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Take the stress out of registration With registration now open, students begin the task of planning the perfect semester.

AMANDA HINDE Staff Writer Well it’s that time of year again; time to register for next semester’s classes. Don’t get me wrong, I’m the person who is also rushing into their advisor’s office and getting a list of required classes for the semester and then cursing myself for procrastinating this long. Later, when I have no idea what I am going to do for general education classes, that’s usually around the time I wish I had gone in and had an appointment with my college dean. But no worries, I’ve got you covered.

Here are the basics of what you need to know for registering for classes this fall.

Let’s start with the basics.

When is registration open? Fall registration opened April 10, and depending on your allotted time your time to register should

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be coming up or has past. But don’t worry because you can still register for classes if your register window has come and gone.

Make sure you check with your advisor before you start signing up for classes, sometimes

students need an access code to register for classes. They can either email it to you or you can get that from them when you are talking to them in your meeting about what classes you should be taking. You can find your reg-

Student Senate Report: MSSA Inauguration RAE FRAME News Editor An inauguration ceremony was held in the Hearth Lounge of the Centennial Student Union on April 22, 2015.

Among the newly sworn-in is the re-elected President Mariah Haffield and newly elected Vice President Bassam Al Mohamadi, along with many members of the 83rd student senate.

Senate speaker Ben Shakespear opened the ceremony by announcing several awards given by the MSSA. Dr. Tomasz Inglot, professor of Political Science, was awarded the Dr. D. Orr Teacher of the Year Award; Mr. Sang Yang, Director of both Diversity Initiatives and Asian American Affairs, was awarded the Vic Swenson Student Friendly Awards; and Todd Pfinsgsten was awarded the Administrator of the Year award for his work with the student body.

Former Vice President Joe Wolf took the floor next to

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congratulate the recipients and swear in the new president and vice president. His spoke briefly about the merits of the position with the MSSA, remarking that it was both challenging and very rewarding.

President Haffield took the podium to remark on her past year in the MSSA, saying that we have been given “a great chance and opportunity to make a difference at MSU.” Vice President Al Mohamadi also took the podium to thank those in attendance and expressed excitement for the

changes and opportunities of the coming year.

Shakespear closed the ceremony by swearing in all members of the 83rd MSSA and all affiliated boards and committees.

The Reporter would like to congratulate all graduating senators and welcome those who have been newly elected to serve with the MSSA.

istration window in E-services under the tab “Courses & Registration.”

Another thing you should be aware of when you are registering for classes is your Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS). DARS is just a fancy way of saying a review of all the requirements that you have completed and haven’t completed. Advisors and students can use this to check and see if you are on track to graduation.

But remember that DARS does not take the place of your advisor, University catalog, or department. You can also get help from your DARS is if you are a transfer student like myself.

DARS takes the classes taken in other institutions and translates them into classes offered at MSU, showing the requirements met for graduation that you have done in other school before coming to MSU. You can find your DARS report in E-services under the tab “Grades and Transcripts,” click on “Interactive Degree Audit” and then click on your major. Your DARS report should pop up in a new tab.

A great tool that I touched on previously was the University catalog. That is your go-to tool to look up requirements for your major or minor and prerequisites for classes. You were probably given one at your freshman orientation (thick book with the tissue-like pages). I don’t know about you, but I think mine was thrown underneath my bed and promptly forgotten about, so dig it out from wherever it is and get cracking.

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With all of this wealth of information that I have learned in past registration times, I still struggle to figure out what classes I should take besides my required classes. I end up asking all of my friends what classes I should take and usually they are pretty good suggestions, but my favorite class I have taken so far has got to be a tie between what would be my Chemistry 201 and Biology 105 classes that I took at my old school. It wasn’t just the content of the classes, but the teachers—you could tell that they are passionate about their work and are in a job that they really enjoy doing.

We asked around at the Reporter office to see what were some of the favorite classes taken and why. Here are a few of the favorite classes of the MSU Reporter Staff: James Houtsma: A tie between MUS 126: Intro to Pop Music: R&B to MTV and MASS 312:Mass Media Law “Professors really brought the lectures to life and made them very engaging.”

Chelsey Dively: THEA 470: Lighting Design I “It really provides a good base for understanding the concepts of lighting while giving you freedom to explore your individualized process.”

Rae Frame: ENG 271W: Technical Communication “This class covers a wide range of writing and editing fundamentals from Word processing to basic HTML practices.

The professor was very passionate about the course material and it was really motivating to be learning skills that I could apply in other classes and my professional life.”

Nicole Schmidt: ART 260: Art History “It was fun to learn history through an artistic perspective.”

Matthew Eberline: AST 101: Introduction to Astronomy “I’ve always enjoyed astronomy and space and this class covered some of my specific interests like deep space objects (black holes, quasars, pulsars, neutron stars).”

Jake Wyffels: ECON 201:

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Moving out at year’s end is hard to do It’s time to settle up with roommates, leases and furry friends.

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6. Be thorough in your move-out cleaning.

After all of this, the best advice offered is to simply be thorough. Accept that each facet of the move-out can be a bit stressful and tedious, but the lack of planning in the end will ultimately lead to more hair-pulling situations than if you would have planned from the start.

“I don’t think people plan ahead well enough,” Bulcock said. “Moving out of a place takes time and effort. Students should read their lease agreement and move-out instructions.

[They] get charged for damages that they don’t understand, and most often it’s because they didn’t do something that they needed to do.”

So what does this mean? Well, take care of the little things.

Take pictures of the apartment or house to ensure you have documented any damages you should be charged for. Put in maintenance request before the scramble of the last week to get things fixed. These things all add up to extra chaos if it is not done in advance or with proper planning.

You may also want to consider going in on a storage unit with friends over the summer. This way, you don’t have to lug everything across great distances.

Instead, it’ll be waiting for you next term!

“It can make moving out and back a lot easier!” Bulcock said.

Wouldn’t an easy move out be nice?

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The end of the spring term is drawing near, the magnetic pull of summer once again leaving students yearning to see this town in their rear-view mirror the moment finals are over. Before you high-tail it out of here, a number of housing responsibilities are probably still nagging on your already full task list.

Rather than leaving your endof-year obligations for the last minute or ignoring them altogether (as tempting as it is), it’s best to plan and get ahead of the game.

John Bulcock, the assistant director of student activities here at MSU, gave some valuable insight for leasers leaving at the end of the academic year. Here are six simple tips to move out as responsibly and painlessly as possible.

1. Don’t forget to pay up!

When leaving school responsibilities behind, don’t leave your financial obligations along with it. Many leases college student sign are 12-month contracts and even if the resident is not living there, he/she is still required to pay the monthly balance.

If you find the last few months of the lease are not going to work for you, you may want to talk to your landlord about a sublease.

Maybe a friend needs a place to stay in Mankato for a summer internship and needs a home for the following school year as

well. This is a perfect instance to prompt that friend to take your lease. Contact your property manager for approval as soon as possible and you may save a few hundred dollars in the process.

If you need to find a subleaser, talk with your property manager for any options. The Facebook page “Minnesota State University, Mankato Off-Campus Housing” is another way to search for a subleaser and to connect with others. The Reporter Classifieds

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also offers space to advertise as well.

2. Contact your utilities provider Cable, internet, sewage, oh my! With the swirl of utilities that must be paid each month, it’s easy to get into a habit of paying them off. Bulcock reminds us not to forget that if utilities are in your name and you are leaving your lease, you can and should cancel those services. Utilities can include electricity, internet, cable, sewer, garbage disposal, and water.

3. Get rid of your unwanted items.

It’s always amazing the amount of clutter that accumulates over the course of an academic year, as well of the

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amount of things that are no longer useful. Despite the need to get rid of these, many large items cannot be put into regular trash receptacles.

Do not leave items on the side of the road or curb somewhere.

Instead, ask friends if they are in need of a spare couch or television stand. If no one bites, take unwanted items to disposal areas in Mankato.

The Minnesota Waste Processing Company of Mankato

(1051 Summit Ave.), the Ponderosa Landfill (20028 Gooseberry Lane), and GreenTech Recycling (205 W Spring Street) all accept larger trash item disposal with a fee.

Bulcock also explained how other small unwanted items can find a nice home.

“There are a lot of thrift stores in town that can use students’ donations,” he said. “Consider Goodwill, Salvation Army, MRCI, or the Habitat Re-Store.”

4. Coordinate and settle up with roommates.

At the end of the year, do your best to leave on good terms with your roommate or roommates.

This is a stressful time, but it is important to be as clear and honest with roommates in spite of the stress.

If you owe one or multiple mates money, settle up with them. Don’t be that person who doesn’t settle their debts, as this creates a lasting negative view on you and your reliability.

Bulcock gave some other general, must-do rules for roomies: “Roommates often part ways without agreeing upon who is responsible for taking care of things, or they leave without completing their responsibilities. In the end, all will be held equally responsible for damages or things not done,” he said. “So get together with your roommates, if you have any, divide up the responsibilities, and work on them bit-by-bit, day-by-day, until move-out time.”

5. Pets must be a priority.

Many students find it’s nice to have a furry friend around during the school year; however, as the term draws to a close they realize they can no longer take care of the animal. The Riverside Regional Pet Shelter said they do see an increase in the amount of pets coming in during the end of the year, receiving more cats than any other animal.

Although it costs $50 to sur-

render a pet at this shelter, it is the best and most responsible action to take. The shelter required this payment for new vaccinations and other intake expenses for the animal.

Bulcock and RRPS find the abandonment of pets at this time of year both sad and a result of lack of planning.

“The most disheartening thing for me is when I hear about students who abandon pets,” Bulcock said. “People should be responsible pet owners and ensure that, if they can’t take a pet with them, it has another home to go to.”

RRPS added, “We encourage everyone to plan carefully when they are looking at adopting.

Cats and dogs last longer than a school semester and they expect to be with you forever. Ask yourself if you are ready to make the commitment….If the time is not right for a pet be aware of that

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For chemistry and comic books MADISON, Wisc. — Late last spring, a doctoral student worked late into the night. As she doodled, her chemistry thesis took on a life of its own, transforming into a comic book.

Veronica Berns, 28, was working on her Ph. D. in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin -Madison. Berns said she long struggled to explain her work to her parents and friends.

The self-described comic book fan said she began drafting her thesis on quasicrystals — a subset of crystals that diverge from the usual structural characteristics of crystals. Berns quickly concluded that she would be best able to describe the oddball compounds with illustrations.

“They’re not very well-polished illustrations. That’s on purpose,” Berns said. “I wanted it to be like I’m explaining on the back of an envelope.”

And on many occasions, it was on the back of an envelope or on a napkin that she doodled sketches of the chemical bonds to better show her parents what she was working on in the lab.

Jody Berns, Veronica’s mother, said their family has a history of doodling and has shared comics for years.

Berns surprised her family with her comic book “Atomic Size Matters” at her graduation last year. The book depicts cartoons of Berns wearing various costumes and uses humor as well as simple comparisons to describe elaborate chemistry.

“We’re just really proud that she can take something so complex and put it into a fun visual explanation that everyone can enjoy,” Jody Berns said.

Veronica Berns’ professor Danny Fredrickson said Berns was the first of his students to

construct her thesis in an artistic way. He said often it is difficult for scientists to explain what they do with proper context.

“If it’s worth doing, we should be able to explain it,” Fredrickson said.

And he said Berns managed to accomplish that.

Berns said she hopes other scientists will find ways to illustrate what they’re doing in the lab. She now lives in Chicago and works as a chemist. Berns also writes a blog in which she uses comics to explain the work of Nobel Prize winning scientists.

Berns started a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to finance printing a small batch of the books. She said she wanted to raise $5,965 to cover the costs of professional printing. The website says she has raised more than $14,000.

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Eager politicians announce candidacy Is it too soon to start looking for the new president?

LUKE LARSON Staff Writer

It’s hard to believe, but the 2016 presidential race is on our heels. Before the year is up, we will have witnessed primary debates and in little over half a year, the fun will really begin with the Iowa caucus. It was seven years ago that Obama and McCain were slugging it out in this country’s last non-incumbent election. Slogans like “Change” and “Maverick” are now faded memories, as is our own Saint Paul’s chaotic GOP convention. That 2008 election, dominated by names like Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, and Jeremiah Wright, is now almost the midway point between us and the wild Bush v. Gore race of 2000. After two terms in the White House, President Obama has gone from charismatic liberal messiah to uninspiring pragmatist.

The 2016 election will feature a very familiar name on one side, and some that barely registered on the radar back in 2008 on the other side. Former Senator, Secretary of State, and First Lady Hillary Clinton hopes to finish where she left off in the hard-

fought 2008 loss to the president and become the nation’s first female Commander-in-Chief.

If everything goes her way, her road to the Democratic nomination will be largely unchallenged this time around.

The Republicans seek to take control of the White House just as they have done with Congress. A number of new faces are already out of the gates and running.

The Canadian-born Ted Cruz has been the face of the Tea Party movement. He was the first of all the contenders to enter the race, according to the Washington Post. He announced his candidacy, saying “It is the time for truth. It is the time for liberty. It is the time to reclaim the Constitution of the United States.”

Kentucky’s Rand Paul, son of the libertarian’s hero Ron Paul, has made a name for himself in recent years. This heir to the Paul legacy has taken strong stands against the president on issues like the use of drones and the NSA. Floridian Marco Rubio, who boasts on his campaign website of his upbringing as the son of Cuban immigrants, hopes to sway the Hispanic vote in the Republicans’ favor. He pondered a run last election, but decided not to make the leap until this year.

In the coming weeks and months, more and more candidates will dive in. The New York Times put together a nice article detailing the current state of the race called “Who is Running for President (and Who’s Not)?”

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Among the potential candidates who will “probably” run, it lists ten Republicans and three Democrats. The potential Democratic field is full of former politicians: former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, former Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee, and former senator Jim Webb.

The Republican side is full of familiar (not to mention familial) names: Huckabee, Santorum, Perry, Jindal, and Bush. There are others who are by no means strangers to the American political landscape, but would be newcomers to presidential politics.

These include New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, and South Carolina senator Lindsay Graham. Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson, who have no formal political experience, are also listed as probable.

“With the mostly recovered economy, I think it’s important for the candidates to focus now on social policy,” says Cole Van-

dermark, an MSU sophomore majoring in political science.

“I’m a little more philosophical about it at this point – I don’t have many concrete ideas – just because we haven’t reached that point in the election process.”

This early in the race (if the race can even be said to have started) there’s really no point in speculation. The election does not take place for another eighteen months or so, and Obama is just a little over halfway through his second term. We are far from knowing what to expect in the 2016 election. Only one thing can be guaranteed: whatever the pundits are predicting right now can be ignored. New, unexpected issues will be thrown into the mix and candidates will come out of nowhere. Despite all the talk of Hillary’s inevitability, uncertainty is our only certainty at this point. Elections without an incumbent are always extra exciting and 2016 should be no different.

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You can’t beat a bit of Frisbee Golf

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Campus Recreation announces new summer project.

NICOLE SCHMIDT Staff Writer Campus Recreation of Mankato State University has always offered a wide range of activities, but this summer it is going one step further as Campus Rec announced the construction of a Frisbee Golf course over this summer.

Campus Rec plans to strategically build the course on the southern end of campus by the softball diamonds and rugby field, ensuring no stray Frisbees will find its way onto those fields. The construction process as a whole is going to involve high quality MSU-branded signs marking holes and new equipment. Frisbees will not be available for rent by MavCard like other MSU equipment; however, they hope to sell high-quality, MSU-branded Frisbees on campus.

The courses will be open to students year-round free of charge, so students willing to brave the cold may enjoy the course in the winter as well!

Campus Rec is confident this

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will be a successful addition to the school, saying it will run itself. After installed, the university may also create a human performance class out of it.

The new Frisbee Golf course will surely be another fun asset to long list of facilities offered at school. MSU provides free rockclimbing, tennis, and numerous

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NEW YORK — A “perfect” 100-carat diamond in a classic emerald cut sold for just over $22 million at auction on Tuesday.

The internally flawless D color stone is the only classic emerald-cut white diamond of the highest color and clarity and over 100 carats to come to auction, according to Sotheby’s.

The final price on Tuesday night was $22,090,000, including the buyer’s premium.

“This 100.20-carat diamond is the definition of perfection. The color is whiter than white. It is free of any internal imperfections,” Sotheby’s New York jewelry department head Gary Schuler said in a statement prior to the sale, likening its transparency “to a pool of icy water.”

The presale estimate had been between $19 million and $25 million.

The diamond was mined in southern Africa within the last 10 years and weighed over 200 carats before it was cut and polished, the auction house said.

The seller wished to remain anonymous. The buyer was also anonymous, and the winning bid came in over the phone.

Only five “perfect” diamonds over 100 carats have sold at auction in the last 25 years, with a 118-carat ovalcut stone fetching $30.6 million at Sotheby’s in 2013. It set a record for a white diamond.

The record for any jewel is $46 million for a 24.78-carat emerald-cut pink diamond, set at Sotheby’s in 2010.

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Veteran Awareness going strong through April All welcome at the MSU fountain for daily push-up event.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer Veterans Club at Minnesota State University, Mankato organizes the pushups program throughout April to raise awareness of veteran’s issues, specifically veteran suicide.

Members of the MSU Veterans Club invite students and community members to do 22 pushups along with them every weekday at noon near the fountain on the MSU campus.

According to Tien Bui, president of the Veterans Club, the members started the program on April 1 and have completed the pushups every weekday with participants.

“The purpose of this event is to show support for the veterans, most of us go through tough times. And we had a tragedy on our campus where veterans commit suicide. So this is the Veterans Club’s responsibility, we wanted to pull the community together and to do show support,” Bui said.

Bui said one of the Veterans Club members found this pushup program, a nationwide event that other schools are also organizing, on the Internet and she suggested to have the 22 pushup program on MSU campus to raise awareness of the 22 veterans who commit suicide daily.

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thought this was a great idea. We continued to put it together and invite everybody to come out,” he said.

Since the start of the program on April 1, Bui said the pushup campaign has been going well as he and other Veterans members had planned before.

“So far it has been going really well. We have about average 30 people show up every single day to help us to do new pushups,” he said.

“I think it is important because it shows our support but it is also visible. So people can actually see us doing something about it. It keeps people talking about it. We don’t want to just

fade off at the end of the night and people forget about it. So hopefully we can get more help for veterans out there,” Bui continued.

Stephanie Johnsrud, a member of the Veterans Club also said, “I feel like a lot of different faces have shown up and showed support, it is not the same 30 people every day, so I feel like different people throughout the school are getting more involved in it.”

“Even though everyone can’t fully did the pushups they still come out and share their support and try their best. It has been a lot of fun,” she said.

Bui also said, “I just want to

say thank you to everyone who has participated. It doesn’t matter to us how many pushups they do, just coming over and showing support means a lot to us. We appreciate that to everybody.”

However, Johnsrud said it has been some difficulties doing the

pushup program as well.

“Some of the difficulties were finding table time to get the word out there, having enough business cards to represent and get-C ting people involved. The psychology department did put outN the email to all the students just last week, it would have been D nice if other departments had got o involved in that sooner and sent out emails to all the students,” E Johnsrud said.

The Veterans Club said aftera completing the pushup programP at the end of April, they mayU consider doing it next year asH well. s According to 2012 data report issued by the U.S. Department F Veterans Affairs, about 22 veterE ans commit suicide daily.

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Spotlight Chris Corley grew up in Rhode Island and went to college in Pennsylvania, where he studied History and Philosophy. His graduate studies focused on medieval and early modern European history at Purdue University, and he then made his way to Minnesota, a state he has proudly called home since 2001. Corley teaches first-year courses on preindustrial European history (from Classical Greece to the Reformation), and advanced courses on early modern (c. 1300-1800) social and cultural history. His specific interests include the history of women, gender, the family, and young people in early modern Dijon, France, where he has lived and conducted research over the course of several years at different points in his career. For the past six years, he has served as Director of the Honors Program, where he has helped bring faculty and highly-motivated students together to support the development of their leadership, research, and global

citizenship skills through interdisciplinary studies. He lives in a yellow house in lower North Mankato with his wife, Jolly, and their two children, Ronan (aged 12) and Renn (aged 9). In the summers, his family departs for summer camp in New Hampshire, and he has more or less remained behind in Minnesota with the dog. During the school year, you can find him on campus, at Maverick hockey games, exploring the back roads and dirt trails of Blue Earth and Nicollet counties by bike, hanging out with good friends, or shuttling his children from one ski practice and race to another during the winter alpine racing season.

Class of Thrones DEKALB, Ill. — Northern Illinois University is offering a course this semester on the HBO series “Game of Thrones.”

The University Honors Program calls the class “Game of Thrones, Television and Medieval History” and students can take the course for honors credit, The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reported (http://bit. ly/1FZj88k ). The popular cable television show, based on books by George R.R. Martin, is in its fifth season.

“It represents aspects of the Middle Ages much more realistically than other media depictions that purport to be more accurate,” co-professor Valerie Garver said. “It stands out because it comments on the human condition in a way that seems real to people. It’s a really good example of a piece of

modern culture that draws on how the past impacts the present.”

The course’s syllabus includes readings and watching episodes of the show. Students also see presentations on how the show relates to modern cable technology, history and current events.

NIU plans to offer the class again next spring, Garver’s coprofessor Jeff Chown said.

“There was tremendous demand. I think the class filled up in about an hour,” Chown said.

Junior accounting major Alex Weier said the show is deeper and more in-depth than many realize.

“The themes of the show are reality-based themes, where good doesn’t always beat evil,” he said. “It keeps you on your toes.”

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College of Business hosts speaker Deborah Gage Wall Street Journal reporter, former Maverick returns to MSU. JAMES HOUTSMA Editor in Chief Acclaimed Wall Street Journal writer Deborah Gage visited campus this week as part of the Minnesota State University, Mankato College of Business’ partnership with the Wall Street Journal.

Gage visited with a number of business classes on Monday, including the senior marketing capstone class, to discuss emerging technology and venture capital in Silicon Valley, where Gage lives and writes.

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Gage has made a name over the past 20 years as one of the media’s most prolific tech writers, writing for the main publication as well as WSJ.com’s Venture Capital Dispatch and Dow Jones VentureWire. Before that, she called Mankato home.

As a native of the Mankato area, Gage has ties to both The Reporter and the Mankato Free Press, before going on to work at MPR. Since starting work at the

WSJ, Gage has had the opportunity to be at the forefront of covering the latest and greatest technologies, like 3D printing, cybersecurity startups, browser advancements and leaps in health technology.

“I love what I do and I feel that I’m good at it and think if I stick with that it will be ok,” Gage said. “I like talking to people and just thinking about things. It’s never boring. Every day you meet someone who’s do-

ing something interesting.”

Beyond the insights Gage shared about the emerging tech world, the seasoned journalist shared some insight on the media business itself.

“Wall Street Journal, either by luck or smarts or maybe both, was the one of the first publication to charge for their website,” Gage said, commenting on the history of WSJ’s Venture Capital being based from day one online. “They set that precedent of

the digital side, while more and more resources are going from the print version to the digital.

Print is sort of an adjunct now to what we do online.”

With such a prominent online presence, it’s easy to wonder about the print version of WSJ that started it all. Gage confirms that changes have happened to print with the advent of digital but print isn’t done for good.

“Print has gotten smaller. I see it when I pick up the paper in the thickness of it and the number of pages,” Gage said. “I don’t think the Wall Street Journal print will ever go away because it is such a niche of people who appreciate it.”

The MSU College of Business is the only business school in the region to currently have such an agreement with the Wall Street Journal.

For more info on Deborah Gage and her writings, check out her work on wsj.com or get in contact via linked or Twitter @deborahgage.

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Would-be wizards play Harry Potter in Polish castle SUCHA, Poland — At a 13th-century castle in Poland, wizards and witches are sneaking through the halls and stone staircases of the College of Wizardry that opened this weekend for Harry Potter’s devotees.

In their magic cloaks and wielding wands, some 140 wizardry fans from Europe and the U.S. are studying witchcraft and potions in the live action roleplaying game at the Hogwartslike Czocha Castle in southwestern Poland.

From Thursday to Sunday, participants will live an academic life similar to that of the students and professors of Hogwarts, enacting an original scenario inspired by J.K. Rowlings’ saga about the young wizard.

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However, the game — the third such one held here since November — does not follow the book’s characters or story line, and organizers stress it is not connected to the Potter franchise.

“I always wanted to be able to create living worlds, like book writers do or film actors,” said Dominik Dembinski of Polish group Liveform, which

organized the event along with Denmark’s Rollespilsakademiet, which translates as Role Playing Academy. He added that he wanted the participants to “have some influence over it.”

“You want to be a part of this feeling” in this “simulation of a world,” he said.

Ahead of the game, the castle’s dining halls were hung with colorful banners, the tables laid

with white cloths for collective meals. Secret passage ways were opened, leading to classrooms, laboratories and to other mysterious places. The participants were practicing their roles, mixing “potions” and testing their wands.

“My strategy is to put the independence of (the) college before anything else, “said Elge Larsson of Norway, as he was getting into his role of Headmaster Arrok Trantiforus. “I am afraid we will have some interference from the Polish Ministry of Magic. I will fight them nail and tooth.”

All made their way beneath archways and into the courtyard, where they received game instructions from tactics of combat to safety.

“When the character starts living in the flesh ... and you have no idea where you are coming or where you are ending up, nothing beats it,” Larsson said.

Similar games inspired by the British TV series “Downton Abbey” and the legend of Robin Hood are planned this year.

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Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference Minneapolis conference inspires and teaches with over 30 different panels.

LORIEN MEGIL Staff Writer Two weekends ago from April 8-11, over twelve thousand people gathered in Minneapolis for the annual Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Conference. The conference was held in downtown Minneapolis, offering the visitors from all over the country an environment full of like-minded individuals, and also a big-city full of restaurants, museums, and other attractions for people to explore.

Over twenty students from the

Minnesota State University, Mankato Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program as well as faculty, were part of the group in attendance.

The conference took place in the Minneapolis Convention Center, where throughout each day attendees were able to choose from thirty different panels offered every hour and a half. Each panel was made up of individuals from various parts of the country and contained typically four or five individuals and one mediator. Panelists were writers, editors, publishers, and minnpost.com

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teachers, who offered their vast knowledge to the many people in attendance. Some panels spoke to the artistic, craft-based side of writing, instructing listeners on issues such as structure, plot, and action. Other panels covered professional aspects such as publication, teaching, and writingrelated jobs. One of the most exciting things about the conference was this breadth of options and expertise offered throughout the conference. Not every panel

was equally informative or organized, but with so many options available there was something to be learned by anyone.

Thursday Karen Russell, the author of Swamplandia!, delivered evening’s keynote speech, and the short story collections St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised

by Wolves and Vampires in the Lemon Grove. Other evening events included readings by short story writer Stuart Dybek and novelist Francine Prose, and

poets Carolyn Forché and Kevin Young.

One of the most exciting aspects of the conference was the AWP book fair. More than 700 vendors with tables arranged in neat, but somewhat overwhelming aisles took over the large halls in the conference center.

The vendors included publishers, journals, and writing programs. All were offering infor-

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Students showcase original films The fourth annual showing on the silver screen for MSU students. partments within and outside of the film studies minor,” according to Reczek. Donna Casella, the Film Studies Director, is a member of the jury along with Geoff Herbach, an assistant professor of English. Everyone is eager for the chance to display

MARYSA STORM Staff Writer On April 23, student filmmakers will have a chance to show off a semester’s worth of hard work in Armstrong Hall 101.

The fourth annual student film showcase will begin at 7 p.m. The showcase is made up of films written, directed, and edited by the students enrolled in FILM 317: Advanced Film Production, which is taught by Kurt Paulsen.

There are a total of 10 films, created by 10 different students, that will be shown. The films are between three and eight minutes long and the content and style of each will vary from film to film, according to Max Reczek, the graduate assistant for Paulsen’s class.

Both the students and their mentors are excited for the showcase, and Reczek is ready to see the students display a “mastery of the skills we’ve covered in

class.”

“It’s been very exciting to see these students move through the pre and post production process in such a short amount of time, and produce such quality work in the process,” Reczek said.

“I’m glad they have this opportunity to show their work to an audience, and I’m hoping that this whole experience will allow them to grow as filmmakers.”

Kyle Quast, one of Paulsen’s students, is also looking forward to the showcase and the feed-

back he will be able to get from the audience.

“I think it’s a really great inspiration not just for myself but for all the other filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers to see all the different types of material that people have produced,” Quast said. “There’s all kinds of different videos that people have made. Everything from documentary style things to fictional to live action, mine’s green screen, so I think it’s a really good way to see all the different

types of filmmaking techniques done by students.”

Along with being able to receive feedback from their peers, the students, who show their final projects will have a chance to win awards at the end of the night. One award is a prize for “Best Film,” which will be chosen by the audience members themselves. The other is a “Jury Prize,” which was chosen by a panel of judges.

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Best season finales of all time In honor of season finale fever, we pay tribute to the late great shows.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Finale season is finally upon us. It is when the production of the current season comes to a close, and it may end in one of two ways. Either it is a standalone episode that leaves you feeling satisfied that the season came to a good ending and if it has been renewed you can come back and enjoy it all over again. However, if it has been announced the series was coming to an end on its own merits or ratings have told the network the series was cancelled, you may feel left unfulfilled or feeling satisfied it came a conclusion that you were happy with.

In recognition of finale season, it would feel appropriate to countdown the top 10 notable series or season finales that feel that are among the best of the past 35 years, considering some of these older TV series are either on DVD, Blu-ray or on instant streaming sites like Netflix. #10: “The Last One” (Friends originally aired May 6, 2004): This series finale from Friends is one that most people who are fans of the series fondly remember the most. Written by the series creators David Crane and Marta Kauffman, “The Last One” ties up all of the loose sto-

rylines that were hanging around the series since the beginning.

Without giving too much away, Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Monica (Courteney Cox) finally end up adopting twins. Ross (David Schwimmer) finally confesses his love for Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) and they rekindle the relationship. #9: “The Finale” (Seinfeld; originally aired May 14, 1998): The series finale from the “show about nothing” Seinfeld was written by Larry David and had Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld), Kramer (Michael Richards), Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and George (Jason Alexander) sent to prison on a one-year sentence for breaking a “Good Samaritan” law in Mas-

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sachusetts. Many of the people the foursome came into contact with over the nine years make appearances in the courtroom provide testimony against them.

While watched by 76 million people, and airing on the same day Frank Sinatra died, the fans were left feeling like “what happened” afterwards as critical reception to the 75-minute episode. #8: “The Long and Winding Road” (Home Improvement; originally aired May 18 and 25, 1999): Home Improvement’s epic two-week series finale (cut down to three parts for syndication) had a lot of heartfelt moments from the series (especially the

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second part), and the wedding of Al Borland (Richard Karn) to Trudy McHale (Megan Cavanagh). The final scene in which Tim (Tim Allen) and Jill (Patricia Richardson) discuss on how to move the house and it leaves the viewer either thinking they left the suburbs of Detroit (where the show is set) for Bloomington, Indiana (where Jill’s new job, if she decides to take it, is located) or not. #7: “Goodnight, Seattle” (Frasier; originally aired May 13, 2004): The series finale from Cheers’ successful spinoff Frasier has many things the bring closure of the 11 years of the series.

Daphne (Jane Leeves) and Niles (David Hyde Pierce) finally have

their son, who they name David (after David Angell, who died on 9/11), Marty (John Mahoney) finally marries Ronee (Wendie Malick) and Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) leaves Seattle for a new job opportunity. #6: “The Truth” (The X-Files; originally aired May 19, 2002): The series finale of The X-Files attempted to bring all of the storylines from the “mytharc” and tried to resolve all of it in the 60-minute series finale. Unfortunately, it left viewers wanting more, so much so that Chris Carter is now attempting to put the final touches on the celebrated sci-fi cult classic with the sixepisode limited series that will air sometime this year. #5: “Who Shot Mr. Burns?”

(The Simpsons; originally aired May 21, 1995): The Simpsons even caught fire of doing a cliffhanger season finale, and to date this episode (along with Part II) is the only two-parter in the history of the entire series. In the episode, without giving much away, Springfield Elementary strikes oil, and gets a whole bunch of money as a result. Burns takes it all away and hatches a diabolical plan to rob Springfield of sunlight. Someone shoots him, and it is unclear who shot him. #4: “The One With Ross’s Wedding” (Friends; originally aired May 7, 1998): This significant, and well-received, fourth season finale was filmed mostly in London. In the episode, Ross (David Schwimmer) and Emily (Helen Baxendale) attempt to get married in London at the same church where Emily’s parents got married. The season finale ends on a cliffhanger (somewhat) when Ross says, “I, Ross, take thee, Rachel.” #3: “What You Leave Behind” (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; originally aired the week of June 2, 1999): DS9’s epic featurelength finale brings the Dominion War – a recurring theme in the final two seasons of the syndicated sci-fi series – to a close and brings together all of the

remaining storylines that were left hanging since season one.

The finale brings a final closure to the series and has the best line in entire series, spoken by Avery Brooks as Captain Sisko, “To the best crew any captain ever had.

This may be the last time we’re all together. But no matter what the future holds, no matter how far we travel, a part of us... a very important part, will always remain here, on Deep Space 9.” #2: “The Best of Both Worlds” (Star Trek: The Next Generation; originally aired the week of June 18, 1990): This epic season fina-

le is what cemented Star Trek’s legacy with the public from 1990 until the cancellation of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005. The popular cliffhanger season finale has Captain Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) changed into Locutus of Borg, and begins to wreak havoc on the Federation. #1: “Goodbye, Farewell and Amen” (M*A*S*H; originally aired Feb. 28, 1983): This epic countdown of the greatest season and series finales wouldn’t be complete with this highlyrated and epic series finale. This episode brings the Korean War (the time period in which it was set) to an end and has all of the characters from Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) to Col. Sherman Potter (the late Harry Morgan) saying their tear-filled goodbyes. This episode had the most viewers until Super Bowl XLIV in 2010, but it is still #1 on the most-watched series finales in television history.

HONORABLE MENTION: “Last Forever” (How I Met Your Mother; originally aired March 31, 2014): The controversial finale of the nine-year run of How I Met Your Mother only serves to bring the audience on everything up to the present day in 2030, when Ted tells his kids of how he met their mother.

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Hilary Duff makes a comeback Former child star releases a new single after years of dormancy.

s 0 MARYSA STORM r Staff Writer e e The star of childhood favorite k Lizzie McGuire has been up to a f lot since the show’s conclusion c in 2004, and this summer she will be adding another album to d her list of artistic achievements. y This Heart, Hilary Duff’s new c album and her first since Dignity - in 2007, will be released this t summer. Her new peppy single - “Sparks,” which will be on the s up-coming album, was released r Tuesday, April 7. It is available s for download by all digital proe viders and is just about guarane teed to bring out the hopeless n ) t V e n

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“Sparks,” which features a catchy, whistled refrain, was written by Tove Lo, and Bloodshy, both Swedish artists, and Peter Thomas. It was also produced by Bloodyshy and Tomas and will be Duff’s RCA Records debut.

Along with teasing fans with tastes of her upcoming album, Duff has also released “All About You” and “Chasing the Sun” from the album, she has kept busy with acting, doing charity work, raising her son and promoting her upcoming album on social media.

As far as her film work goes, Duff has had roles in The Lizzie McGuire Movie, Agent Cody Banks, Cheaper by the Dozen and A Cinderella Story. She has also been featured in more serious films like War, Inc. and According to Greta. Duff has guest

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the artistic, craft-based side of writing, instructing listeners on issues such as structure, plot, and action.

Other panels covered professional aspects such as publication, teaching, and writing-related jobs.” continued from 11 mation, and many were selling books or giving out copies of journals. The book fair presented a valuable opportunity to meet people involved with various aspects of the writing industry, learn more about potential publishing or education opportunities, and truly expe-

rience the feeling of such a vast community.

The sheer number of people passionate about the same field all in one place made for an exciting experience in Minneapolis. Spending time learning and having fun with people who cared about writing was

an encouraging and beneficial way to spend the weekend.

Next year’s Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference will be held in Los Angeles, California from March 30 through April 2.

stared on favorites such as Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Two and a Half Men in the recent years as well.

The 27-year-old is now staring in TV Land’s new original series Younger, which is written, executive produced and directed

by Darren Star (Sex in the City, Beverly Hills, 90210). The upcoming show is based on a novel

by Pamela Redmon Satran.

Along with both singing and acting, Duff has been active with charities like Blessings in a Back Pack, which has the goal of giving inner-city children the nutrition they need, and the Make-AWish Foundation.

Duff has received numerous recognitions for both her acting and singing over the years. She has sold more than 15 million records worldwide and has won two platinum awards for her music. Duff has also received two separate Teen Choice Awards, reached #1 on the Billboard 200 with her first album, Metamorphosis, and was also named by Teen People one of the “25 Hottest Stars Under 25.” Her newest single, which is bound to get stuck in your head, proves that Duff is not done making waves in the pop industry.

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The boys are back on tour Fall Out Boy, Khalifa start tour June 10.

MATTHEW EBERLINE Staff Writer The music video for Fall Out Boy’s latest single, “Uma Thurman,” is now available for viewing on VEVO. The new video features contest-winner, Sarah, as she becomes the Grammynominated band’s assistant for a day, taking on such tasks as karaoke rehearsals with Patrick, a paintball game with Pete, and doing CrossFit with Andy. In addition, the music video features guest appearances from Big Sean, Action Bronson, Big Data, MAX, and Brendon Urie from Panic! At The Disco.

“Uma Thurman” will also be performed for the first time on television at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards when Fall Out Boy performs the song live at the Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17. The 2015 Billboard Music Awards are set to air

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at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The song is the newest single from Fall Out Boy’s album, American Beauty/American Psycho, which took the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 in January.

Also featured on the album is the band’s triple-platinum single, “Centuries.”

On June 10, the band will commence their Boys of Zum-

mer tour with Wiz Khalifa. Beginning in Camden, NJ, the Boys of Zummer tour will travel across North America, visiting over 35 cities including Columbus, Ohio, Tinley Park, Ill., and Clarkston, Mich. before ending at Los Angeles’s Hollywood Bowl on August 10. For tickets or more information, visit www.livenation. com or www.falloutboy.com.

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Concert features “The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly...Truth” RAE FRAME News Editor The Department of Music will be hosting a performance titled “Relationships: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly….Truth” that will feature vocal studios students.

The two performances offered are on Saturday, May 2 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 3 at 3 p.m. in the Elias J. Halling Recital Hall of the Earley Center for Performing Arts.

Professor Nicholas Wayne and Dr. Stephanie Thorpe will be directing the concert, which is a contemporary review of stage and cinema’s best show tunes; the performance will include songs from Rent, Guys and Dolls, Tangled, and Toy Story 2.

The performing students expressed their excitement in the Department of Music’s press release: Music Industry major Taylor Yliniemi says she has “learned

the importance of singing in a way that doesn’t resemble how I sing in a choir. I’ve gotten stuck in a rut stylistically and this departure to more contemporary, theatrical material has allowed me to move forward and adapt to new styles.”

International student Dolly Baruah said, “I am super excited to perform, not only to sing but also to act along with it. I am very excited to perform on the Performing Arts stage in front of a huge audience. I have always dreamed of performing there ever since I came to Minnesota State Mankato.”

General admission for the concert is $12; $11 for students with a valid MavCARD. Discounted 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.

Willie Nelson’s high hopes Country star to sell personal brand of marijuana in Colorado and Washington.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Country music star Willie Nelson announced plans Monday to roll out his own brand of marijuana, capitalizing on his association with pot and the unofficial stoner holiday, 4/20.

The move makes the 81-year-old “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” singer the latest celebrity to jump into the marijuana marketplace.

“Willie’s Reserve” will be grown and sold in Colorado and Washington, where recreational pot is legal. Nelson said in a statement that he’s “looking forward to working with the best growers in Colorado and Washington to make sure our product is the best on the market.”

Nelson joins other famous pot personalities, including rapper Snoop Dogg, who endorses vaporizing products; singer Melissa Etheridge, developing marijuana-infused wine; and reality TV star and self-help guru Bethenny Frankel, who is working on a strain of Skinnygirl weed that wouldn’t leave users with the munchies.

“Like other industries, branding and creative marketing is a big part of supporting legal cannabis products,” said Vicki Christophersen, director of the Washington CannaBusiness Association.

Christophersen said these connections continue a long tradition of celebrities endorsing the use of marijuana — even decades before it became legal for adult use.

Nelson, who was not available for comment Monday, is among those with well-established connections to cannabis.

He’s been a decriminalization advocate and has been busted for pot possession several times.

He also appeared in the stoner comedy “Half Baked.”

Washington and Colorado made pot legal for adult use in 2012. Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia also have removed legal restrictions, and more states are expected to vote on legalization next year.

The moves have created marketing opportunities, but links to celebrity smokers aren’t always considered a positive.

This year, the National Cannabis Industry Association decided to drop actor Tommy Chong — co-star of the “Cheech and Chong” comedy team — as it prepared to lobby Congress for pot-friendly regu-

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It’s Tebow time in Philly Highly talked about player will be back in the limelight as a quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles after being released by the New England Patriots.

LUKE LONIEN Staff Writer Tim Tebow is back on the football field after two years in the broadcast booth. He signed a veteran minimum deal with no guaranteed money with the Philadelphia Eagles.

He is set to join a crowded quarterback group that including Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley. We know Head Coach Chip Kelly is known for his out of the box methods and out of no where he signed one of the most decorated college football players of all time.

Tebow was a first-round pick by the Denver Broncos in 2010.

Tebow really made headlines in 2011 when he quarterbacked a Broncos team with a 1-4 team to an AFC West division title, and a playoff win. He was traded to the Jets in the offseason, when the Broncos acquired Peyton Manning via free agency that offseason.

Tebow never panned out in New York and was released after the 2012 season, in 2013 Tebow went to New England but was unable to make the team after signing a two-year deal.

Tebow has been in the media’s eye since his time at Florida, after a successful second season with the Broncos, he

never saw success. Tebow got a lot of his attention because of his faith and religious views on and off the field. Tebow has always been associated with winning, even though his Quarterback numbers are not as good.

Tebow has a 47.3 completion percentage and a career Quarterback rating of 75.3. he also has the worst total QBR over the last five years at 33.4. His throwing abilities have been the biggest question mark for Tebow in his career but the man wins games.

He is recognized as one of the best college football players of all-time. He won two national championships in his time at Florida including winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007. Tebow was never doubted as an athlete, many scouts told him to move to the tight end position were his body type and skill set would have more value. Tebow had none of that.

After being released by New England, Tebow let everyone know he was staying in pursuit of his dreams.

“I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback,” Tebow wrote on Twitter.

His pursuit is now continuing with the Eagles.

Web Photo One of the most highly-covered athletes in the past decade, Tim Tebow is getting another shot at the NFL with the Eagles.

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Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey coach Mike Hastings made the “Let’s Play Hockey” call at Wednesday night’s Minnesota Wild game. The Wild faced off against the St. Louis Blues in their home arena, the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for game four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The “Let’s Play Hockey” call is a tradition before every Wild home game, engaging the crowd before the opening puck drop. Hastings is the first representative of Minnesota State to make the call.

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Twins start to climb after rough start TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer After starting the first week 1-4, the Minnesota Twins went 4-5 over the next two weeks.

Yes, it still is very early in the Major League Baseball season.

There have been signs of good things yet to come, as the offense has finally come alive and the pitching has the potential.

There are some things to take a closer look at when discussing the 2015 Twins, and hopefully we can see some more improvements as the season moves along.

The Twins started the season off getting swept by the powerful Detroit Tigers on the road, getting outscored in the series 22-1. They then traveled to the south side of Chicago to face the Chicago White Sox, and they lost the series 2-1. They then had their home opener on April 13th against the Kansas City Royals, and it was a terrific atmosphere.

Having Torii Hunter being introduced had the crowd on their feet, and the Twins scored in the first inning with an RBI single

by Kennys Vargas to score Brian Dozier.

The Twins ended up losing that game 12-3, and it put Minnesota on a three-game losing streak. The following day was a day off for the club, which was proven to be needed. The Twins then took the series against the Royals, as they rolled off a nice three-game winning streak. In the third game, third basemen Trevor Plouffe hit a walk-off homerun in the 11th inning to provide some fireworks at Target Field against the Cleveland Indians. Minnesota then won another home series against Cleveland, as they went 4-2 at home. They have lost back-toback games against Kansas City on the road, as it looks like their road woes are continuing. They have won five games so far this season, with four of them coming at home. They are 1-7 when playing as the visitors.

Offensively, the Twins have two players that so far have played all games this season: second baseman Brian Dozier and first baseman Joe Mauer.

Both are expected to be the work horses for the lineup this season. Dozier leads the team in runs scored, doubles and walks.

Mauer leads the team in hits, and has been the most consistent on the offensive side of the game this season. He has as many

hits as the games he has played in, and has played a steady first base.

Centerfielder Shane Robinson has been a nice pick up this season, as he has taken over the starting job in centerfield.

Through 10 games, Robinson is hitting .364, with four runs batted in and five runs scored.

Catcher Kurt Suzuki and third baseman Trevor Plouffe lead the team in homeruns, with two each. Torii Hunter has returned to be a run producer, as he has driven in six.

The offense got off on a slow start but is slowly should get better. They are 25th out of 30 teams in runs scored this season, and are in the bottom ten in most categories for offensive statistics as of April 22. Baseball goes through its up-and-downs, and as of the past seven games Hunter and Plouffe have turned their seasons around by collecting eight hits each and producing more runs.

On the mound, the Twins are trying to set a consistent goal to eat innings and pitch quality outings. As of April 22nd, through 14 games the Minnesota Twins starters have provided only four quality starts. Not what you need to be successful, as the Twins will look to correct some flaws. Southpaw from the Oakland Athletics organization Tommy Milone has been a nice bright spot so far in the young season, as he has collected two wins and a team leading 3.38 Earned Run Average. Phil Hughes is still eating innings, as he and Milone are leading the team in innings pitched with 18.2. With Ricky Nolasco out with an injury and Ervin Santana suspended 80 games will certainly not help this ball club, but if young starters like Kyle Gibson, Trevor May and the eventual call up of Alex Meyer can contribute above and beyond- this club as a chance to stay afloat.

Southpaw out of the bullpen Aaron Thompson has been quite the gem for the Twins, as he has pitched in eight games, 11 innings and only given up one run. The Twins may have found another diamond in the rough in Thompson, as Thompson pitched in seven games last season with the Twins and had a 2.45 ERA. All-Star closer Glen Perkins has appeared in only six games this season, and is a perfect two for two in saves.

More opportunities will arise for

Web Photo The Twins got off to a less than ideal start to the year, but are starting to find their way.

the Minnesota native to shut the door in the ninth.

It does not get easier for the Twins, as they have an off day April 23rd, and then travel to Seattle to play the Mariners.

The Mariners have started their hopeful season off the same way as the Twins have, as both teams currently stand at 5-9. Seattle is also last in the American League West division, which is said to be a very tough division this season. After the three-game road trip to the west coast, the Twins will return back to Target Field for an 11 game home-stand in 11 days. They play three against the Detroit Tigers, four against the Chicago White Sox and four against the Oakland Athletics. With some home magic already brewed this season, maybe this is the time where Minnesota can come together and catch up.

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Maverick golf crowned NSIC Champions

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Strong individual performances earn MSU first conference title in three years.

DYLAN SWANSON Staff Writer For the fifth time in the history of MSU athletics, the Mavericks Men’s Golf team are champions of the NSIC. Oddly enough the first two rounds of the tournament were played at The Jewel in Lake City, Minnesota just over 6 months ago. The final two rounds of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, US Bank Men’s Golf Championship were played on April 11th and 12th at Quarry Oaks in Omaha,

307 and 76, 76, 79, 76 in the 4 rounds. Martinez ended tied for 24th with a final score of 309 and 4 round scores of 75, 80, 81 and 73.

Freshman Jacob Cooper only played the final two rounds, but scored a 78 and impressed with a 2 under par 69 on Sunday as he chalked a 147. Tommy Brandabur rounded out Mankato’s 6 man team only playing the first two rounds scoring a 73 and 74 that tied Cooper’s 147.

The Maverick’s strongest play came on Sunday when they started the day 4th as a team and came from behind on the last

Web Photo The Maverick golfers and their championship hardware.

Other notable individual performances came from Winona State’s Mitch Holm, Minot State’s Kowan O’Keefe and Bemidji State’s Andrew Benson.

The group comprised the top 3 players in the tournament.

Holm, O’Keefe and Benson scored a mere 8 over par, 9 over and 11 over, finishing with 292, 293 and 295 total strokes. Tyler

Schmitz came in 9th individually, with scores of 76, 73, 73, and 77 for a four round total of 299.

Ross Miller Last year’s NSIC Golfer of the Year, Miller placed 13th with a four round total of 304.

Michael Greenberg Just three strokes behind Miller, Greenberg finished 22nd with a score of 307

Nebraska. However both courses are Par 71’s. 72 holes were played in total as 4 rounds of 18 each.

The newly minted league champs of the Northern Sun did so in an impressive come from behind win as they captured their first title since the 20112012 season.

The win came on the back of four Maverick golfers who all turned in superb performances over the weekend. Freshman Kelton Schmitz, senior Ross Miller, junior Michael Greenberg and freshman Gonzalo Martinez all finished in the top 25 of players at the tourney.

Schmitz shot a combined 299 strokes coming in 9th as he tallied 18-hole scores of 76, 73, 73 and 77 on Sunday. Miller finished tied 13th scoring 304 and 76, 74, 74, 80 across the tourney.

Greenberg came in 22nd with a

18 holes. The bullish weekend came with aid from some beautiful sunny weather with minimal winds allowing the ball to fly far and true.

MSU as a team combined to score 1196. Minnesota State’s best round came in the clutch on Sunday with score of 295. This was all just enough to edge out Sioux Falls by two strokes who turned in an 1198 and finished second. Winona State, St. Cloud State and Augustan rounded out the top five of the ten team tournament with team scores of 1202, 1203 and 1207 respectively.

The other five featured teams of the tourney included Upper Iowa, Bemidji State, ConcordiaSt. Paul, Minot State and Minnesota Crookston. They finished 6th through 10th respectively and shot scores of 1210, 1221, 1222, 1227 and 1278.

Jensvold of Augustana and John Lindquist of Winona State tied at 297 and 13 over par to round out the top 5 performers who were all awarded with All-Tournament honors.

Looking ahead the championship earned the Mavericks an automatic bid and the right to advance and play on in the NCAA Central/Midwest Regional Tournament. That tournament will be played at Cog Hill Golf and Country Club in Lemont, Illinois on May 4th through the 6th.

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Judge OKs 65-year NFL concussions deal New agreement could cost up to $1 billion.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A federal judge has approved a settlement agreement that is expected to cost the NFL $1 billion over 65 years to resolve thousands of concussion lawsuits.

NFL actuaries project about 6,000 of the league’s nearly 20,000 retired players could someday develop Alzheimer’s disease or moderate dementia over the life of the deal approved Wednesday by a federal judge in Philadelphia. The average individual award would be about $190,000.

Awards could reach $1 million to $5 million for those diagnosed in their 30s and 40s with Parkinson’s disease or Lou Gehrig’s disease, or for deaths involving chronic brain trauma.

The benefits process could start this summer, but any appeal would delay all payments indefinitely. ”What matters now is time, and many retired players do not have much left,” said plaintiff Kevin Turner, a former New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles running back who has Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The league has been dogged for years by complaints that it long hid the risks of repeated concussions to return players to the field.

Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody approved the settlement after twice sending it back to lawyers over concerns the fund might run out. The negotiators did not increase the original $765 million plan, but agreed to remove that number as the cap.

The settlement approval, a week before the NFL draft, ends a nearly four-year legal fight. Critics contend the NFL is getting off lightly given annual revenues of about $10 billion.

But a trial could have delayed the financial awards and medical testing for years, plaintiff’s lawyers Christopher Seeger and Sol Weiss said.

“With over 99 percent participation, it is clear the retired player community overwhelmingly supports this agreement,” the lawyers said in a conference call.

The deal means the NFL may never have to disclose what it knew when about the risks and treatment of concussions.

However, the NFL has acknowledged the concussion epidemic

publicly, changing protocols for evaluating injured players during games and launching an advertising and social media campaign to promote safe play at all levels of football.

NFL general counsel Jeff Pash said that Brody’s approval “powerfully underscores the fairness and propriety” of the settlement.

In her 132-page opinion, Brody agreed with the lead negotiators that the settlement could exclude future claims involving chronic traumatic encephalopathy, even as critics like neurologist Robert Stern of Boston University call CTE “the industrial disease of football.”

Brody said neither the disease nor any definitive symptoms can yet be diagnosed in the living.

“The settlement does compensate the cognitive symptoms allegedly associated with CTE,” Brody wrote, and “requires the parties to confer in good faith about possible revisions ... based on scientific developments.”

The total NFL payouts over 65 years, including interest and $112 million sought for lawyer fees, is expected to exceed $1 billion.

“From a business point of view, (the NFL has) ... avoided what may have been the biggest risk to their continued prosperity,” said Andrew Brandt, director of the sports law program at Villanova University law school.

“Removing this as a threat is extraordinary.”

The NFL lawsuits, and similar suits filed later against the NHL, the NCAA and others, have fostered debate, discussion and safety reforms about sports concussions. Yet the NFL games seem to be as wildly popular as ever.

Participation statistics also show only a slight decline in the overall number of high school students playing football, and only 5 percent of parents polled last summer by Associated Press-GfK said they have discouraged their child from playing in the last two years as concern over head injuries has increased.

“I know people talk about, it’s dangerous, and mothers won’t let their sons play football.

But I don’t see that. I don’t see that at all,” Brandt said.

More than 5,000 former players were plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

About 200 NFL retirees or

Web Photo Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau took his own life after battling with post-concussion health issues.

their families have rejected the settlement and plan to sue the league individually. They include the family of Junior Seau, the popular Hall of Famer who killed himself at his San Diegoarea home in 2012 after several years of increasingly erratic behavior. An autopsy showed he suffered from CTE. Brody has persuaded the parties to make several tweaks, to the ex-players’ benefit, since negotiators first announced a deal in August 2013. Most notably, the NFL agreed to remove the initial $765 million cap.

She mostly rejected complaints raised at a November fairness hearing, including those who challenged award reductions for older men and those who played fewer than five years in the league.

“Retirees and their families will be eligible for prompt and substantial benefits and will avoid years of costly litigation that - as Judge Brody’s comprehensive opinion makes clear - would have an uncertain

prospect of success,” Pash said in a statement.

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Minnesota State women successful in Los Angeles Competing at the Los Angeles Twilight Open, the Mavericks performed well in all areas.

DENZELL OATS Staff Writer The Minnesota State women’s track and field team went out to the west coast to compete in multiple meets, beginning with the California State University, Los Angeles Twilight Open.

The Mavericks put up a fantastic performance all-around from sprints jumps and distance.

Once again the pole vaulters held the Maverick crew down.

Leading the pack was senior Bryanna Sudman. She finished the evening tied for fifth in the nation with her second-place vault of 12’7.5”. Junior Faryn Wirkus followed that with her sixth place finish and a top mark of 12’1.5”; this moved her into a tie of 14th in the country.

“I’m definitely glad that

Bryanna Sudman Sudman finished tied for fifth in the nation with a second-place vault of 12’7.5”.

Faryn and I were able to step up to the plate and compete here” says Sudman. “It’s not all too often we get opportunities and conditions like this so you have to take advantage of it.”

Senior Anna Veroeven joined in the jumps action with a provisional mark of her own in the triple jump. The school-record holder finished fifth overall in the event with a lunge of 39’2.5”.

This mark which currently ranks her tied for 13th in Division II. And finishing the jumps for the Mavericks was sophomore Brieanna Puckett. Already having obtained the National provisional mark, Puckett finished second in the long jump at 18’10.75”.

Puckett would also go on to prove herself worthy in the sprints. Puckett was able to take home a fifth-place finish in the 200-meters for the Mavs with a final time of 24.73.

Alongside Puckett in the sprints was senior teammate Sid’Reshia Floyd who set a new personal-record in the 100-meter dash popping off a 12.15, finishing sixth.

On the distance side of things Maddi Sjelin worked her magic.

Grabbing a new personal-best as well, 2:15.81 was Sjelin’s final time as she crossed the line in the 800 meter dash.

“It was an exciting race,” said Sjelin. “I think it really helped

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