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Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team tumbles over to MNSU These tumbling tricksters are set to rock Bresnan Arena this Family Weekend.

NICOLE SCHMIDT News Editor America’s Got Talent participants “The Chicago Boyz Acrobatic Team” will tumble its way to Minnesota State University, Mankato Friday at 8 p.m.

The event, located at Bresnan Arena and organized by the Student Events Team, features professional gymnasts, all from the Chicagoland area.

The group will perfeorm routines including acrobatic stunts using jump ropes,

mini trampolines, tumbling routines and more.

The Chicago Boyz was founded by gymnast Tim Shaw. The purpose of the group is to teach young children “discipline, respect, hard work, integrity and teamwork,” according to the team website. Each member is held to high standards while a part of the program and “are not allowed to drop out of school, associate with gangs, drugs, alcohol or tobacco.”

Student Events Team Speakers Chair Sidney Knapper commented on the selection of the Chicago Boyz as one of the primetime events for Family Weekend.

“The Student Events Team had been looking for an acrobatic group to come

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perform on campus for quite some time,” Knapper said. “The group also has members that were featured on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent, which is pretty cool.”

Knapper continues, “It is also cool that the group has such a local improvement focus.”

The event is free and open to students and the public alike. A simple registration

“The purpose of the group is to teach young children ‘discipline, respect, hard work, integrity and teamwork...’”

is required to enter the arena. This high standard has helped many kids over the 17 years the group has been banded.

“The registration is for the entire Family Weekend,” Knapper said. “It will be quick.”

For more information about the event, you can contact Sidney Knapper at sidney.knapper@mnsu.

edu or by phone at 320226-0248. You can also visit the event Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ events/551751201675476/.

Want to see a sneak peak of the Chicago Boyz? Visit our Facebook page MSU Reporter for a clip of their stunt work on America’s Got Talent.

Star Alert reports robbery on Stadium and Monks Public Safety Commander urges students to use well-lit routes.

LUKE LARSON Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato students received an email alert Saturday of a

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robbery near campus. Public Safety Commander Dan Schisel with the Mankato police explains that a man accepted a ride in a car and was subsequently ordered to hand over his wallet.

He recognized one of the individuals, but not by name.

According to the email alert, the incident took place early Saturday morning.

Mankato Police reports that it

took place at the intersection of Stadium Ave. and Monks Rd. “In this particular case, the victim wasn’t injured,” says Schisel. “We’re still looking for the vehicle that was involved that we believe to be a silver four-door passenger car, possibly a Chevy Malibu.”

An article by Kristine Goodrich in Monday’s issue of the Free Press

notes that this is “the sixth reported robbery, and the third involving a pedestrian accepting a ride, in the area of Monks and Stadium since April.”

“We would just always caution people to walk in well-lit routes or walk with other people,” says Schisel.

“And unless you know the person don’t take a ride from them.”

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Schisel also recommends that students use University Security’s Safe Walk Service, which offers escorts around campus, according to the University Security website.

University Security can be reached at 507-389-2111.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the Mankato police at 911 or 507387-8780.

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MavJobs: Your on-campus tool for jobs and internships Career Development Center offers an effective tool for job searchers.

STEPHANIE VOGEL Staff Writer MavJobs is a helpful online tool offered by the Career Development Center (CDC) to assist students and graduates in finding jobs or other positions that fit their interests and qualifications.

To access it, one must go to mavjobs.com, click on the purple oval button that says “powered by handshake login,” sign on through Minnesota State University, Mankato, and enter their StarID and StarID password.

Conveniently, new students who have registered for classes are automatically registered for MavJobs.

Through MavJobs, Minnesota State Mankato students can search for jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, on-campus employment, or graduate school oppor tunities.

A job-seeker can select from full-time or part-time employment, as well as permanent or temporary/ seasonal positions.

There are also filters such as employer, employer industry, employer division, and job function to further specify the job search. A student can select their college major/ minor(s) to narrow down the search to the jobs they might be interested in or jobs that could fit with their field of study.

A visitor to MavJobs may

mnsu.edu also click on “Your Career Interests” from the options on the left side of the screen.

This will lead to a page where the student can select what their possible plans are after college, and what kind of industries interest them.

These selections will allow MavJobs to cater the search towards what the student is looking for.

Just this summer, MavJobs underwent a renovation; it is now powered by Handshake, making it “easier, faster, and smarter” to navigate and easy to learn for busy students.

According to Karina Clennon, assistant director at the Career Development Center, the CDC has received a lot of positive comments from students about the new system, as it was created especially with

students in mind. It is now more convenient to navigate the site on a mobile device, since it has a similar layout to Facebook and other social media sites.

New features on MavJobs include the afore mentioned Career Interests survey, as well as career development tools and resources outside of the CDC. The outside resources can be accessed by clicking on “resources” at the very bottom of the dark blue column on the left.

One of these resources is Goinglobal, which connects students to internships and employment abroad, and compares the pay rate for jobs in different cities in the U.S. Another resource is an article that shows students how to apply for positions when the employer uses

applicant tracking systems (ATS).

As one can clearly see from exploring the sight, there is much more to MavJobs than looking for job or internship opportunities. It lists events being held by the CDC, Career and Internship fairs, and interviews with employers.

Students can set up appointments with the CDC through MavJobs, or create journal entries. One can send online messages, similar to Facebook messages, to career counselors at the CDC. There is also a student profile, which pulls in student records, so it knows an individual student’s GPA and major. If the GPA is zero, that means the student has not yet completed their first semester of college.

One can access this information by clicking on “view your profile” on the left hand side. The student profile on MavJobs mirrors that of LinkedIn, a professional social network which is like Facebook for students.

According to Clennon, employers get their name out on MavJobs by creating an account and verifying that they are a legitimate employer who is not just trying to scam students.

Employers have the ability to view student profiles and can post multiple fulltime or part-time positions.

They can also register for fairs and events through MavJobs. Students can see all employers attending an expo through MavJobs by clicking on fairs, then clicking on expo, and then clicking on employers, which are listed alphabetically. One can use filters to narrow down their search.

Students can take advantage of MavJobs by logging in, exploring, and building their profile. If you have any questions about MavJobs or navigating the new layout, do not hesitate to contact the Career Development Center, and they will be happy to answer your questions. Also, do some exploring of the site yourself, to see how MavJobs can be helpful for you and your career.

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Photo by Jasmine Vorasane Alexander Seda Pagan and Wichai Yang hold a Daily Reporter from January 27, 1972, titled “18 year olds come together.” The article talks about students coming together for educating new voters on the voting process. Today, students are faced with the same dilemma as the looming election nears.

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NICOLE SCHMIDT News Editor It’s no secret that everyone on the road wants to arrive at their destination safely.

Unfortunately, motor vehicle crashes happen all too often, even around here on the streets surrounding campus.

This became all-tooapparent Tuesday as I was driving along Stadium Road when I spotted a two-car collision at the intersection of Monks and Stadium. Being the budding journalist that I am, I decided to park my car and take a few photos and possibly talk with a few of the witnesses. After I was assured no one was seriously hurt, I snapped a few photos and left the scene.

As I began looking through the photos of the wreckage, I couldn’t help but ponder how easily crashes happen. In fact, according to mnsafedriving.com, 411 people died on Minnesota highways last year. Of those crashes with multiple vehicles, driver inattention accounted for 22.7% of all crashes, failure to yield 19.8%, following too closely 14.2% and speeding 6%.

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Photo by Nicole Schmidt It is no surprise to me that driver inattention accounts for the largest percentage of crashes. In today’s world, people are so interconnected with each other. We hear a good song on the radio, so we SnapChat our friends a video. We get a text and we respond. Twitter notification?

Sure, check it. We can multitask, right?

The truth is that ‘multitasking’ shouldn’t be considered in high-stakes situations like driving. You wouldn’t try to shoot an arrow at an apple your friend is holding and text, would you?

The same rationale should be true for driving as well.

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even taken pledges, but our phones still beckon to us whether we are sitting in class or driving 70 mph down 169.

With this obvious draw to our phones, how can we expect to stay safe on the road? What can we do?

Thankfully, a few simple tricks can help us be more attentive on the road; not only for our sake, but for the sake of others as well.

First, turn your phone on silent and stow it somewhere out of your field of vision.

If you have a friend with, designate him or her as your official correspondent for all of your personal messages that need attention. If you have a fear of missing an important call, turn your

ringer on, but still leave your phone out of your reach.

If you absolutely must check your phone on a long trip, pullover to check messages, making sure you are fully stopped.

With such a daily task like driving, its easy to take our safety for granted and get too relaxed behind the wheel. But accidents happen just as the word implies: accidentally. Unplanned. To protect others and yourself, try your best to avoid devices while on the road. Who knows? You may just be one less tally on the statistic this year.

Feel free to visit mnsafedriving.com to learn more information about staying safe on the road.

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Gender identity, discrimination and more pressing topics on day two of the U.N. General Assembly in New York UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on the highlevel U.N. General Assembly meetings (all times local): The U.N. Security Council is urging all parties in Congo to end violent clashes and open a peaceful political dialogue on the holding of presidential elections.

The council on Wednesday strongly condemned the violence, which it said has led to the death of at least 32 people, including four police officers.

Congo’s government has said at least 17 were killed Monday in clashes between security forces and demonstrators opposed to President Joseph Kabila extending his term.

Tensions have risen as indications have increased that Kabila will stay in office after his term legally ends in December.

The statement approved by all 15 council members stressed “the crucial importance of peaceful, c re dible, inclusive, transparent and timely presidential elections, in accordance with the constitution.” ___ U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says that there is no room in the 21st Century society for discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Speaking at the opening of the first high-level meeting organized by U.N.’s LBGT core group on the sidelines of the General Assembly Wednesday, Ban said he has been criticized by many people including U.N. member states for his advocacy of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights, but it is a price he prepared to pay.

“Several countries are bucking the tide of history with draconian new punishments for being gay — or even just talking about being gay,” Ban said. “These abuses will only end when countries take concrete steps to protect people.”

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet attended the meeting. __ World leaders have approved a wide-ranging declaration aimed at addressing the rising number of drug-resistant infections — something the World Health Organization says has the potential to kill millions and undermine the global economy, likening it to “a slow-motion tsunami.”

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press United States Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a ceremony to mark more signatories to the Paris climate accords at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) The declaration approved Wednesday recognizes the size of the problem and encourages countries to develop plans to cut back on antibiotic use, make better use of vaccines and fund development of new drugs to combat Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which currently claims the lives of an estimated 700,000 people each year and is expected to rise sharply.

“This is already an historical moment for countries of the world.

Heads of states and heads of governments agreed to address a neglected issue,” WHO Director General Margaret Chan said. ___ President Barack Obama is praising the peace accord in Colombia as an “achievement of historic proportions.”

Obama says the U.S. is proud to have played a modest part in encouraging the talks that led to the breakthrough deal to end the Western hemisphere’s longest-running war.

Obama noted the deal faces challenges in implementation, including approval by the Colombian people in an October referendum.

Obama made the remarks at a meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. The leaders met on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly gathering in New York.

Santos presented Obama with a bound copy of the agreement and thanked the American president for supporting the process.

Santos says U.S. deserves some credit for an agreement that will change both Colombia and the larger

region. __ Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is strongly criticizing suppression of protests by archrival India in the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Sharif called Wednesday for an independent inquiry into extra-judicial killings and a U.N. fact-finding mission to investigate what he termed “brutalities.”

The South Asian nations’ dispute over Kashmir is a perennial topic that surfaced at the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. Tensions have intensified since the July 8 killing of a popular Kashmir rebel commander by Indian soldiers. More than 80 people have been killed in the protests. India accuses Pakistan of supporting rebels in Indian-held Kashmir.

Sharif called for dialogue with India over their Kashmir dispute, and said Pakistan was ready for talks to agree on a bilateral nuclear test ban treaty between them. ___ Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the mandate of the U.N. to uphold world peace is being threatened

by North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Abe devoted about half of his address to the General Assembly on Wednesday on the topic of North Korea, which earlier this month conducted its fifth nuclear test in defiance of repeated Security Council resolutions intended to constrain its weapons development.

Abe said North Korea this year fired three missiles into Japan’s exclusive economic zone and it was a matter of luck that no ships or aircraft

were damaged.

He said after the recent nuclear test the North Korean threat is increasingly grave, and urged unity in the council to confront it.

Abe said, “We must concentrate our strengths and thwart North Korea’s plans.” ___ Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is lambasting Russia for being “the instigator and major participant” in the conflict in eastern Ukraine.

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Assembly on Wednesday, Poroshenko accused Russia of “financing, sponsorship, and coordination of terrorist groups which have committed countless crimes against my compatriots.”

“The terrorist component of the undeclared hybrid war that Russia wages against Ukraine is evident,” he stressed.

The conflict in eastern Ukraine between Russianbacked separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops has killed more than 9,600 people since it erupted in April 2014, according to the United Nations.

Representatives of Ukraine and separatist rebels agreed Wednesday to pull back troops and weapons from several areas in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to uphold a fragile peace agreement reached in February 2015 in Minsk. ___ Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi is making her first speech at the U.N. General Assembly since she formed a democratically elected government in Myanmar.

Suu Kyi says that when the people of Myanmar voted to elect her party to lead

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Continued from page 6 a new civilian government last November, shifting from decades of military rule, they were exercising their right to fashion their dreams and aspirations for their country.

She says national reconciliation in the country also known as Burma — an ethnically diverse country riven by long-running civil conflict — is her government’s highest priority.

Suu Kyi says that Myanmar does not fear international scrutiny of the situation in Rakhine state where there have been sectarian tensions between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. ___ A senior Saudi official is warning that any attempt by the U.S. government to hold his country responsible in connection with elements of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center could backfire.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud also told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that the desert kingdom sees “a good relation with Iran,” amid heightened tensions between the two neighbors.

U.S. Congress this month sent President Barack Obama a bipartisan bill that gives victims’ families the right to sue in U.S. court for any role that elements of the Saudi government may have played in the 2001 attacks. Obama has signaled he will veto the bill.

Al-Saud said any such law “will have negative repercussions,” without going into detail. ____ Afghanis t an s ays “merciless attacks from terrorist groups” against its civilians are being planned and organized on Pakistani territory.

Vice President Sarwar Danesh told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Afghanistan has repeatedly asked Pakistan to destroy known terrorist safe havens but there’s been no change in the situation.

Danesh said the Taliban and Haqqani network are trained, equipped and financed there. He said Pakistan has a dual policy, discriminating between what it views as “good and bad terrorists,” which undermines the international order.

Danesh said the government was leaving the door open to armed groups willing to seek peace. He said such an agreement is about to be signed with the Hezbe-Islami group whose leader,

Gulbuddin Helmatyar, is a U.S.-designated terrorist.

Pakistan contends that it too is a victim of terrorism. _____ President Barack Obama says Africa has faced stiff economic headwinds in recent years but that the continent’s broader trajectory is unmistakable. He says “Africa is on the move.”

Obama is speaking at a U.S.-Africa Business Forum on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. He’s touting increased U.S. private sector investment in Africa along with U.S. government efforts to support trade and commerce.

The White House says participants in the forum are pledging to make $9.1 billion in support available for trade and investment in areas like construction, energy, transportation and health care in Africa.

Obama says Africa is essential to America’s progress and to the entire world. But he says current efforts to expand economic ties are “just scratching the surface.” _____ Colombia’s peace accord is standing out as a bright spot for a troubled Latin America at the high-level U.N. General Assembly gathering.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos basked in world praise as he formally submitted the peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to the U.N. Security Council.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that “in a time of armed conflicts in many other paces, peace in Colombia sends a powerful message of hope in the world.” He praised Santos for his “vision and determination.”

Santos received a warm embrace from Venezuelan Ambassador Rafael Ramirez after the ceremony.

Earlier in the week, Latin America’s bitter divisions were on display when Venezuela and six other Latin America countries walked out as Brazilian President Michel Temer addressed the General Assembly, protesting the impeachment of his predecessor. ____ Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country’s people are “holding their breath” as they watch the U.S. presidential campaign.

But Abe declined to say who he’d prefer to see win in November.

Abe is in New York for

the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations.

He held a 50-minute meeting Monday in New York with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Speaking at an event organized by Reuters news agency, Abe urged U.S. politicians to explain to Americans the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

President Barack Obama wants Congress to approve the deal, but both Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump oppose it. __ Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is urging continued international commitment to a Korean peninsula free of nuclear arms, in comments alluding to the recent testing of an atomic weapon by its North Korean ally.

Li urged new efforts to “reach a comprehensive political solution on the Korean nuclear issue,” in comments to the U.N. General Assembly.

Beijing has long been North Korea’s main source of aid and diplomatic support.

But it is showing growing frustration with Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear weapons in defiance of foreign pressure. ____ Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe railed against Western sanctions, urging the United States, United Kingdom and their allies to abolish them.

The 92-year-old leader said that while his country is “the innocent victim of spiteful sanctions,” it cannot proceed with the implementation of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals.

The U.S. has imposed targeted sanctions against Mugabe and 97 others, citing human rights abuses and evidence of electoral fraud. The EU, Australia and Canada also have imposed similar sanctions.

The U.S. also gives humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe. ____ The U.N. Security Council has taken up Syria’s civil war as a temporary truce collapses and international tensions rise.

A day after the U.S., Russia and other powers sought to keep the week-old ceasefire alive, the same set of characters debated the conflict in open setting.

Moscow backs Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government; Washington supports what it deems “moderate” rebels. Both say they’re committed to

fighting the Islamic State and al-Qaida.

A relief organization reported five medical staff killed in an airstrike in northern Syria Wednesday.

It was the latest attack on humanitarian workers.

A strike on a Syrian Red Crescent aid convoy earlier this week promoted international condemnation.

The U.N. called it a deliberate

force.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced at the end of a special event that with 31 more countries handing over their official documents on Wednesday, there are now 60 parties that have ratified the deal representing over 47.5 percent of global emissions.

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“Obama says the U.S. is proud to have played a modest part in encouraging the talks that led to the breakthrough deal to end the Western hemisphere’s longest-running war.” attack. U.S. officials say they believe Russia carried out the strike. Russia denies responsibility. ___ The Paris Agreement on climate change has topped the required 55 ratifications — but the countries that have formally joined don’t account for the minimum 55 percent of global emissions needed for the deal to enter into

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Blair Witch Project successor overdoes itself Found footage horror film fails to live up to original.

The Blair Witch Project came onto the scene back in 1999, reinventing the horror genre forever with its fake found footage, but specifically, the mockumentary type.

In any light, The Blair Witch Project made a spot for itself in cinematic history. With its unique style, and ability to convince audiences to believe what they are watching is real, was a real milestone.

There’s a tendency where people forget, along with myself, what The Blair Witch Project was during its original release. Back in 1999, I was a pretty young kid, and in a sense so was the Internet.

It might seem unimportant, but if the viewer thinks about it the time period this film was shot in, it can easily be seen as to why so many people believed this film to be a true documentary. Anyone of us can research any story in today’s world and check for evidence to figure

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Word of mouth was the best way to spread news around back then, and The Blair Witch Project sure did create conversation amongst its audience.

The first time I watched The Blair Witch Project, I was infuriated. I think I was fourteen, an age where I knew better than to think this film was real, but I also was hoping for a deeper explanation into the legend at play.

Here we are now, in 2016, with a new take on the legend simply called Blair Witch.

Although this film is based off of its predecessor, director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barret take a few new roads to try and make Blair Witch original on its own.

While making my way through the new Blair Witch without having a seizure due to the unwavering jerky directing style, I didn’t know what to think by the time I

was halfway through. Initially I was really excited for this movie. I thought it looked a lot better planned out, and professional if you will.

Instead, I was bored. I understood why the original Blair Witch Project was filmed and acted the way it was; I was bored halfway through that movie as well.

In the new Blair Witch, the cast seemed to be, as crazy as it sounds, acting more, but not with the convincing

manner you would expect.

I bought into the original cast’s acting back in 1999.

They seemed genuinely terrified of what was happening, borderline insane even. The 1999 cast started hysterically laughing, and rocking back in forth while in place during the film.

In Blair Witch (2016) director Adam Wingard uses massive sounds in an effective way, making the scary scenes originally frightful with how loud and inhuman they are.

But again, the jumpiness of the camera, which seemingly appeared to be having muscle spasm of its own, was distracting. To me, it felt somewhat like a cop-out by making the scenes so jumpy.

A viewer typically won’t get as scared when viewing the movie through a character’s eyes if the viewer cannot see what it is that is so scary.

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Lucifer, Gotham make impressive return to fall TV Fox premieres new seasons of DC shows, but will they last?

JOHANN HOLLAR Staff Writer Lucifer returned for its second season and Gotham for it’s third on Sept. 19. Lucifer began Jan. 25 and Gotham began on Sept. 22, 2014.

Both shows air on Fox and no doubt will be continue to bring in good reviews.

The series Lucifer is about the Lord of Hell himself, who becomes bored with ruling over hell decides to come to Earth. He runs a nightclub called Lux with a demonic ally named Mazikeen, or Maze as she is called, when he is not using his supernatural gifts to help solve to help the

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LAPD catch criminals, while disagreeing with his brother Amenadiel about their current situation. The season began with Lucifer Moringstar (the devil himself as you

know) looking for his mother who has escaped from hell, while also solving the murder of a stand in actress.

Gotham, as you know, takes place in the fictional city from

(CC BY 2.0) by Prayitno the DC comics series Batman, but it takes place right after the murders of Thomas and Martha Wayne. James Gordon (who you know will later be called Commission-

er Gordon) promises to a young Bruce Wayne to solve the murders. With the help of his loyal butler, Alfred Pennyworth, and Gordon’s partner, Harvey Bullock, they not only attempt to solve the murders of Bruce’s parents, but also unravel even greater mysteries surrounding the crime ridden city of Gotham.

Season 3 opens up with Jim Gordon wanting to reconcile with Leslie Tompkins but finds her with another man. He gets depressed, quits the force to become a bounty hunter seeking out the escapees from Indian Hill.

Also, young Bruce Wayne has returned from Switzerland to give his company’s board members the ultimatum of

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Jolie and Pitt romance, divorce bookended by films Jolie: ‘You can absolutely love the same person you want to kill.’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt, it started with tequila and dancing in the rain in Bogota and ended on the French seaside with white wine, pills and tears.

Hollywood’s most storied modern couple only appeared together twice in the movies. The first time, in 2005’s “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” they fell in love. A decade later, “By the Sea” would come just a year before their relationship would come to an end with Jolie Pitt filing for divorce. Both times they played a childless husband and wife whose passion had turned to resentment.

Their real life together was full of public declarations and displays of love, children, philanthropy, humanitarian work and glamour. In the movies, though, their surface beauty was only a mask for the rot and boredom underneath. Still, even through tears and gunfire, they always smoldered.

“You can absolutely madly love the same person you want to kill,” Jolie Pitt said in 2015, seated on a silk-sheeted bed next to Pitt on the set of “By the Sea,” filmed on their technical honeymoon, but it could have easily been about either. In “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” they are actually trying to kill each other after all.

It was a strange story to

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Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press fall in love to, but not uncommon in the entertainment business, even if Pitt was married at the time to Jennifer Aniston. Jolie had already been married twice, to Billy Bob Thornton and Jonny Lee Miller.

“We just became kind of a pair. And it took until, really, the end of the shoot for us, I think, to realize that it might mean something more than we’d earlier allowed ourselves to believe,” Jolie Pitt told Vogue in 2006.

Monday’s divorce filing comes after 12 years together and two in marriage. The couple wed in August 2014, privately at their French cha-

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runs into a Bruce doppelganger named Five who finds Selina, only to mistaken for a spy by Moony and barely manages to escape.

With the return of such series one can only expect the unexpected. Will both series last long enough for viewers enjoyment?

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I wanted a glimpse at what the characters were running from, which I never got until the very end. At this point of the film I had lost any investment I had into it.

17 years after the release of the original, the revival of this cinematic icon was indeed a letdown. The Blair Witch has a new cast, a new

motive, but unsurprisingly, another unsatisfying feeling stuck in the burrow of your stomach.

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The gossipy, tabloid origins would always at least partially define “Brangelina.”

But after the media upheaval, Jolie Pitt and Pitt eventually settled into their own unique kind of globe-trotting domesticity. They were seldom-seen Hollywood royalty, their image predicated more on parenting than partying.

The pair adopted children from Cambodia, Vietnam and Ethiopia. In 2006, they formed the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to which they funneled many of the millions they made selling personal pictures to celebrity magazines.

Jolie Pitt, who became

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giving up the Court of Owls, while Penguin is offers up a million dollar reward for the Fish Moony dead or alive. Selina Kyle is with Fish Moony’s crew of Indian Hill escapees. Gordon’s ex, Barbara, opens up her nightclub, the Sirens, despite having dealt with some thugs that her sexual partner disposed of and with the help of Penguin and finally Ivy Pepper

teau in the Provence hamlet of Correns with their children serving as ring bearers and throwing flower petals.

An attorney for Jolie Pitt, Robert Offer, said Tuesday that her decision was made “for the health of the family.”

She is petitioning for physical custody of 15-year-old Maddox, 12-year-old Pax, 11-yearold Zahara, 10-year-old Shiloh, and 8-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with visitation rights for Pitt, who said in a statement to People how “saddened” he is.

“What matters most now is the wellbeing of our kids,” Pitt said, requesting space for the children.

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special envoy for the United Nations in 2012, was an outspoken voice for refugees, as well as for breast cancer treatment after undergoing a double mastectomy herself.

Pitt built homes in New Orleans for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Both expanded creatively, too, but mostly separately, Jolie Pitt as a burgeoning and ambitious director of both war epics like “Unbroken,” and languid melodramas like “By the Sea,” and Pitt as a producer of socially relevant films through his Plan B production company, including the Academy Award-winning “12 Years a Slave,” last year’s “The Big Short” and the recently debuted festival hit “Moonlight.”

“By the Sea,” which Jolie Pitt wrote while grieving for her mother, who died in 2007, was sold nonetheless as the big on screen reunion of the couple who changed tabloid culture and our expectations of what exactly is possible on a movie set just 10 years earlier. But it fizzled with critics and audiences, making a mere $538,000 at the box office domestically. The “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” spark that enveloped its own stars and titillated audiences to the tune of $186.3 million domestically had given way to something infinitely more real.

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Netflix picks: How to Get Away With Murder ABC legal drama explores gray areas in judicial system.

RYAN NEIL Staff Writer Law is a funny thing. On one side you have the plaintiff whose job it is to bring justice to the criminal. On the other side you have the defense attorney whose job it is to defend a supposed criminal and try to bring truth to such allegations. There are always two sides to the story and whoever can present their side as the most popular wins. The ABC show How to Get Away With Murder explores the grey areas on both sides of the courtroom.

This exploration plays out in the show in a way that makes the viewer question whose side is really the guilty one.

How to Get Away With Murder is about a group of law students that find themselves trying to evade the law that they have studied to uphold. Annalise Keating is the mastermind professor at the fictional Middleton University. As the series progresses all of the characters go through transformations.

The once innocent cast of students find themselves

facing ethical questions of their own actions and those who they protect. The abundant amount of lies is ironic due to the fact that law students are the focus. Even the invincible Keating sees herself falling short of her own ideals of the law.

The show opens with a murder in Keating’s home.

Flashbacks and memories are used as a vehicle to show backstory to the opening scene. This is a trait that follows the show throughout the first and second season.

So if you are one of those people that like linear plotlines that tell you what happens and then shows the effect, this series is not for you.

At times it can get confusing who crossed who and even whose side the characters are on. This becomes even more muddled because of the ever changing case that the group is working on.

Keating uses her students as a team to help with her own practice so there is always a new set of evidence that the students must sift through to find ways to protect their clients.

The writers did do a great job making the story in the present rather than focusing on the characters’ past that much. In many shows, the character development comes from studying how

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Because as Keating says it is not always about who is innocent but, “who tells the most convincing story.”

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Maverick soccer seeks consistency MNSU holds a record of 2-2-1 through first five games.

Reporter Archives Sophomore forward Morgan Cottew (9) has scored three of the nine goals scored for the Mavericks in 2016. With more youth on this year’s team, goals have become a little more difficult to come by.

little extra fire we needed to get the 5-0 win against [Minnesota] Duluth,” Kenealy said about the hat trick.

After splitting those games, the Mavs are holding onto a 2-2-1 record. While their record may not show it, the team is much better than it would first indicate.

Their loss to St. Cloud was only by one goal, their season opener against Wisconsin-Parkside ended in a draw after neither team was able to get on the board, and their loss to Grand Valley State looked big on paper but the Mavs were keeping up in shots against a very good team. To continue improving, it will be essential that the women finalize the gelling process for this mostly new-looking team.

“Going into this weekend’s games I hope we are able to take that win [against St.

th which included a hat trick by freshman Taylor Kenealy.

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COREY YUMAN Staff Writer After spending two consecutive weekends at home the Minnesota State Mavericks soccer team will be spending one day on the road before they return to Mankato on Sunday.

First on the schedule is the University of Sioux Falls Cougars on the road, followed by a return home to play the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs.

“I was very proud of how we responded after taking the hit on Friday,” Head Coach Brian Bahl said on last weekend’s split.

The Mavericks are coming off a weekend with some high’s and low’s, including

ending the weekend with a 5-0 win over Minnesota Dulu-

“After a tough loss against St. Cloud it really gave us the

Dragons next challenge for No. 17 MNSU COLT JOHNSON Staff Writer Following their win against St. Cloud, the 17th ranked Minnesota State Mavericks are set to play at home against a high-octane Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons team this Saturday.

The Mavericks will be focusing their efforts towards improving their 2-1 record against a Moorhead team that also holds a 2-1 record this season. MNSU’s Head Coach Todd Hoffner had a lot to say about a program possibly on the rise in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).

“They’ve improved a ton, they’ve invested more mon-

ey into their program and the fans are definitely going to see a very potent offense and a very fast game,” Hoffner said.

The Dragons have a balanced offensive attack lead by junior quarterback Demetrius Carr. In three games, the Dragons have totaled an impressive 755 yards through the air. The running game is lead by sophomore running back Austin Stone. In three games this season Stone has rushed for over 80 yards in each game, while scoring in two. In their first game of the season, Carr even rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown, according to Minnesota State Moorhead’s athletic site. The Mavericks will have to try and contain the run game and prevent getting beat on any big plays. The big play ability of Moorhead is going to be one of Hoffner’s biggest concerns coming into the game.

“They’re explosive, last year they beat an NCAA Di-

vision-II playoff team during the regular season. They’re explosive on offense and they’re athletic and fast on defense.” Hoffner said. “It’s going to be quite a football game; they’ve done a good at job with their program.”

It’s the fast tempo and speed of the Dragons offense that reminds Hoffner of a Bemidji State team that reeked havoc on his defense just a few weeks ago. The Mavericks will have to step up on defense to limit the offense of the Dragons and keep points off the board.

“From a speed standpoint, it will be much like the Bemidji State game. There will be a ton of plays run and they’re going to try and go fast and put us in stressful situations.”

Hoffner said.

Good play-calling and proper execution by players like quarterback Nick Pieruccini and wide receivers Ty. Dennis and Brent Esser are what led the Mavericks to

a road victory over the St. Cloud State Huskies. Continuing efforts from starters like Pierucinni, Dennis, and Esser will be important to walk out of the game Saturday with a win, but even Hoffner knows that he and his coaching staff have to put his players in the right positions to make plays.

“We need to be prepared.

We need to put our guys in positions to make plays, and that’s up to the coaches to make sure everybody knows what they’re doing.” Hoffner said. “When the ball’s snapped, we have got to play fast, keep things in front of us, and be aggressive and assertive.”

Proper execution and preparation showed to have a major impact on the game against St. Cloud and it will more then likely prove to be important against a Moorhead team that will give the Mavericks a lot of different looks. It’s the fast tempo of

the Moorhead offense that will give the defense fits and Hoffner knows it.

“We need to understand our alignments then attack, react and make plays those are things that are really important for us to be successful.” Hoffner said.

The Mavericks defense will need to be on their A-game and their offense will have to show consistency to leave Blakeslee Stadium with a 3-1 record on the season. Kickoff will be at 1 p.m. at Blakeslee Stadium.

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MNSU volleyball preps for BSU, UMC Mavericks look to gain momentum against NSIC foes.

JAMES ANDERSEN Staff Writer The Mavericks faced a tall task in their previous match, and would provide some excitement early on. Ultimately, the Minnesota State volleyball team lost to top ranked Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 Tuesday night in Mankato.

The Mavericks started the match off hot and created a 6-2 lead. They were able to keep this lead at 19-17. Then, the Golden Bears went on a 6-0 run late in the set, making the score 23-19. Concordia was able to keep the lead and win the first set, 25-20.

The second set was also a competitive one, as both teams were trading off points.

They were tied 8-8, then the Mavericks went on a huge 8-0 run making the score 16-8.

Concordia battled back, but the Mavericks never gave up the advantage and won the second set, 25-21.

It was a different story, however, in the third set as

Reporter Archives The Mavericks will look to continue to build on their success this weekend on the road. the Golden Bears dominated. Concordia held the lead at 10-4 when they went on a big 9-0 run of their own, putting the score at 19-4. The Mavericks battled hard, but

SOCCER continued from 13 Cloud] and run with it by playing with that extra fire and motivation to end the weekend with two wins,” Kenealy said. “I feel like the team is finally finding its rhythm so I have a lot of confidence going into this weekend!”

They will need that rhythm as they continue in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) action. The play started last weekend so they are currently sitting on a 1-1 conference record.

“This weekend’s games pose a couple more big challenges for us. Both opponents are greatly improved from where they were a year ago,” Bahl said.

Sioux Falls will enter the weekend with a 1-4-1 record, including a 1-2 mark in the NSIC. Their current leading shooter is Alexa D’Acunto who has taken 11 shots and converted one of them into a goal.

The Cougars split games last weekend, but their last game was their first win of the season over Minnesota State Moorhead so expect them to try and ride that

wave of momentum in continuing on building their season.

Southwest Minnesota State holds possesses a better record at 3-3 overall with an NSIC record of 2-1. The Mustangs leading scorer is Amanda Hartman who has three goals on the year and has taken 16 shots. Alexandra Miskowiec is close behind her with two goals of her own off seven shots.

“We’ll need to make sure we take advantage of our chances in the final third, compete for every ball, have plenty of energy and smarts in how we defend everywhere on the field and make sure we are the mentally stronger team,” said Bahl on how to be successful over the weekend.

The Mavs take on Sioux Falls at 6 p.m. Friday, in Sioux Falls and will return home to face Southwest Minnesota State at 1 p.m.

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Concordia proved to be too much and finished the set with a 25-10 score.

The fourth and final set went just like the last one, where Concordia seemed to find their groove and continued to own the court. Concordia ended up winning the final set just like the last one with the score being 25-10.

Concordia-St. Paul had the advantage in every statistical category in this match. They tallied up 52 kills while the Mavericks had 30. The Golden Bears distributed the ball very nicely as they had 50 assists compared to the Mavericks’ 28. Minnesota State struggled to contain Concordia’s servers, as the Golden Bears racked up 10 aces in the match as well.

Senior Krista Hassing led the team in kills with 12. She also led the team in blocks with four and got herself an ace as well. Sophomore Autumn Risch led the team once again with 27 assists. Junior Jackie Jones and Senior Haley Fogarty played well defensively as they both led the match in digs with 11.

After CSP, MNSU is sitting at a 7-4 (1-2 NSIC) record on the season. They will be playing their games this weekend on the road as they travel to Bemidji on Friday, September 23rd to take on Bemidji State University. After that, the Mavericks will head further up north to Crookston to play the University of Minnesota, Crookston on Saturday.

The Bemidji State Beavers have an overall record of 5-6

with a 1-2 conference record so far this season. They are coming off a two-match losing streak to Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota Crookston.

They did not win a set in either matches.

BSU is led by senior Jessica Yost who holds a team best 4 kills per set while freshman Shelby Haney leads the team in assists with 5.2 per set.

Senior Amanda Tronick is another player to watch in the match as she posts a team high 2.7 digs per set.

According to Assistant Coach Jamie Suapaia, the game plan for Bemidji is to not do anything fancy, maintain composure, and do sim-

ple well.

“There’s no secret formula to winning, just doing everything well,” she added.

The last time MNSU squared off with Bemidji State, the Beavers won the match 3-2 on Halloween last year. Minnesota State is leading the all-time series at 3318. This year’s game will be on Friday and first serve is set to be at 7 p.m.

The Golden Eagles of Crookston will be MNSU’s opponent on day two of their road trip this weekend.

Crookston’s current record is 5-6 with a 1-2 conference record. In their last matchup, they were able to sweep Bemidji State.

Minnesota Crookston is led by junior Maggie Perrel who is leading the team in kills per set with 2.9. Senior Sierra Trost leads the Golden Eagles in assists this year with 8.9 per set. Freshman Ali Schueler is their defensive anchor as she leads the team with 4.7 digs per set.

“Crookston is a good serving team. Our defensive specialists need to command the court. We’re fast for their defense, so we just need to contain their servers and we’ll be alright,” said Coach Suapaia.

MNSU and Crookston last faced off in 2015 where the Mavericks swept the match.

Mankato leads the all-time series with a record of 12-4.

First serve for the Crookston game will be Saturday at 4 p.m.

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Vikings: Peterson to have knee surgery EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson will have surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus, putting his season and perhaps his 10-year run with Minnesota in question.

The Vikings have held off for now on placing the franchise’s all-time leading rusher on injured reserve, though, waiting for the medical report that will influence that decision. Peterson was hurt on Sunday night during the victory over Green Bay, needing assistance off the field after his knee was slightly twisted while being tackled at the end of a 5-yard run.

Peterson, 16th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, has only 50 yards on 31 attempts this season. He told ESPN on Wednesday morning that the type of tear he was diagnosed with typically requires a minimum recovery time of three to four months. But Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said the timetable for Peterson’s return won’t be clear until after the procedure.

“Everything is possible,” Zimmer said. “It could be season ending. It could be three weeks, four weeks. I don’t know.”

Peterson made a swift recovery from a torn ACL in his left knee suffered in the second-to-last game of the 2011 season. He came back with a flourish, in time for the 2012 opener, and won the league

MVP award with 2,097 yards rushing while leading the Vikings to the playoffs.

Peterson won another NFL rushing title last year, but he’s 31 now with a contract that might not make financial sense in its current state for the Vikings to carry next year.

The scheduled salary cap hit for 2017 is $18 million, so even if he were fully healthy this season his status was bound to reach a crossroad.

The Vikings could try to bring him back at a reduced rate with a restructuring, but he might prefer to be released and test the market for the first time in his career.

That’s a matter for another day, though. The Vikings (2-0) have a visit to defending NFC champion Carolina on Sunday, with Jerick McKinnon set to take Peterson’s place as the featured running back.

Matt Asiata has proven to be a capable backup, “I have a lot of confidence in those two guys. I think they’re both different types of runners, but I think the combination of the two can help us,” Zimmer said.

The Vikings also signed Ronnie Hillman, who had a career-high 863 yards and seven touchdowns rushing last season for Denver’s Super Bowl-winning team.

“I haven’t been here long, but I think we’ve got a great group of running backs,” quarterback Sam Bradford

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press With Pro-Bowler Adrian Peterson now out for the Vikings, they will have to rely on quarterback Sam Bradford’s arm and the running back committee in Jerick McKinnon, Matt Asiata and newly acquired Ronnie Hillman said. “I think the guys behind him are eager for the opportunity.”

Already without quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who went down with a massive knee injury on Aug. 30 during a routine practice drill, the Vikings must also move on without their starting left tackle Matt Kalil.

Kalil was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a lingering hip problem that he played through in the first two games. He will require surgery that Zimmer said the team believes will be season ending. T.J. Clemmings, the starter at right tackle last year, will take over for Kalil.

“At this point and time I think it’s hard to find left tackles that are on the street,” Zimmer said. “We’re planning on going with what we’ve got.”

The Vikings haven’t given up on their chase for a championship, though. Bradford had a brilliant debut against the Packers in Bridgewater’s place, and McKinnon and Asiata were a relatively productive tandem in 2014 when Peterson was sidelined during the fallout from a child abuse case.

“They’re resilient. They’re tough. They’re competitive,” Zimmer said. “Obviously we’ve had a few setbacks, but

I think we can go back to last year and think about some of the things that happened.

We’re not the type of team that’s going to sit back and cry about what’s happened.

We’re going to go forward.

Try, like I’ve said before, to find a way.”

The Vikings are 10-14 without Peterson, over the 24 games he’s missed over the past nine seasons.

“That’s our identity and that’s how we’re built. We’re going to continue to stay that way,” Zimmer said. “Hopefully we can play good defense and hopefully we can run the ball. Take our shots when we get a chance.”

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