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Creationists to present on campus Couple to present their theory on creationism - a theory not commonly accepted in the scientific community.

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Web Photo Dave and Mary Jo Nutting will be presenting a three-night seminar to discuss their scientific reasoning behind believing in creationalism.

The scientific reasoning behind creationism will be discussed during a three-night seminar led by Dave Nutting, former Chairman of the Math and Science Departments at Sheldon Jackson College in Sittka, Alaska.

The seminar will take place at 7 p.m. tonight through Thursday night at the Centennial Student Union in room 201.

Nutting and his wife Mary Jo will conduct the seminar on the scientific reasoning behind creationism.

Dave Nutting founded the Alpha Omedga Institute, which conducts research and trips showing scientific evidence that support the theory of creationism.

Nutting and his wife are visiting MNSU as part of their

six-campus pilgrimage to spread their philosophy.

MNSU is the final stop.

They have visited other MnSCU colleges and Northern Illinois University.

Their presentations are based on their time as college instructors. As instructors, they switched from embracing evolution to creationism based on scientific findings that contradict mainstream theory.

Tonight’s presentation will be “Archaeology Confirms the Bible it is True History!”

The presentation will include scientific, archaeological and historical findings that they say confirm their view of creationism.

Tomorrow night’s presentation will be “Was Darwin Wrong?”

The presentation will include

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Parking lots slated to open next fall Following the demolition of Gage towers, a needed parking lot will be ready in the fall.

ASHLEY GERKEN Staff Writer Following Gage’s demolition in the Summer of 2013, a new parking lot is expecting to be ready before the start of classes next fall.

When the towers were demolished on June 29, 2013, rubble was left from the two towers and it can still be seen on the lot.

Mountains of brick and stone have been sorted since the implosion, but they haven’t been sitting there untouched. The process of separation of materials has taken place.

The project construction team has started the process of taking the big pieces from the

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demolition, placing them into a large compressor to make reusable materials. The compressor is also located on the Gage building lot.

These materials will be manufactured into useable concrete for the parking lot.

The compressed pieces and manufactured concrete will be used to make the base of the new parking lot. Condensing the pieces before using them for the base of the parking lot will help prevent future potholes and overall costs of fixing the parking lot in the future.

According to Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management Ron Fields, the compres-

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PARKING LOTS • Page 2 Debris still piles up as the clean-up process continues after Gage towers were torn down in the Summer of 2013.

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Three arrested in stabbing death of soldier

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PARKING LOTS “Over 50,000 students have stayed in the dorms, including the Vikings.” continued from 1

ASHLEY GERKEN • MSU Reporter Cleanup continues, to ensure that the old Gage residence area will be a parking lot by the fall of 2014.

Web Photo 20-year-old Washington based soldier Tevin Geike was murdered.

Lakewood, Washington (AP)- Authorities investigating the stabbing death of a Washington-based soldier said Monday they have arrested three other soldiers who serve at the same military installation.

Detectives had been investigating whether the stabbing was racially motivated — and potentially a hate crime. But Lakewood Police Lt. Chris Lawler said Monday that there was no indication that there was racial hatred or that the men were seeking out people of a certain race to attack that night.

Police said that all five suspects in the stabbing of Tevin Geike are soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Two of the five suspects in the case are cooperating with law enforcement and were not being held in custody, authorities said.

One of the suspects, Jeremiah Hill, had asked for first aid Saturday for a knife wound on his right hand, according to police. Authorities said another soldier stated that Hill said he

cut his hand when stabbing a guy to death over the weekend.

Police described Hill, 23, as the “main suspect” in the case and said he did not make a statement and asked for a lawyer.

Cedarium Johnson, 21, and Ajoni Runnion-Bareford, 21, were also booked into the Pierce County Jail on Monday morning, according to Lakewood police.

Lawler said that those interviewed all expressed surprise that Hill had stabbed the soldier.

Lakewood police had said Geike was walking with two friends when a car drove by and someone inside shouted a racial comment toward the white soldiers. Authorities said the soldiers shouted something back, and a group of five black men from the car stopped and surrounded the soldiers.

Police said the men in the car began to leave but one of the suspects appeared to bump into Geike as he walked past.

Geike’s friends discovered he had been stabbed.

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sion of materials will be completed in three to four weeks.

The original plan was for the compression to be completed by September 24.

“Construction of the parking lot will start with the spring thaw,” Fields said. The parking lot is predicted to be finished by the end of June or the beginning of July.

Since the compressing will end soon, the parking lot will start when the ground starts to thaw. There should be no problem with the construction this winter unless winter comes this month or sticks around until April.

There has already been snow last week around South Dakota, but this week is looking to be warmer than last week.

While most of the material from the former towers is still

being used, the steel-enforcing rods are going to be recycled somewhere off campus to be melted for repurposing.

“Very little of the materials are going to the landfill,” Fields said. The project is being carried out in a practical manner.

Most of the materials are being resourced either by the city or the campus.

According to David Cowan, the Facilities Service Director, the Parking Advisory Committee will soon review what color designation to apply against the new hard surface lot. The Gage Towers’ “footprint” will become a parking lot with 410 stalls.

The parking lot adjacent to the future parking space is a dark green lot.

Gage Towers had been up since 1965 and stood until the University saw it was a bet-

ter idea to demolish the dorms instead of putting more money into the two towers. The idea is part of the “campus of the future” plan.

The last year students called the towers home was the 20112012 school year.

It was estimated that 6,000 students and alumni attended the summer implosion. The event can also be viewed again from thousands of YouTube videos.

Over 50,000 students have stayed in the dorms, including the Vikings. The parking lots made available by the demolition of Gage are badly needed because of the building of the Preska Residence Community, which took valuable parking spots away.

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CREATIONISTS “I want to let people know that the standard evolutionary theory given to students is a very one sided approach. This approach is naturalism- everything has to be given a naturalistic reason, independent of a creator.” continued from 1

the questioning of modern science’s findings on Darwin’s Natural Selection theory.

Thursday night will conclude the seminar. “Blind Chance or Grand Design?” will continue their explanations.

Nutting wants people to come to his presentation with the openness to look outside the box.

“I want to let people know that the standard evolutionary theory given to students is a very one-sided approach,” Nutting said. “This approach is naturalism — everything has to be given a naturalistic reason, independent of a creator.” r Nutting is wary of current scientific thinking on our origins.

“Non-naturalistic theories are excluded in today’s world,” Nutting said. “Creationism is not the enemy. People paint themselves in a box. Outside of that box, there is a lot of things you need to see.”

To Nutting, the theory of creationism is not strictly for church attendees. However, he identifies himself as a believer.

“There are many people who don’t buy the evolutionary theory, not only church people,” Nutting said.

He doesn’t link his creationist beliefs with his faith.

“For me, I have my own church. That does not dictate my creationist beliefs. I saw the

problems with evolution in college in Alaska. I was a Christian — however, my Christian beliefs told me evolution was real, until scientific evidence didn’t support it.”

“At that point I started doing scientific research. I found the Bible may hold the correct theory. For me, scientific research, not faith, led me to a further belief that the Bible is true.”

To Nutting, the biggest untruth he wants to dispel revolves around the central element of evolution.

“Evolution is not science — it is philosophy posing as science,” Nutting said.

He blames science moving away from creationism on outside forces.

“They have been told lies — they have been told that good scientists don’t believe in creationism. They have been told that creationism is religion and consequently evolution is now equated with scientific theory.”

Nutting said he has been successful in turning atheists into creationists.

“I had an atheist say to me, When you were here I was an atheist, and what you said in your presentation blew my mind. Do you realize what you are doing — you are going around the country blowing people’s minds.”

Opinion: Students need to quiet down in the library A more quiet atmosphere is needed to make the library an easier place to do homework.

SAM WILMES News Editor While phone calls, conversations and text messages are loved and admired by all, including me, there is a time and a place for these formats of communication- one of the places where this is not appropriate is the library, a concept that unfortunately few understand.

Sunday night featured a trip to the second floor of the library to take care of some studying and reading.

Being more attention-deficit than most, it doesn’t take much for me to get distracted.

Unfortunately, the girl sitting next to me was making plans for Thanksgiving on her phone, a holiday nearly two months from now.

While the holiday season is undoubtedly a great time of year, there is a time and place to discuss that, and the library is not one of them.

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library in the proper sense, the ones who aren’t are really making the library a hard place to be.

If you get a phone call, be respectful- either wait to answer or answer and walk downstairs, or step outside for a moment.

If you have your phone set for anything more than vibrate, turn it down. The sound of the phone is really distracting, and you will still be able to hear it while sitting down if it is on vibrate.

Many are also loud in conversations not pertaining to schoolwork. While I tend to fall into the same trap, it’s still important to keep your voice to a minimum.

It’s hard- when I see someone in the library I haven’t seen in a while, I do the same thing, but you have to realize that there are other people there.

In the library, as with other places and situations in life, you have to be respectful of the people around you.

You must have a basic awareness of your settings, a knowledge that a contemporary library is meant to be a quiet place.

That is the reason why I go to the library in the first placeto escape the activity going on at my house. Granted, while I enjoy every conversation and encounter I have with my roommates, I go to the library to work, to advance my career.

The library is supposed to provide the atmosphere that many need to advance in school.

When others talk loudly to each other, don’t bother to turn down their phones, or answer phone calls and discuss issues not involving school, the purpose of the library is diminished.

Be respectful to others in the library- follow these steps to make sure that everyone can gain the highest utility out of the library, a place that we are paying to use every semester with our tuition.

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Realizing the real importance of social media Knowing how to maximize your posts and pictures on various social media sites can lead to a more useful experience.

LISA STEVENS Staff Writer It is not uncommon to hear from my fellow classmates, friends and peers that they dislike reading. I disagree when I hear this, because I think most college-aged people enjoy reading.

Surely, curling up by a fireplace with a 250-page novel on a Friday night is not everyone’s idea of a good time, but that doesn’t mean most of my peers don’t spend hours a day reading and writing in an enjoyable fashion.

Sit in the Centennial Student Union and eavesdrop on students’ conversations for 20 minutes.

I guarantee you will hear something along the lines of, “Did you see what she wrote on Facebook?” or “Read this text message he sent me,” or “Look what she posted on Twitter!”

It is safe to say that reading and writing play a large role in most of our lives. So why does it come so naturally for us to read posts through social media, but it takes so much discipline to read a textbook

for class?

How come so many of us enjoy endlessly posting on Facebook and Twitter but complain when we have to write a paper?

People use social media recreationally because they are interested in seeing their peers’ experiences, opinions and concerns, but most of all, they

status updates or self-taken photos in the mirror (or selfies, as I like to call them).

That is not to say that some people do not use Facebook, Twitter or other social media tools to do something positive or informative for the reader, but the majority of posts I come across are self-serving toward the author.

“Before writing an article or posting a thought, I ask myself ‘Will this entertain readers and make them laugh? or Is this going to be informative or relevant to the reader in some way?’ ”

enjoy expressing their own life, while shaping the way others’ view them and being socially validated.

It is almost impossible to scroll through one’s Facebook news feed without coming across another’s self-righteous

What is the motive for people to post photographs of just themselves standing in front of a mirror and status updates boasting about their accomplishments?

It is undeniable that they get instant gratification from

the social affirmation and flattery of a “like” on their Facebook status or “favorite” on their tweet. If one is not bragging, many times he or she is seeking attention or concern in other ways by complaining or airing his or her dirty laundry.

I use social media religiously, and I cannot deny that throughout the years, especially during high school, I fell into the selfie-taking, attention-seeking trap that Facebook and Twitter induced.

Once I became a mass media major and started taking journalism courses, I started to understand the purpose of media and how to use it properly.

The purpose of writing is to serve the reader in some way, whether that is to entertain, inform or persuade Before writing an article or posting a thought, I ask myself, “Will this entertain readers and make them laugh?” or “Is this going to be informative or relevant to the reader in some way?” or “Will people truly take interest in or care about what I am saying?” If the answer is yes, then the post is probably worthwhile.

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ARIA ASADI ESKANDAR, GRADUATE STUDENT IT “Getting connected with friends and connecting with professionals to build my network.”

SAJEEW SAMARAWICKRAMA, GRADUATE STUDENT ENGINEERING “To be connected with your friends and community.”

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Pondering the government shutdown and upcoming political battles With the government shut down for the past week, MSU students are feeling the effects as a new political battle is on the horizon.

RYAN BERNDT Staff Writer With the Republicans and Democrats disagreeing on appropriations for the 2014 fiscal year, 800,000 government employees who are indefinitely furloughed will be guaranteed back pay.

After 5 days of being told to stay home and be hopeful, the House banded together and voted 407 to 0 to accept the proposal.

This recent change in pace brings optimism to the public, a public that polls show wants the government to get back to work and get things moving. Having entered the second week of the shutdown, bipartisanship is sparking between the two parties over nation-wide frustrations from the lack of effort of politicians.

However, until the government shutdown is official over and federal employees are back to work, many national organizations remain non-functional. National parks across the country will remain closed; this includes

national monuments such as the World War II Memorial, which was breached by veterans earlier last week.

Necessities such as the postal service, social security benefits, and state-funded services will be available throughout the shutdown.

MNSU has no plans on closing anytime soon, and many parks around the area will maintain normal operation times, partially because they’re funded by the state. In fact, Mankato will generally be unaffected by the shutdown; unless you’re trying to access a website switched offline by the government, or applying for a passport.

But for those in the National Guard, they face another challenge: there won’t be weekend drills anytime soon. Not only that, but 1,207 military technicians, including 350 from Camp Ripley, remain furloughed with more to come as time progresses and no action is made.

Sophomore and National Guardsman Hunter Alden is disappointed that drills are cancelled.

“I was really looking forward to training this weekend,” Alden said.

“It would have been my first weekend with my new rank. We were scheduled to go to Camp Ripley, and that means we’re going to do important training; it’s always a worthwhile and fun time.”

Alden is among the large National Guard population we have on campus.

Without their scheduled weekend drills and no signs of the shutdown ending, they’ll be forced to find other sources of income. Camp Ripley states that although they’ll continue to support key military operations, more technicians might have to be furloughed if the shutdown is prolonged.

As time progresses and nothing is changed, other organizations will have to follow suit with Camp Ripley.

Even more concerning is another storm looming on the political horizon: the decision to increase the debt ceiling.

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Winter Car How to handle the plow Care Checklist With winter just around the corner, the last thing you want is a car break down in Minnesota. These tips will help you stay safe throughout the winter months.

Another Minnesota winter will soon be upon us, and while this season will entain hot chocolate and snowball fights, it also means that your car will require far more care than normal. Here’s a list of the things you should have checked before the snow hits.

Antifreeze: Check coolant level regularly and, if required, top-up with a mixture of the correct type of antifreeze. Your garage should check concentration to ensure adequate cold temperature protection.

Battery: The most common cause of winter breakdowns. A battery more than five years old may struggle in the cold - get it checked and replaced if necessary to avoid the inconvenience of an unplanned failure.

Fuel: Keep at least a quarter of a tank in case of unexpected delay.

Lights: Check and clean all lights regularly to make sure you can see and be seen clearly. Carry spare bulbs.

Tires: Should have at least 3 mm of tread for winter motoring. Consider winter tires for improved safety. Check pressures at least every two weeks.

Windscreen: Reduce dazzle from the low sun by keeping the screen clean inside and out. Now is a good time to renew worn wiper blades.

Screen wash: Use a 50 percent mix of a good quality screen wash to reduce the chance of freezing in frosty weather.

Lock and door seals: Stop doors from freezing shut with a thin coat of polish or Vaseline on rubber door seals.

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Top 10 car maintenance mistakes on both pressure and rotation periods.

Wiper Tales Here’s a news flash: It’s much easier to avoid hitting things you can see. Simple as it is, that’s the concept behind replacing your windshield wipers before they fossilize into noisy useless-

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Fall is the ideal wiper replacement time: after the blade-baking summer and before the fall and winter nastiness. Depending on location, wiper replacement may be an annual affair in the Southwest to a biannual chore in north-

ern climes.

Tune-Up Anachronism There are no more “tune-ups.” Valves no longer need adjusting, ignition timing is computer controlled and there are no carburetors to fiddle with. About all that’s left of the old tune-up drill

are the spark plugs. These are often good for 100,000 miles, so don’t change parts just to change parts. Instead, save up for those big 60,000- and 120,000-mile services when the timing belt, spark plug

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Curiously, many people haven’t adjusted their thinking to keep pace with new car maintenance schedules. The preoccupied still run their daily drivers without service until the dash warning lights burn out, while over-achievers fret about running synthetic oil more than 2,500 miles without a change.

Although maintenance intervals are now more widely spaced, even the newest cars require scheduled service to live long, productive lives.

Whether yours is the latest model or you paid it off years ago, the trick is giving your car the maintenance it was designed to receive.

Surprisingly, the answer to what maintenance is required is hiding no farther away than the glove box. Every car is supplied with a maintenance schedule — in the owner’s manual or in a separate maintenance log book — that details that vehicle’s needs.

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MAINTENANCE “Although maintenance intervals are now more widely spaced, even the newest cars require scheduled service to live long, productive lives. Whether yours is the latest model or you paid it off years ago, the trick is giving your car the maintenance it was designed to receive.” continued from 7 wires and coolant are due for replacement.

Octane Overdose “If some is good, more is better” thinking does not apply to octane.

Here the rule is to supply whatever octane the engine is rated for and call it done.

Higher-than-required octane does not yield more power or mileage, only oil company profits.

Some engines are rated for premium 91 octane fuel but can burn 87 octane regular, thanks to the magic of knock sensors. In that case, run regular gas if puttering around surface streets, and premium fuel if full-throttle driving is part of your daily repertoire.

Oil Change Timing Oil changes every 3,000 miles used to be required jobs, just like cleaning the accumulated fuzz from record player needles or defrosting freezers.

Today, advances in engine design and lubricants make oil changes something to be done when the schedule calls for it, not when granddad says it’s time. Some cars call for 5,000-mile change intervals, some up to 15,000-mile stints.

Others have a variable timer.

Follow the schedule and use the oil called for by the manufacturer.

Tired Tires Tires wear out, but they also time out.

The tire industry says tires are toast after five years, but they’re selling tires. It all depends on heat, sunlight and ozone conditions. There’s little argument from any pundits that after seven years those black donuts are dried and better off holding down a farmer’s tarp than carrying your family around. If you’re not sure how old your tires are, a tire shop can read the date code stamped into the sidewall.

Dirty Air Filter Semiclogged air filters hurt fuel economy for the same reason you don’t like to run with a potato in your mouth. The question is, when is your filter dirty? Under a Norman Rockwell schedule of small-town errand running and church duty, an air filter might not see much grit. But grimy city surface streets or just looking at a dirt road on a map are often enough to overwhelm air filters. This one is about conditions. If you go near

dirt, the air filter may need changing twice as often as the schedule calls for.

Ignoring Your Brakes Note to the Wandering Unconscious: If you notice anything different about your brakes — sound, feel or response — they are telling you to visit a mechanic. Now. Tighten Your Gas Cap Is the Check Engine light on?

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Volleyball squad splits weekend with one win and one loss in NSIC play After a victory over Bemidji State that went down to the wire, the Mavericks couldn’t complete the weekend sweep on the road, losing to Minnesota Crookston.

It was another rollercoaster weekend for the Minnesota State University, Mankato volleyball team as the Mavericks took to the road on Friday and Saturday for more inter-conference play. A long and epic match against the Bemidji State Beavers with the visiting Mavericks winning in a thrilling three sets to two, preceded a 3-0 set drubbing of the Mavericks by the Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles.

MSU got down to business against another state school foe in Bemidji State on Friday. The Mavericks had a rough going in the first set of the match as the Beavers took the set by a score of 25-18 behind a .311 attack percentage. Sophomore outside-hitter Chandra Honebrink led the Mavericks with four kills and hit for .311 in the set.

The Mavericks evened the score in the second set behind freshman defensive-specialist Haley Fogarty’s command of the offense late in the set. Even though MSU found itself trailing for much of the second set, Fogarty’s consecutive aces late in the set would cement the lead and eventual win for the Mavericks by a score of 25-22.

With a 1-1 match tie heading into the third set, the Mavericks found themselves down 10-5 but were then able to go on a 20-12 run to take the match lead, led by seven kills from junior outside-hitter Jenna McNallan.

With a 2-1 set lead for MSU, the Beavers came roaring back with a 25-19 win to even the score and force the Mavericks into a fifth set. McNallan once again led the offense, tallying four kills in the set while hitting .378 through the first four combined.

The Mavericks started the decisive fifth set trailing 7-4 before MSU rallied and went on an 11-5 run to take the final set against the Beavers 15-12, winning the match 3-2. The Mavericks saw three players tally double-digit kills in the match. McNallan led the team with 19, while sophomore outside-hitter Rachel Ott and junior outside-hitter Tiana Runck contributed 15 and 12 kills, respectively.

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David Bassey • MSU Reporter After this weekend, the Mavericks sit tied for fifth in the NSIC with a 4-3 NSIC record and own a 8-6 overall record.

Men’s hockey takes exhibition matchup over Lethbridge

As fans got to enjoy the new changes to the Verizon Wireless Center, they also enjoyed a convincing win from a Maverick team wiht high expectations.

DEREK LAMBERT Staff Writer It’s a new year with a new team and a new rink. Not a completely new rink, but the MSU men’s hockey home arena, the Verizon Wireless Center in downtown Mankato, received a pretty good facelift during the offseason. The building was built in 1995 with red and blue stadium seats, which were removed last month and replaced

with purple seats, giving the arena more of a home feeling than before.

“It’s weird not coming out and seeing the sea of red”, senior captain Johnny McInnis said of the new seats. Head coach Mike Hastings agreed.

“It’s fantastic, it feels like home”, Hastings said.

Not only were the seats replaced, but the arena also received new boards for the rink, new benches, a new ice-making system and new glass. While all

of these additions definitely improved the arena, the Mavericks focused on the game at hand and did not disappoint.

The Mavericks took the ice at the Verizon Wireless Center Sunday night for their first game-speed action of the season.

They faced off against the University of Lethbridge (Alberta, Canada) in an exhibition game to prepare for this weekend’s road series at Providence. MSU didn’t just beat the Pronghorns, they steamrolled them en route

to a 7-1 victory. The scoring got started early when sophomore center Teddy Blueger sent a perfect tape-to-tape pass to Dylan Margonari, sending him all alone on a breakaway where he buried the puck over Lethbridge goaltender Alex Sirard’s shoulder just 4:34 into the first period. The Pronghorns responded with a goal of their own when forward Brent Henke deflected a shot past Mavericks goaltender Stephon Williams on the power play to even the score

at 1-1. From there, this game was all Mavericks.

Senior Matt Leitner found the back of the net with the eventual game-winning goal to put MSU up 2-1 before Teddy Blueger found his name on the score sheet again with a power play goal to close out the scoring in the first period and sending the Mavericks to the locker room with a 3-1 lead.

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Timberwolves all business in Mankato to prepare for 2013-2014 campaign The Timberwolves hope to use new additions right out of the gate. Corey Brewer and Kevin Martin are looking to start and Shabazz Muhammad showed up in Mankato ready to compete for minutes.

David Bassey • MSU Reporter After missing the majority of the 2012-2013 season, Kevin Love (pictured) came to Mankato working on being a facilitator for the squad.

JOEY DENTON Sports Editor Bresnan Arena was filled with an all-business atmosphere as soon as the Minnesota Timberwolves arrived for their 2013 training camp. With Rubio, Love and Pekovic in their primes and the offseason additions of Corey Brewer, Kevin Martin and Shabazz Muhammad, expectations are the highest it’s been since the Kevin Garnett era.

After re-signing “Pek” for a five-year, $60 million deal, the Timberwolves made three key acquisitions that not only raised expectations of the squad, but also can bring more fans to the Target Center.

Two of these acquisitions are expected to fill out the starting lineup and one of them is a familiar face. After two seasons with the Denver Nuggets, small forward Corey Brewer returns to the Twin Cities and he has really found what kind of player he is and where he stands in this Timberwolves offense. He’s not going to be a go-to guy on the offensive end, but the former Florida Gator makes a huge impact with his defense and hustle.

“He does all the little things

that help a team win and that’s going to be big for us,” Kevin Love said.

For some players it takes a little bit longer to adjust to the NBA speed and style, but after two years of working with George Karl in Denver, Brewer has made a great amount of progress in his decision making and 3-point shooting, especially in the corners.

“The corner is really his spot,” head coach Rick Adelman said. “That’s where he goes to, but he has been a pleasant surprise. He struggles from the outside, but just watching him, he knows his strengths. He knows where he should go to and that’s in our favor.”

To go from a really fast-paced Denver Nugget team, where Brewer really fit in with his athleticism, Adelman’s screen and cut offense could really show off Brewer’s improvement in decision-making.

“I’ve been shooting it better, but my decision making got a lot better,” Brewer said. “When you first come to the league, you gotta know what to expect, trying to make better decisions, but now I know what to expect and I just have to be myself.”

Despite shooting 34.6 percent in 237 three-point attempts in his

’09-’10 season, Brewer had his most successful season shooting the long ball with shooting a career-high 307 three-point attempts and shot 29.6 percent with some clutch shots.

As last season came to a close, the Timberwolves found themselves with the worst team three-point shooting percentage in the entire NBA. If you take a glance at the top of the list, both NBA Finals participants were at the top with Miami in second, shooting 39.3 percent, and San Antonio shooting 37.6 percent.

If you want to be successful in the NBA these days, you need to be able to spread floor out with three-point shooters. That’s where shooting guard Kevin Martin comes in.

As a career 38.5 percent three-point shooter, Martin was such a great producer off the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Even though he didn’t start one game in the regular season, Martin put up 14 points a night while shooting a careerbest 42.6 percent from the three-point line. With Adelman knowing how to utilize Martin for the best of the team, he will prove to be a big part of this season’s squad.

In Saunder’s first offseason as the General Manager, he had a lot of pressure to make the right moves and the 2013 NBA Draft was his first opportunity to bring in some new faces. After taking Michigan’s Trey Burke ninth overall and trading him shortly, there was a lot of ridicule when fans saw it was so they can bring in UCLA’s Shabazz Muhammad. He reminds fans of former Timberwolves Michael Beasley, a great scorer and rebounder but not a great facilitator.

After how Beasley didn’t work out, it caused for concern.

It also didn’t help when the Timberwolves first round draft pick was expelled from the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program for bringing a woman to his hotel room.

Now in October, Muhammad brought an ‘I’m going to show the world why the Timberwolves traded for me attitude’ to Mankato. He knows it’s time to put on the hard hat and get better during camp.

“He works hard. He’s a bull and we are hoping he can keep that up,” Love said.

During Tuesday’s practice, Muhammad put on an offensive rebounding clinic and Adelman believes that all year long, once the Timberwolves put up a shot,

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w c o David Bassey • MSU Reporter Both Derrick Williams (left) and nikola pekovic (center) lost weight and gained muscle this offseason and are ready for the 82-game season.

they know Muhammad will be a chasing down the rebound, regardless of who is guarding him.

“It doesn’t matter who he is playing against, you have to box him out, cause he will crash the boards every time,” Adelman said.

Just like Love, Muhammad left UCLA after one season to start his NBA career. In his one

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two goals, both from freshmen making their Maverick debuts. Forward Zach Stepan ripped a slap shot from just inside the blueline that beat the Lethbridge goaltender for his first goal in a Maverick sweater.

Later in the period, freshman forward Mike Huntebrinker popped in a goal of his own to push the score to a 5-1 Maverick lead heading into the final period. McInnis and sophomore defenseman Nick Buchanan each added third period goals to close out the game. The big story of the evening, though, was the dominance of one of the forward lines.

As Blueger, McInnis and Margonari all were awarded stars of the game, they skated on the same forward line throughout the game and combined for three of the seven goals scored. Blueger, the obvious choice for first star of the game, recorded a goal and three assists for a four-point night while winning 13 of 16 face-offs. He credits his success to his line mates, whose skills complement each other.

“Johnny has a great shot, Dylan has great speed, and I’m more of a passer,” Blueger said.

As each player has their own strength, their combined strengths formed an unstoppable line. McInnis finished with a goal and two assists with a team-leading seven shots on goal while Margonari tallied one goal on the night. These three may have stolen the spotlight, but rest of the Mavericks chipped in as well.

Twelve players recorded at least one point in Sunday night’s victory and all three goalies received playing time. Sophomore Stephon Williams started in goal for the Mavericks and played the first period and a half with three saves and one goal against before Senior Evan Karambelas took over for the second half of the second period. Freshman goaltender Cole Huggins made his Maverick debut when he played the entire third period and recorded four saves on four shots.

Although Lethbridge was an inferior opponent in comparison to the teams MSU will play the rest of the season, the exhibition game gave the Mavericks a chance to play a game together and get some of the freshman settled in while also seeing which players play best together. This weekend, the Mavericks travel to Providence, R.I. to play the Providence Friars in a nonconference series. In last week’s USCHO. com Division I men’s poll, the Friars came in at no. 14, two spots behind the Mavericks, who were tied for 11th on the list with Michigan. This will be a good test for MSU as they won’t face another top 20 ranked opponent until Nov. 15 when they travel to Mariucci Arena to play Minnesota. The puck drops for game one in Providence at 6 p.m. on Friday.

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On Saturday, MSU traveled to Crookston, Minn. to battle with the Golden Eagles, a bout that would see the Mavericks fight hard in the third set of the match before finally succumbing to a 3-0 sweep.

The Mavericks dropped the first set to the Golden Eagles by a score of 25-20, with Runck and freshman middleblocker Krista Hassing each tallying three kills for the Mavericks.

The Golden Eagles jumped out to a 12-6 lead to open the second set before heading to a 25-20 win to pull within one set of the match win. Runck continued to pace the Maverick offense with three kills in the set.

In a back and forth third, the Mavericks fought hard and kept it close. It wasn’t until late in the set that the

Mavericks finally dropped two consecutive points to lose 25-23, and the match to the Golden Eagles, three sets to zero. Hassing and freshman middle-blocker Lexi Platz produced four kills each in the final set for MSU. In the match, Hassing had a team-high eight kills and a .727 hitting percentage; Platz and Runck followed with seven and six kills, respectively.

Fogarty led the defense with 11 digs, while sophomore setter Ellie Van De Steeg added 32 assists and nine digs in the three-set loss in Crookston.

With an 8-6 record overall and a 4-3 record in conference play, the Mavericks are on the road once again this next weekend, starting in Sioux Falls, S.D. to take on the Augustana Vikings Friday night at 7 p.m.

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Coming Out Week at MSU Gender Bender Drag Show, Bar-B-Queer and more to highlight week.

ADAM MILLER Staff Writer This week MSU is celebrating National Coming Out Week with variety of events here on campus.

The weeklong celebration will kick off with the annual Gender Bender Drag Show at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday in the CSU Ballroom. The show will feature performer Nina DiAngelo as well as three other guest performers from the Gay 90’s in the cities. In addition to these performers there will be two students performing in the show as well, including one drag king.

The Drag Show is the most popular event of the week according to LGBT Center graduate assistant, Katherine Harrell.

Once someone experiences the

drag shows, they come back for more.

“It is a unique theatre experience,” Harrell said. “Its not just for gay people -- everyone loves a good performance.”

You can buy tickets for $5 in advance at the LGBT Center or at the door for $7.

Coming Out Week will continue at the Bar-B-Queer event at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Highland Park. The park is only a few blocks away from campus and the event is free.

There will also be a Safe Zone Training program at 10 a.m. Friday in CSU 204. This is where you can learn how to be an ally to anyone in need during their time of coming out. Registration for the safe zone training is required and can be done by emailing jessica.flatequal@ mnsu.edu.

All events of the week are open to any member of the public, be they gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, ally, curious, queer, etc.

“Coming out is the hardest thing to do,” Harrell said. “Putting yourself out for society to judge.”

But gathering around these differences and celebrating them is what Coming Out Week is all about. It is not just limited to LGBT people according to Harrell, you can come out as a woman, as African-American, as disabled -- anything that is used to single you out of a crowd.

For more information about Coming Out Week activities or any other questions in general stop in and talk to someone at the LGBT Center. The center is a resource open to all people.

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Double take review: Gravity Houtsma and Simon take on the visual masterpiece that everyone’s talking about.

ANDREW SIMON’S TAKE Space is visually beautiful but with the slightest turn, it can turn horrific and terrifying.

That’s the perspective cowriter/director Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) and co-writer Jonas Cuaron take with the unrelentingly suspenseful and morally inspiring film, Gravity.

Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) and Matthew Kowalski (George Clooney) are conducting the finishing maintenance on the Hubble space telescope but debris from a destroyed Russian satellite brings destruction to all their equipment and safe havens.

Stranded in space and running low on oxygen, they have only one means left to them for getting home but a return pass of the debris is quickly approaching and time is almost out for the both of them.

With Alien, space was less of the threat and the big-boned creatures took center stage. In Star Wars, the Galactic Empire and old men in black cloaks threatened the heroes. For Grav-

ity, the threat is very real and all-encompassing – the entirety of space. Without specific key devices and engines, there is no human hope for survival in space or getting back home.

Scene by scene, Gravity takes away these safety nets from Ryan and Matt, upping the tension with every second of tough-holds and near-misses.

But what’s most surprising is that Gravity aims for more than just being the most intense and engaging thriller of the year, it’s also a deep morality play.

It posits the question of when everything is stripped away from a person, can they find a reason to keep on living? Do they have the strength within themselves to persevere against unimaginable odds? It’s an arc that’s been played out in many a sci-fi/fantasy movie but never to the dramatic degree as this.

This is a tremendous credit to the Cuaron brothers and Sandra Bullock, who without a doubt gives the best performance of her career (although, in the only nitpick for the movie, a scene involving her momentarily los-

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ing her mind and responding to a transmission doesn’t entirely work, neither on a scripting or performance level). As the final minutes of the movie plays and her arc comes full circle, it’s powerful and iconic, an image and thought that will linger in the mind for months to come.

In addition to all that, Gravity is a technical marvel. It’s been years since a movie has

stumped me in how the director and technicians accomplished something but with Gravity, whether it be the long single shots, camera movements, splicing live action and digital together in perfectly seamless harmony or the act of making it seem like a documentary film crew shot, Sandra Bullock gliding through a real space shuttle instead of a soundstage, there

are so many technically astounding and gorgeous elements of this movie that alone would leave me heaping on praise.

Gravity is riveting. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are amazing in their roles, the writing is as good as it can be considering its running time and all the points it needs, the

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cinematography does justice to the word “beautiful”, the tension and thrills are right up there with the greats like Jaws and Halloween and the whole movie is this wonderful package of creativity, ingenuity, and originality.

Not many movies come out that possess one of these traits, let alone all three and that’s why Gravity is so strong as a movie and as a phenomenon that everyone and their grandmother is talking about.

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JAMES HOUTSMA’S TAKE Just when NASA is on the fritz, Gravity comes and kicks it while it’s down. Becoming an astronaut has never looked so unappealing and if your intention has been to ignore the hype surrounding this recent release then cut it out because Gravity is one marvel of a movie.

Sandra Bullock and George Clooney may be the headliners of the film but it’s writer/director Alfonso Cuaron, with his vision and technical wizardry, who is the real star here. And what a shining star he is. Never before has the majesty and peril of space been presented on film in such an envelope-pushing way. Cuaron conveys a sense of not only inescapable dread but finding hope to live on against all odds.

The film’s groundbreaking special effects are a lock to win every award this year and Emmanuel Lubezki’s gorgeous single-take cinematography has a fighting chance as well.

Clooney plays a likeable, chummy guy to a tee (as he always does) and fits nicely with how the role is written, but not

as magnificent as Bullock. A vast majority of the movie rests on following her character and while the script has an occasional hiccup concerning her, it also allows far more moments to play on her character’s subtle layers. Maybe something was lost in the translation of script to screen but Bullock plays it all very flatly.

Luckily, those who know what they’re in for won’t be coming out expecting any tourde-force performances – they’ll be too busy hyperventilating.

While the powerful emotional side of the script could have been perfect with a more fitting actress, the tense thriller aspect of the story could rival any slasher movie coming out this month.

No friction to hold you, diminishing air to breathe, lightning-fast space junk/shrapnel eviscerating everything around you – everything that could go wrong in space does and at some point you simply feel like the whole damn place is out to get you.

Cuaron stays true to the fact that there is nothing to carry sound in space, putting all the more emphasis on music. Steven Price’s score, echoing the true sci-fi tradition of being synthesized, makes it perfectly clear when doom and destruction is headed towards our characters, as well as when it’s arrived.

There’s a reason everyone is talking about Gravity. It must be seen to be believed and not on your 32” plasma, I might add.

Go out and find the biggest 3D screen possible (IMAX baby) and only then will you get the full effect of what the filmmakers intended. You’re not likely to see anything quite like it.

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Like many in 2008, I found myself enamored with the band MGMT and their first release, Oracular Spectacular. Songs such as “Kids”, “Electric Feel” and the psychedelic anthem “Time to Pretend” brought people together in celebration of this new force in music. Since 2008, MGMT had kind of fallen off of my radar and after listening to their recently released eponymous album, I realize that it was for the best.

MGMT is an album fraught with the psychedelic babble of two 30-year-olds trying to recreate the soundscapes of the late 1960s and they fail miserably.

Listening to this album feels too much like a parody by people trying too hard to achieve whatever fever dream they thought would come through the music.

There is nothing on this album that could be called inventive or innovative -- it is all just the rehashed acid trip of some hippie from a bygone era in music.

The falsely named “Cool Song No. 2” contains some elements commonly found in Eastern music and is rather percussion heavy. “Mystery Disease” spews out gargled and modulated vocals over random noises and a midi-drum ending.

“Your Life is a Lie” is two minutes of depressing lyrics tossed over obnoxious repetition and a cowbell hit every four beats that will haunt your nightmares. The only thing clever about “I Love You Too, Death” is the title’s pun on the cliché, with over a minute of unnecessary ambient noises that slowly builds to an anticlimactic chorus.

The one song that could be called enjoyable is “A Good Sadness”, which showcases an almost techno-like use of synthesizers, a strong percussive rhythm and some floating ethereal vocals.

Overall, MGMT has tried too hard to bring back the magic of Sgt. Pepper era Beatles and the other acid-tripping forerunners of psychedelic music. The music that might have once been called experimental has been both done before and executed better. I feel disappointed, like I expected too much from a band that showed so much promise a few years ago. There are some

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really good albums written by people on acid -- unfortunately, this is not one of them.

If your musical tastes run anything near parallel to mine,

do not waste your time or money. MGMT is forgettable and better off forgotten.

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An adaption with Much Ado about it Joss Whedon’s take on The Bard’s classic rom-com comes highly recommended.

ANDREW SIMON Staff Writer There have been hundreds of adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays but none quite like this.

Adapted for the screen directed by Joss Whedon, this new iteration of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is extraordinarily fun and one of those cases where an already funny and loved property is enhanced thanks to the talent adapting it.

Shot in a two week period, right before heading off into the postproduction phase of The Avengers, Whedon assembled close friends and family to star in this rom-com, making it a heavy Whedon-alumni-fest, but never overshadowing the inherent glee of the play itself.

Beatrice (Amy Acker, Angel) and Benedick (Alexis Denisof, Angel) are quite gifted in sparing insulting rhetoric at one another, equally despising the other party. Their friends, including but not limited to, Don Pedro (Reed Diamond, Dollhouse) and Claudio (Fran Kranz, Cabin in the Woods), conspire to marry Benedick (who has sworn off the very idea of marriage) to Beatrice. Claudio himself falls under the spell of love when he sets his sights on Hero (Jillian Morgese), daughter of

Leonato (Clark Gregg, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Hilarity and misunderstandings ensue.

So many of these Shakespeare adaptations lack, to this reviewer, a soul -- the actors say their lines and hit their marks but the words never feel like they mean anything other than a spiffy way of saying, “look at me, memorizing all these Shakespearean sonnets”. For the first time, under the guidance of Whedon and the phenomenal presence of these actors, Shakespeare’s words have weight and meaning. There’s purpose and thought behind each line delivery. These are actors completely inhabiting their roles and clearly having a party reciting these lines. It feels like a genuine story is unfolding instead of a marvelous display of line recitation, as so many Shakespeareadapted movies do.

Add in the physical comedy of Denisof and Acker – and the short but memorable work of Nathan Fillion (Firefly) as constable Dogberry and Tom Lenk (Buffy) as his partner Verges – and this is easily one of the most entertaining and pleasing Shakespeare works around. Denisof in particular turns Benedick into a love-sick cartoon character, bouncing around in little leaf patches, listening in on con-

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versations relating to Beatrice, using all manner of expressional comedy to own the screen.

Not to be upstaged, Acker has plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, whether it be a sexy-hair twirl fail or missing a step down the stairs, once Beatrice and Benedick start courting each other, it’s hard to not burst out laughing for minutes on end.

Whedon’s Much Ado aims to please and entertain, employing all manner of interesting camera movement (e.g., follow-

ing Benedick jogging up and down stares in monologue), a groovy soundtrack and Whedon allowing his actors to milk Shakespeare’s dialogue for all the comedy and drama the lines are worth.

If there’s any negatives, it’s that the Claudio/Hero conundrum involving Don John’s manipulation feels like a story from a different movie. There is such great emphasis on Benedick and Beatrice that Claudio’s marriage to Hero and the subsequent tur-

moil that comes from that feels very misplaced indeed.

Regardless of a small quibble, Joss Whedon managed to do what few could. He made a Shakespeare adaptation that can be widely accessible, easily enjoyable, creative, dramatic and funny all in one – and he did it in two weeks.

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Please apply in person Monday-Wednesday.

414 S. Front St., Mankato 507-388-7767

PT Direct Support Professionals (DSP) LivingLinks is looking for part-time Direct Support Professionals (DSP) to work in a group home setting meeting the social and physical needs of individuals with developmental disabilities, while assisting them to achieve their goals and dreams. You will receive on the job training, be involved in consumer’s day to day living, assisting them in their activities, daily cares and meals. You will also be responsible for household duties, medication administration and the documentation of goals and procedures. As you may be driving consumers to and from work and to various community activities, you need to have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record. If you would like to earn $8.48-9.50/hr., have a flexible schedule and can work every other weekend and holiday, then we want you to apply! Stop in and pick up an application at LivingLinks 1230 N. River Dr., Mankato, or download at www.livinglinks.org. If you have any questions, call Kimberley at 507-345-7458.

LIVING LINKS (3x3)

ISD 77 Mankato Schools PT, On call, M-F $9/hr.

High school/GED and background check required

Call to learn more! 507-387-5620

Mankato Walmart NOW HIRING! OPEN POSITIONS: • Consumables • Cashiers • Cart Attendants • Truck Unloader • Overnight Stocker Apply at walmart.com/apply or in store at a Kiosk.

Walmart is an equal opportunity employer.

Your spark makes us Walmart.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013