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MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer Sports in the world today are truly unique as they are not just about what one can do on the field of play, but act as a tool that one can use to make a significant difference in the world. Spor ts have been monumental in creating avenues for social issues to be brought to light and in pushing for change. Sports present themselves as a manifesto that brings society together and act as an icebreaker to open up discussions on politics, the economy and social status. Sports are in their own way magnificent as they can make people believe that the improbable can be achieved. The Sport Management Association is a Recognized Student Organization on campus that strives to develop
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members into successful professionals through field experience and networking with sport organizations. The organization sets out to achieve this through several ways, such as providing a structured organization where students can work together to achieve sustainability, networking opportunities
with professionals in the sporting industry, and numerous other ways. SMA is open to all students at Minnesota State University, Mankato as sports can act as a gateway to excel in any career, thus it acts as a link to get one to the destination they need to be. SMA meets every
Wednesday throughout the academic year at 8 p.m. in Morris Hall 103. Keyara Williams, the president of SMA, states that the association acts as a resource to students by providing them with opportunities to network out of the classroom and acquire managerial skills
through various events the association plans throughout the academic year. Williams is a junior pursing an undergraduate degree in sport management. “My little brother is an all-star athlete and my father has always coached him, thus I have been around sports my entire life, which motivated me to pursue the sport management major and join the Sport Management Association,” Williams said. “I see the role of being president as more of a challenge than a burden, as it keeps me on my toes throughout the school year and I have to balance it with my academics as well as other activities.” SMA tries to keep itself attuned with the times—they do a majority of their advertising and marketing on social media. The association’s Twitter and Facebook pages are
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No justice, no peace: People’s Justice Coalition protest at capital
BILL HAMM Staff Writer “I see you” was the chant. “I see the hurt, I see the pain. We are for justice, we can settle for nothing less,” was the opening chant. The preacher woman told us, “Resistance is sacred work; none of us are safe until we are all safe. Justice is sacred work.” A coalition of nearly fifty Minnesotan organizations
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joined together on the steps of the state capital Saturday, Sept. 14. The message was of unity and dedication to make Minnesota a leader in civil rights again. The mechanisms of change are gathering to move us toward freedom again. The event drew at over 300 bodies during its course, with over 200 there at its peak. About two dozen groups had tables set up in the capitol rotunda. Represented were women’s groups, Native Americans, BLM, MN-350 (opposing Enbridge pipeline #3), 50 by 30 (50 percent renewable energy by 2030), OCCURCARDS. COM (opposing Corporate
personhood), immigrant movement for justice, Americans for tribal court equality, citizens against violence, ACLU (promoting criminal re-enfranchisement laws), Take Action Minnesota (speaking for Women of Color, a GLTBQ associated group), Invisible Minnesota, and even some socialists for action. The only governor official candidate active and listening was Paul Thissen. Speakers for many groups took their turn at the microphone. Among them was Karren Willis, speaking on the need for quality health care for all and against President Trump’s recent actions to defund the
subsidies for Obamacare. Another was Minneapolis mayoral candidate, Nekima Levy-Pounds, who spoke for social justice. “We have the energy— justice brings peace. No justice, no peace, and no human is illegal,” LevyPonds said in her opening statement. She finished her speech with this: “Our labor has not been in vain. We must continue to fight for our freedom.” Several speakers talked of police accountability, while a group promoting a civilian accountability board was handing out a onepage activist tool kit. The page mentions smartphone
apps, one of which is called Bambuster. This is an app that, once set up, is a onebutton-press recording device that automatically saves your recording in real time on the cloud, out of reach from the authorities. The second app listed is called Cell 411 and it works as a micro-social platform for activists. It also allows you to send alerts with GPS coordinates if help is needed quickly, as well as to help you communicate more effectively. The final app is
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Lighter winds help crews gain on California wildfires
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Crews trying to corral the California wildfires made progress Monday as authorities reported the first death from the firefighting effort — a driver who was killed when his truck overturned on a winding mountain road. The driver, who had been delivering water to the fire lines, crashed before dawn in Napa County on a road that climbs from vineyards into the mountains. No other details were available about the accident, which was under investigation, said Mike Wilson, a fire spokesman. After days of gusts that constantly fanned the fires, better weather offered a chance for crews to get the upper hand more than a
week after the blazes that have killed at least 40 people started chewing through the state’s celebrated wine country. “The weather has not been in our favor over the past week in general, but we are still marching forward with our progress,” said Daniel Berlant, spokesman for California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The smoky skies started to clear in some places, and thousands of people got the all-clear to return home. About 40,000 evacuees were still waiting for permission to go back to their communities, down from a high of 100,000 on Saturday. “This is my home. I’m going to come back without
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Continued from page 1 always active with more information on their activities. The association also presents in classes, especially the Introduction to Sport Management class, to reach out to new students in the sport management program. SMA has numerous activities planned heading into the spring semester, such as a Sports Trivia Night, a youth baseball camp, a spring trip, and a Dinner of Distinction in the spring where there will be a keynote speaker presenting. The association hopes that focusing on bigger activities will attract more members and will be a major advertising platform as membership is one of their main challenges. SMA is also volunteering for the Mankato Marathon in late October to get more involved in the community
and connect with people in the greater Mankato area. “I really want to set a strong foundation as president so the person coming in after me does not have to struggle to get the association back on its feet,” Williams said. “The past couple of years have been rough for the association, but I now feel that the club is gradually getting back to the stature it once had.” Sports are a worldwide phenomenon that the entire human race can relate to. Sports have been the spearhead to a plethora of activities and changes in society. SMA hopes to make a heavy impact on the University in the coming years and show the true power of that sports have.
question,” said Howard Lasker, 56, who returned Sunday with his daughter to their torched house in Santa Rosa. “I have to rebuild. I want to rebuild.” Although the weather was still hot and dry, the calmer winds and the possibility of rain later in the week should help crews tamp down the deadliest, most destructive cluster of blazes in California history. “Any sort of moisture is welcome at this point,” said Scott Rowe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “In terms of fire, the weather outlook is looking to be improving.” He predicted a quarterinch (0.6 centimeters) would fall late Thursday in Sonoma and Napa counties. Hundreds of people remained unaccounted for, although authorities said many of them are probably safe but have not let anyone know. In hard-hit Sonoma County, Sheriff Rob Giordano said authorities have located all but about 100 of the more than 1,700 people once listed as missing. Many of those names were put on the list after people called from out of state to say they could not reach a friend or relative.
Authorities said they will not let people return home until it is safe and utilities are restored. Pacific Gas and Electric Company said it expects to restore power and gas to the area by late Monday. Many evacuees grew increasingly impatient to go home — or at least find out whether their homes were still standing. Others were reluctant to go back or to look for another place to live. Juan Hernandez, who escaped with his family from his apartment Oct. 9 before it burned down, still had his car packed and ready to go in case the fires flared up again and threatened his sister’s house, where they have been staying in Santa Rosa. “Every day we keep hearing sirens at night, alarms,” Hernandez said. “We’re scared. When you see the fire close to your house, you’re scared.” At the Sonoma fairgrounds, evacuees watched the San
Francisco 49ers play the Redskins on television, received treatment from a chiropractor and got free haircuts. Michael Estrada, who owns a barber shop in neighboring Marin County but grew up in one of the Santa Rosa neighborhoods hit hard by the blazes, brought his combs, clippers and scissors and displayed his barbering license in case anyone doubted his credentials. “I’m not saving lives,” he said. “I’m just here to make somebody’s day feel better, make them feel normal.” Nearly 11,000 firefighters were still battling more than a dozen fires burning across a 100-mile swath of the state. The blazes have destroyed some 5,700 homes and other structures. Those who were allowed back into gutted neighborhoods returned to assess the damage and, perhaps, see if anything was salvageable.
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Court agrees to take on US-Microsoft dispute over emails WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on a major dispute over the government’s authority to force American technology companies to hand over emails and other digital information sought in criminal probes but stored outside the U.S. The justices intervened in a case of a federal drug trafficking investigation that sought emails that Microsoft keeps on a server in Ireland. The federal appeals court in New York said that the emails are beyond the reach of a search warrant issued by an American judge. The Trump administration and 33 states told the court that the decision is impeding investigations into terrorism, drug trafficking, fraud and child pornography because other courts are relying on the ruling in preventing U.S. and state authorities from obtaining information kept abroad. The case is among several legal clashes that Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft and other technology companies have had with the government over questions of digital privacy and authorities’ need for information to combat crime and extremism. Privacy law experts say the companies have been more willing to push back against the government since the leak of classified information detailing America’s surveillance programs.
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The case also highlights the difficulty that judges face in trying to square decades-old laws with new technological developments. In urging the high court to stay out of the case, Microsoft said Congress needs to bring the law into
illegal drug transactions as well as identifying information about the user of the email account. Microsoft turned over the information, but went to court to defend its decision not to hand over the emails
“The casehighlights the difficulty that judges face in trying to square decades-old laws with new technological developments.” the age of cloud computing. In 2013, federal investigators obtained a warrant under a 1986 law for emails from an account they believe was being used in
from Ireland. The federal appeals court in New York agreed with the company. The administration in its Supreme Court appeal said the decision is damaging
“hundreds if not thousands of investigations of crimes — ranging from terrorism, to child pornography, to fraud.” Vermont, representing the states at the high court, said Google and Yahoo are among other email providers that “are relying on the decision to resist warrants.” Wherever the emails reside, Microsoft can retrieve them “domestically with the click of a computer mouse,” Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Wall told the court. But Microsoft said the appeals court was correct to limit the use of a warrant for information held abroad. The company said the better course is for Congress to make needed changes to bring the 1986 Stored Communications Act up to date. Bipartisan bills have been introduced
in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Microsoft said the high court’s intervention would “shortcircuit” the congressional effort. “The current laws were written for the era of the floppy disk, not the world of the cloud. We believe that rather than arguing over an old law in court, it is time for Congress to act by passing new legislation,” Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith wrote on the company’s blog after the court acted. Privacy scholars also have worried that the court may have trouble resolving difficult issues in a nuanced way. Data companies have built servers around the world to keep up with customers’ demands for speed and access. Among the issues the court may confront is whether the same rules apply to the emails of an American citizen and a foreigner. Another is whether it matters where the person is living. The Stored Communications Act became law long before the advent of cloud computing. Judge Gerard Lynch, on the New York panel that sided with Microsoft, called for “congressional action to revise a badly outdated statute.” The case, U.S. v. Microsoft, 17-2, will be argued early next year.
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STEPHANIE VOGEL Staff Writer So, you want to live in an apartment… First question: how will you pay the rent? It is indeed possible to be a college student and earn money at the same time. Here are some tips on how to balance your work and 2. Establish a routine. If tackle all of your homework. school life. you have to get up early, 3. Positive attitude. It 1. Choose your job say at 7 a.m., to get to your can be easy to slip into an wisely. Try to find a part- job on time, then get up irritable mood when thinking time job that is flexible at 7 a.m. every day. Your about work or while at work. with hours. That way, if you body and mind will get used You can think, “Ugggh, I decide you need a day off, to the routine, so you don’t don’t want to go to work,” or you can just let them know have to go to work tired and “I really wish I wasn’t at work at least a week in advance. unfocused. Eat a healthy right now.” Yet if you retain a I recommend finding a job breakfast before going to positive attitude surrounding where you’ll work 20 hours work to give you energy until work, you will realize that a week or less, to give you your lunch break. After work, going to work really isn’t that time for everything bad, and might even else in your life. Find find joy in your work. a job that is close Just get up and do it to campus, so you without overthinking “Befriending your co-workers and don’t spend a lot of perhaps going out to coffee with them it. If you don’t have time getting to and can also help make your work a more time to go to the from the job, and you gym, but you have positive experience.” don’t spend as much to stand a lot at money on gas. Pick your job, think of a job where you will it as exercise that’s not have to work a night shift, leave some time to relax healthy for your body. You can so you can get at least seven before diving into school also remind yourself that the hours of uninterrupted sleep. work. Take a shower, take job is temporary, and you are This will greatly improve your a nap, or eat a snack so going to college in the hope overall functionality. that later in the day, you can that you will find a career
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Did he or didn’t he? No clarity on Catalan independence bid BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Monday morning deadline came and went without the president of the Catalonia region clarifying whether he had declared independence from Spain, and the Spanish government says he now has until Thursday to backtrack on any steps the region has taken toward secession. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy exchanged letters but made no headway in the conflict, one of the deepest political crises the country has faced in the four decades since democracy was restored. Responding to a demand from Spain’s central government to state explicitly whether he had declared independence, Puigdemont instead sent a four-page letter seeking two months of negotiations and mediation.
in line. Otherwise, he faces the possibility of Spain activating Article 155 of the Constitution, which would allow the central government to rescind some of the powers that Catalonia has to govern itself. The wealthy northeast region, which includes Barcelona, is home to 7.5 million people and contributes a fifth of Spain’s 1.1 trillion-euro ($1.3 trillion) economy. Polls have shown about half of the people there don’t want to secede. “To extend this situation of uncertainty is only favoring those who are trying to destroy civic concord and impose a radical and impoverishing project in Catalonia,” Rajoy wrote in his letter. “It wasn’t very difficult to say yes or no,” Rajoy’s number 2, deputy prime minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria,
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“The priority of my government is to intensively seek a path to dialogue,” Puigdemont said in his letter. “We want to talk ... Our proposal for dialogue is sincere and honest.” Rajoy’s response came less than two hours later. The conservative prime minister lamented that Puigdemont had declined to answer the question and said that he has until Thursday morning to fall
told reporters in Madrid. “That was the question that was asked and the response shouldn’t be complicated.” Saenz de Santamaria said that Puigdemont’s call for dialogue is “not credible” and that Spain’s national parliament is the place to talk. Spain has repeatedly said that it’s not willing to sit down with Puigdemont if calls for independence are
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Continued from page 1 CUAPB Minnesota, which provides you with real time info on your rights, along with potential arrest advice, and allows you to submit a police brutality report on the spot. All are available through Google Play. The weather held, the protest was peaceful, and the world goes on again tomorrow as if this made no difference. Truly, for many it did not. But for
those who were there, the strength of their unity was not wasted. The pledge to fight on, to challenge ignorance and greed, to make a difference was real and powerful, giving hope and pride to all participants. The coalition building continues as the movement for sustainable change gathers steam for 2018 and 2020.
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on the table, or to accept any international mediation at all. The new deadline gives him till Thursday to either say he didn’t declare independence or to show he’s taking action to cancel the declaration if he did. Puigdemont held a banned independence referendum on Oct. 1. Those who voted were overwhelmingly in favor of the wealthy northeast region seceding from the rest of the country, but fewer than half of those eligible turned out to cast ballots. Based on the referendum, Puigdemont made an ambiguous declaration of independence last week, then immediately suspended it to allow time for talks and mediation. In Monday’s letter, he called on Spanish authorities
to halt “all repression” in Catalonia, referring to a police crackdown during the referendum that left hundreds injured. He also said the Spanish government should end its sedition case against two senior Catalan regional police force officers and the leaders of two pro-independence associations. Officials are investigating the roles of the four in Sept. 20-21 demonstrations in Barcelona. Spanish police arrested several Catalan officials and raided offices in a crackdown on referendum preparations. All four, including Catalan police chief Josep Lluis Trapero and Jordi Sanchez, head of the Catalan National Assembly, testified Monday during closed-door hearings
held at Spain’s National Court in Madrid. A Spanish prosecutor requested that they be jailed during the investigation. The judge later ruled that Trapero and another aide in the Catalan regional police, Lt. Teresa Laplana, could remain free with restrictions, including revocation of their passports and orders to appear come back to court every two weeks. Sanchez and Jordi Cuixart, leader of the pro-secession Omnium Cultural group who is also under investigation, were greeted by several dozen supporters from proindependence Catalan parties who chanted “You are not alone” as the two entered the court together amid heavy security.
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Black Student Union hosted a dance party Sat., Oct. 14. The theme was Black Out and featured music from the early 90s and 2000s.
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No. 4 MNSU crushes Upper Iowa, 52-7 The Mavericks rushing attack was too much for the Peacocks in a dominating game
COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer The No. 4 Minnesota State Mavericks defeated the Upper Iowa Peacocks 52-7 on the road last weekend, looking dominant in their largest margin of victory this season as they move to 7-0. The Mavs jumped out to an early 13-0 lead in the first quarter with two touchdown passes from sophomore quarterback Ryan Schlichte to Shane Zylstra and Tyler Schmidt. The Mavericks built on their lead the very next quarter with a scoring run from Schlichte, putting the Mavs up 20-0. Quarterback J.D. Ekowa also shined in the
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passing game, playing the very next scoring drive and throwing a 60-yard bomb to Parker Gloudemans. With a safety and a 58-yard scoring run from running back Justin Taormina, the Mavericks one slipup was a 10-yard touchdown pass from the Pea-
cocks. It was a minor let up from an impressive Mavericks team that went into the half up 36-7. The Mavericks continued to steamroll in the second half, with another touchdown pass from Schlichte and run from Taormina for a
score in the third quarter. In the fourth, a Casey Bednarski field goal increased the Mavericks scoring total to 52. Schlichte threw for 163 yards and three scores in the victory, finishing efficiently with 13 completions on 19 attempts. The change of pace
quarterback also had a 61 yards on two completions for a score, along with an interception. The offensive line looked good in another performance, keeping both quarterbacks clean of sacks and helping the Mavericks to 359 rushing yards. While sophomore running back Nate Gunn did not lead the team in rushing, he did finish with 111 rushing yards on 11 carries. It marked the seventh-straight game that he has recorded 100-yards rushing. His backfield partner Taormina finished with 118 yards and two scores. The Mavericks were led in receiving by Gloudemans, who finished with three catches for 77-yards and a score. The team had 229 total
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Women’s hockey drops series to Wisconsin Minnesota State played tough, competitive hockey but ultimately could not salvage a win
RYAN SJOBERG Staff Writer The Minnesota State University women’s hockey team welcomed the No. 1 team in the country to town over the past weekend. Although both games ended with a loss, the games were both competitive and the Mavericks look to be improving despite a below average record of 1-4-1. In the first game, the Lady Mavericks gave the topranked Wisconsin Badgers all they could handle. The Badgers got on the board early in the first period as Abby Roque found the back of the net just 50 seconds into regulation. The rest of the first period was a defensive struggle, however, as neither team scored a goal in the remain-
ing 19 minutes. The Mavericks came out in the second period trying to flip the script and pull the upset. With her first goal of the season, junior defender Megan Hinze tied the game up at one all on a power play goal set up by a beautiful pass by freshman forward Brittyn Fleming. Fleming leads the Mavericks this year with four assists. Just over 10 minutes later, MNSU senior forward Lindsey Coleman scored with about six minutes left in the period to give the Mavs the 2-1 lead late in the second period. Junior forward Jordan McLaughlin was credited with her third assist of the year on the play. On the brink of a major upset, Wisconsin looked like the top team in the country during the third period. Five minutes into the period the Badgers tied the game at two all on a slap shot that snuck by the Maverick goaltender. Two and a half minutes later, the number one team in the country took the 3-2 lead on an unassisted goal by So-
phia Shaver – which ended up being the difference in the game as Minnesota State could not find the net in the third to drop a heartbreaker, 3-2. Wisconsin held the advantage in shots on goal 29-20. The second game started off with goals finding the net from all directions for both teams. Wisconsin struck first as Claudia Kepler got the Badgers on the board with seven minutes left in the first followed by a 6-4 advantage goal for Brette Pettet only two minutes later to take the 2-0 lead. Junior forward Rebekah Kolstad was not letting the Mavericks go down without a fight though as she answered back with her first career goal assisted by junior Emily Antony. The second period was quiet as neither team scored so the count was 2-1 heading into the final period of the series. Wisconsin found the back of the net early in the third to take the 3-1 lead and essentially put this game on ice
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as the game ended with that exact score. The real story to this game was shots on goal as Wisconsin held a decisive 34-16 advantage, firing shots at Maverick goaltender Katie Bidulka all night.
After dropping the series to the top-ranked Badgers, Minnesota State will try to seek revenge against WCHA rival St. Cloud State at the Verizon Center on Oct. 27.
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Men’s hockey sweeps Boston University on the road
SEAN MORAWCZYNSKI Staff Writer Mavericks men’s hockey passed an important test this weekend in Boston against the second-best ranked team in the nation. Minnesota State rallied after losing the regular season home opener to St. Cloud State 4-0 last weekend. The No. 2 Boston University Terriers hosted the Mavericks in the two-game series over Friday and Saturday night. Jet lag was no issue for Minnesota State as they swept Boston University (6-4, 3-0) and ended the weekend with a shutout by junior goalie Jason Pawloski in Saturday’s game. Friday night’s game was a high-scoring affair. Luckily for the Mavericks, most of those goals went their way. In net for Minnesota State was senior Connor LaCouvee
when the puck was dropped in Boston for the opening game in the series. The first goal of the game was scored by the Terriers’ Shane Bowers while Minnesota State played with a man short as a result of an early interference penalty committed by freshman Connor Mackey. After taking on five shots from BU in their defensive end, the Mavericks’ turn on the power play arrived. MNSU capitalized on the Terriers’ cross-checking penalty quickly, and senior forward Zeb Knutson put the puck in Boston’s net just 18 seconds after the power play began. The special teams for Boston University continued to be efficient as the team took a 2-1 lead on another power play goal. The Mavericks successfully killed one penalty before the holding call was made that led to the Terriers’ power play-scoring shift. More penalties would follow for both teams, as junior defender Daniel Brickley tallied two minors for roughing and hitting after the whistle. Another tripping call against the Mavericks gave BU a small
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window for a five-on-three power play. Minnesota State held off the Terriers and went on to tie the game 2-2 with a goal from Brickley. The defenseman would have four points in this game with a goal and three assists. The Mavericks overwhelmed Boston University in the second period, scoring three consecutive goals before the Terriers scored with 2:50 left before the third period. Freshman forward Jared Spooner added an insurance goal for Minnesota State while the defense and goalie did their parts by shutting out the Terriers in the third period. Game one ended with a Mavericks victory, 6-3. Saturday’s game proved that Friday was no fluke and the Mavericks were here to play. The first period of the second game in the series was stuck in a scoreless gridlock and remained that way until the second period. Sophomore forward Nicolas Rivera opened up the scoring in the second period with a power play goal 7:15 in. Senior forward C.J. Suess increased the Mavericks’ lead
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to 2-0 six minutes later, and the Terriers couldn’t manage to get the puck past Pawloski before the second period ended. Seven blocked shots in the third period aided MNSU en route to the sweep over Boston University. Plenty of time was spent in the Mavericks’ defensive zone to open up the final period but the Terriers were unsuccessful in their pursuit of a goal. With just over a minute and half left in the game, sophomore forward Marc Michaelis scored on an empty BU net, giving
the Mavericks the 3-0 lead, which would remain the score until the final buzzer. Pawloski recorded Minnesota State’s first shutout of the season, bringing his record to 1-1 and the Mavericks’ to 2-1. The Mavericks jumped up four spots in the USCHO. com rankings, now sitting at No. 14. Boston University dropped from 2 to 7 after the weekend losses to MNSU. Minnesota State will remain east of the Mississippi River as they go to Bowling Green, Ohio this weekend to take on the Bowling Green Falcons.
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“The defense looked dominant as well, only allowing 150 total yards and racking up six tackles for loss along with three sacks. They also forced a fumble and had four broken up passes.” receiving yards, with seven different players recording a catch. The defense looked dominant as well, only allowing 150 total yards and racking up six tackles for loss along with three sacks. They also forced a fumble and had four
broken up passes. They were lead in tackles by Michael Buetow, who had six tackles, all of them solo. Other defensive standouts were Brenden Chrystal, who had four tackles and a forced fumble while both Evan Perrizo and Shola George both
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had four tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss each. The Mavericks are on the road next week to face the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs, who sit at 2-5 on the season and will most likely be another favorable matchup. The two teams hurdling towards each other are the Mavericks and the Winona State Warriors, who also sit at 7-0. The Warriors play the Wayne State Wildcats, a 4-3 team, and both squads should roll into Mankato with 8-0 records. Looking ahead, the Mavericks have a twogame home stand against the Warriors and the Wildcats before heading out to play the Sioux Falls Cougars, currently standing at 6-1. The Mavericks face what could be the best two or three teams they have played all season after next weekend, which makes the game against the Mustangs the last game before a murderous stretch. However, getting through the next month perfect would give the Mavs a great playoff bid.
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Happy Death Day is a fun, but forgettable horror film New movie incorporates other sub-genres, but does not deliver full potential
killer. The movie is produced by the independent company Blumhouse Pictures, the creators of huge horror movie successes such as “Paranormal Activity”, “Get Out”, and “Sinister.” It is directed by horror director newcomer Christopher Landon. Is “Happy Death Day” the triumphant Halloween season film Blumhouse expects it to be? Well, the answer is kind of. The story centers around college student Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) on her birthday. She begins her day wak-
LUKE TORBORG Staff Writer
Throughout the years many horror movies have been retreading the same plot and characters. A killer chases a group of teenagers and murders them one by one --sound familiar? After a while it can start to feel as if the viewer is watching the same thing over and over again. This concept is played with in the new horror-comedy “Happy Death Day.” “Happy Death Day” is a unique film that uses a plot device that has been
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Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe)
done numerous times before. The movie is essentially the classic Bill
Murray film “Groundhog Day” with a horror twist. Not only is the main her-
oine living the same day over again, but she is also being chased by a serial
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Halloween (1978) is perfect to watch for the horrific holiday Dark tones and hysterical symbols drive the plot of this classic thriller
MARIO ESCOTO Staff Writer
SPOILERS AHEAD Get ready, for in the next two weeks Halloween is coming and it will be scary this year. If you plan on watching a scary movie to get your goosebumps rolling, then I would recommend watching the film 1978 version of “Halloween.” This film is old; however, its usage of dark tones and music makes it a perfect film to watch for Halloween this year. Even the trailer of the movie used perfect dark tones to make an eerie movie to watch. Not to ruin your fun, but if you
watch the trailer it starts off with random scenes of the movie. First, it starts with a point of view of an unknown person stocking a house late at night. In the same point of view it shows the unknown figure stabbing someone with an unknown knife. Then it is revealed that a little kid wearing a clown costume with a big kitchen knife is stopped by the police officer. After the scene is completed it shows the title of the film “Halloween.” In the next scene is a female driver seeing a hallucination of a ghost running on top of her car. Then it shows her being grabbed by someone with an unknown knife after she hits the brakes she hears a loud crack on her window. This part made me jump since I was wearing
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my headphones. The next scene shows a killer breaking into a home and stocking his victim in the dark. As one of the victims was crying in agonizing pain it shows her standing near a balcony of stairs. This part was silent and shows the
killer stocking to her from behind silently. As he got closer he brought out a knife and caused her to fall off the balcony of stairs. She survived from the fall, but in my opinion, I would have asked for death.
The next scenes are funny and scary at the same. The woman got herself up and began to lump across
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MNSU celebrates Sesquicentennial in Ted Paul Theatre Special event focuses on College of Arts and Humanities history
RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer
Last Tuesday, the College of Arts and Humanities ar Minnesota State University, Mankato celebrated its Sesquicentennial in the Ted Paul Theatre. The event opened up with a marching band and dance team featuring lively hip-hop, jazz and contemporary performances amidst flashlights popping up to reveal their participants. Each of the different departments invited the audience in their breakout sessions. Music industry students from the Music Department shared songs they have composed and the dance studio and the Mass Media Department paired up to shoot pictures of any attenders. The Philosophy Department presented a few of the most intriguing cases in philosophy and opened up the floor for discussion. Communication studies professors Dave Engen and Leah White recounted the past and conversed about the present and speakers from the World Languages Department shared personal experiences and paired literary readings from diverse linguistic traditions. The departments have their own unique histories. Jane F. Earley served as the founding Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities from 1977 to 2009, making her the oldest dean in the nation. The department has undergone several deans before the current dean, Matt Cecil, was been named in 2016. When Dr. Theodore Paul arrived in 1950 as a new member of the Language Arts Department, he created the genesis of the theatre and dance program. Highland Summer Theatre was founded in 1967, then offered BA, BS, BS in Education, and MA degrees. Under Paul as the first chair, the department
offered the MFA degree which broke down into tracks, some of which included acting, directing, musical theatre, and theatre design. Most recently in 2005, the Theatre and Dance Department offered the BFA degree. The department uses all 200 majors and their talents to entertain their audience of 40,000. As for the World Languages and Cultures department, it continues to evolve and challenges learning beyond its classroom walls. Because the department is aware of the need to gain more knowledge of languages, the department has options for degrees and experience for those interested in diverse academic and professional paths. In 2013, the department also initialized its first fully online program Spanish for the Professions. The Art Department initially served as the Mankato Normal School that supported teacher education and liberal arts studies. When the 60s hit Art programs expanded across the nation. In 1978, the department moved
to Nelson Hall until 1992 when an arsonist set the third floor on fire and in 1995 was remodeled. The department also added the studio specialization of installation art and is still one of the few programs that offers the classes in their curriculum. Overall the Department of Art continues its growth in the Graphic Design area of study. Originally, the Communications Department was part of the language arts program but in 1977, it became its own department. Since then it has increased with its success in forensics and debate teams. Many graduates have pursued higher degrees and gained exemplary positions as professors and inspirational speakers throughout the nation as well as emerged as political figures. Now the department has 300 undergraduate majors and about twenty MA, MS, and MFA students every year. MNSU has offered a music program since its founding in 1868 and over the next 30 years, music developed into a staple for the normal
school because of the increased national standards for music. In the 30s, the Music Department led in many new and exciting areas for its namesake, maintaining a balance of strong ensemble performances while focusing on education. The Music Department has been recognized regionally and nationally because of groups like Ellis Street Singers and the Marching Machine Band. Now the Music Department holds three different majors, numerous instrumental, and vocal ensembles for over 100 music majors. MNSU hired its first philosophy faculty and offered its first class in 1963 which evolved into a minor in 1965 and in 1969, the major incepted. In the early 2000s, more staff were added to the faculty and soon two interdisciplinary and interdepartmental programs were approved. The first was philoso-
phy, politics, economics and the other cognitive sciences which also involve the collaboration of biology and computer science. In the last 15 years, the department has doubled and new courses have been added to the philosophy program. In 1938, English became one of the first majors of Minnesota State University in Mankato and literature has remained a core part of the department. As early as 1957, creative writing classes were offered and by 1974, a BA degree in English also included writing concentration as an option. In 2003, the technical communications program started online classes to increase enrollment. Most recently in 2015, the film and media studies major launched and
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ARTS Continued from page 10 that program continues to especially grow. Mass media surfaced as mass communications in 1972 and featured concentrations like news-editorial, broadcasting, and public relations to name a few. Because of budgeting and by the late 1980s, the department
narrowed its focuses down to journalism and public relations. Mass communications changed its name to Mass media to reflect the fast-paced move to digital journalism. As of fall 2017, the department consists of 160 mass media majors, 37
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minors, and 50 film and media studies majors. The next upcoming event College of Arts and Humanities will host this month is ‘Nirvana and the Meaning of Life: Is Buddhism a Religion?’ Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the CSU 253/4/5.
DEATH DAY Continued from page 9 ing up in Carter Davis’ (Israel Broussard) bed after a heavy night of drinking. Tree leaves his dorm after not recalling ever meeting Carter. Tree continues her day and later goes home to her sorority to get ready for a party later that night. On the way to the party Tree becomes aware that she is being stalked by a mysterious knife-weilding person wearing a baby mask. After a long chase, Tree eventually gets killed by the assailant, but that is only the beginning of the story. After clearly dying Tree wakes up in Carter’s bed once again, only to discover she is living the same day over again. It soon becomes obvious that she will relive this day over and over again until she discovers who her killer is--and with Tree not being the most liked person on campus the suspects are endless. The best way to describe Happy Death Day is that it’s “Mean Girls”
meets “Groundhog Day” meets “Friday the 13th. ”.It’s an idea that sounds amazing. However; the film does not balance these three concepts, making it ultimately very messy. The plot of the movie is at first very entertaining and fun, but as the movie goes on it is evident that there are a lot of missed opportunities the film did not make, eventually making the ridiculous and interesting plot feel like a gimmick. Although a comedic homage to the slasher sub-genre, the film begins to become too predictable and cliche making it become boring in some parts. However; in what the film fails with in horror it succeeds in with comedy. The script is surprisingly funny and filled with likable and exaggerated characters that breathes life into the movie. For instance, Rothe does an excellent job and shows her true comedic
talent. Rothe also provides a multi-layered performance making a possibly unlikable character extremely likable. Although, I did not love this movie, with a PG-13 rating I could see a wide audience of people, especially middle schoolers and high schoolers, loving this movie. Overall, “Happy Death Day” is not great, but it is also not bad by any means. It provides some truly great set pieces and some very fun scenes. The movie can drag and even feel dumb at times, but the performances and originality of the script makes it watchable and ultimately enjoyable. I don’t recommend running out and seeing this film in the theatres, but I do think it’s a great movie to rent on a night you have nothing to do.
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the room to escape from the killer. Then it shows the killer running down the stairs, again stalking his victim. The woman managed to run outside of the home and apparently began to crawl on the grass, which made no sense and I started laughing because it wasn’t scary enough to make me jump. Then it shows a blur and fast motion of our victim lumping across her house to the neighbor’s home. The film shows a well-done shot of the killer stalking her in a nemesis way. As the victim saw the killer getting closer to her she began to knock the door. Then it shows a kid watching a film which made him distracted from the loud screaming and knocking from our victim. As she began to knock harder we’re shown again our title of the film “Halloween”.
The ending made me feel as if I was one of the characters running away from the killer. The only issue I had with “Halloween” was the recurring pumpkins, ghost and dark tones. Let me tell you though, out of the film’s series of “Halloween” pumpkins are the focal point and the symbol of the movie. This is a bit annoying because films shouldn’t be using recurring symbols to gain attention from the audience. The film directors should use different elements to make this film scary and more appealing to the audience. For final words, I would recommend watching this film because it’s scary and uses perfect dark tones to make this film scary for Halloween.
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