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IBE program launches one of two companies BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer A new Maverick spirit wear provider will be arriving to campus this month.

MavFam Apparel is a startup clothing line to be launched midOctober of this year. The company consists of 18 students, all of who are apart of the United Prairie Bank Integrated Business Experience this Fall 2014 semester. They will be conveniently located on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus.

The company is managed and directed by the CEO, Alex Fritz, and the Vice President, Dustin Childs.

Alex Fritz, the company’s CEO said, “We will be offering affordable and unique clothing and hosting several events avail-

able for the students to participate in on campus.”

The United Prairie Bank Integrated Business Experience is a program in which business students and other similar majors come together to take three core courses together and a practicum. Within the practicum, the teams are to create a business, propose the business plan to the bank for a loan, sell the product/ service, and pay back the loan by the end of the semester and present what they have learned over the semester.

Fritz added, “We will be generating a profit from our products and events, however, all proceeds will be donated to Junior Achievements.”

MavFam Apparel will be offering three separate apparel items for sale; a crew neck sweat-

facebook.com MavFam apparel, which is launching their own personal clothing line for sale..

facebook.com The jersey and crewneck option of MavFam’s clothing line, which will benefit both their education and a charity.

shirt featuring the retro Maverick logo on the front, a long-sleeve dry-fit shirt with purple running down the sides and a Maverick head on the front, and a purple basketball jersey with the athletic gold Maverick logo on the font and “#MavFam” on the back.

Each item will have a unique design that differs from those seen from our main competitors.

“This is not only teaching us as students the theories, concepts and ideas of what goes into running a business, but it is giving

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us a hands on experience to one day take into the business world what we have learned and apply it as managers, marketers, accountants, financial workers, or entrepreneurs.”

Fritz said, “We will also be hosting several events throughout the semester, including a 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament as well as a dodge ball tournament.

These events will be located on campus and will be offered to students. These are fun events, at affordable prices, and are un-

like anything offered to students before. Prizes will be provided to the winners of each of these tournaments.”

The basketball tournament will be taking place on Saturday October 25th and begins at noon.

Free food and beverages will be available for participants of the tournament. Students are able to register their team or individually on our Facebook page. Dayof registration will also be made available. The entry fee is only $10 per person and will be paid

at the door.

The dodge ball tournament is scheduled for Sunday, November 26th. Teams will be made of either five or six players and the entrance fee will be $5 per person. Prizes will be provided to the winners of this tournament as well.

The events will be sponsored

by Wal-Mart, Jake’s Stadium Pizza, Red Bull, Wow Zone, and many others.

When asked to discuss Junior Achievement, Fritz said, “This is

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a charity of our choice that focuses on introducing K-12 students to the business world. MavFam Apparel has chosen this charity because it focuses on something that each of us is passionate about: business. We are donating money, and also time, to this charity.”

Follow MavFam Apparel on Facebook (MavFam Apparel) or Twitter (@mavfamapparel) for updates and promotions.

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Soon-to-be emeritus Johnson running for seat 19A BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer One of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s own, Clark Johnson will be running for reelection this fall.

Johnson has been an employee of MSU for 29 years, teaching secondary social science as well as student relations and social studies coordinator before beginning to retire this past summer.

In February 2013 a special election was held in the state of Minnesota for House of Representatives seat 19A. Terry Morrow who had previously held seat 19A resigned at this time to become a legislative director in the Uniform Law Commission.

When asked about his interest in government, Johnson said, “I’m interested in service and good government. With deficits nine out of eleven years and we owed schools 2.4 billion dollars I wanted to fix that with a stable budget. And we accomplished that.”

An active member of the

Democratic Farmer Labor party for 30 years, Johnson has been chairman of many Nicollet County DFL Conventions.

Johnson has had an extremely successful first two years. As the chief author of various bills, he has laws passed towards major reform in Minnesota’s recycling law, biodiesel mandates, improved response for severe heart attacks in rural Minnesota and $63.7 million for new facilities at the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center.

Looking towards next term, if reelected Clark has big plans for district 19A. One major goal is the completion of Highway 14.

In the next two years, Highway 14 will be in construction from North Mankato to the west end of Nicollet. This is planned to include a full intersection between Highways 111 and 14. The high way will be four lanes, something Johnson is very excited about.

“My goals for the next two year are maintaining a table budget, keep the education increase we’ve built, and work on the

transportation in the area.”

As an educator himself, Johnson focuses heavily on improving education in the state of Minnesota. He has helped to start funding early childhood scholarships and increased funding for K-12.

Johnson has an admiration for his long-term workplace, MSU. Speaking about his experience as a professor he said, “Working with the students is great. It’s really nice to help students succeed. Seeing them graduate, it’s very satisfying work.”

With tuition rates rising every year, Tuition Freeze is one of the most important things in political campaigns. Johnson has supported this since the beginning of his term and will continue to support if reelected.

“Tuition rates rising creates problems for students while they’re a student and struggling between class and working to pay for school. Also, after graduation they have problems because they have a loan and that slows down a lot of things.” Johnson recounts, having had dealt with students of

house.leg.state.mn.us DFL nominee Clark Jshnson is running for seat 19A in Nicollet county.

all different situations throughout his teaching career.

Elections will be held November 4 for Minnesota House of Representatives. Running

against Johnson will be Allen Quist of the Republican Party and Tim Gieseke of the Independence Party.

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Dental Hygiene clinic here to help Services offered at reduced costs to students and community members.

JOE OLKIVES Staff Writer

Has your dental hygiene office been nagging you come get your regular cleaning? Don’t have dental insurance?

The dental hygiene clinic offers several services available to students: teeth cleaning, dental screenings and x-rays are a few services available at a reduced cost. The costs of these services are going to be about half as cheap as going to a traditional dental clinic. They accept most insurance policies, but if you do not have any there is no need to worry. You are still eligible to come in and turn those coffee-stained teeth into beautiful pearly whites. The students in the dental hygiene program n are trained and taught by profesy sionals. They depend on you to - gain the experience they need to graduate and advance in their ca-

reer path.

One testimonial described their experience.

“I have never had a more positive dental clinic experience until going to your clinic. From the amount of care and attention you put into your work and patients, to the kindness and affordability of your clinic. I felt as though I had an interactive experience and felt like the people looking at my teeth cared not only about my teeth but my health and practices. Students offered me suggestions and included me into their analysis of my health and teeth. I got an x-ray and the student who took my x-rays let me see them and showed me some of my cool roots. I began to see my teeth as something more than just for eating. In a society that silences and ignores those without access to medical resources; facilities like yours remind me of gratitude and appreciation. Keep serving the community we need you!”

mnsu.edu Students in the Dental Hygiene program, practicing their work ond dummies.

So don’t be bashful, as much as we all dread going to the dentist; it is important to get a regular cleaning and check-up to make sure everything is looking good.

They are open Monday through Thursday and they are always accepting appointments.

They ask that you give them a 24 hour notice, but if you want to get in right away you may call to see if there are any openings.

If you are an undergraduate

student who is not sure about your current major or is undecided, then we encourage you to look into dental hygiene if it is something you have ever thought about. It is a challenging but very rewarding career path that will always be seeking out new professionals. The content includes some prerequisite classes during your first couple years and is followed by two years of almost strictly dental hygiene classes.

Once students enter their ju-

nior year they begin working on patients themselves, but don’t let that scare you away. They are always overseen by professionals, and they have spent much time practicing on themselves.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment please call the Dental Hygiene Clinic at (507)-3892147. They are located in the basement of Morris Hall, room 3.

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Briargate security bordering questionable

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It was 10 p.m. on a Saturday night; I was at a friend’s birthday party. Security knocked on the door, and asked us to keep it down. In Briargate Apartment, where I have lived for a year now, this knock always means that a ticket is right around the corner.

We could keep it low, even turn off the music but security will, without a fail, come back a second, and then a third time to issue a ticket. I’ve witnessed it happen at parties where there was no music to begin with. Lately in Briargate, noise isn’t just loud music. Noise isn’t loud at all.

Noise is any kind of sound that security can hear.

On Thursday night, a friend of mine was having a conversation with two other people outside her apartment when she was asked to move it inside and close the door.

In other words, not only are we not allowed to play music, we also aren’t allowed to have conversations outside our homes if security can hear it.

There is no need to state the obvious—that noise is a primary security concern, and security exists to ensure safety. My question is, what is the actual noise policy,

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facebook.com Briargate and Southridge apartments, located just a short distance from campus, and becoming well known for their active security,

and how much is too loud? We’re not hooligans trying to start riots in our homes. We are students, craving social interaction after a long week at school. We’re considerate enough to let our neighbors know that we’re celebrating someone’s birthday party, and they might notice more than a few people are gathered in the neighboring apartment. While I cannot speak for everyone, I am almost certain nobody seems too bothered except security about noise violation.

Security is simply doing its job, I understand. It is commendable; the apartments feel very safe, and very little is heard in terms of crime. Is it because se-

curity is doing its job or is this just a safe city to live in, I wonder. I have never personally encountered security except when it is someone’s car being towed or when someone is having a “loud” party. I have not noticed security keeping an eye out for speeding cars or protecting the overall safety of the apartments since I’ve lived there. They seem to be concerned when there is a citation to be written that immediately follows an incident. In all my life as a college student, I have never seen security so keen on handing out citations like it is in Briargate. As I mentioned earlier, once security knocks on your door, the only way to get

out of a ticket is to get out of the apartment entirely. Almost like they wait for the party to disperse, and if it doesn’t, noise or not, they will come back with a ticket.

What happens when a party disperses too early? It moves downtown or someplace where students won’t have to pay citation for being loud. At 10 p.m., most people at a party have consumed some sort of alcohol.

This trend of not letting students gather in their apartment is encouraging drunk driving— I have been in cars with people who have some sort of alcohol in their system more times in

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“Have you ever participated in a marathon?”

MAHAD OSMAN, CIVIL ENGINEERING “No.”

ZO SINGLETON, COMMUNICATIONS “No.”

CHELSI RHODES, ART EDUCATION “No, I have not.”

ALI ABBAS, MATHEMATICS “No, I have never ran in a marathon.”

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DOW plummets after global scares Panics like ISIS and Ebola stifle stocks.

NICHOLAS JOHNSON Staff Writer The Dow Jones Industrial Average, commonly referred to as the DOW, is a price-weighted average of 30 significant stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Wednesday saw a plunge of 421 points or two point six percent of its value at the opening bell, which erased all the gains made in 2014 and marked the fifth straight day of losses. Yesterday’s losses were marked with a sharp drop in airline stocks as reports of a second nurse infected with Ebola surfaced and the fact that she had flown on a commercial airline from Cleveland to Dallas/Fort Worth a day before reporting she had become symptomatic.

A bright spot in the day’s losses, Lakeland Industries, maker of protective body suits, was up 20 percent to $25.75 on speculation of future sales spurred by the fear of a failure to contain the Ebola virus.

The day’s losses were started with a revised report of growth projections from Germany who has been seen as one of the few positive aspects of an otherwise stagnant European economy.

Following Germany’s revisions, the U.S. Commerce Department had released a report showing September retail sales falling .03

percent from the previous month.

A number of banking and financial stocks were affected by the news with JP Morgan down 5.4 percent and Bank of America losing 5.4 percent.

Economists have noted the fluctuations in the market reflect a combination of both good and bad news economically, such as the drop in gas prices which boosts incomes as being a positive note which under more stable circumstances would be expected drive positive growth.

Tuesday had seen wild swings ending with some stocks up and the Dow Jones closing with a loss of 5.88 points or 0.04 percecnt balancing losses in energy stocks with better-than-expected quarterly earning reports from the airline industry. Monday saw the Dow fall 223.03 points or 1.4 percent which economists saw as the markets inability to shake off the previous week’s largest market decline in more than two years. The large decline was attributed in part to automated selling programs started dumping stocks when it became apparent that the market would close below a certain level that is used to indicate future market direction. These market swings show a return to volatility in the market which could foreshadow a market sell-off as investors move money into more safe investment havens such as U.S. Treasury

Bonds which saw yields drop to 2.2 percent on Tuesday with pundits remarking that yields below two percent would indicate a market collapse.

Losses over the last week follow the trend of the last three weeks with losses over 1,450 points since September 19th.

Market losses seem to reflect a general uneasy in the current global and national environment as continued efforts against ISIS

by U.S. air strikes have failed to curtail their advance in the region with militant forces now reported within two miles of Baghdad as of Tuesday. Other national issues possibility effecting the market include projected increases to health care costs with hard numbers expected to be released in November, the U.S. midterm elections, and recent news that the U.S. is projected to surpass Saudi Arabia as the top oil producer by 2016 and be an exporter of oil and energy independent by 2030, thanks largely in part to advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling that has made oil and natural gas trapped in shale rock accessible.

News of the United States rise to oil production prominence has effected current crude oil prices with barrels trading below $80 on Wednesday, a 47-month low.

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the last few months than in the past few years, when the overall consensus used to be that partying at home is safer than driving drunk to a second party.

Sure, the apartments are quieter, as was evident over the homecoming weekend. From the stories I have heard about homecoming after-parties, to the quiet streets I witnessed over the weekend, the transformation that this town has gone through is incredible. However, have students really stopped partying or have they simply started driving around town, with alcohol in their system, looking for a party that won’t end in a noise violation citation?

It doesn’t seem like the primary concern here is to discour-

age drinking or drunk driving or security at all. The underlying motive seems to be driven by the fees collected from all these citations. If security wasn’t allowed to issue a citation until a particular decibel of noise was heard, would they still be concerned about my neighbor not being able to sleep? Would they make the effort, as they do now, if the only end result could be mandatory community service instead of a citation? The outrageous rent increase over the last few years, the availability of security at any point to tow a car or disperse a party, while this same management taking two days to fix a broken faucet, makes me question the validity of their “concern” for safety.

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St. Peter annual Fun Run lives up to name Masked men and women will race to the finish line.

ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer The costumes usually don’t appear on the streets until Halloween, but that’s not the case for 5th Street in St. Peter.

The 11th annual St. Peter Halloween Fun Run will take place Saturday, October 25 in St. Peter.

Runners who participate are generally expected to wear costumes while running the race.

The Fun Run, which is hosted by the St. Peter Recreation Department, is sponsored by the Mankato Clinic, the Orthopedic and Fracture Clinic, and Radio Mankato. Johnny Marks and Jeff Lang (Stunt Monkey) are DJs at Hot 96.7, a station owned by Radio Mankato, and will be broadcasting live again this year from the finish line.

“Last year we went as Breaking Bad,” Marks said. “We had the full-on hazmat suits, I’m glad we didn’t have to run in that.”

Lang, who went as a cop from Reno 911 last year, has a more comfortable costume in mind this year.

“We’re going as superheroes.

I’m going as the Hulk, and Johnny (and DJ Cari Sheehan) are going as Batman and Wonder-

woman,” Lang said.

Registration for the race ends Friday, and costs $35 for the 5k, $30 for a team of at least 6 members, and $14 for children. All racers will receive a numbered bib and a chip timer for the race.

Costume check-in runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m., and the 5k run/walk will start at 9:30 a.m.

An awards ceremony, hosted

by Minnesota 93.1 DJ T.J, another station owned by Radio Mankato will follow the conclusion of the race. Refreshments will be served during the ceremony.

There are many prizes given out at the Fun Run. The grand prize for best overall costume will be awarded an array of prizes, including a 32” Screen TV, a one night stay in a whirlpool suite, and many gift cards.

“Last year the first place prize went to a ‘running’ nose,” Lang said. “It was pretty clever, though it looked tough to run in.”

Some of the group costumes included the Wizard of Oz and breakfast cereal mascots. Parents and children in strollers also had matching costumes.

Other prizes are awarded to Best Male, Female, Couple, Pun and Media, along with three directors choices. There are also

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gift cards given out based on age divisions.

There were more than 1,000 runners in last year’s 5k races, which were won by Nick Ross (16:15) and Jill Nolta (19:14).

There were also close to another 500 watching along the race route.

Apart from the race, the Fun Run events also include

Spookyville, an area with games and activities. These include a Mad Scientist kitchen, a bouncy house, face painting and an obstacle course.

Whether you register or just come to watch, Lang recommended it to everyone.

“The St. Peter fun run is a great event for the family, with all sorts of fun prizes and races

for people of all ages,” Lang said.

“It’s a great way to start your Halloween celebrations early, and to break out your most creative costumes and ideas.”

Anyone who wants more information on the Fun Run should visit st.peterfunrun.com or contact the St. Peter Recreation Department.

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‘Tolerance Trap’ challenges ideologies

Event will examine good intentions gone bad.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer The Tolerance Trap lecture, based on a book written by author Dr. Suzanna Walters will be held at 4 p.m., October 21 in the Centennial Student Union, room 245 at Minnesota State

nyupress.org The cover of The Tolerance Trap, written by Suzanna Walters, which reveals another perspective of people and their intentions.

University, Mankato.

Suzanna Walters will discuss how God, genes and good intentions are sabotaging gay equality in her book, The Tolerance Trap.

Sponsored by the LGBT Center and the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at MSU, the lecture will be provided to students, faculties and community members with free of charge.

Tiffany Lane, the assistant director of the LGBT community at MSU, planned this lecture event.

“The purpose of this lecture is to raise LGBT ‘true’ equality,” Lane said. “I came up with the idea of the event because I was approached by the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies.

“I believe the lecture will benefit people by helping them hear about work of the prominent person in the LGBT right studies and making them be interested in the topic. I hope participants of the lecture will learn more about the author’s work,” Lane continued.

In The Tolerance Trap, Suzanna Walters argues that gay identities and gay rights are just being tolerated and accepted from society. She criticizes

that the full civil rights of gay people, which is an ultimate goal for them, are not being claimed entirely yet.

After all, according to her, unpleasant realities about gay people are being tolerated. She argues in her book that this tolerance without true respect for gays and lesbians not only demeans them but also straights in general.

To disclose this problem regarding gay equality and gay right to the world, she has examined the persistence of anti-gay laws, suicides and murders of homosexual and queer youth in intolerant environments.

Moreover, she also says that both attitudes of gay people “born that way” and “God made me that way” are more of innate characteristics so that we cannot criticize them about their sexuality.

In conclusion, she argues that the gay right and gay equality has not been accomplished in our society. Even though the voice for gay right has been raised and this has affected to strike down same sex marriage ban in most of states in the United States, she firmly believes that the declaration of victory for gay right and equal-

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ity is too soon.

On the other hand, the illusion of this accomplished victory deprives gay people of a chance to claim for their true equality in society. According to Suzanna Walters, tolerance is not the end goal, but a dead goal.

Suzanna Walters, the author of The Tolerance Trap, as well as the Director of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality studies at Northeastern University, has

written and lectured extensively on sexuality, popular culture and feminism.

The LGBT Center at Minnesota State Mankato represents for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students in the community.

More information about The Tolerance Trap lecture is available on the Facebook webpage of the MSU Mankato LGBT Center.

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To Kill a Mockingbird MSU Theatre brings timeless social commentary to the stage.

LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer

Starting on Friday, October 16 the Minnesota State Mankato’s Theatre and Dance Department will bring audiences a stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird (a show first presented at Minnesota State Mankato in 1999). This much-loved story of

growing up, doing what’s right, and the effects of racism on a community and individuals will run for two weekends for a total of nine shows.

The story is set in small-town Alabama in 1930 and centers on Atticus Finch and his family while Finch represents an innocent black man being tried for a rape he did not commit. For this production, Jake Sullivan,

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a junior BFA Musical Theatre candidate, plays Atticus; but before stepping into the role of this strong, classic character, Jake was in the ensembles of The Drowsy Chaperone, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Les Misérables. He made his Minnesota State Mankato debut as “Callimaco” in The Mandrake and was “Nikos” in Legally Blonde.

In addition, two of his original plays, Three Months and Perennial, were part of Maverick Musings in the Studio. He made his Highland Summer Theatre debut as one of the Other Guys in Monty Python’s Spamalot (2013), and returned in 2014 as Charles

Granillo in Rope and Wilber Turnblad in Hairspray.

Finch’s daughter Scout is played by Cadence Smith, Scout watches her father like a hawk and learns both how ugly and beautiful the world can be over the course of the show; the Finch children’s friend, Dill, is played

by Isaiah Miller, who played the role of Gavroche in last season’s production of Les Misérables.

Serving a dual role as the Finch’s next door neighbor and a sort of narrator for the show is Maudie Atkinson, a role performed by Alyssa Johnson.

Alyssa is a sophomore Theatre Arts Generalist who made her

Minnesota State Mankato debut as Mags in Sky Girls and was Susan in Robbing Death as part of Maverick Musings in the Studio.

Alyssa spoke of what makes this special character, saying: “Maudie is one of the only principal characters in the show who does not use the “n” word, even in response to her neighbors. She seems to be ahead of her time in that respect.” And also commented on how she believes her character is impacted by the events in the play, “After the Tom Robinson trial, how

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“Saving people, hunting things, the family business” Supernatural promises an emotional tenth season.

TEREASA HATTEN Staff Writer

[WARNING: This review may contain spoilers] Supernatural is a television show on the CW starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles.

The show follows two brothers – Sam and Dean Winchester – who travel across the country to hunt demons and monsters and occasionally save the world.

The pilot, which aired in 2005, introduced their beginnings as “hunters” after the death of their mother, and caught up with the boys in their twenties after their father went missing. The second episode of season one gave rise to the most quoted line of the show: “Saving people, hunting things, the family business.”

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the angel Castiel, played by actor Misha Collins. The angel was an immediate hit and has been with the boys ever since.

Another fan favorite had their first appearance in season 5 – the demon Crowley, played by Mark Sheppard. October 7 brought the season 10 premiere, as well

as good news for fans – Collins and Sheppard were named series regulars by executive producer, Jeremy Carver.

Past seasons have seen the Winchester brothers prevent the apocalypse, release Lucifer and send him back to his cage, meet Death, fight angels, and more.

In the season 9 finale, “Do You Believe in Miracles,” Dean bore the mark of Cain and attempted to take down the angel Metatron who cast the other angels out of heaven. He unfortunately failed to achieve this and appeared to have been killed in the process; however, he was revived by the

mark – as a demon.

In the season 10 premiere, “Black,” fans are introduced to Dean as a demon. When Sam is presented, it is clear he has done some questionable things while trying to find his brother. And while Sam is tirelessly searching, Dean is hitting up bars and singing bad karaoke with his new buddy Crowley; but Sam is not the only one looking for Dean. Viewers are introduced to Cole, an army veteran who abducts the younger Winchester in order to find and kill the elder.

This week’s episode opened with Castiel helping Sam search for Dean. Unfortunately, because of his fading grace, Cas is very weak and while driving, barely avoids collision and

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ever, she is inclined to become involved in changing things for the better.”

Alyssa’s past roles include Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing and “Cynthia Muldoon” in The Real Inspector Hound.

Also part of this talented company are Jessica Staples as Helen Robinson; Natavia Lewis as Calpurnia; Chris Jimmy as Tom Robinson; and Luke Walchuk, the Sound Designer, a second-year MFA Sound Design candidate who made his Minnesota State Mankato debut as the Sound Designer for Betrayal in the Studio and then did sound design for As You Like It on the Mainstage. He was also the Sound Designer for the Highland Summer Theatre 2014, (Rope; Next to Normal; Boeing, Boeing; Hairspray) and A Piece of My Heart.

To Kill a Mockingbird is directed by Dr. Heather Hamil-

ton, who has been in directing in Mankato since 2007 with shows that include As You Like It, Blithe Spirit, Evil Dead the Musical, And Then There Were None, Dracula, Rope, and Dial M for Murder. She has served as Director of Theater at the Wolfeboro, NH, Area Creative Arts Center, Executive Director of The Little Church Theatre in Holderness, NH, and Artistic Director of the Sandwich Players in Sandwich, NH; she has also acted on both American coasts and is an award-winning performer.

To Kill a Mockingbird opens Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Andreas Theatre of the Earley Center for Performing Art. Other performances are on October 17, 18, and 23-25 at 7:30 p.m. and October 19, 25, and 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available for $16, with a special price of $14 for senior citizens, youth 16 and under, and groups of 15 or

more, and $11 for current Minnesota State students. There is limited seating available for this production. Tickets may be purchased online at MSUTheatre. com, by calling the Theatre & Dance Box Office at 507-3896661, or in person at the Theatre & Dance Box Office in the lobby of the Earley Center from 4-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

This moving and important story played out on stage is sure to be an event to remember, as the theatre is at its most strong when it is impacting people; Alyssa Johnson said of the show: “I’m thrilled to be participating in this show, because I think it can have a powerful and extraordinary impact on people of all colors and creeds.”

The Hometown Survival Guide Tips for making the most of your Thanksgiving break.

CHELSEY DIVELY Staff Writer Thanksgiving Break is just around the corner for those of you who are planning your first trip home from college, so here are some suggestions that will help you survive the experience.

Upon your return, you may find that you and your parents have newly different opinions on behavior, activities and curfews; while having discussions on your newfound freedom as an adult, make sure that everyone can discuss these changes without the situation becoming unpleasant. You have the right to make your own decisions, but you’ll have to decide

if that’s more important than harmony during the holidays.

Avoid “My Horse is Bigger Than Your Horse” when hanging out with your hometown comrades. Literally no one wants to hear two people argue over whose college experience is better; so instead of oneupping each other, make the most of your time home and find more interesting activities like paintball, movie nights, or a visit to the apple orchard.

Don’t get together with exes. It’s messy, your broke up for a reason, avoid the drama, you may be lonely but it’s not worth the increase in crazy in your life. Bake some cookies with your mom, take your siblings out for ice cream, you

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Remember that your parents, family, and friends will expect you to act in the manner you did when you left. You might find yourself reverting back to old ways, but this is natural and you can also show them the ways in which you are different. Friendships will change or grow apart, but true friends will always be there with a camera when you look like a complete idiot.

crashes the car. Sam escapes imprisonment and continues his search, while Dean agrees to take a job from Crowley.

After Dean chooses not to follow orders, Crowley considers him a loose end and seeks out Sam to tell him where to find his brother. The Winchesters are finally reunited, but Cole also followed Sam to Dean and viewers are given more of Cole’s backstory.

Within the first two episodes of season 10, the viewers are given a relatively clear picture of the relationships between characters. One question that can be asked of the premiere is if it lived up to expectations, and most fans would say yes. There was an amusing introduction to de-

mon Dean, as well as a very distressed Sam who will go to any lengths to save his brother. Based on the first weeks, season 10 will be highly emotional – as confirmed by producer Jeremy Carver.

Another question is what can be expected from this season; and one answer is difficult journeys. Sam’s journey to save his brother, Dean’s transition from demon back to human, and Castiel’s struggles with his grace are just a few of the numerous issues that will be addressed this season.

Supernatural airs Tuesday nights at 8:00 on the CW. Get ready for a feel trip because this is “The Year of the Deanmon.”

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Gamers, ghosts and ghouls (Continued from Tuesday)

Five more games to get your freaky fix this October.

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MATTHEW EBERLINE Staff Writer Well, it’s that time of year again. Halloween is almost upon us and with it comes the surge of interest in scary movies, haunted houses, and spooky costumes. It’s also the best time to check out some of the most chilling titles in gaming.

Doom 3 A reboot of the mega-popular Doom series, Doom 3 follows an anonymous space marine after his arrival at a research facility located on the surface of Mars.

Early on, things get out of whack as a portal to Hell is opened, allowing untold amounts of demonic monsters to invade the station. Players must fight their way through the base and stop the demonic hordes from at-

tacking Earth. This is a definite must-play for fans of the original games, survival-horror games, or classic first-person shooters in general.

Silent Hill 2 Set in the infamous fictional town of Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2 is a third-person game centered on James Sunderland, a man who arrives in town after receiving a letter from his deceased wife.

The game follows Sunderland as he searches for his wife and uncovers answers to the mystery of her death. Often regarded to be the best game in the series, Silent Hill 2 is a classic example of survival-horror done right, and will send a chill down the spine of even the most jaded gamer.

Left 4 Dead (1&2) While not exactly the scariest zombie games on the market,

Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 are still some of the best multiplayer games around. The games offer a co-op mode where players team up and try to journey to the end of the map without succumbing to the numerous waves of computer controlled zombies, and a competitive mode where players join one of two opposing teams: the zombies and the survivors. Again, these games may not be the most terrifying, but they definitely present some of the most fun ever had in a zombie first-person shooter.

Outlast Relatively new on the market, Outlast takes players on a horrific ride through an abandoned mental asylum located in the mountain wilderness of Lake County, Colorado. Players are thrust into the shoes of freelance

journalist, Miles Upshur, who is investigating an anonymous tip given to him by a mysterious whistleblower. Outlast offers no shortage of jump scares and a chilling story that will leave your skin crawling.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Arguably the scariest game ever made, Amnesia: The Dark Descent thrusts players into the role of David, an amnesiac who awakens in a dark and cryptic castle with no recollection of who he is or why he is here.

Armed with no weapons to speak of, players must use their wits and whatever resources they can find to sneak past and hide from the grotesque monsters that stalk the castle halls, all while searching for clues to David’s past. An amazingly terrifying game, Amnesia: The Dark Descent truly is

survival-horror at its best.

Honorable Mentions While they didn’t make the list for various reasons, there are a couple of games worth noting.

Alien: Isolation released earlier this week, providing a fresh take on the popular Alien franchise.

Players take control of Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda, as she attempts to survive and outwit the xenomorph that stalks her.

Also worth mentioning is P.T., a playable teaser for the upcoming game, Silent Hills. Players wake up in an abandoned house and must explore the halls to uncover the details of a gruesome and mysterious murder. The official release date for Silent Hills has yet to be announced.

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Conjuring a prequel Annabelle has its highs and lows.

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The highly anticipated movie, Annabelle, graced the big screens earlier this month. As a supplement (prequel) of the extremely successful (and awfully scary!) movie The Conjuring, Annabelle was assumed to achieve – if not succeed - the astronomical standards set by the former film. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a big disappointment to most of the Conjuring fans and horror-genre lovers.

John R. Leonetti, the moodenriching cinematographer of The Conjuring, has seized that movie’s demon-possessed doll and created a very banal efilm regarding its origins. The escript, itself, is a clichéd disar.ray of scenes lacking humor and rrevelations. The scare factor is eprosaic and minimum. It is cri.tiqued to be a needless, meagre -counterpart of The Conjuring by emany. t The plot of the movie, set in sundrenched California in 1970, ,centers around a couple who -begin to encounter horrifying ssupernatural incidences after etheir home is assaulted by sa-tanic cultists. These terrifying eoccurrences involve a damned, -vintage doll – Annabelle. In othser words, the doll that was supposed to be an expression of the husband’s love for his pregnant wife, turned out be a curse that

condemned them both.

The start of the film, where the audience become acquainted with the characters and the plotline, is quite slow.

The characters are not developed properly and are not relatable to the spectators. Furthermore, the scenes are very old school. They are mere allusions of a typical, ordinary horror movie. The man goes for work, while the wife experiences supernatural manifestations at home.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with monotony but most of you will agree when I say that we imagined a much more creative approach from the script writer of Annabelle, Gary Dauberman. As a result, Annabelle was given a 6/10 by imdb and a 37 percent by Metacritic, unlike The Conjuring, which received a 7.5/10 and a 68 percent from imdb and Metacritic, respectively.

One of the only few praise worthy aspects of the movie was the performance of the exceptionally beautiful actress, Annabelle Wallis (a funny coincidence), who played Mia - the female protagonist. According to most of the people who have watched Annabelle, especially

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the men, say that she was the only good thing about. Personally, I think that Ward Horton, the actor who portrayed himself as John Gordon – Mia’s husband – in the movie, is not bad either!

Even though the movie is embraced with such negativity, it’s not all that bad. A few, if not many, did appreciate it. Or at least, liked this and that feature of the movie. It may not be worth the $15 movie ticket but it’s definitely worth a viewing on Netflix or some other online streaming host. Who knows?

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Best in all the land The MSU women’s soccer team received its first no. 1 NCAA DII ranking since 2012.

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer As of last Tuesday, the updated rankings came out in the NSCAA/Continental Tire for women’s soccer and had the Minnesota State University Mankato ladies now leading the rest of the nation. The Mavericks are

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ranked number one for the first time in women’s soccer since 2012, where they held the posi-

tion for a week. The last Mavericks team to be ranked number one in the nation was the football team in 2013, where they held the position for six straight weeks.

The Mavericks of this season have a much different look than the 2012 team that was also ranked number one- and it is a better thing to say they are different. For starters, this is the best start the women’s soccer program has ever seen at Minnesota State. They have started on fire, with a 12-0-0 record overall, and a 9-0-0 record in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. They are the only team in Division II with a winning percentage of 1.000. Nothing is being taken away from that 2012 team, but by this time that year, they had already lost a game.

They ended up going 17-1-5 that season, but this season there is so much to like about this club.

The Mavericks rank in the top-ten nationally with nine points per game (9th), 3 goals per game (9th), 36 goals overall

Photo Courtesy of Minnesota State Athletics The 12-0 Mavericks have outscored their opponents 36-3, including nine shutouts.

(7th), 2.67 assists recorded per game (6th), 32 assists overall (6th), 104 total assists (6th), .250 goals against average (4th) and a .750 shutout percentage (2nd).

Thinking about that, teams go into matches against this team, knowing that 75% of the games the Mavericks end up shutting out their opponent. That is some-

thing that makes a jawline drop rather quickly.

The Mavericks moved into the number one spot this season after going on the road for a couple more wins against University of Mary and Minot State last weekend. This weekend, the Mavericks will have two games against Wayne State University

and Augustana University. Both games are on Saturday and Sunday, at The Pitch. Game time is set to be at 1 p.m. for each. Both Wayne State and Augustana have had far from comparable years to Minnesota State’s, as Wayne

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No. 12 Mavericks ready for No. 20 Duluth Bulldogs Men’s hockey heads to Duluth Friday and comes to Mankato to play for their fans on Saturday.

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Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Junior forward Teddy Blueger totalled 26 points last season with four goals and 22 assists. This past weekend his lone point came from an assist in the team’s 4-2 win over the UNO Mavericks.

After a road split at NebraskaOmaha last weekend, the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey team heads north to Duluth on Friday to face off against the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs before returning home Saturday to play UMD at home.

The Bulldogs are a familiar team as they were a longtime member of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association before jumping ship to join the National Collegiate Hockey Conference a season ago. The no. 20 Bulldogs are also coming off a 1-1 weekend where they were taken down

by Minnesota 4-3 before shutting out Notre Dame in a 4-0 victory.

The last time these two teams played was in January at the North Star College Cup, where

UMD prevailed in a 5-4 overtime win at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. This is a big weekend for both teams in terms of NCAA pairwise rankings as both teams are ranked among the top 20 in the nation, with the Mavericks at the no. 12 spot.

The Bulldogs have some young talent up front this season to go along with a solid goaltender between the pipes. Duluth native and UMD sophomore Dom Toninato was named NCHC Offensive Player of the Week after recording three goals and an assist last weekend, while junior goaltender Matt McNeely was named Defensive Player of the Week. UMD also returns some of their top returning scorers from a year ago in junior Tony Cameranesi, and sophomores

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Men’s golf team in fourth place tie after two rounds of NSIC Tourney Senior Ross Miller was named NSIC Men’s Golfer of Week after his 147-stroke performance at the Missouri Western State Holiday Inn Express Classic last weekend.

DENZELL CASTRO-OATS Staff Writer After the first two rounds of the 2014-15 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Men’s Golf Championship, Minnesota State University, Mankato stands in a tie for fourth place.

The format for the 2014-15 NSIC Men’s Golf Championship consists of 72 holes. 36 are played Sept. 29-30 at The Jewel in Lake City Minnesota. And the final two rounds are scheduled for April 11th-12th at Quarry Oaks in Omaha, Neb. The Mavericks, who were tied for fifth after the first round, have totaled to shoot rounds of 300 and 297 for a 597 total.

Augustana has first place with 586 and is followed by St. Cloud State who has 592. Bemidji State is third with 595, Minnesota State and Winnona State are tied at fourth with 597, Upper Iowa at fifth with 603, sixth is Concordia-St. Paul with 604, Sioux Falls in at seventh with 611, Minot State has 621 for 8th and Minnesota Crookston rounds it out with 649.

As for the Maverick team, sophomore Tommy Brandabur is tied for seventh with his total of 147, leading Minnesota State through 36 holes. Brandabur has carded rounds of 73 and 74 this season. Freshman Kelton Schmitz shot 76-73 totaling 149 is tied for 12th, senior Ross Miller shot 76-74, combining for

150, and stands tied for 17th, junior Michael Greenberg carded 76-76, totaling 152, is tied for 21st and freshman Gonzalo Martinez contributed a 75-80, yeilding 155, is tied for 31st.

The Minnesota State men’s golf team then went on to close out their fall schedule with a fifth-place finish at the Holiday Inn Express Classic, which was hosted by Missouri Western State University and held at the St. Joseph Country Club in St. Joseph, Mo. the last two days.

Minnesota State had two individuals post top-16 finishes at the 36-hole, 19-team event. The Mavericks combined for rounds of 307 and 298 for a two-round total of 605. Central Missouri finished first among the team

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leaderboard with their 597 total.

Minnesota State senior Ross Miller carded rounds of 77 and 70 for a team-best total of 147 in finishing tied for sixth. Freshman Gonzalo Martinez fired rounds of 75 and 75 with his 150 total placing him in a tie for 16th.

Maverick sophomore Tommy Brandabur (78-76--154) tied for

29th, freshman Kelton Schmitz (77-78--155) tied for 33rd and junior Michael Greenberg (8577--162) tied for 75th.

The next action for the men’s Maverick golf team with be in March at the Augustana Invitational in Omaha, Neb.

Photo Courtesy of SPX The Mavericks totalled for a 605 score and earned fifth place last weekend at the Missouri Western Holiday Inn Express Classic last weekend.

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Volleyball defeats Upper Iowa in four sets The 12-6 Mavericks host Wayne State and Augustana this weekend.

Mavericks never let UIU get the lead, ending the set on a 5-2 run with kills from Vikolia Meade, Chandra Honebrink and Sydney Powell. MSU won set one 25-16 in dominate fashion.

MSU opened up set two on a 5-0 run. The Mavericks extended that run and lead 9-1 early. The Peacocks cut the lead to 10-4, but six-straight Maverick points, including kills from Honebrink and Meade, extended the lead 164. UIU looked to push their way back into the set, getting four points in a row to cut the lead to 20-14. The Mavericks were able to prevail in the set, finishing out with a 25-18 win.

After a couple of dominate sets, the Mavericks took a step back in set three. MSU took an early 2-0 and it looked to be the same ole story, but the Peacocks got their first lead of the match, catching a four-point run, leading 5-4. UIU kept the pressure on, taking 8-2 run to extend their lead to 13-6. Down 20-15 the Mavericks put together fourstraight points, to cut the lead to one. The Peacocks were not going to back down without a fight, taking the next five points and winning the third set 25-19.

“In the third set it was like Halloween came early,” Amundson said. “Errors started popping up all over the court.”

After the Peacocks got some

LUKE LONIEN Staff Writer The Maverick volleyball team got back to the comfort of their home court after their weekend road trip. MSU took on Upper Iowa on Tuesday and did well at home, winning the match 3-1 at

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the Taylor Center Tuesday night.

“Our first two sets were pretty clean and crisp,” head coach Dennis Amundson said. “We picked up a lot of tips and rolls that we didn’t pick up early in the season.”

Minnesota State University, Mankato took an early lead in the first set, leading 4-0. The Mavericks were able to extend their lead to 11-3 before the Peacocks got back-to-back points. UIU got back into the set as they cut the lead down to five 16-11. The

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Sophomore Krista Hassing (left) led the Mavericks with 15 kills and junior Ellie Van De Steeg did he thing and had 44 assists in the Mavericks’ victory Tuesday night.

momentum in the third set, the Mavericks looked to finish off the match. UIU was able to hold of MSU early, leading 7-4. MSU tried to get back into the set, cutting the lead to two. The Peacocks took the next three points to lead 11-6. MSU used a 5-2 run to cut the lead to two, getting kills from Ellie Van De Steeg and Powell. UIU kept the pressure on the Mavericks, extending their lead as the set went on to 20-17.

MSU then made a tremendous late-set run for the match. Getting eight of the last ten points, the Mavericks got kills from Hassing, Van De Steeg, Powell and the final kill from Hassing to win the set 25-22 and the match

3-1. Amundson was very pleased with the players determination in the fourth set “To our players credit we reversed the poor play in the second and fourth set,” Amundson said.

MSU was led by Hassing with 15 kills, while Powell added in 13 kills of her own. Ellie Van De Steeg kept up her solid play with 44 assist. Haley Fogarty led the way for the Mavericks in the back row with 34 digs. Rissi McNallan chipped in 13 digs as well as Haley Doran.

“I thought we did a really good job of hanging in there,” Amundson said. “We got to learn to sustain the way we played in

the first two sets, and do that for the next ten conference matches.

With such a balanced conference, it’s highly competitive; we got to be ready to play the entire time.”

The Mavericks move to 12-6 (8-3) after the Tuesday night victory, and the Peacocks fall to 10-9 (5-6) after the loss. The Mavericks are on a two-game home stand over the weekend, taking on Wayne State on Friday at 3 p.m. MSU then takes on Augustana on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Both matches are in the Taylor Center.

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MEN’S HOCKEY

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WOMEN’S SOCCER “This weekend, the Mavericks will have two home games against Wayne State and Augustana.” continued from 16

State has only recorded one win this season and Augustana has been teetering on a .500 record. Both games mean everything at this point however, as the MSU team knows they cannot have a letdown happen. They have to continue their team first attitude, and keep playing brick wall defense day in and day out. There are seven-regular season games left to go, then beyond that can be worried about when the time comes.

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Kyle Osterberg and Alex Iafallo.

The Bulldogs won the National Championship in 2011, but haven’t returned to the NCAA Tournament since 2012. The two games this weekend hold heavy weight early in the season as each team tries to position themselves .among the elite of the nation.

- The Mavericks got a feel last weekend for the type of game this year’s team is going to play.

With seven goals on the week6end, scoring likely won’t be an issue for MSU, but falling behind might be. After scoring 44 seconds into Friday night’s game, the Mavericks never held a lead in the game again and fell 5-3 to -Omaha. Saturday, the Mavs fell nbehind 2-0 early in the game be.fore rallying for a four goal second period to come away with a 4-2 win and a series split.

Top returning scorers Matt Leitner and J.P. LaFontaine were each held out of the goal column on the weekend, but their team-

mates were there to pick up the slack.

Freshman forward brad McClure and senior defenseman Zach Palmquist each scored two goals on the weekend, while Bryce Gervais, Chase Grant and Casey Nelson also netted goals.

The only question mark for this weekend may be who gets the nod to start in goal.

After a 5-3 loss on Friday, sophomore Cole Huggins again started on Saturday, but was pulled in favor of junior Stephon Williams after allowing two goals. Williams wasn’t tested much the rest of the way, but stopped all 10 shots he faced to secure an MSU comeback.

The Mavs start the weekend at Amsoil Arena in Duluth of Friday with a 7:07 p.m. start before Saturday night’s series concluding game at the Verizon Wireless Center in downtown Mankato, also at 7:07 p.m.

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