October 27, 2015 by MSU Reporter

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The Major Fair is not a minor event

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MSU majors will be on full display Oct. 28 in the CSU.

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YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer

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Explore majors and careers at one place! The 2015 Major Fair will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom (CSU 200C) at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Students will have an opportunity to learn about their choices for majors offered at MSU and other related information from student organizations, academic advisors, faculty and academic departments. Representatives from various colleges and departments at MSU will attend the event to answer students’ questions about majors and minors. “I think Major Fair is an important opportunity for students to really actively reflect and then get in-

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SPORTS: Reporter Archive formation about other opportunities,” said Sara Granberg-Rademacker, assistant director for academic advising services. “I think a lot of students and people in general make decisions about where they think they want to be, career wise, without necessarily knowing everything. This is a great chance to look around and see what your options are and start connecting and building relationships with people who can help pro-

vide you with good information about those options and move toward those particular goals,” she continued. Major Fair is a one-stop shop for students who are still looking for majors, minors, or ways to get involved in their majors and minors. If students are considering lots of different majors, they don’t have to go to a lot of different people, they can just stop in this one place and talk to people about different programs that students are considering for

their majors and minors. Although the Major Fair is open to everyone, freshman and sophomore students are especially encouraged to attend the event for more information and resources about their choices for majors and minors. “Generally speaking, maybe they have picked majors and minors but they haven’t gone through and confirmed

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Maverick Hockey gets first two wins

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Students tune up for the “Battle of the Bands”

JAMIE KANKAALA Staff Writer If you have musical talents that you have been dying to share with the public and possibly win some prizes, now is your chance. Minnesota State University, Mankato is hosting Battle of the Bands. and it is currently calling for entries. This is a fun and exciting event between singer songwriters, Electronic Dance

Music (EDM) and Hip Hop artists, and bands that compete to show the public their talents and for chances to win great prizes. It is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who is interested! Battle of the Bands entries will be broken into three divisions for competition. The first division is EMP and Hip Hop artists, the second is singer songwriters, and the third division is bands. This event will take place in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom on Nov. 16 and 17t. On both nights, the doors will open at 6:45 p.m. and the competition will start at 7 p.m. EMP and Hip Hop artists will battle on Nov. 16 and singer songwriters and bands will battle on Nov. 17. Each competitor will re-

ceive around 15-30 minutes to perform during the battle. Of the three divisions, each will compete for a prize pack and cash prize. The spectators of the event will pick their favorite performances and text their votes to the Student Events Team texting service at 76-626. At the end of the battle, the performance with the most votes from each of three divisions will be the winner. The lucky winners will be announced on Nov. 17 after the final performance. If you are interested in entering the competition, you are able to fill out the Battle of the Bands Entry Form on the Student Events Team Orgsync page or by following the link, https://orgsync.com/63610/ forms/157626. The deadline to enter this event will be Nov.

1. Depending on the number of entries in each division, all entries might not be chosen to compete. Performers that are chosen to compete will be informed of the set time and sound check time by Friday, Nov. 6. There will be free parking for this event on campus in the gold parking lots after 6:30 p.m. This event is made possible by the Student Events Team, a student-led organization that produces great events to help students make wonderful memories while celebrating their Maverick pride. For more information about the Battle of the Bands, feel free to contact Concert Company Chair Rachel Winch by phone at 507-389-6076 or by email at Rachel.Winch@mnsu.edu.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Is the World Series really a “World” Series? America’s pass time struggles to embody diverse competition.

LUKE LARSON Staff Writer It’s finally here. The stage is set. The pinnacle of the Major League Baseball season is upon us once again. The Kansas City Royals of the American League and the New York Mets of the National League will square off tonight in the first game of the 2015 World Series. I’ll leave the analysis of the teams and players up to the sportswriters, though. I’d like to answer an objection I often hear from non-baseball fans against the World Series – the “world” part in particular. How can a competition between two American teams playing America’s pastime be called a “world” series? Americans must just think they’re really special. So goes the argument. To be clear, it’s not only American teams that participate, as was made especially evident this year with the success of the Toronto Blue Jays. Had they defeated the Royals and advanced beyond the American League Championship Series, this year’s World Series would have been played between two nations, which I, for one, was hoping for as soon as the Twins were eliminated this year. The Jays had an entire country behind their back. But, yes, the argument remains that unfortunately Major League Baseball is, and has always been, limited to North America. I believe that the MLB should expand internationally, and I wrote extensively on this very issue in

an article for the Reporter last spring. The MLB may be geographically limited to the United States and Canada, but the sport of baseball itself certainly is not. The fact that the baseball’s top league is restrained to one continent does not reflect its global popularity. Most of the countries that have won the FIFA World Cup, after all, are from a single continent, namely Europe, and yet no one denies that soccer is a global sport. Baseball enjoys immense popularity in many Latin American and East Asian countries and this is reflected in the demographics of the players. Just take this year’s World Series for example. If you take a look at the Royals’ and Mets’ rosters, you’ll find that of the fifty players participating, sixteen were born outside of the United States. Eight from the Dominican Republic, including Johnny Cueto, Yordano Ventura, and Jeurys Familia; four from Venezuela, including Salvador Perez and Wilmer Flores; two from Cuba, Yoenis Cespedes and Kendrys Morales; one from the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Christian Colon; and one from Brazil, Paulo Orlando. Caio Kaminari is a Brazilian exchange student of Japanese descent here at MSU. He grew up playing baseball as a kid in Brazil and has participated in intramural softball during his time here in the United States. For him, seeing Paulo Orlando in the big leagues is an exciting sign of the sport’s growth in his country. “In my opinion, to see a Brazilian playing in the MLB is amazing because baseball is not a famous sport in my country,” he says. “It will inspire more Brazilians to play and also get more investors to support it, mak-

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ing this sport more popular.” Lucas Carvalho, another Brazilian baseball fan attending MSU, is similarly enthusiastic about Orlando’s appearance in this year’s fall classic. “For me, as a Brazilian, it is really cool to have a player playing in the World Series. In the last two years, two Brazilian players won the NBA title, but basketball is much more popular in Brazil than baseball, so having a baseball player winning the World Series is even more incredible. Paulo Orlando is doing a great job with the Royals and is a pride for our country.” When looking at the league as a whole, the diversity is even greater. According to baseball-almanac.com, which keeps track of players by birthplace, there are currently major leaguers from twenty-four different countries and territories, from Australia to Taiwan to Nicaragua to Germany. Granted, the number is probably a little skewed by Americans who were born in foreign countries, but the point is that baseball is played

Photo by en.wikipedia.org / CC BY in many countries outside of the United States. There were a total of 224 non-American major leaguers at the beginning of the 2014 season, according to an article on the official website of the MLB. Many of those players come from Venezuela, one of the most passionate baseball-playing countries and the home of MSU student Ivan Orozco. “Baseball is the most popular sport in Venezuela,” he says. “Several sports channels in Venezuela transmit the MLB. From [Venezuela] have come major league stars like Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, and Bobby Abreu, among others. The sports newspapers frequently fea-

ture headlines about the performance of the players.” Needless to say, baseball is a global sport. It is played around the world and the world’s top players convene in North America to compete at the game’s highest level of play, Major League Baseball. The championship of the MLB can thus truly be called a world series. It is played by players from around the world and it is the highest level of competition that exists in the world. The same could be said of the FIFA World Cup or Olympic hockey. This year’s series between the Mets and the Royals will be, as always, a series for the whole world to enjoy.

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Editorial & Opinion

What is the MSU Reporter?

RAE FRAME Editor in Chief My time with the Reporter began in 2013, when I knew next to nothing about media or newspapers. I was in a class that used the Reporter for copy editing exercises— finding errors, discussing layouts—and I decided I might as well be getting paid to do so. During the first few months, I realized that many of my own criticisms and ideas for the Reporter really were not realistic once I became familiar with the process. Even after I became Editor in Chief, I still struggled to truly understand what the Reporter was, what goals we were working towards, or why we were still around. Flash forward to 2015, where I still know next to nothing about media or newspapers—but I’ve learned a lot about Mankato students, campus life, and how to improve employment opportunities that could translate to the professional world. I’d like to take some time to address a few of the many

questions that I have explored as I have worked with the ever-changing production that you know as the Reporter. Why is Minnesota State University, Mankato still making a print newspaper when everything is digital? You will probably get a slightly different answer from every person you ask this question, but overall I would say that I don’t think print media is as dead as people say it is. In the three years I’ve been with the Reporter, my favorite answer is “you can’t hang a PDF on the fridge.” People are attached to the idea of newspapers that they can read while they wait for the bus and articles they can pin to the refrigerator when family or friends have been recognized for an achievement. Additionally, the Reporter serves as an educational opportunity for those pursuing careers in advertising, writing, editing, and graphic design. We employ dozens of students who would not be able to participate in the Reporter if it was simply uploaded online. What’s with all the typos? This was the very first question I asked when I joined the Reporter and after three years I’ve finally come to terms with the obvious, inevitable, sometimes frustrating answer: although we have dedicated writers, a copy ed-

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itor, and an attentive editing staff, everybody makes mistakes. I am fortunate to work in an environment that strives for professionalism, but can laugh at its own mistakes—as we often do when we discover a silly typo that made it into the printed version. We are able to do this because we know that there’s always another production on the horizon, and it is a brand new opportunity for us to do better. Maybe at the end of the year we will include a typo blooper reel to celebrate all of the “learning opportunities” that we have created for ourselves this year, and to encourage everyone on campus to greet feedback and correction with a positive attitude. Why don’t some events get covered? The most likely answer is that the Reporter staff did not know the event was going on, the second most likely is that we were not able to get a staff writer to cover the event. We have staff writers from all majors, minors, and walks of life who are keeping an eye on events all over campus but we sometimes miss events, visiting speakers, or workshops. For obvious reasons, the financial and time elements are major differences between the staff of a student newspaper and a profession-

al news source. Despite our goal to cover every event on campus during the academic year and the blessing of a large writing staff, members of the Reporter are not only responsible for covering the news, but they also must dedicate time to work second jobs, volunteer, intern, and study for classes. If you have an event coming up, please let us know by sending a press release or information to reporter-editor@mnsu.edu or stopping into the Reporter office (CSU 293) to talk to one of our editors. The perspective of a certain group or individual was not included in a major article, why was the opposing perspective offered? First and foremost: Your voice deserves to be heard! We understand the importance of offering multiple sides of a story and our writers work carefully when addressing issues that are dear to campus groups and individuals. In some instances, a group not represented in a major debate was not able to respond to a request (or multiple requests) for comment by a staff writer and it can cause a story to appear poorly represented or leaning to one

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Saudi Student Association ‘Saudi Night’ in review From cuisine to common customs, the crowded event was a success.

IRODA KARIMOVA Staff Writer It has been more than two months since semester began, and the campus life is getting more and more active. International students get more experience and old students develop leadership skills by organizing different type of events. The Kearney International Center is the first place every international student gives his step for any new idea, and they are more than happy to help. Though Friday was a “no school” day, on Saturday, campus was full, especially in MavAve. Everyone was in nice attire, a good mood, and smiling during Saudi Night. Just passing in casual jeans and shirt, I didn’t know what was happening. Then I saw people helping others in Arabian apparel. Saudi Night featured preevents such as free henna, Arabic coffee, presentations in national apparel. Even an Arabic tent with Arabic carpets reminded me the episodes from the fairy tale of 1001 Nights tales (One thousand and one nights also known as Arabic Nights). I was then told that it was about Saudi Night to begin. I got my ticket and entered the Ostrander Auditorium, which was nicely decorated with flowers and other decorations.

Photos by Horeja Jeng I think from my point of view, there were about 300 people. Yes, on Saturday, 300 people came to Saudi Night. The event started with the national anthem of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the presentation of the national flag. Different type of questions-answer quizzes made the whole audience involved. Nice dances were performed for the all guests; western dance got more applause as it was well done by MNSU student-members of Saudi Arabian Students Association. The presentation was really unusual and was very high-tech. It felt as if you were traveling above the Earth and flying in space. This presentation “discovered” the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from new points since centuries ago to our modern times. “We were really excited and kind of worried of doing it, but we didn’t expect such a positive response from the audience,” said Ammar Aljuhani. The highlight of this night was Band Music singing live by Abdulelah Alharbi. The audience seemed to

cessful on organizing this event. Middle Eastern Night is well known from last years. This year, the events are amazing performances, funny comedies, belly dancing, free henna, and an open buffet with Middle Eastern food. “There will be a surprise at the end of the night,” member of Middle Eastern Students Association Salma Abdelhamid secretly shared. Tickets are on sale in the MavAve or online on the following link: https://secure2. m n s u . e d u / e v e n t s c o n f e rences/?department=asa.

be so amazed of his talent. The guests didn’t hesitate to dance while he was singing, either. The first song he performed live and then the second and third songs were performed in traditional way sitting on carpet. “I did the MC job today, and can’t express how I feel to see guests, professors, and friends that are interested in our culture who came to our Night today,” said Adnan Alalyani. The one-hour night show was really interesting and continued with Arabic dinner after it. Guests were invited to taste Arabic cuisine and sweets made by chefs from a restaurant in Minneapolis. “We are very thankful to everyone, professors, students, volunteers, guests, and friends for making a successful night,” said Farrah Almeer who couldn’t hide her excitement. So what is next? I’m so excited to inform that Middle Eastern Night is now official and it is going to be on Nov. 7. What is unique of this event is student- members working hard to be suc-

FAIR Continued from page 1 that major yet, so maybe they are having some doubts. This is a great place for them to come and get some basic information,” Granberg-Rademacker said. According to Mandy Wubben, acting career counselor at the Career Development Center (CDC) at MSU, CDC also sponsors the event because the purpose of the Major Fair aligns with the CDC’s mission and guidelines. “We have lots of tools

and ways to go through some of that self-assessment, and discover what you love, what your passion is about and what you want to work towards a major and a career. Major Fair is one of the events that students can attend and learn about lots of different majors and colleges on our campus and see what the best fit is for them by talking with people in the major and advisors in the college,” Wubben said. Around 400 to 500 stu-

dents are expected to attend the event. No pre-registration is required for the Major Fair. There will be popcorn & door prizes. The Major Fair is co-sponsored by the Career Development Center and the Office of New Student & Family Programs. For more information, please contact Sara Granberg-Rademacker by email at granbs@mnsu.edu or by phone at 507-389-5498.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Kearney Center hosts ‘International Business Etiquette Dinner’

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer The Kearney International Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato will host the ‘International Business Etiquette Dinner’ on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union 253, 254 and 255. The event is an opportunity for participants to learn

about different dining manners of various cultures and have an actual dinner with international and domestic students. International students will host tables to discuss dining and business etiquette in their countries. The Kearney International Center approached to the College of Business to give an opportunity to international students to interact with domestic students. Participants with different national and cultural background will be able to learn about what the differences are in business and dining etiquette around the world. “The International Business Etiquette Dinner is a fantastic cultural exchange,” said Facial Rayani, vice president

for the International Student Association. “We have contacted the College of Business, I believe it is our first collaboration this year, a lot of resources have been put into it, and I feel like something really big and beautiful is going to come out of it.” According to Doni Casula, assistant director for the Kearney International Center, two international students who will host tables will go through structural conversations about how business practices and how dining practices differ, and go into how things work in their countries in terms of getting a job. Casula said the discussion will also include how behavior or attire differs at work in different cultures, how people are

addressed at work and what the major industries are in other countries. “I think it is a unique opportunity for them (international and domestic students) to learn about something very specific that they all are going to need to know at some point,” Casula said. “I think it’s also a great opportunity for students to engage and interact in a new way, in a way that maybe we wouldn’t come up ordinarily if we were not having an event like this.” The menu of the dinner will include a variety of foods from various cultures such as Thai chicken, spicy lentil curry, Moroccan carrot salad, pita bread, jasmine rice and baklava. Tickets for the event can be

purchased for $5 per person at the Kearney International Center (CSU 250). Since seat are limited, anyone who is interested in attending the event is encouraged to purchase the tickets in advance. The International Business Etiquette Dinner is co-sponsored by the Kearney International Center and the College of Business at Minnesota State University, Mankato. For more information about the event, please contact Doni Casula by email at donna.casula@mnsu.edu.

REPORTER Continued from page 4 side. Staff writer Luke Larson was willing to share the writing process for his recent RSO Registration story to show some of the difficulties of interviewing and presenting opinions: “I would like to comment honestly on the process of putting together my recent article on the RSO registration debacle, which has apparently stirred some controversy. My intent with the article was never to express my own opinion on the issue, but rather to give the opportunity to both sides of the debate to articulate their arguments to the readers of the Reporter. I believe that I succeeded in my goal of giving the fairest coverage that I could. My original plan was to include statements from three supporters of each side of the debate. I had hoped to represent a wide array of leaders involved with the event, from RSO leaders to MSSA senators to Student Activities staff, among others. This, of course, did not happen, as Faiçal Rayani and Fred de Ruiter were the only ones to respond to my request out of the twelve people I remember attempting to contact. Of those who did not respond, three simply declined to respond. I found this lack of participation very ironic considering the entire issue was due to a lack of participation on the part of certain RSO leaders. I also found it very surprising, considering the evident

controversy and importance of the issue. Despite the fact that the article was not as far-reaching as I hoped it would be, I believe that Fred and Faiçal were very qualified to be the ones to comment on the issue. Both are MSSA senators, and thus directly involved with the issue, and they both made well-articulated defenses of their stances on the issue. Faiçal’s experience as the vice-President of ISA and his involvement in the petition put forth by the ISA were especially relevant.” The Reporter seeks to be as inclusive as possible, with a staff that includes members of many active campus RSOs and groups. If you would like to be put in touch with a staff member or editor to supply information, events, and perspectives throughout the year, please send us an email or visit us during regular office hours. Why isn’t there more national/global coverage in the Reporter? Because the Reporter comes out on Tuesdays and Thursdays, many global or national stories are already old news by the time we can get it to the presses. This year, we have made a special effort to focus the campus newspaper on campus events, which means that campus-based stories are given priority. News editor Nicole Schmidt feels that the focus on campus activities is a logical change that helps staff

writers to generate more relevant news: “Students can get their national or global news from many corporate news sources, but they can only get indepth campus news from the Reporter,” said Schmidt. “I don’t think anyone picks up the Reporter to get their global news—they’ll turn on Fox or CNN.” Despite our focus on campus events, there are still many instances where staff writers address national or global stories and do their best to tie them in with students or the Mankato community or we reprint important or entertaining stories through our agreement with the Associated Press. Some notable examples include: coverage of MLB, NFL, NHL and other professional sports teams, reviews and previews of upcoming games or films, and updates on the 2016 Presidential Race. There are many students interested in a certain activity or topic, why is there no coverage of it in the Reporter? Our staff has a very wide variety of interests, but they are often extremely busy with their story or department assignments and do not have time to explore something new. If you would like to contribute coverage, I encourage you to apply to work as a Staff Writer for the Reporter and be sure to put down your interest in covering a particular topic or “beat.”

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Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders passes away MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flip Saunders, who rose from the backwaters of basketball’s minor leagues to become one of the most powerful men in the NBA as coach, team president and part owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves, died Sunday, the team said. He was 60. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in June and doctors called it “treatable and curable.” But he took a leave of absence from the team in September after complications arose during his treatment, which included chemotherapy. He had been hospitalized for more than a month. “Flip was a symbol of strength, compassion, and dignity for our organization,” owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. “He was a shining example of what a true leader should be, defined by his integrity and kindness to all he encountered. Sam Mitchell has been named interim head coach and GM Milt Newton is heading the team’s personnel department. Saunders went 654-592 in 17 NBA seasons with the Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards. But his best days came in Minnesota, where he nurtured Kevin Garnett from a teenager who jumped straight from high school to the NBA in 1995 and helped turn the woeful Wolves into a perennial playoff team. The Timberwolves had started to practice on Sunday when Newton got word from Taylor of Saunders’ death. Practice was halted and a devastated Garnett left the floor, walked to the parking garage

Courtesy of the Associated Press at the practice facility and sat down in the spot marked for Saunders. He posted a picture of the moment on his Facebook page with the message “Forever in my heart ...” Philip Daniel Saunders was born on Feb. 23, 1955, in Cleveland and was a prep basketball star at Cuyahoga Heights High School. His mother Kay nicknamed him Flip after hearing the name at a beauty salon. He played in college at Minnesota, teaming with Kevin McHale and Mychal Thompson as a senior to lead the Golden Gophers to a 24-3 record. Not long after graduating, Saunders got into coaching to begin a long and winding path to the NBA. He started at Golden Valley Lutheran College just outside of Minneapolis and was as an assistant at Minnesota and Tulsa before seven seasons in the Continental Basketball Association. He landed in the NBA in

1995, when he wrote a letter to new owner Taylor asking for a job. His college buddy, McHale, took over the basketball operations with the Timberwolves and Saunders became the general manager. When Bill Blair was fired 20 games into the season, Saunders was suddenly the head coach of a struggling franchise that had never made the playoffs. Saunders and Garnett led the Wolves to eight straight playoff appearances, the last a trip to the Western Conference finals in 2004. He was fired the next season when the team disintegrated thanks in large part to contractual battles with Latrell Sprewell and Sam Cassell. The Wolves have not made the playoffs since. Saunders won 64 games in his first season in Detroit in 2005-06 and 176 in his three seasons coaching the Pistons. But he couldn’t quite get a veteran-laden team over the

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hump and into the NBA Finals, so he was dismissed in 2008. He coached three more years in Washington before returning to Minnesota as president of basketball operations in 2013. Again, he took over a franchise in turmoil and was bringing the Timberwolves back to relevance before he fell ill. Saunders also signed Ricky Rubio to a four-year contract extension, drafted Zach LaVine, Shabazz Muhammad and Karl-Anthony Towns, brought in veterans Andre Miller and Tayshaun Prince and helped design a new $25 million practice facility across the street from Target Center. As team president, coach and a minority owner, Saun-

ders grabbed a level of influence within his organization that was unmatched in the NBA. His fingerprints were on everything, from personnel decisions to in-game strategies, even down to the pregame entertainment. He liked to sneak up behind unsuspecting visitors to Target Center, clamp his hand down on a shoulder and squeeze with a vise-like grip that came from hours of massaging his polio-stricken mother in his youth. He would carry around autographed cards of himself to hand out to fans, and playfully give them to media members as well with a mischievous grin on his face. Gregarious and outgoing, he endeared himself to a Twin Cities community that viewed him as a hometown boy done good, with his Gophers roots overshadowing his Cleveland upbringing. And Flip loved Minnesota right back. When he returned to the organization after 10 years away, he recounted a story about working for ESPN and being asked why he still lived in Minnesota so long after he was fired. “And I’d say ‘Well, you don’t really understand unless you’re from Minnesota. You really don’t get it. Even when it snows on May 3rd you really don’t get it,’” Saunders said. “And the loyalty and the passion that the people have here is what always drives me back.”

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Student Senate public forum report

GABE HEWITT Staff Writer Presentations Dean of Institutional Diversity Henry Morris presented about the current state of the department. MSU is outperforming most MnSCU institutions in terms of recruitment and retention of diverse students. “We’re trying to make Mankato a more inviting place for diverse students,” he said. He noted that the university’s largest retention gap occurs with African American female students. When not returning to

MSU for no cost to students. President Mariah Haffield asked how the MSSA could help with the project. Dahir suggested that funds be funneled through Student Activities. There was further discussion about the quality of feminine products that would be bought and whether the Women’s’ Center had funds to implement the project. “They aren’t a hygiene product or a luxury product,” Dahir said. “Think of it as a social and healthcare issue.” Officer Reports President Haffield went over some points from her Minnesota State Universities Student Association (MSUSA) meeting the previous weekend: discussion of safety drills and guns on campuses, Internal Affairs voted to switch to a headcount when deciding delegate counts at universities and MSUSA potentially changing their name. In addition, MSSA executives have

“When not returning to the university, most students explain it’s for financial reasons, Morris said.” the university, most students explain it’s for financial reasons, Morris said. Student Jessie Martin and Senator Zainab Dahir presented about the placing pads and tampons in female and unisex bathrooms at

decided to work with the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) to help promote an upcoming food drive on campus. Vice President Sam Al-Mohamadi explained that the university’s Zip Car registration numbers are down and

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is due to a broken link on the MSSA website. He’s contacted Zip Car to attempt to fix the issue. He’s also going to start tabling days for the MSSA that would count towards the senators’ required office hours. Senator Reports Senator Tien Bui presented about the current status of the over 700 veterans at MSU. He recently met with veterans and administration members. They discussed topics including better staffing in the Veteran Resource Center, waiving minor requirements and better advertising veteran resources on MSU’s website. Allied Health and Nursing

Senators Taylor Krueger, Aris Ututalum and Miranda Steele presented about the new science building currently being constructed. It will be home to several programs including Dental Hygiene, Nursing and Speech Hearing Rehabilitation. The university is in talks with the Mayo Clinic to use the new building during the summer for training when it’s not being used for MSU academic courses. Following this presentation, the MSSA was at exact quorum. If anymore senators left meeting, items in the new business portion of the meeting could not be voted on. Business Senators Connor

Martin and Christian Perez gave the presentation they plan on giving to all business-related Recognized Student Organizations (RSOs) in the coming weeks. It included the many programs within the College of Business (COB), the college’s accomplishments and how Business students could become more involved. Following this presentation, the MSSA had lost quorum. Senator Patrick Riesterer motioned to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded and the meeting ended.

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Sports Mavericks snap their scoreless drought, get first two wins ERIC KRIESEL Staff Writer After the worst start to a Mavericks’ hockey season in recent memory, the team went on the road with hopes of turning it around when they took on the Bemidji State Beavers for the conference opening series at the Sanford Center in Bemidji. The start of the game looked very much like the first four Mavericks games in that they had very little going for them on the offensive side and quickly found themselves down 1-0 after a first period goal. Bemidji State’s sophomore forward Charlie O’Connor beat freshman goaltender Jason Pawloski glove side to begin the scoring. The Mavericks, who coming into this game were on a scoreless streak that had extended over more than 9 periods of hockey, were finally able to break through and get on the board late in the first period. Senior forward Bryce Gervais received a puck on the Mavericks penalty kill and ripped a shot top-shelf past goalie Michael Bitzer to knot it up. The score was very relieving for Coach Mike Hastings who said after the game, “You know its been awhile. Been awhile for a win, been

SCORES: FOOTBALL September October 24,3, 2015 2015 Mavericks............................... 35 27 UMD.......................................... 21 Warriors................................. 31

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL September 11, 2015 HOCKEY Mavericks. .............................. 35 October 23, 2015 Maryville University.......... 21 Mavericks...................................3 Beavers.......................................2

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Mavericks...................................3 Beavers.......................................2 September 20, 2015 Mavericks............................... 35

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NEXT UP: Photos by Yohanes Ashenafi C.J. Franklin (15 below) Has two goals and three points this season.

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awhile for a goal”. The Mavericks penalty kill remained in the spotlight in the second period, this time however they found themselves on the wrong side of things when BSU’s Gerry Fitzgerald was able to get the puck while on a 5-on-3 power play and took a slap shot from the top of the key that beat Pawloski who was heavily screened on the play and the Beavers regained a 2-1

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lead. The third period was all Mavericks as they were able to rally from behind and score two goals to grab the team’s first victory of the season. They got the first goal of the period from sophomore Brad McClure early in the third period following an unsuccessful Mavericks power play. The third and final goal of the night for the Mavericks once again came while they were shorthanded and it came from senior forward Teddy Blueger who was able to show off some impressive stick handling skills while scoring his seventh career game-winning goal. The win also marked the first victory for Pawloski who was making his career debut for the Mavs on the road. Saturday night began, once again, with BSU taking the early lead when Fitzgerald scored a one timer goal while on the power play. The Mavericks were quick to respond with two goals of their own however when just over a minute later sophomore forward C.J. Franklin scored a power play goal that actually went off of a BSU defender’s skate and past Bitzer. Then a half minute later junior Zach Stepan snuck a backhanded

shot past Bitzer to give the Mavs an early 2-1 lead in the first. BSU tied things up late in the second when they were able to gain a two man advantage because of Maverick penalties and Graeme McCormack buried a slap shot from the top of the circle with just under three minutes left in the period. The Mavericks, for the second night in a row, were able to take care of business in the third period of a tight game when senior defenseman Jon Jutzi scored a goal with the Mavericks on the power play. Maverick goalie Cole Huggins was able to stop a flurry of BSU shots while they tried to tie the game late, but was able to record 27 saves on 29 shots for the night. That performance proved to be enough as the Mavericks completed the sweep with a 3-2 win and Cole Huggins recorded his first victory of the still young season. University of Alaska will be up next for the Maverick who continue WCHA play this upcoming weekend. The series will be played on Friday and Saturday nights at the Verizon Wireless Center in downtown Mankato.

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Mavericks win two games in thrilling fashion

COREY YUMAN Staff Writer This season may almost be over, but the Maverick’s soccer team keeps on rolling. After a weekend that saw the Mavs battle in two hard fought games, the women would exit with two more wins as they march towards their final two games. Minnesota State’s first game of the weekend came against the University of Minnesota, Duluth Bulldogs on the 23rd. It was a very low scoring affair, only seeing one goal, but it was enough to secure the victory for the Mavs. The first half was a defen-

Photo by Yohanes Ashenafi The Mavericks sit with a 14-1-1 record with two games remaining in their regular season. sive battle. Each team did their best to find their way to the scoreboard to no avail. The Mavs were only able to get one shot on goal compared to the Bulldogs three as both teams marched into the second half with the score dead even at zero. As the second half started

Jessica Bowe scored an overtime winner in the first game of the weekend, while Korey Krontforst scored a late goal to help the Mavericks win their second game of the weekend.

both teams continued their fight to gain the edge. The second half mirrored the first with both teams putting on a defensive showcase. Neither team’s offense was able take the lead at the end of regulation, thus sending the game into an overtime period. While the Mavs weren’t able to get ahead on the scoreboard, they were able to regain the advantage of shots on goal with five compared to the Bulldog’s four. Overtime didn’t last long. Less than four minutes in the period the Mavs we’re finally able to break through the Bulldogs defense for a score. Senior defenseman Emily Erickson was able to set up the game-winning goal by assisting fellow senior forward Jessica Bowe who pushed it in, giving the Mavs a 1-0 victory. Mavs senior goalkeeper

Lauren Hoeppner recorded her eighth shutout of the year while having four saves on the day. With a day’s rest the Mavs entered what ended up being another closely contested, tight match up, this time against the St. Cloud State University Huskies. The Huskies struck first and took the early lead after freshman midfielder Kelli Santo Paulo assisted freshman forward Maria Kass for the score to put up St. Cloud 1-0. It didn’t take long for the Mavs to clap back though, as senior Korey Kronforst scored her first of two goals in the game. Both sophomore Lexi Pszanka and freshman Morgan Cottew were credited with the assist, helping tie the game at 1-1. The game stayed tied at the end of the first half.

Second half action was just as exciting as the first. The Huskies once again took the lead early in the half. Sophomore midfielder Sarah Benhart scored an unassisted goal after she got the ball past Hoeppner, making it her first goal of the year, and put the Huskies up 2-1. A little more than ten minutes later the Mavs began their climb to escape the deficit. Sophomore midfielder Jenny Hoerter assisted freshman forward/midfielder Julia Zach who hit the tying goal to bring the Mavs up to 2-2. The game winner came very shortly after, and came from a second goal from Kronforst. Junior defenseman was able to set up Kronforst with the assist, putting up the Mavs 3-2, which proved to be enough to send the Mavs off with another victory. Both the Huskies and Mavs tied shots on goal with seven apiece, but the Mavs held the advantage in shots at 16 to the Huskies 13. Hoeppner recorded five saves on their way to victory. It was only the second game of the season where she allowed two goals in a single game. The Mavs are now sitting on a 14-1-1 record as they head into their final two games of the season. On Friday they will travel to Winona as they face off the Winona State University Warriors, and will return home on Sunday for their final game of the regular season as they face off against the Upper Iowa University Peacocks.

Volleyball rebounds with two wins

KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato Maverick volleyball team was able to break their three match-losing streak with two huge wins this weekend. Their victories came against #8 Minnesota Duluth Friday and St. Cloud State University Saturday. Friday’s match against Duluth started at 7 p.m. in the Taylor Center. The Mavericks

upset the Bulldogs in four sets, 25-14, 16-25, 25-21 and 27-25. MSU started out strong in the first set, sophomore Vikolia Meade attacked well early in the set with three kills. UMD struggled throughout the entire frame. They called for a timeout halfway through when MSU was up 11-6 but the Mavericks were just too much to handle. The Bulldogs committed three service errors in the set. The Mavericks finished off the first set 25-14; six of their last seven points came from UMD attack errors. There was high energy in the Taylor Center heading into the second set. However, UMD decided to take charge and jump ahead to a large lead at 10-3. The score

reflected MSU’s attack errors and seven Bulldog kills. UMD finished set two on a 11-5 run, beating MSU by almost 10 points 25-16. The Purple and Gold looked fired up before set three and ready to bounce back. They broke out into an early lead 11-6. UMD was able to catch up but they never took charge of the set. Juniors Krista Hassing and Sydney Geisness threw down an impressive five kills each during the set. Going into the fourth set the Mavs were up 2-1. The final set proved to be a battle between the two teams.

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“MSU started out strong in the first set, sophomore Vikolia Meade attacked well early in the set with three kills. UMD struggled throughout the entire frame.” “Everything was all tied up at 25-25. The Mavericks were able to pull through due to a service error and two attack errors by UMD, taking the set 27-25 and the match.”

Vikolia Meade (22) had 10 kills and six blocks over the weekend. It was intense back and forth play with 19 lead changes and 17 ties. Everything was all tied up at 25-25. The Mavericks were able to pull through due to a service error and two attack errors by UMD, taking the set 27-25 and the match. Geisness finished the

match with 11 kills. Junior Lexi Platz also tallied 11 kills while Hassing recorded nine kills and four blocks. Freshman Autumn Risch led the Mavs in assists for the night with 41 and junior Haley Fogarty grabbed 17 digs. The Mavericks took their

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big win from Friday and carried the energy into their Saturday match against SCSU at 4 p.m. in the Taylor Center. MSU swept SCSU 25-23, 2517 and 25-20. The Huskies tried their best to break ahead in set one, running away with a 5-1

Mavericks upset by Winona State

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer Maybe there is such a thing as having too much confidence, as the Mavericks football team unfortunately found out Saturday afternoon. Minnesota State was unable to keep up with the Winona State Warriors, as it started as a great defensive battle, then a game of “catch-up” for the Maver-

icks, followed by a “cat-andmouse chase” in the second half. For those that are dedicated football fans, this game had all the drama you could ask for. The Warriors snapped the Mavericks’ 40game winning streak against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference teams. Speaking from Winona State’s point of view, this was a huge win and confidence builder for their season, as they are now 4-4 overall on the season. Minnesota State will most certainly view this as a letdown on an otherwise successful season, but will not let it affect the rest of year. “It’s the cards that we’ve been dealt with now,” senior running back Chad Zastrow said. “Can’t do anything to go back and change it so just have to [get back to work].”

The first quarter had quite the battle on defense between both teams, as you had somewhat of a sense that this is how the game would go after the first couple of possessions for each offense. The scoring started to vamp up towards the end of the first quarter, with the Mavericks reaching the scoreboard first. Senior kicker Alden Haffar punched one through for 33 yards after a 13-play, 68-yard drive by the MSU offense to give the home team a 3-0 with 14:55 left in the first half. On the following drive, Winona State would answer right back with a five-yard touchdown pass from quarterback

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lead. However, MSU tied it up at 10-10 and then eventually took the lead with a 6-2 run. SCSU tried to recover after a timeout but had no luck. The Mavericks finished the match with five more kills and two aces. The second set saw strong offensive play by MSU. The set was tied at 12-12 but the Purple and Gold pushed ahead on a 13-5 run ending the set 25-17. The Mavericks offense was extremely impressive with a .317 attack percentage. The final frame of the match was much of the same for the two teams. They were tied halfway through; the Huskies took a timeout but could not take the lead. Five of the last six points for the Mavs were kills. The set fin-

ished 25-20 in favor of the Mavericks. Freshman Nevena Vukomanovich led all Mav scorers with 12 kills and also posted 12 digs. Vukomanovich has a new career high with those 12 kills. Platz had another great night with 11 kills and a .391 attack percentage. Hassing had another steady night with nine kills, four blocks and two aces. With these two big weekend wins the Mavericks improve to 14-8 overall and 8-6 in NSIC play. The next two games for the Purple and Gold will be on the road at Minnesota Crookston Friday and Bemidji State Saturday.

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‘“It’s the cards that we’ve been dealt with now,” senior running back Chad Zastrow said. “Can’t do anything to go back and change it so just have to [get back to work].”’ Jack Nelson to Cameron Johnson to give the Warriors a 7-3 lead. The Warriors then started to roll, as their next offensive possession they found themselves yet again in the end zone. This time, it was 37-yard touchdown pass from Nelson to Alan May with 1:54 remaining in the half. The Mavericks were able to answer right before half time, as Haffar kicked a 23-yard field goal with time expiring. The score at the half was Warriors 14, Mavericks 6. MSU has trailed twice this season at the half, but won both of those games against Upper Iowa and UMD. The Mavericks were able to get the crowd back into it early in the second half, as junior Marcus Gooden picked off a pass from Nelson and proceeded to return the ball 32 yards to the Winona State 20yard line. On the next play, junior quarterback Brent Esser connected with sophomore wide receiver Ty Dennis for a

20-yard touchdown pass to put the score at 14-13. Esser was in for the injured Ricky Lloyd, who left the game towards the end of the first half. Minnesota State started to flex their muscles on defense, as they forced another turnover on the next offensive drive for WSU. Junior Alec Vesper forced the fumble, and sophomore Evan Perrizo recovered the rock at the Warriors’ 42-yard line. Five plays, 42 yards later Zastrow would run one in from five yards out to put the Mavericks up 20-14. That was all of the scoring for the quarter, so the Mavericks just had to remain stout on defense to close this one out. Unfortunately, the Warriors put up a very impressive fourth quarter. Winona State had a quick seven-play, 38yard drive to top it off with another touchdown connection including Nelson and May. The Mavericks would then

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start to grow cold on the offensive side of the ball, putting more pressure on the Mavericks defense. About four minutes later in the quarter, the Mavericks would be able to hold the Warriors to just a field goal to make the lead 24-20 WSU with 8:24 remaining in the football game. Zastrow had himself quite the day, as he broke free for a 43-yard touchdown run to put the Mavericks back up on top 27-24 with 5:40 remaining. Both offenses were not able to capitalize on their next respective drives, as they settled for punts. Winona State then took advantage, as they took the ball for six-plays and 72 yards for Nelson’s fourth touchdown pass of the day. At the 3:22 mark, Winona State held the lead 31-27. The Mavericks were able to drive the ball across midfield, but could not finish the job. Final score: Winona State Warriors 31, Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks 27.

Photo by Trevor Cokley Chad Zastrow had twelve carries for 61 yards and two touchdowns in the loss to the Warriors. The Mavericks owned every statistic of the game, as they certainly outplayed the Warriors but could not take advantage when the time called for it. Penalties, turnovers and field position did them in this time. The Mavericks finished with 445 total yards on offense, compared to Winona State’s 317. Minnesota State will now travel to begin a two-game

road trip in Marshall, Minnesota. Their next matchup will be October 31, against the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs. Kickoff will be scheduled for 1 p.m. The Mustangs have been playing well this season, as they are 6-2. They are coming off a victory against Upper Iowa, as the Mavericks will look to bounce back after a tough loss.

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A&E Maverick Machine takes the field, ties the knot Band celebrates true love, remembers those who have passed.

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“I was told a few days before I received the football schedule about the wedding,” said Thursby. “At the time we were hoping it would be on an off week, but it lined up—so we made a plan for both.“

ding,” said Thursby. “At the time we were hoping it would be on an off week, but it lined up—so we made a plan for both.“ Several members of their wedding party, who are also active members in the Maverick Machine, joined the couple on the field. Sam Khwice, the drum major of

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WILL FRAME Staff Writer Love was in the air this weekend on the Minnesota State University, Mankato football field when the band took the field for their halftime show. This particular show was unique as it landed on the wedding date of two prominent members of the marching band: Jeremy Friedrichs Jr. and Alison Friedrichs (née Briggs). Jeremy Friedrichs Jr., the groom, has been the principal snare player and leader of the drum line for the Maverick Athletic band since its revival by Michael Thursby in 2013. Alison Friedrichs, the bride, has been an active member of both the marching band and the drum line, playing baritone, bass drum, and cymbals. The two have known each other since they met in their high school marching band in 2010. Thursby arranged the show for the couple after learning that their wedding had landed on a home football game: “I was told a few days before I received the football schedule about the wed-

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in the first Shrek movie. Rebecca Friedrichs, sister of the groom, stood at her brother’s left hand on the snare line. The show featured pop-music songs as well as traditional wedding staples as they symbolized the stages of a marriage. The band played “Marry You” by Bruno Mars and “Sugar” by Maroon 5 as the color guard pro-

posed by displaying a banner with the words “Will you marry me?” to which the band responded, in formation, YES. Other formations in the show included a pair of interlocked wedding rings, diamonds, and a wedding aisle, flanked by the flags of the color guard. At the apex of the show, the bride proceeded, in her wedding dress, down the aisle to Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” to meet her groom, front and center, where he led the drum line in his tuxedo. To the cheers and applause of the audience in the stands, the couple shared their first look with the band, their family, and the assembled Maverick football fans. After the show was over, the couple left the field and went straight to the chapel. The drum line followed them to the reception and played the wedding party into the reception hall. Jeremy commented on the extensive planning that had to be undertaken to make the show run smoothly, saying “The challenging part was making sure that we made it to the football game at the right time. We didn’t really know when exactly halftime

would be.” Alison said of the rehearsals: ”My favorite part was when I heard the band play ‘Canon in D’ for the first time, I just started crying because it sounded so beautiful.” The performance was an emotional experience for the band as well, as there was a second dedication of the show that day. Toni Diem, wife of University of Minnesota Marching Director Tim Diem passed away from breast cancer one week prior to the event. Director Thursby and the band felt it appropriate to personally dedicate the True Love theme of the show to the love they felt for those lost to cancer. The final formation of the show featured a banner reading “Team Diem” in the center of a heart. The video to the show has gone viral nationally in the marching band community and has been one of the featured videos on collegemarching.com. The couple and the ensemble encourage everyone to share it on social media. Also, apparently there was a football game that day.

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5 Seconds of Summer releases new album Band’s latest album influenced by Green Day, My Chemical Romance.

KAARINA MAKI Staff Writer For fans of the band 5 Seconds of Summer, last Friday, Oct. 23 was an exciting and long-anticipated day. The band’s new album, Sounds Good Feels Good, was released, featuring tracks such as “Permanent Vacation,” “Broken Home,” and their latest hit single, “She’s Kinda Hot,” which, at its peak, reached number 22 on the Billboard 100 over the summer. The band also played

ies—Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin, Michael Clifford, and Luke Hemmings—were the opening act for the popular boy band One Direction. Now they have released two (three if you count the album LIVESOS, the band’s live album that features recordings from various shows during their last major tour) albums and have had over six songs make it onto the Billboard 100. The album definitely has various elements found in other famous punk bands, which has been confirmed by 5 Seconds of Summer. The band listed the five major sources of inspiration for this latest album when being interviewed by Entertainment Weekly. In no particular order, the band listed Green Day, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Blink-182, and Good Char5sos.com to each of these bands will definitely have an impact on the material of the latest album, and if they can be melded just right, it should be another

“The band listed the five major sources of inspiration for this latest album when being interviewed by Entertainment Weekly. In no particular order, the band listed Green Day, Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Blink-182, and Good Charlotte.”

the track when they rocked out at the Xcel Energy Center back in July. It doesn’t seem like that long ago that the four Auss-

lotte. 5SOS had said before that the band Third Eye Blind was also a major source of inspiration for them. The various sounds that are unique

hit album for the Australian band. However, Rolling Stone magazine wasn’t a huge fan of their latest album, though they did give credit to the band by saying that they have “more guts than some bands twice their age.” Earlier this year, the band released a lyric video for their single, “She’s Kinda Hot,” which was played before their own tour and before the lat-

est One Direction tour. This video isn’t the same as the official music video, though, which actually features the band members. Sounds Good Feels Good can be bought on iTunes now, as well as in stores. The music and lyric video for “She’s Kinda Hot” can be viewed now on Vevo.com or on YouTube.

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BBC drama to film fourth season in spring. LONDON (AP) — There will be more mysteries to solve for the sleuth of Baker Street. The BBC confirmed Saturday that filming on a fourth series of the hit detective drama “Sherlock” will start in next spring. The modern-day update of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic detective stories stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as his stalwart companion, Dr. Watson. Since “Sherlock” first aired in 2010, Cumberbatch has become a global

star, Academy Award-nominated for “The Imitation Game.” Freeman has starred in “The Hobbit” movie saga and in TV’s “Fargo.” The BBC in Britain and PBS’ “Masterpiece” in the United States have also announced they will broadcast a 90-minute “Sherlock” special episode on Jan. 1. Titled “The Abominable Bride,” it sends the characters back to the stories’ original late 19th-century setting.

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Retro review of Star Trek: The Next Generation Classic game has stellar elements but can become boring at times.

WES HUNTINGTON Staff Writer Started in 1987, the syndicated science-fiction television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, had exploded on to the scene in syndication. While there wasn’t any new Star Trek on television in 18 years, the series nonetheless started out well, though it took a while to warm up to the die-hard fans. By the time the series ended during the week of May 23, 1994, the series was so popular that it ended up getting a nomination of Outstanding Drama Series during that year’s

Reporter Archive to be nominated in this category. Of course, there were plenty of games based upon the series, but this review will be about the first Star Trek: The Next Generation game ever released for any home console. Of course, there was the first game called The Transinium Challenge which was released in 1989. Taking place between the first and

mander Riker. It was available only on floppy disks, which seems ancient compared to the powerful computers we have today. However, we’re talking about the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version, aptly just named Star Trek: The Next Generation, which was published by Absolute Entertainment in 1993, very

“Throughout the game you take command of the Enterprise. There are five people in your crew you can utilize. You can talk to Commander Riker in case you have forgotten your mission objectives. There is also a Stardate limit, meaning you must complete it by that particular date or you fail the mission.” Primetime Emmy Awards. To date, the series is the only syndicated television show

second seasons, you took command of the Enterprise from the perspective of Com-

late in the console’s lifespan. This game was also ported to the Sega Game Gear and

the Nintendo Game Boy, but this will just focus on the NES version. In this game, you are a Starfleet cadet doing simulated exercises using the U.S.S. Enterprise-D through several increasing levels of difficulty. Captain Picard introduces every mission. For example, Picard will say “Stolen cargo being hoarded on Bajor by renegade Ferengi. Retrieve the cargo from the planet; Ferengi ships may be in the area.” When you read the mission briefing, you can almost hear Sir Patrick Stewart’s voice as the character, if you only can imagine it. Throughout the game you take command of the Enterprise. There are five people in your crew you can utilize. You can talk to Commander Riker in case you have forgotten your mission objectives. There is also a Stardate limit, meaning you must complete it by that particular date or you fail the mission. To set a course, you must utilize Commander Data. All of the locales he can set a course to are taken directly from the television series. Of course,

you must use Lieutenant Worf to raise the shields and have the Enterprise go to battle stations in order to have the weapons powered. In order to repair systems, you can utilize Commander Geordi La Forge and get into a little mini-game of navigating a spark of power to a particular system in order to get it repaired. Finally, Chief O’Brien handles the transporters and if the mission calls for people or cargo to be beamed up, you can use him (just make sure you set an orbital course with Data first). The game is simplistic, but sometimes the missions can get hard as you progress. If at any point you fail the mission, you must retry. There are passwords, and they’re taken straight from episodes of the series. The game is fun, but sometimes it can get boring to complete levels because there’s no music to divert your attention or to make the game fun.

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