April 28, 2016

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Students seek equity in nursing program admissions

RAE FRAME Editor in Chief As we grow as a campus, it is important to keep moving forward in all areas—not just physical growth. Though all students are anxiously anticipating the completion of our new Clinical Sciences building, several students are already working on ways that the building and programs within it can be more open to students of color, students with disabilities, international students, students who speak English as their second language, and many more diverse student groups who are considering attending our university.

The collective responses in this article are courtesy of student advocates Shelly Thao (junior), Mai Pa Vang (senior), Alex Lucier (senior), who want to inform students of proposals that they feel will improve the quality of the Nursing Department through diversity and equity initiatives.

REPORTER: What brought this group of students together?

STUDENT ADVOCATES: This group of student advocates was formed in response to the high volumes of pre-nursing students whom have expressed their distress and frustration with the nursing department. We stand in unity when saying that the nursing department should act with equity in selecting students to be admitted into the nursing program. Students shouldn’t be punished for the University’s lack of investment in the nursing department.

“I got involved in this issue as MSUSA Diversity Specialist after two different students approached me with experiences they had in the department in which they were un-

Reporter fairly treated seemingly based on perceptions of their ability due to their race and international status,” said senior Alex Lucier. “I later heard that there was an inquiry being developed based on Asian American experiences and saw a problem. I ran for MSSA senator so that I would have a platform in which students could express their needs.”

R: What is the focus of your efforts?

SA: First, we would like all current and prospective students to be aware of what is occurring in the nursing department--especially if they aspire to be a nurse. Second, we would like for the department to acknowledge that equity needs to be implemented through policy changes and modifications to individual practices. Third, we want this movement to be a wake-up call to all university programs and departments about being equitable in their decision-making and policies.

R: How long has the group been generating the policies that will be discussed with the President/Provost on Friday, May 6?

SA: It has been three months now.

R: What has your (individual) experience in the Nursing Department been like?

“Every time I ask for moral support or guidance from

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my pre-nursing advisor, I feel shut down and unheard. Other students of color have felt the same way. I’ve had to resort to seeking guidance from other staff and faculty of color who I can actually relate to and connect with,” says junior Shelly Thao.

R: What has the response been like from other members of academia that this group has met with?

SA: The student advocates are disappointed that the Dean of Allied Health and Nursing and the Nursing Chair will not commit to all student demands that were proposed to create equity in the nursing department. We will turn to administrators, such as President Richard Davenport and Provost Marilyn Wells, who we feel strong-

ly that can uphold the values and mission of our university.

R: What are the policies this group wants to see implemented at MNSU? SA: We are seeking equity in the nursing department and intend for it to minimize the opportunity gap between diverse student groups. We are advocating for an increase in staff and faculty of color to ensure racial representation, creating policies to ensure that students of color, students with disabilities, international students, ESL students, and many more student groups are being admitted into the nursing program and not excluded, improving advising practices to be optimistic and inclusive of students rather than the opposite, and providing

accommodations including but not limited to HESI time extensions to students who have English as their second language.

R: Are there any other schools/programs implementing similar policies?

SA: Both Nursing Program at St. Kate’s and Winona State University are accredited as well. Both programs accept 40+ students. Both also have higher rates of minority students admitted into their nursing programs.

R: Please explain the importance of educating students/faculty on this issue (in other words, what don’t most people know or understand about this issue?)

SA: We all know that our university’s nursing program is competitive. That’s wonderful, but it does not mean that the university should only be admitting students with top grades. This doesn’t leave room for students from the following backgrounds to have a chance at being admitted due to societal barriers that they may face: students from low-income communities who aren’t always provided the best quality of K-12 education, students with disabilities, and students who have English as a second language. This is why we advocate for equity. We feel it’s important that these under-

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Maverick Year in Review: Homecoming artist Jerrod Niemann

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Jerrod Niemann was the homecoming artist for MSNU. He performed on Oct. 9 in Myers Field House.

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All-nighters just became easier with special finals hours

ZHANNA KURBANOVA Staff Writer Final exam week can be the most stressful time of the year even for the most diligent students. Caffeine and energy drinks are usually students’ best “friends” during this tough period. Many students need quiet and relaxing places as well as long hours to study.

As the final exams are approaching, many of the University’s buildings and services will be extended.

Perhaps the most popular study destination for students before and during finals week is going to be the library. Therefore, the MSU Memorial Library extends its hours starting this Friday, April 29, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

On Sunday, May 1, the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. During the Finals week, Monday through Thursday, the library will work

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Another popular study place at MSU is Centennial Student Union, which has enough room to study within its lower, main, and upper levels. CSU is usually open until midnight, but it has a different schedule during the finals week. On Saturday, April 30, the CSU is open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sunday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday, May 2-5, from 6:30 a.m to 2 a.m.

CSU is a comfortable place to study, because it has many dining options. However, CSU dining places will work their regular hours. Jazzman’s Café and Bakery is open until Midnight, and during the finals week Jazzman’s will have its special “Red Eye” promo menu.

The Red Eye menu will include Jet Fuel: Depth Charge, Dirty Chai, Americano, Espresso; Soft Landings: Hot Chocolate, Flavor Steam-

er, Iced Blueberry Green Tea. The menu will also offer delicious and nutritious Poppy Sesame Flat Flax Bread for $2.19; Watercress & Lemon Deviled Eggs for $1.49, and Celery Sticks with Peanut Butter for $2.29.

Other dining options around campus that work late hours might be: Domino’s Pizza, which is open and delivers until 2 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and until 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Toppers and Garry’s Pizza also do late night delivery until 3 a.m. For those who have a sweet tooth Insomnia Cookies at University Square offers its services until 3 a.m.

Students who need help with writing, math, and science classes might consider using Academic Support Center services, located in the lower level of the library.

To schedule an appointment with a writing tutor, students can stop by the reference desk or go online to https://tutortrac.mnsu.edu/ tracweb40/default.html.

The Writing Center works Mondays through Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Online Writing Center is available on Sundays through Thursdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Fridays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For math and science classes there are walk-in hours Mondays through Fridays 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Maverick Year in Review: Squeaky-clean fun at Foam Party

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Feature Photo Throwback: MNSU keeps expanding

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Sophomore marketing major Admir Suljic holds a Sept. 16, 1957 edition of the Reporter.

The featured article announced a library being built at MNSU. Fifty-nine years later, MNSU is building two new buildings as well: the Dining Center and Clinical Sciences Building!

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Asif Uddin: Mankato’s magnificent magician in the making

LUKE LARSON Staff Writer There are many talented students at Minnesota State University, Mankato, covering a wide range of areas of expertise. We have talented athletes, talented musicians, talented artists, talented researchers, talented writers, and at least one talented magician. That’s Asif Uddin, a sophomore from Chittagong,

ly wanted to dedicate himself to magic tricks.

“One day I just went to my mom and showed her one trick and it just awed her,” he says. “She was mind-blown.

And from that moment I knew I needed to do this.”

Since then his abilities have been improving every day, he adds. What began as a simple interest fed by some research on the internet has led Asif to perform shows for large audiences. Last fall he performed at the International Student Association’s wildly popular World’s Got Talent contest, where he earned the Best Social Message Award. He also performed at this year’s Inter-

“Asif’s fascination with magic tricks began six years ago when he began perfecting his skills taking unofficial lessons on the internet, watching countless video demonstrations on YouTube.”

Bangladesh studying electrical engineering.

Asif’s fascination with magic tricks began six years ago when he began perfecting his skills taking unofficial lessons on the internet, watching countless video demonstrations on YouTube. It took one special incident, however, to make him decide that he real-

national Festival and put on a charity show at the Ecumen Pathstone retirement community.

Like any good magician, Asif keeps the secrets to his tricks guarded.

“Sometimes I do teach people the small tricks, but the hard ones I keep for myself,” he says.

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While he specializes in card tricks, he’s also mastered tricks using hoops, rubber bands, and various small objects. Though many of his tricks are learned, he is also a magic innovator, having invented a few of his own. He often goes out on campus, demonstrating his tricks to students.

Asif has also built up a strong presence online. His Facebook page “Magician Asif” has accumulated over five thousand likes. He can be found on YouTube at his “Asif Magistry” channel. One of his videos – “Inceptic Magic, Episode 1” – was featured on the official MSU Facebook page.

He doesn’t plan, however, to turn his talent into a career.

“I do it as a hobby, a passion. I do it to make people smile,” he explains. “I know that if I can give them a small moment of happiness, I know they will remember me for the rest of their life. I don’t do it for money, I just do it because people like it and I can see that moment of joy in their

Photo Courtesy of Asif Uddin face. That’s what makes my day better.”

He also adds that it is a way for him to represent his home country of Bangladesh.

Perhaps one day we will

be talking not only about the Great Houdini, but also the Great Uddin.

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Editorial & Opinion

Well, what do you have to say for yourself?

The final thoughts of a very happy, very tired Editor in Chief.

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RAE FRAME Editor in Chief The doors of the Reporter open at 9 a.m., but unlike many offices, it’s not until the doors shut around 4:30 that the magic really starts to roll off the presses (first metaphorically, then literally.) Over the course of two semesters, you rack up a pretty impressive number of stories, interviews, and photographs that really capture the soul of the 2015-2016 academic year, but one of the things that you won’t see within the Reporter pages is the way this student newspaper has changed student employees like me.

Starting out as a copy editor in 2013, I never expected to play such a role as Editor in Chief—this has played both against and to my favor as I have learned the ropes of mass media and student leadership. It can sometimes be overwhelming, trying to speak to 15,000+ students in just a few pages. I hope that we have helped our students promote their events and celebrate their accomplishments, and I hope we have owned up when we failed to do so.

It’s been a great year to

We felt a lighthearted office selfie was appropriate on this, the final edition of the year. learn here at Minnesota State University, Mankato; having a campus body that is constantly changing and putting on new events (thanks to groups like our Student Events Team) creates a fantastic environment for teaching elements of journalism, and I’m very grateful that 2015-2016 has been so full of student-focused events and projects that we have been able to highlight here at the campus paper.

Over the past ten months, through the eyes of countless papers, I have watched this news team grow into a fully-fledged group of journalists, each with their own voice and passions that have made

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the Reporter a better place to work, a better publication to read. An editor can only be as good as their writers, and laying eyes on so many phenomenal submissions gave me an unlimited source of material from which I could learn.

Yet, amid all the hours of learning, the team also got to spend time discussing the less refined elements of the media world and enjoying the company of one another—there is a certain sense of community that comes with burning the midnight oil together. It really isn’t the office, the title, or any of the other things that made this job worthwhile—it’s the people, the memories, and being told

that you made a difference, a significant impact, in just one person’s life.

After a long and largely productive year as Editor in Chief I leave you, dear readers, in the capable hands of next year’s news team. As is tradition, I write this reflection on my last night as Editor in Chief, which means I can’t say much about my team without getting emotional, so I will just say it has been an honor and a privilege serving with this amazing team of editors and writers, and I look

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Feature Photo: President Davenport gives speech in CSU

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President Davenport gave an overall State of the University speech on April 27 in the Hearth Lounge.

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Lambda Chi ushers in summer with cookout Eat an all-American meal with proceeds for Feeding America.

LIZ JACAVINO Staff Writer This Saturday, April 30, the brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha will be hosting their first ever Lambda Chi Cookout.

The event will be hosted at the College Town Clubhouse from noon to 4 p.m. that day.

A ticket will cost $5, and this gets the attendee a hot dog, drink, and chips. They have also partnered up with Great Lake Clothing Company and will have prizes and a drawing for a $100 gift card.

All proceeds from this event will go to Lambda Chi’s national philanthropy, Feeding America.

Feeding America is the United States largest domestic hunger-relief organization that works through a web of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, and last year delivered over 3 billion meals to hungry

ica then moves donated food and grocery product to member food banks. The food banks in turn distribute food and grocery items through food pantries and meal programs that serve families, children, seniors and others at risk of hunger.” Feeding America is also number three on largest charities in the U.S according to forbes.com.

The local food shelf around Mankato is The Emergency Community Help Organization (ECHO), which provides emergency food assistance to people in the Blue Earth County and North Mankato. On their website ECHO states that the food shelf began in “…1981 in a church basement and was intended for short term food assistance to people in the Mankato area… Monthly, ECHO serves approximately 1,620 households and distributes 103,000 pounds of food.”

“Some kids don’t have to imagine a world where they don’t have enough to eat for dinner.”

Americans according to feedingamerica.org.

The process of feeding and distributing these meals begins with food banks. According to feedingamerica.org, “The process of getting food to hungry Americans requires a dynamic infrastructure and sophisticated management.

Feeding America secures donations from national food and grocery manufacturers, retailers, shippers, packers and growers and from government agencies and other organizations. Feeding Amer-

Michael Jewett said, “In America we are a gluttonous society. But imagine being a kid in America that has nothing to eat for dinner. We need to help the less fortunate especially when others of us already have more than we need.”

Some kids don’t have to imagine a world where they don’t have enough to eat for dinner. According to feedingamerica.org, about 20 percent of American children experience food insecurity.

That’s one in five children that

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are not sure when they’ll have their next meal. That’s approximately 15.3 million children. The numbers for adults is not much lower with about 10.6 million American adults who experience food insecurity every year, according to feedingamerica.org.

Feeding America is not just a food pantry, it also conducts research on the meal gap based on food insecurity, creates and implements programs across the country like Summer Food Service Program, BackPack Program,

and Kids Café, all which really focus on feeding children during the days and months when they are not in school.

These programs are very beneficial because for some children their meal at school is the only meal that is guaranteed that day, according to feedingamerica.org.

Lambda Chi Alpha partnered with Feeding America back in the summer of 2013 as their national philanthropy and since then the national fraternity has raised over six million pounds of food, mak-

ing a lasting impact in the United States.

Zach Gunby, a brother of Lambda Chi, said that his favorite part of their philanthropy is “the impact it has on communities not just in Mankato but nationwide.”

The brothers will be tabling on Thursday, April 28, from 1-4 p.m. in the CSU. Be sure to buy your cookout tickets!

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Signing off for the last time at MNSU Wes Huntington reflects on his final year accomplishments at Mankato.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Well, another year has come and gone for me. Unfortunately for all of my friends, this is also the final year of my college career here at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Upon reflection, I have to say my two years here at MNSU have been filled with

ups and downs. Overall, I know that my time here may have been brief, but at least I have made some fabulous memories and friends.

Obviously my favorite highlight is doing the radio station, KMSU/KMSK “The Maverick.” In February 2015, I decided to join KMSU as a student radio host, hosting the student-run variety show Radio a La Carte.

At the time I started, the show only lasted from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. every weekday, and I would host the show only on Fridays. Now, I’ve taken over the show-running duties, and

Mel Crane cleans shop after 36 years at MSU

NICOLE SCHMIDT News Editor Mel Crane, a Minnesota State University, Minnesota janitor, will be retiring after 36 and a half years of service at MNSU. Crane started his position in the August of 1979 and has faithfully stayed at MNSU. He has since made many friends at MNSU and is always known to provide

a cheerful hello and a smiling face.

Yohanes Ashenafi, a student at MNSU, said, “He is the greatest person in the universe (besides Jesus).”

Crane enjoys riding his motorcycle in his free time.

If you would wish to honor this amazing worker and man, please come to the Flexible Programming Space on May 5 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Photo by Nicole Schmidt I’ve also taken the initiative and also expanded the show from an hour to an hour and a half. So, instead of having the show airing from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. every day, the show now airs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

It was an experiment that station manager Jim “Gully” Gullickson and I decided to try during the Winter Break and succeeded brilliantly.

Now, since January, with the occasional revert, the show airs for 90 minutes instead of 60.

I’ve also tried to improve the show by having a disclaimer that plays at the start of every broadcast, saying: “The views and opinions expressed on Radio a La Carte are not necessarily those of

KMSU, KMSK, its underwriters, Minnesota State University Mankato, its staff, students or the public at large. Thank you.” I created that to save Gullickson and operations director Karen Wright some unnecessary headaches with that disclaimer, and I consider it the biggest change to the show.

The other big change is that I created a trivia segment in order to get the other cohosts to get involved in testing their knowledge. At the start, I used trivia websites, but lately I have been using Trivial Pursuit cards. It gets the listeners excited, and also it gets me excited as one of my dreams in addition to being a broadcaster is a game

show host. Maybe someday I could host The Price is Right or Jeopardy!.

I’ve made a lot of friends, and there are too many to mention. Finally, I just want to say thank you to many people. I would like to thank Karen Wright and Jim Gullickson at KMSU for taking a chance on me. I consider them my true mentors. I also want to say thank you to Tammy Dahlvang, the Crossroads ELCA pastor for being who she is.

Finally, I want to say thank you to Nicole Schmidt, Matt Eberline, and Rae Frame from The Reporter for publishing my great articles.

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Third time’s the charm when climbing Everest?

MNSU’s Dr. TA Loeffler seeks to conquer this steep challenge.

ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer Tents perch like bright lunchboxes on a crust of black rock, forked with ice and snow. For Dr. TA Loeffler, graduate of the Master’s Experiential Education program at MNSU, this tiny base camp is a temporary home. Loeffler is about to attempt a summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, for the

writer. She has a wealth of outdoor experiences. “Climbing Denali for my fortieth birthday provided a seed to want to climb Everest,” Loeffler told The Reporter. It was after Denali that TA set a goal of climbing all “Seven Summits,” which are the highest peaks on each continent. Her experiences with sky, snow, and sweat stretch endless over the page.

When asked why she chose to climb Everest in the first place, Loeffler replied, “I wanted to follow in the footsteps of my heroes, I wanted to inspire youth to have big dreams, and I wanted to be the best possible person I

“I wanted to follow in the footsteps of my heroes, I wanted to inspire youth to have big dreams, and I wanted to be the best possible person I could be.” third time.

There are many titles to describe Loeffler: she is a professor of Outdoor Education and Recreation at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, a professional keynote speaker, and a vivid

could be.”

Her first attempt at Everest nosedived when she developed bronchitis, followed by giardiasis. She attempted again, but contracted three bladder infections that she could not cure at altitude.

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However, Loeffler is ready to meet the mountain once more. “I’ve done four expeditions since 2010 in Nepal with no illnesses, so here’s hoping… it’s also a huge mental challenge, so that always weighs in.”

Loeffler has an active relationship with multiple elementary school classes. These classes follow her journey through a curriculum she and her curricular team develop on her blog. In audio-posts,

Loeffler gives updates on her whereabouts and she also answers questions from students, teachers, and whole classes.

Currently, Loeffler is at base camp awaiting her first trek up the icefall, which will happen around midnight between Thursday and Friday.

She will be carrying a pack of essential supplies weighing around 35 to 40 pounds.

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She and her team cook using a specialized stove fueled by a mix of propane and butane.

This stove is designed to maximize all available heat.

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Maverick Year in Review: Latino Night

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Latino night was a success at MNSU in April of 2016. The performances all wowed the crowd. We can’t wait for next year’s!

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You get what you give when studying abroad Exchange student Ashleigh Bagshaw considers her time in the U.S.

ASHLEIGH BAGSHAW Staff Writer This article marks my last for the Reporter, and so it is only appropriate that I take it as an opportunity to reflect on the term that has been from my own personal viewpoint as an international exchange student. The experience of exchange is unlike any other, and it is difficult to put into words everything that I have learned along the way, but I will do my best.

As a native of Adelaide, South Australia, I came a long way from home to attend Minnesota State University, Mankato. Exchange is one of those experiences that you come into with expecta-

Photo courtesy of Ashleigh Bagshaw tions, and find out that every expectation you had prior to coming was completely inaccurate. It is not an experience for the faint of heart, and it challenges you to become stronger than you ever believed possible.

I arrived here back in the first week of January and found myself captivated by a new world; to me Minnesota was a Winter Wonderland.

Studying abroad provides a wake-up call in that it really makes you aware that there

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is an entire world beyond the place where you grew up, and that was one of the first things that really hit me when I arrived here. To be a successful exchange student, you have to come into the experience with an open-mind, and always be ready to learn new things.

It has certainly been a difficult transition at times: living on a different continent from my loved ones; adjusting to cultural differences; and all the while struggling with the pressures faced by all college students.

However, the MSU community has been a warm and welcoming one, and I quickly found my niche. It is important to make connections while on exchange, and for me I have made friendships here that I hope will continue to last for years to come.

I could not have had the experience I have had without having met some truly amazing people along the way.

If there is one thing I cannot emphasize enough about going on exchange, it is the need to take every opportunity that is handed to you.

While here, I have been lucky

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pensing an over-the-counter drug called Naloxone, sold under the brand name Narcan. When administered, Naloxone acts as an anti-overdose drug and will reverse the effects of an opioid (meaning Heroin and narcotic painkillers) overdose. When Naloxone is administered to a person overdosing, their lungs are filled and their breathing returns to normal, effectively reversing the overdose.

How does this relate to Mankato? As we are all aware of, Minnesota State University, Mankato is equipped with first re-

sponders who are there to help with medical emergencies. These first responders now carry Naloxone and will be able to reverse opioid deaths on campus should they ever take place.

This information is brought to you by Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a recognized organization at MSU dedicated to helping students. Minnesota is one of the few states to offer Naloxone over the counter, so it is crucial that this information is spread to stop the trend shown below from continuing.

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Maverick Year in Review: Say “woof” for dogsledding

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MSU student Samantha Meyer poses with three of the dogs on campus Monday, Jan. 11. Five dogs gave students rides around a small area of snow on this chilly day.

Futures feature: St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center ALISSA THIELGES Staff Writer If you’re looking for a welcoming community where you can create meaningful, lasting friendships while also growing in your faith, then the St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center is the perfect place for you.

“The Newman Center is a home for Catholic students and all those searching to find God in their life,” Father Jason Kern, the priest at the Newman Center, said.

The Catholic Newman Center underwent a recent change of address. Built in 2014, the new building is located at 1502 Warren Street, which is across the street from the MSU campus bell tower, just a short walk down the street from Chipotle.

The new facility features a game room, with a pool table, foosball table and dartboard, two study rooms, a lounge area with a fireplace, a classroom, office area, gathering hall, and, most importantly, a chapel for mass. Even with the new accommodations, Sunday service at 8 p.m. continues to be overflowing every week with parishioners.

The Newman Center offers a lot of opportunities for students to grow in their faith.

Whether you are just starting out on your faith journey, or are looking to go deeper, the Catholic Mavs are willing take the journey with you.

“The Newman Center offers many large group gatherings with Catholic Mavs night and our large Social Events Wednesdays as well as many small group gatherings through our various Bible Studies,” Joe Bakken, the Newman Center’s Campus Minister, said. Bakken is in charge of programing and central outreach for the Center, as well as oversees all the events and service project opportunities, including mission trips.

Some of the events that the Newman Center organizes include: Theology on Tap, where free pizza and 1919 root beer are provided as a special speaker discusses an interesting topic surrounding the Catholic faith; Grill the Priest, where students are able to ask the priest questions they’ve always wanted to know the answer to; praise and worship nights; Christmas and New Year’s parties; swing dances; and an annual talent show.

“Bottom line,” Bakken said, “there are so many opportunities for students to get involved.”

These big events happen every other Wednesday night and there is always plenty of free food and great people to connect with.

One event in particular that might interest new students is the Welcome BBQ, which happens the first Sunday before fall semester starts. This is a great time opportunity to connect with other students and learn about the Newman Center’s various activities. Getting involved in a bible study is also a great opportunity to meet others who are on the same path of discovery and a way create strong connections with others. What better way to create lasting friendship than while growing closer in your relationship with God? Bakken also encourages students to attend Catholic Mavs nights, especially those first weeks of the semester when there will be a root beer kegger. This is a weekly event that happens Thursday nights. It begins with mass at 8:15 p.m. and is followed by food, fellowship, and a fun event such as Karaoke on their big screen in the gathering hall, Trivia, board games,

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Futures feature: The Veterans Resource Center

MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer The Veterans Resource Center provides support to veterans, military members, and their families as they transition to college and throughout their educational career.

Located on the first floor of the Centennial Student Union in room 168, the Veterans Center is committed to offering comprehensive information and assistance, as well as a welcoming space for students to gather for peer support.

The Veterans Resource Center was created out of legislation in 2006 requiring all Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and University of Minnesota institutions to provide space for a Veterans Resource Center and offer services provided by the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs.

According to the South East Regional Coordinator, David Schrader, Minnesota State Mankato’s Veterans Resource Center is a one-stop

shop for comprehensive information about benefits, referrals to campus and career planning resources and other assistance for veterans, military members and military families. The Veterans Resource Center is also a space for students to make connections with fellow veterans and military members and to find ways to support each other at Minnesota State Mankato.

The Veterans Center is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Veterans Center host service providers that provide work with benefits and resources for veterans. It also plays hosts to connections with community organizations and social gatherings.

The Veterans Center is connected with all area resources and services for veterans and military members.

This includes the United State Department of Veterans Affairs, the Minnesota Department for Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Department of Military Affairs, and non-profits such as the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans.

There is also a Veterans Club, a Recognized Student Organization which is separate from the Veterans Resource Center, but the two often

Photo by Trevor Cokley work in tandem to provide opportunities for camaraderie and connect student veterans and military members with each other.

Some of the Veterans Centers goals are: to ease the transition of current and former military members, to aid these members identify and access financial resources to fund their education and to connect them with local resources that are available to provide assistance and access to medical care and other personal needs. The Veterans Center hope students can benefit from them by gaining resources to access

Sanders wins island where ferry shipped emergency ballots “Sanders captured 64 percent of the Democratic vote Tuesday on the remote island that’s a 55-minute boat ride from mainland Rhode Island.”

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bernie Sanders can thank a patient ferry captain for helping to cement his Democratic presidential primary victory in the sleepy resort community of Block Island.

Sanders captured 64 percent of the Democratic vote Tuesday on the remote island that’s a 55-minute boat ride from mainland Rhode Island.

But there wouldn’t have been enough ballots for all 308 islanders who cast Democratic ballots were if not for a frenzied mission to get an emergency shipment to Block Island before its sole polling place closed.

Town Clerk Molly Fitzgerald panicked at 4 p.m. as she learned there weren’t enough Democratic ballots to last through the night.

She had reserved 300 and they were almost gone.

“The planes had stopped running,” she said. “There was one ferry boat left for the day. It was going to leave the mainland at 4:45 p.m.”

That’s when Anne Irons, a clerk in the mainland town of Narragansett, got a call for help. Irons jumped in her car, went to a polling place to find extra ballots, sealed them up and drove them to the ferry dock at the Port of Galilee.

Waiting for her was

Steve Kimball, the boat’s longtime captain, and the 92 passengers of the day’s last ferry. Kimball held the boat 22 minutes behind its scheduled departure for the shipment to arrive.

“We pride ourselves on trying to depart on time, every time,” said Kimball’s colleague Chris Myers, a port captain. “But in this case we thought it worthy to hold the boat.”

Rhode Island was the only state of the five that held primaries Tuesday where Sanders beat front-runner Hillary Clinton. Fitzgerald said she wasn’t expecting such a heavy turnout.

military and veterans benefits, opportunities to connect with other students and support in becoming a successful student. The Veterans Center also aims to connect militants with other veterans and military members and to help them be successful students, and transition smoothly from college to career.

The Veterans Resource Center was crucial to the university receiving designation as a “Military Friendly

School” by G.I. Jobs magazine, as well as U.S. News & World Report, “Best Colleges for Veterans.” The Veterans Center is truly a place to stop by if one just wants to know more about Minnesota State, Mankato and to get valuable information and knowledge on the various resources the school has to offer.

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Clinton embraces Trump’s mention of ‘woman’s card’ ATLANTA (AP) — Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have launched into a rhetorical scrum, with the Republican front-runner eliciting a backlash that highlights his perilous standing among female voters who could help propel the likely Democratic nominee to the White House.

Trump celebrated his fivestate primary sweep Tuesday by swiping at Clinton for playing “the woman’s card” in her bid to become the nation’s first female president, and he repeated the charge again Wednesday as he campaigned.

“She’s got nothing else going,” Trump told supporters in New York after primary victories in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware.

“And, frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5 percent of the vote.” He added in an immediate contradiction that “the beautiful thing is women don’t like her.”

Clinton, herself enjoying victory in four out of five of Tuesday’s Democratic primaries, retorted in Philadelphia, that “if fighting for women’s health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the ‘woman card,’ then deal me in.”

she’s framed issues important to many female voters as matters of economic security for everyone.

But it shows Clinton is willing to engage directly on matters of gender, highlighting policy and personality differences with Trump, whose long history of incendiary comments about women already have helped define his candidacy.

An anti-Trump Super PAC, backed by Republican donors, last month launched an ad in which unnamed women read aloud quotes Trump has proffered about females.

“Bimbo. Dog. Fat Pig,” the ad begins, with later references to Trump critiquing “flat-chested” women and referring to “a young and beautiful piece of a--” and a woman “dropping to your knees.”

In March, Trump distributed via social media an unflattering image of Heidi Cruz, Trump rival Ted Cruz’s wife, prompting the Texas senator to assert that “strong women scare Donald.”

Four years ago, 11 out of 13 general election swing states went to the nominee who won among women.

Of those eleven, President Barack Obama, with 55 percent of the female vote nationally, won nine; Republican

The exchange prompted social media hashtags like #dealmein and #womancard, the latter ranking among the top 10 global trending topics on Twitter Wednesday, with more than 45,000 uses by late afternoon.

Many voters also circulated video of Mary Pat Christie, the wife of Trump backer and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who, standing behind Trump during his victory speech Tuesday, looked as though she was rolling her eyes at the same time as he made those comments.

Clinton’s retort isn’t a new line of argument; for months

Mitt Romney won just two.

If she manages an even wider advantage among women than Obama, Democrats say she may get a boost in states like Pennsylvania and Colorado, casting them out of Trump’s reach while allowing her to compete in GOP-leaning territory like Georgia and North Carolina.

The back-and-forth comes as Trump and Clinton solidify their nomination paths.

Combining earned delegates and publicly committed super-delegates, Clinton has 90 percent of the total she needs.

Trump’s path to the GOP’s

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press required 1,237-delegate majority isn’t assured, but his Tuesday sweep intensifies pressure on Republican leaders who would seek to deny him the nomination during Republicans’ July convention.

Cruz, who’s aiming to topple Trump at the Cleveland gathering, implicitly emphasized the front-runner’s turbulent relationships with women Wednesday as he tapped former candidate Carly Fiorina as his would-be running mate, praising her as someone who has “over and over ... shattered glass ceil-

ings.”

As for Trump’s claim that women “don’t like” Clinton, he’s wrong at the very least about Democratic primary voters. Exit polls conducted for the Associated Press and television networks in 25 states this year show Clinton won 62 percent of female voters over Bernie Sanders’ 36 percent.

According to a recent APGfK poll of the general population, 40 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion and 55 percent have an unfavorable opinion of Clinton.

Women weren’t significantly more likely than men to have a favorable opinion. But

for Trump, things were even worse. Just 26 percent had a favorable opinion and 69 percent had an unfavorable one, also with no significant gender gap.

Women, however, were more likely than men to say they definitely would not vote for Trump in a general election, 66 percent to 60 percent. About half of men and women said they would defi-

nitely not vote for Clinton.

Among Republicans only, primary exit polls have shown Trump facing a gender gap his last remaining rivals do not have. In the 25 states polled, Trump won 36 percent women and 44 percent of men. Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich both demonstrated consistent support across genders.

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Maverick Year in Review: Dance Team Takes Nationals

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Dead whale brings majestic moments, big problems for beach “Dozens of gawkers stood upwind of the carcass on Tuesday, examining it, marveling at it, and of course taking selfies with it.”

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(AP) — For those who could stand the smell, and stifle their gags, it was something to behold — the sad but riveting sight of a 40-foot whale lying dead on its side on a Southern California beach known for its surfing.

Dozens of gawkers stood upwind of the carcass on Tuesday, examining it, marveling at it, and of course taking selfies with it.

“You should be paying homage to such creatures that are so intelligent and so wonderful,” said Cynthia Stern of Santa Monica, who drove 75 miles to place an orchid by the whale and press homeopathic remedies onto its rotting blubber. “You could start to feel the positive energy as you walked down the beach. Even though it’s a carcass, it’s profoundly positive — and anyone who went there is blessed.”

Its enormous tongue was so swollen that it bulged out of its mouth like a giant black balloon. Seaweed still dangled from its mouth, and only a few patches of grey-black skin were left on the body, which was a light beige color from the fat underneath.

A big problem looms with the big beast, however. Officials must decide whether to tow the load of up to 30 tons out to sea or cut it into pieces and load them on trucks, and neither option is easy.

“I don’t think the carcass could have landed on a worse stretch of beach,” said Rich Haydon, the superintendent who oversees the beach, citing its limited access for vehicles and popularity.

Burial on the beach isn’t feasible because the stretch is mostly cobblestones, Haydon said.

The whale likely died of natural causes and was dis-

covered Sunday.

Heraclio Belmontes of Newport Beach went to see the whale with his two brothers.

“I was a chef for a while, so I’ve seen all sorts of dead fish.

But never like this,” he said.

Monica Perez brought her three children, ages 7 to 11, to see the unusual sight. They made observations about the texture of the whale’s skin and talked about decomposition with their mother as they circled the carcass.

They counted nine footsteps as they measured the whale’s tail from end to end.

“It’s very scientific. It’s not every day that you have a whale that washes up onto your beach, and there’s a lot that we can learn from these majestic creatures,” Perez said. “We did miss the end of school, but I figure that this is school in action.”

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Trump struggles to explain ‘America first’ foreign policy WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump strained to lay out a clear vision of his “America first” foreign policy on Wednesday, vowing to substitute hard-headed realism for what he called a postCold War era replete with U.S. national security failures.

Yet the Republican presidential front-runner outlined no strategy for how he’d make the United States at the same time a “consistent” and “unpredictable” force in the world. And he didn’t appear to allay the concerns of U.S. and international critics — Republicans at home as well as Democrats — who see him as unfit for the responsibilities of commander in chief. “’America first’ will be the major and overriding theme of my administration,” Trump declared, echoing motifs from his campaign that is now close to sealing the GOP nomination.

Delivering his lines in a more sober, restrained manner than usual to cast himself as presidential material, the billionaire businessman and reality TV star toned down or omitted several of his most explosive — and oft-repeated — barbs. He made no reference to forcing Mexico to pay for a wall across the nation’s Southern border. He also didn’t revisit the idea of allowing Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia or any other country to develop nuclear weapons for self-defense purposes.

Instead, Trump took aim

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press introduced by one such old voice of the foreign policy elite — Zalmay Khalilzad, a Bush-appointed former ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations.

“My foreign policy will always put the interests of the American people and American security above all else,” he said. “It has to be first. Has to be. That will be the foundation of every single decision that I will make.”

Trump’s “new direction” in American foreign policy was vague even by the standards of presidential campaigns.

The U.S. approach to fighting IS will be “strong” under a Trump administration, he vowed, offering no indication of troop levels he might authorize. He intends to ease

“...the Republican presidential front-runner outlined no strategy for how he’d make the United States at the same time a “consistent” and “unpredictable” force in the world.” at President Barack Obama’s embrace of an Iran nuclear agreement, Obama’s failure to eliminate the Islamic State group and other examples of what he termed a foreign policy of “randomness” and “chaos.” His criticism extended to Republicans, too, assailing President George W. Bush for the Iraq war and mocking a foreign policy establishment of “old people” who have scoffed at his diplomatic and national security credentials.

“It’s time to shake the rust off America’s foreign policy,” Trump told academics, reporters and a smattering of supporters in a Washington hotel ballroom after being

tensions with Russia while negotiating “from a position of strength,” but he wouldn’t say what that means for U.S. sanctions punishing Moscow for annexing Ukrainian territory. He said he’d balance America’s massive commercial deficit with China “quickly,” without a word about tariff policy or existing trade agreements.

Trump also contradicted his own broad-brush approach to foreign policy. He said at one point that the best way to achieve his goals was through “disciplined, deliberate and consistent” policy. Later, however, he exhorted the nation to “be more unpredictable” in how

it combats enemies.

“We have to be unpredictable starting now,” Trump declared in the 38-minute speech hosted by the Center for the National Interest, an organization founded by President Richard Nixon.

Democratic and Republican opponents immediately pounced on the speech’s substance, or lack thereof.

“No one wants an unpredictable ally,” said James Stavridis, the retired Navy admiral who served as NATO’s top commander in Europe from 2009 to 2013. “It sounds like isolationism.”

The “America First” anthem “is precisely what the world worries about,” said Christopher Hill, a Bush-appointed former ambassador to Iraq.

But Republican former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich voiced support.

“This was a serious foreign policy speech by Trump,” he tweeted. “It is worth reading and thinking about. It will be ridiculed by Washington elites.”

And the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Corker of Tennessee, called it “a very good foreign policy speech,” but said he hoped for a time when “candidates in both parties will begin focusing not only on the problems we face but on solutions.”

Fresh off a sweep of five Northeastern primaries and on a clearer path to nomination, Trump repeated assertions that U.S. allies must contribute more to international security agreements, such as NATO, to reap the benefits of American military protection. Yet he tried to assure allies the U.S. would recommit to them if he’s elected president.

Some of the messaging was no different than

Obama’s, Bush’s or any other recent U.S. leader. “We should seek common ground based on mutual interests,”

Trump said of Russia and China, two leading geopolitical rivals.

But his criticism of the last 15 years of U.S. policy in the Mideast was particularly pointed. Trump’s likely opponent in the general election, Democrat Hillary Clinton, was Obama’s secretary of state and a key architect of the effort.

“We’ve made the Middle East more unstable and chaotic than ever before,” said Trump, lumping in Obama’s abandonment of U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, a record of recriminations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a refusal to enforce his own “red line” for military action after Syrian President Bashar Assad unleashed chemical weapons.

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Futures feature: Live at 89.7 FM, it’s KMSU WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Radio broadcasting is no easy task, especially if you are a student here at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Sure, if you wanted to be a radio broadcaster and if you were a student, you could pick up internships at any of the radio stations here in town, but the one that most students aren’t aware of is right underneath their noses. Of course, we are talking about KMSU-FM’s student-led variety radio show called Radio a La Carte.

As the name suggests, it is the only student-led radio show on KMSU’s otherwise busy schedule. Radio a La Carte broadcasts every Monday through Friday at a designated place inside Jazzman’s Café and Bakery in the CSU. However, when technology demands a change of venue, the show will broadcast from the studios in the Alumni and Foundation Center. There are at least seven radio hosts (usually two or three per weekday, with the exceptional day a host wants to do the show solo), each with its own playlist to entertain the listeners with their own style of music they wish to play. The co-hosts, in addition, do numerous interviews with many

Reporter Archive clubs and organizations that they find tabling in the main hallway between the Mav Ave food court and the Ostrander Auditorium.

Jim Gullickson, one of the station managers over at KMSU – nicknamed “The Maverick” – said that he was the one who started Radio a La Carte all the way back in 2009. Gullickson said the show got started when the technology became available to transmit high-quality audio over the Internet. At the time, KMSU wasn’t very visible – and according to Gullickson, it still isn’t that visible – to the campus community, and he sought a way to change that

perception. The portable studio radio board solved the problem, according to Gullickson. “It also seemed like a perfect way for MSU students to have an opportunity to host a live program in a very visible way,” he said.

The radio board was procured through a vendor with IT Services, and they mounted wheels to handle the weight of the equipment.

Radio a La Carte hosts use two special computers for their broadcasts. One is to transmit their high-quality audio over the Internet to the KMSU studio at the Alumni and Foundation Center, and their sister station KMSKFM’s studios in Austin, Min-

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Mark Twain is credited with advising us to “never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel,” but I find myself much more inclined to use this final edition’s ink to thank a few people who have taught me a few special lessons throughout the year. Thank you to Karen Wright for your advice, mentorship, and encouragement throughout a year that brought many thankless challenges. Thank you to my team for creating a safe, positive space where I was allowed to truly be myself. Thank you to my study abroad student employees, for teaching me so much throughout your stay and enriching our whole office so much in such a short period of time.

I would also like to thank, congratulate, and give a happy send-off to our staff members who will be grad-

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FAREWELL forward to stepping down and watching them give the newspaper their own flair.

At the helm will be EIC Matt Eberline, who has proved his skill and passion for writing and editing throughout his years at the Reporter. Your news editor, Nicole Schmidt, brings the very best in campus-based news stories and well-timed Godfather quotes. She’s also an unrivaled listener, who is passionate about her work at the Reporter and with KMSU radio. Stepping up from the position of Staff Writer and Web Editor to become the next A&E Editor, Gabe Hewitt will be offering you coverage of all things music, film, and entertainment. You can also catch him as a member of the Southern Minnesota News Project on KMSU radio. Formerly our football and baseball aficionado, Tommy Wiita will be sliding into the Sports desk to

nesota. Gullickson said the name of Radio a La Carte was a name that was given by the students, and it stuck.

Radio a La Carte was originally aired as a one-hour program from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

In January 2016, a change was made to accommodate

the loss of a program called Blues Break and as a result, the program now airs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. following a successful experiment with it during the winter break.

Another aspect of KMSU/ KMSK is the student run news program called The Southern Minnesota News Project, and it is made of up students who are willing to put in the extra effort reporting campus news. From its inception in 2004, the students who work with the News Project have gone on to do other things in media. Both programs don’t require you to be a mass communications student in order to do it.

KMSU/KMSK is found at 89.7 FM in Mankato and 91.3 in Austin. You can also stream the station online at kmsu.org, and you can find it on Tune in Radio. Download it either on the Apple App Store or on Google Play.

uating or transferring this spring: You have all made this newspaper something to be proud of, and I hope you have all enjoyed your time working with our team as much as I have.

Student leadership may not be for everyone—who knows, maybe it wasn’t for me—but if I’ve learned anything this year, it’s the fact my most important job was to learn from other students; some who have been here for years, others able to join just for a semester, but no matter how long they were able to be here, they became a permanent part of the Reporter’s history, of my history. Students, staff, and faculty of Minnesota State University, Mankato, I have each of you to personally thank for your support, guidance, and constructive criticism this past year. I hope my work here has reflected all you have had to teach me.

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Summer possibilities: 5 things to try this summer HEEJAE JUNG Staff Writer How are your finals going?

We all know we’re stressed out and exhausted. But we only have one more week to go and the summer is just about to start. Let’s hang in there together for the break.

Speaking of the summer, do you have any ideas for the summer break? Here are some good ideas to spend this summer worthily as college students.

1. Give yourself a ‘Shakespeare Vacation’ I know it might sound so boring but there is nothing worthy than reading classics.

You are a college student and you are here for higher education. And like Abigail Adams said, “Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.”

Theses days, not many people read steadily. Especially, when it comes to classics, students barely read

those not as long as required in classes. Instead, we have been holding our phones in our hands. This phenomenon brought us some major issues, that we don’t think critically and debate enough.

People are easily distracted to minor issues from social media, which aren’t verified.

To bring a qualified debating forum, we need to educate ourselves.

Back in the Victorian era in Great Britain, there was a reading vacation called ‘Shakespeare Vacation’. This is for submitting book reports after reading 5 pieces of Shakespeare intensively during a month of a paid holidays. Queen Victoria used to give this holidays to higher bureaucrats once in 3 years. Shakespeare’s pieces are well-known world widely since it describes of human nature and complicated relationships. She wanted them to have deeper insight to do better politics for the people.

You don’t have to sub-

mit homework to the queen but how about give yourself some valuable time?

2. Get out of your comfort zone.

Try a new form of exercise.

Other than running by yourself, run with your friends, or in a group. If you are an active runner, try Yoga instead of it. If you have been doing Pilates, go for crazy spinning class.

Try a new video game. It’s summer. What better time is there to adventure in a fancy virtual world without worrying about school?

Go somewhere you have never been. Go on a road trip, take a short flight to a totally different world with your friends. Be adventurous!

Try to break your fears. Is there anything that makes you afraid to try? Maybe it’s a perfect time to challenge yourself. Personally, I broke my fear of swimming and have been learning how to swim, so that I can fully enjoy it this summer!

continued from page A15 ment of their faith, but that through this process, they have made the best friends that they have ever had.”

Father Kern also comments, “The lively community and faith life of our student parish allows for all people to come and receive the Sacraments of the Church or discover a deepening of their relationship with Jesus while studying at MSU.” The Newman Center also offers daily mass at noon on Tuesday and

Wednesday, all day adoration on Thursday, and the sacrament of reconciliation 30 minutes before every mass. Father Kern has also stated that they will be adding an 11 a.m. mass on Sundays starting fall 2016.

“The numerous opportunities to grow in your faith make your time at MSU enriched and meaningful so that God can continue to remain at the center of your life,” Father Kern said.

continued from page A14 spent here are short in comparison to the four years that many students will spend at MSU, but I have taken so much away from this experience in such a short time. Studying abroad not only provides a fantastic opportunity to learn more about another country, but to gain a greater sense of self-awareness, strength and inde-

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The four months I have

Since you became a college student, your life has been changed in some ways. It is a good time to re-arrange your routine. Also, don’t forget to clean up your e-life! Unfriend Facebook friends who you don’t even talk to anymore.

Clean your laptop, desktop drives, and your phone too.

5. Prepare for next semester.

It’s your job to enjoy the break but you should also be ready for the fall semester. Registering classes and planning ahead. Because you don’t want to do it last minute and freak out.

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Bakken stresses to not worry about just showing up, even if you don’t have someone to go with.

“We have a very welcoming atmosphere and our desire is that all students feel at home here at Newman,” he said. “One thing that I hear from so many students is that here at Newman they have not only experienced an immense joy and enrich-

3. Experience and educate yourself.

Learn an instrument. You might have wanted to learn new stuff other than sports.

Find some local classes and try it immediately! Hesitation will end this summer.

Go to museums. These kinds of places give you huge opportunities to earn yourself to cultural perspectives.

If you can’t go to the Louvre in Paris, there is Minneapolis Institute of Art in Minnesota.

It is a great place where you can experience beautiful art pieces including magnificent European pieces.

4. Clean yourself up.

If you’re a holder, then it is the time to re-organize yourself. Go over your belongings and separate them into what you need and you don’t need. And among what you don’t need, donate useful stuff and get rid of the rest.

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Yohanes Ashenafi: The ‘pulse’ of the MSU Reporter

BY THE REPORTER EDITORIAL STAFF If you’ve been a part of Maverick Athletics in the past few years, you’ve probably noticed Yohanes Ashenafi diligently snapping action shots on the sidelines. If you’ve ever answered in the Reporter’s weekly Pulse questions and had your best side captured on camera, it was probably Yohanes behind the lens. Yohanes is the reason so many events—spontaneous or planned—have made their way onto the pages of the Reporter. We’ve all said “Cheese!”, and now it’s time to say “Thank You” to Yohanes Ashenafi.

Nicole Schmidt, News: I have had the pleasure of working with Yohanes this year. One thing that I can say about him is that he never fails to make me smile or laugh. His happy spirit is contagious. Even though I was slow at getting the Pulse question to him, I know that he was genuinely excited to talk to people about the question I chose.

Yohanes has a unique personality, and an even more unique skill at photography.

Every day, I would open the

Photo Courtesy of Yohanes Ashenafi Pulse photos and truly be stunned at the quality and artistic ability of each one. I felt as though i knew each person from the photos he took.

The Reporter office was lucky to have a person like Yohanes here, and we will all miss seeing his smiling face here. Thank you, Yohanes!

Luke Lonien, Sports: Anytime I needed pictures taken, or anything else done, you were the one I looked for. You were always willing to lend a helping hand. The Reporter is losing a great

one, and it will never be the same after you leave. I feel sorry the editors that do not have the chance to work with you. You always lightened the mood and made the office a great place to be. It was never work when you were around.

You cracked the best jokes and kept us on our feet with your clever humor. Thank you, Ashenafi

hanes captures these images makes me want to meet these people and hear their stories.

But that’s only half of the Ashenafi Experience; the other half is the fact that working with him is an absolute joy.

Not only does he take his academics incredibly seriously (he was often the last one in the office to work on assignments), but he also has an infectiously positive attitude that makes our office a better place to be.

I can hardly sum up in a few words the ways Yohanes has become a part of the Reporter family, and he is leaving behind some pretty big shoes for photographers to come.

I call them portraits and not pictures because the way Yo-

Rae Frame, EIC: For three years, I’ve taken time every week to sit down and just look through the portraits from the Pulse--and

NURSING

continued from page A2 “If the nursing department chose to be equitable in their decision-making, this could be an incentive for students of color and even international students, students with disabilities and students who have English as a second language to attend this university.” represented students be given a fair chance at being nurses, and we will continue to advocate for them.

R: How will these suggestions improve the academic experience for students of color and promote diversity at MNSU? SA: The Dean of Allied Health and Nursing agreed with us that students of color have a higher chance of coming from communities that do not provide the best quality of K-12 education.

If the nursing department chose to be equitable in their decision-making, this could be an incentive for students of color and even international students, stu-

dents with disabilities and students who have English as a second language to attend this university.

R: How does this group plan to move forward in the coming year?

SA: We would like to work closely with administrators in the nursing department upon them committing to being equitable.

Until then, we will continue to speak to administrators such as President Richard Davenport and Provost Marilyn J. Wells because we believe they do the best in carrying out the mission and core values of this university. We are hopeful that the President and Provost

will see that equity is needed in the nursing department.

R: How can students get involved in this effort?

SA: Students are welcome to attend the arranged student meeting on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10 a.m. to discuss this issue with President Richard Davenport and Provost Marilyn J. Wells. We are still waiting for the location to be determined by the President’s Office. Please email equityinnursing@gmail.com if you have questions or would like to be involved.

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KIMBERLY SHIPMAN Staff Writer As Minnesota State University, Mankato’s spring semester comes to an end, the Spring Dance Concert takes center stage.

The dance concert is expected to have yet again some very diverse works and is choreographed by MNSU faculty, students, and a guest choreographer, Allison Doughty. The spring show is put on through the Department of Theatre and Dance and will consist of ballet, tap, modern, and jazz.

It will take place in the Ted Paul Theatre, Earley Center for Performing Arts at MNSU on April 29 at 7:30 p.m., and April 30 at 2 p.m. There will also be the Student Dance Showcase, which will show only students’ works. This show will run on May 1 at 2

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What are your plans for the summer?

One student offers a guide to summer activities in Minnesota.

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KAARINA MAKI Staff Writer Since we’re currently in the middle of Dead/Finals week here at MSU, it can be tough to remember what is at the end of these tough two weeks. Just keep in mind that by May 6, we are finally on summer break! For some people, that means going home and job searching or starting a new job. For others, it means two months of uninterrupted Netflix and video games.

Even though these both sound great, because you’re either earning money or you’re able to relax without the worries of studying, there are a lot of fun things to do in Minnesota over the summer. Since we only get

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the summer in Minnesota!

Twin Cities Pride Parade/ Festival This year, the annual Pride Festival will take place on June 25 and 26, with the parade happening on the 26th.

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Retro review: the Donkey Kong Country trilogy One student reviews an old Super Nintendo favorite.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer In the mid-1990’s, Nintendo and Sega were at each other’s throats. They were at war with each other for sales in a competition later termed the “Console Wars.” We still have this competition today, but we don’t hear about it as much as back then. By now, we all know that the Nintendo Wii is the best-selling video game console of the past three years. Sega had their Genesis console with its attachments, the Sega CD

key Kong Country, which was released in Nov. 1994 as a joint project between United Kingdom-based developer Rareware and Nintendo.

Back then, the game leapt off of store shelves to the tune of over nine million copies sold, making it the third best-selling Super Nintendo game, behind Super Mario World in 1991 and Super Ma-

“The Squawks portion is what drives fans and gamers up the wall; when you transform into the adorable bird, and the wind flies you around, you have to be extremely careful not to hit the vines or you die.”

and 32X, supporting superior graphics. Losing sales to the Genesis, Nintendo needed something to bolster its sales of the Super Nintendo console. Along came Don-

rio All-Stars in 1993. The reason being is that the game made use of revolutionary graphics. These graphics were first rendered in 3D using Silicon Graphics engines and then converted into 2D

for use in the game. More importantly for Nintendo, it gave its users and their families a reason to stick with the Super Nintendo over the Genesis and gave Nintendo the victory over Sega in the first console war.

Donkey Kong Country is more good than bad. At its heart, the game is a version of Super Mario Bros. but with the apes Donkey and Diddy Kong, instead of Mario and his brother Luigi. There is a difference, though. In Super Mario Bros., you have only one player to control and when you die you lose a life.

In Donkey Kong Country, you control both apes and you have two chances to complete a level and if you lose both apes, you lose a life. The gameplay is rock-solid and the plot is easy to wrap your head around; King K. Rool has stolen Donkey Kong’s banana hoard and you have to recover it. Donkey Kong Country is a solid entry in

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the trilogy that started over twenty years ago.

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest was released a year later in 1995.

The game is notorious for some really hard levels and the difficulty curve. The game’s plot was a continuation of the previous game.

Instead of having the banana hoard stolen by K. Rool, he has kidnapped Donkey Kong and you have to save him.

You may be asking yourself, how are you supposed to save Donkey Kong with only Diddy?

Have no fear, you will have his girlfriend Dixie along for the ride. With her blond ponytail, you can jump long gaps as you traverse through the tough levels in the game.

The notorious level “Animal Antics,” found in the Lost World, is in this game. In the level, you have to transform into all five animal buddies (Rambi, Squidder, Engarde, Squawks, and Radley) with

the only instruction being, “LOL good luck have fun.”

The Squawks portion is what drives fans and gamers up the wall; when you transform into the adorable bird, and the wind flies you around, you have to be extremely careful not to hit the vines or you die.

Still, the game is a solid entry in the trilogy.

Finally, we come to Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong’s Double Trouble!, which was released two decades ago.

In this game, you have to rescue both Donkey and Diddy Kong from the clutches of K. Rool. Dixie is back, and this time her cousin Kiddy is with her to go through all the levels. This one is the weakest game because of the repetitive nature of the plot (kidnap and rescue), as well as other aspects. Some of the hardest levels in the trilogy can be found here. One example is called “Rocket Rush,” in which you have to rely purely on your memorization skills in order to beat it. It is known for being difficult because of that and much more. The game is still a solid entry in the franchise, but with the repetitive plot and whatnot, it detracts from it a little bit.

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Loring Park in Minneapolis and the parade will happen at Third Street & Hennepin Avenue.

Basilica Block Party The popular concert put on by the radio station Cities 97 is always a fun experience for music lovers all over Minnesota, and all proceeds go towards the preservation and upkeep of the famous Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis. This year, the concert will take place on July 8 and 9. The two-day concert will feature artists including The Fray, Death Cab For Cutie, and Craig Finn. Tickets can be purchased at basilicablockparty.org.

Mill City Farmers Market Sometimes we don’t want to go party all night; instead, we want to rise and shine, and go support local farmers and growers.

If this is more your speed, visit the Mill City Farmers Market. The farmers market has something for everyone; if you want to go and buy fresh, local produce, the farmers and vendors have you covered. If you

want to sit down and enjoy some live music, the farmers market also hosts local artists who perform free concerts to the shoppers!

To find more information and times, visit the Mill City Farmers Market website.

Visit Minnehaha Falls Regional Park If you know you want to get out and enjoy the sun during the summer, you can’t go wrong with a park.

Minnehaha Falls is a lovely regional park that has gorgeous waterfalls and sites all over the park where you can enjoy a lovely picnic.

Want to bring your dog with you? Minnehaha Falls has an off-leash dog park for your four-legged friend to enjoy, as well! Get out there and enjoy the glorious outdoors that only Minnesota can offer.

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Redefining the superhero action film How Hollywood studios can keep superhero movies from going stale.

SHAWN CLOSE Staff Writer As summer is rapidly approaching, we all have something to look forward to. For me, one of summer’s greatest joys is the influx of big budget action movies so I can get my explosion fix. But now I have action movie fatigue, and it hurts. My love of all things action hasn’t diminished, but I feel like current action movies aren’t doing it for me anymore and I know what’s to blame: Superheroes.

Don’t get me wrong; I’m not the biggest comic book

CC BY-SA 2.0 by Gage Skidmore quick things that have gotten under my skin about comic book movies.

“When I can take Iron Man, Thor, and Caption America, throw them into each other’s movies and basically end up with the same thing, it’s a problem.”

guy, but I do read them on occasion. I really liked the old Justice League and Spider-Man cartoons when I was a kid and I think superheroes are fine and dandy, I just don’t like their movies the way I use to. They’re all starting to blend together for me and I’m starting to have trouble remembering what happened in what movie and this trend doesn’t look like it’s going to stop soon. So, just to blow off some steam, I’m going to rant about a few

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Stop it with the origin stories.

Please stop, I just don’t care anymore. I don’t care how the Flash got so fast or why the Hulk is green, just get to the important stuff.

This goes double for anything that’s had multiple reboots or do-overs. I don’t need to see Spider-Man get his powers again, I don’t care if your Spider-Man’s spider bite scene is a unique little snow flake and it’s different

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eryone! You can spend a whole day at Lake Harriet Park, and most people do. You can rent paddle boards or boats, take a stroll through the garden, grab some lunch or an ice cream at one of the various restaurants around the area, spend some time at the beach, and end the night with an outdoor movie. What screams “summer” more than spending an entire day outside?

We’re so close to the end of the semester, and even though it may seem like the tests and studying won’t end, they’re closer to being done than you realize. And when all is said and done, you can go and enjoy your summer by doing any of the things listed here, or go do something fun and crazy!

Good luck with finals, and enjoy your summer as much as you can.

from all the other ones in this way or that way, just skip the damn thing. I know that movie execs don’t think too highly of Joe moviegoer, but the average person watching a movie can assume that stuff happened off-screen, they don’t have to see it directly.

If moose man shows up with his super moose powers, the audience won’t go, “But how could he have moose powers if we didn’t see him get them?” Honestly, you can boil down the backstory of most of these characters to an offhanded remark and it would work: “Hey Bruce, how did you

become the hulk?”

“Screwed around with some gamma rays.”

“Neat, that requires no more screen time.”

How hard was that? We can’t even get away from them in the sequels; every time we get a new villain, we need to see how he got HIS powers and why HE’S the way HE is. Batman v Superman felt the need to put in a five-minute montage of Batman’s origin story. Batman! EVERYBODY knows that Batman’s parents got shot, people who don’t read comics know his parents got shot, people who don’t watch

TV know Batman’s parents got shot, people who have spent their whole life in an Amish compound know Batman’s parents got shot. What do you think you’re trying to accomplish by wasting everyone’s time? It’s like teaching the ABC’s to a group of college students.

Do something different.

All these movies are the same. All I want is a little variety, please, and it’s getting out of hand. All these movies follow the same pattern and it’s getting real boring real fast. I mean, I like that DC is doing things a little different from Marvel but that’s really not enough. When I can take Iron Man, Thor, and Caption America, throw them into each other’s movies and basically end up with the same thing, it’s a problem. The television side is doing better at differentiating, with Daredevil, The Flash, and the like, and I know that TV and movies are different but it just shows that it is possible to make these movies a LITTLE bit different from each other.

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Students at MNSU got to experience the famous tragedy up-close, during the campus performance of Titanic.

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Manager says Chyna’s death may be accidental overdose Former wrestling star may have overdosed on sleeping pills, tranquilizers.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Former wrestling star Chyna died of an accidental overdose of a prescription sleeping pill and a tranquilizer, her manager said Wednesday.

“It’s a 98 percent certainty and 2 percent speculation,” Anthony Anzaldo said.

Anzaldo, who lived nearby, discovered the 46-year-old ex-WWE star dead on April 20 in her bed at her Redondo Beach home. He believes she may have died two or three days earlier.

Chyna, whose birth name was Joan Marie Laurer, was a lifelong insomniac who had prescriptions for Ambien and a generic version of the anti-anxiety drug Valium, Anzaldo said.

Days before she was found dead, Chyna appeared rambling and disjointed as she wandered around her apartment wearing headphones and a feather in her hair in a 13-minute video she posted online.

Chyna has acknowledged struggling with addiction in the past. Anzaldo said she

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press had been known to binge drink but had not had a drink for several weeks, and there was no alcohol in her home at the time of her death.

Anzaldo said he suspects that Chyna had been “self-medicating a little bit more than she should have” because she had begun seeing a psychiatrist for the first time, was attending a women’s domestic violence group

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and had visited the grave of her estranged father.

She was trying to deal with issues of abandonment and violence from previous relationships, Anzaldo said.

“A lot was going on in her life emotionally. But she wasn’t depressed; it was just a lot to deal with,” he said.

The drugs may have clouded her memory so that she took more than she realized,

Anzaldo said.

“She accidentally, over the course of two or three weeks, misused her legally prescribed medication,” Anzaldo said. “They’re not going to find, like, 60 pills in her stomach.”

Anzaldo, who was making a documentary with and about Chyna, said he was concerned and was in the process of trying to get Chy-

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na free rehabilitation by making her a subject on A&E’s celebrity addiction reality series, “Intervention.”

“This would have been the quickest possible way” to arrange for rehab, he said.

No cause of death has been released by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office because results of toxicology tests are pending.

The death initially was reported as a possible overdose with prescription drugs, “but we don’t know,” coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter said.

Anzaldo said that with the consent of Chyna’s mother, he donated her brain to Dr. Bennet Omalu, a forensic pathologist who has investigated possible links between the brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and concussions in athletes. He was portrayed by Will Smith in the recent film “Concussion.”

However, Anzaldo said he doesn’t believe that Chyna had the injury. “It wasn’t what cost her life,” he said.

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A review of the film, 10 Cloverfield Lane MSU Reporter

New Cloverfield film is surprisingly good, has little in common with original flick.

SHAWN CLOSE Staff Writer In my series of ever relevant and timely reviews (this movie came out March 11 and has already left most theaters, so if my review piques your interest, wait for the DVD, I guess) I take a crack at 10 Cloverfield Lane (10CL), the completely-differentfrom-not-really-a-sequel-tobut–in-the-same-universemaybe to 2008’s glorious shaky-cam monster movie mash-up/experiment in viral marketing, Cloverfield.

So lets start with my biggest question going in: How in the world is 10CL related to Cloverfield? Well, besides sharing a name and occupying the same universe (maybe?), not a whole lot. Cloverfield was, big, sprawling, and chaotic, a constantly moving ‘stop and you die’ action romp that really embraced its found footage gimmick to its fullest. 10CL, in contrast, is a small, tight, tension filled slow burn with mostly static camera work. These two movies are about as different as you can get, so anyone looking for Cloverfield 2: The Return of the Cloverfield might be a little disappointed by the distinct lack of 200 foot tall monsters and collapsing buildings.

So if 10CL isn’t the second movie in a budding ‘giant

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monster destroys city’ franchise, then what exactly is it?

Well, 10CL is, for the most part, a slow burn philosophical thriller with strong prisoner/isolation horror themes with some dark humor sprinkled in for good measure (but not too much). Ninety-five percent of 10CL takes place in one location—in this case, an underground bunker—and only has three characters.

One of the keys to this type of small cast, limited location slow burn is keeping up the tension. Since, by their nature, these types of films have less big events to rely upon, keeping the tension in between is crucial for keeping the audience engaged. 10CL manages to keep its tension high with some of the best pacing I’ve ever seen in this type of film. 10CL spaces out its reveals perfectly, changing every time you think you’ve figured it out, mixing it up as soon as the audience starts to get comfortable. I wish I could get into the plot

more without spoiling its impact, but trust me when I say 10CL’s slow, carful reveals and so-thick-you-can-cut-it tension make for one of the most engrossing movies to come out in recent years.

10CL’s cast of characters is so small you can count them on one hand (even after a nasty table saw accident) and it makes up for its low quantity with quality. John Goodman absolutely kills it; his unnerving, menace filled performance, intersected with small moments of likability, carries the movie. Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays the capable victim about as well as you can (I’m not a fan of that type of character in general), projecting the right combo of capability and vulnerability that you need for that role

to work. John Gallagher Jr. rounds out the cast, providing an effortless vulnerability that contrasts wonderfully with Goodman’s harsh nature.

10CL really impressed me with its set design. When most of your movie takes place in one location, it better be a good one. The bunker in 10CL has some real thought behind it, like someone actually took the time to figure out what a functional doomsday bunker would look like. It seems small, but details like that go a long way to making a set feel authentic. The bunker does a great job aesthetically of matching the mood of the film. It has the look of something that someone (in this case, Goodman) took a lot of time to make homely,

but couldn’t quite hide its bleak nature. Combine that with the too-dim-for-comfort lighting and you have a near perfect set piece. The camera work in 10CL seems to go out of its way to differentiate itself from Cloverfield, with some impressive results.

Ditching the shaky-cam gimmick (it was so mid 2000’s) in favor of rock steady fixed camera shots in sharp, harsh focus, 10CL creates a sense of intimacy you would expect for a group of people trapped in a bunker. It’s not The Revenant or Mad Max, but the cinematography does exactly what it needs to and ties the whole movie together. The sound design is sparse, but in a good way. 10CL favors, long, uncomfortable silences that add punch to the tension filled scenes.

This movie came out of nowhere for me. I have a somewhat misplaced fondness for Cloverfield (shaky cam and all), but that really doesn’t apply that much since 10 Cloverfield Lane has almost nothing to do with Cloverfield. It is one of the best slow burn movies I’ve ever seen, so overall, I’m probably happier with the way it is now than if it was another shakycam monsterama.

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jokes are the way to go instead of seeing that the real strength of Deadpool was that it wasn’t another super scaled PG-13 soap opera.

But if you make everything like Deadpool, it’s going to get old real fast. ‘But then what kind of movies would they make,’ you hypothetically asked me. Just a few ideas off the top of my head: Batman is supposed to be the world’s greatest detective, so have him actually be a detective. Make a police procedural around Batman trying to solve a crime, or catch a bad guy—lets say the Riddler—all while trying to balance his secret identi-

ty (like for real, not just have like one or two scenes were ‘oops, blank might figured it, he/she is getting close.

Never mind its good now, they forgot about it).

Or how about a Spider-Man movie where it takes him more than five-minutes before he figures it out? I know I just spent a ton of time bitching about origin stories, but I think a pseudo-body horror movie where Peter’s body is freaking the f out and he has no idea how to deal

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HEROES Continued from page B8 with it, would be great. Combine that with the pressure of being a social outcast and you have a Carrie-like movie, except it ends with Peter figuring his shit out and becoming Spider-Man and not being dosed in pig’s blood and burning down the school (or still do that, that would be a sweet ending).

Or maybe make a Punisher

movie, but from the bad guy’s perspective. A whole movie about a group of bad guys (Italian mobsters, knowing the Punisher) as the Punisher cuts through them like a wet paper bag. We see the boss’s demeanor change from confidence, to annoyance, to fear as his supply of henchmen dwindle. And the henchmen ranks become increasingly

panic stricken as they realize what their up against.

I mean, that’s like three okay concepts I came up with in five-minutes. There are dozens of people getting paid to make this stuff; don’t you think they can come up with something different?

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Sports Player Profile: Coley Ries

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COREY YUMAN Staff Writer Standing on the mound wearing a number one jersey for the Maverick women’s softball team is Coley Ries. Ries is in her third year playing at MSU but has been playing competitively since she was eight and was tossing a baseball around as soon as she could.

“My dad played slow pitch so I was around the game at an early age,” Ries said. “My cousin Ty was my idol and she had a great career at Mankato East and played at Princeton, so she was a big inspiration of mine to play the game.”

Ries journey to the Mavericks hasn’t been a solo one.

In her first year traveling to play the game she was going to be cut but ended up on developmental team with her eventual fellow Mav teammate Karli Deslauriers and other players that didn’t make the cut.

It is clear now that a minor setback such as that wouldn’t deter Ries from continuing to pursue her passion. She continued playing and has gone on to be starter and letter winner in high school playing for Mankato East.

Some of her favorite pre-college memories of playing happened in high school as she cited.

“All 3 state tournament appearances in high school, as well as playing in the Minnesota Wisconsin border battle my senior year.”

Ries exited high school with all conference, All-State, all-selection, and All-State Tournament team selection accolades, in addition to helping lead her Mankato East Cougars to three separate Big 9 conference championships.

Neither her pace, nor her work ethic has slowed down since entering the college stage of her career. She started off at MSU playing 34 innings in her opening season but would follow up her fresh-

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TENNIS April 23, 2016 Mavericks...................................2 MSU -- Moorhead.................5

NEXT UP: Photo Courtesy of Minnesota State Athletics Ries was named NSIC Pitcher of the Year. The junior went 24-5 with a 1.30 ERA. Ries stuck out 353 batter this season, and hold the MSU record for career strikeouts man year by being named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) pitcher of the week on three occasions as well as being named the NSIC pitcher of the year at

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the end of the season.

“I love the pressure and competitive atmosphere. I live for the game on the line moments. I also love the team chemistry that needs to be there for a team to be successful,” Ries said.

That pressure and competitive atmosphere she

mentioned has done nothing but make her better and better when it comes to striking batters out year after year. In 2014 she threw 242 strikeouts, which was a mere five shy of breaking the MSU single season record. During her 2015 season she walloped her previous year’s stats by throwing 297 strikeouts to shatter the single season record.

This year Ries has been in an even greater beast mode as she has over a hundred more than her 2014 campaign, sitting on 353 strikeouts.

Showing herself to be a modest and humble person, Ries’ selfless nature through shined when she noted her coaches and teammate right away as her favorite things about playing here at MSU. “First and foremost, every single one of my teammates and coaches that I’ve been fortunate enough to build relationships with,” Ries said.

Her favorite games have been her spectacular no-hitter against Central Oklahoma on March 30 of this year, along with 24-strikeout game against in 10 innings against Winona State. The 24 strike-

outs is her career high, the fourth most strikeouts in a game in Division II and the most in a 10-inning game.

In addition to those accomplishments, a first that Ries has brought to the MSU is that she was the first Mav softball player to be recognized as Louisville Slugger/ National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II National Pitcher of the Week.

Ries is finishing up her junior year of being a mass media major and minoring in communication. To date she is sitting on a 73-30 win/loss record and has 924 strikeouts.

Next year she will be entering her senior year, thus having one more season of play to attempt to meet goals that she’s set for college career. As far what those goals are Ries seems to know exactly what she wants.

“My main goal is to get a chance to play for a national title,” she said. “I also have been shooting for 100 wins and 1,000 strikeouts in my career.”

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Mav tennis falls in NSIC tournament KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer The Minnesota State women’s tennis team had their season come to an end this past weekend.

The Mavericks played Saturday April 23 in the first round of the NSIC Tournament. MSU took on the Minnesota State University, Moorhead Dragons and loss by a score of 2-5.

The loss to the Dragons took the Mavs out of the tournament and finished their 2015-16 season. MSU’s overall record for the season ended at an even .500 with nine wins and nine losses. The Dragon’s season will continue on with their record of 9-6.

The Mavericks were coming off a successful end of the season run with major wins against the University of Minnesota, Duluth, Bemidji State University and the University of Minnesota, Crookston before falling to Moorhead.

Early on against the Dragons, MSU was doing very well. The Mavericks took two of the first three doubles matches to go up 2-1. Junior Melissa Mashburn and freshman Erin Streeter defeated MSUM’s Jade Goodyear-Anderson and Maria Moral Car-

Photo Courtesy of Minnesota State Athletics Mashburn (above) finished the season with an individual record of 12-4.

retero in the number one doubles match of the day 8-3. Then senior Sarah McCann and sophomore Killian Doran beat Jessamy Jones and Ashley Wood 8-4 in the number two doubles match.

The last double dual of the day was unsuccessful for the Mavericks as junior Abby Schmidt and sophomore Lisa Dobbelaere fell to Morgan

Smith and Ricquel Ramsbottom 8-1.

Moving on to the singles matches, the Dragons won all four against the Purple and Gold. Mashburn played in the number one single match of the day against Jones and lost 3-6, 6-2 and 6-1. Then Streeter competed in the number two match and lost to Goodyear-Anderson 6-3

What Thibodeau can do for the Wolves TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer The Minnesota Timberwolves have come a long way since featuring Kevin Love as their star player. They have made the correct moves when it comes to draft day to get the talent they now have on their roster. Flip Saunders had a vision with this roster, and Sam Mitchell could not get the job done to fulfill that vision. Tom Thibodeau was brought in by owner Glen Taylor to change the Timberwolves’ franchise for the good, forever. There are many

aspects to Thibs’ coaching that will be extremely beneficial for the franchise.

Some are even saying the Timberwolves could be the NBA’s next great power after the Golden State Warriors. There would have to be a lot to go exactly right to make that happen, but only time will tell how the players will mature and learn Thibodeau’s coaching techniques.

Thibodeau was once regarded as one the best coaches in basketball in his tenure with the Chicago Bulls from 20102015. He won the NBA Coach of the Year award during the 2010-2011 season, but was ultimately dismissed by the team after injuries seemed to be the Bulls’ demise year after year. After a year off, Thibodeau will be the head coach and head of basketball

operations for a team that has been extremely hungry for success for over 20 years.

Thibodeau has one of the best basketball minds in the NBA, and his teaching and dedication to the game will do wonders for a very youthful but talented Wolves roster. His defensive tactics have been ranked as one of the best in the league, and that is something the Wolves are continuing to work on to become more consistent.

Thibodeau may be the best recipe for success for the young Wolves, as he will work with everyone on the roster to reach their true potential on both sides of the ball.

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and 6-0. McCann fell to Smith 7-5 and 6-1. Finally MSUM’s Wood completed the singles sweep by defeating Dobbelaere 6-3 and 6-4.

The number three singles match played by Doran Carretero and the number six singles match played by MSU junior Katie Salinda and Ramsbottom went unfinished.

To end the season, Doran lead the Mavericks with an overall singles record of 12-5, followed by Streeter at 12-6, Dobbelaere with 10-8, Mashburn 5-13, McCann 5-11, Schmidt 4-9, Salinda 2-0, Erdman 0-2 and Riesselman 0-2.

The total singles record for the Mavericks this season was 48-58 for final winning percentage of 45 percent.

On the doubles side of the season Mashburn and Streeter finished together with a MSU season best 12-4 record, followed by Doran and McCann at 6-8, McCann and Streeter with 1-1, Erdman and Mashburn 0-2, Dobbelaere and Schmidt 4-8, Doran and Schmidt 0-2, Dobbelaere and Salinda 0-3 and Salinda and Schmidt 0-1. The ending doubles record for the Purple and Gold’s season is 24-30 for a similar ending win percentage of 44 percent.

In NSIC play, the Mavericks finished at 7-4, 3-1 in the region, 4-2 at home and 1-2 away. On neutral sites, the Mavs finished 4-5 and against regionally ranked teams, they were 0-1.

The Mavericks will be saying goodbye to their lone senior Sarah McCann, an Owatonna native, next year. Danni Barr, Maddie Kleine, Mashburn, Salinda and Schmidt will all be seniors next season with plenty of experience under their belts.

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Maverick Year in Review: Men’s Basketball

Reporter Archive Jalen Pendleton drives to the lane in a game against Northern State. The Mavericks won in double overtime 119-115. Pendleton had 42 points, nine assists and six rebounds.

THIBODEAU continued from B12 “His defensive tactics have been ranked as one of the best in the league, and that is something the Wolves are continuing to work on to become more consistent.”

Wiggins, Zach Lavine and Shabazz Muhammed are just a few names that Thibodeau brought up during his introductory press conference to maximize their talents.

There are not many glaring, huge holes to fill in the Timberwolves’ roster, as the talent is all there. Some supporting cast may be added to an inconsistent bench, as Thibodeau may look to add another back-up point guard next to Tyus Jones. In his time with Chicago, Thibodeau was known to turn average point guards into playmakers. C.J. Watson, John Lucas III, Nate Robinson, Aaron Brooks and D.J. Augustin were all players

who made tremendous impacts on those Bulls’ teams.

Thibs could look to acquire someone to their status once more, as it would be best for him to work with the roster he has and continue to make it blossom. There could not have been a better team for the Connecticut native to walk into, and the Wolves will not regret getting the best option available.

What is left to work on besides the mesh of chemistry and Thibs’ system is defense, perimeter shooting and bench production. The Wolves were ranked towards the bottom of the league in all respective categories,

and as Thibodeau has stated previously, to win games you must take care of business on both sides of the ball or else all is for naught. Between Taylor, Thibodeau and new General Manager Scott Layden, all is there to maximize the true potential in Minnesota’s franchise. Flip was also mentioned by Thibodeau in his opening press conference.

“This roster was not put together by chance, there was a vision,” Thibodeau said. “It was Flip’s vision. It is important that we continue to follow that.”

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Goodbye, Reporter: Luke Lonien’s hanging up his hat

LUKE LONIEN Sports Editor I was sitting in my neighbors’ basement back in Stewartville, wondering what to do with my life. I was just about to finish up my second year at Rochester Community and Technical College and I needed to find a college to transfer to.

There were a couple places that I wanted to go to: Winona State, Upper Iowa and Minnesota State University, Mankato.

I never visited a college.

I didn’t care about what the school looked like. I wanted to know two things: if they had a communications program and if it was good.

I heard through the grapevine that MSU had a solid program. My neighbor, Erik, went to school at South Central College and lived in Mankato during the school

Photo Courtesy of Luke Lonien Luke Lonien (left) and his brother, Justin Lonien (right), said a goodbye to the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2013. The Vikings defeated the Lions 14-13. it will go? I have no idea, but I do know that the Reporter gave me a chance, and that is something no other place would have done. I had no writing experience going into this. But, I wanted to learn

told me what they liked and what they didn’t. I couldn’t have asked for better roommates. Alex, Erik and Drew, thank you. Fantasy Football will never be the same without you guys to chat with ev-

“The sports section is nothing without a talented group of writers: Tommy, Corey, Kelcie, Eric and Drew.

They kicked butt. It’s blunt, but it’s true. I never had to worry about them, or their writing, because I knew it was going to be good. Keep it going next year. ”

days. He and his roommate at the time, Alex, were looking for another roommate to live with them the next year.

I jumped on the opportunity right away, and haven’t regretted the decision for one second.

My first time on campus was during orientation. I liked the campus, but again, I signed my leases without looking at anything. Maybe it was dumb, but I did it anyway. I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity to live with one of my best friends, and it turns out I got a couple more great friends out of the deal.

The first days of classes I walked into the Reporter’s office to get a job as a Sports Staff Writer. I’m very thankful to Schuyler Houtsma for giving me the opportunity to write, and Joey Denton, my first Sports Editor, for teaching me the ins and outs of the sports media world.

The Reporter provided opportunities for me that no other place could; it gave me a stepping-stone to help my writing career takeoff. Where

and the Reporter gave me a chance to do that. It made me a better writer.

My roommates were very supportive of me. I always read my articles out loud to them. I do not know why they listened, but they did. They

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eryday.

They gave me a lot of grief,

but it was worth it every time.

It was fun; they kept me striving to be better. They shared articles I posted and gave me confidence.

My girlfriend, Nicole, always read my stuff, too. It’s encouraging and fulfilling to have someone who means that much to you acknowledge that they read something that you wrote. It is a phenomenal feeling. For that, I thank her.

The sports section is nothing without a talented group of writers: Tommy, Corey, Kelcie, Eric and Drew. They kicked butt. It’s blunt, but it’s true. I never had to worry about them, or their writing, because I knew it was going to be good. Keep it going

next year.

Long nights in the office were never a problem. Rae, Matty and Nicole were great to be around. They always laughed at my jokes, which isn’t easy to do. They made it feel a lot less like work. They made it fun. I will remember a lot of days in that office chair, jumping into conversations randomly that I was never apart of. I apologize for that; it was only in good fun.

If anybody needed anything done in the office, Yohanes Ashenafi is the man to call. Always ready for any task, Ashenafi is the glue that held the Reporter together. Thank you, Ashenafi for making this year great and keeping the mood light when things seemed to go into the dump.

I was very excited to get the chance to be the Sports Editor, and I had one goal as the editor: make the paper better than it was when I got there.

Joey and Derek did great work. The Reporter was already a great paper before I got the opportunity, but I wanted it to keep getting better. I hope the next editor, and the editor after that, strive to do the same.

Did I make the paper better? I’m not sure. I like to think I did, but that is for others to decide.

For those who read my work, who laughed, who were critical, thank you. Even if you think I am the worst writer ever, which is very possible, thank you.

Thank you, Reporter, for giving me a chance.

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Maverick Year in Review: Women’s Soccer

Reporter Archive The Mavericks’ Maddie Raley battled for the ball in a 4-0 win over SMSU. The team finished the year with an 18-2-2 record, winning the NSIC.

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NHL replay system takes center stage in playoffs CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Ekblad had a big goal for the Florida Panthers, and then it was gone. Same for Vladimir Tarasenko in St. Louis last week. Andrew Shaw of the Chicago Blackhawks and Derick Brassard of the New York Rangers got to keep their clutch scores.

The breakout star of the first round of the NHL playoffs is the coach’s challenge, and it seems as if no one is quite sure how they feel about its prominence. There were two more on Sunday, including an offside ruling that negated Ekblad’s goal in the second period of Florida’s 4-3 overtime loss at the New York Islanders.

“The rule is there, it’s in place and you have to do as good a job as possible as a staff and as a group to execute within the rule,” Philadelphia coach Dave Hakstol said. “We’re seeing how important and how much of an impact it’s had on a couple of games.”

The NHL approved the coach’s challenge system last

summer, and it was used 266 times in the regular season, with 68 plays overturned. The system was mostly praised, save for the occasional display from a coach or player upset when a reversal went against their team.

The addition of blue-line cameras for the playoffs has created additional scrutiny and set the table for more changes before next season.

Heading into Monday’s action, there had been eight challenges in the playoffs, with three plays overturned — each of them wiping out a goal for offside.

Asked if the coach’s challenge is good for the game, St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock responded: “I don’t know.

That’s probably for summertime conversation.”

A pair of challenges went against the Blues in the third period of their 3-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of their series. Tarasenko’s tiebreaking goal was erased by a razor-thin offside ruling on Jori Lehtera based on video from the blue-line camer-

as.

There was a video review of Shaw’s tiebreaking goal before Hitchcock unsuccessfully challenged the play, arguing goaltender Brian Elliott had been pushed into the net on the score.

The review and challenge sequence caught the attention of several players.

“They get the OK from Toronto before the challenge and then we challenge and then there’s another seven or eight minutes,” Blues center Paul Stastny said. “I think the game’s changed so much, I guess that’s the only downside to the challenges. You don’t mind them for certain reasons, but you want to get an answer in 30 seconds, a minute, two minutes, quick; almost like a quick timeout basically.”

Henrik Zetterberg’s second-period goal in Detroit’s 2-0 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday night was reviewed to determine if the center used a kicking motion to score.

Then Lightning coach Jon Cooper tried an unsuccessful

challenge for goaltender interference.

“The only bad thing is, it takes time, especially yesterday when they reviewed the kicking motion, then it went straight into the coach’s challenge,” Zetterberg said. “But I think overall, it has been (a) good thing (this) year. If they could speed it up somehow, it would probably be better.”

The challenge system and blue-line cameras also have pointed more attention toward one of the most unheralded positions on NHL coaching staffs — video coach.

Florida almost had a 3-0 lead in the second period against New York, but Ekblad’s first career playoff goal was thrown out when video coach Matt Bertani got Islanders coach Jack Capuano to challenge the play and video showed Florida was offside when it entered the zone.

“That was the turning point,” Capuano said. “Down by two is a lot different than

down by three.”

Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith praised video coach Matt Meacham for the call on Tarasenko’s goal in Game 2. Hard to imagine a pair of video coaches drawing public praise during the NHL playoffs before, much less a single round.

The positive experience with challenges in the playoffs is quite a turnaround for Chicago coach Joel Quenneville, who threw his arms in the air and cut short a postgame news conference when asked about a disallowed goal against San Jose in February.

Quenneville almost didn’t make his challenge in time against St. Louis, raising the question of whether the NHL might need to go to a more formal way of notifying the referees in those cases — such as the red flag in the NFL. Quenneville was game for whatever.

“I was almost ready to jump on the ice” in Game 2, Quenneville said

U.S women’s Olympic basketball team announced NEW YORK (AP) — Fourtime Olympians Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Tamika Catchings headline the U.S. women’s national team roster heading to Brazil for the Rio Games this summer.

The trio will be joined by newcomers Elena Delle Donne, Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart.

Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen, Angel McCoughtry, Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles round out the American

squad announced Wednesday morning.

The roster gives coach Geno Auriemma plenty of options as the U.S. goes for its sixth consecutive gold medal.

“When you look at the team there’s a little bit of everything. A little bit of youth, a little bit of the middle and then there is the veterans,” Auriemma told The Associated Press. “There’s some size and there’s lot of flexibility to handle things a lot of dif-

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ferent ways. Everyone that’s on the team is on the team for a purpose. They feel like they can do something that’s unique for the team.

“The ones that won gold medals in the world championship and the Olympics, they are invaluable and yet everyone’s role changes every year. Whatever role you played in 2012 didn’t necessarily mean you will play that role now.”

The U.S. has won 41 consecutive Olympic contests

dating back to the bronze medal game in 1992. Taurasi, Bird and Catchings were all part of the gold medal teams in 2004, 2008 and 2012. Nine of the players were on the 2012 Olympic team.

The three veterans join Teresa Edwards and Lisa Leslie as the only Americans to play in at least four Olympics.

Edwards played in five while Leslie was in four.

“The veterans that are going for their fourth gold medal have accomplished an aw-

ful lot. They were at one time the new kids and they are now the veterans,” Auriemma said. “They are great leaders. ... Obviously it’s going to come to an end at some point for those three, but not just yet.”

Eight players were in New York for the announcement and Wednesday afternoon they participated in an on-

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OLYMPICS continued from B16 ‘“When you look at the team there’s a little bit of everything. A little bit of youth, a little bit of the middle and then there is the veterans,” Auriemma told The Associated Press. “There’s some size and there’s lot of flexibility to handle things a lot of different ways. Everyone that’s on the team is on the team for a purpose.

They feel like they can do something that’s unique for the team.”’

court demonstration with first lady Michelle Obama as part of the 100 days out celebration in Times Square.

Bird was honored to get the Olympic call from national team director Carol Callan, informing the 35-year-old she would be a part of the team for a fourth time.

“In some ways it has even more meaning than the first three,” the point guard said.

“Mainly I think it’s because that when you are young the tendency is to take things for granted, and you just think these things are going to happen year after year or every four years. But now that I am older, I see that I am really lucky.”

While Taurasi, 33; Catchings, 36 and Bird’s U.S. careers are winding down, the trio of first-time Olympians are just getting started. Delle Donne, the reigning WNBA MVP, is thrilled to have a chance to play in Rio. “It’s so hard to even put it into words. When Carol called me, it was emotional,” Delle Donne said. “She was nice enough to tell me at the

beginning of the conversation so I wasn’t hyperventilating. It’s amazing and a humbling experience as well, with how special and talented this pool of players is.”

Griner had a good chance to play on the Olympic team in 2012, but withdrew from consideration because of family illness.

“When I got the call, I was speechless,” Griner said.

“Just knowing that this will be my first Olympics that I’ll be able to go to and play in, I’ve always said that that’s the biggest stage you could play on. It doesn’t get any bigger than putting on that jersey and playing for gold.”

Stewart is the youngest member of the team, yet she’s no stranger to USA Basketball, having played for them since she was 14. She’s already played in 69 international contests, the fifth most of any player on the Olympic roster. The 21-year-old has won gold medals at nearly every level she’s played while wearing the USA jersey.

“Well, first of all when I saw that Carol was calling,

I had a mini heart attack,” she said. “Because I’m like, ‘What’s going to happen? I don’t know! I don’t know!’

And then I answered it and ... when she congratulated me, it was . I was speechless. I did not know what to say.”

One name not on the roster was Candace Parker. The 30 year old is perhaps the most accomplished player to not make a U.S. Olympic roster in her prime. The two-time WNBA MVP had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the 2012 gold medal victory over France, and was the USA’s leading rebounder in London.

Parker could still potentially make the team as an alternate if someone is injured before the Olympics.

“It was an incredibly difficult decision for our selection committee, Candace is a great player,” Callan said.

“She’s a two-time Olympian done a lot for us in the past since she was in high school.

As a committee we don’t get into specifics speaking about each player publicly.

“We appreciate Candace.

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