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American hero recognized by NFL
Student and veteran Patrick Nelson is sole recipient of new Pat Tillman scholarship
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Nelson shakes hands with Steve Hutchinson before the coin toss at the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals game where he was the honorary captain. GRACE WEBB
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When it comes to courageous self-sacrifice and deep love of country, Patrick Nelson has it covered. And he was recently recognized for his service with the first ever NFL-Pat Tillman Scholarship. The scholarship was created by the Pat Tillman Foundation, established to honor the memory of the former NFL football player. Tillman played with the Arizona Cardinals, but left his NFL career to serve in the 75th Army Ranger Regiment in 2002. In 2004, he was killed while serving in Afghanistan. While the Tillman Foundation has been giving
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out scholarships to veterans and family members of veterans for a few years, this year marked a new chapter for the foundation when it partnered with the NFL. The NFL agreed to sponsor one veteran’s scholarship every year, and Patrick Nelson was the first veteran to receive sponsorship. “It is a great honor and certainly well-deserved,” said Dave Schrader, coordinator for the MSU Veterans Resource Center. “Patrick embodies the twin values of service and sacrifice that are so deeply ingrained in those who have served in the military.” An MSU senior who is double majoring in history and sport management,
Nelson stopped his schooling early to serve his country overseas. He joined the National Guard in 2000 when he was 17, still a junior in high school. “The National Guard was the quickest way for me to kind of start my training and put on the uniform while I was actually still in high school,” Nelson said. When he was in second grade, the first Persian Gulf conflict was beginning, and he and his classmates all adopted soldiers who were serving overseas. The children would send letters to their soldiers and, when the war ended, Nelson’s soldier actually came and visited his school. The meeting changed
Nelson’s life, and he joined up as soon as he could. He completed basic training between his junior and senior years at high school, then continued on in the Guard while starting college. “I always wanted to go to active duty but I promised my mom that I’d give college a try,” Nelson said. But then Sept. 11 happened. And two days later, Nelson walked into his recruiter’s office and asked to be transferred to active duty. He withdrew from college courses and was sent overseas. Over the next seven years, he spent time in Germany, Italy, Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his fellow soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade were part
of the initial Iraq invasion during his March 2003-March 2004 tour. Nelson was a paratrooper. Then from March 2005March 2006, he was sent to Afghanistan. During this tour, he was wounded, but, after recuperating, he reenlisted — twice. “After I was wounded, I had a little less than a year left remaining on my contract with the army,” Nelson said, “so it was getting down there to make my decision. Everybody back home, obviously, after what happened, and I’d already been to Iraq once… They wanted me to get out. Everybody on the Army side
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Snow storm leaves thousands in Minn. without electricity High volume of outage calls creates delayed response, makes for a cold, dark weekend
GRACE WEBB
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While the foot of snow Minnesotans received over the weekend made for good snowball fights and snowmen, it also knocked out phone lines, power lines, heat and electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes. The snowstorm, which was Minnesota’s first big snowfall of the season, left cars buried, tree limbs snapped and houses cold and dark during a massive power outage. According to the Xcel Energy Corporate Headquarters in the Twin Cities, the power outage affected approximately 200,000 customers. People began losing power on Friday and some did not get their power back up and running until Sunday night. “Some people have been
out for a couple of days now,” said Tom Hoen of Xcel Energy. “That’s just because of the high volume of outage calls we’ve had.” Hoen said this power loss is one of the worst outages the Twin Cities area has faced. He said a 2008 power outage affected 250,000 people, but that was because of thunderstorms and tornados. This is one of the most wide-spread outages due to snow. Hoen said the outage affected almost 20 percent of Xcel’s electrical customer base. “This [was] a big one,” Hoen said. Hoen said there were 2,800 outage repair jobs on Saturday alone, but, with only 130 crews available to go fix power failures, it took a while before every customer’s power was
restored. One Minnesota State Mankato student who lost Internet service was Jacia Wanous, who lives in the Quads. She said she lost her internet Saturday morning and it didn’t come back until Sunday night. “I was so annoyed because I couldn’t do any of the [homework] I had to do over the weekend,” Wanous said. “I was like, ‘I’m snowed in. What am I supposed to do?’ So I put up my Christmas tree.” Leslie Anorga is another student who lost power — light, Internet and cable. Anorga lives off campus and said her lights started flickering on and off around 6 a.m. Saturday morning. She lost power until about 11 p.m. that night. Anorga said not all houses around
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Combating sex trafficking American Indian women in Minnesota at high risk
MEGAN KADLEC
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An alarming 63 percent of American Indian prostitution begins before the age of 17. Even more astonishing is that 52 percent of American Indian prostitutes were recruited by their friends. The Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center had to alter its plans Monday, when its speaker for its presentation “Trafficking American Indian Women” was unable to come talk. Dawn Campbell, the sex trafficking outreach coordinator for the center, had to miss the presentation, so Peggy Roy, who also works at the center, led the discussion instead. The presentation was sponsored by the Women’s Center, the Violence Awareness and Response Program and the departments of American Indian Studies, Anthropology and Social Work. The Indian Women’s Resource Center works to build
relationships with policymakers and Indian tribes to advocate for American Indian girls and women, their families and the unique issues they face. The center was founded in 1984 and provides a wide variety of programming to empower American Indian women and girls by working with groups that focus on issues such as family services, child advocacy, healthcare and legal services. The presentation focused on the statistics surrounding the involuntary sexual involvement of American Indian women and girls across Minnesota, especially in the Minneapolis inner-city region. Roy explained the “Shattered Hearts” report, a study done by the Indian Women’s Resource Center. The report details the commercial sex exploitation of American Indian women and girls. The report, released in fall 2009, relied heavily on focus groups and personal in-
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From student to national leader
MEGAN KADLEC
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It’s not very often that Minnesota State Mankato has the opportunity to be represented in a national council. However, this fall, Kerry Diekmann, a doctoral student in the Department of Counselor Education and Supervision, will have the opportunity to serve as an advocate for the American Association of University Women’s Student Advisory Council. A Women’s Center graduate assistant, Diekmann does a wide variety of programming and outreach for the MSU community including programming during Women’s History Month in March. She is responsible for the Women’s Student Leadership Conference held in the fall as well as acting as an advisor for the Women of Action Committee. The AAUW has been promoting education and equity for women and girls since 1881. Over the past 129 years, it has developed a national network of more than 100,000 members and donors, 1,000 branches and 500 college and university institutional partners. The AAUW strives to advance equity through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. The organization achieves its goals
through public policy advocacy, community programs, leadership development, conferences, conventions, international connections and national partnerships. With such an expansive mission, Diekmann is learning something new about the organization she will be working for on a daily basis. “[The AAUW] does a lot and I’m not even going to be able to give them the credit that they deserve,” said Diekmann. “I’m still learning a lot about this organization. I had no idea of how much they have done,” said Diekmann. The opportunity to serve on the women’s Student Advisory Council, or SAC, is a huge honor bestowed on 10 student leaders across the United States from California to Delaware. SAC is a leadership group designed to advise the AAUW about important campus issues related to sexual discrimination in higher education and the workplace. While representing one of the largest women’s organizations in the world, Diekmann, along with the nine other SAC members, will have the opportunity to develop as leaders, network and gain experience. “The AAUW Student Advisory Council members have the unique opportunity to advise one of the
Kerry Diekmann is chosen as one of 10 on women’s student advisory council
wale agboola• msu reporter Diekmann and nine others will advise the AAUW about campus issues related to sexual discrimination.
leading women’s organizations in the United States,” said Kate Farrar, AAUW director of leadership programs. “These young women will represent the voices and experiences of college students, providing AAUW staff with firsthand accounts of student needs
and ideas on issues ranging from sex discrimination to pay equity.” For Diekmann, the opportunity to develop her leadership skills is truly incredible, since it relates to her career goals. “I think this opportunity is going to benefit me both personally
and professionally,” Diekmann said. “On a personal level, it is going to help be very intentional about [myself] as a leader, and how I advocate for people. On a professional level, one of my large
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HOW TO SOUND SMART (EVEN IF YOU AREN’T) JAKE BOHROD
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You’re at a house party. You’re slouched over holding a drink between your legs on a $20 plaid-lined couch. A group of five or six congregate around you and they begin to discuss, say, the latest politicking trends. “You know, Tim Walz spent the least amount of money out of any Congressional candidate on campaigning,” you say, carefully timing your interjection. “He’s always talking about wasteful spending on the part of politicians, at least he has since I had him for global geography.
Personally, that seems like a good way to practice what you preach.” This situation is brought to by a keen ability to sound more intelligent than you actually are, and once again, you’re the toast of the moment. In reality, you read this tidbit right before you deleted some spam (knowing nothing of Walz’s spending) and you slept through global geography. Appearing to know more than you actually do, either when pressured or when faced with a prime set-up for selfinflation, can greatly improve your public image, gain you respect (embittered or not) and allow you to continue a life of
sub-par wit and intelligence without the unwanted effects. Appearance: The gateway to fakery Appearing more intelligent than you actually are revolves around how others perceive you, which begins with how you look. “If you are dressed professionally and well groomed, people generally expect you to be competent,” says Leah White, director of forensics at Minnesota State Mankato. “People make assumptions about others based on appearance, so a very easy way to go into a situation with strong credibility is to be careful about your appearance.”
Looking knowledgeable relies primarily on the most obvious of clichés. If you don’t already, start wearing glasses, at least some of the time. Those of you who already have eyesight problems are the lucky ones. Glasses lend a distinguishable feature to your face and shout, “Hey! I know more than you!” Collared shirts also tell people you’re capable of spouting an interesting anecdote or astute observation. Beyond this, many options exist for choice of apparel, depending on what kind of knowledgeable person you’re attempting to come off as. The following table represents just a few options open to you:
Type of knowledgeable person Business-savvy, upset about taxes Pop-culture aficionado
Clothing style Suits, long-sleeve button-ups, light colors T-shirts from music concerts, worn-out jeans and the like Person who knows everyone and interrupts people Anything loose enough to allow you to physically to point out that he/she knows the person being motion that you know the person being talked talked about about Sports-crazy Jerseys, athletic shorts, billed hats Person who shows off at bars by appearing to Rolled-up sleeves, stripes, anything that says, “I’m know exotic, foreign or possibly dangerous drinks out a lot, and therefore know many variations of alcoholic beverages”
Speech: “Did you know...?” “Unfortunately, you will eventually have to speak and at that point, no matter how good you look, you run the risk of appearing stupid,” White says. This is why you have to be prepared when trying to appear more intelligent than you actually are. A good habit to acquire is memorizing one interesting factoid or littletalked about/known bit of information each day and using it in all of your transactions. Make sure it fits into a wide range of topics in order to maximize your chances of seamlessly injecting it into conversation. “So anyways, that’s why I had to go to the hospital to pick up my prescription.” “Hm, you must have gotten it straight from a doctor then? I couldn’t imagine many nurses were there, you know, because of all the layoffs and strikes going on in the healthcare industry.” You see how the most introductory of facts makes me seem like I know a lot more about the subject, but don’t want to divert
the conversation? Classic. “Working with people day in and day out, it’s necessary to harp on the same bits of information in order to sound like an expert,” says Brady Johnson, 24, who has worked in retail outlets, from selling video games to books, for almost a decade. “In retail, people expect workers to be experts on everything they sell, and since that’s not possible, (it’s best) to exercise the small amount you do know in order to at least sound like an expert.” And it’s imperative to throw around uncommon terminology, even though you have little idea as to what you’re saying. “People are often ‘wowed’ by big words,” says White. “You can ‘sound’ smart while saying nothing of substance.” Tips: Live the lie After you look the part and start sounding smarter than you actually are, complete the package by adopting a few every day traits:
Walk fast: Walking quickly will make it seem as though you’re always in a rush to be somewhere, like people are depending on you. So even when you’re just on your way to Dunkin’ Donuts, it appears as though your intelligence is needed at once. Clear your throat: I’m not sure why this works, but clearing your throat gives off a kind of self-importance.
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Leave weighty magazines and documents around: Inviting someone into your workspace and having to clear out your copies of Newsweek and the Atlantic and that folder that says “PRIVATE” on it shows that you’re both a worldly and trusted person... even though you’re neither. Find a way to criticize everything; like very little: This tip may not make you the most likeable person around, but it sure will make you look hard-to-please, which easily translates to “cultured.”
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continued from 1 was pressuring me to stay in.” Nelson said he thought about it hard before choosing to stay in the Army for a few years longer. He had started taking college courses online and wanted to continue to get free classes without biting into his G.I. Bill benefits. “If I [could] have the best of both worlds, why not?” Nelson said. But Nelson said there was much more to his decision than just free schooling. He said being part of the military offered him strong bonds with his brothers in arms and also offered him a chance to make a difference in others’ lives. “The relationships that you build with your fellow soldiers — [you] basically become a family,” Nelson said. “I also enjoyed the idea of helping people. Obviously war is not very glamorous, and I’ve been in a lot of pretty bad situations, but all those situations kind of cancel out when you see the good that we do. For me, it’s seeing that smile on a little kid’s face because now they can go to school, or now they have running water in their house, now they have electricity. I think the good outweighs the bad when you see it firsthand.” After Nelson’s third tour, he left the military and started going to university classes again. Nelson said the transition was hard, but Minnesota State Mankato made it a lot easier. “For me, the transition from soldier to civilian has been kind of difficult,” Nelson said, remembering how, after seven years out of the country, he had to get used to megastores and 24-hour gas stations again. “[But] I don’t think that I could have honestly had a better experience. MSU is great for veterans in the services that they provide. The faculty is great; they’re very understanding.” Despite his personal challenges in readjusting to civilian life, Nelson never stopped trying to help other people. He started mentoring in the Big Brother program at the YMCA and, earlier this year, he was the first Minnesotan to receive a $25,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project. With the funds, Nelson set up a website called Real Combat Life, where veterans could come
together to share their stories with other veterans as well as civilians. He was one of 52 students who earned the Pat Tillman scholarship earlier this year, but this fall, the Pat Tillman Foundation called and informed him he’d also earned the first ever NFLPat Tillman Scholarship. He said he was surprised, since he hadn’t even applied for it. Instead, the NFL had asked the foundation to pick five finalists, and, of the five, Nelson had been chosen as the first scholarship winner. While receiving NFL sponsorship did not mean more funds, Nelson was honored at the Vikings game on Nov. 7, where he served as the honorary captain and went onto the field for the coin toss. Nelson said the scholarship is all about service, both in the military and after being discharged. “Pat Tillman gave up a life in the NFL [and] millions of dollars in order to serve his country,” Nelson said. “That’s all about selfless service. So a big thing about the Pat Tillman scholarship isn’t just about, ‘Yeah, you get good grades, you were in the military.’ They want to see that you’re doing some sort of public service. That obviously plays a big part in it.” “This scholarship is a fitting recognition of Patrick’s continuing service,” Schrader agreed. “After having given so much, he continues to give back to his community and fellow veterans.”
her lost power; it seemed like every other house still had lights. “[It] took too long to fix it,” Anorga said. “They should have done something a lot sooner. My neighbors had light, [so] why didn’t we have light?” Students were not the only ones affected by the outage; some professors lost power as well. Dr. Roger Sheffer, who teaches creative writing classes at MSU and lives in North Mankato, said all his utilities — landline phone, wireless Internet, heat and light — went out from 7:30 a.m. Saturday to about noon Sunday. He said his outage was caused by a tree that snapped and fell on a power wire. Besides the outage, he was stuck at his home all weekend and forced to cancel trips to see friends. Sheffer said he saw an Xcel Energy truck stop in front of his house Saturday afternoon, but his power wasn’t fixed until the next day. “[I] hoped that they’d get their big truck out there immediately, but they had higher priorities,” Sheffer said. “The downed line on our street affected maybe only 20 houses. So I guess I’m satisfied. Hoen said all power was restored by Sunday night.
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terviews because of the lack of limited funding available for the report. With increased funding, the center hopes to begin working with police departments and specific tribes to combat the commercial sexual exploitation of American Indian girls and women. Though sex trafficking is an issue throughout the world, American Indian women are especially vulnerable to being forced and coerced into prostitution. This is caused by a variety of reasons including historical context in colonial attitudes, the effects of boarding schools on American Indians and assimilation policies such as relocation, adoption and involuntary sterilization. Risk factors for prostitution include violence within the home, homelessness, substance abuse, poverty and the effects of fetal alcohol syndrome on American Indians. The report concluded that, if an individual wishes to help the sex trafficking situation American Indian women and girls face, he or she needs to focus on reframing the system. Changes that need to be made include the perception of prostitution and sex trafficking in general, providing better housing and care for women who have been faced with sexual violence and supporting these women through honest dialogue. The Indian Women’s Resource Center would like community members and concerned citizens to hold the media accountable, understand socio-economic dynamics and raise awareness of the issues surrounding the sexual exploitation of American Indian women and girls.
goals is to actually work on college campuses in providing various services to students and I think this is an integral part of this. The issues that I will be working with are directly related to the work I am hoping to do in the future.” As a member of the council, Diekmann will promote the AAUW on campus, write for the AAUW’s “Dialog” blog and will plan and attend the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders in Washington D.C. as a student leader. The event will be held June 2-4, and SAC members will help facilitate events, lead sessions and introduce speakers. “It is a way for women students to really grow as a leader and have that time to think about themselves. [It] is a really great program that the AAUW organizes,” Diekmann said. When Diekmann received the news that she would be serving in this national council, she had a smile plastered across her face for the remainder of the day. “I really wanted it, but in a sense I was really surprised at the same time. I was probably smiling all day and everyone who I shared the information with screamed in excitement, so it was a good day,” Diekmann said. Despite Diekmann’s excitement for this opportunity to advance her career and future goals, she is just as excited to serve the MSU community. “I was actually really excited that someone from our school was going to be on [the council] because it shows that we have a voice. I was really excited and honored to be able to represent our school,” she said.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The deadly crash of a Toyota Camry in western Utah is being blamed on a sticky gas pedal, the same problem that led the world’s largest automaker to recall the car for repairs early this year. The 2008 Camry slammed into a rock wall near the Nevada border on Nov. 5, killing the driver and a passenger. The vehicle was the subject of three recalls, most recently for an accelerator that can get stuck in the open position. The crash raised questions about Toyota Motor Corp.’s system for repairing flaws in its vehicles. Safety advocates note that the government has received dozens of customer complaints about problems continuing even after a repair. “To think that Toyota has solved the problem with these recalls, I think the complaints show something different,” said Sean Kane, founder of Safety Research & Strategies Inc., a Massachusetts-based firm that has studied Toyota’s recalls. In the past year, Toyota has recalled millions of vehicles because of floor mats that can snag gas pedals or accelerators that can sometimes stick. Hundreds of lawsuits were filed against Toyota after it began issuing the recalls. Brian Lyons, a Toyota spokesman, said the automaker was assisting the Utah Highway Patrol with its investigation. The automaker said it was too early to draw any conclusions about the cause of the crash. Toyota engineers typically help law enforcement agencies review vehicle black boxes,
which track what’s happening in a car in the moments before and after a crash. In the Utah crash, tire skid marks showed that the Camry’s driver, Paul Vanalfen, 66, tried to stop the vehicle as it exited Interstate 80, police said. The car went through a stop sign at the bottom of the ramp and through an intersection before hitting the wall. The passenger — his son’s fiancee, Charlene Lloyd, 38 — also died. Vanalfen’s wife and son were injured. “Based on statements from witnesses and statements from those that survived the crash inside the car, (the investigator is) led to believe that the pedal was stuck,” Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Todd Johnson said. The Camry’s brakes appeared to be in working order, he said. The 2008 Camry was subject to recalls focusing on all-weather floor mats interfering with accelerator pedals, unsecured mats entrapping the gas pedal and accelerators getting stuck. The first recall, involving 55,000 vehicles, came in September 2007. It was prompted by some owners stacking all-weather plastic floor mats on top of carpet floor mats, causing interference with the pedal. Mats were made available to owners. The second recall, in October 2009, brought wide attention to the safety of Toyota’s vehicles. Toyota said 4.4 million vehicles were recalled because the unsecured mats could cause the gas pedal to get stuck in the wide-open position. It was later expanded to about 5.4 million vehicles.
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Obama returns from trip with mixed results
No free-trade deal with Korea, several countries aligned against U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left Asia with a greater foothold in the emerging nations that could help shape the American economy for years. But his failure to deliver on his own high expectations on key economic issues served notice that the global stage is not nearly his for the taking. The president returned to Washington on Sunday with mixed results to show from his longest foreign trip abroad as president, an exhausting 10-day tour through India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. His first two stops yielded dramatic diplomatic successes and memorable images in two booming Asian democracies that will only become more important strategically to the U.S. But the narrative soured once Obama arrived in Seoul, South Korea, for a meeting of the Group of 20 developed and emerging economies. Obama failed to achieve a free-trade deal with Korea that was to have been the biggest trophy of his trip, and instead of banding with America against China’s currency manipulation, several countries aligned themselves against the U.S. The trip ended anticlimactically in Yokohama, Japan, with an uneventful gathering of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. But Obama has no time to breathe easy. Almost as soon as he gets back to Washington he’ll have to grapple with combative Republican congressional leaders at a White House meeting, then head back overseas for a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. “Overall, it was a mix of successes and deep disappointments,” Mike Green, senior adviser and Japan chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said of the trip. “Two great visits in India and Indonesia, a real disappointment in Seoul, and a reassuring but curiously unambitious visit to Japan.” Obama, in some ways, achieved what he set out to do. By spending so much time in Asia, undeterred by his and his party’s midterm election “shellacking” on the way out the door, he showed key nations how
important they are to the U.S. agenda. And that, in turn, is an investment he expects to pay off over time — by loosening up trade and hiring opportunities for his own constituents, and by building up the base of democratic and America-friendly voices in a fast-growing region of the world where communist China looms ever larger. “I think all of Asia is eager for American engagement and
leadership,” Obama told reporters on Air Force One on the way back to Washington. “Everywhere in Asia, what I heard from leaders and people is that we are still central, and they want us there.” National security adviser Tom Donilon told reporters, “I think that the United States has dramatically advanced its critical goals and its strategic interest in the region.”
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Man declared dead charged with kidnapping girl Lived openly under real name, was arrested in several states
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A man legally declared dead 16 years ago who is now charged with kidnapping a Las Vegas girl could be linked to the discovery of a body in Arizona believed to be that of the girl’s mother, authorities said Monday. Thomas Steven Sanders is charged with kidnapping 12-year-old Lexis Roberts, whose body was found last month in Louisiana, the FBI said. Remains found along a remote mountainous stretch of Interstate 40 in northwestern Arizona are possibly those of the girl’s mother — 31-year-old Suellen Roberts — who also had been missing, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said.
“There will be an autopsy in the next day or two to verify it was Suellen and possibly give us a time of death,” Yavapai County Sheriff’s spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn said. “We do believe it is Suellen based on evidence obtained at the scene.” Sanders had lived openly for years despite having been declared dead. A nationwide manhunt started when he became the suspect in Lexis’ kidnapping led to his arrest in Gulfport, Miss., truck stop on Sunday. The bizarre case now leaves many wondering how a legally dead man can go unnoticed by authorities for so long — even after being arrested in several
states under his real name. Authorities say the answer is pretty simple, really. There’s no national death database in the United States, said James Kelly, sheriff of Catahoula Parish in central Louisiana where the girl’s skeleton was found by hunters in woods off a dirt road Oct. 8. And at age 53, Sanders wasn’t collecting Social Security, raising no red flags there. It’s not even clear if Sanders knew he was considered dead. “Right now we have a lot more questions than we do answers,” Kelly said earlier Monday, adding Sanders was cooperating with investigators. Authorities said they were
Scientists suggest colonizing Mars in near future Process would go faster if astronauts did not return to Earth
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — It’s usually cheaper to fly one way, even to Mars. Two scientists are suggesting that colonization of the red planet could happen faster and more economically if astronauts behaved like the first settlers to come to North America — not expecting to go home. “The main point is to get Mars exploration moving,” said Dirk Schulze-Makuch, a Washington State University professor who co-authored an article that seriously proposes what sounds like a preposterous idea. At least one moon-walking astronaut was not impressed. “This is premature,” Ed Mitchell of Apollo 14 wrote in an e-mail. “We aren’t ready for this yet.” Also cool to the idea was NASA. President Barack Obama has already outlined a plan to go to Mars by the mid2030s, but he never suggested these space travelers wouldn’t come home. “We want our people back,” NASA spokesman Michael Braukus said. The article titled “To Boldly Go” appears in the latest issue of the Journal of Cosmology, which featured more than 50 articles and essays on Mars exploration. Schulze-Makuch and Paul Davies, a physicist at Arizona State University, argue that
humans must begin colonizing another planet as a hedge against a catastrophe on Earth. They believe the one-way trips could start in two decades. “You would send a little bit older folks, around 60 or something like that,” SchulzeMakuch said, bringing to mind the aging heroes who saved the day in the movie “Space Cowboys.” That’s because the mission would undoubtedly reduce a person’s lifespan, from a lack of medical care and exposure to
radiation. Radiation could also damage reproductive organs, so sending people of childbearing age is not a good idea, SchulzeMakuch said. Mars is a six-month flight away, and it has surface gravity, a thin atmosphere, frozen water, carbon dioxide and essential minerals. The two scientists propose the missions begin with two two-person teams, in separate ships that would serve as living quarters on the planet. More colonists and regular supply ships would follow.
trying to determine if Thomas is linked to Suellen Roberts’ disappearance. Sanders had met Roberts and her daughter a few months ago. The trio had been spotted at a drive-thru wildlife park in Williams, Ariz., and at the Grand Canyon over Labor Day weekend, authorities said. Roberts and her daughter were reported missing from the Las Vegas area in September. Sanders had an initial appearance Monday in U.S. District Court in Gulfport on a federal kidnapping charge and waived his rights to hearings in Mississippi, said Melanie Rube, a deputy U.S. Marshal. The Marshals Service has
10 days to send Sanders to Louisiana, where the federal kidnapping charge originated. Sanders did not enter a plea during the brief hearing, Rube said. The public defender appointed for him did not immediately return a message. Much of Sanders’ past is a mystery ever since he walked out on his family in McComb, Miss., in 1987. He drifted from state to state and didn’t buy property or establish many bills in his name — things that create a paper trail for most people, authorities said. His wife, Candice Sanders, divorced him in 1988 for allegedly “habitual, cruel and inhuman treatment.”
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When a Cajun man and a Fender Telecaster guitar make sweet love to each other, you get Tab Benoit. He plucks the strings with his fingers, but produces a sound so crisp it’s usually exclusively familiar to players with a flatpicking technique. His soulful voice, combined with excellent songwriting, bring Louisiana’s true swamp blues to life. They call him the first roots artist since Stevie Ray Vaughan to receive heavy air play on commercial rock radio. Everything Benoit touches doesn’t turn to gold, but the music Benoit has reanimated is worth more than his own weight in gold. Similar to many great musicians, the genius of Benoit was born in the church. He started playing drums at first but stumbled upon the guitar. “They wouldn’t let me play drums in church so a friend said, ‘he plays guitar,’ and I thought, ‘man, why did you say that?’ But it was a chance to play,” said Benoit in an interview with mnblues.com. As Benoit grew up, he started spending time at Rockin’ Tabby Thomas’ Blues Box. Southern Louisiana’s very own swamp blues legend Rockin’ Tabby Thomas and many other high-profile blues players hung out at the Blues Box, where a teenage Benoit learned the blues firsthand from the pros. As Benoit grew older, his music matured, but remained true to his Cajun roots. As more and more producers tried to divert Benoit’s talent in a more rock-based direction, he continued to grow as a blues player — more swampy and soulful with each passing day. In 1991, Benoit found himself working with a Texas-based record label, Justice Records, on a charity compilation called “Strike A Deep Chord: Guitarist for the Homeless.” Benoit’s two songs, “Nice and Warm” and “Bone Picking,” were immediately recognized by the label, and Benoit was signed. The very next year, Benoit’s maiden recording was released and well-received by the blues community. The strict restrictions of tradition within the swamp blues community often set barriers for musicians trying to grow and evolve musically. However, Benoit has truly mastered the art of innovation while still staying deeply rooted in the traditional swamp blues. With every note, Benoit carries the true, old-school swamp blues vibe, but doesn’t fail to add his own twist. With albums such as “These Blues Are All Mine,” “Whiskey Store” and “Night Train to Nashville,” Benoit has received much-deserved appreciation and fame in the blues world. With a live recording of “Whiskey Store” and another live DVD upcoming, Benoit is still working hard and touring heavily. When not on the road, Benoit spends time managing his own “Tab Benoit’s Lagniappe Music Cafe” in downtown Houma, La., and works with “Voice of the Wetlands,” an organization he formed to promote awareness of the receding wetlands in Louisiana. Benoit will perform at the Elias J. Halling Recital Hall at Minnesota State Mankato Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Folk. Rock. Soul. Funk. Adam Ezra at MSU.
A barefoot, long-haired Adam Ezra took the stage at the Elias. J. Halling Recital Hall at Minnesota State Mankato Sunday evening. His guitar-pickin-mouth attitude, constant fiddling and casual T-shirt and jeans appearance set a very relaxed atmosphere for the night. It wasn’t similar to that of a rock show, where the air smells of beer, leather and general bad-assery. Instead, there was a pleasant and relaxed vibe in the air that made one want to kick one’s shoes off, lay back and enjoy the music. As four other equally dressed, relaxed musicians walked on stage through the backdoor, the recital hall welcomed the pleasant change. And the moment Adam Ezra struck the first chord for the night, he showcased his amazing charisma and stage presence. From the get-go, there was constant change. One moment Ezra’s powerful and moderately ragged voice had one thinking of a mellowed-down Chris Cornell or a certain Mr. Springsteen. The next, the amazing storyteller in Ezra would celebrate the image of a southern rock/country singer, but with a Bryan Adams-meetsJohn Mayer sort of voice. And with every passing second, the incredible amount of talent that was on stage displayed unimaginable chemistry, moving from sounding like the Dave Matthews Band to the Counting Crows to Phish. Overall, this incredible blending of different sounds and images was like a succulent slice of heaven. There is a healthy amount of complexity in Ezra’s music. Robin Vincent Soper’s groovy basslines are met with Jon “White Rice” Chapman’s jazzy drumming. Turtle, the second percussionist, adds spice with his Afro-Cuban-style drumming. Josh Gold adds the core to the sound with his creative insanity on the keys before it reaches Ezra and his guitar. The Adam Ezra Group displayed not that a good band has to play impossible solos every three minutes and 20 minute jazz improvisations every other song. What it manifested was skillful, yet simple, songwriting combined with tight chemistry and an absolute love into song after song. The 90-minute set contained all originals, save a finale cover of Tom Petty’s “Free Falling.” Right after, a still very energetic Adam Ezra ran up the stairs to the meet-and-greet booth. Its various inspirations definitely contribute to the creativity of the band as well. Afterwards, at a post-show gathering, Turtle shared his musical inspirations that range from the Grateful Dead and Led Zepplin to New Orleans Bebop and the Lebanese tabla player Tony Khalifi, whom he performs with occasionally. “It all brings something new to the table”, Turtle said. While at MSU, the band attempted to share its musical wisdom with students through workshops for songwriting. The Adam Ezra Group conducted a songwriting workshop with more than a dozen MSU music industry majors Sunday prior to the show. “It was really inspiring to write almost a complete song in a matter of 30 minutes,” said participant Tanner Britton. “The guys are super chill, too.” The Adam Ezra Group will be on the road for the rest of the year as they continue to tour with, and open for, Canadian Celtic rockers Enter the Haggis.
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Circa ‘surviving’ the charts Green’s band unaffected by major label switch BRIAN ROSEMEYER
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Today’s music industry, some would argue, is saturated with uninspired artists pumping genreamorphous song after song into American airwaves. Circa Survive is a band that tries to keep itself out of the soulless pile of once-weres and chart-toppers. The group was formed in 2004 in Philadelphia around vocalist Anthony Green, who had recently broken ties with the successful post-hardcore band Saosin. Instead of piecing together other members from the genre’s many broken bands, Green organically selected musicians and friends he had met in the industry. In 2010, Circa Survive finds itself in a transitional period backed by peak success. Their latest record, “Blue Sky Noise,” was released in early spring of this year and debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard Top 200. The success of the new record can be partly attributed to the band’s signing with Atlantic Records. Atlantic pulled the group off its original label, Equal Vision Records, which centered primarily on distributing Krishna-conscious music. Green says the major label won’t affect the bands creativity. “We were freaked out [signing to Atlantic],” said Green. “I’m kind of one of those people who don’t like it when bands get big.” To Circa Survive, the new label means bigger distribution and an international reach. “I think a lot of bands get
bummed out when they work the major labels,” he Green. “I would never, ever put myself in a situation where I had to perform something I didn’t believe in. The only thing that’s bumming me out is having so much to do.” Green said the success on the charts hasn’t gotten to the band’s head. “I don’t think things have changed for us,” Green said. “We’re still super hands-on about everything. There’s no real reason to let it get to us.” The post-punk genre, which had its heydays in the early 2000s and is sometimes associated with Circa Survive, is generally considered to be dying out. “I don’t know how long this genre is going to be relevant, I remember hearing we should change,” Green said. “But I always just do what I like and never think about what people think about it.” Green rejected the notion of the band being lumped into the post-punk scene and said the band’s sound is too complex for that. “I just started telling people we were psychedelic rock,” he said. Aside from living the fast-paced life of a successful musician, Green is also building a family. He has a wife at home as well as a son. “There’s definitely some added strain right now,” Green said. “My son is three weeks old and he and my wife can’t travel with me. But it’s not the type of thinking that’s bringing me down; I’m up for the challenge. I’m not gonna crack. And I hope it’s something I can continue to balance. I thought I
knew what was coming, but I had no clue.” Even with the added weight of raising a family, Green is working harder than ever. He says the band will keep up its aggressive pace. “We really don’t want to take another two years to write a new album,” Green said. “We are really excited. We’re putting out an EP soon of the songs that didn’t make it on ‘Blue Sky Noise.’ And I’ve been writing constantly; I’m very excited about writing new songs.” Circa Survive is currently on a U.S. tour promoting the new album. The group has often been acclaimed for having excellent live shows. “Our live show is really unique,” Green said. “We have lots of energy, and we commit to that energy. Things get knocked over; it’s very intense and loose. We don’t look like Sum 41 up there.” The band is on tour with Animals as Leaders, Dredg and Codseven. On Nov. 17, they will be performing at the Cabooze on the west bank in Minneapolis. “[We’ve played Minneapolis] about a dozen times,” Green said. “We used to play the Triple Rock all the time; I love that club. I had my twenty-sixth birthday at the Triple Rock.” The band has been described as having an extremely devoted fan base. Green appreciates the loyalty and said he wonders what he and his band mates do to get people attached to them. “I really don’t know,” he said. “I wish I had an answer to it. Maybe we just got lucky.”
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On new album, Cudi fights own demons DEAN GORDEN
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How can a millionaire rap icon who has toured the globe, dated a high-profile actress, starred in an HBO series and signed deals with Bape Clothing and Converse possibly pull off a concept album predicated by a persona of loneliness and marijuana-induced self-tribulation? This is the dilemma that faces Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi upon the release of his sophomore album, “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.” After debuting on the Billboard Charts at No. 4 with “Man on the Moon: The End of Day,” his first studio album, Kid Cudi became more than just a celebrated hip-hop artist — he became a celebrity. The newfound fame and notoriety seems to present a challenge to “Man on the Moon II.” Contradictory to the image he established with his first album as a lonely, introverted stoner, the idea of extending the theme of “Man on the Moon” after becoming such a star could easily be perceived as hypocritical. For the most part, to Cudi’s credit, it isn’t. “Man on the Moon II” makes
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no apologies in embracing Cudi’s glass-half-empty mentality, only finding new pitfalls within his glorified lifestyle. The album is organized into five acts, each representing a stage in the metamorphosis of Cudi’s being. The concept album follows “Mr. Rager,” Cudi’s alter ego, opening with “Scott Mescudi vs. The World.” With guest vocals from Cee-Lo
Green, Cudi quickly unveils the album’s theme of good and evil, a concept that Cudi seems to battle within his own understanding. The track fits perfectly as the epilogue to the album, inviting listeners into Kid Cudi’s often delusional world. Acts two and three follow a downward moral spiral with tracks revolving around drugs, partying and women. “Erase Me” offers Cudi at his most pop-friendly
but feels misplaced within the structure of “Man on the Moon II.” The album stumbles by overly concentrating on excess, most highlighted in the track “Wild’n cuz I’m Young.” Act four plunges into the depths of Cudi’s paranoia. In “These Worries,” Cudi states, “It’s a full-time job to not lose my faith.” This theme overstays its welcome on “The End,” which feels like an el-
ementary, half-baked track within the album’s collective offering. Act five, titled “You Live & You Learn,” brings the album full-circle where tracks such as “All Along” showcase Kid Cudi in his sincerest form. “All Along” is a tribute to Cudi’s acceptance of himself where he triumphantly overcomes his inner demons. Let it be known: Kid Cudi is not the most articulate lyricist. There are tracks on the album in which his lyrics fail to inspire, such as “I hope they understand that I really understand that they don’t understand,” off the manipulative track “Ghost.” Offsetting the occasionally underachieving lyric is the album’s production, which highlights Cudi’s highly stylized ingenuity, adding cohesive depth to his themes. Despite inconsistencies, Cudi succeeds on an engaging, emotional level as a performer. There is an intangible quality to his work that remains inventive and exciting. “Man on the Moon II” succeeds as a whole despite misplaced pieces, proving that Kid Cudi’s creative edge hasn’t become a casualty of Hollywood success.
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But the MSU women’s hockey team is back on the map LEE HANDEL
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The Minnesota State Mankato women’s hockey team is officially on a roll. After going nearly two years between WCHA sweeps, the Mavericks have now swept a conference opponent on consecutive weekends after defeating Ohio State 5-3 on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday in Columbus. The four-game winning streak gives MSU a winning 6-5-1 record overall and gets them back to .500 at 5-5-0-0 in WCHA play. Just like last weekend, a balanced offensive attack spearheaded by surging senior forward Nina Tikkinen led the Mavericks to two critical conference victories on the road. Despite their troubled history against OSU, the Mavericks entered the OSU Ice Rink on Friday night looking like the favorite with a distinct size advantage on the Buckeyes. They used it to their advantage throughout the night, overwhelming freshman Buckeye netminder Lisa Steffes by lauching 40 shots her way.
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“The offense is getting pucks to the net and creating scoring opportunities and we have been able to capitalize on those chances,” said junior goaltender Alli Altmann. The Mavericks have numerous scoring lines clicking right now, as the team’s younger players are currently mixed throughout the squad’s top three lines and playing well. This was evidenced early on Friday as the Mavericks’ first goal was courtesy of freshman forward Melissa Klippenstein, the first of her career. She was assisted by freshman Tracy McCann and sophomore Lauren Zrust. The Buckeyes answered with two straight goals, giving them a 2-1 lead after one period. After Tikkinen tied the game at two a piece with her second goal of the season, Buckeyes star Hokey Langan answered with her second goal of the game. Trailing 3-2 entering the final period, the Mavericks came
out and dominated the remainder of the game, reeling off three straight goals to win 5-3. Tikkinen knotted up the contest once again with her second goal of the game, and then the Mavericks went ahead for good when Zrust scored the game-winner just 51 seconds later on a pass from freshman Nicole Germaine. Fellow freshman Kathleen Rogan completed the phenomenal third period and iced the 5-3 victory with a late score, her team-leading seventh of the season. “I think the girls are paying closer attention to the smaller details and I think their willingness to win has been important,” said head coach Eric Means. “Instead of wilting under pressure,
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Heading back to the tourney; rough road ahead TIGE HUTCHESON
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dan moen • msu reporter The Mavericks have made the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. They open up the first-round against Concordia-St. Paul.
After Friday’s 3-0 dismantling of the Bemidji State Beavers, the Minnesota State University Mankato volleyball team was forced to stand by and wait. Nature, history and statistics would determine its postseason destiny and ultimately the overall success of the regular season. Originally the Mavericks were supposed to have one final regular season match at 4 p.m. Saturday against the Division II’s seventh ranked team — Minnesota Duluth — a team ranked higher than the Mavericks both nationally and regionally. Feel free to speculate over what could’ve happened had the Mavericks beaten the Bulldogs or vise versa, but it will be unknown. Thanks to Mother Nature, Mankato was hit by a blizzard and the MSU/UMD game was canceled. For whatever reason, the Mavericks were given the seventh seed in the Central Region on
NCAA TOURNAMENT CENTRAL REGION BRACKET (1) Southwest Minn. St. (8) Colorado School of Mines (4) Nebraska-Kearney (5) Minnesota-Duluth (3) Wayne State (6) Metro State (2) Concordia St. Paul (7) MAVERICKS *All games will be played on Thursday Sunday night, even though most of the rankings up to that point had them seeded fifth or sixth. “To me, what we’re ranked isn’t really important,” said senior Kimber Kuhl. “We knew going in that we were going to play a tough team either way. So to me, ‘seven’ is just a number. The important thing is that we made it.”
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“It probably came down to some mathematical formula I won’t pretend to understand,” said Minnesota State head volleyball coach Dennis Amundson. “I don’t think [the Duluth cancellation] had anything to do with our seeding. It was probably irrelevant as far as that goes, but what it does do is it focuses us more. It puts a little bit more energy into the next match then. We didn’t have to spend much emotional energy so it built a little emotional energy in us and we’ll be more prepared.” In addition to receiving the seventh-seed in the NCAA Regional Tournament, three Mavericks were also honored by the Northern Sun Athletic Conference earlier in the week. Minnesota State University Mankato
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Mavericks suffer second straight sweep MSu finds itself in seventh place in a tough WCHA. The bad news? The schedule doesn’t get any easier in the next month PAT DELANEY
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It was another forgettable weekend for the Minnesota State Mankato men’s hockey team. The Mavericks were swept by Denver, which included a Saturday night game where the Pioneers dominated in all phases of the game in a 6-1 victory. Fortunately for the Mavericks, they will have a weekend off to recharge their batteries. Winless in their last five games, the break is coming at an ideal time for MSU. “We need it bad,” said head coach Troy Jutting. “With the travel, it’s time for us to get a break.” The Mavericks left the ice Saturday extremely frustrated. The MSU special teams looked as bad as it had all season. The Mavericks went 0-14 on the power play, allowed a shorthanded goal and allowed three goals on the penalty kill. In Saturday’s game, the Pioneers used a 5-3 power-play to jump start their offense to a 3-0 lead. All three goals were scored in the final six minutes of the first period which was especially frustrating considering the Mavericks appeared to be outplaying DU to that point. The Mavericks cut the lead down to two in the second period, but DU’s special teams continued to dominate. DU
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scored on their second 5-3 power-play of the game which made it 5-1 and ended sophomore goaltender Phil Cook’s night. It was the second weekend in a row Cook was pulled during a game. “This is about as frustrated as I’ve ever been in four years,” said Mavericks senior defenseman Ben Youds. “I can’t remember the last time it stung this bad. It’s definitely not a feeling you want to feel too often.” The Mavericks rank last in the WCHA on the power-play, only scoring on 12 percent of their opportunities. All together, MSU’s special teams are minus-7 on the season and a big reason why it has been outscored 44-29 — the worst in the WCHA. The Maverick’s two wins on the season are tied with Alaska-Anchorage and Bemidji State for the fewest in the conference. The production from the forwards has continued to be a major concern. The Mavericks are the only team in the WCHA who do not have a forward with at least seven points. Junior forward Michael Dorr got off to a fast start with five points in six games, but has cooled off considerably
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with only one point in his last seven games. Jutting said early in the season that this team needs Dorr to score for them to be successful and lately that hasn’t happened. “I am putting a lot of pressure on myself to produce,” said Dorr. It’s not for a lack of effort that Dorr and the Mavericks are not scoring. They are averaging more than 30 shots-pergame but are only scoring on .73 percent of them. Improving the power-play is the number one key to increasing the scoring. Jutting said that there is going to be changes made to the power-play unit and some fresh faces could be what MSU needs to see better results. Getting a healthy Ryan Galiardi
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Mavericks outplayed the Buckeyes in the second period, OSU was able to net two goals to cut the lead to 3-2. The Buckeyes completed the comeback in the third period, tying the score at three. Then Tikkinen put the finishing touches on a dominant weekend by tallying the game-winner with under four minutes to play, her fourth goal and sixth point of the weekend. Tikkinen, the reigning WCHA Offensive Player of the Week, will likely win the honor again this week. “Nina started out slow this year, but has made a much more concerted effort in both practice and games that is starting to pay big dividends for her,” said Means.
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continued from 13 back will also benefit the team who outside of Galiardi, lack an experienced forward. The Mavericks will have plenty of time to assess their problems before taking to the ice again. MSU doesn’t play again until Nov. 26, when they have a non-conference series against Mass-Lowell. The break may be just what the Mavericks need after looking exhausted Saturday. This is followed by two home series in a row against Minnesota and North Dakota, which will give a fresh Mavericks team a great opportunity to get back into the thick of the WCHA standings.
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is represented by senior offensive catalysts Amanda Beekman and Kimber Kuhl on the All-Conference Team and junior setter Brittany Stamer as an All-Conference Honorable Selection. With the regular season in the rearview, the Mavericks watched as the regional brackets were released on Sunday night, pairing the seventh-seeded Mavericks up against NSIC rival and secondseeded Concordia-St. Paul in the first round. “Considering the teams in our region, I guess [our final seed] was kind of expected,” Kuhl said. “We were kind of thinking Concordia would be first, but we’re definitely looking forward to playing Concordia again.” Regardless of their seed, it’s do or die for the Mavericks from here on out, because in the regional tournament, previous rankings are meaningless and anything can happen.
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The top-ranked team in the nation — University of Minnesota-Duluth — battled the Mavericks in their last game of the season. Despite being heavy underdogs, the Mavericks put up a good fight, in the first half at least. The Mavericks led 14-13 going into the second half, but the Bulldogs came back and claimed a 45-21 victory. In other MSU football related news, there were 16 members of the team honored by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference over the weekend. The three All-NSIC FirstTeam selections were seniors Jeremy Clark and Troy Jones along with junior Jesse Hamilton. Members of the second team included Cordell Bell, Taylor Brookins, Josh Rauser, Adam Thielen, Dan Fehlberg, Bryce Kinniry, Matt McQuiston, Bryan Schmid and Sam Brockshus.
we are coming back and playing better.” Tikkinen led the way for the Mavericks on offense, finishing the night with 3 points. Altmann also played well for the Mavericks in net, saving 24 shots while keeping the high-powered Buckeyes offense in check. “We did a good job playing in their zone and spent a lot of the game on their end of the ice,” said Altmann. “We also did a good job of limiting their scoring chances and shots on goal.” The momentum from Friday’s third period carried into Saturday afternoon’s tilt, with the Mavericks taking the early lead on sophomore forward Lauren Smith’s third goal of the season. Smith was assisted by Rogan and freshman Danielle Scholzen, who picked up her first career point as a Maverick. Fellow rookie Kari Lundberg doubled the lead minutes later with her first career Maverick goal. Tikkinen’s already big weekend was just getting started, as she notched her third goal of the weekend on great passes from blueliners Amy Udvig and Jackie Otto to put the Mavericks up 3-0 after one period. Even though the
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