September 12, 2019

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University to hold emergency preparedness drill

The University hopes to improve safety and security on campus with drill MARIA LY NEWS EDITOR

Minnesota State University, Mankato will be holding an emergency preparedness drill in collaboration with local public safety units across Mankato.

The drill will be on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 12-3 p.m. on the west lawn of the Performing Arts building along Ellis Avenue North.

Ellis Avenue North will be closed to traffic from 10 a.m -3 p.m. The Performing Arts lawn will also be closed and students will not be allowed to go through or enter that area during the drill.

Loren Jansen, emergency manager of the University Security, said, “People can observe and watch, but we don’t want anybody who is not part of the drill and part of that responding unit to impede on what’s going on.”

Along with the university, the cities of Mankato public

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safety, North Mankato police, Blue Earth County Sheriff

deputies, Mayo Clinic Health System and Mayo Clinic Am-

bulance Service will be participants in this exercise.

David Jones, vice president for Student Affairs and enrollment management, said in a press release, “Conducting this emergency response practice exercise is part of the University’s proactive commitment to creating a safe and secure environment on our campus.”

He continued, “Emergencies can occur at any time without warning, and partnering on this training exercise with other community organizations allows us to increase awareness of our emergency preparedness as well as assess our current capabilities.”

The drill scenario includes a van ramming into a crowd of people, injuring many.

About 25 of the victims are going to be transported to the hospital.

Volunteer victims include students, staff and faculty,

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Nobel Prize winner speaks at Leonard Ford lectureship VANDY MANYEH STAFF WRITER It all started in Little Falls, Minnesota, a city where scientists are held in high esteem. That led Dr. Brian Kobilka to pursue a career as a physiologist.

And 57 years after his birth, he went on to become a hometown hero by winning the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

On Monday, students and the entire Minnesota State University, Mankato community filled the Ostrander Auditorium to listen to Kobilka at the 30th Annual Leonard A. Ford Lectureship. Ford had a distinguished career as a professor of science and mathematics at MNSU.

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In Kobilka’s lecture, called “From Bedside to Bench and

Back, My Career as a Physician-Scientist,” he detailed

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his career in Crystallography and talked about his work

with a special kind of receptors in the body -- G protein-coupled receptors.

In short, G protein-coupled receptors help with the communication network between organs in the body.

Take, for example, the way in which the brain responds to environmental stimuli.

Since 1995, Kobilka has been working on the structure for G protein-coupled receptors. The structure has given scientists and students of science a deeper understanding of how G protein-coupled receptors work, making them a target of all pharmaceuticals.

“I believe that this structure had something to do

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TAILGATING at MINNESOTA STATE Minnesota State University permits tailgating that includes consumption/possession of alcohol in designated parking lots only. Lot 7 (located directly west of Blakeslee Stadium) requires a season long permit (or paid one-day permit when available) and is a reserved pregame area for Maverick fans.

Limited handicap parking is also available free of charge in the same lot.

A free, general public tailgate experience is also available on game day in Lot 20 just east of Blakeslee Stadium. Alcohol will only be allowed in the designated area of Lot 20. Tailgating activities without alcohol, such as grilling and games will be allowed in areas outside of the designated area.

TAILGATING IS RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING TIMES: Tailgating may begin three (3) hours before game time. Tailgating must end within (1) hour following the completion of the game. Once admitted to the stadium, there will be a “no pass out and return” policy during halftime or at any other point in the game.

ALLOWED IN LOT 7 & BARRICADED AREA OF LOT 20:

Consumption of alcoholic beverages is allowed but must conform to MSS 340A.503 legal consumption permitted for individuals over 21 years old.

Consumption of alcoholic beverages is only allowed in designated areas (Lot 7 & Lot 20A).

Gas grills with a maximum propane cylinder size of 20 pounds, as well as any outdoor fire pit/heater that runs on propane.

Tents and awnings that do not require the use of stakes, block adjacent parking spaces, or impede drive aisles.

Smoking or open pit fires (Minnesota State is a smoke-free campus).

Glass containers of any kind, including bottles and drinking glasses.

Kegs, party balls, drinking game accessories that promote excessive alcohol consumption or large quantities or common source containers of alcoholic beverages.

Couches or large furniture items that cannot be easily set up or taken down.

Promotional or marketing activities without prior and appropriate authorization from Minnesota State Athletics.

Sale of products, food or beverage without prior and appropriate authorization from Minnesota State Athletics.

Occupying more than one parking space (unless approved by Minnesota State Athletics).

Obstructing adjacent parking spaces, drive aisles, or reserved spaces.

Portable outdoor furniture.

Portable generators.

SPECIAL NOTE: For Lot 7 only, no vehicle traffic (in or out) is permitted within 60 minutes of game time (exception for handicapped parking access). *All guests must obey State of Minnesota Statutes, Mankato City Ordinances, and University policies while on campus or will be subject to eviction and/or arrest.

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Mahkato Revitalization Project Letter to the Editor: Jeremy Redlien shares indigenous culture JEREMY REDLIEN GUEST WRITER

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EMILY ERCK STAFF WRITER Born and raised near the Rosebud Indian Reservation, Megan Schnitker, now living in Mankato, is the founder of the Mahkato Revitalization Project.

The Mahkato Revitalization Project is a non-profit organization, but does offer Lakota made plant products, homemade soaps, and personal care products. Now a Mankato Resident for four years with her husband Ethan and six daughters, a lot has happened since she first

When she moved to Mankato four years ago, she had been there previously to teach at Education Days for the Powwow in Mankato.

That is where she met her current husband, Ethan.

After they got married, they partnered for a short time on a non-profit dedicated towards a community based recovery program.

Unfortunately, they ended up having to move on from the non-profit and she became a stay-at-home mom.

As much as she loves spending her time with kids, she felt the urge to do more.

She described herself as a

“The goal of the Mahkato Revitalization Project is to share the history and culture of the Indigenous people because it is not taught in the public school systems.” moved here.

Before she came to Mankato, she taught Lakota and Dakota history and culture for 14 years all around South Dakota.

She was often caught teaching at her mom’s nonprofit in South Dakota, as well as learning plant medicine from a friend in Mission, South Dakota.

While co-teaching the class, she picked up a lot of information about plant medicine, and started her own research through books, and Youtube.

She has taught kindergarten through college, community groups, Blue Earth Circle Society, in the Omaha School District, and whoever else requests her to speak about the Lakota and Dakota culture.

person who cannot sit still for too long and missed teaching.

She talked to her husband about how she felt, and together they came up with the idea of the Mahkato Revitalization Project.

When asking her the goal of the organization, she responded, “The goal of the Mahkato Revitalization Project is to share the history and culture of the Indigenous people because it is not taught in the public school systems.”

Not only does she want to share the history and culture with other Indigenous people, but anyone that is interested in learning and becoming more informed.

She wants to make an impact and have their culture included in the nation’s history.

Along with being the founder of the Mahkato Revitalization Project, she is also involved by being a chair on the board of the Indigenous People’s Committee and the Vice chair on the Mankato Powwow Board.

Wednesday, September 11th, Megan came to the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Women Center and held an interactive lecture on Lakota Women’s Medicines and coming of Age Ceremonies.

During the lecture, she taught the group about different plant medicines and the combinations to use for each illness. She also discussed the dangers and precautions you must take when using plant medicines.

To enhance the discussion, she brought supplies for the audience to make medicine pouches similar to the pouches the Lakota and Dakota people make.

The main objective Megan wants her audiences to receive from the lectures and classes is that her entire goal is to teach.

She appreciates questions because she knows there is different avenues to asking and learning about the Indigenous culture and plant medicine.

There are also other ways to get involved with the Mahkato Revitalization Project, such as taking classes, learning skills one on one, or requesting a lecture.

To become more involved with this organization and other ones like it, everyone is invited to the 47th Annual Mahkato Wacipi (Powwow), Sept. 20-22, at Land of Memories Park, as well as Indigenous People’s Day Celebration, Oct. 11-14, throughout the community and on campus.

In November of 2017 I became the victim of anti-gay harassment, when a letter written by a MSU Mankato sociology professor containing defamatory information was distributed to multiple individuals on campus.

In spite of a complaint filed with the Title IX office, the school has failed to take any material action to undo the damage caused to myself.

In my complaint I made sure to make it clear that the letter could cause problems for me with regards to pursuing a career after graduation.

In spite of the serious nature of the matter, there was no hearing.

Even my simple request to have the college correct the issue by contacting the recipients of the letter to correct the misinformation they had been given, was to my knowl-

edge completely ignored.

Furthermore, I have no reason to believe that the Title IX office even conducted an investigation into the matter.

I say this because an individual I listed as a witness in my initial complaint was never contacted by the Title IX office.

Even attempts on my part to determine the status of the investigation under Minnesota’s Data and Practices Act have met in failure.

I have been in contact with both Dean Loayza and President Davenport, neither of whom provided any remedy.

I am writing this letter, as I do not believe that the failure of this school’s administration to address dangerous anti-gay harassment is an issue I can keep quiet on.

While the initial incident of harassment caused me extraordinary grief, the school’s failure to act on the issue is a much more serious problem and represents the greatest of moral failings.

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FALL 2019 EDITOR IN CHIEF:

A student’s view on new tailgating rules

MADISON DIEMERT

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OLAYINKA GBOLAHAN STAFF WRITER Minnesota State University, Mankato has recently updated its Tailgating Operation Procedures. This procedure would result in a limitation to alcohol consumption in designated locations, enforce the campus tobacco free regulation and so on.

I am on the side of the procedure. Since I am presently under 21 years of age, it is illegal for me to consume alcohol. The rule does permit alcohol consumption unless for cases where individuals would be found in violation of MSS340A.503. Also, alcohol consumption is restricted to only Lot 7 and Lot 20A and disallow the provision of kegs, party balls and so on that would encourage large volume of consumptions.

This would help prevent alcohol poisoning, and a lot of bad decisions.

These rules are put in place to better protect students. It disallows glass containers of any kind; this would prevent some unwanted violent altercation especially with alcohol in the situation.

It might not be able to prevent fighting, but I think is better for people to fist it out than to have a readily available weapon that can make it bloody quickly.

Sales of products, food or beverage without prior

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and appropriate authorization from the school. There is no negative derivation from this rule, this just ensures that the school knows where all the vendors come from to help protect the

you would know who to contact to help that hospital bill and maybe a heavy compensation.

On disallowing smoking or open pit fires, this just conforms to the already es-

“Wherever you stand, just try your possible best to make a good experience out of it while abiding to the rules. ” student from negative food consumption. At least, after eating a cheeseburger that you bought for $8.79, which resulted in food poisoning,

tablish rule that MNSU is a smoke-free campus. Although, throughout campus, there have been unassigned designated smoking spots,

which has resulted into 70% of students being exposed to tobacco smoke according to Mavs for Clean Air. This is a sad statistic, but it is comforting to know that the school is doing its best to better protect students especially if one has a pre-existing health condition pertaining to smoking.

You may be the party hard type that hates this rule or someone like me that supports or someone that doesn’t really care. Wherever you stand, just try your possible best to make a good experience out of it while abiding to the rules. For your sake, it is better to be in the known than not, so if you have any question concerning the new rules, make effort to contact campus security.

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“I will not be, but it’d be super fun if I was.”

“Sadly, I won’t be man.”

“I do plan on tailgating, let’s go!”

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The Ramen Journals MARIA LY STAFF WRITER This challenge is not easy as I previously assumed that it would be.

I assumed $25 would be plenty of money to spend on groceries for a week. It is now half way through the week, and I’m not sure if I bought enough to support me for the rest of it.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps those who are food insecure and may not be able to have sufficient funds to feed themselves or their families.

Part of the journey for a person on SNAP is filling out the paperwork. After venturing out to the Blue Earth County Government Center and getting lost, I made my way to the Human Services.

At first the SNAP documents were not easily found, but after looking around, I found it was hidden behind other forms.

The application itself is nine pages long with questions about income, assets, household details, etc. It took me about an hour to understand and fill out the application.

There are a lot of misconceptions about SNAP, such as it is free money and are for people who don’t work.

Tina England, a SNAP outreach specialist at Second Harvest Heartland, says, “A lot of people think this is for people who are not working, and that’s just not the case.

You have to be working to maintain this benefit.”

For college students at MNSU, if you don’t meet an exemption such as having a dependent, having a disability, or having a work study job, you will not qualify unless you

have a job and work 20 hours a week.

England says, “Anybody can be on the program as long as they fill out the paperwork, fill out the documents and meet the income criteria. As a single person you have to make less than $1,670 a month gross.”

With SNAP, there are certain things you can and cannot buy. Through SNAP you can purchase any food items that are not hot or prepared.

“You can go to the deli section and buy lunch meat, but you can’t go to the hot case and buy a hot rotisserie chicken,” says England.

With this in mind, I went out and went grocery shopping for the first time following the SNAP requirements.

One of the biggest hurdles in my shopping trip, was the fact that the grocery store I went to ran out of most of their eggs, only having organic eggs that were three times the price of a normal carton that I’d typically buy.

Because of this, I had to modify my time for the day to visit another grocery store to purchase cheaper eggs.

I also found myself unprepared as I didn’t take prices of certain things into consideration such as cheese and butter. I had to modify my grocery list in order to fit within budget. Before doing this challenge, I didn’t have to put items back because I couldn’t afford them. Before, I just bought whatever I wanted to eat.

My girlfriend, who also faces food insecurity, came to visit me this past weekend.

I also had to feed her, and I found the groceries I bought dwindling.

From this week’s experience, all I can say is: I’m tired of eating eggs.

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LeadershipU hopes to develop leaders

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OLAYINKA GBOLAHAN STAFF WRITER LeadershipU is a Registered Student Organization within the Student Activities department at Minnesota State University, Mankato. It is a student-lead program to

mer President John F. Kennedy said, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

The group has a twomonth plan filled with fun, leadership training activities and weekly meetings at 5 p.m. every Tuesday.

“Its mission is to empower students to discover and enhance their authentic inner leader.” help develop leaders. Its mission is to empower students to discover and enhance their authentic inner leader.

The program wishes to accomplish this mission through organizing workshops and lectures. As for-

According to Emi Menk, the Assistant Director of Student Activities, RSOs, Leadership and Non-Traditional Students, “LeadershipU is open to all students because diversity of all ages, back-

grounds, leadership experience and so on is important as long as they come in with a good attitude and a willingness to learn. It is also free compared to companies planned weekend events that cost thousands of dollars.”

Furthermore, these events feature professionals, group leaders, graduate student and faculty or staff speakers. These speakers conduct engaging interactions, activity field, peer discussions and support their members.

Contents for the workshops have been built around student leadership empowerment and would feature topics like self understanding, values, idea generation, problem solving, setting goals and so on.

If you are seeking to develop your leadership skills, this should be a club right for you. As Vince Lombardi said, “Leaders aren’t born, they are made.”

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Before the official start of the drill each will have fake injuries applied with special effects based on the Mayo Clinic Health systems needs and criteria for training.

Jansen says, “Some people will be dead on arrival, there’ll be some who are walking and wounded, and then there will be some severe internal injuries, broken legs, and a variety of issues.”

Star Alert messages will be sent an hour prior to the

drill and at the time of the drill to remind students that it is not a real situation and to stay clear of the area.

Jansen said, “It’s been quite a few years since the campus has had an exercise drill like this, and it’s a full scale exercise and it’s just a good opportunity for the campus to evaluate where they are sitting as far as our campus response to our community stakeholders and how we work with others.”

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

450 miles of bor- Dems fight for front-runner position der wall next year?

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — On a dirt road past rows of date trees, just feet from a dry section of Colorado River, a small construction crew is putting up a towering border wall that the government hopes will reduce — for good — the flow of immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.

Cicadas buzz and heavy equipment rumbles and beeps before it lowers 30-foot-tall (48-kilometer-tall) sections of fence into the dirt.

“Ahí está!” — “There it is!” — a Spanish-speaking member of the crew says as the men straighten the sections into the ground. Nearby, workers pull dates from palm trees, not far from the cotton fields that cars pass on the drive to the border.

South of Yuma, Arizona, the tall brown bollards rising against a cloudless desert sky will replace much shorter barriers that are meant to keep out cars, but not people.

This 5-mile (8-kilometer) section of fencing is where President Donald Trump’s most salient campaign promise — to build a wall along the entire southern border — is taking shape.

The president and his administration said this week that they plan on building between 450 and 500 miles (724 and 806 kilometers) of fencing along the nearly 2,000-mile (3,218-kilometer) border by the end of 2020, an ambitious undertaking funded by billions of defense dollars that had been earmarked for things like military base schools, target ranges and maintenance facilities.

Two other Pentagon-funded construction projects in New Mexico and Arizona are underway, but some are skeptical that so many miles of wall can be built in such a short amount of time. The government is up against last-minute construction hiccups, funding issues and legal challenges from environmentalists and property owners whose land sits on the border.

The Trump administration says the wall — along with more surveillance technology, agents and lighting — is key to keeping out people who cross illegally.

Critics say a wall is useless when most of those apprehended turn themselves in to Border Patrol agents in the hope they can be eventually released while their cases play out in immigration court.

In Yuma, the defense-funded section of tall fencing is replacing shorter barriers that U.S. officials say are less efficient.

It comes amid a steep increase since last year in the number of migrant families who cross the border illegally in the Yuma area, often turning themselves in to Border Patrol agents. Many are fleeing extreme poverty and violence, and some are seeking asylum.

So far this year, Border Patrol agents in the Yuma sector have apprehended over 51,000 family units. That’s compared with just over 14,500 the year before — about a 250% increase.

The Yuma sector is the third busiest along the southern border, with officials building a temporary, 500-person tent facility in the parking lot of the Border Patrol’s Yuma headquarters in June.

It spent just under $15 million for the setup and services for four months, including meals, laundry and security, but officials are evaluating whether to keep it running past next month as the number of arrivals in Yuma and across the southern border have fallen sharply in recent months.

The drop is largely due to the Mexican government’s efforts to stop migrants from heading north after Trump threatened tariffs earlier this year to force Mexico to act.

The number of people apprehended along the southern border fell by 61 percent between this year’s high point in May and the end of August.

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Continued from page 1 with me being awarded the Nobel Prize,” Kobilka said.

Kobilka steers the affairs of Stanford University’s Kobilka Lab. He received

his medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

MICHAEL MCSHANE STAFF WRITER

What America has long been waiting for will finally happen at 7 p.m. CDT Thursday when all the top contenders for the 2020 Democratic

must climb is the belief Biden is more electable than her in the general election.

Democrats and primary insiders have discussed the big question in the room on what is more important to focus on – a nominee with set plans and goals or someone

“This is the debate where a single candidate can stand out and take the voters still uncommitted to a candidate. ” nomination get the chance to debate each other.

Democratic candidates such as former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren will be right next to each other in the middle of what is still a crowded debate stage.

Warren has been waiting for her chance to finally debate Biden who has been the front runner of the primaries since he announced his candidacy.

While her polling has been rising and her crowd size big enough to make President Donald Trump tweet about it, the biggest hill Warren still

who has a better chance on beating President Trump in November of next year.

This issue will undoubtedly be addressed during the debate and this Thursday gives Warren a chance to put the electability issue to bed.

Bernie Sanders, the oldest candidate in the race, is facing electability issues as much as Warren.

He, much like Warren, has been the most attacked from Democratic rivals as being too far left for the party and would lose to Trump in 2020.

Sanders will have to continue to push back on that dilemma Thursday as he goes into the debate with a target

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on his back.

Former Vice President Biden will have his chance to rebound after a serious of mistakes he has made in the recent months, most recently telling a war story that was revealed to have many false statements.

The candidate still considered the one who has the best chance to defeat Trump, Biden is on the defensive against candidates rising in the polls.

For candidates low in the polls who will be on stage such as New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, this might be their last chance to give voters another candidate to think about besides the trio of front runners.

The Democratic Primary for the 2020 election has been a fight for the future of the Democratic Party on whether it stays closer to the center or goes more leftward.

While there are still many debates in the coming months and into 2020, we are now officially getting into the end game of the primary.

This is the debate where a single candidate can stand out and take the voters still uncommitted to a candidate.

Each new debate draws the Democratic Primary closer to the Iowa Caucus and the candidates on top will have to keep their title as front runner from slipping out of their grasp.

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18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11 NEW YORK (AP) — People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil.

“As long as the city will gift us this moment, I will be here,” Margie Miller, who lost her husband, Joel, said as she attended the ground zero anniversary ceremony, as she has every year. “I want people to remember.”

President Donald Trump laid a wreath at the Pentagon, telling victims’ relatives there: “This is your anniversary of personal and permanent loss.”

“It’s the day that has replayed in your memory a thousand times over. The last kiss. The last phone call. The last time hearing those precious words, ‘I love you,’” the president said.

Near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the third site where planes crashed on Sept. 11, 2001, Vice President Mike Pence credited the crew and passengers who fought back against the hijackers with protecting him and others in the U.S. Capitol that day.

“I will always believe that I and many others in our nation’s capital were able to go home that day and hug our families because of the courage and selflessness of your families,” said Pence, who was an Indiana congressman at the time. Officials concluded the attackers had been aiming the plane toward Washington.

Nearly 3,000 people were killed when terrorist-piloted planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania.

For families like Mary Ann Marino’s, “18 years has not lessened our loss,” she told those gathered at ground zero after she read part of the long list of victims’ names.

She lost her son, firefighter Kenneth Marino.

Parboti Parbhu choked up as she spoke from the podium about her slain sister, Hardai. Even after nearly two decades, “There’s no easy way to say goodbye,” she said.

By now, the heritage of grief has been handed down to a new generation, including children and young adults who knew their lost relatives barely or not at all.

Jacob Campbell was 10 months old when his mother, Jill Maurer-Campbell, died

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on 9/11.

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something” reference to 9/11.

“Madam, objectively

doms were attacked, and our nation’s founding on

“Nearly 3,000 people were killed when terrorist-piloted planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania. ” ing up in a generation that doesn’t really remember it. I feel a connection that no one I go to school with can really understand,” Campbell, a University of Michigan sophomore, said as he attended the ceremony.

Like the families, the nation is still grappling with the aftermath of Sept. 11.

The effects are visible from airport security checkpoints to Afghanistan, where the post-9/11 U.S. invasion has become America’s longest war. The aim was to dislodge Afghanistan’s then-ruling Taliban militants for harboring al-Qaida leader and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.

Earlier this week, Trump called off a secret meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghan government leaders and declared the peace talks “dead.” As the Sept. 11 anniversary began in Afghanistan, a rocket exploded at the U.S. Embassy just after midnight, with no injuries reported.

The politics of 9/11 flowed into the ground zero ceremony, too.

After reading victims’ names, Nicholas Haros Jr. used his turn at the podium to tear into Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota over her recent “Some people did

speaking, we know who and what was done,” Haros, who lost his mother, Frances, said as he reminded the audience of the al-Qaida attackers.

“Our constitutional free-

Judeo-Christian values was attacked. That’s what ‘some people’ did. Got that now?” he said to applause.

Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Con-

gress, has said she didn’t intend to minimize what happened on Sept. 11, and accused critics of taking her words out of context. She tweeted Wednesday that “September 11th was an attack on all of us.”

The dead included Muslims, as Zaheda Rahman underscored after reading names at ground zero.

She called her uncle, Abul Chowdhury, a “proud Muslim-American man who lived his life with a carefree nature, a zeal for adventure and a tenacity which I emulate every single day.”

Others made a point of spotlighting the suffering of firefighters, police and others who died or fell ill after being exposed to the smoke and dust at ground zero.

A compensation fund for people with potentially Sept. 11-related health problems has paid out more than $5.5 billion so far. More than 51,000 people have applied.

Over the summer, Congress made sure the fund won’t run dry. The sick also gained new recognition this year at the World Trade Center site, where a memorial glade was dedicated this spring.

Sept. 11 has become known also as a day of service. People around the country volunteer at food banks, schools, home-building projects, park cleanups and other community events around the anniversary.

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Minnesota State and Augustana face-off

Mavericks and Vikings highlight big matchup in the NSIC AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER The Minnesota State Mavericks will face the Augustana Vikings at 6 p.m., Saturday at the Blakeslee Stadium.

Their last meeting was an absolute classic and arguably the game of the century for Mavericks football. Both teams gave it everything they had, but ultimately, only one team could win and it was the Mavericks with a score of 3836.

They come into Saturday ranked third and once again are looking to set the record straight that they should be in the No. 1 team.

This time around, the Mavs are hoping this game isn’t as close as the last one. Judging by their previous match against Southwest Minnesota State University, they shouldn’t be as concerned.

However, Augustana

opened its season with an absolute blowout, defeating Upper Iowa Peacocks 52-0.

The Vikings put up 411 yards of offense. 294 of those yards were in the air.

They will be led by senior quarterbacks Ryan Schlichte and JD Ekowa who combined for total of 207 yards against the Mustangs. Their leadership has definitely shown on and off the field.

On the ground, Nate Gunn will be getting the ball after his monstrous game, where he ran for 247 yards and 3 touchdowns. In the air, Brandon Zylstra will continue to add onto his record setting season, where he now leads in receiving yards.

As for the defense, Zach Robertson and Destyn Woody are going to look to sack the QB more. Juniors Parish Marrow and Cole Schroedermeier came away with an interception each in the win over

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SMSU and will be looking to add on to that total.

It’s a well-built defensive

unit and they will need to be on its toes if they want to squash any potential Augus-

tana victory.

Vikings to go head-to-head in NFC North matchup Minnesota looks to improve to 2-0 at Lambeau Field ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR The Minnesota Vikings had a dominating first week over the Atlanta Falcons, but they face a difficult task against the Green Bay Packers.

The Vikings and Packers rivalry dates all the way back from when Minnesota first became a franchise. Since Mike Zimmer started coaching the Vikings in 2014, Minnesota has gone 5-4-1 against the Packers.

The Vikings wanted to be a run-first offense or a more balanced attack coming into the season, which was the case against the Falcons.

Minnesota threw the ball just 10 times in the 28-12 victory, but that might not be the best strategy come Sunday, Sept. 15.

Last season Minnesota went 1-0-1 against Green Bay and quarterback Kirk Cousins threw for a combined 86 times. In order to beat Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, that might be something Minne-

sota might be trying more of.

Minnesota will feature more runs under the new system this season with Kevin Stefanski and Gary Kubiak handling offensive play calls but look for Cousins to drop back more than what was seen against Atlanta.

Green Bay opened its season against the Chicago Bears, a game in which there was very minimal offense.

The Packers managed just 213 yards in its 10-3 victory.

Much like the Bears, the Vikings have a very good defense that will make things difficult for Green Bay. Minnesota will be without cornerback Mackensie Alexander, who suffered a dislocated elbow Sunday. For now, Jayron Kearse will be stepping up in a big way at the nickel position.

Last season’s rookie Mike Hughes tore his ACL, it’s been a long time coming, but Zimmer has said that he may be returning to action this week. That will be a major boost with Alexander missing significant time.

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Minnesota will need to have all its defensive players ready to go against Rodgers.

Chicago was able to get off five sacks and the Vikings should see similar success

with pass rushers like Danielle Hunter, Everson Griffin and Anthony Barr.

This marks the first game between the two rivals. Minnesota will need to bring its

A-game if it wants to defeat Rodgers and the Packers.

The game will take place at noon on Sunday, Sept. 15 at Lambeau Field.

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Twins end CF Byron Buxton’s season with shoulder injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yet another injury has waylaid Byron Buxton, and Minnesota’s speedster center fielder will miss the rest of the season recovering from shoulder surgery that puts his readiness for spring training next year in question.

The American League Central leaders placed Buxton and his ailing left shoulder on the 60-day injured list on Tuesday, when Buxton was having an operation to repair a damaged labrum that likely will require recovery time of five to six months. So the Twins, who took a five-game lead over Cleveland into the night, will be without their best defensive player for the rest of the pennant race and beyond.

“For the early part of the year, close to halfway through the year, he was one of the best players in baseball,” manager Rocco Baldelli said.

“I mean, you can spin it any way you want and look at the numbers any way you want.

There were very few players in baseball that were more valuable than him to that point.”

Buxton batted .262 with 30 doubles, four triples, 10 homers, 46 RBIs and 48 runs in only 271 at-bats, with a career-best .827 on-baseplus-slugging percentage.

He partially dislocated his left shoulder when he crashed into the outfield wall while making a catch on Aug. 1. After trying to rehab for the next month, with a minor league assignment cut short by discomfort, Buxton rejoined the team solely as a defensive replacement and pinch runner.

Still unable to swing without pain, he was sent on Sunday to see a specialist in California, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who recommended the procedure.

“We did it for as long as we could, but responsibly, I think the right thing to do was to get him out to see the doc and get the surgery as soon as possible,” Baldelli said.

“We did a pretty good job with the rehab. We took our time and gave it a shot, and

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he went out there and tried to swing the bat again. We knew he was still feeling not just a little bit of discomfort. He was not comfortable, really, at all.

We’ve got to make sure he’s good to go moving forward.”

That’s the burning question with Buxton, who won a Gold Glove in 2017, when he played in 140 games. That was the only season when Buxton, the second overall pick in the 2012 amateur draft, appeared in more than 92 games. Some of the absences have been because he was sent back to Triple-A for more hitting work, but since debuting in 2015 he has missed time to a sprained thumb, strained groin, strained wrist, broken toe and migraine headaches.

This year, he went on the injured list for a bruised wrist and concussion-like symptoms before the shoulder problem.

The Twins reinstated right-

hander Kyle Gibson from the injured list and promoted infielder Ronald Torreyes from Triple-A Rochester. Gibson, who last pitched on Aug. 30, has been dealing with a digestive track disease, ulcerative colitis. He is scheduled to start on Thursday.

That’s about the only positive development the Twins have had on the health front

lately. They started a threegame series against Washington on Tuesday without regulars Buxton, Miguel Sanó, Marwin Gonzalez, Max Kepler and C.J. Cron in the lineup due to various physical issues.

“We’ve dealt with things all year long. We’ve dealt with them without a ton of discussion or fanfare or what-

ever you want to call it,” Baldelli said. “There were a lot of times when we didn’t have any players to play, really, that were healthy, and we continued to go out there, and the guys duked it out and fought it out and continued to win games. We’ll continue to do that.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — Napheesa Collier edged Arike Ogunbowale for rookie of the year honors. Minnesota’s rookie received eight of the votes; Ogunbowale the other six.

“It means a lot to me, as I said before, it was one of my goals coming into this season,” Collier said in a phone interview. “It was a heated race and really publicized.

There’s no question she’s a

great scorer and I think she’ll do amazing things in her career.”

Collier finished the season as only the fourth different player in league history to amass over 400 points, 200 rebounds, 75 assists, 50 steals, 25 blocks and 25 3-pointers in a single season.

The other three are Tamika Catchings (seven times), Maya Moore (3 times) and Sheryl Swoopes.

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Yelich breaks kneecap, out for season; Brewers top Marlins MIAMI (AP) — Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers didn’t need this kind of break.

Trying to catch up in the wild-card race, the Brewers instead saw the reigning NL MVP foul a ball off himself and go down with a broken right kneecap Tuesday night.

“We don’t have a definitive time frame other than we know he will be out the remainder of the season right now,” general manager David Stearns said after a 4-3 win over Miami. “We also don’t know if surgery is required.”

Yelich, who did not talk with reporters after the game, will travel to Milwaukee for additional tests on Wednesday.

The Brewers didn’t say whether Yelich might be able to return for the playoffs that begin Oct. 1 if they make it that far. Milwaukee, which won its fifth in a row, closed within one game of the Chicago Cubs for the second NL wild-card spot.

“I just heard. That’s not good,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said after a 9-8 loss in 10 innings at San Diego.

“Listen, I always want to beat other teams at their best, so that’s a tough one right there.”

Yelich fouled a ball off his leg in the first inning. He was down on the ground for several minutes before limping off the field.

Yelich hit .329 with 44 home runs and 97 RBIs along with 30 stolen bases this season. The outfielder was leading the majors in slugging percentage and OPS when he was hurt.

“We feel awful for Christian,” manager Craig Counsell said. “That’s the thing that resonates with me right now.

He’s a special player and it’s a joy to watch him play every day. He’s the best at what he does. Not being able to see that every day is not good.”

The team learned the severity of his injury by the middle of the game.

“I went out there and his whole body was shaking,” Counsell said. “I was concerned and when he got up and went down the stairs I was optimistic. Then we got the bad news.”

Trent Grisham continued Yelich’s at-bat with a 1-2 count and struck out — the strikeout was charged to Yelich.

“Obviously awful, we all know Yeli and what kind of guy he is,” said Marlins manager Don Mattingly, who had Yelich in his final two seasons in Miami before his trade to Milwaukee.

“You hate to see a player like that get hurt down the

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stretch. He’s stepped into the superstar realm as a player, and MVP last year. You don’t want to see that happen to a team down the stretch,” he said.

It was 3-all when Yasmani Grandal led off the ninth with a single off Miami reliever Adam Conley (2-9) and advanced to third on Grisham’s double. Pinch-hitter Austin’s fly ball to medium center was deep enough to score Grandal.

Junior Guerra (9-5) got the win in two innings of relief while allowing Starlin Castro’s solo homer in the eighth that tied it at 3. Drew Pomeranz pitched a scoreless ninth around two singles for his first save.

Hernan Perez gave the Brewers an early lead with a two-run homer in the second.

He connected off Elieser Hernandez for his seventh homer of the season.

Isan Diaz’s RBI double in the Miami second off Chase Anderson made it 2-1.

The Brewers regained their two-run advantage on Grandal’s RBI double in the third before Diaz drove in another run with a single in the fourth.

GRISHAM’S OPPORTUNITY Grisham will get additional playing time in Yelich’s absence. The outfielder tied a team rookie game record with his five-hit outing Mon-

day and his double continued the Brewers’ go-ahead rally Tuesday.

“A big blow, what he means to this team and the year he’s been having,” Grisham said of Yelich’s injury. “We wish him the fastest recovery he can get. It’s exciting to help contribute and do my best to help win games.”

ANDERSON VOTED MARLINS’ MVP 3B/RF Brian Anderson was chosen the Marlins’ 2019 Most Valuable Player by media members. Anderson, 26, currently leads the Marlins with 20 home runs, 33 doubles and an .811 OPS. His season ended on Aug. 23 after he was hit by a pitch that fractured a finger of his left hand against the Philadelphia Phillies.

TRAINER’S ROOM Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff (oblique) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Wednesday ... SS Orlando Arcia (paternity list) will rejoin the club for the series finale Thursday.

UP NEXT Brewers: RHP Zach Davies (9-7, 3.69) snapped a fivegame losing streak in his previous start, when he limited the Cubs to one run through five innings in a 7-1 win Sept 6.

Marlins: RHP Pablo Lopez (5-8, 4.75) benefited from a 16-run support in his previous

start of the season against the Brewers on June 4. Lopez

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Once again, ACC is top-ranked Clemson ... and everyone else

BOSTON (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers has to look outside the Atlantic Coast Conference to find a comparison for the Clemson team that ran the table last year and blew out Alabama in the national championship game.

“I look at that team and I think about the Miami Dolphins going undefeated in the National Football League “ in 1972, Babers said this week as the Orange prepared to face the top-ranked Tigers on Saturday night.

“We’ve had college football teams going undefeated before. To me that’s a heck of an accomplishment. Now we’re on their second run with an opportunity to do it again,” Babers said. “We’re probably seeing one of the

best teams of an era.”

There doesn’t appear to be anyone in the Atlantic Coast Conference that can challenge No. 1 Clemson (20, 1-0 ACC).

Syracuse was the top contender entering the year, coming off a 10-win season that earned it a No. 22 ranking in The Associated Press preseason Top 25. It was also the last ACC team to beat the Tigers — in 2017, in the Carrier Dome.

But after losing 63-20 to Maryland, the Orange (1-1, 0-0) don’t look ready to take on the defending national champions this Saturday.

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“We all know Clemson is an elite team. That’s not the great mystery,” Boston College coach Steve Addazio

said. “But where everybody is, who knows? We’re going into Week 3. There’s a lot of football left to be played and a lot of team cultures yet to be developed.”

Syracuse was bounced from the Top 25 after Saturday’s blowout in Maryland, leaving No. 25 Virginia as the only other ACC team in the rankings. The Southeastern Conference has three of the top four spots, half of the top 10 and six in all; the Big Ten has seven and the Pac 12, which has been left out of the College Football Playoff in three of its five years in existence, has 5 ranked teams.

“I don’t think the league is down,” Miami tight end Brevin Jordan said. “There’s competition everywhere. The Pac 12, the ACC, the Moun-

tain West — there’s talent everywhere. You see guys in the NFL coming out NIAA or whatever. College football is college football. There’s elite talent everywhere.”

Clemson has no currently ranked teams left on its schedule; North Carolina, which received poll votes this week along with Boston College and Syracuse, hosts the Tigers on Sept. 28.

Virginia is not on Clemson’s schedule — it hasn’t played the Tigers since 2013 — but if the Cavaliers can win the Coastal Division the teams could meet in the ACC title game. The Cavaliers are the only Coastal team not to win the division in the past six years.

Like many of his ACC coaching brethren, Addazio

said it’s too early in the season to start judging where the teams will finish. Turnovers or sloppy penalties can skew early season results and don’t necessarily indicate how a team will be playing at the end of the season.

“Right now, a lot of things are up and down,” he said.

“Teams have a mechanism of battling back. I think you get into week 6, and you’re going to start getting a good read on what’s going on within our conference — or any conference, probably.”

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence said coach Dabo Swinney reminds the team that every team is aiming to end the winning streak, which now stands at 17 straight, and 12 in a row in the conference.

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CSU’s Art gallery boasts impressive photos LIDIA VASSAR STAFF WRITER Have you been to the art exhibition in the CSU Gallery yet? It’s a great collection of works from the Fashion and Photography Club on campus. It’ll be up for viewing until the 23rd of this month, so make sure to check it out before it’s gone!

With the emphasis of this gallery being on the merger of fashion and photography, it’s no surprise that the works are very thoughtfully composed with the models and the scenery kept in mind.

Each piece communicates a certain feeling to the viewer, maybe pulling on a particular emotion they associate with a style of clothing or one of the props being used. Looking at all these pieces made me wonder about some of the underlying themes, as well as the traits that give each piece its sense of originality.

First of all, what is it exactly that makes photographs like these so appealing to us as people? Is it the clever framing? The comfortable expression on the model’s face? The fashionable outfit choices? Maybe some trick

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of editing that makes it seem better than real life? I don’t think it would be a stretch to assume that it’s a little bit of all of these. Photography employs an artistic and yet calculated approach to angles and the setting of a scene. Sometimes you may get lucky and snap a great looking pic on the first go, but more likely than not will you end up messing around

with distance and direction until you find something that really seems to pop. If you’re someone who enjoys posting photos to various social media sites, I’m sure you can relate to this strive for the ultimate shot.

Despite this complexity, all the photographs within the gallery appeared almost effortlessly taken. They gave the illusion that the photog-

rapher was merely capturing a moment in someone else’s story, as opposed to manufacturing it.

In addition to framing, the color scheme and relationship between light and shadow play big parts in how we interpret a piece of art. Is the model staring into a light source, giving us a perfectly lit portrait? Or are they backlit, turning their silhouette

into the subject? Some of the models had vibrant outfits, one even had some amazing pink hair, and these colors can work in the photographer’s favor if they choose a

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HOT TAKE: Modern news is just made up of hot takes HANNAH KRUSTY STAFF WRITER A SATIRE PIECE Reporters on Twitter are the absolute worst about this. Like, “hey, wanna write a poorly researched and trash article about a topic I have no expertise in just to beat everyone to the punch and pump out controversy?”

Smack on, like, 75 characters of flaming garbage used to fuel a dumpster fire comment section. Preferably, make it a quote taken completely out of context.

Boy howdy, you’ve just sent a monster off into the world.

Sit back while people scream “FAKE NEWS! ...Sad!” or people with actual credentials chime in with a well-articulated argument that the aforementioned people respond by saying “FAKE NEWS! ...Sad!” Laugh maniacally as you watch baby boomers and millennials/gen z-rs duke it

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out, internet style. Grin and twiddle your thumbs as you single-handedly ruin a career five minutes after your source tips you off with something “good” and all the sixteenyear-olds retweet with a single “#CANCELLED.” Hedonistically revel as you, the catalyst of this mess and the entirely worst person to call yourself part of the media, watch the internet

devolve (which is pretty par for the course, hot take).

Or hop on Facebook and watch random people laugh react at literally everyone in the comment section of a controversial or sad story.

Laugh react at “thoughts and prayers.” Laugh react at the person who replied to that only to say “your thoughts and prayers can’t help them, Deborah.”

So you just had to make a story about something ​t h i s ​ juicy, huh? You didn’t want to research it, or conveniently left out crucial information to get that god-awful hOt tAkE? Because who cares about a well thought out and nuanced article, yeah? No one, that’s who. It’s about that money, the clicks, the ad revenue.

This is why The Onion will

always be the superior news channel. It’s well researched on current events-- usually, they have a ​fresh​take on situations that are spiralizing out of control on other

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Carnival Row presents a worthy binge

Photo courtesy of Carnival Row’s Facebook

LIDIA VASSAR STAFF WRITER Carnival Row is not your average fairytale. Described perfectly on Wikipedia as a ‘neo-noir fantasy,’ the series presents a fantastic world of humans and other magical races (called the fae), living together not-so-peacefully.

Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne star as the main characters Rycroft Philostrate and Vignette Stonemoss, who have a steamy, yet complicated, history.

The story begins with Vignette stowing away onboard a ship. It was originally sent to pick up a cargo of pixies, but ended up caught in a storm. The ship sinks, and Vignette washes up on shore and is quickly returned as property to the owner of the ship.

This is when the viewer realizes that the fae in this world are not treated so fairly by the humans. This isn’t terribly surprising, considering most fantasy worlds use humans as the primary sources of racism and discrimination, but luckily this series uses this conflict in a way that is both productive to the story as well as relevant to current times.

The show speeds up fast,

introducing multiple interlacing plots with a varied cast of characters. Some more antagonistic than others, all connected in ways you may not anticipate. The setting adds an undertone reminiscent of a steam- or cyber-

as a homeowner, and their story devolves into a complicated scenario of mutual benefit and possible public shunning. I personally think that this plotline includes characters who experience the most growth overall. If

“Yet another parallel to the real-world, and a great stylistic choice, is one of the religions practiced by the humans.” punk setting, with smog-filled alleys and sketchy looking storefronts. During the day the streets are filled with both humans and fae, some performing on the street for a little extra cash.

Many humans in this world have fae as butlers or assistants, although it often leans more towards indentured servitude. Pucks in particular, a race of satyr-like individuals, seem to be commonplace in well-off households.

One of my favorite plotlines includes the arrival of a puck named Agreus Astrayon to a wealthy neighborhood.

His next-door neighbors are disgusted by his presence

you’ve watched the old movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” you may pick up on some of the same vibes from this show.

Yet another parallel to the real-world, and a great stylistic choice, is one of the religions practiced by the humans.

It’s a familiar tale, with a martyr who was killed for the people. But this time they were hanged, meaning that

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One of my favorite things about the gallery, though, was how realistic and yet appealing all the outfits were. They were all things that seemed perfectly in place, as opposed to some of the elaborate and evocative pieces in high fashion shows. And yet, all the outfits looked bafflingly good. The models pulled them off perfectly. A simply styled sweater somehow managed to look elegant and high class, a sundress became something you would picture a celebrity wearing. This is what good

photography will do for the subject. A skilled photographer working with someone with good fashion taste (or someone lucky enough to have both skills) can make anything look amazing.

Being able to highlight the natural strengths of the model and the scene to create a cohesive and pleasant to look at product is a very respectable feat.

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Your weekly horoscope ALYSSA BUNDE STAFF WRITER

ARIES Today is your day and you know it. Opportunities are endless and make sure to take advantage of your strong will today. Socialize, have fun and make the most out of today. However, be careful because your charged energy has the potential for drama.

TAURUS You can expect a whirlwind of emotions today, ranging from creative ideas to romance. Share your feelings and make sure to lock in your energy today. Embrace those around you and the results may just surprise you.

GEMINI Be weary of others today, while you may be feeling calm and at ease with the world, others may not be in the same boat. Make sure to be clear with what you want from others today. Keep in your own lane unless your ready to chatted to death and ready to listen.

CANCER Get up early today because you’ve got work to do, the world is your stage. Your

words have power and your actions will be fierce, but be sure not to overdo it. Spend time with others and fix those issues that have been bugging you, speak your mind.

LEO Get out and negotiate, it’s your day to get what you want. Energy is high and your confidence is soaring.

Surround yourself with those that want to lift you up and if they don’t that’s okay, you don’t need them.

VIRGO Don’t let your heart get the best of you today, listen to your head. Be purposeful and strong in your decisions and don’t let your inner desires overrule what you know is right.

LIBRA Continue to push forward today libra, while others may be complaining and trying to harsh your mood, so watch out. Have patience and understand that new beginnings are underway. Whose bugging you today may be gone next week.

SCORPIO Pay attention to your friendships today, you’re not the only one who has been making moves. Give praise to others and make sure they

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know your proud of them. positivity can go a long way.

SAGITTARIUS Make sure to make smart moves today, that alluring new outfit, you don’t need it. Use todays good energy to move things your way, hone in on your creativity to impress that special person.

CAPRICORN You may be feeling like no one cares what you have to say, but you are wrong! Generate that inner energy outward and rock today. You’re stronger and braver than you think. Love and work are in your corner today.

AQUARIUS There’s something special in the air today and you can feel it. Your energy levels are charged up for those projects and conversations you’ve been putting off. Think long term and understand that change is necessary and arriving soon, so whip that frown off your face because it’ll be better soon.

PISCES You may have been feeling a little blue here lately, so allow yourself to communicate your feelings to others. Don’t keep it all bottled up, the restrictions are only as real as you make them.

BINGE

Continued from page 14 all the very Jesus-y looking statues hanging around the sacred places have a man with a noose around his neck. The priests within these temples wear a noose around their neck as well, which I honestly just feel encourages potential assassination. One of the shots that really disturbed me most in this series was one that showed an orphan child’s bed beneath a very

large statue of this martyr.

It looked like a real person, and for several minutes I was unsure if this orphanage just used deceased individuals as décor.

Overall, this show was thematically very enjoyable to watch. It introduced a rich world, with a varied cast of characters, and let you see them interact in ways which felt true to our present-day society.

HOT TAKE

Continued from page 13 platforms. When Reddit comments are best sorted by controversial because they want to clarify the facts of a hot take, fellas, we’re experiencing a major societal failure.

In conclusion, I really believe that the conversations surrounding current events have been killed. It’s only propagated by consumerism that’s expanded into the way we think and react to the world around us and

what’s going on in it. Yellow journalism has been a thing for decades, but it’s only recently became so hard to distinguish between the narratives that are true and the ones that are false.

Oh, by the way, Spain sank the USS Maine.

HOT TAKE: this story hasn’t really been researched in any way, shape, or form. I’ve never used Twitter either.

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Cloud 9

by Caryl Churchill

The Newsies

Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Jack Feldman, Book by Harvey Fierstein

Arsenic and Old Lace

by Joseph Kesselring

Shakespeare in Love

by Tom Stoppard, Lee Hall and Marc Norman

Nocturne

by Adam Rapp

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