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Students share first impressions on food, making friends By JULIA BARTON • Staff Writer Hundreds of students are back on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus, and the mall and halls are filled with eager students. Many freshmen are moving into a
whole new environment and getting into the groove of their new schedules. “I’m in Julia Sears this year and I like how nice the building is and how clean the rooms are,” Gretchen Brugger said. “My favorite meal has been the chicken quesadilla from the grill downstairs.”
With most freshmen living on campus for their first year, it gives them the opportunity to live on their own for the first time. “Something I’m excited for is getting to experience living on my own without FRESHMEN on page 5 u
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The third day of the semester brought out numerous RSOs and other student organizations on the campus mall that attracted many students. Among those passing by was President Inch, who took a moment to take a selfie with some students. Photos by MANSOOR AHMAD • Media Director
Student Government seeks new members in special election By MAX MAYLEBEN • Editor in Chief The Minnesota State University, Mankato Student Government is looking to fill vacancies in the senate in a special election to be held on September 14. The Student Government, usually made up of 30 student senators from
across the university, was met with a smaller number of candidates during last semester’s election. The low turnout was in large part attributed to the lack of students on campus and engaged in organizations such as Student Government. In the first meeting held for the 89th
Student Government, held yesterday in the CSU, President Reauna Stiff and Vice President Kara Svercl addressed the nine students currently sitting on the senate. “Obviously, this room looks a lot different than it usually does,” said the vice president, referring to the largely empty STU GOV on page 8 u
University Security promotes campus safety programs By JENNA PETERSON News Director
Campus safety is always a concern as this is often the first time that new students are living on their own. However, Minnesota State University, Mankato partners with the University Security team to create a secure environment for all who live and visit the campus. Director of University Security Sandi Schnorenberg explained what campus security all entails and how the staff members ensure safety on all measures. “Campus security consists of a mixture of both full-time and student employees who promote campus safety. We work with the Mankato Department of public safety very closely,” Schnorenberg Sandi Schnorenberg stated. Evan Olson, a student patrol officer majoring in law enforcement, joined University Security as it was an available job in his field of study. “I got this job in the beginning of COVID, and I’m lucky it applies to my future. It was a happy accident,” Olson stated. Security will patrol the campus by walking around and driving by to check the buildings and parking lots, as well as responding to calls of services for any degree of safety concerns. University Security has created numerous programs in recent years for students to take advantage of, including safe walk, emergency phones, and star alert. The safe walk program gives students and faculty the opportunity to call security and be escorted from one location on campus to the next to help them feel comfortable and out of harm’s way. To use this program, simply make a phone call to 507-389-2111. Another popular program the security uses is the camera system. There are cameras in each parking lot and building on campus, where security patrol officers will observe footage to ensure students are SECURITY on page 3 u
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‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man ASSOCIATED PRESS Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain compliance.” “I’m not resisting! I’m not resisting!” Aaron Larry Bowman can be heard screaming between blows on the footage obtained by The Associated Press. The May 2019 beating following a traffic stop left him with a broken jaw, three broken ribs, a broken wrist and a gash to his head that required six staples to close. Bowman’s encounter near his Monroe home came less than three weeks after troopers from the same embattled agency punched, stunned and dragged another Black motorist, Ronald Greene, before he died in police custody on a rural roadside in northeast Louisiana. Video of Greene’s death similarly remained under wraps before AP obtained and published it earlier this year. Federal prosecutors are examining both cases in a widening investigation into police
brutality and potential cover-ups involving both troopers and state police brass. State police didn’t investigate the attack on Bowman until 536 days after it occurred — even though it was captured on body camera — and only did so weeks after Bowman brought a civil lawsuit. The state police released a statement Wednesday saying that Jacob Brown, the white trooper who struck Bowman, “engaged in excessive and unjustifiable actions,” failed to report the use of force to his supervisors and “intentionally mislabeled” his body camera video. Before resigning in March, Brown tallied 23 use-of-force incidents dating to 2015 — 19 of them targeting Black people, according to state police records. Aside from the federal investigation, Brown faces state charges of second-degree battery and malfeasance in Bowman’s beating. He also faces state charges in two other violent arrests of Black motorists, including one he boasted about last year in a group chat with other troopers, saying the
ROGELIO V. SOLIS • Associated Press Aaron Larry Bowman cries during an interview at his attorney’s office in Monroe, La., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, as he discusses his injuries resulting from a Louisiana State trooper pummeling him with a flashlight during a traffic stop in 2019.
suspect is “gonna be sore” and “it warms my heart knowing we could educate that young man.” On the night Bowman was pulled over for a traffic violation, Brown came upon the scene after deputies had forcibly removed Bowman from his vehicle and taken him to the ground. The trooper later
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JACQUELYN MARTIN • Associated Press In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Washington.
til the end of the congressional session. The demands are being made for White House records from the National Archives, along with material from the departments of Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Interior, as well as the FBI and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The committee is also seeking information about efforts within the Trump administration to push the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and any efforts to try to overturn the results of November’s election or to “impede the peaceful transfer of power.” The request for the National Archives and Records Administration is 10 pages long. The committee is seeking “All documents and communications within the White House on January 6, 2021” related to Trump’s close advisers and family members, the rally at the Ellipse and Trump’s Twitter feed.
MSU Reporter • 3 SECURITY Continued from page 1 sage and there is no illegal activity taking place. “This is not meant to spy on our students, but to keep them safe,” Schnorenberg explains. As people walk around campus, they might notice the large blue pillars spread around the university with “Emergency” written on each one. These pillars contain a phone for students to quickly contact University Security by pressing the button and sending a signal to the dispatch center. MNSU has over 14,000 students enrolled as of November 2020, stated on the school’s website, and it can be difficult to inform each student about the events taking place on campus. To help with this issue, University Security built their Star Alert program. With Star Alert, students and faculty will receive text messages or emails when there is an emergency on campus. To sign up for the free program, click the Star Alert tab on the University Security’s website. Olson also pointed out the free jump-start ser-
vices the University Security offers to help students when their car’s battery dies in the winter time. Having these programs implemented is a great step towards safety, but there are other actions students and faculty can take to stay protected. Paying attention to your surroundings and being aware of what’s around you is a first step towards this. Schnorenberg expanded on this by saying, “If you see something, say something. Too often we’re afraid to intervene in someone else’s business, but bystander intervention can be a great help to somebody who may be in trouble.” University Security is always looking to increase their relationship with the campus community in order to gain the trust of students and faculty. To do so, security will be attending more Recognized Student Organization meetings and events. “I want my staff to get out there and be more visible, even if it’s not necessarily in an enforcement capacity,” Schnorenberg commented.
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Crews struggle to stop fire bearing down on Lake Tahoe ASSOCIATED PRESS A Northern California fire that gutted hundreds of homes advanced toward Lake Tahoe on Wednesday as thousands of firefighters tried to box in the flames and tourists who hoped to boat or swim were enveloped in a thick yellow haze of the nation’s worst air. In Southern California, an unknown number of remote homes and outbuildings burned after a fire broke out Wednesday afternoon and quickly ran through tinder-dry brush in mountains northeast of Los Angeles. Evacuations were ordered and crews mounted an air attack to keep the South Fire from the community of Lytle Creek near the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County. To the north, the Caldor Fire spread to within 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Lake Tahoe, eating its way through rugged timberlands and “knocking on the door” of the basin that straddles the California-Nevada state line, California’s state fire chief Thom Porter warned this week. Ash rained down and tourists ducked into cafes, outdoor
RICH PEDRONCELLI • Associated Press Smoke from the Caldor Fire, shrouds Fallen Leaf Lake near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The massive wildfire, that is over a week old, has scorched more than 190 square miles and destroyed hundreds of homes since Aug. 14. It is now less than 20 miles from Lake Tahoe.
gear shops and casinos on Lake Tahoe Boulevard for a respite from the unhealthy air. South Lake Tahoe and Tahoe City on the west shore had the nation’s worst air pollution at midmorning Wednesday, reaching 334, in the “hazardous” category of the 0-500 Air Quality Index, according to AirNow, a partnership of
federal, state and local air agencies. Inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, cocktail waitresses in fishnet stockings and leopard-print corsets served customers playing slots and blackjack on Tuesday. Sitting at a slot machine near a window looking out at cars driving through the haze,
Ramona Trejo said she and her husband would stay for their 50th wedding anniversary, as planned. Trejo, who uses supplemental oxygen due to respiratory problems, said her husband wanted to keep gambling. “I would want to go now,” she said. South of Tahoe, Rick Nel-
son and his wife, Diane, had planned to host a weekend wedding at Fallen Leaf Lake, where his daughter and her fiance had met. However, the smoke caused most of the community to leave. The sun was an eerie blood orange and the floats and boats in the lake were obscured by haze. In the end, the Nelsons spent two days arranging to have the wedding moved from the glacial lake several hours southwest to the San Francisco Bay Area. “Everybody’s trying to make accommodations for the smoke. And I think it’s becoming a reality for us, unfortunately,” Diane Nelson said. “I just think that the smoke and the fires have gotten bigger, hotter and faster-moving.” Climate change has made the West warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive, according to scientists. Although there were no evacuations ordered for Lake Tahoe, it was impossible to ignore a blanket of haze so thick and vast that it closed schools for two days in Reno, Nevada.
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FRESHMEN Continued from page 1 my parents,” Genger Smith said. Living on campus next to other students is a way many freshmen are able to make new friends. “It’s only been the first couple days since I moved in but I’ve already met a lot of new people on campus and in the dorms,” Greyson Mckinney said. Going to the MNSU student events is a great way to get involved and meet new people while on campus. “I went to the Bullpen this weekend and they had free bowling and other games we
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I already met a lot of other people just in class,” said Peri Orstadius. “I really like being back in person for my classes this year and so far it has been very similar to my high school classes,” said Brady Weinberger. Allison Chaffee talked about how college and high school compared. “I was surprised how similar it was to high school and the type of classes they have,” she said. “I really like my professor
so far and it wasn’t as intimidating as I thought it would be,” Austin Hiles said. College is where most students either pursue their major or go to figure out their major. “This year for me I just want to plan my life and see what I’m interested in,” said Brady Davis. Claire Schuh, who is pursuing aviation, shared why she chose MNSU. “I’ve been interested in aviation for a couple years so when college rolled around I
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was looking for flight schools and I really liked the campus here,” she said. Paige Walker talked about her aspirations for this school year. “This year I want to find a good group of girls and also just find out what I’m passionate about,” she said. Throughout the school year MNSU will be hosting many student events and sporting events so make sure you don’t miss anything and check out the event calendar located on the MNSU website.
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FALL 2021 EDITOR IN CHIEF:
MAXWELL MAYLEBEN maxwell.mayleben@mnsu.edu
Let’s talk about campus parking lots
MADISON DIEMERT
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Editorial Year after year, there is disparity in what students want from the parking lot system, and what is provided. Students deserve to have their grievances aired, in hope for answers to their questions. This editorial serves to raise complaints, with the intent to open a discussion as to what can be done to improve the parking situation on campus. Whether it’s the parking pass prices or finding a spot in the free lot, it is nearly impossible for a student to make it through their college career without feeling the drama of the parking lot. The two main issues that always end up coming up with new and veteran students alike are affordability and the free lot. For new on-campus students, there is always the issue of affordability of the parking pass. As an on-campus student, in order to get a parking pass that is within a reasonable walking distance from the residence halls, you have to pay 280 dollars for a light green permit, which gets you into Lot 16 for a year. The cheaper option for on-campus residence students is to pay 216 dollars a year for a dark green permit, which puts your car quite a distance away, essentially all the way across campus. In the cold nights of winter, that hike back to the dorms can be quite treacher-
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ous and potentially dangerous. Then, of course, the issue for off-campus students is finding a way to get to campus. For many, they find that walking is simply a better alternative to purchasing an entire parking pass that costs over 100 dollars a year. As these students are already focused on paying tuition, textbooks, housing, food, among other things, a parking pass is one of the last things they want to break the bank for. But for others, their only hope is the dread-
ed free lot, located approximately half a mile from the Centennial Student Union. A large concern with the free lot is the limited number of spaces available. As the lot fills up as early as 8 a.m. during the week, students and faculty must race to the lot while not being guaranteed an open spot. The orange lots next to the free lot, on the other hand, are less likely to fill up to maximum capacity. If the two lot sections were to merge together, it would
allow students and faculty a higher chance of securing a parking spot and wasting less time trying to find one. As there is only one free lot on campus, it’s crucial to match the parking spaces to the high demand for them. The only question left is how to do so. Parking is an issue that has affected all students for generations. It is crucial for the administration to be open with students and be open with new solutions to best serve the student population.
“What do you think about parking on campus?” Compiled by Julia Barton
LEXI THOMAS, FRESHMAN “I think the parking is fine just a lot of them are over crowded.”
BRANDON STERN, FRESHMAN
EVAN LARSON, FRESHMAN
“It should be more clear where “I have the green pass but it’s we can and can not park but usually always full.” overall it’s fine.”
MACKENZIE PIERSON, FRESHMAN
NICK TRAXLER, FRESHMAN
“I park in the free lot and it’s really far away so I take the bus.”
“I park in lot 16 which is light green but I live in Julia Sears so it’s a bit of a walk.”
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Through 4 wars, toll mounts on a Gaza neighborhood ASSOCIATED PRESS
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room that is typically packed with student senators, “but that doesn’t mean we will wait to get work done.” Stiff and Svercl were elected on various platforms that include tackling student basic needs and issues that pertain to off campus students. The new administration also is looking to make Student Government a more fun and welcoming place as well, including amping up their social media presence. “We plan to bring a little style, a little spice back to the Student Government,” said Svercl. One such way that was brought up during Senate Speaker Minahil Khan was making Student Government more fashionable. “We want to make Student Government more fun.” said Khan, who brought up the idea of creating themed outfit days for different meetings, where senators could dress up. As for students that are interested in running for the Student Government in the upcoming election, there are over 20 open seats that are looking to be filled for different senate positions, such as At-Large Senator, At-Large
Residence Community Senator, and various academic senator positions. The election committee, chaired by Senator Joey Novak, is in charge of facilitating the election. “We already have the application on InvolveU, anyone can announce their candidacy that way,” said Novak Starting on Sept. 5, students will be able to start campaigning. There will be online voting, and a staffed voting booth in the CSU on Sept. 14. The election will be held on Sept. 14, but the last day for students to announce their candidacy is Sept. 7. “We have already contacted a wide range of students, we have a lot of great prospects,” said Stiff, who is confident that the special election will bring in enough new senators, “so in about two to three weeks, we should see this table filled.” For students who are interested in getting involved without the commitment of a senator position, there are several committees that can be joined. Just reach out to the Student Government office for more information.
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The electricity is out again tonight in what’s left of Zaki and Jawaher Nassir’s neighborhood. But from the shell of their sitting room, its wall blown open by Israeli missiles, twilight and a neighbor’s fire are enough to see by. Here, down a narrow lane called Al-Baali, just over a mile from the heavily fortified border separating northern Gaza and Israel, cinderblock homes press against each other before opening to a modest courtyard below the Nassirs’ perch. Until this neighborhood was hammered by the fourth war in 13 years between Israel and Hamas militants, the Nassirs often sipped coffee by a window, watching children play volleyball using a rope in place of a net. Other days, the couple looked out as relatives pulled fruit off the yard’s fig and olive trees. Now they spend day after day surveying the wreckage of the May 14 airstrike from broken plastic chairs while awaiting building inspectors, the gaping holes in surrounding homes serving as windows into their neighborhood’s upheaval. In the skeleton of one building, children play video games atop a slab of fallen concrete. In another, a man stares out from beside a bed covered in debris, ignoring the ceiling fan drooping overhead like a dead flower. The
FELIPE DANA • Associated Press Palestinians walk along Al-Baali Street next to debris of homes heavily damaged by airstrikes during an 11-day war between Israel and Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 16, 2021.
smell of pulverized cement and plaster dust hangs in the air. Each afternoon, demolition workers arrive to hack away at this real-life stage set so that the Nassirs and their neighbors can start rebuilding -- again. “We have no peace in our lives and we expect that war can happen again at any time,” says Zaki Nassir, who lost a nephew from the household across the yard in the first war, another from next door in this year’s war, and whose home is still scarred by shelling during the third war. The story of the Nassirs, their neighbors and the toll of four wars is Gaza’s story. Since 2008, more than 4,000 Palestinians have been killed in the conflicts, according to the U.N. While many
were fighters for Hamas or other militant groups, more than half were civilians. Thousands have been injured. On the Israeli side, the death toll from the four wars stands at 106, officials say. The Islamic militants, who reject Israel’s right to exist, have fired thousands of rockets across the border during the conflicts, operating from a maze of underground tunnels. Israel, one of a number of countries that label Hamas a terrorist organization, has repeatedly hit the Strip with overwhelming firepower that, despite its high-tech precision, continues to kill civilians. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has likened Israel’s periodic offensives to mowing an unruly lawn.
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What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy? ASSOCIATED PRESS The Supreme Court’s decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy groups, praise by former President Donald Trump and promises by the Biden administration to appeal the policy, which forced people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S. The decision, which came late Tuesday, said the Biden administration likely violated federal law by trying to end the Trump-era program, known as the Migrant Protection Protocols. The ruling raised many questions, ranging from whether a legal challenge would prevail to the practical effects of reinstatement if it stands. WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION? The Department of Homeland Security said it was taking steps to comply with the high court’s decision while the Biden administration appeals. The administration could try again to end the program by having the department provide a fuller explanation for its decision to end Migrant Protection Protocols. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Wednesday the administration would “vigorously challenge” the decision. Trump, meanwhile, welcomed the court order and said the Biden government
GREGORY BULL • Associated Press In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, migrant Carlos Catarldo Gomez, of Honduras, center, is escorted by Mexican officials after leaving the U.S., the first person returned to Mexico to wait for his asylum trial date as part of a new program “Remain In Mexico” policy in Tijuana, Mexico.
must now reinstate “one of my most successful and important programs in securing the border.” During Trump’s presidency, the policy required tens of thousands of migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. to turn back to Mexico. It was meant to discourage asylum seekers, but critics said it denied people the legal right to seek protection in the U.S. and forced them to wait in dangerous Mexican border cities. U.S. immigration experts note that no matter what happens over the long term, the Biden administration has wide discretion on how much it would reimplement the policy if appeals are unsuccessful. “It could reimplement it
on a very small scale for families who meet certain criteria from very specific nationalities, or it could do something broader,” said Jessica Bolter, associate policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute in Washington. HOW IS MEXICO REACTING? Shortly after the order was issued Tuesday, Roberto Velasco, the Mexican government’s director for North America, tweeted that any decision his country makes on the ruling will be based on sovereignty and human rights. During the Trump administration, the Mexican government said it was cooperating with the program for humanitarian reasons.
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Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
GRACE BEAHM • Associated Press
ASSOCIATED PRESS A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation, saying the legal record cannot even capture the “full horror” of what he did. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond rejected arguments that the young white man should have been ruled incompetent to stand trial in the shootings at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. In 2017, Roof became the first person in the U.S. sentenced to death for a federal hate crime. Authorities have said Roof opened fire during the closing prayer of a Bible study at the church, raining down dozens of bullets on
those assembled. He was 21 at the time. In his appeal, Roof’s attorneys argued that he was wrongly allowed to represent himself during sentencing, a critical phase of his trial. Roof successfully prevented jurors from hearing evidence about his mental health, “under the delusion,” his attorneys argued, that “he would be rescued from prison by white-nationalists — but only, bizarrely, if he kept his mental-impairments out of the public record.” Roof’s lawyers said his convictions and death sentence should be vacated or his case should be sent back to court for a “proper competency evaluation.” The 4th Circuit found that the trial judge did not commit an error when he found Roof was competent to stand trial and issued a scathing rebuke of Roof’s crimes.
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VOLLEYBALL SET TO RETURN Maverick volleyball will play their first match since 2019 By KOLE BUELOW Staff Writer The Minnesota State volleyball team is set to play their first exhibition game of the season this upcoming Wednesday, August 25 at the Taylor Center. The Mavericks volleyball team is another team we have not seen play a regular season game since 2019, prior to COVID-19. The Mavs went 18-10 in their 2019 campaign, finishing tenth in the NSIC. This year the Mavs are picked to finish ninth in the NSIC preseason coaches poll. It is not the ranking the team was hoping for heading into the season, but they seem confident they can overtake their projection as the season goes on. In an interview Sunday, Head Coach Corey Phelps gave insight to what steps the team was hoping to take this offseason to get to the next level. “We’ve done a lot in the last 17 to 18 months. Culture has improved and teammates are much closer with each other than they had been in the past. We expect to take it to the next level this year,” Phelps said. “Our conference is a dogfight every year. The real difference maker is the closeness of the team. We have that this year and are on par athleti-
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DAVID FAULKNER • SPX Sports via Maverick Athletics The Maverick volleyball team’s last contest was Nov. 16, 2019 against Minnesota-Crookston.
cally with all the teams out there.” Coach Phelps is confident in his team’s abilities this year on and off the court. Unlike Phelps, we haven’t seen the Minnesota State volleyball team play since 2019, so coach Phelps offered his input on who he thought we
should watch out for this season. He simply put, “Dana Schindler, our senior setter, and Mara Quam, our senior libero.” He also explained that the team’s middles are going to be very significant and their junior outsides. After not seeing the team
for two years, there have been many changes to the roster that are looking to make a positive impact this season. Coach Phelps named a couple of players that we should keep our eyes on this season that we may have never seen before. WE’RE BACK on page 13 u
Senior Spotlight: Mavericks quarterback JD Ekowa MANSOOR AHMAD • The Reporter
By SAM LEIBEG Staff Writer After running short at the national championship last season, Minnesota State University, Mankato quarterback, JD Ekowa, is looking to lead his team to victory. “After losing, it definitely felt like there was some unfinished business that needs to get taken care of. And I think that as we come back stronger this season, we have a chance to win it all.” Ekowa stated. Ekowa started his football career 12 years ago and his passion for the game has only increased since. As a child, JD grew up watching the NFL
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every Sunday which ultimately formed the love he has for the game. “I remember watching these teams play every Sun-
day and begging my parents to let me play.” Football continues to teach Ekowa important life lessons on and off the field.
“My favorite part about being quarterback is being able to lead and become a role model for younger players. As well as learning to be coachable and to work as a team.” Along with the advice from coaches and teammates, JD can begin to look at life at a deeper level. “For me, the best advice given is to control the controllable. Which means, do what you can with the cards you are dealt, and the rest will fall in place. If you begin trying to control the things that aren’t controllable you are going to get stuck and lead down the wrong path.” EKOWA on page 13 u
The Wild West nature of the upcoming, pandemic-challenged college football season can be illustrated in part by 160 miles of Texas highway that connects the trendy college city of Austin with the bustling metropolis of Houston. At one end lies the University of Texas, where more than 100,000 fans will pack Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to cheer the Longhorns this fall. Many, along with some players and coaches, are likely to be unvaccinated after Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order prohibiting vaccine requirements for any organization that receives state funding. At the other of that highway is Rice University, where 40,000-plus hope to see their Owls turn things around this fall. And because it is a private research university, Abbott’s executive order does not apply, and vaccine requirements put in place by the school mean just about everybody that shows up will get in only if they have received their COVID-19 shots. That’s just two of the 130 schools that will be playing Division I football this fall. Each will have vaccination plans shaped by governors and legislatures, medical officials and university leaders, and they are likely to change from week to week. Politics and policy are certain to collide as red states and blue states, often with schools playing in the very same conference, attempt to make it through an entire season without an outbreak. “Inevitably,” Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian acknowledged, “we’re all just trying to protect one another.” There are more than 2,500 schools across the country with varying COVID-19 mitigation policies, according to the College Crisis Initiative at Davidson College, which has been tracking higher education responses to the pandemic.
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Reflecting on a summer with the Mankato Moon Dogs
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The Mankato MoonDogs may not be a major league team, but it certainly did feel like they WERE, because of everything I experienced this summer. The MoonDogs offer various internships in a variety of different areas in sports. These include game day operations, concessions, team merchandising, ticket sales and media relations. But there’s one more: the team photographer position. And that’s what I did for the team from late May, to mid-August this summer. And I can confidently say that it was one of the best decisions of my life. The responsibilities of a team photographer include not only taking action photos on game days, but documenting everything that happens at the ballpark throughout
the season. This includes special appearances, portraits of players and front office staff members, product shots for promotional material and social media channels, among other requests. This ties in perfectly with getting real-world experience because major league team photographers have very similar responsibilities. One of the most memorable parts of the summer was a stretch of a couple of weeks when the MoonDogs had over a half dozen walkoff wins. It was an unbelievable experience because it was a simulation of what a major league team’s photographer season looks like. This summer and everything I experienced influenced the life I want to create for myself.
‘DOGS DAYS photos on page 14
WE’RE BACK Continued from page 12 Phelps said, “Freshman setter Brooke Bolwerk. She comes into the program with a lot of accolades from Appleton North High School in Wisconsin. She is ready to play at this level which is rare. She comes in with a lot of experience at this level of play, she provides great communication and consistency, and she is able to work around the court to find team weaknesses.” Phelps also talked about sophomore Ellie Danielson
saying, “Ellie is incredibly dynamic and a big jumper. She understands her role on the team and we are really blessed to have depth with our depth this year.” The Mavs begin their regular season matches in the Keweenaw Volleyball Classic, a three day long tournament from Sept.2-4. The team begins play against the Northern Michigan Wildcats at 6 p.m. on Sept. 2.
EKOWA Continued from page 12 Although Covid-19 took a season away from Ekowa, he is confident that his team will be ready for the challenges this upcoming season may create. “This team is strong. I have no doubt that we will be able to make a strong impression even with these new challenges we face.”
As JD Ekowa continues to leave a legacy, the thing he is proud of the most is the way his team turned into a family. “They aren’t just a team anymore; they are my family.” With a goal in mind and the whole season ahead of them, the path to a national title begins.
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Intramural sports: how to get involved By KOLE BUELOW Staff Writer Along with the beginning of the new school year comes many in person activities for students to participate in, one of them being intramural sports. MSU provides a very wide range of intramural sports for students, faculty, staff, and other members of the campus community. A common misconception of intramurals is that you need a team to sign up, but here at MSU, there is a wide variety of sports that let you compete individually or even as a pair. It is as simple as grabbing your roommate, sibling, or colleague and signing up for a sport you want to compete in! If you are interested in intramurals, signing up is easy. Simply, head over to the Intramural Sports and Sports Clubs section under “Campus Recreation” where you’ll find the registration forms. The registration window for all sports can vary, so make sure you check out the official Fall 2021 Intramural Schedule to see when your desired sport’s window begins. Like previously stated, there is a lot to choose from with a 23 sport list. It may be daunting to look at such a wide variety, so to highlight some of the more traditional activities, here is a short list: golf, slowpitch softball, flag football, basketball, and volleyball. If you are looking for something you may have never played com-
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petitively before, you can try, Spikeball, football pick’em, or even wallyball. At MSU, everyone is encouraged to play to the best of their abilities, but a fun, participatory, and structured environment is most important to the school’s intramural competition and does not support a win-at-all-cost attitude as advertised on their intramural page. “It promotes and reinforces teamwork and personal accomplishment, mutual respect and integrity, competition and recreation, as well as skill and exercise,” as stated on the intramural sports home page. Nate Kacer, a senior manufacturing engineering major, gave his personal insight on the intramural scene. Nate was involved in intramural hockey, softball, and basketball in previous years and is
looking forward to participating in intramurals again this academic year. In an interview, Kacer said “I signed up with a bunch of friends that I lived with in the dorms. There were even a couple people on my team that even did the free agent option,” when asked about how he got involved with intramural sports. He also stated, “My experience with intramurals is that it’s a mix of competitive and casual. The competitiveness made it more fun. I met a lot of people every match and a lot of the relationships have stuck.” Nate also made it clear that he never had any poor experiences with intramural sports. “Scheduling can be difficult at times if people can’t make it” but explained he enjoyed it all and will participate until he’s not allowed to anymore.
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Jaguars make Trevor Lawrence starting quarterback ASSOCIATED PRESS Urban Meyer figured Trevor Lawrence would be his starting quarterback long before he even took the Jacksonville job. But Meyer insisted Lawrence earn the spot, whether his goal was to send a message to his young team or set a tone for his NFL tenure. So Meyer staged a sometimes laughable “competition” during offseason workouts, training camp and the preseason. Meyer finally ended the charade Wednesday by naming Lawrence the team’s starter for the season opener at Houston on Sept. 12, one of the least surprising decisions in franchise history. Meyer gave Lawrence the nod over third-year pro Gardner Minshew after two preseason games and a month of training camp. Meyer expects Lawrence will never have to earn a starting job in the NFL again. “You can capitalize that if you want. Underline it. Cap it,” Meyer said. Now, Lawrence will try to become the first quarterback selected No. 1 overall to win his first NFL start since Houston’s David Carr in 2002.
DERICK HINGLE • Associated Press Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) scrambles in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.
Among those who have failed to do so since: Eli Manning, Cam Newton, Andrew Luck, Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield. Lawrence, the top pick in the 2021 NFL draft, and Minshew, a two-year starter in Jacksonville, split repetitions with the first-team offense during camp. Meyer wanted “healthy competition” at ev-
ery position, including quarterback. Nonetheless, just about everyone outside Minshew’s camp expected Lawrence to be Jacksonville’s starter in Houston. Lawrence was the top college prospect in nearly a decade, and outperformed Minshew at every turn during camp. Meyer also said Lawrence
will start Jacksonville’s preseason finale at Dallas on Sunday. “It doesn’t really change anything, though,” Lawrence said. “Still got the same task in front of us, got to get a lot better, individually, as a team, as an offense. Just looking forward to going to work this week. It brings some clarity, which is nice, going forward. But it really doesn’t change
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much, but, yeah, I’m really excited for the opportunity, grateful for it.” Lawrence has completed 20 of 32 passes for 184 yards in two exhibitions, both losses. He started each game, was sacked three times, and led the offense to just a field goal in six series. “It’s frustrating, but also we just got to stick together and keep playing,” Lawrence said. “We’re going to figure it out. I’m really confident in that. We got a bunch of guys that are putting the work in and we’re going to do everything it takes to get on the right track.” Lawrence went 34-2 at Clemson, recording the thirdbest winning percentage by a starting quarterback (minimum 30 starts) in college football since 1978. He finished his college career undefeated in regular-season play and led the Tigers to the national championship as a freshman in 2018. After a slow start to the offseason – Lawrence had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder in February and then was hampered by a strained hamstring in organized team activities – he looked every bit as advertised in camp.
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Hungry? Check out these restaurants around MNSU By SYDNEY BERGGREN Staff Writer
Minnesota State University, Mankato serves up a variety of food options for its students, from the convenience shops in Julia Sears to the Chick-Fil-A in the Centennial Student Union and the Einstein Bagels in Myers Field House. All students are left with now is figuring out what places are worth the hype and what aren’t. “I really like going to Jazzman’s,” said Jonathan Mor. “Specifically, I get their Caramel Delight with another shot of caramel. They also have good muffins.” Kaitlyn Vomhof agreed with this, stating that she likes Jazzman’s for their iced coffee because, according to her, it’s basic and simple. “I also eat Weggy’s a lot too,” said Vomhof. “Their portions are great and they’re really chill. I tend to go for their biscuits and gravy.” Weggy’s on Campus was a popular choice with MNSU students, with a handful applauding anything chicken from the restaurant, particu-
SYDNEY BERGGREN • The Reporter A student waits to be served at Garbanzo in the Centennial Student Union while taking a break from classes for lunch.
larly their chicken and waffles dish. Multiple students, including Bridget Kavan, also lauded Garbanzo’s in the CSU. According to her, the gyro bowl is her favorite. Caityln Loya
echoed that sentiment but said that her favorite meal from Garbonzo’s is the salad bowl. Emily Anderson mentioned being a fan of the Grab n’ Go option in the CSU. “It’s really handy to have if
I’m in a rush,” she said. The Union Grill was recommended by Joey Novak, specifically, “The chocolate chip pancakes are one of my favorites, especially on St. Patty’s Day when they change the
batter mix to green.” Gretchen Otto recommended Star Ginger on the bottom floor of the CSU, stating, “They are the first place I ever got pho, and now I love it. I will order the spicy broth, and I can’t recommend it enough.” Many students also mentioned specific things that they are fans of from the University Dining Center, with a group of students recommending many different things. “The barbecue chicken sandwich from the grill was good,” said Julian Van Beusekan. Contradicting this, Ella Jones stated, “The build-yourown omelets are nice to have.” The sandwiches from the deli were recommended by Ethan Elens and Heritage Oni approved of the super cheesy pizza. There are many food options across campus for people to enjoy and students are finding new favorites every day. From Insomnia Cookies to Taco Bell, Berry Blendz to Erbert and Gerbert’s, there are many places on and around campus to grab a bite.
Students create a list for the best places to cry on campus By JENNA PETERSON News Editor
College is scary, there’s no way around it. It feels like you’re completely on your own and have to relearn how to make friends, time manage your day, and, sometimes, attend classes. More often than not, the stress adds up and a mental breakdown is in order. Students at Minnesota State University, Mankato have found the best places on campus to cry and let out their frustrations. Sophomore Sofia Itskovich found her hideaway in the Performing Arts Center, as the building is fairly empty. “The bathrooms in the PAC are perfect to cry in. There’s couches outside and the bathrooms themselves are secluded,” Itskovich commented. Another academic building on the list is Armstrong Hall, as junior Colin Hanke explained. “I will typically cry in the basement of Armstrong Hall, since there isn’t anyone there in the evening,” Hanke stated. “It’s also cold down there,
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so it also feels like a dungeon. If I’m not crying there, I will once I get in my car after class.” With many students who live on campus, the dorms offer a wide variety of locations to shed a few tears. “I am always in the lounge in my dorm to study and complete my homework, so naturally I cry there as well. Since
I’m already there, it’s the best place for me to cry,” freshman Teagan Burgess said. Other ideal places in the dorms to cry include the showers in the bathrooms, especially when the water is running and it’s harder for other people to hear you, your dorm room, or even in someone else’s room. It’s best if there’s no further explanation on these locations,
just trust us on this. Sophomore Madori Scholten agrees with this, as she often finds herself crying in her friends’ rooms. “One of my favorite places would be my friends’ rooms because it’s comforting to have them there with me while I go through that feeling.” In addition to this, Scholten said, “My second favorite
place would be my car, since it’s secluded and nobody can bother me.” An unusual setting to release your emotions on campus would be the Dining Hall, but this doesn’t stop freshman Corvus Murphy. “The Dining Hall is a great place to cry because there’s ice cream available,” Murphy points out. Continuing from this, Murphy stated, “You can grab a bowl and then you can search for a corner where you’re not completely alone but also not surrounded by too many people.” While some may be concerned by the publicity the Dining Hall gives, Murphy isn’t bothered by this. “Someone also might check in on you to see if you’re doing okay, which can be a nice way to meet new people,” Murphy continued. No matter where you cry on campus, know that you’re not alone. Take these recommendations into consideration. Who knows, you might find someone to cry with.
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Nirvana sued by man who was nude baby on ‘Nevermind’ cover
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A 30-year-old man who appeared nude at 4 months old in 1991 on the cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is suing the band and others, alleging the image is child pornography they have profited from. The lawsuit, filed by Spencer Elden on Tuesday in federal court in California, alleges that Nirvana and the record labels behind “Nevermind” “intentionally commercially marketed Spencer’s child pornography and leveraged the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their music at his expense.” The lawsuit says Elden has suffered “lifelong damages” from the ubiquitous image of him naked underwater appearing to swim after a dollar bill on a fish hook. It seeks at least $150,000 from each of more than a dozen defendants, including the Kurt Cobain estate, surviving Nirvana members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl and Geffen Records. Emails seeking comment
from representatives for the defendants were not immediately returned. Elden is filing the lawsuit now because he “finally has the courage to hold these actors accountable,” one of his attorneys, Maggie Mabie, told The Associated Press Wednesday. Mabie said despite the photo being 30 years old, the lawsuit is within the statute of limitations of federal child pornography law for several reasons, including the fact that the image is still in circulation and earning money. Elden also wants any new versions of the album altered. “If there is a 30th anniversary re-release, he wants for the entire world not to see his genitals,” Mabie said. When the cover was shot, Nirvana was a little-known grunge band with no sense they were making a generation-defining album in “Nevermind,” their first major label release, whose songs included “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “Come as You Are” and “Lithium.”
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Kanye West asks court to legally change his name to Ye ASSOCIATED PRESS Kanye West filed court documents Tuesday to legally change his name. The Los Angeles Superior Court filing says the 44-yearold wants to get rid of his full name — Kanye Omari West — in favor of just his longtime two-letter nickname, Ye, with no middle name or last name. The documents, dated Aug. 11 but not sent into the court system until Tuesday, cite “personal reasons” for the change. An email seeking comment from the attorney who filed the documents was not immediately returned. West, who has called himself Ye on his social media pages for years, tweeted that he wanted the change in 2018, saying, “the being formally known as Kanye West. I am YE.” The moniker was also the title of his 2018 album. He
EVAN AGOSTINI • Associated Press Kanye West arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 9, 2020.
has said in interviews that, along with being a shortening of his first name he likes, that it’s a word used throughout the Bible. West is in the middle of a divorce with Kim Kardashian West, who did not ask that her last name be changed back to just Kardashian when
she filed to split from him in February. He has been holding a series of stadium listening parties for his forthcoming 10th studio album “Donda,” which is scheduled to be released before the end of August.
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Review: Sleek modern horror ‘Candyman’ has got quite a hook ASSOCIATED PRESS There’s an urban legend that says if you repeat the name “Candyman” aloud five times in front of a mirror, you summon a hook-handed killer. After seeing Nia DaCosta’s film of the same name, you’ll never be tempted to do that. Equal parts cerebral, political and gross-out, “Candyman” is a worthy addition to the library of top-notch social thrillers being built by Jordan Peele and it marks a stunning step forward for director DaCosta, who had just one indie under her belt, the well-received crime drama “Little Woods.” “Candyman” is an unusual horror movie set in the luxury lofts and haughty art world of Chicago. It’s here that co-writers DaCosta, Peele and Win Rosenfeld can look at gentrification, police brutality, authenticity, myth and Black identity. It stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Anthony, a visual artist struggling to live up to his billing as “the great Black hope of the Chicago arts scene of tomorrow.” He and his girlfriend, gallery owner Brianna (a wonderful Teyonah Parris) live a life of wealth and privilege, sipping Moscato in their gleaming duplex. Prodded to create more gritty work, Anthony finds an odd kind of muse in the Candyman, who it is said roamed Chicago’s notoriously dangerous Cabrini-Green
PARRISH LEWIS • Associated Press This image released by Universal Pictures shows Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in a scene from “Candyman,” directed by Nia DaCosta.
housing projects making poorly behaving children scared straight. The myth goes that the Candyman was a Black artist who fell in love with a white woman he was hired to paint. Her prejudiced father hired hooligans to cut off his hand and smear his body with honey so he would be stung to death by bees. Then they burned him. The tale is told to Anthony by a Cabrini-Green laundromat owner (Colman Domingo, superb) and yet in this telling the Boogeyman isn’t a vengeful demon meant to keep kids in line, but a victim. Candyman is actually an innocent scapegoat, a way to process a system of white oppression. Peele has described this new riff as a “spiritual sequel” to the original 1992 “Candy-
man,” which was written and directed by Bernard Rose. In some nice touches, Virginia Madsen and Tony Todd, who were stars of the first film, have roles here, and Vanessa A. Williams appears in both films as the same character, Anne-Marie McCoy, Anthony’s mom. The filmmakers use fabulous paper puppets to tell aspects of the past and have a recurring motif of bees and mirrors. “Candyman” gets progressively more filthy as it unspools, going from gleaming granite countertops in elegantly lit and airy kitchens to grimy, muddy abandoned and graffiti-scarred projects. There are more than a few stunning scenes, including the camera steadily pulling away from a well-appointed apartment at night while the woman in it grapples with the Candyman.
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Luke Combs, Dan + Shay celebrated by peers at ACM Honors
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Dan + Shay, Luke Combs, Rascal Flatts and more country artists were celebrated alongside prominent songwriters, producers and industry leaders at the Academy of Country Music Honors awards show. In front of a limited crowd at the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday, artists paid tribute to other writers, bands and even a documentarian for their work in the genre of country music. “Without the songwriters in this town, we would have none of this. We have none
of the shows, none of the record sales,” said Dan Smyers of the Grammy-winning duo Dan + Shay, who were given the Jim Reeves International Award. Combs’ rise to stardom in the last few years has been unprecedented. He is the first artist to have his first 11 singles hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Country singer Ashley McBryde tore through a rowdy version of his song “She Got the Best of Me,” before presenting him with the Gene Weed Milestone Award.
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