September 24, 2019

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College of Business introduces new Agri- MNSU vs.

WSU food business and Food Innovation Program drive OLAYINKA GBOLAHAN STAFF WRITER

MARIA LY NEWS EDITOR

The College of Business are introducing the Agribusiness and Food Innovation Program Minor.

The program provides students with innovation and entrepreneurship skills within the agriculture and food industry.

This grants students an opportunity to gain a broad knowledge on the agriculture and the food industry while developing a business acumen which would be an incredible compliment to any major like business, computer or management information technology and so on.

In addition to the academic advantages, the program emphasizes on providing real world experiences to students.

This past Monday, the Student Government announced a competition between Minnesota State University, Mankato and Winona State University in a food drive.

The competition is planned to run from Monday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Sept. 27. Donations will also be accepted during the football game on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Per the email sent to all students all items donated will be sent to the Campus Cupboard to “provide students with stacked shelves and multitudes of items to choose from”.

Students are suggested to donate canned goods, boxed items, toiletries, and dollar donations.

Anisa Omar, the Student Government president, said in a Facebook video, “If you do not have any of the above, please donate a dollar. One dollar will equal one can in the competition “ Donations can be brought to the Student Activities office (CSU173), the Student Government office (CSU280), and the Athletics office (MF135).

The winner will be based on which university collects the most items. The winner will be announced during Saturday’s Harvest Bowl game where the university are playing against Winona State.

Omar says, “As Mavericks we know Winona does not stand a chance. We will showcase all what Maverick pride is about as we win our food drive and our second home game.”

The food drive was sponsored by and in collaboration with Student Government, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Community Engagement, International Student Association, Black Student Union, The Herd, Residence Hall Association, and Kappa Alpha Psi.

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It provides numerous opportunities on fulfilling the internship requirement through industrial partnerships and job fairs which provides students with practical

job experiences.

Furthermore, it offers more opportunities through partnership with career leaders and innovator programs to provide an extra-curricular

ecosystem of academic and career support.

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MNSU welcomes first generation of students MICHAEL MCSHANE STAFF WRITER Being the first person in your family to go to college can be both equally exciting and overwhelming.

Luckily for Minnesota State University, Mankato students, there are a group willing to give them a helping hand.

Maverick Firsts held its first meeting Friday, Sept. 20 to speak about first generation students and the support they can receive from the committee. The event, held in Ostrander Auditorium, started at noon and went on until 1:50 p.m.

Students attending the event were greeted at the entrance to the auditorium and given a folder with information on what it really means to be a first-generation college student at a four-year university.

David Engen, a professor in MNSU’s Communications

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Studies department, is one of the creators of the event and was the keynote speaker at the event where he spoke on the challenges that first generation students face.

“A lot of times the families

of first-generation students, as smart and as supportive as they are, can’t help you with insider knowledge about college,” Engen said.

Engen, a first-generation student himself, spoke to the

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Love Your Melon, DKMS joins FIRST

forces to fight childhood cancer

Photo courtesy of MNSULYM Crew’s Facebook

VANDY MANYEH STAFF WRITER Around the globe, September has been set aside as a month to celebrate the youngest victims of cancer.

One campus organization has been doing that all month long. MNSU Love Your Melon Campus Crew — the Minnesota State University, Mankato chapter of Minneapolis-based apparel brand company Love Your Melon — will end the month with a bang.

Joining forces with an international non-profit, DKMS, the crew will host a bone marrow donation drive on Saturday at WYSIWYG Juice Company in Mankato.

“The purpose of this event is for people to become educated about bone marrow donations, as well as blood cancer and to sign up to become a bone marrow donor if interested,” MNSU-LYM Crew Captain Courtney McSherry said. “Bone Cancer affects

many children and adults. By possibly being a match to an individual, you can save a life which is so rewarding.”

DKMS boasts of more than one million registered bone marrow donors across the United States, according to the organization’s website.

Donations are then used to “create a second chance at life” for victims of cancer.

Since Sept. 1, the MNSU-LYM crew has been going gold. By “Going Gold,” the crew is raising money and awareness for childhood cancer.

“With the childhood cancer ribbon color being gold, our “Go Gold” campaign is spreading awareness and educating the community on the facts and figures of childhood cancer,” McSherry said. “The MNSU community can participate in the campaign by stopping by one of our tabling event in the CSU and picking up a gold ribbon pin.”

Over 15,000 children are

diagnosed with pediatric cancer in the United States each year, making cancer the number one cause of death by disease among children, according to the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Since coming to campus in 2014, MNSU-LYM has sold hundreds of hats. Fifty percent of the profit is used to purchase hats for children that are battling cancer. At a recent event, the crew provided dinner for families at a few Ronald McDonald houses around Minnesota. Tie blankets, LYM beanies and other items have been donated to children in cancer units across the state.

Follow MSULYMCrew on Facebook and Instagram if you’re interested in following the activities of your local LYM crew.

Continued from page 1 supportive, had no experience about the ins and outs of university life and thus could not help him navigate through college.

Engen made it a point in his speech that not all first-generation students need help and are able to go through college like any other student, but services should be there for first generation students if or when they need it.

“We don’t want to say all first-generation students have all of these struggles, but some do, and a group like Maverick Firsts is here to help,” Engen said.

Finishing his speech, he turned the mic over to Ana Leyva, a senior at MNSU and a member of Maverick First’s committee.

Leyva addressed the crowd and had the audience do a 5-minute icebreaker where the audience stood up and talked and got to know each other.

After the icebreaker session, Leyva then led a student panel of first-generation students to allow students in the audience the chance to hear from students their age the experiences they have had and what they’ve learned at their time in MNSU. The five-person panel answered questions from Leyva. One of the questions asked was what advices they would give to build a community or mentorships with other people on campus.

“There’s really something to be said about just sitting down and having a conversation with someone and truly being able to ask them about themselves and make that strong connection,” Abdul Rahmane Abdul-Aziz, one of the panelists, said.

Other questions asked during the half-hour long panel consisted of what locations on campus were the panelist’s personal favorite to how to study properly and saving money.

After the half-hour panel commenced, attendees were treated to cake outside the auditorium and asked to come to the next meeting of Maverick Firsts.

Those involved in Maverick Firsts believe this to be an excellent way to take some pressure off first-generation students with some in the organization wishing they had something similar to Maverick Firsts when they first started college.

“I think that if I had this my freshman year, if I had Maverick Firsts, I probably would have dealt with a lot less nerves and anxiety,” Taylor Perrin, another student who helps with Maverick Firsts, said.

Perrin believes now that there are student leaders willing to lend a hand, first-generation students who are struggling can get the support that they need.

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A weekend at MNSU; from electric cars to cricket matches

Josh Flattum test drives a Tesla Model X near the campus Minnesota State University, Mankato during the Recharge Mankato event Saturday, Sept. 21 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

A student attempts a sweep shot during a cricket tournament orgaznied by the International Student Association Saturday, Sept. 21 in Mankato, Minn.

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Family Consumer Science to hold 70th anniversary EMILY ERCK STAFF WRITER The Department of Family Consumer Science would like to invite students, faculty, and alumni to the 70th Anniversary of the Family Consumer Science Department in the Wiecking Center on October 4, from four to seven pm.

Family consumer science has grown and expanded significantly throughout the last 70 years, not only here in Mankato, but the entire na-

tion.

Specifically on the Mankato campus, there have been lots of renovations done in recent years that the department would like to honor and highlight, including a brand new food lab with new countertops, cabinetry, and also updated classroom spaces.

There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at four pm, followed by refreshments, the announcing of the outstanding alumni of 2019, the opportunity for alumni to look at old scrapbooks and cherish their times as a Mav-

erick, as well as meeting current students.

any questions about space and their majors.

the

“Family consumer science has grown and expanded significantly throughout the last 70 years, not only here in Mankato, but the entire nation. ” There will also be current students available to answer

Common majors that are found inside the Department

of Family Consumer Science are dietetics, foods and nutrition, child development, family studies, as well as a minor in consumer studies.

Minnesota State University, Mankato, is also the only school in Minnesota that licenses teachers to be family consumer science educators.

The entire department is looking forward to this special and momentous occasion, and invite all to come and celebrate with them by honoring the past and celebrating the future.

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Continued from page 1 Some of this important addition includes Richard and Mary Schmitz Entrepreneurship series, China Town Hall, Harvest Bowl, AgToday a Recognized student Organization, Henze Ag Innovators and so on.

One of this partnered members, Henze Ag Innovators Program is a leadership development program created by Minnesota State University, Mankato Alumni, Daryl and Karyl Henze.

This program consists of select group of MNSU students who are interested in exploring agribusiness and food careers as well as developing leadership skills.

According to Dr. Shane Bowyer, the Agribusiness and Innovation Program director, “Henze Ag Innovator is something I would

encourage students to join because, it provides a lot of advantages like exposure to technology, innovation and business while creating lasting networking within the agribusiness and food industry.”

Some additional advantages of being a part of Henze Ag Innovators are gaining practical training through conducting research projects, receiving scholarship and grants, gaining two internship credit, participate in Ag-related events and trips and so on.

This is a comprehensive and interesting minor incorporated with a lot of real-world opportunities and would be of tremendous benefits to student.

Contact Dr. Bowyer for any question or additional information.

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A student’s journey destressing through swimming

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RACHAEL JAEGER STAFF WRITER For someone like me who wrestles with anxiety on a moment to moment basis, it is tough to let myself go and relax. No matter how many calming techniques I practice, but nothing clicked until I started swimming again.

Over three years ago, I attended a day conference my spiritual coach, Rob Bell, was speaking at in Minneapolis about his book release “How to Be Here”.

An opportunity presented itself to personally ask him how he fell in love with surfing and how somebody could determine what would give them a break from what they believe their calling to be. He told me I needed to figure it out myself, despite I pressed him once.

At first, I thought was somewhat curt, but now I see that it was the most helpful advice. My initial answer is writing, but lately I have discovered that it stimulates anxiety at times since it is something I am passionate about. I often think of writing as an end goal, whether it is a class assignment, an article like this, or a project I have worked on for years and am trying to publish.

Sometimes I go kayaking with my dad whenever I visit my parents, but since he runs his own business, he is like me and doesn’t always know when to stop and take

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time for himself. He also owns a truck in which he loaded kayaks, and we would drive down to a river or lake nearby and lose ourselves in nature in observing the water ripple from fishes or other animals we would meet while on the water. But that only happens twice a year at most, so I needed to find something I could do on my own.

I had hoped I would have moved out west in Arizona by now and had climbed mountains mostly because it is a metaphor for conquering personal challenges.

My older brothers had also introduced me strenuous activity and it does certainly push your boundaries, depending on how steep and high the mountain is in relation to your physical endurance.

I have also learned that when you’re stressing out as you exercise, it isn’t the most

helpful to you or your body.

Instead of losing weight if that’s your goal, it can stress you out more than what the exercise is worth. Although I have gained some weight, I have strived to change my mind about thinking about nearly everything in life as a goal.

As I was about to give up, I went on our Jaeger family vacation in Siesta Keys in June, the revelation struck me of how much I miss water. I swam in pools in hotels where we stayed, something I hadn’t done when we moved from the lake we lived on in Iowa when I was twelve.

I do believe there is something mystical about water.

Maybe it relates to my own personal faith which is another topic. Lately, I have taken advantage of the Otto Recreation Center after my philosophy class on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

and I try to at least go twice a week. It hasn’t taken me long to lose myself in the water as I practice a simple back or butterfly stroke or allow myself to float on my back while I kick as hard as I can.

Whether I exercise or take it slower when I float, I feel my muscles lose their tension and the longer I swim, the more I feel at once with the water. If not all day, I experience peace for at least an hour and my mind also relaxes.

If it’s not swimming, I do believe it is crucial for every person to have something that takes their mind off their life for brief time. But if you are seeking physical activities, the Otto Recreation Center has a list of upcoming classes you can choose from with no obligations of signups. If I see a swimming class posted, I may take advantage of that.

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DAELYN O’BRIEN, MARKETING “I normally just sit in my room and watch Netflix.”

CARSON DITTEL, UNDECIDED “Watch Netflix.”

JACK LALIM, LAW ENFORCEMENT “Just go to my room and watch Netflix.”

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‘You are failing us’: Plans, frustration at UN climate talks

I don’t know how or why the use of blackface as lived past the early 20th Century, but for some reason there are people who think this is still a good idea – it’s not.

Blackface is just simply and morally wrong. Where is the humor in it?

Where is the punchline in painting your skin black or brown for a costume that at the end of the day could potentially ruin your life?

Images stay on the internet forever. That is an everlasting fact about the internet, and so when a picture of blackface is put on the internet it will stay there indefinitely.

Family members could see it, friends could see it. Your boss could see it and there goes your career out the window.

This is a joke that has the jokester losing their reputation. Why, just to get some cheap laughs and potentially out yourself as possibly racist?

Nobody likes to be called racist, yet a picture of you wearing blackface is all people will need to confirm it.

Are there people who have worn blackface but aren’t necessarily racist, yes, they just have bad judgement and made a mistake.

That mistake however has consequences that could take years to fix.

The whole premise of blackface is a mistake that needs to end, yet with each new picture on the internet we allow it to live.

As horrible and offensive as the act is, there will always be people who are ignorant of how bad blackface truly is at a historic standpoint.

This belief that blackface is an “okay” thing to dress up as seems to come from all social classes and backgrounds – from a bunch of drunk college students to the prime minster of a country.

We as a society should have ended this practice half a century ago, but it lives on through the stupidity of a few who think that blackface won’t come around and bite them in the future.

College students should know by now that such a thing is inexusable and offensive.

While no MNSU students so far have done this, we should make sure it never does.

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ey,” Thunberg said. “You are failing us.”

Later, she and 15 other youth activists filed a formal complaint with an arm of the U.N. that protects children, saying that governments’ lack of action on warming is violating their basic rights.

Outside experts say they heard a lot of talk Monday but not the promised action needed to keep warming to a few tenths of a degree. They say it won’t produce the dramatic changes the world requires.

“Sometimes I feel that Greta is still out in front of the Swedish parliament out on her own,” said Stanford University’s Rob Jackson, who chairs the Global Carbon Project, which targets carbon emissions across the world.

Bill Hare, who follows national emissions and promises for Climate Action Tracker, called what was said “deeply disappointing” and not adding up to much.

“The ball they are moving forward is a ball of promises,” said economist John Reilly, co-director of MIT’s Joint Center for Global Change.

“Where the ‘ball’ of actual accomplishments is, is another question.”

Of all the countries that came up short, World Resources Institute Vice President Helen Mountford said one stood out: the United States for “not coming to the table and engaging.”

“What we’ve seen so far is not the kind of climate leadership we need from the major economies,” Mountford said.

She did say, however, that businesses, as well as smalland medium-sized countries had “exciting initiatives.”

Nations such as Finland and Germany promised to ban coal within a decade.

Several also mentioned goals of climate neutrality — when a country is not adding more heat-trapping carbon to the air than is being removed by

plants and perhaps technology — by 2050.

U.S. President Donald Trump dropped by the summit, listened to German Chancellor Angela Merkel make detailed pledges — including going coal-free — and left without saying anything.

The United States did not ask to speak at the summit, U.N. officials said. And Guterres had told countries they couldn’t be on the agenda without making bold new proposals.

Even though there was no speech by Trump — who has denied climate change, called it a Chinese hoax and repealed U.S. carbon-reduction policies — he was talked about.

In a jibe at Trump’s plans to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris climate

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Scolded for doing little, leader after leader promised the United Nations on Monday to do more to prevent a warming world from reaching even more dangerous levels.

As they made their pledges at the Climate Action Summit, though, they and others conceded it was not enough.

And even before they spoke, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg shamed them over and over for their inaction: “How dare you?”

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres concluded the summit by listing 77 countries that committed to carbon neutrality by 2050, 70 nations pledging to do more to fight climate change, with 100 business leaders promising to join the green economy and one-third of the global banking sector signing up to green goals.

“Action by action, the tide is turning,” he said. “But we have a long way to go.”

Businesses and charities also got in on the act, at times even going bigger than major nations. Microsoft founder Bill Gates announced Monday that his foundation, along with The World Bank and some European governments, would provide $790 million in financial help to 300 million of the world’s small farmers adapt to climate change. The Gates foundation pledged $310 million of that.

“The world can still prevent the absolute worst effects of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and developing new technologies and sources of energy,” Gates said. “But the effects of rising temperatures are already under way.”

As the day went on Monday and the promises kept coming, the United States seemed out in the cold.

Before world leaders made their promises in three-minute speeches, the 16-year-old Thunberg gave an emotional appeal in which she scolded the leaders with her repeated phrase, “How dare you.”

“This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here,” said Thunberg, who began a lone protest outside the Swedish parliament more than a year ago that culminated in Friday’s global climate strikes.

“I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you have come to us young people for hope.

How dare you. You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words.”

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Yes, I’m wearing pants: A VSCO tale ALYSSA BUNDE STAFF WRITER A SATIRE PIECE Last Thursday, I dressed like a VSCO girl, and was subsequently asked if I was wearing pants at least five times that day, proving that the life of a VSCO girl is a rough one.

For those of you who don’t know, VSCO girls are the latest internet meme, stemming mostly from TikTok, the garbage rip-off of Vine. People have populated YouTube with VSCO girl transformations, jokes, and how-to videos about this trend, so I decided to follow suit, and became a VSCO girl for a day.

For those that still have no idea what I’m talking about allow me to explain further.

According to Urban Dictionary, my go-to resource of all slang that I’m too uncultured to understand, a VSCO girl is defined as, “the Tumblr girls of 2019, you’ll

probably catch them wearing a scrunchie, tube top, puka shell necklace, vans or Birkenstocks and don’t forget the hydro flask to finish off the look.” In addition, VSCO girls have been associated with always carrying CarMax Chapstick, saying phrases like sksksks and I oop, wearing baggy shirts, and always having aesthetically pleasing video and photo content.

To begin my transformation, I dug out all the scrunchies I could find, grabbed all my Burts Bees Chapstick (because CarMax Chapstick sucks, there I said it), borrowed a giant T-shirt, and practiced my sksksks voice, failed to locate a puka shell necklace ( I wasn’t about to buy one), and grabbed some Vans. I was ready. I posted a selfie to my story, obviously with a filter and almost instantly my messages were flooded with comments stating I was basic or asking where my pants were. Right off the bat it was clear that

being a VSCO girl came at a price, but I sksksks’d and moved on with my day.

As the day progressed, I found myself growing rather annoyed with the attention I was getting from my outfit. At face value, being a VSCO girl appears to just be a fashion choice. However, digging deeper it’s more than just a style, it reveals something more interesting about our society. The internet has turned VSCO girls into a meme and yet another category for girls to fit into.

Choosing that baggy T-shirt and scrunchies combo opens you up to flaming, be it online or in real life. “Do you have a personality under that T-shirt? Well not anymore, now you’re just basic.”

In the midst of my research, I saw a tweet that read, “Tumblr girls walked

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Department of Theatre amazes with Cloud 9 RACHAEL JAEGER STAFF WRITER Director Seth Honerman brought interesting ideas regarding gender roles in his production of Cloud 9 which ran September 18-21 at the Andreas Theatre. While the play prompted laughter, the theme of unboxing the self and standing up against societal norms runs deep in each scene and character.

In an article from the Free Press on Friday, Honerman shared why the project had intrigued him. “I was drawn in by the gender and sexuality themes which are still at play today,” Honerman said. “The gender and sexuality kind of goes hand in hand. By Victorian standards, it wasn’t really important to talk about sex and the exploration of the body, so to play to that (the writer, Caryl Churchill) poked at gender roles.”

Betty is first introduced as a man, Ryan Christopherson, who is a BFA. “There are so many layers to Betty that take quite a few rehearsals to fully figure out,” Christopherson said of his experience in playing as Betty. “The first act also takes place in 1880, so there’s the difficulty of making sure my posture and physical movement around the stage would

be appropriate for both the character and the time period.”

What strikes me about Cloud 9 is not only the complexity of a person but the historical society’s unhealthy view of marriage roles. Throughout the play, men—especially Clive (Trevor Belt)—refer to women as the weaker sex since they allow themselves to be controlled by their emotions. But the hypocrisy is that the men overreact just as much, but they deflect their actions on women because the men want the power. The only way that they believe they can maintain the order is for them to psychologically, emotionally, and mentally abuse their wives and children.

Although Clive had an affair with Ellen, who he claims as a friend and who has lost her husband, he deflects his actions onto Betty after he found out from his slave Joshua (Braden Joseph) she had indulged in a kiss with Harry. Cloud 9 shows the historical power men wield over their households. For instance, Joshua has witnessed how Clive treats his household so he mocks Betty when she asks him to get her knitting needle by stating she has legs of her own that she already does plenty with.

From the start, the audi-

ence knows that Edward (Megan Fischer) is gay and plays with dolls while Clive mocks him for it. Clive constantly admonishes Edward that his classmates will not want to play Cricket with him if he doesn’t relinquish his His “uncle” Harry, Zac Gaulke, also fascinates him after they engage in “play” themselves.

That scene address the complexity of sexual orientation and gender with an adolescent, Edward, who is trying to figure themselves out and looks up to Harry as prospective role model.

Act II brings the audience 25 years into the future, when Betty has become a grandma and is then performed by Megan Fischer.

By that time, Betty has observed different behaviors in her own lifetime and how those lifestyles develop into a society of its own, and, at the same time, is growing more into what may be considered “normal” society. After all these years, she has reached a point where it is most important to first accept yourself so that you can also, in turn, love and accept others.

Christopherson added, “There’s a fairly significant tonal shift from the first act to the second, which was very new for me. Act 1 plays very farcical and is shocking with some of the subject matter,

Finnish: the superior language HANNAH CHRISTY STAFF WRITER A SATIRE PIECE Here’s why Finnish is the superior language.

First of all, you can create cool ambiguous words like ​ aamupalaverihuone​. Depending on how you split that up, it can mean morning meeting room or breakfast blood room. Pretty cool, right?

Or how about their equivalent idiom of “it fits like a glove,” a pretty popular one in other languages too. “It fits like a ring on the finger” in Spanish, “it fits like a painted on shoe” in Italian, etc.

Boring, right? Try Finnish!

“It fits like a fist in the eye.”

Finnish also has the word ​ kalsarikännit​, which describes getting drunk alone in your underwear at home. So far, we’ve gotten some pretty metal and punk stuff on the table.

If you’d like something cuter, ​hyppytyynytyydytys m​eans “bouncy cushion satisfaction.” I’m sorry, but you’ll have to seek me or a Finnish speaker out on

campus if you’d like to hear it pronounced. There’s just no good way to describe how it’s supposed to sound.

There’s ​vihdoin vihdoin vihdoin​, which means “I finally whipped myself with a birch branch.” Now, that’s an actual thing Finns do in saunas, so go ahead and throw that one out next time you enter that wooden hell called a ​sauna​(pronounced s-OW-nah).

Hääyöaieuutinen​has a whopping nine vowels in a row and means “wedding night intention news.” Get your mind out of the gutter.

Somebody please get ahold of me if there’s a word (with Latin characters) that has more consecutive vowels!

Here’s a cool tongue twister that makes me want Cocoa Puffs: ​Kokoo kokoon koko kokko! Koko kokkoko?

Koko kokko​. Need a translation? “Gather up a full bonfire! A full bonfire? A full bonfire.”

Kuusi palaa​can mean nine different things. I don’t want to get into it too much, but this is because of suffixes, the nature of changing the meaning of sentences in Finnish.

As follows, you’ve got: the spruce is on fire, your moon is on fire, the number six is on fire, six (of them) are on fire, six (of them) return, the number six returns, the spruce returns, your moon returns, and six pieces.

You’ve got ​Juoksentelisinkohan​, which translates to “I wonder if I should run around aimlessly?”

Now for the one you’ve been waiting for. Lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas​. It’s sixty-one glorious letters of headache. It means “aeroplane jet turbine motor assistant mechanic, non-commissioned officer, in training,” and yes, I know it doesn’t make sense in English either.

Finnish is indeed a linguistic masterpiece. Why do you think Tolkien liked it so much?

So next time you’re in a​ sauna,​ try to​ kalsarikännit​(if you legally can, of course!) while yelling “​Vihdoin vihdoin vihdoin!” ​and whipping yourself with birch. You will be indulging in true Finnish culture, which is pretty much maximum relaxation.

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but I think that perfectly prepares the audience for the realism and honest conversations that are had in Act 2.”

In my opinion, what zakes a play or a movie is its closing scene, since that is the part that will stay with the audience and keep them thinking about the story long after it has ended. I loved when Fischer stared into space while her memories replayed in her head, with Christopherson and Belt returning onstage. Betty was looking into the past and realizing how far she had grown in her life as revelations struck her. What is most important is when she stated that she also realized that she was her own person, and that she shouldn’t allow no relationship with anyone else to define her.

“I was really touched by the

character development in this show, especially with Betty and Edward,” Christopherson concluded. “Hearing Betty’s monologue at the end of the play gives so much insight into her mind and how she’s felt all these years in this family.”

I believe the biggest lesson that any audience member can and should have learned from viewing Cloud 9 is to face who you are and embrace yourself with courage.

Sometimes the self-awareness is tricky, since society still has its own expectations of what we should be as people. Even if you are still in the process of self-discovery, I have learned from Betty that is honorable to stay true to yourself, no matter what anyone thinks or says.

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Tumblr girls were once the hot trend, complete with messy buns, fringed tank tops, Aztec patterns, and aesthetically pleasing everything. Sadly, they too were considered to be the epitome of “basic”. The tweet is accurate, showing that the concept of being basic has evolved into a new style while the ridicule stays the same. People are shoved into these categories and written off as basic just because of their style, and it’s kind of ridiculous.

Sometimes I just wish how I dressed wouldn’t force me into a category.

Why do I have to be a hippy when I wear my Birkenstock and tie-dye? Why do I have to be an e-girl when I wear my combat boots and dark lipstick? I shouldn’t have to be, I’m just a girl with a wide variety of clothing, but I guess that in itself is probably a category too. So, the pattern will continue and tomorrow when I decide what to wear, I’ll also be choosing what mold I want to fit into today. Hopefully in the future we will all be able to just be ourselves and not be categorized, but for now I’ll stay in my ever-changing mold and continue to be annoyed about this whole situation.

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ANDREW BRAVO STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Heavy metal group Babymetal delivered a dynamic performance at Myth Live in Minneapolis Saturday night.

Accompanied by special guest Avatar, another metal group hailing from Sweden, the fusion kawaii metal band delivered an amazing show to a packed venue as they embark on the Metal Galaxy World Tour which started earlier this month.

“Kawaii metal,” an emerging musical genre which began in Japan in the early 2010s, seeks to combine the elements of heavy metal music with J-pop and the Japanese idol aesthetic- music using young entertainers marketed for image in Japanese pop culture.

Such idols, such as the bands Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi), are also trained in roles like acting and modeling. Originating in 2010, the band has built up a large following over

the years through their impeccable choreography and rich lore that can be explored through their unique discography.

Accompanied by Avatar as their opener, heavy metal fans embraced all the key components of heavy metal; hair flipping, powerful guitars and drumming and slasher film stylization of performers dressed as clowns and of a demented circus. Setting the stage for Babymetal, the group riled up crowds with songs like “Bloody Angel” and “Hail the Apocalypse” from some of their 2014 album of the same name. Following their opening, it was time for Babymetal to take the main stage.

The tour continues the bands story from their Metal Galaxy in 2010. Summoned to the dark path by FOX GOD, a deity that according to their lore chose the three girls to be the saviors of heavy metal, they must perform for their loyal fans (also known as “The One”) in order to protect the sanctity of the genre.

The visual component of the bands performance was one of the most impressive feats of the concert. From showing explosions and fire on songs like “Give Me Chocolate!!” to the Big Bang and creation of the universe on songs following songs like “Starlight,” the show was a surreal aesthetic experience in the music and accompanying environment it created for The One. Set to their greatest hits from the 2016 album METAL RESISTANCE, many of their classic hit songs like “KARATE,” PA PA YA!!” and “Distortion” brought mega fans and casual listeners alike together for an incredible night.

The Tokyo based group has only been growing fast since their formation in 2010. As their distinct music style grows, Babymetal will continue to sweep the nation and surely the world as they embark for sold out shows in Europe early next year. The audience’s energy made one thing clear- Babymetal a sign of the future of heavy metal.

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Football extends its winning streak to 9 games over Concordia-St. Paul The Mavericks move on to 3-0 after an away win over the Golden Bears ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR Football extends its winning streak to 9 games over Concordia-St. Paul The Mavericks move on to 3-0 after an away win over the Golden Bears The Minnesota State Mavericks are still perfect on the season after beating Concordia-St. Paul this past weekend.

MSU moves to 3-0 after winning 29-3. It was the team’s second away game this season, the first being against Southwest Minnesota State. In this game, the Mavericks had a little more control, never letting the Golden Bears to gain any sort of momentum.

Much like the last few meetings between these two teams, the Mavericks won by a controllable lead.

Coming into the game, MSU won by an average of about 30 points and they did just about that. Mankato increases its winning streak against CSP to nine.

MSU used its usual two quarterback combo of JD Ekowa and Ryan Schlichte.

However, being up so big

towards the end of the game allowed sophomore Brevin Kaiser to get some playing time. Ekowa was the most effective quarterback, going 10-for-12, 88 yards and a touchdown.

Kaiser performed well in limited time, going four-forfive and 56 yards.

Schlichte struggled in Saturday’s performance, completing 30 percent of his 10 attempts and one interception. He’ll look to get back on track at home against Winona State.

MSU found success on the ground behind senior Nate Gunn and junior Justin Taormina. Gunn averaged 7.4 yards per carry, gaining 103 yards on 14 attempts.

Taormina’s rushing touchdown was a 13-yard run. He ended the game with 54 rushing yards on 13 attempts.

Redshirt freshman Kaleb Sleezer was the other player to reach the endzone for the Mavericks rushing attack.

Senior Justin Arnold led the Mavericks in receiving, gaining 50 yards on five receptions.

A familiar suspect in Mankato’s receiving game, Shane Zylstra, found 48 yards on just three receptions. His

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longest reception was 34 yards in the fourth quarter.

Senior Tyler Schmidt gained just 20 yards on two receptions in the win over CSP, but he was the lone Maverick to reach the endzone on a passing play.

Seniors Garret Jansen and Cheyenne Bradford, both forced a fumble for the Mavericks defense. Seniors Zach

Robertson and Alex Goettl both recovered the two forced fumbles.

Junior Cole Schroedermeier found success once again, collecting his third interception in three straight weeks.

He also added three solo tackles in what was another great performance.

Junior Jack Leius led the way in tackles for the Mav-

ericks, finishing with seven tackles. Four and a half of those were tackles for a loss, creating the Golden Bears to lose a total of 14 yards.

The Mavericks will return home to take on Winona State. That game will be at 1 p.m., Saturday at the Blakeslee Stadium.

Women’s soccer finds more success this last weekend MEL STRAMM STAFF WRITER

Minnesota State Mavericks Women’s soccer continues to stay on top after sweeping Winona State Warriors and Upper Iowa Peacocks last week. They are now 5-0 and will be moving on to face Duluth this Friday.

On Friday Sept. 20, the Mavericks took on Winona State in its first NSIC match and went on to win 3-0.

Even though her first attempt was saved by the Warriors’ goalkeeper, Sophomore Brynn Desens was able to connect on the rebound and thereby scoring the first goal for the Mavericks, just four minutes into the match.

Another goal before halftime came from senior Alesha Duccini, with an assist by Nadia Lowery would follow in the 27th minute.

Senior Dakota Wendell

scored the last goal of the day in the 83rd minute of the game.

Senior Alexa Rabune was once again able to make every save, allowing for the fourth straight shutout of the season for the Mavericks.

With a 33-8 margin, Mankato once again outshot its opponent.

Moving on to Sunday, Sept. 22, Mankato dominated University of Upper Iowa, outshooting them by a 28-7 margin and ultimately collecting its fifth straight victory in a row.

Maverick soccer did not hesitate and Lowry was able to score the first goal within the first minute of the match.

Two more goals followed before halftime, one within the 41st minute by Duccini and another one only two minutes later by freshman Allie Williams, both assisted by freshman Tia Martin.

Leading 3-0 going into the second half, the Mavericks

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offense was far from done, with three more goals to follow.

Wendell scored in the 52nd minute, followed by two goals by junior Danielle Tazic, putting Mankato up 6-0 for another victory.

Minnesota State will host Minnesota Duluth at the Pitch on Friday at 3:00 p.m. for its first NSIC match at home.

The weekend of Maverick sports will then be concluded by a match against St. Cloud on Sunday.

With Duluth currently trailing behind Mankato as eighth in the NSIC, Maverick soccer will undoubtedly continue to raise the bar this upcoming weekend.

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Maverick volleyball extends its winning streak to 6 games JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER

The Minnesota State Mavericks volleyball team traveled to Bemidji and Crookston and were able to finish with two more wins.

On Friday, the Mavericks and Bemidji State Beavers faced off at 6 p.m.

In the first set, the Beavers took a 5-1 run, until the Mavericks were able to catch up and take a 5-2 run of their own. The rest of the set went back and forth, but after the Beavers timeout to strategize, resulted in a 25-12 win for the opposing team.

It didn’t take long for the Mavericks to bounce back in the second set, starting with a 6-1 lead, all because of two service aces from junior Alivia Garbe.

The Beavers tried to make a comeback, but when the game was tied at 23, junior Mara Quam was able to drill back to back service aces for a Maverick win.

Set number three had a quick lead for the Mavericks, where they had a 13-6 run.

The Beavers attempted to come back and score more points, but the Mavericks took the set 25-18.

The last and final set was another quick start for the

Mavericks with a 9-5 run. The goal for the Mavericks was clear and they took the set 25-23.

Garbe ended the game with 17 kills and 11 digs, all the while senior Morgan Olson had 15 kills.

Sophomore Dana Schindler lead the team offensively

with 38 assists.

The Mavericks continued its adrenalin from the previous day against Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles, starting with a 6-1 lead in the first set; this early lead allowed the Mavericks to win 25-14.

In the second set, the lead

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was going back and forth between both teams until the Golden Eagles took the win 27-25.

The third and fourth set went to the Mavericks due to its strong lead right away, with the scores 25-21 and 25-9.

Olson lead the team with

17 kills while Quam had 23 digs.

The Mavericks will be facing the St. Cloud State Huskies 6 p.m., Friday. This will also be Parents’ Night for the Maverick parents. They’ll follow that up with a game against Minnesota Duluth on Saturday.

Vikings dominate the Raiders at home in a must-win game AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER Coming into Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings were looking to brush off their loss against archrivals, the Green Bay Packers. They accomplished their mission as the purple and gold breezed through the Oakland Raiders, winning 34-14.

Minnesota controlled the pace early on as Kirk Cousins found Adam Thielen for a 35-yard touchdown only 3:29 into the game for the only score in the first quarter.

Dalvin Cook followed up with a one-yard touchdown of his own on the first play of the second quarter, putting the Vikings up 14-0.

On Oakland’s next ensuing drive, Harrison Smith intercepted Derek Carr to set up a 1-yard rushing touchdown

by Thielen, the first of his career.

Oakland responded with a 29-yard passing touchdown from Carr to WR J.J Nelson on a good old-fashioned flea flicker, putting the score at 21-7 going into halftime.

Coming out of the half, it was backup RB Alexander

Mattison who took it to the house on a 10-yard touchdown.

What followed was a pair of field goals by Dan Bailey, kicking a 50 and 21-yard field goal.

Oakland put its faith in former Minnesota kicker Daniel Carlson, who would end up missing his 51-yard field goal attempt.

With 1:23 left in the game, the Raiders would find the end zone for the second time, with Carr connecting to Tyrell Williams.

Cook rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown, which makes three straight 100yard games for Cook. He leads the league in both rushing yards and is one touchdown away from tying Mark Ingram’s league leading five.

Thielen had 3 catches for 55 yards and a touchdown and Kirk Cousins finished with 175 yards and a touchdown.

As for the Raiders, Derek Carr was impressive with 242 yards and two touchdowns, going 27-for-34.

Despite not having a touchdown, Oakland tight end Darren Waller finished

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (33) is upended by Oakland Raiders free safety Karl Joseph (42) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

the day with 13 receptions and 134 yards, both career highs.

Minnesota finds themselves

facing divisional rival Chicago Bears in a highly anticipated matchup next week. They look to mend its scars of their

last two meetings between the Bears and eventually take first place in the NFC north.

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