November 12, 2019

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2019

MNSU queer community comes out to dance

First official Queer Prom glows bright with all the colors of the rainbow HELLEN AKINYI STAFF WRITER Over the weekend, the LGBT Center at Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato held the first ever queer prom in the University’s history.

David Garner, director of the LGBT Center, organized the event with the help of the Women’s Center and the Black Motivated Women.

Molly Gruszyski, a worker in the Women’s Center, who also identifies as part of the community, said, “I had certain expectations with it being the first Queer Prom, thinking it was going to be disorganized, especially with the planning, but they went above and beyond.”

She continued, “It was well structured, and the space provided was more than enough. They really outdid

Molly Gruszynski and Lyric Lopez during the Queer Prom event at the Centennial Student Union Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Samuel Oluwadoromi/MSU Reporter)

themselves.”

Queer Prom was organized just so the queer community could have a night to

celebrate and be themselves, especially those who are still in the closet.

The room was able to pro-

vide a safe space for anyone and everyone and it was diverse, especially with the flags of the irrespective peo-

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Microsoft visits MNSU, DREAM workshop Student receives award from “This is an opportunity for to be a two-day, 16-hour American Cancer Society MICHAEL MCSHANE NEWS EDITOR

Students in the data-focused organization DREAM were treated to a special educational workshop Friday in Morris Hall led by employees from Microsoft.

The workshop, titled “Knowledge mining using cognitive search in Azure”, had the instructors teach students about knowledge mining.

Knowledge mining is the process of discovering actionable information from large sets of unstructured data. Cognitive search is Microsoft’s solution to knowledge mining which was the primary focus of the workshop.

Dr. Rajeev Bukralia, the founder and current academic advisor to DREAM, helped organize the event and gave an introductory speech before the workshop began.

you to learn something that you might not learn in your classes,” Dr. Bukralia said to the classroom full of students.

Dr. Bukralia stressed the importance of the field of data science and how crucial it is for students to get their feet wet in the profession.

“Trainings like this will help you tremendesly,” Dr. Bukralia said.

Dr. Bukralia ended his speech by giving the floor to the three Microsoft employees, Matt Stenzel, Tonio Lora and Erik Zwiefel. Of the three, Stenzel is the only one who went to Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato. Stenzel graduated from MNSU in 2009 with a degree in Information Technology.

“This lab was actually not created by us, this lab was created by different teams within Microsoft,” Stenzel said. “This is actually meant

bootcamp where people come in, this presentation is part of it.”

Stenzel said that many things involved in the bootcamp had to be removed to keep with the timeframe of the workshop and that the select part involving knowledge mining and cognitive search remained.

The workshop was split into four labs, each involving different aspects of knowledge mining.

During the first half of the workshop, there were many students struggling with students sitting next to each other helping each other. Stenzel, Lora and Zwiefel were also going around the room wherever hands were raised asking for assistance.

“So right now [the stu-

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MARIA LY STAFF WRITER Cecelia Schaefer, a student research assistant for Mavs for Clean Air, was recently awarded MVP Student Advocate this past month by the American Cancer Society.

Schaefer wants to someday become a high school health teacher in communities at-risk for youth and tobacco use.

Her passion to help people who smoke to stop smoking and advocating a tobacco-free environment started at her time at MNSU as she started doing more research as a Community Health Education major and in her position in Mavs for Clean Air. Her work as a research assistant involves many things such as assisting with focus groups, recruiting people for events, helping organize

events, and most importantly: advocacy.

One of her advocacy work was during one of the Health Science Department’s efforts to help raise awareness about tobacco use at MNSU in their event “Amplify Your Voice with Art”. During the event students used cigarette butts, products, and tobacco waste collected last spring around campus to create unique art pieces centering around addiction.

Because of this advocacy and many efforts like it, she was awarded MVP Student Advocate at the Tobacco Free Generation College Grantee workshop in Atlanta by the American Cancer Society.

Schaefer had no idea she

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Continued from page 1 dents] are provisioning the resources in Azure. So this will be, like, we have data centers all over the world, so they are getting some computers set up for them in those data centers,” Zwiefel said during the first step of the workshop. “This is kinda like getting everything ready to go and then they’ll build on top of what they create.”

The workshop, which went from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., had an hour and a half lunch which allowed students a chance to eat and recharge from the long workshop.

During the lunch break, students were led to the Heritage Room in the Centenial Student Union where they were met by Dr. Bukralia.

After getting plates of food, students ate as Dr. Bukralia gave an impassioned speech about the inroads DREAM has made and the growth the organization has had since its beginning.

Minnesota State University, Mankato students during a DREAM workshop in Morris Hall Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 in Mankato, Minn.

(Jack Linell/MSU Reporter)

Dr. Bukralia spke about how advancements in AI have made data science so important in today’s age and that students must jump for the oppertunities put in front of them.

“We know how much the demand is in the market; the salaries are excellent, job oppertunites are excellent, that’s why we have all this excitement,” Dr. Bukralia said.

From hackathons to the prestigious MUDAC competition which will be held for the second year in a row at MNSU March 2019, Dr. Bukralia spoke of the grear successes MNSU’s data science community has made.

Midway through the speech he spoke about how 2019 will be the first year in which students were accepted into the Masters of Data

Science Program. He then asked students in the program to stand up and receive a round of appluse from the room.

Dr. Bukralia was not the only one to speak during the lunch break as Aaron Budge, the dean of MNSU’s College of Science and Engineering was also in attendence and spoke to the students and thanked Microsoft for taking

the time to come out and educate MNSU students.

“I appreciate Microsoft being here, you have been a great partner here for several years,” Dr. Budge said.

“On behalf of the college we thank you for your efforts.”

After the lunch break was over, students returned to Morris Hall to continue the remaing labs which involved text and image skills.

“Festival of Asia” highlights a variety of Asian cultures CARLEY SONJU STAFF WRITER The whole upper level of the CSU was transformed into a festival on Saturday night.

Countries represented at the event included Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, just to name a few.

The event was organized by the Kearney Center for International Student Services.

The Festivals of Asia event is held once a year in November, and there has been a great turnout each year.

Minnesota State University, Mankato students represented their country with pride.

Each group had a booth decorated with bright colors, photographs and information about their country including their history and heritage.

Some even had cardboard cutouts of traditional dress from their country. Their displays were eye catching and interactive, allowing everyone to get involved with the festival.

The intricacies they added to their displays did not go unnoticed. When people stopped to learn from each country, they stayed until they had soaked up all the information they could.

At the South Korea booth, there were examples of hanbok, or traditional Korean

dresses.

The clothing represents the Korean traditions. Attendees learned from this booth that normally the women wear a blouse shirt and skirt and the men wear a jacket and loose pants.

The other booths also had their own way of representing their culture. Some booths included samples of writing, photos of popular tourist attractions or significant places in their country, flags and music.

The Ballroom was opened up to its full capacity, and all night long, the stage was occupied by performers from many different cultures across Asia. The performances were mostly singing and dancing. It was very eye opening to see how different cultures are expressed through song and dance.

One dance commonly performed in the country of India is called Bharatanatyam.

This is considered to be the oldest traditional dance in India.

The women wore a skirt, or Saree style costume. Other performances were both group and solo performances of either song or dance.

The Kearney Center offers support for international students year-round. They prepare students for what it will be like studying at MNSU and living in Mankato.

The mission statement, as written on their web page,

Students display traditional Bangladeshi clothing during the Festival of Asia event in the CSU Ballroom Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Samuel Oluwadoromi/MSU Reporter)

reads, “In support of Minnesota State Mankato’s mission to break down barriers, create solutions and achieve great things, the Kearney Center: Recruits, orients, serves, and engages international students.”

The Kearney Center provides support for a total of over 1,300 international students from more than 95 countries.

On their page, you can find more events organized by the International Student Association, or ISA. Attending these events can help you gain perspective and learn about other cultures that many students don’t get a chance to see in rural Minnesota.

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MNSU graduate student invited to prestigious PhD conference MICHAEL MCSHANE NEWS EDITOR An MNSU graduate student has more than just graduation to look forward to.

The PhD Project, an award-winning program founded by the New Jersey-based KPMG Foundation, announced early this month that Mallory Sackey, a Minnesota State University, Mankato graduate student, has been invited to attend the 25th annual PhD Project Conference in Chicago.

Sackey, who is in the Master of Business Administration program, will be going along with 300 other students invited nationwide to the highly

exclusive conference which will go from Nov. 21-23.

“Through my personal journey, I have learned the value and opportunity of higher education many people do not have,” Sackey said. “Coming from a diverse family background, I never thought college, or even grad school, would even be possible.”

The PhD Project focuses exclusively with minority college students, helping boost the number of minority students enrolled in business PhD programs in universities across the country.

The 300 students selected to go to the conference must be of either African American, Hispanic or Native American

heritage and must be in their senior year of college.

The participating students will have the chance to network and meet doctor-

is New York University, University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota.

“It is organizations like

“Sackey is the first in her family to graduate with a master’s degree and will walk the stage as part of the Spring 2020 graduating class.” ate-granting universities and speak with deans, professors and currently enrolled doctorate students from those universities.

Universities Sackey is most interested in

these that become a support system and provide opportunity to transform and recognize the leaders of tomorrow,” Sackey said.

Sackey is well-known with-

an understatement. “Best dressed”, “Best dancer” and “Loudest pride” were the top three award categories of the night.

“I can’t win them all,” said Muse, in a sassy, yet confident way. She didn’t win

the awards because she was hosting the event.

A photo booth was probably the tip of the iceberg, glowing in all shades of color right at the front while the dance floor was at the back with the DJ who definitely

in the Mankato community. In 2017, Sackey won first-place runner-up in the Miss Mankato Pageant and will be a contestant in this year’s pageant.

Sackey is the first in her family to graduate with a master’s degree and will walk the stage as part of the Spring 2020 graduating class.

Sackey’s research during her time at MNSU involved quantitative approaches within organizational marketing and management practices.

“My life over the past five years has soared to new heights through the College of Business at MNSU, Mankato, and I am forever grateful for that experience,” Sackey said.

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Continued from page 1 ple on the community.

The center piece wasn’t special but it was attractive nonetheless. The room was glowing with rainbows in all angles.

“I felt safe and comfortable being in the room,” added Molly. “I loved how diverse it was and it was a special night for me since I didn’t get to go to prom in high school and this was like officially my first prom. It felt really good.”

The night was very eventful. The mini-food tables at the back, a spoken word performance and everyone dressing up added to

the festivities. Some came fancy while others came as who they identified with, and a special performance from drag queen Luna Muse graced the stage.

“Luna Muse!” Molly excitedly stated with a giggle when asked what her favorite moment of the night was.

As much as the night was made for the queer community, even those who were not part of the community showed up, some with their dates and most with their friends, just to show love and support.

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Many left feeling overwhelmed with so much joy, holding hands with their dates and friends and hoping to have the event again next year.

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PTSD, homelessness a disservice to those who served Veteran’s Day remembers more than those who lost their lives in the service

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THOMAS BOWMAN STAFF WRITER Growing up, my family which consisted of my mom, dad, sister and my dog, would drive to Colorado to visit my grandparents on my mom’s side.

My grandparents live in a bigger Colorado city, namely Boulder. I remember being 5 or 6 and walking down the downtown Pearl Street Mall area and seeing all the men digging and eating out of garbage cans. Sensing my curiosity, my mom told me that many of the homeless men in the area were veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, causing businesses to be more reluctant to hire them. Ever since I became aware of the situation of the homeless in America, I’ve believed it to be important to be aware of their situations and make others aware of the situation.

Even though there isn’t a completely accurate tally, the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs calculates that almost 40,000 veterans are homeless. The intimidating factor that contributes to homelessness in the veteran population is PTSD. Living life as a homeless person is a challenge by itself. Put in the pains of PTSD brings the matter to a whole different level. Although it’s common in people who have

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served in the military, PTSD can impact any person who experienced a severe traumatic situation. Because traumatic situations are incredibly common in war zones, military members are affected disproportionately.

PTSD can cause extremely assertive behavior, and extremely aggressive behavior people suffering from it. It takes one month to be certain a person is suffering from PTSD. They would show signs of avoidance symptoms, re-experiencing symptoms, cognition and mood symptoms, and arousal and reactivity symptoms.

Avoidance symptoms come from the veteran trying to avoid places, people or object that reminds them of an extremely traumatic experience. Re-experiencing symptoms

are fairly self-explanatory.

They’re flashbacks that have physical symptoms such as sweating, elevated heart rate, nightmares, and frightening thoughts.

PTSD can cause a person to feel in danger even if there is nothing nearby that could harm them. Cognition and mood symptoms mean the person will have negative emotions and a worsened mood. Arousal and reactivity symptoms are often constant and often include being easily startled, feeling tense, sleeping problems, and anger issues.

It is estimated that it’s somewhere between 11-20% of veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom are currently dealing with PTSD. On top of that, an estimated 12% of veterans in

the Gulf War and an estimated 30% of the Vietnam War veterans all suffer from PTSD. A lot of the veterans who suffer from PTSD haven’t received the proper treatment they needed after witnessing a traumatic event that put them in that position.

Because of this, it becomes more of a task to keep jobs and enjoy time with friends and family. After leaving the military, many veterans have a fairly difficult time trying to readjust back to ordinary citizen life. Veterans lack of help and their social isolation adds to it, worsening their PTSD. Working hard to be aware of social issues is an important decision. The more people who know, the more people who will work towards a change in the homeless community of those who served our country.

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First-generation students find MVP Continued from page 1 their place through storytelling MARIA LY STAFF WRITER Maverick Firsts hosted this year’s “Finding Your Place: Storytelling About College” event to help create a space for first generation students to share their stories this past Friday at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Dr. Dave Engen, a professor in Communication Studies, said, “The reason that we have these events, and we’ve done them for several years now, sometimes with a bunch of stories sometimes with a couple of stories, because we believe that you can connect with others through storytelling, and hearing complex, nuanced, complicated stories about this college journey can help us create our own path through college.”

The event featured guest speaker Dr. Rachael Hanel, a professor in the Mass Media department and an MNSU alumni, to tell her story about being a gravedigger’s daughter and her experiences today as a first-generation college student.

She showed the audience a picture of her father, who in the photo was 13 years old at the time posing with a big smile on his face with pigs at his family’s farm.

She began to recount her memories of her father as he graduated high school and went straight to work at the University of Minnesota Waseca, now a women’s prison, as a general laborer in a pig barn.

The photo now hangs in

Dr. Rachael Hanel, an associate professor at MNSU, speaks to students during “Finding Your Place: Storytelling about College” event Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 in Mankato Minn. (Prasad Pol/ MSU Reporter)

Dr. Hanel’s office as it reminds her where she comes from.

Dr. Hanel said, “This really reminds me where I came from, I feel pretty connected, I feel like I have pretty strong roots to this place and the family that I came from, and I don’t ever want to forget that, so to have this picture here on campus is a really good reminder of that.”

Instead of sharing her memories in college as a student, Dr. Hanel wanted the audience to know that being a first-generation college student will always be a part of your identity and to never forget that.

“A lot of things that you’re going through here, trying to navigate the system and trying to find your place, that’s always going to be a part of your life, and once you get your diploma, it’s not going to be boom you’re done and this is never who I am anymore, it will always be a part of you and your identity,” she said.

Dr. Hanel says even today at work in the university, she still finds herself struggling to find her place.

She talked about her

was nominated as they were only there as grant recipients. Nonetheless, she’s never felt more honored as the award reminds her the work she is doing matters.

Schaefer plans to continue this advocacy work as she is helping organize an event called “The Great American Smokeout” to be an outlet and provide resources to help motivate students, staff and faculty who are currently smokers to quit.

Schaefer said, “Mavs for Clean Air, we want to be there as support for people who struggle with smoking and vaping. Research shows, quitting smoking and vaping takes several tries, and the first step is the first try, so we want to show our support and offer resources for students to do that first try.”

Along with motivating smokers to take that first step, Schaefer also wants to bring awareness to MNSU’s current tobacco policy and encourage students to sign a petition for policy change.

“Right now, our policy is completely no tobacco, however there is no enforcement. I’m sure you’ve seen, some people outside the library smoke a cigarette, and have a security guard stare right at them and nothing is done, you can report this online, but

nothing happens. What we want to do is get our task force to agree on enforcement, so we can have it written with exactly what we want to do so potentially we’ll have a deterrent for breaking our school policy,” said Schaefer.

At the event, there’ll be four activities, and students who participate in any one of them and sign the petition will get a free t-shirt.

Schaefer says policy change is the most important step to having a tobacco free place. “Policy change is important because research also shows that tobacco free environments at work or school are helpful for people struggling with nicotine addiction,” said Schaefer.

She continued, “Having a tobacco free place, it’s important for people who don’t smoke because obviously, the air is more clean.

It’s important for people who do smoke because you’re less triggered by the smells, you’re less triggered by the butts, you’re less tempted to pick up a cigarette.”

The Great American Smokeout will be held Nov. 18-20. Students who can’t make it to the event but still want to sign the petition can do so online or at Student Health Services.

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MICHAEL MCSHANE NEWS EDITOR I am one of many who wish to one day know who this mysterious person working within the White House writing these blistering essays condeming Donald Trump’s time as president.To what extent their role in the White House consists of; one thing for sure is – it sure has nothing to do with policy.

For all their talk about how they are currently in the process of making sure President Donald Trump didn’t go with his “worst impulses”, he certainly fails in that regard.

It’s with this point that I find that this anonymous person working in the White House secretly against the president hasn’t really done anything besides make Trump angry.

In terms of worst impulses – Trump took troops out of Syria, used a sharpie to alter a map to make it look like a Hurricane was going to hit a state that was not in its actual path and potentially used quid pro quo to get dirt of a political rival from another country’s government.

All of those happening in 2019 alone. So, with that said, I find it hard to see how this anonymous person is really helping the country by both staying anonymous and staying in the White House in general.

I think having them testify in front of Congress. Whatever they have witnessed or heard would be better corroborated if they took the mask of anonymity off themselves and gave the American public an honest answer as to what they accomplished working in the White House.

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National security officials objected to stopping Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The view among the national security officials was unanimous: Military aid to Ukraine should not be stopped. But President Donald Trump’s acting chief of staff thought otherwise.

As the aid was being blocked this summer, Ukraine officials began quietly asking the State Department about the hold-up. The concern was clear for the young democracy battling an aggressive Russia.

“If this were public in Ukraine it would be seen as a reversal of our policy,” said Catherine Croft, the special adviser for Ukraine at State, who fielded the inquiries from the Ukrainians.

“This would be a really big deal,” she testified. “It would be a really big deal in Ukraine, and an expression of declining U.S. support for Ukraine.”

Croft’s remarks were among the transcripts released Monday from the House impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.

And they begin to chisel away at a key Republican defense of Trump. Allies of the president say Trump did nothing wrong because the Ukrainians never knew the aid was being delayed.

Eventually, the White House released its hold and the funds were sent to the ally.

The impeachment inquiry is looking at whether Trump violated his oath of office by holding back the congressionally approved funds while he asked the new Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a favor— to investigate political rival Joe Biden’s family and the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Transcripts of testimony from closed-door inter-

views with Croft and another Ukraine specialist at State, Christoper Anderson, as well as the Defense Department’s Laura Cooper, come as House Democrats are pushing ahead to this week’s live

of Trump.

Croft told investigators of her “trepidation” of taking on the role in spring of adviser to the special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker, because she worried that Giuliani was

“As the aid was being blocked this summer, Ukraine officials began quietly asking the State Department about the hold-up.” public hearings.

Cooper told investigators that, in a series of July meetings at the White House, she came to understand that Trump’s acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, was holding up the military aid for the U.S. ally.

“There was just this issue of the White House chief of staff has conveyed that the president has concerns about Ukraine,” she said.

When she and others tried to get an explanation, they found none.

“We did not get clarification,” she said.

“My sense is that all of the senior leaders of the U.S. national security departments and agencies were all unified in their — in their view that this assistance was essential,” said Cooper, an assistant defense secretary. “And they were trying to find ways to engage the President on this.”

Croft and Anderson testified about the oversized reach of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani into foreign policy on Ukraine in unsettling ways as he portrayed Zelenskiy’s new government as an “enemy”

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influencing Trump to change U.S. policy toward the ally.

She said she theorized that by “painting sort of Ukraine as being against Trump” it could help the president “distract from a narrative” that Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election to help him.

Anderson, who held the

special adviser role before Croft, said, “I had the fear that if Giuliani’s narrative took hold, that the Ukrainian Government was an enemy of the President, then it would be very hard to have high-level engagement.”

He said Volker had warned him, “Giuliani is not moving on to other issues, and so this might still be a problem for us moving forward.”

Cooper said she and other aides were asking questions about what legal authority the White House had to halt congressionally approved aid for Ukraine.

She said it was “unusual” to have the congressional funds suddenly halted that way. The Pentagon was “concerned.”

Cooper told investigators that it was when Volker visited in August that he explained there was a “statement” that the Ukraine government could make to get the security money flowing.

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Continued from page 5 struggles during a conversation at a meeting where her colleagues were discussing the word “rhetoric” and about how it was being used and if it was the word that fit to describe what they were trying to use it for. She felt she couldn’t contribute to the conversation whatsoever and began to feel out of place.

Dr. Hanel said, “As I am listening talk about this word where I can’t contribute to the conversation, this is an example where I’m thinking to myself, I’m not quite feeling like I’m in the right place, this is feeling a bit uncomfortable to me, I just don’t have the background that I need to contribute to this.”

She felt like she had imposter syndrome – a sense that you know that you’re qualified to be where you are but the little voice in your head tells you otherwise. This is not a feeling uncommon to her as a first-generation student.

Dr. Hanel advises students who are feeling out of place or like an imposter, to think about your strengths and what you can contribute.

She finds her personal strengths to be persever-

ance, a strong work ethic, independence, etc.

She said, “I’m going to feel very strongly that those are my personal strengths because that of my background, because I saw my dad working really hard and have this drive and have this independence in order to succeed and make a living.”

She encourages students to continue thinking about their own strengths and to work hard as it will serve them well in the long run. As a first-generation student, one may not get the help they need from their family, so relying on one’s strengths may be all they have.

Dr. Hanel said, “You can’t really rely on your family.

They want to help you but they haven’t been here before, they don’t know how to navigate this place, it’s up to you to find events like this, to find resources like this that exists to help you out.”

The audience was then able to share their own stories with each other at their separate tables and groups as they were encouraged to share a six-word story describing their academic journey.

Speaker David Engen speaks to students during “Finding Your Place: Storytelling about College” event Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 in Mankato Minn. (Prasad Pol/MSU Reporter)

One student shared their story as they wrote, “Fell down, broke down, got up,” a story that reflects their long journey as they have been working on a bachelor’s degree for almost seven years.

Students were also able to discuss and give suggestions about something from MNSU that they’re currently not getting. Some students expressed their concerns with wanting a smoother transition or program for transfer students coming to MNSU, better incorporation and use

of D2L by professors, utilizing several different learning styles in the classroom, more accountability on professors, etc.

Dr. Engen hopes students were able to share their stories during this event and had a chance to network and connect with one another. He hopes that students will take charge and create a student organization for first-generation students to further help students find their place He said, “Our group can’t start a student organization,

but we’re really hoping a student will show an interest in starting an organization on campus for first generation students which is being done all around the country and in other schools.”

For students who missed the event but is interested in hearing student stories navigating college, Dr. Engen encourages them to listen to MNSU’s and Century College’s podcast “Finding Your Place” which can be found at https://soundcloud.com/ dreamingbydegrees

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Senior Art Exhibit showcases MSU’s exceptional talent LIDIA VASSAR STAFF WRITER Conkling Gallery is currently displaying works by the graduating senior art students. The gallery has a high diversity of mediums and styles, including typography, sculpture, screen printing, and ceramics.

When you enter the room you’re greeted by illustrations on the walls to your left.

Most include bright colors, and there are some incredible pop-up effects on some of the works to give them a three dimensional perspective.

My favorite was probably the cow that felt like it was reaching right off the page.

The artist played with both photographs and a more cartoonish illustrative style, giving the works a whimsical feel.

Down the wall were some vibrant screen printed works,

using fine detail and layering to create beautiful pieces. I had to check one of them for a price tag because I liked it so much.

Screen printing is such a satisfying type of art, and very versatile. I always like seeing the kinds of things people create with it, and I would love to try it out more extensively myself.

Sitting on a display were some books, or at least I initially thought they were books.

They had handmade covers and descriptions, but they were made of ceramic. Some of them had a few cracks or chips, and it just really added to the vintage aesthetic.

I’d love to see some jumbo versions of them outside the Otto Recreation Center in

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BLC’s performance of “Dr. Faustus” is no tragedy KOLBY SPOMER A&E EDITOR This weekend, our friends over at Bethany Lutheran College held the first showings for their drama department’s newest production “The Spiritual Tragedy of Dr. Faustus”. I was lucky enough to know some of the people involved, causing me to stumble blindly into another college’s play. I say I was lucky because the production Bethany has created is one of, if not the best, plays I’ve ever seen. Acting, stage production, writing, direction, you name the element and this play aced it.

Focusing on the tragedy that is the titular character’s life, the play delves into the idea of redemption, true redemption, in the face of heinousness. This is a tad different than previous Bethany productions, claims senior actress Hailey Dick. “A lot of other productions I’ve been in have been based off a much lighter source material.

In this one I play the literal

devil, so I’d say it’s been quite a change of pace.”

Due to the dark nature of the original play, some questioned why Bethany would take on such a task. Senior drama student and assistant director of the show Maren Linda had this to say in response. “When I described the plot of the show to people, they would often ask something along the lines of “and Bethany Lutheran College is showing this?”.

My response was always “of course, where else would be better?”. With the highly spiritual nature of this show, we had the opportunity to show a different perspective, one following a confessional Lutheran worldview.”

Lee Schauer absolutely shines in his role as Dr. Faustus, but he isn’t the only actor who hits a home run.

Everybody here, from Erin

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Continued from Page 10 Kelly’s dark Mephistopheles to Hailey Dick’s proud and brash Benvolio, makes this tragedy all the more entertaining. Espcially deserving of praise are Hans Bloedel and Chris Nelson, as they were able to add some much needed comedic relief

were impeccable.

What really set apart this production from others like it? Well Ms. Linda seems to think its the plays shift in focus. “Instead of focusing on demons and hell, the play became a look into a battle for one man’s soul. Seeing

“Where you find good acting, you will almost always find good directing, so I think it’s important to turn the spotlight to director Benji Inniger.”

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MADISON DIEMERT EDITOR IN CHIEF “Doctor Sleep”, Stephen King’s latest movie adaption to the same novel hit theatres last Thursday with high anticipation. As the sequel to King’s classic The Shining and having the novel’s success backing it, the movie was assumed to be a hit.

That was true for many

The film is fantastic, from Ewan McGregor playing an older Danny Torrance to his co-star and fellow Shiner, Abra Stone (Kyliegh Curran).

The two suddenly become Uncle Dan and niece Abra, when Abra somehow makes a connection to Dan through their Shine. From there, they go on a journey to protect Abra and find Danny’s true purpose in life, outside of helping the elderly pass on

The film is fantastic, from Ewan McGregor playing an older Danny Torrance to his co-star and fellow Shiner, Abra Stone (Kyliegh Curran). critics and moviegoers. The film was well-received by the likes of Rotten Tomatoes (4/5), Roger Ebert (4/5), IMDb (7.7/10), and more. But the film disappointed its producers as it only made $14.1 million on its opening night, compared to the expected $25 million it was supposed to make.

It’s still an odd thing for the sequel to one of King’s most famous works to bomb at the box office. But as to what most of the critics have to say, I would agree with them.

with his Shine.

The two actors complimented each other and created chemistry that was unmatched. As Danny fights to save Abra from Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson) and her ghastly crew, you can feel them working like a welloiled machine.

The antagonists were also perhaps the most interesting part of the story. Rose the Hat, a psychic vampire (sort of), and her family of the same likeness hunt down Abra for a taste of her

powers. The three characters battle it out with their Shine, taking it from inside their heads, to the outside world.

The film incorporated the magic of The Shining right from the beginning, making that the main plot point of the movie. Whereas The Shining’s true focus was on Jack and his sanity slowly crumbling as he terrorized his family.

This makes Doctor Sleep almost feel like it’s from an entirely different franchise with the way that it focuses on Dan and Abra’s Shining, along with featuring a villain such as Rose—who, by the way, eats the “steam” of people who shine.

For those who didn’t enjoy the movie, that’s where much of the gripe comes in.

Empire says that the movie isn’t “particularly scary or unsetling,” and that “anyone expecting a straightforward Shining sequel will be disappointed. This isn’t a grueling exercise in pure horror.”

This is true, as the movie feels like more of an adventure-thriller genre than horror.

But even though it is different from King’s first film, it is still worth seeing. It perhaps would have been a better, more successful movie (and book) if it had been an original work outside of the horror classic.

throughout the play in the form of characters Robin and Dick.

Where you find good acting, you will almost always find good directing, so I think it’s important to turn the spotlight to director Benji Inniger. He, along with the rest of this immensely talented production crew, made all the smaller aspects of the play mesh perfectly.

The scenes were blocked perfectly, the set looked amazing, and the costumes

how other plays fell into the trap of “darkness”, I would like to think that our show actually means something.”

Ms. Dick agrees with this sentiment, and adds “Everything has a purpose and a gravity to it. In the end, it really is heartbreaking to see Faustus wrestle with his soul” I’m inclined to agree with both of them, and would recommend this show to anyone with even the smallest inkling of interest in it.

Broadcast, cable networks to televise impeachment hearings NEW YORK (AP) — ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS will set aside scheduled programming next week to cover the House’s first open impeachment hearings on President Trump.

The cable news networks CNN, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and CSPAN will also provide live coverage.

The broadcast networks’ announcement Friday that they would televise the hearing, however, gives the event an extra measure of exposure and weight with

the public.

The first hearing of the House intelligence committee’s hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, with the second on Friday at 11 a.m.

William Taylor, the U.S. diplomat in the Ukraine, is scheduled to testify Wednesday about the Trump administration’s efforts to tie U.S. military aid to that country in an agreement to investigate the president’s political rivals.

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Continued from page 10 place of the current stone books.

A sculpture that trails onto the floor is also very eye catching. I thought the bottom anchors looked a lot like slices of agate. The many

took a more dynamic approach and illustrated pieces that formed the shape of a person. The black and white character art really stood out with some nice deep blue backgrounds.

“The art community is constantly changing and encouraging unique expressions of thought, which is evident when you go to galleries like Conkling and browse through different artists’ works.” blues in the sculpture also appealed to me. Working with a lot of physical space takes thought and experience to pull off well.

On the back wall were a lot of works with a very nice comic book vibe. There were some regular rectangular pieces, but the artist also

Some students made some very inspired works that function as products, such as a very entertaining and witty looking card game and some comfy sweatshirts. All were branded in ways that looked great without seeming too much like advertisements.

The artists really got creative

with the logos and some of the typography.

It’s awesome to see such talented artists graduating and creating these fantastic works. The value and versatility of art is often written off as being much less significant than it is, but these students all have the skill to create great things.

Maybe we’ll all be buying products designed by these MNSU graduates soon, or going to galleries and seeing familiar names.

The art community is constantly changing and encouraging unique expressions of thought, which is evident when you go to galleries like Conkling and browse through different artists’ works. I hope that each of these students graduates feeling great about all their work, and motivated to go on to create even more.

NEW YORK (AP) — Planned Parenthood and others on social media blasted T.I. after the rapper said he goes to the gynecologist with his daughter every year to make sure her hymen is “still intact.”

In an episode of the “Ladies Like Us” podcast that debuted this week, T.I. said that he takes “yearly trips to the gynecologist” with his now 18-year-old daughter. Social media blew up afterward, with people strongly lashing out at T.I. Planned Parenthood posted a series of clapback tweets Wednesday, starting with: “Idk who needs to hear this but virginity is a made-up social construct, and it has absolutely nothing to do with your hymen.”

“And many other activities besides sex can stretch your hymen — like riding a bike (or) doing sports,” the nonprofit also tweeted.

The nearly hourlong episode was later removed from many popular podcast platforms like Apple, though the episode was still listenable after a Google search. T.I., 39, made the comments when the hosts asked if

he had the “sex talk” with his children.

“Not only have we had the conversation. We have yearly trips to the gynecologist to check her hymen,” he said.

One of the hosts replied: “Do you go with her?”

“Yes, I go with her,” T.I. said.

A representative for the Grammy-winning rapper and entrepreneur didn’t reply to an email from The Associated Press seeking comment.

The “Ladies Like Us” hosts Nadia Moham and Nazanin Mandi (who is married to R&B singer Miguel) apologized on Instagram for the episode on Thursday.

“We want to start off by saying that we sincerely apologize for our knee jerk reaction to the uncomfortable topic. We were completely caught off guard/ shocked and looking back, we should have reacted much differently in the moment,” the statement from the hosts read. “We support and love Women and feel that their bodies are theirs to do as they wish. ... We are not perfect, take full accountability of our lack of action & are continuously learning along the way.”

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MSU football escapes tight game against USF

Nate Gunn’s historic performance allows the Mavericks to improve to 10-0 MEL STRAMM STAFF WRITER The Minnesota State Mavericks football team traveled to Sioux Falls to face off against the Cougars for what turned out to be the most action-packed football game of the season.

For the second time this season, the Mavericks trailed going into halftime and struggled to move the ball, but eventually came out on top with a score of 42-39 Saturday afternoon.

Senior Nate Gunn tallied 254 rushing yards and added six touchdowns throughout the game, the most touchdowns in a single game by one player in MSU history.

Gunn accounted for every touchdown and sophomore Luke Williams was there to connect on all six extra points.

MSU scored on their first drive for Gunn’s first touchdowns of the day.

With only a minute left in the first quarter, USF got on the scoreboard with a field goal.

As the second quarter

opened, the Mavericks completed an 11-play, 73-yard touchdown drive that was capped off by a 10-yard touchdown run by Gunn. This put MSU up 14-3 with 12:07 left in the half.

The Panthers were quick to respond and scored two touchdowns, taking a threepoint lead going into halftime.

Gunn managed to regain the lead for MSU, scoring two touchdowns from 11 and 32 yards out.

A USF 25-yard touchdown pass from Caden Walters to Collier Karnell raised the score dangerously close to 28-24 leading into the fourth quarter.

Both teams scored two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but it was MSU who claimed the win.

On defense, juniors Brayden Thomas and Jack Leuis led in tackles with seven total each and senior Jordan Bergen recorded a sack.

Senior Ryan Schlichte rushed for 41 yards and completed 10 passes for 156 yards.

Minnesota State running back Nate Gunn (23) scores a touchdown during the first quarter in a game against Wayne State College at the Blakeslee Stadium Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. Gunn set the MSU record for most touchdowns by a player in a game (6) Nov. 9 against the University of Sioux Falls. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

Senior Justin Arnold led the Maverick receiving corps with five catches for 82 yards.

MSU converted on 8-of-13

third down attempts and tallied 488 yards of total offense, 322 of that being rushing.

Minnesota State wraps up

its regular season schedule on Saturday, as it travels to Upper Iowa. Kickoff is scheduled for noon.

Men’s hockey sweeps Michigan Tech on the road ANDREW NEURURER SPORTS EDITOR

The Minnesota State men’s hockey team swept Michigan Tech on the road this past weekend.

In the first game, the Mavericks were able to come away with a 3-0 shutout win.

After a clean first period, MSU was able to strike gold in the second period.

The first goal came from junior Reggie Lutz and assisting him was juniors Dallas Gerads and Jack McNeely.

Six minutes later in the second, sophomore Julian Napravnik was able to get one by the goaltender.

Senior Marc Michaelis and junior Connor Mackey assisted Napravnik’s third goal of the season.

The last goal of the game was unassisted from junior Jared Spooner. This marked his second goal of the season.

Sophomore Dryden McKay did his job in the net, saving

31 shots and not allowing Michigan Tech to get a goal.

This was the second time this season that he’s registered a shutout performance.

The next day brought a tighter matchup between the two teams. By the end of it, Minnesota State was able to come away with a 2-1 victory.

MSU was able to get the first goal in the first period, this scoring play came from senior Charlie Gerard, assisted by Michaelis. Gerard has scored a goal in five of his last six games, registering six goals in that time period.

Michigan Tech was able to get its first and only goal of the weekend early in the second period, as Donohue Seamus was able to get one past McKay. Late in the second, senior Parker Toumie ended the tie and put one in the net. He was assisted by Gerads and senior Edwin Hookenson.

McKay picked up his seventh win and stopped 17 shots in the win Saturday night. After his performance

Minnesota State forward Reggie Lutz (16) takes the puck down the ice during the second period in a game against Bowling Green State University at the Mankato Civic Center Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

this weekend, he has upped his save percentage to .946.

The Mavericks will have the weekend off before returning

to action Nov. 22-23 to battle Alaska Anchorage.

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Volleyball splits weekend against top-ranked opponents DE’VONTE BRADLEY STAFF WRITER The Minnesota State Mavericks volleyball team broke even with their games this past weekend against the St. Cloud Huskies and Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs.

On Nov. 8, the Mavericks took on the No. 8-ranked Huskies. The game started off slow for the Mavericks after they dropped into a 5-0 hole in the first set.

The Mavericks were able to get back on track in the second set, responding with a 5-1 lead themselves. Because of their run, they were able to even the score at 21-21, led by senior Morgan Olson’s two consecutive kills towards the end of the second set.

In the third set, it began as a head-to-head battle, with neither team letting up.

After the set score being tied most of the time, the Huskies eventually took over, going on an 8-2 run. The Huskies would end up taking a 2-1 lead for the game.

The fourth set was again a head-to-head battle. The Mavericks were about to take the lead at the end of it all.

The set ended with two consecutive points, one of which was a major kill from the young star freshman Jessica Nelson, pushing to a 27-25 set win.

In the fifth set, the heart

Minnesota State outside hitter Morgan Olson (10) hits the ball during a game against Minnesota State University, Moorhead at the Taylor Center Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/MSU Reporter)

of the Mavericks came into display. Despite trailing 5-2 in the beginning of the set, MSU was able to fight back and taking the lead at 10-9.

By the end of things, MSU was able to win in five sets.

Senior Anissa Janzig made some key blocks to help them sustain their lead. To top off the run, Olson hit the Huskies with a major kill to extend their lead.

There were no surprise

performances from players like Olson, who had 24 kills and seven digs. Nelson was not far behind with 12 kills herself. Junior Mara Quam came away with 28 digs and sophomore Dana Schindler with 29 assists.

MSU headed up north to compete against the No. 5 Bulldogs on Nov. 9. Unfortunately, the Mavs were not able to continue pickup another win. The Bulldogs built

Cook leads Vikings to 28-24 win over Cowboys ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dalvin Cook did plenty in the running game.

The NFL rushing leader from Minnesota might have had his biggest plays in the passing game while easily outshining two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott.

Cook ran for 97 yards, including the go-ahead touchdown on fourth down on the final play of the third quarter, and had 86 yards receiving that boosted three other scoring drives, leading the Vikings over the Dallas Cowboys 28-24 on Sunday night.

Cook’s 183 scrimmage yards gave him the league lead in that category as well at 1,415 as the Vikings (7-3) beat a winning team on the road for the first time in almost two years. Minnesota was 0-9-1 in its previous 10 such games.

“Dalvin handled everything great,” coach Mike Zimmer said. “He played outstanding. Had some unbelievable runs, tough, competitive runs. I think Dalvin believes

that he’s really good. I believe that too.”

Amari Cooper had the most circus catches on a night full of them for both teams, including a toe-tapping TD for Dallas’ only lead in the third quarter.

Kirk Cousins threw for two touchdown passes, both to Kyle Rudolph, for just his second victory in nine primetime road games.

But Minnesota’s offensive star was Cook, who set up the first two Minnesota touchdowns for a 14-0 lead with catches of 27 and 29 yards on screens and got a first down with an 8-yarder early on the third scoring drive.

“We thought it was going to be a challenge to get some explosive screens and get some explosive runs in this game to have a chance, and I think we checked those two boxes,” Cousins said.

“That’s a big reason why we’re standing here with a win instead of a loss.”

Elliott had 47 yards on 20 carries after three straight

100-yard games as the Cowboys (5-4) fell into a firstplace tie with Philadelphia in the NFC East.

“From the standpoint of numbers, from the standpoint of where you stand, this was a big game for us, and it’s going to make it that much harder to get where we want to go,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said.

Despite throwing for 397 yards and three touchdowns, Prescott lost to Cousins for the first time after going 4-0 against the former Washington quarterback as a division rival.

“We had to make them be one-dimensional,” Zimmer said. “I wish we had played better in pass defense than what we did. I thought we did a really good job with our run fits and the way that we tackled.”

Cousins, who had 220 yards passing, beat the Cowboys for the second time in eight tries as the Vikings kept pace in the NFC North, a game behind division-leading Green Bay.

an early lead in the first set and did not look back, taking the set 25-18.

The Mavericks played better in the second set, not allowing the Bulldogs to pull away. As the set winded down, it was tied 22-22 but the Bulldogs eventually took the set at 25-23.

The Bulldogs continued to their victory run in the third set. They completely took the Mavericks out of the

game with a 25-11 set and match win.

Despite the loss, there were highlights from Olson and Nelson again, who ended with 11 kills each. Schindler recorded 21 assists for the team as well.

The Mavericks wrap up their regular season with two home games against Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston this weekend before the NSIC tournament.

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Mavericks soccer falls in season finale AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER With the top spot in the NSIC up for grabs, both teams put it on the line in the season finale, but it was Golden Bears’ freshman Katie Anderson who scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute over the outstretched arms of MSU goalie Alexa Rabune.

Concordia-St. Paul now has bragging rights over Minnesota State as they are now ranked No. 1 in the NSIC. In addition to bragging rights, history was made for the Golden Bears, as they beat the Mavericks for the first time.

For the Mavericks, this is their first loss in 10 games and they end the regular season with a 15-3 record and 12-3 in the conference.

In the first half, the weather played a factor. Athletes ran on a slippery surface in the

cold afternoon. It was an even game, with the Mavericks holding a 5-4 shot advantage at halftime.

Anderson’s goal would be the only point tallied in the game and it gave the Golden Bears the win. Sophomores Brynn Desens and Jenny Vetter took one and five shots at the goal, respectively.

Rabune had three saves despite giving up the only goal.

The MSU offense gave CSP goalkeeper Jordyn Clark everything they had, but Clark protected the net and made three saves.

Despite taking more shots, the Mavericks had less shots on goal (4-3). However, they were given four more corner kicks but failed to capitalize on them.

Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State went to extreme lengths in extreme temperatures, with both teams committing 11 fouls during the game.

Minnesota State forward Brynn Desens (10) kicks the ball during the second half of a game against Concordia-St. Paul at the Pitch Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 in Mankato, Minn. (Mansoor Ahmad/ MSU Reporter)

The women’s soccer team will fall in the rankings on the

heels of the first round of the NSIC playoffs. They will be

taking on University of Mary on Wednesday.

Men’s basketball drops first two games in NSIC/MIAA crossover JENNA PETERSON STAFF WRITER The Minnesota State Mavericks men’s basketball team started their season in Kansas City, Missouri, for the NSIC/ MIAA Crossover.

Their first game was against Washburn Ichabods on Friday which resulted in a Maverick overtime loss.

The first half of the game was where the Mavericks struggled to defend the Ichabods, as Washburn was able to hold the lead through most of the half.

WU led 16-10 at the halfway point of the first half and managed to build a 25-15 lead with only 6:36 left in the half.

MSU came within six points after a jumper from sophomore Tre Baumgardner with 1:44 left in the first half, but Washburn was able to boost its lead to 33-24 at the end of the half.

Senior Cameron Kirksey led all scorers in the first half with 11 points and sophomore Kelby Kramer grabbed 10 rebounds and three blocks. Senior Kevin Krieger also added five points and rebounds.

MSU shot 37% from the field in the first half. The Mavericks also held a 23-20 advantage in rebounds.

Ichabods Drew Maschoff and Jalen Lewis both posted a team-best seven points in the first half. Washburn shot 37.1% from the field in the first half of the game. The Ich-

abods also scored nine points off 12 MSU turnovers.

The first three minutes of the second half saw the Mavericks push into the Ichabods lead, as Washburn unwillingly took a time out with 16:50 left, leading 38-35. Baskets from Kirksey and Kramer and two threes from Krieger brought the Maverick offense to life.

Washburn remained in the lead through the second half, but Mavericks freshman Ryland Holt’s basket inched the Mavericks closer, trailing 5148. MSU was able to score enough points to tie the game at 58 after Krieger easily sunk a pair of free throws.

After those two points, Krieger became the 41st player at MSU to score 1,000 points.

After regulation the game was tied at 62, resulting in overtime. With less than two minutes left in overtime, Washburn gained a four-point lead at 71-67. Although MSU fought back, Washburn took the game 78-71.

Kirksey finished with a game-high 27 points, Krieger tallied 14 points and eight rebounds and junior Jamal Nixon added 10 rebounds.

Kramer ended with five points, 18 rebounds and eight blocks. His rebounds are the most in a game by a Maverick since Atila Santos recorded 21 against Minnesota Duluth in 2008. Kramer’s eight blocks also tied an MSU single-game record held by Chris Whitfield, who recorded eight versus Nebraska-Kear-

ney in 2006.

MSU shot 35.6% from the field and took a 56-45 advantage in rebounds.

On Saturday, the Mavericks continued their play in the NSIC/MISS Crossover by playing against Missouri Southern State Lions. Halfway through the first half, the Mavericks constructed a 1710 lead. This lead was mainly done through freshman Corvon Seales and Holt, together hitting three consecutive 3-pointers over the course of three minutes.

Missouri Southern put together a 15-5 run to go up 25-22 with only five minutes left in the half. MSU would end the half on an 18-12 run to take a 40-37 lead at the end of the first half.

Seales led MSU’s offense in the first half with 12 points, while Holt and Krieger each tallied 10 points.

As a team, MSU shot 42.9% from the field in the first half, including a 9-of-17 (.529) performance from behind the arc.

Lions Parker Jennings led all scorers in the first half with 15 points and Cam Martin scored 10. Missouri Southern shot 39.3% from the field and took advantage of their 9-of10 attempts from the line.

The game was tied at 55 with 9:05 remaining in the second half. Neither team led by more than four points during the first 11 minutes of the second half.

The Lions were able to put together a 12-5 run over the

next six minutes to go up 6760 with 3:42 left of the half.

The Mavericks fought back with two points short of the Lions in the final minutes, but the Lions claimed the game 74-69.

Seales led the Maverick offense with 19 points and Holt recorded 15 points and five rebounds. Krieger added 13 points and five rebounds and

Kirksey posted 12 points.

As a team, Minnesota State shot 40.6% from the field and 13-of-30 (.433) from 3-point range. The MSU bench accounted for 36 of MSU’s points as well.

Next up, MSU opens its home schedule Saturday against the St. Cloud State Huskies.

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