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New app makes D2L Brightspace more accessible Students can now access D2L from their smartphones with Pulse
STEPHANIE VOGEL Staff Writer D2L Brightspace now has an app you can use on your mobile device: D2L Brightspace Pulse. The app came out a couple of years ago, but the university didn’t have access to it until this past summer. The new app has both advantages and disadvantages. John Bayerl is an instructional technologist in charge of D2L on campus for IT solutions. The app is lacking, but still has conveniences. “I’ve still been playing around with the app myself recently,” Bayerl said, “and it seems like we’re missing some of the functionality that’s normally within D2L. But it should allow you to
Image from d2l.com more quickly access some more pertinent materials on D2L right on your phone.” The missing pieces within the app are the reason why a lot of people might not know about it. “We’re not currently pushing it out too much right now because of the lack of
functionality there that we’re still trying to identify,” said Bayerl. Bayerl explained which pieces of the app are missing, as compared to what you can access on D2L on your desktop. “On D2L itself, you may see your homepage having
announcements, some links down below to resources you may need as a student or as an instructor,” he said. “They aren’t there on the mobile app; it’s just all the courses you have access to.” The format of D2L on the app will look less like you would see it on your desktop
and more similar to how you would see it if you logged into D2L on your phone. “I think it’s incredibly easy to navigate. It’s just that a few things are missing here and there,” Bayerl said. Despite the lack of functionality, there are still advantages to using the app. One convenience of the app is the accessible calendar. “You have a nice link to your full calendar for all of your courses,” Bayerl said. “That’s pretty great, to be able to see everything you have to do. You’d have to go into each one of your courses on the website to be able to see that.” D2L has an instant messaging feature, which shows up on the app. Discussion threads will also appear on the app. You can also get
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Common Read film showing of The Day the 60s Died Mank ato, MN – L ib r ar y Services at Minnesota State University, Mankato invites the Greater Mankato community to a Common Read film showing on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium in the Centennial Student Union (CSU). The film, “The Day the 60s Died: The Kent State Shootings,” examines the conflicts and controversy surrounding events that occurred during the spring of 1970, as told by the people who witnessed the events. These actions include the May 4 shootings at Kent State, battles in the Cambodian jungle, construction workers fighting anti-war demonstrators on
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Wall Street, and the police shootings at Jackson State College. The film reinforces themes and topics found in this year’s Common Read book, Out of Chaos. The late 60s and early
Mankato. In remembrance of these tragedies, a Kent StateJackson State memorial can be found on campus at the northwest corner of Morris Hall. It was dedicated in 1972 to the students who
“The film, The Day the 60’s Died: The Kent State Shootings, examines the conflicts and controversy surrounding events that occurred during the spring of 1970.”
70s were a turbulent time for many people across the country, including those at Minnesota State University,
were killed or wounded at Kent State-Jackson State and reads, “HATE, WAR, POVERTY AND RACISM ARE
BURIED HERE.” In the tradition of the Common Read, an audience discussion will follow after the movie showing. Light refreshments will be offered and parking is available in the pay Visitors Lot across from the CSU. If you would like more information about this event, please contact Monika Antonelli, Common Read Chair at 507389-2507 or monika. antonelli@mnsu. edu. Photo courtesy of Library Services
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Jumpstart your career in college for max success Internships in college can positively impact your future career
COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer Trying to find a job in the desired career field that you spent four plus years getting good at can be a daunting task. One alternative option is to get an early start while you are still in college. While this adds more work and can be a poorly paying venture, the experience and step ahead of the competition is extremely valuable. “The first step in getting the job I wanted was starting with an unpaid internship, which I received and was able to get through one of my professors,” said Elias Bonnett, a law student at the University of Minnesota Law School and was an undergraduate at Bethany Lutheran College, where he first started out his journey to becoming a lawyer. “When I got connected with [the company], I wrote them an email and essay on why I was good for the fit and why I would be productive,” said Bonnett. “I talked with them about how it would educate me and how it would help me build on a
(CC BY 2.0) by Sole Treadmill foundation not only for law school but as a professional in a more corporate world.” While his first internship was unpaid, it helped him on a lot of levels. He was getting real world experience in his field while still in school. Not only was he learning about little things, such as how to conduct himself in the business world. From meeting to emails, he was also learning the ins and outs of a law office. “The biggest difference from school to a law office was deadlines,” said
“Not only was he learning about little things, such as how to conduct himself in the business world.”
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Bonnett on the challenges he learned the most from. “It was a new kind of pressure, going from school where the pressure and effect is just for me and on my performance, to a law firm, where it effects the entire firm and has a huge impact on those around me, depending on how precise and careful I am.” The experience Bonnett got helped set him up so that he already had the basic skills down when other students were still learning, letting him really focus in on the next level of education. It
also made for a huge resume builder to have just that much more experience heading out of school. Another
bonus was the connections he was able to make. “It [was] huge for networking. I got to know the managing attorney for the law firm I was at and he wrote me a letter of recommendation that helped me get into law school, which also gives me people that can vouch for me as I head into the job field,” he said. Bonnett now has life-long contacts he built while still in school. While it could make for extra work, going out and getting that extra internship or striving that extra mile for a job in your field instead of taking any easy job and pushing all that off until after graduation can really have a positive impact on your future career. It is definitely worth your time to dip your feet into the world you intend to dive into after college.
“The experience Bonnett got helped set him up so that he already had the basic skills down when other students were still learning.”
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Senator Profile: Katelyn Schmit 1. What’s your major? Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies. 2. What year in school are you? 3rd year. 3. Why did you join MSSA? I enjoy being involved in leadership roles, but mostly I want to help create a positive experience for the students who attend this university and live in our residence halls. 4. What projects are you working on for MSSA (or plan to work on for this semester)? I plan to work out a way to create better avenues for students living in the residence halls to learn about what MSSA can do for them and how to get involved. 5. What do you hope to accomplish with MSSA? I hope to work with the other Residential Life Senators to incorporate a liaison-like system where each senator will work as a contact point between one
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Continued from page 1 “The purpose of this app is to help students navigate their classes more easily and succeed in school.” notifications on your phone from the app, telling you when assignments are due or when you have received a grade on your homework. “It’s easy to see your notifications for anything that is newsworthy in each of your courses,” Bayerl said. “But I’m not sure if the announcements globally are actually showing up on [t]here.” One major convenience of the app is that you don’t have to log in every time you need to use D2L. You can just select the app and you’re in. It will not automatically log you out like it would on a computer. The app displays the content of the course right away rather than showing announcements on the first page. “There’s no way while you’re viewing this stuff to go right over to your grade book to see the quiz you’ve gotta do [or] see the assignments you have
to submit—it’s just the content,” Bayerl said. “If your instructor, for instance, didn’t have your quiz listed within the content section, you wouldn’t be able to see it.” The purpose of this app is to help students navigate their classes more easily and succeed in school. Bayerl hopes that the functionality of the app will improve, so that the app will be more convenient for students. “I have to have talks with D2L about it within the next week and see if we’re missing some stuff that we should be getting already,” he said. Unfor tunately, after following up a week later, Bayerl said, “Nothing has changed on the app and it looks like it is going to take some time before we might even be able to change anything.”
McElroy, Julia Sears, Preska/ Stadium Heights). In doing so, I hope that this will create more involvement of students living in the residence halls within MSSA. 6. What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to drink coffee, eat ice cream, and hangout with the MavFam.
The meeting was called to order and the floor turned over to the IT department speakers who discussed ongoing technology issues, including the new Adobe software and a printer issue, which they say are now both resolved. Then we had a speech from Vice President of Student Affairs David Jones, who spoke on the current impact on the DAPA ruling students and staff by. He told us a better evaluation was in progress. The consent agenda included the following list of recognized organizations for the 2017-18 year: African Student Association, Asian Pacific Student Organization, Athletic Training Student, Association, Badminton Club, Bangladesh Student Organization, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, Black Student Union, Chicano Latin-American Student Association, Club Baseball, Construction Management Student Association, Cru, Delta Sigma Pi Encounter MSU, Ethiopian Student Association at MNSU, Habitat for Humanity at MSU, History Club, Information Security Student Organization, International Business Organization, Lighthouse Chapel InternationalMankato, Love Your Melon,
Mankato Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Club, Maranatha Christian Fellowship, Mens Rugby Football Club, MNSU Finance Club, Mudworks, National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Native American Student Association, The Navigators, Okinawan Karate and Kobudo Club, Pakistan Student Association, Panhellenic Council, Phi Delta Theta, Residence Hall Association, Saudi Student Association, Sigma Chi, Society for the Appreciation of Japanese Animation and Culture, St. Thomas More Catholic Newman Center, Student Dance Coalition, Student Nurses Association, Students Today, Leaders Forever, Table Tennis Club, United Nations/lnternational Relations Club, Women’s Rugby, and Works On Paper. A major portion of the meeting was taken up in the election of Laurie Hiebert as a new senator. Announced was the Mankato City Emergency Information access website: www.livekato.com. This will be a must for snow emergency information come winter. Also announced was the Residential Housing Association (RHA) meeting, which are Mondays at 4 p.m.
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BILL HAMM Staff Writer What are you going to do with your life? How many of us have heard that in our lifetime? Are you driven by a purpose, looking for a drive, or just trying to make it through life on the path of least resistance? Are you supportive of a greater cause like climate change, animal welfare, or equal rights for all? We live in a time when these and so many more issues are of increasing importance to all of us and the generations to come. For my generation, I find the need to apologize. The mess we leave the younger generation is greater than that of any previous generation. For our miserable failure as stewards of the planet, many of us end up poorer than we came into this world. We
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“We desperately need the political will and manpower to overcome those who still do not see a need.” could end right there on this sorry note if it were not for the fact that the problems still need to be solved. While we are seeing so many promising new technologies that show
are going to be some of your generation’s greatest battles, and as with any battle, there comes opportunity and personal growth as fear of failure is beaten. Personally, I see this very courage and
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from accomplishment and progress against real world problems. Hold your head high on your dying day and tell the world, “I made a difference.” The world needs you whether they believe it or not; just do it. Now that the pep talk is over, let’s look at one more way to get like thinking people working together. Is there any support out there for an “Issues Fair” to give new ideas a stage for growth as well as a platform for old ones to find new supporters? If there is, I think we might be able to find someone to sponsor it. If you have any ideas, feel free to contact the Reporter or leave a comment online with this article.
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MNSU defeats UMC 56-19, Bednarski makes history The offense amassed 661 yards and the junior kicker nailed a 63-yard field goal The offense made easy work of the Golden Eagle front, rushing for 440 yards to the Eagles 34. Sophomore
COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The No. 12 Minnesota State Mavericks had their way in a dominate performance over the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles 56-19, in a game that showcased a 28-point second quarter for the Mavs and a record-breaking kick from Casey Bednarski. “We talked about what my range was in practice and I said around 60ish,” said kicker Bednarski. “So in the game, [Hoffner] trusted me and called me out there. 30 was the furthest I even tried in warmups, but I did [feel confident] and had confidence in my snapper and holder and the protection.”
Ian Pribyl Ian Pribyl ran for 133 yards for the Mavs, while sophomore Nate Gunn had 102 yards and a score. True-freshman Justin Taormina was right there as well with 92 yards and the Mavs had four runners average double-digit yards per carry on the day.
“Very workmanship effort from the Mavericks. There are some positive things to look at, as no game is ever perfect, especially when you have to defend that many plays or when you have to run that many players when the game is in hand,” said head coach Todd Hoffner. “Keeping that motivation and sustaining it when the game is already over at halftime is very hard to do, but there are a lot of things we can move forward with so overall I am very happy with the effort.” In the passing attack, sophomore Ryan Schlichte had a bounce-back game, throwing for 176 yards and two scores on 10 of 19 passing. His only mistake was an interception, but overall his performance was far more buttoned up than his previous game against the University of Mary. Sophomore Shane Zylstra was the reliable target in this game, with five catches for 70 yards and a
touchdown. Both sophomore Vance Barnes and senior Ty Dennis had over 40 yards through the air, but it was on
Casey Bednarski one catch apiece. “[Minnesota] Crookston did come up and play physical from play one, but we wore them down over the course of the game,” said Hoffner. “The offensive line wore them down and opened up some holes late. Nate
[Gunn] hit some hard holes and fell forward which is important with our run game getting positive yards, and we came out and responded well.” On the defensive end, the Mavericks suffocated the Eagles with 10 tackles for loss and four sacks, along with two takeaways. Pass rushing specialist Evan Perrizo was outstanding, racking up two tackles for loss and a sack. Senior linebacker Brendan Chrystal had seven tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. And then there was Bednarski’s 63-yard field goal that broke both the school record and the NISC record for a made field goal, also blowing his previous long of 42-yards in junior college out of the water. All around, the team had a very strong showing that put the shakiness of the quarterback play on the back-burner.
Mavericks win one, lose one this past weekend Minnesota State’s soccer team put on a great display of defense in both games
RYAN SJOBERG Staff Writer The Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks took a road trip out to Michigan this weekend ending with mixed results. On Friday, the Mavs won a defensive match over Ferris State by the score of 1-0. Sunday resulted in a different outcome however, as the squad lost a tough one 2-0 against the No. 14 team in the country. Let’s dive right in to the action. In game number one on the road trip, the Mavs faced off against Ferris State. Minnesota State came into the game with a record of 1-0 while the Bulldogs were 1-1. Early in the game proved difficult to get any type of momentum going on offense on either side as stellar defensive play got in the way of the offensive playmakers forcing difficult shots. The Mavericks broke through, however, and stayed persistent on offense leading to a goal in the 39th minute by sophomore Julia Mixon, the first of her
young career. Heading into the locker rooms at halftime, MNSU felt good about their chances. They not only had the 1-0 advantage on the
Bulldogs pressed for a score for all 45 minutes of the second half. An 8-6 shot advantage was not enough though, as junior goalkeeper Taylor
Grand Valley State University. The Mavericks held their own and were actually more of the aggressor in the first half. MNSU outshot GVSU
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scoreboard, but also held a 10-5 shots on goal advantage showing that the Mavs controlled the ball for most of the first half. The second half was controlled by Ferris State. The
Livermore stayed true to her game and came away with a career-high seven saves. The stage was then set for the Mavs as they were then up 2-0 heading into the weekend finally against 14th-ranked
9-6 in the first and controlled the possession the whole half, much to the frustration of Lakers players. The Mavericks actually had an opportunity to get on the board early and did not quite capitalize,
as junior midfielder Maddy Burandt took a good shot in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the crossbar and bounced away from the goal. That was the last legitimate opportunity for the Mavs as the Lakers controlled the game from there on out. The Lakers came out in the second half with a vengeance. They outshot MNSU 9-6 and outscored them 2-0. The first goal came in the 73rd minute when Corey Sawall scored for the Lakers, followed by a goal nine minutes later by teammate Ava Cook pushing the lead to two goals with only minutes left. GVSU won the game 2-0 but this game was big for the Lady Mavs. It showed that they can compete with top25 squads as this match was tight throughout. Each team had 15 shots and eight shots on goal in the match. Minnesota State’s next game is in Duluth, Minnesota where they will take on UMD on September 16th.
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Volleyball shows improvement, growth after 3-1 weekend The Mavericks won some close matches in South Dakota and their record is 6-2
SEAN MORAWCZYNSKI Staff Writer The Mavericks volleyball team continue on the path of success after their matches in South Dakota this past weekend. Once again by winning three of four matches, MNSU plays at a competitive level leading up to the home opener against the Winona State Warriors this Thursday. In convincing fashion, Minnesota State took the victory in the opening match, defeating the Minot State Beavers in three sets; 25-15, 2521, and 25-11. The team stat comparison leans favorably across the board for MNSU in this matchup. The Mavs did not give up any aces to the Beavers and were able to serve up eight of their own throughout the first match. An onslaught of offense propelled MSU in the first set. Junior Sydney Powell led the team in kills for the match
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with thirteen, six of those being scored during the opening set. The Mavericks were able to break away from the Beavers after a five-point scoring run bookended by kills from Sophomore Anissa Janzig, which made the score
Sydney Powell a comfortable 21-12. The Mavs claimed victory in the first and looked ahead to the second set. The Beavers stayed competitive in the second set. The lead was owned by Minot State early on but points from four different Mavericks put them ahead 8-6. The new leader Minnesota State would hold that position for the remainder of the set despite the Beavers coming within two of the Mavericks at the end. Set number three was another dominant win for the Minnesota State Mavericks. An eager MNSU defense stood in Minot State’s way to victory this set. Sophomore Morgan Olson executed two early blocks to establish the defensive tempo for the Mavs. Minnesota State’s sweep of the Minot State Beavers
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was the most offensively productive match thus far in the season. The Mavs averaged twenty points-per-set in this match and achieved another season-high with just over fifteen kills-per-set. History repeated itself in the second match as the Mavericks were on the other side of a sweep. Minnesota State was defeated by the host team, no. 23 Northern State, 15-25, 21-25 and 20-25. The Northern State Wolves sprinted out of the gate to a 4-0 lead in the first set. The Wolves’ head start would be enough to remain ahead of the Mavs for the set’s entirety. The Mavericks went the distance against their ranked opponent in the next set, but consecutive points from Northern State’s Morgan Baufield ended MNSU’s fight for a victory in the second set. The third was similar to its predecessor in competition and unfortunately for the Mavs, so was the result.
Anissa Janzig Northern State benefitted from several late-attack errors committed by Minnesota State, clinching the match
sweep on a late Wolves scoring flurry. MNSU put on another
Mara Quam offensive showcase in the third match of the Aberdeen tournament with their second-best scoring effort of the year. Another statistical highlight of the match is the 11 aces scored by the Mav-
The Hardrockers capitalized on the defensive woes of the Mavericks in the first set but MNSU was able to adjust in the following three sets, leaving the South Dakota School of Mines in the same position as they entered the match: winless. While the increased offense is an improvement for the Mavs this past weekend, their final opponent University of Minnesota – Crookston got a full dose of the Maverick defense that cemented the sweep for their third match victory of the weekend; 25-16, 25-8 and 25-12. The 54 digs on the Mavs’ side of the score sheet is the highest for any of their matches this season, including those longer than three sets. Freshman Mara Quam counted for almost half of the team’s digs in the match with twenty of her own, which is also a team-high in a match for the
“The Mavericks went the distance against their ranked opponent in the next set, but consecutive points from Northern State’s Morgan Baufield ended MNSU’s fight for a victory in the second set. The third was similar to its predecessor in competition and unfortunately for the Mavs, so was the result.” ericks, with freshman Micayla Porter leading the team with four. The first set’s outcome prevented a sweep of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology but the Mavs did secure the match win in four sets; 2125, 25-22, 25-14, and 25-18.
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NFL week one: the good, unimpressive and embarrassing Teams like the Packers, Chiefs and Cowboys soared while others struggled
COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The wait is over; NFL football is finally back. For some, the first week offered a promising look at the favorite teams, for others the look was lukewarm and for still others it was disturbing. Here is a roundup of the teams that stuck out in every category. The Good: Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys
the Seattle Seahawks 17-9 in a defensive match. Aaron Rogers looked great in the second half, catching the Seahawks with too many men on the field to hit Jordy Nelson for a beautiful 32-yard touchdown pass. He finished with 311 yards, getting the Packers down the field for three total scoring drives and playing keep away on offense. On the other side, the Packers forced the Seahawks to settle for field goals instead of touchdowns, playing terrific in the red zone and forcing a fumble after the Rogers pick. The Seahawks forced the game into their physical style of play, and the Packers came out with a win. Very impres-
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press Kansas City quarterback Alex Smith was impressive against New England, throwing for 385 yards and four touchdowns. The Chiefs may have been the best looking team on the weekend, rocking the Patriots 42-27 and showing a surprising amount of creativity. Quarterback Alex Smith went off for 368 yards and four touchdowns, while speedster-wide receiver Tyreek Hill had 133 receiving yards and a score. Maybe the biggest surprise outside of the downfield attack that the Chiefs had, was rookie running back Kareem Hunt’s production. The young back took over the backfield responsibilities for injured starter Spencer Ware, and after an early fumble exploded for 148 rushing yards and 98 receiving yards with three total scores, setting a rookie record for yards from scrimmage in a debut. The offense was deadly and the defense was vicious, with three sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss. The Packers relaxed after a scoreless first half, beating
sive performance. The Cowboys did not roll out tons of points, but what they did do was look phenomenal on defense, beating the division rival New York Giants, 19-3. The Dak Prescott-Ezekiel Elliott duo had 396 yards from scrimmage and moved well down the field despite the blanketing of Dez Bryant from Giants corner Janoris Jenkins. While they struggled in the red zone, as they did last season against them, the big difference was great defense and no mistakes on offense. DeMarcus Lawrence had two sacks and three tackles for loss on the line, while linebacker Jaylen Brown finally made his first start since getting injured in his final college game, racking up seven tackles. The defense played great, which should be taken with a grain of salt since Odell Beckham Jr. was absent, but should still excite Dallas fans because the team looks even more complete. The Unimpressive: New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers The Patriots got slapped on Thursday night by the Chiefs, losing 42-27 and showed a real weakness against the run on defense. While Tom Brady’s performance will probably end up being a distant memory down the line, their struggles at linebacker when Dont’a Hightower went down will not. The other concern was Rob Gronkowski, who never broke away from coverage and looked slow, almost injured, for most of the game.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press Scott Tolzien and the Indianapolis Colts did not start their season off well, getting blown out by the Rams, 44-9. This may be the Cleveland Browns actually fielding a competent defense, but the Steelers looked sluggish on offense early on and only narrowly escaped the Dog Pound with a 21-18 win. Late in the game the, Antonio Brown torched the Cleveland secondary, but running back Le’Veon Bell never got going, finishing with 32 yards on the ground. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger also faced plenty of pressure and raised questions about the offensive line. This game felt like they left plenty of points on the field. The Embarrassing: Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts The Bengals looked awful, with quarterback Andy Dalton finishing with five turnovers and leading the offense to zero points. The Baltimore
Ravens offense was nothing special, out-gunning the Bengals only 268 to 221 in total offensive yardage. The difference was the Bengals giving the ball away and keeping themselves out of the game with an incredibly sloppy showing. While the Colts did roll into L.A. with back-up quarterback Scott Tolzien, their defense was still rocked to the tune of 373 total yards by the Rams. They made Jared Goff look like a Pro Bowl quarterback in his 306 yard passing day and only mustered nine points to the Rams’ 46. They consistently let up the long ball, with five Rams receivers catching at least one pass of 20 yards or more. Even with starting quarterback Andrew Luck in, giving up yards will continually be a problem for the Colts.
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Springtime will bring about The Bluebird’s Secret Student actors to go on ‘kiddie tour’ next semester with musical
KATIE VAN DEINSE Staff Writer Every year, Minnesota State University, Mankato casts a group of talented freshman in what they call “kiddie tour,” a short musical that eventually tours around southern Minnesota. This is an incredibly special performance each year because it is written and directed by students within the program! This year, that student is junior BFA candidate, Billy Gleason, who is doing both the writing and the directing of “The Bluebird’s Secret.” John B. Nicol, also a junior, is assisting with music for his second year in a row. Gleason and Nicol are really enjoying the work that the students are already putting into their characters. “The most exciting thing is having the chance to impact the lives of children and to work with the fresh new faces
Photo courtesy of MSU Theatre Dept. of MSU,” Gleason said. “The Bluebird’s Secret” follows the adventures of five explorers, Darcy Darling (Arianna Rotty), Danny Darling
(Ben Siglin), Larry Logic (Nicholas Finken), Chelsea Charming (Lydia Prior) and Patty Patience (Calli Medley) as they search for the quick-witted
Bluebird with the secret that everyone want: the secret of happiness. The Bluebird (Kacie Riddle) and her sidekick Tyltol, (Zac Gaulke), do what
they can to keep their precious secret to themselves. The students will spend this semester rehearsing, and in the spring they will be travelling around southern Minnesota to elementary and middle schools to perform for children. Rehearsals started this past week, and the cast is already bonding and having a blast with this special show. “I love that I get to go up on stage and just have fun,” Gaulke said. Riddle added, “I know the secret. That’s the best part about playing the Bluebird.” There will be a public performance at the university later in the spring semester, so watch for those details. In the meantime, don’t forget to buy tickets to the other performances here at Minnesota State University, Mankato! You can purchase them online at http://www. mnsu.edu/theatre/ or over the phone at 507-389-6661.
New Miss America crossing Trump on climate First time Miss America winner is from North Dakota
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Cara Mund is not worried that she may begin her yearlong reign as Miss America by starting a Twitter war with the nation’s Tweeter-In-Chief. The 23-year-old Miss North Dakota won the crown Sunday night in Atlantic City after saying in an onstage interview that President Donald Trump was wrong to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord. Mund topped a field of 51 contestants to win in the New Jersey seaside resort, where most of the 97 Miss Americas have been selected. She will take the traditional winner’s morning-after dip in the Atlantic City ocean Monday morning outside Boardwalk Hall, where she was crowned. In one of her onstage interviews, Mund said Trump, a Republican, was wrong to withdraw the U.S. from the climate accord aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions that
Miss Ameica Cara Mund contribute to global warming. “It’s a bad decision,” she said. “There is evidence that climate change is existing and we need to be at that table.”Meeting with reporters after winning the crown, Mund stood her ground, saying she wanted first and fore-
Photo courtesy of the Associated Press most to give a real answer to the question. “I wasn’t really afraid if my opinion wasn’t the opinion of my judges,” she said. “Miss America needs to have an opinion and she needs to know what’s happening in the current climate.”
She’s not concerned about any pushback from Trump, who said the Paris accord was a bad deal economically for the United States and who also called global warming a hoax.Trump had not mentioned Mund or her comment on the Paris accord on Twitter
as of early Monday morning. “He is our president and we need to support him,” Mund said. “I may not agree with all of his opinions, but that doesn’t mean I’m not going to support the president.”In an interview with The Associated Press before preliminary competition began, Mund, who lives in Bismarck, North Dakota, said her goal is to be the first woman elected governor of her state. She said she wants to see more women elected to all levels of government. “It’s important to have a woman’s perspective,” Mund, who had an internship in the U.S. Senate, told the AP. “In health care and on reproductive rights, it’s predominantly men making those decisions.” An Ivy League graduate from Brown University who is headed to law school, Mund went to high school with Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz.
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Aar Maanta, the Voice of the New Somali Generation Presented by the Minnesota State Mankato Performance Series
Mankato, MN - The Minnesota State Mankato Performance Series offers the opportunity for students and community members to interact with international Somali artist Aar Maanta and The Urban Nomads in Mankato for a week-long residency Oct. 1- 7. This activity is funded through a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) for the Building Bridges: Arts, Culture and Identity program. Minnesota State Mankato is one of six other individual organizations in the United States to receive funding to build knowledge and appreciation for arts and culture with roots in Muslim-majority societies. The grant program is supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA) and serves as a unique medium for both foundations to partner with APAP to support mission-critical projects that demonstrate the power of the arts to strengthen communities and increase intercultural understanding across America. “I am thrilled to be part of this three-year project. The Midnimo program (Somali for unity) will create many opportunities for both campus and community members to build meaningful relationships with our Muslim neighbors,” said Dale Haefner, Performance Series Director at Minnesota State Mankato. “The arts, and especially music, are an excellent means of communication. Music is a universal language and a universal feature of the human experience.” Maanta is today considered to be the voice of the new Somali generation. He is revered as one of the most creative and talented Somali musicians both in the Horn of Africa and the diaspora. After the challenges of an uprooted childhood and resettlement, Maanta had to overcome further obstacles to arrive at this point in his career, not in the least the disapproval of his conservative family for his involvement with music and performance. Despite studying music at school, Maanta ended up completing a science degree. After graduation, his passion for music took over and he began “Horn 2 Groove,” his own studio recording project through which he released his 2009 debut album “Hiddo
& Dhaqan.” The album brought traditional Somali music together with Western musical influences like house and reggae into a fusion described as Afro-Hop. In 2010, Paris based radio station StarAfrica recognized Maanta’s achievements in creating this new sound, when it named him a “Somali Culture Shaper in London.” Lyrically Maanta’s songs are written in the traditional Somali poetic form using allegory and alliteration to address issues of relevance to Somali immigrants. As a result, Ahmed “Hudeydi” Ismail Hussein, a master oud player and one of Somali music’s greatest composers as well as Hassan Aadan Samatar, an iconic lead singer of Somalia’s now defunct national theatre Waaberi Group, have endorsed Maanta’s music as the bridge that links the old musical generation to the new one. Maanta’s growing appreciation for live music and the lack of it in the industry led him to form his band, The Urban Nomads. The group is a multinational and multi-talented collective which consists of Italian bass player Ruth Goller, British/ Caribbean saxophonist and keyboard player Josh Cutler, French guitarist and sound engineer Thibaut Remy, and Nepalese/Scottish drummer Pharoah Smeaton Russell. Each member of the band brings a unique musical knowledge and background to the mix to create a distinct sound that reflects the diversity of Maanta’s musical influences.Maanta’s band has performed numerous shows including his fall 2013 UK debut tour, which was also the first by any Somali musical act. On the last night of the tour, Tony Benjamin of Bristol Post summed it up, saying, “The band’s sound is nicely dominated by articulate hand drum and swooning sax/ guitar interplay, the rhythms varying from slinky North African to choppy reggae and a couple of grandstand funk numbers, with Maanta’s soulful vocals soaring over them all. It’s a fine voice, too, with the dusty echo of desert dust coloring the sweetness of his tone. The album title track Hiddo & Dhaqan starts in the Somali desert, slips easily to the Caribbean before rounding off in a New York disco. Maanta is an accomplished performer and this music
Aar Maanta deserves the wider audience that next year’s festival season should surely give him.” Maanta has headlined The Ecotricity Stage of Womad in Summer 2014, and in April 2015 had his first sold-out show. At the end of a weeklong residency at Minnesota’s premier world music venue, The Cedar, over 700 people were in attendance and included Somali community members, Augsburg College students, and other music fans. Following the performance, Chris Riemenschneider of Minneapolis’ Star Tribune said, “A textbook example of what makes The Cedar special occurred again Saturday when Somali singer Maanta returned to the worldly Minneapolis West Bank venue. The London-based singer packed the room with many Somali residents from the neighborhood, plus students from nearby colleges and hippies from the Cedar’s past — all of whom danced along excitedly to his jagged grooves.” “I’m surprised to see so many non-Somalis,” Maanta said from stage. “There’s been a revival in Somali music. You can see it here at the Cedar.” Maanta was recently recognized for his engagement with social causes and education. In spring 2017, Maanta was selected by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to participate in a multilingual music video campaign called Dangerous Crossings to spread awareness about the dangers faced by immigrants
Photo courtesy of Dale Haefner attempting to cross the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea from Africa into Yemen. The video was directed by Hollywood producer George Acogny and Egyptian director Amr Salama in collaboration with the International Emerging Film Talent Association (IEFTA) in Monaco. Most recently in April, Maanta was one of five international Somali artists to be honored by Oslo’s House of Literature for creating new standards for
how to write literature and innovatively carrying on their history and culture. Maanta’s United States month-long visit will launch this October in Mankato and tour to Minneapolis and St. Cloud. For more information on Mankato residency events, contact the Performance Series Office at 507-389-5549 or email dale.haefner@mnsu. edu.
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