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Student Coalition Against Rape (SCAR) forms on campus SCAR looks for passionate members with a mission to end rape culture.

ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer After a full day of activity, the Centennial Student Union emptied students, faculty, and stress out onto the streets, leaving it a quiet shell.

However, even after darkness fell, one group of students from various departments remained. Their impetus was the flush of reported assaults that happened on university grounds in early September.

The students came searching for ways they could heal the issues happening around campus and make it a safer and more supportive place.

From this initial meeting, one core group of students took discussion one step further and formed the Student Coalition Against Rape (SCAR), a brand new coalition on campus.

Their mission is to provide support for survivors

of sexual violence and to direct individuals to resources available within the community.

“Ending rape culture and ending sexual violence are two goals that aren’t specific to MNSU or the Mankato community, but they are ultimately tied to our activism because [the SCAR leadership] comes from a feminist background,” said Alissa Shape, director and co-founder of SCAR. The Title IX policy defines sexual violence as “an intolerable intrusion into the most personal and private rights of an individual.” These intrusions include, but are not limited to, stalking, assault, and relationship violence.

Rape culture is a term coined by feminists, and it refers to a culture which normalizes sexual violence, whether consciously or unconsciously.

Author Emilie Buchwald, who wrote Transforming a Rape Culture (1994), describes rape culture as being “a society where violence is seen as sexy and sexuality as violent.”

SCAR has broad,

overarching goals, but they are focusing in on their own community as a starting point.

“As activists, we would like to stimulate change on campus and in the community through a variety of projects,” said Shape.

SCAR has already made appearances around campus, in the Bullpen, Meyers Field House, and at the Mavericks game on September 24 with suppor tive signs. On September 26, students Sabrina Mercedes and Grace Doyle encouraged their passing peers to stop and have their photo taken with one of the signs. By doing this, students acknowledged the fact that sexual assaults are an issue and expressed their own support of victims in a simple way.

In addition to raising awareness, SCAR members

Photo Courtesy of SCAR are solidifying their base of loyal members to create a strong foundation for the coalition. They’re interested in students who have unique perspectives and passion to end rape culture.

SCAR members encourage interested students, faculty, and community members to connect with them through Facebook, or email them at scarmankato@gmail.com.

St. Clair community overwhelmed with volunteers Town and surrounding communities come together in wake of extreme flooding.

KALEB NORTH Staff Writer “We had the flood in 2010. We had a huge outpouring of community support for that. In 2011, we built a berm, it cost about $200,000 to protect that waste water treatment plant from flooding. In 2014, we had another flood, it wasn’t as severe. This year with this big flood, we weren’t able to save that sewer plant and we lost one lift station too,” said Catherine Seys, St. Clair City Clerk and Treasurer,

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regarding this past week’s immense rainstorm that left the town inundated.

As Seys informed me, this is the third 100-year storm event to affect the town of St. Clair in the past six years.

According to Minnesota DNR, “A 100-year storm drops rainfall totals that have a one percent probability of occurring at that location that year. Encountering a 100-year storm on one day does nothing to change the probability of receiving the same amount of precipitation the very next day.”

With a population of 868 at the time of the 2010 census, St. Clair is home to one k-12 public school, one post office, one fulltime city employee (Seys), two full-time Public Works Department employees and a 26-person volunteer fire department and contracts with the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office for police presence.

“Keeping basements from flooding,” said Deborah McCollum, one of the full time Public Works employees, when I asked her

of the top priority at 11 a.m., Friday.

One lift station and post office, both located just tens of feet away from one another at the intersection of Fitzloff Avenue and Park Street North, were overrun by the rising river. City management and volunteers had to abandon their efforts to save both. As a result, most of the homes on the east of town had water in their basements.

As defined by McCollum and Seys, a sewage lift station pumps greywater

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and blackwater (shower, sink, washing machine, toilet water) from a lower elevation to a higher elevation until it arrives to the sewer plant.

“We’re trying to maintain this lift station down here at the wastewater treatment plant to hopefully keep the houses on the west end from flooding in their basement.

And right now we’re holding our own,” said McCollum.

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FLOODING Continued from page 1 McCollum said the rescue efforts began around 10 p.m.

“Our lift station started getting high alarms. So we went down there and our pumps couldn’t keep up because the water was coming in so fast. And County Road 28, the main street here, was flooded. So we had trouble. Everybody’s yards looked like lakes,” McCollum said.

McCollum said pumps and volunteers were requested.

Sandbagging would be monumental if the community was to endure the storm.

“We had people coming in here with pumps so we could try and save the lift stations, but like I said, the one failed.

But not for lack of trying. We did our best, but the river beat us this time. And this storm was worse than the flood in 2010 actually,” said McCollum.

At around 11:30 a.m., I met Jack May, who lives three miles out of St. Clair.

As I arrived, a crowd of some 150 volunteers were formed up like army ants.

The humanitarians tossed 40 pound sandbags handto-hand like a cursory game of hot potato. From pallets situated on River Street, to a distance of 60 yards to the northwest entrance of the town’s school, the group unloaded an immeasurable number of sandbags from front loaders and flat-bed trailers.

“I didn’t want to get in the way of what I knew would be a lot of volunteers, until I saw an email this morning asking staff to come inside the school and pick stuff

up off the floor. That was pretty remarkable,” said May when asked why he was volunteering that day.

Jack May explained that the school uses an alert system that sends voicemails to the community landlines and emails informing the residents of events, such as the rainstorm and volunteer requests.

At 1 p.m., volunteer coordinators asked half of the military company sized group to mobilize to the next site: residences that required a sandbag wall. This residence was conveniently located next to the Fire Department/ City Hall property.

Upon arrival, I immediately hopped onto the flatbed pickup and began unloading sandbags, making sure to maintain a steady pace with the individuals below.

I recommended forming two lines, facing each other.

I instructed the group to stand in a zig-zag pattern, not facing a person, but an empty void across from them. This zig-zag pattern provided more support to the individual, when moving the sandbag down the assembly line model.

While 75 of us cleared the pallets, a group of 10 volunteers began filling empty sacks with sand.

During the span of an hour, I spoke and exchanged jokes with almost everyone I encountered. I met a couple who drove from White Bear Lake to help and two MNSU Mankato students that received an email from their college department, requesting bodies to help fill and place sandbags.

Dody Loge, a resident of St. Clair, spoke to me in depth while taking a short break.

“A lot of sand bagging.

A lot of filling bags, a lot of tossing bags down, helping people get stuff out of their basements,” said Loge, when asked how she’s been helping.

Dody’s own home was affected by the storm. She mentioned there was at least one inch of water in the basement. Yet here she was, with her nine-year-old daughter, helping the rest of the community to prevent further damage.

Dody wasn’t the only one either, to have incurred flood damage and volunteer her time to the community.

With Loge’s permission, I asked her daughter, Isabelle, a few questions.

“Because I want to,” said the running back footballer when I asked her why she was helping.

The nine-year-old attends the elementary school in town. I had first met her and her mother there just an hour earlier. At the school site, I told Isabelle that once the water receded, we would have to return and remove the sandbags. I also told her that if she returned to help, that I would too. She gave me an ultimatum. That if she could keep the sandbags and make a sandbox, she would return and help remove them.

One of her favorite hobbies, as she explained, was to throw marbles into sandboxes, and retrieve them. A nearby volunteer then submerged her fantasy, by adding that once used, the sandbags are considered contaminated, and must be disposed of properly.

I asked Isabelle if she had any friends that were helping, “The girl over there in the blue shirt, her name is Elizabeth,” she said.

There were many children helping.

They hugged the sandbags tightly as if they were teddy bears, as they passed them along to the next person in line.

The kids walked around offering bottled water and snacks. Elderly adults were exchanging sandwiches with smiles and handing empty sandbags to be filled to the high school students shoveling sand.

Jacob Tschann and Tyler Keller, whom I met at the previous site, eventually made their way to my work station.

“My sister told me that there was a lot of flooding in St Clair. I kind of wanted to help, and then I received an email from the CSET Department asking for volunteers. That was all the confirmation I needed to get out here and help,” said Jacob.

Jacob and Tyler are both juniors studying Math Education at MNSU,

Mankato.

“Same as Jake, heard through the email. Jake kinda told me about it and thought it’d be a great opportunity to come out and help, make a difference. Medford flooded a couple years back and I know they could use everyone, so anyway I can make a difference.” Tyler is from Medford, which, as he mentioned, flooded a few years back.

Federico Avila and Hallie Duethman also received an email notification from the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology (CSET) at MNSU, Mankato.

“I’m here to try and help the community,” said Hallie.

The five of us had a systematic approach for filling sandbags. Along with a handful of other volunteers, we shoveled through two or three truckloads of sand.

At 6:30 p.m., I spoke with Eric Weller, Blue Earth County Emergency Management.

“We could have crested already. We’ve seen, since six or seven this morning, the river went up four inches.

Then came down five during the day. So we’re actually plus or minus one depending on how you count it,” said Weller, regarding the river’s water height.

I asked him how many

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SPARK strikes confidence, inspires kindness at MNSU “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”

JOHANN HOLLAR Staff Writer Is there ever a time when you don’t feel good about yourself and need a pick me up? Forget about a bottle of whiskey or shots of vodka, what you need is SPARK. SPARK is an acronym for Strengthening Pride and Reinforcing Kindness, and if you are lacking in pride or wish to show kindness to others, then this club is for you. This week’s meeting will be held in the Heritage Room at 5 p.m. Thursday in the CSU, and will be about the power of positivity.

The first week of the club involved a first impression exercise where those who attended had to say something about themselves to four different people and write it on a piece of paper taped to their backs. Before that was the same experiment, except instead of talking to other participants they just wrote on the other side of the paper taped to their backs positive things about the person’s appearance.

The following week involved a drawing project.

Photo from SPARK’s Facebook page.

The participants drew a tree, starting with the roots, describing the successes of their childhood. The branches came next describing the successes of their life from high school on up and the top of the tree was what they hoped to do with their future.

The previous week, jars of love were being distributed by club members themselves around MavAve. During that same week at the meeting, members watched a video about self-esteem, and women in the video described their lives and how people are displayed in entertainment industry are not who you think they are.

Rachel Hoehn, club president, went into more

detail about the group: “SPARK is something that every person needs; regardless of whether or not they are a student. It spreads kindness and joy...along with a sense of pride within themselves.”

Hoehn continued, “My goal with this organization is to provide a safe, fun environment on campus that cherishes the simple things in life. I want students to feel comfortable in their own skin and to connect with others who feel the same. If I can accomplish this, I set out what I intended to do.”

“Although our programs are small in size, they are large in heart. It’s incredible to see the smiles that come

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wanted to see SPARK do even after she graduated. “I hope to see this group continue and grow. With the mission behind the organization, I can’t imagine that it wouldn’t and I have faith in the leaders of this group; there’s a SPARK in all of them.

The club was founded by Hoehn and several others over this previous summer.

It is the last semester for Hoehn as she is graduating from MNSU, Mankato with a degree in Communication Studies.

By creating SPARK, Hoehn will be leaving behind a very important contribution to the campus, which encourages respecting others, building

“SPARK is an acronym for Strengthening Pride and Reinforcing Kindness, and if you are lacking in pride or wish to show kindness to others, then this club is for you.” even last week when random students set out to make jars of love. I’m not asking for a big impact, but if this group can make one student’s day better, I will be happy,” Hoehn said.

Hoehn described what she

up character and improving oneself.

Hoehn left with one final thought: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. And I have found this to be remarkably true.”

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In loving memory: Reflecting on loss Grief and Loss workshop prompts personal pondering.

Opinion RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer Nancy Rolfsrud, who practiced in a private psychiatric clinic for years and is a licensed therapist at Minnesota State University, Mankato, gave her first workshop at the CSU on Monday about grief and loss.

She emphasized that just because people who show no signs death has affected them, it does not mean they are not sad.

With that, nobody knows the internal or optional mean in how someone is suffering.

For instance, she provided one example of a farmer who lost his son, and while the others in the family talked about it and cried together, he spent time in the fields.

But that doesn’t mean he was ignoring the tragedy in what happened to that particularly family member.

Coincidentally, on the date of the workshop, it was 53 years since my grandpa on my dad’s side was buried.

His name was Eldren Albert Jaeger, but other farmers at the time in the same area called him Al. He lived just up the road in Mapleton and had grown corn and raised livestock, especially dairy cows. He also served in World War II as a medical

technician.

In his last two years on Earth, he experienced guilt over nearly losing my dad in a combine accident.

J u s t because I never met him doesn’t mean it didn’t affect me. When I was ten years old, s i x t e e n years ago now, when we held a funeral for the person I believed was my grandpa. Since I was so young, I don’t remember who exactly told me, only that I heard whispers from relatives around about another grandpa I had somewhere.

When you’re that young, you don’t think to ask. I enjoyed cuddling my kittens, riding my bike, and had started to seriously write. So I wanted to know: where?

Where is my grandpa? I was told he had died years ago.

Okay, well…what happened?

Why did he drink too much?

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I had wondered about the scars on my dad’s back but he never explained them, but I don’t remember asking either. Eventually, the more time I spent researching and asking questions, especially in the last two years, a connection formed between the two accidents. Guilt had so plagued my grandpa the last two years of his life that he spent more time at the bar after his work.

Because my dad had barely survived after falling into the combine.

The Faribault County Register published an article

about the accident five days later on Oct. 12, 1961: “Joel, with his sister Lana, was riding in the cab of the combine.

When his father stopped to make some adjustment in the machinery, the boy climbed out of the cab into the grain hopper. Not realizing that the boy was out of the cab, Mr. Jaeger started the machine and only that Joel grabbed a bar of the combine, was kept from being pulled into it. He suffered deep cuts on

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“I miss Stacks; I was able to create my own sandwich instead of having set sandwiches.”

“We have a good food variety compared to other schools, but we can improve on the coffee shop.”

“It is overpriced.”

“There are a lot of options for students to choose from and I miss Stacks. I enjoy Taco bell.”

“I love it, there is a huge array of options upstairs and downstairs.”

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“Every year when it’s the anniversary of his death, I’ve tried to make it down to visit him and tell him just that – ‘It wasn’t your fault, Al.’ I don’t know if he can hear me but I hope he can, and that wherever he is, he’s happy.” his back and shoulders and severe burns from the belt.

He was rushed to Amboy where the physician was out of town, then to the Winnebago hospital and still later to the Mankato hospital where his wounds were dressed.”

My dad spent months in the hospital, likely adding to Al’s trauma and his stress about how he would pay the bills, possibly the reason why he stayed out.

Last year, a second cousin informed me of the trips she and her family would take to the farm because he would call. “It destroyed Al,” she had emailed. “He could hear Joey screaming every time he got on that combine after that or in the field, for that matter.” After her dad finished work, the family loaded into the car and drove almost two hours just so my grandpa could talk to someone.

Grandpa Al also would bring up his pain to his hired hand, Donnie. “It should have never happened, it should have never happened,” Al kept saying. “I should kick myself in the ass.” Donnie would tell him, “Al, we could kick ourselves in the ass many

times, but it probably would never do any good.” But the condolences never reached Al’s heart since the guilt ran too deep.

On Sept. 22 of 1963, he had breathed his last at 2 a.m. Several days later, in the Faribault County Register, it told of the fatality. Tommy Lusk, a trucker driver from Atlanta, had seen Grandpa Al’s pickup parked on the side Highway 169 about three miles north of Winnebago with the lights turned off. As Lusk got closer, the pickup’s lights came on, and as the semi rounded the curve, the pickup turned in front, and Lusk hit the pickup head-on.

It was only a year following his death when my grandma remarried a man she knew from back in high school who had lost his wife. The children were never allowed to talk about it. The pain for a few of them felt so overwhelming that they moved along after they made their physical move to Iowa to start their life.

Grandpa Al died so young, 42 years old. Many times, I wish he would have lived so I could have known him even a little. Better yet, sometimes

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I wish I could travel back in time to let him know that accidents happen and to listen to Donnie, that dad was going to be all right and to stop blaming himself.

Like Robin Williams told Will in “Good Will Hunting,” I wish I could tell him, “It’s not your fault.”

Every year when it’s the anniversary of his death, I’ve tried to make it down to visit him and tell him just that – “It wasn’t your fault, Al.” I don’t know if he can hear me but I hope he can, and that wherever he is, he’s happy.

I feel he needs a voice so I have strived to give him one since I was a little girl. I have a brief biography that entails a few facts about what little I do know, an uncompleted supernatural young adult, and still yet a personal narrative about my own journey in exploring a dead relative I never knew. I’m also shooting a brief screenplay on him hopefully in the next month or so. If anyone is interested in helping on the set in any way, please let me know by emailing rachael. jaeger@mnsu.edu.

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sandbags, or truckloads of sand we had used up to that point. He couldn’t provide a definitive answer.

He explained that the sand had various haulers, but mostly came from one location, the Old Castle Pits, which is also known as Southern Minnesota Construction.

“It’s really nice to see everybody work together.

Makes you feel like a part of the community. I’m glad I came out to help,” said Tyler, the Math Education major, from MNSU, Mankato.

“I’m just awfully thankful for everybody.

The volunteers, it’s a small community and it’s so heartwarming that everybody steps up in a situation like this and I can’t say thank you enough,” said Deborah McCollum, a Public Works employee.

The City Clerk has been providing updates on the city Facebook page.

Sunday evening’s update states that a disaster relief organization, Team Rubicon, will be providing clean-up services, free of charge, for basements of homeowners who were affected by the flood.

“We’ll be in Waseca for three days and St. Clair

for two days,” said Curtis Peters, District Coordinator with Team Rubicon for Southern Minnesota.

According to their mission statement, Team Rubicon is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, and member of the Minnesota and National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster. Their mission is to unite the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders to rapidly deploy emergenc y response teams.

Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Ministry has also provided the community with a shower unit that contains four showers and a laundry facility.

The city water is safe for use, although city management asks residents to prevent any fluids from entering the drains.

Reading other local media publications, the city is hoping to begin city wide recovery and cleanup efforts within the next week.

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The Fully Monty undresses for opening night Broadway show’s original composer visits for theatre’s first mainstage show of the season.

ANA-BRIT ASPLEN Staff Writer It was only a little more than a month ago when several of the MNSU theatre men were enduring a very awkward scenario: Performing a striptease in front of their professors. This, of course, was part of their audition for The Full Monty, the opening show of the main stage season. The next day, the cast launched into rehearsals.

They are ready to present the final product Thursday.

The Full Monty tells the story of several men who are down on their luck with unemployment. As each of their struggles gets harder, they come up with the idea of putting on a one-night show featuring themselves stripping.

A couple more people are recruited for the project, and after some very awkward auditions, they’re ready to begin rehearsing. But as morale gets lower and new problems

Photo Courtesy of MNSU Theatre and Dance occur, they realize they need to go for something bolder to get people to come. Directed by Dr. Paul Hustoles, The Full Monty features an extremely talented ensemble cast led by Matthew Sather and Gabriel Sell.

Rehearsals weren’t the only part of the process, however. A few weeks ago, the department was lucky enough to host a very special guest. David Yazbek, the three-time Tony-nominated composer of the show, vis-

ited for three days. During his time, he led songwriting workshops, Q&A sessions, a vocal masterclass and a concert of his music. He touched on many aspects of his life and career, from humorous stories to early

ventures to previews of his upcoming projects. He also worked with the orchestra and cast of The Full Monty, going through the entire score with each group. Every student agreed it was a great privilege to have this opportunity to work with the composer of this wonderful show, and what they learned has only enhanced their performances.

If you don’t have any plans for the evening, the show opens Thursday. The Full Monty runs Sept. 29Oct. 1 and Oct. 6-8 at 7:30 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on Oct. 8 and 9. Ticket prices are $15 for MNSU students and $22 for guests and are available at the Performing Arts box office.

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Debate reaches 84 million viewers, toppling record Moderator Lester Holt receives favorable reviews following Monday night debate.

NEW YORK (AP) — The showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was the most-watched presidential debate ever, with 84 million viewers.

The Nielsen company said the viewership, over 13 different networks, toppled a record that had stood for 36 years. The previous record for presidential debate viewership was the 80.6 million people who saw the only debate in 1980 between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican challenger Ronald Reagan.

At the time of the Carter-Reagan debate, the U.S. population was 226 million.

Now, it is 324 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

No debate since then had exceeded 70 million viewers.

Social media was humming, too, with Nielsen saying there were some 17.1 million Twitter interactions involving 2.7 million people on Monday. Tivo said that

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press the moment during the debate that caused more people to pause their television and play back what was said came near the end, when Trump said that he will “absolutely support” Clinton if she is elected president.

Clinton has some bragging rights at home. When final re-

sults are in, the audience for her first presidential debate will more than double what her husband, former President Bill Clinton, received for his last presidential debate in 1996 (36.3 million viewers).

Only the Super Bowl annually commands a television audience of that size. The

biggest audience in U.S. television history was the 114.4 million people who watched the 2015 Super Bowl between New England and Seattle.

The news was particularly good for NBC. Not only did it have more viewers than any other network showing

the debate, but “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt’s reviews as moderator were more positive than Matt Lauer received for his interviews with the candidates at a national security forum earlier this month, or CNBC anchors when they did a GOP debate last fall.

Watching the debate was nerve-wracking for NBC Universal chief executive Steve Burke because of the pressure on Holt. Burke said at an appearance in London on Tuesday that Holt “ended up doing a very good job.”

Holt was not available for an interview on Tuesday.

Some Republicans were unhappy with Holt, suggesting that he was unfair because he asked tougher questions of Trump, and challenged his facts on issues like Trump’s support for the war in Iraq and a court case involving the “stop-and-frisk” method of policing.

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Rihanna, new top designers debut at Paris Fashion Week Fashion week runs from Sept. 17 to Oct. 5., showcases upcoming and trending styles.

PARIS (AP) — New designer debuts from powerhouses Lanvin and Saint Laurent — and popstar Rihanna’s first Paris catwalk show for Fenty Puma — marked the start of Spring-Summer 2017 shows in the City of Light.

Here are the highlights of ready-to-wear collections.

SAINT LAURENT DEBUT A huge crane in the colors of the French flag hoisted a giant neon YSL logo above a construction site in the French capital, literally setting expectations high for this year’s YSL show at Paris Fashion Week.

The decor announced that the grand debut from Saint Laurent’s new designer, Anthony Vaccarello, on Tuesday night aimed to dramatically reconstruct the YSL aesthetic following the departure of Hedi Slimane.

French singer Jane Birkin and her two actress daughters, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, stared up expectantly alongside myriad iPhone-snapping fashionistas to marvel at the radiant 50-meter (164-foot) crane — a machine being used to rebuild the house’s Left Bank headquarters in Paris.

“The derelict aspect sets a nice metaphor,” said Gainsbourg, speaking from the show’s front row.

“Anthony has completely understood the house

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press codes,” Doillon said ahead of the show.

As the designer’s revealing looks filed by, the metaphor of reconstruction and renewal of the Saint Laurent image was heard loud and clear, but the high expectations set by the decor were dashed.

This “new” image was largely a rehash of the Glamazon, uber-sexy, ultra-mini styles that have come to be synonymous with the 34-year-old Italian-Belgian designer’s own brand and his work at Donatella Versace’s flesh-baring Versus house.

To his credit, Vaccarello’ s debut featured a check-list of YSL archive references,

with iconic YSL pieces fused alongside the sex aesthetic.

A sultry leather variation on the voluminous sleeves of the Flamenco Dress shimmered with a cool ‘80s micro-mini. Yves Saint Laurent’s 1968 transparent looks, which once shocked the fashion establishment, made a comeback and Vaccarello gave a nod to the textured materials of the famed 1976 Ballets Russes collection.

There was also, at times, a marked return to elegance, which had eluded his predecessor Slimane.

Those touches turned up in revamped archive YSL tuxedos and lashings of black.

It was certainly not a

23 ‘genius’ grants announced by MacArthur Foundation NEW YORK (AP) — Gene Luen Yang, a prize-winning author and the national ambassador for young people’s literature, and Claudia Rankine, one of poetry’s brightest and most innovative stars, are among this year’s 23 MacArthur fellows and recipients of the so-called “genius” grants.

The fellows were announced Thursday by the Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, which gives each honoree $625,000 over five years to spend any way he or she pleases, with no strings attached. More than 900 people have received the grants since 1981, with previous fellows including “Hamilton” playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, author-journalist Ta-Nehisi

Coates and dancer-choreographer Merce Cunningham. Fellows, brought to the foundation’s attention by an anonymous pool of nominators, do not apply for the money and are not informed they’ve been chosen until shortly before the awards are announced.

The idea behind the grants is to give people of “exceptional creativity” the “flexibility” to further pursue their ideas and projects.

“While our communities, our nation, and our world face both historic and emerging challenges, these 23 extraordinary individuals give us ample reason for hope,” MacArthur President Julia Stasch said in a statement. “They are breaking new ground in areas of public concern,

in the arts, and in the sciences, often in unexpected ways. Their creativity, dedication, and impact inspire us all.”

Yang is an acclaimed graphic novelist whose books include “American Born Chinese,” which in 2006 became the first novel of its kind to receive a National Book Award nomination. Earlier this year, he was appointed young people’s literature ambassador by the Library of Congress. In an email to The Associated Press, he said he hoped the grant money would enable him to have a private work space. “Practically speaking, I haven’t had a studio for a while now. For the past few years, I’ve been working at local cafes and from a corner in my bedroom,” he told the AP.

groundbreaking collection, but many of the styles could prove highly appealing to the younger clients the house has courted in recent years.

RIHANNA CHANNELS DIVERSITY The most striking thing about Rihanna’s catwalk collection for Fenty Puma was the models.

There has been increasing criticism in recent years that fashion shows in the major capitals have a dearth of models from different ethnic backgrounds.

So the popstar’s sophomore outing for the sports brand garnered praise for its use of male and female models from diverse back-

grounds.

The catwalk collection itself — Rihanna’s first in Paris — got a more lukewarm reception.

Pearl necklaces, lace headdresses, sheer shawls, fabric fans and glimmering corsets came across as somewhat saccharine against the show venue: the grand 18th century Hotel Salomon de Rothschild.

While the loose pastel-colored silhouettes seemed at times cluttered, through over-embellishment or because of the multiple layers that moved in convergent directions.

Still, there were some nice styles — such a coat or a silken jumpsuit that unraveled at the shoulder that captured the feeling of hurried undress.

FEMALE DESIGNERS ON THE UP Women’s fashion is very much a male-dominated world.

But things are slowly changing in Paris.

First it was Hermes that appointed a woman, Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski, to be its new creative director.

And now it’s Lanvin’s turn.

Bouchra Jarrar unveiled her first collection for the storied house that was originally founded by a woman — Jeanne Lanvin — in the early 20th century.

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A Miss Universe insulted by Trump steps up for Clinton WASHINGTON (AP) — Alicia Machado says that when she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname — “Miss Piggy” — that caused her shame and humiliation.

Two decades later, Machado’s dealings with Trump, her one-time beauty pageant boss, are reverberating through the 2016 campaign as the Republican businessman and reality TV star seeks the White House.

Democratic rival Hillary Clinton told Machado’s story toward the end of Monday’s first presidential debate, scolding Trump for referring to the Venezuelan-born actress as “Miss Housekeeping,” as Clinton said, “because she was Latina.”

“Donald, she has a name,” Clinton said, prompting Trump to ask, “Where did you find this?”

Clinton said, “Her name is Alicia Machado and she has become a U.S. citizen, and you can bet she’s going to vote this November.”

Asked about the exchange during an interview Tuesday with “Fox and Friends,” Trump said Machado was “the worst we ever had,” adding: “She gained a massive amount of weight. It was a real problem. We had a real problem.”

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press On CNN Tuesday night, Machado said she thinks Trump believes women are “a second class of people.”

“I love this country,” Machado said. “I don’t want to have some misogynist president.”

Clinton’s embrace of Machado brought comparisons to her campaign’s defense of Khizr Khan, whose son was killed while protecting other U.S. soldiers in Iraq. Khan spoke at the Democratic National Convention, holding up a copy of the U.S. Constitution while accusing Trump of smearing the character of Muslims.

Clinton’s campaign is try-

ing to mobilize Latinos and women in November’s election and has assailed Trump for derogatory comments about women in the past. It quickly released a web video detailing Machado’s story, portraying her as a mortified pageant winner whom Trump called “fat” or “ugly” and blindsided by inviting reporters to watch her work out.

Machado went on a diet in 1997 after saying she gained at least 15 pounds.

Trump said during Machado’s workout in front of the media that year that “she likes to eat — like all of us” and supported her weightloss efforts.

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Michelle Obama hosts Broadway event to educate girls NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama tapped some big voices to help deliver her push to get girls educated across the world.

The U.S. first lady went to Broadway on Monday to host a concert for the spouses of global heads of state that included performances from the female-centric shows “The Color Purple,” ‘’Waitress,” ‘’Wicked” and “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.”

“More than 62 million girls around the world are counting on us to be their voice,” Obama said. “And I intend to continue speaking out on their behalf — not just for the rest of my time as first lady but for the rest of my life. And I hope that you all will join me.”

The concert was held at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre — the normal home of “The Color Purple” — as part of the Let Girls Learn initiative, which encourages world leaders to provide education opportunities to millions of girls globally who do not attend school.

“When people hear stories of girls who aren’t in school, they want to help.

And as spouses of world leaders, so many of us here in this room have a platform that we can use to tell these stories and bring people together to take action for these girls. Because people will pick up the phone when we call,” Obama said.

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The event, emceed by TV talk show host Stephen Colbert, took advantage of the gathering of world leaders in New York for the opening of the 71st United Nations General Assembly. More than 50 spouses attended, along with public school children and girl scouts who packed the theater.

Colbert joked that Michelle Obama is one of the most admired women in the world “despite her constantly telling everyone to eat their vegetables.” She hit the stage to a thundering ovation.

Remarks also were made by three girls from Jordan, Pakistan and Malawi about the work in their home countries still needed for adolescent girls, as well as songwriter Sara Bareilles, Jordan’s Queen Rania, and Gertrude Mutharika, the first lady of Malawi.

Bareilles, who wrote the songs “Brave” and “Love Song,” helped create the musical “Waitress,” the first-ever Broadway musical with an all-female creative team. She joked that she didn’t even notice that at first.

“What a gift that was — that I was given an opportunity to be so seen and so empowered and so trusted and so reflective of my environment that I actually for a moment forgot to notice how rare it was,” Bareilles said.

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No. 19 Mavericks face tall task in Warriors

COLT JOHNSON Staff Writer The Mavericks have a twogame winning streak entering Saturday’s game against the Winona State Warriors.

Continuing their success will pose a real challenge against a Winona team that has outscored opponents 176-41 this year.

Winona State will be hosting the Mavericks for what will most likely show to be an exciting, high-energy game.

Coming out fast and setting the tempo for the game will be key for the Mavericks, and Head Coach Todd Hoffner knows it.

“I think it’s crucial, I don’t think there is any doubt about it. It’ll be important for us to match or exceed their energy level,” Hoffner said.

“Getting off to a great start is really important, but you got

to play 60 minutes and hopefully we start fast and finish stronger. That’s our motto for the week.”

Getting off to a fast start will be important, but winning the turnover battle against a potent scoring offense like WSU’s makes forcing turnovers and keeping possession of the ball even that much more important.

Marcus Gooden, senior linebacker for the Mavericks, on how turnovers will play a major factor heading into the matchup.

“Turnovers are huge for us. We lacked on that category the first two games. One of our objectives each game is to get 3 turnovers- not to mention they are great for momentum swings,” Gooden said.

The Mavericks will need to keep momentum on their side because if it starts to swing over to the Warriors’ side, there’s no promising that it will be coming back.

Time of possession, controlling the ball, and winning the turnover battle are just a few of the highlighted points

Reporter Archives Junior quarterback Nick Pieruccini (with ball) and the rest of the Mavericks will try to up-end Winona State, as they lost a close contest last year to the Warriors 31-27 at home. in order to get out of Winona with a win.

“When you have two talented teams going against each other it’s about breaks,

mistakes and turnovers. You have to catch a few breaks and minimize mistakes and be advantageous in creating turnovers but you also need

to minimize the turnovers,” Hoffner said. “It’s a game of

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Volleyball seeks for better consistency Mavericks will face struggling SCSU, then No. 2 ranked UMD next.

Reporter Archives The Mavericks will look to find a winning streak entering the weekend against a St. Cloud State team that has not defeated MNSU since 2013. Winning against UMD will be a challenge, as they are still undefeated in 2016.

teen teams in the conference.

MSU averages 16.1 digs per set so far this season, and they also add 54 aces and 83.5 blocks.

The Maverick impact players consists of senior Krista Hassing, who is currently 6th in the conference in kills per set with 3.7. Defensive Specialist Haley Fogarty leads the Mavs in digs per set with 5.4. That puts her at 3rd in the conference. Sophomore Autumn Risch is distributing the ball wonderfully for the Mavs as she averages 10.1 assists per set, placing her at 7th in the conference. Another under the radar Maverick impact player is senior Rissi McNallan, who is leading the team in aces with 13, and is

kills per set which puts them at 8th in the conference. The Mavericks distribute the ball

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JAMES ANDERSEN Staff Writer The Minnesota State University volleyball team will be hosting two teams over the weekend. On Friday evening, the Mavericks will square off against St. Cloud State University. The next opponent, No. 2 ranked Minnesota Duluth, will be facing MSU on Saturday at 4 p.m.

So far this season, the Mavericks hold an 8-5 record. The Northern Sun Collegiate Conference (NSIC) is proving once again to be the toughest conference in Division-II as MSU has a 2-3 conference record. Their most recent match, the Mavericks lost a close one to Minnesota Crookston, 3-2, in Crookston, Minn.

As a team, Minnesota State hovers right around the

middle of the conference in almost every statistical category. They are averaging 12.7

fairly well as they average 11.8 assists per set, putting them again at 8th out of six-

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After 21 seasons, Garnett calls it a career

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The most poignant moment in Kevin Garnett’s retirement video comes when he looks toward the Target Center rafters, uttering “Man,” almost in disbelief that a 21-year career was finally coming to an end.

“We going to be all right, man,” he says. “I don’t expect this to be easy. But so far so good.”

Garnett may have been talking to the Minnesota pups he spent the last season and a half mentoring. He may have been talking to his adoring fan base. And he may have been talking to himself as he braces for a life that doesn’t revolve around basketball for the first time since he was a little boy.

Three days after Garnett made his big announcement, the Timberwolves gathered to open a season full of promise and sounded determined to carry his fiery torch forward.

“He’s a Hall of Famer, been in the league so long,” forward Andrew Wiggins said Monday, a day before the opening of training camp.

“He came back to mentor us players. No one else is here to do that for us. Now we’ve got to go out on our own. “ The Wolves are moving forward with a roster that includes nine players with three years or less of experience. The late Flip Saunders brought Garnett back in a

trade with Brooklyn in February 2015 because the team was so young and needed some veteran leadership.

They gravitated to his charismatic approach and incredible understanding of the game, but have grown tired of having their struggles justified by their lack of experience.

“When KG retired, I was like, ‘It’s time for us to step up and start winning some games,’” forward Shabazz Muhammad said. “That’s the same thing KG would say.

The ‘young’ thing is getting kind of old for us.”

Garnett announced his retirement on Friday, and it is entirely possible he won’t be heard from publicly for quite some time. He once said he would disappear from the spotlight after he left and that those looking for him would have to start combing YMCA pickup games in Malibu. The Timberwolves hope he will remain in the fold in some capacity, at least long enough for them to honor him as the greatest player in franchise history.

“There’s usually a point where when a player does finish up, he takes a step back, gathers himself and then you move forward from there,” new coach Tom Thibodeau said. “Whatever he decides to do, I’m sure he will be a great success at it because of the drive that he has, who he is as a person, his intelli-

gence.”

His No. 21 jersey will one day hang in the Target Center rafters, right next to the No. 2 of his close friend Malik Sealy, who died in a car accident 16 years ago. When that happens may be up to him.

“I would hope that there is something that he would want to do with us so that we can recognize him for the wonderful career he had and our appreciation for him,” owner Glen Taylor told The Associated Press. “That’s something we can do before the start of the season and work that out. I’m looking forward to doing that, but I think it’s yet to come up in our discussions.”

These are sensitive times in the relationship between the franchise and the icon.

Tension surrounded the negotiation of Garnett’s buyout — the same arrangement Tim Duncan secured with the Spurs this summer. It was the product of Garnett’s lack of trust in Taylor, which originated from a bitter parting when the Wolves traded Garnett to the Celtics in 2007.

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press Saunders was able to rebuild the bridge and orchestrate what appeared to be a fairy tale ending to Garnett’s career. Garnett had hoped to own a piece of the Wolves and wield influence over the franchise’s major basketball decisions.

But the Wolves had to move forward after Saunders died last October, and after Taylor brought in two minority partners this summer, the odds of Garnett one day joining the ownership group were dramatically reduced.

In a potentially positive

sign, Garnett’s goodbye video featured him walking alone in an empty Target Center and closed with a picture of his black Timberwolves jersey. And everyone in the franchise hopes that this time around the sides will finish on good terms.

“I always told him when the season was coming to an end that he could leave on his own terms and that no matter what I will always be his little brother,” Karl-Anthony Towns said. “I told him whatever he decides, I’m always for him.”

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“the Mavericks hold an 8-5 record. The Northern Sun Collegiate Conference (NSIC) is proving once again to be the toughest conference in Division-II as MSU has a 2-3 conference record.” coming off an 18 kill performance at Minnesota Crookston.

Looking at MSU’s next opponent in the St. Cloud State Huskies, they are currently 5-8 with a 1-4 conference record. St. Cloud is coming to Mankato with a three-game losing streak with the most recent loss coming from Upper Iowa where they were swept 3-0.

These two schools last met in 2015 where the Mavericks swept the Huskies 3-0 in Mankato. The Huskies have not beaten the Mavs since 2013, however, they do hold the edge in the all-time series, 49-46-1.

As a team, the Huskies are currently 12th in the conference in kills per set with 11.8.

They are also towards the bottom of the conference in assists and digs per set with 11.02 and 13.1. St. Cloud is one of the better serving teams in the conference, however, as they currently have 76 aces putting them 5th in the conference.

Some impact players for the Huskies are senior Macy Weller who leads the team in kills per set with 2.7. Their Defensive Specialist is freshman Clara Krenz who holds a team-high 3.6 digs per set.

Senior Marissa Kline is averaging 9.4 assists per set as well.

The Mavericks face Minnesota Duluth on Saturday evening at 4 p.m. Duluth is currently ranked 2nd in the nation and boasts a 13-0 overall and 5-0 conference record. Their most recent victory was against 9th ranked Winona, 3-1, in Duluth.

The last time these two schools met, Minnesota State upset the then-8th ranked Bulldogs, 3-1, in Mankato in 2015. Duluth is 6-2 against the Mavericks since 2010, and they hold a 43-19-3 edge in the all-time series against Mankato.

As a team, the Bulldogs are 5th in the conference in both assists and kills per set with 13.3 and 14.3. They are averaging 14.6 digs per set

so far this season. They’ve added 64 aces, and are 2nd in the conference in blocks per set with 2.3.

The Bulldogs are led by freshman Emily Torve. Trove was recently one of the NSIC’s players of the week, and she ranks 4th in the conference in assists per set with 11.9. Sophomore Makenzie Morgen leads the team in kills per set with 3.1. Sophomore Erin Schindler adds a teambest 4.7 digs per set and she was just recently named NSIC Defensive Player of the week.

First serve on Friday against St. Cloud State will be at 7 p.m., and first serve is set for 4 p.m. Saturday against Duluth.

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field position. It’s a game of blocking. It’s a game of tackling. There are a lot of fundamentals that go into the success or lack their of, of a football team.”

If the defense can do their job and limit an offense that has outscored their opponents by 135 points, it will be up to the offense of the Mavericks to bring a victory back home to Mankato. Overall the Mavericks will need to play a strong game on both offense and defense against a relentless offensive attack from the Warriors.

“They’re very talented, they have a very good tailback, really good quarterback and really good receivers so it’ll be tough to keep them out of the end zone,” Hoffner said. “It’ll

be a great challenge for our defense.”

Hoffner also went on to add his thoughts on the objectives for the Mavericks’ offense: “Offensively we need to be productive, we need to score touchdowns and control the clock. We need to move the football- move the chains and ultimately we need to take care of the football. If we can do all those things… it will be quite the rivalry game, let’s just put it that way.”

The Mavericks are going to need to perform at their highest level in order to win on the road against rival Winona State. The game will be on the road at Maxwell Field, in Winona, on Saturday October 1st at 1 p.m.

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