October 18, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 twitter.com/@msureporter

facebook.com /msureporter

Minnesota State University, Mankato

www.themsureporter.com

WEDNESDAY

H 42 • L 29

THURSDAY

H 49 • L 31

HOUSE HUNTERS: Mank ato Style

Housing fair gets students thinking about where to call home ELISE KONEZRA

staff writer

When searching for a place to call home in Mankato, liberation and independence comes to mind. Whether scrutinizing a lease or making a pro/con list about your future roommates, finding the perfect fit is a tough decision almost every student has to face at some point in their college career.

Mankato offers a variety of different housing options to suit any budget and lifestyle.

Many Minnesota State University, Mankato students seem to gravitate towards renting a

inside: Voices.............................................4 A&E.................................................7 Sports.............................................9 Classifieds...................................11

house or apartments close to campus based on pure convenience.

Highland Hills is often considered the closest option, while other apartment complexes close to campus include The Summit and Jacob Heights.

Students living in either the Summit or Jacob Heights say it’s a good option if you are looking to be close to campus and still get all the additives of a pool, hot tub, tanning and work out room.

Lisa McGerr, a tenant at Summit said her rent payment is about $444 with utilities included for her four bedroom,

two bath apartment.

Jake Boies, a tenant at Jacob Heights lives in a duplex house. Tenants who live in Jacob Heights share the added amenities that Summit uses as well. Boies said his rent payment is about $419 a month plus utilities. Cable and internet are included with the rent, and he lives with three other roommates.

Summit apartments come furnished, while Jacob Heights homes generally come unfurnished. When determining how much you can afford to pay for rent, it is important to remember the added cost of any furni-

MAVERICKS CRUSH UPPER IOWA ON THE ROAD - PAGE 9

ture you may need to purchase.

Highland Hills is another cheaper option for housing. Jennifer Gunn, a sophomore tenant of Highland Hills pays $250 a month, excluding internet and electricity. She lives with three other roommates in a four bedroom, two bath apartment.

Gunn and her roommates signed a lease in November, giving them a great deal on an apartment close to campus.

She said she doesn’t really care about not having added amenities of tanning beds or a workout room because the apartment is so affordable.

College Town is a very new

development to Mankato that is still being constructed for growth. Average rent payment is $475 a month and excluding electricity and water.

For students looking to be further away from campus for some added independence, choosing housing down the hill may be a better option.

Although finding an apartment or house to rent in downtown Mankato may be more challenging, there are good deals to be found.

Webster Cox, an MSU student, lives in a house in downtown Mankato. He pays

House hunters / page 2

Page 2 • Reporter

News

Tuesday, October 18, 2011T

Zombie apocalypse Disappointing attendance at IMPACT’s Zombie Prom KELSEY WISEMAN

staff writer

In light of the recent popularity of zombies in pop culture, as well as competing with the Maverick’s hockey opener, the turnout at this months’ Maverick’s After Dark: Zombie Prom was less than was expected.

Though the event was by no means deserted, there were far fewer individuals than IMPACT expected to see.

To the backdrop of a poorly decorated graveyard in the Hearth Lounge, body parts and industrial pieces scattered about the CSU lower level, and with caution tape and orange street cones to warn passersby of the danger of infection, hundreds of zombies gathered for their prom.

Of the attendants, more than half were decked out in various zombie prom regalia complete with fake blood, torn finery and oozing sores,

which set the tone and spirit of the event.

Among the many activities that were prepared, the zombies were able to decorate door hangers, get their make-up touched up or have cuts and wounds attended to, have their fortunes read in tarot cards, get couples photos and dance in a fury of glow sticks and plagueridden f lesh.

To help prepare the humans for the eventual zombie take-over, a zombie shooting

range was set up and used throughout the night. Finally, ramping up the ghastly mood of the event, IMPACT set up a mock room for the CSU haunted house take-over that echoed screams for the whole evening.

Allowing the dancers to take a break from their physical exertions, and to showcase the fantastic costumes, late in the evening a costume contest was held in the graveyard. Zombies lurched between the gravestones faking deaths and mock-attacking the bystanders as they showed off their spine-tingling zombie attire.

For refreshment, and to lure the zombies away from the innocent human attendees’ brain matter, IMPACT offered stuffed jalapeños, pulled pork sandwiches, decorate-able cookies and a childhood favorite: dirt cake.

Some students expressed opinions about how, though the evening was entertaining, it was more fun dressing like a zombie and lurking around Mankato.

Despite the small turnout and minimally decorated space, the evening was a riot of noise that made light of a recent phenomenon as well as ref lected the frightful fall feelings in the air as Halloween draws closer.

HOUSE HUNTERS If you are unable to go to the bars, living downtown might not be as appealing. continued from 1 approximately $330 for rent.

Water, utilities and electricity must also be paid by the tenants.

Webster said he likes living off campus, but he has to drive to school every day. He suggests that if you are unable to go to the bars, living downtown might not be as appealing.

There is an upcoming Housing Fair that will be held Tuesday in the Centennial Student Union from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Representatives from the Department of Residential Life as well as multiple apartment complexes and management companies will be there to answer any questions students may have.

The fair will be hosted by Off-Campus Housing Services, which can help students with many problems they face while renting in Mankato. They provide advertising opportunities for students seeking roommates, conflict mediation between roommates, legal referrals and information regarding city policies or landlord/ tenant responsibilities.

If a student needs a question answered about his or her lease, they can contact the MSU student attorney who is subject to answer any or all questions you have and lead you in the right path before making a decision.

megan kadlec• msu reporter Sophomore Anna Plekkenpol won second place in Zombie Prom’s costume contest.

Staff: Campus Pastor Wong, Reverend Roger Knepprath, Mark Probst, Vicar Jesse DeDyne, RA Andy Ibisch

1506 WARREN STREET • MANKATO • MN (Look for our electronic sign!)

Current First-Year Students Can Apply Through Nov. 1, 2011

507-345-4511

www.beaconwels.org

Leadership Research Global Citizenship Want more from your studies?

We offer classes, mentorships and experiences that will help you grow, regardless of your major. "[Honors] courses... challenge students to think beyond classroom facts and to use their education and experience to make a difference within their community."

- Margaret Pence, International Relations and Communication Studies

To apply or for more information, visit the Honors website, stop by Morris Hall 265 or call (507) 389-5191

Mondays • Wednesdays • Fridays Bible Study Wednesdays • Vespers 9 pm Thursdays • $1 Supper 5:30 pm, Bible Study 6:30 pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20TH

JOIN US FOR A Campfire with Smores and Pumpking Carving!

CENTER HOURS: 8am-10pm OFFICE HOURS: M-W, 12-5pm; Thurs 9am-9pm

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

News

Reporter • Page 3

A healthier future?

How ObamaCare impacts college students STEVEN VANG

staff writer

Some know it as the healthcare reform and others know it as “ObamaCare.” Regardless of what you call it, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been in effect since March 2010.

The healthcare reform bans lifetime limits, dropped coverage and discrimination against children with pre-existing conditions, and it protects young adults, particularly college students, under their parents’ current health plans.

Protection from lifetime limits means patients aren’t limited to help and won’t get their coverage dropped by their insurance company due to increased liability on the insurance company’s behalf for caring for its clients. Children under the age of 19 will no longer be denied of coverage and other benefits based on their pre-existing medical conditions such as cancer or other illnesses.

The major change in healthcare, which largely affects college students, is the new law in which young adults up to the age of 26 can remain covered under their parents’ healthcare plan.

Many individuals have gotten the wrong idea about the health care reform, and while it is a government program, the healthcare system will not be under full control of the government.

“It’s not really a government healthcare system; it’ll be privately funded through businesses which will help reduce government expenditures,” said economist Richard Schiming.

Schiming believes that it will be a more efficient system that may eventually lead to other economic benefits.

“The population will be healthier, which will free up people in the job market. It is a more efficient system in which a healthier population can increase the labor mobility.”

Law T. Yang, a Community Health Science student at Minnesota State University, Mankato agrees with Schiming.

“It’s good because it gives people the opportunity to get healthcare,” Yang said.

While some students are concerned with tax increases, others argue that it is a small price to pay for better healthcare.

“I’m willing to pay the high taxes rather than to having to pay the couple 100,000 in case of an emergency,” Yang said.

Yang is currently among those college students who are under their parents’ health care plan thanks to the ACA. For those who are currently unprotected, college campuses

such as MSU’s Student Health Services provide inexpensive coverage for its students; semester plans cost $473 and annual coverage plans cost $1,232.

As Yang stated, based on his experience of seeing the medical bills of his peers admitting themselves into the emergency room of the Mayo Clinic for sports injuries, one visit and treatment can cost patients more than $1,000 excluding the cost of medicine during the recovery process. Yang said it’s a small price to pay to be insured rather than risk being unprotected.

Organizations such as the American College Health Association (ACHA) and the American Council on Education (ACE) have been advocating for the competitiveness of college health care plans for those college students who either don’t meet the requirement of the ACA while they are currently enrolled or if family plans are too expensive.

The equilibrium of costs for college health care plans and family plans makes it easy on students to be protected and safe in case of undesirable events.

According to Nancy-Ann DeParle’s reports on the White House’s Health Care Blog, three notable actions have been taken to protect consumers since the creation of the ACA. In New Mexico, the State Insurance Superintendent rejected Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s plan to raise rates by 9.9 percent. In New York, the State

Superintendent of Financial Services is requiring insurers’ justification of high rate hikes to be made available to the public for the first time. In California, Kaiser Permanente is decreasing premiums for small businesses and providing credits to those who had paid higher rates. The premium credits will total $13.7 million.

With college students in mind through advocacy work and in the process of developing policies regarding the health care reforms, students are the main benefactors of policies such as the ACA and other policies to come.

“A lot of people think that it’s just for the uninsured [and] just for people who are sick but

• heritage.com ObamaCare has raised taxes and created 17 new ones to fund health insurance, an expansion of Medicaid and other health-related spending.

Visit our booth at the

Housing Fair Beautiful Outdoor Pool

one of the biggest proportion of people who are uninsured are young adults who are making a transition from college to their first job or to a graduate degree,” said President Barack Obama in a healthcare reform speech.

“The fact that you guys are able to stay on your parents health insurance up to the age of 26 makes a huge difference.”

Spacious Apartments

Serene Lifestyle

Quiet Atmosphere

Visit our booth at the Housing Fair on March 3rd!

OCTOBER 25TH FREE Parking on Campus Quiet, Wooded Area 1 & 2 Bedrooms Laundry Facilities Heat & Water included Picnic Area with Grills Volleyball Court

115 Parkway Avenue Mankato, MN 56001

Visit our website: www.mfdc.com/glenwood

Voices

T

You can find the MSU Reporter on Facebook @ facebook.com/ msureporter.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 www.msureporter.com

Forgotten questions turn to disappointment Things you should keep in mind when searching for an apartment

MEGAN KADLEC | news editor

The leaves are falling and it’s growing colder with each passing day. It can only mean one thing – it’s time to start thinking about your housing options. While it may seem silly to consider your housing options for next year when we’ve just passed midterms, the best deals on apartments often start at the beginning of November.

This time last year, I had already signed a lease and got a great deal on a four bedroom place in Highland Hills. If I had waited any longer, I would be paying almost $100 more than I am currently.

When choosing the perfect apartment, there are many things students forget to ask or consider. This is where I come in. Living with a realtor for five years of my life, I picked up many of the basics you need to ask when searching for an apartment or house.

-Ask about paint and hardware restrictions before you pick up that gorgeous canvas painting. If you can’t paint the walls or use nails to hang artwork, your apartment may end up cold and uninviting.

And while that’s okay for some people, it’s not accept-

able for those creative minds.

-Find the hidden costs.

When looking at apartments, students generally focus on their monthly payment.

What they don’t look at is what exactly is included in that monthly price. Figure out what utilities the apartment complex pays for and what you have to take care of before signing a lease.

These added expenses should be taken into consideration when constructing your monthly budget.

-Ask about one-time costs.

While these aren’t generally as damaging, it’s still important to know how much the application fee is, or what you have to pay for your security deposit. Often times, you’ll need to have an extra few hundred dollars sitting around when the times comes to sign the lease.

-Ask about the last time a specific apartment was cleaned professionally and about any problems the space might have had with rodents or mice. It’s a disgusting question to ask, but you’ll wish you had known the answer before you signed on the dotted line and you have to deal with nauseating carpet stains or a cock-

roach problem for another 11 months.

-Think about social host laws and alcohol rules. Is the apartment complex known for handing out multiple citations every weekend or does management not care and let everyone basically run free?

Generally, it’s good to have a balance. You don’t want to be busted for having a “party” with your three roommates on a Friday night, but you also don’t want your neighbors to have more than 100 party-goers in their apartment on a Tuesday evening when management doesn’t care to stop them.

-Are there any other rules that limit what you can and cannot do in your apartment?

Ask if guests are allowed to spend the night, or if there is a curfew for entering or exiting the building.

-Are pets allowed? Chances are most college students don’t think about having a pet, but there are the select few who want to bring their childhood pet with them to college or are toying with the idea of buying a cat to make a new apartment feel more like home.

-Figure out what the maintenance policy is. Some common questions you might want to ask: If something breaks, will maintenance repair it within a timely manner? In emergency situations, is there a 24/7 maintenance staff that can help you when you need it?

-Determine whether or not you’re able to sublease the apartment. Though most people sign a lease thinking they are going to stay for a full year, plans change. For example, if a student decides to transfer halfway through the academic year or wants to stay home during a summer, they should be able to sublease their apartment.

Editor in Chief: Kyle Ratke............................(507) 389-5454 NEWS EDITOR: Megan Kadlec......................(507) 389-5450 sports editor: Lee Handel........................... (507) 389-5227 Variety Editor: Brian Rosemeyer................. (507) 389-5157 STUDENT AD SALES MANAGER: Megan Wahl......................... (507) 389-1063 AD sales REPS (Regular): Dillon Smith......................... (507) 389-5451

Erik Langsjoen....................(507) 389-5097 Paul Vanden Heuvel...........(507) 389-5453 AD sales REPS (SUPPLEMENTAL): Natasha Jones...................... (507) 389-6765 Parker Riesgraf...................(507) 389-5609 Business Manager: Jane Tastad.......................... (507) 389-1926 ADVERTISING DESIGN SUPERVISOR: Dana Clark.......................... (507) 389-2793 ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER: Judy Beetch.......................... (507) 389-1079

Centennial Student Union 293, Mankato, MN 56001 • (507) 389-1776

You should ask whether or not this is allowed and how difficult the process truly is.

My final piece of advice is this: Make a list of what you do and don’t want in an apartment or house. If you know what you want, you’ll be less likely to sign up for something you really can’t afford, or even something you hate.

Make compromises where necessary, but don’t feel like you have to settle for a subpar place just because the landlord talked you into leasing a place that is less than desirable. Landlords are, in a sense, sales personnel, and they may try selling you something you don’t want.

Remember, you are the one who is going to have to call this place home for the

next year, or however long your lease runs.

If you’re still completely stumped as to what you should ask about when looking to rent an apartment, talk to your parents. Often times, they’ll think of something you would have never thought about that might help long-term.

I’ll be honest, it wasn’t that great running back to Daddy to ask about what I should consider when renting an apartment, but it has actually helped me and I feel like I would have been far worse off without his advice.

Choosing an apartment can be tough, but I hope that with some simple advice, it will be a little bit easier.

Good luck, Mavericks.

• web photo Ask numerous questions before signing a lease. Otherwise, you may end up with a fridge like this one in an apartment that was apparently ‘the same as the model.’

POLICIES & INFORMATION

• If you have a complaint, suggestion or would like to point out an error made in the Reporter, call Editor in Chief Kyle Ratke at (507) 389-5454. The Reporter will correct any errors of fact or misspelled names in this space. Formal grievances against the Reporter are handled by the Newspaper Board, which can be contacted at (507) 389-2611.

• The Minnesota State University Mankato Reporter is a student-run newspaper published twice a week, coming out on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Reporter generates 78 percent of its own income through advertising and receives approximately 22 percent from Student Activities fees. The Reporter is free to all students and faculty, but to start a subscription, please call us at (507) 389-1776. Subscriptions for the academic school year are $35.00 and subscribers will receive the paper within three to five days after publishing.

• Letters exceeding 400 words may not be accepted. The Reporter reserves the right to edit letters to fit space or correct punctuation. The Reporter reserves the right to publish, or not publish, at its discretion. Letters must contain year, major or affiliation with the university, or lack thereof. All letters must contain phone numbers for verification purposes.

Minnesota Newspaper Association

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

News

Reporter • Page 5

Tuition and enrollment How enrollment trends will affect MSU’s budget ALLISON MATTHEWS

staff writer

Minnesota State University, Mankato’s budget determines a large portion of student life and the cost of education, but who really knows about it?

In a time when students are raising serious questions about student loan debts and demanding answers on how to make college life more affordable, MSU’s financial outlook must be clear.

While colleges and universities post their financial statements online, students may not take the time to research the budgets that surround the inner-workings of

an institution.

MSU is taking a more transparent approach to make the institution’s budget more accessible to students.

Rebranding is the key to making the transparency approach successful at MSU. Minnesota State Student Association and MSU’s integrated marketing team are working to reshape the notions associated with learning about school logistics.

MSSA President Matthew Lexcen said part of MSSA’s transparency effort includes being vocal and simply talking to students.

“Word of mouth is the strongest marketing tool we

wale agboola• msu reporter “Word of mouth is the strongest marketing tool we have,” Lexcen said.

have,” Lexcen said. “We started the dialogue this year with the Maverick Mob. It’s about changing the way we talk about things.”

Maverick Mob consists of student leaders from notable organizations within the university to begin the discussions on how MSU can reach even greater potential.

One of the main discussions of Maverick Mob is how to bring students together and make their time worthwhile at college.

The financial landscape for students has changed in the past 30 years. Before students were only paying about 30 percent of tuition. Those rates have nearly doubled, with students now paying about 60 percent of their overall tuition.

“Students do pay a significantly higher portion than they did before,” said Vice President of Finance and Administration Richard Straka.

“Taxpayers pay 30 percent of general operating funds.”

General operating funds cover the basic costs of running the University, including tuition and administrative salaries, according to Straka.

MSU students saw a five percent tuition increase for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Straka attributes the increase to replacing the diminishing state aid to schools and the higher cost of running a

Judge orders review on polar bears WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a key section of an Interior Department rule that declared global warming is threatening the survival of the polar bear.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled Monday that the Bush administration did not complete a required environmental review when it said the bear’s designation as threatened in 2008 could not be used as a backdoor way to control greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.

The Obama administration agreed a year later, saying that activities outside of the bear’s habitat such as emissions from a power plant could not be controlled using the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group that filed a lawsuit over the 2008 rule, said the decision puts the fate of the

polar bear back in the hands of the Obama administration and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.

“The Obama administration has the chance to do right by the polar bear,” said Kassie Siegel, an attorney for the group. “They need to decide whether the polar bear gets all the protections that other endangered species get, or whether they want to re-adopt a f lawed Bush administration decision that exempts greenhouse gases” and other pollutants from the Endangered Species Act. Sullivan’s decision directs the Interior Department to respond by Nov. 17 with a timetable for when it will complete the required environmental review. Sullivan left an interim 2008 designation intact while the case continues.

In a related decision, Sul-

livan upheld a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ban imports of sport-hunted polar bears as trophies. Safari Club International and other U.S. hunting groups had sought permission to allow bear carcasses to be imported from Canada.

The Humane Society of the United States hailed the ruling, which it said rejected “the Orwellian claim that killing polar bears is somehow good for polar bears.”

Jonathan Lovvorn, the group’s senior vice president and chief counsel for animal protection litigation, said that just as the United States does not allow importation of tiger skins and baby seal fur, “American conservation law prevents American hunters from bringing home the heads and hides of imperiled polar bears shot in other countries.”

university.

“We’re aware of the increases of student debt load, but the seven state universities are the least expensive.

Our education is an excellent value for what you pay,” Straka said.

Other universities are struggling to keep retention rates high and tuition low.

For example, St. Cloud State University has lost 700 fulltime students, which amounts to $5 million in losses for the University.

MSU, on the other hand, is experiencing increased enrollment.

Lexcen said MSU’s growth is due to many factors, but credits MSU’s recent rebranding which includes the tagline, “Big Ideas, Real World Thinking” as one of the main reasons why MSU is thriving.

“We got a lot better at telling our story,” Lexcen said.

Lexcen said student involvement is what makes that story possible.

“Our scope is determined by the vibe of the students.

With the trend right now, we have nothing but positive things to say about the freshmen class,” Lexcen said.

Lexcen said the recordbreaking attendance of school events is one of the reasons why students are excited to attend MSU. “We’ve had a very engaged

student body. It’s fun to see how much students grow,” Straka said.

In addition to school spirit, MSU’s academic community is expanding as well.

“We have a lot of incredible programs. I could go to every college and pull out a great breaking point,” Straka said.

Enrollment increases mean that cuts from 2008 may be restored to fit the needs of the growing student body.

Straka said reinvestments will be put back into the school through various building renovations and other projects.

Some major building renovations are partly funded through revenue or bonds, according to Straka. For example, the newly renovated CSU Ballroom was funded without an increase in student fees.

The 2012 residence community, which is under construction, was partly supported with revenue, similar to the funding for the Julia A. Sears residence community, which was constructed in 2008.

Lexcen and Straka both said MSU is on a positive slope when it comes to the financial outlook. Lexcen said the student organizations must work with administration to solidify the transparency approach.

MSSA Vacancies

The MSSA will be holding an election for the following positions:

Undeclared (2)

Election will be held October 19th at 4 p.m.

Off-Campus (1)

Election will be held October 26th at 4 p.m.

Application Available Online: www.mnsu.edu/mssa

VIKINGS vs. PACKERS

Come watch the game at Buster's Sports Bar & Grill

sunday, october 23

Game starts at 3 p.m.

$2 Purple & Green Taps Free Shots Every Time Your Team Scores!

Trivia & Contests With Prizes to See Who Has the Better Fans!

COME SUPPORT YOUR TEAM!

1325 Madison Ave. Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 389-8999 www.BustersBar.com

Page 6 • Reporter

Advertisement

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

A&E

`s

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Remembering...

www.msureporter.com/arts-entertainment

Red Lewis ALEXANDER RYAN ROUNDTREE | staff writer

On October 11, 2011 Mankato lost one of its most beloved DJs, Red Lewis. He died unexpectedly at the Mayo Mankato hospital from medical complications. Mr. Lewis left an indelible mark on the community and had been gracing the airwaves since his days as an MSU student and as a DJ at KTOE for 23 years. His impact was felt by anybody that listened to him or were lucky enough to be a close friend or co-worker.

According to KTOE, Red Lewis was born Rubin Shonbom on February 21, 1965 in Lynwood, California to his parents Irving and Sigrid. When Red was 10, he and his family moved to Minnesota where he later graduated in 1983 from Wellcome Memorial High School in Garden City.

Red was also a student at MSU,

where he participated in theater, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

He started as a DJ on KMSU

“He made my life easier, because he was always willing to help out. He made us all laugh.” -Pete Steiner

at Mankato State where he hosted an on-air jazz show. He got the nickname Red because of his hair and combined it with Lewis, which was his middle name and also the name of his favorite comedian, Jerry Lewis. He was also known around as Big Red, Big Guy and Redman.

In talking with Pete Steiner, a co-worker on “The Morning Blend” morning show; “Red Lewis was a largerthan-life guy who had a passion for movies, TV and sports. He could talk about Miles Davis or the Vikings’ on-field problems with equal ease. He loved The Simpsons, and his own sense of humor approximated that of The Simpsons’ take on life.”

Lewis had a principle • web photo of great work Lewis with Miss Mankato at a Mankato Fun Days Parade. ethic, “would never miss a shift and often

• web photo Red Lewis was a man of great passion; for his family, for his job, and for life itself. His impact on the community has been loved, and too short lived.

showed up an hour before he was to be on air,” said Steiner.

Red kept everyone at their best, by making sure everyone held up their responsibility to show up on time.

“You wanted to make sure you held up your end—if you didn’t, or if you weren’t on time (radio is ruled by the clock!), he might label you a moron. But he’d forgive you pretty quickly,” said Steiner.

“When it came to his favorite things and what he was passionate about nothing was put above his wife, his two dachshunds, music of all genres, sports, The Simpsons, movies and his weekly poker club.”

Steiner also shared what type of affect Red had on him, saying, “he made my life easier, because he was always willing to help out. He made us all laugh.”

In the same vein of his humor, Steiner shared one of his favorite memories of him and Red. “We were flying back from Twins spring training and were sitting next to the bathroom on the airplane. For some reason, it seemed everyone on the plane needed to use the bathroom, and it began to get a little, shall we say, obnoxious, or even noxious. Red began a running commentary as

LEWIS/ page 8

PA Students Get Down, Funky LOGAN GRAHAM

staff writer

CJ’s in a Funk is a

seven-piece pop/funk/soul group whose presence on the downtown Mankato music scene is just beginning to be felt. Under the leadership and artistic direction of the mysterious yet undeniably funky keyboardist CJ, this collection of seemingly ordinary Minnesota State University, Mankato music students have been able to craft a vibrant, well-polished sound that still has all the hip-swinging capabilities of vintage, authentic funk.

Since their founding in 2009, CJ and the gang have gone through a variety of line-up changes on their path to establishing a solid

danceable wall of funky sound. The addition of string players Zack Trees and Kyle Hanson, who are also the creative forces of the local break beat/funk-rock band Bulldozer Party, has

“That is the primary goal of CJ’s in a Funk: to get the people moving.

Whether it is from their own library of funkphisticated (funky yet sophisticated) tunes or from an endless selection of classic covers...”

given the band an excitingly classic roots-offunk element, with enough ‘waka-chica-waka’ to satisfy even the most posh adult film sound-

track collector.

“Zack and I decided to lend our talents to this band and since then it’s been constant detriment to my mental health,” Hanson commented.

The drumming of Brice DeGrand, also of the Mankato based progressive rock band Brice Plays Drums, anchors the band with rhythmic precision that never ceases to be in the pocket, and the combined experience of the three players gives the sound instrumental cohesion that at times is capable of sending cosmic vibrations deep into the funkmosphere (in laymen terms: the atmosphere of funk).

CJ’s/ page 8

Page 8 • Reporter

A&E

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

LEWIS “Red was a positive figure in the community of Mankato and will be missed by many.” continued from 7

each person would file by... ‘oh, man, that guy must have had some BAD tacos! Holy crap, there were 44 bathrooms in the airport at Fort Myers, do you think anybody could have used one back on the ground?!’ And it went on and on and we were laughing ourselves silly.”

Red was a positive figure in the community of Mankato and will be missed by many.

Another co-worker and member of “The Morning Blend” morning show, Don Rivet,

said that Red was “known for his quick wit, biting humor, attention to detail and a big body to carry a big heart. He left a mark on KTOE and the entire community.”

James Gullickson, Station Manager and Program Director at KMSU, seconded that opinion, saying that Lewis’ impact on the community was; “Huge. Red was someone who cared about others and that was evident at his visitation Friday. He reminds us how an everyday

CJ’s “The positive attitude shared by all members of the band is what truly gives the sound its power.” continued from 7

At the helm of the sound sits the funkmeister CJ, who keeps the jam in motion with his direction while simultaneously filling the sound with delicious electronic keyboard textures. The group has the effortless ability to create their own brand of sophisticated yet groovy jams that are made complete by the colorful brass playing of Brian DeGayner, and championed by the deep, tender voice of Lauren Boggess. Boggess’ presence, along with her vocal ability, carries all the necessary soul with just the right touch of sexy flair to make this pop-funk outfit the total package.

DeGayner, a music education student at MSU, complements the band with skilled brass chops and a strong sense of professionalism that gives the band a distinctive quality from other performing acts in the area.

“Some songs I don’t play because it is just too good of a song.”

Each member of the band is able to bring his or her own special ingredient to the blend, and from what they’ve seen so far, the crowd has been digging it.

“If you get one person to dance, lots of people will dance,” said Hanson.

That is the primary goal of CJ’s in a Funk: to get the people moving. Whether it is from their own library of funkphisticated (funky yet sophisticated) tunes or from an endless selection of classic covers, including an absolutely riveting rendition of the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” this collection of our very own musicians is sure to help the motley crowd downtown let the good times roll. As DeGrand observed at the band’s last show: “The crowd got pretty f****** [sic] drunk”.

The positive attitude shared by all members of the band is what truly gives the sound its power. And though CJ and the gang don’t always produce the spaced-out vibrations of George Clinton and the other founding fathers of funk, they have a sure -fire formula to create an atmosphere where everyone is welcome to get down as they please. As the band evolves and becomes even more funky in time, we can only anticipate what else is to come as the talent and originality of the MSU music program makes their way from the PA to the downtown drag.

Need to scrap your vehicle? $$ CALL US $$ • Used parts, cars, trucks & repairables!

• Purchasing all grades of metal!

• 70' scale on-site!

• Free Pick Up! • Friendly, Reliable Service • Top Dollar Paid • Online Parts Search

HOURS: Mon.-Fri., 8-5

* Oct. 1 - March 31 Closed Saturdays

507-524-3735

(12 miles south on Hwy. 22)

bandrautotrucksalvage.com

radio announcer can become such an integral part of the community.”

Steiner said, “[Red’s best qualities were] reliability and sense of humor. He had a way of letting you know that even though the world seemed crazy, you were okay and together we’d make it through.”

Sports

MSU Swimming: The Minnesota State, Mankato women’s swimming and diving team kicked off its 2011-12 season last Friday in impressive fashion, defeating the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 140.5-95.5.

The Mavericks had nine first place finishes at the meet. Freshman Melissa Runquist won the one-meter and three-meter dives and junior Nicole Blum won the 1,000-yard freestyle.

Senior Stefanie Edwards and sophomores Nicole Bennett and Nora Stauber also won individual crowns.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 www.msureporter.com/sports

Mavericks poach Peacocks on the road in Fayette

MSU used a 19-point second quarter to pull away from Upper Iowa, bouncing back from a disappointing performance against St. Cloud State the previous weekend.

TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer Coming off arguably his worst game in purple and gold, Minnesota State, Mankato’s starting quarterback Jon Daniels needed very little time to pull himself out of his funk.

Daniels led the offensive charge both in the air and on the ground, as the Mavericks snapped out of their road woes to defeat Upper Iowa 32-14 in Fayette, Iowa.

“Jon [Daniels] did a great job of throwing the football, but the impressive thing is that he actually took the ball off of the shelf and ran,” MSU head coach Todd Hoffner said.

“He’s a very capable, athletic and gifted runner as well as a thrower, but I think the [offensive] line that he had on Saturday was stellar, and I think that allowed him to feel comfortable back there and allowed him to process what was going on in the secondary and then dissect it accordingly and get the ball into the hands of our playmakers and give them the opportunities to make plays.”

Daniels finished 19-for-25 through the air with 192 yards and two touchdowns, but also

Minnesota State Upper Iowa

32 14

tacked on 49 rushing yards on only five carries.

The Mavericks struck first with a 43-yard field goal by junior kicker Daniel Padilla, grinding their way to an early 3-0 lead after one quarter.

But then MSU stepped up and dominated the second quarter, running up 19 points on two Daniel Padilla Dennis Carter touchdowns (one on a 19-yard run, the other on a four-yard pass from Daniels), a 37-yard Padilla field goal and a safety, to carry a 22-0 lead into the break.

“I thought we were very focused and very business-like,” said Hoffner. “We had great energy and great effort. There were a lot of positive things like real team football, playing hard, playing fast and just a lot of positive things to take out of it.”

The Mavericks added to their lead with another field goal by Padilla (43 yards) and a two-

Soccer

yard touchdown reception by junior tight end Matt Murphy before coasting to a 32-14 victory in the fourth quarter.

The Mavericks were 1-2 on the road coming into the weekend thanks to slow starts against Northern Michigan and St. Cloud State, but seemed to turn a corner against Upper Iowa, running up 22 points in the first two quarters.

“The road schedule we have is very tough,” Hoffner said. “In order to be consistent you have to have great focus and your guys have to be in the game mentally, physically and emotionally and it’s important for them to be fired up about what they do and do everything that they do for the team.”

Another bright spot was Padilla, who was a perfect 6-for6 kicking on Saturday, finishing with three field goals (43, 37 and 43 yards), three extra points and a couple of beautiful kickoffs that put the MSU defense in great field position.

Padilla’s reliability and range was rewarded with the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Special Team’s Player of the Week award.

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Junior wide receiver Dennis Carter burned the Peacocks on Saturday, catching a four-yard touchdown while running for a 19-yard score.

The only real disappointment on Saturday was freshman Andy Pfeiffer’s five-game streak of rushing for over 100 yards coming to an end, as Pfeiffer finished with only 78 yards on 18 carries.

While the win puts the Mavericks at 5-2 overall this season, it also marks the beginning of the toughest stretch of MSU’s schedule. Three of this season’s final four games will be played against teams in contention

for the NSIC South Division championship, including this Saturday’s game against the Wayne State Wildcats, who suffered their first conference loss of the season over the weekend to Concordia-St. Paul.

It’s great that the Mavericks were able to get back a little of their confidence after last week’s setback at St. Cloud State, but the toughest games are yet to come. To finish strong, MSU will need to keep doing the things they did in Fayette and look to stay consistent.

MSU takes care of business in Moorhead and Crookston, Winona awaits

JOEY DENTON

staff writer

Even though the windy weather didn’t make things easy for the Minnesota State, Mankato women’s soccer team, it went up north and brought home two victories against MSU-Moorhead and MinnesotaCrookston.

The weekend included the 200th win for the program, and the Mavericks also increased their winning streak to 11 games.

Head coach Peter McGahey acknowledged that there were some obstacles this weekend, but he was happy with how it went.

“I think it’s a plus when you can get six points on the road, especially when our conference is very good and with the unpredictability of the weather and refereeing,” said McGahey.

“I think our wins were a tribute to our team’s performance and focus.”

On Saturday, the program won its 200th game with a 3-0

MSU MOOR

3 0

MSU CROOK

2 0

victory over Moorhead. The players are proud to be a part of the women’s soccer program’s 17 seasons, and they were excited to win its 200th game.

“I was surprised. I thought we had more games to win before we reached the 200th win,” said senior defender Marissa Santana. “I think that it is a great achievement for the team and for the program.”

“I think that the players that are here are happy and certainly thrilled to be on a team that contributed to that,” McGahey said.

“The reality is that the 200th win is a tribute to the administration that believed in women’s soccer many years ago, the quality of coaches they have had in the past and definitely the quality of the student-athletes that are now alumni of this program.”

This weekend the No. 8 Mavericks collected two more shutouts, making it six games in a row without allowing their

opponents to score on them. Not only have they not allowed a goal, but they have also allowed only 22 shots in that six-game span.

“I think that we have just been working really well together as a whole,” said Santana.

“Instead of just the defenders working together to keep the shutout, we have the whole team, starting with the forwards helping with keeping possession of the ball and not allowing the other team to score.”

Junior forward Brittany Henry is now the NSIC leader in goals scored (13) and points (31) after her four-goal weekend, with two goals in both victories over Moorhead and Crookston.

The Mavericks (12-1-1) will have a challenge this weekend, with Winona State coming to town on Saturday. The Warriors are tied with the Mavericks at the top of the conference standings with a 9-0 record in NSIC play, and the winner will be in the driver’s seat to win the regular season NSIC title.

angela kukowski • msu reporter Henry’s four-goal weekend helped earn her NSIC Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. The Mavericks are now 12-1-1.

Page 10 • Reporter

Sports

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Volleyball

MSU fails to upset No. 1 Concordia at home, then handles Huskies

REECE HEMMESCH

staff writer For the fourth weekend in a row, the Minnesota State, Mankato volleyball team split its matchups on Friday and Saturday night, putting the Mavericks at 5-6 in conference play.

Friday’s defeat came at the hands of Concordia-St. Paul, the No. 1 team in the country, who swept MSU to give them a loss to start the weekend.

Concordia looked dominant in every aspect at times, yet it appeared early on in the first two matches that MSU could have stolen a win.

Set one started with an ace

CONC-STP MSU

3 SCSU 0 MSU

0 3

from senior setter Brittany Stamer and saw the Mavericks ahead early with a 10-3 lead. But Concordia’s head coach Brad Starkey called a timeout, and that was just what the Golden Bears needed to get back in the game.

The Golden Bears would tie the match at 17, and later go on to win 25-20.

Set two saw MSU leading 2117 this time around, but again a timeout by Starkey would lead to Concordia winning four straight points to tie it up at 21. It would

get four of the last five points and win again 25-22.

“That is exactly why they’re good.” Stamer said about her undefeated opponents, “They have the most important skill perfected, and that is winning.”

Winning would be what Concordia went on to do Friday night, as they defeated MSU in the final set 25-17 for the clean sweep.

Junior outside hitter Kayla Berning had a good match Friday night, as she totaled eight kills for the Mavericks. Sophomore Jenna McNallan led the way with nine kills, and senior Alli Rice included 14 digs, mov-

ing her into third place on the school’s all-time dig list.

Saturday afternoon would feature the exact opposite outcome for the Mavericks, as they defeated St. Cloud State University 3-0.

MSU did everything right in the victory, as it swept the Huskies with no sets being very close.

“We really played to our ability and it was good for us to work on some things we needed to,” Stamer said.

Stamer helped the Mavericks in the win with a game-high 43 assists. Junior Jill Storlie helped out on the offensive side as well,

recording 17 kills in 18 attempts for an incredible .944 average on Saturday.

Fellow junior Courtney Steinhauser also tallied 11 kills for MSU, and Chelsea Fogarty added nine digs to go along with her double-digit kills.

No. 19 MSU will next be in action tonight at the Taylor Center, as it takes on No. 10 Wayne State, who the Mavericks lost to less than two weeks ago in a close 3-2 matchup.

“We played well the last time we played them in Nebraska,” Stamer said. “This time we just need to play well and finish well after we get 20 points.”

Men’s and women’s hockey

Maverick men swept by UMass-Lowell, women split with Robert Morris

LEE HANDEL

sports editor

In its final tune-up for WCHA play, the Minnesota State, Mankato men’s hockey team dropped a pair of home contests to the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in Mankato.

Despite jumping on the River Hawks early in its home opener thanks to freshman defenseman Zach Palmquist’s first career goal as a Maverick, MSU gave up the next four scores in losing to UMassLowell 4-2.

With the score 2-1 heading into the third period, the River Hawks pulled away with goals at the 11:32 and 15:29 marks of the final period.

The Mavericks responded after pulling senior goalie Austin Lee for the extra attacker, as freshman forward Jean-Paul Lafontaine tallied his first career goal as a Maverick to cap the scoring.

Lee finished the 4-2 setback with 33 saves.

On Saturday, the River Hawks got on the power play and took all the momentum late in the first period with two goals less than two minutes apart.

UMass-Lowell would add another goal with the man-advantage in the second period to take a commanding 3-0 lead into the final period.

MSU finally got on the board in the third when senior forward Justin Jokinen notched his first goal of the season to make it 3-1. The River Hawks put the game away with a score later in the period to complete the sweep, winning 4-1.

Junior goalie Phil Cook got the start in net for MSU, saving 31 shots. The Mavericks are now 1-3 on the season.

Women’s Hockey The Minnesota State, Mankato women’s hockey team headed east to Pittsburgh to take on Robert Morris in non-conference action, splitting the two-game series.

Things looked promising for MSU on Friday, as the Mavericks led 3-1 heading into the third period.

The Colonials answered with two goals to send the game into overtime, then completed the comeback with a game-winning score with 1:33 left.

MSU outplayed the Colonials through two periods, as sophomore forward Melissa Klippenstein and junior forward Lauren Zrust each tallied a goal in the first period.

The Mavericks continued to dominate in the second period, as junior defender Emilia Andersson scored her second goal of the season on the power play for the 3-1 lead.

But the Colonials took advantage of the few opportunities they got on MSU goaltender Alli Altmann to steal the 4-3 win with three unanswered goals.

MSU would not be denied a victory again on Saturday, beating the Colonials 3-1.

Sophomore forward Kathleen Rogan opened the scoring for the Mavericks with her team-leading sixth goal of the season.

The Mavericks added two more goals in the second period, both on the power play, as Andersson and senior Jackie Otto scored for the 3-0 advantage.

Altmann bounced back in net for MSU, saving 24 of the 25 shots she faced to help secure the 3-1 win.

MSU (4-2) begins WCHA play against the University of Minnesota Thursday at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis.

Twilight Golf 2:00 pm Every Day

Unlimited Golf $17.00 with Cart

507-947-3355 www.northlinksgolf.com

STOP & VISIT US AT THE

HOUSING FAIR REGISTER TO WIN AN HP NOTEBOOK!

In the CSU on Tuesday, Oct. 20th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

•

• •

Free Internet/ Cable TV Pet Friendly Walking distance from MSU • Pool/BBQ/Volleyball • $385 per person /room

744 James Avenue - Mankato, MN 56001

(507) 387-3771

Email: huntington.hills@live.com

Would you like to put your skills to work in an internship supporting a fast paced hitech company? If so, HickoryTech may have the opportunity for you! HickoryTech is currently seeking qualified candidates for the following internship opportunity.

Technical Writing and Documentation Intern (Part-Time) Based out of our downtown Mankato location, this intern will assist in supporting our web-based, Billing and Customer Management software by updating online help files and written training guides, documenting software releases, and assisting with other technical writing projects.

Minimum qualifications include current pursuit of, and at least 2 years complete in a degree in Technical Communication, Computer Science or a related program, and ability to work 20 hours per week. Training in technical/user documentation writing, and experience with automated help authoring software or Content Management Systems preferred. Computer software background with HTML a plus. The expected timeframe for this internship is January 1st, 2012 through May 2012.

Qualified candidates can apply on-line at www.hickorytech.com or send their resume and cover letter to: HickoryTech Corporation Human Resources Dept.

P.O. Box 3248 Mankato, MN 56002-3248 Fax: (507) 386-0700 EOE M/F/D/V

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Classifieds

Reporter • Page 11

The Reporter’s Car Care Issue comes out this Thursday!

Check it out for deals on servicing your vehicle for winter!

For Rent

Help Wanted

5 OR 4 OR 3 OR 2 OR 1 bedroom houses/ apartments available right now. Some for next year. Many to choose from. Check out our website. www.ottoh.com owner/ agent or call 507-625-1010.

12/1 Find a Place to Rent or Post Listings at RadRenter.com Southern Minnesota’s Rental Listing Website.

4/26

ST U DENT PAYO U TS .C O M PAID survey takers needed in Mankato 100% free to join!

12/1 Click on survey.

BARTENDERS WANTED! $250/ day potential. No experience necessary. Training available. Age 18+ OK. (800)965-6520 Ext 170. 5/23

Garage Sales

Best Garage Sale Ever!

Much is brand new. Party and office supplies, Halloween, purses, jewelry, PartyLite®, kids... Students, Sororities, teachers, crafters, collectors, parents, direct sellers. This is a must see. 323 Ellis Ave. Across from Wiecking. Thursday, Oct 20 Noon to 4 p.m., Fri 10-6, Sat 10-2.

10/20

Notices

FREE SHOTOKAN KARATE classes offered M/T/TH. 6-8 pm. Room PH 102. Beginners are welcome. Need not be a MSU student to join. For info call Brad @ 507-3885301 or lostgonzo@gmail.com or search MSU Shotokan on facebook or yahoo groups.

4/26

HELP WANTED The MSU Reporter has openings for Student Advertising Sales Representatives.

We are looking for outgoing students who are comfortable meeting potential clients in person and maintaining communication with them on a weekly basis.

Position requires 20 hrs./week during daytime business hours and must have access to a vehicle.

Students from all fields of study are encouraged to apply.

Stop by the Reporter Office (CSU 293) for an application or for more information.

Receive a free iPad2 with the start of Invisalign Treatment in the month of October.

Does your smile reflect the real you?

Scared of being embarrassed by the look of traditional braces? 'Go Wire-less!'

Call (507) 388-3384 today for a free consultation to see if you are a good candidate for Invisalign or to schedule an appointment.

124 E. Walnut St., Suite 300

Dr. Tom Pooley

www.RVDofMankato.com

Highland Hills Apartments'

2012 Housing RUSH Sign a lease today!

LOCATION

HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

Right across from the MSU Campus

MRCI THRIFT SHOP

VARIETY

Design Your Own or Buy Off The Rack!

111 Sioux Rd. - 388-3867 (Across from Shopko)

Mon., Wed., Sat. 9:30 - 6:00 Tues., Thurs. 9:30 - 8:00 Sun. 12:30 - 4:30

The cheapest place in town for Halloween costume ideas!

Studio, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms

AFFORDABILITY Rates starting at $275 per person

Page 12 • Reporter

Advertisement

Tuesday, October 18, 2011