October 29, 2019

TUESDAY OCTOBER 29, 2019

Latino Night brings culture and color to MNSU HELLEN AKINYI STAFF WRITER The Latin American community held the annual Latino Night this weekend.

The CSU Ballroom was turned to a Latin country for the night, with decorations on each and every side of the room, representing a part of a Latin American country’s culture. They had paper cut decorations of ukuleles, cow boys and horses, and a perfect center piece which had to come from miles away just for the event.

The flowers were imported all the way from Ecuador for the occasion. People of all ages were present at the event to enjoy a night of their culture. The room felt like home away from home for most of them.

The doors were opened at 6 p.m. and guests were welcomed with entertainment by

A performance during the Latino Night event held in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Jack Linell/MSU Reporter)

a Mexican band. The hosts were two of Minnesota State University, Mankato students, Luis Orozco and Brenda Dominguez. They served dinner and kept the entertain-

ment going.

The night was all about celebrating the Latino heritage and its culture.

“The people are strong and resilient,” said Ibezelet

Dominguez, an MNSU alumni, who also gave the welcoming speech of the night and honored the parents present at the event. She was then followed by the head of

Diversity and Inclusion at the University, Tim Morris, who gave his speech.

The Latino community consists of over 25 countries.

There were flags projected on the wall that showed the beauty of each country through a slide show.

The event came through with the help of Guadalupe Quintero, who is the director of Community Partnerships, and was accompanied by her granddaughter for the night.

Quintero received an award from the Mexican government for the work she’s been doing by building bridges between the U.S. and Mexico, based on their indifferences. She was also among the few picked by the Mexican government to attend a workshop about it.

A table of candy was pre-

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MNSU and Cybersecurity Awareness Month Students celebrate Diwali MARIA LY STAFF WRITER Minnesota State University, Mankato took part in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October to raise awareness around cybersecurity issues across campus.

The Informational Technology Solutions Center and their Information Security team has been hosting National Cybersecurity Awareness Month for the past four years to educate students, staff and faculty about how to be safe and protect themselves from cyber threats.

Michael Menne, the Chief Information Security Officer, said, “Cybersecurity is all around us. You don’t go through a single day without using the computer, or the internet, being on a mobile phone, on social media - cybersecurity is everywhere.”

First developed by the

Department of Homeland Security, National Cybersecurity Awareness month is a collaborative effort between the government and industry to raise awareness about cybersecurity and ensure Americans have the resources to remain safe and secure online.

This year’s goal according to the DHS is to “emphasize personal accountability and stress the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity at home and in the workplace” with a focus on key areas such as citizen privacy, consumer devices, and ecommerce security.

This year, the ITS center at MNSU is partaking in this national goal by bringing awareness to students, staff and faculty through a variety of communication efforts such as online, through emails, fliers, etc.

According to ITS’s webpage, “Cybersecurity is all about being knowledgeable

on and attentive to the possibilities of online cyber threats.

Being aware is only one piece of the puzzle, though!”

The biggest challenge students, faculty and staff face when it comes to cyber threats at MNSU is phishing.

Phishing can be done through a variety of ways such as emails, websites, text messages, and phone calls that aim to steal information such as username and passwords, banking information, medical records, etc.

ITS hopes to protect the university from phishing with their advanced email protections and spreading awareness to students on how to report phishing.

There is now an option to report phishing on Microsoft Outlook, where students, staff and faculty can report

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IN THIS ISSUE: Black Girl Magic.......................................... Page 3 Stay Safe During Halloween....................... Page 4 Swing Dance Club..................................... Page 10 MSU Football Breaks Record.................... Page 13

HELLEN AKINYI STAFF WRITER Diwali is one of the most popular Indian holidays.

Most mark the day by having their traditions of the day and having firecrackers when dusk hits. It is a celebration of the lights. The day is normally considered as a spiritual and a lucky one. It is all about happiness and spreading love. Govardhan Puja, another Hindu festival, often falls a day after Diwali, and were celebrated Friday on the campus of Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Govardhan day is the celebration of the Hindu god Krishna’s win over evil. He was able to protect his people when he lifted a mountain with his pinky finger and allowed them to hide under it while it rained and stormed.

Diwali is marked with different traditions. They start it off with a chanting meditation prayer, the ‘mala’, which

is string of prayer beads used in the Hindu community, and wearing of the sari which is the Indian traditional attire.

Dolly Baruah lead the prayers and the whole event.

After people paid their respect, Baruah passed out petals and joked about keeping them in pockets and all wishes would come true, since that’s what she did when she was young cause she actually believed that.

As much as the Diwali is an Hindu celebration, the diversity in the room was something impressive, with people from different background not only celebrating it, but also knowing all the prayer chants and the dances.

The day is marked as a happy day, and according to Baruah, it is not just a day of celebration but also a day

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Historic protests rock Lebanon government LATIN Continued from page 1

ALYSSA BUNDE STAFF WRITER Despite political and religious differences, the people of Lebanon have unified to protest governmental corruption, inequality, and sectarianism.

Protestors have flooded the streets since Oct. 17 and refuse to leave until changes occur.

Much of the protests were promoted by recent proposed taxes, one of them being on the WhatsApp, a widely used messaging app in Lebanon. However, this is not the sole focus of the protests, especially since NBC reports that the proposed levy on WhatsApp calls were revoked. Much of the people’s dissent has been building for years.

Even roughly 30 years after Lebanon’s civil war has ended the country still faces challenges. The countries government has been described as plagued with nepotism and sectarianism. Lebanon’s politics heavily follows religion. According to their constitution, their parliament must be divided equally amongst Muslims and Christians. The country has 18 recognized religious groups and seven main parties. However, Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim group, holds a vast majority of the seats, giving them a firm control over many of the country’s activities.

Photo courtesy of Joanne Keyrouz

According to The New Yorker, in May 2018, Lebanon held its first parliamentary

costs are skyrocketing, many civilians have back up power generators because of

“Even roughly 30 years after Lebanon’s civil war has ended the country still faces challenges.” elections since 2009, and it gave hope to civilians for a more effective government.

However, did not occur. The country’s economic growth rate is at one percent, living

regular power outages, and Lebanon is ranked the thirdmost indebted country in the world.

Youseff Elsaadi, a Lebanese student at Minnesota

Breathing seminar teaches stress techniques CARLEY SONJU STAFF WRITER The Deep Breathing Seminar took place Friday, Oct. 25 in the CSU. This seminar was presented by graduate student Firdavs Khaydarov. Khaydarov is in the two-year clinical psychology graduate program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is currently doing his practicum at the Counseling Center.

He most often sees students one on one in the Counseling Center under supervision of a doctor, but he also practices clinical psychology in group settings.

For part of his program, he presented information based on different modules that all deal with tackling stress. Deep breathing is a more physical aspect of tackling stress. Listeners were informed that there are two types of breathing that humans use. One is chest

Firdavs Khaydarov speaks at the Deep Breathing Seminar held in the Centennial Student Union Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Prasad Pol/MSU Reporter)

breathing, or thoracic breathing. The second is diaphragmatic breathing, or “stomach breathing”.

Most people subconsciously fill their chest with air while they breathe. Using the diaphragmatic breathing method, a person’s diaphragm contracts causing their stomach to rise rather than their chest.

Khaydarov explained that

one can use diaphragmatic breathing as a mechanism to cope with stress. This method of breathing slows the heart rate and brings more oxygen to the rest of one’s body. It also strengthens the diaphragm, allowing one to breathe more.

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State University, Mankato, stated he believes the protests broke out because of “piled up issues from dividing the country into religious sectors all the way to letting politicians be a godlike figure to some people.”

When asked what she hoped would come from these protests, Lebanese-American MNSU student Mirielle Ghassan said, “I hope to see basic human rights. As silly

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pared at the back of the room. Candy from different Latin American countries was presented to guests.

The traditional dances, done by a group called Runaway Runakunda, who not only represented Ecuador but their community, were the main segment of entertainment. They were nothing but perfect, from the man who played with fire to the little boy who had perfect sword dance skills, and the ladies who were all dressed in different traditional outfits. A photo booth was present to help everyone capture the moment as it was one for the memories.

Carlos Ramos, also an MNSU alumni, spoke on behalf of UNIDOS Minnesota, an organization representing the Latino community in Minnesota, on different issues they facing. Ramos talked about the upcoming census, and urged them to participate in it and told them how important it was not only for the whole country, but as well as Latino communities.

To close the night, a raffle draw was done to give away the center pieces, and the dance floor was opened to the audience, with cultural music loudly playing on speakers.

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MNSU women appreciated at Black Girl Magic HELLEN AKINYI STAFF WRITER The Black Motivated Women group on campus hosted their annual Black Girl Magic dinner Thursday night.

The BMW hosts different activities on and off campus which focuses on different aspects such as the importance of womanhood in society while allowing females of Minnesota State University,

the girls a reason to celebrate their accomplishments, no matter how small they may appear to be.

To say the ladies showed up and showed out will be an understatement. Some went for the bold colors while others just preferred the rest.

The room smelt of cocoa butter, cinnamon and honey.

Priscilla Coffee was this year’s speaker. She has a masters from Liberty University in Pastoral Counseling

“Its desire is to see people healed and inspired to live full lives discovering their strengths in adversity.”

Mankato to build a sense in community.

The aim of the dinner is to bring women together for one special night and present them with an opportunity to show them how valuable they are, how much they are appreciated, as well as to give

crisis and owns a Christian group known as Refresh & Refuel Christian Counselling Services which she founded in 2018. Its desire is to see people healed and inspired to live full lives discovering their strengths in adversity.

She started off with a little

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Continued from page 3 as that sounds Lebanon is lacking that. The ability to have electricity run 24/7 throughout the country is also a necessity. Better, and more reasonable salaries for all employees. The list goes on and on.”

In addition, Ghassan also put the Reporter in contact with individuals in Lebanon that have been participating in the protests for 12 days straight.

One Lebanese protestor, Joanne Keyrouz, explained the protests at first were intense because of road blockages, and revolution chants and signage. However, as the days went by protestors settled into their locations with “tents, food stands, stages, and huge screens”, adding that “it became more festive with loud music and dancing.”

Keyrouz continued explaining that despite the festival ambiance demonstrators are constantly reminded of the real cause because of speeches over policy reform and government issues. In addition, she stated, “Scholars and experts have established dialogue and workshop tents to discuss opinions, revolution outcomes, ideas, and plans of action.”

Lebanese protestor Per-

la Menassa explained she believes the festive aspect of the protests. She said, “It brings joy and cheerfulness into such a dark time right now for Lebanon.”

Demonstrations have remained relatively peaceful.

According to The Guardian, in one demonstration this week protestors formed a 105-mile human chain that stretched from Tripoli to Tyre. The chain was an effort to symbolize the unity despite the controversy Lebanon protestor Jad Boulos explained the importance of the protests but stated he wanted to see them be achieved in a “peaceful way with the least harm and damage to economy and lives.”

Unfortunately, Lebanon’s economy has been damaged. According to an interview through CNN, Central Bank Governor Riad Salame said that Lebanon is on the verge of an economic collapse unless an “immediate solution” is found.

Lebanon is at a standstill with both sides struggling to reach a desired agreement and until one is reached, flags will continue to fill the streets, chants will echo, and problems will ensue.

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encouraging word, affirming each individual that they matter. She also talked about different issues from the power of not letting our pain control us and assuring the women that they are indeed set for great things. She even read a poem to the women.

As everyone was having dinner, the board members looked around trying to see the best dressed women of the night. They picked six contestants and had a mini fashion show, allowing the crowd the chance to pick their favorites.

A mini photo booth was placed at the back of the room which the ladies made use of it at the end of the night. Despite the sound engineer making a delay in appearance, the president improvised the music while the ladies waited, and played some from her phone.

At the end of the night, the three new board members were introduced to the group and officially welcomed to the team. The ladies of BMW not only left with gifts, but with some deep words of encouragement and affirmation to push them a little further.

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Besides reporting phishing, there are a variety of ways students, staff and faculty can protect themselves from cyber threats.

Keeping your software up to date, making your passwords complex, and keeping track of your devices are all ways one can be secure.

The ITS recently hosted an event for students to use all the information they’ve learned about cybersecurity, with their cybersecurity escape room this Saturday.

During this event, students were put in groups and tasked to outsmart and stop a spy from stealing university information.

ITS hopes students continue using this information throughout their day to day lives. Menne hopes to continue cybersecurity awareness efforts throughout the year and invites students who have questions to stop

by the ITS center.

“Pay attention to our website, pay attention to all the emails we send out.

We’re very proactive about security, we take it very seriously,” said Menne. “We partner with the state systems office to do security as well, to make sure people are safe. We don’t expect everyone to be cybersecurity experts, that’s our job, but we do hope that people learn a little more about it, to keep themselves safe.”

To learn more information on cybersecurity, please visit mnsu.edu/cyberaware

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FALL 2019 EDITOR IN CHIEF:

Remember to stay safe during Halloween

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MICHAEL MCSHANE NEWS EDITOR Halloween is supposed to be one of the enjoyable times of the year, but that shouldn’t mean you don’t take precautions and make sure nothing going bump in the night causes you any unwanted scares.

For one, Halloween parties and activates are usually always happening at night.

Low visibility on its own could cause some difficulties for some people. No matter where you are, you should always have some form of light to use to make sure you don’t trip and fall and potentially hurt yourself.

A flashlight comes in real handy in this situation and helps to keep the surroundings in clear view.

Another topic to consider is that the best way to stay safe is to stay together with people you trust. Try to have at least one or two friends to be with during the night. There are people out there who want more than your hard-earned candy, but something much more important and costly.

The potential to possibly getting robbed becomes less and less the more friends and people you have with you to enjoy the night.

If you’re celebrating the holiday of haunts with alcohol, make sure you know your limit and that you have someone able to take you home. It

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is never recommended walking home drunk after a party, Halloween night or otherwise.

That said, Halloween isn’t

frights without fearing the potential of real-life threats. For those wishing to go it alone this Halloween, make sure you at least have your phone

“A flashlight comes in real handy in this situation and helps to keep the surroundings in clear view.” just for people who have friends. Loners like me should be able to enjoy holiday of

on you at all times and with a full battery – you don’t want to be walking in the middle of

the night at 2 a.m. alone with no mode of communication.

You should treat Halloween like any other night in terms of making sure you’re safe. Never go to sketchy areas and never approach anyone you don’t know. If you want to protect yourself for those bad case senecios, take pepper spray.

One of the reason’s the aforementioned importance of making sure your phone is charged and ready to use is to be able to call the police in case a crime has occurred.

The night is dark and full of terrors, but that shouldn’t stop you from having fun with friends or by yourself.

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Fraternity and sorority life is not all about the parties MARIA LY STAFF WRITER

As I’m writing this, my home state of California is being engulfed by forest fires. This state-wide epidemic of forest fires has put stress on multiple fire and police departments desperately trying to curb the spread of the blazes.

This is a serious issue that desperately, and unfortunately needs federal assistance. But while California is burning, President Donald Trump is instead in Chicago calling the Windy City an embarrassment to the country.

While I agree completely that crime in America is a problem, I believe the destruction of literal thousands of U.S. citizen’s homes, the health hazards coming from the large plumes of smoke rising from the fires and the potential violations done by the company, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, known simply as PG&E. PG&E has been criticized greatly for its role in many, if not a large majority, of the fires currently going wild throughout California.

The risks and mistakes made by PG&E have destroyed homes, families and right now at risk of destroying whole towns.

Trump has spoken about the California fires, but instead of trying to help like the president of the country is supposed to do, he instead fanned the flames by blaming California’s currently existing environment laws.

Fires like these should have been prevented, they shouldn’t have even been started to begin with. Once these fires are finally stopped and put to rest, and all the residents can reclaim what semblance of a home is left for them, there must be reproductions for all who caused these fires.

Nature may have made the fires more powerful, but it wasn’t what started them and that is the root of the cause that needs to not only be addressed, but fixed and prevented from happening ever again.

The federal governemt and state governmnet needs to do their job and work together to find the best route to stopping these dangerous fires that are threatening the lives of thousands of innocent lives.

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risk management leadership position on the PanHellenic Council that fit with her interests and her program as well as gave her an opportunity to work with people around the community and campus.

Fraternity and sorority life is also a great way to make new friends and find community within each other.

Nelson said, “Our community is big enough that there is always someone new to reach out and get to know, but it’s small enough that you can know everybody. It definitely becomes more of a support system and a family and kind of like a home away from home feeling which can help a lot with the college adjustment process.”

Because of joining a sorority, having this support system boosted Nelson’s academic performance. Before joining her chapter she was placed in academic probation and had to fix her grades

or else she would be forced to take a year off of school.

After joining a sorority, her GPA has consistently gone up.

She said, “It’s kind of like the positive side of peer pressure. They’re all going to study so I guess I will too.”

According to the MNSU Spring 2019 Panhellenic Council Grade Report, the average for all sororities GPA was higher than the all undergraduate women’s GPA in the University.

“We really do care a lot about our academics and we want to be seen as something other than party girls,” said Nelson.

Nelson and McDavid, hope to combat the stereotypes that social media exhibits about fraternities and sororities by posting more of the philanthropy work that they do online.

“Nationally the organizations that we’re a part of,

they have a lot of weekly, or monthly pushes for every chapter on our campus to go ahead and post about the good things we’re doing,” McDavid said. “We really encourage chapters to post about the things people don’t know about and shy away from the social aspect, and push more about the community service.

“Your academic excellence and stuff like that where you’re breaking the stereotypes but you’re also showing that fraternities and sororities do a lot more than what you’re seeing on Instagram.”

One of the big philanthropy event fraternity and sorority life at MNSU is advocating on social media is the annual Mavathon - a dance marathon that raises money for sick and injured kids treated at the local children’s hospital. The 2020 Mavathon will take place on Feb. 22

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If you look on Instagram’s #frat and #sorority tags, it is not uncommon to see college students drinking, smoking, partying, playing beer pong and doing the stupidest of things.

At universities across the nation, this is not always the case, especially at MNSU. Cat Nelson, the Panhellenic Council President who overlooks all sororities on campus, said, “Coming into college, the only thing I thought I knew about fraternity and sorority life was that it was kind of like the movie “Animal House”. It’s just everybody making bad choices and getting drunk on the weekends.”

However, her perceptions on fraternity and sorority life has changed after she joined a sorority her sophomore year after her friend joined and she heard people on her dorm floor talk about social events, sisterhoods, leadership experience, and philanthropy work they were doing in their chapters.

A big part of fraternity and sorority life at MNSU is the philanthropy work each chapter partakes in. Each chapter has a set organization that they raise money for and donate to. Being a part of a fraternity and sorority involves a lot of community service - something that isn’t really highlighted about fraternity and sorority life.

Matthew McDavid, the Interfraternity Council President that overlooks all fraternities on campus, said, “Once you get a part of it, you figure out the philanthropy, community service, leadership opportunities, and you kind of keep on going from there. It’s tough to explain until you’re a part of it, but once you’re there, it’s a lot more than what social media makes it out to be.”

Before joining, McDavid wasn’t as involved on campus and mostly stayed cooped up in his dorm room doing nothing. After joining, he says he never runs out of things to do.

He said, “I gathered up every leadership experience I could, went to conferences when I could, my resume is just insanely stacked because of joining this.”

Nelson was surprised about the leadership opportunities and the fact that you could take on a leadership position upon joining the chapter, even if you were a freshman. When she first started she took on a

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Not over yet: New US Syria mission after al-Baghdadi death

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pivoting from the dramatic killing of the Islamic State’s leader, the Pentagon is increasing U.S. efforts to protect Syria’s oil fields from the extremist group as well as from Syria itself and the country’s Russian allies. It’s a new high-stakes mission even as American troops are withdrawn from other parts of the country.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper says the military’s oil field mission also will ensure income for Syrian Kurds who are counted on by Washington to continue guarding Islamic State prisoners and helping American forces combat remnants of the group — even as President Donald Trump continues to insist all U.S. troops will come home.

“We don’t want to be a policeman in this case,” Trump said Monday, referring to America’s role after Turkey’s incursion in Syria. In the face of Turkey’s early October warning that it would invade and create a “safe zone” on the Syrian side of its border, Trump ordered U.S. forces to step aside, effectively abandoning a Kurdish militia

that had partnered with U.S. troops.

Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at a Pentagon news conference to cheer the successful mission

by U.S. special operations forces Saturday that ended with IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blowing himself up. Esper called al-Baghdadi’s death a “devastating blow” to an organization that already had lost its hold on a wide swath of territory in Syria and Iraq.

Milley said the U.S. had disposed of al-Baghdadi’s remains “appropriately” and in line with the laws of armed conflict. He also said U.S. forces retrieved unspecified intelligence information from the site, which he described as a place in northwestern Syria where the IS leader had been “staying on a consistent basis.”

A U.S. military dog that was slightly injured in the raid has recovered and is back at work, Milley said.

Esper hinted at uncertainty ahead in Syria , even though the Islamic State has lost its inspirational leader, with the

Syrian government exploiting support from Russia and Iran.

“The security situation in Syria remains complex,” Esper said.

A big part of that complexity is the rejiggering of the battlefield since Trump earlier this month ordered a full U.S. troop withdrawal from positions along the Turkish border in northeastern Syria.

Even as those troops leave, other U.S. forces are heading to the oil-producing region of eastern Syria, east of the Euphrates River.

Trump recently has proposed hiring an American oil company to begin repairing Syria’s oil infrastructure, which has been devastated by years of war. Repeated U.S. airstrikes against facilities for oil storage, transport, processing and refining starting in 2015 inflicted heavy damage.

Esper said last week that a “mechanized” force would reinforce U.S. positions in the oil region, meaning a force equipped with tanks or Bradley infancy carriers. On Monday he provided no details about the makeup of the

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Continued from page 2 Practicing diaphragmatic breathing every day is recommended. He suggests starting by laying on your back in a relaxed position with your hand on your stomach. As you breathe, focus on bringing the air into your abdomen rather than your chest. If the hand on your stomach is rising, you know you are practicing the diaphragmatic technique. Inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth. Your nose filters the air we breathe, so it is important to inhale using your nose so that you are getting the purest air possible. Do this exercise for five to 10 minutes each day, in the morning or in the evening. You can start out by doing it in smaller time increments, for example two

force.

He referred to “multiple state and nonstate” forces vying for control of Syrian territory and resources, including the oil. He said that while the main U.S. military mission is to ensure the “enduring defeat” of the Islamic State,

to four minutes in the morning and evening, and then work your way up to longer increments and multiple times per day.

Khaydarov suggested trying it before a test. He explained, “When you are in a stressful situation like a test, we tend to lose our way of thinking. It becomes difficult to recall what you might need for taking a test.

You need to recall the material you just learned.”

There are many reasons why diaphragmatic breathing is important. If one is having a hard time coping with stress, they could try the method presented by Khaydarov. It is a simple and effective way to tackle stress that many college students face.

that now will include denying oil income for the group.

“The United States will retain control of oil fields in northeast Syria,” Esper said, adding that at the height of al-Baghdadi’s rule, those oil fields provided the bulk of his group’s income.

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Dolly Baruah (left) leads participants in chanting the ‘mata’ meditation prayer during the Diwali celebration at Minnesota State University Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Kjerstin Hall/ MSU Reporter)

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Continued from page 1 to be thankful and see the positivity in each and every aspect, letting go of the anger and the sorrows, and just being in the moment and grateful.

To them, the day wasn’t just about celebrating the holy day but also being able to come together as people with the same traditions and

beliefs, enjoying each other’s presence.

The day came about as a result of Ram and Sita coming home years ago. Ram was a prince who had to be in exile for 14 years with his wife and younger brother. Aside from all the hardships they faced, including battling demons, they emerged victori-

ous and upon the returning to home, they found the entire city decorated with lights and were celebrated for their bravery.

A dance marked the closing of the ceremony and songs of praise were sung.

They finalized the day by sitting together and having dinner as a family.

A participant performs during the Diwali celebration at Minnesota State University Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Mankato, Minn.

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Swing Dance Club is a great way to spend your Monday night KOLBY SPOMER A&E EDITOR It’s a Monday night, and you decide you “need a break” from that assignment that’s already a week late.

You don’t really wanna stay in your room, and all your friends are responsibly doing their homework, so you don’t really know what to do. You start walking around campus, thinking you’ll get some air and maybe see if anything is going on. As you get near the CSU, you see a group of well-dressed kids laughing on their way into the building.

You follow them, be it to see what these goods are up to or out of desperation, you don’t know. As you ascend the stairs behind them, you can hear some really old music playing. It may not be your thing, but it gets you

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“Jesus Is King” is disappointing: A rant by Kolby Spomer KOLBY SPOMER A&E EDITOR Kanye West finally dropped his highly anticipated 9th solo studio album “Jesus Is King” this past weekend and boy does it disappoint. The album sounds rushed, due to poor mixing, vocals, and lyrics. The flow of the album doesn’t appear to have a rhyme or reason, and the theme is, predictably, Jesus being the savior. As a non religious heathen, I didn’t mind the lack of cursing or the safer theme. What I minded was the lack of any substance past the surface level of Jesus and the aforementioned poor mixing, lyrics, and vocals. Despite all this, the album is still somewhat listenable thanks to the production used. Kanye continues to show that he has one of the best ears in music history, using choral arrangements and interesting samples (like a car door) to create a very inter-

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esting sonic arrangement.

It’s a shame its wasted on lackluster lyricism and vocal performances.

To truly understand my level of disappointment, you’ll need a small history lesson. So, let me take you down the rabbit hole I like to call “that time Kanye lost his mind and claimed to rediscover god, when really he just has nowhere else to turn

mentally and this is his last ditch effort to save himself.”

Ready? Here we go.

Following the releases of his 2018 records “ye” and “Kids See Ghosts”, in which Kanye dove deep into his mental illness and how its affected him, he released two singles, “ I Love It” and “XTCY”. Both were very sexual tracks, the latter of which having a couple bars where

Kanye talks about being sexually attracted to his sisters in law, the former being about a woman who is “such a f#$%!!@ hoe”. “I Love It” was also released at the inaugural Pornhub awards show, which Kanye also directed.

(Remember that whole thing?

He even made T-shirts of the award winners “best” scenes.

God he’s an absolute madman. Anyways back to it.)

After these tracks, Kanye went back to Chicago to work with fellow musician and friend Chance the Rapper. While there, Kanye found a new love for Jesus, thanks in large

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Paul Rudd kills it in “Living with Yourself”

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LIDIA VASSAR STAFF WRITER Do you enjoy the classic comedy Anchorman? Have you ever watched Monsters vs. Aliens and wondered why you empathized more with strange, slimy sentients than humans? How about cried during the drama The Fundamentals of Caring? Maybe quoted a climactic scene from Avengers: Endgame?

You may be wondering what any of these movies have in common. The answer, of course, is Paul Rudd. A dabbler of many genres, Paul Rudd always brings a relatable seeming charm. He plays a depressed and disgruntled dad-aged character fantastically, and has a more casual air of humor about him. You’re not laughing with him, you’re laughing at him.

But in a good way?

Things are no different in his new Netflix show, Living with Yourself. The first epi-

sode shows you a depressed and disgruntled dad-aged man, who’s sad because he’s not a dad, but also not sad enough to tackle the crip-

a play. While being sad and lonely may work for some authors, Mike (Paul Rudd’s depressed and disgruntled dad-aged name) just can’t

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pling insecurities of fertility issues in order to salvage his strained relationship with his wife. Sounds about right.

Torn between issues at home and a spiraling work life, Paul Rudd can’t even fulfill his own personal goal; to write

seem to get a handle on anything.

But then one day, everything changed. Mike’s coworker seemed drastically… not bummed out. He was in a good mood, and being way more productive than usual.

That was a no-go from Mike.

After a good ol’ vent session, he gets an admission. His coworker had gone to a spa and had a transformative session, leading to this new take on the world. But the spa was exclusive, and the only way to get in was to be invited and pay $50,000 in cash… fortunately, Mike’s coworker took pity on him and gave him the invite. And, even more conveniently, Paul Rudd and his wife had an odd $50,000 and change put away for those fertility treatments.

Now, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this Asian spa located in a strip mall was not entirely legal. There were a lot of sketchy things going on, even if the inside looked pristine and professional. One questionable decision after another, Mike really shouldn’t have been surprised to wake up in a makeshift graveyard wrapped in a plastic bag with another

man (who looked suspiciously like Paul Rudd) in bed with his wife.

The first episode was all it took for me to be invested in what happens, both to real-Rudd and replicated-Rudd.

The show dives in to some ethical dilemmas, and the strange perks and disadvantages that come with having a body double. I’m not entirely sold on the idea of having another version of me suffer in order to make my reality easier. But what’s the difference between that and any other person? Isn’t that what treating your neighbor as yourself means?

This show has certainly gotten a bit deeper than I was expecting it too, but Paul Rudd breaks the tension fantastically with his style of humor. If you’re into somewhat realistic comedic dramas that feature illegal cloning, make sure to check this new series out!

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part to Chance. Sadly, the project they were working on, “Good Ass Job”, was scrapped. Shortly after this detour, Kanye shocked fans when he announced his next album, “Yandhi” was being worked on. He described the album as “a return of Ye”, seemingly citing an alter-ego of sorts. To promote the album, Kanye booked an appearance on Saturday Night Live that would coincide with his album’s release, much like he had done years prior with “The Life of Pablo”.

Around this time, Kanye also started being much more vocal about his support of Donald Trump. He started wearing a MAGA hat everywhere, called for the abolishment of the 13th amendment, and was just generally unhinged. On SNL, he performed a variety of songs. After his performance, to the surprise of no one, he attempted to “have a rant” but was cut off early by the network. The album also failed to drop on time, with Kanye citing “small tweaks” as the reason.

After a couple more delays, Kanye announced the album was delayed indefinitely.

He retreated to Africa to work on his music. Here he started to work more with choir arrangements. Once

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Continued from page 10 ever the more curious. When you finally get to the top, you see it. A room full of people laughing, dancing, and talking. Everyone looks like they’re having a great time.

Alex Guerrero knows this, but wants to relieve these newcomers. “Dancing is a very valuable skill to learn, and it’s changed my life immensely.

Also, I wouldn’t even think

club leaders Jonas Hart and Brianna Jenson had this to say when asked about the growth of the club. “We started out small, put grew pretty quickly” said Jonas,

“Dancing is a very valuable skill to learn, and it’s changed my life immensely. Also, I wouldn’t even think of this club as a dance club. I’d call it more of a social club where people dance.”

You decide to go in.

This is roughly what the first night of swing dancing reads like for most people.

The Swing Dance club here at MSU is one of the liveliest and most approachable I’ve ever seen. Which is doubly impressive when you consider how ridiculously daunting swing dancing can seem to a beginner. Club president

of this club as a dance club.

I’d call it more of a social club where people dance.”

Alex would know, as he’s been involved in the club for a couple years now. People come and go, Alex stating a good “15 or so joining each semester”, but the dancing stays fun the whole time.

Speaking of newer members, future swing dance

with Brianna adding “Yeah, I was kinda surprised by how many people were coming.”

When the club has fresh faces like this and fun holiday events like Halloween costume dance, it should be expected. The atmosphere and the people at the club are amazing, and it should be something everyone here tries out at least once.

he returned, he held his first “Sunday Service” concert, a heavily Christian event.

Slowly, he started performing these across the country, and began telling others he was “born again”.

Luckily, “Yandhi” was not as dead as had been previously thought. A group of fans pooled together a large sum of money and bought a leak of the unfinished album and spread it across the internet as fast as they could. Pusha T, the president of Kanye’s label G.O.O.D. Music, stated that the leak was “a disgrace”, and that it would “spoil what they (the fans) had coming.” (Finally, we reach the beginning of “Jesus Is King”!).

After many, many Sunday Services, and with added pressure due to the leak, Kim Kardashain-West announced on her instagram that the album was coming. Despite more delays, and anger amongst fans, the album finally released to middling reviews and backlash from said angry fans who somehow didn’t get the whole Gospel album message or just chose not to believe it.

You might be saying to yourself right about now “yeah Kolby that’s great and all but what is the real purpose of this article/review?”

Is it just here to express my disappointment in this album? Is it here so I can make fun of Kanye? I mean, yeah, it’s a little bit of both of those, but mostly I wanted to highlight the clear decline in mental health exhibited by one of my favorite artists.

Kanye has stated himself that he doesn’t take his medication and that’s a big time small brain move. He should take his medicine. He is showing all the signs of someone with no control of their severe bipolar disorder.

In his interviews and even in his albums, he cites this as his “superpower”. As someone with severe bipolar disorder, let me tell you it is not a superpower. Life is very hard, and even harder without my medication. To me, my biggest problem with this new album is how sad it is. It seems clear to me that this is Kanye’s last option, his ace in the hole.

He believes that if he throws himself head first into faith, he will be saved. If only he could get over himself, and realize the real answer to his problems is in his now dusty prescriptions. Speaking as a very concerned fan, I hope he realizes this sooner rather than later.

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MSU football breaks a record in dominating fashion The Mavericks improved to 8-0 after scoring 81 points against Minnesota Crookston ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR In back-to-back weeks, the Minnesota State Mavericks football team broke a new record for most points in a game.

Last week, MSU defeated University of Mary and set the record at 74 points. A week later they have surpassed that total, after they took down Minnesota Crookston with ease, 81-0.

The game kicked off with a 15-yard run by Ryan Schlichte, setting the Mavericks up 6-0 after they failed to convert on a two-point conversion.

The next two scoring plays also resulted in failed twopoint conversions. However, junior JD Ekowa setup senior Shane Zylstra for a 39-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter, senior Nate Gunn found the endzone after a 9-yard run.

At the end of the first quarter, the Mavericks led Crookston 18-0.

To start the second quarter, Zylstra found the endzone for the second time from Schlichte. The star receiver

finished with 128 yards and two touchdowns.

The following two scoring plays came from none other than Gunn, both on 5-yard runs. This put the Mavericks up 39-0 and he finished the game with 72 yards and three touchdowns.

Beyond the 45-yard receiving touchdown from sophomore connections Brevin Kaiser to Cullen Gahagan, the rest of the game were rushing touchdowns. Junior Justin Taormina and redshirt freshman Kaleb Sleezer were the two that continued to pile up the score.

Taormina would finish the game with 67 rushing yards and found the endzone three times. Sleezer was the leading rusher for both sides, gaining 135 yards and one touchdown.

Passing wise, all three quarterbacks from MSU picked up a touchdown. Schlichte was the leading passer with 122 yards and Kaiser and Ekowa followed with 81 and 71 yards respectively.

As great as the offense was, the same can be said about the defense. The passing defense was lockdown, only al-

lowing UMC to gain 39 yards through the air. Senior Spencer Hermus was the lone Maverick to pick off Crookston.

Juniors Cole Schroedermeier and Brayden Thomas led the game with seven tackles.

Both impacted the game in a large part, as Schroedermeier picked up a sack and forced

a pass from last week’s rookie of the week Nathan Smith and shot it into the net nine minutes into the first period.

Only three minutes later, Gerard scored again, with help from junior Jared Spooner and Julian Napravnik, tucking the puck into the right corner of the net.

UAH responded and managed to sneak the puck past MSU netminder Dryden McKay, going into the second period.

After taking a pass from Smith, junior forward Walker Duehr, showed some great stickwork in front of the net and ultimately scored the only goal in the second period his first goal of the season.

The last two goals in the third period were shot by sophomore Chris Van OsShaw at 0:34 and senior Parker Tuomie at 8:49, extending the Maverick lead to 5-1.

The second game for the men’s resulted in the Mavericks outshooting the Chargers by a 14-5 margin. After one

period of play, there were no goals.

Assisted by senior Edwin Hookenson and junior Riese Zmolek, MVP of the weekend, Gerard established the MSU lead by scoring on a backhander 17 minutes into the second.

UAH then tied the game up three minutes into the following period.

The last 10 minutes of the game would then see a lot of action and three Maverick goals.

After taking a pass from Napravnik, senior forward Reggie Lutz got the lead back from MSU. Shortly after that, Smith was able to shoot straight into the net, putting Minnesota State up 3-1.

Tuomie then finished the game by shooting his second goal of the season, scoring an empty netter in the last minute of the game.

On Oct. 25, the women got their third shutout of the season, with the game winning

Minnesota State tailback Justin Taormina (6) celebrates a touchdown against the University of Mary at the Blakeslee Stadium Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/ MSU Reporter)

and recovered a fumble.

Thomas on the other end was too much to handle, grabbing four sacks for a total loss of 33 yards.

Together, the Mavericks had seven players end the game with a total of nine sacks.

MSU finished the game with 660 yards of offense, com-

pared to UMC’s 121. It was a complete dominant game for the Mavericks on both sides of the ball.

The Mavericks will be looking to have similar success against Wayne State this Saturday in the final home game of the regular season.

Men and women’s hockey complete sweeps MEL STRAMM STAFF WRITER

It was yet another phenomenal weekend for Maverick sports, especially hockey on the road.

The women faced off against the St. Cloud State Huskies on the road and the men traveled down south to take on Alabama Huntsville.

Overall, the women were able to pick up their first two conference wins this season and improved their record to 4-4-2 (2-4-2-2 WCHA), while the men stayed undefeated with a 5-0-1 (2-0-0 WCHA) record, keeping their second place in the standings steady.

Later that day, the Maverick men dominated the Chargers in Alabama with a 5-1 win.

It was a successful win, especially for senior forward Charlie Gerard, who had been scoreless until this point. Gerard scored two of his three goals on Friday night.

Gerard got MSU on the scoreboard early after taking

Minnesota State forward Parker Toumie (6) shoots the puck against Arizona State at the Mankato Civic Center Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Kjerstin Hall/MSU Reporter)

goal in the 17th minute of the first period.

With the Mavericks on the power play, junior forward

Brittyn Fleming took a pass

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Women’s soccer wins two over the weekend AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER

The No. 21 Minnesota State Mavericks women’s soccer team had a comeback win in a double-overtime thriller against Northern State, winning 2-1.

After an intense game against NSU, the Mavericks shutout Minnesota State University, Moorhead 3-0.

Northern State struck gold first in the 35th minute when senior midfielder Shianne Rosselli took advantage of a penalty kick, putting the Wolves up 1-0.

Minnesota State responded 38 seconds into the second half when sophomore Jenny Vetter ran through the defense and fed freshman Allie Williams for her eighth goal of the year.

Brutality was on display for both teams. Senior defender Taylor Kenealy of the Mavericks was given a yellow card in the 34th minute. For the Wolves, Junior forward Haley

Wammock also had one in the 71st minute. Both teams combined for 23 fouls.

Neither team could capitalize during regulation and there wasn’t a winner until double overtime. The Wolves and Mavericks couldn’t find the back of the net in overtime, with the goalkeepers refusing to let any shot go past them.

However, it was Vetter who came through in the 102nd minute, chipping the ball over a sliding Haley Hillstrom, who barely missed the ball.

Pandemonium arose from the Mavericks on the field and the bench.

Northern State could not respond and Minnesota State succeeded a come from behind win.

Vetter now has seven-game winning goals on the year, adding onto her MVP resume.

She has scored the game-winning goal for the Mavericks in the past six matches.

Senior goalie Alexa Rabune recorded six saves on the evening, improving to 10-1

after this game.

Their second game was the icing on the cake, as the Mavericks shutout MSU-Moorhead, their ninth shutout of the year. Three different Mavericks scored during the 90 minutes.

Vetter beat the goalkeeper, placing the ball in the lower right corner of the net for her 14th goal of the season.

Minnesota State proceeded the beatdown when senior Bri Ciaccio headed the ball into the goal off a corner kick.

Williams capped off the night with a penalty kick in the 74th minute.

The Mavericks dominated the Dragons, outshooting them 26-9, including a 13-1 lead in shots on target.

They improve to 13-2 on the year and 10-2 in the conference.

Next up for the women is a home game against Augustana on Friday. They will then travel to Nebraska for a matchup against Wayne State on Sunday.

second with a time of 58.32.

Sophomore Emily Goodman took second in the 200 breaststroke after she finished with a time of 2:25.91. MSU took second place in both of the relay events on the first day of competition.

Enervold, Goodman, Streiff and senior Maggie Knier posted a time of 3:56.57 in the 400 medley relay. Later in the competition, the team of Knier, Enervold and sophomores Kayla Rinderknecht and Grace Gavronski posted a time of 1:37.59 in the 200 freestyle relay.

By the end of the first day, the Mavericks were ahead of MSU-Moorhead (146-37) and Augustana (117-63) but were losing to Sioux Falls (107-73).

On Oct. 26, during the second day of competition, the

Mavericks won two events.

Knier won the 50 freestyle with a time of 24.15. The team of Enervold, Goodman, Streiff and Knier won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:46.30.

Individually, Enervold, Goodman and Streiff each had a second-place finish.

In the 100 backstroke, Enervold finished with a time of 58.79. Goodman had a time of 1:06.72 in the 100 breaststroke and Streiff posted a time of 59.68 in the 100 IM. The team of junior Emelia Selky, Enervold, Rinderknecht and Knier finished second in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:37.05.

Senior Jaycie Klein’s score of 181.40 was good enough for second in the 3-meter diving event and freshman Ayla

Minnesota State forward Jenny Vetter (4) takes the ball up the field against St. Cloud State at the Pitch Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

MSU swim competes in the USF Quad Duals ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR

The women’s swimming and diving team took part in the Sioux Falls Quad Dual over the weekend.

It was a two-day event and it resulted in the Mavericks defeating Minnesota State-Moorhead (227-94) and Augustana (228-132), but they were unable to complete the sweep, losing to Sioux Falls (209-151).

On Oct. 25, the first day of the USF Quad Duals, the Mavericks won three events – two swimming and one diving.

Sophomore Katie Streiff won the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.37. She also participated in the 100 butterfly and took

Taylor followed in third place, with a score of 158.10.

When asked about the team’s performance over the weekend, Knier said, “We’ve been swimming pretty hard practices during the week and doing some heavy lifts, so it was great that we were able to get up and race despite being tired from training!”

She added, “It was a really

fun weekend and exciting to compete against some really good teams!”

It was a successful weekend for the MSU swim team after defeating two of the three teams. They will take on Gustavus Adolphus this weekend.

The diving team will compete in Mankato while the swimming team will travel up the road to St. Peter.

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Mavericks volleyball goes 1-1 against NSU and MSU-Moorhead JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER The Minnesota State Mavericks took one game and lost another this weekend against No. 3 Northern State and Minnesota State University, Moorhead this weekend.

On Friday, the Mavericks hosted the Northern State Wolves and did everything they could to continue their winning streak but fell short.

In the first set, the Wolves didn’t hesitate to take a 7-2 lead and in response, the Mavericks attempted to fight back with a 6-3 run. Due to the Mavericks’ late start, the Wolves’ were able to take set one with a score of 25-20.

The second set started very similar to the first one, as Northern State came out early and lead 7-3. The Mavericks were able to keep the score close by giving the ball to senior Morgan Olson as much as they could.

Both teams fought hard and kept a close score, but after some time, the Wolves were

able to bring in a kill with a 24-23 edge and win the second set 25-23.

The Mavericks were determined to not get swept and started the third set off strong. The score might have been tight in the beginning, but the Mavericks managed to pull out an 8-3 run. The Wolves tried to fight back, but the Maverick power was too much for them and MSU took the set, 25-20.

In the fourth and final set, the Wolves regained their power and started with a 13-4 and eventually resulted in a Northern State set win of 2512.

Olson finished the game with a team leading 20 kills and sophomore Dana Schindler reported a team-high 38 assists.

On Saturday, MSU got back into the swing of things when they won against MSU-Moorhead. The first set began with the Mavericks gaining an early start with a 15-11 lead behind a balanced attack from Olson and senior Anissa Janzig.

The Dragons lacked the ability to fight back and that resulted in the Mavericks taking the first set 25-18.

Moorhead started the second set with an 11-8 lead until the Mavericks responded with a 10-1 run, causing a 25-18 win for Minnesota State and a 2-0 match lead.

The third set started with an even 10-10 score, before the Mavericks went on a 6-1 run.

The Dragons couldn’t take the heat and dropped the third set 25-21.

Olson ended the game with 19 kills and Janzig, senior Haley Shimon and senior Ashton Lee all finished with eight kills.

Schindler ended with 43 assists and 10 digs, while also adding four kills.

Altogether, the Mavericks attacked at a .396 rate compared to .214 from the Dragons.

The Mavericks will play a home game on Thursday against No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul. They will then hit the road on Saturday to face the Winona State Warriors.

Members of the Minnesota State volleyball team celebrate after scoring a point against Norhtern State at the Taylor Center Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Andrew Bravo/MSU Reporter)

forced a turnover in the neutral zone and scored an unassisted goal for her first of the season.

Sophomore winger Brooke Bryant made a cross-ice pass to junior winger Mallorie Iozzo, who then scored for the first time after transferring from Minnesota Duluth.

With the Mavericks on the power play, Truax scored the final goal of the game for MSU in the eighth minute of the third period, after being fed the puck from senior captain Emily Antony.

Freshman Calla Frank made 34 saves throughout the game.

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Continued from page 13 in the slot from sophomore blueliner Anna Wilgren, behind the net and then put it into the net.

Sophomore goalie Abigail Levy made 30 saves in this shutout win and can also be credited an assist in the goal

by Wilgren.

On Oct. 26, the first goal

came by the Huskies in the first period and was closely followed by a Maverick goal from junior blueliner Tristen Truax, after receiving a pass from junior forward Mariah Gardner.

MSU scored twice during the second half. Sophomore blueliner Anna Wilgren

Maverick hockey will return to Mankato this upcoming weekend, hosting the Merrimack College Warriors in the women’s games and Bowling Green in the men’s.

Free tickets for students will be handed out on Wednesday in the CSU.

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MOUNT KATO SKI AREA JOB FAIR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST • 3-7 P.M. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND • 9AM-NOON • Lift Operators • Weekday Medical Staff • Food Service • Rental Shop • Ski & Board Instructors • Tech Shop • Bartenders • Cooks • Ticket Window • Night Janitor

Fun & Exciting Job! Great Benefits!

Flexible Hours!

Work Inside or Out! Competitive Wages!

APPLY AT MOUNT KATO SKI AREA One mile south of Mankato on Hwy. 66 www.MountKato.com

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

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OUR CAR CARE ISSUE IS BEING FEATURED IN OUR REGULAR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH 2019 ISSUE!

THIS ISSUE WILL FEATURE: • A full color center spread with Car Care ads.

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