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THE RESULTS ARE IN Both referendums pass as the 90th Student Gov. was elected

By ALEXANDRA TOSRTUD Staff Writer

By MAXWELL MAYLEBEN Editor in Chief

Nine hundred and twenty-two Minnesota State University, Mankato students voted in the 2022 Student Government Election held Monday and Tuesday this week, passing two referendums and electing the 90th Student Government leaders. Two referendums were brought to the student body, as both the Student Activities Fee (SAF) and Athletics fee need a majority student vote to increase more than 2%.

The SAF was raised 4.46% from last year, citing raising student leader wages as well as the hope to move the Green Transportation Fee to its own fee separate from the SAF. The SAF referendum was passed by the student body, winning 60.53% of student’s votes. The Intercollegiate Athletics Fee was raised by 5.25%, citing increases in transportation costs as well as the relatively low fee rate compared to other universities in the Minnesota State System. The Intercollegiate Athletics Fee referendum was also passed, with 58.73% of

DYLAN LONG • The Reporter

Idman Ibrahim (left) elected as Vice President and Emma Zellmer elected as President of Student Government for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year.

students voting to support the increase. In addition to the referendums, Emma Zellmer and Idman Ibrahim were elected as president and vice-president respectively with a majority vote of 556 students.

“Idman and I are both honored and grateful to serve the students of Mankato next year,” said the newly elected

President Zellmer. The two ran under the party Empowering Mavericks, along with 22 student senator candidates. Their party took an overwhelming win with all of their candidates winning seats on the senate.

The party ran on platforms that would advocate for the creation of a leadership council, greater accessibility mea-

sures and address parking concerns. Zellmer is excited to hit the ground running, as she will be sworn in next Thursday at the 90th Student Government inauguration. Zellmer said, “As a 4th generation MSU student, I’m excited to make sure we come out of this pandemic better, more equitable, and more just.”

Health Care for All comes to educate MSU students

By JULIA BARTON

JULIA BARRON • The Reporter

News Director

Members of Health Care for All Minnesota spoke to College Democrats at Minnesota State University, Mankato on Tuesday educating and encouraging students to join their movement, focused on affordable healthcare for everyone.

Three former professors from MSU are currently a part of the Greater Mankato Chapter, which is one of ten HCAMN chapters around the state.

Meeting twice monthly, HCAMN is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting affordable and high quality healthcare for every Minnesotan. Their goals aim to educate and engage Minnesotans on the issues of healthcare financing reform.

The professors came and spoke on their experiences in the healthcare field as all three were involved in the healthcare field for decades.

Mary Bliesmer, who taught

Media Day to feature Vietnam Veteran

Michael Fatis (left), Ron Yezzi (middle) and Mary Bliesmer spoke to College Democrats at MSU Tuesday about Health Care for All.

nursing courses within the Allied Health and Nursing Department for a total of 33 years at MSU, shared her passion behind the movement.

“The Affordable Care Act helped an awful lot of people get affordable insurance and also kept students on their parent’s coverage until they’re 26.

But we want is for everyone to have the same access to health-

care and have it be provided by the people,” said Bliesmer. “We want everybody to be treated the same way, so universal healthcare for all, and it will be cheaper in the long run if it was implemented. It wouldn’t cost us even more than this messed up healthcare system does now.”

Michael Fatis, who taught clinical psychology during his

time at MSU and has been a member of HCAMN since 2018, agreed with how expensive the healthcare system is in The United States while sharing his personal experience with healthcare as he was completing his graduate degree in Canada.

“When I got there, one thing they handed me was a health card. I felt so safe and I had a young family at the time and felt well protected. Then coming back here [The United States] it was different even though we [former professors] have great insurance from the university, it still costs a lot of money whether you have insurance or not,” said Fatis.

Single payer and universal healthcare were two of their main focuses, as they also invited those running for local office to listen to them and their concerns.

“Our mission is to educate and help other people get on board. Talking to the legislators and people running for HEALTHCARE on page 5 

Next Tuesday Minnesota State Mankato will host award-winning photographer Johnny Crawford in Ostrander Auditorium.

His lecture, which is featured as a part of the 2022 MSU Media Day, will highlight his “Vietnam Black Soldiers Portrait Project”.

According to Rachael Hanel, the chairperson of the mass media department, “We see Media Day as the day to celebrate all things media.

We try to bring someone in who can speak to different aspects of the media, so Johnny is perfect with the visual aspect,” Hanel said.

Media Day will also feature a scholarship award ceremony for mass media students at 4 p.m. in the CSU Ballroom.

Crawford has worked as a sports photographer, a freelancer, and a teacher.

During his 28 years at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he photographed four Olympic Games and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Though the majority of his career has focused on athletics, Crawford has turned his attention toward portraits in recent years.

“Sports was no longer a viable thing for me, so I had to figure out something else.

Throughout my career, I never liked shooting portraits, but my favorite photographer was Yousuf Karsh, a portrait photographer. My wife had a school fundraiser, I started shooting some portraits, and found out I have a knack for it,” said Crawford.

Crawford began the Vietnam veteran project with the men in his church and initially planned to only photograph veterans in his home state of Georgia.

“I’ve been thinking about Vietnam since I was six years old. Back in the ‘60s, they would show how many people were killed a day on television. My uncle, who went to Vietnam, was the first person I’d ever seen with an army uniform– and he had a camera. When I was in college, I did an internship at a Veterans Affairs medical center. I got a chance to photograph veterans from the World Wars, the Korean War, and Vietnam.

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Brooklyn subway suspect tipped off police

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, MICHAEL BALSAMO and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

The man accused of shooting 10 people on a Brooklyn subway train was arrested Wednesday and charged with a federal terrorism offense after the suspect himself called police to come get him, law enforcement officials said.

Frank R. James, 62, was taken into custody about 30 hours after the carnage on a rush-hour train, which left five victims in critical condition and people around the city on edge.

“My fellow New Yorkers, we got him,” Mayor Eric Adams said. James was awaiting arraignment on a charge that pertains to terrorist or other violent attacks against mass transit systems and carries a sentence of up to life in prison, Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said.

In recent months, James railed in online videos about racism and violence in the U.S. and about his experiences with mental health care in New York City, and he had criticized Adams’ policies on mental health and subway safety. But the motive for the subway attack remains unclear, and there is no indication that James had ties to terror organizations, international or otherwise, Peace said.

SETH WENIG • Associated Press

New York City Police and law enforcement officials lead subway shooting suspect Frank R. James, 62, center, away from a police station, in New York, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether James, who is from New York but has lived recently in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, has an attorney or anyone else who can speak for him. A sign taped to the door of James’ Milwaukee apartment asks that all mail be delivered to a post of-

fice box. James, in a blue t-shirt and brown pants with his hands cuffed behind his back, didn’t respond to reporters shouting questions as police escorted him to a car a few hours after his arrest. Police had launched a massive effort to find him, releasing his name and issuing cellphone

alerts. They got a tip Wednesday that he was in a McDonald’s in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, Chief of Department Kenneth Corey said. The tipster was James, and he told authorities to come and get him, two law enforcement officials said.

They weren’t authorized to dis-

cuss the ongoing investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.

James was gone when officers arrived, but they soon spotted him on a busy corner nearby.

Four police cars zoomed around a corner, officers leaped out and, soon, a compliant James was in handcuffs as a crowd of people looked on, witness Aleksei Korobow said.

Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said authorities “were able to shrink his world quickly.”

“There was nowhere left for him to run,” she said.

The day before, James set off smoke grenades in a commuter-packed subway car and then fired at least 33 shots with a 9 mm handgun, police said.

Police Chief of Detectives James Essig said police were told that after James opened one of the smoke grenades, a rider asked, “What did you do?”

“Oops,” James said, then went on to brandish his gun and open fire, according to a witness account.

At least a dozen people who escaped gunshot wounds were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries.

As terrified riders fled the attack, James apparently hopped another train — the same one many were steered to for safety, police said.

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Stu Gov talks parking and GA pay

By MAXWELL MAYLEBEN Editor in Chief

The 89th Student Government held their second to last meeting Wednesday night, with two resolutions on the table, as well as a successful election that was held earlier in the week. A resolution advocating for the pay raise for graduate assistants was discussed during the meeting, and a resolution the visitor pay lot free from 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. was discussed and passed.

Douglas Roberts, a senator for the College of Graduate Studies, brought a resolution that would urge the University to raise the stipend given to Graduate Assistants from $10,000 to $18,000.

Roberts has been arguing for a raise in this stipend, citing several issues that are faced by people in graduate assistant positions that come with the current rate paid. The motion refers to several issues faced by graduate assistants, including food insecurity, a lower than national pay for graduate assistants, as well as housing concerns. The resolution would call for the University to raise the pay to $18,000. It would also call for the introduction of a health insurance policy for graduate assistants and introduce more supervision to ensure that no more than 20 hours are being worked per week. The resolution was

DYLAN ENGEL • The Reporter

Senator David Wing (left), and Senator Douglas Roberts brought the motions discussed at the meeting last night.

tabled for the week and will be brought back to be voted on at next week’s Student Government meeting. The second resolution brought to the table was from Off-Campus Senator David Wing, with the purpose to make the visitor’s pay lot free between 6:30 p.m. and 2 a.m.

Wing cited the fact that most

parking lots are not enforced during that time period, including all gold lots. This difference is cited as creating confusion amongst students. The senator noted that during finals week several students will need to be on campus and will not be able to extend their “Flowbird” parking time.

“Whoever the dummy was who had the old policy should be fired,” said Facilities Services Director David Cowan to the senate, referring to the policy prior to the resolution. Cowan stated that with the passing of the resolution, parking would honor the decision of the Student Government.

VET from page 1 Although I started the project in 2018, it’s always been something in the back of my mind,” Crawford said.

The Vietnam Black Soldiers Project currently features veterans from 19 different states, and he hopes to grow that number in the near future.

Crawford views the opportunity to lecture as a way to educate on different perspectives and give others the chance to see his own unique experiences.

“One of the things I want to talk about is why I see the things I see, why I perceive things the way I do. I see things a lot different than most people, and that comes from seeing a lot of death early in my life,” Crawford said. “I can understand the pain that people go through. Part of what you’ll hear about is some of the coping things I do, and why I think it’s important to remember the people who died for this country.”

Large banners of the “Vietnam Black Soldiers Portrait Project” will be displayed in Nelson hall leading up to Crawford’s lecture, and his 7 p.m. lecture in Ostrander Auditorium will be free and open to the public. 

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Michigan cop on Black man’s back, fatally shot him

Thursday, April 14, 2022

WH press for Justice40 action

By DREW COSTLEY Associated Press

DANIEL SHULAR • The Grand Rapids Press via AP

Peter Lyoya, right, father of Patrick Lyoya, closes his eyes as a tear runs down his face during the Justice for Patrick Lyoya march.

By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS and ED WHITE Associated Press

A Black man face-down on the ground was fatally shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer, the violent climax of a traffic stop, foot chase and fight over a stun gun, according to videos of the April 4 incident released Wednesday.

Patrick Lyoya, 26, was killed outside a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The white officer repeatedly ordered Lyoya to “let go” of his Taser, at one point demanding: “Drop the Taser!”

Citing a need for transparency, the city’s new police chief, Eric Winstrom, released four videos, including critical footage of the shooting recorded by a passenger in Lyoya’s car on that rainy morning.

“I view it as a tragedy. ... It was a progression of sadness for me,” said Winstrom, a former high-ranking Chicago police commander who became

Grand Rapids chief in March.

The city of about 200,000 people is about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.

Video shows Lyoya running from the officer who stopped him for driving with a license plate that didn’t belong to the vehicle. They struggled in front of several homes while Lyoya’s passenger got out and watched.

Winstrom said the fight over the Taser lasted about 90 seconds. In the final moments, the officer was on top of Lyoya, kneeling on his back at times to subdue him.

“From my view of the video, Taser was deployed twice.

Taser did not make contact,” Winstrom told reporters. “And Mr. Lyoya was shot in the head. However, that’s the only information that I have.”

State police are investigating the shooting. Kent County’s chief medical examiner, Dr. Stephen Cohle, said he completed the autopsy but toxicology tests haven’t been finished.

Key members of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council said Tuesday that the Biden administration hadn’t done enough to make good on its promise that 40% of all benefits from climate investment go to disenfranchised communities. Speaking at a press briefing ahead of the HBCU Climate Change Conference in New Orleans, the council members said they’ve secured $14 million from the Bezos Earth Fund for a program called Engage, Enlighten and Empower to hold the Biden administration accountable for carrying out its Justice40 initiative. President Biden made the commitment in a sweeping executive order on his first day in office. The initiative has been held up as an unprecedented push to bring environmental justice to communities long plagued by pollution and climate inaction. The three members of the federal environmental justice council leading the $14 million-dollar effort, Beverly Wright, Peggy Shepard and Robert Bullard, have been working closely with the administration on Justice40.

But Wright told members of the press that more needs to be done to “turn a novel idea into a project that works.” The trio are combining philanthropic grants from the Bezos Earth Fund, $6 million from Shepard’s WE ACT for Environmental Justice, $4 million from Wright’s Deep South Center for Environmental Justice and $4 million from the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate

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In this Jan. 20, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden signs his first executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

Justice, to ensure federal funding from Justice40 “goes where it’s intended,” Shepard said.

The effort should “ensure equitable implementation of the Justice40 initiative at the state and local level and empower local communities to participate in the policy-making” that comes as a result of the initiative, a press release said. The funds will go to educate grassroots organizations on the resources available to them through Justice40, inform state and local governments on how the money should be used, and develop a screening tool to determine where Justice40 funds are needed most, one that includes racial demographic data. Controversially a federal screening tool used by the administration does not take into account the racial makeup of communities. There has been little change on the ground yet from the Justice40 pledge because the federal government is

still trying to figure out which communities are most in need of the investment. In recommendations to the Biden administration, many reputable environmental justice advocates pushed for a methodical, intentional process for identifying disadvantaged communities and disbursing funds. At the briefing, Wright and Bullard said they’ve seen past federal social and infrastructure projects fail to deliver on promises to disadvantaged communities and don’t want to see it happen again.

“There’s been a lot of really novel approaches at changing the lives of Americans in general that have worked out” benefitting just white Americans, Wright said. Bullard pointed to discrimination in how flood relief was distributed in Texas, where the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice is located, as an example.

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Actor Cuba Gooding Jr pleads guilty to forcible touching

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Texas keep most truck inspections

By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press

ALEC TABAK • The Daily News via AP

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. appears in court, Jan. 22, 2020, in New York.

Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday, April 13, 2022 to one count of forcible touching.

By TOM HAYS Associated Press

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to forcibly kissing a worker at a New York nightclub in 2018, calling himself a “celebrity figure” who meant no harm.

Gooding also publicly apologized for the first time to two other women who accused him of similar behavior in separate encounters. The admissions were part of a plea deal that came nearly three years after the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star was arrested in the case that saw several delays as his lawyers sought to get charges reduced or dismissed.

“I apologize for making anybody ever feel inappropriately touched,” he said. “I am a celebrity figure. I come into contact with people. I never want them to feel slighted or uncomfortable in any way.”

Gooding, 54, accused of violating three different women at various Manhattan night spots in 2018 and 2019, pleaded guilty to just one of the allegations. He told the judge he “kissed the waitress on her lips” without consent at the LAVO New York club. The deal lets Gooding avoid any possibility of jail time if he con-

HEALTHCARE from page 1 office, one of our hopes is to educate them. Many of them don’t know and they typically are for a healthcare reform, but they don’t know what that means. We’re talking about single payer and universal coverage,” said Fatis.

Ron Yezzi taught philosophy and medical ethics courses while at MSU. He has been teaching for roughly 32 years and shared the difficulties getting the younger generation interested in healthcare.

“I think it’s hard to get students interested because they are much healthier than we are and it is not an immediate concern. When you’re a college

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tinues “alcohol and behavior modification” counseling for six months. After that, he can withdraw the misdemeanor plea and instead plead guilty to a lesser violation of harassment. Gooding was arrested in June 2019 after a 29-year-old woman told police he squeezed her breast without her consent at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge. A few months later, he was charged in two additional cases as more women came forward to accuse him of abuse. The new charges alleged he pinched a server’s buttocks after making a sexually suggestive remark to her at TAO Downtown and forcibly touched the woman at LAVO, in 2018.

Gooding had previously pleaded not guilty to six misdemeanor counts and denied all allegations. His lawyers have argued that overzealous prosecutors, caught up in the fervor of the #MeToo movement, are trying to turn “commonplace gestures” or misunderstandings into crimes. Judge Curtis Farber earlier had ruled if the Gooding case went to trial, prosecutors could have called two additional women to testify about their allegations that Gooding also violated them.

student you don’t think you’ll be out of work.

There’s a hope they want things to be better for everybody and we want to present that avenue to them,” Shared Yezzi.

While speaking to the College Democrats the members were invited to ask questions and learn more about what HCAMN does.

Today, HCAMN will have a webinar, “Keeping Americans Sick and Poor: How Big Money Sabotages Health Care Finance Reform” at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom, free of cost.More information can be found on their website.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defied intensifying pressure over his new border policy that has gridlocked trucks entering the U.S. and shut down some of the world’s busiest trade bridges as the Mexican government, businesses and even some allies urge him to relent.

The two-term Republican governor, who has ordered that commercial trucks from Mexico undergo extra inspections as part of a fight with President Joe Biden’s administration over immigration, refused to fully reverse course as traffic remains snarled.

The standoff has stoked warnings by trade groups and experts that U.S. grocery shoppers could soon notice shortages on shelves and higher prices unless the normal flow of trucks resumes.

Abbott announced Wednesday that he would stop inspections at one bridge in Laredo after reaching an agreement with the governor of neighboring Nuevo Leon in Mexico.

But some of the most dramatic truck backups and bridge closures have occurred elsewhere along Texas’ 1,200-mile border.

“I understand the concerns that businesses have trying to move product across the border,” Abbott said during a visit to Laredo. “But I also know well the frustration of my fellow Texans and my fellow Americans caused by the Biden administration not securing our border.” Abbott said inbound commercial trucks else-

OMAR ORNELAS • The El Paso Times via AP

Truckers block the entrance into the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in Ciudad Juarez going into New Mexico on April 12, 2022.

where will continue to undergo thorough inspections by state troopers until leaders of Mexico’s three other neighboring states reach agreements with Texas over security. He did not spell out what those measures must entail.

At the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, where more produce crosses than any other land port in the U.S., truckers protesting Abbott’s order had effectively shut down the bridge since Monday. But Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officials said the protests had concluded and commercial traffic had resumed.

Nuevo Leon Gov. Samuel García joined Abbott in Laredo, where backups on the Colombia Solidarity Bridge have stretched for three hours or longer. Garcia said Nuevo Leon would begin checkpoints to assure Abbott they “would not have any trouble.”

Abbott said he was hopeful other Mexican states would soon follow and said those states had been in contact with his office. On Tuesday, the governors of Coahuila and Tamaulipas had sent a letter to Abbott calling the inspections overzealous.

“This policy will ultimately increase consumer costs in an already record 40-year inflated market — holding the border hostage is not the answer,” the letter read.

The slowdowns are the fallout of an initiative that Abbott says is needed to curb human trafficking and the flow of drugs.

Abbott ordered the inspections as part of “unprecedented actions” he promised in response to the Biden administration winding down a public health law that has limited asylum-seekers in the name of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

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The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the college, university or student body.

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Marginalized groups are not zoo animals

The value in summer internships As summer approaches and students begin to fantasize about long awaited beach days and no school, now might be a good time to reflect on the value of a summer internship.

Getting an internship over the summer months can be a great way to spend your time, earn credits, as well as get actual experience in a career field you are interested in.

When students think of summer, many picture going back home, living with the parents, and working a part time job all summer to save up some money for rent the next year. While this is a beneficial pursuit, it is extremely beneficial to consider using that time to benefit yourself professionally.

While the question may come into question about pay, and being able to afford going to school when it is back in session, it is important to note that more and more internships are offered with payment. On top of having a job for the summer, you are also earning credits toward graduation. This is an amazing opportunity to get out of a classroom setting and into the real world to see if that career is truly something that you want to go into.

Many people will go into an internship thinking that the job they are looking at is exactly what they want to go into, yet when they start actually experiencing it, they find they did not enjoy it at all.

This is great when you imagine the alternative, which would be graduating, getting hired at that job, and then realizing you hate it.

At that point, you have to go through and reevaluate your entire list of goals and where you want to be in your career.

Instead, an internship is great to just simply test the waters in that career. In addition to just trying it out, if you actually like it, you are able to get real on the job experience that will prove to be an asset when you go to find a job when you graduate.

Employers love seeing that you have experience that actually pertains to what you will be doing at their organization. If you are convinced and now want to go looking for an internship, the Career Development Center is a great place to start your search. You can also talk to professors and see if they can put you in contact with anyone in the field you are looking at.

When speaking to employers about internships, there are a thousand ways to go about it, but a great way that always makes an impression is simply reaching out. Even if it is just for a brief informational meeting, most people will never say no to a quick coffee meeting or a 30 minute conversation over Zoom.

So whether you are just looking for a summer job, or looking to better yourself and your career prospects, a great option for summer plans is to take an internship.

In 2000, University of Wisconsin-Madison drew criticism for photo shopping a picture of Diallo Shabazz into an admissions packet cover photo.

J E R E M Y R E DL I E N In a memorable episode of tv program Scrubs, Turk a black surgeon complains about showing up twice in the same picture on the cover of the admissions brochure used by the college he had attended. The joke was probably in reference to an incident in 2000 in which the University of Wisconsin was caught photo shopping an image of a black man into a crowd shot used on the cover of their application booklet.

We live in a society in which many organizations claim to want to be more diverse and often strive in superficial ways to become more so. This often results in a swirl of diversity initiatives that create what I’ve come to refer to as professional

nice diversity. I use the term because the phenomenon shows up across a wide variety of contexts, from corporate to academic, private to public wherever a brochure or poster needs a smiling face for a “diversity event”.

The thing is protecting marginalized students and faculty from harm is hard, while taking a photo of a smiling sea of faces is easy.

I once had a professor say that the students in the class may find themselves being challenged by their classmates. There were admittedly a few ways that as a non-binary queer person, I

felt like the statement framed my existence in the class a as a challenge for other students who had little experience with gender and sexuality minorities, which was not most comfortable position to find myself in.

One time I was at the Jim Chalgren LGBT Center and someone there had put on “Hurricane Bianca”, an LGBTQ themed film about a drag queen who seeks revenge on a town that wronged her. Unfortunately, it had to be turned off due to scenes featuring some potty humor and swearing and thus ran counter to current rules at center that forbid media content that featured those two things.

Justification for such rules when I’ve been to the center has included the fact that the COLUMN on page 7 

“What is your worst purchase you have ever made?”

Compiled by Ajay Kasaudhan

SAMIR ARYAL, FRESHMAN

SIENE HAQ, JUNIOR

SAKSHYAM GHIMIRE, FRESHMAN

RABY DIENG, GRAD STUDENT

JERRY RIDEOUT, SENIOR

DOUGLAS ROBERTS, GRAD STUDENT

“Cell phone from Cricket.”

“A book from the bookstore which the professor never used.”

“A donut from a mart in Nepal.”

“Order from Shein.”

“Banking book from the bookstore.”

“Buying my textbooks for my undergrad classes.”

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There’s still a way to reach global goal climate change

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Biden approves new military funds

By ZEKE MILLER and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press

CHARLIE RIEDEL • Associated Press

Wind turbines are silhouetted against the rising sun Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, near Spearville, Kan. A new study released on Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

By SETH BORENSTEIN If nations do all that they’ve promised to fight climate change, the world can still meet one of two internationally agreed upon goals for limiting warming. But the planet is blowing past the other threshold that scientists say will protect Earth more, a new study finds.

The world is potentially on track to keep global warming at, or a shade below, 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than pre-industrial times, a goal that once seemed out of reach, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

That will only happen if countries not only fulfill their specific pledged national targets for curbing carbon emissions by 2030, but also come through on more distant promises of reaching net zero carbon emissions by mid-century, the study says.

This 2 degree warmer world still represents what scientists characterize as a profoundly disrupted climate with fiercer storms, higher seas, animal and plant extinctions, disappearing coral, melting ice and more people dying from heat, smog and infectious disease. It’s not the goal that world leaders say they really want: 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.

The world will blast past that more prominent and promoted goal unless dramatic new

emission cuts are promised and achieved this decade and probably within the next three years, study authors said.

Both goals of 1.5-degrees and 2-degrees are part of the 2015 Paris climate pact and the 2021 Glasgow follow-up agreement. The 2-degree goal goes back years earlier.

“For the first time we can possibly keep warming below the symbolic 2-degree mark with the promises on the table.

That assumes of course that the countries follow through on the promises,” said study lead author Malte Meinshausen, a University of Melbourne climate scientist. That’s a big if, outside climate scientists and the authors, say. It means political leaders actually doing what they promise The study “examines only this optimistic scenario. It does not check whether governments are making efforts to implement their long-term targets and whether they are credible,” said Niklas Hohne of Germany, a New Climate Institute scientist who analyzes pledges for Climate Action Tracker and wasn’t part of this study. “We know that governments are far from implementing their long-term targets.”

Hohne’s team and others who track pledges have similarly found that limiting warming to 2 degrees is still possible, as Meinshausen’s team has.

The difference is that Meinshausen’s study is the first to be peer-reviewed and published in a scientific journal.

COLUMN from page 6 school would be having tour groups coming from the center and thus we needed to present a respectable face to them. I can’t speak for anyone else but this reasoning made me feel like Minnesota State University, Mankato was treating us like zoo animals.

The problem is diversity, when used by marketing teams and admissions programs, can

often come across like schools and businesses going, “look at all of these rare exotic queer folks and people of color who you can learn and benefit from if you come work or study here.”

We need to be able to exist just for ourselves not for others. We’re here, we’re queer, and we deserve to belong as we are, not as part of a benefits package for others.

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In anticipation of a new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, President Joe Biden on Wednesday approved an $800 million package of military assistance, including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery.

The Ukrainians also will receive armored personnel carriers, armored Humvees, naval drone vessels used in coastal defense, and gear and equipment used to protect soldiers in chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological attacks.

“This new package of assistance will contain many of the highly effective weapons systems we have already provided and new capabilities tailored to the wider assault we expect Russia to launch in eastern Ukraine,” Biden said in a statement.

“The steady supply of weapons the United States and its allies and partners have provided to Ukraine has been critical in sustaining its fight against the Russian invasion,” Biden added. “It has helped ensure that (Russia President Vladimir) Putin failed in his initial war aims to conquer and control Ukraine. We cannot rest now.”

Biden announced the aid after a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It is the latest in a series of U.S. security assistance packages valued at a combined $2.6 billion that has been committed to Ukraine since Russia invaded on Feb. 24. The weaponry and support material has played an

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Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Washington.

important role in Ukraine’s successful defense thus far.

Biden is under pressure from members of both parties in Congress to expand and accelerate U.S. aid.

Robert Gates, a former CIA director and defense secretary, said Wednesday he believes the administration needs to push hard for weapon donations by NATO members in Eastern Europe, whose arsenals include Soviet-era tanks and other weaponry and equipment that could help Ukraine immediately.

“The United States ought to be acting, 24/7 — how do we mobilize the equipment and how do we get it into Ukraine and into the hands of the Ukrainians,” Gates said in an online forum sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “It’s critically important and critically urgent, and we ought to be sort of ran-

sacking the arsenals of those states, and I think they would be cooperative, particularly” if they are given assurances that the Pentagon will provide American replacements for the donated weapons.

The Pentagon said the $800 million package announced by Biden includes weapons and equipment that will require some training for a Ukrainian military not fully accustomed to American military technology. U.S. and allied forces had been present inside Ukraine to provide training for eight years before pulling out in advance of the Russia’s latest invasion.

The new arms package includes 18 of the U.S. Army’s 155mm howitzers and 40,000 artillery rounds, two air surveillance radars, 300 Switchblade “kamikaze” armed drones, and 500 Javelin missiles designed to knock out tanks and other armor.

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SPORTS

Softball sweeps UIU ahead of Crookston

By KOLE BUELOW Sports Editor

The Minnesota State University, Mankato softball team claimed two wins over Upper Iowa on Tuesday, winning 8-1 and squeaking out a 12-11 win in an extra inning to sweep the Peacocks in a doubleheader.

The first game was more of a blowout, with the Mavericks claiming the first and last runs of the contest.

Sophomore outfielder Kylie Sullivan helped the Mavs get on the board in just the first inning, driving home sophomore Madi Newman.

Senior shortstop Torey Richards helped add on another run in a 3-2 count, singling a ball up the middle which eventually scored freshman Cheyenne Behrends on an error. In the batter’s box, Behrends proved to be the MVP of the contest, as she would go on to hit all three of her attempts.

Behrends solo-homered in the third, while also hitting two singles in the fourth and sixth inning to send home four total RBIs in the game.

Senior Mackenzie Ward got the start on the mound, improving her dominant 2022 season record to 183. Ward pitched six innings, allowing five hits while striking out nine batters in 22 faced. Upper Iowa’s lone run came in the third, where Sophomore Sara Jessie singled the ball up the middle to score sophomore outfielder Hannah Bridgewater.

The two teams then returned at 2:25 p.m. for the second game of the doubleheader, where the Mavericks squeaked out a close win to improve to 28-10 overall and 10-4 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

The Mavs scored first, gaining seven runs in the first inning alone. Richards helped send home the first two runs, hitting the ball for a double towards left field which sent home Behrends and sophomore Ellie Tallman.

An RBI walk and two more hits would add five more runs before Upper Iowa closed out the inning.

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Mavs run away with doubleheader

By KARSON BUELOW Staff Writer

The Minnesota State University, Mankato baseball team kept their successful season going yesterday with a doubleheader sweep against Minnesota Crookston. The Mavs defeated the Golden Eagles 7-2 in game one and then 11-1 in game two.

Senior Cam Kline got the start on the mound in game one and improved to 4-0 on the season, letting up only two runs in seven innings pitched.

The Golden Eagles were the first to get on the board in game one, as senior infielder Jack Peppel picked up an RBI single to right field in the top of the second inning. MSU would answer in the third and fourth innings as sophomore infielder Jackson Hauge picked up an RBI double and senior infielder Ross Indlecoffer blasted a solo homerun to take a 2-1 lead.

Crookston would get one back in the top of the fifth, tying the game up at 2-2. The Mavericks would find themselves up 4-2 in the sixth inning after juniors Ryan Wickman and Nick Altermatt were walked with the bases loaded. Junior infielder Mikey Gottschalk would add one more run in the sixth with a sacrifice-fly to left field. The Mavericks would add two more runs in the seventh inning, finishing off the Golden Eagles 7-2 in game one.

Sophomore Nathan Culley

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Senior pitcher Brendan Knoll leads the team in ERA at 0.70 and WHIP at 0.78. Knoll has collected a 5-1 record in three starts, allowing just 21 hits in 137 at-bats to go along with 33 strikeouts in 38.1 innings pitched.

improved to 2-1 on the mound with his win in game two. The Andover, Minn. native allowed only five hits in five innings pitched while striking out six batters.

Like game one, the Golden Eagles were the first to get on the board as redshirt-senior Brad Morris tallied an RBI single to right center in the top of the first. Fortunately for MSU, that was all the scoring Crook-

ston would see the rest of the game.

Indlecoffer got the Mavs rolling in the second inning with an RBI single through the left side.

Minnesota State opened the floodgates in the fourth inning, pouring on five runs and taking a commanding 6-1 lead.

The Mavericks would add two more runs in the sixth inning including an RBI single through the left side by

Gottschalk. Gottschalk would bring the lead to 10-1 in the eighth inning with a two-run RBI double to left center field.

Sophomore infielder Ryan Friedges capped off the 11-1 MSU win with a solo homerun in the top of the ninth.

MSU head coach Matt Magers talked briefly about why he thought his team was successful in both games. “I thought MAVS on page 12 

Bowling team returns from trip to Nationals

By KOLE BUELOW Sports Editor

The Minnesota State bowling team returned home from the National Championships this past weekend, placing in the bottom fourth of 24 teams.

Contrary to popular belief, the bowling team plays at the highest level of collegiate bowling possible and successfully made it to Nationals this year. Much about the Maverick bowling team is unknown, but the Bullpen is home to the team’s practices where many of the members on the team act as staff members to keep the alleys in good shape.

There is a minimum requirement of matches the team has to play in order to be eligible for Nationals, and the Mavericks are one of two teams in the state of Minnesota that even compete in collegiate bowling. MSU is the only competitive one, being the only team who participates in the required amount of matches to make the playoffs.

There are zero bowling bouts in the state for the Mavs

to participate in, so they rely on traveling to states like Wisconsin and Illinois for most of their competitions. The team’s season started in the fall, where the team participated in the Midwest Collegiate Championships in Wauwatosa, Wisc. back in October.

From there, they competed in 11 other competitions before competing in Nationals.

The team was more excited than ever to finally be able to compete in the national tournament, which not only required a minimum number of matches but also a minimum number of bowlers on the roster. Kyle Bischoff, program coordinator of the Maverick Bullpen and advisor for the team, was incredibly proud of how the team handled this season.

“Since COVID we had a three-year gap. We did have a team that had a little momentum going, we had a lot of building happen and then boom, COVID. It put a stop to it. We do have a young team in a sense of rebuilding because a lot of the previous members,

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Junior bowler Jacob Otto attempts to bowl a strike at Nationals.

that are now some of our successors, decided to move on and graduate and not wait those years to continue to compete.

So really we have, besides Ryan [Wilson], a brand new team.

They have done a great job of meshing and getting to know each other,” said Bischoff.

Without the addition of junior Dylan Engel midseason, the team would not have been

eligible to compete again this year. Instead, the addition sent the team to Nationals and helped the team gain confidence going into next year. Junior Ryan Wilson described the trip saying, “We were really close in a lot of our pool games which helped with a young team, with the experience of getting there.

So next time when we go, we BOWLING on page 12 

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Sports

Edwards, Russell carry T-Wolves past Clippers in play-in game

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Students level the playing fields in high school

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Danielle Ellis, left, and Sydney Prenatt, former softball players at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, Calif.

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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards (1) drives on Los Angeles Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. (8) during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Minneapolis.

By DAVE CAMPBELL Anthony Edwards and D’Angelo Russell came through with a steady stream of clutch makes. Patrick Beverley supplied the intensity in an emotional triumph over his former team. The Minnesota Timberwolves proved they belong in the playoffs, and that rare air for this franchise is just where they’re headed. Edwards and Russell combined for 59 points to help the Timberwolves overcome a rough night for Karl-Anthony Towns and beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-104 in a play-in game on Tuesday night.

“The game had to go in a different direction,” coach Chris Finch said. “That’s why you have a team, because a lot of other people step up.”

Edwards scored 30 points with five 3-pointers and Russell had 29 points and six assists to

send the Wolves to the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and a first-round matchup with Memphis.

“Just utilizing what we have,” Russell said. “We’ve got a lot of pieces that complement each other.”

Paul George finished with 34 points after shooting 2 for 10 in the first half for the Clippers, who have a second chance to make the playoffs with a home game on Friday for the No. 8 seed against either New Orleans or San Antonio.

Reggie Jackson (17 points) and Norman Powell (16 points) did their part in stretches, but the Clippers failed to create enough separation when the Timberwolves were sputtering through most of the first half.

Towns had only 11 points on 3-for-11 shooting and fouled out midway through the fourth quarter, but his sidekicks were more than up to the challenge.

“I took what the game gave

me. That’s what they gave me.

They were scared to guard me, and I took advantage of that,” Edwards said.

Jackson’s 3-pointer gave the Clippers their largest lead of the game at 93-83 with 8:54 remaining, but about 4 minutes later Russell knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer for a 97-95 advantage the Wolves never relinquished. He saluted the crowd for the punctuation.

Edwards followed with a tomahawk dunk after blowing by Powell at the top of the key.

“I’m one of the best defensive guys on earth, and no one can guard him,” said Beverley, who was in tears during the spirited celebration afterward as Edwards hopped up on the scorer’s table.

The fans were fired up for this fast-paced, fast-improving team that’s headed to the playoffs for the second time in 17 years, but the buzz wore off a bit in the third quarter.

SWEEP from page 9 gle to left center scored Jessie to make the game 7-1.

A quiet second and third inning led the way for the Mavericks to tally more runs in the fourth, where they added a sacrifice fly to add the first one. A fielder’s choice helped another run come in, and the Mavs tallied another to wrap up a threerun fourth inning.

The Peacocks exploded for nine runs in the fifth and sixth innings, with everything getting started on a single down the left field line by Jessie to send home Bridgewater. The bulk of Upper Iowa’s runs were scored on singles, but a three-run homer to left field by graduate student Katie Crogan helped tie the game at 11 in the bottom of the sixth.

The Mavericks decided to

send in Ward to close out the sixth before the Peacocks could score more runs, which successfully ended the inning. A scoreless seventh led way for Behrends to add onto her impressive series, as she homered herself home on the first at-bat of the inning to give the Mavs a 12-11 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth.

Ward would close out the inning with three straight outs on five pitches to earn her 19th win of the year. Minnesota State returns home this weekend to the Maverick All-Sports Dome to face Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State in two doubleheaders. The Mavericks will face Crookston on Friday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Bemidji at the same times on Saturday.

Both Crookston and Bemidji have struggled to find wins

this season, both collecting a total of 25 losses up to this point in the season. The Golden Eagles come in with the better of two records at 12-25 overall while having a 3-9 record in the NSIC. Despite the better record, Crookston is on an eight game losing streak and will face a Mankato team who has won six of their last eight and are 10-3 at home this season. The same is true for the Beavers, who are also on an eight game losing streak, but have a chance at snapping the streak against Concordia-St.Paul on Friday before traveling South.

For the Mavs, they have a chance at gaining four more wins on the season, and extending their case for a higher spot in the national rankings which they currently sit at No. 20.

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In Vista, California, heroes wear softball uniforms. Their names: Danielle Ellis and Sydney Prenatt. Ellis and Prenatt resist such praise. But at Rancho Buena Vista High School, where the pair were teammates on the Longhorns softball team for four years before graduating in 2018, that’s how they’re remembered.

“They should absolutely be considered heroes. What they did was selfless and it’s going to help so many girls in the future,” said Ava Bradford, a former Rancho Buena Vista softball player. Ellis’ and Prenatt’s story is rare. A fourmonth investigation of Title IX and high school sports by the Shirley Povich Center for Sports Journalism and Howard Center for Investigative

Journalism found many high school girls lack the information to recognize Title IX violations and to demand change from school officials.

Not Ellis and Prenatt.

On May 8, 2018, as teammates looked on, they read a letter from the Vista Unified School District board telling them the board had approved a new softball field to be built on campus. They’d won their fight for equal treatment.

“It was a really powerful moment,” Prenatt said. “I almost started crying …’’

As seniors, the friends and teammates were students in a government class taught by Timothy Leary, a beloved figure at the school for 26 years.

In the first unit of Leary’s class, Ellis and Prenatt learned about the five concepts of democracy, including civil rights and Title IX’s guarantees of gender equality in sports.

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Sports

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Scheffler’s journey to the Masters

By WILL GRAVES Associated Press

It doesn’t seem that long ago to Scott Scheffler that he was standing on the green behind Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey, dutifully holding a flashlight while his only son — just 5 or 6 at the time — hit shots in the dark.

And if one of Scottie Scheffler’s wayward strokes happened to smack into one of his sisters, so be it.

“He used to yell,” Scott Scheffler said. “He would yell at us when he hit it. He would hit the girls.”

It’s what brothers do.

Nearly two decades later, Scottie Scheffler’s aim is considerably better. Yes, that was the kid who used to peg his siblings with impunity tugging the green jacket over his broad shoulders after winning the Masters on Sunday afternoon.

And yes, that was most of the Scheffler clan — sisters Callie and Molly (other sister Sara is in Portugal) along with Scott and wife Diane — huddled together just outside Butler Cabin to celebrate a jet-fueled rise to the top that really wasn’t that jet-fueled at all.

There were the days back in north New Jersey when the Scheffler kids were introduced to the game. They moved to Dallas when Diane switched law firms as a chief operating officer. They quickly decided to join Royal Oaks Country Club, mostly because it meant Scott Scheffler could keep all four kids in one place.

While Scott Scheffler under-

DAVID J. PHILIP • Associated Press

Scottie Scheffler lifts his wife Meredith Scudder off her feet after winning the 86th Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Augusta, Ga.

stands his son’s origin story takes a familiar narrative and turns it on his head — it was Scott who served as the stay-at-home dad while Diane worked — he doesn’t see it as revolutionary or strange or uncommon.

“It’s just what you do as a father for your children,” Scott Scheffler said, his eyes wet with tears while wearing a white Masters polo shirt on the grounds of a club where his son is now a champion. “You do for your kids you know. I’ve done for all of them. They’ve given us great joy. He’s the one that did

all the hard work, not me. I just raised him and tried the best I could to be a good dad.”

Maybe, but someone had to get Team Scheffler to all those sporting events. Youth golf tournaments. High school basketball practices. The list is seemingly endless. The fact it was dad doing most of the driving hardly mattered.

“Wasn’t unusual for me,” Scottie Scheffler said. “I didn’t know any different. Fortunately for me, I grew up with three sisters and my dad was there, and he did a great job raising us.”

Scott Scheffler made it a point to make sure his kids were well-rounded. While stressing “I’m no guru,” he pointed out how vital it was to make sure Scottie didn’t focus on golf all the time.

He tried as a sophomore at Highland Park High School only to realize he missed playing basketball too much. So it was back to the basketball team the following year.

Yet Scottie was hardly the only athlete in the family. Callie Scheffler played at Texas A&M and served as Scottie’s caddie

when he qualified for the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont as an amateur, and Molly and Sara are players, too.

While Scott Scheffler laughingly admitted, “Schefflers have their issues, but they’re good people,” he grew more serious when asked what the world needs to know about the unassuming 25-year-old board game aficionado who is now the hottest golfer on the planet.

“He’s just a nice young kid,” Scott Scheffler said. “Born in New Jersey and raised in Texas. He’s got a little bit of both, which is wonderful. Just our son and Meredith’s husband and now I guess he’s the world’s.”

The family bonds extend beyond Team Scheffler.

Randy Smith, the PGA Hall of Fame pro, has worked with Scottie for years, and Randy’s son, Blake, is Scheffler’s agent.

Blake and Scottie met soon after the Schefflers joined Royal Oaks and the two would play together when they could.

That relationship between the Schefflers and the Smiths has only deepened through the years. Maybe that’s why Randy leaned over on Scottie’s bag as he was inside signing his scorecard after the biggest tournament — so far — of his still burgeoning career.

Randy was over at Scheffler’s house on Saturday night, trying to get him to relax as he sat on a three-shot lead heading into Sunday. They worked on Scheffler’s alignment.

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Dodgers outlast rain, Twins for 7-2 victory at Target Field

BOWLING AT NATIONALS

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BOWLING from page 9 can do better.”

Experience and confidence were the most important factors for the bowling team’s success this season, and helped the team members make some of their best memories of bowling to date. Engel’s favorite memory came against the University of Whitewater at a competition in Wausau, Wisc.

“When we played against [Whitewater] we beat them in one of four games. It’s not enough to get us the full point and the victory, but that morale build that we had and the emotional feeling that we can beat one of the highest teams that we compete against, felt so huge and emotionally em

Heavy rain falls over Target Field as a weather delay is called during the eighth inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, in Minneapolis.

By TYLER MASON Trea Turner and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke open a tie game with a six-run eighth inning, then waited out the rain to take a 7-2 victory Tuesday night in their series opener against the Minnesota Twins.

Turner, who made an error earlier that led to Minnesota’s tying run, hit an RBI single that gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.

His line drive went under the glove of Twins third baseman Luis Arraez, who was unable to turn a potential double play.

Justin Turner followed two batters later with another RBI single, and Will Smith doubled in two runs to give Los Angeles a 5-1 cushion.

Justin Turner scored on an error by Arraez, and Gavin Lux added a run-scoring single.

Both teams then sat through an 88-minute rain delay that halted play in the bottom of the eighth with the Dodgers ahead 7-1. Play resumed at 11:31 p.m. with only a few dozen fans in the stands.

“I can only say so much because I was in the dugout with a heated vest on, but it was brutal. Cold, wet, wind swirling,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Just to get out

of it knowing you have a game in less than 12 hours, to come away with a win I think was a huge boost for us.”

With the Dodgers only in town for a two-game series, both teams seemed determined to get Tuesday’s game in, even if it meant finishing up after midnight.

“To be honest, it made sense to actually just finish the game if we could finish the game,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “I don’t think anyone was super pumped about being here at this time of the morning but I think when we can finish a ballgame, we finish it.”

Left-hander Andrew Heaney made his Dodgers debut.

After struggling with the Angels and Yankees in 2021 — he was 8-9 with a combined 5.83 ERA in 30 appearances — he signed with Los Angeles during the offseason.

The 30-year-old Heaney cruised through four innings, allowing two doubles — both to Carlos Correa. But he ran into trouble in the fifth. Max Kepler led off with a double and Heaney hit Miguel Sanó with a pitch. Kepler scored on Turner’s error at shortstop, ending Heaney’s night.

“It’s a good feeling to get off to a good start,” Heaney said.

“I pitched well, and hopefully keep it rolling.”

Daniel Hudson (1-0) worked a scoreless seventh. Emilio Pagan (0-1) took the loss.

Chris Archer’s debut in a Twins uniform was brief but effective. The right-hander tossed four scoreless innings in his first start of the year. Archer allowed a pair of doubles and struck out three on 63 pitches.

Archer gave up a leadoff double to Freddie Freeman in the fourth but worked around it. After striking out Justin Turner looking, Archer hopped off the mound and pumped his fists on his way to the dugout.

“He brings a tinge of that everywhere he goes,” Baldelli said. “He shows his emotions.

You can say he wears them on his sleeve a little bit.”

Before the game, the Twins placed RHP Jorge Alcala on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammation and recalled RHP Griffin Jax from Triple-A St. Paul. Alcala combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings in two relief appearances in Minnesota’s first series against Seattle.

During the rain delay, the video screens at Target Field showed the Timberwolves-Clippers NBA game that was taking place next door at Target Center.

MAVS from page 9 we played very good overall defense,” Magers said. “When we let up only two or three runs in two games, we’re going to be very successful.”

MSU will return to action Apr. 15 and 16 as they take on Winona State in two sets of doubleheaders. The Warriors come into this weekend’s games with a 9-14 overall record and 7-5 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play.

The Mavericks dominate the Warriors all-time with a convincing 22-7 overall record, and the last time the two teams met was back in May of 2021, where the Mavs won 4-1.

Winona’s hitting this season is led by senior outfielder Carter Brinkman, who owns a .304 batting average. Brinkman has tallied 24 hits this season and 14 runs including 15 RBIs. Senior Nicolas Herold leads the Warrior’s pitching crew this season

with a 3-0 overall record and a 3.51 earned run average. Herold has pitched in 25.2 innings this season and has allowed 26 hits while striking out 45 batters in the process.

Magers commented on what the team needs to do to be successful this weekend against the Warriors saying, “Just go out and play. We’ve put in the work during the offseason and at this point it’s about going out and executing.”

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powering to beat someone on that high of a level.”

Most importantly, it is about watching the Maverick bowlers grow as people for Bischoff, who watches each member of the team not only grow as a student athlete but also as a human being.

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Seniors seek passion in artwork

By LILLY SCHMIDT Staff Writer

Courtesy photo of Netflix

The popular Netflix show, ‘Bridgerton’ returned for a long-awaited second season on March 25. The Regency-era show became the third most watched season ever on the streaming platform. With new characters and new drama, the show nicely sets up potential for a third season.

By SYD BERGGREN Staff Writer

Award-winning Netflix original show “Bridgerton”, which follows a Regency-esque society, released its second season on March 25, quickly becoming the streaming platform’s third most watched season ever.

The season introduced well-loved characters, new hairstyles, and easily paved the way for a third season.

Something commonly noted by viewers was how much more attractive the entire cast

was deemed, and it was often attributed to, perhaps, a higher budget or new costume designers.

I believe it’s simpler than that. “Bridgerton”, while partially emulating Regency style, has its own modern aesthetic, specifically in episode one’s orchestral cover of Madonna’s “Material Girl” being an obvious shout-out to that.

The reason the characters seemed more attractive this season, in my opinion, is they embraced that modernity and the show gave the characters more modern hairstyles and

makeup choices.

They got rid of Anthony’s mutton chops (thank goodness) and gave Daphne the curtain-style bangs that are in fashion right now. These small choices made the characters more palatable to the modern eye.

Something to note that “Bridgerton” has done and discussed since the beginning was to include people of color in positions of high society, no matter how “historically inaccurate” it may be.

As aforementioned, “Bridgerton” is imitating a Western

European Regency era society, imitating being the key word.

It is a fantasy series, and to include POC in these positions is absolutely acceptable and wonderful to see. People of color deserve to see themselves in fantasy, despite historical accuracy.

The Sharma sisters are a notable pair in this season, as they are the main characters and describe a new family dynamic that we had not yet witnessed in this show.

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Birthday wishes for growth can, in fact, come true

By EMMA JOHNSON Variety Editor

When you’re a kid and your parents bring the cake over, you close your eyes and make a wish. Maybe it’s for a puppy or that new toy you saw at the store. When you grow older, material objects don’t hold as much meaning anymore. People find themselves being grateful for their health, knowledge, and getting to live another year.

As the days leading up to my birthday drew closer last weekend, I realized that I had grown more as a person than I ever had before.

Maybe it was due to the fact that I had to accept changes as

they frequently came. This last year, I graduated high school and started college.

Learning how to adapt to a new change of scenery and leaving my hometown was something that I had to learn how to accept in a span of only three months.

Adjusting to new classes and homework loads took a bit of getting used to, but I had incredible teachers in high school help me build my work ethic which, in turn, was a gift I hadn’t realized I had been given.

Maybe it was time that I started a new chapter in my life.

Leaving high school was a bittersweet ending, but as the end BIRTHDAY on page 14 

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As a kid, we often use our birthday wish for new toys. As we get older, the knowledge and memories we make are more valuable than possessions.

The works of 10 Minnesota State University, Mankato artists will be displayed in the second session of the Senior Art Exhibit until Friday, April 15 in Conkling Gallery.

The gallery is a display of the hard work and growth of the seniors. Katelyn Karrow is one of the seniors with art featured in this exhibit. Karrow explained that her art was a culmination of all her years at MSU. “In the beginning, I was a perfectionist. I made sure that my artwork looked exactly like the photo,” shared Karrow. “From there, I learned to create more fluidly and build upon the photos to create more interesting images. My style evolved to be more saturated and high-energy.”

Now, Karrow makes painted canvas and colored pencil pieces that are semi-realistic with abstract aspects.

“I start by painting a base layer of watered-down paint and work up, creating texture in both actual and implied ways,” said Karrow.

Sarah Laudenbach is a graduating graphic designer that also has art displayed in Conkling. Her art explores simplicity, color, and typography. When listening to music, she sees sound.

She has used this to make unique art and foster a passion for her career.

Post-graduation, Laudenbach plans to move to the Twin Cities.

“I want to work with a small business, not really a corporation. I want to keep it local and build the local art community more,” shared Laudenbach.

“The graphic design community is becoming more of a job rather than a passion for a lot of people.

I want to keep it a passion.

I don’t want to grow out of it.”

Passion is also a sentiment Logan Neal shared with his sculptures. Contrasting Laudenbach, he was struggling to find passion in graphic design.

“I was just taking sculpture classes on the side and I had to come to terms with myself, I really enjoyed them,” said Neal.

“I let go of things, like bad connotations of being an artist and just went with SENIOR on page 15 

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Gilbert Gottfried, actor and comic’s comedian, dies at 67

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Johnny Depp suit against exwife Amber Heard starts

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Jury selection began for the libel lawsuit filed by Depp against Heard in Virginia after The Washington Post published her opinion piece. Depp’s lawyers say the article falsely implies that she was abused by Depp.

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Gilbert Gottfried’s publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said Gottfried, an actor and legendary standup comic known for his abrasive voice and crude jokes, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022. He was 67.

By ANDREW DALTON Gilbert Gottfried, the actor and legendary standup comic known for his raw, scorched voice and crude jokes, has died.

He was 67.

Gottfried died from a rare genetic muscle disease that can trigger a dangerously abnormal heartbeat, his publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz said in a statement.

“In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor,” his family said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Gottfried was a fiercely independent and intentionally bizarre comedian’s comedian, as likely to clear a room with anti-comedy as he was to kill it with his jokes.

He first came to national

attention with frequent appearances on MTV in its early days and with a brief stint in the cast of “Saturday Night Live” in the 1980s.

Gottfried also did frequent voice work for children’s television and movies, most famously playing the parrot Iago in Disney’s “Aladdin.”

To a younger generation he’s known as the voice of Digit the bird on PBS Kids’ “Cyberchase.”

He would often do those voices as a guest on the Howard Stern show, prompting listeners by the dozens to call in and beg Stern to throw him off.

In his early days at the club the Comedy Store in Hollywood, the managers would have him do his impression of then-little-known Jerry Seinfeld at the end of the night to get rid of lingering patrons.

“I am so sad to read about the passing of Gilbert Gottfried,” actor Marlee Matlin said on Twitter. “Funny, politically incorrect but a soft-

ie on the inside. We met many times; he even pranked me on a plane, replacing my interpreter.” (Gottfried bore a close resemblance to Matlin’s American Sign Language interpreter Jack Jason.)

The year has already seen the loss of several beloved comedians, including Louie Anderson and Bob Saget.

He made many notorious contributions to televised roasts, his harshness and love of old-timey standup style making him a perfect contributor.

“I shall miss you, my friend, my sometimes foil, my always pain in my side, usually from the belly laughs,” Takei said on Twitter Tuesday.

“The heavens are a great deal louder with you out there now, I’m sure. Keep ’em shaking their heads and smiling, Gilbert.”

Gottfried is survived by his wife Dara, sister Karen, 14-year-old daughter Lily and 12-year-old son Max.

BIRTHDAY from page 13 of the school year drew, several of my teachers assured me that I was “more than ready” to tackle college.

Considering I’ve been told I’m mature for my age since I was eight or nine, I wasn’t too daunted, but still apprehensive of what was to come.

It turns out this chapter was something I’ve been anticipating in the back of mind, just waiting to experience.

However, I think the main reason was pushing myself out of my comfort zone and having great outcomes in return.

I’ve never been one to accept change with open arms, but life came full speed at me without much time to prepare.

Moving out of state for col-

lege to a place where I knew no one was one of the biggest changes I’ve ever had to make, but I’m forever grateful for having the courage to do so.

I decided to reach out to a few people on social media coming into college. Now, I have countless memories with them and consider them close friends.

Never having been a huge sports fan growing up, I went to one hockey game just because some friends invited me.

I ended up going to every home game this season, leaving the arena with a hoarse voice every time.

Despite that, the best chance I gave myself was walking into The Reporter’s office during welcome weekend. I was so

sure I wouldn’t get a job as a freshman, let alone become a part of the editorial staff.

By turning in an application, I ended up having several opportunities to attend events that I never would’ve gone to and I get to work with talented, genuine people in return.

Whatever the reason I felt this tremendous amount of growth, I can safely say that it changed my life for the better.

Birthdays should be a time to reflect on how much you’ve changed over the last year and all of the amazing accomplishments you’ve achieved.

Next time you blow out the candle, wish for growth, happiness, and good memories. Who knows? They might just come true.

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A jury was selected Monday to hear a long-anticipated libel lawsuit Johnny Depp filed against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, whom he accuses of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser.

Depp sued Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard refers to herself as a “public figure representing domestic abuse.”

The article doesn’t mention Depp by name, but he says it clearly refers to allegations Heard made in other forums that she suffered physical abuse at his hands. Depp denies the accusations.

The lawsuit brought a little bit of Hollywood to a courthouse that has a long history of dealing with high-profile crimes, just not those involving movie stars.

More than a dozen women, some waving signs saying “Justice for Johnny,” joined other fans who waved pirate flags in recognition of Depp’s signature role in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, waited outside the courthouse an hour before the hearing.

The courtroom in the city of Fairfax was closed to the public Monday, with limited closed-circuit access in an overflow courtroom. People lined up before 7 a.m. for the wristbands granting access.

Both Depp and Heard were in attendance, but court personnel brought them in and out utilizing special access points that frustrated fans’ ability to see them.

The judge overseeing the trial, Penney Azcarate, has imposed a series of access rules to try to maintain decorum in the courthouse.

Most significantly, neither Depp nor Heard are permitted to pose for photos or sign autographs in the courthouse or on the courthouse grounds.

Depp’s fans have been vocal in their support, saying he has been falsely accused. Raylyn Otey, a Depp fan from Bluefield, Virginia, drove five hours to see the movie star.

She was disappointed when Depp did not greet fans personally, as sheriff’s deputies carefully limited fan access.

“I’m so disappointed. I came to give him flowers to show some support,” she said, bouquet in hand.

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Rihanna and ASAP Rocky appear at the Off-White fashion collection, in Paris on Feb. 28. The music star, and fashion and beauty mogul hasn’t exactly been hiding her bump since she announced she was expecting.

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‘Sonic 2’ had an outstanding opening weekend by earning $71 million. The sequel bested Michael Bay’s latest film, ‘Ambulance,’ starring Jake Gyllenhaal, fell short by only raking in around $8.7 million in grosses.

By LINDSEY BAHR “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” sped to the top of the charts in its opening weekend, earning an impressive $71 million according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount’s PG-rated sequel easily bested the weekend’s other major newcomer, Michael Bay’s “Ambulance,” which faltered in theaters.

“Sonic 2,” which brings back the first film’s director, writers and cast, including James Marsden, Jim Carrey and Ben Schwartz, who voices the blue video game character, opened in 4,234 locations and actually surpassed its predecessor’s opening weekend.

The first “Sonic the Hedge-

hog” opened over the Presidents Day holiday weekend in February 2020, earning $58 million in its first three days.

“The normal pattern domestically is that sequels slide a little bit,” said Chris Aronson, the president of domestic distribution for Paramount. “But we certainly bucked that trend.”

For a sequel to open 22% above the first, Aronson added, is “quite remarkable.”

“Sonic 2” got mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences were even more enthusiastic.

“The filmmakers did a great job of being in service of not only the general audience but Sonic fans themselves,” Aronson said.

“Many feel it’s a bigger, bet-

ter film than the first one.”

Meanwhile, “Ambulance” got off to a bumpy start in its first weekend.

With an estimated $8.7 million in grosses, it opened behind Sony’s “Morbius,” down 74% in weekend two, and “The Lost City.”

Bay’s nail-biter about a boched bank robbery was released

by Universal and stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eiza González.

Reviews weren’t terrible (it’s at a 69% on Rotten Tomatoes versus “Sonic 2’s” 67%) and on paper “Ambulance” appears to be the kind of throwback, big screen blockbuster spectacle that would draw significant crowds to the theaters.

SENIOR from page 13 it. I’m happy I did.”

From this decision, Neal’s artistic style has developed.

Currently, Neal works with wood, metal, and string.

“String is kind of my thing right now. I really like how things segment and go through a space. I like to relate myself into my work, and I feel like I

can do that with string [in] the way that it connects through different things,” shared Neal.

“It reminds me of connections between people and life.”

Karrow hopes to continue to see other artists develop their passion following graduation. Karrow also hopes that students come and enjoy the exhibition.

“I am majoring in Art Education, so I am hoping to use the skills I have honed here to foster a love of art in other students,” shared Karrow. “I am so proud of all the other creators in the exhibition. I love our exhibit as a whole and I hope that all MSU students come and visit.”

NETFLIX from page 13 fight between two best friends who still love each other.

Kate had been put in a difficult position as Edwina’s caregiver and big sister, trying to protect her and keep her happy all at the same time.

They brought something new to the show with their South Asian influences and customs. The sisters were an entrancing pair, both to the show’s other characters and the audience.

This season, in particular the last few episodes, laid ground for upcoming seasons in a few different ways. Most notably

is some character progression from Penelope. She was in difficult spots this season and rounded it out by making poor choices.

In my opinion, she was fairly selfish this season, despite thinking that she was doing what was best for others, but that’s beside the point.

With her choosing to continue being Whistledown, the conversation she overheard Colin having, and her ruined relationship with Eloise, Penelope has been set up to be the center of season three.

The series focuses on the Bridgerton children getting

married, Colin is coming up in succession, as his older siblings have gotten married or found their calling. It would make sense for his and Penelope’s relationship to develop.

Overall, the show grew into the second season and developed its fun and adored aesthetic. The newly introduced storylines opened doors for future seasons and Netflix is making strides in creating POC characters.

Hopefully, Penelope makes better choices next season, Eloise will reconcile with Theo, and Edwina will find her match.

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Timekeeping isn’t Rihanna’s strong suit, and that goes for the pregnancy she’s been sharing with the world as well.

“Planning? I wouldn’t say planning,” she told Vogue about her upcoming motherhood.

Now in her third trimester, the music star, and fashion and beauty mogul hasn’t exactly been hiding under a maternity tent since she and boyfriend A$AP Rocky announced they were expecting in late January via a wintry New York street photo shoot.

Since, she’s made the fashion week rounds in Milan and Paris wearing a range of belly-bearing couture.

If it’s not something she would have put on pre-preg-

nancy, Rihanna said, it’s not something on her list now.

“My body is doing incredible things right now, and I’m not going to be ashamed of that,” she said. “This time should feel celebratory. Because why should you be hiding your pregnancy?”

The cover interview, out Tuesday, has 34-year-old Rihanna in a lacy red Alaïa bodysuit and long gloves.

It’s just one of the numerous rule-breaking designer looks she’s been wearing in celebration of her bump.

Rihanna wishes all of her closest loved ones could be in the room, but that seems unlikely under COVID-19 rules.

She didn’t disclose where she’ll be headed for labor and delivery or when she’s due for that matter.

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What happens in divorce when digital bullying is in play?

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press

After Emily Pina’s parents separated, the 27-year-old in Phoenix said she spent years listening to her dad beg for the return of his family. He turned up the volume once her mom started dating.

Sound familiar?

“It’s the same thing as Kanye and Kim,” she said.

And like the celebrity couple, her dad’s digital life played a role in his breakup as it often does in contentious divorces.

Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has gone quiet on Instagram after weeks of ranting publicly about Kim Kardashian in the name of fatherhood, which many saw as bullying and intimidation. His targets included Kardashian, her boyfriend, Pete Davidson, and Trevor

Noah, who weighed in on “The Daily Show.”

In Pina’s case, she said her parents’ divorce was impacted in part when her father, who has since died, was scammed out of $10,000 after meeting a woman online and attempting to bring her to the U.S. She turned out to be a man at a computer. In other cases, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are weaponized directly against an estranged spouse as divorce proceedings progress. Still more divorce cases include digital theft of emails, joint bank accounts and other shared logins. Dan Stock, a New York family law attorney, warns that sounding off against a partner digitally can have lasting consequences when texts, posts, photos and other wrongs are hauled into court. That’s especially true when child custody arrangements are on the table.

“Even Kanye shouldn’t be trash talking on social media unless, as may be the case, he has a divorce court death wish,” Stock said. “It’s one thing to be the victim of a social media bully, but it’s an early holiday present to the case you are making if you are that victim’s divorce attorney.”

The sentiment was echoed by other lawyers who handle divorce, child custody and relationship abuse cases, especially those in California and other states with relatively new legal standards of “coercive control” as a form of non-physical abuse.

The laws allow leeway in doling out punishments. Advocates for victims of harassment and abuse agreed. They said acting out online in pending domestic abuse and divorce cases is routine.

“It’s really interesting with Kim. She’s pretty much the most

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Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian attend the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards on Nov. 6, 2019, in New York. Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has gone quiet on Instagram after weeks of ranting publicly.

protected woman in America, right? All the resources. And she is a great example of how even

if you have all the resources, it doesn’t matter,” said Lenora Claire.