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Not student Splitting the problem, social NA TION problem ANNE LEMERE
Mayor Brady talks to MSSA about his recovery, bettering communication with MSU
shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Brady told MSSA members he hopes to regain the trust of MSU students and the commnity at large after his drunken driving arrest. ELENA SHUFELT
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Mayor John Brady apologized Wednesday to the Minnesota State community for his Aug. 21 arrest and how it affected the city. Minnesota State Student Association President Tom Williams and Vice President Brett Anderson invited Brady to attend an MSSA meeting at a recent city council meeting. Brady said since he started on the city council 14 years ago, it has been his dream to better the communication between the city and the students, adding that he would like MSSA’s advice on how to accomplish that goal. Williams questioned Brady about the possibility of placing a student on the city council as a non-voting member. Brady said he would support that idea, but is unsure if the council would be able to have such a member. During MSU’s Welcome Week, police gave out 105
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citations, 39 of which went to students. Williams asked Brady what MSU can expect from him and the city to change the perception that students are the sole problem in terms of alcohol consumption. In the past, Brady, along with other city leaders, has labeled students as the problem. “I think a healthy dialogue is the first step,” Brady said, “and that’s what I’m hoping to initiate today.” Brady went on to say that he has never intended to be perceived as one who blames the student community for Mankato’s issues with alcohol, though other public officials may have made such comments. He said he would like to work with MSU to find a way to deal with issues of substance abuse. “It would be nice to be addressing the issue of addiction earlier in my life and under different circumstances, but
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Shocked is the feeling that many described as their first expression towards the Sept. 11 attack nine years ago. Vang Xiong, an assistant ethnic studies professor, said what he remembers most about 9/11 was the people and thinking about how he would feel if he was in the building knowing that his life was going to end or wondering if he lost someone. A similar shock comes with the topic of building the cultural center and mosque, also known as Park51 and Cordoba House, near ground zero. It is a double-sided issue. One side views the cultural center as a peace offering to what had happened to the area and the other side believes it is disrespectful to the families that have lost loved ones. Xiong said that he believes that 9/11 and the cultural center are two different situations and that people should “look at them as
different cases.” Mustafa Almeer, a finance major and American-Muslim, said, “It [the center] would be built even if 9/11 didn’t happen, because it is not about 9/11.” Though there will be a section honoring those lost in the attacks. Vice President of the International Student Association Sobia Khan said, “Personally I think it shouldn’t have been an issue in the first place. I understand that people have been affected but it is a cultural building that is proving the stereotypes are wrong, by opening our arms to the community to educate them and say that we are welcoming and loving.” “Disgusting” is how Thomas Hefferman, a graduate assistant in the department of ethnic studies and a member of the 9/11 Truth movement, described the thought of the cultural center and mosque being thought of as a threat. “Muslim means following
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Passion for piano International student Amy Chin places third in prestigious competition GRACE WEBB
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It’s a good thing Minnesota State music student Amy Chin didn’t let her hesitation stop her from entering the prestigious Biennial Lee Piano Competition — otherwise, she wouldn’t have won third place in her division. The Biennial Lee Piano Competition, held at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was Chin’s first piano competition. Pianists from all over the region — Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and more — come to compete. There are several divisions of performers, and Chin competed in the “Young Artist” division, for pianists ages 19-22. Her two selected pieces were Ravel’s Sonatine and Liszt’s Sonetto 47 del Petrarca — both of which she perfected last spring for her senior recital. Chin learned about the competition through professor of piano Dr. David Viscoli, who has worked with her over the past four years. Chin said that it was Viscoli who eventually convinced her to apply. “I signed up under a lot of encouragement from Dr. Viscoli,” Chin said. “I also thought that it would be a good learning experience for my future career in piano
performance.” Though Chin already knew her pieces, she certainly did not stop practicing for the competition. She and Dr. Viscoli worked long and hard to make sure every note was perfect. “Even after school ended,” Chin said, “I had a few classes under [Dr. Viscoli] before I went for the competition just to make sure that I maintained what I [had] prepared for senior recital.” Viscoli agreed about all the effort Chin put into her pieces. “We worked for months and
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months on these pieces,” he said. “She was very ready to go and compete.” Though Chin was sure she knew the pieces, she was still nervous before the competition, mostly because of her lack of experience. “To be honest, before I went for the competition,” Chin admitted, “I told myself not to expect so much as I had no prior experience… although I wanted to win as well. That’s the point of a competition.” After the preliminary rounds were completed, she was too
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Excellent experiences Studying abroad early is best MEGAN KADLEC
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The Kearney International Center hosted its annual Fall Study Abroad Fair Tuesday. The fair featured 17 organizations with study abroad programs located in countries across the world. “Students can study anywhere from Argentina to Zimbabwe, with academic programs ranging from accounting to zoology,” said Dan O’Brien, regional director of Global Links. Students can sail around the globe for a semester, visiting ten different countries, spend a month touring Australia and New Zealand taking general education courses, or live in the heart of Rome while taking Italian immersion courses. Representatives from different organizations agreed the fair was a success. “Attendance was high, and there was a lot of good interest,” O’Brien said. “Students had very detailed questions about how study abroad programs fit into their degree, or what fees are associated with the program.” Representatives agree that international study programs are excellent for students of all backgrounds. “It is a transformational experience,” said Amy Bartnick Blume, the Director of External Relations for the Institute for Study Abroad at
Butler University. This excellent experience comes at quite a steep cost, though fortunately there are programs that fit every budget, as well as scholarship opportunities and the ability to use federal student aid to pay for expenses. For reasons relating to expense, many students wait to travel abroad until they are secure in their major and know where exactly they want to travel. “I’d say that most students [study abroad] during their junior year, though I’d suggest going even earlier. Once you go once, you’re going to want to go again,” said Center for International Service abroad representative, Keith Born. In addition to studying internationally, students have the opportunity to participate in internships that match their area of study for a semester or academic year or volunteer programs that range from two to 12 weeks. After deciding on a country and university, students must apply to their school of choice work with their academic advisor to plan a course schedule in their country of choice that will easily transfer back to Minnesota State. Any student who is considering a study abroad program but was not able to attend the fair is urged to visit the Kearney International Center to learn about options for international study.
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Swing into action A family-filled weekend Many events on campus for students Dance club holds to enjoy with parents, siblings formal dance, students encouraged to dress up ELENA SHUFELT
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Skin the cat. The death drop. The arm breaker. No, these aren’t wrestling moves — they’re moves that the Minnesota State Swing Dance Club teaches — and students can do them tonight at the formal dance it is putting on. “Swing Back in Time” is the dance’s theme, with attendees encouraged to dress up like the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, or 1950s (though costumes are not necessary to attend). The dance will take place in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom from 9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. MSU Swing Dance Club administration member Wesley Anderson said that the idea for a formal dance grew out of another change the MSU Swing Dance Club was going through. Usually, the club meets on Mondays, but not all of its members could make the time, so they decided to switch the meeting to Thursday one night a month. Since these switched dance dates were few and far between, the members decided to give them a theme “along with some other things, to make it awesome,” Anderson said. Anderson said he and other club dancers had seen other swing dances in the cities
where people would dress up in early 1900s costumes, and they decided they wanted to give it a try. He said it was a group idea to make the formal night a vintage-swing-themed night. Tayler Miller, one of the club members, thought of the name. “Our goals are just to make sure people know about it and show up,” Anderson said. “We want people to have fun and make it a little special.” Dan Bonnell is an MSU student who just started coming to the club this year. He learned of it from a friend who didn’t want to go alone, so he started coming along. He instantly fell in love. “I like the fact that it’s organized and the lessons are pretty consistent,” Bonnell said. “I feel like I’m actually learning how to do some dancing instead of [just] doing the same moves.” Bonnell said he is looking forward to tonight’s dance. “I’m pretty excited about it. It will be interesting to see people there who are very skilled at dancing [and] it will be fun to dress up and do a jazzy kind of dance.” “Hopefully we come up with some surprises,” Anderson said. “We hope to fill the room with energy and make everyone want to dance.”
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It’s that weekend once again where campus fills with parents and Mankato stores and restaurants overflow with the participants of Family Weekend. Whether parents come by invitation or out of spite, there are a variety of ways to keep them occupied once the trip to Wal-Mart is over. Stomper’s Cinema will feature Toy Story 3 Wednesday through Saturday,
with the opportunity to take family pictures. All showings will have a giant life size toy box for people to climb inside and receive a free photograph. Pictures will be posted to the IMPACT Facebook page and the option to have them printed will be available. Characters from the movie along with large stuffed animals will be around for photographs as well. Bowling and billiards will be free after 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It will be cosmic
bowling, and families can sign up for one-hour blocks of playtime starting 15 minutes before each hour. For something more exciting to do with the parents Friday, students can go to Jack McGowan’s farm to ride a zipline and a Jacob’s ladder ropes course. From 6-9 p.m. Magician Devin Henderson will perform Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Bresnan Arena. “One of the reasons that we chose him is
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wale agboola• msu reporter Students and families can have their pictures taken with a toy chest and characters from Toy Story 3 during the showings of the film. Pictures are free and will be available to view on IMPACT’s Facebook page.
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Do you believe in the “friend zone?” What’s your opinion of it?
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The Friend Zone Part 2 It’s been two years, but sports editor Kyle Ratke is revisiting the Friend Zone Ah the Friend Zone, we meet again. I wrote the first Friend Zone article my freshman year when I truly was in the Friend Zone with every girl on campus, I was still waiting for puberty to hit and I lived in the dorms. Well, at least I am out of the dorms now. It’s something most guys have been through and to be honest, it’s the worst thing since moldy sliced bread. Are you in the FZ right now? How do you know if you’re in it? What is it like? Do you have herpes? These are all valid questions and to be honest, I don’t have all the answers to these questions. Look at my articles over the last three years. Do you think I know anything about females? No. I say the right things at the wrong times and the wrong things at the right time. I am not very smooth, at all. Let’s hit up these questions. How do you know if you’re in the FZ? This is the most crucial question there is. You can’t get out of the FZ if you are unaware you are there. It’s like dancing with your fifth cousin at a wedding at 1:37 a.m. You don’t know she’s your cousin at the time. You try going a little farther than you should and maybe go for a little butt grab. Then boom, two weeks later you find out and pretend nothing happened.
That’s the FZ my friends. I am on the fast track to Tricky stuff. being alone and 29. I enjoy You and a certain girl go sports, gambling and 90s rap eat at Gage Hall together too much. Some people grow three times a week and she out of this. I don’t like my texts you to party a few chances. times. You try to make Next question. moves, but you just can’t get Do you have herpes? a read on her. But she does Who snuck this question send you smiley faces. This in here? I have a coldsore means something, right? on my lip. It’s not herpes, I Fact: Nobody knows swear! what a smiley face actually What is the FZ like? means. That’s Is she the thing flirting? about the Is she FZ. You addicted don’t know to sending what it’s smiley like until faces? If after it’s you send done with. one back, It’s will she like a think you nightmare. are a creep? You don’t I NEED know you KYLE RATKE | sports editor ANSWERS are having NOW! a nightmare Advice from Guy Who when it’s happening, and Doesn’t Know Anything: She boom, you wake up. You’re is going to drop the, “I don’t sweating, you’re scared and want to lose a friend” line if you swear to God someone you pursue anything more is breathing heavily in your than a friendship, so maybe bathroom, but you ignore it stay away from that. But at because you are an out-ofthe same time, you don’t shape sports writer that is want to get played, nobody still sore from a flag football does. If you really like the game two weeks ago. Some guys, not all, put a girl, stay friends and see lot of emphasis on finding where it ends up. Just know that special someone. To get that if things don’t work sensitive on you cats, yeah, out, you are that nerd in the it sucks when you find out movie that waits around for too long and realizes, “Shit, I someone you liked doesn’t am 29, alone and single. This feel the same way about you. (Especially when they don’t really didn’t work out very know your name after a year well at all.”
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of you following them, but you know everything about them including their address. Weird.) But guess what? Most people reading this are still in their prime and they will probably find that someone. Unless you are that 29-yearold guy. Sorry. I have gone to lunch with a handful of girls and I don’t have any feelings for 95 percent of them. I talk to a lot of girls; does it mean that I like all of them more than friends? No. The worst thing any person can do is overanalyze things. Trust me, I am the king of over-analyzing things. “She sent me a smiley face! What does she mean? Does she like me? I think she likes me. She likes me. Or does she send these to everyone? WHAT DOES THE SMILEY FACE MEAN?!!!” Three signs you are in the FZ: 1. She calls you a “good friend.” Stop living in denial, 29-year-older, it’s over. 2. She has a boyfriend … Well, most of the time this is an indicator. 3. You have herpes. I don’t know if this is the last time I will bring up the FZ or if there is more to come. But if you see an FZ story nine years from now, you’ll know it will be from a former MSU sports editor who lives in a one-bedroom apartment with a pet fish. Enjoy your weekend guys.
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Ashley Larson• Sr • Mrkt/In’l Bus. “I feel that being friends is always a great option. There are so many great people on this campus, it gives you an opportunity to get to know them.”
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MOSQUE People have to remember that Muslims died on 9/11 as well, families still suffering continued from 1 the rule of God,” Hefferman said. He added that building the center would bring peace to the situation. Hanh Huy Phan, an ethnic studies professor, said people need to listen to each other “Compromise deals with both sides giving up something to meet in the middle,” Phan said. As for an alternative site Xiong said, “If people really think that it is disrespectful, then it could be moved farther.” He said it will still give people the ability to celebrate their religion and those who feel it would be disrespected would have closure. “There is no hurry,” Phan said. She said people should sit down and select representatives to construct a solution for the common good so everyone feels an equal victory. “Coming here to America
wale agboola• msu reporter Sobia Khan expected Americans to be more liberal and excepting of other religions.
you expect people to be liberal and more accepting of others and their religions,” Khan said. She said she has not felt personally discriminated against since coming to the U.S. two years ago until recently when she was discussing the war with a man who thought that building the cultural center so close to ground zero was the Muslim’s way of keeping an eye on Americans. Khan said that the man did not recognize her as Muslim, because she does not wear a hijab (a headdress) by her own choice. Phan said in these circumstances, if she had lost a loved one in the 9/11 attacks, she would not be comfortable with the building of the mosque. “I know that people are sensitive about the area, but there were a lot of Muslims that died that day too, and their families are suffering as well,” Khan said. “We are all American. We are not separate,” Xiong said. The cultural center and mosque are for the public. Khan said that the center would be beneficial because it will teach non-Muslims about the religion and that it is loving and peaceful. She does not want her religion generalized by the extremist Muslims that attacked the World Trade Center. Almeer said that he thinks that the center should be built, but not because he is Muslim. “It will educate the people about the religion and break down the stereotypes,” he said.
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BRADY Believes his experience was a gift that forced him to deal with his alcohol addiction, will view his recovery positively now continued from 1 things are as they are,” Brady said. He recognized that alcohol use has brought negative attention to both himself and the MSU community in recent years, and said he would like to work together to prevent those situations in the future. “In terms of alcohol use among student populations, I’ve always considered not placing blame to be important,” Brady said, “and I’ve always looked at it as not a student problem, but a social problem.” Anderson asked Brady what he plans to do for the image of the city as a whole while he is recovering, to which Brady replied he is continuing to put himself out in the community. Despite suggestions, he did opt
not to take time off as mayor after the initial blow of his arrest, instead attending more events. “We’re all recovering from something,” he said. Brady described his arrest experience as a gift because it forced him to deal with his alcohol addiction and to view recovery in a positive manner. He said the support he has received is what has kept him optimistic. In his college years, Brady said he consumed great amounts of alcohol. He said when he and friends were looking for something to do, drinking was always an option. “That was me in the stands drinking too much; that was me at the bars drinking too
much and driving around after drinking too much,” he said. “My days of driving around after drinking too much are over and my consumption of alcohol is over.” He said he has involved himself in many dangerous situations while consuming alcohol, and is grateful that he has made it through it all. Despite the city council asking Brady to resign, he says he will still run for mayor. He said the decision is not up to the council; it’s up to the voters. The trust he violated cannot be easily restored, he said, and he will attempt to rebuild that trust through his positive behavior, but in the end it will just take time.
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A day without the boss
This paper may look the same as the others, but there is one significant difference: The boss wasn’t in the office for this one. Our Editor in Chief Nate Brennan is currently in New York, and he left the job up to the other editors to make sure this paper hit the stands. Well, it was an interesting ride. As I am writing this at 1:01 a.m., variety editor Jake Bohrod is on the phone with Brennan wondering what the hell is going on. News editor Elena Shufelt is studying for her German test. Thanks for the help. She’s so
selfish. As the sports editor and a guy who’s been here for three years, you would think that I would know a thing or two about sending the paper in. Absolutely not. About 20 minutes ago I was convinced my pages had been erased. I was two seconds away from puking on my keyboard until Jake found them in another file. To say the least, the ride hasn’t been as smooth as we anticipated, but it was a chance for us to realize what it’s like being the boss. Except we aren’t alone doing it.
Brennan is up here twice a week working his tail off. Sometimes until as late as four in the morning. So Brennan, when we tell you that we had no problems doing this and we would love to do it again, we are absolutely lying. We are awaiting your return and to be quite honest, your job isn’t as easy as it looks. “Do you got it,” said Elena. “No, I have no idea what’s going on,” Jake responded. That was just said 10 seconds ago. Hope you enjoy your trip Nate Dawg. We will gladly give you your position back.
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anxious to check the final list and had a friend do it for her. It was then that she discovered she had made it to the final round and had a chance to place in the competition. After a brilliant performance and a nerve-wracking wait, she learned she had placed third in her division. She and Viscoli both said they were pleased with the end result. Chin began playing piano when she was three. She would hide behind a pillar at her home to listen in on her fiveyear-old sister’s piano lessons. When her mother discovered her daughter’s musical interest, she had the piano teacher give Chin lessons as well. Chin began working on the Yamaha piano series, where her natural talent distinguished her enough to earn her a place in the Junior Special Advanced Course for the next six years. During this time, she also took exams under the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. After completing all eight grades with special distinction by the age of 13, Chin went on to study piano at the Trinity College of Music, eventually earning a Performance Degree, an Associate level diploma, and a Licentiate. Her final stage is the Fellowship, which she hopes to finish when she returns home to Malaysia. Chin said she knew as soon as she graduated from high school that she wanted to pursue music. Her family knew that Minnesota offers in-state scholarships to
international students, since Chin’s sister was attending St. Cloud State University, so Chin applied to some universities in the state. The MSU music department offered her a scholarship and she decided to come study here. “I have [had] no regrets since,” Chin said. “Like every other department at MSU, the music department has not been spared from having budget cuts [but] the level and quality of the classes remain the same. I’m happy to be back.” Chin is pursuing her Masters in Piano Performance and continues to work with Viscoli. “Dr. Viscoli is a great teacher and I did not mind coming back to learn more from him,” Chin said. “He has so much knowledge and experience in piano that I aspire to be like him in the future.” Chin’s praise for her professor matches Viscoli’s praise for his student. “It’s been great working with [Chin],” Viscoli said. “When someone comes here as a freshman and starts, you see the potential, and what I’ve noticed is usually between the junior and senior year, the students turn the corner and you start to see the artistry and the decision-making that’s taking place on their own. They start to really grow as a musician--the potential reaches fruition. I was very happy last year to see that same transformation taking place with Amy.”
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will be available. “Family Weekend is a great way to showcase to both parents and the community all the exciting things that are going on at MSU,” said Chair of Family Weekend Committee Robyn Goldy. Though the majority of students who participate in Family Weekend are freshmen, Goldy said upperclassmen are encouraged to get involved as well as nontraditional students, faculty and staff. She said the 5k Fun Run/ Walk was very popular last year, with more than 200 participants. This year the run will be at 9 a.m. behind Gage on Saturday. Despite the number of
on-campus events scheduled, not all students have family coming for that reason. Freshman Alisa Bowman said her parents are coming to bring her car, but they won’t be participating in Family Weekend events because nothing is specifically related to her major and her parents have already seen the campus. She said while there is a lot of information about it in the dorms, she doesn’t know many people who plan on getting involved. But other students will be bringing their parents to events. “I’ll take my dad to the football game because it shows school spirit,” sophomore Kelsey Leverty said.
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Oktoberfest brings people together Many nations particpate in 17-day drinking festival MUNICH (AP) — It’s a wedding party that got out of control: Two hundred years ago, Bavaria’s Crown Prince Ludwig celebrated his royal nuptials with a big public bash that was such a hit it became an annual event — and came to be known worldwide as “The Oktoberfest.” His bride, Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghusen, gave her name to the Theresienwiese festival grounds upon which the event welcomes more than 6 million
people a year for towering mugs of beer, oompah music and bright traditional costumes. “I was made for this festival. I love it,” crowed Meagan Aylward from Charlotte, North Carolina, while holding a mug of frothy Oktoberfest beer. The “Wiesn” — as Oktoberfest is locally known — was put on hold for various reasons during its 200-year history, including the two World Wars, the Franco-
News Prussian war, and cholera epidemics. That makes this year the 177th edition. “The Wiesn has been part of my life ever since I started thinking,” said Friedrich Steinberg, whose family has operated one of the tents on the 77-acre (31-hectare) festival grounds in the center of Munich for 31 years. “When we started having this tent, it was nowhere near so crowded, there were no days when you were forced to close the entrance” said the 40-year-old, who normally runs a downtown restaurant. Today, it’s not uncommon for the tent to fill up shortly after it opens at 9 a.m., he said. Oktoberfest usually runs 16 days, but this year’s festival started Saturday and will run through Oct. 4 — a day longer than usual after the Munich city council made an exception for the 200th anniversary. The city also set up a special area with an exhibition of Oktoberfest history — replete with period costumes — as well as a beer tent serving a special brew, the “Jubilee Beer,” for which Munich’s six normally competing breweries joined forces in a historic beer truce. While the core of the
Reporter • Page 9 Oktoberfest remains the same, with Dirndl-clad waitresses delivering 2-pint (1-liter) mugs of beer, its flavor has evolved over the years. A local festival with small beer gardens has mushroomed into a massive international event featuring about a dozen cavernous beer tents, some seating more than 10,000 singing, inebriated revelers at a time. “Back in the old days, there were perhaps 200,000 or 300,000 people coming to the Oktoberfest, which then already was a record,” said 67-year-old Peter Hartmann, who hasn’t missed an Oktoberfest in 55 years. “Now if you go out there at night, you can’t choose your path freely anymore; you’re pushed by the crowd in a certain direction,” he complained. But Martin Wimmer, who has been a regular visitor for 38 years, likes the change. “Now there are more young visitors, in the tents you also have modern music and the atmosphere has become even more relaxed,” said the 62-year-old from nearby Rosenheim. Wimmer, wearing traditional Bavarian Lederhosen leather shorts,
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said he makes sure to visit Oktoberfest at least eight to 10 times per year: “This year maybe even 12 times.” On any given festival day he’ll drink up to eight mugs of beer. That, however, is but a tiny drop of the 1.6 million gallons (6 million liters) of beer that visitors down during the festival every year. They also consume some 500,000 chickens, 100 oxen and an unknown number of large doughy pretzels at the festival. The festival’s malty pale beer is made exclusively by Munich’s breweries, and comes in 1-liter steins called “Mass,” costing some euro9 ($12). People crowd the huge shared tables in the tents and the outdoor beer gardens seeking the festival’s famous “Gemuetlichkeit” — a word capturing Bavaria’s special coziness and fondness for savoring the moment. “Oktoberfest is the best place to be because it’s one of the places that brings all the nations together,” said 25-yearold Israeli ballet dancer Ilia Sarkisov. “They drink, have no war, have only peace. And that’s what’s it’s all about.”
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Florida changes adoption law Gay couples no longer banned MIAMI (AP) — Florida will immediately stop enforcing its ban on adoptions by gay people following a decision by a state appeals court that the three-decade-old law is unconstitutional, Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday. Crist announced the decision after the 3rd District Court of Appeal upheld a 2008 ruling by a Miami-Dade judge, who found “no rational basis” for the ban when she approved the adoption of two young brothers by Martin Gill and his male partner. “I’m very pleased with the ruling on behalf of the Gills,” Crist told reporters in Tallahassee. “It’s a great day for children. Children deserve a loving home.” The appeals court decision is not the final word on the law. Gill and the American Civil Liberties Union, which represented him and his partner, want the state to take the case to the Florida Supreme Court to obtain a final statewide determination on the law. “If that continues to be their
desire, we would support that, and I think given the makeup of the current Supreme Court they would have a very good chance to get a very good ruling,” said Crist, a former Republican running for the U.S. Senate as an independent. Earlier this month, Crist’s campaign issued a position paper supporting several gay rights issues he’d once opposed, including adoption rights. The prohibition was first enacted in 1977 and is the only law of its kind in the nation, according to court records. Arkansas and Utah ban any unmarried straight or gay couples from adopting or fostering children. Mississippi bans gay couples, but not single gays, from adopting. “Clearly, Florida’s law was the most draconian in the nation until today,” said Robert Rosenwald, the lead counsel on the case for the Florida ACLU. In a 28-page opinion, a threejudge panel of the court noted that gay people are permitted to become foster parents or legal
guardians in Florida, yet are the only group not allowed to adopt. “It is difficult to see any rational basis in utilizing homosexual persons as foster parents or guardians on a temporary or permanent basis, while imposing a blanket prohibition on those same persons,” wrote Judge Gerald Cope for the panel. “All other persons are eligible to be considered case-by-case to be adoptive parents.” The ruling came in an appeal of the 2008 decision by the state Department of Children and Families, which had urged the judges to consider evidence of what it said were risk factors among potential gay parents. These factors, according to attorneys for the department, included more sexual activity by children of gay parents and more incidents of teasing and bullying suffered by children from gay households. The appeals panel said the state’s evidence did not back up those claims and that its “experts’ opinions were not valid from a scientific point of view.” DCF also now agrees, according to Wednesday’s ruling, “that gay people and heterosexuals make equally good parents.” DCF said in a statement late Wednesday it was analyzing the decision and would decide ahead of the 30-day deadline whether to appeal.
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internet photo Martin Gill will now be on his sons’ birth certificates as their father.
The statement said the agency is trying to find “the balance between the value of a final ruling from the Florida Supreme Court versus the impact on the Gill family.” Gill said he’ll take the case as far as he can if the state appeals. The yearlong wait for the decision has been agony, with him worrying “week after week that my kids might be taken away.” “We’re thrilled for the Gill family and we’re thrilled for what this means for the advancment for human rights in the state of Florida,” said Howard Simon, executive director of the ACLU of Florida, which represented the Gill family. Gill has tried to shield the
boys, now 6 and 10, by not discussing that ramifications of the case with them and putting blocks on their TV at home. If the state doesn’t appeal, Gill said he can’t wait to tell them he and his partner are their “forever parents” and they can finally share the same last name. It’s been disappointing for the boys to enroll in school with different last names, he said. “I’m actually going to get their birth certificates with me listed as their father. That will be a thrilling thing for me,” Gill told The Associated Press in a telephone call. “I think the birth certificates are going to have a prominent place in our house. That will be the written proof of all of this struggle.”
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SHOULD WE BE IN
PANIC MODE?
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Heading into week three, the Vikings are already in a must-win situation against the Detroit Lions. Should fans be concerned? KYLE RATKE
sports editor We are only two weeks into the NFL season and there are already whispers that the Minnesota Vikings should be a very worried team. An 0-2 record isn’t all that bad. The Dallas Cowboys are 0-2 also. But the way the Vikings have gone 0-2 is scary. After the team had such an explosive offense just a year ago, the team has put up a combined 19 points in two games. I could bore you and feed you facts, stats and other things that are easy to learn using Google, but I won’t. Instead I will do what you either love or hate about me: the average fan’s perspective. Let the rant begin: I can’t tell if Gus Frerotte or Brett Favre is our quarterback right now. We might as well have Troy Williamson as our No. 1 wideout. And hey, Rick
Spielman, I know you have done a great job so far with the Vikings, but maybe having four receivers under 6’2” isn’t the greatest idea. Especially when Sidney Rice is 6’4”. And no, I don’t care about Hank Baskett. I get it, it gives us depth. But when you tell fans they might get Vincent Jackson and then you give them Baskett, they aren’t going to be thrilled. It’s like asking for a Playstation 3 for Christmas and your parents give you a Yahtzee handheld game. Not exactly the same. While listening to ESPN Radio – Minneapolis today (KFAN is much better, trust me), a caller said panic “wasn’t the right word” but the Vikings are definitely in a “must-win situation” and if we lose, our season is “over” (That was a lot of quotes.) Okay? So why can’t we panic? If you told me if I didn’t
run a seven-minute mile tomorrow at 10 a.m. I would die, would I panic? You’re effin’ right I would panic. I am panicking because our quarterback is in his 40s, didn’t show up to training camp (again) and walked into the locker room last week looking like a vampire from “Trueblood” bit his leg. Not the most promising thing. I get the wide receiver chemistry thing, but remember, Favre played with three of these receivers last year. This is where training camp helps. There is no excuse to miss the passes Favre has missed. No, missing training camp is not an excuse. Missing training camp is being lazy and greedy. Was he hurt? He tells us his ankle was hurt, so maybe. Did he work with any receivers that weren’t in high school over the
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LIFE WITHOUT RICE
The Vikings have struggled without their No. 1 receiver in the first two games. Here’s their stats after two games:
Percy Harvin - WR 6 receptions, 44 yards, 0 TD Bernard Berrian - WR 3 receptions, 27 yards, 0 TD
Greg Camarillo - WR 2 receptions, 32 yards, 0 TD
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MSU Soccer Gameday Lee Handel • staff writer
NSIC South School Augustana MAVERICKS Concordia St. Paul SW Minnesota State Wayne State Winona State Upper Iowa
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School Conf. OVR Minnesota-Duluth 4-0 12-0 SW Minnesota State 3-0 10-1 Concordia-St.Paul 3-0 8-3 Wayne State 2-0 11-0 Augustana 2-0 6-5 St. Cloud State 2-1 7-4 MSU-Moorhead 2-1 6-5 Bemidji State 2-2 8-4 MAVERICKS 1-2 9-2 Winona State 1-3 6-6 Northern State 0-3 8-4 U-Mary 0-3 3-8 Minnesota Crookston 0-3 0-11 Upper Iowa 0-4 2-10
School Conf. OVR Bemidji State 2-0 5-0 Minnesota Duluth 2-0 2-2-2 MAVERICKS 2-0 3-3 Augustana 1-0 2-3-2 Winona State 1-0 4-2 Concordia-SP 1-1 2-3-1 St. Cloud State 1-1 3-3 Northern State 0-0 2-2-3 Wayne State 0-0 3-1-2 U-Mary 0-1 1-4-1 Upper Iowa 0-1 3-1 Minnesota Crookston 0-2 0-5 MSU Moorhead 0-2 0-6 SW Minnesota State 0-2 1-3
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Minnesota State (3-3-0, 2-0 NSIC) at Univeristy of Mary (1-4-1, 0-1-1 NSIC) AND Northern State (2-2-3), 0-0-2 NSIC) 3 p.m., Friday 1 p.m., Sunday RECAP: The MSU women’s soccer team is coming off two very uplifting victories at The Pitch last weekend. The Mavericks prevailed in a defensive struggle, 1-0, last Saturday against rival St. Cloud State thanks to senior Jessie Audas’s tie-breaking second half goal. The defense and goalkeeping were also clicking in the team’s NSIC opening win against a quality Huskies team. After struggling to score in the team’s first four non-conference tilts, the Maverick offense officially woke up in last Sunday’s game against Concordia. After entering the half trailing 1-0, the Mavericks strung together three goals in less than 12 minutes to propel them to a 3-1 victory and an undefeated first weekend of conference play. The Mavericks will now hit the road this weekend for a tough game against the University of Mary on Friday in Bismarck, N.D. They will then head south to Aberdeen, S.D., to square off against Northern State on Sunday. HISTORY: The Mavericks have had their fair share of success when they have played the Mary Marauders, going 3-0-1 in the teams’ previous four meetings. Last season, the Mavericks prevailed 2-0 in the regular season and again 5-4 in the NSIC tournament in a shootout. They have had similar success against Northern State since the two teams started matching up, going 5-0-1 all-time against the Wolves. The two squads tied 0-0 after regulation and two overtime periods last year in their only matchup. MSU NOTES: Several Mavericks made large contributions last weekend at home, especially goalkeeper Chelsey Eley, whose efforts earned her NSIC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Eley did not allow a goal and made five saves against the Huskies on Saturday, which was the first shutout of her young Maverick career. She also picked up the win in net on Sunday, only allowing one goal the entire weekend. Audas’s game-winner on Saturday was her first of the season and eighth of her Maverick career. Freshman Ashley Sykora, and sophomores Brittany Henry and Nicole Dooher all netted their first goals of the season in last Sunday’s victory over the Golden Bears. Dooher, whose goal proved to be the game-winner, also has three assists on the year and leads the team in points with five. MARY NOTES: This is only the second game for the Marauders at home this season. They won their previous home contest over Nebraska-Kearney, but haven’t won since. They are coming off a 2-2 tie with Wayne State in their most recent NSIC contest. The Marauders are led in goals by a freshman, Alex Bachman-Williams, who has three on the young season. NORTHERN STATE NOTES: The Wolves have a high-powered offense led by Maggie Fedor, who has six points on the year. They are coming off two ties against Augustana and Wayne State and should be tougher to handle for the Mavericks than Mary. The Wolves goalkeeper, Dee Woods, sports a solid .87 goals against average, which could mean goals will be at a premium for MSU. PREDICTION: The fact that the Mavericks have never suffered a defeat against either of these two teams might give one reason to believe they will finally fall to one of these conference foes this weekend. That being said, the Mavericks are more talented than both of these teams and seemed to have figured things out last weekend. Two wins or at least a split this weekend on the road would be a success.
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Football
Quarterback is happy to have found a home
“They were cutting staff writer some scholarThe Minnesota Concordia St. Paul ships and State football team When: 6 p.m. Sat there wasn’t will get a chance to Where: Blakeslee Stadium a lot of opplay at home again portunities for after two weeks on walk-ons at the road. It will be the first time that point,” said Brogan. the Mavericks have been at home Brogan would then proceed to since Sept. 2, and the players are head out west where he would be happy to get a chance to avoid the become the starting quarterback at constant traveling this weekend. Arizona Western College. Brogan “We’re excited to get back played well despite being on a home and get off those long bus team that struggled throughout the trips,” said sophomore receiver season. After one year Brogan was Cody Rose. on the move again. For sophomore quarterback California University of PennWill Brogan, Saturday will mark sylvania was the next stop. While his first home start this season. the name of the school may be Brogan isn’t the only player on the long, Brogan’s time there was not. team who didn’t start his career at A shoulder injury before the seaMSU, but his journey to Mankato son began diminished any chances has been far from ordinary. of Brogan suiting up for the team. Blakeslee Stadium is the fourth With still three years of athhome stadium for Brogan. You letic eligibility left, Brogan again read that correctly: Brogan has started over with the recruitment been a part of three different college teams before making his way process. One of the teams to heavily to MSU. pursue Brogan was the team he His moving around began will face Saturday. when he was still in high school. Concordia liked Brogan and He grew up in Ponte Verde, heavily recruited him to join the Fla., a town just outside JacksonGolden Bears. But seeing the proville. Brogan would move to Caligram MSU was building excited fornia where he played his prep Brogan to develop a relationship football at Canyon High School in with the coaching staff. Los Angeles. “The interest was kind of Brogan became an All-Confermutual,” said head coach Todd ence quarterback at Canyon when Hoffner. he threw for 2,231 yards and 21 After visiting with position touchdowns. His terrific senior coaches, Brogan was set on movcampaign led to the first stop on ing up north to become a part of his college football journey. the Mavericks. After three schools Brogan went to the University and a lot of moving around, Broof Hawaii as a walk-on following gan finally felt like he was headed graduation. Hawaii traditionally to the right place. has been a great place for quar“MSU was my top choice from terbacks with its high-percentage the very beginning, from the mopassing offense. But it wasn’t long ment I wanted to transfer,” Brogan before Brogan realized that he said. would have limited opportunities Upon arriving to MSU, Brogan with the D-1 school. PAT DELANEY
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and the receivers began working together, getting in rhythm long before the season got underway. The passing game has improved in each of the first three games. Brogan has thrown three touchdown passes to sophomore Adam Thielen, as well as finding Rose in the end zone another two times. Since entering the Mavericks’ first game in the second quarter, Brogan has thrown for 470 yards — good for fourth in the conference. His five touchdown passes rank second, but what’s most important is he is undefeated as
the starting quarterback. “Will has been a good leader in the huddle,” said Rose. “He’s really smart with the ball. I think we’ll do well in the future with him.” A southern guy, Brogan has limited experience being around cold weather. Like most people who move to Minnesota from warm climates, there is an adjustment period. However, Brogan likes the idea of playing football in cooler temperatures. “I actually love cold weather,” said Brogan. “I have lived in warm weather most of my life and
I am one of those type of people who steps out the door and is instantly sweating, even if it’s 60 degrees. If you ask anyone in my family, they’ll say I love playing in cold weather.” Whatever the weather Saturday, Brogan looks to continue his early success. While he is the first to admit that he has a lot of improving to do, Brogan has proved that he is capable of running the offense. At MSU, Brogan appears to have finally found the right fit.
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Volleyball
Defending champions for a reason The Golden Bears showed the Mavericks why they won last year’s national title TIGE HUTCHESON
staff writer While it was offense that killed the Mavericks against Southwest Minnesota State, it was defense that suffocated the Mavericks at home on Tuesday night. MSU surrendered its second loss of the season to the #6 Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears in a four-set defensive showdown. “The kids fought hard and I think we gave a better overall effort than we did [on Saturday] against Southwest,” said Minnesota State’s head coach Dennis Amundson. MSU (9-2, 2-1) ambushed the Golden Bears 25-16, holding Concordia-St. Paul (8-3, 3-0) to only eight kills and a laughable -.029 hitting percentage in the first set of the night. But the Golden Bears woke up and battled back. Led by NSIC Offensive Player of the Week Emily Palkert, Concordia-St. Paul stole the final three sets of the night (2523, 25-18, and 25-20) on their way to a road win. The Mavericks were unable to solve Concordia-St. Paul’s rock solid defense, and were held to an abysmal .188 hitting percentage. Setter Brittany Stamer played well, running up an astonishing 47 assists on the night. Kimber Kuhl led the Mavericks with 19 kills and Amanda Beekman chipped in 11 kills of her own, but Concordia’s defense refused to give in. Three Golden Bears ended the night with 17 digs or
We tried to change the way we were blocking but they just kept banging it off of our hands,” Amundson said. “Once more, including 22 digs from the ball got past the blocker we Taylor Fieldsted, 20 from Meplayed pretty well but we just gan Carlson and 17 from Kayla didn’t block very well.” Koenecke. Sophomore Courteney “We just needed to put in Steinhauser, who has more variety in regards started to emerge on to where we were setdefense over the past ting and who we were couple of games, led setting to,” said MSU the Mavericks with two outside hitter Chelsea blocks. Fogarty. “We just kept “We’re still a doing the same things confident team and over and over.” we still know that we Alli Rice and Chelsea Fogarty can beat big teams, we Samantha Dale led the just haven’t had that Mavericks defensively, moment where we beat putting up 17 and 16 digs someone who we weren’t suprespectively, but the Golden posed to beat,” Fogarty said. Bears refused to be tamed. “We’ve done everything we’re Palkert’s 16 kills led five supposed to, we just haven’t Golden Bears in double figures gotten that big win yet.” offensively and Concordia Although the Mavericks’ simply outlasted MSU in the next game is on the road final three sets of the game. against the less-than-impres“We read our scouting sive Beavers of Bemidji State, reports and we kept in mind Friday is a must-win for the where their hitters hit, and I Mavericks in order to end the thought we executed pretty tailspin and remind themselves well, we just didn’t come just how dangerous they can out with the win,” said MSU be. defensive specialist Samantha Dale. “We need to work on reading the hitter and getting under the shorter balls.” Perhaps the biggest culprit to blame for the loss is the lack of something Coach Amundson has been preaching since training camp: blocking. “They started banging the ball off of our hands and we didn’t make the adjustment.
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VIKINGS continued from 11 summer? No. Did he make up to $8 million more for pretending he wasn’t going to comeback, even though we all knew he was? Yes. Sounds like it worked out great for him. I am panicking because Bernard Berrian looks like he doesn’t care. Terrell Owens, in his prime, didn’t care and could still have 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns. Berrian isn’t good enough to do that. If Berrian doesn’t try, his receiving numbers will look like Jared Allen’s receiving numbers. “But Kyle, Jared Allen isn’t a receiver,” said Person Who Doesn’t Get My Dumb Jokes. Exactly my point. Greg Camarillo has yet to get involved in the offense and Percy Harvin traded his migraines for a hip injury. Guy is talented, but talent doesn’t do anything when it’s off the field. I am panicking because although the Vikings have one of the league’s best front seven, they have one of the worst defensive backs. Husain Abdullah, Asher Allen, Lito Sheppard, Antoine Winfield, Madeiu Williams, Tyrell Johnson. Those have been the defensive backs the Vikings have relied on throughout the first two games. They haven’t been awful, but by no means have they been spectacular. Wait until the Packers and Aaron Rodgers are in full-sync and he is eating our defense like William Taft ate cake. There is a reason why
Sheppard is off the Jets. He is garbage. Winfield is getting old and needs to be moved to safety. And Williams and Johnson should be traded for Braylon Edwards’ beard. Really. It is painful watching these guys. My final reason for panicking is the fact that we have Brad Childress as our head coach. “He has improved our team by two wins each year Kyle. Numbers don’t lie,” said Crazy Beard Lover. If you truly believe Brad Childress is a good coach and is an asset to this team, go check yourself in at the nearest insane asylum. Next you’re going to tell me a third and 12 draw play is a great call. I understand that my two articles this week have been negative, but I am being completely honest. In order for the Vikings to get back on track, they obviously need to win on Sunday and win a game we weren’t expected to win (Jets or Patriots, or sweep the Bears and Packers). If not, welcome back to rebuilding mode. Favorite e-mail of the day about the Vikings and their self-imposed problems comes from huge Vikings fan Terry and he sums it up well: “Well, we wanted Jackson, but got the guy married to Kendra Wilkinson instead. Sounds fair.” Welcome to the panic room my friends.
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Abby Holst A rush of relief and lights flood the entrance as we finally arrive at the Big Chill Fashion Show after desperately scavenging through downtown Minneapolis for more than 40 minutes in the midst of Minnesota Fashion Week. The secluded warehouse, unremarkable from the exterior, was busting with energy immediately upon stepping into the foyer. Workers with headsets trying to arrange last minute details were stumbling over each other (and us) as we wove our way through the jam-packed arena to find a good spot to stand and watch before…it starts. The lights dim and the first model stomps onto the runway. Outfit after outfit exploded with the vibrant personality and versatility of each collection and satisfied the cravings of those young and old. Following the customary designers’ walk of praise, Emcee ‘Jeffrey’ blasted into the mic, “Now that – was cool.” “New York, London, Milan are just a bunch of bitches,” he said. “I don’t see one person here who wouldn’t look hot in what we just saw.” I quickly turned to a few crowd members to get their reactions and opinions of what they had just been served down the catwalk. “I think they did a lot of edgy
stuff with fundamental pieces,” Brooke Benson of North Dakota said. “They showed a wide range from sexy to office, practical to colorful.” The featured label of the event was Kokoon, described as “A Boutique Without Borders.” I got to speak with the creator and designer of Kokoon, Laine Sou Weinberg, following the show. Dressed simply in a patterned wrap dress, Weinberg was a petite package of enthusiasm and charm. “It’s amazing to me how many women have beautiful figures and they’re so critical of themselves all the time,” Weinberg said. “I’m trying to get women into clothes that actually fit their bodies.” Weinberg said Kokoon’s pledge is to market to “real women” and it showed in its use of models with all different body types. Instead of a size 00, Kokoon’s clients are geared toward an 8/10. This is indeed a refreshing thing to hear from a designer in today’s slim-obsessed world. “Once they feel confident,
you open up a whole new world to them of clothes they never thought they could actually wear,” Weinberg said. “Their husbands respond, their boyfriends respond, they get compliments at work – and it’s just fun.” Weinberg has been selling clothes for 23 years with Barb Heinrich of the Uptown boutique and collaborates with Big Chill host Local Motion, a clothing outlet in Minneapolis, whose fashions co-rocked the runway. “I love the idea of MNfashion Week,” Heinrich said. “It’s great to showcase how talented Minnesota is.” Heinrich said that Local Motion aims to house a blend of designers – not only Midwestern, but a mix of New York, L.A., Barcelona, and so on – to create an international look. Kokoon is the biggest line sold in the store alongside Rox Jewelry by Robyne Robinson, the other featured designer of the night, which graced the necks and wrists of the models in the show. All the models who walked were walk-in
customers at Local Motion who were asked if they could donate their time to a good cause. The event was put on not only for fashion, but for charity. Twenty percent of all purchases made in the warehouse sale were to benefit the Randy Shaver Cancer Research and Community Fund. The sale following the show was a hectic race to snag one-ofa-kind pieces in the back room. With a multitude of designers to chose from, including Hype, Desigual, Nally & Millie, Fluxus, London Times and Anac, just to name a few, it was Kokoon’s meltaway fabrics, chunky knits and delicate lace and silks that stood out. I scored a black mini-dress I had seen on the runway and instantaneously fell in love with. Sheri Dietz, a mother of one of the models, was proudly snapping photos of her 15-year-old daughter. “It’s a great store,” Dietz said. “They don’t buy a lot of one thing so you know you’re getting something unique.”
abby holst• msu reporter The Big Chill Fashion Show — a reference to the approaching winter — allows amateur models to strut their stuff. Abby Dietz, left, and her friend, also Abby, are both 15-year-old rising stars in the biz.
Heinrich says Minnesota State students are welcome to come check out Local Motion, located on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis. “A lot of campus kids haven’t heard of us,” Heinrich said. “We specialize in dresses, so for the sororities out there who need formals…” After interacting with all the inspiring and welcoming people of the event and being injected with a few dozen doses of exhilaration, I left the warehouse with a new dress, a bounce in my step and a Kokoon brand mint in my mouth inscribed with “Life’s short, dress cute every day.” MNfashion Week began on Sept. 14 with a Tim Gunn book signing and will end on Oct. 1. The crosswalks of 24th Street and Lyndale will be blocked off for the Crosswalk Fashion Show tonight at 7 p.m., and a of mix fashion, food and dance will make up other benefits throughout the week. Check out all the events at: http://mnfashion.org/ calendar.
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MSU film club raising interest in cinema program on campus MEGAN KADLEC
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It’s Monday evening, and students across the Minnesota State campus want to find something to do that will remind them of their weekend. Instead of studying in the library all night, some opt for a more relaxing activity: a movie, perhaps? Formed by film professor Donna Casella and senior art major Rose Krohn, the Film Society, which holds film screenings every Monday as a part of its activities, is a newly resurrected student organization at MSU. The association acts as both an outlet for mere fans of film art as well as a benefit for students in the film studies minor. “(The Film Society) is an outgrowth of the film studies minor,” Casella, faculty advisor for the group, said. Though it may have become more popular in recent years, the Film Society has had an interesting history since its beginnings nearly five years ago. During its first two years of existence, the society was quite active. Students would gather to watch films and participate in
discussions. After this moderliterature major, said. more your sled relates to film, ate activity, however, the society The weekly meetings open the better. There are different became dormant and remained with the question, “Have you categories, so it is not all about that way for a year until the club seen any good films in the past reaching the bottom of the hill started reignited under a new week?” first,” said Krohn. president. “It gives us a way to see movThe society would like to According to Casella, Krohn ies that aren’t completely new to host events such as production has been an excellent influence us,” said Krohn. workshops that highlight skills on the program and is expanding The group then discusses like cinematography and camera the society operation, immensely. as well as “Jon tutorials on Quist, (anediting softother MSU ware. It is senior and also workfilm enthuing to find siast), put directors or the group critics who together last work in film spring, and to speak to I was vice the group president,” about film Krohn said. on an arwale agboola• msu reporter “Then this tistic level. Donna Casella, left, head of the film studies minor, and senior Rose Krohn year he The group teamed up to re-form and reform MSU’s Film Society. had a busy also plans schedule and on attending had to step down as president. recommendations for further film festivals and conferences. Everyone was bumped up from screenings, fundraising ideas, The ultimate goal of the Film there.” and events it would like to either Society is a lofty one: It wishes The new vice president, Jim attend or host. The group is curto expand the film studies minor McShane, said he has always rently organizing a “Build Your at MSU into a major that focuses had a love of film. Own Sled Competition” as a more on film production rather “Some of my earlier memofundraiser. than the solitary film theory beries as a child were of watching taught now. This may seem “It’s like soap box derby like a challenging goal, but the ing films,” McShane, a senior cars except with sleds. The
department is already transitioning as professors are being hired and classes are being added. In addition to expanding the academic aspect of film at MSU, the society wishes to organize a film festival for the Mankato area. ”We want to get Mankato out on the film market,” said Krohn. Krohn and McShane want to urge students and community members to submit films that they have made for feedback and critique. They will also offer support and help for individuals who are currently in production on independent films. Even though the club is an academic venture and the films shown benefit film studies students in their current courses, the Film Society is open to anyone on campus who has an interest in movies as an art form. The Film Society meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday nights in the Heritage Room in the CSU. In addition to weekly meetings, the Society also hosts weekly movie screenings on Monday nights. If students would like information about the screenings, they are urged to contact Krohn at msufilms@ gmail.com.
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Weighing in on technology
David takes care of those pesky spammers, advises readers on recovering data Q: I need to get some files I deleted or lost. Is there a solution that doesn’t involve a super expensive data recovery company?
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A: Yup, there is. You can do it yourself in most cases, as long as your flash or hard drive isn’t physically damaged (in case it is, you might want to use a data recovery service — if it’s worth it). First of all, stop using your drive as soon as you know that you need to recover files. This prevents further data being written over it, thus giving you a better chance of getting your stuff back. Deleted and lost files are still physically on the drive. Deletion just marks the bits as “free space. Lost data, as in files being corrupted or disappearing, is usually due to file system errors. Use Windows’ Check Disk to scan your drive first. Even if you’ve overwritten the data (such as a reformat), special recovery programs can get your files back. This
is how law enforcement agencies recover data from badguys (data forensics). Some really great free programs are Recuva and PC Inspector File recovery. I recommend Recuva, as it is the most user-friendly and provides an easy-to-follow guide. These programs can take a long time to run, so give it a few hours if it’s a hard drive, maybe even a whole day. Q: Help! My e-mail account has been hacked! People think I’m a spammer now! A: Most likely there is “spyware,” more specifically what are known as “keyloggers,” running amok on your system. Either that or you’ve visited a fake site or responded to some shady survey, or what have you. There is also a remote possibility that they’ve “spoofed” (faked) your address (that’s a bit tricky). Do an anti-virus and malware scan ASAP. Also,
as soon as that is complete, change your password (or e-mail address if possible). Notify others of the situation and warn them not to respond or open spam e-mails. Some tips: Do not post your e-mail address in plain text anywhere on the Internet. Spammers use specialized programs called “bots” to scan for them. Block e-mails from unknown addresses or use filtering software. Remember, the only reason spammers and scammers are successful is because someone, somewhere, clicked on the bait.
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Controversial news site Wikileaks the future of information dissemination? documentaries, based on a massive cache of classified U.S military field reports related to the Iraq War. It is expected to be “the biggest leak of military intelligence” of all time, reportedly containing about 500,000 events in the Iraq War between 2004 and 2009. Wikileaks also reported to have inside information regarding the BP energy corporation and this year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It claims to be overwhelmed by outgrowth, with not enough man power to process the information as fast as it would like. With so much speculation surrounding it, Wikileaks is still surviving and releasing classified information to an international community. More and more are starting to take notice of Wikileaks
reliability and methods of protecting its sources, both of which are frequently called in to question. Its slogan is “We open governWikileaks, for the most part, has ments.” Time Magazine said “it maintained a “trust us” approach could become as important of a with the information it releases. journalistic tool as the Freedom of According to the site, it examines Information act.” The New York all submissions thoroughly before Daily News ranked it first in a list publication. It looks at forensic of “Web sites that could totally analysis of documents, their means, change the news.” motives and opportunity, etc. Wikileaks is an international At a conference held in Oxford organization that releases political, in 2010, Wikileaks’ supposed diplomatic and ethically or historieditor-in-chief Julian Assange cally significant documents that are claimed they use “state of the art otherwise unavailable to the public, encryption to bounce stuff around via wikileaks.org. It also preserves the Internet to hide their trails.” He the anonymity of its sources and also said Wikileaks destroys all “leaks.” The Web site launched in evidence leading to its sources. 2006 and since then its databases Wikileaks still heavily relies have been growing at an unbelievon its international readers to be ably fast pace, alongside increasing the best judges of the information levels of controversy surroundit leaks, and the outcomes have ing the non-profit, activist been astonishing. organization. For instance, releasing the Within a year of its launch, information related to Daniel Wikileaks reported that its arap Moi and having it rearchives grew to more than 1.2 exposed by The Guardian and million documents. It is specumedia institutions of neighboring lated Wikileaks has released countries influenced the Kenyan more classified documents than press to freely release the news to the rest of the world’s media the locals. This changed Kenya’s combined. 2004 election results by 10 perThe Web site has released cent, which altered its ultimate information ranging from docuoutcome. Being able to make ments exposing the corruption significant political changes such of former Kenyan president as this has left Wikileaks in a poDaniel arap Moi in 2008, to sition where it can survive as an controversial e-mails from the important journalistic resource Climate Research Unit that without revealing its sources. sparked Climategate in 2009, to No matter how significant the pager messages directly related impact of Wikileaks might be, to 9/11. Wikileaks also made individual discretion remains an the news with leaks such as the important. graphic “Collateral Murder” in “The precedent was set a 2007, a video showing U.S. hewhile ago with the Internet that licopters killing Iraqi civilians, one has to be careful about what and content of a Yahoo account they classify as a reliable source, belonging to Sarah Palin during ” said Williams. “It may be good the ’08 presidential campaign. as a jumping-off point to find As the databases grew, sources and avenues that would trouble followed suit. In 2009, provide accurate or more thorthe home of the German ough information, but it should registrant for Wikileaks was be taken with a grain of salt,” he raided by the police. As we internet photo added. speak, the Chinese and Thai An anonymous source, a Wikileaks has been called both the future governments are attempting to of journalism and a threat to worldwide former MSU student and current censor all Web sites with the security. Air Force officer, said Wikileaks name “Wikileaks” (however, has become a senstivie issue the website is still available inside the military. through the firewalls via alternate “I saw the video (of the Baghdad as a powerful and important form site names). airstrike), and didn’t appreciate it,” of modern journalism. Wikileaks members have comthe officer said. “All I know is, we Sharing his opinion of the site, plained of continuous harassment (military personnel) have been told Tom Williams, President of the and surveillance by law enforcewe can’t go on (Wikileaks).” Minnesota State Student Associament and intelligence organizations, tion, called Wikileaks “one of those At the 2010 Technology Enteraccording to The New York Times. double edged swords.” tainment and Design conference Wikileaks’ Facebook fan page, at Oxford, Assange summed up “It increases transparency and with 30,000 fans and counting, his view of the general uneasiness accountability within government was removed. In January this year, Wikileaks has received from those but it could also cause major secuWikileaks’ PayPal account was rity risks depending on the informa- concerned about the site’s fingertemporarily suspended and its aspointing attitude: “Capable, genertion that was leaked. I understand sets frozen. ous men do not create victims, they both arguments and perspectives Amidst all of this hostilnurture victims.” but ultimately feel it causes more ity, Wikileaks continued to grow. Likewise, one can say, respongood,” Williams said. Recently wired.com and NewsBesides the attention the site sible journalism doesn’t create week announced that Wikileaks is receives for its controversial leaks, culprits, it exposes them. working with TV and print media it also garners much attention for its in several countries on stories and MITHILA MANGEDARAGE
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internet photo The Australian media activist Julian Assange lives out of a suitcase from country to country in order to avoid any legal prosecution that may come his way via his controversial whistleblowing Web site, Wikileaks.
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