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From right to left, Rachael Hanel, Megan Heutmaker, Danielle Haque, Maria Bevacqua, and Renee Turgeon.
RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer Ostrander Auditorium held a discussion of journalist bias among Minnesota State University, Mankato professors during an Event Intersectional Representation in the Media on Tuesday night. The panelists included Renee Turgeon, Assistant Director of the Women’s Center, Maria Bevacqua, chair of the Department of Gender Studies, Assistant Professor of Mass Media Rachael Hanel, English Literature Professor Danielle Haque, and Megan Heutmaker, the Director for American Indian Affairs. With their combined interests, passions, and personalities, the panelists tackled journalist bias based on race, class, gender, ability, and sexual orientation. The following questions were addressed to the panel. Do journalists cover issues for white male Europeans in general and why? Haque said the media tends to have a larger focus in this area in regards to corporate media, but it also depended on the area.
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Turgeon said that the bias of language also revealed the reporter or television’s stance, like if a white man is convicted of a mass shooting, he is allowed more excuses like he has a mental illness or is a lone wolf. In contrast, Turgeon added that when a mass shooting involves someone from another country, he is linked to terrorism and there is a lack of forgiveness or explanation. Meanwhile, Hanel directed the focus by asking who is running the television and newspaper stations and said it was predominately white males and while more diversity is growing, it is still lacking. Speaking as someone who worked in print for several years, Hanel added that although young students are taught not to have bias, they still opinions and are not robots. Is there a lack of coverage in regards to the Dakota Access Pipeline? Heutmaker, along with the others, responded with a resounding “yes!” and added that this is actually a case where social media can be trusted more than the news
outlets. Heutmaker stated that the news tend to overlook the Native Americans who are “generally invisible,” adding that unless the public gets loud on any issue, the media will not give the particular issue any attention. On that note, the panelists were asked if social media came with a bad side. Turegeon affirmed that when more than a handful of people basically say the same thing, the accuracy on an issue shows its trustworthiness. Heutmaker added members or other people who were present at Standing Rock posted their live videos, and those reports are rather challenging to fake since it shows the surroundings and people’s actions. However, Haque cautioned on how some people will only network with those with like-minded views so a bias can be stimulated in that way. Is there a positive when something is covered or not covered, or does it reflect patterns? Huetmaker said there seems to be phenomena where the white man needs to come and save native
person, but also that people in positions of power need to be advocates and have basic understanding of native issues. Bevacqua expressed that if people in privilege would maintain a mindfulness of deference and respect for the sake of all humanity it would be beneficial to all,
she asked students to weigh who they should interview as a voice of authority, like tribe leaders, but validate the other voices within the group. “There is always going to be a balance, not always one right answer,” Turgeon added. Is it important that your newspaper department is diverse?
“There is always going to be a balance....There’s not always one right answer.” saying the earth and would be willing to admit their mistakes. Haque agreed and posed the question to the audience as to how they, as future journalists, would amplify the minority voices? Turgeon encouraged mass media students to think about using their privilege strategically; in other words, how to use power systems to unsettle the very system they created. For example,
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Again, the panelists answered with a powerful yes. One asked if any more really needed to be said. After some laughter, Bevacqua gave some serious consideration back to in 1970 when feminists demanded more accurate representation
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“Before the Flood” viewing packs Ostrander Auditorium National Geographic documentary says climate change is coming faster than we think.
KALEB NORTH Staff Writer On Tuesday evening, MNSU’s Zoology Club hosted a public screening of the newly released climatechange documentary titled “Before the Flood.” The documentar y featured renowned actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio as its narrator and host. “Before the Flood” was revealed on Sept. 9, 2016 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It debuted on Sunday, Oct. 30, on the National Geographic Channel. Like the presidential debates, it was made available and free to view on numerous streaming platforms. The Zoology Club President, Taylor Heid, through the National Geographic Facebook page, saw an advertisement and applied for a chance to win a screening at the university. Within two weeks, she received a response indicating she had been awarded the opportunity. The film began with Oscar winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio informing the audience of a poster which was hung above his crib as an infant. The painting, Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, presented the 400 viewers in Ostrander Auditorium with what seemed to be the biblical narrative of Creation and the ensuing results of overconsumption and hedonism.
(CC BY 2.0) by Danny__H The painting was arranged into a triptych, or a three page pamphlet/panel type semaphore. When shut, the two front shutters displayed a perfectly serene world hallmarking natural landscapes of trees, oceans, and fruits lacking human interaction. When opened, the inside left wing depicted God, presenting Adam with Eve in the Garden of Eden. In the center panel, “The deadly sins start to infuse their way into the painting, there’s overpopulation, debauchery and excess,” narrated DiCaprio. The remaining inside right wing displayed a “...
twisted, decayed and burnt landscape. A paradise that has been degraded and destroyed,” interpreted Leo. Like a movie trailer, the film fast forwarded to a United Nations speech Mr. DiCaprio gave in April of 2016. The U.N. appointed “Messenger of Peace,” DiCaprio, asked the U.N. Secretary General as he approached the podium, “What specific message do you think is the most important?” “Climate change is coming much faster,” said the Secretary General. DiCaprio then escorted spectators through The Revenant movie production
offices. As he recounted throughout the film, the production required snow to be trucked in from offsite. The location in Calgary/Alberta, Canada, experienced higher than normal temperatures and the crew had to be relocated to the lower tip of Argentina. “If we’re going to fight climate change effectively, we have to start by acknowledging that most of our economy is based on fossil fuels. Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Oil powers most of the transportation sector, coal and natural gas powers most of the electricity,” said Michael Brune, Executive Director of
the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club is an environmental non-profit organization that aims to preserve the natural environment and fights for earth friendly policies and renewable energy. Extreme sources of retrieving fossil fuels like mountain top removal for coal, fracking for natural gas, off-shore drilling for oil, and tar sands whose outcomes reduce forest areas and pollutes waters, ultimately affect the environment’s natural processes of recycling carbon. The overabundance of carbon dioxide elements now increases the greenhouse effect in our atmosphere. While visiting a tar sand-pit in Alberta, Canada, DiCaprio describes the landscape, “Kinda looks like Mordor, from Lord of the Rings.” Audience members were taken through the effects of climate change, as described by Al Gore in the late 1990’s. “All of our modes of transportation, the way we grow our food and the way we build our cities, everything releases carbon dioxide. And that leads to climate change; the polar ice caps will melt, the seas will start to rise, there will be more dangerous weather patterns, floods, droughts, wildfires,” recounts DiCaprio. The 90 minute documentary then hosted
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ISA and Kearney International Center to host Asian Fusion Southern and eastern Asian cultures meet as one this Saturday. STEPHANIE VOGEL Staff Writer The fun and festive Asian cultural celebration called “Asian Fusion,” which celebrates southern and eastern Asian cultures, will take place on Saturday, Nov. 5. Cultural booths featuring educational material about different countries will be situated in the hearth lounge in the basement of the CSU. Dinner will be served in the flex space, also in the CSU basement. Both the cultural booths and dinner will start at 5 p.m., and entertainment in the CSU ballroom will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door, and can be bought online through a link on the Facebook page, facebook. com/msuasm. The event is coordinated by the Kearney International Center and the International Student Organization (ISA). This is the second time Asian Night has been a consolidated event representing all Asian cultures, but individual countries have been holding
Photo from Asian Fusion 2016’s Facebook page their own nights for decades beforehand. According to Tahir Farooqi, a graduate assistant at the International Center, “In the past, we had separate countries, but some students are only here for two or three years.” Individual countries would hold their events every other
year, so some students would miss out on the opportunity to represent their country. A wide variety of traditional food, dancing, songs, and clothing will be shared by Asian students at the event. Eight countries will be mainly represented, which are: Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, Korea, Japan,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. At the cultural booths, international students dressed in traditional clothing will be sharing their culture, showing a map of their country, and pointing out their capital city. The clothing will include the kurta, which is worn by people of India and southern Asia. It is a long
shirt that goes below the knees, with designs around the cuff or collar, and has a square or round bottom. The responsibility for food has been split between the countries, so that two countries will be represented by appetizers, two countries will make four main dishes, and two more countries will make deserts. According to Farooqi, Korea will present a dish that looks like a pancake, Japan is doing sushi, Nepal and Bangladesh are making a veggie and non-veggie rice dish, and India and Pakistan are crafting sweets. The Indian desert is a fried batter ball known as gulab jamun, and the Pakistani desert is ice cream kulfi. This year, there will be smaller portions, so a hungry person can try one of everything. The enter tainment will consist of half songs and half dances, focusing
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TOMMY WIITA Sports Editor Just imagine a holiday that sends you into a self-induced food coma. Thanksgiving is the next best thing to look forward to after the Halloween holiday, even with Christmas right around the corner. Not only does it offer an opportunity to stuff your face with endless amounts of food without any judgment, it also offers a time to get together with family and show your appreciation for one-another and life in general. Thanksgiving should not
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respect to be put on its name. As students, it should be a sign of relief. Students have a stretch of classes that go from M.E.A. break all the
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way up to the Thanksgiving weekend. Having about a month and a half without any break for family time and relaxation can cause the amounts of stress to increase. Some college students can go a long time without even seeing their family members. Adding on to the fact Thanksgiving provides a break, it also presents a mass amount of football on television. From professional to college, football brings my family together. Christmas provides a materialistic feeling of a holiday. The gifts and music are just a couple of things that grab people’s attention, but what Thanksgiving comes down to is the little things in having great company and giving thanks. Thanksgiving provides worthy memories to last a lifetime, as it gives
people a chance to reconnect and relax with one-another. Black Friday has slowly moved into becoming a Black Thursday in recent years, with stores opening up Thanksgiving night. I feel as if that takes away from the Thanksgiving holiday, as Black Friday switches everyone’s mindsets to Christmas. It is sad to think Thanksgiving basically gets one day to enjoy its festivities and Christmas on the other hand basically needs a month to prepare for. What also makes Thanksgiving special is the fact it is not politically or religiously practiced, nor does it have anything to do with race. It is a universal holiday that is rooted in families to give thanks and be joyful.
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Pipeline company could face fines; protesters pepper-sprayed CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting dozens with pepper spray as they waded through waistdeep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline’s developer. The confrontation came hours after North Dakota regulators criticized the pipeline company for not immediately reporting the discovery of American Indian artifacts and a day after President Barack Obama raised the possibility of future reroutes to alleviate tribal concerns. Public Service Commission Chairwoman Julie Fedorchak said she was “extremely disappointed” that Texasbased Energy Transfer Partners waited 10 days before reporting last month’s discovery of stone cairns and other artifacts. The panel could decide to levy fines of up to $200,000, Fedorchak said, though she said such a high amount would be unlikely. After an inspection, company consultants decided to divert the construction by about 50 feet, even though they determined there was a “low likelihood” any additional artifacts were buried nearby. The State Historic Preservation Office did concur with the company’s plan on how to proceed after the artifacts were found. Although that change was relatively minor, Obama said it was possible the Army Corps of Engineers could eventually examine
much larger ones that would reroute the pipeline in southern North Dakota to alleviate tribal concerns. He made the remarks during an interview Tuesday with the online news outlet NowThis. On Wednesday afternoon, protesters tried to build a wooden pedestrian bridge across a creek to enter the property, then attempted to swim or boat across when officers dismantled the bridge, Morton County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Donnell Hushka said. Two arrests were reported. Volunteer medics treated some of the protesters for hypothermia during the confrontation near the mouth of the Cannonball River. About 140 people were arrested on the property last week in a law enforcement operation that cleared the encampment. The potential for damage to American Indian sites and artifacts has been a flashpoint in a months-long protest over the pipeline, which is intended to carry crude from western North Dakota almost 1,200 miles to a shipping point in Patoka, Illinois. The Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation lies near the pipeline route, have led a protest over that issue and the pipeline’s potential hazard to drinking water. Tribal officials said in September they had identified cultural artifacts on private land along the route. After that finding, North Dakota’s chief archaeologist, Paul Picha, inspected the area and said no sign of artifacts or human remains had been found.
Tonya Stands recovers after being pepper sprayed by police after swimming across a creek with other protesters hoping to build a new camp to block construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, near Cannon Ball, N.D., Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016. Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting several dozen with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline’s developer. (AP Photo/John L. Mone) Picha said he was notified in a timely manner of the most recent discovery in a new area but didn’t report it to the commission because he thought the pipeline company would. Both Picha and Fedorchak said the site itself was properly handled, with Energy Transfer Partners moving the pipeline route to avoid the artifacts. “We reviewed the information, wrote a letter of correspondence ... saying we agreed with the avoidance plan,” Picha said. He also noted that the rerouting isn’t unusual. During development of the project, “there were multiple reroutes of the pipeline
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corridor for various reasons — cultural, environmental, landowner concerns — 140, 150 reroutes,” he said. Company spokeswoman Vicki Granado didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press about the potential for fines over the lag in reporting about the artifacts. The company would have an opportunity for a hearing to dispute any allegations. A company attorney said in an Oct. 27 letter to the PSC that the company didn’t intentionally delay notifying the agency. Although there’s no set time frame for reporting such a discovery, PSC Commissioner Brian Kalk said that typically “the intent is immediately.” Fedorchak said the company could potentially be
fined either for the reporting delay or for moving on with construction without getting PSC clearance. Both will be investigated, she said. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has not weighed in on the find. Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault and tribal Historic Preservation Officer Jon Eagle Sr. did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The 1,172-mile pipeline is largely complete outside of North Dakota. The federal government in September ordered a temporary halt to construction on corps land around and underneath Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir in the Dakotas. The corps is reviewing its permitting of the project but has given no timetable for a decision.
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“[Asian Fusion] broadens the horizons of people and allows them to try new things.” on traditional dancing and singing rather than American songs. There will be a fashion show at the end of the entertainment. Before the show in the CSU Ballroom, there will be a dancing dragon in the flex space to entertain the people eating. Much can be learned from this cultural experience. One is able to learn about the cultures of specific
countries, learn dances, try different foods, and even ask how the foods are made. It broadens the horizons of people and allows them to try new things. People are curious about the traditional dresses and have even asked where they can find one. Jacy Fry, the director of ISSA, said, “I am excited for our students to share their culture with the Mankato
community and let our community get to know them.” By attending this event, one can travel to different and unique worlds without going anywhere. Asian Night is a great opportunity to become familiar with cultures across the large continent of Asia, on the other side of the world.
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MavLankans welcome guests to Sri Lankan potluck Opinion HEEJAE JUNG Staff Writer The MavLankans Sri Lankan Potluck Party was held in CSU 245 on Oct. 29. They created a little Sri Lanka in the venue. I saw many people – most Sri Lankans were gathering together and catching up. At first impression, the event was small but well-organized. It wasn’t too uplifting at first, but later it became different and welcoming to people. I was invited along with my two friends who had no experience of Sri Lankan culture, so we were quite excited to try a new experience. The MavLankans’ potluck is an annual event usually held in the beginning of each semester to welcome new incoming Sri Lankan students. However, MavLankans are encouraged to bring their friends to experience their food and culture. That is
Photo from Wikimedia Commons Sri Lankan is located just below India and is shown as the darkest country in the map above. how we were invited. Most Sri Lankans bring their own foods for the event. Before the event, either the president or the secretary of MavLankans sets up a list of who’s going to bring which food, so people don’t bring
the same dish. One friend who already knows quite a lot of Sri Lankan introduced me to MavLankans. All of the members were very friendly. After a bit of chatter, the president of the MavLankans,
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“Hanel encouraged any mass media student who feels strongly about certain issues or feels like they aren’t represented or have a voice to consider journalism.” of women in the media since they were outraged that a women’s magazine had a man as editor in chief. However, Bevacqua added, feminists frequently threw reporters off by refusing to speak to men. Bevacqua said that it had not dawned on higher ranking officials before to seek a woman as representative. Furthermore, Bevacqua also pointed out the importance of the effect of protesting. Hanel stated her opinion that more young people need to go into news business since organizations are lacking a fresh voice and a different perspective. From there, she encouraged any mass media student who feels strongly about certain issues or feels like they aren’t represented or have a voice to consider
journalism. Although not much money is made from journalism, Hanel stated her belief that sometimes the work is worth more and would like to see more young people encouraged in that direction. She mentioned some students sometimes remark that the news is so depressing but that does not mean they should hide from it. In response to Hanel, Turgeon added that the editor or manager of the newspaper office should also make the atmosphere more appealing so anyone will want to be part of the team. Hanel agreed: “We need all people to be part of the field who can help and be understanding, openminded, and make it a comfortable place.” Hacque added to Turgeon and Hanel’s
comments and addressed the work in the perspective of a journalist’s interests and passions, and how nobody should feel pigeonholed. The Orlando shooting that happened this past summer was also discussed. Haque noted how the media transformed coverage after race and religion were revealed; it is often the case that domestic terrorism is an anomaly, a bad apple making bad choice. Rather than providing a cultural religious explanation, the media should illustrate more about individuals making bad choices. The media also erased any reference that the nightclub catered to Asians or the LGBT community.
Salinda Jayaweera, was kind and generous enough to start the event with a welcoming salutation. He also came up to guests and told us to enjoy the Sri Lankan food and to have as much as we wanted. MavLankans prepared all the foods for the event, did all of the grocery shopping and cooking themselves. Considering that, I didn’t expect a whole lot from the food, even though I was excited. However, the food they served was truly amazing. That is not only because we were hungry at that point, but also because the food tasted tremendous. They served rice, marinated chicken, a unique form of mashed potatoes, desserts, and so on. Some of them were very new to me, but I guarantee you that it tasted great.
“Sri Lankans, especially MavLankans, are so welcoming to everyone. I feel like they’re a huge family that brings everyone together,” an American student, Anna Lambrecht, said. “It feels like when you meet up with cousins and aunts and uncles.” After the fabulous dinner, things started to turn into a real party. They set something up on the big screen. They put the lyrics of Sri Lankan songs, so that all who can speak Sri Lankan can sing along. Most of men men sat next to each other on the table and started to sing along with a man who was playing the guitar the whole time. It was a really strange feeling because I felt like I was home suddenly. They were having so much fun. They were “a really tight knit group,” Lambrecht said. “Ever yone shares, everyone helps, everyone has fun,” Lambrecht said. Not surprisingly, one of my friends also told me she loved the atmosphere of this event.” After the time of fiesta, Jayaweera kindly suggested to pack as much as the leftovers we could with a nice smile. I had to do so since the food was really good, plus who doesn’t like free food? Overall, it was a really delightful experience. Thank you to all of the MavLankans for inviting us. And next time, you might want to visit them!
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Clinton, Trump warn of dire consequences if rival wins
DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump could draw the United States into nuclear war, Hillary Clinton warns. Clinton would plunge the country into a constitutional crisis, he says. As the caustic presidential race lurches toward the finish line, each candidate is aggressively casting the other as a catastrophic choice for the White House. Making an affirmative case about his or her qualifications and vision has become a secondary priority. It’s an ugly conclusion to a contest featuring two of the most unpopular presidential candidates in modern American politics. The sexual assault accusations that have trailed Trump in the race’s closing weeks and a new FBI review into Clinton’s email habits seem likely to only reinforce the public’s negative perceptions, leaving the candidates to essentially
argue to voters that they’re the best of two unappealing options. “I would rather be here talking about nearly anything else,” Clinton said Tuesday during a rally in Florida where she leveled a series of attacks on Trump’s character and preparedness for the White House. “But I can’t just talk about all of the good things we want to do.” Indeed, Clinton’s speeches in this final full week of campaigning have overwhelmingly focused on Trump. On Monday, she warned against giving Trump the authority to order a nuclear attack, bringing along a former nuclear launch officer to bolster her point. “Imagine his advisers afraid to tell him what he doesn’t want to hear, racing against his legendarily short attention span to lay out life-and-death choices too complex to be reduced
Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press to a single tweet,” Clinton said Monday in Ohio. “Then imagine him plunging us into a war because somebody got under his very thin skin.” After spending much of
the summer and fall tearing Trump down, Clinton had planned to close the campaign on a more positive note. She talked about giving Americans something to vote
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you buy, what you eat, and how you get your power (electricity) are initial changes and inquiries we should be asking ourselves. Voting for leaders who will fight to end fossil fuel subsidies, investing in renewable energies was also noted. After viewing the film, a six person panel consisting of professors and politicians, offered a Q & A session. Nearly 100 event attendees remained in the audience and inquired on how each of the panel members were personally making a difference through their lifestyle. One audience member asked about the lower and middle class and
the expense of selecting the right products as consumers; “Energy Poverty” was a concept broached by one panel member. The university’s methods of reducing its carbon footprint was also questioned. “I would love for the zoology club to continue hosting events like this. One of our main goals is to educate the public. So, whether that be hosting more screenings of films, information booths
on campus, or bringing in speakers, starting that conversation on issues we are passionate about will definitely be in our future,” said Heid. “You will either be lauded by future generations, or vilified by them,” said DiCaprio, in his speech and closing remarks to the United Nations representatives, in April of 2016.
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Continued from page 2 audience members through beautiful yet suffering landscapes around the world. From secluded regions like the Canadian Artic, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland to densely populated China and it’s 9000 factories who all produce products for the western hemisphere. European countries like Spain, Italy, and Denmark were credited with having near or 100 percent renewable energy capabilities. Though their small populations were not mentioned, I think it makes efforts more tangible. Environmental activists, subject matter experts, entrepreneurs, politicians, and even the Pope himself made cameos in “Before the Flood,” all speaking of its gravity. “I thought the documentary did an exceptional job on educating viewers on what is happening with global warming and how it’s affecting not only the U.S., but other countries as well. The one thing that stood out to me is that Americans are behind on sustainable energy and are continuing to drag other countries down with their use of green-house gases. Leonardo did a great job putting this all together. I highly recommend that everyone watch this,” said Faseka Tamerat, a student who attended the screening. Three course professors offered students extra credit
to attend the screening. All 349 seats were occupied with many sitting or standing in the back of the auditorium. I noticed young children and more developed community members in the audience as well. “I was blown away with how many people showed up!” exclaimed the Zoology Club President, Taylor Heid. At the end of the documentary, a few steps were presented on how to take action regarding climate change. Besides imposing a Carbon Tax, which would tax users of fossil fuels, documentary filmmakers suggested consuming differently. What
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ELECTION...Continued from page 8 public opinion polls showing her with solid leads in most battleground states, she started talking about healing divisions and unifying the country after the election. But her advisers say they saw polls tighten even before the FBI launched its new email review. The campaign now believes she needs to make a last push to define Trump as an unacceptable choice in order to seal the deal with persuadable voters. On Tuesday, Clinton focused on Trump’s demeaning and predatory comments about women, calling him a “bully.” This time she brought with her former Miss Universe Alicia Machado. Trump criticized Machado for gaining weight after winning the 1996 contest. Trump’s campaign rhetoric has always been dark, full of searing depictions of a crumbling nation, and he has not been shy about going negative on Clinton. He routinely calls her “Crooked Hillary” and “the most corrupt person ever to run for the White House.” But Trump, too, has stepped up his broadsides
Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press after the last weeks of October handed him a pair of potentially potent political gifts: the projected “Obamacare” premium rate hike and FBI Director James Comey’s letter revealing that agents are reviewing emails that may be connected to Clinton’s private server. His campaign sees the latter in particular as an opportunity to reinforce questions about Clinton’s
trustworthiness and remind voters that sending Clinton to the White House could lead to the return of the scandals that trailed Bill Clinton’s presidency in the 1990s. “She would be under protr ac ted cr iminal investigation and probably a criminal trial, I would say,” Trump said during a rally in Michigan on Monday. “So we’d have a criminal trial of a sitting president.”
Campaigning Tuesday in Pennsylvania, a state in which Trump has directed an abundance of time and resources, he and his running mate Mike Pence delivered their most full-throated takedown yet of President Barack Obama’s health care law. Though barely mentioning Clinton’s name, the typically fiery Republican somberly warned that electing Clinton
would “destroy American health care forever.” Clinton’s and Trump’s closing campaign advertisements reiterate the race’s sharply negative tone. Her campaign has several commercials out that directly question whether Trump would launch a nuclear attack. The ads feature clips of him saying he likes to be unpredictable and would “bomb the (expletive) out of them.” She’s also doubled down on her argument that Trump’s offensive comments about women, as well as his boasts about touching women without their permission, disqualify him from the White House. A 60-second ad that features Trump in his own words over the years concludes: “Anyone who believes, anyone who says, anyone who does what he does, is unfit to be president.” Meanwhile, Trump’s ads reinforce his message that the country risks doom if it doesn’t change directions by electing him. “Hillary Clinton will keep us on the road to stagnation,” a narrator says in one of his latest ads.
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Movie review: The Secret Life of Pets on par with Toy Story Animated film featuring Louis CK and Kevin Hart to play at Ostrander all week.
Warning: This review may contain mild spoilers. Ever wonder what your pets would do when you would leave the house? See through the eyes of pets as we witness their journey of finding their way back home. The film takes place in Manhattan, New York where we find our main character, Max, narrating how he was living the perfect life with his owner, Katie. We see from the beginning how this pair found each other and has grown together while living in the big city. When Katie leaves for work, we meet the other characters of the film: Gidget, Chloe, Mel, Buddy, Sweet Pea, and Norman. As Katie arrives back from work, she brings in a new dog, Duke, to live with them. Frustrated and confused by this newcomer, Max tries everything he can to make sure Duke doesn’t stay with them anymore. A dog walker takes Max, Duke, Mel, and Buddy out to the park where Duke tricks Max and drags Max by
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his leash out into the streets and into an alleyway. There they lose their collars from the alley cats and are being chased by animal control. They are then rescued by a group of rebel pets led by a bunny, named Snowball, as they escape down to the sewers where their lair of “Flushed Pets” is. When Gidget notices Max is not back from the park, she and the rest of the gang go
off on a journey to find Max and bring him home. They have additional help from a hawk named Tiberius, and an elderly dog named Pops as they head out to find Max. The moral of the story is about finding your way back home and acceptance to whatever new things comes your way. Max had difficulty accepting this new change to his already perfect life, but he learned just how im-
portant it is to welcome new possibilities in his life. Even when being enclosed in their home, the pets learn how to embrace the opportunities and the time they get to have with their owners and the friends around them. Each character development is interesting because we, the audience, were shown many different personality traits that we wouldn’t see in certain characters.
The storyline was very well-written and it has an amazing cast with Louis C.K. (Louie) as Max, Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) as Duke, Kevin Hart (Central Intelligence, Ride Along) as Snowball, Jenny Slate (Zootopia) as Gidget, Ellie Kemper (Unbreakable Kimmy Schimdt, Bridesmaids) as Katie, and so much more. The movie is fast-paced and funny with lots of laughs and action for children and adults. The Secret Life of Pets is an enjoyable and funny story about the way our pets see the world and how they see us. If you enjoyed Toy Story, you will enjoy The Secret Life of Pets. It is a genuine and heartwarming story, especially for all you pet lovers out there. The Secret Life of Pets is playing in Ostrander Auditorium in the CSU from Nov. 2-5. The times are 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, 7 p.m. on Friday, and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
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Retro review: Romero’s Night of the Living Dead 1968 horror film holds title as one of those first zombie entries in cinema history.
RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer Night of the Living Dead is a film noir which George A. Romero directed and produced as one of the first zombie movies. Some aspects still, however, reflect the modern show The Walking Dead since it is all about humans who work together and survive despite the terror that builds around them. Romero establishes the setting by expanding a long shot of the cemetery where the main character, Barbara, and her brother, Johnny, visit to place a wreath on their father’s grave. Johnny teases her about the time when they were kids in the same spot and he had surprised her by jumping out at her while saying, “They’re coming to get
(CC BY 2.0 timeinc) you, Barbara!” It is that scene that the audience gets their first impression of who Barbara is since she does not return his joke but takes him as seriously as she did when she was younger. In a few minutes, a zombie attacks Bar-
bara but Johnny saves her by positioning himself between the two and fighting back. Ultimately, despite a last ditch, successful effort to defeat the zombie, the zombie ends up biting and killing Johnny, Romero’s use of irony.
What is most impressive about Romero is his usage of lighting in who he chooses he will give it to in his film. Throughout the movie, no matter where she is in the scene, Romero shoots Barbara where shadows reach for
her and touch her, especially when she first entered the house she escaped into the cemetery. The lack of light reflects her despairing state of mind, although she survived. At the house, taxidermy animals traumatize her with their stilled eyes, stunning her and and causing her to overreact and scream as loud as she had when she first saw the zombie. She also made several attempts to call for help, including the classic scene when she picks up a phone to dial but all she hears on the other end is a twangy, sizzling sound. From there, she falls into a comatose-like state
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Rapper K’naan wants to tell Somali-American tale in HBO show Pilot wrapped filming in over a dozen ‘cinematic’ Minneapolis locations Friday. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For Somali-Canadian rapper K’naan, the story he is trying to tell in his proposed HBO series “Mogadishu, Minnesota” is one he has lived — an immigrant coming to America and trying to adjust. But the 39-year-old ran into vocal opposition from fellow Somalis as he prepared to film the series pilot in Minneapolis, home to the largest Somali community in the U.S. While K’naan envisions a family drama, critics worry the series will focus on young Somalis who have gone overseas to join terrorist groups — concerns raised by the series’ original title “The Recruiters” and the involvement of Academy Award-winning director Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”). “’We don’t want Muslims being stereotyped,’” K’naan says opponents tell him. “I say, ‘Me, too. That’s why I’m writing this.’” Filming of the show’s pilot wrapped Friday after shooting at about 14 main locations in the Minneapolis area. K’naan, who lived in Minneapolis in his early 20s, said he wanted to shoot in a city he found “inherently cinematic.” Born in Somalia, K’naan came to the U.S. when he was 13 and lived in New York and then Toronto, where he spent his teenage years. He said he is “trying to tell a story that reorganizes in the public consciousness how they see Muslim-Americans,” and wants to move away from stereotypes and tell a tale about “people’s lives and how they really live them.” “The Somalis living here are a summer people against a winter backdrop,” K’naan — looking relaxed in a tweed jacket, plaid shirt and jeans after a late-night shoot — told The Associated Press in
Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press a recent interview. He called Minneapolis “a new American experiment, a place where America is negotiating its differences and its commonalities.” “It’s a new Ellis Island, in a way,” said K’naan, who said he came up with the idea for the series — named after the capital of Somalia — about three years ago. “And I thought, what a great place to set a story, to dispel the myth about Somalis and immigrant threats and Muslims in general.” An estimated 57,000 Somalis live in Minnesota. While K’naan emphasizes the truelife aspects of his characters (Sameer, described by HBO as “the Somali All-American boy” planning to go to college, and his father, Afrah, a former professor in Somalia now working at a rental car company in the U.S.) and his desire to tell a nuanced story, opponents worry that the show will focus on the recruitment of young, disaffected Somalis to join terrorist groups and stoke Islamophobia. More than 20 young Min-
nesota men have joined the militant group al-Shabab in Somalia since 2007, while about a dozen people have left to join militants in Syria. Nine Minnesota men are set to be sentenced later this month on terror charges for plotting to join the Islamic State group. Ayaan Dahir, 24, a student at the University of Minnesota, criticized the involvement of Bigelow, whose films include “Zero Dark Thirty,” about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. “When the dust clears, we’re the ones (who are) going to be left to pick up the pieces and continue to live here and be concerned about our safety,” Dahir said. But K’naan, who is making his directorial debut, insists the writing on “Mogadishu, Minnesota” is his alone, and that Bigelow is only an executive producer. “This was my idea,” said K’naan, who hopes the pilot leads to a 10-episode inaugural season. K’naan has met some resistance in Minnesota’s largest city. In September, K’naan
had to cut short a free performance in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood — in the heart of Minneapolis’ Somali community — when a protest over the upcoming pilot broke out. Police used a chemical irritant on the crowd and arrested two people. The owners of Riverside Plaza, the colorful towers that are home to many Somalis,
rejected a request to film the series there. And a resident group at a public housing complex unanimously denied a request to film exterior shots. But the project has support from city leaders including Mayor Betsy Hodges and City Council member Abdi Warsame, who is Somali. In a statement, Hodges said the show, which if accepted would be the first HBO series ever filmed in Minnesota, “represents a significant investment in Minneapolis” and is “an exciting opportunity to reflect the diversity of our Somali community.” In addition to using professional actors, K’naan said he is mixing in Somali actors and has mandated that every department in his team — from accounting to wardrobe — hire a Somali to train the next generation of filmmakers. Some Somalis who are fans of K’naan embrace the idea of a series on the premium channel showcasing Somali-Americans.
Prince’s songs to be administered by Universal Music NEW YORK (AP) — Universal Music Publishing Group has won the exclusive rights to administer Prince’s vast song catalog, from “Alphabet St.” to “Little Red Corvette.” The music publishing giant announced the deal Wednesday and said it would “work closely with Prince’s estate to develop new creative outlets for his music.” During a career spanning four decades, Prince sold more than 100 million
albums worldwide, with hit singles that included “Let’s Go Crazy,” ‘’Kiss” and “Batdance.” Prince signed to Warner Brothers records in 1977 and they released the biggest albums of his career, among them “Purple Rain” and “Sign o’ the Times.” But the songwriter and the company fell out for nearly 20 years, a split so acrimonious that Prince changed his stage name to a symbol. The two sides later reconciled.
LIVING DEAD Continued from page 12 where she acts like she has no sense of what is occurring around her. When a vehicle shines light into the house, it resembles that same zombified appearance that terrorized her but she discovers help has arrived in the form of a man named Ben. Ben changes the game and takes actions into his own hands, giving the film a promise of hope for human survivors. In contrast to Barbara, Romero provides Ben with more light to indicate
his burning desire to survive and to help all the other characters do the same. While he admits he is scared, he wastes no time in boarding up the windows and doors where the zombies outside the house may have a chance of breaking into. He also asks Barbara if she will go find more nails or boards while he works, but she gives no indication that she heard him. She takes the longest time to gather the materials, and even when she returns, her
anxious appearance and her stiff movements resemble how much she believes all is already lost. At some point, zombies do break in and she releases the most bloodcurdling scream yet, calling upstairs more characters neither Barbara nor Ben knew about. Ben demanded if the additional characters heard the severe pounding of him putting up the boards, why they did not offer their help. One character gives the excuse that he
didn’t know it was not the zombies. Ben reacts with disgust like he had with Barbara. Though he does not come out and say it, the audience knows he is a fighter and rejects any response of fear. Later in the film, zombies cannot be kept out. They force the doors down and intrude, leaving everyone to fend for themselves. Will Ben’s mental strength and his determination prove to be enough to keep everyone alive or will the others have to
fend for themselves? If you are curious enough to discover the answer, check the movie out from the campus library. Film noir is a genre that captures a reality of human emotions and tends to trap the audience in suspense from the first five minutes to the last second where the viewer is left breathless.
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It’s not you, it’s Gym: Planet Fitness Gym near River Hills Mall has great staff
KALEB NORTH Staff Writer This week we will be reviewing Planet Fitness, a large gym facility near the River Hills Mall. Maggie Walstrom is a senior in the Law Enforcement program and is taking ROTC Military Leadership credits as well. Walstrom is also a platoon leader in the Army Reserves. Maggie has held a membership with Planet Fitness for almost two years. Her fitness goals are to develop the required strength and aesthetic muscles for a bodybuilding/figure show. Her review follows: Regarding the parking structures, is there sufficient parking? Is it free or included in the rate of the membership? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the parking structure. One being the worst, five being the best. Rating: 5 – “Planet Fitness is part of the mini mall on Adams Street. So everyone uses the parking lot there, it’s free and always enough parking space.” In your opinion, are the membership fees/rates reasonable? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the membership fee prices. I think the membership rates are reasonable. I’m paying Rating: 5 – “$20 a month, but that’s for being able to use my membership all over the United States. It’s a one-year commitment. I also get unlimited tanning and massage chairs as well as half off drinks/apparel.”
What are your thoughts regarding the gym staff, are they helpful, do they answer your questions-if you’ve had any? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the staff. Rating: 5 – “Most of the staff know me by name.” What are your thoughts regarding the equipment availability, let’s say, the machines? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the equipment availability. Rating: 4 – “Planet Fitness could use a lot more weights, i.e. squat bar/bench press bar and free weights higher than 70 pounds. They have really good machines and cables.” What are your thoughts regarding the non-machine equipment? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the equipment. Rating: 4 – “Could use more of it.” What are your thoughts regarding the locker room, plenty of lockers, showers, etc.? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the locker rooms/ showers/bathrooms. Rating: 5 – “Plenty of lockers and everything is always kept clean.” Is the cleanliness of the facility satisfactory, above standards, or exceptional? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the locker rooms/showers/ bathrooms. Rating: 5 – “One of the cleanest gyms I’ve been to.” In your opinion, what is the environment like, are people friendly, or mainly keep to themselves and focus on their workouts? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate gym atmosphere.
Rating: 5 – “The gym environment is good.” What are your thoughts on the additional amenities, like tanning, massage chairs? Beverages, food, apparel? On a scale of 1 to 5, rate the amenities. Rating: 5 – “I love the massage chairs and, with my membership, I can bring a guest for free.” Walstrom’s Evaluation Gym gacility grade: 48/50, 96%, average score: 4.8 Highest scores: (scored 5/5); Parking, Membership Fees, Facility Size, Gym Staff, Locker Rooms, Cleanliness, Gym Atmosphere, Amenities. Lowest scores (scored 4/5); Equipment Availability, Non-machine Equipment. Walstrom prefers to work out in the evenings. The facility demographic attracts all ages, genders and fitness levels, as the business model advertises. Her favorite machines are the cable and ab machines and dumbbells, though she did mention higher ranged weights would be ideal for advanced gym rats. Walstrom would like to see barbells made available. I would agree with that, and perhaps a regular squat rack.
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Cosby lawyers say comedian is too blind to defend himself NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Bill Cosby’s eyesight has deteriorated to the point where he cannot identify his accusers in photographs or otherwise help with his defense, his lawyers said Wednesday as they waged a multipronged effort to get the sexual assault case against the 79-year-old comedian thrown out. His attorneys also portrayed Cosby as a political pawn who is being prosecuted only because a suburban Philadelphia district attorney used the public furor over the comic to get elected last year. And they renewed their argument that Cosby’s lurid 2005 deposition from a related lawsuit should not be admitted at his trial, saying he answered questions under oath only after being assured he would not be charged with a crime. Cosby leaned back in his chair as his lawyers made their case at the two-day pretrial hearing, which ended with no rulings from the judge and no indication of when he might issue one. Another set of hearings is scheduled for next month. The “Cosby Show” star once known as America’s Dad is scheduled to go on trial by June on charges he drugged and molested Andrea Constand, a former Temple University employee, at his home in 2004. He
could get 10 years in prison. Cosby has said the encounter was consensual. He is free on $1 million bail. Dozens of additional accusers have come forward, including 13 women whom prosecutors want to call as witnesses at the trial to show that they were drugged and violated in similar fashion. Cosby’s lawyers are fighting that strategy. Defense attorney Angela Agrusa argued that prosecutors unfairly prejudiced Cosby by waiting a decade to charge him. Cosby has memory problems and is also legally blind, according to the defense, which presented a medical report that said he is blind in his right eye and has glaucoma in both eyes. “Mr. Cosby cannot look at a photograph or any evidence and help his counsel or explain who those people are,” Agrusa said. However, prosecutors said Cosby himself caused the delay by fighting efforts by The Associated Press — in 2006 and again in 2014 — to unseal his testimony in Constand’s 2005 lawsuit. Prosecutors said that it was not until a judge unsealed the material last year that they learned that Cosby had admitted to a series of affairs and acknowledged obtaining quaaludes to give to women before sex.
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Fox boss: We want to keep Megyn Kelly Rupert Murdoch speaks about TV personality’s contract ending next year.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News boss Rupert Murdoch says that he wants to keep anchor Megyn Kelly at the network, but if she decides to leave “we have a deep bench of talent, many of whom would give their right arm for her spot.” Murdoch, in an interview published in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, also said that Fox News Channel hopes to keep Bill O’Reilly on the air in prime-time and that he doesn’t foresee major changes in the network’s direction after the Nov. 8 election. Murdoch speaking publicly at this stage of negotiations to keep Kelly at Fox News was perhaps more startling than what he actually said. Murdoch has been chief executive at Fox following Roger Ailes’ departure this summer amid sexual harassment allegations, and is vice chairman of its parent company 21st Century Fox. Kelly’s contract is up next year. But Fox would like to map out its future sooner rather than later, perhaps even settling Kelly’s status
Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press before the Nov. 15 publication of her book, “Settle For More,” for which she is expected to do promotional interviews. Murdoch, who is a major stockholder in the Wall Street Journal, told the newspaper that he’d like to sign Kelly very soon. “It’s up to her,” he said. A spokeswoman for Kelly did not immediately return messages on Thursday. “I don’t remember the last time that the head of a major company went on the record to talk about a major negotia-
tion with anything other than very banal comments,” said David Westin, a Bloomberg TV anchor and former president of ABC News. Most such negotiations — and Westin has conducted several of them — take place in secrecy because that allows both sides to speak frankly and not tip off potential competitors, he said. Westin declined to do so, but it led to immediate speculation about what sort of message was being sent to Kelly and anyone else at Fox in a post-Ailes world.
One possible message to her agents: It’s time to make a decision, and maybe you’re not worth as much as you think. Kelly has been a central story in the election campaign, most recently this week. Former House Speaker and Fox contributor Newt Gingrich accused Kelly of being “fascinated with sex” when a Tuesday night interview about sexual misconduct allegations made against Donald Trump took a wrong turn. Kelly has cultivated a rep-
utation for toughness and a willingness to challenge conservative orthodoxy. Trump unleashed social media attacks on her last year after being angered by a debate question she asked about his attitude toward women, and boycotted a later Fox debate because of her presence as a moderator. While she’s earned respect for standing up for herself, Kelly has also alienated some conservatives and Trump fans who are an important part of Fox’s audience. But at 45, Kelly is also seen as a key cog in the post-Ailes lineup at Fox, and losing her would be a public relations blow. It’s not clear what else she would like to do in television, and who would sign her at the price tag she is likely to command from Fox. Kelly hosted a prime-time interview show on the Fox broadcast network last spring — Trump was one of the subjects — but it was not considered a success. She’s signed on as a guest host on Kelly Ripa’s syndicated talk show for the day after the election.
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The ideal role model: Kiana Nickel MNSU senior soccer player talks about accomplishments, goals and inspirations.
COREY YUMAN Staff Writer Minnesota State’s Kiana Nickel is in her senior year and wrapping up her fourth season with the Mavericks soccer team. Coming from Wayzata, Minnesota, Nickel has developed into one of the most pivotal members of the team since 2013 when she stepped onto the field for the first time. Kiana first got her start on a team in soccer at around the age of five. Nickel comes from a family where her father played three sports and her mother participated in cross country and won a state title in basketball. It does not
Photo by David Bassey Senior Kiana Nickel (on right) has been one of the key factors for the team’s success this season. The Mavericks are 14-3-2 on the season. Kiana also looked up to for-
basketball coaches would always disagree with that statement of mine,” Nickel said on which sport she feels the most excelled at. Nickel’s biggest accomplishments in her high school days were being named to the All-State team and winning the state title with her team in her junior and senior years. “It was the first time in school history for a team to win back-to-back titles so that was super exciting,” said Nickel. Kiana played her freshman year in 2013 without getting a start but appeared in 22 games. She ended the year with seven goals, five points,
Photo by David Bassey Nickel has tallied up 35 goals, 31 assists and 101 points in 85 games for her career at Minnesota State University Mankato.
come as much of a surprise that she developed into the athlete she is. Coming from an active family put her on the track to playing and watching sports may have influenced her towards soccer. “I loved watching the USA Women’s National Team while growing up and of course Mia Hamm was my idol,” Nickel said.
mer NBA MVP Kevin Garnett growing up. She noted going to Timberwolves games at a younger age and feeling the excitement building in watching him play. She spent some time playing basketball in high school in addition to her time with soccer. “I felt as if I was a better player in soccer, although my
Kiana Nickel and 19 points total. She followed the year with 20 starts
and upping her stats to nine goals, 11 assists, and 29 points. It was in her sophomore year that one of her favorite memories occurred. “My all-time favorite memory of [MNSU] was beating
accomplishments from her time as a Maverick that she is proud of. “As a team, making it to the national tournament the past two years has been fun and is pretty special as well,” Kiana said. Nickel is majoring in communication disorders and is planning on attending graduate school for speech language pathology. Her long-term goal is to work in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to work with new born babies that need help swallowing or being fed. “You need to work up to that level first so I want to start working with babies and younger children in a medical setting or with patients recovering from traumatic brain injuries,” Kiana explained. Kiana doesn’t plan on pursuing soccer in any capacity once this year is over, but her team mentality came through once again when asked what she would miss the most. “It doesn’t really feel real that my soccer days are almost over. I think I’ll miss that aspect of being a part of a team and working towards
“‘My all-time favorite memory of [MNSU] was beating Grand Valley [State] my sophomore year at our home field. It was such an intense game and coming out with a win was just so exciting,’ said Nickel.” Grand Valley [State] my sophomore year at our home field. It was such an intense game and coming out with a win was just so exciting,” said Nickel. Her junior year saw her start every game ending with 11 goals, seven assists, and 29 points. As the 2016 regular season is over, her stats thus far read eight goals and eight assists for 24 points. Kiana recently scored her 1,000th career point, which is a huge accomplishment for her resume. Last year, she was named an all-American. Nickel also showed team pride when talking about
something altogether,” Nickel said. Nickel and the Minnesota State soccer team defeated Northern State 1-0 in their first Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament game yesterday afternoon. Their journey will continue on Friday, November 4 against the winner of the St. Could State and Bemidji State game in the NSIC tournament. Time and location is yet to be determined.
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Volleyball looks to keep momentum going The Mavericks are riding a four-game winning streak at the right time.
JAMES ANDERSEN Staff Writer This weekend marks the last regular season road trip for the Minnesota State University volleyball team. On Friday, they will head to St. Cloud to take on the Huskies. After that game, they will travel further up north to face the second-overall ranked Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. The Mavericks are currently riding a four-game winning streak, including an upset over 13th ranked Northern State University last weekend. “I think with each match, we’re gaining confidence and things are coming together,” Head coach Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth said about the progression of her team. “As a coach, if you had a choice, you’d rather have them come together at the end of the season. People
Photo by David Bassey After losing six matches in a row, the Mavericks have now won their last four and it could not come at a better time. The NSIC tournament starts November 16. are settling into their roles and figuring things out, so it’s
been exciting over the past four to six matches to see the
players really mature.” The Mavericks enter this
week with a 13-11 overall record and are 7-9 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. They are currently sitting at ninth place in the conference, so they are on the cusp of qualifying for the NSIC tournament. Rittenhouse-Wollmuth thinks they have a great chance at making the tournament. “If we win out, I think that puts us in, but it’s not going to be an easy task. Duluth is a good opponent and there is nobody you can overlook in the NSIC,” said Rittenhouse-Wollmuth. “Based on the way we’ve been practicing and preparing, I think we’re pretty motivated to at least perform very strongly.” MNSU is looking for their fifth-straight conference win on Friday, something they haven’t been able to do since 2011. Their opponent,
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Men’s Hockey to face hot Lake Superior team MNSU will face another challenge when they travel to Michigan this weekend.
COLT JOHNSON Staff Writer The Minnesota State Mavericks will be looking to continue their early season success as they go on the road to face the 5-1-0 Lake Superior State Lakers this weekend. The Mavericks are on the road for a two-game series and will be heading to Sault St. Marie, Michigan to face a Lakers team that has seen just as much success this season as Minnesota State has through their first eight games. This series against Lake Superior State will pose as a good test and challenge to see how they can react against a good team on the road. The problem the Mavericks are going to be facing will be attempting to keep the high scoring Lakers offense from putting any pucks in the back of the net. In six games, Lake Superior State has averaged five goals per game and only allowed their
opponents to score at half that rate, averaging 2.49 goals per game, according to Lake Superior State’s athletic page. In a short conversation with Mavericks forward and Captain C.J. Franklin, stopping a team like the Lakers may come down to how the team plays as a unit. “I think it will take playing as a team and being disciplined in all three zones. If we can do that, play confident
C.J. Franklin and stick to our game plan, I think we will be just fine,” Franklin said. Stopping them from scoring will not be their only challenge however, as in-between the pipes for the Lak-
ers is junior goaltender Gordon Defiel. Of the six games played by the Lakers, Defiel has all five wins and has yet to lose a game. In his five games played, Defiel has a save percentage of .912 and only allows 2.20 goal against on average to match his team’s five goals scored on average. Getting the puck past the goaltender will be a challenge, but Franklin might just have the answer to the problem. “We will have to get pucks and bodies to the net to not allow him to see the pucks. It’s always harder for a goalie to stop a puck if he can’t see it, so I think that will be big for us,” Franklin said. If the Mavericks can get bodies to the net and disrupt the goalie’s line of vision, chances are a puck or two can slip in the back of the net. The team who’s more determined to win will more than likely come out on top. Minnesota State needs to be the aggressors on the road and play at their speed and dictate puck movement in order to come out as the victors on Friday and Saturday. Franklin commented on what it will take to beat a team like the Lakers on the road.
Reporter Archives Junior forward Zeb Knutson has three goals, five assists and eight total points on the young season. “I think we are going to have to play with pace and pay attention to the details in order to come out on top,” Franklin said. “We need to stick to our game plan and play as a team. Keeping the pace is going to be big for us, it’s not going to be easy, but if we do that we should come out of the weekend successful.”
It’s going to be a tough match-up for MNSU, but if everything comes together and they play up to their potential, then the Mavericks could roll out of Sault St. Marie with a win or two to show for their efforts. The puck drops at 6:37 p.m. Friday and at 7:07 p.m. Saturday.
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Timberwolves, Dieng agree to four-year contract extension MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In the funny-money economics of the new NBA, Gorgui Dieng’s four-year, $64 million contract extension really isn’t a lot of money. In the real world that Dieng inhabits, the one in which his hometown in Senegal can’t even get basic necessities for its hospital, $64 million can, and will, have an incredible impact. “It doesn’t matter how much you make but what can you do with it,” Dieng said Tuesday, one day after signing the contract to keep him with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the long haul. “I’m sure a lot of people make more money than I did before
helped ship massive containers back home with X-ray machines, beds, rototillers and even a tractor to help those he left when he came to the United States to pursue a basketball career. So while other big men like Utah’s Rudy Gobert and Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams signed extensions for four years and at least $100 million, Dieng wasn’t interested in squeezing every last dollar he could out of the Timberwolves. Had he declined the offer and become a free agent next summer, he likely would have commanded a contract of at least $80 million. But in his four years in Minnesota, Dieng has found
“‘I want to be here. I didn’t want to be here I wouldn’t have bought a house this summer,’ Dieng said. ‘Everybody knew it. I wanted to be here.’” and they didn’t do the right thing with it. I always wanted to help and I’m going to keep helping. I’m going to do the best I can to my ability to make peoples’ lives better.” Working hand-in-hand with Matter, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding health care throughout the world, and Roger and Nancy McCabe of the Timberwolves Fastbreak Foundation, Dieng has put together a threephase “Gorgui Project” to deliver equipment and tools for the hospital and agriculture in Kebemer. Dieng has
a home, and he made it clear he wanted to stay. “I want to be here. I didn’t want to be here I wouldn’t have bought a house this summer,” he said. “Everybody knew it. I wanted to be here. I don’t like moving around back and forth. I like here. I like the organization. Great people. They help you. It’s an easy task for me being here.” The 26-year-old Dieng has emerged as a versatile and dependable big man, able to defend multiple positions, block shots, rebound and hit
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the midrange jumper. It didn’t take long for new coach Tom Thibodeau to understand he is a perfect fit alongside Karl-Anthony Towns in the frontcourt. Dieng is averaging 13.0 points and 13.5 rebounds in the first two games this season. “I think it’s important for the organization,” Thibodeau said. “Obviously, we feel very good about him signing. That’s important for us to move forward. He embodies all the things we’re looking for. He has had a very good start to his career. He continues to improve. He gets better and better, but it’s also who he is: His character, his intelligence, his drive. I think those things are important.” Dieng’s decision to sign for less than he probably could have gotten on the open market provides the Wolves some flexibility for the coming years when Towns, Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine come up for extensions that are expected to come at a much steeper price. Dieng met with Wolves owner Glen Taylor on Monday to chart out the vision for the franchise over the next five years, and he decided to try to set the tone for the negotiations to come in hopes that this tight-knit group stays together. “If I go to another team, am I going to be happy? I don’t know,” Dieng said. “I just wanted to be happy and make sure I’m comfortable
where I am at. I’m looking forward (hoping) they’re all going to do the same and be
honest with their teammates, because at the end of the day it’s not all about the money.”
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the all-time series 44-19-3, including winning the last three matches. As a team, the Bulldogs rank third in the conference in hitting percentage with a .298 average. They also rank fourth in assists with 13.5 and kills with 14.3 per set. They are led by a group of young players, including sophomore Sarah Kelly, who leads the team in kills per set with 3.1. Another sophomore Erin Schindler leads the team with 4.6 digs per set, and redshirt freshman Emily Torve leads the team and is third in the conference in assists per set with 11.9. According to coach Rittenhouse-Wollmuth, to upset the Bulldogs, they must be able to stop the runs. “When you’re playing the top teams, you just can’t let them go on a three-point run. In the sets we dropped to Duluth, we let them go on those little runs and that can be the difference maker,” she said. The first match is set for 7 p.m. on Friday at St. Cloud. The next match is at 4 p.m. on Saturday at Duluth.
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Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner resigns with Vikings Former Eagles offensive coordinator to take over for remainder of season.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — After spending the night at the office, Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer had a surprise early-morning visitor. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner, following the offseason hire of a potential replacement and feeble performances by the Vikings in losing the last two games, came to tell the boss he was quitting for the “best interest” of both Turner and the team. After taking the league’s only remaining undefeated record into their bye week, the Vikings have stumbled badly. Turner’s abrupt resignation Wednesday was the latest stunner, with players returning from a day off to learn of the change in leadership on offense. Pat Shurmur, who has five years of experience as an NFL offensive coordinator plus two as a head coach, was picked to replace Turner. “I obviously didn’t see this coming. I was in here yesterday talking to him. I didn’t really think anything was different,” said quarterback Sam Bradford, who found out via phone from his wife as he pulled into the parking lot at team headquarters. Zimmer’s voice cracked and his bottom lip quivered near the end of his news conference while discussing his relationship with Turner. He
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hired Turner to run the offense after getting the job with the Vikings in 2014. Zimmer said the decision was made entirely by the 64-year-old Turner, but after two seasons of lagging production by the offense Zimmer hired Shurmur as an overqualified tight ends coach for 2016. “Norv is a very, very good friend of mine. He has helped me tremendously in the three years that I’ve been here,” Zimmer said. “He’s had an unbelievable career. He’s been, really, my right-hand man.” Turner released a statement through the Vikings, stating his “tremendous respect” for Zimmer, the staff and the players, and his desire to see them succeed without him. He said in subsequent interviews that the decision stemmed from differing views with Zimmer about the direction of the offense. “It just got to the point where I didn’t think it was going to work with me, so I removed myself,” Turner told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The Vikings have scored only 10 points in each loss after the 5-0 start, with the offensive line’s performance the primary concern. Bradford, sacked 11 times over the last two games, said he had no problem with the scheme and that the players
felt responsible for Turner’s departure. “The first thing you think about is what you could’ve done differently, what we could have done as an offense to prevent this from happening,” tight end Kyle Rudolph said. “We’ve just got to get everybody to do their job. We have the talent and ability to make that happen. There just has to be a little bit more sense of urgency on our side of the ball to go out and execute.” The Vikings (5-2) host the Lions on Sunday, still in first place in the NFC North and second in the conference despite their recent struggles. They’re averaging 2.7 yards per rushing attempt, by far the lowest in the league, and are fourth worst in sacks allowed. The original starters at quarterback (Teddy Bridgewater), running back (Adrian Peterson) and tackle (Matt Kalil and Andre Smith) are all on injured reserve. So while Turner’s departure could further the postbye spiral, Shurmur’s takeover could also provide a system restart needed for a sputtering group. “It’s really hard to say. I know that the players really respect Norv. I know the coaches do. I know I certainly do. So we’ll just have to see how that goes,” Zimmer said. “I do think that it’s hard to do a lot of things different
during the season.” Turner, who was calling all of the plays, has been with nine NFL teams over 32 years, almost half of that as a head coach. This was his 10th season as an offensive coordinator in the league. Turner’s son, Scott, remains Minnesota’s quarterbacks coach, and the rest of the staff remains intact. Zimmer became more involved in the offensive planning last year and hired Tony Sparano as offensive line coach along with Shurmur, putting three former NFL head coaches on the offensive staff. “Since Norv has been here I’ve given him almost 100 percent total free will in everything that they’ve done offensively,” Zimmer said. “Obviously I’ll come in and
make suggestions, but there really has not been a time where I’ve demanded everything from there.” Last season, Shurmur had Bradford as his quarterback with the Eagles. His input helped Vikings general manager Rick Spielman make the emergency trade for Bradford on Sept. 3 after Bridgewater was hurt. Shurmur was also Bradford’s offensive coordinator in 2010, the quarterback’s rookie year with St. Louis. “I’ve always enjoyed working with Pat,” Bradford said. “I think he’s a great football mind.”
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