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JAMIE KANKAALA Staff Writer Sammy Adams, this year’s featured spring artist, rocked Bresnan Arena on Monday April 18 at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The concert was organized by MSU’s Student Events Team which cost $15 for students and $25 for the general public. It really was a huge hit among everyone that attended.

Rapper Huey Mack was the opening artist for the concert. He performed several great songs that really helped create the fun and exciting atmosphere throughout the Bresnan Arena. As soon as Huey Mack finished his performance, the crowd went absolutely crazy as Sammy Adams ran up onto the stage.

Everyone in the audience was overwhelmed with pure joy as the talented artist began to perform some of his songs from his new album The Long Way. Sammy Adams was even excited to hear everyone

singing along with him to his new songs.

The audience looked like one big wave as everyone jumped up and down while the music blared. The arena did manage get a little hot as everyone danced to the music. However, Sammy Adams made sure the crowd was cooled down enough by splashing cold water from his water bottle into the audience. Cold water can never

feel bad when you’re dancing in a huge crowd of people.

Sammy even played some of his old songs such as “Only One” and “All Night Longer” which were huge hits among the crowd. Singing along with the artist of the songs really is an amazing experience.

MSU freshman, Travis Meyer, was one student who had an even greater experience. He explains, “I was chanting for him to perform his fan-favor-

ite song ‘All Night Longer’.

He heard me, came up to me, shook my hand, and said ‘I got you man’. Then he performed it right after! It was amazing!”

Overall, the Sammy Adams concert was truly an exciting event that was incredibly fun for students and the public to attend. MSU sophomore Carleigh Pula says, “We definitely wanted to go ‘all night longer’.”

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Save hundreds on travel with ‘A Night in the Tropics’ Students unwind before finals with yoga, Zumba, and other activities.

On Thursday, April 14, Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG) hosted its BIG Event, Second Annual Wellness Night. This year’s theme was “A Night in the Tropics,” which was held in CSU ballroom from 6-8 p.m.

ESG’s mission was to teach students about wellness, help them fight stress before finals, and relax doing yoga, Zumba, and trendy glow-in-the-dark yoga (glowga).

Eta Sigma Gamma (ESG), Beta Kappa is the local chapter for The National Health

All participants were welcomed with Hawaiian hula skirts and flower leis to feel a nice tropical atmosphere.

Before activities started, participants were invited to take part in a silent auction. Instead of bidding for items, participants bought $5 tickets and placed them in glass jars located near each of the thirteen theme raffle baskets.

Among the thirteen raffle baskets there was the “Relaxation Basket” with scented wax candle, stress ball, face mask; romantic baskets such as “Date Night” and “Netflix and Chill” baskets with sparkling juice, wine glasses, Pub 500 coupon, condoms, movies, and popcorn. For coffee and book lovers there were Coffee Hag Basket and the Book Bag. “The auction donations

Education Honorary Society at Minnesota State University, Mankato providing health education and health resources to the Mankato community.

came from ESG members and some community organizations,” said Ashley White, the ESG president. “All the money will go towards chari-

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The first activity of the night featured flowing and dynamic Vinyasa Yoga for be-

ginners by ESG member, Bella Lam. At the beginning participants were asked to set an intention for their Yoga prac-

tice, and continued linking together asanas (postures) and breaths. Vinyasa yoga helped participants to cultivate balance, flexibility, and strength.

The second activity, energetic Zumba dance, took place right after Vinyasa Yoga.

Parisha Rajbhandari, professional dance instructor and international student from Nepal, was invited to create an exciting dance party atmosphere and make participants dance away their worries.

Zumba combines several dance styles and music including: Salsa, Mambo, Chachacha, Reggaeton, and even Hip-hop. Radiant smiles and enthusiasm of Parisha energized participants and made them dance forty minutes straight.

The last activity, a trending type of yoga in the dark (Glowga) really spiced up the night. Everybody seemed extremely excited to practice Glowga under black lights accompanied by glowstick necklaces and bracelets.

“We hosted A BIG Event last year as well,” said Babie Yang, secretary of ESG. “Last year’s theme was ‘The Big Spring Stress Less Event.’ We are also planning to host our third annual BIG event next spring, 2017.”

The ESG president, Ashley White, ended the event announcing the auction winners, and gave all participants 2016 Nutrition and Fitness Calendars featuring healthy everyday recipes.

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Futures feature: Building your future at the CDC ALISSA THIELGES Staff Writer Do you help with your resume? Don’t know what to major in? Do you want to know what career’s you can go into with your major?

The Career Development Center (CDC) is the perfect place to answer all your career and major-choice related topics. Located at 209 Wigley Administration, their office is just before the overpass into Morris Hall.

The CDC’s primary objective, according to their website, is “to provide services and resources which assist students and graduates with career planning and the search for employment.”

“Choosing a major, writing a resume, getting an internship, and searching for your first full-time job are a few of the important milestones during college,” Mandy Wubben, Acting Ca-

reer Counselor at the CDC, said. “They can be fun and exciting moments full of accomplishment, promise, and pride, but they can also be overwhelming and intimidating if you’re not sure where to begin.”

This is where the Career Development Center steps in, according to Wubben.

“We want to give you the tools, resources, and confidence to go further in your career than you imagined possible,” she said. “We aim to assist students and graduates in their career planning and search for employment.”

The CDC offers a variety of services, including: career counseling; major choice assistance; assist with part-time employment and internships; graduate planning; and extensive job support and guidance.

The CDC also sponsors the job website called MavJobs, where employers post

jobs and positions that only available to MSU students and alumni. Mavericks can search for major-specific jobs, part-time positions, internships and much more. The CDC also offers resume help and students can schedule mock-interviews to help students land their dream job.

Not sure what you want to do, or even what major to declare? The CDC is also an excellent resource for this, with extensive career assessment interpretations, including Focus, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Strong Interest Inventory. Each of these tests are designed to evaluate your personality, as well as your strengths and weaknesses, in order to calculate which type of jobs you would most likely be most successful at. Even for someone who knows what they want to do, these tests can be a huge help. It is recommended that you start with the Focus as-

sessment, as it can accessed online for free by going to the CDC website. After completion, students should stop into the CDC to discuss the results.

If you don’t have a lot of time on your hands, the CDC offers Career QuickStop, which are 10-15 minute time slots where students can walk-in, no appointment needed, and talk to a counselor about a quick question.

This is a great way to have someone look over your resume and offer advice. Times run from 1 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

If you need more time than 15 minutes, appointments with CDC counselors can be made by calling 507-3896061, or stopping into their office to schedule a meeting at their front desk.

Aside from MavJobs, the CDC also organizes multiple job fairs with employers from all around the community in

attendance. This is a great way to get your name out in the professional world and start networking with people in your field of interest.

“Our best advice to new incoming students,” Wubben said, “is don’t wait until you are a Junior or Senior to start thinking about your career development! Come see us and use our resources early in your first semesters to get started on the best path for you!”

A new resource that will be introduced in fall 2016 is Handshake, which is a new software partner for the MavJobs System. Built “by the students, for students,” the new tool will utilize social media to support career success.

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With Tubman on the twenty, who’s next?

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RAE FRAME Editor in Chief Check out your piggy banks and wallets, because your currency may soon be a collectible! The United States Treasury announced on April 20, 2016 that while Alexander Hamilton will remain on the ten dollar bill, historical icon Harriet Tubman will be replacing President Andrew Jackson on the front of the twenty dollar bill—the first woman to be on U.S. paper currency in over 100 years.

According to an Atlantic article titled “An Extremely Brief History of Women on U.S. Paper Currency,” Martha Washington, First of First Ladies, appeared on the $1 silver certificate in the 1880s and 1890s and Native American Pocahontas appeared on the backside of a $20 bill in the 1860s. There have also been a few women on coin currency, including Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, and Helen Keller.

There are many reasons to love the twenty dollar bill, but the face that has graced this particular piece of American currency has been the point of controversy, especially in recent years. Andrew Jack-

son took the place of honor on the twenty dollar bill in 1928, the 100th anniversary of Jackson’s election as the seventh President of the United States, but this POTUS was far from perfect.

Though Jackson was able to manage the country’s finances impressively, he is overwhelmingly remembered for his involvement in Native American persecution, displacement, and assimilation.

Though many Americans are familiar with the Trail of Tears, few students are fully educated on the harsh history of Jackson’s policies toward the Native American people.

Many public interest groups have come forward in recent years to advocate the removal of Jackson on American currency, pushing for a more inspiring face to take the place of honor—a search that has gone viral in the past two years.

The major group involved in this campaign is WomenOn20s, a non-profit group that has been officially credited with the momentum that pushed Harriet Tubman to the top. Online elections featured on womenon20s.org fielded over 600,000 votes, presenting the results of the polls to President Obama on May 12, 2015. The group hopes to have the new bill in circulation by 2020, when women’s suffrage will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

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Though these four spectacular women each deserved a spot in the fiscal final four, there are dozens more who would have served the $20 well, from feminist writer Betty Friedan to physicist and astronaut Sally Ride, who was also a member of the LGBT community. The complete list of these amazing women,

along with descriptions and their lasting words of wisdom, can be found at womenon20s.org/candidates.

I look forward to seeing the U.S. Treasury exploring the past 200 years of American history from a female perspective as new designs are developed. It’s interesting to think about how long it may take influential women and men of today to appear on currency, and what they might accomplish in our lifetimes that will change the world as much as Harriet Tubman did.

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Futures feature: Get personalized care at Counseling Center HEEJAE JUNG Staff Writer The Counseling Center in Minnesota State University, Mankato is the center for students having any kinds of concerns from personal to academic matters. It offers professional help students to handle and solve their matters, so that they can succeed in college life.

Services are for only enrolled students in Minnesota State University, Mankato, so students need to be enrolled, at least, one credit.

It is divided into two different types of counseling, individual and group counseling.

Individual counseling is the one you might generally expect when you think about counseling. It is one-on-one session, so it will be only between the student and the counselor. Counseling can be helpful in various ways including assisting students understand their own feelings,

beliefs, or behaviors, so that work through difficult situations.

Once you want to have individual sessions, you will fill out a form shortly before being scheduled for the first consultation. The form will be about past history about yourselves including personal medication, treatment, family history. Then, you will sign for “Informed Consent” which informs the nature of counseling and sessions will be held. At the first meeting with assigned counselor, you will be asked some questions about on-going issues that make you visit this center. It is for the counselor get to know you and the situation as a starting point.

Enrolled students can have up to 10 individual sessions per academic year. One session usually lasts for 45 minutes. Most students go for weekly or every other week, but they also can adjust the visiting depending on their

Thousands puff for legal pot at San Francisco 4/20 party SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands of people will descend on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park to smoke pot for the annual 4/20 celebration, in what may be the last year marijuana is illegal in California.

Fans of the drug have long marked April 20 as a day to roll weed or munch on pot-laced brownies — especially at 4:20 p.m. — and call for increased legal access to it. Crowds with gather in states with legal recreational pot and those where voters and lawmakers are considering it.

In California, this year’s unofficial pot holiday could be the last that users have to call for legalization, with an initiative expected on the November ballot. The drug’s use for medical purposes got approved in 1996.

Voters in Nevada, Arizona and Massachusetts also are expected to consider marijuana legalization measures. And the Vermont Legislature is discussing a proposal to legalize the possession of up to 1 ounce.

Recreational use already is legal in Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska.

The 4/20 pot holiday that some say has its roots in the San Francisco

Bay Area will bring more police, park rangers and other officials this year to make sure it’s safe for the 15,000 revelers expected to flood the park’s Hippie Hill, Board of Supervisors President London Breed said.

“Because we, as a city, welcome folks from all over the world, we are doing everything we can within our capacity to keep the community as safe and as clean as possible,” Breed told the San Francisco Examiner.

The unsanctioned event costs the city between $80,000 and $100,000 per year because agencies are called in to help ensure safety, control heavy traffic and collect trash. Crews have cleaned up more than 5 tons of trash in previous years, Breed said.

The origins of the number 420 as a code for marijuana are murky. Some say 420 was once used by Southern California police to denote marijuana use.

But others say the number became a code in the 1970s among high school students in San Rafael, north of San Francisco, who used it as a meeting time to gather to smoke marijuana after school.

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And there is group counseling which will give students opportunities to reflect themselves through interpersonal communication. It is a good way to learn and improve themselves more among the group. Students might be a bit awkward and hesitate, but participants consistently find group to be helpful.

Groups are open for new members at the beginning of each semester. Students who want to join in group will need to complete the first consultation and a brief screening to decide eligibility. Two counselors meet with a group of four to eight students once per week for about an hour and a half.

Group sessions do not be included 10 individual sessions, which means students may participate in both sessions. But the center suggests for students who want to join both sessions that they have different and separate goals.

All these sessions, individual and group counseling, are confidential. These will stay only between the client and the counselor, unless the client gives written authorization to release the information.

Visiting counseling sessions, here in our campus, will not affect students’ academic record. This is not such a thing that remains in your personal records. Another advantage of this center is that all coun-

seling sessions are free; the service from the counseling center is no charge. No need to worry about costs at all, plus whether your insurance may cover or not. Also, the Counseling Center is made up with six full-time psychologists who have doctoral- and master’s-level license and are specialized in university mental health. The quality of each session is also as much good as other private counseling outside the campus.

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Home sweet home? Trump’s lone defeat in NY was in Manhattan NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump celebrated his overwhelming home-state primary victory in the glitzy Manhattan skyscraper that bears his name, he strode onstage to tune of “New York, New York,” and the Empire State Building even marked the moment by lighting its spire in shimmering Republican red.

All of which masked an undeniably embarrassing fact for the GOP front-runner: The one county he lost in the state was his home borough of Manhattan.

Trump’s 45 percent to 42 percent loss to John Kasich on the island stood in contrast to his dominance across the rest of the state, where he won 61 of 62 counties and regained momentum in the Republican race after a stinging loss in Wisconsin earlier this month.

The celebrity businessman didn’t mention the Manhattan setback in his speech Tuesday night at Trump Tower, saying it was rewarding to be given such a massive victory by “the people who

know me best.”

“We’ve been all over New York state,” he said. “The people of this state truly are great and amazing people.”

Trump, who made defending “New York values” the centerpiece of his campaign, racked up massive margins in the city’s other four boroughs, including posting more than 80 percent of the vote on the GOP stronghold of Staten Island.

But the loss in Manhattan highlighted a weakness Trump has shown among the more moderate, business-class “Rockefeller Republicans” who often populate big cities and their

The Manhattan results also highlighted the massive disparity between Republican and Democratic voters in the state and city. Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1 in the state and 10-to-1 in Manhattan. Kasich’s victory in the borough came out of a total of 24,887 Republican votes cast, compared to 267,723 total Democratic votes in the borough.

The night’s other winner, Hillary Clinton, did not suffer a similar hometown defeat.

Clinton, who cruised to victory in the Democratic primary, represented New York for eight years in the Senate and keeps a home in Westchester County, just north of New York City.

She defeated rival Bernie Sanders 67 percent to 33 percent in Westchester, according to unofficial and incomplete rivals.

She also triumphed in Brooklyn, where both Democrats have ties: Sanders was born in the borough, while Clinton headquartered her national campaign there.

“Trump’s 45 percent to 42 percent loss to John Kasich on the island stood in contrast to his dominance across the rest of the state...” suburbs. He lost to Marco Rubio in Washington, D.C., while Kasich recorded wins in the affluent areas around Chicago.

A Trump campaign spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

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BYU students investigated by school after reporting rape PROVO, Utah (AP) — Madeline MacDonald says she was an 18-year-old freshman at Brigham Young University when she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on an online dating site.

She reported the crime to the school’s Title IX office. That same day, she says, BYU’s honor code office received a copy of the report, triggering an investigation into whether MacDonald had violated the Mormon school’s strict code of behavior, which bans premarital sex and drinking, among other things.

Now MacDonald is among many students and others, including a Utah prosecutor, who are questioning BYU’s practice of investigating accusers, saying it could discourage women from reporting sexual violence and hinder criminal cases.

Some have started an online petition drive calling on the university to give victims immunity from honor code violations committed in the lead-up to a sexual assault.

This week, BYU announced that in light of such concerns, the school will re-evaluate the practice and consider changes.

“I hope we have a system

that people feel they can trust, particularly again the victims of sexual assault,” BYU President Kevin Worthen said in a video released Wednesday. “And that we have one that creates an environment in which we minimize the number of sexual assaults on campus.”

BYU would not say how many students who complained of sexual violence have been investigated by the honor code office or whether any of them have been punished.

In MacDonald’s case, she said BYU eventually called to tell her she hadn’t violated the code. But she said she was made to feel guilty by the university.

“For those two weeks, I wasn’t sure if they were going to decide to kick me out or what they were going to do,” she said. Two years later, no arrest has have been made in the assault case.

All BYU students must agree to abide by the honor code. Created by students in 1949, it prohibits such things as “sexual misconduct,” ‘’obscene or indecent conduct or expressions” and “involvement with pornographic, erotic, indecent or offensive

material.” Violators can be expelled or otherwise punished.

Mary Koss, a public health professor at the University of Arizona who is an expert on sexual assault, questioned whether BYU is fulfilling its legal duty under federal Title IX to support victims of sexual violence.

“The students agreed to be governed by that honor code when they came there,” she said. “But they cannot put things in their contract to students that are in violation of federal guidelines on civil rights.”

Alana Kindness, executive director of the Utah Coalition Against Sexual Assault, warned: “The impact of that practice is that students at BYU who are sexually assaulted will not report that assault.”

U.S. Education Department spokeswoman Dorie Nolt would not comment directly on BYU. But she said in an email that “schools should consider whether their disciplinary policies have a chilling effect on victims’ or other students’ reporting of sexual violence offenses.”

Some U.S. colleges with codes of conduct have an

immunity clause under which they investigate and punish only the perpetrator of the more severe offense.

On Wednesday, dozens of BYU students, alumni and others gathered at the campus entrance to present petition signatures to BYU’s president. Many wore teal bands on their arms and mouths to signify sexual assault awareness and held signs that read “BYU: Protect victims, don’t shame them.”

“There is no honor in this archaic code,” said protester Brooke Swallow-Fenton, who added that investigations of accusers have been going on for years at BYU. The petition drive was started last week by Madi Barney, a 20-year-old BYU student who says that she, too, was sexually assaulted and now faces an honor code investigation.

Barney said that she was raped in her apartment last September by a man she met at a gym. A suspect was arrested and is awaiting trial.

Barney said she has been informed by the university that until the honor code investigation has been completed, she cannot sign up for any more classes after this se-

mester.

She has filed a Title IX sex-discrimination complaint against BYU with the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights.

The university would not comment on the case, citing federal privacy law. The Associated Press doesn’t normally identify possible victims of sex crimes, but Barney said she wants her name to be used so she can help change the policy.

Craig Johnson, the Utah County prosecutor assigned to the case, said the criminal investigation is being hindered by BYU’s insistence on determining if Barney broke school rules. He said his focus has been pulled away from the case because of worries Barney will move home to California and refuse to take part in hearings and interviews.

“How excited is she really going to be to come back to Utah where she was raped and her school kicked her out?” Johnson said.

However, Johnson’s bosses in the Utah County Attorney’s Office said in a statement that BYU has not harmed the case.

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A&E MNSU Theatre hosts final Studio Season play An interview with the director of Boy Gets Girl, Kristin N. Fox. KIMBERLY SHIPMAN Staff Writer Now in the Andreas Theatre at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is Rebecca Gilman’s Boy Gets Girl. This production explores conflict between men and women and the way women feel as though they are only objects to society.

Kristin N. Fox, the director of Boy Gets Girl, is a first year graduate student at MNSU, and prior to attending, she studied in the Twin Cities area. She says her plan after graduation is to find a career in theatre, education, and leadership. In search of being an educational coordinator that creates a curriculum to teach all ages and abilities, and in the long-term, Fox would like to become a professor.

“My short-term goals are focused on graduation and getting back to working in the professional world,” she said.

Fox has been a part of theatre for over 20 years and has worked in nearly every aspect of it. All of it started out for her at a young age, with roles in elementary school and high school as an actress.

Continuing on, she received her undergraduate degree for acting and also for directing.

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Drake “Panda” by Desiigner “7 Years” by Lukas Graham “No” by Meghan Trainor She has stayed very active in the theatre community, and not just at MNSU. Aside from being a director, she said she has most recently worked as a stage manager for several different companies around the Twin Cities area. She also co-manages a theatre company that is mostly used for producing new works. Her roles in the shows cover a wide range of responsibilities; from director or producer, to a character on stage, or even the costume designer.

As a director, Fox said, “There is no typical day, every day brings different challenges and different goals.”

She said it is her job as

Photo Courtesy of The Department of Theatre and Dance a director to help the cast members develop a more real-life kind of character, rather than just a person robotically reading the scripts; this is called “table work.” The cast has a chance to all sit together and help develop a story and personality behind their characters. They figure out the different quirks and histories behind them as well.

Fox said, “It’s more about giving the actors the tools they need to create characters that are as true to life as possible.”

Once the actors have been able to go through this learn-

ing process with their characters, Fox said at that point it is her job to help them structure their movements for the stage, such as making sure the audience doesn’t only get to see them from the back or the side.

“Theatre is a tough industry to be in,” Fox said. It isn’t an easy profession, and it has hectic schedules to put up with. However, even when the times are tough, her advice to young theatre artists is, “If you love it enough… then do theatre. Be happy, and never look back.”

Contemporary groups close 2015-2016 music season Three university ensembles will perform on Thursday, April 28.

RAE FRAME Editor in Chief If you missed this year’s Contemporary Music Festival, or are wondering where you can see your campus ensembles perform more of your modern favorites, the Department of Music will be hosting one final performance of the University

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Jazz Bands, Maverick Elision and Maverick Fusion Vocal Groups, and instrumental combos on Thursday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Halling Recital Hall of the Earley Center for the Performing Arts.

Dr. Douglas Snapp, Director of Jazz Studies, and undergraduate Mr. Adam Maurer direct the groups. This end of the academic school year concert will feature a variety of popular and contemporary music.

The Jazz Mavericks Big Band will perform Pat Methany’s Minuano, a high energy Latin flavored piece along

with Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and the Herbie Hancock fusion piece, Chameleon.

The competitive acapella ensemble, Maverick Elision, will be performing Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away.

Maverick Elision recently performed in the SingStrongDC vocal festival in Washington, D.C. on April 1. Recognized as one of the top groups of the evening, the team received critiques from three professionals in the field, who talked about its great blend, outstanding soloists and fine choice of repertoire that

highlighted the many talented vocalists in the group.

The vocal ensemble, Maverick Fusion, will perform Imagine Dragons’ Radioactive and David Guetta’s Titanium. This academic year, Maverick Fusion has explored a great variety of contemporary music, along with throwback favorites such as September by Earth, Wind, and Fire, and Toto’s Africa.

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Bob’s Burgers marks 100th episode on air Popular TV comedy show will feature Paul Rudd as guest star.

KAARINA MAKI Staff Writer Sometimes it feels like something that has become a big part of your life has always been with you, and yet it’s amazing how fairly new it actually is. I know for me, the show Bob’s Burgers has actually become something that means a lot to me. It’s the show that gives me encouragement with its diverse and zany cast of characters; it’s there to make a bad day good with some laughs; it makes a good day great for the same reason. And yet,

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“The newest guest star, who has yet to be heard but is confirmed to be a guest voice, is Paul Rudd.” the show hasn’t even broken 100 episodes yet.

That’s about to change, though!

On May 22, the hit cult show on FOX, done in the familiar animation style like that

Guy, will mark its 100th episode, and fans of the show can only speculate as to what exactly will happen. All that has been revealed is that Bob, the main character of the show, will be glued to a

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toilet after a game that he and his family play goes awry.

The show is now in its sixth season, and the past five seasons can be watched on Netflix. Since every episode is less than half an hour long, and since every storyline is unique in its own way, it’s a show that is easy to binge-watch (which is exactly what I did!). The show revolves around burger joint owner, Bob Belcher, and his family, consisting of his optimistic, wine-loving wife Linda and their three kids; awkward teenage girl Tina,

showboat musician Gene, and evil genius Louise. Every Sunday night, the family gets wrapped up in a new kooky and edgy adventure, whether that’s paying homage to The Goonies or becoming friends with a bank robber.

It’s crazy to think of how much has changed since the first episode. When the show first premiered on FOX, some critics felt that the show wouldn’t last long, since its slot was before The Simpsons, and because the first episode’s storyline was about how Bob is suspected by his

wife’s old boyfriend, now a health inspector, to be making his burgers out of human flesh. With this crazy idea that pushes all kinds of boundaries, some felt that the show was too edgy to continue on. However, once the show found its own unique voice, and once new characters were introduced who have now become a part of the regular cast, the show has really taken off.

Bob’s Burgers has also had quite the lineup of guest stars in its run so far, ranging from Satueday Night Live alum Bill Hader to Kevin Kline. The newest guest star, who has yet to be heard but is confirmed to be a guest voice, is Paul Rudd. When it was revealed at Comic-Con this year that Rudd would voice a horse, Tina’s favorite animal, fans went crazy!

This show may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I think there are moments in every season, and even every episode, that people can either relate to or that they would at least find very amusing. Like I said, this show may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but if you don’t want a sip, that’s fine. I’m happy with chugging down the whole teapot!

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Michael Strahan leaving Live! with Kelly and Michael Talk show’s co-host to join cast of Good Morning America. though he was more dominant over her because they would walk out holding hands at the beginning of the show.

It seems that there is an unbreakable idea that Ripa needs a male host in order to keep attention on the show.

Before Kelly Ripa, Kathy Lee Gifford and Regis Philbin had been the co-hosts of Live!. In an essay penned by Jennifer Lawrence about the wage gap in Hollywood, Gifford, who is now a co-host of the fourth hour of The Today Show, discussed how when

KAARINA MAKI Staff Writer It seems like Kelly Ripa can’t seem to hold down a permanent co-host. When Regis Philbin left the popular morning talk show Live!

With Regis and Kelly, there was a period of time where Ripa had guest co-hosts, but couldn’t find a permanent one to replace Philbin. Then, it was announced that popular ESPN reporter Michael Strahan would join Kelly Ripa back in 2012. Since then, Live!

With Kelly and Michael has become a popular morning talk show, and the addition of Strahan brought with it a rejuvenation of the show.

Now, though, Strahan is about to leave Live! and will join a new, slightly bigger cast of people on another popular morning talk and news show: Good Morning America (GMA). The move of Strahan from Live! to GMA was announced Tuesday morning. Since it seems like

LIVE! page 14 CC BY 2.0 by goodrob13 this transition will be natural and smooth, people have already taken to social media and have voiced their personal opinions about who should be the next person to join Ripa on Live!. Many people were quick to suggest possible replacements for Strahan, but critics were quick to notice that an overwhelming amount of the suggestions were male. Why were people avoiding the possibility of a

woman being a co-presenter?

Some feel that since it’s always been a male-female dynamic on the show, it should just stay the same.

However, there are others that are pushing back against this idea, tired of seeing how old-fashioned the show can be at times. When Philbin was there, it looked like a grandfather and his second wife, or with Strahan, it appeared as

Film footage of Louis Armstrong discovered NEW YORK (AP) — The Louis Armstrong House Museum has acquired the only known film of the great jazz musician in a recording studio, footage that was discovered in a storage facility.

The 33-minute, 16 mm film captures Armstrong recording his 1959 album "Satchmo Plays King Oliver" in Los Angeles for Audio Fidelity. The record producer, Sid Frey, had the film professionally shot but wound up not doing anything with it or telling anyone about it.

Michael Cogswell, the New York City museum's executive director, called it "a groundbreaking discovery." The museum announced the acquisition Wednesday.

"The film has spent the past six decades in private hands or in a storage locker.

Not even the most diligent Armstrong researchers knew it existed," he said.

The film's recording session was made just after Armstrong appeared on

Bing Crosby's television special. It shows a relaxed Armstrong in a shortsleeved plaid shirt and shorts blowing his trumpet and singing with his All Stars band. He looks healthy despite a heart attack a few months earlier.

The film opens with two complete takes of "I Ain't Got Nobody." After the first attempt, Armstrong signals for "one more," and then approvingly winks at his bandmates after the second — master— take.

Much of the film focuses on Armstrong and the All Stars working out a routine for "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll." Armstrong didn't have sheet music for the song so he improvised each take with "a new vocal made up of a mixture of dazzling scat singing," the museum said.

The film ends with a complete take of "Jelly Roll Blues," a tribute to jazz composer Jelly Roll Morton.

The museum has also acquired Frey's master reelto-reel tapes for "Louie and

the Dukes of Dixieland," which Armstrong recorded in 1960 for Audio Fidelity at Webster Hall in New York City. The album's numbers include "Limehouse Blues" and "Avalon."

"Capturing Louis in the act of recording is a unique and welcome discovery augmenting what we know about his artistry in an invaluable manner, proving that he was a leader in the true musical sense of that word," said Dan Morgenstern, the former longtime director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University.

For now, the museum will post one complete song on its website and social media. It plans to show the complete film at a future date.

The museum is housed in Corona, Queens, in the modest brick building where Armstrong lived for 28 years and died in 1971. It has the largest publicly held archival collection devoted to a jazz musician in the world.

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this group,” says Maverick Fusion member Ally Christiansen. “It has taught me a lot about music and how to function as a part of a different kind of group other than choral. It’s been so much fun getting to know the wonderful people in this group and being able to make music with them.

It’s a very special feeling.”

“Being in this acappella group has been a completely new experience for me, since I had never participated in one before,” says Ana Levya, who is also a member of Maverick Fusion. “What I enjoy the most is the incredibly talented people I’ve met through this group who are there to make music and have a good time just like me. It’s sad to know we’re nearing the end of this year

since many of our members will be leaving us. However, we’ve had many incredible moments that I believe we will all cherish even as time passes by and we all go our separate ways.”

Levya and Christiansen will be featured soloists in the upcoming concert, and say the ensembles are just as excited about the music as the audience will be.

“The music we’re singing at this concert is so much fun and the exact kind of music that I think most people can jump right into and have fun,” said Christiansen. “I think that it’s going to be so much fun to get up on stage and show the audience what we’ve got and how hard we’ve all worked!”

Be sure to come out and support your campus

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ensembles for their final concert of the academic year, and if you are interested in auditioning for any of MNSU’s ensembles for the 2016-2017 academic year, visit mnsu.edu/music to view a list of ensembles and get into contact with the correct faculty!

Concert admission is $9 for community members and $7 for students with a valid MavCARD. Discount tickets are available online for University students. Advance purchase is strongly encouraged. Those who wish to purchase tickets online should go to www. mnsu.edu/music. For more information, call the Performance Series office, (507) 389-5549.

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she was on Live!, she had to battle with the executives on the show to get her name in the title along with Philbin’s.

And things haven’t really changed with this idea that a male host is necessary for Live!. When Kelly Ripa had guest co-hosts on the show, there was a special week of women co-hosts that was specifically named a “female co-host week,” suggesting that it’s unnatural for Ripa to host without a man.

All of this isn’t meant to put down or discount other women who host morning talk shows, such as Gifford and Hoda Kotb on Today, or the women on The View. The problem that underlies these, though, is how they are constantly made fun of and put down by TV and film writers and comedians. Sure, there have been times when it

wasn’t just the women hosts, but the shows as a whole were made fun of, which is fair. But it appears that these female-hosted shows are targeted much more frequently than the entire news crew.

Nobody knows what the future holds; the next co-host could be Neil Patrick Harris, or it could be Kelly Osbourne. Instead of worrying about whether they’ll be male or female, try worrying about whether what those possible co-hosts have to say about current issues and topics. At the end of the day, it’s their opinions that will be voiced, and they will have to represent ours. Make sure they’re getting the message right!

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Sports Softball sweeps two NSIC foes

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KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer The Minnesota State Maverick softball team had a very successful weekend at home.

MSU played Minot State University Saturday and the University of Mary Sunday. The Mavericks swept Minot State 7-3 in game one and 8-0 in game two, only going to six innings. Against the University of Mary, MSU won 8-0 in six innings in game one and 11-1 in five innings for game two.

Saturday’s games were also considered “Senior Day.” Before the start of game one at 1p.m., the four Maverick seniors Emily Bransky, Karli DesLauriers, Tatum Klein and Katie Koponen were honored. The senior’s parents accompanied them on the field where they were presented with a custom canvas picture of themselves and took pictures with the coaches, parents and each other.

Game one started off very well for the Mavs. Junior Coley Ries started the game for MSU and earned her ninteenth win of the year (19-5).

She pitched five innings and recorded six strikeouts, allowing just one hit. Koponen

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came in during the sixth inning and allowed five hits and three runs. Sophomore Libby

Bemis came in to close out the game in the seventh inning and allowed no hits and no runs.

The Mavericks offense came alive in the second inning of game one were they recorded six hits and five

runs. Their last two runs came in the third inning. Sophomre Jess Meidl and junior Ashley Thell each finished the game with two hits and two runs.

Klein and freshman McKenzie Paap recorded two hits and one stolen base each in game one.

Game two flew by, as the Mavericks were able to reach an 8-0 score in just five innings against Minot. Bemis got the win, her twelvth of the season and allowed only one hit and stuck out four batters.

Paap completely dominated at the plate during the game, going 2-4 at bat and grabbing six RBIs. Freshman Cori Kennedy, Thell and DesLauriers each scored two runs.

Sunday the Purple and Gold were able to capture two more NSIC conference wins. Ries started game one for the Mavericks, pitching five innings, allowing only one hit and striking out nine batters before Bemis came in for relief in the sixth and final inning.

Paap had another impressive game as she went 3-3

from the plate with three RBIs, two runs scored and a walk.

It only took the Mavericks five innings to get the job done in game two. Ries started the game again and picked up her second win of the day and third for the weekend. Ries allowed three hits and just one run before Bemis came in for the fourth and fifth innings, striking out three batters and allowing no runs.

The Mavericks scored two runs in the first inning; five is the second, one in the third and three in the fourth on 13 hits.

Thell excelled for MSU, going 3-3 from the plate with two RBIs and one run scored.

Paap rounded out the weekend with two more hits, two RBIs and one run scored.

MSU will have their last home-regular season doubleheader Thursday, April 21 against Southwest Minnesota State. The games are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Wednesday but moved due to poor weather conditions.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

NBA Playoffs: round up and predictions

COREY YUMAN Staff Writer One would think a climatic regular season finale, which saw a legend retire and a record broken, would be the feel good stories to go out on, but not even close.

Things are only getting started in the NBA with the playoffs already in progress, and if there is one thing that the regular season could predict for these playoffs it’s that anything can happen.

In the Eastern Conference there is a lot of room for upsets, particularly for the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers who are facing the surging Detroit Pistons. The Cavs grinded out a victory in game one but if the Pistons can repeat their shooting performance over the course of the next few games they may very well steal some victories. Still, expect the Cavs the move on in this one.

Second seeders, the Toronto Raptors are pitted against the Indiana Pacers. It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for the Pacers as they’ve had a great return to form this year,

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press Steph Curry’s injury could be a problem for the Warriors down the road, the reigning NBA MVP is looking to win his second straight NBA Title with the Warriors. been overshadowed by Kobe retirement and the Warriors’ record run. The Pacers might be able to snag a win but the second seed Raptors should head into the second round.

It seems inevitable that fans will see at least one upset in the east, and if it’s going to come from anywhere in

Photos Courtesy of The Associated Press Tim Duncan (center) and LaMarcus Aldridge (left) look to lead the Spurs to an NBA title.

thanks in large part to Paul George recovering from his leg breaking like turkey wishbone. Yet still, that story has

this first round, it’s safe to say it’s one of these two series.

The Miami Heat are sharing the court with the Charlotte

Hornets. While the Hornets were one of the biggest surprises to come out of the season, almost flipping their record from last year, the Heat scored a franchise record breaking 123 points in game one.

Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks have a 2-0 advantage over Isaiah Thomas and his Boston Celtics. While things are looking just about wrapped up for the Celtics, don’t be surprised if they make some adjustments and steal this series.

Looking down the road at the conference finals, it’s hard not to expect the Cavs to make it through. The Six has become one of the hottest cities in the world and the Raptors are going to make their summer even hotter by pushing deep. Who wins between the two though? LeBron has played in the past five Finals; expect the tradition to continue.

First round action of the Western Conference seems much more set in stone, and it isn’t until the later rounds that match ups will begin to get interesting. Even without Stephen Curry in game two, the defending champion Golden State Warriors made easy work of the Houston Rockets. The playoffs just wouldn’t feel like the playoffs without a meandering performance from Dwight Howard, so at least enjoy that while the Warriors close out the series.

The San Antonio Spurs have found the basketball fountain of youth and they

will likely stay in their winning ways until head coach Greg Popovich decides to retire. It would perhaps be one of the biggest shocks in the playoffs if the Memphis Grizzlies end up coming back from their already 0-2 deficit.

Oklahoma City Thunder might be the only team in the west that doesn’t look to have the first round on lock down. The Thunder missed the playoffs last year with Kevin Durant sitting out, so based off that added anger to play with, it would be a collapse of epic proportions

to see the Thunder fall to the Dallas Mavericks. Speaking of epic collapses.

Los Angeles may have just lost their Lakers star, but the Clippers are looking to make the city forget that name a little quicker than normal.

In their last few playoffs appearances, the Clippers have always been looked at as a favorite to go all the way but never manage to meet those expectations. The looming question for them isn’t can they get past the Portland Trailblazers in the first round, they likely will, but can they be a dominant team deep in the playoffs?

The answer to that question is probably no. The Golden State Warriors are an insane team and their conference championship ticket is all but punched unless Curry’s ankle injury becomes a bigger problem. The Spurs seem all but destined to make the push as well. Out of all the teams mentioned in both conferences, the Spurs and Warriors are the best two teams so a seven game series between the two is what basketball fans deserve.

Sports fans are currently living in an era with storybook endings to the greats.

Tim Duncan is in the twilight of his career and it wouldn’t surprise anyone if arguably the greatest player of a generation stepped away. What better way would there be for Mr. Fundamental to end his legacy than by stopping LeBron James in the finals one more time?

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Wolves hire Tom Thibodeau and Scott Layden MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have hired former Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau to be the team’s new coach and president of basketball operations, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not officially announced the decision.

Thibodeau was the most coveted coach on the market, and he’s bringing his unparalleled intensity and hard-driving approach to a franchise that has not made the playoffs since 2004. He won nearly 65 percent of his games in five seasons with the Bulls, but was fired after last season amid speculation of a rift with general manager Gar Forman.

Landing such a big-name coach was a startling development for a Wolves franchise that has the longest-running playoff drought in the NBA and has routinely had to settle for second, third or fourth choices when jobs opened up. But team owner Glen Taylor, armed with one of the most promising young rosters in the league, turned 75 on Wednesday and doesn’t want to wait around any longer for the team to become a winner.

San Antonio Spurs assistant GM Scott Layden will accompany Thibodeau to

Photos Courtesy of The Associated Press In this April 5, 2015, file photo, Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau directs his players during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press Wednesday, April 20, 2016, that the Minnesota Timberwolves have opened negotiations with the former Bulls coach to be the team’s new coach and president of basketball operations. man in the front office.

It’s a homecoming of sorts for Thibodeau, who got his start in the NBA as an assistant for the expansion Timberwolves under Bill Musselman in 1989. He spent two years coaching the Timberwolves and often recalled

Photos Courtesy of The Associated Press Minnesota and serve as the Wolves’ general manager and Thibodeau’s right-hand

those days fondly on return trips with the Bulls over the years.

The man they call Thibs is not the reflective kind.

He’s the ultimate grinder, a defensive mastermind that demands as much from his players as any coach in the league. He likely would have garnered interest from many of the teams looking for new coaches, including the Houston Rockets, but has decided to take over a team brimming with young talent.

He will replace Flip Saunders, who was both president and coach before his death just days before the season started. Sam Mitchell coached the season with an interim label and won 29 games, 13 more than they had the previous season.

The reasons for taking the job are more than just emotional for Thibodeau. Thanks in large part to the work of Saunders and GM Milt Newton, the Timberwolves boast one of the most promising young rosters in the league.

The foundation includes second-year forward Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in 2014 who won the Rookie of the Year award last season after being acquired from Cleveland in a trade for Kevin Love two summers ago.

Karl-Anthony Towns, the No. 1 overall pick last summer, is a shoo-in for this year’s Rookie of the Year award and is considered by many in the league to be a top-20 player already.

The Wolves also have twotime slam dunk champion Zach LaVine, who emerged as a dynamic shooting guard capable of starting, veteran point guard Ricky Rubio, versatile big man Gorgui Dieng, scoring specialist Shabazz Muhammad and former Euroleague player of the year Nemanja Bjelica.

Add to that a shiny new practice facility that opened this season and renovations that are set to begin on the

outdated Target Center this summer, and the Wolves job has suddenly and mind-blowingly become one of the most coveted in the league.

Saunders died from complications of Hodgkin’s lymphoma just days before the season started. Taylor elevated Mitchell to the head job and gave Newton final decision-making authority on the roster.

After a poor start to the season that included a stretch of 20 losses in 23 games, the Wolves started to show signs of progress in the second half.

Thibodeau was given both roles and will make the decision on whether to keep Newton in a supporting position.

Layden was the GM in New York when Thibodeau was an assistant coach under Jeff Van Gundy. Layden also served as GM in Utah during the Stockton-Malone days and will help the lifelong coach Thibodeau with the nuances and intricacies of the executive branch of the franchise.

Giving coaches final authority on the roster has become a bit of a trend in the NBA in recent seasons.

Saunders had it and Stan Van Gundy demanded it from the Pistons in order to make the move from Florida to the Midwest. The Los Angeles Clippers gave Doc Rivers dual roles, as did the Atlanta Hawks with Mike Budenholzer after GM Danny Ferry was fired.

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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Twins trying to fight back after terrible start

LUKE LONIEN Sports Editor The Minnesota Twins are working on overcoming a terrible start, again, but with the right tools in place, they could turn it around.

First, a majority of the players are under performing.

Miguel Sano, Brian Dozier, Byron Buxton, Eddie Rosario and Byung Ho Park are all everyday players who have not preformed up to standards.

Oh, that is just a few of the hitters in this lineup that are not preforming.

Twins to be successful.

Brain Dozier has been awful as well, hitting .200.

Dozier has not been the extra-base hit machine that fans once loved. He his hitting into the defensive shift constantly, but has done a good job of having productive at-bats. He fielding has been concerning as of late, but it should shore up as the season goes along.

Korean slugger, Park, has shown that his power is legit.

He smashed a 466-foot home run over the batter’s eye in centerfield to prove that.

Along with his power come the strikeouts. Park is second on the team with 16 strikeouts in 12 games. He swings over breaking-ball pitches in the dirt over, and over and over again. If he starts lying off the balls in the dirt, he may be the .270 and 20 home Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press Joe Mauer is looking like the Joe Mauer of old with a team-high .340 average.

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press Miguel Sano’s slow start at the plate has sparked high criticism for his play in right field.

The Twins started the season 0-9, but have built their record up to 4-10 after winning four games straight, but played terrible against the Milwaukee Brewers. Yeah, I guess building your record to 4-10 is a positive. Go figure.

Sano is not a right fielder.

He is just not suited to play the position, and every fan knows it. The biggest issue is slump in the batters box. Sano has been chasing at many pitches and ranks fifth in strikeouts with 19, in 14 games. That’s a lot of strikeouts. He finally hit his first home run, but his average is still under .200, and that needs to change for the

run hitter we were hoping for.

Buxton and Rosario have been just as bad, striking out and not putting the ball in play. They are two of the fastest guys on the team, but do not seem to have the knowledge to put pressure on the defense. I would like to see them put the ball in play, by bunting or by just hitting the ball, and wreak havoc on the base paths.

Joe Mauer has been a lone bright spot for the Twins this entire season. He is hitting .340 with 10 walks, both top20 in the big leagues. Mauer only has four RBI, but a lot of that has to do with the hitters

in front of him not getting on base. Mauer has been a breath of fresh air, and the Twins need to get some guys on base and watch Mauer drive them in.

Eduardo Nuenz sparked the Twins four-game winning streak, and with Trevor Plouffe on the DL, expect that trend to continue. Nunez is hitting .500 in 10 games, going 13 for 26. He is making his speed a factor by taking extra bases when he can, and really pushing the Twins back into the thick of thing, however far away that is.

Surprisingly, the starting rotation has not been an issue. All of the starts have preformed well and are keeping the Twins in every ball game.

If the starters and the offense can get in sync, the Twins have a decent team that can play .500 baseball. Without the combination of the two, the Twins have nothing. The Twins ranked eighth in MLB with a 3.38 ERA to start the season., but only one starter has registered a win for the team, Phil Hughes.

The Twins’ bullpen has been awful. They have cost the Twins almost as many games as the offense has.

Kevin Jepsen has three losses already as the teams’ closer, and Glen Perkins is on the disabled list. Perkins wasn’t pitching great to start the year, but losing an All-star closer isn’t helping this team.

What used to be one of the Twins’ strongest qualities is now its weakest. Without people stepping up in an era of baseball that almost

requires a nasty bullpen, the Twins could be in for a long season.

The solution for the Twins seems simple, start hitting the ball. But, anybody can tell you that. The Twins have to start hitting the ball, and more importantly hitting the ball with runners in scoring position.

It is a marathon, not a

sprint, but the Twins have to start to figure things out quickly. Their offense is shaky, and a team that was supposed to contend for a playoff spot is falling off the map fast. If Sano and company and get back on track, maybe, just maybe, the Twins will be in contention.

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Erik Haula and his helpers push Wild’s offense ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have several forwards with higher salaries and higher profiles than Erik Haula.

Determining one who’s been more valuable lately than the 25-year-old center and former seventh-round draft pick would be a difficult project.

“He’s always dangerous with the puck. Everyone can see that, but I think the way he defends, blocking shots and things like that, those are the things that your teammates see,” captain Mikko Koivu said, “and that’s what you need in the playoffs.”

With Haula anchoring the

players with legitimate scoring potential, as evidenced by their three goals and four assists in a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

“We believe in here. We know what kind team we are when we play great, and I feel like we showed a bunch of glimpses of that,” Haula said.

Haula, who led the Wild with a plus-21 rating during the regular season and finished with a career-high 14 goals and 20 assists, missed Game 1 because of a lower-body injury. Having him back on the ice has given the Wild a clear boost. Though

“Plenty of good things happened Monday to the Wild, even though this was just a small step toward potentially winning a series.” third line next to Nino Niederreiter and Jason Pominville, the Wild have a quick trio of checkers they can send at an opponent’s most-skilled skaters. They also have a group of

they lost Game 2, their overall performance was markedly better than the dud they produced in Game 1.

Haula and Niederreiter were the Wild’s most pro-

ductive forwards after interim coach John Torchetti took over following the firing of Mike Yeo. In 27 games after the change, the duo had 20 goals and 20 assists between them. The third member of the trio has differed at times, but the previously quiet Pominville has been right at home on the right wing with these two.

“They play for each other, and that’s why they’re a very successful line,” Torchetti said.

Haula and his helpers were on the ice for Patrick Sharp’s pair of goals in the first 4:10 of Game 3 that put the Stars up 2-0, so Torchetti instead sent the Mikael Granlund-Koivu-David Jones group at the first Dallas line of Sharp, Cody Eakin and Jamie Benn. The switched worked wonders, with Granlund, Koivu and Jones stifling Benn’s trio for the rest of the night.

In turn, Haula, Niederreiter and Pominville had more freedom to play with the puck. The results were obvious.

Just don’t expect their critical role as top-line defenders to disappear.

“I just want them to check,

and that’s the truth. They get points from checking,” Torchetti said. “I think when you stray away from your game is when you think you want to get more points, and that’s when your game changes and you kind of get on the wrong side of things because you’re trying to do something extra. Just do what you do best, and good things will happen.”

Plenty of good things happened Monday to the Wild,

even though this was just a small step toward potentially winning a series. Even the normally stoic Koivu displayed a burst of emotion after his power-play goal in the third period, throwing his body against the glass in celebration.

“The way we were playing,” Koivu said, “I think everyone was feeling good about our game.”

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