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With great change comes great recognition LGBT director named one of 100 Women We Love by Go Magazine ELENA SHUFELT

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Jessica Flatequal isn’t just loved at Minnesota State anymore. She’s loved throughout the nation.

Flatequal, director of the LGBT Center at MSU, has been named one of GO Magazine’s “100 Women We Love.” Included in the list are progressive lesbian women around the nation who really make a difference. The majority of women who made the cut are regular citizens who work in organizing, education or are entrepreneurs. A number of celebrities are on it as well though, including Ellen DeGeneres, Jackie Warner and Melissa Etheridge.

Flatequal said she is very passionate about making LGBT people in the community feel like they can live in smaller towns like Mankato instead of moving to larger areas where they might

feel more accepted.

“I am walking on a path that so many activists in Mankato have done to get to the point where we’re at. I’m a piece, right now, of what has been 30-plus years of activism in Mankato,” said Flatequal.

John Lee, an intern at the LGBT Center, said he thinks Flatequal being recognized by GO Magazine could bring a lot of positive attention to the center on a national level.

“I think she is phenomenal in the position that she’s in.

I think she has a gift for the work that she does,” Lee said.

Lee said he wishes there was a way to measure the impact Flatequal has had on MSU and the surrounding community. He said she has a great deal of heart and truly cares about what is best for students and other LGBT people.

Julia Kelener, program advisor for the LGBT Center,

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wale agboola• msu reporter “A lof of it is just about helping people come out and feel safe. Also, helping the folks in Mankato to realize that there are LGBT people here...” Flatequal said. She was recentled named one of GO Magazine’s 100 Women We Love for her work with LGBT individuals in the south central Minnesota region.

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Over the past two weeks, the country of Pakistan has been hit by what has been called “the biggest catastrophe of the era—” massive flooding that has left one-fifth of the country underwater. Millions have lost their homes as floods slowly built up since mid-August, swelling into a fever pitch that destroyed rural areas and is now also threatening urban centers.

More than 20 million people have been displaced and at least 1,500 people have died.

The UN recently released a report saying that the number of people suffering from the floods could exceed those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake

and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined.

Despite the magnitude of this colossal disaster, it seems that few campus students even know it is going on. The Pakistan Student Association is trying to change this by setting up a table in the CSU, where there is a donation box and information about the terrible floods ravaging Pakistan at this very moment.

“Our main goal is to get everyone here to realize how large a disaster this is and get as much help and support as possible,” PSA President Amer Mushtaq said.

“I have still not been able to come out of the shock,” said Salman Hakim, an international

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More students forgoing off campus option New amenities attract returning students to dorm life

JENNY POLLOCK

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The dorms are looking like a better option for students every year. According to Cynthia Janney, director of Residential Life, there was a five percent increase from last school year in the number of students living in the dorms.

“More returning students are choosing to live with us,” Janney said. “We think having the amenities students want is the cause.”

Monday, 3,248 students were living in the dorms. Last year, there were fewer than 3,100 students. The two years before that, fewer than 3,000 students lived in dorms.

Many students choose to live in the dorms because it is part of the typical college experience.

“Our research shows that first and second year students who live on campus have a higher grade point average than students who live off campus,” Janney said.

“They also are less likely to drop out.”

Allison Matthews is one student who decided to live on campus again this year.

“I did because it is more convenient to live on campus for me. I just don’t like to walk a lot and I didn’t know if I would have a car,” Matthews said.

Matthews lives in Julia Sears, the newest dormitory, which was built in 2008. Had Julia Sears not been an option, Matthews most likely would have chosen to live off campus.

“I just really like Julia. I think the colored-accent walls are a nice touch,” Matthews said.

A lot of students choose to live on campus because of the new construction such as Julia Sears and the renovated spaces.

Renovated rooms have a new fresh air system, air conditioning, temperature control, equal closet space for each roommate and more shelves.

Some of the shared areas have been improved as well. The bathrooms have new tile, the lighting dims at quiet hours as a visual reminder, and there are new lounges and kitchens.

There is a five percent increase in cost from regular dorms to renovated dorms.

Another factor that has led to the increase in students living in the dorms is the leadership

opportunities like CA positions and mentors.

This year, there are 75 Community Advisors, but before Julia Sears was constructed there were just 60.

A mentor is responsible for tasks such as planning academic programming, making information bulletins, giving classroom tours during welcome week, and forming study groups.

Dorm rooms are cheaper for mentors, and they receive a paycheck every two weeks.

“I think leadership opportunities bring in students who would live off campus if they didn’t have that position,” Janney said.

Courtney Nelson, a mentor this year, has had a good experience in her leadership role.

“I thought it was a good opportunity to help incoming freshmen. The girls have come to me with questions, which is great, I want to be able to help them,” Nelson said.

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Online textbooks becoming new option

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Free language classes now available at MSU

Paper textbooks may International students teach be a thing of the past classes to students and community

GRACE WEBB

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Minnesota State has been invited to be part of a new eTextbook initiative

by CourseSmart, the world’s largest digital course materials provider.

CourseSmart principally deals in the relatively new eBook. These are online texts that can be read online or downloaded onto laptops, iPads, smart phones, etc.

CourseSmart boasts eBooks for 90 percent of textbooks used at universities, and now MSU has a chance to use them.

“Minnesota State University, Mankato’s history of innovation and embracing education’s digital transformation is one of the many reasons it was selected as one of the first group of universities chosen for CourseSmart’s Faculty Instant Access program,” Jessica Nelson, CourseSmart’s account coordinator, said.

The main goal of the Faculty Instant Access program is to enable university faculty to browse through eTextbooks and decide which ones they like, and then order them instead of regular books. The benefit of this, CourseSmart claims, is that it is much easier to scroll online books to see which is best for a class than physically flip through hundreds of pages for each one.

CourseSmart’s online site gives some information about its eTextbooks. Perhaps the biggest incentive for eTextbooks is that they cost about 60 percent less than print textbooks. Pages can be printed on a need-to-use basis, and the text can be highlighted and copy-andpasted. The online books have exactly what print texts have.

However, there are drawbacks. Students need an Internet connection to download the text, and the text isn’t always compatible with every device, such as the Kindle.

Joan Roca, dean of Library Services at MSU, said he is interested in the nowavailable eTextbooks, but a little wary, too.

“It’s the beginning of a new generation,” Roca said, “[but] eReaders are [still] in

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The World Language Organization (WLO), a Recognized Student Organization that provides the opportunity to learn 11 languages for free, is going into its second year with five more language options than last semester.

Cita Maignes, the staff their infancy.” Roca said eTextbooks could be a good alternative to traditional textbooks, but it is too early to know. There could be many issues to face if the university were to seriously embrace eTextbooks, such as if students would be required to buy a standard eTextbook carrier such as an iPad. “When it comes to e-books and e-readers there are more questions than answers,” he said MSU student Cameron Hovey, learning community coordinator for the MSU Honors program, agrees that eTextbooks seem to be a viable option for students.

“I can cite the weight of my own backpack and tell you that a switch to something more mobile and versatile would be incredible,” Hovey said.

Like Roca, Hovey said he also likes certain things about traditional print textbooks, but he said he believes eTextbooks can revolutionize education.

“I think that we should make the switch,” Hovey said, “as long as it becomes a campus standard relatively quickly so that the cost[s] don’t outweigh the benefits.”

Roca said it would be a good idea to have some students try out eTextbooks and see how well they really work: how easy they are to use, their flexibility, etc. He suggested the Minnesota State Student Association (MSSA) get involved and check out this new option to see if it is a reasonable one.

While some faculty at MSU went to a CourseSmart eTextbook demo in the spring, Roca said, “The student should be the ones who try [eTextbooks] to see how good this is.”

advisor of WLO, said the organization works with dedicated international students who are willing to share their cultures through their language. Because they mean to contribute to the community, all the classes are free. By teaching the class, the teachers receive contribution hours, which make them eligible for in-state tuition.

The goal of WLO is to share culture through languages.

Minnesota State students and the Mankato community are invited to attend these free classes.

Tat Yeap is a WLO teacher who is Malaysiaborn Chinese. Because of the social circumstance he grew up in, he speaks several

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Mandarin Indonesian Nepali Singhalese Spanish (beginning) Spanish (advanced) Turkish Tamil Russian Abkhazian

Thursday 1 p.m. to 2 p.m fm231@live.com Thursday 2 p.m. to 3 p.m christina.tchatchouang@mnsu.edu Wednesday 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. ramata.tapsoba@mnsu.edu Undecided lisa.schaefer@mnsu.edu Undecided neerav.thakkar@mnsu.edu Wednesday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. natsua.asai@mnsu.edu Thursday 4 p.m to 5 p.m. na-young.heo@mnsu.edu Wednesday 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. hye-jin.lee@mnsu.edu Monday 2 p.m to 3 p.m Friday 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. kim-shun.chia@mnsu.edu Monday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. tat-wei.yeap@mnsu.edu Tuesday 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. sanjaya.ranasinghe@mnsu.edu Monday 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. pradeep.rizal@mnsu.edu Tuesday 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. christian.bernal-cavallo@mnsu.edu; Friday 3 p.m to 4 p.m. cita.maignes@mnsu.edu Wednesday 5 p.m to 6 p.m. krishanthiya.pathmanathan@mnsu.edu Friday 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. victoria.fomina@mnsu.edu Undecided naala.basariya@mnsu.edu

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Properties with rich history to be preserved Mankato given $7,000 grant to investigate the historical and cultural heritage of 12 properties

DAN BOETTCHER

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The Minnesota Historical Society has given Mankato more reason to celebrate its rich, historic past. On July 22, the non-profit society’s awards committee approved a $7,000 historical and cultural heritage grant for the city.

The grant will be used to fund a historic survey of 12 properties for possible local designation and preservation.

The project is expected to be completed between Oct. 1, 2010, and Feb. 1, 2011.

According to Mankato Planning Coordinator Mark Konz, the city will hire an outside consultant to complete a survey report on each property. In order for a building to be deemed historically significant, it has to meet both Mankato’s ordinance and state and federal criteria. All properties that meet city standards will be passed to the city council, which can elect to nominate the sites for designation.

“These would be the first buildings that would be surveyed and considered for local designation,” said Jon Noerenberg, the planning assistant of City of Mankato.

“We do have quite a few that are on the national register, but that is different from the local designation.”

In fact, 10 of the 12 nominated properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Aside from some higherprofile historic properties, some of these national sites were selected because of their lesser-known status, which increases the chances of historically-damaging renovations. The final two properties were judged locally valuable during a historic context study, which was funded by a Certified Local Government Grant awarded last year.

“They were all identified in the historic context study as being significant historical properties to the city of Mankato, and we sent out notices to a number of properties,” Konz said.

Mankato has received written approval from owners of the 11 privately owned properties to be included in

the survey. The remaining property is publicly owned by the city.

Through the efforts of the community-motivated Envision 2020 initiative and the City Center Renaissance plan, the community has established the Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), which has largely spearheaded the conservation effort.

According to Mankato’s official historical and cultural grant application form, the HPC is “charged with identifying and protecting Mankato’s historical assets.”

The commission “has made education a priority in hopes of demonstrating the benefits of both historic preservation and local designation to private residents.”

The grant money will allow the city to provide surveys at no cost to private property owners. The hope is that offering the service free of charge will inspire other property owners to pursue historic designation for their buildings as well, without any prompting from the community.

With this new revenue source the city should have enough surveys for several years’ worth of property nominations. The plan is to designate around three historic properties each year.

The HPC is looking to employ both local media and institutions of higher learning to promote an increased awareness of historic preservation. The commission plans to work with both the Blue Earth County Historical Society and Minnesota State to create educational opportunities regarding preservation efforts.

According to the grant application, the “properties surveyed through this project will serve as functional, highly visible examples of historic preservation and will also be targeted specifically for historically viable improvements as such potential future-funding options may allow.”

It appears the city hopes to use these first historic designations as a further reason to celebrate Mankato’s historic past.

Properties Nominated for Designation -603 S. 2nd St. (Cray Mansion/Private Residence) -606 S. Broad St. (Rensselaer D. Hubbard House/Historical Home--City-owned) -228 E. Pleasant St. (Eberhart Home/Private Residence) -301 N. Riverfront Drive (Stahl House/now the Wine Cafe) -329 N. Riverfront Drive (Wenzl Huettl Tailor Shop/Coffee Shop) -325 N. Riverfront Drive (Julius A. Heilscher, Physician Building/Insurance Agency) -112 S. Riverfront Drive (Mankato Union Depot/Office Use) -204 S. 5th Street (Blue Earth County Courthouse) -301 S. 5th Street (Old Main Village) -220 E. Hickory Street (First Presbyterian Church) -332 Center Street (Betsy-Tacy home, connected to literary history of city and book series of same name) -333 Center Street (Betsy-Tacy home, same description as above)

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Student to play important role in November elections

We students will play an important role in electing those to represent at the state and national level. Here in Mankato, we need to choose the future representative of our city in the state legislature, a new Governor, and a new Congressman. Politics is a confusing matter for most and it seems that many of you are rather apathetic about the decisions we need to make and the voice that you are empowered with this fall.

Hope and change are great things we must always strive for as a nation, but the failed policies of the current administration and our representatives have only left us with less than optimistic economic reports, worries about our career possibilities, and extraordinary debts that we are going to need to deal with in our time. America was built on principles and logic that is hard to find in our time of surreal bureaucracy and waste by our government.

Economic prowess cannot come from government subsidies and spending.

It comes from hard work, fiscal restraint, and smart decisions. Taxing & spending is an infeasible way to relieve our troubles. Politicians seem to live in ?la la land? playing a game with our money. This has led to a President that is more of a celebrity than a politician, a system that continually strips away our liberties, and for some reason believes in spending more than they can afford.

Our government is in the business of redistribution and establishing massive amounts of debt. We need to elect officials that will empower the individual, respect our constitution, and trust our markets. Let?s send a strong signal this fall that we want representatives looking out for us as students and the future of our nation and not the same old box of tricks that the current regime uses.

— Brandon Quam

A long-standing goal of the Minnesota government has been to cover two-thirds of the cost of tuition, however this is a fleeting reality now that students already pay around 50 percent. With MSU facing a $7 million budget cut in 2010-2011 tuition increases could increase as much as 15 percent. On top of the increasing cost of tuition students are also facing the downsizing of their education. Last spring the university cut 79 ½ positions, that?s one out of every ten.

This however is not an isolated incident.

Across the state and across the nation the future of higher education in this nation is becoming increasingly more problematic. We believe that food, shelter, quality health care and education are the fundamentals aspects of a healthy and functioning society. What does it mean when we put price tags on that which should be guaranteed to all individuals in an egalitarian society? Should we not be leading the way in liberty? Why do we deny these necessities to those who desperately need them? The rising cost of tuition turns the two-way street of educational reciprocity between the individual and society into a dead end street. When we cut the quality of education being provided, we bring harm to our whole society. Education is so important because if we remain ignorant of the harm of ever increasing tuition, one day soon we will wake up in a nation in which the wealthy alone will be able to

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This week, we feature stories facing Muslims abroad and at home, from the tragic flooding currently taking place in Pakistan to the debate that has sparked over the proposed Muslim COMMUNITY CENTER to be built in New York City two blocks from Ground Zero, which is being modeled after similar institutions such as YMCA. First of all, please give whatever you can to aid recovery efforts in Pakistan. These people are going through a natural disaster bigger that, according to the United Nations, is bigger than the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 2010 Haiti earthquake combined. You attend the same classes with relatives and friends of these victims. Remember this when you see them collecting for aid in the CSU. I understand, of course, that there is racial and religious tension between Muslims and Americans, but we can’t, as a society, judge a people of more than 1.5 billion (22.5 million of which we count as fellow citizens) by the actions of a handful of extremists.

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FLOOD Fewer donations than other distasters could be because of antiIslam sentiment in United States

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web photo The Pakistan flooding got a slow start but has turned into a horrible disaster.

student from Pakistan.“I sometimes feel that I should leave everything and fly back to Pakistan to help the flood victims.”

Rasheed Babar, MSU student and PSA event coordinator, is intimately involved in this disaster— his family was affected by the flooding. Now, he and other students want to spread the word about Pakistan and its need for aid.

“We are in such an era that we know more about who Miley Cyrus is dating than what’s going on in the world,” Babar said.

Pakistani students will be at the table until the first week of September. They also have plans to distribute fliers, put up a charity box at Cub Foods, speak about the disaster on KMSU Radio and host a press conference within a few weeks.

Babar said the PSA is giving all collected funds to the Pakistani organization PUKAR, which was started by the “JANG Group,” the largest media group in Pakistan, and Imran Khan, a former cricket captain who is now Pakistan’s most generous humanitarian, and raising about $20 million a year for Pakistan’s needy.

Babar said that though college students might not have much spare change, even as little as a dollar can be a huge help. One American dollar is worth about 86 rupees, and in Pakistan each rupee is worth about a dollar, so one dollar can feed an entire family a meal.

Dr. Wayne Allen, the PSA advisor, said what his students are doing is a great initiative. He is not involved in the awareness project, but, “I applaud them for doing it,” he said. “I’d like to see our country doing more.”

According to the Associated Press, Americans have given about $12 million in donations to Pakistan, a meager sum compared to the $500 million they gave to help Haiti.

“I was in America when the

Haiti earthquake happened, and the response I saw from Americans and the international community was impeccably generous,” Mushtaq said. “It is… upsetting and sad to see that the response to this disaster in Pakistan has received… not even close to the Haiti relief efforts.”

Allen said he believes part of the reason that the flooding has not gotten as much press and donations as other recent disasters, such as Haiti, is because of anti-Islam sentiment in the U.S. A recent article on the BBC website, “Who Cares About Pakistan?” echoes this theory— stating the article said that many people in the U.S. expect other Muslim countries to “step up to the plate” and help out before Americans spend money, especially Americans who are afraid that Pakistan is hosting terrorists.

The article also said Americans are generally more concerned about what happens in their own hemisphere and that they could be strapped for cash after helping so much with Haiti. One more reason that the flooding might not be getting as much attention is that it was a slow-starting disaster that grew bigger and bigger; there was no sudden shock like with the tsunami or the Haiti earthquake.

Mushtaq asked students to give regardless of how they feel about Pakistan’s government.

“Before looking at Pakistan through political and religious perspectives,” he said, “it is more important to respond to this disaster through a humanitarian manner. People have lost their lives [and] their homes, livestock and agriculture have been destroyed, and people are struggling to find a dry place to sleep. It will take years to recover from this and Pakistan needs continuing relief efforts to help move up from here.”

languages including Mandarin, Cantonese, Malay and another Ethnolect that his grandparents use.

Yeap said the reason he teaches the class is not about contribution hours.

“I’m a senior here and this is my last semester before I graduate; therefore contribution hours [are] not needed,” Yeap said. “I do this voluntarily just to let others glimpse a little bit about this not-so-well known country.”

Christina Tchatchouang is a French beginner course teacher for WLO. She said it would be great to teach the language to students and Mankato community.

“I am so excited by the idea of starting my first French class this week,” said Tchatchouang. “I can assure you, it will be fun and all my students will come to realize that French is not as hard as it seems.”

One of the highlights of WLO is that the classes are more ideal because the size of class is small. While some languages are taught, others are tutored, and the organization has flexible syllabi to suit the learner’s interests. Maignes said they had about 30 students last year and expect around 50 this semester.

The classes are one hour per week on campus, normally in Armstrong Hall. The first class of this semester starts on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday depending on which class it is.

To ensure the quality of the classes, Maignes plans to sit in on some of the classes and is considering giving out teacher evaluations for course takers to fill out.

Anyone who desires to learn a foreign language that s not currently provided by WLO can contact Maignes at cita. maignes@mnsu.edu so that she can find someone to teach it. Potential teachers are also welcome to join the program.

In spite of dedicated student teachers and faculties, the organization has some troubles.

Parking is a huge problem, since some of the students are community members who don’t attend MSU, so they don’t have parking permits.

Maignes said some parents had to leave their children in the classroom to park in the guest parking lot which took an additional 30 minutes before joining the class. She said staff cooperation would be deeply appreciated.

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agreed that Flatequal does a lot of positive work for the area.

“She truly believes in the work she does and without her dedication, south central Minnesota would be an isolated place for the LGBT community,” Kelener said.

Flatequal was raised in Mankato and attended MSU, where she received a lot of support by becoming involved with the LGBT Center.

“A lot of it is just about helping people come out and feel safe. Also, helping the folks in Mankato to realize that there are LGBT people here who are your neighbors, who are your family, who are your co-workers, who go to your church, and that’s a really important message to articulate,” Flatequal said.

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out of New York City.

Flatequal was nominated early in the summer and recently chosen because of her work with the LGBT Center and her non-profit organization— South Central Minnesota Pride (SCMN).

She is the first full-time director of the LGBT Center and has been since 2004. The center is the second-oldest of its kind in the nation. In 2006, she co-founded SCMN to offer support and make LGBT people visible in south central Minnesota. SCMN holds many social events to make people more comfortable while being out in rural Minnesota. Flatequal serves as chair of the organization.

The next event Flatequal is heavily involved with is the upcoming Mankato Pridefest at Riverfront Park Sept. 10 and 11.

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Based on school merit, not financial need Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and allaround better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards.

The latest and most prestigious example is Northwestern University. By targeting local students in financial need, Northwestern is seeking to boost minority enrollment, strengthen local ties and stay competitive in the college admissions race at a time when many private schools are increasing aid based on student merit instead of financial circumstances.

“You may be thinking globally about your education curriculum,” David Warren, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, said of such efforts. “But you’re increasingly acting locally with respect to students.”

Northwestern’s “Good Neighbor, Great University” scholarships will be awarded starting in fall 2011 to about 100 incoming freshman who graduated from high schools in Evanston, Ill., home to Northwestern’s main campus, and Chicago, site of its medical school. About 2,000 first-year students enroll at Northwestern annually.

Students whose families show financial need — there is no income cut-off — will be eligible for scholarships replacing loans and payments from work-study. The majority of students who qualify will receive enough aid to fully cover the cost of Northwestern’s $40,223 annual tuition and fees, said Michael Mills, associate provost for university enrollment.

The program was recommended by a university

task force on diversity and inclusion, which was formed following racial tensions on campus, including a controversy last fall over two students who dressed up in blackface for Halloween.

After its black student enrollment peaked at nearly 10 percent during the Carter administration, Northwestern experienced a slow and steady decline, Mills said.

This year’s incoming freshman class is about 7.2 percent black, up from 4.5 percent three years ago, which Mills attributed in part to better outreach to Chicago Public Schools and waiving the $65 application fee for its students. The university expects to enroll 60 CPS graduates in this fall’s freshman class, up from 28 in fall 2008.

Turning again to Chicago for the new scholarship program seemed a logical step considering the city’s racial diversity and the strong Chicago connections of faculty and board members, he said.

Joshua Williams, 22, a 2010 Northwestern graduate who graduated from high school on Chicago’s South Side, sought Northwestern out rather than being courted. A debater and poet who was raised by his grandmother, Williams settled on Northwestern as a highschool sophomore, attended a summer debate camp there and won financial aid to cover tuition.

“Now we see a Northwestern that has a new face, that is more proactive, reaching out to public schools,” said Williams, who is African-American and served on the diversity task force.

JASPER, Alberta (AP) — The body of a mountain climber from Maine has been discovered in a melting glacier more than two decades after the man fell 1,000 feet to his death in the Canadian Rockies, a park official said.

The remains of William Holland, 38, of Gorham, were found in Jasper National Park in Alberta this month by a pair of hikers, said Garth Lemke, public safety expert with Parks Canada.

Lemke said glacial ice preserved the body, which had

Army private chooses attourney Suspected of giving info to WikiLeaks HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army private suspected of giving classified material to WikiLeaks has chosen a civilian attorney to lead his defense team.

The Army says former military attorney David Coombs, of Providence, R.I., will represent Pfc. Bradley Manning against charges he leaked video of a 2007 U.S. Apache helicopter attack that killed a Reuters news photographer and his driver.

WikiLeaks posted the video on its website in April.

Investigators say the 22-year-old intelligence analyst also is a person of interest in the leak of nearly 77,000 Afghan war records WikiLeaks published online in July.

Coombs is best known for defending Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar, charged in a deadly 2003 attack on fellow U.S. military members in Kuwait.

Akbar is awaiting execution for murdering two officers.

a mummified appearance. “If you look at where he was, he was basically in a deep freeze for the last 21 years,” he said.

Holland had reached the top of the Slipstream on Snow Dome Mountain on the Columbia Icefields in 1989 when an outcropping gave way, sending him tumbling.

His climbing partner sought help from another climbing party, but an avalanche struck before searchers arrived the next day, Lemke said. The search was called off.

There are at least two other cases in which mountain climbers in Jasper National Park have disappeared since the 1970s and are presumed dead, Lemke said.

FAIRBAULT, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota lawyer for an ex-nurse charged with encouraging two people to kill themselves via online conversations wants his client’s confession thrown out, saying police stressed his client so much he was rendered insane.

Attorney Terry Watkins raised the mental illness defense at a motions hearing Friday for William MelchertDinkel, who’s accused of encouraging the suicides of a man in England in 2005 and a woman in Canada in 2008.

The Faribault Daily News reported MelchertDinkel testified Friday he felt intimidated by officers who interviewed him in his home last year, particularly when one asked if he knew he’d broken the law. He said he didn’t understand that encouraging suicide was unlawful.

The judge says he’ll rule on the confession and other motions this fall.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an RV dealership sued by Taylor Lautner over a customized vehicle challenged the “Twilight” star Monday to use his muscles instead of his lawyers to resolve the case.

Brent McMahon, who owns McMahon’s RV in Irvine, Calif., offered to compete in a push-up contest to settle the breach of contract lawsuit that Lautner filed Aug. 23 claiming the dealership failed to deliver a $300,000 RV on time for use as a dressing room on the set of the actor’s latest film.

McMahon and his attorney denied wrongdoing and said they will vigorously defend the case in court if Lautner, 18, doesn’t accept the challenge.

Lautner’s attorney Robert Barta said the challenge was indicative of problems with the dealership.

“McMahon RV’s response to our client’s legitimate claim further demonstrates the lack of professionalism that Mr. McMahon, his company and his employees have exhibited from the outset, and that compelled the filing of this lawsuit in the first place,” the statement read.

The push-up contest was a “facetious suggestion,” it said.

The dealership said Lautner’s camp had sought a $40,000 settlement to resolve the case, leading to the unorthodox proposal by McMahon. The 47-year-old businessman said if he won the contest, he would donate the settlement money to Children’s Hospital of Orange County.

Barta’s statement said the matter might be settled if McMahon made a $40,000 donation to a charity of Lautner’s choosing.

Lautner’s lawsuit also claimed the RV needed additional work after it was delivered. Barta’s statement claimed the vehicle wasn’t in a safe, drivable condition when it was handed over.

It was unclear what upgrades Lautner sought. McMahon said the vehicle was given a custom paint job.

Lautner gained fame for his role as Jacob Black in the “Twilight” movie series. He is currently filming “Abduction” and will reprise his role as Black in the two-part “Twilight” finale.

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YouTube. ‘That has changed significantly. There have been a lot of people speaking out on behalf of Muslims.”

Eboo Patel, an American Muslim leader and founder of Interfaith Youth Core, a Chicago nonprofit that promotes community service and religious pluralism, said Muslims are unfortunately experiencing what all immigrant groups endured in the U.S. before they were fully accepted as American.

Brandeis University historian Jonathan D. Sarna has noted that Jews faced a similar backlash into the 1800s when they tried to build synagogues, which were once banned in New York.

Patel believes American Muslims are on the same difficult but inevitable path toward integration.

“I’m not saying this is going to be happy,” Patel said. “But I’m extremely optimistic.”

Yet, the overwhelming feeling is that the controversy has caused widespread damage that will linger for years.

American Muslim leaders say the furor has emboldened opposition groups to resist new mosques around the country, at a time when there aren’t enough mosques or Islamic schools to serve the community.

Rhetoric from some politicians that lumps all Muslims with terrorists will depress the Muslim vote, analysts say.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a potential 2012 presidential candidate, said in opposing the Islamic center that, “America is experiencing an Islamist cultural-political offensive designed to undermine and destroy our civilization.”

U.S. Muslims who have championed democracy and religious tolerance question what they’ve accomplished.

If the “extremist” label can be hung on someone as apparently liberal as the imam at the center of the outcry, Feisal Abdul Rauf, then any Muslim could come

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NEW YORK (AP) — Adnan Zulfiqar, a graduate student, former U.S. Senate aide and American-born son of Pakistani immigrants, will soon give the first khutbah, or sermon, of the fall semester at the University of Pennsylvania. His topic has presented itself in the daily headlines and blog posts over the disputed mosque near ground zero.

What else could he choose, he says, after a summer remembered not for its reasoned debate, but for epithets, smears, even violence?

As he writes, Zulfiqar frets over the potential fallout and what he and other Muslim leaders can do about it. Will young Muslims conclude they are second-class citizens in the U.S. now and always?

“They’re already struggling to balance, ‘I’m American, I’m Muslim,’ and their ethnic heritage. It’s very disconcerting,” said Zulfiqar, 32, who worked for former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland, a Georgia Democrat, and now serves Penn’s campus ministry. “A controversy like this can make them radical or become more conservative in how they look at things or how they fit into the American picture.”

Whatever the outcome, the uproar over a planned Islamic center near the World Trade Center site is shaping up as a signal event in the story of American Islam.

Strong voices have emerged from outside the Muslim community.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been steadfast in his support for the project.

Jon Stewart nightly mocks the bigotry that the protest unleashed.

“The sentiment, say, five years ago among many Muslims, especially among many young Muslims, was that, ‘We’re in this all by ourselves,’” said Omer Mozaffar, a university lecturer in Chicago who leads Quran study groups as a buffer between young people and the extremist preachers on

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under attack. Feisal supports women’s rights, human rights and interfaith outreach.

“The joke is on moderate Muslims,” said Muqtedar Khan, a University of Delaware political scientist and author of “American Muslims, Bridging Faith and Freedom.” ‘’What’s the point if you’re going to be treated the same way as a radical?

If I get into trouble are they going to treat me like I’m a supporter of al-Qaeda?”

U.S. Muslims are themselves divided over the proposed mosque.

Feisal and his wife, Daisy Khan (no relation to Muqtedar Khan), want to build a 13-story, $100 million community center called Park51 two blocks from the World Trade Center site. It would be modeled on the YMCA or Jewish Community Center, with programming for the entire city, and would include a mosque.

Some Muslims felt from the start that the plan was misguided, given the wounds of the Sept. 11 attacks and widespread misunderstanding about Islam. Yet they felt compelled to defend the proposal when the discussion over religious freedom and cultural sensitivity turned ugly.

Days ago, a brick nearly smashed a window at the Madera Islamic Center in central California, where signs were left behind that read, “Wake up America, the enemy is here,” and “No temple for the god of terrorism.” This past week in New York, a Muslim cab driver had his face and throat slashed in a suspected hate crime.

The poisonous atmosphere comes at a still fragile time in the development of Muslim communal life.

Leaders have spent years trying to persuade Muslim immigrants to come out of their enclaves and fully embrace being American. The task became that much more difficult in the aftermath of 9/11. Many Muslims pulled back, convinced that if another terrorist attack occurs, the U.S. government will put them in internment camps, like the Japanese in World War II. Their American-born children, meanwhile, have felt rejected by their own country.

David Ramadan, a Muslim and vice chair of ethnic coalitions for Republican Party in Virginia, predicts that comments from political figures in both major parties will depress Muslim voting in years to come.

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Disregard for sensitivity Without a date Ball used in Jai alai ….postale prefix (retail) _____ curiae “friend of the court” 16. Uniquely dressed pop star 17. Mythological pixies 19. Follows Jon Stewart 21. Childs game 23. Pulled tight 25. Lower jaw 26. To rub with something rough 27. Grease love interest 28. “What’s cooler than being cool…___ cold.”

29. Great porn name _____ Diggler 30. Cycles per second 31. To have abandoned 33. Dropped glass will…

37. Tater ___ 38. Submit secretly for short 39. WWF wrestler The Godfather for one P._._._.

40. Employee often sent on errands 43. Large alcoholic drink mixture 44. Skinny 45. Spoken 46. Italian goodbye 47. “____ who goes there.”

48. Reference books 50. Type of moss, commonly found in Ireland 52. Biden state for short 53. To hurt 55. Temptations earlier group name The _____ 59. Beyonce song 60. Capital of the Ukraine of chicken dish 61. Reds pitchers Bronson _______ 62. First name of SNL alum Aykroyd 63. 2003 Woody Allen flick “Anything _____” 64. Asian nation 1.

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27. He gets Denarded 29. Entry way 30. Cut into pieces 32. Inscribed stone slab 33. Former Death Row artist 34. Plow 35. To give or send out 36. Revolutions per minute 38. Expression of surprise 40. To have provoked or annoyed 41. Current President of Nicaragua 42. Emmy’s host 43. Hopes 44. Sarcasm 46. Former Tiger’s great _____ Fielder 47. Marv’s partner 49. Interest 51. Gov. Agency responsible for Natl. parks 54. Barbershop 1&2 actress 56. Not dad 57. Vision giver 58. CCR tune “Fortunate ____”

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For an avid television viewer, the changing leaves and the lovely shift in temperature that occurs around this time of the year serve as a wonderful reminder of not only the death of another painstakingly dry (yet all too humid) summer of television, but also the birth of a fresh new lineup of fall programs.

Hot off the heels of Sunday’s surprisingly charming Emmy Awards (well-played Fallon) is our guide to Fall Television. Having lived through a summer of highs (“Louie” on FX) and shamefully satisfying lows (“Bachelor Pad:” Yeah, I watched it), viewers can finally

get excited about filling their study breaks with returning favorites, as well as some exciting new premieres.

Monday Best Bet: “Mike and Molly” - Sept. 20 on CBS Humanizing and empathetic of its less-than-likely lead roles, “Mike and Molly” follows the relationship of an overweight couple who meet at an Overeaters Anonymous group. Hopefully creator Mark Roberts will maintain a little more heart in his newest program than he did in his previous effort (sorry, Charlie Sheen, unfortunately all of that money that you make

from “Two and a Half Men” still won‘t buy you a spine).

For fans of: “How I Met Your Mother” Other options: Reality fans will be excited (or disgusted) to find Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino of “Jersey Shore” fame rumored to be a new contestant on this season of “Dancing with the Stars,” premiering Sept. 20 on FOX. Also returning on Sept.

20 is everyone’s favorite pub dwellers for the sixth season of “How I Met Your Mother” on CBS.

Tuesday Best Bet: “Running Wilde” - Sept. 21 on FOX

Any viewer who experienced the joy of Mitch Hurwitz’s “Arrested Development,” as well as the agony of it being cancelled, is well aware of Will Arnett, David Cross and Hurwitz’s forthcoming reunion on “Running Wilde.” Following the mismatched romance of millionaire goofball Steven Wilde (Arnett) and activist Emmy Kadubic, played by the always lovely Keri Russell, “Running Wilde” might be the most anticipated new comedy of the season.

For fans of: “Arrested Development,” “Better Off Ted” Other options: Michael Chiklis and Julie Benz helm the super-powered cast of “No Ordinary Family,” premiering Sept.

28 on ABC. Gleeks rejoice! An-

other season of “Glee” returns to FOX on Sept. 21 with Britney Spears and Betty White, among others, slated to guest star.

Wednesday Best Bet: “Modern Family” - Sept. 20 on ABC Having impressed critics and viewers alike last season, “Modern Family” returns with its deadpan comedy and dry sense of humor on Sept. 20. Although having been billed alongside the likes of “Cougar Town,” and the onslaught of bombs that fuel ABC’s “Comedy Wednesdays,” has not done “Modern Family”

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any favors (speaking of favors, when will Courtney Cox run out of hers?), it continues to be a great source for laughs and knows when to strum its sentimental chords.

For fans of: “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Louie” Other options: Ladies fear not, “America’s Next Top Model” returns for its fifteenth competition Sept. 8 on The CW. In case there wasn’t enough already, ABC has added another courtroom drama to the mix with its new program “The Whole Truth,” premiering Sept.

22. Rounding out a dismal Wednesday offering is “Hellcats” on The CW, a new cheerleading drama (or comedy?) that I surely won’t be watching on Sept. 8.

Thursday

Best Bet: “Community” Sept. 23 on NBC The best new sitcom from last year returns for its second season at Greendale Community College. “Community” sports an incredibly talented young cast, thoroughly enjoyable characters and a widely accessible story line. Fine-stepping the lines of race, age and sex with comical glee, “Community” does well to supplement NBC’s veteran Thursday night line-up. If only college was this much fun.

For fans of: “Undeclared,” “Freaks and Geeks” Other options: NBC continues to push its office humor with its newest show, “Outsourced,” a show about a sole American manager working at an Indian call center, which will join “Community” and “The Office” on Sept. 23. “30 Rock” is back

and is premiering with a live episode that will air on Oct. 14.

For those who still haven’t discovered the hilariously awkward “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” or the male high jinks of “The League,” both return to FX on Sept. 16.

Friday

Best Bet: Not watching television Other options: Friday has typically been the day that television shows go to die. Fallen victim of this dreaded time slot is “Good Guys” on FOX, which evidently didn‘t do so well with its ratings this summer, despite its constant commercials. ABC introduces “Body of Proof,” a new (and thoroughly overdone) medical drama that premieres Sept. 24. What you should be watching are either the smiling faces of your friends, or a glaringly void Word document while you do the homework that probably won’t be getting done on Saturday.

For fans of: A social life and a diploma

Sunday Best Bet: “Boardwalk Empire” - Sept. 19 on HBO The guys over at our SuperMankato podcast said it best with: “Gangsters, booze, prohibition, Capone, shotguns, girls, murder. . . and Buscemi.” If that isn’t enough, acclaimed director Martin Scorsese is creatively in-

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For fans of: “The Sopranos,” “The Wire” Other options: “Bored to Death” remains under the radar despite co-starring the wildly popular Zach Galifianakis.

Season two begins Sept. 26 on HBO. “Dexter” fans prepare to finally close your agape jaws as the most likeable murderer on TV returns to Showtime on Sept. 26. AMC will introduce its zombie apocalypse later this fall with “The Walking Dead” (think “Dawn of Dead” on TV), which will premiere on Halloween.

Listen to the SuperMankato podcast at msureporter.com for more TV discussion!

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New to the creative writing end of the English department is Geoff Herbach. Herbach, a fiction writer whose novel “The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg” was published in 2008, will be teaching various creative writing classes, including screenwriting, to which he will undoubtedly supply (and has been, at least for the last week) both his knowledge of the field and creative, not to mention humor-filled, edge.

Aware of Minnesota State’s slow but consistent bolstering of its film program — now only a minor emphasizing study and analysis, and under duress by the loss of faculty member Terry Davis, who once taught screenwriting — Herbach, like his colleague Ashkan Soltani, expresses a certain excitement over the possibility of adding something to a growing field, while at the same time submitting himself to the established creative writing facet of the university.

Herbach grew up in Platteville, Wis. After receiving “a couple of degrees” from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, he went to Washington, D.C., and then finally to Minneapolis, where he discovered a vast network of writers and publishers that has kept him in the state until today.

“Minnesota is a bubbling literary state,” said Herbach, whose next novel is due out in June 2011, said.

After being bit by the teaching bug while working as an adjunct professor at Anoka Ramsey Community College, Herbach landed the position at MSU. Here are some interesting things about him, what he thinks about film and writing, and what he plans in his screenwriting course:

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• Describing how he decided to apply for the job at MSU, Herbach said with a laugh, “I wanted to stay in Minnesota because I’m really connected in the Twin Cities, but I wanted to make money.”

• Herbach was a member of the Electric Arc Radio program on Minnesota Public Radio in 2008, a mash-up of music, comedy and narrative that revolved around fictional characters living in a fictional neighborhood in Minneapolis.

• Herbach co-wrote a television pilot that was taped. “It wasn’t that great...it was all right,” he said.

• “Part of the joy in reading fiction is to be led through the mystery of character discovery, (but with a script) it’s not up to you to hide the character,” he said about a major difference between standard fiction writing and screenplay writing.

“You have to make clear right up front who this person is.” Also: “You’re part of a collaborative process that doesn’t quite exist yet, but you have to write to that to create a good film script.”

• His screenwriting class will be sampling writing from, among other inspirations, “Pieces of April,” “The Bourne Identity” and TV series “Mad Men,” from which Herbach owns a signed copy of the pilot episode.

• Currently, his film obsession is “The Departed”: “I keep watching it, and it’s not perfect — there’s something messed up in there — but the dialogue is so stylized and awesome. I think I’ve watched it 10 times in the last two weeks. I’m sure I’m irritating my neighbors.”

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Ashkan Soltani draws his inspiration from the world around him.

Now, he’s looking to Mankato, and urging students to follow his form.

Born in Iran and a University of Utah graduate, Soltani has been teaching at the Los Angeles location of the prestigious American Musical and Dramatic Academy for the past three years. Aside from teaching, Soltani is an accomplished filmmaker, who, after dabbling in fiction narratives, has evolved primarily into a documentarian. His work, which more recently includes a film about underpaid Mexican miners in Utah entitled “King Coal,” reflects, artistically, both an inquisitive mind and driven spirit, two qualities he looks to impart to his students.

“I’m very excited because I think there’s a lot of untouched subject matter around here — for me as a filmmaker and for students who want to pursue filmmaking,” Soltani said.

Among the courses he will be heading this year as a new inductee to Minnesota State’s English department is one Soltani will be the first to teach: Digital Filmmaking.

The course will be offered in the spring and will spearhead what he hopes to one day be a full-fledged production aspect to the department’s film option.

“I’m a true believer that film theory and film production need to go hand-in-hand,” he said. “I want to help to start something, to create a platform for students (to make film).”

This idea of breaking new ground — in more ways than one — is what attracted Soltani to MSU, and what he says should also attract students. His belief that “microcosmos reflects macro-cosmos” fuels his curiosity about not only the university and its ever-growing potential, but about Mankato as a community as well.

“The fact that (Mankato) is a

rural place makes it even more interesting,” he said. “You can find a lot more interesting topics in a small place.”

This is only a sliver of what Soltani has to offer through his new class, his view on filmmaking and art, and what more he wants to add to MSU and the area: • Digital Filmmaking will examine the foundation of film production, including working with a script, lighting techniques, the actual shooting of a movie and editing, and is meant for both beginners and experienced fimmakers. Soltani says the class, like all of those he teaches, will put an emphasis on student marketability: the skills that will make students hirable postgraduation.

• Soltani emphasizes the room for collaboration and supplementation the class will have and the benefit those involved in the fine arts or acting and theater by providing a fresh vantage point for creative output.

• Soltani is currently working with a writer from the Los Angeles Times on a documentary about Afghan “war rugs.”

• “As artists we all need to do something that matters,” he said of the purpose of his focus on documentaries, “(to) give voice to voiceless people.”

• Soltani has been captivated

by Mankato’s historical resonance — it was the site of the hanging of 38 Native American men in 1862, the largest mass execution in U.S. history — since his arrival, and considers it a prime example of the unsung stories smaller places contain.

• Along with doing his best to strengthen the formal side of the film program, Soltani insists on the creation of a film front that will screen obscure and underground film: “We need an alternative voice.”

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Out with the new, in with the old

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A very humble Mark Weinstein, in his Rastafarian hat with fake dreads, led the way. He walked past a room named “the basement,” filled with Jimi Hendrix shirts, posters bathed in black light and other goodies considered “retro” or psychedelic by most today. He sat down with his long-time friend Jim Nothwehr and, with only an occasional sip of his drink interrupting him, started talking.

Back in 1971, when Weinstein and Nothwehr bought the Lost Chord, a record store once inhabiting South Front Street in downtown Mankato, music stood for something more than cash money and bling.

What they lived and pleasantly recall was not just an industry, but a lifestyle that revolved around music. It was a counterculture that wasn’t just rebellious and frustrated, but also peaceful and welcoming. The Lost Chord celebrated this way of life, and was a gathering place for both musicians and music enthusiasts.

“It was one of the first headshops around here,” Weinstein said.

Musicians met other musicians, fans bought their precious music and the Lost Chord thrived as an asylum to both those living an alternative lifestyle and seeking refuge, and everyday people.

“Even the Vikings players would come down, time to time,” said Nothwehr.

On Saturday, Mankato relived the music and lifestyle before disco and MC Hammer. Red Sky Lounge in downtown Mankato transformed from a modern college town hang-out to a ‘70s era jamfest. Lost Chord customers, employees and allin-all involvees celebrated the store and its legacy.

The Lost Chord reunion party, as it progressed, proved to be not only a simple gettogether. A variety of bands, including City Mouse and Fish Frye, of which members were personally involved with the record store 40 years ago, played throughout the night.

Those who lived and experienced what most of us today see only on TV were reunited by this shared history and tried to match the celebration

of life that music truly is (or maybe was). “(The Lost Chord) was where I spent my money as a youngster after I got paid, so I had to come,” said Floyd Flaten, once a Chord customer.

“This really has no monetary reason: just have a party and have a good time,” said Weinstein about his purpose in throwing the reunion party.

As old friends reunited and new friends were made, Retro Ron’s, a vintage music store located at 619 S. Front St., had a representative distributing flyers, as if to say vinyl still lives.

And it does. The Lost Chord reunion party proved there are fans who still relish the music, the culture and the lifestyle of what we call retro today.

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Student -Athletes also feeling the effect of MSU’s budget cuts DREW CLAUSSEN GRACE WEBB

staff writers Instead of preparing for their upcoming seasons, some athletes are having to worry whether they’ll even have the chance to do so next year.

The Minnesota State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is considering a 5-7 percent budget cut this year, which is on top of a 10 percent cut it faced last year. The reason for the budget reduction is in response to expected state funding cuts.

Four teams have been proposed to be cut due to the budget issues: men’s and women’s tennis, women’s bowling and men’s swimming & diving.

“I would say it is definitely an option that we have avoided in the previous 10 percent, $350,000 cut,” said Director of Athletics Kevin Buisman. “But we were getting pretty lean in those areas and had to really kind of look at other options, including the sport teams.”

The loss of those teams would

mean the loss of more than 50 participation opportunities for current student athletes, but will save the university more than $193,000 annually, according to Buisman.

As soon as the men’s swimming team heard the news, the student-athletes on it dove into action to raise funds and awareness about their situation. They have started a Facebook page, written letters to team alumni and even talked to competing school teams and organizations like the Minnesota Swimming Club and the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.

“It seems like they’re pretty much on the ball,” said CSSA executive director Bob Groseth.

“We’ve been able to save a lot of teams [but] the [MSU] athletic department ... has a history of eliminating swim programs, so we’re a little concerned about that.”

In 2004, the MSU swim team went through the same trial when the budget was tight, but it survived the cuts.

A final decision won’t be

made until March, following the legislative appropriations cycle, with an implementation next fall.

News of the programs possibly being cut was delivered to the student-athletes by their coaches. Senior tennis player Heather Jensen said she was upset when she heard the news, but relieved when she realized that she would be able to play her senior season.

“I felt bad when I thought of all the younger team members who would just be starting or have a couple years left,” Jensen said. “It’s also upsetting because I feel like we are a low maintenance team. Maybe we don’t bring in any revenue, but we definitely are not an expensive team.”

Jensen’s teammates feel the same way and a few are considering transferring.

Many coaches aren’t taking it any better.

“My reaction to the proposed cut was one of mainly disappointment, given the accomplishments of our program and the progress we have made since

TEAMS ON THE BLOCK

The teams MSU is considering cutting, have had some success last season. Take a look at the 2009-10 season: Men’s swimming - The 4x400-yard freestyle team placed

15th in National Championships to earn All-American status. The team consisted of Senior Chris Gogel, juniors Matt Chida and Daniel Wright, along with sophomore Tom Gasnick.

Women’s bowling - The Mavericks finished last year No. 14 in the nation led by Third Team All-American senior Ashley Clinchoc.

Men’s tennis - MSU finished the year ranked No. 7 in the Central Regional Rankings led by freshman Mitch Barr who finished the year 7-7.

Women’s tennis - The Mavericks finished sixth in the Cent ral Region. Junior Heather Jensen finished with a 17-5 record and freshman Brandi Dohman was named the ITA Central Region Rookie of the Year. the program was nearly cut in 2004,” said swimming coach Nathan Owens. “Our men’s swimming & diving team has minimal resources when compared to other Division II men’s swimming and diving programs, yet

despite having fewer resources, we’ve been able to maintain a nationally competitive men’s program.”

Owens said he is conflicted

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Soccer

Ready for the real games

After scrimmages this weekend, the Mavericks are ready for the official season to start up

LEE HANDEL

staff writer After two weeks of intense practices and exhibition games that revealed both positives and negatives to the Minnesota State women’s soccer team, the squad is itching and ready to finally play a game that counts.

After two scrimmages over the weekend against Augsburg and St. Thomas, the Mavericks appear ready to put the final touches on their gameplan and head east to Michigan for an important weekend of soccer.

The Mavericks are going to get their feet thrown into the fire early in the nonconference schedule, playing two highlyskilled foes right out of the gate. They travel to Big Rapids on Friday to play a Ferris State team that is by no means a cupcake opponent.

Win or lose, the weekend figures to get even more difficult on Sunday when the team has to turn around and play the defending NCAA champs, Grand Valley State, in Grand Valley, Mich.

Head coach Peter McGahey

is stressing that although it is important to get off to a good start and win every game, this weekend will not define what kind of a team the Mavericks will be this season whether they win or lose.

“These games should give us a good challenge, but I believe if we were to start out poorly we could still easily be the best team in the NSIC this season,” said McGahey.

Despite having success over two smaller schools over the weekend, the Mavericks know that this weekend is going to feature a much different atmosphere and are preparing accordingly.

“If we can make the game faster, I think we will have success and be able to score some goals and control the game,” said senior defender Emily Petrovich. “I think everyone has learned a lot more about their position and we are really doing well moving together and defending together as a team.”

Petrovich, who has been dealing with a pulled quad

injury the past week, is feeling better and says she will definitely be out on the field this weekend. Coach McGahey likes what he has seen from his team, especially when it comes to defending their side of the field.

“We are playing much better collectively as a defense now than we were a week ago and I think our back line of defense has really been solidified,” he said.

Even with the improved defense, the Mavericks figure to have success this season if they can maintain their dynamic attacking approach on offense.

They should have success this weekend and this year if they can cash in on their great ability to score goals.

“In the past we’ve had some trouble scoring goals,” said Petrovich. “I think now we feel we can put the ball in the net much better and will be working on finishing this week so we are able to carry it over into this weekend.”

Tuesday, August 31, 2010T Volleyball

All about the attitude TIGE HUTCHESON

energy up because that’s the best staff writer way to play.”

When a fan thinks of offense Stamer rained praises for in volleyball, their head probably her teammates, pointing out the fills with clips of powerful kills team’s “stellar” defense and “imand aces. One would be surprised pressive” offense in practice. to learn that Brittany Stamer, MinStamer also has great things to nesota State’s Offensive Player of say about the team’s newcomers. the Year in 2009, is a setter.

“We have really good chemis“I think I was offensive player try. The freshmen who came in fit of the year last year just because in perfect” said Stamer. all of my hitters hit so But while Stamer may well that they made it appear carefree and easy to hard to pick one, so I please, she has big aspirathink I got it by default,” tions for the Mavericks this joked Stamer, “To be year. honest, I have a pretty “Even though we are easy job on this team.” ranked third in the conferHead volleyball ence, we’re definitely a Stamer coach, Dennis Amundcontender for the conference son, describes setters as championship,” Stamer “the quarterbacks of volleyball.” said. “I definitely think that we But unlike in football, a volleyball have a chance to win the national setter rarely gets any credit, which championship, and even though I is perfectly fine with Stamer. know a lot of teams think that, our “It’s definitely something team is ready for it this year. This people don’t notice. Setting is is our year.” very different. To be a quiet setter While in any other situation is a good thing,” said Stamer. that much pressure can drive even And while she’s definitely the most intimidating people to quiet as far as flawless conneca meltdown, the 5-7 junior can’t tions and perfect passes, she’s help but keep smiling. anything but quiet as a leader.

“If you’re not having fun “I try to stay very positive, there’s no point in playing,” very chipper, happy, and I talk a Stamer said in a unique mixture of lot,” Stamer. “I just try to stay re- happiness and competitiveness. ally positive and usually it’s pretty As far as leaders go, she seems contagious. I just like to keep the just about perfect for the job.

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MSU athletics

Fall teams try to overcome adversities

Each team has its own opportunities, strengths and weaknesses. But what exactly needs to happen to make sure each team is successful?

KYLE RATKE

sports editor “If they can figure this out, they are going to be great.”

That is going through every optimistic fan’s mind before the beginning of their favorite team’s season. Whether it’s the Minnesota Lynx or the Cleveland Browns (I don’t recommend either), there are always certain keys to success that you believe will make your team better.

The same goes for college teams. But instead of dealing with trades and free agency, they deal with graduation and the fear of athletes becoming ineligible.

This is what the fall teams at Minnesota State will have to deal with, among other things.

Here are the most pressing issues for the fall sports at MSU:

Football

The Mavericks are coming off an impressive 10-2 campaign, but like with any success in college, it normally ends with losing a few key players.

The Mavericks didn’t just lose key players, but they lost the foundations of leadership for the program, losing quarterback Ryan Fick, offensive linemen Adrian Battles and Andy Schoonover and receivers Chris Nowlin and Vinny Flury — and that’s just on the offensive side of the ball.

Defensively, the Mavericks lost defensive tackle Randy Earl and explosive cornerback and kick returner Kelvin Rodgers.

Senior Steve Pachan will fill in at quarterback and played well during Fick’s injury, but that was under the protection of

Schoonover and Battles.

The question for the Mavericks won’t necessarily be whether they are talented enough; coaches can teach routes and formations. The Mavericks will need someone, if someone hasn’t already, to emerge as a leader on and off the field.

Leadership is something that can’t be taught.

Soccer The MSU soccer team is bringing back a very talented group of seniors, led by Laura Leber, Ann Kincaid, Emily Petrovich and Jessie Audas.

But the question won’t be who will put the ball in the net, but instead who will prevent it.

Graduated goalkeeper Shelia Reynolds was close to perfect in the net, leading the Mavericks to a 12-5-2 record and allowing a measly .68 goals per game while adding eight shutouts throughout the season.

The Mavericks won’t need someone to fill Reynolds’ shoes, but they will need someone to do an above-average job in the net. The job will likely go to either freshman Brittany Cygan or sophomore Chelsey Eley.

If the Mavericks plan on entering the NCAA tournament again, it will depend on whether or not these two can handle their own in the net.

ally, now is the time.

So, what could go wrong with the team?

It might not be anything that the Mavericks do wrong, but instead what another team is doing right. The Concordia- St. Paul Golden Bears have won three straight national championships, and to make matters worse, if the Mavericks look to get out of the central region, they will have to beat Concordia.

The talent and pieces are in place for MSU for them to break down the walls of a dynasty.

Cross Country Led by highly respected coach Mark Schuck, the Mavericks will look to replace Denise Mokaya and James Krajsa, who have been the faces of the program over the last two years.

Schuck has proven that recruiting and finding stars hasn’t been problem. Fans shouldn’t expect 2010 to be any different.

The women’s team is predicted to take fourth in the NSIC and much of that will depend on the performance of junior Ali Paul, who was picked as the team’s 2010 Athlete to Watch. Paul finished last season’s NCAA II Championships in 30th place with a time of 21:47.3.

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Steve Pachan is one player who the Mavericks will depend on in 2010.

Volleyball The Mavericks seem to have a stacked line-up this season with outside hitters Amanda Beekman and Chelsea Fogarty, blocker Amanda Thompson and setter Brittany Stamer.

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It turns out that was just the appetizer. As expected, Brett Favre returned shortly after the Vikings left Mankato, meaning all 22 starters would be back for the 2010 campaign.

However, injuries and rusty play in the preseason has many Vikings fans gritting their teeth about what they are going to get from this team. And it’s the Vikings offense, the surprise juggernaut fans were treated to last season, that has the biggest question marks heading into 2010.

Offensive Questions

The Vikings receivers have become the biggest concern with Sidney Rice expected to miss half the season with a hip injury and Percy Harvin again dealing with migraines. There is also some worry about the offensive line. John Sullivan may miss the first game of the season and the unit will also need to prove it can be more consistent than it was a year ago.

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The Vikings are still missing their other cornerback in Cedric Griffin, who will likely be sidelined until after the bye week.

With Griffin out, the Vikings have looked for his replacement and they may have found him in rookie Chris Cook.

Originally it looked as if Lito Sheppard or Asher Allen would take over that role, but Cook has been so impressive that he seems to be the heavy favorite to start week one. He has shown outstanding tackling ability and doesn’t seem overwhelmed in coverage. .

The Vikings boast one of the league’s best defensive lines with Kevin and Pat Williams and Jared Allen. It’s the other guy though that has really stood out. Ray Edwards looks hungry this year, especially after the Vikings failed to give him a contract extension in the offseason.

Edwards has all the physical ability to put up 10 plus sacks and this may be his year to do it.

Recap There are still things that need to be cleaned up and positions to be filled but no one should be pressing any panic buttons. The Vikings are poised for a great season and will get some revenge Sept. 9, when they head down to the Bayou.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

BUDGET CUTS “Most importantly, we have to remember that these are ‘proposed’ cuts,” Buisman. continued from 15 because on the one ence is that MSU made hand, he wants his budget cuts in two swimmers to succeed phases, where SCSU is and keep the team, but looking to cut $500,000he does not want to $600,000 in one step. go against the athletic “They are just taking department’s final it in one bite instead of decision. Because of two and whether sort of this, he is staying neuphasing those cuts has tral by not becoming helped our situation or Kevin Buisman is involved in any of his MSU’s athletic not remains to be seen, swimmers’ fundraising, director. but again the problem is only offering his best within the framework of wishes. the criteria,” Buisman “I’m focused on the team we said. “I cannot speak for what have and the year we have now,” happened up there, whether Owens said. they had criteria and how they Buisman said he is planning evaluated there situation or what on meeting with all the studentthey did in terms of determinathletes on the affected teams, ing football as a potential cut up with a message of empathy and there.” regret.

Buisman said the sucEven with a sort of dark cess of the football program at cloud hanging over his program, MSU, along with the fan interest tennis coach Phil Brauer says and the fact that it is a NSIC it’s important to keep his team’s - required sport, meant that it morale high. was never really considered as a “Most importantly, we have sport to be cut. He also said that to remember that these are there is some talk that SCSU is ‘proposed’ cuts. We still have looking for some sort of waiver a job to get done. That job is to to the NSIC bylaw that requires be amazing students, win tennis football as a sport. matches and be positive ambasNo matter what the school sadors for MSU,” Brauer said. decides to do, some athletes will Minnesota State is not the have a sour taste in their mouths only school that is facing tough no matter what. budget times. It was rumored “I’m going to use the news earlier this month that St. Cloud as motivation to make the most State was looking into possibly of this season and race like it cutting its football program. may be my last,” said junior Though Buisman admits he swimmer Jacob Longacre. “At doesn’t know all the particulars, the same time, it’s depressing he says the magnitude of St. to show up and compete for a Cloud’s problem is similar to school that wants your program Minnesota State’s. The differcut.”

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