.

“We’ve had penguins at the Detroit Zoo for many years, so we know how to feed penguins and keep them healthy,” said Scott Carter, the zoo’s chief life sciences officer. “What we wanted to make sure we could do here was make sure that we could create an environment in which penguins could really be happy, in which penguins could thrive.”

The center’s design, inspired by the harsh climate of Antarctica, features an exterior that resembles a towering iceberg with a crevasse and waterfall.

A $10 million donation from the Polk Family Fund is the largest gift in the zoo’s 88year history.

The center is free with Detroit Zoo admission, but requires timed-entry passes that are available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Students gather outside of the MSSA office in the CSU on Tuesday evening to see the MSSA election results.

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Maverick profile: Meet art major Eli Rose This transfer student finds his career color scheme here at MSU.

ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer Eli Rose is an art student at first glance. With tousled hair, a sculpted mustache, and a red plaid flannel, he radiates enthusiasm for color, concept, and even a spontaneous interview at the local coffee shop.

Rose is currently a transfer student in his first year at Minnesota State University, Mankato, as a junior in studio art. When asked about the focus of his art major, Rose said, “There are many different types of art majors, and I’m all of them.” Installation is his specialty. It is a three-dimensional and site-specific type of art that is designed to transform the space where it exists. It combines elements of drawing, painting, and also elements that are not found in other art focuses.

The medium is less important to Rose than the concept behind the artwork. “I want to be free to express a concept how it ought to be expressed.

If I could call my major something, it would be conceptual art. I don’t have to stick to a medium to express a concept.”

Near the beginning of his road as an artist, Rose engaged mostly in painting and drawing, with a concentration on watercolors. However, he

began to grow weary of it when it didn’t allow him as much variety as he wanted.

While studying art history, the freedom of abstract art struck Rose and he desired to incorporate that freedom to create into his own work.

Rose’s most recent installation project includes chopped logs and broken jars of red paint. “It’s not just a chopped log and a broken jar, but it kind of looks like a broken body. To me, it’s about my relationship with painting right now.” Rose explained that the paint in his installation is not a metaphor, it literally represents paint, because he is communicating that he is not in bondage to traditional painting methods anymore.

Rose said that by discovering his freedom to break traditional rules, he now enjoys painting and drawing even more. He hopes that this new discovery will make any “traditional” work he does from now on even better and more important to the public.

“This project was the testing of an idea,” he said about his installation. “A lot of artists are dreamers. Another way to see if an idea is good or not is to just do something.

Just create something.”

While artists may have a reputation for living in attics and surviving on instant oatmeal, Rose is a proponent of art’s career practicality as well as its importance to society. “Illustrations for stories, album covers, board games, T-shirts…literally anything that could have an image on it, I am somewhat equipped

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to make,” he said. “One thing about careers in general is that you can plan all you want, but it’s very unlikely that you will get the exact job you want. Even if you’re a nursing major, and want to be a nurse, you have no idea what state, city, or town where you will get a job. I’ve decided not to have a specific idea of what I want to do, but I know what I’m good at.”

He also hopes that he can one day make money from simply creating. “I hope to do [installation] for money some day.” To make this happen, more is involved than a workspace and creativity. Rose recognizes the need for marketing and public relations in the art field. “One edge I have over the average art student is that I love networking. A lot of art students think they can sit in private and make this work, but… you can’t ignore the social aspect.”

When he’s not in the art studio, Rose labels “trying new things” his hobby. He

Photo Courtesy of Eli Rose loves going out to eat at places he’s never visited before, or hearing things he’s never heard. “I love music.

I’m learning to play the bass.

My biggest hobby, outside of art, would have to be [that] I

regularly play Smashbrothers competitively. Which I think is important, because the artist shouldn’t kill all of the child inside of him.”

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President and vice president winners Faical Rayani and Maria Ruiz celebrate their victory with other candidates and friends.

2016 MSU Alumni Award Honoree - Achievement David Falk ‘69 Phi Delta Theta - Minnesota Beta congratulates David Falk on being named by the MSU/Alumni Foundation as one of the 2016 Distinguished Alumni - Achievement Honorees.

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KAARINA MAKI Staff Writer When you think of video games and the people who play them, what is the first thing you think of? Is it someone who wears a lot of black and whose breath smells like Mountain Dew? Do you think of people becoming friends over a shared bond? Or do you immediately remember your favorite video or computer game from when you were a kid, or your favorite game now? (Personally, mine is the classic Super Mario Bros., which I played on my Gameboy).

Whatever comes to mind when you hear the word “gamer,” there’s probably a concept that you don’t think

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi of right away, or more likely, not at all: feminism. Now, don’t let the F word scare you. There is a lot of social stigma behind the word “feminism,” but we can clear that up right now, in terms of understanding. Feminism is the simple idea that men and

women are created equal and should be treated as such. Simple enough, and yet it’s insane that this concept needs a name! It should be the default action of humans to treat everyone equally, and yet this is not the case.

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and video games, you would think that feminism was a completely new and foreign concept. It is often treated as a threat to the empire that

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A review of the indie game, Firewatch Campo Santo’s debut game is immersive, but falters in the end.

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MATTHEW EBERLINE A&E Editor Like other entries in the so-called “walking simulator” genre, Firewatch is a game that’s more about story and characterization than actual gameplay. Featuring a pair of strong, well-developed characters and a stunning wilderness setting, Firewatch creates an atmosphere that’s just as immersive as those found in previous titles in the genre such as Dear Esther, The Stanley Parable, and Gone Home, albeit this one features just a bit more interactivity than its predecessors. With such a strong environment and set of characters, it’s a shame

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Set in the remote Wyoming wilderness in 1989, players take control of Henry, a man from Boulder, Colorado who

takes a job as a fire lookout for the summer in an effort to escape from his troubles back home. Upon arriving at his own watchtower in the Shoshone National Forest, Henry is contacted via walk-

ie-talkie by another lookout named Delilah, and the two develop a close friendship as

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Cosby asks court to reseal testimony about affairs, drugs Comedian’s attorneys argue testimony “would cause serious injury.”

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers urged an appeals court Wednesday to reseal the comedian’s lurid, decade-old testimony about his womanizing, but the panel of judges seemed to think the request was pointless, since the deposition has already made headlines around the world.

Members of the threejudge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit of Appeals reeled off a list of “the toothpaste’s out of the tube”-type metaphors to suggest that any damage to Cosby’s reputation from the release of the testimony has already been done.

Cosby’s attorneys hope a ruling in their favor could help them keep the documents from being used in the criminal case against him in Pennsylvania and in the many lawsuits filed around the country by women who accuse him of sexual assault or defamation.

But the judges questioned that strategy, too.

The other courts “don’t

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We can’t control them,” Circuit Judge Thomas L. Ambro said.

Cosby gave the testimony in 2005 as part of a lawsuit brought against him by Andrea Constand, a Temple Uni-

versity employee who said he drugged and molested her at his home. She later settled for an undisclosed sum, and sensitive documents in the file remained sealed.

In the nearly 1,000-page deposition, the comic known

as “America’s Dad” admitted to several extramarital affairs and said he obtained quaaludes to give to women he hoped to seduce.

The documents were released last year on a request

by The Associated Press. U.S.

1. Avoid the “Smurfette Principle.”

The “Smurfette Principle” refers to video games that may have seven or eight main characters, and only one is a women. That female character is now defined by her gender and stereotypes, instead of what she is capable of.

2. Lingerie should not be armor.

A costume put on a character will quickly show what is considered important about them. When female characters are put in provocative and revealing clothing, the message being conveyed to the main demographic of video games, young males, is “the most important thing about a woman is what she looks like and how much skin is showing.” This can be referred to as hypersexualization, which is when sexual characteristics, and not the background information or physical capabilities, are the primary focus of the character.

3. One size does NOT fit all.

The size Sarkeesian is talking about, specifically, is body size. The same body type is seen in female video game characters: tall, slender, and impossible chest-waist-hip ratios. Video

games never show a female without a Victoria’s Secret body, unless that character is meant to be seen as gross or evil. When Sarkeesian brings up this point, she is often asked, “What about the men?” She is asked this question because most male video game characters have a superhero–style body.

However, there are actually many body types for men in video games, and almost every one of those body types can be the hero. What it comes down to is, the male bodies aren’t meant to cause sexual arousal.

4. Strategic butt covering should be used.

Sarkeesian took footage of video games when she was playing the female character, and the outcomes were absurd and disturbing to watch. When female characters were being played, the camera angles around the characters can be set in such a way that the rear end of the female can be looked at quite clearly, and some of those characters had very little clothing covering their butts. When it came to male game characters, though, Sarkeesian found the oppo-

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has been built mostly by, and for, white males. One person who has experienced this firsthand is famously recognized Anita Sarkeesian, who is the founder of the Feminist Frequency, a website that explores the portrayal of women in video games.

She is also the creator of Tropes v. Women in Video Games, a web series that explores in-depth the tropes of female video game characters (a “trope” is a common stereotype, like the beautiful girl who is popular, or the manic pixie girl.) Sarkeesian has been the target of much online abuse, often from random Internet trolls, but their threats and harassment are far from random and are often eerily detailed.

Sarkeesian spoke Monday night in the CSU Ballroom, as the 12th speaker for the Carol Ortman Perkins Lecture.

Many student groups and clubs on campus, including the Women’s Center and the LGBT Center, graciously put on the event. Sarkeesian is a very informative and entertaining speaker and gets her points across very well. In her lecture, Sarkeesian wanted the audience to know right away that she does not want to only criticize mass media, she wants people to both enjoy it and look at

it in a critical way, especially when it comes to female portrayals in video games, television, etc.

However, Sarkeesian has been the target of much harassment, including from groups she calls “Cybermobs,” who try to attack or condemn those who appear to be fighting back against this dominant group of white males. These same Cybermobs also try to keep the “Gamergate” up and running. According to Sarkeesian, a “Gamergate” is an attempt to keep gaming a male niche by silencing those women who also happen to be gamers. When the video games that both groups play are criticized for their portrayals of women, the video game designers—who are usually men—often ignore these calls for change.

In order to bring attention to the changes that need to be made in video games, make them more enjoyable for women, and challenge what is normal for young men to see in video games, Sarkeesian’s lecture was based around one concept, which was the title of her main presentation: Make video games less sh***y for women. Sarkeesian focused on eight ways this can be done:

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District Judge Eduardo Robreno found the public had a right to Cosby’s testimony because of his role as a self-appointed “public moralist” and because he had denied accusations he drugged and molested women.

In court papers, Cosby’s lawyers argue that the comedian had been assured confidentiality and that the “private and embarrassing testimony” would cause serious injury to the TV star, “who relies upon his reputation for his livelihood.”

Faced with a skeptical panel of judges, Cosby lawyer George Gowen argued Wednesday that there may yet be more toothpaste in the tube. But Ambro said it was already spit out and “down the drain.”

“You’re asking us to put it back, and we just can’t do it,” Ambro said.

Gayle C. Sproul, a lawyer for the AP, argued against resealing the documents, saying that Cosby had not only spoken out on issues of marriage and morality, but had profited from them through books, TV shows and advertising.

The appeals court panel, though, debated whether entertainers who speak out on issues are really public figures under the law, with a lesser right to privacy.

The judges have a number of options: They could find the issue moot and let the unsealing stand; find it moot but still reject the lower court’s “public moralist” reasoning; or rule in Cosby’s favor and reseal the documents, even if they could still be found online.

The judges gave no indication of when they would rule.

The former TV star’s lawyers say a ruling in their favor would allow Cosby to argue in the other cases against him that the testimony should never have been made public in the first place and should not be admitted as evidence.

The release of the deposition led prosecutors in suburban Philadelphia to revisit Constand’s 2005 police complaint and charge Cosby in December with sexual assault.

Cosby, 78, is free on $1 million bail while a state appeals court considers whether a former prosecutor had made a binding promise that the star would never be charged in the Constand case.

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The top five sports games of the past 25 years One student shares his favorite sports-related video games.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Sports games have been around as long as computerized video gaming has.

Most have been simple adaptations of old backyard games you can play with your friends, while others have been extremely elaborate.

Below are my top five sports video games of the past 25 years. #1: Madden NFL 25 (2013) This release was made to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Madden NFL franchise that started all the way back in the early 1990s.

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tional and you can play with friends from all over the country via the console’s online services.

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site: the camera angles either couldn’t be set to look at the butts, or the men had a strategic flap or cape or hood covering their butt.

These designs are no accident, either. Sarkeesian interviewed game designers, who were white males, and she found that these were their intentions.

5. Games should NOT be an exotic fantasy.

In video games, it’s not unusual for women of any race or culture other than white to be portrayed in a racist and insanely inappropriate manner. This is clear cultural appropriation, by making cultural stereotypes a normal occurrence in video games. If there are any female characters that don’t have this done to them, then it is often that you’ll see they have a lack of history. Their cultural history or background has been ignored.

6. Escape the fashion runway.

When you play a video game, watch the way the female characters walk. They have a walk like they’re a runway model, instead of going into battle or traveling across space. They also do this while in high heels, making it seem like it’s possible to do more than walk and stumble in heels (believe me, there’s a lot of stumbling).

7. Fighting and screwing are different.

In her presentation, Sar-

keesian was cruder in her wording, but the idea is the same. When she played an audio clip from a video game, it was an audio clip of a female character fighting and getting hurt in battle. However, it did not sound like she was fighting.

It sounded like the character was having a good time in bed with someone. Why would this happen? Because these female characters have a primary purpose, which is to create sexual desire. Sarkeesian fears that by associating these sounds with battle scenes, we are setting up our young male population to believe that assault against women is actually good, because they’re making the association of battle with sex.

8. Where are all the female fighters?

The answer to this is simple, but in no way has any actual support: game designers do not know how to realistically portray women in battle. Sarkeesian found this when she was interviewing game designers. It’s dangerous when women aren’t able to fight, but instead are fought against, because once again, young males are making that association of battle with sex. When female enemies are made to look and sound sexy while dying, there’s a belief that pain is actually pleasurable. When was the last time you seri-

ously got hurt and thought, “wow, this feels great?”

Sarkeesian is a very inspiring speaker, and her discussion of unfair female portrayal is a good reference when we discuss feminism and assault against women. Obviously, Sarkeesian had one overwhelming tip on how to avoid these problems with female characters in video games: avoid those that promote assault, or sexualizing, of women. Find games that feature strong, appropriate female characters. Sounds simple enough! By doing this, we can start toward creating a gaming community where men and women can stop the harassment and fighting, and can instead get absorbed into those weird and wonderful worlds of video games.

The event had an inspiring and eye-opening discussion of sexual assault against women, both in video games and in real life. If you would like more information, or to attend an event, about sexual assault awareness and prevention, you’re in luck; April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. The next event coming up will be on April 22, in CSU 238 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The event will be training on how to create a violence-free zone, and after that the Safe Bar Initiative 5K will be held on April 24 at 10 a.m. at Riverfront Park.

#2: NBA Jam (2010) The latest version of the arcade classic has all the perks you would expect from the NBA Jam franchise, which had its last release in 1997 called NBA Hangtime. The original commentator, Tim Kitzrow, who popularized the phrase “Boomshakalaka!,” makes a welcome return to the game. During the production of the game, fans of the original could make up phrases for Kitzrow to say and they would be put to a popularity contest. One of the winning phrases that Kitzrow says is “And the survey says, DENIED!” That phrase is uttered when a player blocks a shot. #3: NFL Blitz (2012) The 2012 remake of the original 1996 game has all of the familiar aspects that

defined the original. Kitzrow does commentary for this game as well (he was the commentator for the original, just like NBA Jam). The only difference between the original and the remake is a simple aspect: late hits were included in the original game, but after the whole concussion protocol that the NFL implemented a few years ago, they wanted the late hits removed (which diminishes the gameplay somewhat, but not by much). #4: Tecmo Super Bowl (1991) The cult classic has arcade-style football play, but not nearly the same amount of brutality or high scoring as NFL Blitz. It plays like a typical football game, with an accelerated clock (for arcade-style gameplay) and the classic music is classic to play to. The game had a 2010 remake for download in which you can switch interchangeably to the 16-bit era (similar to the game made for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System), or use the current graphics. #5: MLB 2K11 (2011) This baseball simulator game is accurate and a lot of fun. You can also create a player and you can join any team’s minor league affiliates and rise up through the ranks, eventually making your major league debut. Other than that, you can have a lot of fun in franchise mode doing an entire 162-game season as your favorite team, and you can take them all the way to the 2011 World Series.

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Guthrie Theater plans ninth floor initiative, $9 tickets Award winning theater receives $1 million grant for project.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Guthrie Theater said Wednesday it plans to make its ninth-floor theater into a hub that could host gatherings aimed at engaging underserved members of the community.

The Tony-winning Minneapolis theater announced it has received a $1 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to underwrite the initiative.

To help provide greater access, all tickets on the ninth floor will be cut to $9. Typical pricing in the studio theater now ranges from $15 to $35.

The Guthrie’s ninth level is home to the 200-seat Dowling Studio as well as the “amber box” overlook and a retractable wall between the performance space and its lobby.

“In today’s world we face increasingly complex questions, yet we have fewer places where we can come together as a community to grapple with and address them,” Guthrie artistic direc-

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Guthrie will program three to four shows during each of its next three seasons and will hold a pre- or post-show event inspired by the work for audience members at each performance. Upgrades will be made to the Level Nine lobby to better host conversations and salon-style settings, and the Guthrie will offer periodic “happenings,” including town hall meetings, dance parties and readings in response to current events.

The Guthrie also plans to commission a major work by an accomplished playwright each year for the next three seasons that address social issues, and will hire a director of community engagement to develop and oversee community-based programming.

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press tor Joseph Haj said in a statement. “With this funding we are afforded the opportunity to be nimble and responsive to what’s happening in the world around us.”

The foundation has do-

nated $750,000 for the project over a three-year period and will provide an additional $250,000 through a matching grant. The Guthrie will implement Haj’s vision for Level Nine starting in the

2016-17 season, his first fully-programmed lineup as the theater’s new leader.

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the story unfolds.

As the summer progresses and Henry becomes more familiar with his surroundings, he and Delilah begin to uncover clues about mysterious occurrences happening in the area, such as the ransacking of Henry’s tower while he’s out and a shadowy figure who appears to be stalking Henry and Delilah and monitoring their radio conversations. As the summer wears on, the mysterious events continue to become more ominous in nature and Henry and Delilah become increasingly frantic as they attempt to find out who is terrorizing them and why.

Firewatch’s greatest strength lies in its main characters, who may be some of the most well-developed and memorable characters in recent gaming history.

Both Rich Sommer (Mad Men, The Devil Wears Prada) and Cissy Jones deliver fantastic performances as Henry and Delilah, respectively, and their interactions never feel forced or fake. It’s a testament to the skill of both the writers and the voice actors that they can create such interesting and complex characters in a game

that only clocks in at around five or six hours in length.

As far as story goes, Firewatch’s is one that would be best described as a mystery.

While Henry and Delilah attempt to figure out what exactly is going on, their situation becomes ever more tense as their stalker continues to terrorize and harass them with increasingly dark and ominous actions, such as leaving a recording of a potentially incriminating conversation between Henry and Delilah out in the open for them to find.

For the first two thirds of the game, Firewatch does a great job of building up the tension surrounding its mystery, only for it to fizzle out in the last act. When Henry and Delilah finally uncover the truth behind everything that’s been happening, it turns out to be almost painfully obvious and the ending becomes incredibly predictable in the final twenty minutes or so. The building relationship between Henry and Delilah is also never resolved in any kind of satisfying manner, and the characters ultimately just go their separate ways, leaving the ending lackluster and a downright disappointment.

It almost feels as if the writers ran out of ideas in the final act and had to scramble to wrap things up in a logical manner. While the rest of Firewatch’s story is engaging and gripping when things get tense, the less-than-satisfying ending and lack of resolution between Henry and Delilah made me question whether the game was worth the time and energy I’d invested in its story and characters, and I’m still not entirely sure whether I really care to ever do a full playthrough of the game again.

Ultimately, Firewatch offers an engaging yet flawed narrative experience that falls just short of the kind of quality offered by its predecessors like the highly acclaimed Gone Home or The Stanley Parable. While it’s questionable as to whether the story or characters of Firewatch are worth the emotional investment they attempt to draw from the player, the game as a whole is certainly worth the $20 price tag and is worth checking out, at least for a single playthrough.

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The top five baseball-related movies A rundown of the best baseball films for MLB season.

MARYSA STORM Staff Writer The Major League Baseball season kicked off last week, and to celebrate the seemingly timeless sport—and the summer that it brings—here are five great baseball movies to watch while waiting for the next game.

Field of Dreams (1989) “If you build it, he will come.” If you’ve heard that phrase before, that’s great!

That means that you’ve probably seen Field of Dreams. If you never have, that’s tragic and you need to watch the film. Now. The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who hears voices telling him

CC BY 2.0 by Mr. Littlehand to build a baseball diamond in his field. It’s an incredibly heartwarming film (yes, hear-

ing voices can be heartwarming), and it’s well deserving of its position on this list.

“As American as apple pie and baseball itself is The Sandlot. The film takes place in the ‘60s and follows a group of kids who spend their summer playing baseball and dealing with various aspects of growing up.”

The Sandlot (1993) As American as apple pie and baseball itself is The Sandlot. The film takes place in the ‘60s and follows a group of kids who spend their summer playing baseball and dealing with various aspects of growing up. It’s a coming-of-age film that invites both warm feelings of nostalgia and laughter.

Moneyball (2011) Based on Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, this flick stars Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the general manager

of the Oakland A’s, who puts together his team based on computer-assisted analyzing. At over two hours, it’s a longer movie, but it goes by fast and has a happy ending, not to mention that Jonah Hill and Chris Pratt both have roles in the film as well.

Major League (1989) After he was in Ferris Buller’s Day Off and before he starred in The Three Musketeers, Charlie Sheen was a rookie baseball player in Major League. This ‘80s flick follows a team of quirky baseball players assembled by the new owner of the Cleveland Indians for the sole purpose of losing so that the team, and its owner, can relocate to Florida. The film is a bit dated (just see how young Sheen looks), but it’s still a fun one.

42 (2013) Like Moneyball, which is also based on a true story, 42 takes liberties with history, but it still captures the essence of the Jackie Robinson story as it follows his signing with the Dodgers and his experiences as the first African American player in Major League Baseball. This film easily beats out Field of Dreams for the most inspirational film on this list.

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Sports Men’s golf captures NSIC title The Maverick men now have won two conference titles in a row, and six of the past eight championships.

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COREY YUMAN Staff Writer On April 9 and 10, the MSU men’s golf team participated in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) National Championship. The guys had a terrific outing and ended up walking away with the championship. The tournament’s first two matches took place back in October with the final two games taking place over the course of last weekend.

As the Mavs entered the weekend they were leading the pack and that didn’t change throughout the weekend. Sophomore Kelton Schmitz shined on an individual level by topping out on that. Schmitz totaled a score of 288 in his four rounds with each round breaking up as 69, 75, 75, and 69.

Among the other Mavs that placed were freshman Francisco Hernandez who placed in seventh with his score of 298, junior Tommy Brandabur, who placed ninth with a score of 299, soph-

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Photo Courtesy of Minnesota State Athletics Kelton Schmitz (center) is surrounded by his teammates, after earning Medalist honors. The team earned back-to-back NSIC Championships. omore Jacob Cooper, who tied for 22 with a score of 307, and freshman J.J. Svac, who finished in with a score of 153. Svac only played the recent weekend; sophomore

Gonzalo Martinez played the first half and scored 147.

As a team, the Mavs scored 1776. Second place went to Winona State, which scored 1188 and third place went to

St. Cloud State, which scored 1190.

With the victory, the Mav’s golf team have now won back to back NSIC Championships.

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer After the Kansas City Royals saw Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants make the final out in the 2014 World Series, they made it their personal agenda to win it all in 2015. After a dominating performance within the American League Central, they

tral, but to possibly repeat as champs. Others have not been so kind to the Royals, as they did lose some pieces to their exquisite chemistry that was established in the past two seasons. Fangraphs.com predicted the Royals to finish in a tie for last place in 2016 with the Minnesota Twins, with a record of 77-85.

To some that may be surprising, as the Cleveland Indians are predicted to win their first divisional title since 2007. The Indians certainly have the pitching rotation to do so, and a star-in-the-making in second-year shortstop

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MLB Preview: American League coasted through the playoffs and won their first Fall Classic since 1985 in just five games.

When addressing the American League in 2016, the Royals will be the top dog to dethrone. Some teams have made adjustments to contend, while others may have fans scratching their heads. Here is a breakdown by division of what to expect this 2016 MLB season in the American League.

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Francisco Lindor. What is peculiar about these projections is the fact the Indians will be able to win the Central with only 86 wins. The last time a team won the Central with 86 wins or less was in 1997, with the then-led Manny Ramirez Indians winning the title.

Cleveland will go as far as their pitching can take them, as the rotation containing exCy Young award winner Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar will have

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Feature Photo: MSU Softball in the cold

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi The Mavericks suited up in some cold and windy softball on March 39. The Mavericks swept University of Sioux Falls with a 5-4 win in eight innings the first game. MSU then won 8-2 in game two. The Mavericks now carry a record of 31-12 as of April 12.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE continued from 19 “Most experts and writers have predicted the Kansas City Royals to not only win the American League Central, but to possibly repeat as champs. Others have not been so kind to the Royals, as they did lose some pieces to their exquisite chemistry that was established in the past two seasons.” batters whiffing at a constant rate. The Tribe also added some veterans to help the offense, such as outfielder Rajai Davis, first baseman Mike Napoli, outfielder Marlon Byrd and utility infielder Juan Uribe.

The Chicago White Sox also made waves during the offseason, acquiring star third baseman Todd Frazier from the Cincinnati Reds.

First baseman Jose Abreu is a blooming slugger, and the middle infield tandem of Brett Lawrie and Jimmy Rollins brings experience and leadership into the clubhouse.

The White Sox could be a dark horse contender this season, with a young rotation led by All Star Chris Sale showing improvements each season.

Do not count the Detroit Tigers out of the mix either, as they still have quite the offensive attack in Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Ian Kinsler, newly-acquainted Justin Upton and J.D. Martinez.

Jose Iglesias is back and healthy at the shortstop position, and Francisco Rodriguez is the new closer. The biggest question about the Tigers is what their starting rotation can do for them.

Justin Verlander is not the same Cy Young and MVP player he was once formerly known as. Anibal Sanchez will either be lights out, or lit up. Jordan Zimmermann was a great pick up for the third rotation spot, but after that it is a little murky with Mike Pelfrey and Shane Greene rounding out the final two spots.

As for the Minnesota Twins, many say their 2015 season was quite the fluke due to a 20-7 May record while going 63-72 the rest of the season. Their stats were near the middle of the pack for most categories as well, but overall their 2016 season will depend on the advancement of the youth movement.

Miguel Sano will be the focus for the offense, as he is looking to have more suc-

cess from an otherwise solid rookie campaign. What will be hard to watch for a while is Sano playing the outfield, as manager Paul Molitor they are willing to take the good with the bad. Brian Dozier and Joe Mauer will be look to lead the young squad, as Torii Hunter has called it a career.

The pitching will be interesting to watch as well, as Ervin Santana, Phil Hughes and Kyle Gibson all provide valuable innings. The bullpen has all sorts of question marks.

Glen Perkins will need to find a way to bounce back this season, as his numbers (and fastball speed) have gone down the past two seasons.

The team has a lot of free swingers as well, but as the season grows older and the players start to see more pitches that should be cut down. The item of importance to remember about the AL Central is it is anyone’s to take. The hottest team throughout the season could be the one to take the crown.

Predicted Winner: Kansas

City Royals Impact Players to Watch: Salvador Perez (KC), Miguel Sano (MN), Francisco Lindor (CLE), Jose Abreu (CHW), Justin Upton (DET) EAST Last season, the Toronto Blue Jays made a giant leap forward, and it all started with a trade involving them and the Oakland Athletics for a certain third baseman. Josh Donaldson beat out Mike Trout for the 2015 AL MVP award, having a season Blue Jays fans will not soon forget.

Donaldson hit .297, with 41 homeruns and 123 runs batted in. Tough to repeat a season like that, where the Blue Jays also were only two wins away from their first World Series since 1993.

Toronto may have the most prolific offense in the Majors, with shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Donaldson, right-fielder Jose Bautista and designated-hitter/first baseman Edwin Encarnacion being the 2-5 hitters.

Starter Marcus Stroman

is destined for a terrific season after missing basically all of 2015 with a torn ACL in his left knee. The rest of the starting rotation could be interesting, as it goes veteran knuckle-baller R.A. Dickey second, the 13-game winner last season in Marco Estrada third, the journey-man southpaw in J.A. Happ fourth, and rounding out the rotation is the young 23 year-old righty in Aaron Sanchez. With a lineup that could easily average five or more runs scored per game, the pitching simply has to do an average job to win most games.

The East did get a bit more competitive this season, as the Boston Red Sox acquired superstar southpaw David Price in free agency to help bolster a Red Sox rotation that ranked near the bottom of the league last year in about every category. Clay Buchholz will be the next guy,

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NHL Predictions: Eastern Conference Playoffs

LUKE LONIEN Sports Editor The Eastern Conference was a much different story compared to the past few season. In the past, the East was seen as a weaker conference, with less parity, compared to the West.

The teams were not as strong; they played with more finesse and were not seen to be as big of competitors for the Stanley Cup. This season is a much different story.

The Washington Capitals have been the most dominate team in the NHL this season, followed by a Pittsburg Penguins team that is storming into the playoffs.

The New York Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers have nothing to be ashamed of either with star-studded talent.

Oh yeah, that is just the Metropolitan Division.

The Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Detroit Red Wings are all in from the Atlantic Division, but don’t have the same firepower as the teams out of the Metropolitan. Either way, the East is not longer the pushover that they used to be.

Metropolitan Division Winner Washington Capitals v. Wild Card no. 2 Philadelphia Flyers: The Capitals have been almost unstoppable. They play great in their own zone; have a goaltender who is putting together an extraordinary season and a guy who flat out loves to score goals. He loves it more than anyone else in the league.

Led by Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals are a team nobody wants to mess with.

Ovechkin led the league in goals with 50 to go along with 71 points. Another Russian, Evgeny Kuznetsov led the team with 77 points, including 57 assist. They are great on the power play, great on the penalty kill and great in 5 on 5 hockey. What more could you want?

Oh yeah, a goaltender who tied the NHL record in win in a season.

Braden Holtby tied Martin Brodeur’s record of 48 wins in a season, playing in 12 fewer games. Holtby went 48-9-7 with a .922 save percentage and allowed just 2.20 goals per game.

As a team, the Capitals were second in the NHL in scoring, averaging 3.02 goals

per game. They also gave up the second fewest goals in the league, giving up 2.33 goals per game. That is just fantastic. It will be very hard for the Flyers to upset the Capitals in this one.

The Flyers have talent, but just not enough to over come Ovechkin and the Capitals.

Led by Claude Giroux (22 goals, 67 points) the Flyers are a team on the rise. Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek are great players with different skills. Simmonds is a great player to have in a playoff setting. He is big, strong and plays with no fear. He can put the puck in the net and drops the mitts with anyone.

Voracek is great at creating for his teammates with 44 assists on the season.

Shayne Gostisbehere played in just 64 games for the Flyers, but he made his presence known. The rookie defensemen had 46 points with 17 goals, which pretty impressive for a rookie, especially from the blue line.

He will be in the talk for the Calder Trophy.

The Capitals will have too much power, from more players in this one. They will get the win and move on to round two.

Prediction – Capitals in 5 Metropolitan no. 2 Pittsburg Penguins v. Metropolitan no. 3 New York Rangers: What a treat this will be.

The Penguins and the Rangers are meeting for the second time in a row in the playoffs. This series is one fans should be most excited to watch.

Sidney Crosby (36 goals, 85 points) who has been on an absolute tear in the second half of the season leads the Penguins into the series.

His supporting cast is no joke either.

Phil Kessel (26 goals, 59 points) skated in all 82 games for the Pens, and has been better than in previous seasons. Evgeni Malkin (27 goals, 58 points) played in only 57 games, but looks like he will miss some time. He is a big loss and Patric Hornquvist (22 goals, 51 points) will be one of the players that has to step up for the Penguins.

The Penguins have been playing great, using a second half surge to get them into the playoffs, but the experience of the Rangers is no joke, either.

Henrik Lundqvist makes the Rangers go, and the net minder was incredible again this season. He went 35-21-7 with 2.48 goals against average and a 9.20 save percentage.

Lundqvist is one of those goalies that a can steal a se-

ries.

Mats Zuccarello (26 goals, 61 points) put together a fine season along with Derick Brassard (27 goals, 58 points) and Derek Stepan. Their defense has been a bit of an issue, though.

Allowing 2.62 goals per game is not the Rangers’ way of doing things, usually. They will have to sharpen up on the blue line to contest the favored Penguins.

This series is going to be a lot of fun to watch and will go seven games. The Penguins, behind Crosby, will make it out alive.

Prediction – Penguins in 7 Atlantic Division Winner Florida Panthers v. Wild Card no. 1 New York Islanders: The Florida Panthers are awesome to watch. They have young studs in Jonathan Huberdeau (20 goals, 59 points), Aleksander Barkov (28 goals, 59 points), Nick Bjugstad (15 goals, 34 points) and Aaron Ekblad (15 goals, 36 points).

They are all great core players and will be a force for the next decade.

The Panthers are led by none other than 44-year-old-phenom Jaromir Jagr (27 goals, 66 points).

Jagr has been a force, per usual, and leads a young cast of cats into the playoffs. The Panthers solid defense, allowing 2.44 goals per game will be a key for them, along with their young players playing big under the bright playoff lights.

The Islanders’ have their own studs in John Tavares (33 goals, 70 points), and Kyle Okposo (22 goals, 64 points) to lead them.

Tavares and Okposo will have to be stellar for the Islanders who eclipsed the 100-point mark and still only ended up with a Wild Card spot.

Blue liners Nick Leddy and Johnny Boychuck will have to shut down Jagr and company to help out the goalie tandem of Thomas Greiss and Jaroslav Halak. The Islanders played a great series against the Capitals in 2015, but the

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press Alexander Ovechkin (right) scores a goals against the Islanders April 5.

Panthers will be a tough challenge.

The mix of youth and experience should lead the Panthers to victory.

Prediction – Panthers in 7 Atlantic Division no. 2 Tampa Bay Lightning v. Atlantic Division no. 3 Detroit Red Wings: Another treat in the east.

The Bolts and Wings are back it again after a crazy series in the 2015 playoffs. Both teams have plenty of talent, but the Bolts will be without star forward Steven Stamkos.

Stamkos is missing because of blood clots, and the Wings will have to take advantage of the Bolts missing one of their stars.

The Bolts will have to rely on Nikita Kucherov (30 goals, 66 points) and defensemen Victor Hedman (37 assists, 47 points) to lead them back to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Ben Bishop is great in net, saving 92 percent of shots faced and allowing 2.06 goals per game. He will have to be great to stop the Red Wings’ offense. Bishop is the main

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The Red Wings are still led

by Henrik Zetterberg (37 assist, 50 points) and Pavel Datsyuk (16 goals, 33 points) and the veterans will be huge for the Wings this postseason.

Datsyuk is set to retire from the NHL this season, and the Wings will need to continue using their depth to defeat the Lightning. Tomas Tatar, Dylan Larkin, Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader will have to play great for the Red Wings to continue their tradition.

After last season’s hiccup in the playoffs, a redemption shot at the Lightning should be enough for the Wings to get the motivation to knock off reigning Eastern Conference Champions.

Prediction – Red Wings in 6

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AMERICAN LEAGUE continued from 21 “The East did get a bit more competitive this season, as the Boston Red Sox acquired superstar southpaw David Price in free agency to help bolster a Red Sox rotation that ranked near the bottom of the league last year in about every category.” followed by Joe Kelly and Rick Porcello, who will both look to put 2015 behind them for good (4.82 earned run average, 4.92 respectively).

Porcello also amounted 15 losses, so for the Red Sox to be successful in 2016 the pitching will have to improve.

With this year being the last season for David Ortiz’s long, illustrious career the Red Sox just might have some magic left up their sleeves.

There is a lot of youth on this club, more so than years past.

Along with youth comes the strong core in former All Stars in second baseman Dustin Pedroia, first baseman Hanley Ramirez, and Ortiz.

Third baseman Pablo Sandoval has gone from World Series hero in San Francisco, to overweight has-been in Boston. His time may be coming to an end at Fenway, as he currently stands second in the depth chart behind Travis Shaw, who saw 226 atbats last season and did well in that small amount of time (.270 AVG/13 HR/36 RBI).

An outfield containing Brock Holt, Jackie Bradly Jr. and Mookie Betts could provide one of the best, talented, young outfield trio in baseball.

The New York Yankees could make some noise as well, with talent all over the lineup when healthy and one of the scariest bullpens in baseball. The middle infield looks a tad different as well, with second baseman Starlin Castro coming from the Chicago Cubs and shortstop Didi Gregorious coming from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

All around, the Yankees offense should produce proficiently with Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, Chase Headley, Brian McCann and Brett Gardner returning as the main core.

Flame-throwing Aroldis Chapman should make a tremendous impact in the bullpen once he has served his entire suspension. Starter Masahiro Tanaka is looking to bounce back from a short-lived 2015 due to injury. Hard-throwing righthanders Michael Pineda and the young 22 year-old Luis Severino will look to balance out a solid rotation, with veteran C.C. Sabathia being the fifth starter. Severino could turn into something special for the Yankees, as he had a 5-3 record in 2015 with a 2.89 ERA.

The Baltimore Orioles certainly have the punch in their lineup with Manny Machado, Chris Davis, Adam Jones, a healthy Matt Wieters and newcomers in Mark Trumbo and Pedro Alvarez.

The biggest questions remains in the pitching, as Chris Tillman looks to make the next step in his development. Ubaldo Jimenez may not be ideal to have as an option, as his best days may be behind him back in Colorado. Yovani Gallardo was an excellent pick up for a no. 2 guy behind Tillman, but beyond that the Orioles may be in trouble. The bullpen is affective, as closer Zach Britton had an exceptional year with a combined 72 saves in the past two seasons.

The Tampa Bay Rays always seem to find themselves contending even in the years where they do not appear to have much of a chance. Their situation is almost similar to Boston’s this season, as they have their true leader in third baseman Evan Longoria and youth all around. Chris Archer is one of the better pitchers in the league, and the rest of the rotation, which includes Drew Smyly, Jake Odorizzi and Matt Moore, could help this team contend into the dog days of summer.

Centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier has flashes of stardom, and it will be interesting to see how he progresses this year. The Rays may not have enough offense to hang with the rest of the bats they will face within the division, but the pitching could keep them in most games.

Just like the Central, the East provides a lot of potential winners to contend for the majority of the season.

Predicted Winner: Toronto Blue Jays Impact Players to Watch: Chris Archer (TB), Marcus Stroman (TOR), Xander Bogaerts (BOS), Manny Machado (BAL), Starlin Castro (NYY) WEST Welcome to the wild, wild, west. The Houston Astros are no joke, folks. With perhaps the best middle infield in baseball in shortstop Carlos Correa and second baseman Jose Altuve, and a pitching staff that can shut down any offense, some experts have the Astros going deep into the postseason.

They will still strikeout quite a bit, as they were one of the top teams in 2015 to do so. They have the 2015

Rookie of the Year in Correa who will only get better, the 2015 Cy Young Award winner in Dallas Keuchel, and the 2015 AL Manager of the Year in A.J. Hinch. The ultimate question will be whether the young Astros can take the next, giant leap. It will not be easy, as the Los Angeles Angels will be a tough team to beat, the Oakland Athletics are about just as unpredictable as any other team, and the Seattle Mariners are hungry to reach the playoffs for the first time in about 15 years.

Mike Trout will be back with the Angels, and honestly at this point is it ridiculous what the man has done in his short time in the league.

The Angels also will welcome newcomers in shortstop Andrelton Simmons, third baseman Yunel Escobar, and outfielder Daniel Nava.

The starting rotation has potential, with Garrett Richards being named the ace as former All-Star Jered Weaver may have taken a step back in his career. Matt Shoemaker will also be a viable option on the hill. The Angels have been so close to an incredible roster in recent years, and this season will keep them contending as long as they can mesh when it comes to team chemistry and not blowing games in the bullpen.

Oakland Athletic fans seem to be losing their minds these days, as Billy Beane continues to run quite the circus at the Bay. Centerfielder Billy Burns is a spark plug, as his 2015 season was a surprise to most. Josh Reddick is still in right, but his numbers have dwindled as the years grow older. Jed Lowrie is back at second base, who will surely provide decent offense.

Sonny Gray is the highlight of this roster, as he remains as one of the young, budding stars in the league. Do not be surprised if Gray is dealt to another team sometime this season, as anything remains possible with Beane running things.

The Mariners are in the same boat as the Athletics, with maybe just a little more talent at specific positions.

Robinson Cano remains one of the best hitters in the game, and “King” Felix Hernandez continues a wonderful career. All that is missing is playoff baseball in Seattle, and it may not come in 2016.

The pitching is still spotty in some areas, along with some

positions that could be filled with more quality ballplayers.

The 2015 West Division champion Texas Rangers will be a threat in 2016 as well, as they went out in free agency and picked up former Cy Young Award winner Cole Hamels to fill a big need in the rotation. If this roster is healthy, they can be placed up near the top of their respective league. Ian Desmond will be in left field, which will take a little getting used to as the former Washington National has been playing shortstop for most of his career. Adrian

Beltre continues his Hall-ofFame career, and the man can still do it all.

This division may have more clear-cut winners and losers, but we will not know until it is all said and done.

Predicted Winner: Houston Astros Players to Watch: Carlos Correa (HOU), Cole Hamels (TEX), Robinson Cano (SEA), Sonny Gray (OAK), Mike Trout (LAA)

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