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Campus and community fair a big hit MSU’s annual campus and community fair featured great oppurtunities for students

EMMANUELLA SHOKARE STAFF WRITER The annual Campus and Community fair took place on the 5th of September 2018 at the CSU ballroom, from 10 am to 2 pm. The fair has been held here at MnSU for about sixteen years and it has grown over the years. The purpose of this fair is to give the student the opportunity to get involved and build their experiences for skills to prepare their life after graduation.

“Today’s fair had part-time jobs, volunteer opportunities, and RSO’s in attendance which make up the heart of the fair,” said Amanda Weister, Assistant Director, “New to the fair this year were MSU Mankato office tables who had work-study positions available, a display of banners sharing MSU

history to celebrate the 150 year sesquicentennial, as well as the ever popular Cotton Candy and Corn Dog snacks for attendees which added to the fair feel.”

Different business, nonprofit organizations from the Mankato community and student organization sign up to come for the fair to showcase many opportunities students can get involved both in school, Mankato and possibly other states in the United States. There are also part-time job positions, internships and volunteer opportunities available for students. It is like a welcome back event for students. There were seventy-eight business, a non-profit organization, and student organization that signed up for this year fair.

As the years go by, more business, non-profit organizations, and student organizations come to try their luck for the first time.

“This is our first time doing it, I wish we came here sooner,” said Brittany Gruber, office manager of Haugbeck Support Services

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International, “We love it so far and we are going to come back for the next fair.”

It was Haugbeck’s first time at the fair and she said that students have been coming to their booth eagerly asking questions and taking applications.

“I was recruited through a fair like this and I am here to help recruit more students,” said Elizabeth Gelderman,

Recruitment Specialist at the American Red Cross, “This is my first time at this fair and I am really loving it.”

There are other organizations that recruit students from the previous fairs and would come year after year “It has been a good flow since we starting coming for the fair,” said David Ross, HR Director for Downs Food Group. “This is our third time

coming here and we currently have four MnSU students working for us now.”

All the booths at the fair seemed to be doing well with the students. They had pamphlets containing more information that students

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MSU to host fire saftey event for Fire Saftey Day OLUWATOMIKE BALI STAFF WRITER As far back as the year 1992, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has sponsored the community observance fire prevention week. President Calvin Coolidge declared the Fire prevention week a national observance in 1925 and it has been that way till date. The fire prevention week is observed yearly in the month of October, more specifically the week of October 9th in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire.

This year’s fire safety day is on Tuesday, October 9th, while the fire prevention week runs from the 7th of October till the 13th.

The importance of this day is to bring awareness to the high risk of death that can occur in the case of a fire incident, and to also provide informative resources to people of all ages, color, and social status in order for everyone to be safe. Fire can happen anywhere so it is important to educate people about the essential steps that can be taken to reduce the chances of having a fire and in the event of one, knowing

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how to safely escape. Out of all the resources on fire prevention are three essential

“Learn” two ways out of every room and make sure all doors and windows leading

“Fire can happen anywhere so it is important to educate people about the essential steps that can be taken to reduce the chances of having a fire...” that everyone should be aware of. “Look” for places fire could start, “Listen” for the sound of smoke alarm,

outside open easily and are free of clutter.

According to Lydia Lane, “I think that it is important

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to be educated about the safety that goes into fires.

Grease fires are the number one cause of fires in cities that have colleges, So I think this event is important.” The Mankato fire department does events like this often and they also cater to kids which makes it very conducive to learn for all ages.

MSU is going to be hosting a similar Fire Safety event on September 13th at the CSU Mall, outside Memorial Library. The event will include

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MSU completes archive digitalization for the Reporter JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER As the one hundred-fiftieth anniversary of MSU’s founding approaches, university librarians have completed a remarkably ambitious project that took five years to complete.

Over ninety years of the student newspaper’s history have been made available to the public online, free of charge, according to Professor Heidi Southworth, a digital archivist at Minnesota State University.

“This project was made possible in part by the people

Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.” professor Southword said, in correspondence with the Reporter.

Looking at the archives, it’s impressive to see how much the Reporter has changed over the past ninety years.

For one thing, it wasn’t always called the Reporter.

Originally called “Among Ourselves,” the student newspaper has changed names four times since, with the last change being in 1968, when it adopted its current name.

According to Professor Southworth, the digitalization of the newspaper is part of a

“Some notable events recorded in the newspaper and preserved by the new digital archive include Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1961 speech at the university...” of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical

bigger project called ARCH: University Archives Digital Collections. The project

collects student publications, such as the Reporter, as well as University publications, yearbooks, and images from athletic events.

Some notable events recorded in the newspaper and preserved by the new digital archive include Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1961 speech at the university, then called Mankato State College, and the antiwar protests that took place in 1972, just over a decade later.

More mundane things have been preserved as well; students handbooks, for example, as well as student magazines from the turn of the century, which served as a kind of predecessor to the student newspaper.

Under “Stories from MSU,” the archive has preserved oral histories in the form of interviews, as well as video interviews from homecoming, and stories about the Vikings, who used the football field on campus for training camp.

Numerous photographs are also preserved in the archives; photos of athletic teams, dorms, halls, different competitions, parades, and events from the school’s

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history. Yearbooks from 19061981 have been included as well.

This archive is an important step in preserving the history of MSU, its student publications, and southwest Minnesotan history in general.

New items will be added

to the archives on a regular basis, as they are digitalized.

The work that the librarians and archivists at ARCH are doing is critical to the preservation of MSU’s history and the accomplishments of its students and faculty.

Dorsey, Sandberg answer to Senate Intelligence Committee Washington (AP) — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey keeps his cool before Congress A chill, bearded and noseringed Jack Dorsey appeared unflappable as he faced hours of questioning from members of Congress Wednesday on issues as wide-ranging as political bias, hate speech, school safety and election manipulation.

At 9:30 a.m., he began at the Senate intelligence committee, alongside Facebook’s practiced and polished chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and an empty chair in place of the absent Google co-founder Larry Page. In the afternoon, a 1:30 hearing featured a solo Dorsey before the 54-member House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Dorsey, who meditates regularly, live-tweeted his opening statement and answered questions in a low, measured tone. He repeatedly declined to rise to the bait offered by sometimes scathing legislators, instead holding forth as the nerdy and earnest CEO who just wants to improve his company and its role in the world.

When Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton pressed Dorsey on Twitter’s allegiance to the U.S., Dorsey steered a

serene middle course. Asked if he saw a difference between cooperating with the U.S. government and the Russian or Chinese governments, Dorsey demurred. “Not sure what you mean,” he said.

“Are you an American company?” Cotton asked.

“We are an American company,” answered Dorsey, who at 41 is the same age as Cotton.

“Do you prefer to see America remain the world’s dominant global superpower?”

“I prefer that we continue to help everywhere to serve,” Dorsey replied, going on to affirm the importance of adhering to Twitter’s terms of service, protecting its users from 24/7 surveillance and, eventually, helping intelligence agencies when given a “proper legal order.”

And so it unrolled, hour after hour, from one side of Capitol Hill to the other.

While Dorsey deferred some questions for followup, it wasn’t the constant refrain for him that it was for Mark Zuckerberg during his own marathon congressional testimony back in April.

That performance, in which the Facebook CEO skidded through the sometimes uninformed questions from

members of Congress, helped Zuckerberg close the door on his company’s privacy scandal — but also prompted an avalanche of online memes depicting him

as an alien robot.

Dorsey, meanwhile, got high marks from Rep. Billy Long, a Missouri Republican and former auctioneer, who earlier in the hearing

had drowned out a loud, conspiracy-minded protester

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Sixth annual foam dance party to take place this weekend EMMANUELA SHOKARE STAFF WRITER This year will be the 6th annual mega foam party and it will be hosted by the Student Events Team on the 8th of September, 2018. It will start at 8 pm following up with an after party. This event has been hosted by the Student Event Team for five years and there have been new activities created to make the event more fun each year.

“This event is a Foam Dance Party. This is a fun high energy event for students to bring their new friends to,” said Lucas Arndt, Student Event vice president. “We will be having a huge after-party starting at 9:00 pm and will take place in the CSU front lawn right next to the foam party. There will be 3 giant inflatables, a photo booth, large screen video games, a cake walk, yard games and more. There will be a free chicken nugget bar and other great snacks.”

Students must wear shoes or sandals, a shirt and shorts; ziplock bags to protect phones and peoples belongings will be provided at the event because they will get wet from the foam and UV light that would be sprayed on students throughout the event and by the end students live with their ‘clothes of many colors’.

This event is open to both on campus and off-campus

students. There will be a live DJ, two foam machines that will spray enough foam within four minutes and other unique activities to keep students entertained though out. This is an event students, especially freshmen, can meet different people and can also make lasting friendships. Students have seemed to enjoyed this event, and would come every year.

“One thing I love about the foam party is when we are been sprayed with the foam” said Ella, “I met most of my friends at the foam party in my first year and now am in

but could also start making memories for their college days to come. The event is

“Students will not only make lasting friendships but could also start making memories for their college days to come.” come, it’s so much fun!”

Students will not only make lasting friendships

safe for everyone, and since it’s on campus there will be security around, patrolling

the area. Students can invite their friends and family to be part of the fun. It is a free event and does not require a ticket or MavCard. It can be said to be an event to welcome students back to school and give them the opportunity to socialize more before the semester becomes more busy.

For more information on the event or any upcoming events, please contact Lucas Arndt at: lucas.arndt@mnsu. edu, Student Events vice president and Mavericks After Dark Chair.

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Some had application forms ready for students who are interested in working with them. They had their complimentary cards and sign-up sheets for students who want more information sent to them.

Organizations like Habitats, YMCA, and American Red Cross to name a few are willing to work around students busy schedules, class time and work time.

“We have over 40 positions open to volunteers and they are at different levels; from the basic training to leadership positions that would require very few hours in a week,” said, Elizabeth Gelderman.

“It is like an eye-opener and is also good on resumes.”

Some businesses do not require a particular major; “Even though our business require food sciences major, I have only seen about four

my junior year. I will be going to this year’s foam party and I encourage other students to

food science major apply for it.” said, David Ross “The event was a huge success! We heard from students who were excited to visit with local employers and find volunteer opportunities at our non-profit organizations represented, as well as employers who were talking with more students than they expected and had to make extra copies of applications! “ said Amanda Weister, “There were new companies who had never been to a campus fair before, but after today they plan to come back, as well as many RSO’s that were able to spread the word about their organization and recruit new students.

We had a record-breaking attendance of 784 students and hope each of them finds a meaningful experience this year to discover their passion and develop their skills and experience!”

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North’s media say Kim vows nuclear-free Korea amid standoff SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to a nuclearfree Korean Peninsula amid a growing standoff with the United States, his statecontrolled media reported Thursday after a South Korean delegation met him to set up an inter-Korean summit.

The statement from the Korean Central News Agency wasn’t new information — Kim has repeatedly declared similar intentions before — but allows hopes to rise that diplomacy can

get back on track after the recriminations that followed Kim’s meeting in June with U.S. President Donald Trump in Singapore. The impasse between North Korea and the United States, with neither side seemingly willing to make any substantive move, has generated widespread skepticism over Trump’s claims that Kim is intent on dismantling his nuclear weapons program.

The South Korean envoys who met Kim on Wednesday finalized the dates for a summit later this month between Kim

and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the driving force behind the current diplomacy. Moon is seen as eager to keep the nuclear talks alive in part so that he can advance his ambitious engagement with the North, which would need U.S. backing to succeed. The date of the talks, which will come on the eve of a gathering of world leaders at the U.N. at the end of September, was to be released later Thursday.

Kim was paraphrased in the statement by his propaganda specialists as saying that it

was “his will to completely remove the danger of armed conflict and horror of war from the Korean peninsula and turn it into the cradle of peace without nuclear weapons and free from nuclear threat.”

KCNA said Kim and the South Korean envoys reached a “satisfactory agreement” over his planned summit with Moon.

Moon, who discussed his plans with President Donald Trump by telephone on Tuesday, said his envoys had a crucial task that could determine the prospects for lasting peace.

While pushing ahead with summits and inter-Korean engagement, Seoul is trying to persuade Washington and

Pyongyang to proceed with peace and denuclearization processes at the same time so they can overcome a growing dispute over the sequencing of the diplomacy.

Seoul also wants a trilateral summit among the countries, or a four-nation meeting that also includes Beijing, to declare a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War. The U.N. General Assembly in late September would be an ideal date for Seoul, but many analysts see that possibility as low, considering the complications of the process and how far apart the

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a global website to help people find local mental health resources.” Nice try Netflix, but I’m going to call you out on your BS. In all actuality, 13 Reasons Why blatantly ignored many things that mental health professionals warn against such as the glamorization or romanticization of suicide and the graphic depictions of self harm and sexual assault displayed in this TV Show, or portraying suicide as a way to get “revenge” on your peers.

Netflix and it’s producers did not bother to take into account the health and safety of the shows intended

audience and instead Netflix exploited their viewers purely to maximize profits.

The National Association of School Psychologist states that: “We do not recommend that vulnerable youth, especially those who have any degree of suicidal ideation, watch this series.

Its powerful storytelling may lead impressionable viewers to romanticize the choices made by the characters and/or develop revenge fantasies.

Unfortunately, adult characters in the show, including the second school counselor who inadequately addresses Hannah’s pleas for

help, do not inspire a sense of trust or ability to help.”

According to an Article by Sophie Gilbert in The Atlantic, An editorial published at JAMA commenting on the study stated that teens are particularly vulnerable when it comes to binge viewing.

“This immersion into the story and images may have a particularly strong effect on adolescents,” it argued, “whose brains are still developing the ability to inhibit certain emotions,

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KAITLYN JORGENSON STAFF WRITER The names Bella Herndon and Priscilla Chui may not ring a bell, but the Netflix Show 13 Reasons Why might.

13 Reasons Why is a TV show that depicts the life of 17 year old Hannah Baker who leaves behind 13 tapes as the ultimate eff-you to the people who led her to commit suicide.

These two girls committed suicide just four days apart in a manner that eerily mimics this Netflix TV show. The outraged parents have since blamed 13 Reasons Why for their deaths and have filed petitions asking Netflix to cancel the show. Netflix released a statement to KTVU expressing condolences for the teens, but said the series has opened up a dialogue for many others.

“Our hearts go out to these families during this difficult time,” the statement said.

“We have heard from many viewers that 13 Reasons Why has opened up a dialogue among parents, teens, schools and mental health advocates around the difficult topics depicted in the show.

We took extra precautions to alert viewers to the nature of the content and created

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“I enjoy it. It’s suspenseful but in the middle it gets boring.”

“I think you get thrown around a lot, I don’t like it.”

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“It has lessons, but it is annoying.

Although, It sparks the conversation about bullying.”

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Modern technology comes with a cost MARJAN HUSSEIN STAFF WRITER The world today generally revolves around technology, with new jaw dropping inventions popping up almost daily. The reliance on technology in society today is astonishing with everything being online & majority of people being on either one if not all platforms of social media. Technology has improved a ton of lives by making communication easier & faster, easing the mannerisms in which people conduct their daily schedule in addition to sparking several innovation incentives among young minds. However, with all the good that technology brings, it comes at a cost as one is required to share some information about themselves. Data sharing is a phenomenon that is becoming widespread as most online sites require one to create an account, which leads to the individual giving up some personal information about themselves.

Michael Menne, Chief Information Security Officer at IT Solutions states that

data privacy essentially means that what’s yours is yours, no one can access your information except those who you are inclined to share it with. IT Solutions is the general provider for all things technology for students, providing infrastructure, a service desk in the Wissink Hall basement for IT questions, security for the technology devices used by students in addition to plethora of other services.

Menne is keenly focused on IT security in higher leaning institutions, MNSU being included and states that the trend to seek out information from these institutions is ever growing. “Phishing emails are a constant issue that MSNU is currently facing,” Menne says, “these are emails that require an immediate response and typically represent some type of threat.” Menne states that the best way students can stay on top of matters concerning IT security threats is being highly skeptical of who and what information they choose to share. Menne states that an excellent way to check whether peculiar emails are credible is to forward it to spam on Mavmail, where the

IT Solutions team constantly keeps tabs on what comes in thus will be sure to alert an individual if something is off. “Assume that anybody has access to information once shared online, even if this may not be the case,” Menne said. Menne states that free services come at a cost, websites mine data information to advertise or sell the information to other companies.

According to an article in the Washington Post, by Geoffrey A. Fowler on Privacy Settings, he states that on the internet, the devil’s in the defaults. Fowler, a technology columnist states that tech companies bank on the fact that people are “in control” of their personal data. However, he goes on to state that over 95 percent of people are too confused, busy or have no idea on the wordings in the policies, thus do not even bother to change a thing on their settings. Therefore, tech companies literally bank off of selling information to other companies that overwhelm one with constant ads and emails on various products.

Fowler states that the solution simply lies in changing the

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default settings on the tech company websites.

Menne states that higher learning institutions have always had an open access environment when it comes to sharing data, but with IT security threats being consistent this proves to be one of the biggest challenges to cope with. Students can ensure their security is always kept in check by consulting with IT personnel on a regular basis, reading and watching out for information about data

security along with other vital facts on technology. Menne finally states that in October the IT Solutions will be doing an activity called the National Cyber Security Awareness month that students should definitely keep an eye out for.

Privacy is gradually becoming the main issue in the technological world today and staying informed on ways to improve it would be the best way to prevent one from robbing you of it.

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U.S. officials have insisted that a peace declaration, which many see as a precursor to the North eventually calling for the removal of all U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula, cannot come before North Korea takes more concrete action toward abandoning its nuclear weapons. Such steps may include providing an account of the components of its nuclear program, allowing outside inspections and

statement on its website saying that an end-of-war declaration would be a necessary trust-building step between the wartime foes that would “manifest the political will to establish the lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.”

South Korean officials said an end-of-war declaration would be among the issues discussed in the meetings between the South Korean envoys and North Korean

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giving up a certain number of its nuclear weapons during the early stages of the negotiations.

While an end-of-war declaration wouldn’t imply a legally binding peace treaty, experts say it could create political momentum that would make it easier for North Korea to steer the discussions toward a peace regime, diplomatic recognition, economic benefits and security concessions.

North Korea has accused the United States of making “unilateral and gangster-like” demands for denuclearization and holding back on the endof-war declaration. North Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday published a lengthy

officials.

“Our government believes that an end-of-war declaration is very much needed while we enter a process toward stabilizing peace in the Korean Peninsula through complete denuclearization,” said Chung Eui-yong, Moon’s national security adviser and the head of the South Korean delegation to Pyongyang, in a news conference on Tuesday.

“We will continue to put in efforts so that an end-of-war declaration can be reached by the end of the year. We are always maintaining close communication with the United States.”

After their June summit in Singapore, Trump and Kim issued a vague statement

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about a nuclear-free peninsula without describing when and how it would occur. Postsummit nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang were rocky and quickly settled into a stalemate.

While the United States maintains that efforts to improve relations between the Koreas should move in tandem with efforts to denuclearize North Korea, Moon has recently said interKorean engagement could take the lead.

“If needed, we should pull forward the negotiations for the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula with the development in relations between the South and North,” Chung said.

Any progress could depend on whether Moon’s envoys were able to coax a stronger verbal commitment from North Korea on denuclearization to help put the nuclear talks between the United States and Pyongyang back on track.

Trump called off a planned visit to North Korea by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last month, citing insufficient progress in denuclearization. The resumption of U.S.-North Korea talks sometime before the next inter-Korean summit, which will likely take place in mid-September, could give Moon more to work with when he arrives in Pyongyang.

The two past inter-Korean summits in April and May

removed war fears and initiated a global diplomatic push that culminated with the meeting between Kim and Trump in June. But Moon faces tougher challenges heading into his third meeting with Kim with the stalemate in nuclear negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington raising fundamental questions about Kim’s supposed

willingness to abandon his nuclear weapons.

The Korean War ended with an armistice, leaving the peninsula technically still at war. Moon has made an end-of-war declaration an important premise of his peace agenda with North Korea.

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Continued from page 6 desires, and actions.” Netflix and the producers of 13 Reasons Why, have repeatedly disregarded advice from mental-health experts not to release the first season, all the while claiming that the show is “raising awareness around the subject of suicide, banishing stigmas, and leading to more discussion of a sensitive topic.” But as this study shows, focusing public attention on suicide without taking into account guidelines to minimize harm can be detrimental, and even dangerous. Google searches about suicide rose by almost 20 percent in 19 days after the show came out, representing between 900,000 and 1.5 million more searches than usual regarding the subject.

Leading to a number of “copycat” suicides and what suicide prevention experts call a suicide-contagion effect.

If Netflix had truly wanted

to raise a tough discussion about suicide prevention, they should have taken a few tips from the JED Foundation who gives some examples of how depictions of suicide might lower risk. Some of these would include depictions in which people who are struggling are helped and supported by friends and professionals, treatment for mental health problems being effective, and stories of people overcoming suicidal challenges. Netflix’s insensitivity to a complex subject shows that they do not want to raise awareness for suicide prevention, and their refusal to remove this show proves that they have more self interest in their investment than they have concern for public health. So, why boycott Nike when you can boycott Netflix? P.S. you can subscribe as a student to Spotify and get free Hulu for only 5.99 a month. You’re

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Quake in northern Japan kills 2, causes landslides, blackout TOKYO (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power and forcing a nuclear power plant to switch to a backup generator.

The magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck southern Hokkaido at 3:08 a.m. at the depth of 40 kilometers (24 miles), Japan’s Meteorological Agency said.

The epicenter was east of the city of Tomakomai but the shaking buckled roads and damaged homes in Hokkaido’s prefectural capital of Sapporo, with a population of 1.9 million.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that two people had been confirmed dead.

He did not give details.

The Japanese national broadcaster NHK, citing its own tally, reported that 125 people were injured and nearly 40 are feared missing.

Hokkaido’s local disaster agency put the number of injured at 48.

Several people were reported missing in the nearby town of Atsuma, where

a massive landslide engulfed homes in an avalanche of soil, rocks and timber.

Reconstruction Minister Jiro Akama told reporters that five people were believed to be buried in the town’s Yoshino district. Some

“Power was knocked out for Hokkaido’s 2.9 million households.” of the 40 people stranded there were airlifted to safer grounds, NHK said.

Aerial views showed dozens of landslides in the surrounding area, with practically every mountainside a raw slash of brown amid deep green forest.

Airports and many roads on the island were closed following the early morning quake. NHK showed workers rushing to clean up shattered glass and reinstall ceiling panels that had tumbled down in the region’s biggest airport at Chitose.

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“A lot of people come into these hearings and they practice and they coach them and they tell them how to act,” Long said. “It’s obvious that no one did that for you.

You are who you are.”

Though who knows. There are also people who spend hours picking out clothes and trying out hairstyles to appear effortlessly unkempt.

Twitter did not respond to questions Wednesday about Dorsey’s preparation for the hearings.

Compared to Zuckerberg, Dorsey “came across as more mature and more comfortable,” said Richard Levick, founder and CEO of public-relations firm Levick.

“His answers are thoughtful and you can see that he is really thinking about it.”

Facebook’s Sandberg also seemed to get a warmer reception than her boss had a few months earlier. A former Washington insider, Sandberg answered many questions directly and deflected others with little noticeable effort.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that 25,000 troops and other personnel would be dispatched to the area to help with rescue operations.

NHK showed the moment the quake struck the city of welcome.

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But even she stumbled a bit, at one point telling senators that Facebook aims to present users with “alternative facts” when they come across fake news stories, inadvertently echoing an infamous formulation from Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway.

Sandberg most likely meant that Facebook tries to present people with factual stories that provide more reliable information than disputed articles. And her overall performance earned points.

She no longer appeared dismissive, as Zuckerberg had been early on, about the prospect of foreign elections meddling. And she no longer insisted that Facebook was merely a neutral tech company that hires engineers and not journalists, as she did less than a year ago.

“They are realizing that they are (one of the) most powerful platforms of information,” Levick said. “And they have more responsibility than the Wild West.”

violently shaking and all city lights going black moment later. In Sapporo, a mudslide on a road left several cars half buried.

Power was knocked out for Hokkaido’s 2.9 million households.

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko told reporters that the extensive power outage was caused by an emergency shutdown of the main thermal power plant at Tomato Atsuma that supplies half of Hokkaido’s electricity.

The hope had been to get power back up “within a few hours,” Seko said. However, damage to three generators at the Tomato Atsuma plant meant that the restoration of power could take more than

a week.

Seko said utilities were planning to start up several other thermal and hydroelectric plants to provide at least some power.

In the meantime, authorities sent power-generator vehicles to hospitals so enable them to treat emergency patients, he said.

Reacting quickly to the disaster, troops deployed water tanker trucks in Sapporo, where residents were collecting bottles to tide them over until electricity and tap water supplies come back online.

The quake’s impact was widespread. To the north, in the scenic town of Biei, residents lined up outside of supermarkets and convenience stores, quickly clearing shelves of water, toilet paper and food.

“Only a few cartons of instant ramen were left,” said Mika Takeda, who lives in the town of 10,000. The one local gas station was limiting customers to only 20 liters of gas. Suga said authorities were doing their utmost to rescue and assess damage after receiving hundreds of calls about people missing and buildings collapsing.

The central government set up a crisis management taskforce at the prime minister’s office.

Mankato Pride Fest this weekend MADISON DIEMERT News Editor Mankato’s Pride Festival is coming up soon and it’s never been more anticipated.

It’s just around the corner, beginning on Friday, September 7th and ending on Saturday, September 8th.

On Friday the Loose Moose is holding “Qeeraoke” at 8pm. The event is 18+ until 10pm. There are three events on Saturday, starting with the well-known parade at 11:30am at Riverfront Drive.

The parade ends at Riverfront Park, where the festival will take place with lots of food, drinks, and music. We’ll have some notable performers at pride this year, such as Emcee Gosh Alice Jones, the Minnesotabased band Irie Minds, Still Jammin’, Hootenany Annies, and Satori Violet.

There will also be a drag show on Saturday featuring drag queens like Chanel East Coast and Aniyah Rose.

Ending the night there’s a pride dance party at the VFW. All the events are free except for the dance party, which is seven dollars in advance and ten at the door. You have to be 18 to enter, and 21 to drink.

This year’s pride fest is sure to be the best yet, as it is Mankato’s 17th annual festival!

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On Wednesday September 12th in CSU 238 at 4pm we will have elections for Allied Health and Nursing, Education, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.

The follow week, on Wednesday September 19th (same location and time) we will have our vacancy elections for Res Life, Off Campus, Business, and the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology.

Applications are due the Tuesdays before the vacancy elections (Sept 11th and Sept. 18) at noon. The link for the application is: https://mnsumankato.campuslabs.com/engage/ TO APPLY: (1) Enter above URL. (2) Search MSSA (Minnesota State Student Association).

(3) Select senator position.

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This production will amp up the school year “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” is a beautiful, yet heartbreaking story DENA SCHEDIVY STAFF WRITER

With the new school year beginning, select theatre students prep for the first round of auditions on the first day. Hoping to be cast in the first round of shows, students show off their stuff.

Typically, the first round consists of the first studio and the next two mainstage shows. Breaking the mold with the first studio show “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, the show was cast before the end of this past spring semester.

The two-person cast featuring bands members, will star Cam Pederson as the title character, Hedwig and Zoe Hartigan, as Yitzhak.

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” follows Hedwig, a German who aspires to be a rock star later in her

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life – but there’s much more to her story than that.

Cam Pederson chimed in on how he became so fascinated with the role of Hedwig.

“I remember first seeing a performance of ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ during the 2014 Tony awards on television. Neil Patrick Harris was so de-

lightfully disgusting… and inspiring.” Pederson said.

Since that performance, Pederson has carried his love for the show throughout his college ca-

reer by performing songs from the show at auditions, in class settings, and in student events. Besides performing as Hedwig in academia, the role of Hedwig inspired Pederson to begin performing in drag in the Mankato and Minneapolis area!

Besides performing as the title role, Pederson also serves as the costume, makeup and wig designer.

“In the reality of the show, Hedwig would have made everything she wears, so why not actually do so?” Pederson said.

“At first glance, the look of the show screams ‘hot mess’ underscored by glitter, sweat and tears.

Upon further inspection, you’ll see that it’s a surreal tragic shell that is only decorated to suppress the true

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Movie Review: “Christopher Robin” An enchanted masterpiece no one is too old for RACHEAL JAEGER STAFF WRITER

The opening of Christopher Robin has quite the magical flow with its pages flipping forwards like what the old movies did. After I watched the new movie, I could not help but recognize that while the illustrations had imagination and feeds into our childhood nostalgia of Winnie the Pooh, the illustrations are a symbol of the chapters of life.

It is the fact that life progresses and you cannot stop growing older. At the same time, just because you accumulate more responsibilities, you cannot forget the playful and innocent soul who was

once you. The inner child in you is the force that enables you to cope when life hits hard or becomes too stressful to bear.

The catalyst in Christopher Robin would be all the friends—Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga and Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Tigger— gathering for tea to say goodbye to Christopher Robin who is heading off to boarding school. Christopher Robin and Pooh sit with a jar of “hunny” on a log for the last time and Christopher Robin promises Pooh that he will never forget Pooh.

But he does. Christopher Robin grows up, meets a woman on a train and gives his seat up for her and she becomes

away, they meet for the first time when she is three years old. The audience, however, does not see them playing together but rather Christopher Robin becomes consumed in his company that sells luggage.

Ultimately, the boss’s son tells Christopher Robin that over the weekend, he must figure out a solution to cut twenty percent in the company or it will go under. He also gives Christopher Robin the alternative that he can select employees from the company to let go.

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his wife. He also serves in the war, during which

his daughter Madeline is born and because he is

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Movie Review: “Dog Days”

This Comedic Drama will have audiences wagging their tails in joy RACHEAL JAEGER STAFF WRITER

Dog Days is a comedic twist of plots revolving around dogs and their owners, and their lives together. While Dog Days proves that the saying that dogs taking on their owner’s personality is true, the movie also delves into some sensitive people relationship issues, not just romantic but platonic kinds.

In the beginning of Dog Days, Liz (Nina Dobrev) is a news anchor who does everything in her control to maintain a professional façade. In secret, however, she sees a therapist who is dressed androgynously and wears a poker face.

The comedy lies in that, despite that therapist tells Liz she doesn’t need to be too guarded about her feelings or she may never find love, the therapist carries a flat tone like she just read it from a book. The therapist herself strives to be so professional that she sounds robotic.

Another comedic factor is in Liz’s attempt to deflect her feelings on her dog Sam and each session, she brings to the table that her dog Sam feels alone. But from her the events revealed that are going on in Liz’s life, the audience knows who she is really talking about.

Liz is trying to be tough when she is not. Then she encounters a young man her age who becomes her cohost and also has a dog, Brandy. He challenges her in who she is, especially that it is okay to loosen up which at first, irritates her. After he has grown on her, the relationship between them is not easy, especially after their two dogs kindle a friendship between each other.

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Meanwhile, a second example is a young woman, Tara (Vanessa Hudgens), who seeks a home for a tiny stray dog and runs into Garrett (Jon Bass) who runs a shelter, New Tricks. His whole world crumples soon after an introduction to Tara because his landlord has decided to sell the building that he has rented for New Tricks.

Tara rambles off ideas to him about a fundraiser and together, they put plans together and it is obvious there is more than just business between them. But Tara is unable to be honest with her feelings about someone she just met and goes instead on a date with a chauvinist male to her own fundraiser and quickly regrets it.

Yet a third conflict involves an older couple who decides to adopt a young girl Amelia (Elizabeth Phoenix Caro) who keeps to herself and does not easily express her thoughts. The result is that the couple tries too hard but then only embarrass themselves, not in public but from the reactions the girl gives them. For in-

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stance, they lose the girl at the public swimming pool and engage in a frantic search for her and ultimately, they find her with a pug that becomes part of the family— for a while anyway.

A fourth main character is an older African American male, Walter, (Ron Cephas Jones) who is a retired English professor and who recently lost his wife.

Grieved, he keeps himself

shut up in his house with his pug Mabel. That is until Mabel runs away on a walk, due to having outgrown her leash because she had gotten too fat. His life changes when a pizza boy, Tyler (Finn Wolfhard) partially responsible for Mabel’s escape, offers to put up posters and help him find her. In turn, Walter feels overwhelmed with gratitude and promises he will tutor the boy in

English.

In all of these situations, these characters are not shown constantly interacting with each other, but it is enough to show how they are connected through their individual storylines. Each character continues to struggle with their emotions and how to handle them. The dogs in the characters’ lives provide each individual with revelations about how and what they need to change about themselves.

As the events in the different storylines wrap up, the audience senses while the characters are the same people, their hearts and minds open. It helps you ponder the relationships in your own life, both with the new friends you form and the old ties you sometimes need to let go of. In my case, Dog Days strengthened my longing for my own dog which I hope I will have as soon as I have my life more settled.

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HEDWIG Continued from page 12 emotion inside.”

Seth Honerman, a 2nd year MFA directing candidate, will serve as the director for “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”.

“This has always been a passion project of mine and I felt like the right people were available to make it happen,” Honerman said.

“It tells a beautiful story and is uplifting and heartbreaking at the same time.

I love stories that focus on the human condition and this one is a near perfect example of it.”

“Hedwig and the

Angry Inch” is not like other shows that are typically done here at MSU but Honerman had more to say on that.

“The audiences that loved “Carrie: The Musical” and “Evil Dead: The Musical” are going to have a blast! Those that love theatre are going to find a lot to talk about. Those that don’t know what they’re getting into are going to be surprised, moved and left with plenty to chew on after the show ends.”

With “Hedwig” only having two actors plus the band, this allows for di-

rectors and actors to work even more closely together. Honerman had more to say about working with the two senior undergrads.

“These are two of the hardest working performers that I have had the pleasure to work with. The show is a monster for the actor portraying Hedwig and Cam came into the process more than prepared.

Zoe has the daunting task of performing backing vocals and maintaining the track of the show. Both of them continue to grow on a nightly basis and to see their growth and develop-

ment each day has been a real treat,” He said.

Pederson had some more insight to add on MSU’s production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”. “Hedwig is vulgar.

She is abrupt, offensive, and temperamental, but she wears her heart on her studded sleeve. I’m excited for Mankato, Minnesota to witness a show unlike any they’ve seen before. I hope to see you there… because trust me, Hedwig will see you, and get closer than you may expect!”

“Hedwig and the Angry Inch” will open on

Thursday, September 12 and close Saturday, September 15. All showings will be at 7:30 PM with a special midnight-matinee on Friday night!

Tickets are available to purchase online at http:// www.mnsu.edu/theatre/, by phone at 507-389-6661 or in-person at the box office Monday-Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Regular tickets for “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” sell for $13. (Discounted tickets for seniors and MSU students available at the box office).

from finding a solution to the company’s finances.

Pooh gives back to Christopher Robin his advice so long ago about how nothing is the best thing to do.

That’s advice any stressed adult should take.

What I also gather is that Pooh is Christopher Robin’s child consciousness, which is the reason why the two have similar mannerisms.

I will not say anymore about how Christopher Robin and Pooh find the other friends. However, What I found striking is that Christopher Robin realizes he has become a

“heffalump” and seeks to change for the better of his family.

Even though you are an adult, you are not too old to see this movie. If you need fresh insight into life and feel anxious and overwhelmed about your future or certain aspects of your life, this movie will be some means of chasing away your own “heffalumps”.

ROBIN Continued from page 12 That only adds to Christopher Robin’s nerves, as he promised his wife and Madeline that they would go away for the weekend.

The boss’s son gives a snippy reply that dreams aren’t just free, that you have to work for them.

Christopher Robin has his own apparent expectations of his daughter, like sending her off to boarding school despite she expresses her unhappiness about it. Instead of reading to her fun stories to bed, he chooses a factual book that bores her and she excuses herself by saying she is too sleepy. Later

Madeline asks her mom if her dad was ever a kid.

And that is exactly who Madeline is content to be. She stumbles across the characters he drew of Pooh and the others when he was her age. She leaves him a note, complimenting him and suggesting that they can hang their pictures side by side.

Meanwhile in the Hidden Acres, Pooh wakes up and discovers his friends are nowhere to be found.

He believes a “heffalump” has kidnapped his friends and ends up in a park in New York outside of the building where Christo-

pher Robin works.

Pooh is the first friend who Christopher Robin sees soon after he sinks onto a bench and murmurs to himself, “What to do, what to do?” At the same time Pooh, who has lost all his other friends and sitting on the other side of the bench, asks himself the same question.

Then their bodies both turn towards each other at the same moment and are reunited.

But regardless, it is a bumpy start. At first Christopher Robin sees Pooh as no more than a nuisance who is preventing him

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Mav soccer defeats Florida Tech in thrilling finish

With help from a last-minute goal to win the game, the Mavs push their record to 2-0 on the season

BOBBI PATRICK STAFF WRITER The Maverick women’s soccer team went head-tohead with the Florida Tech Panthers, who ran back to Florida after a crushing 3-2 defeat by the hands of the Mavericks.

The first half, Florida Tech made it on the scoreboard first with a goal by Veronica Thordardott of the Panthers to take the lead over the Mavericks, 1-0.

The game stayed deadlock at 1-0 at halftime, only for the Mavericks to come back later in the second half.

Senior Julia Zach scored the first goal in the second half for the Mavericks in the 46th minute of the game.

Zach knew from that point there was no looking back for the Mavs: “This is the first game we had to face adversity since we haven’t gotten scored on since this game. After their first goal, it made us change our mindset and play a lot harder,” said Zach.

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Sophomore forward Molly Sarafolean (pictured above) scored the game-winning goal for the Mavericks on Wednesday night for the Mavericks just seconds left in the game. The win for the Mavericks pushes their record to 2-0 on the year, with hefty competition coming up next.

Florida Tech came back with a 2nd goal to go up on the Mavericks, 2-1, late in the

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Hausken followed it up with a goal of her own to tie the game, 2-2, in the second half.

Hausken, who was recently named NSIC player of the week, made the goal from midfield with about 26 minutes left in the game.

With only 32 seconds left in the half, and time winding down on the game clock for the Mavericks, sophomore Molly Sarafolean led the Mavericks to the win, thanks to an assist by junior Alesha Duccini.

Mavericks’ goalkeeper, Alexa Rabune, saved six shots on goal. In the second half, the mavericks stepped up their shots on goal against the panthers. They totaled 28 shots on goal while the Panthers totaled 15.

The Mavericks are currently ranked 13th in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Women’s National Poll. Minnesota State is the highest ranking NSIC team in the nation; Bemidji State is the only other team, sitting 22nd out of the top 25.

The Mavericks were ranked

13th according to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA D2 Poll in the 2017 season going into the Central Region Tournament. After winning the NSIC regular season and postseason championships last year as well, the Mavericks look forward to being ranked higher than 13th this 2018 season.

“A win is always good, but we definitely could’ve prevented those first two goals, so that’s something to work on for the next game,” said Senior Morgan Cottew, “We had two weeks of preseason this year instead of one, so those extra practices helped us connect and create a great team culture which will help us succeed even more this season.”

The Mavericks look to improve and prepare for their next game which is on Sunday Sept. 9th at 1 p.m. against the #1 ranked team in the nation, Central Missouri.

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Mav football travels to Augustana

After defeating the SMSU Mustangs last week, the team looks to build on their stellar performance

AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER The Mavericks travel to Sioux Falls, South Dakota this weekend to face the Augustana Vikings. Coming off a victory over the Mustangs last Thursday night, 49-13, the Mavericks look to continue to build on their momentum moving forward Saturday at 1:00 PM. From the football team’s first game, players on both sides of the ball made an impact.

Junior QB Ryan Schlichte completed 11 passes for 201 yards and 2 TD’s, and backup JD Ekowa had 5 passes for 49 yards and a TD of his own.

Ekowa also had a rushing TD as well during the team’s takeover on Thursday night.

Schlichte believes they had to get the “pregame jitters” out when the offense failed to put points on the board first time through against the Mustangs. Well, with a statement victory, they sure did just that. The takeaway from the first game was when RB

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The Mavericks (pictured above) look to continue their dominance, as they travel to face-off against the Augustana Vikings this Saturday.

Nate Gunn said, “Defense did their job. Let’s go do our

job.”

MSU combined for 268

rushing yards, with running backs Nate Gunn and Vance

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Barnes each getting the ball across the goal line for touchdowns. Another player worth mentioning is Shane Zylstra, whose brother, Brandon Zylstra, officially made the Minnesota Vikings 53-man roster earlier this week, also caught a TD late in the 3rd quarter for the Mavs.

Going from offense to defense, the Mavericks were on the prowl. Sophomore Cole Schroedermeier led the team with 10 tackles, while Senior Michael Palme and Sophomore Cade Johnson had 8 each. Although there were no interceptions in the game, the team sacked the opposing QB four times on the day.

The Mavericks opponent this week in Augustana, however, is coming off a game against the Upper Iowa Peacocks, where they came back from behind to win it. They trailed 24-14, and ended up winning 48-45. The Mavericks should be concerned because the Vikings did what SMSU couldn’t, storm back and eventually win. However, Augustana did finish last season 4-7 overall, and 2-9 in the conference. But that was last season and this is a whole new year, where everyone is

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Good for business?

Nike shares fall as firm gets political with Kaepernick ad

NEW YORK (AP) — Why do it?

Nike has touched off a furor by wading into football’s national anthem debate with an ad featuring Colin Kaepernick, the former 49ers quarterback who was the first athlete to kneel during “The Star-Spangled Banner” to protest police brutality against blacks and hasn’t played a game since 2016.

The ad copy reads: “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.”

The ad, part of Nike’s 30th anniversary “Just Do it” campaign, has outraged many.

Online, people threatened boycotts and posted videos and photos of shoes set on fire, Nike gear thrown in the trash, and swoosh logos cut out of products.

Most big corporations steer clear of politics, and marketing experts disagreed Tuesday over whether the Kaepernick campaign is good business.

But some noted approvingly that it made a big splash and set Nike apart. And they said it could solidify Nike’s bond with athletes, especially black ones, an important consideration for a company that relies heavily on sports stars to endorse its products.

Brian Gordon, CEO of Engine Shop, a sports and entertainment marketing agency, said the ad is provocative

Photo courtesy of the Associated Press

Colin Kaepernick (pictured) has been the center of controversy of late after being featured in Nike’s next ad campaign. Thousands have decided to boycott the brand after the brand made the decision to feature the free-agent quarterback. but “authentic to who they are and the communities they represent and speak to,” including the athletes.

“Even in the face of potential backlash, they support their athlete partners, and that’s an incredibly powerful statement to the athlete community,” Gordon said.

Other athletes in the campaign include tennis star Sere-

na Williams, New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Shaquem Griffin, a linebacker whose left hand was amputated when he was 4. But the Kaepernick ad struck a nerve, timed just before the NFL season kicks off on Thursday.

Nike did not return a request for comment about its strategy. Its stock closed

down more than 3 percent Tuesday.

Neil Saunders, managing director of the data and analytics firm GlobalData, called the Kaepernick strategy “commercially imprudent.”

“Nike’s campaign will generate both attention and discussion which is, arguably, one of its central aims,” he said. “However, it is also a

risky strategy in that it addresses, and appears to take sides on, a highly politicized issue. This means it could ultimately alienate and lose customers, which is not the purpose of a marketing campaign.”

But other experts think the strength of Nike’s brand will help it weather the storm and perhaps benefit from it, too.

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KEVIN KORBEL Sports Editor AARON YOUNG Sports Writer MANSOOR AHMAD Staff Photographer KOLBY SPOMER Sports Writer DAVID BASSEY Editor in Chief LUCAS TORBORG A&E Editor MADISON DIEMERT News Editor DANA CLARK Production Mgr.

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FOOTBALL Continued from page 17

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JD Ekowa (pictured) showed out last game for the Mavericks. Ekowa, who passed and ran for a touchdown last game for the Mavericks, looks to build on his performance moving forward. once again fighting for a spot at the top.

The Mavs defeated the Augustana Vikings last season, 42-21, at home. Let’s see if they have what it takes to beat them again this year.

Based on last game’s performance, fans should be excited to see their team perform

against a up-and-coming Augusta football, who’s coming off a big victory against Upper Iowa last weekend on the road in Iowa.

As the Vikings face-off against the Mavericks this weekend, the Mavs look to show-off their electric running game, after scoring five

total touchdowns last weekend against SMSU. Stay tuned this weekend and go online to support our Minnesota Maverick football team, as they look to defeat the Vikings in another key matchup for the Mavericks this season.

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