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ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer On sunny Panama Beach, hundreds of onlookers watched and videotaped while multiple men assaulted a nineteen-year-old girl in broad daylight. This wellknown gang rape incident happened back in March 2015, but it still remains a chilling illustration that people are unprepared to handle sexual assaults, and sexual assaults can happen anywhere. Bystanders are unreliable to step in and help. We should all educate ourselves on resources available, so we are prepared to help ourselves
and others if a crisis occurs. Due to recent assaults and reported incidents on campus, The Reporter wants to provide a reminder of what resources MNSU offers to victims of rape and assault. PREVENTATIVE MEASURES: One item that the university encourages students to do is download the free Circle of 6 app. The Circle of 6 allows users to choose six people to instantly text if trouble arises, simply by touching one of three icons. The car icon communicates, “Come get me home safely.” The phone icon asks for someone to call and provide an interruption in a sticky situation. The chat icon communicates that the user is looking for relationship advice. The exclamation
point icon dials a customizable national hotline for instant help. IN AN EMERGENCY: If you’re experiencing an emergency, dial 911 first. Keep in mind that this does not legally require you to press charges or take any kind of legal action in the case of sexual violence or assault. It’s simply a call for immediate help. It’s also wise to keep the campus security number in your phone: (507) 389-2111. Campus Security offers walking escorts 24 hours a day, and you can also find their emergency telephones located around campus with buttons that will contact security directly. HELP FOR VICTIMS Off-campus, CADA (the
Committee Against Domestic Abuse) also provides a 24-hour crisis line: (800-4770466). This number puts you in contact with a CADA advocate, who will give you options for your situation, walk you through reporting an incident, and go along with you to the police station or hospital if you are uncomfortable going alone. A CADA advocate also provides mental and emotional support in time of crisis. They are entirely confidential and not affiliated with the University. If you are in a consistently bad relationship where you go through sexual abuse or violence, if you are being stalked, or if you have experienced rape or assault, the University offers multiple resources as well.
The Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX (507-3892986) will investigate reported cases of assault and help you explore your governmental rights and options. The Counseling Center on campus (507-389-1455) is a confidential resource, and students can meet with licensed counselors free of charge to get emotional and mental help. Students can receive ten free sessions per year and must complete a brief amount of paperwork before beginning their first session. They are located in CSU 285. For more information on reporting an incident, pressing charges, counseling help, and other resources, go to http://www.mnsu.edu/eotitleix/titleix/.
MSSA discusses sexual assault alerts, vegan options RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer During the MSSA meeting held in the Nickerson conference room Wednesday afternoon, sophomore John Neitge presented two issues of concern to the senate: sexual assault is being overlooked and the vegan menu needs expansion. Since Police Officer Wilkins did not show up to the meeting to respond to the sexual assault matters, Neitge still presented rhetorical questions for the MSSA so they could work together to evoke awareness of negligence. “Why are general star ID alerts that may take the pri-
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vacy of the survivors not sent out to the students in event of a reported sexual assault, such as the one that happened on Sept. 11?” Neitge asked. As he researched for his answers, they had varied but the general consensus was because the suspect in question was removed from campus. He expressed his confusion in the fact that students have received numerous star ID’s announcing a robbery but the suspect has been apprehended. “Why do we still receive those alerts but not receive the same alerts when sexual assaults happen on campus that are reported?” he asked,
in reference to the same comment Sabrina had made earlier in the meeting, in which he felt the university needed more consistency. “Just notifying people that [sexual assault] happened and that the suspect has been apprehended would ease a lot of tension and relieve a lot of students’ stress about certain events, especially when we find out about them from the local news and not the actual college in and of itself.” Last month, the university required students to take a Consent and Respect course, as it is now federally mandated, and warned the students that their courses would be dropped if they had not tak-
en it by Sept. 1. But after Neitge had talked to a couple students who had ignored the mandate, they had told him they had not received the penalties as promised. Neitge expressed his curiosity as to how many students actually completed the course and who did not. “What is the point of having that penalty and then not enforcing it?” he asked. Neitge instead focused on how they affected the students. With that, he also questioned how effective the course actually is on lowering the sexual assaults on campus, especially since at the time the university had required students to take the
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course. Neitge added that he knew of students who clicked through the course without paying attention to the details. “There is no engagement on a personal level,” he stated. He also gave his opinion that the course should have been more relatable, especially to men who were sexual assault survivors or the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. He ended his discussion saying he believed the MSSA could explore more effective
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Personal choices: Taking a closer look at the childfree lifestyle RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer Life decisions extend beyond what career path you take and what degree you major in as a student. If you are moving toward a serious relationship in your life, it is healthy to consider what you both want in life and that includes children. If you choose not to have any, it doesn’t mean you can’t have a fulfilled life or that you don’t have valid reasons. For Robin Becker, creative writing instructor, she made no “conscious decision.” Events unfolded into the life she lives now. She was married for 12 years before she and her husband divorced. During that time, she had discovered she had fertility issues when she used no birth control but neither wife nor husband felt compelled to pursue treatments. “Overall, sometimes I think what my life would have been,” she admitted, then related it to other life paths such as attending college at New Jersey instead of Texas, moving from one place to another, or breaking up with a certain somebody. “I don’t think of it in a regretful way, just in what I would be doing (instead).” She does believe others should not judge personal motivations, adding that the flipside argument could be
made: having children is selfish for issues like overpopulation. A childfree person does not struggle to uncover their purpose in life like others might since their purpose lies at hand with their children. She also pointed out that others have the drive to replicate their genes. “One could say being childfree is selfless because of the drain in that we’re overpopulated,” Becker said. “It’s actually contributing to the overall wellbeing of the world. There will be plenty of people. Not only that but the resources are finite and if we keep on increasing population, we will deplete it.” However, she clarified that they were not her personal reasons but what she has heard from other childfree people. She does perceive the tension between mothers and childfree women because while mothers who work may have more flexibility, they do not advance in their job or career positions like childfree women. In whatever choice that women choose in regards to bearing children, Becker believes they should be supported: decent schools, free health for kids, government-sponsored daycare, and women would not be hindered based on the choice of motherhood. Fortunately, she mentioned that she has had nobody who disrespects her
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Continued from page 1 alternatives. The second question Neitge posed was what the university could do to support sexual assault survivors. “We like to talk about what we’re doing, not what more we could do,” he added. “Because there are a lot of services that the university doesn’t offer and that’s troublesome.” While he is also currently composing a list of problem-solving details with a group, he asked for the MSSA’s input in case they have ideas that maybe his group did not think of. Neitge promised he would bring back once the group completed the details. Furthermore, he wondered if the university would be open to providing help through third-parties, as it would not cost the university. “Realistically, it just allows more transparency and interactions with agencies in town,” Neitge pointed out.
One MSSA member inquired if Neitge and the other group members would want to unite with the senate and help tackle these kinds of issues by joining or creating a taskforce committee. Neitge said that he would, without speaking for the rest of the group. A separate issue Neitge also addressed is perceiving a need to expand the vegan menu since the options are not as well-rounded. Like the menu might have a salad but nothing for a protein option that does not involve meat. In other business, the MSSA reminded everyone of the upcoming Day of Dignity in Saint Paul for the Muslim Student Association to congregate and show kindness on Sept. 27. At the end of the meeting, the Student Senate sworn in Christina Hickey as one of the new members.
way of living and that she actually has a wonderful mix of married and unmarried friends, with and without children. “Even my family didn’t really urge me to have kids,” she added. She also has an older sister without children. “She actually had the same experience I did!” However, Becker does have a brother who decided to have children. She also adores the children who do exist in her life. “I love my friends’ kids!” Becker exclaimed, then laughed. “I am not anti-child at all.” Recently she had dinner with a married couple and their children. “I don’t feel there’s a void that needs to be filled and it doesn’t feel I have a lack because I don’t have my own offspring.” In fact, if her friends need to pick up their children from school, Becker offers her assistance if she is able. She also enjoys babysitting along with pursuing her artistic endeavors especially in music and writing, social activities with her diverse friend groups, and the daily interactions with her college students. The reasons for Rachael Hanel, assistant Mass Media professor, run a little deeper. She gives two major fears towards the end of her memoir “We’ll be the Last Ones to Let You Down” in which she reflects growing up a gravedigger’s daughter. Growing up around that had a major impact on her. “Seeing that aspect of grief of people I did know who lost children just—that was always really hard for me to wrap my head around,” Hanel stated, “what that depth of grief must feel like. It was scary to me, to think of going through something like that.” She also wrote in her book, “I would leave (children) behind in the way dad left me, grief and sadness.” While she understood that’s how it worked out in the real world, Hanel does not want to put
children through the same painful experience. That leads into her other reason, her second and stronger fear. “I might lose a child,” she wrote. “I would be so fearful of something dreadful befalling my child that I would become everything I despise in parents: hovering, smothering, protective…” For her peace of mind, she does not feel at ease with her own children as part of her life. But she also mentioned in her book what she has seen others possibly think based on the reactions she receives. “It’s really common, culturally, it’s what’s expected,” Hanel added. “You get married, you have children. So people as a whole are kind of uncomfortable when somebody is choosing to do something outside the norm…… and that’s really with anything.” Because society considers being childfree a strange lifestyle, ‘selfish” is one common reason society uses as an explanation. At the same time “I think for a lot of people, they don’t understand it,” Hanel said. “We all have a myriad of differences and the best way to understand what others are going through is through a dialogue.’ But first, others must be willing to open their minds and do the research instead of clinging to assumptions. Personal lives and choices often feed into even the political subjects discussed. For instance, Hanel also pointed out that right now society is having those conversations about race and gender. “It’s really all about getting peo-
ple to come together and explain their personal experiences so I really think that’s what it’s going to take: more education and more people talking about it.” Like with anything, too, it depends on the people’s curiosity. Hanel’s background in growing up submerged in grief is just one factor. “I remember being in high school and one of my best friends, she loved babies and had nieces and nephews,” Hanel shared as a story. “I remember her saying how she just couldn’t wait to have her own kids. I just thought, ‘I don’t feel that….that this is something that I want to do.’ It didn’t feel important to me.” With that, both her parents set the standard for good role models for Hanel when it comes to taking care in her career as a professor, in the approach she takes to her work. “I learned a lot from (my dad), in taking care, no matter what you do,’ she said, “even though I’m doing something very different than what they did.” Hanel’s mom has never put a question to her choice, but has a huge amount of respect and “is awesome!” Hanel then added, ‘I am thankful I never had that kind of pressure.’” For anyone who has questions themselves about whether to have children someday, Hanel directs them towards research, in online groups like Twitter accounts or through various news articles found online. She would also assure them with, “It’s okay if someone feels that way,” she said, “It’s a legitimate choice.”
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NICOLE SCHMIDT News Editor In today’s culture, we are constantly bombarded with words. Statuses, newspapers, advertisements, textbooks, blogs, and much more all provide us with a plethora of information almost every second of the day. Not only do we see words, but we continuously hear them as well. Television, videos, and everyday conversation have their way of filling our ears, leaving us with little silence or time for introspection. With all of these words filling up our mental and visual space, you would think the general populous would be more inclined to analyze such a large base of words and hear what goal they are trying to accomplish. However, I argue that this this information overload has caused society to shell up in their own state of mind. And it’s not entirely our own fault. You see, way back in the dark ages, people didn’t have social media or a 24hour news cycle. People were required to be exposed to all opinions and beliefs by read-
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ing the daily newspaper if they chose to be an informed citizen. Today, the trouble is that we have a news environment that is tailored to support our opinions and beliefs. We often find online communities that support our convictions. We follow friends and promptly delete them if they say something way out of line. We limit ourselves without even knowing it. Even if debate is had online, it seems as though no real conversation is accomplished. Name calling occurs, and people end up going right back to their safe communities, convictions even more solidified. With such a table set be-
fore our generation, how can we possibly challenge ourselves to become a well-rounded person? If you are looking to challenge yourself, follow a news site you cannot stand for one week. Become immersed in it. Watch it on television, read it on your phone…do whatever you can to hear make that site a part of your daily routine. Odds are this little experiment will be very frustrating since we are not accustomed to hearing people with opposing views propose seemingly logical arguments in a (relatively) calm manner. Although this task may be hard, by the end of the week you may feel as though you
“What qualities do you look for in a presidential candidate?”
have truly learned something. Not only do you know your convictions, but you know why other people believe in their ideas as well. When we achieve this point, we are able to have a real conversation. We can respect other people for being people. Not people who are obtusely dumb as some inconceivable thing, but a person who simply has a different outlook on life than you. This article is about 480 words...words that may be meaningless to some, yet empowering to others. I may be speaking into the wordy wind, but I will never let that prevent me from having something real to say.
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“None of the qualities the current ones have.”
“Honesty and transparent, but politicians cannot be because they have an image to hold.”
“Professional, outgoing, studious, selfless and lead by example.”
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Mavericks earn two shutout victories COREY YUMAN Staff Writer For the first time in the 2016 season the Minnesota State Mavericks soccer team got back-to-back wins over the weekend, and further adding to the good news they both came as shutout wins from two different goalies. Minnesota State started the weekend off Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play away at Sioux Falls and came back home for a game against Southwest Minnesota State. In their first game of the weekend against Sioux Falls, it took a little bit for either team to get things going but once Minnesota State got some momentum they did
not let up. The entire first half came and went without a score from either team, but just under four minutes into the second half the drought would end. Freshman midfielder Alesha Duccini scored a goal off an assist from fellow Senior midfielder Dana Savino. Duccini nabbed herself another goal, this time unassisted, just about thirty minutes later into the match. The Mavericks made sure to finish off Sioux Falls as sophomore forward Morgan Cottew scored less than a minute after Duccini’s second goal coming off an assist from Senior midfielder Kiana Nickel. Within the 80-minute mark, junior midfielder Jenny Hoerter finished things off by putting up the Mavs 4-0 after notching a goal. It was assisted freshman forward/ midfielder Dakota Wendell. Freshman goalkeeper Ryann Rydeen earned the shutout victory for Minnesota State in her first start of
the year. Rydeen made three saves in the game. The Mavericks had 14 shots on goal to the Cougars’ three. On Sunday the Mavericks returned to The Pitch to take on Southwest Minnesota State. The game ended up eerily similar to the previous outing, which ended in a 4-0 shutout. It did not take as long to get things rolling this time around, however. Nickel got the Mavericks up on the board first off to that of a penalty kick that she converted a little bit over 16 minutes into the game. The rest of the first half did not see anymore goals. Hoerter put Minnesota State up 2-0 six minutes into the second half with Savino earning her second assist of the weekend. A few minutes later, Nickel struck again with an unassisted goal. Closing things out was Cottew who scored the final goal of the game off of an assist from
Reporter Archives After the weekend sweep, the Mavericks are now 4-2-1 overall, 3-1 in the NSIC. Duccini. Achieving the shutout win for MNSU at goalie was red-shirted sophomore Taylor Livermore, who made two saves. Minnesota State had 12 shots on goal compared to Southwest’s two.
The Mavericks will play in their first back-to-back road games of the year this coming weekend as they face off against Bemidji State on Friday and Minnesota-Crookston on Sunday
No. 19 MNSU doubles up MSUM, 28-14 Mavericks earn first win at home in 2016, face WSU next.
COLT JOHNSON Staff Writer The Minnesota State football team has a different slogan of the week for each week. This last week’s slogan was “Fortify the Gates” and that’s exactly what the team did against Minnesota State Moorhead last Saturday afternoon. Coming into their second home game of the season, Minnesota State faced the Dragons in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) game that could have had major implications for the Mavericks on their season. Of recent, home wins have been hard to come by and Head Coach Todd Hoffner knows it.
“We hadn’t done so well at home, and hadn’t won a lot of our recent football games,” Hoffner said. “We lost three of our last four at home and now we’ve got a one-game winning streak going.” When commenting on the win, Hoffner said, “It’s good, it’s something to build on but I don’t think we’ve played our best football yet. There were certain phases of the game that I thought we did well and there were other phases where we could have done better.” The Mavericks offense struggled at times to move the football and ball security was lacking early in the game, but an early break in the first quarter on a fumble helped keep the Mavericks in the game. “We weren’t clicking on all cylinders, but we did enough to win the football game. However, you can never be satisfied even if you do almost everything right there’s
still lots of room to get better,” Hoffner said. Even with the struggles the offensive unit faced, they seemed to rally behind the play of junior quarterback Nick Pieruccini. In the 28-14 win over Moorhead, Pieruccini completed 13 of 26 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. He was just as dangerous in the run game, rushing for 118 yards and a touchdown on 25 rushes. The position of quarterback requires a leader in its nature. Pieruccini exemplifies that leadership but it’s what he does on the field that makes the rest of his teammates follow his lead. His onthe-field leadership qualities are just as valuable to Hoffner when it comes to game time. “I think the quarterback position in and of itself is an inherent leadership position, and I think quarterback play and performance can lead just as much as the outside the play leadership opportu-
nities that are inherent in the quarterback position,” Hoffner said. “His ability to lead more with his production and his performance is really a key factor for our offense.” When the offense was able to move the ball down field it was due to the help their defense provided, who were able to force three turnovers. Off those three turnovers, the Mavericks offense was able to score 14 of their 28 points off of drives following turnovers. The offense seemed to feed off their defense and Hoffner seemed to think so as well. “We feed a lot off our defense when they generate turnovers from our opponent,” Hoffner said. “That gives our offense momentum, but bottom line you have to generate your own momentum as an offensive unit and take the field like you’re going to score every time.” Though it would be nice to be able to score every
time on offense, the chances of that are low. However, it’s nice to see a defense that can limit the run game and force turnovers in big situations. Defensive players like Ruben Ibarra who led the team in tackles with 11 and Larry Moore who followed with nine really impressed Hoffner and the coaching staff. “I thought we hit exceptionally well and we really blended together. Lot of guys did a lot of things but it’s one thing to be in the right position, it’s another thing to actually be productive and make a play when you get there,” Hofffner said. The Mavericks have advanced to 3-1on the season and moved up two spots to 19th in the AFCA week 4 polls. They are set to play on the road at Winona State at 1:00 p.m. Saturday October 1st, in their first game during breast cancer awareness month.
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Volleyball sweeps, loses nail-biter Mavericks now 8-5, 2-3 in the NSIC on the season.
JAMES ANDERSEN Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato volleyball team split the games on their road trip this past weekend. They were able to beat the Bemidji State Beavers, 3-0, on Friday evening but dropped a hard fought match against Minnesota Crookston, 3-2 on Saturday. The Mavericks swept the Beavers on Friday. The first set seemed to have gone by pretty easily for them. The Mavericks never went on any long runs, but scored their points in bunches. The final score of the set was 25-14. The Mavs were able to continue their dominance in the next set and built an early 10-3 lead before the Beavers took a time out. They were never able to cut down the Mavericks lead following the time out, as the Mavs cruised through the second set with a score of 25-16. The third and final set went a little differently, however, due to Bemidji State putting up a fight. They were able to build an early lead of 1410 before the Mavs called a timeout. The score was 16-13, then it was a game of runs for both teams. The Mavs went on a 6-1 run to take the lead at 19-17. Following a Bemidji timeout, the Beavers went on a 3-point run to take the lead back with the score being 20-19. An MNSU timeout ensued, then after that they came right back with a 3-point run and took the lead again at 22-20. The Beavers responded with yet another 3-point run and took the lead back at 23-22. Then the Mavs scored 2 more to give them yet again a 1-point lead at 24-23. Bemidji would not go down without a fight though, and scored 2 more points to take the lead back again with the score being 25-24. It was the Mavericks who came out in the end as they were able to score 3 points with the highlight being the match-winning service ace by Jackie Jones. The Mavs finished the set, and the match, with a score of 27-25. The Mavericks had the advantage in the stats column. They Mavs combined for 53 kills while the Beavers had 30. They also had more assists with 49 and the Beavers had 28. MSU also led in aces
Reporter Achives The Minnesota State Volleyball team has gone 4-5 after starting the season 4-0. They have shown better play as of late, as the outcomes should not reflect their improved play. with 4 and digs with 61. Bemidji State only had one ace and tallied up 51 digs. Sophomore Sydney Powell led the team in kills with 13 this match. Krista Hassing and Jones both contributed with 11 kills of their own. Sophomore Autumn Risch set up her teammates well this match as she had a match-best 45 assists. Senior Haley Fogarty was another top performer for the Mavs as she notched a match-high 18 digs. MNSU then traveled to Crookston to face Minnesota Crookston on Saturday afternoon. They lost to the Golden Eagles in five sets. MNSU was able to come out on top of a hard-fought first set. The Mavericks had a small lead for most of the set, but Crookston fought back and gained a lead at 1615. The Mavs then went on a little 4-point run to take the lead back at 19-16, and finished out the set with a score of 25-22. The second set was also hard fought by both teams as they traded off points throughout. Late in the set, the Mavericks had a 24-21 lead, but Crookston was able to tie the score at 24. They were exchanging points until
the Golden Eagles finished the set with a 3-point run with the score being 29-27. In the third set, MNSU started off fast and built an early 11-3 lead. Then the Golden Eagles clawed their way back to within two points. Both teams were exchanging blows like a boxing match. Late in the set, the score was
tied 23-23, but then Crookston finished it out and won the third set 25-23. The fourth set also went down to the wire. Neither team was able to gain a substantial lead until late in the set when the Mavericks went on a run and led 23-17. The Golden Eagles responded with an 8-1 run and taking the
lead at 25-24. The Mavericks came roaring back and took the fourth set 28-26. The fifth and final set ended up going to Crookston. They gained a 13-6 lead, and the lead ended up being too steep for the Mavs to overcome. The Golden Eagles won with a score of 15-9 to finish out the match. Minnesota Crookston led in every category except blocks in the match. They tallied up 64 kills while the Mavs scored 53. Crookston also had 60 assists and 82 digs while the Mavs notched 47 and 73, respectively. Senior Krista Hassing led the Mavericks in kills with 18 and blocks with 5. Sydney Powell put up 13 kills as well. Risch led the Mavs with 37 assists and defensive specialist Haley Fogarty led the match with 28 digs. After last weekend, the Mavs are heading into this week with an 8-5 (2-3 NSIC) record. Their next game will be on Friday, September 30 against St. Cloud State University. First serve will be at 7 p.m. at the Taylor Center. MNSU will then play the University of Minnesota Duluth this Saturday, October 1 at 4 p.m., also at the Taylor Center.
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Automatic Repeat reQuest full of action, peril Netflix original movie brings to light the rarities of life.
CALEB HOLLDORF Staff Writer Renton (played by Robbie Amell) and Hannah (Rachael Taylor) are a couple sleeping in bed one morning, who find out they are stuck in a time loop. A group of three strangers attack them and the ARQ , which stands for Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ), also known as Automatic Repeat Query), which acts as an energy turbine. The setting of this film is in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world where there are energy wars going on. A technology corporation named Torus and a freedom fighting group called Block Leaders are major influences in their own respect. It’s up to Ren and Hannah to make decisions that will alter humanity and the course it takes progressing forward. In the beginning, there’s a holographically projected clock next to Renton’s bed, and a bodily techno circle in Hannah’s shoulder.
FEATURING: ARQ (CC BY 2.0) by Netflix This sense of future has you hooked with the addition of futuristic modified gas masks, along with the anonymity of their characters is enthralling. The story loses its flare, it feels, with each time loop this couple went into, but it kept me interested with each turn the story took. Writer and director Tony Elliot takes a new angle on the cliché, typical saving hu-
manity plotline, and tweaks it a little bit to satisfy our originality-seeking appetites as viewers. The different concepts he explores throughout this film are mind numbing with how much detail are within them. Elliot’s style comes across really in your face. He wastes no time throwing an action scene right into the start of the film, with the main char-
acter being dragged out of the room. The action is fluid and there’s attention to sensory detail with music and sound effects. The effect this film can have on its viewer is to make them feel pressured, and rushed to make a decision, much like the characters do. There are a lot of themes going on which focus around repetition of behavior, time
cycling over and over again, especially our same mistakes. To draw on the idea of repeating itself, the world of humans and their history can be examined through this lens. Humans repeat their mistakes, it’s in our nature. We’ve been a species for a long time, yet we still find ourselves not learning, and doing the wrong thing time and time again. We don’t always get do-overs right away, but often times another opportunity presents itself at a later time in the future. Another few themes ARQ draws are power, manipulation and perspective. All these come into effect between characters, and the result is what makes this film intriguing. The dialogue between characters is very dense in the beginning, and by that I mean there’s a lot packed in
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Obama: African American Museum tells ‘story of all of us’ President, entertainers celebrate opening of Smithsonian exhibit.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday celebrated the pending opening of the Smithsonian’s new African-American museum and said the institution, decades in the making, is a powerful place because it tells “the story of all of us,” not just the famous. Obama also said he hoped the museum would help people bridge divides that were re-exposed by the latest fatal, police-involved shootings of black men. The country’s first black president, Obama was scheduled to preside over an outdoor ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday morning for the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which was built on the National Mall in the shadow of the Washington Monument. “The thing about this museum is that it’s ... more than
Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press just telling stories about the famous. It’s not just about the icons,” Obama said at a White House reception celebrating the museum. He added that the museum has plenty of space to feature black icons like Harriet Tub-
man, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali and others. “What makes the museum so powerful and so visceral is that it’s the story of all of us, the folks whose names you never heard of, but whose contributions, day after day,
decade after decade, combined to push us forward and the entire nation forward,” Obama said, mentioning maids, porters and others who stood up for themselves despite daily assaults on their dignity.
Obama pointed out that the hundreds of people who were invited to the reception in the Grand Foyer included artists Quincy Jones and Phylicia Rashad, astronaut Mae Jemison and Oprah Winfrey, “the woman who owns the universe.” Civil rights legends like Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., and Jesse Jackson attended, along with representatives of a new generation of activists, including DeRay Mckesson of the Black Lives Matter movement. Everyone in the room can think of an unsung hero, Obama said. “But the point is that all of us cannot forget that the only reason that we’re standing here is because somebody, somewhere stood up for us,” he said. “Stood up when it was risky. Stood up when it was not popular. And somehow, standing up together, managed to change the world.”
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Moderator Lester Holt under scrutiny during debate
A rainbow appears over Prince’s estate in April 2016.
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Still no will, but work to settle Prince estate ahead
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Work to settle Prince’s estate is moving forward, and a closed hearing is expected to be held this week to resolve an undisclosed dispute between the likely heirs and the trust company that’s managing the estate. Court papers say only that the dispute involves “confidential business agreements.” Five months after the musician’s death, here’s a look at where things stand: STILL NO WILL No will has surfaced since Prince died of an accidental painkiller overdose in April, so his sister, Tyka Nelson, and five half-siblings are likely to be declared the rightful heirs within the next few months. Carver County District Judge Kevin Eide has not made an official declaration or said when he will. He has rejected numerous claims by people who said they were Prince’s children, wives and cousins, or that they otherwise deserved a piece his estate. The main question remaining is whether a woman and girl who claim to be Prince’s niece and grandniece are entitled to shares. The judge plans to
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hold one or two hearings on that in November. WHO IS RUNNING THE SHOW? At Tyka Nelson’s request, the court appointed Bremer Trust to serve as special administrator of the estate pending the appointment of an executor, which would happen after the court names the legal heirs. Tyka Nelson or someone else could be named the executor, or the heirs could choose to keep Bremer Trust in charge or bring in a different manager. Currently, Prince’s entertainment assets are being managed by L. Londell McMillan, a longtime attorney, manager and friend of the artist, and entertainment industry executive Charles Koppelman. CLAIMS DEADLINE A Sept. 12 deadline set by the judge for claims against the estate passed quietly. Most businesses that say they’re owed money have been filing their claims directly with Bremer Trust, and those claims aren’t public information. While people who claim to be Prince’s heirs are supposed to have filed with the court by now, it’s possi-
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into the film to start off. The fast moving dialogue gives the viewer a chance to observe characters, and see what their motives are as the story unfolds. We also get this insight into what people are like when they are vulnerable, or maybe even more so
when those big moments in life happen. ARQ brings to light the rarity of life, and how everything it has to offer is usually taken for granted.
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ble that more claims could trickle in. But the legal bar for getting taken seriously at this point is high. THE CONCERT The Oct. 13 tribute concert sanctioned by Prince’s family sold out quickly when tickets went on sale Monday. The lineup includes Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Chaka Khan and others. Prince’s inner circle gets a nod with Morris Day & The Time, Judith Hill and Liv Warfield, The New Power Generation and 3rd Eye Girl. The family originally wanted to hold the concert at the new NFL stadium in Minneapolis, but after a long wait for details that frustrated fans across the country, the much smaller Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul was chosen as the venue.
NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone’s aware of the stakes for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the first presidential debate, but there’s a third person in the equation who faces a different pressure: Lester Holt. The NBC News veteran is moderating his first general election debate, making him solely responsible for the questions asked each candidate and for steering the conversation. His performance will be closely watched, particularly in light of a dispute over the extent to which he should call politicians out for making untrue statements. Holt, 57, has kept quiet about his preparations. The NBC “Nightly News” anchor took over his job last year after predecessor Brian Williams was found to have lied about his role in news stories. Like the moderators for all three presidential debates this fall, it’s Holt’s first time in that role for a general election debate. He hosted a Democratic primary forum in January, and has interviewed Clinton and Trump three times each during the campaign. In a reflection of the attention that will be paid to Holt, his voter registration became an issue last week. “Lester is a Democrat,” Trump said in a Fox News Channel interview. “It’s a phony system. They are all Democrats.” Holt, however, is a registered Republican, according to New York state voting records. Asked about the misstate-
ment on Monday, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said on MSNBC that it wasn’t a lie because Trump didn’t know Holt’s voter registration. Voting records show that Anderson Cooper of CNN, who is moderating the Oct. 5 debate, is registered unaffiliated with a party in New York and Chris Wallace of Fox News, the moderator on Oct. 19, is a registered Democrat in Washington, D.C. Martha Raddatz, who will join Cooper, lives in Virginia, which doesn’t register voters by party, and ABC would not discuss her affiliation. That illustrates on a small scale the issue of to what extent moderators, and journalists covering the debate, should point it out when a candidate says something untrue. It became part of the pre-debate discussion when Holt’s NBC colleague, Matt Lauer, was criticized for not confronting Trump earlier this month when the Republican falsely claimed he had not expressed support for the war in Iraq during a forum between the two candidates. The Clinton campaign says moderators should police false statements. Trump’s campaign says it’s not their role. Among journalists, there’s no consensus. Janet Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates, said on CNN Sunday that in past debates moderators have generally believed the candidates should call their opponents out when something false is said.
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