November 12, 2015

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Q&A with our very own Stomper!

INSIDE

What it’s like to be the Mavericks’ number one fan.

NEWS:

GABE HEWITT Staff Writer Big campus events like sports games and entertainment shows are often filled with excitement and uproar.

Contributing to those major events is MSU’s mascot, Stomper. The furry crusader is responsible for hyping up crowds and representing the university. Many have dawned the infamous bull’s head since it was created.

The current leader of the herd recently took time to answer questions for The Reporter.

How long have you been Stomper?

I’ve been Stomper for more than two years, but less than five.

Why did you want to be Stomper?

A love for sports and the excitement of being able to pump the crowd up in big games drew me to want to be Stomper.

What’s the process like to become Stomper?

I contacted the Athletics Office when I first became interested and someone put me in contact with the correct

Three sisters share the Maverick experience.

Page 09 mnsu.edu people. I had to “audition” by doing a smaller event to see how I interacted with people of all ages. I also had to skate with the Stomper costume on and walk up and down stairs, for safety purposes. It’s harder than it looks to walk around in that costume!

Do you remember what it was like the first time you put on the costume?

Nervous and different. I smiled in a lot of pictures at first, then realized it didn’t really matter if I was smiling.

How hot does it get in there?

It really depends on the sporting event. For a football game in August… make sure you drink a lot of water!

Sometimes it can get pretty

warm.

Can you take us through a typical day in which you wear the costume to a sporting event? How soon before the event are you in costume? How long does it take to get it all on?

Again, it really depends on the event. For football, I usually arrive an hour before games. For hockey, I get in costume about 30 minutes before the game starts to skate. Stomper can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes to be ready for action.

How does it feel to have the costume on at big events like football games?

This is probably one of the most exciting parts of being Stomper. Along with all the

Middle Eastern Student Association addresses event altercation The Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA) would like to sincerely apologize to all our guests at Middle Eastern Night on Saturday, Nov. 7. The Middle Eastern Student Association members, event coordinators, performers, and volunteers worked so hard to ensure that the event showcased the culture.

We apologize to all out guests that felt attacked or marginalized by the action of one individual. The views were that of the individual alone and do not represent the organization. The Mid-

dle Eastern Student Association works very hard to ensure that our culture is well represented and that we are fostering a good atmosphere at our university.

It is no surprise that the situation in the Middle East is very sensitive and full of disagreements.

However, we are all here at Minnesota State University, Mankato for one purpose: to get an education. Middle Eastern students walk around campus every day and make sure to portray the best of our tradition and culture. It is a shame that all the fun,

camaraderie, and hard work will only be remembered by the ending.

We ask you our guests, faculty, staff and fellow students to accept our sincere apologies. We ensure you that every one of the Middle Eastern students would love to have any of you over for tea to talk about our respective countries and our awesome tradition!

Thank you for joining us and we hope you enjoyed your evening!

-Middle Eastern Student Association

fans around to interact with, getting the crowd into the game and cheering on the Mavs – these are all great parts about being Stomper.

Have you ever had to use the bathroom while at an event?

I have not. I try to make sure to use the bathroom well before games start.

Do you ever get heckled by the rival team’s fans or mascot?

They heckle Stomper just as much as Stomper heckles them; it’s mutual but typically friendly and harmless.

What’s been your favorite memory as Stomper so far?

There have been so many great memories; it is hard to pick just one. Going to the Division II Football National Championship game was an amazing experience, but winning the WCHA Final Five at the Xcel Energy Center definitely tops the list. Being able to be up close to the action at sporting events like these is very exciting.

What’s the weirdest thing anyone has ever said to you while in costume?

I would say definitely being asked if you are someone you’re not, mainly because you can’t respond other than shaking your head.

In addition to sporting and other campus events, Stomper can be requested to appear at outside events such as birthday parties and weddings—a jack of all trades. No matter who’s wearing the costume, Stomper breathes life into wherever they’re at.

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Au revoir, Minnesota. Hello, cultural Paris!

MSU’s Biology Department will travel abroad to France this spring.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer The microbiology major in the Biology Department at Minnesota State University, Mankato, provides students an opportunity to explore French culture and history through a short-term faculty-led study abroad program to Paris next year between the end of the spring semester and beginning of the first summer session, from May 7 to May 16, 2016.

The main purpose of the program is to encourage participants to explore Paris through the eyes of a microbiologist. Participants will be able to have a real-life experience outside of classroom and learn how microbiology had an impact on society in France.

Paris, famous for a rich and romantic history, is considered home of microbiology.

In fact, in the Middle Age, Parisians were faced with problems of disease, wastes, human remains, which caused plague and cholera. With successive outbreaks of the black plague, almost from one-third to half of the people in a country were killed in Europe.

This has a profound effect on governmental structure, religion, and business in Europe, especially in France.

“Even though those events occurred a hundreds of years ago, it’s still absorbable, still in place in Europe, particularly in France,” said Timothy Secott, a microbiology professor at MSU. Furthermore, Paris is home to one of the world’s oldest hospitals and home country of many famous scientists such as Louis Pasteur, known as the father of microbiology, and Pierre Curie.

In terms of food, Paris is also an important destination to explore for whoever is interested in microbiolo-

CC BY-NC-ND by barnyz gy because France excelled in the development of fermented foods and beverages, with more than 500 types of cheese and best quality wines.

“In addition, there are a large variety of original cheeses and so on that we simply don’t see here in the U.S.

Battle of the Bands set to rock the campus Student Events Team is bringing two nights of live music to MSU.

BELLA LAM Staff Writer

Get ready to tune in for this year’s Battle of the Bands!

On Nov. 16 and Nov. 17 at 7 p.m., The Student Events Team will be hosting this event and I’m sure it’ll be nothing but a rockin’ time. This FREE event will be hosted in the CSU Ballroom and doors will be opening at 6:45 p.m.

They will be featuring music from three categories: EDM/Hip Hop, Singer/Songwriter, and Bands.

On the first night, the acts will include artist in the Hip Hop and EDM genres. On

the second night, it’ll be for the bands and singers.

This particular event hasn’t been hosted at MSU for five years so it’ll be making a huge comeback this year.

I got to talk to Rachael Winch, the Concert Company Committee chairperson, and she told me that the lineup this year is amazing. There were at least 20 artists and bands that auditioned and about six had to get cut. They are now down to 14. There are six acts from EDM and hiphop and eight more from singer/songwriters and band. Many of these artists have been perfecting their craft for many years now, so you know you’ll be in for a good show this coming week.

Prottoy Einstein, singer and guitarist who will be playing at the show, says

that he’s been playing guitar since 2009, and that he’s been preparing three songs in the last week for this performance. Besides auditioning for The Voice, this will be his biggest stage to perform on, he said.

First place winner will receive $500 and a prize package! There will be also prizes for the second and third place winners as well. To determine the winner, the audience will have to text in their votes when the show is done after each night. The winners will then be announced on the second night after all performances have been done. So prepare yourself for two nights of live music and show support!

Let the battle begin!

There are so many aspects of culture that are so tied in with life in France. So I and Dr. Wrigley thought it would be a good idea to take some of our students over just to get a sense of how the science had a long-term and broad impact on culture and history in Europe,” Secott said.

“Go with an open mind. I would like them (participants) to see how the science has had an impact in a very enlightened society and how they, as members of the society here, are going to be responsible for propelling the kinds of developments that will take us into the next decade and century, thinking microbiological,” Secott continued.

Since the program includes tasting samples of wine, par-

ticipants should be above age 21. The program fee is $3,909 based on an enrollment of 15 to 19 participants. The fee includes round-trip flight, housing, daily breakfast along with five additional meals, admission fee of museums and wine breweries, etc. Eligible students might be able to get a financial aid for the program.

The deadline to apply for the program is Feb. 1, 2016.

For more information, please contact Dorothy Wrigley by phone at 507-389-5738 or by email at dorothy.wrigley@mnsu.edu or Timothy Secott by phone at 507-3892266 or by email at timothy. secott@mnsu.edu.

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Feeding many masses of Mavericks Amanda Baker gives insight on her experience at the Campus Cupboard.

IRODA KARIMOVA Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato, welcomes students all over the world each year, even each semester. International students try to be on step with local students to catch on to everything quickly and properly. But the most interesting part of “acculturation” is trying new food of the new community you live in. For new students, where to get groceries is also a common question on the first day; where to go to buy pricy products, how could it be tasted or how I can save my money on grocery are all considered.

“Campus Cupboard was one of the most help place for me as I could get free products available for all students,” said Zhanna Kurbanova, an international student from Turkmenistan.

The Campus Cupboard is also new for me, too, as I have never experienced the organization giving students free groceries, which helps me save money as well.

There are three separated ideas: Campus Cupboard, Campus Kitchen and Crossroads Ministry. Campus Cupboard and the Ministry have no monetary funding connec-

tions with MSU, as they are both non-profit charities.

I joined some of my international students on heir way to The Crossroads Lutheran Campus Ministry and met Amanda Baker, a very friendly woman who tries her best with the Campus Cupboard project.

Amanda, how is Campus Cupboard doing this fall semester?

“Prior to the 2015 fall semester I was interviewed by Pastor Tammy Dahlvang and

by Crossroads Lutheran Campus Ministry’s board member Kathy Yale, coordinator of hospitality. I was informed of the purpose, requirements, specific duties and responsibilities of being the Campus Cupboard intern. I was also informed about the dedication, long hours, educational and personal skills that were needed in order to make the Campus Cupboard successful. Pastor Tammy and Kathy Yale called me about a week after the interview and offered me the opportunity to be the Campus Cupboard intern. I graciously took the internship. I started my social work internship practicum with the Campus Cupboard when the fall semester started on August 24, 2015.

“I had to reconstruct a whole new foundation of policies and procedures in starting a food shelf. An easy example is awareness tools; brochures, flyers, build relationships in the Mankato community while using my customer service and people skills. A challenging example

is paperwork revolving funding, rules, regulations, and to establish an order of operation. Another one is I had to learn how to use social networks within the university, community, and Facebook.

Everything a student sees, hears, and eats is because of my educational skills and hard work. I am proud to say when the Campus Cupboard’s future intern comes in to take my position the foundation is solid and the resources to run an established food shelf are at their disposal.”

What is your motivation on being in this position?

“One reason, I grew up in Cleveland Minnesota; a small, rural farming and lake side community with a recorded population of 699 souls. In small communities around the world just like the one I grew up in has very little or no resources for healthy living. Lack of food, health insurance and transportation are only a few barriers people from these communities face every day of their lives. Second reason, being a single parent I have to use the local food shelf to keep food on the table, I have to use county health insurance programs for my son when he is ill, and I have to find a way to accesses these necessities without reliable transportation. These are all barriers I personally face every day being I live in a rural community where resources are limited. During certain times in my life I have been fortunate enough to have services such as a food shelf to feed my son and to

get through one week, one month at a time. It may be a struggle at times but, the welcoming volunteers and the donations others give has abled us to get through the day and to give me the opportunity to get an education so that one day and one day real soon I can pay it forward and give a helping hand to the next single mother or to the next person who needs a

a goal to bring awareness to those other college students about the Campus Cupboard.

What are some future prospects for the Campus Cupboard and the students?

“The Campus Cupboard is officially a precipitant of The Second Harvest Food Bank located in Minneapolis Minnesota. Second Harvest is a grant, which the Campus Cupboard researched and

“The Campus Cupboard is allowed to purchase a minimum of 500 pounds of food and personal care items at a discounted rate each week. “ pair of jeans/pants without a huge hole in them.”

What are some future goals for Campus Cupboard?

“One future goal I would like to see is for the Campus Cupboard to be recognized

by Minnesota State University, Mankato, as a student organization with no fees or cost.

Another goal I would like to see is to have the students to come together and seek out food and monetary donations from the community by their own intuition. Another goal I would like to see is more participation involvement from Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Campus Cupboard is open to ALL Mankato college students. I would like for the next intern to make it

applied for in the 2014 spring semester. Second Harvest fuels hundreds of non-profit food shelves each week.

The Campus Cupboard is allowed to purchase a minimum of 500 pounds of food and personal care items at a discounted rate each week.

In the months of September and October 2015 we served 157 students and 65 of those students were first time users of the Campus Cupboard. In these past two months the Campus Cupboard has put out over 1,255 pounds of food and personal care items.

The average amount of food and personal care items per student is 9.96 pounds in September and 7.18 pounds in October.”

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Starbucks orders a big cup of controversy

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ELLYN GIBBS Staff Writer For about half this week, I had a burning desire to dump peppermint lattes down the shirtfronts of humanity. I’m guessing many of you did, too. Yes, I’m talking about the Starbucks red cup debate.

For those of you who live under rocks (some of us college students do), Starbucks recently released its holiday cup design, which is a simple red ombre. Rumor has it that people are complaining about the lack of holiday designs on the cup, and inferring that Starbucks is anti-Jesus, even though the symbols previously used weren’t even religious ones.

So, when my cloud of irritation subsided, I began wondering: who exactly is protesting these cups? Where’s the evidence? This question led to some extensive Twitter scrolling under the hashtag #MerryChristmasStarbucks.

In all the tweets I found, there was not one person who legitimately wanted holiday designs back. Not one. I was surprised. Where are the hordes of protesters? Not on Twitter, obviously. Instagram and Facebook were equally void. All I found were comments from the people who were on a mission to communicate that we have better things to worry about. This is true, but the point is that the

people who are supposedly unruffled by the red cups are still posting about them.

If you want to go into marketing, I advise you to quit college and go study under Starbucks.

They’re so good at it that I’m convinced they have some underground marketing cult who plans these schemes for them. I picture a group of people sitting in a circle wearing cloaks and drinking soy lattes by candlelight. “So,” says one, “What can we put on the cups this year? We need to really create a stir so we keep our sales up.” They all take long sips of the soy lattes, deep in thought. “I’ve got it!” says another. “A female Santa!” Silence reigns again as the committee ignores this idea. “I know,” says yet another, “How about absolutely nothing? And we can fake some outrage about this to the press?”

Anyway, that’s pretty much how I imagine the Starbucks planning session going down.

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Thus, an internet battle was born. At the heart of every Internet “battle,” the purpose is to get someone more money.

Internet “battles” work because we subconsciously believe the media, even when they blow people’s comments way out of proportion. They also work because we usually only read headlines when

scrolling through the news, and then we create assumptions on what the rest of the article is about. I’ve learned through this uproar online that when an internet battle happens, the most powerful thing we can do is not comment on it at all (Which is ironic, since I’m writing this opinion piece). Whichever side I take on an internet battle, whether I support, disagree, or loudly announce my neutrality, I will end up looking pretty shallow. For the most part, personal opinions on trivial issues are overrated and we all need to learn to keep them to ourselves, especially online.

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“December. It’s only a month, but still better than Thanksgiving day.”

“December because it’s close to Christmas and New Year. We cant to be around family then.”

“When it gets cold outside.”

“When flannels aren’t just cute, but a necessity.”

“Thanksgiving.”

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Babysitting doesn’t have to be a nightmare Why becoming a part of a child’s life can be a rewarding experience.

YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer What comes up in your mind when you first hear the word babysitting? Some people might say they would love to babysit while others might say they could never babysit even their nephew or niece. I guess it depends on whether you are a baby person or not.

I admit, babysitting is a sensitive issue to some extent because we have probably heard very unreasonable, ridiculously violent, and unqualified crazy nanny stories here and there at least once. I agree that babysitters should be a type of people who are just nurturing, loving, embracing for the little angels.

My experience as a babysitter, however, is slightly different in this context because I wasn’t that fond of babies at first. As for my personal background, I do not have a little brother or sister. I have several nieces, but considering that they are all in high school because of a huge age gap between me and

my cousin, I just did not have enough chance to be put in a situation where babies hung around me.

One day, I just saw a volunteer opportunity posted on the school website, (I went to Catholic University of Daegu in South Korea back then), and it said they needed some volunteers who could take care of babies while their moms went to work. I could have just glanced at it and forgot about it when I first saw the posting, but I couldn’t. The babies’ moms were actually immigrants from China, Vietnam, Cambodia and so on who moved to South Korea to make money and support their babies and families back home. The moms would probably have not wanted to work to make a little bit of money away from their newborns, but they were sort of forced to work because of their difficult financial situation.

What really made my heart feel so bad was that the job these moms could get was only a sewing job because of their language barriers. These struggles the immigrant moms were going through really motivated me and encouraged me to take some action. I had to do babysit and volunteer. Even though I was not a huge baby person back then and I knew some

other people were willing to volunteer to babysit, I wanted to help the immigrants and their children, and be part of the big cause of helping immigrant women and their families.

As anyone could expect, however, it was not an easy take to look after babies. Babies are cute, but they need to be taken care of on every level. You have to feed them, change their diapers, play with them, make them keep interested in toys, watch them 24/7 so that they don’t hurt themselves, and so on. I almost cried exactly like the

“It was not an easy take to look after babies.

Babies are cute, but they need to be taken care of on every level.” babies on my first day of volunteer. Regardless of all the things you should do for babies I mentioned above, what

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Feature Photo: Verizon Wireless Center Topping

Photo by Trevor Cokley The Topping Off Ceremony was held October 30 at the new Verizon Wireless Center construction site. “Topping Off” is a builders’ rite held when the last beam is placed atop a structure during construction.

Women’s Health Fair comes to MSU Nov. 12

IRODA KARIMOVA Staff Writer It is almost one month till the beginning of finals week and MavAve is still full of activities, tabling, and advertisements. This Thursday, MavAve in the Centennial Student Union (CSU) will host the Women’s Health Fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event is

to-area businesses and MSU clubs together for the fair to help students on campus to explore their health and educate them on health issues.

Each of us are busy with everyday routine--sometimes doing sports or working in front of our computer—and a lot of the time, there doesn’t seem to be enough time to be fit or to pay attention to our health, so this event gives a motivation, information, and tips for women’s health and helps us to discover new direction on women’s health services too.

“This year, we are proud to have invited Planned Par-

The Women’s Health Fair will be held on Thursday Nov. 12, 2015 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. held annually and is presented by the Women’s Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Each year the Women’s Center gathers Manka-

enthood, Colleges Against Cancer, Anytime Fitness, Women’s Center, RAAN (Rural AIDS Active Network), LGBT Center, Health PROS, Coun-

seling Center, Her Campus, Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS) Club, Women’s Lacrosse Team, River Valley Running, M.A.D (Mankato Area Derby) Girls, National Health Education Honorary, Pre-Med Club, Healing Arts Collective of Envision Lab, Profile Plan,” says Natalia Pitts, Women’s Health Fair Coordinator, Activist Intern Women’s Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

While these organizations provide necessary information for students, there is a specific point of this annual event too, as supplied by Graduate Assistant, Zeinab Dahir: “This year we want to focus on stress relief. We are excited to announce that Healing Arts Collective will be presenting free massages, free bemer sessions, and acupuncture.”

While interviewing and being in Women’s Center, I met the very active, enthusiastic team of Women’s of Action Committee (W.A.C.), who are working on the upcoming event. Topaz Torres, Elise Pawlak, Jessica Flatequal, Sandy Bunde are excited to share their experience during

the Women’s Fair.

It is also planned to present a scavenger hunt, and if you visit all the booths you will win a free t-shirt from the Women’s Center! Sounds fun, so save the date, just stop by MavAve and visit all booths

to get a t-shirt from the Women’s Center that you can’t get on just any day.

The Women’s Health Fair will be held on Thursday Nov. 12, 2015 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

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BABYSITTING Continued from page 5 “I learned everything that I had not known before, and the babies also started to recognize who I was and stop crying when I (a stranger for them at first) approached them.”

CC BY-NC_ND by cheriejoyful made me frustrated was when they cried hours and hours and I didn’t know why they cried.

As time passed by, after a few months, however, I be-

came used to babysitting and spending time with the babies. I learned everything that I had not known before, and the babies also started to recognize who I was and

stop crying when I (a stranger for them at first) approached them. What still made me sad though was that even though the babies stopped crying very often and got used to

being around some volunteers, they were not genuinely happy. I realized this one day when I tried everything to make them entertained with new fancy toys. They laughed a lot and seemed happy doing just fine. But when their moms got back from work to pick them up, they just instantly made the most beautiful and happiest smile on earth. At that moment, I realized all they wanted was to be with their moms. What’s sad is I am pretty sure not just the mom in this special case, but other working moms have to cut back on spending time with their perfect sweet angels, in reality.

Even though I was not a huge fan of babies at first, my experience of babysitting for six months changed my whole perspective of babies and babysitters. Babysitters cannot be replaced with babies’ moms. They just can’t.

There is a limitation of ability of babysitters to fulfill the need of babies. Babysitters, therefore, must try their best to look after babies and show them their affection as much as they can because babies can feel emptiness, devastation, sadness and all kinds of emotions when their moms are absent. The biggest goal of babysitters may be to cheer up those babies, not just to take care of them. If you hesitate to volunteer to babysit because you haven’t done this before but if you are ready to truly love the babies at least the moments you are with them, I think you can soothe babies feeling sad and empty without the presence of their moms.

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Three sisters share the Maverick experience Sisters from Turkmenistan all came to MSU to fulfill their dreams.

IRODA KARIMOVA Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato, is a home for many international students trying to finance their time and life experiences to get a step for their career to gain the goals they put for their future.

Aynura and Nargiza are sisters from a developing country called Turkmenistan that used to be the part of Soviet Union. Interestingly, there are three children in their family, and three of them got their step for their education at MNSU. The two sisters look like twins, and people sometimes confuse them mixing and asking questions. Ever since the girls were growing up together, sharing their joy, toys, candy, was common. Now they get to share their dreams, too.

Nargiza aimed to study abroad from her childhood.

Her first step began from Ukraine where she got her

Photos by Yohanes Ashenafi support, care, and warmth when she set her footsteps on MNSU campus. Coming to this purple and gold campus she just fell in love with service-oriented culture, opportunities given for international students to utilize their passions, interests, and skills to directly serve and give back to the community as aware, intellectual citizens motivated her great. Nargiza was amazed to feel how lucky she is to be attending the school that financially supports its students so much

her childhood experiences as her mother and grandmother are doctors so she is about to continue family tradition to go on step of her old generation.

“America was my greatest adventure and my biggest fear. Even before coming to the US I was under stereotypes of American people, surrounding myself with nice and friendly people makes me easy on developing myself on education and social life,” Aynura shared with excitement.

rience she had had has been valuable. Every person is a single lesson that with their presence or absence. Failure

forward to get their aims in reality. The third sister who was the beginner to come to MSU, is already found her place in society in Los Angeles, the next is Nargiza who put her efforts to get her Masters and get a place in society of UN to improve her leadership skills, then Aynura who is completely in different field then her sister but with nice intention to improve healthcare of people with her skills and knowledge she gets being a student in American Higher Education.

From my side, nothing to add. Seeing how MSU, Mankato motivates international students and families worldwide, I just fell in love once more. I say it every time, MSU, Mankato never stops surprising me, this time it motivated me great.

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“America was my greatest adventure and my biggest fear.” is not a failure at all it is a big reason for the bigger success.

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“I knew that by choosing MNSU, I would choose not only a challenging academic environment, but also a diverse, cultural diversity! That would be with me for the whole life,” said Nargiza.

Nargiza was looking for a home away from home. She found that undergraduate

with opportunities to serve. (we mentioned about Cultural Contribution Scholarship last time) Nowadays, Nargiza doing her Master’s in Public Administration and her sister the Aynura is a sophomore majoring in biomedical sciences.

“After graduation from MNSU, I’m planning to continue my studying and to study one of America’s finest medical schools. (smiling) Yes, it is not easy to become a doctor, I just dream to become an outstanding,” she said.

Aynura, 18 years old, inspired to navigate herself to the world of medicine from

Of course another country means another life, new life!

New experience. It is a challenge, a source of motivation, and everyone faces it differently. Aynura faced this motivation positively and she was challenged and understood every fail or victory is hers, she accepted and vowed that she would thrive it. Well, failure is not option and living in such a different completely environment is the biggest challenge of every international student here.

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RYAN NEIL Staff Writer Nitro brewing is creating quite the buzz in the coffee world. The coffee is stored in kegs and is pressurized with nitrogen to give it a foamy head. It can be served out of a tap much like you would enjoy a beer at a local bar. It is a new and exciting form of how to make coffee. The texture is rich and smooth, even if just served black. Many companies are taking on this new brewing technique and trying to put their own unique spin on it. And we just happen to have our own coffee pioneers right here in the Twin Cities.

Blackeye Roasting Company offers a great selection of nitro brew coffee all around the Twin Cities and even as far as Chicago. The compa-

Photo Courtesy of Thane Ewald ny was started by Matt Mcginn—an alumnus of Augsburg College and also the cofounder of Quixotic Coffee based out of St. Paul—a little over two years ago. Blackeye is currently making its brew out at Lucid Brewing in Minnetonka, Minn. The name Blackeye comes from how strong and bold their coffee

is. The nitro brew that Blackeye offers contains twice as much caffeine as a normal cup of coffee. Now that is sure to wake you up just like a black eye would.

Thane Ewald, the head brewmaster at Blackeye, talked with me about his experience thus far with the company. Ewald not only handles

all of the brewing duties at Blackeye but also all of the packaging as well.

“I keg and bottle every ounce of liquid that I brew,” said Ewald. With this much responsibility in the brewing of

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A review of the new 007 film, Spectre Latest Bond film suffers from underdeveloped characters, plot holes.

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JAKE SULLIVAN Staff Writer Opening this weekend, Spectre marks the 24th Bond film to hit the silver screen since its inaugural film in 1962. The franchise has seen its ups and downs (Roger Moore, anyone?), and ever since Daniel Craig has taken up the iconic role, the series has seen a shift in cinematic style, moving towards a more modern, gritty sort of action, as opposed to the debonair panache and shakennot-stirred quips of bygone Bonds. The films themselves never betrayed the legacy

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of satisfaction that the franchise has established, but the departure from the classic tropes was a disappointment to some. However, Spectre heralds, perhaps, a return to the glory days of Bond, with less grit and more grins.

Spectre plot picks up with Bond (Craig) tracking a mysterious clue left by the recently deceased M, leading him into the thick of one of the most massively powerful villains he has ever faced off against. Meanwhile, the new

M (Ralph Fiennes) is fighting the good fight on the political front as an upstart head of government intelligence

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Five suggestions for the new Star Trek series How to make the upcoming TV series fun for fans and newcomers alike.

WES HUNTINGTION Staff Writer In the past week, CBS— the owners of the television side of the Star Trek franchise—announced that they are producing a new incarnation of the celebrated scifi series, blasting off with the premier episode in Jan. 2017.

The first episode will air on CBS, then all of the first-run episodes will be available on CBS All-Access, the network’s streaming service (similar to WATCH ABC) that people will pay $5.99/month for—far less than Netflix’s streaming service.

So, while fans probably wished it was on Netflix to appeal to a broader audience, it probably will be for the best that this will be on this streaming service. With that being said, here are five good things that the new series should have, in order to satisfy newcomers and stalwarts alike.

The new series should be set in the Prime Universe.

One thing that irritates a lot of die-hard Trekkies is the fact that the J.J. Abrams films do not follow the vision of Star Trek. Personally, I think that is a bunch of hooey, but in order to satisfy the longtime fans, CBS should be smart and set it in the Prime Universe and not in the alternate universe that the film

CC BY-SA by kreg.steppe series created. The alternate universe should stay in the film franchise and not expand into the television franchise.

Set the series sometime after Voyager returned home or in the 80-year gap between The Original Series and The Next Generation.

This one might anger a lot of fans if it is set after Voyager had ended and returned home. One of the fan series currently seeking donations is Star Trek Renegades, a fan series set a decade after Voyager returned home and features a cast familiar to Star Trek fans with additional cast members added from

its current group of seven.

If the new series is set after Voyager, that will be the end of Renegades because CBS wouldn’t want any conflict between shows. There is an upside to it as well; it would leave the door open for familiar Star Trek faces to make guest appearances. However, setting it in the “Lost Era,” the 80-year gap between The Original Series and The Next Generation, would be a treat for longtime fans to see what happened during a time when the galaxy was maturing into the 24th century that we all became familiar with.

It should feature a Starship Enterprise.

NITRO Continued from page 12 Blackeye I expected Ewald to have an extensive history with brewing. “I do not have any past brewing experience. In fact, I just met a really cool guy named Matt McGinn,” Ewald said.

Mcginn took Ewald under his wing and showed him the ropes of the coffee business and how to distribute on a larger commercial scale. This just goes to show you that it is not all about experience, it is more about passion for your product.

Blackeye has some big plans in the future. The

guys at Blackeye are currently working on canning their nitro and regular coffees to be sold wholesale.

Another exciting project is with Castle Rock Creamery. The idea is to blend Blackeye’s smooth coffee with the rich and creamy chocolate milk produced at Castle Rock. Ewald said the new product will be, “so smooth you can’t take just a sip, you’ll want to down the whole bottle!”

Blackeye is bringing a new twist to the coffee game here in Minnesota. If you are in the cities

this summer, start looking for Blackeye to be taking the greater Twin Cities metro area by storm. The Blackeye crew will be rolling around in a drink trike handing out free samples of their nitro brew as well as their regular coffee samples. For more information about Blackeye Roasting Company, or to purchase a keg for your own pleasure, check out their website at blackeyeroasting.co.

I think we can all agree on this one. If there is one thing that Star Trek is known for, it is the starship Enterprise. If it is to be set in the future or in the Lost Era, it should feature an appearance by the Enterprise during that time.

Scripts should be submitted by fans, or at the very least, written by known Star Trek writers.

Something that was unique, especially during the

run of The Next Generation, was that fans were able to send fan-submitted speculative scripts and several of them were turned into episodes like “Yesterday’s Enterprise,” or “The Offspring.”

Some of the more famous Star Trek writers, like Ronald D. Moore and Rene Echevarria, got their start in television by writing scripts for The Next Generation. If fan-submitted scripts aren’t possible, CBS should hire people who know Star Trek through and through like Moore and Echevarria.

Technobabble is okay, just not a lot of it.

One of the constant criticisms, particularly in the later Star Trek series (sans Enterprise), is that the writers constantly relied on technobabble in order to make up for some poor writing and also making the characters sound sophisticated. My wish is that the show would lighten up on it and not rely on it too heavily.

That’s my two cents on the whole affair. I hope some of these predictions come true, but in any case, we have a new Star Trek show waiting for us in early 2017.

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New film nets only $2.1 million, is pulled from theaters after two weeks.

KAARINA MAKI Staff Writer What happens when you decide to make a live-action film based on a 1980s Saturday morning cartoon about a teenage girl and her friends who become an overnight musical sensation? You get a big flop that’s way off-pitch, apparently.

Jem and the Holograms, which was released in movie theaters across the country two weeks ago, has already been pulled out of the theaters. In it’s opening weekend, the film managed to pull in only $1.37 million, which averaged out to $545 at each of the 2,413 screens where it was being shown. At the time

FEATURing: BOX OFFICE FLOP, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS

the film was pulled out of theaters, the film had pulled in $2.1 million.

What happened here? It seemed like a film that had all of the elements fans of Pitch Perfect love so much: young teenage girls who enjoy singing, becoming famous, fun and lively music, and a message about staying true to

FILM Continued from page 12 (played by the delightfully off-putting Andrew Scott) wishes to shut down the “archaic” double-o program.

The film suffers a bit from a handful of critical, yet underdeveloped characters, which in turn leads to an undercooked plot. Indeed, the story itself is so ridden with plot holes that in retrospect you have to wonder how it was all even strung together in the first place. Then, you remember it’s a James Bond film, and what’s more, no one really cares. As much as mystery, intrigue, and espionage are critical to the series’ refined formula, to venture too deep into an over-complicated plot would be foolhardy, and director Sam Mendes seemed to realize this. Yes, we expect surprises and compelling story, but we’re also here for things going boom.

The film adeptly balances adrenaline-pumping action, intrigue, and a third element missing from recent Bond films—humor. Spectre has some downright laugh out loud moments, which surprised the audience in the best of ways.

It’s not to say that Bond has gone in the direction of

Iron Man 3, but rather, the Sean Connery-esque pick up lines, action quips, and humorous visual stunts have made a welcome return to the series.

The film itself seems like an homage to the Bond films of yesteryear, returning tropes like the big-bad henchman, kitsch gadgets, and a familiar villain whose “surprise” entrance is perhaps a little not as surprising as the film would have it be. Mixing the glory of the old Bond’s with the contemporary seriousness and sophisticated action sequences we have come to expected turns out what seriously feels like the most “Bond” Bond movie in quite a while. With the impending departures of Mendes and Craig, perhaps soon the series will be up in the air again, but for now, we can all sit back and enjoy Bond as he was meant to be enjoyed—shaken, but not so stirred.

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yourself and not being afraid to shine.

Universal, the studio that

cided to focus on the same teenage girl drama that we see in films over and over

wood.

Whatever the reason or reasons were, it’s obvious that this film did NOT do something right. The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is far from what a film would like to receive on the website.

Since the film cost Universal $5 million, it’s not a huge loss. However, the film did manage to snag one record: It now ranks fourth among the worst opening weekend releases since 1982 (how ironic!).

What will be the fate of Jem and her friends now? Maybe they will become a big hit in the Redboxes, or maybe the film will gain fans and viewers

“Universal, the studio that produced Jem, was even the same studio that produced Pitch Perfect!

Why did the crowds boo Jem and her friends off the stage and screen?“ produced Jem, was even the same studio that produced Pitch Perfect! Why did the crowds boo Jem and her friends off the stage and screen? Some believe it’s because the film ignored the cartoon altogether, and de-

again. Others feel that one problem was how one of the cartoon characters, who was African-American, was wrongly portrayed in the film by a lighter-skinned actor who fits a very narrow definition of “beauty” in Holly-

if it goes to Netflix. It’s safe to predict, though, that if this film is even released on DVD or Blu-Ray, those sales are sure to be dismal.

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Protesters at University of Missouri welcome media Welcome comes one day after clash between protesters and photographer.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Protesters credited with helping oust the University of Missouri System’s president and the head of its flagship campus welcomed reporters to cover their demonstrations Tuesday, a day after a videotaped clash between some protesters and a student photographer drew media condemnation as an affront to the free press.

Activists removed yard signs warning the media to stay away from a grassy area of campus that has served as an impromptu campsite for the protesters in recent days.

Concerned Student 1950, a group which led the protests, put out fliers titled “Teachable Moment” that encouraged demonstrators to cooperate with the media.

“The media is important to tell our story and experiences at Mizzou to the world,” the flier read. “Let’s welcome and thank them.”

That embrace stood in sharp contrast to Monday, when protesters chanted “Hey hey, ho ho. Reporters have got to go,” and some tried to block a freelance student photographer from covering protesters’ celebratory reaction to the system president’s departure over what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school.

Video shot by student Mark Schierbecker shows Janna Basler, who works

Photo Courtesy of The Associated Press in the university’s office of Greek life, telling photographer Tim Tai, a student working freelance for ESPN, to “leave these students alone” in their “personal space.”

Moments later, Melissa Click, an assistant professor in Missouri’s communications department, is seen confronting Schierbecker and calling for “muscle” to help remove him from the protest area.

Tai can be heard telling those who confronted him, “I have a job to do,” and that he has as much right to photograph the event as the

protesters do to gather in the public space.

On Tuesday, Click apologized for her actions in a statement issued by the Missouri Department of Communication. She said she had personally apologized to the journalists involved.

“I regret the language and strategies I used, and sincerely apologize to the MU campus community, and journalists at large, for my behavior, and also for the way my actions have shifted attention away from the students’ campaign for justice,” she said in

the statement.

David Kurpius, the dean of the journalism school, stressed that Click wasn’t on that school’s faculty. Kurpius told the Columbia Missourian

that during a faculty meeting Tuesday night, Click resigned her “courtesy title,” which allows her as part of the university’s College of Arts and Science to serve on graduate committees from other academic units.

In a news statement, Kurpius praised Tai for how he dealt with Monday’s confrontation, saying he “handled himself professionally and with poise.”

Ken Paulson, a 1975 Missouri journalism alumnus who heads the First Amendment Center at the Newseum, credited Tai with being “exactly right,” calling him “both professional and eloquent in his defense of freedom of the press.”

“His job is to report the news in a public place, and nothing is more public than the grounds of a public university,” said Paulson, dean of Middle Tennessee State University’s media and entertainment college.

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KELCIE RICHMOND Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato junior Krista Hassing knows exactly what it means to work hard.

As an intricate part of the 2015-2016 MSU volleyball team, Hassing is extremely busy, but focused. The Mavericks are winding down their regular season conference play this weekend at the Taylor Center, where Hassing will try to lead her team offensively as she has done for most the of the season.

Hassing has been dominating the net for the past few seasons in Mankato. Last year she posted 380 kills, a .286 attack percentage and averaged 3.58 kills per set. This season the conference has seen even more from Hassing as she has recorded 389 kills with a .323 attack percentage.

The offensive dominance comes from Hassing’s hard work over the past ten years, starting in her hometown of Blue Earth, Minn.

“I started community education camps in about fourth grade,” Hassing said. “But I did not play competitively until seventh grade.”

Although Hassing has been on the volleyball court for years it has not always been her first love in the athletic world.

“Basketball was my first love,” Hassing said. “After my high school volleyball season ended my junior year I realized that I really wanted

to play volleyball on the next level instead of basketball.”

MSU and the Maverick volleyball team were not on Hassing’s radar right away for schools, until she came for a visit.

“I originally did not even consider MSU Mankato because I wanted to be farther away from home,” Hassing said. “However, after meeting the coaches, team and nursing advisor I knew where I belonged.”

Hassing also knew MSU was a great choice because of the major she had always intended on having.

“I ‘m majoring in nursing and I always knew I wanted to go into the medical field to be able to care for people and have a job that could positively impact others,” Hassing said. “My mom has been a nurse for over 30 years and

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Krista Hassing my older sister Kate recently started her first job as a nurse in Rochester, I am excited to follow in their footsteps!”

Balancing the highly competitive nursing program and being a collegiate athlete is not an easy task, however, Hassing has help.

‘“Although I usually have an ongoing to-do list I have realized I am doing what I love now,” Hassing said. “And soon I will be loving what I do.”’

“Coordinating volleyball and nursing can be tricky,” Hassing said. “But my coaches and instructors have been great at helping me work things out with scheduling conflicts.”

Hassing does not have a lot of extra free time but she finds a light at the end of the tunnel.

“Although I usually have an ongoing to-do list I have realized I am doing what I love now,” Hassing said.

“And soon I will be loving what I do.”

Hassing also volunteers through the volleyball team to add to her crazy schedule.

She’s not alone though.

Hassing has her teammates with her step by step as they all try to negative their way to victories and graduation.

“Our team gets along really well,” Hassing said. “So you can always count on a good time and laughs during any practice, game or road trip.”

Hassing has a lot of fond memories so far on the campus of MSU but one in particular sticks out to her.

“My favorite memory as a Maverick so far was upsetting Southwest State in their own gym,” Hassing said. “The

team locked in on one goal: beating SWSU, so we celebrated every point like it was our last.”

The Mavericks have an overall record of 15-11 and 9-9 in NSIC play. Hassing hopes to finish strong this season.

“My goal for my team is our last few games is to play up to our potential in each game,” Hassing said. “And enjoy our time on the court together.”

After this season, Hassing will have her senior season to look forward to but does not plan on quitting volleyball anytime soon.

“I would love to continue coaching to stay involved with volleyball,” Hassing said.

“This past spring I started coaching a high school JO team in Blue Earth, and I plan to continue coaching this spring.”

Hassing and the rest of the Mavericks will take on Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls this weekend for their last two regular season games.

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NFC North: Recap and Predictions ERIC KRIESEL Staff Writer The NFC North division revealed its true contenders fairly early into the 2015 season with the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers each jumping out to impressive 6-2 records and are tied for first in this top heavy division. While the Chicago Bears (3-5) and Detroit Lions (1-7) have stumbled out of the gates both teams have some real talent and can still compete to win some games in the second half of the year.

Here is what I have seen from each of these teams thus far and where I think each team will end the season at: Chicago Bears: This is the team that I had the least expectations for coming from this division for the season and they have done nothing to make me think otherwise of them. Jay Cutler has shown time and time again that he cannot be relied upon to bring this team to a championship level and the defense has regressed tremendously

since losing Brian Urlacher after the 2012 season. Before his departure Chicago’s defense allowed the 3rd fewest points against in the entire NFL and had long been known as one of the historically great defensive franchises. In the years since he has left the defense has ranked 31st, 30th and this season 28th in fewest points allowed.

Their second half schedule has some tough games that I really have a hard time seeing this team winning or even competing in unless they can get Matt Forte healthy and running to help open the offense. New head coach John Fox has tried all season to figure out how to use his offense which does have some talent and this team easily could have two additional wins on its record. I see them winning, at most, 3 more games and finishing 6-10 on the year.

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Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press Teddy Bridgewater has been the Quarterback the Vikings have needed for a long time.

Ricky Rubio: The nucleus of the Timberwolves Rubio is off to a hot start in the 2015-16 season, and is exactly what the Timberwolves need.

COREY YUMAN Staff Writer “Trade Ricky Rubio!”

It’s a common thing that’s been heard among Timberwolves fans for quite some time now. Even as recently as this past off-season the young point guard was at the center of trade rumors. Even as this season has begun many are looking at Karl-Anthony Towns play, or the recent firestorm Andrew Wiggins has brought. The play of Ricky Rubio doesn’t seem to be attracting much attention though.

We’re only six games into the season, but the nucleus of the team seems clear.

From the first time that Rubio stepped foot onto the court with the Wolves in 2011 he proved himself to be a much needed energy. He brought the team a threatening attacker that can reach his teammates with assists from any angle. On a team full of new players, or veterans that are here to mold the youth,

Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press Rubio is the nucleus of a young wolves team. Averaging nine assist a game, second int he NBA. Ricky is one of the very few that have been in Minnesota to see the transformation take place.

But, of course it hasn’t all been a honeymoon, as there has always been flaws in his game, and seemingly always a player wearing street clothes, there are legitimate

reasons to be skeptical of the man.

Right now though, Ricky is averaging nine assists a game, and is ranking behind only Russell Westbrook who is at 10.2. This won’t come as much of a surprise to long time fans as Ricky has always had incredible passing ability,

but what should be noted is what is turnovers look like.

Lower. Much lower. He is sitting at two turnovers a game, down from an average of 2.9 in his career. Rubio’s worst year came in his rookie season when he was at 3.2 in the 44 games he played. While he’s never been awful at turn-

overs, it’s an amazing leap for a passer first point guard nonetheless.

His presence when on the court is always felt, especially on the defensive side of the ball. One of the biggest things Rubio has been known for is his great defense. This season has seen many tightly contested games, and Ricky is leading the charge at the point. Ricky now has more assets around him to help play defense that focusing in on his own man isn’t an issue anymore. This early in the season he is averaging 2.3 steals a game, which is tying his career average. Expect him to continue and anchor this young Timberwolves teams, especially as games begin tight late.

The biggest two problems cited with Rubio has been his shooting and stability.

Last year Rubio was shooting some of his best games of his career before going down for the year. As he starts this season he seems to be picking up right where he left off. Opening night he lit up the Lakers for a career high 28 points.

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“I really have a hard time seeing this team winning or even competing in unless they can get Matt Forte healthy and running to help open the offense.” won 11 games in 2014 and managed to grab a wild card spot in the playoffs thanks in large part to the 3rd ranked defense they boasted. This year the team is nowhere near that and have allowed the most points against in the entire NFL, giving up more than 30 a game. It has been a complete 180 turnaround for the defense that looks lost after Ndamukong Suh stomped his way south to Miami. The offense has struggled as well behind Matt Stafford who looks to have taken some steps backwards this season after a couple of years of showing the potential to make plays in the NFL. It has gotten so bad some have even questioned his intelligence when it comes to his ability to lead the offense that contains one of the biggest receiving threats of this generation in Calvin Johnson.

For the second half of the year I see this team continuing to unravel. The schedule won’t get any easier as they still have two games against Green Bay left including one this week in Wisconsin, a state they have not had a victory in since 1991. I have this team losing 6 of its last 8 to finish 3-13, last in the division.

Not saying he is a bad coach, but if Jim Caldwell is still employed on the Detroit Lions staff next season I will be surprised.

Minnesota Vikings: If the Vikings weren’t on your radar coming into the season they made sure you put them on it for the second half after a strong 6-2 start. That is good enough to be tied with the Packers atop the division, however, they have had one of the easiest schedules in the league only having played an above .500 team once through the first half. The second half is not so much of a cakewalk, and they only play one team that is under .500 over the final eight. The second half will certainly be a test for the Vikings and will give everyone a better picture just how close this young team is to getting to that next level. The defense is no doubt the strength of the team and have only allowed opponents to score over 20 once this season in a loss to Denver. The offense, even with Adrian Peterson back, have just not been impressive to me and the team regularly leans heavily on the D to stick around and win ugly low scoring games. From what I have seen Teddy is nothing

but a game-manager at this point in his career and has not shown the ability to really take a game over. While he may develop that in the coming years I do not think the Vikings need him to do those things to still compete for a spot in the playoffs. I have the Vikings winning three or four more games this season and getting one of the two wild cards in the NFC. They got something there to build off of for sure but this team is just simply too inexperienced and lack the firepower on offense to make any noise against the elite teams they will face in the post season.

Green Bay Packers: L i k e it or not, Aaron Rodgers is still King of the North. That being said the Packers offense is not performing anywhere near the level they need to be at if they want to clinch another Super Bowl victory. The loss of Jordy Nelson continues to hurt the team as Aaron Rodgers has had trouble finding receivers to throw too and has been forced to take more sacks this season as a result. I think they can start to run more screens and quick routes, a thing that was once a staple of Green Bay offenses for years but something I have not seen so much this season, to help combat this issue and help receivers get open. Eddie Lacy has looked

slow this season and is still nursing an injury but I still believe the Packers can get something out of him in the second half of this season as he has been historically much better in the second half of the year. Throughout the first two years of his career Lacy has totaled 1,134 in the first two months of the season.

The second half of the season he tends to really turn it up totaling 1,491 yards. The Packers are hoping he can continue this trend and turn his season around as he only has 308 rushing yards through the first half of this season and has disappointed fantasy owners everywhere with just 2 touchdowns. There is also no denying that the defense has some major holes in it but, like every Dom Capers defense, relies on sacks and turnovers to bail them out. This style has proven to be problematic in the playoffs as most playoff teams don’t turn it over as much, which is why they are playoff teams. Green Bay is still licking their wounds from last season’s devastating NFC Championship loss and I believe that will continue to help keep this team motivated and why they are still my favorite to finish as NFC North Champs for the 5th consecutive year.

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Since then, the highest he has hit is two 12 games, but even that is higher than his 10 point average before this year. He may never be a lights out shooter, but it’s hard to argue that he has made steady progress in this field. Rubio is sitting on a 39% shooting percentage, slightly up from his average, but when it comes to Rubio any improvement in this area is good.

Now, obviously six games is not nearly enough to cite how someone can do over the course of 76 more games. It also hasn’t necessarily been the biggest deal that he wasn’t the most continually productive guy on the court, what can be most worrisome when it comes to Rubio is will he stay on the court?

Not including this year, Rubio has played four seasons in the NBA. Of those four, only one of them has seen him play 82 games.

That means ¼ of Rubio’s career has been missed a large chunk of time. It’s important to keep in mind that not all these have been a result of the same injury, and one was caused by a freak accident that involved a collision with Kobe Bryant. Yet, it still needs to be proved that he will be able to stay

on the court, because there is no way to provide for the team if he isn’t.

There are bigger stars on the Timberwolves right now.

There are bigger future stars on the Timberwolves right now. But Ricky Rubio is among the most important.

He will never be the player that can go to a squandering squad and turn it around, but he is the nucleus that every team needs. An unselfish point guard that can make his teammates look better, while knocking down the shots that he has to, and locking down on defense on the other side of the ball.

A few days ago Ricky posted a photo to Instagram with the quote, “You’re not the same individual you were a year ago, a month ago, or a week ago. You’re always growing. Experiences don’t stop. That’s life.”

There is no denying Ricky isn’t the man he was when he came into the league.

The only thing that can stop the rise of Ricky are the freak injuries that have stopped him before. Until that happens though, there is no reason to not think of Ricky as the glue that binds this young core

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Mavericks set to battle Wayne State in finale

TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer Minnesota State will wrap up its regular season at home against the Wayne State Wildcats this upcoming Saturday afternoon.

The Mavericks are coming off two statement wins in their most recent matchups, as they defeated Southwest Minnesota State University 55-17 and top 10 ranked University of Sioux Falls 44-3. Both came as road victories, as the Mavericks finished 2015 undefeated on the road (6-0). This will be their first home game since October 24th, in which they lost a back-and-forth contest to Winona State 31-27.

With that being the only loss on the season, the past two games for the Mavericks have shown what kind of resiliency this team has. With the recent success this season and the track record head coach Todd Hoffner has brought to the MSU football program, Hoffner and Minnesota State University officials agreed to a four-year contract extension that will be affective starting July 1st, 2016.

The Mavericks have had growing success on every side of the ball this season,

as the offense has also diverted from a rush-heavy mindset lately. Sophomore Nick Pieruccini has made his mark this season, as through 10 games he has a 63.4 completion percentage, to go along with 1,593 yards and 11 passing touchdowns. He also has run for 423 yards and nine touchdowns, making him the biggest, playmaking threat on the gridiron.

The rushing game has been divided up nicely, as senior Connor Thomas is leading the running backs with 619 yards and is tied for the team lead with senior Chad Zastrow in rushing touchdowns with seven. Zastrow also has 534 yards, while junior Virgil Hammond has contributed 429 yards and six touchdowns.

On the receiving end, the Mavericks have had quite the star emerge in the likes of sophomore Ty Dennis. Dennis has 32 catches for 681 yards this season, and is averaging 21.3 yards a catch, making him the deep threat most games. His six touchdown catches lead the team. Junior Brent Esser and senior Bryce Duncan have been the other main two guys, as they both have 27 catches on the season. Esser has 371 yards, and Duncan has 328 while they both have three touchdown catches each.

The defense has been fantastic this season, and this team’s success will travel as far as the defense can hold it down. After all: “Defense

Wins Championships” is the quote to live by. As a whole, the defense has averaged to only give up 12.8 points per game. They are still rated in the top five of defenses in the Nation; it has been no cakewalk when facing them.

Senior linebacker Tyler Henderson leads the team in total tackles this season with 61. Henderson also is tied for the team lead in interceptions with three, and leads the team in passes deflected with eight. Senior defensive lineman Josh Gordon is having another season to talk about, as he is second on the team with total tackles (49), first in tackles for a loss (21), first in sacks (14), second in interceptions with two and has seven pass deflections as well. Gordon and Henderson have been the solid rocks on defense, with other guys such as junior linebacker Marcus Gooden, senior linebacker Rob Myers, senior linebacker Bryce Dominick, senior linebacker Jordan Campbell, junior defensive back Mat Andriano and many other faces that have made the impact on defense this season. As a team, this squad can shut down offenses from the opening whistle.

The Wayne State Wildcats are entering the contest with a 4-6 record on the season, losing their past four of five games. Last week, they dropped a double overtime heartbreaker to Upper Iowa 34-31. To put things in anoth-

er perspective, the Wildcats defeated Concordia-St. Paul by three points. The Mavericks won by 41.

This may be a lopsided match up, but nothing should be taken for granted.

WSC has a balanced attack on offense, as quarterback Taylor Reedy has thrown for 1,407 yards and nine touchdowns this season. His go-to is receiver Marcel Dunson, who has accumulated 500 receiving yards and five of those touchdowns through the air. Running back Ryan

Photo by Trevor Cokley Ludlow has 1,018 yards on the ground this season, with seven touchdown carries. Jon Davis is someone to mention on an otherwise turbulent defense, as he has tallied 81 tackles this season.

The game looks to be in heavy favor of Minnesota State, but still could be a good contest. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, the 14th at Blakeslee Stadium.

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