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Maverick football seeks revenge Minnesota State faces CSU-Pueblo this Saturday in rematch

RYAN SJOBERG Staff Writer After a ‘down’ season in which the Mavericks went

8-3 and just barely missed the playoffs, the Mavericks are back participating in postseason action. Their first opponent, you ask? The Thunderwolves, from Colorado State-Pueblo. Yes, that same team that defeated the Mavericks in the National Championship a few years ago. I guess you could say MSU is seeking a little revenge in this year’s

first round matchup against CSUP. This year’s senior class for the Mavericks were freshmen when they experienced the gut-wrenching defeat at the hands of the Thunderwolves. Although not many of them played a whole lot, the ones who did cannot wait to try to get a little revenge against CSUP in honor of Maverick players who have moved on

from the program. The Mavericks are the favorite, playing at home and have a chip on their shoulder after the committee completely snubbed them in playoff seeding. Undefeated and number one in all Division-II polls, Minnesota State was awarded a number two seed, or the No. 5 seed overall in the field. Many felt as though the Mavericks got

robbed by not receiving a first round bye, but that just makes the motivation that much greater for this squad. The Thunderwolves from Colorado State-Pueblo come into the contest with a 9-2

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PEACE Awards honor MNSU people who made peaceful difference

EMMANUELLA SHOKARE Staff Writer For the first time at Minnesota State University, Mankato, the Kessel Peace Institute hosted the 2017 Peace Awards Nov. 14 in the Heritage Lounge on campus. This was in honor of Ruth Miner-Kessel who created the Kessel Peace Institute in memory of her husband,

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Abbas Kessel, who was a political science professor at MNSU. Ruth Miner-Kessel passed away last year at the age of 96. She graduated from Knox College and then entered the U.S. Navy during World War II. Dr. Carol Glasser, current director of the Kessel Pease Institute, gave the opening speech at the beginning of the event. “Kessel Institute does a lot of activities during the year to promote peace and peace education and around the Mankato community,” said Dr. Glasser. There is a student

committee that meets monthly to help plan these events, which happen both on and off-campus. This year, they had over thirty student

teach peace education and helped screen movies, one of which was “Two Weeks in May,” a documentary that was newly released by students,

“The Kessel Peace Institute is in memory of Ruth Miner-Kessel’s husband, Abbas Kessel, who was a political science professor at MNSU.”

volunteers for the semester who helped with decorations, visited camps and schools to

faculty and library staff about the anti-war activism at MNSU in 1972 to protest against the

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Vietnam War. Dr. Barbara Carson, a professor in the Department of Sociology and Corrections, was the former director of the Kessel Peace Institute and was the keynote speaker at the event. She talked about her experiences meeting with Miner-Kessel and about the negative and positive things that have happened in Mankato and MNSU, including the hanging of the 38 Native Americans and how

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RSOs compete in games for prize money at social

MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer The Re c o g ni ze d Student Association Fall Social was held at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Monday, Nov. 13 and was a marvelous occasion. The event started at 5 p.m. and ran for about two hours. Although the event had some shortcomings, such as the community members who were going to network with the students failing to turn up due to unforeseen circumstances, the RSOs that

attended the event were highly enthusiastic and made the most of the night. The RSO Fall Social was meant to act as a means for RSOs to interact and earn some money by participating in a competition. The event was informal and started off with a survey completed by the students from the various RSOs in attendance. Overall, there were eight RSOs that attended the event and the atmosphere was quite conducive to intermingle as well as socialize. The snacks offered at the event were also healthy and got the participants active before the competition began. Each RSO brought their A-game to the competition and were all eager to take first place. There was a total of $350 to be won; first place

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received $150, while second and third place received $100 each. The game played was Heads Up, where one player holds up a phone up to their forehead and tried to guess what the word was while their

be more challenging than the last. Finally, the Student Nurses Association (SNA) rose to the occasion and were crowned champions of the event, with Engineers Without Borders (EWB) and

“The RSO’s that attended the event were highly enthusiastic and made the most of the night.

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teammates gave hints about the word. The RSOs were grouped into teams of two and the teams battled it out, until two emerged as the champions. The categories were tough and each round proved to

United Nations International Relations Organization coming in second and third respectively. Something special also occurred after the winners were announced. The SNA and EWB decided to

split their winnings evenly amongst themselves, which shows what bringing people together can accomplish. Jessica Lee, the Graduate Advisor for RSO and Student Leadership stated that the event was also meant to be the final forum for interaction between RSOs before Thanksgiving and finals week. “The Student Activities Department is striving to plan more social events that also have the element of a financial incentives over the course of the academic year,” Lee said. “One of the main aims of hosting the RSO Fall Social off the main campus is to familiarize students with the Center for Innovation and

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MNSU dietitian’s tips and tricks to stay healthy over holidays TAEHUI PARK Staff Writer It is in everybody’s interest to maintain healthy eating habits during the holiday season. With the holidays approaching, we tend to pay more attention to how and what we eat in order to avoid adding extra pounds to the waistline. We all know that we need to eat less to lose weight, but if you are sitting at the table and surrounded by family, you are “highly likely” to succumb to eating less, said Lexi Cournoyer, a dietician at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Cournoyer offered a session Nov. 9 on tips and tricks to healthy eating this holiday season. There are ways to enjoy your favorite occasional indulgences while still maintaining your diet during the holiday season. 1. Tiny taste. You might have found yourself eating some munchies or snacks while distracted by watching movies or playing games on your smartphone. Eating a small amount of food doesn’t mean high calories, but remember: your body does not lie to you. The food you eat may stay in your body as flab. 2. “I must have that.” You don’t have to eat everything you see on the table. Ask yourself if you really want a whole bowl of potatoes because things can get easily

added up. 3. Fill up with fiber. When starting your meal with food with rich fiber, you can easily reach the feelings of satiety. It is also a good idea to put out fiber-rich snacks before eating your meal. 4. Enjoy each bite. Trying to eat slowly and chew, at least 10 – 15 times, can help you enjoy the flavor of foods. Pay attention to the flavors and textures. 5. Use a smaller plate. People tend to finish all the food we think we can eat. To use smaller plates definitely makes you eat less. Large plates with blank space make you want to pile on more food. 6. Pass the gravy? It may sound less interesting, but it is not a good idea to add extra sauces and other toppings on your meal if you want to maintain your healthy eating habits during a family feast. Trimming these extras can decrease your overall intake. 7. Be physically active. Controlling the amount of your food is important, but being physically active is also essential to keep the weight off over time. You don’t have to be at the gym, but you might as well try to stay active during the holiday. 8. Don’t starve and stuff. Do not skip meals. This can easily lead to over-indulging during the holiday meal. Instead of being deprived yourself, try to eat smaller

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portions and less often. 9. Take the focus off food. You don’t have to follow all of the tips in the list, but it doesn’t mean you need to worry about eating all the time during the holiday. There could be no more stressful than resisting food temptation.

10. Make substitutions. If your recipe calls for an ingredient that is unhealthy, you can try substituting it for a healthier alternative, such as butter/oil used to prevent sticking with cooking spray, flour with whole-wheat pastry flour, and roasted turkey with herb roasted turkey (using

more herbs and seasoning helps you use less salt.) Cournoyer’s biggest advice is to just try to relax and enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. “Try to keep up with two to three tips that work for you, she said. “Don’t stress out too much.”

The Reporter incorrectly published Dr. Russell Fricano’s last name in our Nov. 14 edition in the article “Climate Action Plan cites 6.8 percent reduction in carbon footprint at MNSU.” The mistake has been corrected in the online version of the article at msureporter.com.

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Continued from page 2 Entrepreneurship building which is an excellent resource for RSOs.” During the event, Ashley Strom, the assistant director for non-traditional students, RSOs and student leadership and one of the main facilitators of the event, talked about the building, its dynamic space and its unique structures. The CIE building is truly a magnificent establishment and is conveniently located just past the Verizon Center, not too far from the bus stop

downtown at Cherry Street, making it easily accessible to students. The building offers the ideal location if one intends to get away from the hassle and commotion of the main campus for meetings, events or social forums. Although the turnout for the RSO Fall Social was not colossal, it was a fun event where RSO’s got to network amongst themselves and exchanged big ideas that may turn into great innovations in the future. The surveys

collected by the facilitators will without a doubt give good insight for the Student Activities on what visions various RSOs have or how they can assist RSOs to accomplish their goals. The essence of socialization is to bring people together and open up dialogue that could lead to significant development in society and hopefully the RSO Fall Social was able to achieve this. Photo courtesy of David Bassey

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Continued from page 1 Julia Sears was appointed as the first female president of an institution of higher education in the country and MNSU in 1872. Dr. Carson also talked about the different people who had helped promote peace in Mankato, including: Jean Schmidt and Sister Gladys Schmitz, who helped coordinate vigils at the post office in Mankato since 2001; the Greater Mankato Diversity Council, which provides educational diversity to children through the schools in Mankato; and Leah White, who has worked on equality and strength to aid against depression, especially in

women. Don Strasser, the first director of the Kessel Institute of Peace, gave a short speech thereafter. He also talked about his experiences with Abbas Kessel and Ruth MinerKessel. “Abbas was the most informed and erudite genius who gave brilliant lectures,” he said. “He was really tough on his students and gave them more work that they could do just to see what their limitations were.” He talked about how Miner-Kessel asked him to be the director of the institute. After which they formed a committee and tried to the

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funds to start the Institute and take on activities with the limited budget they had. They also tried to organize conferences where they would bring speakers in and encouraged students to attend. Jackie Vaseline, another former director, also gave a short speech on her experiences from her time at the institute. The speeches thereafter were followed by the recognition ceremony, where Community PeaceMaker Awards were given out to: Adrienne Gruenes, Bukata Hayes, the Greater Mankato Diversity Council, the Hope Interfaith Center,

Jean Schmidt, Jessica Flatequal, John W. Anderson, Laura Schultz, Leah White, Paul Prew, Sister Gladys Schmitz, Tammy Dahlvang, Timothy Berry, and Wilbur Neushwander-Frink. There were also awards given to the Peace Essay Contest winners: Chelsea Calhoon, who’s essay was “Promoting Peace in the World”; Johann Hollar, who’s essay was “The Meaning of Peace”; and Myriam Coulibaly Yele Aurelie, who’s essay was “Peace Inside, Peace Outside.” Dominique Revis, John Shrestha, Kahmiyah Anderson and Nicholas Kuempel received honorable

mentions in the Peace Essay Contest. After the recognition ceremony, the documentary, “Two Weeks in May,” a film based from the book “Out of Chaos” by James F Nickerson, was shown. It was produced by Monika Antonelli and directed by Ryan Neil. “We will be closer to attaining peace among each other,” said Nick Kuempel, who was one of the essay contest awardees, “when we can restore or our self-esteem and our self-love, which is the key to loving others.”

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES - “PLUG IN AND SAVE” Student Body President Abdulrahmane Abdul-Aziz recently caught up with the Utility Plant’s Keith Snow to learn more about the newly installed Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging stations. Keith is one of the first to use the new charging stations, dubbed “Sparky 1” and “Sparky 2”. These charging stations are located in Lot 11A. It only takes 2-3 hours to fully charge (at $1 per hour) an all-electric vehicle, and Keith is notified via text when his vehicle is fully charged!

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Cell phones distract students from classwork Opinion

HANIM MOHAMMED Staff Writer Chances are, you might be reading this story from the narrow screen of your phone that never leaves your hand. Cell phone use has increased drastically after the introduction of smart phones and they have been part of our daily lives since. Cell phones now include a variety of features that are fascinating to many people of this generation. But did you know you can actually be addicted to using your phone? Yes, phone addiction

dopamine, which is the same hormone your mind releases when you take drugs, but in a slightly smaller amount. However, our main focus here is how phone use can affect student life. The increase in the amount of phone use and the convenience of the device have made students lazy. Students do not make an effort to fully comprehend a particular topic or even work on an essay that is due soon because they can “Google” the answers on their cell phone. Coming across students scrolling through their Instagram feed while the teacher is lecturing in class has become the norm. This is one of the main reasons students fail a class. Even more, students spend too much time looking at their phones or texting their friends that they lose focus

“Students spend too much time looking at their phones or texting their friends that they lose focus when they are studying.”

is a thing. Recent studies have shown that phone addiction is slightly equivalent to drug and alcohol addiction. Whenever you receive a text message, your brain releases a hormone known as

when they are studying. Beyond their psychological effects, cell phones have physical effects too. Looking at your phone screen for a long period of time can affect your eyes, especially if you are in your bed in a dark

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room, which is even worse. The light emitted from your phone screen has a greater effect on your eyes due to the darkness of the room and other lights to offset the screen brightness. So, if you ever wondered why you are having a hard time sleeping, it is due to the light coming off your phone screen. According to many studies, there is a concern that cell phones might cause cancer. Cell phones emit radiofrequency energy, which is a form of electromagnetic radiation. Exposure to these kinds of ionizing radiations for a long period of time is known to increase the risk of

cancer. Excessive cell phone use has many effects, more than we can bargain for. It affects social life because the more you use your cell phone, the more you distance yourself from the people around you. I guess Einstein was right when he said, “There will come a time when people will sit together but they never talk.” So today I want you to cheat on your phone with a book. Expand your knowledge beyond the narrow screen of your cellphone. It would be life changing, I can guarantee you.

“Is your cell phone beneficial or distracting when you study?”

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Battle of the Bands brought the best talent to MNSU stage

BILL HAMM Staff Writer It was loud, it was bright, and it was original. It was a local Battle of the Bands that engaged the audience. It also pitted three of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s best singer/ songwriters against each other and three local bands in a head-to-head competition. If you missed it, it was your loss, as the Student Events Team once again put on another great event. The evening began with the singer/songwriters. First up was Matt Ruff singing three of his best. He had a commanding presence on stage with a strong and original sound. He showed a great contrast in his music choice. Next was Anastasia Ellis, an excited young singer with a great sound, a tremendous voice and a great selection of music for the crowd. From soft to aggressive, her range was enthralling. Last was Dustin Gill, under the stage name, “Drawn to the Sky.” A strong male singer who also gave the audience a powerful spread of his talent. Another great performance to end this category. The judges expertly critiqued them all with some heartfelt advice. The band called “Four tune” was the evening’s opening act in the band segment. It is a band formed from the tragic death of Chester Bennington. This band brings a pleasant blend of musical styles together for a great sound, especially for such as young band who only started playing with one another three months ago. The night’s next performance was “Irie Minds,” a local Midwest reggae band by their own definition. They were the first group of the evening to bring the Mavericks to their feet for some serious dancing. They were a hard driving and confident band with a great sound that pulled the crowd in. The last band, “The Only,” was another band with a great stage presence and a well-practiced style who finished with a slow ballad after a hard driving start. Each band stood for their turn before the judges and came out with their heads high. Then it was time for the

student fans to have the last word via their phones and the winners were declared: “Drawn to the Sky” won in the singer/songwriter category and “Irie Minds” won in the band category. This year’s Battle of the Bands was brought together for a strong gathering of our campus music community to hopefully help enrich the experience for next year. The evening’s judges for the night were Douglas Snapp and David Gadberry, professors from the music department at MNSU, and Bill Tourville, advisor for the Student Events Team. Some great critique was used to encourage growth and improvement in the contestant’s abilities. Alex Wieland, leader of the organization and assembly of this event, said that he definitely enjoyed putting this event on. “I loved this event because it gave an opportunity for students at MNSU to showcase their talents,” Wieland said. “I also liked how we were able to use the stage and professional lighting to create a real concert atmosphere for these students.” It was great to see the connection and comradery among those in MNSU’s music community, committed to making the experience even better in the future.

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Minnesota loses bid for first worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair in US since 1984 PARIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The state of Minnesota lost its bid to host what would have been the first worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair on U.S. soil in almost 40 years when the organization that oversees the events voted Wednesday to make Argentinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital the site of one planned for 2022-2023. The Trump administration has sought to boost American interest in worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairs, international displays of ingenuity that in the past brought the world the Eiffel Tower, the Ferris Wheel and Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space Needle. But in its latest vote, members of the Bureau of

International Expositions, based in Paris, picked Buenos Aires over rivals Bloomington, Minnesota and Polandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thirdlargest city, Lodz, to host a specialized World Expo. Argentinians at the vote literally jumped for joy as the result was announced â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and then started handing out white-and-blue soccer t-shirts with star Argentinian player Lionel Messiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name on them. Delegates donned the t-shirts on top of their suits as members of the Argentinian bid team hugged and kissed each other in excitement and relief. It will be the first expo

in Latin America under the auspices of the BIE, which began operations in 1931. Full-scale World Expos that last six months are now held every five years, while three-month expos devoted to specific themes take place in intervening years. The U.S. delegation was clearly disappointed, but the government was undeterred. The State Department said it â&#x20AC;&#x153;looks forward to working with other U.S. cities and states interested in bidding to host a future Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fair.â&#x20AC;? The Minnesota bid committee and the U.S. State Department congratulated

Senator Profile: Shelly Tao 1. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your major? Community Health. 2. What year in school are you? Senior. 3. Why did you join MSSA? One of the reasons why I joined MSSA is because I wanted to become an advocate and leader for my fellow peers. 4. What projects are you working on for MSSA (or plan to work on for this semester)? One of the projects I look forward to is serving on the Student Health Advisory Committee to understand what different services that are available for our prospective students. 5. What do you hope to accomplish with MSSA? I want to provide better resources and access health services for students. 6. What do you like to do in your spare time? I like to cook and clean during my spare time.

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Informative and educational, TED Talks enhance learning

DANIEL DICKERSON Staff Writer TED Talks are known to be shown in classroom settings to educate students on over 2600 topics by listening to guest speakers. What the people behind TED passionately believe is the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and the world for the better through informative talks that people will use to self-educate. Topics include a range from evolution in artificial intelligence to changes in the oceans chemistry due to pollution, and an abundance of other topics. TED talks are available through ted.com. TED, a nonprofit organization, started as a conference of technology, entertainment and design in 1984 to help educate the general public. Now, with millions of viewers and listeners worldwide tuning in to the videos that usually run around 18 minutes, TED has positively impacted education and the global community in various ways with TED talks, along with their other programs: TED Prize, TED-Ed and the Global TEDx Community. Falon Wanless, a student

here at MNSU, mentions how in-depth the TED talks go compared to the learning of a single topic in a classroom setting. “TED talks go kind of more in depth with things and you get a bunch of different views of whatever topic you’re talking about,” Wanless said. TED talks also give people a wider view of what is going on in the world with the topic one may choose to listen to. “You get a broader perspective when you listen to TED talks compared to when you’re in a classroom setting because when you are in a classroom setting you are kind of only getting one view of the world,” he said. By logging onto ted.com, one might notice how TED is making what is similar to a database of knowledge from some of the world’s most inspired thinkers with a community of curious souls to match them. Anyone can engage with these ideas and with others through the website as well as at the TEDx events that are taking place around the world, all year long. TED is known as a global community, which means they welcome every culture and discipline who are in search for a deeper understanding of the world. This makes it easy for them to spread the knowledge to everyone. There is sometimes a

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language barrier between one person to another when presenting information; if one’s first language is not English, it might be harder for you to fully grasp the concepts being presented. TED planned for this and covers almost all topics in over one hundred languages. This isn’t the only great idea the people behind TED have come up with; some regions of the world do not have access to the Internet, thus, troubling the ones that wish to get involved with the TED discussions. Luckily, there has been independently run TEDx events created, which helps share ideas into various communities around the world, so even those without a stable Internet connection

will be able to quench the thirst of knowledge they might have. We are fortunate here at MNSU to have access to the Internet, so finding an

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US opposes Nazi speech, but will vote no at UN to banning it WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The United States government wants you to know: It really, truly doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like Nazis. At the United Nations this week, the U.S. plans to vote against a yearly resolution that condemns the glorification of Nazism, State Department officials said Wednesday. Although it may seem counterintuitive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to condemn Nazis? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; officials said free speech protections and other problems with the resolution make it impossible for America to support. Introduced by Russia, the resolution calls on all U.N. nations to ban pro-Nazi speech and organizations, and to implement other restrictions on speech and assembly. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nonstarter in the U.S., where First Amendment protections guarantee all the right to utter almost anything they want â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even praise for Adolf Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s followers. The United States votes against the resolution every year, along with just a handful of others, while the European Union nations and some others typically abstain. The resolution always passes overwhelmingly, usually with little fanfare. But this year, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? vote from the U.S. is likely to create more of a stir, given itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first rendition of the vote since President Donald Trump entered office. Trump adamantly denies any secret affinity for white supremacists. Yet his blameon-both-sides response to violence in August at a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, gave fodder to Trump critics who say heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insufficiently critical of neo-Nazis. So U.S. officials are working overtime this year to try to explain that no, America doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support proNazi speech â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote for a resolution that calls for outlawing it, either. The vote is scheduled for Thursday in the U.N. General Assemblyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human rights committee. All resolutions in the General Assembly committees are nonbinding and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t impose any legal requirements on member nations. But American support for resolutions that contradict domestic law could end up being used as arguments in U.S. federal court, and officials worry about undermining national law enforcement efforts. A similar drama bedeviled the Trump administration last month when the U.S. voted against a resolution at the

U.N. Human Rights Council condemning the use of the death penalty to punish homosexuality â&#x20AC;&#x201D; another apparent no-brainer. The U.S. couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t vote for that because of the resolutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broader condemnation of the death penalty, even though the U.S. adamantly opposes capital punishment for homosexuality, blasphemy, adultery and apostasy, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said at the time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The United States clearly has the death penalty, both at the state and at the federal level,â&#x20AC;? Nauert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is why we voted against this.â&#x20AC;? With the anti-Nazi resolution, there are other problems, too. The U.S. has long expressed concerns that Russia uses the annual resolution to mount political attacks against its neighbors. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because Moscow has

for decades sought to portray the Baltic states and others that sought independence from Soviet domination as either pro-fascist or pro-Nazi, U.S. officials said. The United States has been considering a last-minute push in the General Assembly to amend the resolution to remove what it considers the problematic parts, in what officials said would amount to a wholesale overhaul. But officials said no final decision had been reached. Even if the U.S. does try to change the resolution so that it could vote for it, the effort is unlikely to succeed. Will Israel, the close U.S. ally whose history is intertwined with the Holocaust, vote with the U.S.? In the past, Israel has voted for the resolution. But Washington has been pushing the Jewish state to vote â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? this year, or at a minimum to abstain.

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Australian Senate debates gay rights in marriage bill CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A gay lawmaker on Thursday started the Australian Parliament’s debate on legal recognition for same-sex marriage with an emotion speech in which he warned against winding back LGBT rights. Senator Dean Smith has introduced a bill that would limit who could legally refuse to take part in samesex marriage to churches, religious ministers and a new class of religious celebrants. But many same-sex marriage opponents want amendments to broaden the range of businesses and individuals who can legally refuse to provide services such as cakes, flowers or a venue to same-sex couples and new free-speech protections for those who denounce gay marriage. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal in Australia outside religious institutions. “Let me be clear: Amendments that seek to address other issues, or which seek to deny gay and lesbian Australians the full rights, responsibilities and privileges that they already have will be strenuously opposed,” Smith told the Senate. “Australians did not vote for equality before the law so that equality before the law that is already gained be stripped away,” he added. Another Liberal Party senator, James Paterson, had won the support of lawmakers who oppose marriage reform with a proposed bill that offered “a limited right of conscientious objection to ensure no one is forced to participate in a samesex wedding against their sincerely held beliefs.” It also would safeguard speaking out against gay marriage and would bar government agencies from acting against people who hold such views. The Law Council Of Australia, the nation’s peak lawyers group, said Paterson’s bill “would encroach on Australia’s long-established anti-discrimination protections in a dangerous and unprecedented way.” Paterson decided to not introduce his bill because senators favored Smith’s bill as the starting point for the debate, but many lawmakers will argue for contentious features of Paterson’s bill to be incorporated in Smith’s bill as amendments. The Senate debate began a day after the release of a nonbinding postal survey found that 62 percent of Australian respondents wanted reform. Prime Minister

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Lady Bird is for the melodramatic, nostalgic, and comedic Lady Bird’s character is a lovable, emotional and self aware person

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At the Walker in Minneapolis, I was lucky enough to get a free early viewing of “Lady Bird”, a debut film by veteran actress, Greta Gerwig. The film follows a young woman who calls herself “Lady Bird” and is centered around her relation- Director Greta Gerwig ship with her mother. By appearance, “Lady it is somewhat biographiBird” is as straight-forward cal to its director who also as coming-of-age films grew up in Sacramento, generally are, but the au- California. Lady Bird is melodrathenticity of this film is light years ahead of others of its matic. She hates living in kind. “Lady Bird” feels so Sacramento and wants to real and natural because go to college on the East

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Coast. She relates to many of her generation, feeling trapped in their hometown, wanting to run away and start over. Lady Bird feels like a melodrama because it provokes emotions that feel

way too real. Being stuck in a private Catholic high school and having a rocky relationship with your mother is not far off from a lot of people. I believe that “Lady Bird” is so strong because it is very refresh-

ing for a film, but is also so close to home. Melodramas make you feel good and sad, and this is exactly how it made me feel. Lady Bird is nostalgic. She would never want to admit it, but she loves Sacramento. Throughout the whole film, Lady Bird is sick of where she is at, but she doesn’t understand what she has untilit’s gone from her. Likewise, as much as she cusses out her mother, there is no one else in the world that she could love more. Lady Bird keeps this hatred attitude later realizing how good she has it; no matter how hard life seems at one point, when you look back you can’t help but be thankful. “Lady

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The Switch is the perfect handheld home console Nintendo’s hybrid is where the industry should be heading

GABE HEWITT Editor in Chief

The Nintendo Switch is everything a home gaming console should be because it’s also a handheld console. For years, Nintendo has always been about creating family consoles and the Switch is just that, but so much more. In recent years, the company has been scrutinized for its lack of third-party content and online support. I knew this going into pre-ordering the console and getting it at its midnight release in March, but I did it anyway because I had faith in this

company that had been such a big part of my life since my childhood. I had faith that the Switch would be different and it’s delivered so far and then some. The convenience and portability of the Switch is one of its selling points. Traditional consoles require you to always sit in one place and play it on a TV. The Switch gives players flexibility and doesn’t conform them to one play style. You can bring it to campus to play between classes and then pick up Nintendo Switch console where you lift off on your TV when you get home. for good reason. “Breath As far as software goes, of the Wild” completely Nintendo’s first-party con- turned the traditional lintent has been the highlight ear Zelda gameplay on of the Switch. “The Legend its head while creating a of the Zelda: Breath of the colorful world that I’m still Wild” and “Super Mario finding new places in sevOdyssey” are candidates en months later. “Odysfor game of the year and sey” revived the type of

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gameplay we experienced in “Super Mario 64” while adding a new flavor to it. Both of these titles thrived in a gaming industry that’s become swamped with microtransactions and online dependent gameplay. From a technical stand-

point, the Switch isn’t breath-taking. Don’t expect the graphics of a modded PC, but the recent release of “Doom”

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Thank You for Your Serivce shows harsh perspectives A worthy tribute for what veterans have to deal with daily RACHAEL JAEGER Staff Writer

SPOILERS AHEAD “Thank You for Your Service” is not the kind of movie that you might think it is. In fact, after you finish watching the movie, you could understand how some veterans might take it as a slap in the face. What it boils down to is that you have no idea what they have suffered and how some of them still do. They don’t expect you to know or understand but Miles Teller they are more sensitive to ments I jumped in tune pain than they might let on. with the on-screen veteran “Thank You for Your Ser- who reacted with surprise vice” sheds light on four at certain moments. veterans who are friends The way that the camera and served together in Iraq, integrated quick sharp cuts then return home to adjust or used the seemingly norto so-called daily life. mal situations to create a The opening scene sets disturbance added to what the tone, with tears trailing veterans saw as their reality. down from a drawn face Near the beginning of and the many notes lined the film, one veteran reon the wall about how no turned home to discover one cares and that you his apartment empty, and must man up and get a life. the electricity turned off In Film Genres class a with no note of explanation. couple weeks ago this se- His girlfriend had decided mester, we as a class read to break up with him withan article about bodily out telling him. With how reactions to a movie we the camera cut between are watching. I had a keen scenes, we get a good idea awareness of how my stom- of the anxiety he is experiach lurched and the mo-

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that rage inside the veteran characters. Schumann is seen playing with his baby and the tightness releases, but later he drops his newborn Jackson which he had done with another buddy in the war. As his wife attempts to soothe Jackson, Schumann leaves the house, overwhelmed with not only his memories that have scarred him but knowing he could have harmed his baby. Furthermore, “Thank You for Your Service” touches on the reality of the frustrations veterans go through when trying to acquire their benefits at the VA. Schumann is also unwilling to accept help

because he believes he doesn’t deserve it for what happened with Doster. So when the VA finally calls him and offers him a spot, Schumann lets Solo (Beulah Koale) take his place after his wife locked him out of their apartment because he got physically violent. I have dated a Marine veteran for almost three years now and the movie really helped with explaining why he says what he does, his usual rather harsh perspective on life, and what he does what he does. It also explains why he, like Schumann, never tell anyone about their awards from the war. I believe more movies need to be made like this and discussed more. You don’t have to like or agree with war but you need a sensitivity for those who now must deal with trauma from situations we cannot imagine that they dealt with. It was a powerful cinematic experience and I would recommend anyone who is open to at least a taste of what veterans wrestle with.

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The Invitation is scary at first but loses its thrill

Director leaves viewer in the dark at the ending of the film

MARIO ESCOTO Staff Writer

SPOILERS AHEAD “The Invitation” was directed by Karyn Kusama and written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi. This film was in theaters on April 8, 2016, and made $231,703 at the box office. The runtime of this film is 100 minutes and the studio who produced the film was Drafthouse Films. The film is based on a man who visits his ex-wife’s dinner party in the evening in Hollywood Hills, California. As the film progresses we get a sense of paranoia and mystery as haunting dark experiences unfold towards the guests and our main protagonist. The suspenseful story of the film brings that suspension of paranoia and mystery. It starts off with the main protagonist and a woman visiting a home of his exwife house in the evening. The thriller goes off with a message of an invitation to

meet new friends and to reunite old friends in a dinner party. As the thriller continues the main protagonist is feeling suspicious toward the guests and his ex-wife. They show random scenes from the film of people screaming blank out of nowhere. Which that means the director muted their voices to add tension to the audience. The guests begin to feel concern with our main pragmatist stating that his self-destructive feelings have clouded his mind with paranoia. He begins to say that something is not right, and he doesn’t know why his ex-wife invites him to a dinner party. Towards the end of the thriller, the music begins to turn dark, and loud as random scenes of characters are screaming blank out of nowhere. The thriller ends with a woman sobbing in tears hidden in the kitchen. The film begins to feel more paranoid towards the climax of the film. In the beginning, it wasn’t too scary, and it was boring until we got to the climax. In the climax, the main protagonist started to argue with his ex-wife stating, “There is

something strange going on here and no one is saying anything” Michiel Huisman stated. In this same scene, the main protagonist goes into a dark room watching a video on his laptop. When a knock came out of nowhere of a guest requesting him to go back to the table. This part of the film began to turn scary and the music was getting quiet. As he was sitting down at the table everybody was doing a prayer with their wine glasses in the air. As all of them were about to drink the wine the main protagonist slammed and broke the wine glasses stating, “Do not drink this wine” Huisman stated. He urgently told his girlfriend that they are leaving home causing his ex-wife to become angry. She started to say some incohesive words and lashed out at our main protagonist. As he was trying to get his ex-wife off him he pushed a random female character against a wall. The random female smacks her head on an unknown object and started to have a seizure. As everyone was freaking out

they tried to call 911 on their cell phones. But their phones were not receiving service and someone purposely locked all the doors within the house. Now the scary part comes in. As everybody was freaking out, their voices were muted. Again, the director wanted to add tension to this scene, which I can say it is bit cliche repeating the same elements when he can use different ones. The man who is the new husband of the main protagonist’s ex-wife was holding a gun and began to shoot at one guest, which the protagonist, his girlfriends, and another character hide for safety. From this point, the pro-

tagonist and his girlfriend knew that his ex-wife and her husband were attempting to poison everyone and to kill anyone who dares to escape the home At the end of the film, the protagonist and his girlfriend killed the ex-wife and the man. The ending, however, was not a happy ending as the protagonist and his girlfriend was outside at midnight viewing the hills of Hollywood. The film turns into a dark ending of multiple police officers trying to save other houses attempting to do the same actions on what ex-wife and man were do-

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Raw is an unforgettable horror coming of age story Unique and original take on themes of cannibalism and self discovery

LUCAS TORBORG Staff Writer

The new cannibalistic French film now on Netflix, “Raw”, has been creating a large amount of buzz ever since it was shown at several film festivals earlier this year. Supposedly, some early viewers of the film passed out due to the extreme nature of the film. This fact got various filmgoers, including myself, extremely intrigued by the movie. I cannot stress enough that “Raw” is not a film for the faint of heart. Its themes are very mature and even somewhat disturbing. It is not that the movie is necessarily gorier or more violent than other films, but it is primarily just absurdly bizarre and surreal. Most mainstream audiences will be repeatedly asking themselves what they are watching during the majority of the 99-minute runtime. Julia Ducournau makes her directorial debut with “Raw.” Ducournau made a film very few people could have made giving it a very

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SWITCH Continued from page 13 on the Switch proves that it can handle next-gen graphics even if it’s at a reduced level. The release of “Doom” is also a testament to the kind of direction Nintendo is headed in with third-party support. Many third-party developers have pledged support to the console and its received ports of classics like “L.A. Noire” and “Skyrim.” Additionally, the Switch has become home to indie gems like “Golf Story.” As with any console in its early life, there’s definitely room for improvement. We’ve come to expect gaming consoles to be entertainment machines in general and most have an abundance of apps on them. Hulu was only just recently released on the Switch and apps like YouTube and Netflix are es-

sentials in the future. Additionally, cloud saves are a must. Microsoft and Sony have systems in place that allow users to save their data into the cloud and migrate it between systems. It’s a good insurance in case the console were to break and data is lost. Nintendo has made strides in its online services since its last console, the Wii U. “Splatoon 2” is the Switch’s online posterchild and the recent port of “Rocket League” is also hopeful for those who enjoy playing games with strangers. However, it’s still abysmal when compared to other consoles. Nintendo has to simplify its friend system and make chatting seamless, especially if it’s going to be charging users for its online services soon.

Virtual Console is something that will also have to be addressed. Nintendo should be fully aware of how much money its Virtual Console feature has printed for them since it began on the Wii. Nostalgia sells but the portability of the Switch could also add to replaying a vintage title. The Switch is a step in the right direction for the gaming industry. We like having all our things in one place because of convenience. That’s why cell phones have become so popular. The industry used to develop games for both home and handheld consoles and Nintendo has changed the game with the hybrid Switch.

INVITATION Continued from page 13 ing to the guests. The film wasn’t too bad, but it needed to fix so many things. The first thing: they should have removed the muted voice and allowed the characters to scream in terror. Adding that to the film adds an element of horror and it gives a jump to the audience.

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Overall, I think this is a movie unlike any I’ve ever seen. It is a movie I can honestly say I will never forget. At first, I didn’t think I liked it that much, but the more I think about it the more I appreciate it and want to watch again. I cannot stress how utterly weird and crazy this movie is. Anyone who is interested I recommend that they watch the trailer first and determine if this is something they can handle. If you can handle it, I very strongly recommend checking it out on Netflix.

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The second thing I would change in the film would be the bright light key tones. Seriously, it was impossible to watch this film at full brightness on my laptop. Some scenes in the film were too dark and hard for me to watch the film. The last thing I would change would be the

ending of the film. Why did the director think it was a good idea to have multiple police officers saving different homes? This ending was confusing and I was expecting a happy ending for the characters who survived.

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LADY BIRD Continued from page 13 Bird” never lets you forget where you are from, and how all these small seemingly useless interactions shape who you are, and the impact you have or will have on another person’s life. “Lady Bird” is comedic. At one point of the screening, I couldn’t stop laughing. This film made me smile more than most do; it was as if I was watching life unfold in front of me. Being a college student, I understand how difficult writing a screenplay is, and for this screenplay to feel so realistic and natural is very impressive. Lady Bird’s relationship with her mom is the heart of the film and the heart of the comedy. Part of the humor is how

relatable the interactions are as if you could imagine yourself complaining to your mom at Target. “Lady Bird” is easy to watch. If you are a fan of warm-hearted melodramas, you will not want to miss this movie. The film is very centered on its coming of age and doesn’t sway too far from it. If you enjoy movies that are full of action sequences and visual effects, you may not be a fan. “Lady Bird” is a perfect trip down memory lane for any college student far from home battling themes we have all dealt with.

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TOMMY WIITA Sports Editor The No. 5 Minnesota State men’s hockey team (8-3-0, 6-2-0) will face a familiar opponent in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association this weekend. The Bowling Green State Falcons (5-3-3, 4-1-3) will be at the Verizon Wireless Center Friday and Saturday night. The Mavericks are coming off a tremendous showing on offense against the Bemidji State Beavers, scoring 13 goals in the two games to complete the sweep. As for the Falcons, they have not lost since Oct. 20, when they defeated Minnesota State 5-2. This series looks to be competitive, as the two teams have already split a se-

ries earlier this season. The Mavericks hold the all-time series against BGSU with a 9-6-3 record. It is difficult to judge how this series has gone, as the first two games were won decisively by each team. The Mavericks won the first game 4-1, with sophomore Parker Tuomie, senior Zeb Knutson, freshman Connor Mackey and senior C.J. Suess scoring the goals for the Mavericks. Knutson ended up with two goals against the Falcons that weekend. MSU was also 3-for-6 on power play opportunities during the first game, and were 2-for-7 the following game. As a team, Minnesota State has scored the most goals (40) and are averaging a WCHA-leading 3.64 goals a game. Bowling Green’s defense will be the key to the game against a high-scoring Mavericks team, as they have allowed a conference-best 2.09 goals a game. MSU has the third-best penalty kill in the WCHA, while Bowling

Green has struggled in scoring power play goals, as they sit 7th out of 10 teams for that statistical category. Senior forward Captain C.J. Suess is not only leading the Mavericks in points per game, but he holds the number one spot in all of the WCHA. The combination of Suess, Knutson and sophomore Marc Michaelis is what makes the pot boil on offense for MSU. Between the three, they have scored 17 goals, 28 assists and 41 points scored. Junior defenseman Daniel Brickley has produced a solid season thus far, recording three goals, seven assists and 10 points total. The Mavericks are undefeated this season when Suess, Michaelis or Knutson record an assist in a game. As for the Falcons, scoring has not come as much as their defense playing terrific nightin-and-night-out. Freshman forward Cameron Wright has been the scoring piece for the Falcons, recording five goals, six assists and 11 total

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points through 11 games. The games will likely come down to each team’s goaltending, as four of the top five spots in the WCHA are either Bowling Green or Minnesota State players. Freshman Eric Dop of BGSU is leading the WCHA in goals allowed per game at a minuscule 1.77. Right behind him in the second spot is MSU’s senior Connor LaCouvee (2.03). BGSU sophomore Ryan Bed-

nard is third (2.12), and Minnesota State’s Jason Pawloski is fifth (2.74), despite giving up five last weekend in Minnesota State’s bizarre 8-6 victory over Bemidji State. The Mavericks will have to have their offense at full speed against some of the best goaltending in the WCHA this weekend. The puck will drop at the Verizon Wireless Center at 7:07 p.m. Friday and Saturday night.

2017 Maverick volleyball season in review The Lady Mavs showed great signs of improvement and look forward to 2018

SEAN MORAWCZYNSKI Staff Writer Now that the season has ended for Mavericks volleyball, it’s time for the team to reflect on the 2017 season and make the necessary adjustments for next year’s campaign. The team’s 15-13 overall record wasn’t quite good enough to land in the NSIC postseason, but head coach Lori Rittenhouse-Wollmuth sees plenty of potential with these players. “I’ve been coaching for over 12 years at MSU. This is definitely the most individual and team growth and improvement I’ve seen in one season,” said Rittenhouse-Wollmuth. “The work ethic, focus and belief in our

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ability to learn and develop really paid off.” The team showed early in the season how it could remain vigilant in the face of adversity. The 2017 season opened up in Detroit, Michigan for Wayne State’s (MI) Warrior Invitational. The

Mavericks left Detroit with a 3-1 record to begin the year with wins over Wisconsin-Parkside, Gannon University and Ohio Dominican and the one loss was to the host school Wayne State. “I think our first breakthrough moment was our

3-2 win against Gannon,” said the Mavericks’ head coach. “We were down 0-2 and fought back to win pretty convincingly. I think we learned that it doesn’t matter what happened in the past, focus on the changes and contributions you can make

now. We drew on this experience many times during the season.” MSU had a similar performance the following weekend as it competed in a tournament hosted by the then-No. 23 Northern State Wolves. Once again, the Mavericks ended the weekend with a 3-1 record, only losing to the host of the tournament. Losing to ranked teams would be a pattern for MSU throughout the season. “We are a young team that simply has to mature, learn how to make in-game adjustments and how to thrive in the last 5 points of a set,” said Rittenhouse-Wollmuth earlier in the season when addressing the team’s inability to defeat ranked teams. Despite not being able to close out those matches against ranked opponents, the Mavericks still played

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The return of swagger: ‘The U’ is back JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer

As a kid, I was always entertained by the University of Miami (FL) football team. Whether it was seeing NFL players introduce themselves by saying they attended college at “The U”, or seeing those bright green and orange uniforms, something has always caught my eye about the University of Miami football team. I did not know how influential the Miami Hurricanes were until I was in high school. It was then that I saw the ESPN: 30-for-30 documentary entitled The U and fell in love with what they stood for. The documentary captures the historic rise and fall of the Miami Hurricanes beginning in the mid-1980s to the early 2000s. The Hurricanes won five national titles during this span of time, winning a title in each of the following seasons: 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001. It wasn’t about the national championships that drew me to the Hurricanes, but rather the style in which they played the game. During this span of time, the Miami Hurricanes produced some of the best play-

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ers that graced the game of football. Some of these players include Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Michael Irvin, Warren Sapp, Sean Taylor, Jonathan Vilma, and many others. Many of Miami’s alumni would enter the NFL Hall of Fame as well. In the 1980s, the Miami Hurricanes won in dominant fashion. What I loved about the Hurricanes was that they combined impressive performances with trash talk, controversial celebrations, and smash-mouth football. On offense, Miami put up lots of points. On defense, they would hit you in the jaw repeatedly (figuratively speaking, of course) until you surrendered. In my opinion, this was the greatest generation of football that was played at

the college level. The Miami Hurricanes created a new culture just by the way that they played football. Many people across the nation called the Hurricanes thugs because they felt that Miami played dirty. When Miami played Notre Dame in 1988, the game was dubbed as the Catholics (Notre Dame) vs. the Convicts (Miami). All of these references to the team being thugs and convicts did not phase the Miami Hurricanes. As a matter of fact, they embraced this cocky, swagger-soaked reputation that they wore with honor. This is the origin of how The U Invented Swagger. Fast-forward 30 years. The University of Miami has not won a national championship since the 2001 season. The

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Hurricanes have only one win in a Bowl Game since 2006, beating West Virginia in the Russell Athletic Bowl in 2016. Miami has also had numerous recruiting violations come to light over the years since 2002 as well, causing the NCAA and the University to impose self-imposed bans on the team. This means that the Miami Hurricanes are ineligible to play in a Bowl Game, even if they qualify with a sufficient record. The year is 2017 and the Miami Hurricanes are not under any self-imposed bans. The Canes have started the season by going 9-0. The Miami Swagger from the 1980s has also resurfaced in the way that this team plays. The Hurricanes have come out to rectify all the wrongs from the past 15 years and

to return The U back into a consistent title contender year-in-and-year-out. The Hurricanes of 2017 are very similar to the Canes from the mid-1980s. Reason being is that some fans out there feel that this Miami team is also a bunch of thugs. One of the reasons they think that the Canes are thugs is because of the Hurricane Turnover Chain. When a player creates a turnover on the defensive side of the ball, either an interception or a fumble recovery, that player is awarded with a gold chain by the coach and other players. Many people feel that rewarding players with a gold chain is thuggish behavior. Another sure sign that Miami’s swagger is back is by the creation of new apparel that highlight this attitude. When the Hurricanes were playing well in the mid-1980s, many different shirts were created to capture the moment. In modern times, Miami has been selling out of shirts with the turnover chain printed on it. Celebrities and former alumni are showing up to games and wearing their own gold chains. Miami also brought back some of that fire from the old-school U, recording their first win against Notre Dame since 1989, at the height of the Catholics vs. Convicts ri-

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Does Kaepernick deserve GQ’s Man of the Year? Staff writer Kevin Korbel gives his opinion on the outcome of the winner to most of the country that Kaepernick and his followers were dishonoring the flag, the anthem and the military. While I do support people standing up for what they believe in, and doing what is right, Kaepernick has been portrayed as a person who disrespects our military, and spitting on the flag of our great country, a country who fought for their freedom so players like Kaepernick can live out their dreams of being an NFL quarterback, without fearing for their lives every day. What gives GQ the right to call him Man of the Year, when he’s faced public scrutiny all across the world for what he’s doing? GQ, the magazine for emasculated men, hailed Kaepernick as a “powerful symbol of activism and resistance.” While they do have a point for being a symbol of activism, and resistance, it seems to me that this is more of a publicity stunt, rather than a contest for finding the man of the year. Kaepernick, who filed a grievance last month accusing NFL teams of colluding to keep him out

KEVIN KORBEL Staff Writer GQ Magazine came out with their recent issue of their popular magazine with the cover of the page featuring the “Man of the Year”, Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback last season, was responsible for starting a national movement to protest the Star-Spangled Banner by taking a knee along the sideline. It wasn’t long before football players across the country, from pee-wee to professional, copied the act made by Kaepernick’s unpatriotic protest. Even a few cheerleaders had dropped their pom-poms in a show of solidarity for the movement. They said they were protesting racial inequality and police brutality, but it’s clear

of the league, agreed to collaborate with the magazine on the special project in an attempt to “reclaim the narrative of his protest.” The 30-year-old became the first NFL player to take a knee during the national anthem last season to protest police brutality and racial injustice. While Kaepernick has remained mostly silent in the 14 months since, protests have continued across the league in his absence this season. During a campaign rally in Alabama in September, President Trump called on NFL owners to fire players who refused to stand for the National Anthem. With all this public scrutiny and self-hate Colin Kaepernick is receiving, I believe should have never even been in the conversation for Man of the Year. Instead, I put in my vote for Houston Texans defensive lineman, JJ Watt. JJ, who set out with a goal of raising $200,000 for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts down in Texas a couple of months ago, has been highly praised as an advocate for helping people.

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In the three weeks that followed since Hurricane Harvey made headlines, thanks to unprecedented support and generosity from over 200,000 donors from across the country and around the world, JJ Watt’s fundraising raised over $37 million. The efforts JJ Watt has made to rebuild a town in wreckage has been unbelievable, and people, not just in Houston, but across the world have

thanked Watt for his efforts. While what Kaepernick did made headlines, and he did donate to charity, Kaepernick’s efforts are miniscule compared to JJ Watt. GQ should in the future reevaluate what they mean in defining a Man of the Year, because I believe a Man of the Year should be a person of honor and dignity, not controversy and public scrutiny.

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record and have won four consecutive games. Playing their best football of the year, CSUP is anxious to get up to Mankato and prove that they are worthy of pulling off the upset. The Thunderwolves’ two losses both came on the road. They were to a lessthan-impressive West Texas A&M squad and a .500 team in Fort Lewis. The Mavericks already have an advantage, given the game is at Blakeslee Stadium. The Thunderwolves do a number of things well. They score a lot of points on offense (averaging 37.6 points per game) while presenting a balanced attack. They pass for 220 yards per game while rushing for 190 yards per game. This team has also not faced a defense that flies around and creates havoc like the Mavericks this season.

Colorado State UniversityPueblo is in a considerably weaker conference so the level of play they will see this weekend will be unmatched from any of their opponents so far this year. At the end of the day, I expect the Mavericks to be just too much for the

Thunderwolves to handle. The Mavericks present one of the most dominant rushing defenses in the nation so I expect them to take away the rushing game for CSUP. I also expect a huge day from the Mavericks offense. Although Pueblo gives up just 14.3 points per game,

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the Mavericks should have no issues finding holes and moving the ball against them as they just faced the top overall defense in the nation in Sioux falls and put up 27 points. Prediction: Minnesota State should take control of the game early, forcing

Colorado State-Pueblo to become one dimensional. Wide receiver Shane Zylstra catches a couple touchdowns en route to a convincing 34-17 victory, showing the committee they made a mistake by not giving the Mavericks a first round bye.

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NFL week 10: For some, time for a change (or several) Some NFL teams have valuable players for rebuilds of their franchises land Browns or San Francisco 49ers, who are mid-explosion. These teams need to commit to the rebuild and trade away big pieces while they still have the assets to make a change. New York Giants After getting beat pretty badly by the winless-49ers, it is time to blow it up. Realistically it was probably time weeks ago, but people will still take Eli Manning (looking at you, Jacksonville) and in a year with a packed quarterback class, this is the time to blow up the roster. Drafting a top level quarterback and trading Manning for either picks or a solid lineman would be huge for the Giants. Los Angeles Chargers

COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer After week 10 in the NFL, not only have we figured out which teams are dependable in the NFL and which are not. This week, after getting past the midway mark of the NFL season for every team, it is time to separate the wheat from the chaff. These are the teams to blow up. First, some parameters: This list will not include teams like the Cleve-

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This team has a pretty solid defense and a really good front seven, which will help reconstruct the offense much like the Los Angeles Rams built up an offense around their defense. Trading Keenan Allen and Philip Rivers will be step one. The Cardinals would probably go for Rivers and the Chargers could receive draft picks and a defensive piece in return. There are plenty of solid receivers coming out along with quarterbacks in this draft and Allen could get them an offensive lineman to help protect their new signal caller. Another great player on the line would also help Melvin Gordon. Denver Broncos It is time get rid of everything. Running backs, quarterbacks and every receiver not named Emmanuel Sanders. This draft class has plenty of running backs coming as well and a rookie paired with Devin Booker is probably going to be pretty close to what they have now. The defense is great and good enough to even consider trading a few pieces like Aqib Talib for picks, a play they can make because of their depth. Miami Dolphins They started doing this a little bit with the strange trade of Jay Ajayi, now it is time to finish it. Getting rid of Ryan Tannehill should grab them picks, along with losing

a couple players on defense for picks. They should go after a quarterback, like Lamar Jackson paired with Jarvis Landry and the Dolphins mix of running backs looks to be the best option, but the main point here is to try and reload, as the old model is not working. The common theme here is teams who can win games, but not a lot of them, getting a chance to restart in what is a very stacked class of quar-

terbacks. Teams like the Arizona Cardinals will struggle because they cannot grab extra picks from a Carson Palmer trade. In the rebuild for all these teams, a really good draft class after some smart trades could keep the reboot to only a couple season, instead of the hell that the Browns have fallen into. These are the teams who have the pieces to make a change, along with the motivation. BLOW IT UP!

THE U continued from 19 valry. This was also the first time that Miami and Notre Dame have faced-off as top-10 teams since 1989. Between 1987 and 1990, Miami and Notre Dame faced off as top-10 teams every single season. And in 1987, 1988, and 1989, the winner of their game went on to win the national championship. When No. 7 Miami faced off against No. 3 Notre Dame on November 11, the Hurricanes reclaimed their crown and defeated the Fighting Irish in the traditional Miami way; with big plays, trash talking, and controversial celebrations. One celebration by Hurricanes wide receiver Braxton Berrios eluded to the Catholics vs Convicts

rivalry, as he ran off the field with his hands behind his back as if to show that he had been handcuffed. Many people think that this type of behavior is bad for the game of football, but I disagree. I think that there needs to be more teams like Miami. The Hurricanes have become a national story once again and are pushing the envelope in exciting fashion. At the end of the day, people will tune in to see Miami win and the antics that will follow, or they will tune in to see Miami get defeated. It is fun to see anyone push the envelope, and I think that the Hurricanes do that in a positive way for the networks that broadcast their games.

REPORTER PICK â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;EM | WEEK #11 TITANS @ STEELERS

LIONS @ BEARS

RAVENS @ PACKERS

JAGUARS @ BROWNS

CARDINALS @ TEXANS

RAMS @ VIKINGS

REDSKINS @ SAINTS

CHIEFS @ GIANTS

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BENGALS @ BRONCOS

PATRIOTS @ RAIDERS

EAGLES @ COWBOYS

FALCONS @ SEAHAWKS

BUCS @ DOLPHINS RESCHEDULED (Hurricane Irma)

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TOMMY WIITA Sports Editor COLTON MOLESKY Sports Writer SEAN MORAWCZYNSKI Sports Writer RYAN SJOBERG Sports Editor GABE HEWITT Editor in Chief CALEB HOLDORF A&E Editor ALISSA THIELGES News Editor DANA CLARK Production Mgr.

STANDINGS After Week #10

1ST PLACE Alissa Thielges

2ND PLACE (T) Caleb Holdorf

2ND PLACE (T) Dana Clark

3RD PLACE Gabe Hewitt

4TH PLACE Tommy Wiita

5TH PLACE Sean Morawczynski

6TH PLACE Colton Molesky

LAST PLACE Ryan Sjoberg

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Overall (92-54) Last Week (12-2)

Overall (89-57) Last Week (12-2)

Overall (87-59) Last Week (10-4)

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competitively. The most notable of these matches was against the Concordia – St. Paul Golden Bears, who finished the season with the top seed in the NSIC postseason. Statistically, the team outkilled its opponents with 1,258 kills against the other team while the opponents had a collective 1,131 kills against the Mavericks. Errors were a different story, as MSU committed 20 more errors than its matchups over the season. Junior hitter Sydney Powell led the team with 234 individual kills and a hitting percentage of .212. Right behind Powell was freshman Alivia Garbe, tallying 230 kills and a .271 hitting percentage according to the team’s website. For next season, the head coach wants to work on becoming a more efficient team when it comes to ball security and efficiency on offense. “This spring we are going to put a lot of emphasis on developing our first ball contact,” said Rittenhouse-Wollmuth. “One of our strengths is offensive balance. We have numerous high-level hitters, to utilize them well we need to pass the ball well and control the counter attack.” Freshman Mara Quam was far-and-away the defensive leader for the Mavericks in the 2017 season. Quam finished the year with 421 digs, which is 222 more digs than Garbe, who is the next closest player on the team for that statistical category. The team’s up-and-down performance throughout the season netted them an above .500 overall record and ended the season on a twomatch win streak over Minot State and University of Mary. Late-season losses against two No. 1-ranked squads and an ever-improving No. 7 Northern State was the eventual dagger for MSU’s play-

offs hopes. The team finished with a 9-11 NSIC record. With only two current seniors (Jackie Jones, Megan Hulscher) on the team, the Mavericks are poised to make

improvements and hopefully snag a coveted playoff spot in the 2018 season, should the team stay healthy. “We had quite a few injuries this season that forced

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us to move players from position to position,” said Rittenhouse-Wollmuth. “We talked all season about getting comfortable with the uncomfortable, focusing on the

‘controllables’ and playing with and for our teammates. This mentality allowed us to push back and as opposed to being pushed over. We had a very selfless team.”

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