TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
New report shows student loan debt increasing MICHAEL MCSHANE STAFF WRITER Congratulations on graduating, you have your entire life goals in front of you, just don’t forget about your large student loan debt. That, it seems, is what college graduates must hear and must deal with after the dust is settled and the diploma put on the wall. What sticks to everyday citizens like glue, the student loan debt is a constant weight that can remain on someone until they die. Online marketplace, LENDEDU, has released their fourth consecutive Student Loan Debt by School by State report that gives only bad news for students. The SLDSS Report analy-
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ses close to 1,000 private and public schools to study how much debt students leave
college with. The report found that in 2018, the average debt a
student left college with was $28,565 which from the report states an over $200 in-
crease from last year. The report stated: “Because of these eye-popping numbers that have now elevated the issue of student loan debt to the national scale as evident by the recent 2020 Democratic debates, LendEDU places tremendous value on the annual Student Loan Debt by School by State Report.” The report consisted of an interactive map that allowed users to see individual states and the colleges that were studied, Minnesota State University, Mankato included. The report showed that MNSU students that graduated in 2018 had an average student loan debt of $31,804.
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Christian speakers evoke dis- Local Mankato artist comfort amongst student body breaks world record ALYSSA BUNDE STAFF WRITER This past Monday our campus was visited by two men that were aiming to preach the gospel of Jesus but ended up causing a gathering of students who seemed to feel more attacked than assisted. The spectacle began early in the day and lasted until later that evening. The crowd numbers fluctuated, ranging from small groups calmly discussing with the speakers to big crowds filled with yelling and cameras recording. I sat down with one of the religious speakers, whose name was Keith, to ask why him and his partner were on campus and what their message was supposed to be. Keith explained the other speaker and himself are, “loose cohorts who just want to spread the gospel of Jesus.” However, according to the
students they were spreading more hate. At one point a couple students tried speaking with them and had asked the speakers to use their preferred pronouns. The religious speakers refused. When I asked for an ex-
spectacle “He [the speaker] was being homophobic and transphobic. I actually spoke to him and he was picking to fight and wouldn’t listen to the whole reasoning, so at this point it’s almost an attention thing.” Condoms were being
“However, according to the students they were spreading more hate.” planation Keith stated, “I believe there is a real world, and If you’re born with a penis, you’re a man. If you’re born with a vagina, you’re a woman. This idea that I can just declare myself to be anything I want that’s where the rub comes in.” Minnesota State University, Mankato student Michael shared his thoughts on the
blown up and passed around, students that opposed yelled back, many were recording, and even a Ouija board was brought out. MNSU student Margarita participated in the Ouija board and stated,
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EMILY ERCK STAFF WRITER Not many people can say they’ve truly made history, but September 14, 2019 now holds a significance that it never has before in Tanner Peterson’s life. He now holds the record for the longest street performance at an astonishing 26 hours. Peterson has been a performer since high school where he played with a band and sang in the school choir; however, that is not when his music career began. He learned to play the guitar from his father at the young age of nine, and fell in love with everything about it. Although he played guitar for many years before being in a band, he did not truly start singing until he joined the St. Peter High School choir. Unfortunately, when he graduated, Peterson’s band
split their separate ways, and he began his journey by moving to California. As all music-lovers, Peterson has some of his own favorite singer/songwriters. One of his top favorites includes Ed Sheeran. Similar to Ed Sheeran, Peterson focuses mainly on acoustics. Peterson describes his genre and music style as “good vibes music”. He writes music that makes you feel good and tends to stray away from somber, dull songs. He puts messages into every song he writes, and in the rare case he does write a sad song, he is sure to put in a strong message of hope or happiness. As a growing artist himself, he advises aspiring musicians to stay true to themselves, not care what others think, and to do what they want to
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WEATHER OUTLOOK: TUESDAY (9/17)
H: 87 L: 69 Some sun; staying warm.
WEDNESDAY (9/18)
H: 83 L: 62 P.M. shower or T-storm.
THURSDAY (9/19)
FRIDAY (9/20)
SATURDAY (9/21)
H: 80 L: 67
H: 82 L: 63
H: 73 L: 49
Clouds & sun; pleasant.
P.M. shower or T-storm.
Thunderstorms possible.
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