October 30, 2018

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Why does your vote matter?

Correction: Student Govt.

College Democrats host event informing on midterm election Meeting MADISON DIEMERT NEWS EDITOR

Walz and Peggy Flanagan.

They made a case for Walz, who was previously a teacher at Mankato West High School, with goals such as making college more affordable,

Recently the Reporter made a mistake in the article “Needs of students discussed at Student Government meeting” that was published on Oct.25.

The MNSU Reporter apologizes for these mistakes and did not intentionally mean to spread misinformation. We take full responsibility for these mistakes.

In the article, the writer stated that with the possible building of the seasonal sports bubble, there are plans to add a new tuition charge.

However, this was incorrect.

Meme Cronin states that with building the facility there will not be a tuition charge, but a totally seperate fee.

This fee will be in addition

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MARIA LY STAFF WRITER The College Democrats, a Recognized Student Organization, hosted an event last Wednesday titled “Your Vote Matters” to inform students about voting as well as this year’s midterm elections candidates.

The event featured activities such as political speed dating to gauge fellow audience members values. Questions flashed on a screen, and audience members moved their dot on a scale to the choice they agree with most. Speed dating questions included topics such as gun control, abortion, LGBT rights,

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immigration, taxes, climate change, racial disparity, and the constitution.

After speed dating and second rounds to the donut and coffee table, student representatives gave an informative speech about voting such as how to register, voting eligibility criteria,

where to register, dates and times to vote, what to know before you head to the polls, and getting to know your ballot.

Leaders from the College Democrats then presented information about their candidates running in this year’s midterms such as Tim

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Annual Latino Night brings rich culture and talent MARIA LY STAFF WRITER Latino affairs hosted its annual Latino night last Saturday with a talent show, special guest performances, a dinner, and a dance.

An array of guests dressed in semi-formal attire attended the event including the Dean of Institutional Diversity, Dr. Henry Morris, professors, centers and organizations at MNSU, and many community members and families of the students.

Immediately when guests arrive they were met with a dia de los muertos, (day of the dead), altar, and a table filled with candies such as duvalin and de la rosa lollipops. The event was beautifully decorated and included a colorful photo

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booth with day of the dead masks, handwoven baskets, and sombreros for guests to take pictures with.

The first act to perform while guests were being seated was Mariachi Nuevo Guachinango. The band, who

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was decked in Mariachi attire, violins, a guitarrón mexicano, trumpets, and acoustic guitars, entertained guests

with their traditional mariachi that urged one to shake their hips and move to the music.

Student representatives, Brenda Dominguez, Mitzi Guizar, Luis Orozco MCed the event and introduced themselves and the agenda as the dinner crew set up the taco bar featuring the popular churro.

Before guests could dive head first into the taco bar that permeated delicious aromas across the ballroom, Dr. Henry Morris gave a wonderful speech about culture, diverse communities, and a warm welcome to the event.

After the dinner, the talent show portion began, first off with Mestifonía, who brought Colombian, Bolivian, and

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

MNSU ranks highly next to other universities

JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER Last week, America was wracked by a wave of terrorism, beginning with a series of bombing attempts on numerous democratic leaders, and culminating in a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

This terrorism-and we must use the term- seems to have been motivated by far-right extremism, according to numerous news reports.

Whatever the ideology, we must be resolute in condemning these actions with same force and vigor used to condemn terrorism with foreign origins. There can be no distinction: terror is terror, extremism is extremism, and murder is murder. These acts are wicked beyond comprehension.

It does not matter what ideology is used to justify an act; what matters is that the act of evil was done, and that it must be repelled and rejected.

Democrats, republicans, and independents alike must be unanimous in their condemnation.

I will not engage in ideological critique. Any worldview which advocates for the slaughter of innocents is not worthy of debate.

All racism, sexism, political hatred, anti-Semitism, and other forms of bigotry are to be condemned, no matter what shape they take.

Do not refrain from attending your houses of worship this weekend. Do not be afraid to open your mail.

Be vigilant, be on your guard, but do not hide from the world, or live your life in fear.

To do that would be to allow the terrorists their victory.

And surrender has never been, nor ever will be the American way.

STEVEN JOHN NDIKUM STAFF WRITER An institution of great diversity and friendly environment to transform minds into great minds. An institution made up of about 15000 students and welcomes more than 1300 international students from more than 90 countries in the world.

Its acceptance rate of 67% has helped promote cultural diversity, transforming ideas into real world solutions.

This institution became Mankato State Teachers College in 1921, followed

by Mankato State College in 1957 and Mankato State University in 1975.Then later in 1998, it took the name that stands today—Minnesota State University, Mankato.

SR Education Group, headquartered in Kirkland, WA, SR Education Group was founded in 2004 by CEO Sung Rhee. The company’s mission is to create authoritative online resources for students seeking an online education program that best suits their budget and career aspiration. Minnesota State University Mankato, has been ranked among the best and affordable colleges in the United States of America.

Their methodology upon selection is based on median mid-career salary data, manually researched tuition rates, and programs offered both online and on class.

Below are the rankings of Minnesota State University, Mankato according to 2019 SR education group data; 1. #1 2019 Best Online Master’s MFA Degrees 2. #1 2019 Most Affordable Online Master’s MFA Degrees 3. #2 2019 Best Online

CORRECTIONS Continued from page 1 to tuition fees and other existing fees.

Another mistake the writer made in the article was a statement about plans to have an open forum for students to vote on the referendum around November or December of this year.

This is not true, as the Student Government will be voting this week on having

an open forum for students to vote for the seasonal sports bubble.

As a newspaper, we take pride in providing students with the latest news surrounding MNSU and will work hard to keep the information factual and up to date.

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Bachelor’s Dental Hygiene Degrees 4. #3 2019 Most Affordable Online Master’s English Degrees 5. #3 2019 Best Online

institution.

Moreover, with this great resource from SR education group, students can have a better look into diverse colleges and see how far they

“Minnesota State University Mankato, has been ranked among the best and affordable colleges in the United States of America.”

Bachelor’s Degrees in Minnesota 6. #4 2019 Best Online Master’s English Degrees 7. #4 2019 Most Affordable Online Master’s Library Science Degrees 8. #4 2019 Most Affordable Online Master’s Communications Degrees 9. #10 2019 Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s Communications Degrees 10. #21 2019 Most Affordable Online Master’s Elementary Education Degrees An equitable learning cultural environment has helped promote the growing diversity of students which has greatly influence the entire Mankato’s community.

Erik Lopez, a student at Minnesota state university Mankato says, “One of the greatest things about Minnesota State Mankato is the diversity.” Just that word “diversity” makes MNSU at Mankato an enriching campus which welcome students from diverse racial and religious perspectives at an affordable tuition rate. It’s an entire core competence of this great

can financially plan before and after college. It is a great resource for parents and future parents, to financial access what will go a long way to impact their children educationally and investing

wise in education.

With the leadership of Dr. Richard Davenport- President and his team, their continuous dedication and hard work towards this great institution is opening new doors to the society and the world at large.

The works of their hands has been acknowledged by the SR education group. SR education groups putting into consideration these data to help student choose the most affordable and satisfactory college to earn their degrees while running on a planned budget.

Furthermore, SR education group offers scholarships to students such as community college, military, undergraduate, and graduate scholarships.

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Meet the college democrats

JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER Midterm exams might be finished, but midterm elections are coming in November, and the College Democrats are looking for more political engagement from by the campus community.

They’ve got their work cut out for them. Just over half of young voters intend to vote in 2018, according to a poll

by NBC News, and midterm elections usually have much lower turnout amongst young voters than presidential elections.

“Our goal is to get as many people as humanly possible to vote,” said Kyle Edwards, a member of the College Democrats. “Red, blue, anything in between, as long as you vote!”

Emma Fuhrman, President of the College Democrats,

agreed. She said, “The priority for the College Democrats as the midterm elections approach is to engage as many students to vote as possible.”

Accomplishing that involving registering students to vote, encouraging political discussion, and hosting events with candidates at the local, state, and national levels, to make students aware of who their candidates and representatives are.

They’re also encouraging like-minded students to join the organization, touting its benefits. “The biggest benefit for me was meeting a ton of like-minded individuals.

This RSO has been the best platform to express who I am and what I believe to this community,” Edwards said.

Students join for many reasons, but one commonality is the chance to make a difference in politics and by extension, the world. “I decided to join this organization to make an actual change, not just posting my views on Facebook. I wanted to be involved in the real world and meet people with

similar views,” Fuhrman said.

Edwards stated that the biggest challenge facing the organization currently was membership and getting more people involved. “The more people we have, the more we can get done on campus,” said Edwards.

Those events include rallies with political candidates. On Nov. 1, there will be a rally on campus for a number of candidates, including Dan Feehan, Tim Walz, and Tina Smith.

Fuhrman said that the organization is planning numerous events for the future, to benefit the community and the organization. Those include social justice dialogues, events to introduce students to the College Democrats, and opportunities to engage with the community more generally.

The midterm election will take place take place on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Students who are registered to vote in Mankato can do so on campus, at the Wiecking Center.

Photo courtesy of College Democrats Facebook page

Letter to the editor

I seem to find myself in the minority in today’s national Democratic Party.

I disagree with the tendency of most Democrats, (including political candidates for Congress and those in the news media), to constantly bash Donald Trump over his obnoxious personality and his divisive comments.

As very-conservative “Morning Joe” Scarborough has said on his MSNBC show, when Democrats talk negatively about Trump it just makes his supporters angrier and more protective of him, while corroborating

their paranoid belief that the Democrats and the liberal part of the media are out to get Trump.

Rather, as Joe suggests, Democrats need to focus on communicating their humanistic, caring, and compassionate values to the American people and on telling the people how the federal government can be a positive force for a lot of good in our society and that it can make life better for all Americans.

They don’t seem to realize that research has consistently shown for the

past forty years that most Americans agree with them that we need to protect the safety-net programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, College Student Loans, and Unemployment Insurance Benefits.

These are winning issues and popular programs that we should constantly be talking about, not trashing Trump.

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State Treatment Court coordinator earns Star award St. Paul, Minn– Statewide Treatment Court Coordinator Abby Kuschel was honored Tuesday October 23 at the Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Conference with a 2018 TZD Star Award for her contributions to keeping Minnesota roads safe. The TZD Star Awards are given to leaders in several fields who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, leadership, and organizational skills, and the ability to successfully motivate and collaborate with others to move toward zero deaths on Minnesota’s roads.

“Abby’s dedication to improving the lives of Minnesotans and the safety of our communities is unmatched,” said State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba. “Collaborative and multi-disciplinary efforts are hallmarks of Abby’s work, so it is fitting that TZD, which is respected for the same work is honoring her.”

Since January of 2018 Kuschel has provided statewide program support, technical assistance and information to District Courts and State Court Administration for Treatment Courts throughout Minnesota.

Her work includes formulating

and implementing Minnesota Judicial Branch strategic initiatives, integrating a judicial treatment court approach into court operations for cases involving alcohol and other drug addicted offenders, offenders with mental health issues, and offenders who are veterans. She serves as a faculty member for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and trains teams throughout the country that are implementing drug courts in their jurisdictions.

Before joining State Court Administration Kuschel worked with drug and DWI Courts in Greater Minnesota for 10 years as the Treatment Courts Supervisor for the Ninth Judicial District where she coordinated the Itasca County Wellness Court and the Beltrami County DWI Court.

Kuschel worked to develop the Itasca County Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Wellness Court, which was the first tribal-state joint jurisdictional court in the United States, and has served as a national model for intergovernmental cooperation. Kuschel received a B.S. in Community Health Education from the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

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Hate speech should never be tolerated

Why it’s important to recognize, report and shut down hate speech

Opinion KAILTYN JORGENSEN STAFF WRITER In a country whose events of the last week make us ever more divided, it is important for us to recognize hate speech and combat it at any and all levels.

Hate speech is not protected by the constitution in the United States, nor is it recognized under the first amendment as free speech.

Hate speech can be defined as any and all speech that attacks a person on the basis of race, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Several dangerous and alarming incidents have happened across the country this week that draw attention to the ever-common practice of hate speech.

Our first example is Cesar Sayoc, who stands accused of mailing 14 packages containing pipe bombs targeting former President Barack Obama, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former US Attorney General Eric Holder, California Senator Kamala Harris, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and California Rep. Maxine Waters.

Sayoc was known for posting his political views on social media and was prolific

on his two Facebook accounts and three Twitter feeds, often posting provocative photos and memes attacking liberals and Muslims.

The synagogue shooting at the Tree of Life that left 11 people dead in Pittsburg has sparked an interesting debate into the common practice of hate speech in online forums where those encouraged by online anonymity feel they can say whatever they want without repercussions.

Robert Bowers, the suspect in custody, has been reported

presidential campaign.

If convicted of the two hate crimes of which he stands accused, Bowers could face the death penalty.

To bring it a little closer to home, the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul recently had a disturbing incident in which a student spray painted racial slurs on another student’s dorm room.

According to an MPR article by Gabriel Kwan published Oct. 25, 2018.

University President Julie Sullivan was quoted saying,

“To bring it a little closer to home, the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul recently had a disturbing incident in which a student spray painted racial slurs on another student’s dorm room.”

by federal law enforcement to have made numerous antisemitic statements during the shooting and targeting Jewish people on social media.

Many members of the synagogue have argued that our very own president, Donald Trump, has incited and emboldened many to commit these acts of violence through the language and rhetoric used during his

“When I heard about this incident, and it coming on the heels of incidents that we’ve had in prior years, there was an overwhelming call to action.” Sullivan said she’s, “hurt for the student who was targeted, but also saw the school come together in condemnation of hateful acts.”

The university now plans to increase bystander training

and trauma resources as well as support many student activities designed to draw awareness and combat hate and racism on campus.

While things like racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia etc. are institutionalized and ingrained within society, this does not mean that hate speech and prejudiced attitudes should continue to be normalized and overlooked.

Here’s what you can do to stop hate speech in its tracks: 1.

If you hear it at school, you should report to the Affirmative Action or Title IX office in Armstrong Hall, room 112. Be sure to document the person’s name, time, place, and nature of the threat. If you feel unsafe, call local police or campus security immediately at 507389-2111. You can report this anonymously and without fear of retaliation.

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If you feel comfortable and safe doing so, you can simply tell that person to stop. You can say that you don’t appreciate their rhetoric and they need to knock it off.

Again, only do this if you feel comfortable as you don’t want to provoke someone who may be unstable and/or dangerous.

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If you see it online, hate speech should be recognized and reported to the websites administrators immediately.

“Have you ever been a victim of hate speech?”

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“Yeah, LGBT hate speech.”

“Not to my face.”

“No, all the people I’ve met here have been nice to me.”

“Yes, sexual hate speech from a man.”

“Yes, but I don’t feel like it.”

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LATINO

Continued from page 1 Chilean flavor to the stage with their many styles of Latin music stemming from the Iberian Peninsula and South America.

Next to grace the stage was Peruvian dance group, Mí Peru, who brought the culture of Peru to the audience with their traditional clothes and folkloric dances such as the la marinera about love and courtship.

Along with professional acts, there were many student performers. First year student, Raquel Loera performed a Spanish melody.

Jade Milton sang a mix of songs featuring a Spanish rendition of “Stand by Me.” Randall Peralta stunned the crowd with his magic show, featuring magically appearing roses, a dollar levitation trick, intentional blindness trick, a Chinese string trick, and his wild escaping trick. Luis Orozco swooned the crowd with a classic Spanish love song. Sangre Latina, the dance group who also danced for the school’s annual lip sync battle busted out some killer dance moves ranging from salsa dancing to hip hop. Bianca Alvarez sang a beautiful Spanish rendition of “Rise Like a Phoenix.”

Throughout the event they also showed a funny parody of El Chavo made by Latino Affairs and a small onstage act about “Amazon Primo featuring Alexandra.” The event also featured fashion highlights with clothing from Mariachi culture and clothing from the Dominican Republic.

The show ended with a performance by a group

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called Boriken from the El Arco Iris Centro for the Arts in St. Paul. Boriken was a triple threat as they brought

They showcased “Bomba” in which the lead drummer creates a beat according to the dancer’s gestures and

“The event was beautifully decorated and included a colorful photo booth with day of the dead masks, handwoven baskets, and sombreros for guests to take pictures with.”

Afro-Puerto Rican culture to the stage with their dancing, drum circle, and singing.

dancing while the singers sing in the background. The group also brought members

of the audience on stage to try out Bomba dancing.

The night ended with laughter and cheers from the crowd. Soon the dance floor opened up as the guests dance the night way to classic Latino hits alongside colorful lights and a fog machine.

Sergio Aguilar, the Director of Latino Affairs through Institutional Diversity, believes events like Latino night are not only important for the campus, but for the community, “Events like these are important, especially for diverse individuals. The Latino community, right now, are often scapegoated, we are

the face for a lot of negativity going on nowadays. And so, it’s important to have these events because it allows us to come together as a community. You saw all the families and the parents that attended, it shows the complete opposite, that our culture is amazing, it’s beautiful, we contribute to this nation. And our students are showing that through the work that they do.”

Latino night was truly stunning and celebrated an array of Latino countries in a diverse set of ways and gave a taste of what Latino culture is really about.

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Continued from page 1 common sense gun laws, ban on military assault rifles, lowering taxes for lower and middle class folks, and goals to reduce carbon emissions, etc. They also briefly spoke about Dan Feehan who was also a teacher and wants to serve in more ways than just going to war.

Leaders from the College Republicans followed suit and made a case for Jeff Johnson. Johnson grew up in Detroit Lakes and was a former small business owner who stands for rural area values, is against gun control, supports the Second Amendment, defends the Constitution, and doesn’t believe in sanctuary cities.

He has goals such as putting

in place price transparency, getting rid of unnecessary permits, lowering every tax bracket, getting students the ability to invest privately in private loans, force private and public sectors to compete with each other to put college tuition prices to the test, etc.

Both parties suggest students do more research online on the candidates’ websites before heading to the polls. The event ended with questions from the audience as people left with complimentary pocketbook constitutions and informational handouts.

Kyle Jason Edwards, the Vice President of the College Democrats, strongly believes

in the power of voting. He said, “I think that students here on campus are a little politically apathetic at times.

I feel like that there’s a lot more we can do as students to have our voice heard. I’m passionate no matter what you believe, that that needs to be done. You may have views that contrast from me, but I think your views matter just as much as mine do.”

This event truly showcased that everyone’s vote matters.

Election day is coming quick and will be on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

As Edwards says, “When it comes down to it, we want people to know their vote did matter.”

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MAV FOOTBALL BEATS WAYNE STATE, 55-2 JOHN LAFOREST STAFF WRITER The No. 1 ranked Mavs continued their winning ways when the football team defeated the Wayne State Wildcats Saturday afternoon at Wayne State.

The Wildcats could simply not matchup with the Mavs on either side of the ball.

The Mavericks won the game and with the win, Minnesota State goes to 9-0 on the season, including a 5-0 record in NSIC South Division play.

The Wildcats dropped to 2-7 with the loss.

The game started off a little slower than what the score would suggest.

The only score of the first quarter came on Mavs opening drive. The Mavs’ had 65-yard drive in which the team scored off on a 28 yard touchdown pass thrown

by Ryan Schlichte to junior Shane Zylstra.

Minnesota State managed

to score twice before the end of the half bolstering their lead to 21-0.

Quarterback JD Ekowa connected with Vance Barnes on a 59-yard touchdown pass with 9:32 to go in the second quarter.

Ekowa then connected with sophomore Parker Gloudemans on the twopoint conversion attempt.

The Mavericks’ other score came upon a 14-play, 94-yard drive that saw the Mavericks chew up 7:14 on the game clock.

Nate Gunn finished off the drive with a five-yard touchdown.

The Mavs came out the gate strong from the half.

Scoring four times in the third quarter and also once in the fourth quarter.

As a team, Minnesota State accumulated 485 yards of offense against the Wildcats. Wayne State was limited to 189 yards of offense, including 24 rushing yards. The Mavs also converted on 8-of-

Hockey takes two from Alaska BRADY OLSON STAFF WRITER The Mavericks took advantage of 18 power plays, as the men’s hockey team won both games at home in the series against the University of Alaska Fairbanks Nanooks by scores of 4-0 and 3-1, respectively this past weekend.

The series got started Friday night as Minnesota State looked to defend their WCHA title from a year ago.

The first period of the game had the Mavs in control, yet they were unable to muster up any offense. They made up for it by not allowing a single shot on goal the entire period.

The Mavericks made their mark in the second period as they were given three power plays by the Nanooks. They scored each time, converting in 6, 47, and 11 seconds, respectively.

The Nanooks failed to generate any offense the entire night, getting only two power play attempts and six shots on goal. The Mavericks, however, had eight power plays and 26 shots on goal.

In the third period, junior forward Charlie Gerard tacked on the fourth goal for

Mavs swim past Cougars AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER

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13 attempts on third down, while the Wildcats converted on 3-of-16 attempts on third down and 0-of-4 attempts on fourth down.

The defense deserves strong credit and recognition for shutting the Wildcats down and not allowing an offensive score. Wayne States only score coming on a PAT return in the fourth quarter during garbage time.

As a unit, the Mavs defense notched four sacks and 12 tackles for losses. The Maverick defense picked off three passes two from Cole Schroedermeier.

Keyshawn Davis notched a team-best five tackles and

blocked a punt.

Bedale Naba also notched a team-leading three tackles for a loss.

The win was a good one for the Mavs as they look to close the season strong with just two home games remaining in the regular season before the postseason. The team has an overall record of 9-0 and a conference record of 5-0.

Minnesota State returns to Blakeslee Stadium this Saturday, as it hosts the Sioux Falls Cougars. The Cougars are 6-3 on the season and are coming off back-to-back wins. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.

This past Friday, the Minnesota State Swimming team swam their way to victory against Sioux Falls.

After 16 events, being relays and individual competition, the Mavericks beat the Sioux Falls Cougars 161133. With the win, they are now 2-1 on the season.

The swim team won two relays, two diving events and four individual events.

The first relay was the 200-medley relay where each swimmer took turns going 50 yards doing their specialty stroke before the next three did theirs as well.

The team of freshman Amanda Jordan, sophomores Lily Borgenheimer, Katie Streiff and Maggie Knier clocked in a time of 1:47:65 and finished first.

In the 200-yard freestyle relay, Knier, Jordan, Streiff and Anja Envenold also finished first at 1:39:55.

On the diving board, senior Hannah Guy dove her

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the Mavs, also coming on a power play.

The Mavericks would get two additional power play opportunities, but failed to score on either attempt.

Senior goaltender Mathias Israelsson, making his first start of the season, pitched a shutout while collecting six saves.

The Saturday game started a little better for the Nanooks, as they got on the board first early in the game.

However, the Nanooks would have trouble staying out of the penalty box in this game, and ended up conceding 10 power plays to the Mavericks.

Nearing the end of the

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GAGE CURETON STAFF WRITER Giezwa “Papi G” Pierre knows the outcome of his next bout in the boxing ring against Daniel Bastien in Los Angeles Nov. 11.

“He can’t beat me,” Pierre said. “A fighter might be stronger, they might be faster, anything like that, but they’re not smarter than me.”

Already 3-0 in his fledgling professional boxing career, and a record of 134-15 during his amateur years, Pierre is punching his way up the ladder. He knows his opponent Bastien has 14 professional bouts under his belt and is certain that his opponent can’t withstand his determination.

“I’ve seen him fight; he’s a good fighter,” Pierre said.

“He’s not a great fighter but he’s a good fighter.”

Pierre trains at Sir Cerresso Fort Boxing Club in St. Paul.

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The atmosphere of the small and humble gym is charged with the sweat, blood and determination of the fighters’ past and present.

Pierre’s said he’s trained at the gym for four years and spends nearly eight hours a day preparing for his Nov. 11 fight against Bastien. He said it’s his “home away from home” even while support-

ing his family and working a full-time job.

“Depending on how my body feels I’m here for at least eight to ten hours a day,” Pierre said. “I go through different regiments. We have nine or ten different levels of

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first period, junior defenseman Ian Scheid scored back-to-back goals on power plays just a minute apart.

This would send the Mavericks into the break with a 2-1 lead that they would not surrender.

The second period of Saturday’s game was as sloppy as it can be, with five-on-five hockey occurring in only six of the period’s 20 minutes, and the Nanooks did a fair job of repelling the Mavericks’ high-powered offense when down a man. However, they couldn’t generate any offense by themselves, only getting off five shots in the period.

The final period saw even more penalties, though not as severe as the second. The Mavericks did a good job of keeping the Nanooks away

from the goal when down a man, only allowing four shots at tying the game up. Most of the period was spent on the Maverick offensive.

It paid off with 5:39 left as Jared Spooner padded the lead, extending the score to 3-1.

Minnesota State improves its record to 5-1, while Alaska Fairbanks falls to 0-7-1.

No. 5 Minnesota suffered a loss over the weekend, so it will be interesting to see where the rankings place them compared to the Mavericks. The Mavericks will be on the road at Minnesota this Friday, but will face the Golden Gophers in Mankato on Saturday.

Saturday’s game will start at 7:07 p.m. at the Verizon Center.

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SWIMMING Continued from page 8

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way into the water and into first place for the 1-meter diving event with a score of

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223.95.

Her teammate senior Hannah Gosen notched a 218.35 in the 3-meter event, and placed first.

For the four individual events where the Mavericks found success in the water race, one woman went the distance to finish first twice.

Junior Rylie Parman swam the equivalent of 15 football fields, about 1,500 yards!

Even more impressive was that she finished first in both the 1000- and 500-yard freestyle with times of 11:22:52 and 5:31:77, respectively.

Anther noticeable swimmer was Emily Goodman, who placed first in the 200yard freestyle, where Minnesota State also placed second and third.

Jace Hanson and Strieff darted through the water to place first and second in the 50-yard freestyle.

Based on the first couple of games, two Maverick swimmers to follow throughout the year are Parman and Tori Roth.

Roth seems to be a wild card as she participates in multiple events and different strokes. Parman is a stamina machine who can swim for miles.

Also, senior Hannah Guy looks to be the team’s top diver.

Up next for the Maverick Swim team is a matchup with not one, but two teams this Saturday. Their opponents are Gustavus Adolphus and UW-Stevens Point.

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training in one day. It’s a continuous repetition over the course of eight hours.”

Pierre said he’s different from other fighters, specifically Bastien. He incorporates intense mental training sessions, such as number games, into his workouts under the guidance of his coaches.

Fighting under the featherweight class, he champions a strong mind over physical prowess.

“That’s my thought process,” he said. “It’s definitely mind over matter. They might train [physically] as hard as me, but I don’t have to worry about anything on that part.”

Some fighters change their technique or train differently according to who their next opponent is. However, Pierre said he values consistency.

And he isn’t going to change a thing.

“I don’t train differently,” he said. “I maintain the same training schedule all the way

through for each and every opponent.”

Pierre said he may change a few things such as increasing repetition or changing technique, but this is only to sustain and accommodate his athletic improvement.

“We might up more speedbag work, more bag work, and we might up those things more. But I never change up training for any opponent,” he said.

Boxing undoubtably contains strategy and outthinking an opponent. Pierre is determined to control and dominate Bastien’s space in the ring. He said he will apply his tried and true formula of keeping his opponent guessing with every one of his jabs.

“A part of my strategy is to always be in control,” Pierre said. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the distance, it doesn’t matter if it’s the punch, it’s just about always being in control for me.”

November is an important month for Pierre. He’ll sign with Pro Fight Biz, a Los Angeles based management company, Nov. 9, two days before he steps in the ring with Bastien. He said it’s a “big step” in his career and will allow him to support his family while doing what he loves.

Pierre said he attributes his next fight to his family.

He said he owes all his hardearned success to those who have supported him.

“My family is number one,” he said. “My son, the mother of my child and just everybody that wants to see me continue being successful.”

The young and optimistic boxer leaves Nov. 8 for Los Angeles. He said he will be 4-0 in just a few short weeks.

“The only thing now is how strong is my mind to out will his,” he said. “Is his will stronger or is my will stronger? I’m always going to win though.”

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Randy Houser perfoms at the Verizon Center Houser brings the house down with his country grooves

MARIA LY Staff Writer Randy Houser brought country flavor to Mankato last Thursday as he performed his latest album at the Verizon Center on his 2018 Magnolia tour.

The country singer sang many songs from his album “Magnolia”, which is set to be released in January of 2019, as well as old classics from his previous albums such as “My Kinda Country” and “How Country Feels”.

Randy and the band got the crowd pumped with their wicked guitar solos, mini organ, Mississippi vibes, laid back goofy personalities, and catchy lyrics.

The crowd, clad in blue

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jeans, flannels, boots, caps, belts and cowboy hats, cheered their beers in the air as the country star finished each song from his highly an-

ticipated new album.

Each song contained messages of freedom, or as Randy puts it, “doing whatever the hell we want.” The con-

cert began with fast paced songs with drum beats you can feel jiggle your thighs and slowed down with songs such as “No Stone Unturned”

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Songwriter Showcase success Brandon Weideman discusses artistry, hard work and the “Love Club”

MARK REYNOLDS STAFF WRITER Five songwriters from Minnesota State University, Mankato presented their original works at the Songwriter Showcase on Oct. 25.

The showcase featured Anastasia Ellis, Alec Maertens, Brandon Weideman, Selma Wedberg and Matthew Ruff.

Weideman, who goes by “Brandon and the Clubs,” is a junior music industry major at MNSU. “I thought it went really well, like, beyond my expectations,” Weideman said.

“It was just amazing – I kept talking to my parents about

this – how each one of the five artists that performed were so different. And I think that’s what kept people on their feet and really got them, like, interested in the show.”

The showcase uniquely used the space of the stage.

Couches, lamps, carpets and dim lights gave a livingroom-like feel to the usually bright and bare stage.

Four artists who performed, including Weideman, are with MavHouse Records, a student-run record label. The label recorded the concert and is making it into content for the artists.

Weideman performed “Love Club” and “Perfect Love Story,” and worked hard to perfect them.

“I choreographed my own dance, I worked on it with friends, I spent hours and hours just practicing over and

MNSU junior Brandon Weidman performs at Songwriter Showcase

over,” he said.

“And then for my whole set I had, like, makeup and stuff so I had to make sure I didn’t

screw that up,” he joked. “I did put a lot of work into and I think it really showed.”

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HOUSER Continued from page 10 with vocals that could be felt in your chest.

The venue reeked of booze, smoke, and sweat. The floor glistened as the lights hit the puddle of beer spread throughout the ground. One could tell the audience was having the time of their lives

as many cheered, beers in hand, some dancing to the music, singing along with the country singer.

Smoke circles formed outside, couples clinged to each other like Velcro, and drunk folks recklessly flailed their beers like a malfunction-

ing sprinkler.By the end of the night the crowd was drunk on country and drunk on booze.

As a non-country fan, although his songs “might sound just a little bit funky…,” many may agree, as Randy Houser sings, “...that’s my kinda country.”

Randy Houser connects with the crowd with his goofy and laid back personality.

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SHOWCASE Continued from page 10 performing. He is in his third year with Maverick Vocal Precision. While nerves usually don’t bother him, he has a plan for when they do.

“You just tell yourself: ‘You just got to keep going,’ you know? Like, take a deep breath. And then I just go for it. Still nervous, but you know,” he laughed.

Weideman has been writing songs since he was eight.

During a summer class at his local middle school, he made a song about his two dogs titled “The Best Dogs in the World.”

No matter the inspiration, the Prior Lake native creates energetic pop melodies that will make anyone get up and dance, then leave them humming for the rest of the week.

Weideman’s first single, “Love Club,” was inspired

by Valentine’s Day blues and loneliness. The lyrics call out to those who feel left out on such days.

“So, I pretty much wrote that song not just for myself but for anyone who might feel like they don’t fit in, or they don’t have love,” he said. “But honestly the most important thing is that you love yourself. And that’s why the ‘Love Club,’ even if it’s not a certain place, it’s basically a place in your heart.”

While he draws from many places, Weideman is inspired by one artist, and is probably

her biggest fan.

“Definitely Lady Gaga. She was kind of like my first inspiration from childhood, and she really got me into what pop music is,” he said.

Weideman’s other influences are all strong, female artists, including Kesha, Marina and the Diamonds and Nicki Minaj. He loves their energy and imagery.

Finished with the showcase, Weideman plans to spend time in the studio working on his spring EP. He wants to blog for the EP, with a post for each song’s story.

Weideman’s time and effort into his music shows. He truly loves music, and it’s hard not to see success in his future.

“I just want people to feel joy and be able to relate to it,” he said. “As much as music is meaningful and stuff, I think it really affects how you feel. And if I can make people feel like a good way about themselves, that’s just the best thing. So, I hope they get that out of it.”

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