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MSU hosts 33rd annual Women & Spirituality Conference Event will inspire an array of different perspectives.

ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer Minnesota State Mankato, University’s Gender and Women Studies program, along with MSU’s Women’s Center, are the sponsors for the 33rd Annual Women & Spirituality Conference on October 11 and 12.

This year Layli Maparyan, author of the books, “The Womanist Reader” and “The Womanist Idea,” will be the keynote speaker of the conference. The title of Maparyan’s keynote address, as well as the theme of this year’s conference, is “The Luminous Architecture of Change: Spiritual Activism, Personal Spiritual Journeys, and Spiritualizing Social Movement.” In addition to her books, Maparyan has published more than 30 journal articles and book chapters.

“Her main focus is speaking on spiritual action,” Sammie Hedwell, co-coordinator of the event said. “She wants the audi-

ence to focus on their own spiritual journey, really encompassing spirituality.”

Maparyan, who is the first speaker of the two day conference, will speak at 11 a.m. on October 11 in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom. Saturday’s events will take place between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. She will also be signing copies of her books in the ballroom after her speech.

Maparyan is the Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College, which is located in Wellesley, Mass.

The purpose of the conference is to provide a supportive and nurturing setting for a dialogue of caring and mutual respect between and among women and men from many spiritual and religious traditions.

“It is a way for everyone to

come together and not only focus on their self, but on others as well,” Hedwell said.

The conference, open to students, faculty, staff and the public, includes two days of workshops, discussions, exhibits, dialogue, discovery and celebrations, with 90 vendors and more than 100 workshops. General admission for community member is $60, but university students can register for $35. Registration forms must be mailed in no later than one week prior to the conference. Walk-ins are welcome.

“Men are welcome as well as women,” Hedwell said. “We really want to open up to everyone, and hope those who come will go through a spiritual journey.”

The second day of the event, which will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Sunday, has many other interesting exhibits. Some of the more asked about ones include “Let’s Get Witchy,” a magic workshop put on by a Wiccan

uwgmedia.blogspot.com Layli Maparyan, author and keynote speaker of this year’s conference, delivering a positive female message.

Priestess, and “Songtageous,” which allows attendees to connect with one another through singing and music.

The event, which has taken place at MSU annually since 1981, expects a large number of people to attend.

“Last year we had between 800 and 1000 people attend,” Hedwell said. “We are expecting a similar turn out this year.”

Anyone who would like to register for the event, or has questions about the Women & Spirituality Conference should visit the Women’s Center, located in the Centennial Student Union, room 218.

“You don’t want to miss out on the conference,” Hedwell said.

“We have a little bit of something for everyone.”

mnsu.edu Sammie Hedwall, the co-coordinator for the Women & Spirituality Conference this year.

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Pete Blair invited to MSU for Lewinski Lecture Lewinski Lecture will open eyes to unrealized dangers.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer Pete Blair, an associate professor at Texas State University, is giving a lecture at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 13 in the Centennial Student Union’s Ostrander Auditorium at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

The lecture, titled “Effective Responses to Active Shooter Events and Tactical Policing Issues,” will be open to students, faculty and the local community with free admission.

Specifically, the lecture will provide information to help participants to understand the characteristics of active shooter events and the perpetrators, the inherent danger to law enforcement, and effective police tactics for responding to these events.

“This lecture is important to police officers, administrators, students of law enforcement and the general public,” said Colleen Clarke, Associate Professor and Director of Law Enforcement Program at MSU. “Officers in the community and surrounding areas are invited to attend the lecture and receive a Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) credit toward their yearly training and education.

“The general public is invited to the presentation in the hopes of enlightening people on the highly dangerous tactical situations police engage in that is so often misrepresented in movies and television due to the ‘Hollywood factor’. The Law Enforcement Program invites everyone to attend and participate in the questions that will follow the lecture,” she continued.

Clarke also explained how the law enforcement department at MSU invited Blair to the lec-

globalnews.ca Pete Blair, University of Texas crimonologist, who specializes in surviving mass shooting and other tragedies.

ture.

“I invited Dr. Pete Blair to speak at MSU because of his extensive research on police active shooting events and his knowledge of detection and deception.

Dr. Blair is an excellent choice to speak on the tactics involved in active shooter situations and his research fits well with the mission of the Lewinski Lecture series.”

Blair’s lecture is the third annual Lewinski Law Enforcement Lecture Series in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences that is sponsored by Dr. Bill Lewinski. The Lewinski lecture series was begun by William Lewinski and his research partners, for supporting professional research in law enforcement.

“The Lewinski lecture series is a means of enlightening police, the judicial system and the public on the latest research of police in these areas.

The research in this field results in more effective teaching and

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training techniques so officers, when faced with deadly situations, use their skills in a justified manner,” Clarke said.

William Lewinski is an emeritus professor of Law Enforcement Department at Minnesota State Mankato. He earned a Ph.D. in police psychology and was a program director and chairperson for three decades at MSU. He began the Force Science Institute, Ltd., a leading research center for policy, in Mankato, Minnesota, and now he is working as the executive director at the institute. The Force Science Institute is an organization that studies the science, officer behavior and human dynamic interactions behind deadly force encounters.

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Meanwhile, Blair received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in law enforcement and justice administration from

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ECHO food shelf requests help from all Eat for ECHO will promote and benefit the food shelf and their efforts.

melimassmedia.wordpress.com The location of ECHO food shelf, an organization dedicated to getting food to those who need it.

ANDREW VANDEN BROEKE Staff Writer

The Unitarian Universalist - Fellowship is hosting their 2nd r annual Eat for ECHO event on , Wednesday October 8th from n 5-7 p.m. The event will be held n in the Unitarian Universalist - Fellowship of Mankato. a “Students, as well as people of all ages and income levels, are more than welcome to attend. There is no pressure to donate a minimum amount to the event,” said Kathy Vos, the co-

chair of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato’s Social Action Committee.

The event will be held by the UUFM, which is a liberal church congregation that is accepting of people with diverse beliefs. Local restaurants and stores will be donating food for the event along with congregation members. Some of the organizations that will be donating are WOW! Zone, Pub 500, Downtown HyVee, Flour Power Baker’s Café, and Nakato Bar and Grill.

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Many of them already give their extra food and bakery goods to ECHO on a regular basis. The Eat For ECHO event is another way to raise awareness that people have to have their basic needs met, and hopefully the benefit will help boost attention of that,” said Vos. ECHO is the local food shelf that caters to Blue Earth County, and North Mankato. The food shelf was founded in 1981. It was founded in a church basement and was originally founded for short term food assistance for people in the Mankato area.

ECHO has relocated several times to larger facilities to ac-

commodate the growing need for food assistance. Monthly, ECHO serves approximately 1,620 households and distributes 103,000 pounds of food. It has relocated several times to accommodate the growing need for food assistance.

ECHO is different than other food shelves because it allows its clients to come in and shop for what they need instead of receiving a standard food package. (courtesy of www.echofoodshelf.org) Anybody attending the event is free, and donations are welcome if interested in supporting ECHO. “Those attending need only

bring their appetites and a monetary donation if they’d like to support ECHO Food Shelf,” said Vos. If interested in volunteering or donating to ECHO visit the website at www.echofoodshelf. org. Volunteers have the opportunity to donate small items such as clean egg cartons, or work at the shelf. The best way to find out about volunteer opportunities is the ECHO face page, by searching ECHO Food Shelf.

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No matter your passion, school comes first Staff writer irked by idea of certain organizations expecting free pass on academic obligations.

ANDREW VANDEN BROEKE Staff Writer I recently heard of a petition for student athletes to receive less work than other students.

The argument is that they devote too much time to their sport that they don’t have time to complete large amounts of homework.

This is extremely unfair to all the other students who are involved in other activities or clubs. These students devote just as much time to what they care about, but are still expected to complete the amount of homework assigned.

I was very involved in school.

I volunteered for my youth group in my church, which I had to be at the church three to four times a week. I was the editor of my school’s newspaper, so I also committed to that every day after school. I was in my art club, and I had to stay after multiple days for that, as well. I also decided to take all AP classes and get a job.

I understood that I was the one who made the choice to get involved in so many different activities and therefore I did not complain when I had a large load

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of homework. I worked diligently, took my schoolwork to my actual work to make progress on while I was at break. I was able to keep up on my studies, and finished the year off with A’s, B’s, and one C. I was still just as busy, if not more so, than any other student athlete, but I kept my grades up because I knew that was what was expected of me. So why should athletes be expected of less? They still find time to go out with friends and have free time, and they could do homework then.

Student athletes should be held to the same standards as everybody else. They willingly chose to play their sport, and if they are in advanced classes, they chose to do that too. They should be expected to complete the work assigned to them, and still be able to turn it in on time.

Every student has something that they are passionate about and devote extra time to. I don’t know why athletes are singled out for having an ability that others may not. I can’t throw a ball, but I can sculpt and paint. Where is the recognition for the ones who are extraordinary writers, musicians, artists, technology savvy students?

Each of these students devote extra time to their extracurricular

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activities, and still complete their homework in a timely manner.

I also know countless students who participate in these activities, and have a job. Having a job adds an increased amount of responsibility because you are being paid to show up work and not slack around. It’s not a time to go and study for a couple hours.

Therefore, normal students have to work around an even busier

schedule.

If less homework is going to be assigned, then assign less to every student, not just to the ones who can play a sport. Recognize every student for their talents, and if we are going to reward them for it, then reward every one.

“Have you ever helped or donated to ECHO food shelf?”

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CONNER O’BRIEN, COMMUNICATIONS “I can’t say I have but it sounds very interesting.”

OMAN OMAN, COMMUNITY HEALTH “I know what ECHO food is but have never made a donation to it.”

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Mankato councilman running for representative Rally taking place Thursday night to boost morale, support.

BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer A city of Mankato councilman is joining the race for state representative seats in this November election. In honor of Jack Considine, there will be a rally held Thursday, October 9, at the Mankato Event Center in downtown Mankato.

The public is invited to attend this event, which will be an evening of entertainment, all in support Considine. The event will take place from 5 to 9 p.m.

In attendance will be Congressman Tim Walz, Minnesota Representative Clark Johnson and St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman, who plan on speaking on behalf of Considine.

There will be live music, snacks, and a cash bar at this fundraising event.

In hopes of filling the House 19B legislative seat, Considine says, “I know what the needs and wants are of the city of Mankato and Eagle Lake and I believe that as this point I have the breadth of knowledge that exceeds most other people to hit the ground running in the legislature and be an effective representative for the city of Mankato.”

A long time resident of Mankato, Considine has married and had two children in the city. Prior to that, Considine lived all over the world with his family because of his father’s profession as an U.S. Air Force

officer and combat pilot. He then received a sociology degree from University of Georgia before moving to Minnesota in 1980.

Considine is very active on the Facebook page, Jack Considine for Minnesota House. Recently he posted, “I know what the needs and wants are of the city of Mankato and Eagle Lake and I belie that as this point I have the breadth of knowledge that exceeds most other people to hit the ground running in the legislature and be an effective representative for the city of Mankato.”

This provoked many comments, explaining personal stories from both parents and students about increasingly high amounts of student debt.

In the past decade, student debt amounts have raised 63%.

Considine, who has been in the Mankato City Council for 16 years, will be potentially filling the seat of Kathy Brynaert, who will be retiring from the house this year.

After announcing his plans to run last March, Considine won over the Democratic-FarmerLabor Party in May. He was officially elected Democratic primary on August 12, 2014. His opponent is from the Republican Party, Dave Kruse.

During Considine’s 16 years on Mankato City Council, he has worked towards creating growth in business, industry and culture. His volunteer work includes caregiving to the elderly

keyc.com Jack Considine, on the far right, and his family. Considine is running for a spot as a state representative.

and helping young athletes learn the importance of sportsmanship as well as healthy competition.

“While Governor Dayton has had two phenomenal years with the legislature, we’re not done,” Jack says. “Complacency will kill us. Because everything they got done in two years can be undone almost as fast. There’s more to do, and we need to continue to improve and not rest on our laurels.”

The issues, which he looks towards working on, include a transportation place in the Mankato and Eagle Lake areas. Firstly, looking towards a bus system, but eventually a commuter rail between Mankato, Moorhead, and Rochester among the hubs. He also wants to increase partnerships between local community colleges

ktoe.com Jack Considine, on the right, after receiving endorsement for District 19B in May.

and businesses to decrease the amount of jobs in Minnesota that go unfilled due to lack of skilled workers.

Join Considine in the fundraising event in order to help excel his goals in office.

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New spiritual group meeting every Monday ManDate is meant to encourage men to join the ministry.

BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer After seeing a large gap between the amount of women and men in student Christian fellowship, Minnesota State Mankato student Connor McVey created a new organization which hopes to increase the number of males involved.

McVey is a student resident at Crossroads, Mankato. Crossroads began in 1922 as a Lutheran club called Daughters of the Reformation on the Mankato State Teachers College.

Throughout their existence, the group has valued Christ centered worship and teaching, love for their neighbor as the greatest of spiritual gifts, a non-judgmental community, which respects and appreciates diversity, hospitality for the visitor, the asking of questions and the pursuit of truth, a safe community in which people are appreciated for who they are, academic and personal excellence.

As a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, they are directed by Southeastern Minnesota Synod. They are

extremely welcoming, and invite anyone to join them during their weekly activities. On Wednesdays there is worship at 8 p.m. at their center, 331 Dillion Ave. McVey created a new group called ManDate.

“It is a time for students to relax and get away from school in a fun and safe environment.

The idea came after I realized that Crossroads had a lot more women involved in the ministry than men,” said McVey. This is common in many Christian fellowship programs across many college campuses.

“And since the women had different interests than men when it came to how to spend free time, the men did not enjoy the fellowship events as much as the women did, or at least, that’s what I was told,” said McVey. ManDate takes place on Monday nights at the Crossroads facility. The scheduled time is at 6 p.m., but this changes often.

McVey is very good at staying in tune on MavSync and Facebook to let people know when meetings and events will be scheduled.

“Mandate is an attempt at a more universal approach to leisure. Join the Crossroads

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The guiding principles are welcoming and honoring all.

They create an environment within our community of honesty, trust and support.

Each person’s fundamental being and integrity are valued.

Following Christ’s commands to love each other, and not to judge others, we offer complete acceptance to all so that everyone can grow in their faith.

They’re dedicated to discovering and responding to God’s call. They value multiple ways of knowing God and exploring faith through the community that shares God’s love.

They encourage people to search for God in their lives, however God may be revealed to them. Transforming lives through relationships centered in Jesus. God works in peoples’ lives through worship, serving others and community, to give us hope, strength, and joy.

“Working together, we strive to guide people through their journeys so that God can strengthen them through faith, hope and love. Serving through the example of Jesus. They serve by following the example of Jesus, who works through us in love, service and worship; we do this to glorify God.”

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Mavericks split at home LUKE LONIEN Staff Writer

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Junior Ellie Van De Steeg had six digs and 39 assists in the Mavericks’ 3-0 victory over Bemidji State on Sunday.

The MSU Volleyball team split a two-match home stand this past weekend. On Friday, the Mavericks fell to Minnesota Crookston 3-1 then bounced back on Saturday with an impressive 3-0 win over Bemidji State.

“It must be close to Halloween because it was like we changed costumes,” Coach Dennis Amundson said. “We were not happy with our performance on Friday, and we were able to bounce back and play well on Saturday.”

MSU looked extremely comfortable back home after a trip to North Dakota, winning set one 25-18. The Mavericks were all tied up at 11 before they were able to break through in the set, using a 10-4 run to take a 2115 lead. The Maverick run was highlighted by a four-point run on kills from Krista Hassing, Chandra Honebrink and Ellie Van De Steeg.

The Mavericks then used kills

by Courtney Anderson and Rachel Ott to get the last two points of the match to get the Mavericks a 25-18 set one win.

Set two was a different story

as the Mavericks trailed 5-2 before scoring five-straight points with the help of kills from Honebrink, Ott and Anderson, taking a 7-5 lead. The Mavericks extended their lead to 12-9 when Hassing put in back-to-back kills. UMC was able to bounce back and use a 5-2 run of their own to tie things up at 14.

UMC was then able to use a 10-5 run to shut MSU out of the Match, taking set two 25-20.

The Mavericks started very fast in set three as they started out on a 7-3 run, which saw three-straight points from a Van De Steeg ace and kills by Anderson and Honebrink. The lead didn’t last long, when the Golden Eagles used a 9-3 run to take a 12-10 lead. MSU was able to take the lead back on an 8-3 run highlighted by two Honebrink kills. With a comfortable 18-15 lead, the Mavericks looked to be in business, but UMC came roaring back stunning the Mavericks. The Golden Eagles got four-straight points to get a 19-18 lead. They then finished off the Mavericks with a 6-3 run winning the set 25-22.

The Mavericks held an early lead in set four, but were unable to come away with the victory.

They led 6-4 early, but after a

Maverick error, the Golden Eagles took six-straight points from the Mavericks to take a 10-6 lead. UMC was able to extend their lead to five, but the lead didn’t last long. The Mavericks rattled off six-straight points of their own, taking a 14-13 lead.

A 5-1 UMC run gave the Golden Eagles a 20-17 lead, and they were able to use that momentum to close out the set 25-22.

Hassing led the way for the Mavericks with 18 kills, followed

by Anderson and Honebrink with 11. Van De Steeg led MSU with 43 assists. Haley Fogarty led the defense with 25 digs, followed by Jenna McNallan with 16.

After dropping their first set of the weekend, the Mavericks were able to bounce back and sweep Bemidji State.

The Maverick jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back. BSU was able to come within two, when the score was 7-5, but then MSU extended that lead to 15-8 with the help of a 5-1 run. The Mavericks finished the set off with a kill from Hassing, winning set one 25-14.

Set number two was another

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Special teams come through for Mavericks JOHN WALFOORT Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato dominated its homecoming game 56-14 against Southwest Minnesota Saturday.

“What a great game today, 0-0 after one quarter. I thought the players really came out and exploded in the second half. A couple of big plays by Josh and also by Austin to really get us ignited,” head coach Todd Hoffner said. “ It was a great homecoming crowd and a great homecoming victory.”

The Mavericks’ special teams got the job done as it blocked two punts, both by Chad Zastrow, and a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown by Austin Rieder with 24 seconds left in the first half. Rieder earned NSIC special teams player of the week honors for his play against SMSU. On defense, the Mavericks scored when Josh Gordon sacked Charlie Kern and forced a fum-

ble in the second quarter. Gordon grabbed the ball and ran 47 yards for the Mavericks first score of the game. Gordon also led the team with eight tackles, while Justin Otto had the only interception for MSU. The Mavericks didn’t allow SMSU to throw a single touchdown pass and held them to one rushing touchdown.

“Defense was a main state all day and we’re very proud of what they did on the field,” Hoffner said.

SMSU had more offensive yards than the Mavericks with 307 to 294. There wasn’t much in the Mavericks passing game, but Ricky Lloyd did throw a touchdown pass to Bryce Duncan and a 17-yard touchdown pass to Rieder. Nick Pieruccini threw a 13yard touchdown pass to Keyvan Rudd on his only completion.

On the ground, Connor

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Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter The Mavericks special teams produced two punt blocks, a 67-yard punt return for touchdown and eight successful PATs in their 56-14 victory over Southwest Minnesota State.

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Women’s soccer go from (Swept)ember into October After winning every game in September, the women’s soccer team already added two wins to October.

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer The Minnesota State girls’ soccer team this season has stayed on fire, now ranked number two in the nation, only trailing number one team St. Rose.

Now 10-0 overall, these girls look like the real deal this season. With seven regular-season games remaining, they have a real chance being undefeated going into the NSIC Tournament.

Last week, the girls faced

Emily Erickson The junior defender earned the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week award after MSU completed two shutouts this weekend.

Minnesota State-Moorhead for their homecoming match for 2014. This was going to be the last homecoming for Kari Becker, Emily Moris, Kate Sandon, Breanna Steele, Rebecca Pederson, Morgan Worley and Molly McGough as they will all be graduating at the end of this season. The squad produced its seventh shutout of the season Satur-

day, as they beat the Dragons 4-0 at The Pitch. With the win, the Mavericks moved to 9-0-0 on the season and 6-0-0 in the NSIC, which is the best start in school history. MSU also increases their home regular-season unbeaten streak to 32 matches straight, after going 28-0-4 during that span that dates back to 2010.

Sophomore Kiana Nickel got the offense going early in this one, as she was able to dribble

by MSU Moorhead defenders and make a nice pass in front of the net to find teammate junior Korey Kronforst to punch it in to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead two minutes into the match. Just seven minutes later, Nickel found junior Jessica Bowe this time for her fourth goal of the season to put the Mavs up 2-0. Sophomore Morgan Storch scored in the 31st minute as the Dragon defense let another get by to have the Mavericks up 3-0 at the half. The Mavs outshot the Dragons 20-1 in the first half alone.

The second half contained one goal from redshirt freshman Laura Schwickerath, assist coming from freshman Jenny Hoerter. Overall in the game, the Mavericks had a gaudy stat of outshooting their opponent 40-3, and had 17 shots on goal, compared to only one for the Dragons. Junior Goalkeeper Lauren Hoeppner was only tested once all match and produced her second shutout in as many starts this season.

On Sunday, MSU stayed undefeated in a close game against Northern State, defeating them

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1-0 in the annual “Bring Your Daughter to the Game.” The Minnesota State soccer team had many chances to score in this one, but only could manage to get one across. The Mavericks are now 10-0-0 on the season, and 7-0-0 in the NSIC. This is continuing to be the greatest start in school history.

The Mavericks started the game off with some major pressure to put on Northern State goalkeeper Brittany Tietz. MSU finally got theirs in the 25th minute of the game, as Senior Emily Moris found sophomore Kiana Nickel in front of the net to mail one in that would be the only goal of the match. The Mavericks’ defense looked very much

alive as they helped keep the ball

Kianna Nickel The sophomore midfielder had her first game-winning goal of the season in Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Northern State.

with MSU in the offensive zone most of the game. MSU outshot the Wolves 32-1 and had 13 shots on goal, as NSU had none. The Mavs also had a 12-0 corner kick advantage. Senior goalkeeper Molly McGough produced her fifth shutout of the year as she saw one shot against her all afternoon and has improved her record this season to 8-0-0.

The Mavericks will hit the road next weekend after their four game home stand, as they will travel to play Minot State (44-2, 3-3-1) Saturday at 1 p.m. and University of Mary (2-5-3, 1-4-2) the following Sunday at 11 a.m.

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FOOTBALL “What a great game today. 0-0 after one quarter.

I thought the players really came out and exploded in the second half. A couple of big plays by Josh (Gordon) and also by Austin (Rieder) to really get us ignited,” head coach Todd Hoffner said.

“It was a great homecoming crowd and a great homecoming victory.” continued from 7

Thomas rushed for his sixth career 100-yard rushing game on 17 carries and two touchdowns.

Thomas averaged 5.9 yards per carry and his longest run was for 12 yards. Lloyd had 52 rushing yards and one touchdown.

Lloyd’s longest run was for 56 yards.

Even though it was another impressive victory, the Mavericks can’t afford to slow down and let up on the gas.

“Tomorrow we’re going to come in and watch film and start preparing. We have to be smart with this weekend,” Gordon said.

The Mavericks will be away at Winona State, who is 25th in the AFCA poll, Thursday for a

nationally televised game. Winona is on a two-game losing streak right now and the Mavericks have a good shot at extending that streak.

Winona does have a good shot against MSU as they had a close game with Minnesota Duluth losing 28-21. Saturday, Winona lost to Wayne State and only scored one touchdown. Winona’s quarterback Jack Nelson couldn’t get anything going as he had 14 completions for 39 attempts and two interceptions. He also had 174 yards and one touchdown.

Nelson was also sacked 8 times.

This could be good news for the Mavericks hungry defensive line.

Winona also totaled 22 yards

rushing during its game. MSU has been stout this season on defense and hasn’t given up big plays. The only thing MSU has to worry about is Winona’s defense that had three interceptions throughout the game. The Mavericks will keep them on their toes though by switching quarterbacks.

MSU has been ranked third in the AFCA’s latest poll after its homecoming victory.

Because of Winona’s losing streak and the hype the Maverick’s will bring into the game I thing MSU will earn another shutout win 28-0. We will see if I’m right on Thursday.

VOLLEYBALL “It must be close to Halloween because it was like we changed costumes,” said head coach Dennis Amundson.

“We were not happy with our performance on Friday, and we were able to bounce back and play well on Saturday.” continued from 7

dominant performance by the Mavericks as they were able to catch another early lead. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead and extended it to 9-5. BSU was able to tie things up with four-straight points of their own. With the score tied at 9, the Mavericks went on a 15-6 run and finished the set off three kills, two from Sydney Powell and the final one from McNallan. MSU won set two 25-15.

In set number, three the Mavericks did not come out on the fast start we saw in the previous two sets, but still proved to be victorious. The set was fairly even with the score tied at 11, the Mavericks were able to benefit from a 5-3 run, giving them a two-point lead, 16-14. The Beavers were able to put together a short run of their own, tying this up at 18. The Mavericks were able to win the race to 25 with

the help of kills from Hassing and Honebrink, winning the final set 25-22.

Hassing led the way for the Mavericks with 16 kills, followed

by Honebrink who had 13. Ellie Van De Steeg added in 39 assist, which was enough to get her 3,000th career assist, the sixth Maverick to join the club.

“It is always special to see a player succeed, especially for Ellie who has worked very hard.

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Senior receiver Austin Rieder jump-started the Mavericks in the second quarter with his 67-yard punt return to the house.

She has improved on all aspects of her game, I think she is more proud of the well rounded player she is becoming,” Amundson said.

Fogarty led the way with 15 digs, while Powell added in 7 digs of her own.

The Mavericks moves to 10-5 (6-2) record after the weekend spilt. MSU travels to Duluth to take on the number two ranked

Bulldogs on Friday. The team then travels to St. Cloud to take on the Huskies on Saturday. The Mavericks are going to prepare all the same for the upcoming conference matches.

“We will prepare like we always prepare. We will try to get better and make our game plan, and we will make our adjustments when we get to the court,” Amundson said.

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LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer Each month the Good Thunder Reading Series brings accomplished writers in a variety of genres to Minnesota State Mankato for a day of insight and art. This month, on Thursday October 2, saw poet Matthew Dickman and fiction writer Daniel Alarcón on campus to talk to students, faculty, and anyone else who wanted to listen.

Listeners were treated to two vastly different writers from different backgrounds and genres.

Dickman is the author of Mayakovsky’s Revolver and All-American Poem and the co-author of 50 American Plays, and is currently the poetry editor for Tin House magazine. Alarćon is the author of the short story collection War By Candlelight and the novels Lost City Radio and At Night We Walk in Circles: A Novel. He is the co-founder of Radio Ambulante, a Spanish language storytelling podcast.

The day began with an informal, chatty Q and A session.

Dickman and Alarcón talked with each other, shared thoughts and experiences, and answered questions asked by the small crowd. Much of the conversation centered on the trend in art of works that are ephemeral and fleeting, perhaps as a response to the state of technology where everything lasts forever (through

the internet and the capacity for extreme amounts of memory in which to store things such as pictures and text). Some of the things that stuck most firmly with me were when Dickman said he always leaves something he wants to change in his poems, something that makes him just a little bit uncomfortable, as a sort of revolt against the idea of striving for total perfection, an unachievable idea; and when Alarcón said that rather than telling writing students to “write what you know,” (a standard piece of advice) he likes to alter it just slightly to “write what you want to know,” not allowing someone to be limited by an existing knowledge base, but rather encouraging young writers to go out and learn about whatever it is they want to write about. Thursday afternoon Dickman and Alarcón returned to offer a craft talk in Ostrander Auditorium.

The two discussed their writing processes, their ideal writing spaces, and how their backgrounds and upbringings have an effect on their writing. They once again took questions from people who were listening, giving a different group the chance to ask specific questions.

The final Good Thunder event of the day was a reading on Thursday evening. Dickman read a handful of poems, (some from his collection, Mayakovsky’s Revolver, dealing with

the death of Dickman’s older brother) including “Glass Pipe” and “Satellite.” His poems were interspersed with humorous comments, issued in such a way that made it feel as if he was just a good friend reading his poetry to one or two people, rather than a crowd. His reading was engaging and his poetry was vibrant and crisp. After Dickman had finished Alarcón read a short story entitled “The King is Always Above the People,” which gave the audience a glimpse into the life of a young man having to deal with growing up and making difficult decisions. The story was truly transporting and for that span of twenty or so minutes we were somewhere else.

The readings were an excellent glimpse into the writing styles of these two authors and a chance to enjoy two very different, but both excellent pieces of art.

The next Good Thunder Reading Series event is the Nadine B. Andreas Visiting Writer Residency, on Thursday October 30. There will be a talk on craft at 3:00 p.m. in the CSU Ostrander Auditorium and a reading at 7:30 p.m. in CSU 245 by feature third year creative writing MFA candidate and 2014-15 Andreas Graduate Assistant Elizabeth Horneber and Robert Hass, National Book Award and Pultizer Prize winning poet.

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TEREASA HATTEN Staff Writer On October 2, the Good Thunder Reading Series held an event on campus. Good Thunder is an MNSU based group that brings professional writers to the Mankato area.

The structure of their events includes a craft talk in Ostrander Auditorium in the early afternoon, and a reading held later in the evening in a conference room of the CSU. The reading event began with a welcome from Good Thunder director Diana Joseph. The guests were poet Matthew Dickman and author Daniel Alarcón, who have both been featured in such publications as The New Yorker.

Matthew Dickman lives and writes in Portland, Oregon. He received the Kate Tufts Discovery Award in 2009 and was an Oregon Book Award finalist that same year. Dickman was introduced first and he read several poems, some including “My Brother’s Grave” and “Satellite,” which are part of an elegy for an older brother and can be found in his book Mayakovsky’s Revolver. Others that he read include “Lives of the Gods,” “Sidewalk Poem” and “Glass Pipe.” After Dickman’s reading, Daniel Alarcón was introduced. Alarcón was born in Lima, Peru, 1977 and now lives and writes in San Fran-

cisco, California. He was given s the International Literature g Award in 2009 from the House i of World Cultures in Berlin, I Germany. He recently wrote a c novel titled At Night We Walk in i Circles, which was published i October 31 of last year. For the e event, he read one of his short h stories, “The King is Always t Above the People.” d Both Dickman and Alarcón were well received by the audi- t ence, which included compo- k sition instructor Sam Ander- m son, as well as others from the h English department. Although m the content of the reading was somewhat sordid and somber, the reading had a very comfortable and relaxed mood. After Alarcón was finished with his reading,, Diana Joseph spoke once more, reminding everyone of the next event and stating that there were books for sale. The audience also had the chance to talk to both writers.

The next Good Thunder event will be October 30 with poet Robert Hass and special guest, visiting writer residency Elizabeth Horneber. Just as with this event, there will be a talk on craft at 3:00 in Ostrander and a reading at 7:30 in CSU 245.

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Virtually unstoppable League of Legends enters the business of scholarships and stadium competitions.

CHICAGO (AP) — As a teenager, holed up in his bedroom, illuminated by the glow of his laptop, Youngbin Chung became addicted to video games.

Ten-hours-a-day addicted.

His grades tanked. His parents fretted.

A few years later, the 20-yearold from the San Francisco area leads a team of headset-wearing players into virtual battle in a darkened room at a small private university in Chicago. He's studying computer networking there on a nearly $15,000 a year athletic scholarship — for playing League of Legends, the video game that once jeopardized his high school diploma.

"I never thought in my life I'm going to get a scholarship playing a game," said Chung, one of 35 students attending Robert Morris University on the school's first-in-the-nation video game scholarship.

Once regarded as anti-social slackers or nerds in a basement, gamers have become megastars in what are now called esports.

In professional leagues, they compete for millions of dollars in prizes and pull in six-figure incomes for vanquishing their enemies in what have become huge spectator events packing tens of thousands into sports stadiums around the world.

Games have evolved from the days of Pac-Man and Donkey Kong into something much more complex. They demand hyper mental acuity and involve multiple players communicat-

ing with each other in teams, plotting strategy, predicting opponents' moves and reacting in milliseconds.

Robert Morris, a not-for-profit university with about 3,000 students, believes those are not so different from the skills one uses on a football field or a basketball court and that spending money to recruit these students, too, will enrich campus life and add to its ranks of high-achieving graduates.

"It's coming; it's coming big time," Associate Athletic Director Kurt Melcher said of the esports trend and what he's sure is its looming recognition by a bigger chunk of the collegiate sports world.

Hundreds of other colleges and universities have esports clubs, but Robert Morris is the first to recognize it as a varsity sport under its athletic department. The scholarships, which cover up to half off tuition and half off room and board (worth a total of $19,000 in a typical three-quarter academic year) are for a single game, League of Legends, in which teams of five on five use keyboards and mouses to control mythical fighters battling it out in a science fic-

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The first practices started last month in a $100,000 classroom outfitted with an expansive video screen, computers and an array of eye-dazzling gaming paraphernalia.

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The Robert Morris Eagles will play teams in two leagues that include the likes of Harvard and MIT with hopes of making it to the League of Legends North American Collegiate Championship, where the members of the first-place team take home $30,000 each in scholarships.

Melcher dreamed up the scholarship idea while searching online for the video games he used to play.

Some soccer players were bemused, but he said there was no real pushback from the university, which already has scholarships for everything from bowling to dressing as the mascot.

Some 27 million people play League of Legends each day, according to developer Riot Games Inc. This year's professional championship is Oct. 19 in Seoul

at the stadium South Korea built to host the 2002 soccer World Cup. The 45,000 seats are expected to sell out. The top team will take home $1 million.

The traditional sports world is still trying to figure out what to make of the phenomenon.

ESPN has dabbled in esports coverage, but network President John Skipper recently declared it a non-sport.

"It's not a sport," he said at a conference in New York. "It's a competition, right? I mean, chess is a competition, and checkers is a competition. ... I'm mostly interested in doing real sports."

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