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Scholarship renamed to honor alumna PRATAKSHYA BHANDARI Staff Writer On September 28th 2013, the Elizabeth & Wynn Kearney International Center at MSU organized a dinner to officially rename the International Endowment Scholarship to honor Gladys B. Olsen, who founded the scholarship in 1988.

Current and former scholarship recipients as well as the entire community of benefactors gathered to celebrate and honor the 97 year old alumna, as well as the official renaming of the scholarship to the Gladys B. Olson International Student Endowment Scholarship.

The extremely competitive annual scholarship was established by Olson, who felt compelled to help international students out of concern for their financial struggles. Since her initial petition for a seed fund of $10,000 was rejected by the school foundation board, she set out to start the fund on her own with the help of few interested individuals.

Olsen, along with two board members of the foundation, Joe Abdo and Marion Carr, started the fund with $1500 of their own contributions.

Since then the fund has grown to $700,000, pro-

viding nine scholarships of about $2300 to $2500 each year. The endowment hopes to increase its fund to $1 million in three years, and provide more scholarship opportunities for International Students.

Since 1988, the endowment has provided 197 scholarships to students from 46 countries. The scholarship is open for undergraduate, graduate as well as transfer students.

Application for the scholarship is only accepted once a year, usually from January through March and deserving candidates are handpicked out of the massive amount of applications received each year. Out of the 46 countries, students from Nepal have been awarded 40 scholarships, students from China have received 19 scholarships, students from Pakistan have received 16 and students from Japan and India have received 10 each.

Still an active member of the endowment, Olsen’s enthusiasm over the success of the scholarship has grown over the years.

“I guess what I’m most proud of about the endowment is that it actually happened, since it had such a feeble, pathetic beginning. And then I guess I’m proud that I could interest other people in joining me with it,” Olsen told Today magazine.

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MSU alum injured in Afghanistan 27-year-old Tom Block, a native of Waseca, was injured in an IED explosion in Afgahanistan on Sunday.

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A former Minnesota State University, Mankato student has been injured in Afghanistan.

27-year-old Waseca native Tom Block was injured Sunday

by an improvised electronic device (IED).

Block, who was a member of the 2008 MSU wrestling team that won The Duels, an event

Web Photo Tom Block, who was wounded in Afghanistan on Sunday, visits with a class in Faribault.

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showcasing the top 16 wrestling programs in Division II, is expected to lose his right eye due to his injuries. The explosion killed four International Security Force Assistant Soldiers stationed along with Block at Kandahar Province.

The bombing is the coalition’s biggest loss of life since June.

The bombing took place in the Zahri District of Kandahar Province.

While the nationality of the four killed is unknown, it’s widely believed that the victims were American.

As of Tuesday, Block was alert and responsive while at the hospital in Ramstein, located in Germany. Doctors are hoping for a full recovery in his right eye, which was also damaged from the explosion.

According to an article published in the Waseca County Journal, the MSU wrestling

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coach admires Block.

“He’s a very likeable guy, loved and admired by all,” MSU Wrestling Coach Jim Makovsky said. “He’s still a member of our team. We are all thinking of him and his family.”

He visited the McKinley Early Childhood Care Center, located in Faribault in November 2011, showing the flag that he had carried with him on several overseas missions.

Afterwards, Block had donated the flag to MSU in thanks for the school’s care packages sent to him and his battalion.

During Block’s visit, he had told the students he had worn three flags inside the plate carrier located in his body armor and had worn all of them at a certain point. He had shown the dirt still located on one of them.

Block was expected to be

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New eating Student Senate meets to discuss greek housing, options car rental options coming soon to campus RYAN BERNDT Staff Writer

Food on campus receives facelift.

RYAN BERNDT Staff Writer As the connection between the library and CSU remains unfinished, other renovations to campus are in the works.

Despite the delays, MNSU is dedicated to continually updating on-campus services with what students want; including expanding the variety of food.

The Centennial Student Union is perhaps the most renovated location on campus, boasting substantial improvements on a yearly basis. Last year the Bullpen, located on the lower level, was completed and began selling food and beverages to students. With a new director being appointed and the year well underway, the CSU is looking for new ways to improve current food options.

La Vincita, the pizza vendor owned by Sodexo, offers signature stone oven pizzas, calzones and breadsticks in the lower level of the CSU. Plans are underway for it to be updated and expanded into a new Italian bistro.

Bella Trattoria seeks to expand and fill in the gaps La Vincita has when it comes to Italian cuisine; it boasts a menu featuring tomato Florentine soup, penne with arrabiata sauce, Tuscanstyle turkey breast with garlic whipped mashed potatoes and other signature dishes.

The menu indicates that it will utilize a system of daily rotation and offer different food each day to keep options different. Soups and pasta dishes will be the focus of the rotation, with soups offered some days and pasta offered the others. In addition to the new lunch and dinner entrées, Bella Trattoria will still offer traditional pizza choices and breadsticks.

The CSU isn’t the only place getting updated; the Myers Field House Marketplace, which offers snacks and beverages to students on the go, will be getting an addition that surprisingly isn’t Sodexo related – Einstein’s Bagels.

The Memorial Library, which has been renovated extensively

in the past year, might also add some additional changes on the main floor. Not only is the connection (tunnel) expected to be a huge success, but the library also updated its circulation desk recently to accommodate students entering and leaving the library. Talks are in the works for a possible coffee shop that would be similar to Jazzman’s or the coffee shop in Wissink.

However, this has not been set in stone and discussion on the shop is expected to continue for some time.

Expect these changes to come soon, most likely around the end of the semester. Although nothing else is planned, Dining Services is always willing to hear the opinions of students and come up with new ideas. If you have any questions or concerns, head to the Dining Services page at www.mnsu.edu/dining and send them an e-mail.

With the school year reaching the middle of the first semester, MSSA conducted a meeting yesterday at 4 p.m.

Off-campus, residential hall, and a variety of College senator positions have been filled and were inaugurated at the start of the meeting. Members see this as great news since many positions were left open due to members leaving over the summer or being removed for lack of attendance.

MavGuard, spearheaded

by Senators Katie Bobich and Mariah Haffield, is a project aimed at bringing awareness towards a variety of topics relating to the overall health of students.

The project is in the beginning stages of generating a budget and generating sponsors,

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but both Senators discussed the good chance of involvement from Public Safety and other local organizations.

Expect to see announcements and more information to come as the project progresses.

Talks were started on taking land, which is currently owned by the University, and allowing a developer to build more housing, which could possibly be turned into a Greek row.

Although early in talks, this would be a big change from the current Greek housing situation, which leaves houses spread out around Mankato.

There is also the possibility of allowing other student groups to be housed in that area as well.

This would be at no cost to the school, since a private developer would be brought in.

The Hertz Car Rental Service was brought up, with senators noting problems with the process of reserving a vehicle.

Ben Shakespear noted that he has recognized the issue, and is taking steps towards creating a more efficient system.

He also mentioned that they are working with a new, more proactive representative from the business and expect the program to get back on track.

Shakespear assured the Senate that if issues continue, they will explore their options and work with both students and different organizations to come up with a solution.

With the meeting ending early, new members talked with some of the more experienced senators and asked about certain processes, such as bringing up new business.

The meeting concluded with a light-hearted moment as everyone sang happy birthday to Vice President Ben Shakespear and Office Manager Cindy Froemel.

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flown to the Walter Reed Military Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday.

While Block has been deployed multiple times, his deployments has been in relatively short 4-month shifts.

Block, a graduate of Waseca High School in 2005, is the son of Jeff and Jody Block of Cleveland, Minnesota, and Ruth Ann and Tim Collins

of Waseca.

According to Jeff Block, the family has seen extensive support from both the Army Rangers and members of the community.

The family is not seeking financial assistancethey are only asking for prayer.

His condition is improving, according to his father.

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A big donation to a small town

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ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer While going the extra mile for a class project, one Minnesota State University student was able to give back to her hometown in a big way.

Melissa Rath, a Scholarship and Athletic Grant Coordinator at MSU, was given a class project last year with the goal of being able to learn how to write and apply for grants. Everyone in the class was given the choice to pick between picking a fake project, or applying for grants in a real life situation.

Instead of working on a fictitious project, as many in her class chose to do, Rath decided to actually apply for grants in real life that would help out her

hometown. Rath is from Easton, Minnesota, a town just 30 miles south of Mankato. Easton is the home of about 200 people, and one town park.

Easton Park had not been upgraded in a long time. The park was very tiny, and Rath didn’t hesitate to criticize the old park.

Rath described the entire park as “a set of car tires running up metal stairs leading to three metal slides.”

“It was a piece of crap,” Rath bluntly summarized.

Starting her planning process last January, Rath began campaigning in early March. To raise funds for the park she applied for grants, and sought out donations by going door to door in the Easton area. In the end, Rath managed to raise $40,000

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from grants and donations for the park.

Since she was the one raising the money for the park, Rath ended up doing the shopping for the play area. It was a good thing too, since she managed to save a lot more money than she initially expected.

“I got a sale on a big slide play place. It only cost $20,000

instead of $40,000,” Rath exclaimed.

Along with the main slide play piece, Rath was able to afford benches, a wood chip base, and what she called “little bouncy rider things.”

As for finding someone to take care of construction, that was the easy part. Rath’s husband did most of the work.

“He basically lived at the park this summer,” Rath said.

While some parts of the park are still under construction, the main slide area opened up in August 2013. Rath expects the rest of the park to be completed this fall.

Rath expects to graduate this summer from Minnesota State University.

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Why Malala Yousafzai should win the Nobel Peace Prize

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Terror and destruction can only take so much from usMalala Yousafzai is a testament to the power of peace.

PRATAKSHYA BHANDARI Staff Writer The 2013 Nobel Peace prize is set to be announced tomorrow. Although the official nominees are never announced, speculations are plenty that Malala Yousafzai is a nominee, and rightfully so. Already a world renowned activist at the age of 16, Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt from the Taliban last year, when she was shot three times.

It was an attempt to stop her from speaking against the Taliban’s rule to ban education for girls in her hometown in the Swat district of Northwestern Pakistan.

Malala Yousafzai’s fight against the Taliban and their tyranny began when she started blogging under a pseudonym for BBC about the hardships of living under the turmoil caused by Taliban forces in her hometown.

She also started actively speaking against their decision to ban education for girls.

Her commendable courage and passion was starting to gain momentum, which threatened the Taliban so much they were forced to carry out an assassination attempt on a 16-year-old teenager. Their attempt to silence her failed miserably as she survived the horrendous act of

terrorism, got back on her feet and spoke at a UN Conference in July 2013.

At the conference she explained that her fight isn’t against the Taliban or terrorism, but her only intention is to fight for the right of girls to be educated. Ironically, two days after the one year anniversary of her assassination attempt, Malala Yousafzai might just win a Nobel Peace Prize for her effort to make education accessible.

Among many things, Yousafzai winning the prestigious prize might be able to reinforce our faith into something that is slowly being taken apart, one act of terror at a time.

It is the fundamental belief of every religion; it is at the core of humanity that good eventually triumphs over evil.

Regardless of where and how we grow up, we are all taught to believe no less in the healing power of love than to believe in the far reaching devastation of terror.

Yet when horrendous acts of destruction cover the front page of newspapers, we are left to question the rightfulness of this belief that sustains much of humanity. We are left to wonder about the fate of the world we’re living in, if there is ever an end to the hatred so widespread it surpasses race, religion, gender.

Whether it is a terrorist attack at

a mall, a shooting rampage in a college campus or a bomb that goes off at a mosque, it is our right to peace that is taken away along with innocent lives.

It is our right as human beings to be free and to love and to be our best that is attacked.

Not only does Yousafzai continue to advocate her cause in spite of continued threats from the Taliban, she does so with compassion that is simply awe-inspiring.

“I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me. I would not shoot him. This is the compassion that I have learnt from Muhammadthe prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha.

This is the legacy of change that I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

This is the philosophy of non-violence that I have learnt from Gandhi Jee, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa.

And this is the forgiveness that I have learnt from my mother and father. This is what my soul is telling me, be peaceful and love everyone.” Yousafzai said during her speech at the UN Conference in July.

In these turbulent times when going to the mall requires the same amount of thought as walking into a battlefield, a teenager who couldn’t be silenced by guns and terrorists could just be the headline that we all need to hear.

Her tremendous courage will be equally inspiring even without a Nobel Peace Prize backing her up, but her win would be a reinforcing collective step that we will all have taken towards a world where we are no longer afraid to speak our minds.

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Fall Car Care

What you can do for your vehicle this fall to make sure it gets you through the winter REECE HEMMESCH Editor in Chief With winter coming upon us once again, the month of October is definitely one of the biggest times of the year to go in and get your car checked.

After all, it is National Car Care Month and for obvious reasons.

People all over the state of Minnesota are getting every last little thing checked on their cars during this time to make sure they are in peak shape for the months of November through April, where as we found out last year, can still be seen as a Winter month.

Getting your car checked out can play a huge role for getting ready for the winter months, not just for the things that come in handy during this time (brakes, antifreeze, tires) but so that nothing can go wrong when you are out on the road or possibly stranded.

Take a back window for example, if you have no passengers riding with you as of recently and haven’t noticed that a window has gone out, you could put it down accidentally and be forced to drive home with part of a window open while outside temperatures sit in the low teens.

You also may not use your windshield wipers a whole lot, causing you to neglect them until this time. If you’re caught in a snowstorm while driving and have even a little bit of worn down wipers, it could make life that much tougher on you while trying to get home.

Past that, here are some other tips that can help you while on the road or anywhere else to insure that your car is always ready for the next big snow storm.

When it comes to tires, this is one of the most important features of your can on the subject of winter care. Tires can make a difference between life and death and although the quality of them is a makes a big modification, the treads can do just as much. There are three big helpers to treads in the winter months: the design, a proper depth, and a pliable tread compound.

For the depth, tires are considered to be legally worn out when they reach 2/32’’ of remaining tread depth. The United States requires having easy-to-see tread indicators on them. Despite the legal limit, Tire Rack recommends that drivers expecting to experience wet conditions consider replacing their tires when they reach 4/32’’, which reduces wet breaking traction and increases stopping distance.

As for snow-covered roads, Tire Rack recommends that drivers replace tires when they reach 6/32’’ left in the tread in order to maintain good road mobility. When you have more depth in wintry conditions, it can compress snow in their grooves and release it as they roll.

Another good tip for winter tire treatment is purchasing snow tires for the winter months,

which should be used when driving at temperatures below 45 degrees. These tires have more sipes (slits) than regular tires, which increases traction on snow and ice, but also reduces the grip on dry and wet roads.

It goes without saying that throughout the year, you need good brakes in order to maintain yourself on the road, but that goes double for winter. If the roads are icy and your breaks are even a little worn, you might find yourself in the ditch quicker than you thought, which ultimately leads to a tow job that will run even more than a maintenance check would have.

Many people can assume what antifreeze means just by hearing the word, but for those that do not, it is a chemical additive that lowers the freezing point of a water-based liquid.

Without antifreeze, you will not even make it out of the driveway during the winter months.

If your antifreeze isn’t strong enough to handle temperatures beneath 30 or 40 below (which is common around here), your cooling system freezes up and you won’t be able to go anywhere. A good thing to remember about your antifreeze is if your dashboard still reads cold after warming it up for a few minutes, there is a strong possibility that you are low on antifreeze, or that you have a weak thermostat, either one are good reasons to stop using your car until it is properly fixed.

As for gas in the winter, always keep your car at over

a quarter tank for a variety of reasons. The first that it is much easier on your fuel pump if you don’t get too low once it starts getting cold, and also if you were to get lost or stranded on the road, the last thing you want to be is out of gas. I know in the summer months, coming up a mile short and possibly walking to the nearest gas station to fill up a tank and walking back seams like a viable, though unnecessary option, but that might not be as easy once the weather shifts to cold.

The last tip comes in the form of something that most people do not recognize is detrimental to your car in the winter- the use of your emergency brake.

I know it can be fun to find a vacant parking lot, speed your car up to 40 and whip a quick turn while initiating the e-brake to slide around, but this can be a crucial error in judgement

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Five tips for Fall Car Care Month

Why not take a little time to be car care aware and make sure your vehicle is ready for the harsh winter weather ahead? Taking a few simple steps now can save you the headaches and cost of an emergency breakdown later, says the Car Care Council. Whether you do it yourself or take your car to a professional service technician, the Car Care Council recommends five proactive steps to make sure your car is ready for winter driving.

1. Battery Keep the battery connections clean, tight and corrosion-free.

Cold weather is hard on batteries, so it’s wise to check the battery and charging system.

Because batteries don’t always give warning signs before they fail, it is advisable to replace batteries that are more than three years old.

The Car Care Council is the source of information for the “Be Car Care Aware” consumer education campaign promoting the benefits of regular vehicle care, maintenance and repair to consumers.

For a copy of the council’s Car Care Guide, also available electronically, or for more information, visit www.carcare.org.

2. Heater, Defrosters and Wiper Blades Check that the heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system are working properly as heating and cooling performance is critical for interior comfort and for safety reasons, such as defrosting.

Wiper blades that are torn, cracked or don’t properly clean your windshield should be replaced. As a general rule, wiper blades should be replaced every six months. When changing the blades, be sure to also check the fluid level in the windshield washer reservoir.

3. Tires Check the tires, including the tire pressure and tread depth. Uneven wear indicates a need for wheel alignment.

Tires should also be checked for bulges and bald spots. If snow and ice are a problem in your area, consider special tires designed to grip slick roads. During winter, tire pressure should be checked weekly as tires lose pressure when temperatures drop.

4. Brakes Have the brake system checked, including brake linings, rotors and drums. Brakes are critical to vehicle safety and particularly important when driving on icy or snow-covered roads.

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“Getting your vehicle ready for winter while temperatures are still mild is a proactive approach to preventive maintenance that helps ensure safety, reliability and fewer unexpected repairs when severe winter weather strikes,” said Rich White, Executive Director of the Car Care Council.

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How to drive in the snow

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will shift more weight over the front wheels and enable the tires to “bite” again. As with all winter driving maneuvers, using a gentle hand and not stabbing the gas, brake or steering wheel is the most effective way to recover from a slide.

Humans tend to target fixate.

Couple that with the natural reflex to go where you’re looking, and it’s no wonder so many out-ofcontrol cars head straight into curbs and lampposts. By training yourself to look where you want to go, your hands will follow your eyes and steer away from danger.

Smooth and Easy Wins the Race Race drivers swear by smoothness when it comes to driving technique, and that practice becomes even more important in wintry conditions. “Pretend you’ve got a cup of coffee on the dashboard,” advises Matt Edmonds, Vice President of TireRack.com. “If you make sudden or abrupt movements, you’ll go from grip to no grip very quickly.”

On the other hand, “[smooth inputs] will help you sense the limits of your tire’s grip before your car starts to slide.”

Know Your Limits and Your Car’s Limits Becoming familiar with your car’s handling dynamics will

prepare you for the unexpected.

When the going gets slippery, does your car understeer (plow forward), oversteer (fishtail) or drift sideways? Weight distribution, suspension and drivetrain setups (like front-, rear- or allwheel drive) affects how your car reacts to adverse conditions. If you can’t attend a driving school and learn about vehicle dynamics from the pros, carefully explore your car’s limits in a safe area like an abandoned parking lot. Once your sense memory develops, you’ll be better prepared to handle a slide when it arrives unannounced.

Don’t Rely Too Much on Technology Electronic aids like anti-lock brakes and traction control have done wonders for vehicle safety, but icy conditions can render those features useless. Once a tire loses its mechanical grip on a slick surface, all the high-tech gizmos in the world won’t stop that vehicle from spinning out of control. Avoid the inescapable laws of physics by keeping your speed reasonable and maintaining a safe distance from cars and objects around you.

Pick Your Tires Like You’d Pick Your Shoes “Some shoes are good at everything, but not great at one

thing,” says Edmonds. Following that logic, you wouldn’t wear flipflops in the rain—and likewise, you shouldn’t drive through winter snow on summer tires.

Edmonds advises looking for the international symbol for winter tires, which is a snowflake on a mountain. A number of winter tire varieties exist; snowbelt states call for dedicated winter rubber which is referred to as a “studless ice and snow tire,” featuring more aggressive tread and deeper blocks.

In regions where snow falls more occasionally, you might opt for so-called performance winter tires, which offer better grip under dry conditions.

A Question of Chains Unless the law demands it, avoid installing chains and choose instead to invest in a solid set of winter tires. As it stands, winter tires are so effective that sev-

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Keep Your Car Maintained A reliably running car can help avoid a world of complications in inclement weather. Make sure your tire pressure hasn’t dipped with the drop in ambient temperature, and your vehicle will be easier to control as a result. Install winter wiper blades in order to maximize visibility, and test your battery to make sure it can handle the challenges of cold weather cranking. Take care of your car, and it will take care of you.

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Only after you’ve exited the turn and straightened the steering wheel, gently accelerate. “As easy as that sounds intellectually, it’s really hard for most people to put into practice,” says Mark Cox, Director of the Bridgestone Winter Driving School.

Limit Your Speed, and Think Ahead Excessive speed is the single biggest reason people lose control in the snow, and slowing down will give you enough wiggle room to correct your course in case your vehicle loses control. “It takes 4 to 10 times longer to stop in ice and snow,” explains Cox. “Adjust your speed to the conditions,” he adds, “but also remember that going too slow can be just as problematic as going too fast.”

If You Start to Slide… … don’t panic! A proper response will ensure that car control is regained. If the vehicle oversteers (i.e., the back end swings out), accelerate lightly in order to transfer weight to the rear and increase traction. It may feel counterintuitive to press the gas pedal while a car is sliding, but that action can straighten out the tail-happy yawing motion.

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Road icing danger zones Icy roads: if you have an accident During icy road conditions, any road can become dangerous.

However, most accidents occur in the following areas: BRIDGES, OVERPASSES AND ELEVATED ROADWAYS Elevated roadways collect snow and ice long before the rest of the roads, catching drivers by surprise. This danger zone is so common, we’ve devoted an entire page to it.

STEEP HILLS A more obvious danger zone during road icing is on steep hills. Often, friction forces between tires and the road is not strong enough to overcome gravity to slow or stop a car on an icy hill.

HIGH SPEED ROADWAYS Slides and loss of control occur much easier at high speeds. As a result, accidents are common on interstates, freeways and turnpikes.

CURVES The act of steering can easily cause the rear of a vehicle to slide outward on a curve. Contrary to intuition, cars initially tend to fishtail and slide toward the inside of a curve rather than sliding to the outside.

water will freeze into a sheet of ice.

MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS Weather conditions can vary greatly with even small changes in elevation. In most cases, air temperatures will fall and rain will change to snow as you climb in elevation. However, a common meteorological condition called an inversion can result in the exact opposite! When traveling in hilly or mountainous regions, be prepared for rapid changes in road conditions.

COBBLESTONE AND BRICK PAVEMENT Brick and stone-paved streets are prone to icing up just as fast as bridges and overpasses do, due to the gaps in the road surface that allow cold air to infiltrate downward.

There are many locations that combine two or more of the above hazard zones to create significant danger areas during icy conditions. For instance, a curved, elevated, downhill highway offramp with a traffic light at the end would have a high incidence of crashes during winter precipitation.

DECELERATION SPOTS Braking is often a major trigger of slides on icy roads. Any part of a roadway that causes a driver to apply the brake is a hotspot for accidents, such as at stop signs, traffic lights, steep hills, construction zones, previous accident sites, sharp curves or highway offramps.

ACCELERATION SPOTS Hitting the gas can cause drive wheels to spin on icy roads, which can easily result in loss of control. Acceleration danger zones include uphill grades on interstates and highway onramps.

LOW-TRAFFIC ROADS Many times, lesser-traveled roads allow snow and ice to accumulate more easily than in high-traffic areas. Trouble spots to watch for include highway exit ramps, driveways, parking lots and rural roads.

TUNNELS Tunnels often contain continuous groundwater seepage which can coat roadways with ice during subfreezing conditions, even if no precipitation has fallen. Weather conditions can be different on opposite sides of a mountain, surprising drivers who exit a tunnel and encounter roadways suddenly covered in snow and ice.

GROUNDWATER & RUNOFF Particularly in mountainous regions, groundwater and/or runoff from recent rain can flow or drip down onto roadways from nearby cliffs, hills or ditches.

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On an icy road, the danger doesn’t end after your own accident - it can actually get worse as other vehicles lose control at the same place you did. A large percentage of icy road fatalities result from people exiting their vehicles, only to be hit by secondary out-of-control vehicles following the initial accident.

With that in mind, remember the following if you are involved in an accident on an icy road: DO: If your vehicle is still driveable, keep moving! Keep going until you arrive at a safe place to pull well off the road. Not only are you at risk from additional out-of-control vehicles, you may actually cause additional accidents by remaining on the road.

If your accident involved other vehicles that are all still driveable, and if there are no injuries, encourage everyone to move to the nearest safe location off of the road.

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If it is not possible to get off the road, stay in your car. If you are in the middle of a bridge with no way to escape, stay in your vehicle. Your vehicle can absorb further direct impacts from sliding cars better than your body can!

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KOL’s Mechanical Bull has some kick Though they don’t outdo themselves, Kings of Leon’s latest is a solid offering.

ERIK SHINKER Staff Writer Mechanical Bull, the newest release by Kings of Leon, does what it sets out to do - continue a tradition of consistent rock songs and empowering ballads. This album features guitar heavy rock with tasteful percussion and some interesting added instrumentation. Any fans of the band from their most recent albums will be genuinely happy with what this album offers.

Released as a single just in time for summer, “Supersoaker” is a good time, up-beat song with a catchy chorus and galloping guitar parts.

“Don’t Matter” is a hard hitting, garage rock song that showcases a tasty guitar solo and makes you feel like hitting the road to race.

Things slow down a bit on “Beautiful War”, a ballad with sustained chords and ambient guitar lines. The song builds throughout and culminates in a fade out of vocals over a bongo drum part.

“Temple”’s catchy chorus is sure to get stuck in your head and has a lead guitar part that doubles the vocalist’s melody, creating a more memorable experience within the song.

The album’s second single, “Wait For Me”, features guitars with delay effects and individually picked chords that coincide with the percussion to create some tasteful hits throughout the song.

“Family Tree” grooves and emulates the drummer and bassist, showing off their prowess into a choir-like break into a repetition of the chorus in full force.

“Comeback Story” introduces the slide guitar into the mix and has a tropical feel to it, creating depth with a slew of violins.

Short and sweet, Mechanical Bull clocks in at just over 40 minutes but contains some very good musicianship and lyrical content throughout.

Kings of Leon haven’t necessarily outdone themselves, but it is definitely a good addition to their musical repertoire. The album is worth giving a listen to but I wouldn’t go so far as to call it outstanding.

Full of solid rock songs and a few slower tunes, Mechanical Bull stays where it is comfortable while making a couple of forays into the unknown. I would recommend streaming the album online before making the decision as to whether or not you should buy it.

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Easy recipes for pumpkin deliciousness perfect for the months of fall MIRANDA BRAUNWARTH Staff Writer With October here it is officially the month of the pumpkin.

Not all of us have the time to whip up a pumpkin pie but still want to delve into this yummy fall treat. Luckily there are tons of easy-to-make fall recipes that will have your mouth watering and your living space smelling wonderful. So grab your can opener and dive in. Below are sweet treats, as well as a few salty and some in between.

Let’s start with an easy toasty drink to keep your toes warm as you watch Halloween movies late into the night.

This recipe is so simple and uses a crockpot to cook so it has little watch and hassle over.

These crock pot pumpkin spice lattes are so good you may want to sip on them all day.

Crockpot Pumpkin Spice Lattes Serves 8 [Note: From “Urban Nester a lifestyle blog”] What you will need: 8 tablespoons of pumpkin

puree (or canned pumpkin) 8 tablespoons of vanilla 2 teaspoons of cinnamon 8 cinnamon sticks 4 cups of strongly brewed coffee 8 tablespoons of sugar Whipping cream for some extra taste (optional)

including sugar, sea salt, chili powder, chipotle seasoning, ground cumin, paprika etc. to make your seeds unique.

For those who are new to pumpkin seeds, you can follow my favorite recipe below:

Directions: After brewing your coffee, combine with milk and put in the crockpot. Whip together all other ingredients (besides the cinnamon sticks and whipping cream for garnish) and combine in crockpot. Mix well. Let warm in your crockpot for two hours and enjoy the delicious aroma.

Serve with a cinnamon and some whipped cream on top.

We can’t forget the salty pumpkin snack that many people throw away and don’t even realize they’re missing out on: pumpkin seeds!

As you carve your pumpkin masterpiece this year, remember to save the pumpkin seeds.

There are many ways you can make your pumpkin seeds delicious and you can become very creative in how you spice them up. Many spices can be used

[Note: From “allrecipes. com”] 2 cups of raw pumpkin seeds (directly out of pumpkin) 1 ½ tablespoons butter ½ teaspoons salt 1/8 teaspoons garlic salt 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce If you have more than 2 cups of pumpkin seeds you can easily make the recipe larger. This is an easy recipe to double.

Spiced Pumpkin Seeds

Directions: Preheat your oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine your butter, salt, garlic salt, Worcestershire sauce and pumpkin seeds. Mix evenly and spread on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake for one hour stirring every so often. If your seeds start to get dark they can be removed early.

Remember you can always

be creative with your pumpkin seeds and make up new recipes just by changing up spices.

This is a fun snack for October nights.

I can’t leave out what we all commonly think of having pumpkin in and that’s desert.

What is just as good as yummy pumpkin? Chocolate!

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brownies are easy and delicious!

These brownies are more of a combination between cookie and fluffy cake as they rise.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brownies Makes 24 small brownies [Note: From “Amanda- Small Home Big Start”] ½ cup pumpkin puree (or canned pumpkin) 1 whole egg 2 egg whites 1 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil 1 cup flour 1 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice

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1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoons salt 2/3 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips Directions: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 11by-9 inch pan with parchment paper, or simply spray with a

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The fall of Heisenberg and the end of Breaking Bad ANDREW SIMON Staff Writer Breaking Bad creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan famously described the series as “Mr. Chips turns into Scarface,” essentially detailing the mission statement of the series and preparing viewers for what’s to come.

Innocent family man Walter White (Bryan Cranston) tured methamphetamine kingpin was the basic outline and Gilligan delivered exactly that. Walter’s darkness grew and grew, his arrogance, pride and cruelty reaching despicable levels, bringing chaos into every facet of his life and ruining the lives of those around him, especially his protégée, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul). As seasons one through five unfolded, Walter grew into that kingpin Gilligan promised but nothing could have prepared viewers for these final eight episodes. *Fair warning, spoilers for the entire series follows.* Season 5A ended with Hank Schrader, Walter’s brotherin-law and head of the DEA, finding out the identity of Heisenberg and season 5B is the extended fallout of that.

The first eight episodes fulfilled Gilligan’s concept, and these eight bear the ramifications of Walter’s actions -- the “when s!@# hits the fan” final chapters of Walt’s story. Nothing was off limits. Any character could die at any moment (save Walter, whose life was at least guaranteed through the finale thanks to the use of flashforwards in the season 5A/B premieres) and any event would not be outside the realm of possibility.

What knowing the end is nigh has given the writers and the viewers, are eight of the most gripping, best written, edited, acted, scored and directed episodes ever to grace television.

No episode can be regulated as filler, no line inconsequential.

This is Breaking Bad at its best.

His identity known to Hank, the first handful of episodes are dedicated to a type of pushand-pull game between Hank and Walt. Hank’s re-examining every case file over the last year (in Breaking Bad time) connected to the mythic Heisenberg, following up any leads that could incriminate Walt and using Jesse, who is more than willing to comply, to bring Walt down.

Jesse, who once viewed Walt as

a mentor and father figure now sees Walt for the monster he is, realizing that it was Walt who had poisoned Brock, that it was Walt who murdered Mike, that it was Walt who was (at least partially) responsible for all the chaos in his life.

Episodes nine through twelve follow that type of game between Hank, Walt and Jesse, each grabbing to gain the upper hand but then episode thirteen “To’hajiilee” hits and the landscape of Breaking Bad changed forever. “To’hajiilee” has the distinction of being the single most intense episode of Breaking Bad, easily beating out the similarly intense closing moments of season 4’s “Crawl Space”.

Jesse and Hank hinge their plan on Walt’s pride and love for his money, resulting in Walt trapped in the Mexico desert, with only one option – giving himself up to Hank. But this being Breaking Bad, another option presents itself and it lends itself to the final four minutes where, as a viewer, the world around you stops and every second of the series is nerve-wracking. “Tohajiilee” is a masterstroke of storytelling, direction and performance but it’s easily bested by “Ozymandias”, which follows up intensity with devastation.

By the end of “Ozymandias”, every character has been left in ruin. It’s perhaps one of the first real unpredictable episodes of all of television and one of the most heartbreaking. Walt pleading to neo-Nazi uncle Jack to spare Hank’s life, the vicious confession to Jesse that he allowed Jane to die, the battle royale between Walt and Skyler in their house, wrestling for the knife and that nail-biting final phone call between the two as he tries to conduct a selfless act in clearing her from any of his wrongdoing. For many, “Ozymandias” works as a series finale and it fittingly could be – this is the culmination of every choice and action Walt’s made in five seasons.

But Breaking Bad made a unique choice few shows do, showing the ‘afterward’, or the consequences of all the death and finality of the climax. Some consider “Granite State” and “Felina” to be an epilogue of sorts, and that works quite well too, but this story could not have ended any other way. Pathetic, desperate, willing to pay thousands of dollars just for an extra hour of human interaction with the man who gave him a new

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identity as “Mr. Lambert”, this episode encapsulates just how much Walt has lost, how far he has fallen. It’s a depressing, but necessary episode to get into the headspace of Walter White, who had no purpose or reason to live any longer, until through happenstance, he watches a clip of Charlie Rose and inspiration hits for the last acts of Heisenberg.

Renewed with clarity of purpose and a peace he hadn’t felt in months, “Felina” is Walt executing his final plan and whether it be through some

divine intervention or moral justice that his plan goes through without a hitch, it’s one of the best, most satisfying series finales ever scripted. It’s the end of Walter White and he’s happy for it, having accomplished what he set out to do and making steps – tiny steps, albeit – towards atoning for his sins.

The craftsmanship and perfection of Breaking Bad’s final eight episodes cannot be stressed enough. It’s a credit to the writing staff who filled each episode with such mag-

nificent plots, character beats and mind-boggling twists, and ended the series on top and with understanding of delivering an ending suitable for this series.

The series was consistently outstanding, and this final season is magnificent, not only as entertaining pieces of television, but as a character study of a man with nothing to lose, made bad choices and had the consequences reign upon him.

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Pokemon: a brief history In the wake of Pokemon X & Y, we look back at the sensation that started it all.

PUMPKIN “Luckily there are tons of easy-to-make fall recipes that will have your mouth watering and your living space smelling wonderful. So grab your can opener and dive in.” continued from 9 nonstick spray.

In a large bowl combine your pumpkin puree, eggs and oil until smooth then set that aside.

In another bowl mix all your dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, spices, salt, and brown sugar. Add this to your first wet ingredient bowl and mix well.

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ADAM MILLER Staff Writer Love it or hate it, there is no denying that Pokémon is a worldwide phenomenon that has never failed to fade.

For the first time on Saturday the Pokémon Company is going to release their next games Pokémon X and Y worldwide so all nations can start catching the new breed of Pokémon at the same time. But what exactly is it about Pokémon that has caught the world in its trance?

The world’s Pokémon journey started Feb. 27, 1996 when Pokémon Red and Green versions came out for the Nintendo Game Boy system in Japan.

However, creator Satoshi Tajiri started his six years earlier.

Tajiri and other friends including Ken Sugimori, the illustrator of the original artwork for the Pokémon games, founded the development team of Game Freak.

Tajiri pitched his game to Nintendo several times. It was not until he found help with his new friend Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, that Nintendo decided to fund the project.

Pokémon Red and Green was not an instant success in Japan.

It was not until players had discovered the hidden 151st Pokémon, Mew, that sales increased.

A Japanese magazine ran a promotion to give away twenty of the legendary Pokémon. The contest boosted sales and Red and Green was quickly followed

by Pokémon Blue, which had improved graphics and sound.

The success of the original games quickly spawned a trading card game, manga (Japanese

style comic) and anime series.

Then in Sept. 1998, Pokémon came across the ocean to North America. The anime came out on Sept. 7 and Pokémon Red and Blue came out later on Sept.

30. Soon after the game was released in North America, it released everyone and launched the birth of the Pokémon slogan: ‘Gotta Catch’em All.’ The anime series got so much attention that a new version of the game, Pokémon Yellow, which more closely matched the main characters steps in the anime.

It also allowed players to start the game with a Pikachu. Pikachu quickly became a beloved mascot for the franchise. Even those who never played a game or watched an episode of the anime know about Pikachu.

With the success of the first generation, Game Freak had made a franchise that the world was in love with but they were not close to slowing down. The next generation of Pokémon started Nov. 1999 in Japan and Oct. 2000 in North America with Pokémon Gold and Silver.

The new Generation brought 100 new Pokémon, genders to Pokémon, a time system and Pokémon friendship.

The start of the third generation of Pokémon brought the franchise to the next generation of hand held systems, as the series moved to the Game Boy Advance. Ruby and Sapphire launched in Nov. 2002 in Japan and March 2003 in North America.

Along with the jump to GBA the new generation added franchise features such as double battles, Pokémon abilities and natures and contests, not to mention another 135 Pokémon.

Diamond and Pearl versions of the games kicked off generation four, which was released in Sept. 2006 in Japan and April 2007 in North America, this time on the Nintendo DS. This time along with the 107 new Pokémon, the franchise received a return of the time system, visible differences between the genders of Pokémon and a split between physical and special moves.

Pokémon musicals, Triple Battles, and more differences between the two versions than just different Pokémon showing up were added to the fifth generation games of Black and White version when they were released Sept. 2010 in Japan and March 2011 in North America.

Black and White introduced another 156 Pokémon, bringing the total to 649 different Pokémon.

Also changing in generation five was the format of how additional games were released.

Since the release of Pokémon Yellow, each generation had a third game come out with minor changes.

Generation two had crystal, three had emerald and four had platinum. However, while the world eagerly awaited Pokémon Grey, we were shocked with the announcement of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Direct sequels to Black and White, these games were set two years after the originals and featured major changes from their predecessors.

While some features have been announced, like the switch to full 3D and mega evolutions, we will see Saturday what the future of Pokémon will look like. What we do know is that it gives us another opportunity to try to catch ’em all.

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Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

With a toasty drink, a salty snack and a mouthwatering desert your pumpkin binge can begin.

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Maverick soccer team return home and keep their NSIC win streak alive After a six-game road trip, the women’s soccer team finally got to play on their home turf. Kroforst added three more goals to her season total.

LUCAS RYAN Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s soccer team held both teams scoreless en route to two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference wins over the weekend.

The Mavericks returned to the Pitch this past weekend to play their first home matches in nearly a month, recording two wins and improving their NSICwinning streak to 27 games, which is tied for 14th best in NCAA Division II history.

MSU moved up one spot to fourth place in the NSCAA/ Continental Tire NCAA Division II Poll released Tuesday and remain unbeaten in the NSIC this season.

Sophomore forward Korey Kronforst continues to lead the Mavericks in scoring with three more goals over the weekend; bringing her season total to nine goals with seven goals coming in the last four games. Kronforst is currently riding a six match point streak.

“I have to give all the credit to my team. I wouldn’t be able

to do it without them,” Kronforst said. “I am just lucky enough to get the ball in the back of the net and they really make it easy for me.”

Junior goalie Molly McGough returned to action after missing the two previous games due to injury. McGough recorded shutouts in both games over the weekend earning her NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week honors.

McGough now has five shutouts this season and 30 career shutouts. She ranks second-best in NSIC history with 22 shutouts in the NSIC. The Mavericks out-shot their opponents 69-14 over the weekend with a 26-3 shots on net advantage. MSU’s defense only allowed three shots on net the entire weekend. The Mavericks still could improve their play, according to Kronforst.

“Our pressure is getting a lot better, but I still think we can step it up a notch and play quicker and keep working together,” Kronforst said.

The Mavericks returned to action Friday Oct. 4, playing host to Minot State. MSU owned a 30-10 shot advantage in a

game that they did not allow any shots on net. The Beavers played a defensive style, rarely crossing the center line, which was affective through 90 minutes.

“Minot plays a style that is very frustrating to play against.

They do not attack a lot and they kind of sit in on you. It really makes it hard to break them down,” head coach Brian Bahl said. “It can be really frustrating, but the girls kept their focus, kept playing their game.

We said we just got to keep doing our thing and eventually opportunities will come and we will capitalize.”

With less than four minutes remaining in the final overtime Korey Kronforst got the Mavericks on the board scoring her third game-winning goal of the season to give the Mavericks the 1-0 win. The goal extended Kronforst point-scoring streak to five matches.

“To see (Kronforst) kind of really start to fall into her element now and really grasp the role that she has got for us is really exciting,” Bahl said.

“She has done some big things and she has got a lot more ahead

David Bassey • MSU Reporter After this weekend, the Mavericks a 7-0 conference record, which puts them tied for first in the NSIC, and a 9-1 overall record.

David Bassey • MSU Reporter Junior forward Rebecca Pederson (pictured) recorded two assists in their 4-0 win over U-Mary.

of her. So she should be fun to watch the rest of the way.”

Sunday, the Mavericks hosted the University of Mary in a wet and rainy affair. Kronforst netted two goals in the 4-0 win over U-Mary to extend her point streak to six matches. Junior forward Jessica Bowe scored her first goal of the year against U-Mary while junior midfielder Sydney Temple and junior forward Rebecca Pederson each recorded two assists in the match.

Pederson now has a team-best five assists.

“They fought through the weather conditions (Sunday) and played a very very strong second half,” Bahl said. “We are continuing to build more and more depth and getting players into role where they can continue to get more and more experience because I know that will help us moving down the road and into tournament time.”

This upcoming weekend, the Mavericks will put their NSICwinning streak on the line in the final two-game road trip of the season. MSU travels to Wayne, Neb. Saturday for a 1 p.m. game with Wayne State (1-8-1, 1-5-1in NSIC) and then makes the trip to Sioux Falls, S. D. for a Sunday matchup with Augustana (7-3-0, 5-2-0 in NSIC).

The Mavericks should be favored to win Saturday’s game.

Wayne State has been outscored 34-8 this season, amassing a 3.29 goals against average, which is last in the NSIC. Augustana should test the Mavericks. The Vikings are coming off their first two NSIC losses last weekend and will look to get on track when they host the Mavericks Sunday. The Vikings are fifth in the NSIC and is in a first place tie for goals per game (2.5) in the conference.

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MSU’s sport management club learns and has fun at the Xcel Some of our future workers in sports got to experience how to get ready for a professional hockey game with a tour of Xcel Arena and got to witness the finished product with tickets to the Wild’s home game against the Anaheim Ducks.

Luke Carlson • MSU Reporter Going to professional sports teams arenas and learning day-to-day work in sports is just one of the many opportunities that the Sport Management Association offers.

LUKE CARLSON Staff Writer The buzzer sounded, signaling the end of regulation and the beginning of overtime. I lay back in my seat in the stands of the Xcel Energy Center to take a breather from the exhilaration of the NHL hockey game before

me.

The hometown Minnesota Wild were tied up with the visiting Anaheim Ducks after three periods of play as I, a sports writer, shared the stands with student-fans from the Minnesota State University Mankato Sport Management Association.

Together, all of us sat waiting

in anticipation of the thrilling conclusion to come, the electric atmosphere of ‘The X’ all around us.

And even though the Ducks would take the eventual overtime win, the final entertaining minutes of the game signaled the end to an educational and eye-opening day for the students

representing the association and MSU who traveled up on Saturday afternoon to St. Paul.

According to the association’s president, Tyler Slick, he students got a chance to see “what it’s like to work for the Minnesota Wild.” Slick led us to where we started our day at the Wild’s home arena, where we would begin an exclusive tour of the facilities in the Xcel Energy Center itself.

The tour gave the students a chance to see the inner workings of an NHL team, how it and its players prepare for game day, and how a professional organization like the Wild conducts itself from a business standpoint on a day-to-day basis.

“Trips like these help the students to see how the sports industry works,” Slick said. “It also shows them how hard it is to get into working for a professional team and how many hours it takes.”

We were able to see different sections of the arena such as the staff dining areas, suites where businesses entertain clients during games, storage and equipment rooms, as well as the lower concourse below the arena where shows and concerts are prepared and Zambonis are parked.

The tour guide, Lindsay

Weier, further expounded upon Slick’s words. She explained to the students exactly how tough it is to get into the business of sports, what she described to be a very small job market and miniscule business community, especially at the professional level.

The tour was both informative and fun As the students got the opportunity to delve into a realistic view of how their involvement in the association, as well as the degree they are pursuing in school, might apply to the real world.

At the end of the tour, Slick sent us off to recharge our batteries, have dinner, and experience a bit of the St. Paul scene near the arena before the game began at seven. And after an awesome game that night, including two goals from the hometown hero forward Zach Parise, it seemed like no time at all that we were back on the bus for Mankato later that night.

Many of the students were still jovial about the day, buzzing about the game and about what they learned during the tour. Impressed with what I had experienced with the association and the Wild, I later asked Tyler about his favorite part of the trip

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Mavericks keep it rolling in the Twin Cities The Mavericks rush their way to their fifth win of the season after defeating Concordia 27-7, with three players getting an interception.

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David Bassey • MSU Reporter Junior running back Andy Pfeiffer (right) was versatile against Concordia with 67 yards on the ground and 47 receiving yards.

It’s been the same storyline two weeks in a row for the Minnesota State University, Mankato football team; running game was top notch, defense made plays and senior receiver Dennis Carter showed his athleticism as the Mavericks ruined Concordia’s homecoming 27-7.

The Mavericks scored 27 unanswered points before Concordia edged out a late fourth quarter touchdown. Before the Mavericks got their second possession of the game, Carter went pay dirt for the first time as a punt returner this season with an 84-yard punt return for the Mavericks first score of the game. In previous weeks, Carter has come pretty close to taking it all the way but finally broke one.

“It was gratifying,” Carter said. “We have been working hard as a unit, so to finally break one, I take my hat off to the whole punt return unit and special teams coordinator. It was a team thing.”

According to Carter, the key to being a good returner is to have great blocking.

“I have the easy part actually, which is just running,” Carter said. “The hard part is my teammates to lay down those blocks.”

On the extra point, senior placekicker Sam Brockshus’s kick was blocked but junior offensive lineman Max Hofmeister recovered it and took his 6-foot-4

297 lb. frame into the endzone for two points, giving the Mavericks the 8-0 advantage.

The Mavericks would go on to score on their next four possessions, starting with two field goals by Brockshus, one from 35 and the other 32-yards out. Before he could make his next one from 41-yards, senior quarterback Jon Wolf legged out the longest play from scrimmage in a 44yard touchdown run just before the half.

Wolf led the squad with 107 yards on just 11 carries. He also threw for 128 yards on eight passes with a 39-yard pass to junior running back Andy Pfeiffer.

Pfeiffer also had a great day on the ground with 67 rushing yards on 13 carries.

After Brockshus put his fourth field goal through the uprights in the fourth quarter, the Mavericks were done scoring, but that’s all they needed cause the Golden Bears didn’t have an answer to the Mavericks defense. Compared to the Mavericks 222 rushing yards, Concordia only put up 84 yards on the ground.

To go along with two sacks, the Mavericks possessed three juniors who had one interception in linebacker Kris Fleigle and safeties Nathan Hancock and Eric Clark. Hancock was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week back when the Mavericks won at Duluth and right now is tied for second in the conference with three on the season.

As he started the season on

the D2Football.com’s top-100 list, Brockshus showed his consistency on Saturday after making all four field goal attempts and was named the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week.

What is fascinating is he’s his own coach.

He’s got a lot of confidence in himself. We don’t have a kicking expert on staff. He’s our kicking expert,” Keen said.

Carter led the squad in receiving with 50 yards with junior running back Andy Pfeiffer right behind him with 47.

The scary part about the team achieving 355 yards of total offense and giving up 256 total yards, it’s not even close to what this team can do according to coach Keen.

“The exciting thing is I don’t think we have touched the surface on how good we can be if we can put four quarters together on offense, defense and special teams,” Keen said.

This weekend marks a traditional matchup with the Augustana Vikings coming to town.

These two teams have butted heads 43 times in their history with Augustana leading the series 22-21. What’s scary is they are just like the Mavericks.

“This is a team that doesn’t allow a hundred yards rushing,” Keen said. “They are much like us offensively where they are going to invest in the run game and their quarterback is a tremendous athlete, who’s going to run the football.”

WILD GAME “The tour game the students a chance to see the inner workings of an NHL team, hot it and its players prepare for game day.” continued from 13 and about the association itself.

“I do it for the students and to see them enjoy their experience,” Slick said.

Events like this one that take students away from campus and out of Mankato to visit professional sports organizations like the Wild, Slick said are usually organized to happen at least once a semester. Other, smaller facility tours on campus and around Mankato are also put on by the association.

The group helps facilitate and run certain local community events such as the Mankato Marathon. The marathon is a week from this Saturday, from Oct. 19-20, and the association is doing all it can to help recruit students to supervise and prepare for the races.

He went on to explain that

whether you are in the Sport Management major or not, the association is a great way to get involved in sports and more importantly, the community around it.

“We put on fundraisers around campus and [the association] helps you get to know the faculty more,” Slick said.

Whether it’s visiting a pro sports organization like the Minnesota Wild, or working within the hometown Mankato community, the Sports Management Association aims to get students involved. I for one know that I learned plenty more about this great opportunity for MSU students, and how through sports, students are given the opportunity to better themselves and their communities.

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