September 8, 2011

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Unanswered questions

Recognizing 10 Years It’s still a topic that causes us to turn away, but this weekend will mark the 10 year anniversary of a day that changed the world’s history.

We lost innocent people on that terrible day and it’s only right that we thank and remember them.

Many of us weren’t aware of what exactly was going on during that dark morning. It’s taken us years to digest, and to say any of us have it all figured out would be foolish.

This paper is to thank those who have given their lives for our freedom on 9/11, along

with those protecting us now.

While those attacks 10 years ago may have given us a heavy dose of fear, it did not take away our freedom.

While reading this Reporter, think of those who have given their lives for the Red, White and Blue, along with those protecting us as you’re reading this. We owe more than we could imagine to them.

Enjoy your day, but remember to sit down and reflect back on the day that will never be erased from our memories.

Immigrant ground zero cleaners fight illness NEW YORK (AP) — In the months after the 9/11 attacks, Nayibe Padredin cleaned offices around ground zero, clearing thick layers of dust so lower Manhattan could get back to work. Three months into the job, she began to have coughing attacks and headaches, struggled to get air and found herself easily fatigued. But she kept working, reasoning that she needed the money.

Hundreds of low-paid cleaners toiled alongside her, many of them also Spanishspeaking immigrants. Now Padredin and many of her colleagues say they're sick from the time they spent cleaning without adequate protective gear. They haven't been nearly as visible as those who worked at the site itself, but they are struggling to cope with how their time on the perimeter of the disaster site has transformed their lives.

Ten years after the attacks, their symptoms are the same as those reported by many others exposed to the dust, primarily respiratory and digestive illnesses like asthma

and acid ref lux. Programs offer medical assistance to anyone who spent time at the site after the attacks and is diagnosed with those conditions, but for reasons ranging from ignorance of the application process to fear of being deported, some of the cleanup workers did not immediately seek treatment or compensation.

"They are hesitant to seek health care because they are afraid," said Dr. Jaime Carcamo, a psychologist who treats about 90 Hispanic cleanup workers in Queens, some of who are illegal immigrants.

Padredin, 72, came to the U.S. on a tourist visa in 1999 from Colombia and never left. In New York, she sold tamales on the street and sewed in a mattress factory until she found a job at a cleaning company, which led her to ground zero a week after the attacks. For six months, she cleaned the dust for $60 a day. She began to feel sick in mid-winter, with a sudden onset of symptoms she did not previously suf-

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Tenth anniversary of 9/11 yields reflection ELISE KONERZA | staff writer

As the world approaches the 10-year anniversary of an American tragedy, we can all remember where we were or what we were doing when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City.

9/11 will forever go down in history as the day America, as well as the world, was bombarded by terrorist attacks.

Upon entering a “War on Terror” with the Middle East and attempting to rebuild America’s sense of security, there were, and still are, many unanswered questions about the attacks.

In an attempt to answer some of those questions, the Minnesota State University, Mankato Department of History is holding a roundtable discussion, “Reflecting on the Ten Year Anniversary of 9/11: ‘The Known Knowns… and Known Unknowns.’”

The discussion will feature three professors in the history and government departments: Dr. Matt Loayza, Dr. Abdallah Battah and Dr. Jeff Bumgarner. The faculty members will provide a 10-12 minute com-

mentary in accordance with relevant issues concerning 9/11.

Because each faculty member has a different area of expertise within history and government, it is anticipated that attendees will gain three different outlooks to gather facts and form a knowledgeable opinion. The roundtable discussion will begin shortly after.

“The hope is that the roundtable will, in a modest way, help us sort through the knowns, the unknowns, and what we think we know,” Loayza said.

With an overflow of media sweeping in due to the abundant importance of this day, this event will be used as a forum for both faculty and students to breakdown difficult material for a better understanding. The purpose of the roundtable discussion is to allow individuals to voice their opinion and conduct a conversation with others about the unanswered questions still lingering from 9/11.

A comment made by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s in a Feb. 12, 2002 press conference is the inspiration for

the event’s title. After claims that Suddam Hussein’s regime was linked to the terroristic group that threatened the United States, a lack of evidence left many confused.

“Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know,” Rumsfeld said. “But there are also unknown unknowns - the ones we don’t know we don’t know.

And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones.”

The professors speaking at Thursday’s discussion hope that, after students leave, they will have a better understanding of what is true and what is false, as well as the tools to decipher any information thrown at them in the future.

The event will be held 4 p.m.

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Impact from 9/11 still From lanyards to host laws MSSA discusses marketing and technology felt a decade later WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade later, what happened on 9/11 still resonates for much of the country.

Even more Americans now say the horror of that day changed their lives.

A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in Chicago finds that more Americans today say 9/11 had an impact on their lives than said so five years ago — 57 percent compared with 50 percent in 2006.

As the nation prepares to mark the 10th anniversary of that haunting day, the chilling events that unfolded in New York, Washington and Shanksville, Pa., still evoke a stir of emotions for everyday Americans — from anger and shock at so many innocent lives lost to patriotism and pride in the heroes who emerged on hijacked planes and in the rubble of fallen skyscrapers and a shattered Pentagon.

Ten years later, we are a nation changed — moving on, but still changed.

Lisa Schmidt, 48, of Vancouver, Wash., thinks about 9/11 “just about every day” and almost every time she sees a plane.

“The intensity of thinking about it, and confronting the thought of it, still is very uncomfortable and I didn’t know anyone who was killed or injured,” said Schmidt, owner of a marketing company. “It was a defining moment for how Americans define tragedy.”

For some people, like Susan Garrison of Carthage, Tenn., her fear of more attacks keeps her away from airports.

“I will not fly,” said the 54-yearold Garrison, even with stepped-up security. She said she hasn’t set foot inside a plane since 9/11. “These people are the types of people who would get jobs in airports. If they want to kill people, they’re going to do it.”

Almost one-third, 32 percent, of those polled said they are concerned about becoming a victim of terrorism or having a family member harmed in an attack. That’s down slightly, though, from 38 percent in 2004.

The poll also found Americans are less angry about having to fight a war on terrorism than they were a few months after the attacks — 57 percent say so now compared with 67 percent then — and worries about how the war on terrorism might affect daily life have faded since the days after 9/11.

In the AP-NORC poll, broad majorities said Sept. 11 changed everything from the policy and spending decisions of our country’s leaders — 94 percent and 90 percent, respectively — to the unity of the American people. Eighty-eight percent said it brought us together.

Soon after the attacks, the U.S. government was transformed with the creation of the Homeland

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Security Department, the Transportation Security Administration, the National Counterterrorism Center and a slew of other centers and government committees dedicated to keeping the country safe.

9/11 also changed the way we talk to our children.

Conversations about “stranger danger” or “stop, drop and roll” have now been expanded to include delicate discussions about “people who don’t like us” and why we have to take our shoes off in those sometimes too-long airport security lines.

Fifty-five percent of the people polled who have children 10 and under said they have talked with their sons and daughters about what happened on 9/11. For the other 45 percent, the subject had not come up.

Rhonda Weaver, a 42-year-old attorney from Brandywine, Md., said she first talked about it with her 11-year-old daughter a few years ago. The child had come home from school asking about the attacks and why people would do that.

“We just told her that there are some people who don’t like the way we live,” said Weaver. “They see us as an enemy and they did that as a way to kind of get back at us and make us feel weak.”

Weaver said she has not yet talked about the attacks with her 8-year-old son.

Ken Kreitner, 64, of St. Louis, was among the 89 percent in the poll who thought the attacks had an impact on the economy.

“We had to restructure just about everything we do in this country today,” said Kreitner. “It’s cost us billions and billions of dollars to set up safeguards for travel in this country. That alone had a major impact on our economy.”

For Kreitner, a Vietnam veteran, 9/11 was a day that changed the country.

“It’s the first time in the history of our country that an act of terrorism of this magnitude ever took place. People finally got mad and they wanted something done about it,” he said. “Anyone with any sense at all realized our country would never be the same again and that we were not only going to pay with lives the way we did, but we were going to be paying for it probably for the rest of our lives.”

The cost of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq stand at a staggering $1 trillion, according to the Pentagon. That figure includes domestic defenses such as surveillance of U.S. airspace.

The AP-NORC poll was conducted from July 28-Aug. 15 by NORC at the University of Chicago.

It involved landline and cellphone interviews with 1,087 adults. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.

staff writer New technology and new marketing materials were the talk of Minnesota’s Student Senate Association’s Wednesday’s meeting.

MSSA allocated $665 toward 250 hand-sanitizers and 250 carabiners for its marketing materials pilot run.

Senators will hand out these materials on campus and in class to students.

MSSA agreed that it is important to have these materials on hand sooner rather than later because it is a vital part effective rebranding.

Originally, the marketing materials included lanyards, but MSSA voted against giving

away lanyards partly due to freshmen receiving them during orientation.

The money allocated for lanyards may go toward magnets or T-shirts.

Learning Technology Roundtable student representative, Sarah Koenen, spoke about the group’s plan for technology upgrades.

“This year’s focus is measuring the efficiency of technology in classrooms and focusing on who has technology and who doesn’t,” Koenen said.

Koenen said mobile development is another focus for LTR. Students will be able to access bus route updates with new apps on their cell phones.

College of Arts and Humanities Senator, David Rosencrance, added that the entire Mankato area is working to improve community transportation services with easier access to apps for bus locations.

With Homecoming approaching, off-campus senator, Emily Roth, addressed social host laws for Mankato residents.

A social host could include anyone involved in the planning and funding of an event. Roth said if underage alcohol assumption occurs at the event, the host could be charged with a misdemeanor.

“Remember to keep gatherings small and know how old your guests are,” Roth said.

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10 YEARS AFTER, TRAGEDY STILL VERY FRESH

What were you doing when you heard the news of 9/11? compiled by Dillon Petrowitz

KYLE RATKE

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It started out as just another day. I woke up, ate some Lucky Charms and biked with my neighbor to John Clark Elementary School.

Nothing out of the ordinary happened on the way there and when I sat down in class, I was wondering how many people would play kick ball during recess.

Our teacher, Mrs. Burtzel, told us some news that I don’t think anyone in the room could quite grasp. She informed us that there had been an attack on the United States and more specifically on the World Trade Center. She told us something or someone called a “terrorist” had done this horrible thing.

I looked at my friend Jesse who was sitting next to me clueless.

“What the heck is a terrorist?”

Nobody knew what was going on and honestly, I was about as clueless as a kid could be. The only thing I knew for sure is that I was scared.

During the next two weeks, I slept in my parent’s room.

Osama Bin Laden was more of a fictional monster to me rather than a real person.

The “untouchable” New York City was the main target.

To an 11-year-old kid, New York City was about as good as it gets. For me, it was the land of Derek Jeter and the rest of the New York Yankees, who were at the time superheroes to any young sports fan. How could a place like that get attacked by these things called “terrorists”?

I watched George W. Bush try to bring the nation back together. I watched sports,

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more specifically New York sports, help put the pieces back in place. We also saw every airport amp up security, and rightfully so. Slowly we watched our country get back on its feet.

It’s hard to believe that was 10 years ago.

For older generations, maybe it was a little more real.

For an 11-year-old kid like myself, it took these last 10 years to understand what really happened.

When I was in eighth grade, I saw it happen in my hometown. Our high school had gone through a school shooting in which two students were murdered. I understood what was going on, as the shooter and a victim were just a grade above me. While it was on a much smaller scale than that as a whole country, I saw our community come together in the months after.

After 9/11, our nation came together, but there was also a sense of fear mixed with revenge in our hearts.

The topic of 9/11 has been one of those “wait, is it alright to talk about this yet?” topics.

The answer is yes. There is a way to talk about 9/11 without questioning politics, diving into conspiracies or bringing up Michael Moore. I’m not a big political guy and while looking back on something like this, I think it helps. Instead of wondering why we’re in Iraq, we should instead be thanking those who are serving our country now and those who have served us in the past.

Instead of pointing fingers, let’s remember the people we lost that day. The image of people falling from the World Trade Center that day is something I wish I would never have to think about again, but it’s something we can’t ignore

and I think it would be foolish to do so.

For all the firefighters and policemen who put themselves in harm’s way to help our fellow Americans, we applaud you and your families.

Everyone remembers where they were. Everyone remembers feeling something different. And I think can speak for everyone when saying we felt like something got taken away — whether that was a family member, a friend or simply the sense of safety that as an American we thought was impossible to lose.

When looking back on 10 years, let’s not argue about politics. People could argue forever. Let’s not look on what President Bush did or didn’t do. Let’s celebrate the lives of those that were taken away on that dark day.

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MSU students share their experiences of 9/11 MADDIE GREENE | staff writer

For many, September 11, 2001, feels like just yesterday. But in reality, an entire decade has passed since the day almost 3,000 United States citizens were killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and in the rural area of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

A lot has changed since that sunny day in September. More information is known and many events have occurred since then. Many of the students at MSU were only elementary students when the attacks occurred and may have not completely understood what was happening, but knew that it was something that would change their lives forever. Now, 10 years later, a few students look back on the day America’s security was shattered; a day no one could ever forget.

Erik Heller, Sr. Communication Studies “On September 11, 2001, I was 12 years-old sitting in my 6th grade computer class. My teacher was the one who told the class that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. I did not know there was more than one World Trade Center. At the time, my mom was working in the World Trade Center in St. Paul, Minn., and I instantly thought that a plane crashed into her work. I remember the largest amount of fear I had ever felt in my life, thinking my mom was a part of this terror. After hearing it was in New York, my point of view changed, but I was still in a state of shock that something like this could ever happen to our nation. I remember not knowing what to say, who to talk to, or what to do. I remember the longest period of silence in my life.”

Alex Swoboda, Sr. Human Resourc“I remember it like it was yesterday. I was driving to 6th es and they interrupted a song on the grade with my sisters radio to say that a plane had hit the World Trade Center’s antenna. I didn’t even know what the WTC was at the time.

When I got to school, each classroom had a TV and my teacher was crying. We watched the second plane hit the second tower. It was horrifying. We spent the whole day watching the news. When I got home, my parents were just glued to the TV as well. It was just a really weird day because, as a 12 year old, I didn’t really grasp it until a while later. It was also very scary because I have some family in the military and I remember my mom being very nervous about that.”

Emma Deppa, So. Biochemistry "I was in fourth grade when the planes hit the World Trade Centers. I remember my teacher getting a call and falling silent. He rushed to our classroom TV (which we were one of the only classrooms in my elementary school to have). As he turned it on there was no explanation of what happened, all we saw and heard was screams and the plans crashing into the two towers. I was too young to fully understand what was happening, all I knew was that people were dying. I remember the only thing that went through my head was, "Why is this happening? Who did this? Why do they hate us so much?"

To this day the last question still lingers. It's horrifying to me that our country, with so much power, has used that power to create hate. My last question, as an innocent little 10 year old, was "How can we fix this?" I wish that the last question could be answered, but I think that it's going to take more than just me to answer it."

Eric Hermansen, So. Food Science Technology “I was at my house getting ready for school and my mom was upstairs staring at the TV and I looked and didn’t think anything of it, I just thought that there was a fire in some building in New York going on. I went to school and they said that two planes had crashed into them and I thought that was unfortunate, too. Not until later did I learn all about terrorism and such, that’s when I was kind of angry and sad that there was stuff like that going on in the world.”

Jessy Stanton, Sr. Mass Media, Public Relations “I was in 6th grade, 11 years old in Ankeny, Iowa. I was walking in the hall from my homeroom to my first class and in our school we had TVs in the hall for announcements.

Well, my friend Kayla came up to me and said that the big buildings in NYC had been attacked by planes. At first I didn’t understand what she was saying and that it was a big joke. Then she had me turn the TV on to a different station so that everyone could see it.

I just remember after turning the channel in the hall it seemed that everyone stopped and stared, the whole world had stopped at that moment when we realized the devastation that was unfolding before our eyes. We were all in shock. I went to my first class, English, and needless to say we didn’t learn anything that day. We watched Fox News for the entire hour. No one said anything, no one moved. We were all in shock. I just remember that I was crying because of the images of people jumping out of the buildings. That was probably the most disturbing image that I have ever seen - when you get so desperate and there is no where else to turn that you would end your life jumping out of a building.

Later that day while walking in the hall I was informed that one of my best friends dad was supposed to have a meeting that day in the World Trade Center. We went to the guidance office and waited for her mother. Thank the Lord that his guardian angel was with him that day and he was stuck in traffic on the other side of the bridge getting into New York City.

At that age I’m not sure that I understood what was going on as far as why someone would do something like this. The memory of 9/11 is forever embedded in my brain and every detail from that day is as vivid as if it were yesterday. Every year it feels as if it is still fresh as if it were 2001 and nobody wants to say anything and we all recognize it but don’t really recognize it. But what I think we all need to say is a simple thank you. For those who put their lives on the line and for those who gave their lives for us. A simple thank you.”

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MSU students concerned about parking problems KRISTINA MORITZ

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The approach that Minnesota State University, Mankato takes in handling parking procedures has been a recurring conversation topic among students and faculty. Now, more than ever, our campus is feeling the burden of reduced parking space as new dormitory construction continues.

As a result of the $24 million construction of the new residence hall, 200 parking spaces were eliminated near Crawford and McElroy Residence Halls.

In order to accommodate students, residential life financed the construction of an additional 67 permit stalls in Lot 14, located behind Crawford.

Remaining students in need of parking space were assigned to Gage Zone Green parking areas and have been asked to walk, take a free bus or use the Maverick and Red Eye nighttime shuttle services to get to their vehicles.

Although many individuals may feel frustrated with the inconvenience, the construction will pay off in time. After the Gage Towers come down in the future, all MSU’s resident halls will be centrally located for the first time in the university’s history.

Aside from the current residence hall parking predicaments, students living off campus are often left with misinformation about their parking options, resulting in citations, or even worse, an auto-clamp.

According to the Parking Advisory Committee Chairperson David Cowan, the department expects to give out a whopping 12,000 citations this year. Parking permits need to be enforced otherwise they hold no value. It is the student’s responsibility to park where they are assigned, otherwise they are liable for ticket costs.

MSU currently has 22 paid parking lots, and even one free lot. In addition, there are meters, buses and shuttles around campus. Unlike many other college campuses, MSU provides exclusive parking options close to buildings.

Cowan also points out that students have conflicting viewpoints when it comes to parking based on their given location.

“Residence hall renters with green permits next to their residence hall are happy to park so close, and free lot users who arrive early in lot 23 enjoy the no-cost hard surfaced stalls, a unique parking option relatively close to campus buildings not [available] on other campuses,”

Cowan explains.

Some students who live off campus may feel frustrated when they arrive late to the free lot and there are no spaces, while students who live in Crawford and McElroy may be upset that they have to park by Gage.

“Due to construction, I had to park in the Gage parking lot, even though I lived in Julia Sears. Had I known there was to be significant dorm construction there, I would have applied for a less expensive lot, like the P.A. lot, which is significantly closer to Sears than Gage,” said junior Taylor Post. “However, I was not notified of the necessary move until I had already paid and the permit came in the mail. I was refunded a small portion of my original payment, due to the move, but it still would have been nice if I would have been told upfront the coming situation.”

Parking will never be able to accommodate everyone’s top preferences, but the Parking Advisory Committee continually attempts to come up with innovative ideas to help students. One of these suggestions is the construction of an on-campus parking ramp.

Cowan describes that, “proposals have surfaced, including a 400-stall tabletop structure located on top of the existing 200 stall Visitor’s Paylot or a one deck 300 stall structure over half of the giant Performing Arts Center parking lot 16, with residence hall students being prime customers.”

While constructing a parking ramp may seem like a convenient idea, it is, unfortunately, expensive.

“The $1.4 million Parking & Transportation Program budget does not include any set aside for the development of a parking garage or ramp,” Cowan said. “Permit prices have not increased for years, reflecting the fact that employee wage freezes and student tuition increases have been hard on the 7,500 permit holder’s customer base.”

Cowan agrees that it makes sense to create additional surface parking stalls when there is a need, but a parking ramp stall could cost as much as $18,000.

The parking program at MSU is not financially supported by state funding or student activities. In order to build a parking garage, the program would be forced to increase the cost of parking permits. However, due to the use of mass transit, the university does

not feel the need to invest in a large-scale parking ramp over cheaper surface stalls.

As whole, students need to be aware of all the transportation and parking options MSU

has to offer.

“The Parking Advisory Committee recognizes that paving over more green space may not be the best answer and invites all ideas, including criti-

cism, in an effort to improve transportation alternatives for the campus community. We’re not done trying,” Cowan said.

angela kukowski • msu reporter A student’s car gets the boot after repeated parking violations. In order for students to avoid this costly problem, they should be aware of where exactly they are allowed to park.

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Ten years later, DHS still has work to do WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 10 years after the September 2001 terror attacks, the U.S. government has significantly improved homeland security but still lacks a system to know who is leaving the country and exactly what is inside luggage checked at airports, according to a congressional audit.

The report from the Government Accountability Office, made public during a Senate hearing Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, concluded that, since the Homeland Security Department was organized in 2003, it completed about half the nearly 1,500 recommendations made by federal auditors. But there are still gaps, including the lack of a biometric exist system and enhanced explosive detection technology for checked baggage at airports.

“The bottom line of our report is a lot of progress has been made since 9/11 ... but there is work remaining to address gaps and weakness that will enable DHS to reach its full potential,” U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told senators Wednesday.

Included in that work, Dodaro said, are improvements to management oversight of department programs, better purchasing and improvements to technology testing and purchasing programs.

Dodaro also said the department needs to work on technical, internal programs, including creating a consolidated financial system that combines information from all 22 DHS agencies.

Jane Holl Lute, the second-in-charge at the Homeland Security Department, agreed that there is still work to be done but said DHS has made improvements in securing cyber infrastructure, airport passenger screening, and security at the border with Mexico, among other things.

“We can detect threats sooner with better information and make adjustments more quickly based on real-time intelligence,” Lute

said. “Today we know more about those who seek to enter our country, what threats they may pose and what is needed to prevent potential problems from reaching our shores.”

Lute said the department is improving how technology is bought and put into place. Programs that haven’t worked, including the $1 billion SBInet program designed to create a virtual fence at the Mexican border, have been canceled.

Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, told Lute while she’s appreciative of the work the department has done, she’s concerned about the remaining gaps.

“Although DHS has bolstered the security of U.S. borders and identification documents, two Iraqi refugees associated with al-Qaida were recently arrested in Kentucky,” Collins said. She was referring to the May arrest of two Iraqi men who were charged with trying to send weapons and money to al-Qaida operatives in their home country.

“How a known bomb-maker whose fingerprints we have had on file for some time was able to enter our country on humanitarian grounds remains an unanswered and extremely troubling question.”

Lute said the department is still reviewing the details of the case. She said she believes other Iraqis allowed into the U.S. on humanitarian grounds have been screened for security risks.

Collins also said she was concerned that the department remains spread out across 70 buildings at 40 different sites in and around Washington, saying that the situation causes problems with internal communications.

Lute and Dodaro both said DHS is working toward fixing the remaining problems, though neither gave the senators an exact time line.

During an intelligence conference in Washington earlier Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said that 10 years ago, law enforcement and the intelligence community were aware of potential

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threats to the U.S., but there wasn’t a system in place at the time to anticipate and prevent threats and protect the country the way there is now, and the country is better prepared because of it.

Napolitano described the national terrorism advisory system — formerly the color-coded threat warning system that she revamped in the past year, getting rid of the colors in favor of more descriptive language for the public about current threats.

She also emphasized the importance of public awareness in thwarting terrorism and noted that the vigilance the department is promoting through it’s “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign has already saved lives.

Napolitano cited a 2010 study by a North Carolinabased research consortium, and said one-third of terror plots against Americans — motivated by a range of ideologies and not just alQaida — were thwarted in part because of information provided by the public. The study, by the Institute for Homeland Security Solutions, looked at plots between 1999 and 2009.

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FIGHTING ILLNESS “None of us wanted to be sick,” Sanchez said.

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fer from, she said. Now she has asthma, headaches and stomach problems. She says she can no longer work and wants to go back to Colombia.

"I feel like crying all the time," she said. "Every day I am more useless."

A bill that President Barack Obama signed into law last year gives aid to New York City residents and people who became ill working in or near the ruins, providing $4.2 billion. No one knows how many from this uncounted workforce will come forward with claims.

About 16,000 responders and 3,000 residents are already getting treatment and another 40,000 responders are being regularly checked by doctors for possible symptoms.

The medical programs and the victims fund do not ask about immigration status, but that doesn't stop some from worrying that by outing themselves to the government, they could be at risk for deportation.

John Feal, a construction supervisor who was injured at ground zero and became an advocate for sick responders, said he recalls seeing the cleaners waiting on the street and then being led into buildings clutching paper masks.

"They did their job just like any other American," he said.

Since February, Padredin and other Spanish-speaking cleanup workers have been

meeting in Jackson Heights, a bustling immigrant neighborhood in Queens, to sort through information about health care and compensation. Language barriers had led to a lot of misunderstandings about the programs, so the goal is to clear things up.

Other cleaners have become active politically, like Alex Sanchez, the U.S.-born son of Dominican immigrants. When he arrived at ground zero after the attacks, he felt like he was serving his country. He cleaned ventilation ducts in the tall buildings, which had sucked in the caustic dust and smoke. Now the 44-year-old Harlem resident says he suffers from a variety of debilitating respiratory problems.

After falling ill, he joined up with responders pushing for federal help and traveled to Washington to lobby for it.

He is also one of 125 cleaners who filed a lawsuit against building owners and contractors, saying they should have been given protective gear. His lawyer, Gregory Cannata, said some cleaners may withdraw from the suit because anyone who applies to the victims fund cannot participate in related litigation. Sanchez said he wants to continue with the suit.

"None of us wanted to be sick," Sanchez said. "But we still feel proud of what we did."

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"Reflecting on the Ten Year Anniversary of 9/11: ‘The Known Knowns… and Known Unknowns’” Speakers: Dr. Abdalla Battah Dr. Jeff Bumgarner Dr. Matt Loayza Moderator: Dr. Lori Lahlum

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History breathes in and out. The human race has followed a path of peaks and valleys, good times and bad times. And with the rise and fall of history’s consequences, humanity reacts and copes in different ways.

On 9/11, our generation received one of the hardest shocks of violence and aggression of the past century.

People handled the tragedy in different ways: Politicians got threatening, ready to strike back; citizens wept for their countrymen who were victimized; and artists took to their mediums to inspire and come to terms with what could well be the most confusing, angering and sorrowful event of our times.

Within the years following 9/11, artists quickly created a mass of paintings, poetry, music and movies in tribute to the landmark in human society.

It stands as a testament to the human spirit that while the cold spheres of politics and war attempted to transform the meaning of this time, artists were the emotional voices of our conscience, reminding us of what we’d lost and how 9/11 affected us on a personal, often

Theatre Festival Rapid-Fires Great Drama CLAIR ROGERS

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Like your plays bite-sized?

The Minnesota Shorts Festival of Plays will be presenting up to 16 short plays performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, September 8th and 9th at the West High School Theater in Mankato.

These plays represent the 2011 finalists, taken from 123 submissions nationwide. Chief among the many talented individuals involved in the event is MSU Theatre Chairperson Paul Hustoles, who directs “Superhero,” starring MSU sophomores Carter Allen and Tylinn Fahrni.

Also participating in the festival this year is MSU student Shelley Whitehead, who directs “Please Don’t Feed the Bears,” as well as MSU alum BFA Meredith Larsen, who directs “Gertie and the Gnome” and “The Silence.”

The plays star MSU theatre students Carter Allen, Anthony DePoto, Tylinn Fahrni, Lolly Foy, Jaci Langeson, and Angela Sahli.

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visceral level.

Artistic reactions varied wildly, reflecting the conflicted moods of the general populace.

Musicians like Neil Young and Sting, films like Reign Over Me, and books like Jonathon Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close met audiences’ tears and wept with them.

Anger fueled songs like Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White & Blue” and television moments like South Park’s infamous episode “Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants.”

But the most prevalent and resonant expression was one of solidarity.

The music industry took charge with artists from all genres and all areas of the country paying tribute to those fallen and inspiring audiences as our nation began to rebuild. Artists as diverse as Trace Adkins, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Paul McCartney, Lupe Fiasco, and many, many more took to their guitars, microphones, and turntables to try to convey what the damaged country was feeling.

From Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center and the deeply affecting United 93 to documenta-

ries from some of the world’s most respected filmmakers. The tales and faces of 9/11 have been honored and retold time and again. Such a historic event is sure to be presented in increasingly complex ways by Hollywood, and the rest of the world, as the contexts of time change our perceptions.

Television, literature, visual arts; all were affected, and continue to be shaped, by the events of that September day. And as artists work to provide understanding and comfort to the memories of those passed and to those grieving, audiences will no doubt continue to be compelled by the horrific act of terrorism that was brought to our shores.

But, more importantly, for the pain still felt by a nation, art serves as a reminder of the power and warmth that can come from our imaginations, from the works which, by our own hands, present the truth of what has passed so that we might always remember, and always honor, what we’ve lost.

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Minnesota Shorts states their mission as being “to bring short play festivals to Minnesota and make theater accessible to a wider audience.”

Since all of the featured plays are 15 minutes or less, audiences will be viewing approximately ten plays a night—which is a terrific and creative way to expose a wide audience to interesting and diverse material—as well as being highly entertaining.

A $100 prize will be awarded to the play voted “Most Popular,” but for MSU Theatre Chair Paul Hustoles the most important reason for being involved is the opportunity to “hear different voices in a hugely eclectic show, and to provide a good example of [great theater] for the kids.”

Dr. Hustoles, who was a judge of plays for over a decade at the Kennedy Center and produces 19 shows a year at MSU (the highest number in the country), passionately supports the festival—now in its third year—in its ability to speak to an audience from so many works of differing themes, styles, and moods.

“Superhero,” written by Mark Harvey Levine of Pasadena, CA, tells the tale of a guy who thinks he’s a superhero.

Tylinn Fahrni, who plays Rachel, the main character’s girlfriend, in “Superhero,” is excited to be apart of the production.

“I love our scene, and I love my role within it. I think these characters have a lot to say and I don’t think they are truly all that unusual, capes and all.

This piece is sweet and meaningful and relatable, and I love my character, Rachel. She’s the friend that you’re constantly

trying to make understand how lovable she is, and I appreciate that she is trying to do that for Leonard without seeing at all

“This piece is sweet and meaningful and relatable, and I love my character.” how much she could use it herself. It always seems to go that way, though; the people who go out seeking to improve the world end up the most improved of all,” said Fahrni.

In “Please Don’t Feed the Bears,” written by Layla Dowlatshahi of Minneapolis, MN, rules change when an elderly camper, feeding the animals at Yellowstone National Park, is prevented from continuing by a park ranger.

“Gertie and the Gnome,” written by Mary Jost of North Mankato, MN, describes a situation concerning a garden gnome obsession and a strange visitor who won’t leave.

“The Silence,” written by Connie Schindewolf of Bradenton, FL, examines the hallucinations of a sleep-deprived young mother suffering from postpartum psychosis.

Tickets are $10 at the door; tickets for seniors and college students are $9. For more information about the Minnesota Shorts Festival in its entirety, please visit its website at www. mnshorts.com

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The Golden Age of the Apocalypse Skilled bassists are hard to come by these days, at least well-recognized ones. Stephen Bruner, under the alias “Thundercat,” is trying his best to make this happen, with a nice electronic facelift from the highly acclaimed Flying Lotus.

Thundercat got his start from the thrash-punk group, Suicidal Tendencies, at the age of 16. Yet now it seems as if his musical interests have taken a sharp turn to new-age soul and chill.

The Golden Age of the Apocalypse marks his debut to iTunes, and the world, aside from small “featured” projects in a few other artists’ work. Jazz bass mixed with electronic chill mixed with elevator music mixed with soulful voice would be the best way to describe this album.

Released August 30, the album sells for $9.99 on iTunes; but two sample songs can be heard on Pitchfork’s review of the album. Bruner hopes to front a “neo-jazz” movement across the mainstream, now with unlimited resources from various other genres hoping to collaborate.

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Bobaflex The West Virginia Band Invaded Buster’s Bar, and Shares Some Sentiment With The Reporter MITHILA BAMUNU

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It’s about quarter past 7 on a Saturday night and I am probably the youngest person at Buster’s Bar and Grill, in Mankato.

Most of the tables and the bar in its entirety are occupied by 40+ year old bikers and their ladies...also probably 40+ years. I am sitting down at a table and having an interesting conversation about the 90’s punk scene in Mankato with one Ryan Felgen, the lead vocalist and guitarist of Ghostwood Project, a punk/ metal band from the Twin Cities.

Mid-conversation, a music enthusiast/concert organizer by the name of Jory approaches us.

He then points towards the back stage area with his free hand while with the other, holding a beer, makes a gesture for me to follow him. I follow him backstage through a maze of concert equipment, tables that were moved aside to make space and other random pieces of bar furniture such as stools and chairs. Behind all this, I see the man I am there talk to, Shaun McCoy, vocalist and guitarist of Bobaflex.

“We always play in Kato man, we love it,” McCoy says as greets me right away.

McCoy is the epitome of what a modern alternative/nu metal frontman looks like; he is clad in black, tattoos on both arms, long black hair down to the shoulders, and presents himself with a “front man’s aura.”

He talks in a rough voice, probably from years of performing, and even in all his nu metal glory he remains down-to-Earth and quite happy to sit down for a chat.

Bobaflex is an alternative rock/ nu metal band from Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The band was formed in 1998 by Shaun and Marty McCoy (the very same McCoys from the famed

“Hatfield and McCoy” feud in the 1800’s ) and released their debut album Primitive Epic on Eclipse Records in 2003. It wasn’t until 2005, though, that they gained much-deserved popularity among the modern alternative music community after touring with household names such as Megadeth and Mudvayne as part of the Gigantour.

That same year they released Apologize for Nothing with major label TVT Records, which was recognized right away as a solid alternative rock record.

2007 saw the release of Tales from Dirt Town on TVT, which earned the band the attention of more nu metal fans.

Following the bankruptcy of TVT Records, the band fought hard to get their rights back to form their own label, BFX Records. With that new label in hand, they then released an EP titled Chemical Valley in 2010, as well as their latest album Hell in my Heart, which was released in August 2011. Bobaflex tours relentlessly, promoting their records and building up a strong following.

Hell in my Heart fits perfectly into the framework of modern day biker music. A few less songs and this 15song mammoth would have been so sharp-edged it would slice through all other songs on your playlist like butter.

The album starts off with a dying man’s confession and jumps right into “Chemical Valley,” a fast paced, stampeding alternative rock anthem.

This is followed by “Bury Me With

My Guns,” which is much slower but still gritty and angry.

Songs like “Slave” and “Dangerous” are straight-up hard rock songs, catchy and memorable.

“Last Song,” a Mudvayne-meets-AvengedSevenfold-like ballad, is slow but heavy. The closer “Sound of Silence” is a cover of the famous Simon and Garfunkel tune and is a pleasant surprise. It catches Bobaflex’s modern day Southern rock elements with the melancholy beauty of the original in perfect harmony.

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REECE HEMMESCH

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Bump, set and spike. That is how most points are accumulated in the sport of volleyball, with the spike being the most exciting part.

Try telling that to No. 12 Minnesota State, Mankato’s seniors Alli Rice (the bump) and Brittany Stamer (the set).

With those two leading the defense and offense, respectively, the Mavericks are off to a quick 4-0 start in their 2011 season.

The four wins coming from the Nanook Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska, where MSU only lost two games the entire tournament.

“We were really in sync,” Stamer explained about the first tourney of the year. “We started off slow, but battled through every match. We were really playing together no matter what the situation or who was playing.”

Stamer put up 169 assists in the Classic, not a bad start for the player who you could possibly see at the top of the school’s assists record book

by the end of the season. After this weekend, she needs 764 more assists to become the all-time leader, a feat that can be easily accomplished by Stamer.

“I’m just glad we got the wins. I’m enjoying volleyball more now than I ever have,” Stamer said.

Junior Jill Storlie also stepped up in the opening tournament, with a team-leading 56 kills through it all.

“Jill [Storlie] especially stepped up in those matches, she works hard and it came out on the court this weekend,” said Stamer.

Chelsea Fogarty and Courteney Steinhauser also contributed offensively with 51 and 33 kills respectively.

So when the Mavericks have the ball this season, Fogarty and Storlie will be the main two to go get the spike, but Stamer will be the one giving them the ball. She’s done it more than 3,000 times so far in her career, what’s a few more?

As for the other side of the ball, that is when Rice is called on the most. Rice has been the leading digger since her sopho-

wale agboola • msu reporter Junior Chelsea Fogarty (above left) and senior Brittany Stamer (above right) are two of the key upperclassmen leading the Mavericks into NSIC play this season.

more year when she recorded 480 digs, a school record.

With 200 digs in her freshman year and 256 more last season, Rice’s career total is now at 987 digs, making her the most premiere defender on the team.

Through the Nanook Classic, she has already tallied 51 digs in four matches, which

amounts to about four a set.

Basically all players on the court can dig the ball, as it is being hit anywhere, but expect Rice to come up with the most of them.

Also helping out on defense and doing the blocking will be Fogarty, Storlie and Steinhauser. Those three should

accumulate a lot of the team’s blocks on the year.

The Mavericks will next be in action this weekend in the Southwest Baptist Purple Bash, where the competition will be upped for the event.

“We are playing some ranked teams and it is going to be a good test of our skills,”

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MSU looks to build on its impressive opening weekend After defeating NSIC rival Augustana 4-1 and tying No. 1 Grand Valley State, the Mavericks have already capitalized on opportunities they missed a year ago.

JOEY DENTON

staff writer Most teams don’t want to have to start its season competing against difficult competition, but the Minnesota State, Mankato women’s soccer team feeds off it.

This past week has been a whirlwind of eagerness and success for the program, as it started off the season by defeating the Augustana Vikings 4-1 last Thursday. Then on Sunday, it tied the No. 1 team in the nation, Grand Valley State, 1-1 in a hard fought and highly intense matchup.

On Sept. 1 against the Vikings, the Mavericks started their 2011 season with two quick goals in the first half and never looked back.

Letting games slip away was one of their weaknesses last season, so it was nice to see them close the first Molly McGough game out by turning a 2-1 lead at halftime into a 4-1 final score.

“It was something we focused on and continued to focus on.

I thought we did a great job of stretching [the lead] this game,” said MSU head coach Peter McGahey.

Senior forward Brittany Henry led the Mavericks with two goals, one in each half, and junior midfielder Brianne West

led the team with two assists.

“We were definitely eager to play, almost a little too eager, but once we got our first goal we settled down and continued to put pressure on them,” said West.

Sunday against the top team in the nation, it was chilly outside but a heated game, as both teams clearly showed they wanted the game. Every player fought for the ball, and it was an even matchup the entire game.

The whole first half was back and forth with no scoring, with MSU having eight shots on goal while Grand Valley State had seven. The Mavericks had their chances, and they came very close numerous times with seven first-half corner kicks.

In the second half, it was back

to the grind until Grand Valley State connected on a corner kick 70:38 into the game. But that didn’t frustrate the Mavericks, as they would come back on a breakaway goal by West 82:18 into the game.

The game would go on to two overtimes, and with the help of a few key saves by freshman goalkeeper Molly McGough, the game would result in a tie.

Tying the No. 1 team in the nation is quite a way to start the season, and McGahey was proud of his team’s performance.

“We made a couple tactical adjustments. I think they responded well to the challenge of going down 1-0, and to battle back to get a tie,” said McGahey. “I think it’s good, and I feel

the way we performed today is a confidence booster.”

When the Mavericks were down 1-0, the team never let down, and Molly McGough knew they wouldn’t.

“I had faith. Even when we got scored on, I know the way this team runs and the way we have been trained. We weren’t going to give up,” said McGough. “If that is the No. 1 team in the nation, and that’s how we held up with them, that is awesome.”

The Mavericks travel to Denver this weekend to take on Metro State on Friday and Regis on Sunday, and they plan to use this momentum and confidence to bring home two victories.

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Breaking Down The Mavericks REECE HEMMESCH | staff writer

STORLIE

Rice

STAMER

FOGARTY

Q: Did you ever seriously consider anywhere else?

A: No. Q: Have you seen your role on the team develop or your time at MSU? A: Yes. Q: What did your offseason consist of this past summer?

A: Lifting, playing volleyball and working at Weggy’s.

Q: Describe a typical game day A: Wake up, go to class, practice, game time!

DALE

BRAUN

Q: Who is the craziest personality on the team?

A: We are all crazy.

Q: What kind of music is rockin’ your Ipod?

A: Atmosphere, Eminem and All Time Low. Q: What is your favorite memory of your time at MSU thus far?

A: Going to Argentina…even though we just returned from a tournament in Alaska.

Q: How is Coach Amundson off the court?

A: He is very relaxed and really easy to get along with.

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Stamer said of the tourney.

The weekend starts off with Truman State, who recently jumped up to the No. 22 spot in the country. That match will occur Friday, with a match against Colorado School of Mines occurring later that night.

Arkansas-Ft. Smith will be their matchup early Saturday morning. The tournament wraps

Q: What is your favorite team tradition?

A: We do the pregame chant similar to the one from “Remember the Titans.”

Q: What is the locker room like leading up to a game?

A: Extremely noisy! We blast music and dance. It’s awesome!

NEWCOMERS The Mavericks will rely on a few youngsters to step up and help out the squad throughout the year. Freshmen like Haley Doran and Kaitlyn Braun are already getting some playing time. If they can get in and possibly rack up some good numbers; the Mavericks will be in good shape.

Alli Rice, an Owatonna, Minn. native, is entering her senior season at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is hoping to help the Mavericks achieve a sustained postseason run this fall. Rice joined the Mavericks in 2008 after joining the 1,000 kill and 1,000 dig club in her time with the Owatonna Huskies.

Rice’s best performance at MSU came in a 2009 match vs. Truman State in which she recorded 33 digs, which ranks second in school history for digs in a game. Last season Rice recorded 256 digs, along with 18 serving aces and 43 assists.

Q & A with senior defensive specialist Alli Rice Q: What is your major?

A: Family Childhood Services.

Q: What brought you to MSU? A: Volleyball.

DEFENSE On the defensive side of things, senior Alli Rice leads the team in digs, as she has over 900 of them in her career, not to mention a school record 480 during her sophomore season at MSU. As volleyball is a major team sport, basically anyone who is on the floor can snag a dig, so starters like Fogarty and Stamer will rack up a few as well. Junior Samantha Dale will also contribute on the floor, as she collected 367 last season. Around the net, front-liners Storlie, Steinhauser, Berning and Fogarty will rack up most of the blocks, as they already have 40 combined between the four.

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OFFENSE Expect juniors Chelsea Fogarty and Jill Storlie to accumulate a good portion of the Mavericks’ kills this season. Fogarty was second on the team in kills last season with 286 while Storlie racked up 19. Storlie figures to see much more playing time this season and has already tallied a team-leading 56 kills. Juniors Kayla Berning and Courteney Steinhauser and sophomore Jenna McNallan will also contribute on the front line for the Mavericks this season. Those three, along with Storlie, combined for over half of the Mavericks kills during the first four matches this season. When these players get the ball, they’ll be more than likely receiving it from senior setter Brittany Stamer. Stamer, who is approaching the assists record at MSU, has already amassed 169 helpers during the 2011 campaign. That number figures to grow at a rapid rate this season, adding to the more than 3,000 assists she has in her Maverick career.

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up against Northwest Missouri State Saturday night,then it’s back home to start their conference schedule.

“We are excited to start conference play and show what we have to the rest of the NSIC, especially to Southwest (Minnesota State) next Saturday,” Stamer said.

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Q: Who has played a vital role in getting you here today as a student-athlete?

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With last week’s loss to Northern Michigam behind them, MSU will be tested in its home opener against Northern St. TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer As it prepares for its first home game of the season, the Minnesota State, Mankato football team is just excited for the opportunity to put last weekend’s disappointing 31-24 loss to Northern Michigan behind them.

“Last weekend we took that loss hard because it’s not something we feel should’ve happened and we don’t want to go through that again,” said junior tailback Dale Martin.

The Mavericks find themselves already in an 0-1 hole to start the season, and climbing out of it at home against Northern State won’t be easy.

The Wolves are coming off a 30-17 victory over Southwest Minnesota State University, and are booming with confidence as they prepare to come in as visitors to Blakeslee Stadium.

“We’re preparing as a team to face a very quality Northern State team,” said head coach Todd Hoffner. “[Northern State] is riding high right now and we’re in a position where our backs are against the wall and [Northern State] is feeling really good about themselves and we’ve got a lot of work to do. We’re going to have to come out and compete hard.”

The Wolves are led by running back tandem Kristin James and Aaron Mayo, who ran all over the Mustangs last

UP NEXT Northern State When: 1 p.m. Saturday Where: Blakeslee Stadium, Mankato weekend. James finished with two touchdowns and 38 yards on 12 attempts while Mayo, a freshman making his college debut, added one touchdown and averaged 5.7 yards per carry. With the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s most efficient passer, quarterback Nick Wanner (238.9 passer efficiency rating), the Wolves offense is a dual threat, using both aerial and ground attacks.

But the Wolves defense is what’s drawing the most attention in practice. Led by NSIC Preseason Player to Watch, linebacker Mike Bogdanovich, Northern State’s defense looks eerily similar to the defense MSU faced last weekend in Michigan, and the Mavericks will have a unique chance to prove that last weekend was just a fluke.

“They pretty much bring a 3-4 defense and have three linemen with the nose so when it comes to blocking schemes and things like that it’s pretty much the same people in the same places,” said Martin.

“You can’t always go by that because it’s a new team and they can come out and be totally different just after watch-

ing us on film so we have to be ready, but they look very similar.”

To start conference play with a win, Hoffner has gone back to the things the Mavericks focused on in camp: toughness, resiliency and playing as a team.

“We’re working on our mental, physical and emotional toughness. I think that’s the biggest thing right now—our ability to fight through adversity and difficult situations and compete at a high level,” said Hoffner. “The biggest thing we’re working on right now is just becoming a better team—playing for each other and creating a brotherhood for one another—as well as just becoming a tougher football team and being able to handle anything that presents itself in a football game.”

With so many new faces still trying to find a role, the Mavericks are still a work in progress. But if MSU can learn from last Thursday and continue to build chemistry, the Mavericks should be able to protect Blakeslee Stadium and climb out of the hole before it gets any bigger.

“They’re 1-0 and we’re 0-1, so it really doesn’t matter when it comes to offensive and defensive matchups, all that matters is who wants it more,” said junior wide receiver Dennis Carter.

10 years later, sports still recognizes the fallen while raising spirits on 9/11

LEE HANDEL

sports editor

The 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is drawing more attention than any previous anniversary of the tragedy, and some of the best tributes to all of the lives lost on that historic day will be found at sporting events around the country this Sunday.

Immediately after the attacks, sports served as a welcome distraction as the nation mourned its lost citizens. At the same time, the country’s sports scene went above and beyond honoring the fallen, as numerous family members of those who were killed were honored before sporting events.

I will never forget those national anthems and seventh inning stretches at Yankee Stadium sung by people such as tenor Ronan Tynan during the 2001 World Series. The songs sung by Tynan and numerous others brought some of the

toughest men in attendance to tears all around the country, and it definitely captured my attention as a 12-year-old at the time.

These tributes were done not only at sporting events in New York, but everywhere around the nation. This went along way in making even sports diehards like me realize that there was more to life than sports.

Sports also gave our country something fun to enjoy for a few hours while we mourned after the attacks and it helped block out all of the negatives of the sinful world we live in. It still succeeds in accomplishing this today.

The annual anniversaries of the attacks always draw concern from our citizens that a sporting event might be a target for another attack.

Even though some games were cancelled right after the attacks, the majority went on as planned. I think the nation showed its spirit and strength

when stadiums still sold out afterwards even though the threat of another attack existed.

Not enough is said about the thousands of people who keep sporting events in this country safe each and every day. Anniversaries such as this also help remind us of these people.

Security will be ramped up again this weekend, as a full slate of NFL games and the U.S. Open will be taking place on Sept. 11. While I’m watching these events for fun, I am also looking forward to seeing our country do a superb job once again of paying tribute to 9/11.

How fitting is it that the 10year anniversary falls on the first Sunday of America’s favorite sport? The tributes will be first-class for sure. Whether you are a football fan, a tennis fan or a fan of America, tuning into this weekend’s sporting events is guaranteed to give you an appreciation of what this country is all about.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Maverick Athletes Look Back, Reflect on 9/11

Junior RB Dale Martin “September 11th is actually my mom’s birthday, so it was really crazy when everything happened. I remember I was in middle school and I remember just kind of catching it on TV as I was walking out the door to go to school and I didn’t even know what was going on. I remember a lot of my games were cancelled and pushed back that week and I think a lot of people were just in shock. I really think sports helped give people something to take their mind off of it and get together and root for something because so many people were down.”

Junior WR Dennis Carter “I was in middle school, in Science class actually, and a person just ran into the room and said ‘Everybody, turn on the T.V.’ So we turned on the TV and it was all there.

Everybody was just quiet and it was a pretty gloomy day for the rest of the day. It just gives you an appreciation for life. I mean, not everybody can play football and obviously not everybody can even live, so I’m just humbled by it because I know that there could be a chance that I’m not here tomorrow. So I just want to play every game, play every practice and do everything to the best of my ability today.”

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