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ryan lund • msu reporter President Barack Obama carried Minnestoa with 53 percent of the vote, while encumbants Tim Walz, Amy Kobuchar and Michelle Bachman won as well.

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President Barack Obama, with 303 electoral votes and 50 percent of the popular vote, stepped onto the victory-speech stage Tuesday night, with his wife and two daughters, as Stevie Wonder’s hit, 1970-single blared in the background.

Obama thanked everyone that participated in the election, his supporters and opponents alike.

“You made your voice heard and you made a difference,” he said.

The political battle was fierce only because of both parties deep love for the country, Obama said.

According to Obama, the controversy will not, and should not, change. We will disagree about how to get

there and progress will happen in “fits and starts,” but Americans must begin this process with a common bond.

“Whether I have earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you, and you’ve made me a better president,” he said.

Obama said he is looking forward to working with the leaders of both parties to reduce the deficit, reform the tax code, fix immigration, and free America from its dependency on foreign oil.

Obama’s optimism for the country was apparent throughout the speech.

“We are not as divided as the politics suggests. We are not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions, and we remain more than a collection of red

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“This case is precisely why we need a constitutional amendment, to affirm existing state law,” Wilson said. “We need a constitutional amendment to prevent existing judges from striking down state law.”

Wilson said that we need to decide if the people or the Minnesota Supreme court judges are going to define marriage.

If the courts rule in favor of same-sex marriage, its ruling could have a detrimental effect on first amendment rights, Wilson said.

He said there will be no tolerance for disagreement,

and groups and individuals openly opposed to the new law will be forced to respect it or be penalized.

Counselors will be forced to advise gay couples, and wedding planners, photographers and venues will be disallowed from refusing services to same-sex couples, he said.

According to Wilson, a yes vote would not have precluded civil unions, or denyiedvisitation rights, employment, housing or basic necessities to same-sex couples.

“This is not a matter of equality. Those with same-

sex attraction have equal access to marriage here in Minnesota. They can marry just like you and I and anyone else in the state can marry, as long as they meet the same requirements that you and I and everyone else in the state has to meet. They have to marry someone of the opposite sex, that’s the rule that we have,” Wilson said.

Tuesday, Minnesotans disagreed with Wilson, disregarded his pleas, and became the first state to strike down a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as being between one man and one women.

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The votes have been tallied, and the Defense of Marriage Act fell Tuesday, garnering 48 percent of the vote.

But while many Minnesota voters no doubt entered the polling booth with a choice in mind, both sides kept the campaign heat on until the very end.

Evan Wilson, the in-house counsel for the Metropolitan Airports Commission, a government entity that promotes and coordinates air navigation, spoke at Minnesota State University, Mankato, Monday night, just hours before the polls opened, encouraging students to vote yes on the Minnesota Marriage amendment.

The marriage amendment asked, “Shall the Minnesota Constitution be amended to provide that only a union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Minnesota?”

Wilson said it is important to define marriage this way in order to protect children.

“The union between a man and a woman is the only union on the face of the planet that has the potential to create new life,” he said.

Wilson said marriage in Minnesota is becoming less and less prevalent, and onethird of all children are born to single mothers.

According to Wilson, Minnesota has an interest in connecting marriage

and childbearing, because single-parent families are disproportionately poor and disadvantaged.

Although same-sex marriage would not directly contribute to the issue of single-parent families, it could undermine government ventures to encourage a correlation between marriage and childbearing.

Wilson said went on to point out that the government is attempting to promote this school of thought by providing married families with special benefits and incentives for having children.

He also said that although the amendment would not change any existing adoption laws, it is possible for the re-definition of marriage to create new, simpler pathways for adoption by gay couples.

There are already 2,000 children being raised by same-sex couples in Minnesota, and 80 percent of those children were the product of failed, heterosexual marriages, he said, and socialscience data suggests that same-sex households are not paramount in raising children.

According to Wilson, a 2010 civil suit attempting to overthrow Minnesota’s statutory ban on same sex marriage, is threatening the current marriage law.

The case is set to continue in February 2013, according to Marry Me Minnesota, the non-profit that originally filed the suit.

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On Tuesday, the country voted for a new president, various senators, congressmen, city councilmen, mayors, judges and even constitutional amendments. Now that all the hype of Election 2012 is gone, we must look towards the individuals who gave us our right to vote, the individuals who fight for our freedom every day.

On Nov. 11, we must honor and remember those who have served our country through the United States Armed Forces. Veteran’s Day is meant to give us the opportunity to express our gratitude to the men and women who have served, and died for, America.

Regardless of your stance on war, these individuals have risked their lives to defend our country, to defend your rights. They have made the ultimate sacrifice, and for that, they should be applauded.

They have left their friends and family members to fight for our freedom to assemble. They have given up easy means of communication with those close to them to ensure that we have

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Honoring veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces should be priority freedom of speech.

They have put their lives in the hands of our enemies to guarantee that we have freedom of religion. They have spent months away from home in terrible conditions to ensure that the average American can feel safe in their neighborhood.

In elementary school, when my teacher asked the class who are heroes were, students almost always answered with a parent or other close family member.

Not unlike other children, I told them that my grandpa was my hero. At the time, he was the only veteran I knew.

If someone asked me the same question now, I couldn’t give my inquisitor a specific name; I would say that anyone who has ever been an active member of the U.S. Armed Forces is one of my heroes. They all deserve that title.

But yet, our Veterans are not always seen as the heroes they are. They come home from Germany, Vietnam, Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan, among several other locations, with injuries both physical and mental.

These problems are not always addressed in the proper

manner, and they don’t always recieve the empathy they deserve.

Soldiers who return from combat with a diagnosis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are not always given the adequate treatment.

According to ScienceDaily, more than 230,000 of those who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars sought treatment for the first time at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities across the nation between 2002 and 2008.

More than 20 percent of these individuals received a PTSD diagnosis. Less than 10 percent of those diagnosed with PTSD completed the recommended course of treatment within four months.

Additionally, certain groups of veterans are less likely to receive the care they need: male veterans, veterans under the age of 25, veterans living in rural areas and veterans who received their diagnoses from primary care clinics that required referral to a mental health program.

This is only one example of the ways in which America is treating those most

valuable to them.

The United States continuously treats veterans as though they mean nothing to them, as though they didn’t risk their lives for this country. This is not fair, and it is not right. These individuals should not be treated as if they are anything less than incredible heroes.

A few years ago, when I was exploring downtown Minneapolis with a friend, I began talking to a homeless man we met on the street.

I stopped because his sign, though I can’t remember the exact wording now, related to the war in Iraq. After talking to him for five minutes or so, I discovered that this man was a veteran who served in Korea.

Here was this man who had risked his life to serve his country, and yet, he was without food, shelter, proper clothing.

And he isn’t the only one.

How can the government ignore these individuals?

Why hasn’t the government declared this a problem that needs to be addressed?

Today, I am not proud to be an American. Not because my home district decided to re-elect Michelle

Bachmann, but because we live in a country where our veteran’s are not given the resources I need, because they are not given the respect they deserve.

On Monday, take the time out of your day to honor these individuals, to say thank you to all those who have ensured our safety and freedom as a country. If you personally know a veteran, make sure they know how important they are to you.

We must remember that serving our country is not a simple job; it is a constant struggle; from the moment an individual signs on the dotted line to the day they die.

We should be in awe of those who have served our country every day. We should give tribute to them every chance we get, we should pray for the safe return of all those currently serving.

Instead, we have only one day; 24 measly hours out of 8,760 hours in a year to honor those who risk their lives every day. Shouldn’t we dedicate even a little bit more of our time to those who dedicate years to fighting for our rights?

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Walz, Brynaert win big, Bachmann wins tight race

While Walz and Brynaert carried southern MN, Bachmann struggled SAM WILMES

staff writer As part of an extremely successful night for Democrats in Minnesota, Representative Tim Walz easily won a fourth term on Tuesday Night, defeating Allen Quist 58 percent to 42 percent.

Walz, a veteran, former Mankato West football coach and Bethany Lutheran College instructor, ran a solid campaign that also featured clips of his time in the National Guard, where he rose to the rank of command sergeant major.

Walz campaigned as a moderate Democrat, supporting the No more Solyndras act that would deny the Department of Energy any loan guarantee applications filed before 2011.

Walz campaign manager Sara Severs was very happy with Walz’ re-election. “It was a great victory. He’s very excited to keep working for Southern Minnesotans,” Severs said.

According to Severs, Walz is focusing his fourth term on Veterans Initiatives.

“He is looking forward to seeing veteran’s issues through,” she said. “Veterans having good jobs when they come home, work experience for these jobs. He will continue spending a majority of his time on this.”

Quist, a two-time candidate for governor, and a former state representative, may have been too conservative for many in the first district.

Quist has gone on the record saying that abortion should be considered first-degree murder, and he has compared Minnesota State University, Mankato’s building of a gay counseling center to accepting the Klu Klux Klan.

“Its presence suggests university approval for the homosexual lifestyle and the practice of sodomy. You wouldn’t have a center for the Ku Klux Klan,” Quist said. “Both would be breeding grounds for evil, AIDS, in this case.”

Quist is seen by many as a constitutional scholar, having written books and spoken on the constitution, the declaration of independence, and “The Myth of Global Warming.”

The Quist campaign did not

return a request for comment.

In another closely watched local race Democrat Kathy Brynaert defeated MNSU graduate Thad Schunkwiler in district 19B 63 percent to 35 percent.

In the U.S. Senate Race, Democrat Amy Klobuchar defeated Kurt Bills 62 percent to 32 percent, sending the rookie senator back to Washington for a second term.

Republican Michele Bachmann slipped past her Democratic challenger in the sixth district, defeating Democrat Jim Graves 50.59 percent to 49.41 percent in a race that wasn’t decided until 10 this morning.

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states and blue states. We are, and forever will be, the United States of America,” he said.

Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, conceded defeat and wished the president well Tuesday night.

“This is a time of great challenges for America, and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation,” Romney said.

Romney called for an end to, “partisan bickering and political posturing,” and said government officials must put the people before the politics.

The presidential election held few surprises or upsets, while celebrated New York Times political analyst, Nate Silver, accurately predicted what percentage of the popular vote, and which states,

each candidate would win.

The president carried all eight of the campaign’s designated “battleground” states, while also carrying Michigan, Romney’s home-state, and Massachusetts, where Romney served as governor from 20032007.

Both congressional majorities were left intact this election, with the republicans retaining control of the house, and the democrats keeping control in the senate.

Just one day after the election, congress will begin to get back to work.

According to The Washington Post, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio was reelected and is set to begin discussions regarding the fiscal cliff this week.

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Defense of Marriage and Voter ID amendments fall in tight raise Minnesota voters struck down a pair of constitutional amendments with far-reaching impact

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History was made last night in Minnesota. For the first time voters turned down a proposed amendment to the state constitution declaring marriage to be between one man and one woman. To pass the measure needed 50 percent support, and it only received 48 percent.

Even though the measure was defeated, gay marriage is still outlawed in the state, although with a democratic majority in the house and senate, and with a Democratic governor, some political analysts argue that initiatives may be coming soon to make gay marriage legal.

The hot button issue has pitted people against each other.

The Catholic Church came out in favor of the amendment, saying that gay marriage was a threat to the sanctity of marriage, that marriage was a sacred bond meant to be shared between one man and one woman.

According to the Minnesotans United for All Families website, they believe in a welcoming society.

“We believe in a Minnesota that values and supports strong families and creates a welcoming environment for all Minnesota families to thrive. And we believe that marriage matters.

To all.”

According to Minnesota for Marriage, one of the main

benefits of marriage is protecting children.

“Marriage is a special relationship reserved exclusively for heterosexual unions because only the intimate relationship between men and women has the ability to produce children as a result of that sexual union.”

The Minnesota Catholic Conference, the public policy arm for catholic bishops, was undeterred by the result.

“MCC’s support of Amendment 1 was rooted in the complementarity of the sexes, the public significance of their ability to procreate, and the fundamental right of all children to be born into an intact family with a married mother and a father, even though this is not always possible. These basic human truths remain with or without the passage of this amendment.”

“MCC will continue to support and advocate for public policy that best serves all of society, human dignity and the basic rights of children. Marriage needs to be strengthened, not redefined. We look forward to finding ways we can all work together as Minnesotans to strengthen marriage and family life.”

In what was perhaps the most surprise result of the night, the Voter ID amendment was rejected soundly by the Minnesota electorate. The measure only received 46 percent support, 4 percentage points behind the needed 50.

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Republican initiatives in the House to sign a Voter ID bill were vetoed by Governor Dayton, helping Republicans make the decision to put it on the ballot, mainly because they saw explicit public support, one poll last year found 80 percent support for the measure.

At the time, Republicans insisted that the plan was needed to prevent voter fraud, while Democrats pointed to the lack of voter fraud that has occurred since 2000.

According to the Pioneer Press, chairman of ProtectMyVote.com Dan McGrath

insists that this is not the end of Republican efforts to implement Voter ID measures.

“We’re looking forward to going back to the legislature,” he said.

This might be a difficult proposition, however, because the Democrats now control every aspect of the state government, making it virtually impossible that this will pass any time soon.

In the past year the battle had begun to heat up after Republicans brought Democrat and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie to court, over allegations that he had tampered with the naming of

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both the gay marriage and Voter ID amendments.

A judge later threw out the complaint.

Money has been spent mainly on the opposition side of the amendment. Efforts to defeat the amendment, lead by Dayton, have spent twice the amount pro amendment forces have spent.

Voter ID laws have become customary across the nation, with nearly 1,000 being introduced since 2001 in 46 states.

33 states have implemented the measure, and 30 states had it on Tuesday’s ballot.

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MSU grads recieve award for texting program that helps teens dealing with mental health issues

sam wilmes • msu reporter Three Minnesota State University, Mankato grads were behind TEXT4LIFE, an innovative program that helps teens in dangerous.

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Three recent Minnesota State University, Mankato graduates are set to receive national recognition for their TEXT4Life program that sets up texting hotlines for teens dealing with mental health issues.

Elizabeth Keck of Owatonna, Minnesota, Caylin Cedergren of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, and Lori Sanborn of Waseca will be honored at The Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education on Saturday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Washing-

D.C. The three have advocated the expansion of the TEXT4Life program to the entire state, and due to their efforts, the Minnesota legislature will take up the measure next year for expansion and funding.

They developed press releases for newspapers, children’s mental health case managers, and children’s mental health case collaborative.

Cedergren, Sanborn, and Keck also traveled up to the capital for Social Worker’s Day, discussing the impact of teen

passing out brochures in the shape of cell phones. They even received commitments from four legislators who support the TEXT4LIFE campaign.

The three graduated from MSU’s Master of Social Work Program in July, posting a YouTube video and writing opinion letters and editorials.

Elizabeth Keck hopes the TEXT4LIFE Program brings greater collaboration to teen health issues.

“The TXT4LIFE project really was about connecting organizations and individuals throughout the state who have the same vision; to provide access to services and recovery from mental health services for teenagers who are struggling with mental health concerns,” Keck said.

Caylin Cedergren feels honored to be associated with the TEXT4LIFE program.

“I am honored to be a part of this effort. I never imagined the impact that three people can have on such an important topic.

We found a pilot program that is making a difference for teens in Northern Minnesota and are passionate about making it available to all teens,” she said. “Our efforts brought this program to the attention of some influential people and gained support in making a difference in the lives of teens struggling with mental health issues and their families.”

Cedergren feels proud to represent the university at the conference.

“Our professor encouraged us to apply for the Influencing State Policy contest. To be honest, we never thought we would win. I was speechless when the letter

arrived in the mail in August saying we won,” Cedegren said.

“It was a great feeling and I’m proud to represent [the] Minnesota State University, Mankato - Department of Social Work at the CSWE National Conference.”

Lori Sanborn feels humbled by the award.

“It’s humbling, since we have barely scratched the surface for changing the lives of teens with mental health issues,” Sanborn said. “The most amazing part of the TXT4LIFE project has been the reaction and collaborative efforts from the local teenagers, who are now excited to advocate for the program’s statewide expansion, as well.”

The three found out they received the award on August 27th.

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he polls are in: the United States is a religion. Not in the read your sacred scripts and pray kind of way, but more in the sense that we as a people resemble a pit of angels, demons, peasants, merchants, and the biblical bourgeoisie nominating gods – determiners of the people – to govern and intervene when necessary.

We bow down to all three branches of the American government like a jungle full of Aztecs bowing down to the sun gods.

And whether we like it or not, whether we believe in a certain god or not, we must eat it all up for an extended period of time. In other words, Democrat or Republican, the gods will consume us with their every move.

Not yours truly, of course.

Music and fun consume this beast to its every brain cell, and not one politician in this world is going to put a stop to this rollercoaster ride of a life from being led, unless someone has the audacity to push that little red button inside of the situation room, which hopefully will never happen.

So rats to the entire system, this head is made for bobbing, not deciding who makes the better puppet. Pour out the Pabst Blue Ribbon and break out the Gibson and hit a slick lick. It’s college, for time’s sake. No college kid should be subjected to this parade of ripoff campaign ads and this zoo of political clowns.

Our lives were meant for musical entrance, classy indulgence, red lipstick kisses and then some.

And as for the exposure to war, it should only take place inside the Verizon Wireless Center on a fresh sheet of ice.

But pipe dreams and political conversation aside, this weekend marks another benchmark in the lovely river city of Mankato.

That is, a three day frenzy of fun and madness. Hockey brutes and cold ice, reggae jam-bands, and the exquisitely eccentric hip-hop wonders of South Minneapolis.

By the end of a long day, Friday afternoon should be spent by every of age Maverick in this gritty ole town tearing into chicken skin and wetting whistles with ice-cold taps, then attending the battle that is Minnesota State University, Mankato versus the University of Denver in men’s hockey.

A bit of blood dripping onto hard ice earned by our hardworking boys should take the stress out

two options to be precise. Awaiting the crocked hockey crowd and the tardily pre-downtown gamers is a lovely four-coarse meal of jam bands. Dead Larry, Useful Jenkins, John Wayne & The Pain, and Wookiefoot will be performing at Red Sky Lounge starting at 9 p.m.

All bands are familiar with the Harmony Park crowd and the Harmony Park crowd is familiar with them. For those who aren’t

of this god-forsaken election week of ours. Screaming loud enough at referees so that our lungs want to break out of the prison bars of our ribs should calm us down a bit – especially if some of us voted for Romney. Popcorn boxes will flip in the air while MSU fans, giddy from five-dollar Schell’s, sing along to Neil Diamond. The atmosphere: like a political convention of sport occupied by a rambunctious crowd – sheer madness.

After the game comes music –

familiar with these musical note makers, allow yours truly to enlighten.

Dead Larry is a band that shares similarities with Franz Ferdinand style, and they incorporate hooking, garage band drum beats like the early days of The White Stipes. Useful Jenkins is a band that dwells upon the realm of hipster country and folk fiddle swagger, and they use southernlike hooks in many of the choruses. The two bands should make

for good openers to Pain and Wookiefoot.

John Wayne & The Pain gives a reason for a suicidal drunk not to drink himself to death, a violent storm to morph into a smiling sun, and the devil, himself, to take a break for a while. Pain is a descendent of a Sublime and Bob Marley fornication. They’re rock steady riffs and melodies sooth crowds, and their electronically manipulated drum beats make for unique tempos.

Wookiefoot, on the other hand, is a little more hip-hop oriented.

They’re a band that uses laid-back guitar riffs that sound similar to 90s style Everlast. The best part is, their melodies blossom into a climactic symphony of reggae/ hip-hop. They’re the ones that can really get a crowd jumping.

But, Mavericks, if what you really want use lewd and obnoxious stage anarchy with South Minneapolis sound, then stagger your asses to Buster’s Sports Bar & Grill after the game. There, you’ll find your lips stuck to a bottle of Patron while bouncing up and down to the eccentric Prof.

Prof, the one of a kind crook of a rapper who resides South Side, antics like a drunken buffoon criminal, the libido of a dildo, and the mentality of sadistic maniac desperate for a whipping. Well, maybe not that sadistic, but the man is a hip-hop wonder. His controversial lyrics pop out like cartoon eyes. For example, take his song “Gampo,” it’s made up of hilarious scenarios.

“You can find me stiff, like a samurai, on a llama ride, down a water-slide, getting sodomized,” raps Prof, having the common courtesy to paint a perfect mental image for his listeners.

It’s lyrics like this that will bring hip-hop back to its once infamous status. And they also should make for a fantastic show.

So, for fellow Mavericks celebrating political achievements or repressing political failure, yours truly would like you all to treat yourselves to a weekend full of amusement in a river city full of constant constraint. Cheers.

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String Theory Jams in the CSU

staff writer String Theory, a band started

by Eli Hoehn and Wayne Schmidt, will be playing in the Centennial Student Union 12 p.m. Thursday.

They will also be having a CD release on Saturday at the Red Sky Lounge from 6:30-8 p.m.

This band got their name in a unique place. Some of you may have heard of the scientific theory called “String Theory.”

According to Webster’s Dictionary, String Theory is defined as “an active research framework in particle physics that attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity.”

The members of “String Theory” had this scientific idea in mind when they named their band.

Hoehn, who plays the banjo and is a vocalist in the band said, “We thought it was a clever play on words without realizing there are other groups out there using the same name.”

Hoehn’s String Theory definitely set themselves apart from other bands with the same name by making their music truly unique.

Hoehn also said, “I have always been interested in Physics and have some Physics themes in some of the lyrics of my songs, e.g. ‘Parallel Universe.’”

String Theory’s CD, What’s the Matter with Captain Gravitone also deals a lot with science. The album is comprised of ten songs, each of which have a different sound. Captain Gravitone is a super hero that the band made-up.

Hoehn said, “The graviton is

the elementary unit of gravity. We made up the character of Captain Gravitone, a super hero with the ability to change the matter of objects and time travel.”

Many of their song titles from this CD relate to science, as well.

However, the music that String Theory plays does not make one immediately think of scient; it isn’t

would think of when they think of science. There aren’t any synthesizers in the music, and it doesn’t sound anything like techno.

Hoehn plucks at his banjo, which gives the music a twangy, folk sound. Jim Plattes, another member of String Theory, also adds to the folk sound of the music by playing the violin in certain

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anything that could be the soundtrack to Star Wars or Star Trek.

String Theory’s music has been described as the sound of jazz, rock, folk, blues and the world.

It isn’t the kind of music that one

songs. Schmidt plays guitar and bass while Jason Helder plays guitar, bass and is a vocalist of String Theory.

“The music is probably closest to jazz, though there are elements

of classical, tango, rock and folk mixed in for good measure.” Hoehn said. “We enjoy a wide variety of music and we try to infuse as much of it as we can into our songs. I think it’s more and more common for musicians and composers to struggle with labeling their music.”

String Theory also has the “typical” instruments of any band like the guitar and bass. Those instruments give the music its rock sound. String Theory uses their vocals in many different ways to portray the blues and jazz sounds of the group.

String Theory hopes that their music will make people think.

They combine many different genres so the audience can become engaged in their music and actively listen to it since it doesn’t sound like anything the audience may have heard before. Of course, String Theory wants their audience to enjoy the music as well.

“Our music is written to be challenging to us and the listener,” said Hoehn.

For anyone interested in learning more about String Theory, they have an informative website - http://elihoehn.com/stringtheory/.

They also have a Facebook page, which is http://www.facebook.com/ musicBystringTheory. You can also e-mail Hoehn directly at eli. hoehn@gmail.com.

Their website has many photos of the band, bios written about the members, a calendar of String Theory’s performances and many other things to keep you up to date on all of the band’s happenings.

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November 9 Home Video Release: The Amazing Spider-Man

Spinning a web of justice from the comfort of your couch JAMES SCHUYLER HOUTSMA

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Just when we thought there was no way to recover after Spider-Man 3, our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is given a big screen reboot just five years removed from the original trilogy.

Was it a decision everyone would agree on? Pfff, hell no. Did some supposed fans make up their minds to hate it beforehand? Unfortunately, yes.

And while it has a few obvious f laws, The Amazing Spider-Man provides a much more satisfying take on the wall crawler for fans and newcomers alike.

Orphaned at a young age, high school outsider Peter Parker one day finds a briefcase full of his father’s old research material that leads him to the Oscorp lab of Curtis Connors.

There, by a coincidental spider-bite, he is granted extraordinary abilities. But someone once said great power comes with great responsibility, and while Peter may have a bit more confidence in wooing his

crush Gwen Stacy, he must also stop Dr. Connors after giving him the means to become a monster.

The Amazing SpiderMan can easily match or exceed the action spectacle of the previous trilogy any day.

But the thing it is far and away better at is character investment. Instead of focusing mainly on bringing Spider-Man to the screen, the goal here was to bring him to the screen and makes us care. Peter Parker is allowed to grow and go on a journey over the film into the Spider-Man we know and love.

The two leads are phenomenal in their roles and anchor the movie. The tone and overall vision for this series of movies is something that many people who couldn’t get behind in the previous movies will appreciate.

That said, there are a few missteps along the way.

It’s hard to argue that the reboot’s story didn’t revisit many origin story beats from the first Spider-Man movie, or that the Lizard

was only an alright villain and his story arch was generic. Plus let’s face it, this reboot was birthed purely from financial necessity.

I know some people who hesitated from seeing The Amazing Spider-Man because of their feelings towards the original three movies, so I’ll try to generalize.

If you hold much love for Sam Raimi’s original three movies or were overly critical beforehand of a reboot, I don’t see you changing your mind soon.

If you remained open to a reboot or weren’t all that invested in the original films to begin with, there should be more here to love.

This is Spider-Man told right and the direction for the future movies keeps looking brighter.

The Amazing SpiderMan is now available on Blu-Ray/DVD and all rental services.

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TODAY

NOVEMBER 8TH FRIDAY

NOVEMBER 9TH SATURDAY

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7:00 pm

WRESTLING............................................................................................... vs. Waldorf

6:00 pm WOMEN’S SWIMMING/DIVING................................................................Border Battle 7:00 pm VOLLEYBALL..............................................................................@Sw Minnesota State 7:07 pm MEN’S HOCKEY............................................................................................vs. Denver 1:00 pm FOOTBALL............................................................................................ vs. Upper Iowa 6:00 pm MEN’S BASKETBALL..................................................................... vs. Bethany Lutheran 7:07 pm MEN’S HOCKEY............................................................................................vs. Denver

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Mavericks fall in second round of NSIC tournament to Minot State

The MSU women’s soccer team looked almost unbeatable in their 5-0 first round victory over Minnesota Duluth before being beaten in a shootout to the Beavers of Minot State in a 1-1 draw.

RYAN LUND

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photo courtesy of Sport Pix Sophomore goalie Molly McGough managed to completely shutdown Minnesota Duluth in the first round of the NSIC tournament before fighting to a 1-1 draw against Minot State before falling 3-2 in the shootout to the Beavers.

Minnesota Duluth No. 3 MSU

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It’s been a long time Mavericks with seven goals NSIC Coach of the Year, afcoming, but the Minnesota and 10 assists. Dooher’s ter leading the Mavericks to State, Mankato women’s offensive totals were good their first-ever NSIC regsoccer team is NCAA tourenough for 11th nationular-season championship nament-bound once ally, while the senior and a school-first national again, following finished tied with no. 1 ranking, ultimately a season of domiMinot State’s Zoe finishing the regular season nance in the hotly Fisher for the confer- undefeated and presiding contested Northern ence title. over a unbelievable 22Sun Intercollegiate Somers, also a game home winning streak.

Conference.

Green Bay transfer, Dooher, Somers and The Mavericks took home DefenGraboksi were also named were able to fend to the NSIC Women’s SocLauren Somers sive Player of the off a late title bid by Year honors after cer All-Conference First perennial contender logging a whopping Team, joining seniors and Upper Iowa University, as 1570 minutes on defense, fellow Mavericks Cassie well as 2011 conference while also contributing two Weik and Brianne West. title-winner Winona State assists to the nation’s thirdSophomore goalkeeper to claim the school’s first best scoring defense.

Molly McGough, who led NSIC crown.

Another transfer, this the Mavericks with a school MSU dominated the time from Uprecord 13 shutouts individual awards as well, per Iowa, Caitlin and 0.32 save peras senior Nicole Dooher, Graboski, finished centage, was named senior Lauren Somers and the season with to the All-Conferjunior Caitlin Graboski 14 points, enough ence Second Team, swept the conference player to earn the junior alongside junior of the year awards.

Newcomer of the Tori Meinhardt.

Dooher, who transYear, while finishMeinhardt was Caitlin Graboski among MSU’s top ferred from UW-Green ing second in the Bay following her freshconference in gamescorers this season, man season, took home the winning goals. finishing in third NSIC Offensive Player of Head coach Peter MSU Soccer / page 14 the Year award, leading the McGahey was named the

Timberwolves turning heads with injury-depleted roster Minnesota currently sits with their top two players on the disabled list for the early part of the season, but this group of all-ages is working together like pieces of a puzzle and winning early.

TIM FAKLIS

staff writer

Four games into the NBA season, with the devastating injuries to NBA stars and teammates Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio, both of whom won’t be back until mid-December, the Minnesota Timberwolves find themselves at and unexpected, yet pleasant surprise with a 3-1 start to the season.

The first thing most people have done when they see the record is to take a look on the schedule, and for good reason.

Aside from giving the Nets their first loss in their brand new Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, their wins are against two teams with

little to no playoff expectations coming into this season, those teams being the Sacramento Kings and the Orlando Magic.

From there, people still have to wonder what is sparking the depleted Timberwolves to play at such a high level, with such a new group of guys, this early in the season. For starters, head coach Rick Adelman deserves credit. He has managed to take a team without its two stars, and given Minnesota fans a team that they can continue to stand behind proudly.

Even taking Rick Adelman’s reputation and coaching prowess into account, games are still won by the players, and some pretty unexpected names have done

some pretty significant damage for the Timberwolves in a good way.

Sadly, but also expectedly, Brandon Roy has not shaken off the rust that comes with taking an entire year off, and has gotten to a rocky start to the 2012-13 campaign, averaging only 6 PPG on 29 percent shooting from the field.

He has never been known for his 3-point shooting, but his 0-8 start from behind the stripe on some pretty open shots has some people concerned. Odds are he will get out of his shooting funk soon, and hopefully with that the rest of his game will come back too.

Derrick Williams has also disappointed thus far. While his aggressiveness has been apparent,

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archive photo Minnesota forward Andrei Kirilenko currently sits second in scoring for the Wolves with 14 points-per-game. AK-47 has also devoured seven rebounds and four assists a game through the Wolves’ first three matches.

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Twins need strong offseason to exit cellar Minnesota has struggled, to say the least, the past two years, but the 2012 offseason has a strong mix of affordable talent that could help the ‘Twinks set a new tone for 2013.

FOOTBALL NSIC North School Minnesota Duluth Bemidji State Northern State St. Cloud State Minot State U-Mary MSU Moorhead Minnesota Crookson

Div. Conf 5-1 9-1 5-1 6-4 5-1 6-4 4-2 6-4 3-3 3-7 1-5 4-6 1-5 1-9 0-6 1-9

NSIC South School MAVERICKS Winona State Sioux Falls Wayne State SW Minnesota State Augustana Concordia St. Paul Upper Iowa

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HOCKEY (WCHA) School

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Denver 3-1 St. Cloud State 3-1 Nebraska Omaha 2-1-1 Colorado College 2-0 Minnesota 2-2 Bemidji State 1-0-1 North Dakota 1-0-1 Wisconsin 1-2-1 MAVERICKS 1-3 Michigan Tech 1-5 Alaska Anchorage 0-1-1 Minnesota Duluth 0-1-1

5-1 5-3 4-3-1 5-3 5-2 2-1-1 3-2-1 1-4-1 3-3-2 2-6 2-2-2 2-3-1

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SW Minnesota State Minnesota Duluth Concordia St. Paul Wayne State Winona State MAVERICKS Augustana Northern State Upper Iowa MSU Moorhead Minnesota Crookston Sioux Falls St. Cloud State U-Mary Minot State Bemidji State

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25-1 25-3 23-3 20-8 19-9 17-9 17-10 16-10 15-12 15-12 11-14 14-14 8-18 3-22 6-22 4-21

JOEY DENTON

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After two years of just missing the 100-loss mark, it is obvious the Minnesota Twins organization needs to make some acquisitions in order for this team come out of the sewer of the American League. But who is available? And most importantly can we afford them?

First off, the Twins have to decide whether to keep some players who have completed their previous contracts. They have already decided not to exercise starting pitcher Scott Baker’s $9.25 million option and closer Matt Capps’s $6 million option, both no brainers. They have also parted ways with second baseman Alexi Casilla, leaving the position up for grabs.

After looking at the Twins’ roster, there are a lot of holes to fill, such as starting pitching, a new closer, short stop, second base and an everyday right fielder. The team made a great acquisition with left fielder Josh Willingham last season, who lead the team in home runs and RBIs, but will they reach out to fill right field? Or are they waiting to see one of their youngsters such as Ben Revere, Joe Benson, or Darin Mastroianni?

If those three are the only options on the club, then they need to be looking for a veteran right fielder, who doesn’t need to be a middle of the lineup type player, but an everyday guy who can provide clutch hits near the bottom of the lineup.

The question really is are they willing to spend the money? There are some big name outfielders out there such as B.J. Upton, Carlos Lee, Nick Swisher, Ichiro Suzuki and even Josh Hamilton, but those guys require a lot of money the Twins may not want to spend.

Though there are less expensive players who can fill the role, such as Matt Diaz, Nate McLouth, Grady Sizemore, Cody Ross and Marlon Byrd.

They all are on the declining end of their careers, but they still can produce and it will give the 2012 second overall pick Byron Buxton some time to develop at a cheaper price.

As far as starting pitching goes, the team is set on possibly their first two starters as they keep Scott Diamond, who

had a team-leading 12 wins last season with a 3.54 ERA, and the recent signing of Samuel Deduno to a minor league contract, who won six games late last season, but what after that?

The team has been tossing and turning on whether or not to bring back Carl Pavano, who has been a work horse with a high number of innings every year. His age and durability, however, come into question as he ended the season early with a 2-5 record and a 6.00 ERA in only 63 innings.

The Twins have already started talking about bringing in starting pitcher James Shields from the Tampa Bay Rays. Shields, 30, isn’t a young buck anymore, but he has shown some consistency in his previous years with the Rays, and with a $9 million option, the Rays are most likely going to try to save money for David Price’s projected large contract.

Shields wouldn’t be a number one starter with other teams, but for the Twins, it would be a start.

Some of the bigger starting pitching names in the free agent market are Zach Greinke, Kyle Lohse, Ryan Dempste, and Anibal Sanchez.

The most intriguing one would be Kyle Lohse, who has already played for the Twins but never nearly had the numbers he has displayed the last two seasons with the Cardinals. With 30 wins and nearly 400 innings pitched in the two seasons, it’s hard not to be interested, but there’s one number that scares teams and that’s 33: his age.

As the club continues to look for their everyday shortstop within the organization, maybe it is time to shop around for a veteran who isn’t Jamey Carroll. No offense to him, but at age 38, can he be the next big thing for the team?

One of the answers could be Stephen Drew. I know he isn’t that young, but the guy can still produce. He doesn’t strikeout a lot and he would make a great bat in the two spot right behind Denard Span.

Another obvious pick up would be the World Series champion Marco Scutaro, but it would be hard to believe the Giants would let him go after what he did in the second half of last season.

web photo Tampa Bay hurler James Shields entered his 30s last season by winning 15 games with a 3.52. If the Rays decide not to exercise his contract to save room for ace-man David Price, Shields could be a great piece to the Twins rotation and a possible ace himself.

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MSU Soccer “Head Coach Peter McGahey was named NSIC Coach of the Year after leading the Mavericks to their first ever NSIC regular-season championship and a school first no. 1 national ranking.” continued from 12 place with 18 points. scoring in the 17th minute, The Mavericks offensive The Mavericks, who floating a perfect corner weapons would not find finished the regular season kick to leading scorer their mark until the second a nearly perfect 14-0-1, the Nicole Dooher, who drove half, despite outshooting first team to do so since home her 8th goal of the the visiting Beavers 35-3 in 2008, claimed the school’s season. the match, when junior Tori first national no. 1 rankThe Mavericks would Menhardt found twine once ing for two weeks in late add to their slim lead just again, this time with just 96 October. under five minutes later, seconds to play.

An NSIC tournament when Tori Meinhardt reAfter a fruitless overshootout loss to Minot State corded her fourth goal of time, the teams would enter however, the Mavericks’ the season, paving the way the Mavericks first shootout first home loss since 2010, for Cassie Weik to collect of the season. After Beaver ultimately dropped MSU to her own fourth of the seanetminder Marie Torres seventeenth in the latson not long after. stopped MSU’s first three est NSCAA poll.

Korey Kronforst chances, Minot would score The losses weren’t continued the route on its first three chances to enough to offset in the opening min- make it 3-1.

MSU’s regular season utes of the second Senior Brianne West success however, as half, converting on converted on the Maverthe Mavericks’ enter a Dooher rebound, icks’ next opportunity, but the NCAA tournabefore rounding out it wasn’t meant to be, as ment as the no. 2 the onslaught in the senior Ashley Sykora rang Nicole Dooher 81st minute. seed and will play a shot off of the crossbar to host to the winner Molly McGough end the game 3-2. of third-seeded Oklahoma continued her assault on the The Beavers would go on and sixth-seeded Fort Hays to down Winona State 1-0 school’s record book with State Sunday at 1 p.m. in in the title game, and will her 13th shutout of the seaMankato. join the Mavericks in the son, stopping all six shots This year will be McCentral region, taking on that she faced.

Gahey’s fourth trip to the Southwest Oklahoma as the The buzz, however, NCAA tournament in his only other NSIC’s would not last, as five seasons with the team. only other reprefourth seeded Minot His Mavericks are 2-3 in sentative in the 48State dethroned the team tournament. tournament play over that Mavericks just two The Mavericks span, including a first round days later, advancing return to action in victory over Metro State in to the title game with first-round NCAA 2011. a 3-2 shootout victournament action The top-seeded Mavertory. icks kicked off the NSIC MSU gave up a Peter McGahey Nov. 11, taking on the winner of CenTournament on a high note rare opening goal in tral Oklahoma and with a dominating home the 29th minute, when Fort Hayes. performance over Minneso- Minot sophomore Zoe MSU will need three ta-Duluth.

Fischer’s corner kick found wins to advance to the Four different Mavericks its way to the feet of senior semi-finals in Evans, Ga., scored to down the visiting Tara Partland, who blasted on Nov. 29.

Bulldogs 5-0 on Oct. 31. a goal past McGough for a Cassie Weik opened the 1-0 Beaver lead.

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Timberwolves continued from 12 it hasn’t resulted in the level of production statistically speaking.

Williams is putting up 8.3 PPG, and like Brandon Roy, is shooting 29 percent from the field. His outside shot for the most part has been falling when he’s taken it; it’s when he tries getting his points in the paint that his struggles have really been apparent.

Both players should see those numbers go up as time goes on, but for now, it’s been a rough start for the both of them.

With two of the most talented players on the active roster struggling, there have been a bevy of surprises from some names you may not have expected.

JJ Barea is the first name that must be mentioned. He was the leading scorer in the first game against the Kings, and was a huge piece in the win against the Brooklyn Nets. This spark off the bench has seemed to uplift the rest of the team, and gets them

to a place where they’re better equipped to win.

The name that surprises most people is Dante Cunningham.

While it may not show up on the stat sheet, his presence, especially on the defensive end, has been there every night. His rebounding and leadership on the defensive side of the ball has helped get the Wolves to a place they haven’t been to in years: a place where defense is a staple to their winning method.

Other players who have stepped up as of late are Chase Budinger, Luke Ridnour, and the newly groomed Alexey Shved.

The Wolves superstars will be out a month and a half, but with the chemistry that seems to already be in place in Minnesota, things should be looking up for Wolves fans, as they try to make the playoffs for the first time since 2004.

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