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YUESEONG JEON Staff Writer The 2015 Fall Study Abroad Fair – “What will your story be?” – will be held Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the MavAve in the Centennial Student Union at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Study Abroad Fair is held to promote various study abroad programs for anyone at MSU. The programs involve not only international study opportunities but also short-term or domestic study programs such as Mankato Exchanges Program, Faculty-led Programs, and National Student Exchange Program.

“It’s an opportunity for our office to bring our Study Abroad Office out into the public more to promote study abroad and national exchange programs,” said Mandy Prorok, education abroad advisor at the Study Abroad Office.

Prorok says the event is a collaboration of many campus organizations including all departments of MSU and external education institutions.

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commons.wikipedia.org “We invite representatives from our study abroad companies to come and present their material, and MSU faculty members have a chance to promote their short-term programs. We also invite other offices on campus such as Career Development Center, Student Financial Services Office, University Fellowships Office to come and talk to students about how their departments are involved in the study abroad process,” she said.

According to Prorok, the Study Abroad Fair is an effective way to reach more students and draw their interests to study abroad experience.

“We always expect a large upswing in the number of appointments and walk-ins that we have in our office after the

“According to Prorok, the Study Abroad Fair is an effective way to reach more students and draw their interests to study abroad experience. ”

Study Abroad Fair,” she said.

The location where the Study Abroad Fair is held, MavAve, is a part of reason the event can be successful, Prorok said: “I think the fact that we are down in the food court area in the CSU is very visible and accessible to students. I think that does make a big difference and how many people we are able to reach.”

Study Abroad Director Caryn Lindsay also said, “I have received a lot of great compliments from the people who come to the fair from our partner organizations about the locations. MavAve area is so open and welcoming, they really like coming to our fair because of that. That’s one thing that I think is important to note.”

Considering the fact the cost is the biggest problem for students to go study abroad, MSU’s financial aid and special scholarship opportunities are valuable resources students should look up before they apply for the study abroad programs.

“The advantage of the exchange programs is that student are paying MSU tuition.

And no matter what program student goes on, their financial aid can be used for it because it is an academic program,” Lindsay said.

Student Financial Services will also have a table at the fair to answer students’ questions about the impact of studying

abroad on their financial aid package.

“It is the best ‘one-stop shopping’ opportunity all semester for students to check out,” Prorok said. “We hope to see everyone there.”

Lindsay also said, “Please come. We will have fun. It is interesting to learn about opportunities that maybe you didn’t think ever possible. So come and learn about wonderful places you too can go.”

Study Abroad Fair is the biggest event in the Study Abroad Office at the Kearney International Center. The event has been held every semester for over 15 years. At MSU, the most popular country many students choose to go for study abroad is Australia followed by Netherlands, South Korea, and Ecuador.

Students who are interested in the study abroad programs also can have some research on their own on the website of Study Abroad at http://www.mnsu.edu/studyabroad/.

For more information, please contact Education Abroad Advisor Mandy Prorok by phone at 507-3895122 or by email at mandy. prorok@mnsu.edu.

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Student Senate public forum report

GABRIEL HEWITT Staff Writer Minnesota State Student Association (MSSA) received an update about the university’s budget deficit, filled remaining senator vacancies, and discussed several other topics at its meeting Sept. 9 in CSU 238.

Presentations Student Nick Johnson from the newly-formed Recognized Student Organization, the MNSU Undergraduate Literary Magazine, expressed interest in MSSA renewing funds for the club’s magazine.

It would be a monthly edition published in The Reporter and publishing would be covered from advertisement sales.

“It would be a student-centric publication with

fiction, non-fiction and other literary works,” he said. “It would be similar to the New York Times’ Sunday Edition.”

Johnson stated that he and his RSO haven’t yet met with The Reporter.

“We are happy to meet with this new RSO and discuss the idea of integrating a literary magazine into The Reporter, but do not have any specific information available at this time,” Reporter Editor-in-Chief Rae Frame said.

MSU Finance and Administration Division Vice President Richard Straka presented an update on the university’s $4.2 million deficit reported last spring. The university enacted several measures to reduce the deficit such as certain budget freezes.

“I’m happy to say today, in our initial review of our measures, we’re close to breaking even,” Straka said.

Straka announced that he and the university are going to hold public forums this fall about MSU’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

Senate Vacancies The MSSA voted Nursing student Aris Ututalum into

“The three senators voted in filled MSSA’s remaining senator vacancies, and thus round out its 30 positions.”

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the vacant senator position for the College of Allied Health and Nursing.

The MSSA voted Political Science student Cynthia Callais into a vacant senator position for Residential Life.

The MSSA voted Gender Studies graduate student Zeinab Dahir into a vacant senator position for Graduate Studies.

The three senators voted in filled MSSA’s remaining senator vacancies, and thus round out its 30 positions.

Officer Reports During a “Meet and Confer,” MSSA President Mariah Haffield and several other students met with the MSU President Richard Davenport and administration to discuss topics including projecting a decrease in student enrollment, the implementation of the preferred name option in online campus and academic systems, the college’s upcoming 150th anniversary, as well as upcoming implemen-

tation of Charting the Future initiatives.

Haffield and other students are in the early stages of discussion to expand a bike rental service currently operating out of the International Center. It is hoped that the service would be available to flexibly rent through Campus Recreation.

New Business After an open discussion about the funding of a literary magazine for monthly publication, MSSA urged the RSO to meet with The Reporter and present his idea to the Student Allocation Committee (SAC).

An open discussion was held about the $50 fee for non-registered students at the Otto Recreation Center during the summer term. The issue was deferred to the Student Affairs Committee.

MSSA’s next meeting is Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. in CSU 238.

Corrections The following are correc-

tions from the Reporter’s MSSA article from the Sept.

3, 2015 issue: It was stated that the university funded the Maverick Textbook Reserve Program.

Barnes and Noble funds the service.

It was stated that a student committee is proposing to change the university’s diversity requirements so that students could attend a diversity event rather than take diversity courses to fulfill the requirement. The President’s Commission on Diversity has been discussing creating an additional event requirement to the current purple and gold diversity requirements.

It is being discussed that students would be required to attend a certain number and type of diversity events before graduation.

It was stated MSSA is looking into adding to campus the car rental service, Zipcar.

MSSA currently provides this service.

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Where were you September 11, 2001?

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WESLEY HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Fourteen years ago, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, the United States and the entire world were changed forevermore. On that tragic day in history, almost three thousand innocent people lost their lives when planes slammed into the World Trade Center towers in Manhattan, another slamming into the Pentagon, and another crashing in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This article will tell you my personal story of

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Photo by Nicole Schmidt The empty seat represents the permanently unfilled seat of 3,000+ loved ones lost on 9/11. how I was affected that day.

It was about 8 a.m. on that particular Tuesday. I had just started school the week before – most Minnesota school

“It was truly an unforgettable event in history, and I will always remember where I was on that day.”

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districts start the day after Labor Day – at Sun Path Elementary School in Shakopee, Minnesota. When I got into my sixth-grade classroom, my teacher – Mr. Jim Gust – would usually put some major headline that was happening on any particular day. Mainly it was about something regarding in the government or something that happened locally, such as KSTP-TV in St. Paul, WCCO-TV in Minneapolis, or KARE-TV in Golden Valley would pick up on.

However, on this particular day, it was something that was national, and in fact, global.

I remember what Gust had written on the board so vividly. It said “A plane collided into the World Trade Center in New York City.” I was thinking maybe it was a pilot error or something like that. I didn’t think it was an act of terrorism until about an hour or so later.

I remember Gust had turned the radio on and I remember he had it on AM 1500 KSTP. Back then, that station was purely a talk radio station,

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“I love summer because you can hang out with friends, go to the beach, and play.”

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“My favorite season is fall. It’s very beautiful, not too cold and not too hot.”

“Fall. I love the colors of fall and the cool air.”

“Summer because there is no school.”

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Photo Moment: 9/11 tribute organized by College Republicans

Photos and Caption by Nicole Schmidt

Together, the College of Republicans and the MSU community honored the 2,996 lives lost during the 9/11 attacks. Although fourteen years have passed since that tragic day, we find ourselves realizing it takes a great deal more than time to heal the deepest, most jagged wounds. Yet in the empty, hollow space left behind, we discover we have room to live out our aspirations, love our neighbor fully, stand up for the country we love, and live a life honoring the lives of simply extraordinary people.

9/11 Continued from page 4 “On that tragic day in history, almost three thousand innocent people lost their lives...” broadcasting shows like The Jason Lewis Show and the Dr. Laura Show, but now it is a part of the ESPN family of radio stations, talking mainly about sports.

Now, we had the television on, and I remember we were watching NBC News’ coverage of the attacks. By now we were sure it was an act of terrorism. We were watching the perfect beautiful sky over Manhattan, and toward the middle of the screen there was the billowing cloud of smoke, ash, and debris from the now-collapsed towers.

We were hearing reports that

many of the tall landmarks across the United States were being targeted, so I remember that the IDS Tower – now the Ameriprise Financial Tower – in downtown Minneapolis was being evacuated for the people’s safety.

It was truly an event in history, and I will always remember where I was on that day.

Nicole Schmidt and I mentioned this on last Friday’s Radio a La Carte on KMSU-FM: we will all remember where we were on that day.

Also, we always hear from our parents, grandparents where they were on tragic

time periods in U.S. history.

We always hear where they were when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963, or when Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, that launched the U.S. into World War II. Now, when our kids ask where we were on 9/11, we will be able to tell them vividly where we were on that tragic day. I remember where I was, do you?

Ask around, ask your friends, classmates, roommates and take time to reflect on those lives lost.

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Let’s have a little chit chat about Yik Yak MSU student hired to promote the app and watch over the herd.

GABRIEL HEWITT Staff Writer Anonymous sharing app Yik Yak has hired marketing student Brett Marshall to promote it on campus.

Yik Yak, downloaded by millions from the Google Play and Apple app stores, allows users to post anonymously to a feed that can be seen by other users within a five-mile

radius of them. Users can upvote or downvote posts and receive “Yakarma” based on their activity.

Marshall first heard about the app last year when a friend recommended he download it.

“What I enjoy about Yik Yak is it takes the fear out of college, especially for freshmen,” he said. “It’s a way for them to learn about the different things on campus and life [at MSU] in general without having to directly ask a peer.”

After seeing an advertisement within an app for a campus representative position, applied and found himself in a video chat interview with a Yik Yak employee. One of the

“After seeing an advertisement within an app for a campus representative position, applied and found himself in a video chat interview with a Yik Yak employee.”

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questions he was asked was, “What sound does a Yik Yak make?”

“I had absolutely no idea and made a random noise but looked it up after and found out I was actually pretty close,” he said.

Yik Yak is an anonymous forum and with any online forum comes the potential for cyberbullying. Over a dozen high schools and college campuses in the United States have banned the app due to bashing and harassing.

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Three-year fugitive treasure hunter arrested COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A deep-sea treasure hunter who spent years as a fugitive after refusing to testify about gold he discovered in a historic shipwreck had dozens of cellphones, along with prepaid phone cards, photo IDs and devices to alter a caller’s voice, when he was arrested earlier this year, according to a court filing Monday.

Tommy Thompson awaits sentencing in federal court in Columbus on Oct. 2 after pleading guilty to a criminal contempt charge in April.

Thompson, 63, disappeared three years ago amid demands he appear in court. He and his longtime companion, Alison Antekeier, were apprehended in January at a hotel where he was living near Boca Raton, Florida.

Thompson has faced accusations of cheating investors since he discovered the

S.S. America, known as the Ship of Gold, in 1988. The gold-rush era ship sank in a hurricane off South Carolina in 1857 with thousands of pounds of gold aboard, contributing to an economic panic.

The 161 investors who paid Thompson $12.7 million to find the ship never saw any proceeds. Two sued — a now-deceased investment firm president and the company that once published The Columbus Dispatch newspaper.

Items found with Thompson included 43 cellphones, 16 photo IDs, 15 prepaid phone cards, six thumb drives and three voice-changing devices, according to Monday’s filing of a U.S. Marshal’s inventory list.

Thompson also had numerous laptop computers and tablets, a safe, prepaid credit cards, Belize registra-

tion papers and $425,380 in cash, the list said.

The filing was part of investors’ attempts to recover some of their costs by examining 75 boxes of property belonging to Thompson.

The investors don’t have standing to make the request since they’re not technically victims of Thompson’s crime of contempt of court, Thompson’s attorney, Steve Nolder, said Monday.

Thompson’s plea agreement calls for him to forfeit the $425,380, assist in a 2012 civil case relating to the treasure by helping to identify and recover lost assets, and identify others who may have helped him while he was on the run.

The deal also establishes a maximum prison sentence of two years and a maximum fine of $250,000.

Post called the app’s messaging boards “bathroom stalls without toilets”.

In lieu of national controversies, Yik Yak implemented censorship tools and any photo submitted to a feed must be approved. In addition to promoting the app, part of Marshall’s role as campus representative is to crack down on hateful posts within the app by downvoting or reporting them.

Marshall’s goal is to ultimately build community by encouraging his peers to download the app.

“Sometimes you see someone post something saying how that individual is struggling and there’s always several people commenting trying to help that person and to me that’s awesome because without the ability to post and be anonymous that person may have never got the encouragement he or she needed,” he said.

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Ice Cream Social promotes a tasteful spring break Alternative Spring Break may be an opportunity you want to take.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer The Community Engagement Office at Minnesota State University, Mankato will host a meeting called “Ice Cream Social” Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union 101 (Heritage Room) to promote its annual event, Alternative Spring Break.

Alternative Spring Break is a trip that will take place over MSU’s spring break. Students will be able to travel to different city in the United States and take part in a community service project regarding social issues during the week.

According to Nathan Steussy, graduate assistant for Community Engagement Office who is in charge of the upcoming Alternative Spring Break trip, participants will

be working with Habitat for Humanity, nonprofit organization, and working on a build or renovation helping affordable housing.

Whereas a lot of students choose to go to beach and hang out with their friends over spring break, participants for the Alternative Spring Break will be able to give their spring break back to the community. They will also be able to see a new community and have fun, exploring a new place but they will put on a service project at the same time.

“I think the Alternative Spring Break is a great chance for students to see communities outside of Minnesota. They get to explore social issues such as affordable housing and poverty.

They get to learn practical skills through the program,” Steussy said.

“You also get to meet other people interested in service, make new friends.

Above all it’s a lot of fun. You get a chance to travel, you get a chance to meet people.

It’s a very rewarding experience because you are going out there and donating your time in order to make the world a better place,” he

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Director for Community Engagement Office Karen Anderson also said, “It is one of my favorite events. It is a great way for students to experience service and a little travel, and get to know other students.”

The Ice Cream Social Meeting is a chance for anyone who wants to come and I arn more about what Alternative Spring Break is and learn more details about the trip. There will be free ice

Miss Georgia Betty named Miss America ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America, but her crowning moment was nearly overshadowed by a three-decade old pageant scandal, and a still-raw debate over whether the NFL’s reigning champions cheated on their way to a Super Bowl victory.

Cantrell rode an opera performance of “Tu Tu Piccolo Iddio” from “Madame Butterfly” to the title in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Sunday night, besting 51 other competitors in the nationally televised pageant.

She won a preliminary competition earlier in the week, also with an opera performance.

“I’m still so overwhelmed, I don’t know what to say other than thank you! “ Cantrell told reporters moments after being crowned Miss America.

She won a $50,000 scholarship along with her title.

The pageant also marked the return of Miss America 1984 Vanessa Williams, who was back for the first time after resigning the crown in 1984 following a nude photo scandal. Pageant executive chairman Sam Haskell apologized to Williams, who served as head judge, on behalf of the pageant.

Cantrell was asked during the question and answer portion of the pageant whether New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cheated en route to his team’s run to a Super Bowl title last season by using footballs that were improperly deflated. A league-imposed four-game suspension of Brady was recently overturned by a federal judge.

During the pageant, Cantrell said, “I’m not sure” when asked if Brady cheated. “I’d have to see the ball and feel it” she said, before adding, “If there’s any question, then yes, he cheated.”

The 1st runner-up was Miss Mississippi, Hannah Roberts, who earned a $25,000 scholarship. Her talent was classical violin.

The 2nd runner up was Miss Colorado, Kelley Johnson, who performed an original monologue and won a $20,000. Scholarship.

Miss Georgia’s win ended New York’s dominance at the Miss America pageant. Last year’s Miss America, Kira Kazantsev, was the third consecutive Miss New York to win the title.

“I can’t believe it’s been a year since I was backstage getting ready to compete, just as the contestants are right now,” Kazantsev said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon in Boardwalk Hall. “ On Saturday, the Miss America contestants hit the Atlantic City Boardwalk for the annual “Show Us Your Shoes” parade.

cream prepared for students coming by.

“It is not a commitment. It is not saying that you have to go on the trip. It is just a way to find more information, and there will be free ice cream there so why not! Check it out,” Steussy said.

The location of the trip for the 2016 Alternative Spring Break has not been determined yet. Last year participants went to Sophia’s Heart, program that deals with homelessness in Nashville, Tennessee.

“We spent a wonderful time in Nashville. We are always looking for student leaders interested in invest-

ing time,” Anderson said.

Typically, since the space is limited, 10 to 15 students are able to seize the chance to have a valuable experience through the Alternative Spring Break.

The trip cost will vary depending on how far students go. The Community Engagement Office helps students fundraise in order to cut the participation fees down.

For more information, please contact the Community Engagement Office at 507-389-5789 or go to the Facebook page of Community Engagement Office at www.facebook.com/mnsu-communityengagement.

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Professor slain at Delta State University Students and community mourn the loss of Mississippi history professor.

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing terrified students and teachers to hunker down in classrooms as investigators searched for another school employee in connection with the killing, officials said Monday.

Investigators are searching for Shannon Lamb, who was initially identified as a person of interest and is now considered a suspect, Cleveland Police Chief Charles “Buster” Bingham said. Police do not yet know a motive in the slaying of Ethan Schmidt, a history professor at Delta State.

Bingham said Lamb is considered armed and dangerous but is not believed to be on campus anymore.

Lamb received a doctorate in education from Delta State University in the spring 2015, according to a copy of his resume posted on the university’s website. He started working there in 2009 and taught geography and education classes, and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, according to the resume.

Lamb also has been linked to a slaying in Gautier, about 300 miles away in south Mississippi, though authorities have not provided many details about that slaying.

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Avenger that they believe Lamb is driving.

The 3,500-student university in Cleveland, in Mississippi’s Delta region near the Arkansas-Mississippi state line, was first put on lockdown around 10:45 a.m. amid reports of an active shooter. Everyone on campus was told to take shelter, away from windows.

Charlie King was in a history class down the hall from where the shooting occurred.

“A few minutes into the class, we heard these popping noises and we all went completely silent,” he said.

Some people thought that it might be a desk or door closing or firecrackers,

King said the students understood.

“We put two and two together,” he said. The professor gave the students chairs to throw if the shooter came in, said King’s friend, Christopher Walker Todd.

Eventually police ushered the students into another building and questioned them about what they’d seen and how many shots they heard.

Freshman Noah Joyner, 18, was in his dorm building when reports of an active shooter began to spread. He hunkered down in a bathroom and heard others desperate to get in.

“There were like people

sity’s alert system.

“Everybody’s phone just sort of went off at the same time,” Abraham said. Then a staff member came in and told them that the campus was on lockdown.

“We discovered it was something very serious when we started getting text messages from people all over the world,” he said.

Eventually, about two hours or so after the initial lockdown, about 25 heavily armed police officers swept through the building, Abra-

ham said. All of the students were sent back to their dorms and other people such as faculty and students who live off campus were sent to the university’s coliseum, Abraham said, though most were later allowed to leave.

The slain professor directed the first-year seminar program and specialized in Native American and colonial history, said Don Allan Mitchell, an English professor at the school, who called him “a gentleman in every sense of the word.”

“Dr. Ethan Schmidt was a terrific family man, a good friend, a true son of Peabody, Kansas, and his beloved Emporia State University,” he said.

One of his history professors at Emporia State University described him as one of the “brightest students” she’d ever taught.

“He was a super competent human being. He was president of his fraternity, in student government. He was an absolutely delightful student,” said Karen Manners Smith.

King, one of the students who was in Jobe Hall when the shooting happened, attended the same Episcopal church as Schmidt. King was studying history, and Schmidt was his adviser.

“I looked up to the man,” King said.

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Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Johnny Poulos said investigators are searching for a black 2011 Dodge

but King said he thought it sounded like gunshots. A few minutes later a police officer — gun drawn — burst into the windowless room and ordered everyone to get against the wall away from the door. Some people also hid in a storage closet, King said. The officer didn’t explain what was going on, but

banging on the doors to have somebody let them in,” said Joyner, a swimmer at the college. “It was pretty terrifying.”

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Parents scramble for child care amid teacher strike Seattle opens its doors to over 2,000 young children in the meantime.

SEATTLE (AP) — The city opened more of its community centers Monday to help Seattle parents who were scrambling for child care as a teacher strike entered its fourth day. Several of the centers quickly filled, forcing them to turn families away.

Seattle Parks and Recreation spokesman David Takami said 21 community centers are taking care of some 2,000 children in kindergarten through sixth grade free of cost, and that number is rising. Many of the centers are at capacity, and the effort is costing the city about $21,000 a day, he said.

“It’s pretty much been an early-morning mad dash for kids to get into camp,” said Jason Busbee, a front-desk coordinator at the Queen Anne Community Center.

Busbee described the atmosphere as “one big party,” with volunteers helping oversee activities that included kickball, foosball and lawn darts. The center even ordered bouncy houses.

The strike, over issues that include pay raises and the length of the school day, has delayed the start of the public school year for about 53,000 students. Many teachers in Washington state’s largest school district say they have gone six years without a costof-living raise, making it difficult to live in Seattle, where expenses have been rising in part from the influx of highly paid tech workers.

Seattle Public Schools provided raises totaling 8 percent out of local levy money in that time.

The sides resumed negotiations this past weekend, and parents were staying flexible while they wait for a deal. Kim Flanery-Rye had to bring her 7-year-old son to work one day and had his uncle watch

him another. Her husband worked from home the third.

“This is really a great way to make sure our children are taken care of,” said Kim Flanery-Rye, who dropped her son Monday at Miller Community Center.

Last week, the parks department expanded its before- and after-school programs to all-day care at 16 community centers, with capacity for just under 900 students. This week, Mayor Ed Murray directed the department to bring in additional volunteers and staff, bringing the total capacity to 3,000.

As tough as the strike has been on parents who were counting on having their kids in school, many still support the teachers.

“It’s inconvenient, but not as inconvenient as not getting a raise,” Mark Oberlander said Monday as he dropped off his son, a first-grader, at a Boys & Girls Club. “It’s very expensive to live in Seattle.

I don’t want all the teachers commuting 45 minutes in.”

Alexander Rakitzis, a junior at Garfield High School, said he would be annoyed to still be in school in late June to make up for the strike, but that the teachers deserve more.

“Last year, we ran out of paper,” he said. “The paper budget was gone and teachers couldn’t print stuff anymore. They don’t have enough money.”

Teacher salaries in Seattle range from about $44,000 to more than $86,000, depending on experience and degrees.

This weekend, the union made a counterproposal on salary that called for raises totaling 9.75 percent over two years — far less than the 21 percent over three years it initially sought.

“The strike, over issues that include pay raises and the length of the school day, has delayed the start of the public school year for about 53,000 students.”

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“We want to get kids back in school, and we want to show good faith,” Seattle Education Association Vice President Phyllis Campano said Sunday evening.

The district will consider shortening holiday breaks or adding days at the end of the school year because of the strike, which began Sept.

9, Seattle Public Schools spokeswoman Stacy Howard said.

This year, lawmakers — facing a court order to increase spending on education — came up with money for new teachers and supplies. Some $37 million of that money is going to Seattle. The district says it has offered raises totaling 14 percent over three years, but it also wants to extend the school day by 20 minutes, arguing that Seattle has one of the shortest instructional days in the state, at 6 hours and 10 minutes.

The Seattle Education Association said the proposal would have forced teachers to work that extra time for free. Over the weekend, the district offered to pay teachers for the added instructional minutes, Howard said. Neither the district nor the union released details on how much the additional pay would amount to, but the union said it was “not enough.” __ This story has been corrected to show the union’s latest counteroffer is 9.75 percent over two years, not 9.5 percent.

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The game looked eerily similar to the opening season against UMD the Mavericks played in, as the offense struggled to find an identity early once again. However as the first game went, the second half adjustments were conducted to an intelligent enough degree to have the Mavericks come out victorious over the Wolves. The Mavericks now move onto a 2-0 record early in the season, and have adapted to saving their best performanc-

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Mavs win two, lose two at Flyer Festival

KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato volleyball team experienced its first two losses of the season at the Flyer Festival in Romeoville, Illinois this past weekend.

Splitting the four matches, 2-2, the Mavs took one win and one loss per day, as the tournament ran Friday through Saturday. Its wins came against Malone University and Ohio Dominican University, while Maryville University barely inched out

the win in five sets.

Their last match of the tournament against the host school, Lewis University, ended in a sweep by the Flyers.

The Mavericks were plagued by errors in the first match against Maryville.

MSU’s serves against the Saints were the main problem, as the Mavs committed 26 service errors compared to MU’s five.

After losing the

first two sets, MSU came back against MU to tie the match 2-2.

However, the fifth and final set would prove to be too much for the Mavs. MSU lost

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FOOTBALL continued from 11 “The game looked eerily similar to the opening season against UMD the Mavericks played in, as the offense struggled to find an identity early once again.” es until the second half.

During the first quarter, Minnesota State University, Mankato could not capitalize on drives in which they drove down the field but could not get into the end zone. Instead, MSU settled for a couple of field goals from senior Alden Haffar.

One was from 52 yards out, which set a new career high for Haffar. MSU looked great defensively early on in the first quarter, as the Northern State offense was struggling out of the gate.

MSU finally got across the goal line in the second quarter with a 14-yard run from running back Connor Thomas to put the Mavericks up 13-0 with 13:25 to play in the half.

Northern State eventually got the scoring momentum going, as they got a 40-yard field goal with 7:15 remaining in the first half.

Minnesota State then made a blunder on a bad throw from junior Ricky Lloyd that was intercepted by the Wolves’ defense. Northern State University took the ball over at the Maverick’s 18-yard line, and then proceeded to get the ball into the end zone to make the score 13-10.

The key to this season for the Mavericks will solely be on how they can limit turnovers, as it has been shown that each opponent the Mavericks have faced so far has been able to capitalize on Minnesota State’s mistakes.

At the half, the Mavericks led the Wolves 13-10.

With the momentum swinging towards NSU’s direction, Minnesota State found themselves in a similar situation from the week before. The Mavericks played tough defense for the entire defense, and once again pitched a shutout in the sec-

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ond half of play against an opponent.

The offense generated enough to give the Mavs cushion to leave the state of South Dakota 2-0. Running back Connor Thomas once again scored on a rushing touchdown from eight yards out at the 8:21 mark in the third quarter to make it 20-10.

The Maverick defense really stepped up and stood tall, as the Wolves were only able to generate 97 yards of total offense in the second half.

Sophomore quarterback Nick Pieruccini sealed the deal late in the fourth quarter with a

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ending score, 27-10.

The Maverick offense doubled up the Wolves’ offense, 404 to 201. The game was completely dominated by Minnesota State, and it was a well-deserved victory, especially after the showing put on in the second half.

Connor Thomas finished with 173 rushing yards, and two scores. 173 marks a career high for the senior. On the defensive side of the ball, senior Tyler Henderson led everyone with seven tackles, while sophomore Evan Perrizo had the most fun in terrorizing the quarterback with 1.5 sacks.

This game was different from the UMD game; based on the fact the Mavericks owned the statistical category. Northern State was a team the Mavericks had no excuse in losing to, and they did not really back down at any point in the game. They once again had to battle through adversity, but it is appearing through two games that Coach Todd Hoffner’s team will be a tough team to defeat for the rest of this young season.

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VOLLEYBALL continued from 11 “The Mavericks were plagued by errors in the first match against Maryville.

MSU’s serves against the Saints were the main problem, as the Mavs committed 26 service errors compared to MU’s five.”

Mavericks did outdo the Saints in the form of kills.

MSU posted a whopping 61, while MU only tallied 41.

seven kills for the Mavs and freshman Nevena Vukomanovich played in two sets and recorded eight kills, two aces

Geisness had 10 kills and Courtney Anderson and Platz had eight each.

Junior libero Haley Fog-

arty recorded a match-high 27 digs and Van De Steeg contributed nine digs and 38 assists.

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Junior Krista Hassing notched 23 kills in the match, tying her career-high from the previous weekend at the Oredigger Classic in Colorado.

Other major stats against the Saints came from junior Courtney Anderson, with nine kills and two blocks. Senior setter Ellie Van De Steeg tallied 50 assists, 16 digs and

Krista Hassing

and one block for the Purple and Gold.

The Mavericks second match Friday was against the Malone University Pioneers.

The Mavs conquered the Pioneers 3-0, winning 2520, 25-12 and 25-19. Hassing led all Mavs with 16 kills, two blocks and one ace, while junior Lexi Platz had 13 kills.

To make up for their errors in the first match, MSU recorded eight service aces, 49 kills and 39 digs. Those stats heavily outweighed Malone, who only had 22 kills and 20 digs.

Van De Steeg continued to shine as she tallied five kills, three service aces, five digs and 39 assists.

Day two started at noon for the Mavericks, playing against Ohio Dominican at the Festival. The Purple and Gold swept ODU 3-0, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-15.

The match against the Panthers was a large team effort for the Mavs as four players recorded at least eight kills.

Hassing dominated again with 13 kills, junior Sydney

For the last match of the day and the entire tournament, MSU took on the host school, Lewis University.

The Mavericks posted a low attack percentage, at just .121. Hitters for MSU struggled against the Flyers. Hassing was the only Maverick hitter in double-digits with 16.

She also had four blocks.

Van De Steeg recorded 23 assists and Fogarty had 16 digs. The Flyers held the Mavs to just 32 kills and five blocks.

Through the first eight games of the season for the Mavericks Hassing has tallied 139 kills. Van De Steeg is also racking up stats with 320 assists. Dig leader for the Mavs is Fogarty with 150.

After this weekend the Mavericks hold a 6-2 record. The Flyer Festival was the last nonconference play on the schedule for MSU. The Purple and Gold will start their official conference schedule on Thursday, Sept.

17 as NSIC opponent Winona State comes to the Taylor Center’s Bresnan Arena. The Mav’s home opener starts at 7 p.m.

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MSU soccer suffers first loss of the season

COREY YUMAN Staff Writer It was an up and down few days for the Maverick’s soccer females as they played in another two games this season. Still coming off the high of two decisive wins to open the season, the Mavericks would head to St. Paul on September 10th to take on the Concordia University Golden Bears. This game continued the streak of dominance shown by the Mav’s.

The scoring was not coming at a rapid pace, but the intensity from the Mavericks certainly was. Despite the slow start from both teams, it was clear that the Mavs came to play hard. Only one goal would come out of the first half, scored by the Mavericks.

After a whirlwind of a headed pass from junior forward Dana Savino, followed by a headed pass from senior Korey Kronforst the Mavs’ senior forward Jessica Bowe scored the first goal of the game putting the Mavs up 1-0.

The end of the first half was marked by the Mavs

having a 14-1 shot advantage, with eight on net, over Concordia.

It proved to be a defensive game until the 62-minute mark of the second half when the next goal would finally occur. Kronforst came once again with the set up, this time assisting junior forward Kiana Nickel with the headed ball score.

Kronforst made her name

heard one last time, marking up a third assist of the game.

This time off a kick where the

ball came off the crossbar, and found its way right to freshman forward Maddy Burandt. This goal marked the first of her college career.

Goalkeeper Lauren Hoeppner saved two goals stepping up her record, along with the Mavericks, to 3-0 on the year.

It’s often said what goes up must go down, which is what ended up happening

Mavericks headed to Allendale, MI to play Grand Valley State University.

For the first time in the season the Mavs had to play from behind. This came early in the first half when Grand Valley’s Clare Carlson gave them the lead at 1-0. It was shortly after that when Grand Valley would score again, this time coming off of a kick by Marti Corby. Heading into the second half of regulation the Mavericks trailed the game by 2 points, and had to play catch up if they hoped to secure a victory.

The entire second half happened while seeing only seeing one goal scored.

Avoiding the shutout, the Mavs Bri Lindstrom kicked a

ball that landed in the box.

This gave junior Dana Savino the opportunity to score the Mavs first goal. This cut the lead down to just one, but it wouldn’t be enough. The Mavericks faced their first defeat of the season, losing the game 1-2.

Hoppner had an admirable game saving eight goals.

The Mavericks are now 3-1 on the season, breaking their thus far perfect record. The Maverick’s next game comes on September 19th, and will pit them against the University of Sioux Falls where they will look to bounce back, and regain their winning edge.

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A&E Introducing “A Spoonful of Theatre” A look at the upcoming Theatre and Dance season.

JAKE SULLIVAN Staff Writer The fall semester is well under way, and the campus has settled into its routine for the next several months. Things seem to be quieting down around MSU, but no one has seemed to tell the Theatre and Dance department. They have some big plans for this year, involving twelve fully mounted productions, three major musicals, dance concerts, and so much more. Big things are happening—one might even say they’re titanic.

“This year’s looking to be an exciting year in the theatre department with many big name show that audiences are going to enjoy,” says Steven Labine, the Undergraduate Student Representative of the Theatre Department For years, MSU’s Theatre and Dance department has been a beloved staple of the southern Minnesota arts community, with each new season surpassing the last.

Within recent years, the department has taken on and conquered theatrical challenges including infamously popular shows like Les Miserables, pop culture icons

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MSU Department of Theatre and Dance Laura Schaefer and Isabella Barberena star in The Haunting of Hill House. such as Legally Blonde: The Musical, and even family classics like Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. This year will be no different for the department.

This season’s twelve shows strive to be just as entertaining—and just as challenging.

This couldn’t be truer for the season’s inaugural production, Titanic: The Musical, based on the true stories of passengers aboard the

doomed ship. “Titanic is huge in epic proportions. The cast is big, the songs are big, the set is big, it’s going to be a spectacle”, says Labine, who also plays Charles Clarke in the show, a second-class passenger on the ship. The show follows dozens of stories, from the crew and command, to the passengers from every class. The musical, penned

by Tony award winner Maury Yeston, garnered multiple

awards on Broadway, despite it being far less popular than its counterpart, the James Cameron film of the same name.

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The story behind our school’s most iconic sculptures.

Our campus is complemented by different sculptures that come together to make it a beautiful place. I met Kellian Clink, one of the librarians here at MNSU, in order to understand the importance of these art pieces that we often walk by without paying a lot of attention. My hope is that you, dear reader, give these sculptures the credit that they deserve after reading this article.

According to you, what do the sculptures bring to the campus landscape?

“The art on campus is both the legacy of a sense of shared community and a way of binding students togeth-

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er in a shared environment.

Looking around, we see the visual legacy of students here who did or didn’t go to Vietnam. We see the Waves that ‘symbolize in static form the dynamic action of the ocean and a university’. I personally am crazy about the ocean specifically because it reminds me of how things come and go, things that are making me feel rotten today will not even be a wispy memory years from now.”

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What do they mean? Are they beautiful? What is art for?

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THEATRE Continued from page 15 “Within recent years, the department has taken on and conquered theatrical challenges including infamously popular shows like Les Miserables, pop culture icons such as Legally Blonde: The Musical, and even family classics like Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” of the Helen Keller story, The Miracle Worker.

A classic unto itself, the show tells the story of young Keller, her struggles as a deaf, blind, and mute girl, and her journey into the light at the hands of her teacher, Annie Sullivan.

Directing this American classic is Matthew Caron, who graduated with his MFA only last year, but has returned to Courtesy of the Department of Theatre and Dance direct and teach in the The Haunting of Hill House will premiere on September 16, 2015. department.

The holdio season, in the form of appropriate for the quickiday season at MSU will be The Haunting of Hill House, ly cooling weather. Studio a bright one indeed, lit by an adaptation of the quintes- shows are typically led by the our very own “Major Award” sential ghost story by Shirley department’s graduate stuJackson. Listed by Stephen dents, especially those who leg lamp, as the department King as one of his favorite are pursuing their degree in proudly will present A Christmas Story, a musical adaphorror novels, the show fol- directing. lows a group of paranormal Immediately after the tation of the beloved Christinvestigators’ attempts at un- horror of Hill House has dis- mas film. This show, fresh off raveling the mysteries of the shadowy house. The show, which will make its MSU debut in the Andreas Theatre, promises to be a terror fest

appeared from the Andreas Theatre, a new and very different show will seem to pop up overnight in the form of William Gibson’s adaptation

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of Broadway, is of particular interest as it will be the first show directed by new faculty member Melissa Rosenberger. This old school, flashy musical will be sure to draw fans of the movie, both young and old.

“Melissa brings in a brand new skill set to the faculty in the theatre department,” says Labine. “Her knowledge and her enthusiasm are contagious.”

Wrapping up this semester will be another Studio show, Time Stands Still, which revolves around a journalist couple returning home from Iraq, as well as two dance concerts. If this isn’t enough for you, the department will return next semester with such shows as Antigone, the classic Greek play by Sophocles, Rumors, penned by the master of comedy Neil Simon, and the modern classic

by David Mamet, Oleanna.

Joining Oleanna in the Studio will be Boy Gets Girl, a play that deals with the terrifyingly true reality of stalking in our day and age. Rounding out the Main stage will be the classic Disney musical, Mary Poppins.

It might merit a mention that those three shows were all cast on the first day of school, with auditions running from after class until the

cast lists were posted nearly six hours later.

Actors and designers of all levels of experience and every degree of interest mill about the performing arts building nearly every waking hour. Students bounce from class to class all day long, sneaking rehearsal periods and shop hours in when they can before their nights are consumed by painstakingly detailed and meticulous rehearsals six nights a week.

What would drive them to put in so much effort for a show that will be over and done within a month?

“I’d say the ends justify the means,” says Labine. “The finished product is well worth the effort put in over the course of the rehearsals.”

Want to know more about MSU Mankato’s 2015-16 season? You can find them on Facebook, or at http://www. msutheatre.com/. For more questions on ticket prices, group and student discounts, or general questions about what goes on in the Department of Theatre and Dance, please contact Amanda Dyslin at amanda.dyslin@mnsu. edu. Get ready for the 201516 MSU Mankato Theatre and Dance season, “A Spoonful of Theatre!”

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A retro review of the classic RC Revenge Classic game is a whole lot of fun, but lacks replay value.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Between 1992 and 2000, there were a lot of combat racing games out there for the various consoles. They were all trying to capitalize on what made Super Mario Kart the masterpiece that it was in 1992 when it revolutionized the racing genre of gaming, particularly in the area of vehicular combat.

Then, along came a relatively obscure game, RC Revenge, which came out in 2000 for the Sony PlayStation console.

When it was a demo in the Oct. 2000 edition of PlayStation Magazine, it was branded as Re-Volt 2: RC Revenge.

Somewhere between playable demo and release date, the Re-Volt title was dropped and it became its own title, RC Revenge. This game was so successful that it spawned a sequel/enhanced remake, RC Revenge Pro, which came out for the PlayStation 2 console in 2001.

The game came out on Aug. 16, 2000; it was developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment, notable for such earlier games such as the original home console ports of the popular Midway Games classic NBA Jam, and being the sole developer of original games based upon

romhustler.net The Simpsons, such as Virtual Bart, Bart’s Nightmare, Bart Vs. The Space Mutants, and a whole host of others.

RC Revenge plays like a typical vehicular combat racing game, similar to Super Mario Kart and its whole host of sequels. However, instead of having Sony mascots – there were only two major mascots at the time, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon – on kart-type vehicles, you have remote-controlled cars. These cars have radio antennas, and they would work similar to any real-life counterpart. There are fifteen individual vehicles, ranging from an Army Ranger SUV to a UFO and a

“RC Revenge plays like a typical vehicular combat racing game, similar to Super Mario Kart and its whole host of sequels. However, instead of having Sony mascots – there were only two major mascots at the time, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon – on kart-type vehicles, you have remotecontrolled cars.”

police squad car. There are 5 worlds the player (or players; it supports two players) can explore, each with 4 separate tracks for them to drive a 3 lap race – can be adjusted with a little as one lap to as much as 9 – with 6 or 7 individual computer-controlled cars, and even that can be adjusted to have as little as 2 cars racing with you.

The track themes are: Horror World, Planet Adventure,

Jungle World, AKLM Studios, or Monster World. Three of the worlds (Planet Adventure, Jungle World, and Monster World) have water based levels, and as such, the RC car you choose will automatically morph into a boat for those levels. Some of the track names pay homage to such classic films and TV shows as Tales from the Crypt, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indi-

ana Jones and The Temple of Doom, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. There is also a Track Editor mode, in which you can make a track from start to finish and make it how you see fit. If you like the track you created, you can save it unto a PS1 memory card and play it again at a later date.

The weaponry in RC Revenge is typical fare for the genre. You have a lightning bolt that can disable all of the cars in front of and behind you. If you were in the middle of the pack of cars, it would be useful to get to the front.

One of the unusual weapons in the game is called the Heat Ray. When activated, your car emits a beam that disables all opponents’ wheels, stopping them dead in their tracks.

When you use it, it makes you think you were firing a phaser from the Star Trek franchise.

Overall, RC Revenge has replay value, but not a lot of it.

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5 films every aviation major should see A rundown of airplane and aviation-related films.

MARYSA STORM Staff Writer From based on real people to far from grounded, the following films are some that aviation majors might enjoy (whether that be laughing with them or drawing inspiration from them) a bit more than the average moviegoer.

The Aviator (2004) After Gangs of New York (2002) but before The Departed (2006) and Shutter Island (2010), the director-actor pair of Martin Scorsese and Leonard DiCaprio brought the world The Aviator – a movie depicting portions of Howard Hughes’ life. Howard Hughes, portrayed by DiCaprio, is a man most aviation majors, and maybe even a few film buffs, should know well. Hughes was the force behind several controversial films and a number of record-breaking airplanes, and the movie focuses on the making of Hell’s Angels and the H-4 Hercules along with Hughes’ near crippling Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). It’s an almost uncomfortable drama, Hughes’

Leonardo DiCapiro stars as Howard Hughes in The Aviator. antics are a bit cringe-inducing at times, but this is still a movie all airplane enthusiasts should sit through at least once.

Steven Spielberg’s 1941 is about as far from historically accurate as a WWII movie can be, but that’s okay because it’s an incredibly fun, incred-

“One of the greatest airplane related scenes? When Belushi’s character pulls his plane up to a gas station and tells the woman working there to ‘fill ‘er up!’ Her only response is a confused, ‘Where?’.”

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follows a number of goofy characters (Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy) as they deal with the sighting of a Japanese submarine off the California coast. There’s more to the film than airplanes, but it delivers some pretty good messages, like the importance of airplane recognition and the dangers of flying drunk. One of the greatest airplane related scenes? When Belushi’s character pulls his plane up to a gas station and tells the woman working there to “fill ‘er up!” Her only response is a confused, “Where?”

Airplane! (1980) In a perfect world, a synopsis of Airplane! wouldn’t have to be given, but just in case, Airplane! is a disaster-movie

parody about a commercial airliner whose passengers – and pilots – fall violently ill thanks to some bad fish. The pilots are soon “reduced to a quivering wasted piece of jelly” and it’s up to one of the film’s protagonists, ex-air force pilot Ted Striker (Robert Hays), to land the plane. With sword fighting, nuns, nonstop jokes, and Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun), you can’t go wrong with Airplane!. In all honesty, this is a movie that everyone – aviation major or not – should see at least once.

Flyboys (2006) If you want something much more serious than Airplane! and a bit more action packed than The Aviator, then Tony Bill’s Flyboys is for you. The film follows a number of American men who go to France in order to join the French Air Service during the First World War. It’s a tragic film, the type of movie where it’s dangerous to become attached to any of the characters, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a good one.

Snakes on a Plane (2006) Okay, so this movie might not be all that inspiring, but for those aviation majors who are getting a bit bogged down with exams and classes, this could be a nice – but still slightly relevant – break from things. There isn’t much else to say about the film that isn’t stressed by the title.

You have snakes. You have a plane. And yes, while it’s not apparent in the title, you do have Samuel L. Jackson. It’s not a perfect movie, but given the content you shouldn’t expect it to be.

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ART Continued from page 15

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi The sculpture “Chthonic” located behind the CSU near the fountain. paper here on schizophrenia and art therapy, and his art perhaps makes people think about relations. How do the figures relate to one another?

Why are the waves red? Students can have endless conversations about it. Or never think about it at all…but it is still going to be part and parcel of their collective memory

of their college experience.”

What is the most significant sculpture on campus?

“The fountain’s probably the most significant art work on campus, in terms of holding students’ collective memories. According to the university website, it was part of the New York City World Fair (1965), and installed in 1969.

It was designed to create a spiral effect with stationary water jets. The sculpture in the fountain was not originally part of the work. The sculpture, by Bill Richmond, a former faculty member in the Art Department, was added in 1975. Students often use this as a backdrop for their graduation pictures because

it is both visually interesting and has been an important place for their conversations, their lunches, and their college journey.”

Do you have any favorite sculptures? If yes, which one(s) and why?

“The art of the library, of course, is my favorite, since I love maps and the way the artist incorporated the cultural imagery of the towns on the 44th parallel into the city maps. Hopefully this international prize winning art inspires the students to travel to some of those places or at least to be aware of current events that relate (such as the Uyghurs in Urumqi).

Many students come here, amongst other reasons, because it is a pretty campus, and the art around campus is part of that. Minnesota folks

value art more than most, that’s why there is the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, which uses public moneys to support artists and make art available to communities of all sizes. We have a very fine art department here and I think having the art is a way of supporting their career aspirations as well.”

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