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Minnesota Blues Democrats sweep the midterm elections across Minnesota, while Republicans see national uptick.

BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer With Republicans taking both the Senate and the House overall, Minnesota Democrats prevailed, winning the majority of elections held.

The 2014 Midterm elections have led to a shift in power for the country. Overall, there are now 52 Republican Senators and 243 Republican House members, taking majority in both.

In Minnesota, the democrats conquered. Governor Mark Dayton, from the Democratic Party, was re-elected to serve another term with 50.1 percent of votes against Jeff Johnson who held 44.5 percent of votes.

Dayton addressed his supporters after he was elected saying, “Let’s begin again to build a better Minnesota beginning tomorrow.”

United States Senator Al Franken also was re-elected, taking 53.2 percent of votes against competitor Mike McFadden who had 42.9 percent of votes.

“I am so honored and humbled and so grateful to the

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people of Minnesota. Thank you for taking a chance on me six years ago. And thank you for giving me the chance to keep working with you in Washington,” Franken said to the crowd at his election night party.

Of the eight districts, House

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Democrats picked up five seats.

This includes the U.S. House District 1, of which Blue Earth County is apart. Democrat Tim Walz won with 54.3 percent of the votes compared to his competitor Jim Hagedorn who received 45.7 percent.

Jack Considine, the Democrat running for State House District 19B won with 56.1 percent over Dave Kruse who received 43.9 percent of the vote.

Minnesota State University Mankato long-time faculty member Clark Johnson took State House seat 19A, with 54.2 percent of votes compared to competitor Kim Spears 45.8 percent.

Eric Anderson won Mayor of Mankato by a large margin against competitor Bukata Hayes.

Overall, voter turn out in the state was down. In the last midterm election in 2010, Blue Earth County had 22,565 ballots casted. This year, only 20,201 people took part in the election.

Some students are thankful

the election is over because of the large amount of campaigning done on campus.

“It turned me off from the people running for offices because of the insane amount of solicitors on campus,” MSU Freshman Katelyn Tragiai said.

“I would rather get my information on my own than be told about politicians.”

Another MSU student, Sophie Perron, thought that students were excited about the election energy on campus.

“I saw so many people voting. I thought it looked like a good turnout, all my friends and my boyfriend voted,” Perron said. “I was indifferent about who was elected, but a lot of my friends were excited about the people elected because they support tuition freeze.”

Many are disappointed in the extremely low young voter turnout this election. Of the voters 18-29 nationwide, only 13 percent participated in the election. These numbers were projected to be lower than those of the 2012 Presidential election, simply because midterms have less press than a presidential election. But, these numbers were shockingly low. Many analysts are attributing the massive amount of Democrat losses to the lack of young voters in this election.

wikipedia.org Republicans meanwhile took control of the U.S. Senate.

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Tickets to Laverne Cox lecture go on sale ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ will cover her journey for social justice.

ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer Laverne Cox, star of the hit television show Orange is the New Black, and notable transgender activist has been announced as the guest speaker for the 11th annual Carol Ortman Perkins Lecture Series.

Cox, who in June became the first ever openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time Magazine, will be speaking at Minnesota State University, Mankato on Feb. 18 at the Taylor Center. Jessica Flatequal, director of MSU’s LGBT Center, was part of the group responsible bringing Cox to campus.

“We met early in the fall to talk about our options for speaker at the Carol Perkins Lecture,” Flatequal explained.

“Laverne was on the top of our list. We managed to get ahold of her agent, and book her near the end of her highly anticipated speaking tour.”

The LGBT Center, along with MSU’s Women’s Center and the Gender and Women’s Studies are responsible for putting together the Carol Ortman Perkins Lecture Series. Last year the

out.com Laverne Cox, a transgender actress and social activist, has been travelling and giving speeches across the country in between filming of the hit show, Orange is the New Black.

series hosted Kathy Najimy, actress in works such as Hocus Pocus and King of the Hill.

Cox’s speech is titled “Ain’t I a Woman,” and covers many issues that the transgender population go through. She covers transphobia and racism, and struggles that she has gone through over the course of her own life.

“We were so excited when we were able to book her,” Flatequal said. “We truly feel she embodies everything the LGBT Center is all about.”

Free tickets will be offered to students. However it is important to note that it is not general admission, and students are required to have a physical ticket. Staff and Faculty tickets are $10 each, and community tickets are $15.

“Any students looking for tickets should visit the LGBT Center or Women’s Center,” Flatequal said.

On Orange is the New Black Cox plays character named Sophia Burset, a transgender women sent to prison for credit card fraud. Cox will cover issues that transgenders go through in prison during her talk as well.

Apart from Orange is the

New Black Cox has also appeared in shows such as Law and Order, Law and Order SVU and Bored to Death. In 2014 Cox also became the first openly transgender person to have been nominated for an Emmy Award, and appeared in the John Legend music video “You and I.” Though the lecture is being hosted by the LGBT Center and the Women’s Center, Flatequal encourages anyone and everyone to attend.

“Cox is one of the hottest speakers in the country right now. Her powerful message is relatable to many different people,” Flatequal said. “I would encourage everyone to get there tickets as soon as they can. Cox’s visit is one of the last one’s she is making for the year before going back to filming the next season of Orange is the New Black.”

Tickets are now available for pick-up or purchase. Students or anyone else who would like more information on the Cox’s speaking visit should stop by the LGBT Center in the Centennial Student Union, room 194, or the Women’s Center in the Centennial Student Union, room 218.

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The Naked I: Insides Out coming to MSU Nov. 18 will bring stories from all walks of life.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer The Naked I: Insides Out, originally created by Minneapolis’s 20% Theatre Company, will be performed at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Ostrander Auditorium in the Centennial Student Union at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

The 20% Theatre Company will visit MSU for its theatre tour to provide its performance.

“We are one of the schools that partnered with the theatre company to bring its good performance to the campus,” said Tiffany Lane, assistant director of the LGBT Center at MSU. The show is performed and produced by local artists, many of whom identify themselves as queer and transsexual or transgender in their communities. Thus, the performance will provide a few of local artists’ experiences of being queer and transsexual or transgender through monologue, short scenes and stories, and spoken word poems.

“One of them will talk about being a transgendered man. An-

other will raise his voice, saying ‘we are here, we are visible’ to the community through his monologue. Their own experiences are coming through the monologue,” Lane said.

According to Lane, she brings this performance to the campus after watching it at the theatre in the cities.

“I saw the performance in Minneapolis and I really liked it. So the director of the theatre reached out to me and suggested me to bring the performance to the campus for their touring.”

“I really liked the performance. I thought it was great and it was real. I was definitely engaged in the performance as an audience. I think the 20% Theatre Company really does great job in highlighting local artists who identify themselves as queer and transgender or transsexual,” Lane continued.

At the end of the performance, the local artists will have a time to talk back to audiences about how the public feel and think about their pieces.

“I hope it will be a great turnout. I hope people will really enjoy the performance, especially engaging in the conversation

with the local artists after the performance,” Lane said.

Lane also expects people who will watch the performance to empathize with the performers.

“I just want people to walk away after the show, thinking not only about the monologues and short stories which will be coming out of from the performers, but also understanding the experiences that happened to them in the society.”

“I also hope that people will feel empowered to do something and be supportive and advocate for the local artists, their family members and their friends, or at least just be open their minds for the people,” Lane continued.

The performance is free and open to the public, including MSU students and community members.

The 20% Theatre Company Twin Cities aims to support and promote the work of female and transgender theatre artists and celebrate the unique contribution of these artists for social justice and human rights.

It has performed over 20 plays for almost eight years, also through local and national theatre tour. The 20% Theatre

evensi.com The Naked I: Insides Out features several queer and trans speakers, who give a different perspective of their life and their triumphs, as well as their struggles.

Company provides opportunities to hire emerging artists and underrepresented artists as well.

For more information, contact the LGBT Center at

507-389-5131 or 20% Theater Company Twin Cities at 612227-1188.

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RAE FRAME A&E Editor Most women—as well as some men—have experienced catcalling on at least one occasion, and the media is joining the growing debate. Some videos show a humorous yet poignant commentary, while the most recent viral video features comedienne Amanda Seales and author Steven Santagati’s debate on how women should feel about catcalling, we are starting to see this issue being made public.

Many women feel that being called out on the street is annoying, disrespectful, and makes them feel uncomfortable or unsafe. While some catcallers are pranksters trying to elicit a reaction, there were two instances in October where women were attacked for refusing to engage with catcallers. While not every man who catcalls would take it to such violent levels, reactions like these make women feel that there is no safe way to deal with a catcaller.

“They do it because they can,” says MSU student Nouche,

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“I don’t know how to respond, and a lot of the time they will yell out the window of a car.”

Students Nina and Paja say that experiencing catcalling can be especially frightening when you’re by yourself. “If a friend does it as a joke, I know that I don’t have to be afraid because they won’t say something inappropriate, but you don’t know what a stranger will say.”

The overall debate is trying to classify the catcall; is it a compliment or an insult? In the CNN interview, Santagati claimed that women wouldn’t care about catcalling if the individuals who called out were attractive: “[Women] would not care if all these guys were hot.

They would be bolstering your

self-esteem, bolstering your ego.

There’s nothing more than a woman loves to hear than how pretty she is.”

Students Ben, Haylee, Elisa, and Shelby say that catcalling is especially present in the Downtown Mankato area, where sometimes women find the catcalls complimentary.

“There’s a reason they’re saying something, you look nice,” says Elisa.

Many people want to know why so many individuals choose to catcall and asking parents and peers to encourage more respectful behavior towards women. In a Buzzfeed released a satirical video that showed young men citing insecurity and a desire to be accepted as the

main reason for catcalling.

“I think it really happens when guys are with other guys— it’s like a mob mentality because a guy feels he has to prove how cool he is by catcalling someone. I personally think it’s immature,” says student Ben. The bottom line is that people should care about the fact that women feel unsafe when they’re catcalled—it doesn’t matter what the intended meaning was, only the way it is received.

Everyone needs to do their part to make the world feel safer, and sometimes that means you have to take the higher road around your peers and demonstrate that no means no, no matter what.

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Latin dance Colors of South Asia lessons PRATAKSHYA BHANDARI Staff Writer

Yohanes Ashenafi • MSU Reporter The Latin dance lessons, which took place this past Wednesday night on Nov. 5 in the basement of the Centennial Student Union.

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The festival season is upon us. It is a time to remember the year gone by, and a time to celebrate love, togetherness, culture and diversity.

The International Student Association is organizing the South Asian Night on Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 if purchased before Saturday, and $9 if purchased at the door. As a promotion, there is a henna booth and a cultural attire show on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It is the first time in many years that so many countries are collaborating to bring together a single night. Reminiscent of the annual International Festival but on a smaller scale, the event will colorfully occupy the Centennial Student Union. There will be food served at the lower level, and entertaining performances at the CSU Ballroom. There will be five cultural and informational booths.

The event is called Colors of South Asia. Color as a theme is significant. The culture and tradition, food and other details are so vast that it is impossible to represent them all in one night. But colors are universal symbols and quite easy to put together in one night, according to Ayushma Shrestha, general associate of International Student Association.

Pink is the color of the night, and butterflies are the symbols, representing the similarities within the differences.

“Pink is a neutral color, it isn’t a symbol of any religion or country,” Shrestha said.

South Asia currently consists of nine countries. Among these, five have active RSOs at MSU and a large student body, while the others aren’t as active. The event puts together cultures of all these countries, big and small, active or not. The elaborate food menu represents the region and its interesting mix of spices.

Eurasia night had 15 countries of a single RSO coming

together and now, the South Asian night has five RSOs and more than nine countries being represented. ISA is certainly accommodating more cultures and bringing together the community.

“Our aim is to create bigger events and provide more opportunities for students to come together,” said Dev Gupta, president of ISA. “I wanted to represent international students of MSU to the community, which is why I got involved with ISA.” The ISA has bigger plans to reach out to the greater community. The board has been extended to accommodate more representatives of communities with lesions of South Asia, Africa, South America and Arab added this year.

“We are trying to reach as many students as we can, and from all over the world,” Shrestha said.

ISA this year is also focusing on organizing events catered to different groups of people. The ISA cafes aren’t just limited to countries anymore. Any RSO that wants to get involved with

the ISA will be able to organize an ISA cafe. One of the upcoming events is a women’s cafe organized by the Women’s Center.

“It is not just about countries. It is about getting RSOs involved to share culture,” Shrestha said.

One of the major goals of the organization for this year is to be recognized outside the International community. They are actively going around the Mankato community to find activities to try and get students involved so that they can get contribution hours and maintain scholarships, while also engaging in meaningful community service.

“Community engagement is gathering students to help out those people who live in Mankato, especially elderly people who need help cleaning their backyard or any kind of housework.

That event is coming very soon,” said Akmal Abdulmuminov, general secretary of ISA. The ISA board meets for an open forum meeting every Tuesday at 9 p.m. The meetings are accessible on the ISA website for all students to see.

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MSU College of Business featured in Princeton Review Comprehensive list highlights best business schools throughout America.

BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer Minnesota State University Mankato College of Business will be featured in The Princeton Review’s “The Best 296 Business Schools: 2015 Edition.”

The MSU College of Business has been featured in the publication since 2006, making this the ninth consecutive entry.

The book features 296 different business schools, including international. In order to compile the work, The Princeton Review surveyed more than 21,600 students as well as collecting data from the various school administrators. By doing this they create a school profile as well as 11 unique rankings lists.

The categories in the rankings list include best administered, best campus environment, best green MBA, best classroom

experience, best professors, greatest opportunity for minority students, greatest opportunity for women, most competitive students, toughest to get into and most family friendly in order to help potential business students find their perfect school.

In the system, The Princeton Review does not rank the schools 1 to 296; based on Princeton Review’s beliefs, they believe that there are too many factors that make a school great to be able to create a comprehensive list.

Instead of a list, the book features two page profiles on the chosen schools as well as writeups on their academics, student life and admissions.

MSU College of Business freshman, Emily Lacasse, is very excited to be featured.

“I feel like when I graduate from the College of Business I will be able to get any job I want because they clearly are teach-

ing me what I need to know,” she said.

Another College of Business freshman, Alli Theis, is also thrilled about the edition.

“This is a great opportunity to not only educate other students about how strong our program here at MSU is but also to show future employers that our graduates are likely to succeed,” she said.

“With the recognition the College of Business deserves from a nationally respected source, the school will continue be fantastic. Especially since this is the ninth year. Being consecutively featured shows we are improving and growing with the times and that our graduates are successful in the workplace,” Theis continued.

Robert Franek, Princeton Review senior vice presidentpublisher, described the book by saying, “Each school in our books offers outstanding

academics: no single law or business school is ‘best’ overall.

We publish rankings in several categories along with our detailed profiles of the schools to give applicants the broader information they need to determine which school will be best for them.”

The 21,600 students surveyed to create the book are asked questions about their school’s academics, campus life, and student body. They are also asked questions about their individual goals and career aspirations.

“I am happy to be apart of a recognized school and can not wait to see how the program continues to build.” Theis said, “We have great professors and an excellent wide range of opportunities that should others should know about.”

The book is available on Amazon as well as at bookstores for $22.99.

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Emily Lacasse, a student of the College of Business, thought the news was more than exciting.

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The white knight of TV In a series of fortunate events, Netflix is rebooting old classics and creating new favorites.

RAE FRAME A&E Editor Netflix has become the white knight of television, rebooting many beloved shows that were cancelled before their time and providing several exclusive series that have made it big.

House of Cards and the wildly popular Orange is the New Black are two original series that

have been produced by Netflix, and with the success of OITNB especially, it seems the face of TV is changing. House of Cards presents a political storyline, attracting viewers with intriguing, sex and scandal and Orange is the New Black has changed the face of social commentary with an uninhibited look at race and gender issues within the penal system.

The latest lucky adoptee of Netflix is Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, a fancifully morbid saga following some fortune-challenged children. Snickett’s writing has attracted millions of fans with thirteen novels and one movie.

Nothing has been done with this unique creative work since the release of the final book in 2006, so the search is on to cast wikia.nocookie.net

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a team that can bring this series back to life.

Netflix has fully entered the live-action and cartoon entertainment game, with an impressive turn-around time. Riding the wake of the superhero trend in film and TV, Marvel’s Daredevil is slated to premiere in May of 2015 starring Charlie Cox, who starred in the film adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Stardust.

Children are also cashing in on Netflix reboots with the announcement of a full, 26-episode, CG animated series of

The Magic School Bus, under the name The Magic School Bus 360°.

Netflix has been reviving series with such success that some slighted fans are wondering if their favorite shows will also be brought back from cancellation: Firefly, Pushing Daisies, and Futurama are still waiting in the wings for another chance on the small screen, but that doesn’t mean it will never happen.

Alien goes back to basics Franchise works to save face with gamers in new installment.

MATTHEW EBERLINE Staff Writer When it comes to games, the Alien franchise has suffered from a number of disappointing titles in the past, such as the Aliens vs.

Predator series, and last year’s abysmal Aliens: Colonial Marines. While past Alien games emphasized an action-heavy experience akin to the second film, The Creative Assembly takes the series back to its roots with Alien: Isolation, a first-person survival horror game – with an emphasis on stealth – that manages to successfully recreate the classic Alien experience.

Set fifteen years after the original film (and forty-two years before Aliens), players take control of Amanda Ripley – the daughter of Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley– as she explores a dark and cryptic space station known as Sevastopol in search

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of answers to her mother’s disappearance. Once aboard, Amanda finds the station’s population has descended into chaos and anarchy as they fight to survive the

single xenomorph that stalks them.

While a few scripted characters will help along the way, most of the inhabitants are hos-

tile and will shoot at Amanda on sight, providing another type of enemy for players to deal with in addition to the alien. Players will also encounter a third type

of enemy in the station’s population of cheaply manufactured androids, called Working Joes.

Clever players can lure the humans into the path of the alien, creating a deadly trap to help clear the way ahead. The Working Joes, on the other hand, are much more difficult to take down as they aren’t on the alien’s usual menu, and are painfully difficult to defeat without first using a stun baton or EMP device. The titular alien itself is impervious to damage and is better than any human in almost every way, including speed and lethal ability, leaving only sneaking and hiding as viable paths of success.

Luckily, Isolation features a limited crafting system that allows the creation of items such as medical kits, smoke bombs, EMP mines, flashbangs, and noisemakers, that grant Amanda a few different options in a tense

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Quintessential Classical Music ALIEN “While past Alien games Lowry Hill Chamber Players to perform at the Elias J. Halling recital Hall.

LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer The Lowry Hill Chamber Players are bringing classical music to the Elias J. Halling Recital Hall of the Earley Center for Performing Arts on Sunday November 9 at 7:30 p.m.

The Lowry Hill Chamber Players is a quintet made up of musicians from Mankato and Minneapolis/St. Paul. The concert will begin with Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 96. and close with the entire group performing Schubert’s Trout Quintet in A major, Op. 114.

Violinist Mary Budd Horozaniecki is not only an excellent musician but also a highly in-demand scholar and teacher.

She has appeared nationally as a soloist and collaboratively with chamber ensembles and orchestras. Horozaniecki currently holds the title Senior Lecturer in Music at Carleton College and teaches at Augsburg and Macalester Colleges in Minnesota.

Bass player Robert Anderson and Violist Gareth Zehngut are both members of the Minnesota Orchestra. Anderson was also a Fulbright scholar and has performed with The Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the U.S. Army Band in Washington D.C., the Richmond Symphony, and the Aspen Music Festival. Before

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joining the Minnesota Orchestra Zehngut was part of the San Diego Symphony, and while there he served as principal viola with the California Chamber Orchestra and performed with the Orchestra Nova. He also participated in a variety of festivals and appeared on the San Diego Symphony Chamber Music Series.

Sharon Mautner-Rodgers, cellist, is award-winning both as a soloist and as a member of the Trio Con Brio. She attended the Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences on a full scholarship and was granted the Herbert Zipper award for excellence; she has also participated in many music festivals all over the country.

David Viscoli is a Professor of Piano at Minnesota State, Mankato, as well as an accomplished and well traveled performer, having traveled broadly both nationally and internation-

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The save system in Alien: Isolation is reminiscent of the system used in many older games, with checkpoints at different points of the map where Amanda can insert her ID and the player can save their progress. While this method of saving can and will frustrate some players, there’s nothing more thrilling or terrifying than hearing the alien bang around in a vent above while you wait for the save panel to boot up.

All of these elements combine to create an engaging gameplay experience that finally captures the eerie and claustrophobic spirit of the original film. The attention to detail is amazing too, with an atmosphere and setting that fits perfectly within the Alien universe. It’s unfortunate, then, that the narrative doesn’t hold up nearly as well as the gameplay. While the voice acting is decent enough, none of the characters exhibit more than a few shreds of personality and Amanda herself

undergoes very little development or growth from beginning to end. While the often tense and unforgiving gameplay offers hours of entertainment, the campaign feels just a tad too long, clocking in at around twenty-five hours in length. It’s certainly enough time to savor everything Isolation has to offer, but even the best aspects of the game begin to feel stale by the time all is said and done.

While Alien: Isolation certainly isn’t perfect, The Creative Assembly have done a great job crafting a game that finally captures the terrifying essence of the original Alien film, and gives fans of the series the type of game they’ve been waiting way too long to play.

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A lighthouse view

by Tereasa Hatten Deep blue and slowly churning, It feels my lost and cold heart yearning.

The waves’ great and tall white crests Pound the shore like the heart in my chest.

So rough, so violent, but still so calm.

I feel the water rush over my palm.

I heave a sigh and smile so wide.

This place has always put

joy inside.

Ocean water flows over my feet; The salty sea air smells so sweet.

The coastline stretches on forever.

It seems to reach its sad end… never.

Sunlight dances on the sea; The place so dearly special to me.

Eventually I’ll see the wonders below;

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And maybe one day the world will knowThe ocean, the sea, my watery home.

The silent place my heart is known.

I belong with it, it belongs to me; We will live forever-myself and the sea.

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Mavericks edge Beavers in first round of NSIC Tourney

Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter

It was a defensive battle at the Pitch Wednesday. While eight shots on goal is low for the Mavericks, Wayne State was unable to get a shot on senior goalkeeper Molly McGough.

JOEY DENTON Sports Editor If the game becomes a defensive battle, odds are the Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s soccer team will come out on top. Wednesday’s first round action against Bemidji State wasn’t any different with the Mavericks coming out on top of a 1-0 NSIC battle.

Coming into the game, the Mavericks are fourth in the NCAA Division II in goalsagainst average with .278 and have arguably the best goalkeeper in school history in senior Molly McGough standing between the pipes. Leaving the field yesterday, the Mavericks added their 14th shutout of 2014 and McGough’s 31st career shutout.

With a defensive battle in soccer every goal is crucial and could be the dagger. Junior Korey Kronforst, who finished second in the NSIC with 34 points in the regular season, provided that dagger with a header at 8:39 in the first half. Senior midfielder Emily Morris saw Kronforst streaking down the left side of the goalie box and lifted the ball to her area and that’s all she wrote, putting the Mavericks up 1-0, and considering the Beavers couldn’t even get a shot on the

goalie, that was all the Mavericks needed to move on to round two of the NSIC tournament.

The All-NSIC teams were posted on Tuesday and, once again, head coach Brian Bahl saw a plethora of his players’ names.

Korey Kronforst The junior forward had the gamewinning goal 8:39 of the first half on a header from an Emily Morris pass.

As mention before, McGough is really good, and she can prove it with the 2014 NSIC Goalkeeper of the Year award added to the list of her accomplishments. She only allowed five goals and had a perfect 16-0-0 record in the regular season. Including Wednesday’s game, she also owns the second best save percentage in the NSIC at 85.7 percent.

Only allowing five goals in an 18-game season is unheard of, and you can’t accomplish that without great team defense and senior Breanna Steele led the Mavericks to her way to the 2014 NSIC Defensive Player of the Year award.

The Mavericks also had two offensive players join the First Team All-NSIC with McGough and Steele. Last year’s NSIC offensive player of the year Kronforst was once again a force offensively in 2014. While leading the Mavericks in goals (14) and points (32), she added her 38th career goal in Wednesday’s win.

And just like Wednesday, Moris has been dropping dimes on the soccer field and her 11 regular season assists and six regular season goals helped her to the First Team All-NSIC. The second team featured two Mavericks. Sophomore Kian

Nickel finished the regular season second on team in points (27) with her nine goals and nine assists. Dana Savion, who is also a sophomore midfielder, had 22 points on nine goals and four assists.

Senior midfielder Sydney Temple rounded out the Mavericks with a Third Team AllNSIC, who finished the regular season with seven points on a goal and five assists.

The no. 1 Mavericks take on Upper Iowa at the Pitch here at MSU on Friday for the second round of the NSIC tournament.

Game is slated to start at 3 p.m.

Football Gameday Charlie Abbott • staff writer

Minnesota State (9-0) at Wayne State (5-4) 2 p.m., Saturday • Memorial Stadium/Bob Cunningham Field Recap: The Mavericks are coming off their biggest win of the season against the Sioux Falls Cougars last Saturday by a score of 27-14. The running game was the catalyst in this game as the Mavericks out rushed the Cougars 326 yards to just 77. A late surge in the fourth quarter by the Maverick offense was started by a 42-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nick Pieruccini to receiver Dorian Buford, which swung the momentum back to the Mavericks. The next drive, running back Connor Thomas continued their momentum, rushing for a 70-yard touchdown. The offensive line was creating huge holes in the running game all day, and head coach Todd Hoffner talked about the effectiveness of the offensive line in the game: “Offensive Linemen are a big part of our recruiting focus, and Coach Eck does a heck of a job coaching these guys, and although they don’t get a lot of glory, they deserved it on Saturday because they played a great game.”

History: In the past five years, Wayne State and Minnesota State have had some battles and some blowouts. Three of the five contests between the two have been decided by 10 points or less, and one had to be decided in double overtime. Last year, however, the Wildcats took a beating as they lost 45-3. The Mavericks out gained the Wildcats in total offense by 280 yards of offense and 200 yards on the ground. The Mavericks look to have similar success against a 5-4 Wayne State Team.

MSU Notes: The Mavericks will continue to try and run the football as they have had great success all year. Coming off a 326-yard performance against the second ranked defense in the conference, they look to duplicate those results and get Pieruccini confident and a full head of steam heading into the final stretch of games as the Mavericks look to go into the playoffs undefeated as the #1 seed. Hoffner talked about not getting too excited about the big win Saturday: “Obviously it was a huge win for our team, but I hope the celebrating is over by now because we have to get back to work. That win is behind us now and we have to continue to look forward and focus on the next game ahead of us.”

Wayne State Notes: The Wildcats are looking to bounce back against the Mavericks after getting crushed by Upper Iowa 58-29. An abysmal second quarter by the Wayne State defense, letting up 29 points, cannot happen against the #1 rated Mavericks. They will need to hold on to the football as long as possible and limit mental mistakes or else this game could get ugly fast.

Prediction: Minnesota State, coming off of the biggest win of the season, I expect them to be firing right out of the gate and testing this Wildcat defense that lets up an average of 32.1 points per game. Wayne State, coming off of their worst loss of the season, will find it hard to keep up with MSU, and I am predicting a Maverick victory by the score of 42-10.

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From worker to manager From hitting home runs for Cretin-Derham Hall to hitting home runs in the Metrodome to now running the show at Target Field.

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer After another 90-loss season, the Minnesota Twins were looking for answers. Firing Ron Gardenhire was thought to be the only path the organization could go, as they felt they needed new leadership at manager. The ball club found their guy, hiring Hall of Famer Paul Molitor. “Molly” is the 13th manager in Minnesota Twins history, and his optimism is something to at least have a little hope in.

“I’m coming here to win,” Molitor boldly stated. “I think it’s very important to lay that out there right from the start. Things can change in this game very dramatically at this level very quickly.”

The hiring of Molitor was the best route for the Twins. Yes, there were numerous rumors of many viable candidates who could take the reins. Ultimately it came down to a household name.

Molitor signed a three-year deal to replace Ron Gardenhire. The St. Paul native is a name that should be almost as well known to the hometown boy Joe Mauer, as Molitor also attended Cretin Derham Hall and capped his career with the Twins, with whom he captured his 3,000th hit, among other accomplishments.

Several years ago, Molitor concluded the only team he would ever consider managing was the Minnesota Twins, and now he gets his chance to turn this club around with his guidance and knowledge of the game. Molitor

was considered the front-runner for the position after serving as an assistant coach this past season under Ron Gardenhire.

“We’re a young club here,” said Twins general manager Terry Ryan, who ran the search process. “We were probably the youngest club as we approached September. We need somebody that can teach. Paul can do that, has done that, with us. He’s very familiar with the players not only on the Major League team, but also certainly in the Minor League system. He’s worked with them and watched them

media.columbia.com Paul Molitor had a career batting averge of .306 to go along with 3,319 career hits and 1,782 career runs.

Terry Ryan “He’s familiar with the players, not only on the Major League team, but also certainly in the Minor League System. He’s worked with them and watched them grow and mature, not only as players, but as human beings.”

grow and mature, not only as players, but as human beings.”

The Twins enter a critical season next year as the ship needs to be righted going forward.

Besides looking at the dras-

tic needs, Molitor has had great reviews throughout the organization. Players such as #1 prospect Byron Buxton, to second baseman Brian Dozier have said Molitor has made them a better player. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as Molitor spent a lot of his early time with the Twins learning from Twins legendary skipper Tom Kelly. Molitor has spent 19 years with the organization, providing evidence he knows how everything is operated and has a good feel to succeed in a managerial job.

Molitor is coming in at the perfect time, as the team is ready for an improvement. There are so many youngsters on the roster, such as Danny Santana, Oswaldo Arcia and Kennys Vargas. Balancing that with some leadership from Glen Perkins, Joe Mauer and Brian Dozier, this is ideal to take the reins when the team is about to boom. It may not happen in an instant, but with top prospects getting close to making their debuts as well, we’re not very far off the road to success. It was time for a change in Minne-

sota, and the Twins did alright in hiring a St. Paul, knowledgeable Hall of Famer.

“It’s been a long journey for me,” Molitor said. “I’ve had opportunities to think about this for many years. I’ve spun it through and spun it out, and finally everything kind of seemed to come together right. ... I have no doubt this is where I’m supposed to be.”

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