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Students seeking stars Star gazing at campus observatories opens for the academic year YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer

The Physics and Astronomy Department in Minnesota State University, Mankato provides an opportunity to the general public to gaze the stars at their observatory, Standeford. The Standeford Observatory is considered as the foundation of the department’s observation program with Andreas Observatory. It is equipped with diverse telescopes so that MSU faculties, students and visitors can use them.

People who visit the Standeford Observatory can observe diverse celestial objects, including constellations in the sky through observatory telescopes. This special event

for the general public is held on a regular basis during the spring and fall observing seasons.

During the fall, a variety of celestial bodies can be observed such as the Ring Nebula, the Wild Duck Cluster, the Swan Nebula, the Double Cluster in Perseus, the Dumbbell Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy, abundant globular clusters, and plenty of colorful binary stars.

The observatory is open to all who are interested with no admission fee every Thursday night during the fall. The observing session is subject to change depending on the sky condition on that day. If the sky is not clear enough for observing stars in the evening, the star gazing plan will be cancelled.

The fall season for star gazing is from Labor Day to Thanksgiving Day, which runs from Sept. 1 to Nov. 27 this

Yohanes Ashenafi • MSU Reporter The Standeford Observatory, located on the outskirts of campus.

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Photo Courtesy of Professor Steven Kipp Photo shows students and other attendees observing the equipment and the stars during one of the star gazing evenings.

year. The public is welcomed to visit the Standeford Observatory starting from Thursday Sept.

4th until Thursday Nov. 20. The open hours of the observatory is from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. every Thursday.

The first idea of opening observatory to general public came from the faculties in the Astronomy Department. The faculties came to hold the events for everyone to make more people understand science.

“There are a lot of misconceptions on astronomy.

According to the United States National Science Foundation, 75% of Americans even misunderstand of the revolution of the planet,” said Dr. Ka-Wah Wong, Adjunct Instructor of Physics department.

“In addition to engineering and biology, astronomy is also very important field in science.

Our faculty expects people to come to the observatory and be interested in astronomy from this observing event. I believe this event will also make it possible to promote science and astronomy in general,” Dr. Ka-Wah Wong continued.

The first star gazing event at the Standeford Observatory for this semester was held in August. About 40-50 people, especially new students, joined the event during the welcoming week.

According to the statistics in the Astronomy department, about 1,500 visitors take part in the observing event in fall annually, while up to 1,000 people visit in spring. The fall observing event is quite popular to many people.

“Standeford Observatory is one of the most prominent observatories around the country. Not every university has cutting edge equipment and facilities in their observatories for students and faculties” Dr. Ka-Wah Wong said.

During the event, faculties and observing assistant students in the Astronomy department are always in the observatory to help visitors to understand the celestial system and to respond to their questions.

Standeford Observatory is located at the far south end of the campus away from about 150 yards west of Andreas

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Observatory. Visitors should park at the southern end of Gage parking lot #1. Visitors who need special treatment can contact the Office of Accessibility Resources in advance. The contact information is at 507389-2825.

When planning a visit to Standeford, checking weather conditions of the day in advance is highly recommended. People who plan to visit the observatory can check the current cloud and weather situation either by calling or on the website of Department of Physics and Astronomy. The contact information of Standeford Observatory is 507-389-6208.

Meanwhile, in addition to the observing event at the Standeford Observatory on every Thursday, there is one more event at the Andreas Observatory from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. near the end of October on Friday.

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Obama warns against attacks on NATO

Any who attack NATO will face grave consequences, president reiterates JOHN WALFOORT Staff Writer President Barrack Obama has issued a warning to any attack against North Atlantic Treaty Organization members, September 5.

The warning was implied towards Vladimir Putin because of all the activity in the Ukraine.

The warning was made at the end of the NATO summit.

“An armed attack against one shall be considered an attack against them all. This is a binding treaty obligation. It is non-negotiable,” said Obama.

Russian has been advancing soldiers and tanks across the Ukraine. Putin claimed the area under attack’s “statehood” should be under negotiation.

The U.S. has ruled out military action in Ukraine.

“This commitment makes clear that NATO will not be complacent,” said Obama.

Ukraine is not a part of NATO, but Obama and other NATO leaders want to make it clear they will defend any member country against attack.

NATO leaders just approved of a plan to create a rapid response force with a headquarters in Eastern Europe, according to Fox News.

“It sends a clear message to any potential aggressor: Should you even think of attacking one

ally, you will be facing the whole alliance,” NATO SecretaryGeneral Anders Rasmussen said.

Obama believes the new rapid-response plan by NATO somehow supports Ukraine’s independence, territorial sovereignty and their right to self-defense. NATO will provide a little assistance to the Ukraine with non-lethal equipment, fuel and medical care.

Some members of NATO refuse to supply lethal aid to help defend the Ukraine.

Moscow responded and claimed that NATO has wanted to move its infrastructure closer to Russia’s borders and is using the situation in the Ukraine to do so. Russia’s foreign ministry has warned that if NATO plans to perform exercises in the Ukraine it will increase tensions.

Right now there are NATO air patrols over Baltic nations and Obama claimed they would be increasing the patrols. The NATO summit ended with a cease-fire ordered. The U.S. questions whether the cease-fire will hold.

NATO also addressed the threat of the Islamic State militants. NATO determined that ISIS is indeed a threat to NATO countries. They claimed that they will do something about the ISIS threat and will build a plan of action.

“I just want the American

Web Photo Obama speaking at a meeting

people to understand the nature of the threat and how we’re going to deal with it and to have confidence that we’ll be able to deal with it,” said Obama.

The president has his own plan of action against ISIS. He wants to incorporate military, diplomatic and economic

components to the threat.

Obama is going to try keeping U.S. forces out of Iraq and Syria.

“The next phase is now to start going on some offense. We have to get an Iraqi government in place, and I’m optimistic that next week we should be able to get that done,” said Obama.

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MSU archaeology students come up big with dig Team of students work on sites in Le Sueur County ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer For the students of Minnesota State University, Mankato associate professor Ron Schirmer’s class, field work really does mean getting your hands dirty.

The class project was funded by a $70,000 grant created by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. The purpose of the archaeological team was to document Le Sueur County’s archaeological record before European contact.

The project in its entirety took more than a year, starting last summer, with the finishing touches being put on the sites at the time of printing. According to Andrew Brown, a thirdyear graduate student, about 15 students took part in the excavation.

“Quite a few came from class, and another handful came from the lab,” Brown said.

Most of the sites were found by students “using pedestrian surveys” otherwise known as stumbling into them. However that doesn’t mean that the students didn’t have a good idea where to start. They scouted out places that looked like

would be a good possibility for Native Americans to settle: high grounds with nearby access to water.

When it was all said and done, more than 50 sites were found in Le Sueur Country, all of which were on private property.

“Most landowners were receptive to allowing the teams onto their property, especially if the students showed enthusiasm,” Brown said. “We had a handful or problems, but for the most part (the landowners) were ambivalent.”

The sites the teams found were small villages likely holding no more than 200 individuals. The students guessed that the oldest sites were nearly 13,000 years old, and the newest closer to 1,000 years old, with some layered over the top of one another. Each site was documented using GPS coordinates.

Students found aspects of almost every section of early Native American life. Among the artifacts found were arrowheads for hunting, cutting and scraping knifes for butchering, and larger tools for making dugout canoes.

They also found tools for poking holes into leather, and smaller shards of pottery,

Web Photo Native American arrowheads were among the artifacts found in the Le Seur County dig.

that were likely used by each individual family instead of being communal. The site showed its inhabitants had separate areas for each one of their activities, similar to how modern Americans use their kitchen to prepare food, dining room to eat, etc.

As for the artifacts themselves, they were cleaned, bagged, catalogues and stored at Minnesota State Mankato, along with about one million other objects. The team is strongly encouraging the landowners to donate the artifacts to the university, most of whom agree to do so. This can be a bit of a

chore, since all of the objects are stored into one lab.

“All the magic happens here,” said Brown. “But it’s tough with the limited space.”

Previous MSU archaeological students have gotten go to on digs in the past. Schirmer took a class to Red Wing in 2008, Spring Lake Park in 2010 and just south of Mankato along the Blue Earth River this past June.

The archaeology department alternates projects in the Red Wing area every year.

“We go back and forth between excavations and survey style projects each year,” Brown

said. “For the excavations we set up camp and after intensive excavation we dig down vertically. With survey style, we are more focused on mapping out the land.”

Anyone who wishes to view some of the artifacts found at the digs should visit the Anthropology Department on the third floor of Trafton North, where some objects are displayed in glass casing.

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Letter to the Editor: Charting the Future

WYATT HELD, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT “No, I have not.”

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CONTRIBUTED BY MARIAH HAFFIELD Recently, the Minnesota State Student Association (MSSA) has started discussion about the implementation process of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities’ (MnSCU’s) Charting the Future for a Prosperous Minnesota. Charting the Future was created to respond to critical challenges to the MnSCU system, including: a changing student population, changing technology, the changing nature of the Minnesota work force, increased competition from “for-profit” colleges, and funding shifts from the Minnesota Legislature that threaten the access and affordability of the colleges and universities in MnSCU. Charting the Future has six recommendations that increase the access, affordability, excellence, and service of MnSCU colleges and universities.

1. Dramatically increase the success of all learners, especially those in diverse populations traditionally underserved by higher education.

2. Develop a collaborative and coordinated academic planning process that advances affordability, transferability, and access to our programs and services across the state.

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• If you have a complaint, suggestion or would like to point out an error made in the Reporter, call Editor in Chief Schuyler Houtsma at 507-3895454. The Reporter will correct any errors of fact or misspelled names in this space. Formal grievances against the Reporter are handled by the Newspaper Board.

Web Photo A panel of officials representing MSUSA, gathered to specifically discuss ‘Charting the Future.’

competencies and capabilities, expand pathways to accelerate degree completion through credit for prior learning, and foster the award of competencybased credit and degrees.

4. Expand the innovative use of technology to deliver high quality online courses, strengthen classroom instruction and student services, and provide more individualized learning advising.

5. Work together under new

models to be the preferred provider of comprehensive workplace solutions through programs and services that build employee skills and solve realworld problems for communities and businesses across the state.

6. Redesign our financial and administrative models to reward collaboration, drive efficiencies and strength our ability to provide access to extraordinary education for all Minnesotans.

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and Universities. Charting the Future for a Prosperous Minnesota.

Saint Paul, Minnesota: n.p., 20 Nov. 2013.

PDF.) The Charting the Future document was approved by the MnSCU Board of Trustees in the early part of 2014. Since then, the implementation teams started in February, 2014. Eight implementation teams have

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“Have you ever been to Standeford Observatory?”

TAYLOR JOHNSON, MANAGEMENT “No.”

JOEL KOCKELMAN, ENGLISH “I don’t believe so.”

ABDULLAH IBRAHIM, CIVIL ENGINEERING “No!”

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MEGAN GRAF, NURSING “I go by there because of the fitness lot, but never go inside.”

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Men against male violence launch new campaign

BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer A new call to end male domestic violence is coming from the start, men. Anti- Violence For Men By Men, is a men’s health awareness campaign that aims to improve healthcare and conflict resolution skills in men.

This, the organizers believe, will alleviate domestic violence.

The campaign, named “#DickLossPrevention” calls for men to treat themselves better in hopes it will lead to better management of situations of conflict in ones life.

Ryan Levis, the campaign creator from Victoria, Canada, posted a video recently to promote conversation and funds of the campaign, wants to create, “a man-guide to make dudes less prone to their own short

comings”. The goal is to have, “a new era of dudes.”

With language tailored to young adult males, #DickLossPrevention has created a buzz in the online word.

Goals of fundraising have been set, and when they’re reached the process of creating a book goes further. A video featuring Levis goes through the chapters of his future book. Titled, Make Sure Your Dick Doesn’t Fall Off Before You Die Drunk and Alone; #DickLossPrevention, the theory is if men’s healthcare skills are improved, there will be a global increase cooperation and reduced domestic violence.

Of the books two parts, basic and advanced, there are fifty chapters addressing many major issues men face in the modern world. Basic level covers topics like “Smarten up by shutting

up”, “Nagging saves lives, but frankly you’re divorceable”, and “Feelings feelings, many suck”. Part two, where topics are viewed as advanced, features the chapters, “Eye f*cking chicks. Instead, try smiling!”, “You’re a drunk, ya drunk!”, and “Desperately in love; that B*tch!”.

If you are interested in seeing the other topics or making a donating, check out www. k i c k s t a r t e r.c o m /d i c k-l o s s prevetion.

Regarding the need for fundraising, Levis said, “A major pre-publication challenge is getting a professional editor.”

With the project still in the process of publication, he said, “I hope that Kickstarter will help.

Levis also has fears that his project could be viewed

LETTER TO THE EDITOR “Concerns also in-

volve the decision making process on the Charting the Future teams, the lack of the representation of the bargaining units in the implementation teams, and the top-down consultation process. ”

as stereotyping and major man-hating. He says, “I don’t wish to be ostracized from my male culture as a harsh critic. To overcome this I aim to lead by example by being a ‘semi-descent’ guy and remain steadfast in my theory that men must become aware of cultural health problems by any means necessary.”

“All men have fits of anger at times in their lives and many have traumatic stories that go untold, I am afraid of triggering men negatively.” Says Levis. #DickLossPrevention is a dark comedy guidebook and online forum which opposes popular sayings and mind frames like Bro Code, The Game and Assholes Finish First.

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Of those eighteen members, only one student from the colleges in MnSCU and one student from the universities in MnSCU serve on the team.

There is also an additional Steering Committee meeting with one student representative from the universities and one student representatives from the colleges. No student from Minnesota State University, Mankato serves on any of the teams or the Steering Committee.

For more information about Charting the Future, please visit MnSCU’s website at: http://www.mnscu.edu/ chartingthefuture/index.html In July, 2014, it was announced that the MnSCU system had hired a consultant to help launch Charting the Future. Students, faculty, and staff in MnSCU colleges and universities were not consulted on the $2 million contract with McKinsey & Co. The majority of the McKinsey & Co. report was redacted and the company was hired in a relative narrow time-frame.

The campaign challenges macho philosophy and gender, hopes to together, take back the power of intimidating language used to enforce violence.

Levis reminds that at the beginning of the school year it is important that students be mindful of their mental and physical health. So often the pressures of jobs, relationships, and classes lead to breakdowns.

With numerous health resources in the area, support center, and social circles to explore, these pressures are no longer an excuse. “Schools and universities are simply one of the best places to find your personal power and your voice. Use it. Stop domestic violence.

www.indiapalace.org Concerns have been expressed from the different bargaining units, MSUSA (which is the official voice for all students in the universities in MnSCU), IFO, MSCF, MSUAASF, and MAPE. These concerns involve the lack of consultation during the consultant RFP process, no information shared about the McKinsey & Co. contract, the redacted McKinsey & Co. report, and the cost of the contract. Concerns also involve the decision making process on the Charting the Future teams, the lack of the representation of the bargaining units in the implementation teams, and the top-down consultation process.

The bargaining units, excluding MSCSA (the official voice for students in the colleges in MnSCU), have approached Chancellor Steven Rosenstone asking for the process to re-start with MnSC faculty, staff, and student involvement in all aspects. The Chancellor has not officially responded to the request, but his response is expected September 12th.

The representative from

MSUSA, the State Chair, and the bargaining units have not made a decision on how to move forward if the Chancellor declines their request to start the process over, but they anticipate collectively making a decision pending his response.

MSSA has been discussing this issue and wants to hear how Minnesota State Mankato students feel about the current Charting the Future process.

We specifically would like to hear if students think our involvement in the Charting the Future process is worthwhile to continue. We will be holding a Town Hall style open forum on the issue on Tuesday, September 9, from 12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Lounge of the Centennial Student Union.

Please come to hear more about this issue and to express your concerns!

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Colorful decor for a vibrant campus Art students spice up campus with various projects this week

Yohanes Ashenafi • MSU Reporter One of the many student art projects sighted on campus. This one appears to imitate a type of spider web.

ANDREW VANDEN BROEKE Staff Writer Art is an important part of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s environment, and recently students in a mixed media class had to use materials from outdoor space around campus.

Students may have seen several peculiar installations going up around campus the past week. These are projects for Todd Shanafelt’s mixed media class. For this project students were required to create a project using the environment around them, and use it create a piece of art. Mixed media is art using different materials in one project. For example, the project next the fountain uses yarn, the wall, bushes, and the trees near it.

“The project is designed for students to introduce students into the environment, and the natural space around them. Also to use a different type of art of art to explore materials.” said Sara Schoborg.

The goal of this project is to teach students how to make a project with trees or the area surrounding them instead of relying on basic art supplies such as paint, ceramics, and drawing.

Instead it requires students to look at what’s around them and use that to their advantage. It is also supposed to introduce students into the natural area that surrounds them on campus.

“Students have to get used to using different types of art to explore material. It forces them to use something they are not used to.” stated Schoborg There is eleven different works around campus ranging from the ravine behind the dorms to a hanging piece outside the performing arts building, to Warren Street. Two of the more

commonly ones seen are the sticks on the wall outside the Memorial Library and the yarn stretching across the hill outside the Centennial Student Union Center. People are encouraged to stop and ask a student about their project if they see them working on it. Some of these projects will be set up until Thursday, while some will be up through the end

of this week.

These projects have brought curiosity and culture to the campus. Having them shown demonstrates to the rest of the people who walk around campus that art is important just as much as English, math, or science.

It increases curiosity about what is happening and spreads awareness that art is important too.

“These projects add a sense of culture to the campus, and having math, science, and the cores are important, but it is important to have diversity and some fun classes being shown too. I was curious about what it was, it made me aware of the art and artists we have on campus” said student Hollie Ballard.

These art projects have received a great response from students around the campus,

and have caused students to feel more involved, or want to become more involved in the campus.

“Having these projects set up has boosted campus culture.

It shows that students are involved on campus, and makes our campus feel more like a community which shows that people care. It influences me to get more involved, and be more outgoing” stated Ballard.

People should enjoy the projects while they are still up and be increasingly aware of the talented artists that Minnesota State University, Mankato has to offer.

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“The Line” gives perspective to domestic violence HANNAH KLEINBERG News Editor

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VARP, Minnesota State’s Violence Awareness and tResponse Program, is tackling .the ugly topic of domestic eviolence this Wednesday. On sSeptember 10th, from 7 to 9 aP.M., there will be a screening tof the documentary “The Line” owith a discussion proceeding it ein Ostrander Auditorium.

“The Line” is a documentary eshot by filmmaker Nancy pSchwartzman, which follows ethe aftermath of a young awoman. The young woman sof topic was raped when a one-night stand too far home went horribly wrong. She uses her hardship as a device to educate others by relating to her personal experience and addressing the unspoken lines between consent and coercion.

Filmmaker Schwartzman uses a hidden camera to confront the man who assaulted her.

Laura Schultz, the Violence Awareness and Response Program Coordinator, spoke about the film.

“We’re so honored to be screening “The Line” and hosting an interactive discussion with the incredible filmmaker,” says Schultz.

“Nancy Schwartzman is an world-renown activist in the area of empowering young people to end sexual violence.

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in students’ ability to intervene when unsafe situations arise, and further discusses ways that we can

all work together to end these forms of violence. Hosting “The Line” fits well within our mission and we are so looking

forward to the discussions that will happen at and after this excellent event.”

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Revisiting the 9/11 tragedy in a new light

Stahlberg provides information from another side of the story YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer The discussion on the 9/11 tragedy will be held in Ostrander Auditorium in the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Centennial Student Union from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. this coming Tuesday, Sept. 9 th. MSU faculties, students, and the general public is invited to the event without admission fee.

Bruce Stahlberg, as a representative of the organizations Veterans for Peace and MN 9/11 Truth, will give a presentation about the 9/11 tragedy through a public video.

After that, he will also have a discussion with people who join the session, mostly about how they think after watching the movie screen in his presentation.

The title of his presentation is “9/11 Explosive Evidence: Experts Speak Out.” Stahlberg is going to present a film which

will show a lot of professionals such as architects and engineers.

In the film, those people will give their professional opinions on the investigation of 9/11 attack and the disruption of the World Trade Center.

Moreover, not only will Stahlberg respond to the professions, but also he will express his own thoughts on how the U.S. government handled the 9/11 tragedy and how it influenced U.S. and international society after that, from a different perspective.

During the discussion session, after providing his presentation, Stahlberg will specifically revolve around the questions on whether or not the Americans have been told the truth of 9/11 tragedy from the U.S. government. He will also ask questions and give an opportunity to attenders to think whether the decision of domestic and foreign policy was right or wrong.

“I will provide the opportunities to have all views and perspectives to be discussed,” said Stahlberg, the main 9/11 Truth activist from Minnesota.

He will also mention the remained sorrow for Americans from the 9/11 tragedy. He thinks that even though it has been over 10 years since the 9/11 attack occurred, it is still hard for Americans, especially for the victims and their family to conquer the horrific event.

Stahlberg’s presentation is sponsored by the Kessel Institute for the Study of Peace and Change. The purpose of the Kessel Institute is to advance the understanding and the existence of peace at all levels, from the individual to the global community.

The organization is named after Abbas Kessel, a peace activist who was a Minnesota State Mankato political science professor for 19 years with a

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doctorate from the University of Chicago.

The Kessel Institute follows Kessel’s belief on peace and positive human relations is broad.

The institute supports diverse activities related to peace. The sponsorship of seminars and workshops, public lectures, artistic and cultural presentations, and other school-and community-bases activities are provided from the institute.

For more information, there

are also YouTube videos of Bruce Stahlberg on the Internet.

People who want to search for his argument before attending his presentation can get more tips on the videos. Additionally, the website, http://www.911freefall. com, provides not only Bruce Stahlberg’s opinion, but also other activists’ arguments on 9/11 attack and how U.S. government managed the tragedy.

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After being knocked out of the 2013 playoffs in December by St. Cloud State, the Maverick football team shutout the Huskies 31-0 in their 2014 season opener.

JOHN WALFOORT Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato football team will be taking home the trainers kit after Thursday’s 31-0 win over St. Cloud State.

The trainer’s kit is a standing trophy with rival St. Cloud, whoever wins the football game takes home the kit. The Mavericks didn’t just win the game, they dominated on all fronts. On offense, MSU racked up 31 points and was able to control the line of scrimmage throughout most of the game.

“The game plans were outstanding and the execution was next to perfect. But we still have work to do,” head coach Todd Hoffner said.

MSU had a total of 393 yards on offense. Andy Pfeiffer led the team rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown. Connor Thomas also had an impressive day with 97

rushing yards and a touchdown.

The biggest run came towards the end of the game with Pfeiffer ripping off a 62-yard run.

“The O-line seems to do that

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every game. We have a great group of guys, and you could see St. Cloud wearing down. The five-yarders turned into 10-yarders, and you knew we were going to get a long one,” Pfeiffer said.

Former Maverick linebacker Isaac Kolstad (middle) walked out with the team before the opening kickoff Thursday night. His 59 total tackles was third on the team in 2013.

MSU had two quarterbacks in the game, and both did a good job moving the ball down the field with a total of 123 passing yards. Ricky Lloyd had 91 pass-

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter The Mavericks defense had their first shutout since 2012 when they shutout MSU Moorhead 24-0 at home.

ing yards as well as two touchdowns.

“I thought both were impressive, I thought both did some very good things,” Hoffner said.

“I think they did what we asked them to do,”.

Austin Rieder pulled down the first touchdown on a five-yard pass, and before halftime Bryce Duncan caught a 20-yard pass to give MSU a 17-0 lead.

“St. Cloud did a good job of slowing the run in the first half.

As the game went on, the weardown factor was evident,” said Hoffner.

On defense the Mavericks held St. Cloud to just 235 yards of total offense. The secondary allowed only 67 passing yards and managed three turnovers during the game with two interceptions and one forced fumble recovery.

Junior Tyler Henderson led MSU’s defense with nine tackles.

Josh Gordon had a good game by tallying six tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery. The two interceptions went to freshman Cory Brent and junior Justin Otto.

The Mavericks will have an away game against Minnesota State University, Moorhead Sep. 13., who was the last team the Mavericks shutout in 2012.

Moorhead lost their season opener to Upper Iowa. They had a total of 709 yards on offense with 414 passing and 295 rushing yards. Defensively Moorhead couldn’t put the game away, los-

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ing 44-36.

In the latest poll by AFCA the Mavericks are ranked fourth.

They were previously ranked seventh. St. Cloud dropped from 15th to 25th in the poll, making MSU one of three NSIC teams in the top 25 polls with Minnesota Duluth ahead of MSU by one.

Former fellow athlete Isaac Kolstad, suffered a head injury

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Women’s soccer opens 2014 season with two victories in Oklahoma

Korey Kronforst

game-winning goal on a header from senior Sydney Temple. Senior goalkeeper Molly McGough recorded one save between the pipes in her 32nd career shutout

at MSU. The Mavericks then faced the University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos. These two teams faced off once before in the 2012 NCAA Central Region Tournament in a game the Mavs won 1-0. This game saw a little more action.

Last year’s Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference-leading scorer Korey Kronforst got the scoring started early for MSU when she converted Moris’ corner kick on a header that found the back of the net just six minutes into the game. Fourteen minutes later, Kronforst struck again when she netted her second goal of the game to give the Mavs a 2-0 lead that carried into

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the second half.

Junior Jessica Bowe gave MSU some breathing room when

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Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Korey Kronforst led the team in goals in 2013 and is now their current goal leader with two goals.

DEREK LAMBERT Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s soccer team got off to the start they were hoping for last weekend when they ended a two-game road trip with a 2-0 record to start the 2014 season.

Kicking off the season against the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Bulldogs on

Friday, the Mavericks squeaked out a win in a 1-0 game that saw MSU dominate the play despite having trouble finding the back of the net. In the first ever meeting between the two schools, the first half ended in a scoreless tie, though the Mavs outshot the Bulldogs 11-1 in the first 45 minutes.

Finally, in the 77th minute of play, Maverick senior Emily Moris buried the eventual

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter The women’s soccer team has played two games this season and still hasn’t allowed a soccer ball to hit the back of the net.

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Vikings start 2014 campaign 1 and 0 The Minnesota Vikings started their 2014 season with a bang, featuring big plays and a week one victory over the Rams.

JOHN WALFOORT Staff Writer With a new year comes new hope for Minnesota Vikings fans.

The Vikings beat the St. Louis Rams 34-6. The Rams focused their top-rated defense on Adrian

Peterson, but they forgot about Cordarrelle Patterson. Patterson was the “it” factor against the Rams, throwing them off with a run to the outside for a 67-yard touchdown.

“There’s no way I can miss that hole. When I get the ball in my hands, I expect great things,”

e n

Web Photo Cordarrelle Patterson had a monstrous day with 26 receiving yards and 102 rushing yards, including a 67-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter.

Web Photo Matt Cassel impressed Vikings fans with his ablility to keep control of the ball and make the needed throws. He threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns.

Patterson said.

While the highlight real may focus on Patterson, Peterson deserves a pat on the back. He racked up 75 yards up the middle and took a lot of pressure off of the rest of the offense.

“We knew we were going against a good defense, especially a good front. The guys up front didn’t back down, we continued to hit them in the mouth,” Peterson said.

The Vikings were also able to convert on third downs when needed through the air, which has been missing for a few years now. Matt Cassel proved that he can be a stable option at quarterback, throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns. Cassel isn’t a game changing quarterback, but

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“I like how this team works, I’ve said it numerous, numerous times. I think we had a good plan, and it worked out,” Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said.

Analysts have Cassel rated as the worst quarterback in the league.

The Vikings defense deserves a lot of credit as they didn’t let the Ram’s score a touchdown.

The Vikings recorded five sacks against the Rams as well as two interceptions. Harrison Smith brought an interception back for a touchdown.

The Vikings’ defense looked much improved from last year’s forgetful season. The Vikings

picked up a big playmaker in the draft in Anthony Barr. In Barr’s first professional game he recorded six tackles and was in the general area for most plays.

This is the first of many games to come this season, and the Vikings will have to face better competition. The Ram’s had back-up quarterback Shaun Hill in for Sam Bradford, who is out for the season, but they eventually had to go to Austin Davis in the second half.

The Viking’s defense will have to step-up their game on Sunday against the Tom Brady and the Patriots. Brady threw for 249 yards and a touchdown against Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

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MSU SOCCER “The Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s soccer team got off to the start they were hopin for last weekend when they ended a two-game road trip with a 2-0 record to start the 2014 season.” continued from 10 she booted a rebound past the Broncho goalkeeper in the 64th minute to give the Mavericks a 3-0 lead. The lead would stand and McGough collected another shutout to an already impressive resume.

MSU would end their road trip with a 2-0 start to the season before heading into league play.

The Mavericks continue play on Thursday with their home opener against NSIC opponent Concordia-St. Paul at 4 p.m. at the pitch.

Michael Huerkamp • MSU Reporter Running back Andy Pfeiffer (19) led the Mavericks on the ground with 128 rushing yards, including this 62yard touchdown in the third quarter.

22 STRONG “The O-line seems to do that every game. We have a great group of guys, and you could see St. Cloud wearing down. The 5-yarders turned into 10-yarders, and you knew we were going to get a long one,” Pfeiffer said. continued from 9 and doctors didn’t think he was going to make it, led the Mavericks onto the field. He proved the doctors wrong a few months later nearly running with the Mavericks and showing a huge smile on his face.

“There’s still a lot of people on this team that were close to Isaac. When you see what he’s been through, seeing him before the game was very emotional,” said Otto.

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“How to describe Frank...”

Neuroticism and heart combine in quirky dramedy.

JAMES HOUTSMA Editor in Chief Sometimes creative people can be a bit crazy. Or perhaps crazy people just have a leg up on being pretty creative. Frank has plenty of both going on, as the film, chronicling the adventures of a mysterious musician, goes through a whirlwind of bizarre comic situations and deeply emotional moments.

Jon (Domhnall Gleeson) is a young, struggling songwriter looking for his moment of inspiration to help make his music not quite so terrible. After a chance encounter, Jon gets the opportunity to substitute on keyboards for a show with a traveling avantgarde band, The Soronprfbs (don’t worry, not even they know how to pronounce it). There, he makes an impression on Frank (Michael Fassbender), the musical genius behind the group who wears a giant fake head at all times, and is invited to participate in the group’s insane writing process. All the while, Jon’s

chronicling of the band on social media stirs up tension among his fellow members, especially the hate-filled theremin player Clara (Maggie Gyllenhaal), culminating in a trip to Texas where everything unravels.

At worst, it can feel like you’re going a bit loopy yourself, what with all the ups and downs.

But far more often, Frank feels like a genuinely creative being, brimming with out-of-the-norm humor and moments of emotional truth, strange as they may be.

Anyone who has even vaguely heard of Frank should know by now that Michael Fassbender’s performance wearing the giant head is the eye-catching aspect of the pic and deservedly so. If it’s not clear yet that Fassbender is one of the most magnetic (yes, pun intended), versatile actors around, then a) what’s wrong with you and b) this movie is the latest proof. It doesn’t matter that he’s wearing five pounds of paper mache on his head; the guy projects oodles of nuance into a character that could be just a

Web Photo Because none of us have ever met an artist with a big head...

one-note joke.

But there’s so much more to Frank than just a movie about a guy with a funny head. Director Lenny Abrahamson’s dramedy touches upon themes like the toll of being truly creative, artists’ relationship with fame

and social media and bending to the expectations of others. It’s a movie with subtle but thoughtful messages and sweet, sometimes heartbreaking moments.

The danger with Frank was that it could become another precious, hollow indie flick. How-

ever, the film’s genuine emotional core proves it’s certainly not hollow, while the humor of the flick shows it’s anything but precious. Frank’s overall sweetness and naiveté results in some unforgettable gags (announcing

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Foamly the beginning

Campus calendars are bubbling with excitement, events.

RAE FRAME A&E Editor There are so many events happening on campus, from last week’s foam party to the regu-

and music departments offer regular performance series and concerts, groups like IMPACT organize regular student events for the MSU calendar. Many groups and clubs will offer an-

interests. With so many hard working performers and coordi-

a tearjerker? Head over to Ostrander Auditorium—across

Photo by Trevor Cokley Photos from MSU’s Foam Party, hosted last Friday.

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lar “Stomper’s Cinema” movie screenings in Ostrander Auditorium. While our art, theatre,

nual events along with their regular meetings to connect with more students who share their

nators, we hope to keep you entertained on campus and around the town.

Stomper’s Cinema: The Fault in Our Stars. Fixin’ for

from the Barnes & Noble bookstore—and settle into the brilliant adaptation of John Green’s teen novel. Viewings for The Fault in Our Stars begin at 9:30

p.m. September 10-11, and 7 p.m. September 12-13, 2014.

MSU Theatre & Dance: With auditions for the first mainstage production underway, we look forward to the October debut of Beauty and the Beast, but be sure to catch a more intimate studio showing of A Piece of My Heart September 17-20, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in the Andreas Theatre.

International Diversity: Our diversity center brings us so many colorful and interactive events, looking forward we have the LGBT Drag Show on October 28, a Day of the Dead event October 29, and the Women’s Health Fair February 18, 2015. These events range from interactive learning to food and dancing, and are always a blast to attend.

We look forward to seeing you at one of MSU’s great campus events!

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Good Thunder Reading Series Film-inspiring author to visit Ostrander this Thursday.

Courtesy of the Good Thunder Reading Series The bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief, Susan Orlean has been called "a kind of latter-day Tocqueville" by The New York Times Book Review. One of her generation's most distinctive journalistic voices, Orlean is fascinated by American stories of every stripe. From Rin Tin Tin, the orphaned German shepherd who became a silent film star in the 1920's, to John Laroche, the convicted felon who slinks through the swamps of southern Florida looking for rare orchids, Orlean has an eye for the moving, the hilarious, and the surprising. A staff writer at the New Yorker for twenty years, she has also written for Outside, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Vogue, and The Boston Globe, and has edited both Best American Essays and Best American Travel Writing. Orlean's writing has inspired two films, including Adaptation, the Academy Award-winning film directed

by Spike Jonze and starring Meryl Streep. She is currently working on The Library Book, an exploration of the history, power and future of the endan-

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Passion & performance The musician and the dancer come together on the Mankato stage.

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Susan Orlean

gered institutions, told through the lens of her quest to solve the unsolved 1986 arson that nearly destroyed the Los Angeles Public Library. An engaging and unforgettable speaker, Orlean lectures on Rin Tin Tin, her encounters with extraordinary people, her experiences traveling the world, the value of ignorance, and women and the media.

The talk on craft will be held Thursday, September 11 at 3:00 p.m. in CSU Ostrander Auditorium, followed by a reading at 7:30 p.m. in CSU Room 245.

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MANKATO, Minn. – Minnesota State Mankato welcomes the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet to the EJ Halling recital stage on Sunday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. The performance takes place in the University’s Performing Arts Center.

The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet (MGQ) was founded in 1986 and performs widely across the U.S. each year. The MGQ has been heard on the nationally syndicated "Saint Paul Sunday," program and on National Public Radio's "Performance Today." From its first four CDs on the Albany and GSP labels, the group has garnered unanimous international critical acclaim.

The second half of the concert will feature Flamenco dancer Colette Illarde. Ms. Illarde has been called a “regal stomping dynamo” and “queenly.” Illarde commands the stage with her intuitive sense of the music, and the history of persecuted gypsies who gave rise to it. Her arms wrap sinuously around the space or flicker

Colette Illarde

like the flames of evening fire.

Her skirt swirls like the barely contained passions of her paramour. She propels herself with even intensity across the floor with cascading footwork that drills the boards with the sound of gunfire.

The MGQ has collaborated with Flamenco dancer Colette Illarde since 2006 to develop productions with music by the great Spanish composers Joa-

quin Rodrigo and Enrique Granados. Together, the guitarists and the dancer have been creating shows that blend the best of rhythmic and acoustic chamber music with the heat and intensity of Andalusia’s rebel dance form.

The members of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet (Joseph Hagedorn, Maja Radovanlija, Ben Gateño and Wade Oden) are committed educators as well as performers and often appear to teach and present workshops at festivals and universities throughout the U.S. Concert admission is $12; $11 for students with a valid MavCARD. Discount tickets are available online for University students. Advance purchase is strongly encouraged. Those who wish to purchase tickets online should go to www.mnsu.edu/music. For more information, call the Performance Series office, (507) 389-5549.

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No fashion police at comedian’s memorial A red-carpet send-off for television’s quick-witted comedy presence.

NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang "Smile" and bagpipers played "New York, New York" at Joan Rivers' funeral Sunday, a star-studded sendoff that — like the late comedian herself — brought together the worlds of Hollywood, theater, fashion and media.

one person who would really think this is the greatest thing ever is the lady who it's all about, and she's not here," said Norville afterward, amid the throngs of well-wishers and sound of bagpipes.

A legion of notables turned out to remember Rivers: comedians Kathy Griffin, Rosie O'Donnell and Whoopi Gold-

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At a funeral befitting a superstar, the New York City Gay Men's Chorus sang Broadway hits including "Hey Big Spender" before six-time Tony Awardwinner McDonald sang her tribute to Rivers, a champion of theater for decades.

Tributes and reminiscences were delivered by TV anchor Deborah Norville, close friend Margie Stern, columnist Cindy Adams and Rivers' daughter, Melissa, who spoke about how she respected her mother, who died Thursday at 81, and appreciated everyone's support.

Hugh Jackman sang "Quiet Please, There's a Lady On Stage" at the end of the memorial, and bagpipers from the New York City Police Department played on the streets as mourners filed out of Temple Emanu-El, many dabbing their eyes.

"She would love this. We've all said this so many times: The

berg; E! network "Fashion Police" colleague and friend Kelly Osbourne; Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick; and celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz. Theater stars Bernadette Peters, Alan Cumming and Tommy Tune were there. Record producer Clive Davis was, too. Fashion designers Carolina Herrera, Dennis Basso and Michael Kors were in attendance. Stars from TV such as Barbara Walters, Geraldo Rivera, Diane Sawyer, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb and Andy Cohen. Late night band leader Paul Shaffer. And moguls Barry Diller, Donald Trump and Steve Forbes.

"It was uplifting. We were celebrating her life," Basso said.

Mourners had lined up outside the Fifth Avenue synagogue and waited for their names to be checked against a list before entering. A crowd of media stood watch behind barriers, and fans

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from as far away as Australia and England lined the streets.

Actress Susan Claassen, who met Rivers in London in 2008 when both had one-woman shows, came from Tucson, Arizona, to honor her friend. "I always like to say that in a world of knockoffs, Joan was an original," she said.

The comedian detailed in her 2012 book "I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me" that she hoped for "a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action" and "Hollywood all the way." Instead of a rabbi talking, Rivers asked for "Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents" and "a wind machine so that even in the casket my hair is blowing just like Beyonce's." Indeed, her wishes were so important they were printed in the funeral program.

The funeral program also included a page with three classic Rivers' lines printed out: "Can we talk?" ''Who are you wearing?" and "Because I'm a funny person."

Rivers was a trailblazer for all comics, but especially for women. The raspy-voiced blonde with the brash New York accent was a TV talk show host, stage, film and TV actress, fashion critic, and she sold a line of jewelry.

The cause of death is being investigated. Rivers was hospitalized on Aug. 28 after she went into cardiac arrest during a routine procedure at a doctor's office. The New York state health department is investigating the circumstances, and the New York City medical examiner said tests to determine the cause of death were inconclusive.

Her publicist said that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to God's Love, We Deliver; Guide Dogs for the Blind; or Our House.

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it’s not clear yet that Fassbender is one of the most magnetic (yes, pun intended), versatile actors around, then a) what’s wrong with you and b) this movie is the latest proof.”

continued from 13 his facial expressions and the creation of his “most likable song ever”) but it also sets you up to not expect all the considerably darker, more messed up stuff that comes from his band mates.

There’s a consistently funny effect in going back and forth between the big headed band leader finding inspiration in everything to a sudden stabbing or the depressed band manager’s trouble with mannequins. The music itself can also be quite good despite being, ya know... out there.

Though the effect of it is understood, the tone of the film can be manic. Slack pacing in the beginning is something of a chore, as is having patience with the somewhat self-righteous Jon, but it ultimately helps once we dive headlong into Frank’s weird world and start pogoing between silly neuroticism and unfortunate happenings.

Frank is nothing if not unique. Its strange subject matter doesn’t leave many mysteries for why it isn’t playing in

many locations, but it’s well worth the effort to find. Everyone should be able to find enjoyment from a wacky musician with an oversized head.

However, if you’ve ever felt like you’re going to mind-splitting extremes to get your creative juices flowing, whatever your craft may be, or changing your behavior so your anonymous Twitter followers are satisfied, Frank should hit a deeper chord than just “funny head-guy movie.”

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Frank is now available on iTunes and Video On Demand services, and is currently playing at the Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis.

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