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GIS Day celebrates amazing potential of info system Memorial Library hosts educational event about esteemed program. LUKE LARSON Staff Writer The MSU Geography Department hosted a GIS Day celebration Wednesday in the Mary Dooley section of the
library. The Reporter spoke with Dr. Donald Friend, professor in the Department of Geography. The aim of the event, he says, is to bring awareness to the immense power and revolutionary potential of GIS. Friend explains that GIS, an
Luke Larson • MSU Reporter GIS Day attendees took part in map making and poster contests.
Luke Larson • MSU Reporter Students and staff gathered in the Memorial Library to learn more about GIS.
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acronym for “geographic information systems”, is essentially like other information systems: “a relational database that can be queried.” What makes GIS so special is that it is so much more powerful than other information systems. GIS assigns a physical geographical location to each data point in a system, thereby allowing the user to create detailed maps to see spatial patterns and relationships that would otherwise be impossible to detect. With GIS, Friend stresses, “analyses across space and through time can be performed.” Considering that 85 percent of the world’s information has some form of spatial component, the role of GIS is indispensable in the modern world, in a vast variety of fields. Dr. Friend lists an array of uses in both the private and public sectors. The list goes on and on, and Friend
claims that there is no sector of modern life without a use for GIS. For an example that is close to home for the average person, Friend points to Google Maps. “Google Maps is a huge GIS,” he says, with many layers of information placed onto a map made up of aerial imagery. Dr. Friend makes the distinction between GIS and GISc, which stands for Geographic Information Science. GISc integrates GIS, remote sensing (the use of satellite imagery for cartographic purposes), and GPS (the way in which geographic location is detected). The goal of yesterday’s event was to make sure that the public realizes the amazing potential of geographic information systems. GIS Day is part of a larger celebration known as Geographic Awareness Week, which takes place every year on the third
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week of November and was established by President Reagan in the late 1980’s in response to Americans’ subpar geographical knowledge. In 1999, Jack Dangermond, who Dr. Friend describes as “the Bill Gates of GIS,” thought it important to add a special celebration of GIS and thus set aside the Wednesday of Geographic Awareness Week as GIS Day. The GIS Day festivities here in Mankato including mapmaking and poster contests in which MSU students were given the opportunity to present work from their classes. John Shain, an alumnus who graduated in 1999 and was key in the development of GIS at Bolton & Menk, was honored. He was the first GIS specialist at Bolton & Menk; today, 75 percent of the company works
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“Sun King” the topic of Fall History Seminar MSU assistant prof. Jim Coons to speak on Louis XIV. LUKE LARSON Staff Writer Thursday, Nov. 20, the history department is hosting its fall forum lecture at 4 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union, in room 201. The lecture will be on Louis XIV, also known as the “Sun King,” a French monarch who held a 75 year reign over one of Europe’s strongest nations. Presenting this topic is Minnesota State University, Mankato’s very own respected visiting assistant history professor Dr. Jim Coons. The forum lecture will start promptly, and refreshments will be served, so make sure to arrive early to get a good spot. There is no question in history that Louis XIV was a powerful monarch leader for over three quarters of a century. Key points of the lecture will be on how the Sun King obtained his power. During a time of civil war in France known as the Fronde tore France, the king built the nation back up, and explained royal power in the time of chaos. Professor Jim Coons will be explaining the Sun
King’s rise to leadership over the French people, and why they accepted him as their ruler. When asking Professor Coons what knowledge will someone gain if they attend this lecture, he said, “On the surface, I’ll be talking about how Louis XIV, the “Sun King,” exercised power over his people. The real issues I want to talk about deal with why people agree to obey their rulers, and how governments use culture and identity to elicit obedience from the governed.” Going more in depth on the topic, he will be explaining the social aspects of people accepting their leaders when a nation is in chaos. The way the people of France accepted Louis XIV as their leader. Coons stated, “Specifically, I’m interested in the ways that ideas about masculinity, honor, and patriotism can be used to rouse support for a cause or ruler. So, this lecture will look at the history of a failed French rebellion, in particular, to talk more broadly about the ways that power operated in the past and in very general ways, how it still operates.”
Professor Coons has been studying history for most of his life and received his PhD this past August. He enjoys lecturing on topics of history to students because it makes them think about problems in a different way. He stated, “I love watching students find issues that surprise or intrigue them, and work to figure out what’s going on underneath the surface. That’s what I’ve always loved about history - not just its ability to surprise, but how looking at the past builds an ability to look at the world in a different way.” This will be an exciting lecture to attend, and Professor Coons encourages everyone, even students not majoring in history to attend the lecture. The lecture will not only look at Louis XIV reign, but to see where authority comes from, and how a leader uses the power to make people obey. In an effort to create a structured society that functions successfully. The lecture will be around 45 minutes long with a discussion and question time afterwards.
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YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer Community Engagement at Minnesota State University, Mankato will accept applications starting Dec. 1 for 2015 Alternative Spring Break event, which will be held in Nashville, Tenn. The Alternative Spring Break is an alcohol and drug-free service trip for students who want to have life-changing service and engagement experiences along with leadership involvement during their spring break, from March 9 to March 13 in 2015. This year’s trip will focus on youth issues. “I strongly believe that traveling builds strong competence and students can learn about themselves through it,” said Karen Anderson, interim assistant director of Community Engagement. “The real mission of being involved in the program is about the service. Spring break doesn’t need to be about beach and drinking,” she continued. The Alternative Spring Break trip has been a part of the
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The Minnesota State Student Association (MSSA) has suspended participation with the Minnesota State University Student Association (MSUSA). At an MSUSA Delegates Assembly held Nov. 14-16, student body presidents and representatives from Minnesota State University, Mankato and St. Cloud State University removed themselves from the meeting after a motion from both universities to withdraw from MSUSA failed. Concerns were voiced at the meeting that MSUSA had been compromised and was “no longer an effective body for facilitating multi-lateral discussion” due to the actions of an external radical group of MSUSA students from the other five state universities. Arguing that members of this group were “undermining the legitimacy of MSUSA as a democratic body,” and were attempting to manipulate and control votes on controversial issues, delegations from Minnesota State and St. Cloud State motioned to have members of this external group removed from the meeting.
After the motion failed, the representatives from both universities suspended participation with MSUSA. “We, the student association presidents, support the decision made by our delegations and will uphold their decision by not participating in the MSUSA Board of Directors meeting,” said MSSA President Mariah Haffield in a statement Tuesday. MSUSA Executive Director Elsbeth Howe presented at Wednesday’s student senate meeting, imploring the senate to remain with MSUSA while revealing that a formal investigation has been launched into the actions of the external group in question. During the same meeting, the senate voted to approve the suspension of involvement with MSUSA with the option to rejoin at a later time, as well as approved a Bill of Particulars to be made public soon and the delegation’s actions over the weekend. “At this time, we still believe this [suspending participation] is the best decision as the students of our universities do not wish to be associated with a compromised organization,” said Haffield.
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Phi Delta Theta set to celebrate 50th anniversary Banquet will mark the beginning of festivities.
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ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer A Minnesota State University, Mankato fraternity Phi Delta
Theta will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Minnesota Beta at MSU this Thursday, Nov. 20. Phi Delta Theta has many alumni who have been engaged with the
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university for many years, serving on the Alumni Association or Foundation boards, and going on to do many other influential things. Part of the celebration includes a reunion banquet, which will see many former alumni and their significant others in attendance. Overall there are more than 100 people expected to attend. Obviously there are some notable changes between Phi Delta Theta today and 50 years ago. One big one includes the name. “The current Phi Delta Theta chapter at MSU originated as Alpha Beta Mu, and became the Minnesota Beta chapter of Phi Delta Theta in 1964,” Jordan Rynish, current president of MSU’s Phi Delta Theta chapter, said. Besides the Minnesota Beta banquet celebration in Nov., Phi Delta Theta will also be celebrating a their chapter’s 50th anniversary with a Founder’s Day in March. According to the fraternity’s website, the event filled weekend will include a Friday night social, a Saturday spouse only event, the actual Founders Day luncheon meeting and Founders Day 50th anniver-
sary dinner-dance. The physical history of the fraternity’s house starts in Mankato at 406 Warren St. before they relocated to Broad St., just across from St. John’s Catholic church several years later. In the mid-1980s, Phi Delta Theta relocated to its current residence just a block away at 639 4th St. This house served as first a Dean’s residence, and then in the mid-20th century, a girl’s dormitory. It now houses 12 men and hosts numerous functions, such as the Mock House Party. “This house is used for the mock house party as well which helps new students at Mankato get a better understanding of what can happen at a party,” Carl Vagle, another member of Phi Delta Theta, said. “It teaches them how to be proactive by seeing it from a sober perspective. This was the 12th year that it has been held at the Phi Delta Theta house.” Rynish added, “The chapter has grown quite a bit since the beginning and we have taken on a few new annual events such as the ALS Walk.” Any MSU student interested in joining Phi Delta Theta
doesn’t have to wait. The fraternity recruits in the spring time as well as fall semester. A “Any students that would S like to join the chapter next year just have to be willing to get involved,” Rynish said. “We like to get to know the gentleman before we extend a bid so if they can get into contact with any one of us we will be sure to let them know about any events that we will be holding.” Vagle stressed encouragement to keep the fraternity going another 50 years. “Pledging Phi Delta Theta is the first step toward a successful collegiate and professional career,” Vagle said. “Phi Delta Theta prides itself on its core values of Friendship, sound learning, and moral rectitude. This is something that all members share and we try to live out in our daily life. “ Notable nationally recognized alumni of Phi Delta Theta include astronaut Neil Armstrong, baseball player Lou Gehrig, actor Burt Reynolds, architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and the eighth president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison.
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Film festival gets down to business Entrepreneurship highlighted in Nov. 17 event.
ALEX KERKMAN Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato’s College of Business teamed up with Made in Mankato to host an Entrepreneurship Film Festival on Monday, Nov. 17 as part of a globally targeted, week-long focus towards Entrepreneurship. Made in Mankato is a film crew that focused their documentaries on local businesses in town. April Femrite, a MSU student who also works at Bent River Outfitters, one of the business involved, was responsible for bringing the film festival to the university. “I am part of Bent River Outfitter, one of the featured businesses that was filmed, and I mentioned to the College of Business Dean Brenda Flannery all the cool work the crew did with these films,” Femrite said. “Dean Flannery asked if I could work with Made in Mankato to bring a film festival to campus.” Femrite worked together with Jordan Powers, founder of Made
in Mankato, and they were very excited to lead the way in creating the festival. The goals of the festival were to provide an opportunity for students and community members to learn about the diversity of small business in Mankato, to highlight the creativity of a group of artists coming together in a very entrepreneurial way to support and promote Mankato small businesses, and to enhance networking skills between students and entrepreneurs. Other Mankato area businesses that took part in the filming include 410 Project, Coffee Hag, Dork Den, Indigo Organics, Kato Crossfit, Mankato Brewery, Mom and Pops, Natural Pathways, Nicollet Bike Shop, and Salvage Sisters. Femrite hoped for an audience of nearly 200. The doors opened at 6:30 p.m. with documentaries starting showing half an hour later. A networking reception with the Made in Mankato film crew and featured entrepreneurs followed the festival at around 8:30 p.m. The Festival also was the
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official announcement and beginning of The Big Ideas Challenge. “The College of Business at MSU is launching their first ever new venture competition in 2015 called The Big Ideas Challenge,”
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Femrite said. “The mission is to provide a platform to support, celebrate and promote the newest and most innovative business ideas from our students.” The competition will be open to individuals or teams of cur-
rent MSU students from any discipline. Contestants can compete for up to $10,000 in prize money donated by alumnus Craig Lloyd of Lloyd Companies.
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Social media: the tool of social change Can Facebook and Twitter launch movements?
ALESYA DZENGA Staff Contributor Nowadays, disputes about positive and negative sides of social networking do not end. Some people support social media development, while others firmly believe that they do not want a future where their children will see no other entertainments but video games and Facebook. “I start studying, and then open Facebook. In an hour later I understand that I haven’t done anything.” “It’s seems that my boyfriend spends more time with his phone than with me.” “My kids do not know what to do outside without their cell phone.” However, most of us use social media in this or another way. I could have tried to convince you that social media is the only way you can keep in touch with those friends and close people who are far away. I also could have said that social media helps to express yourself and your opinion, as there are
almost no limits (that is, if you do not write racist posts or post your too “private” pictures). All of us know these facts. Okay, let’s say it, “Facebook (Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram) is our favorite way of procrastination!” But I have one solid piece of proof why social networking websites should be definitely in our lives: they are triggers for revolutions. On Nov. 21, 2013 Mustafa Nayyem, famous Ukrainian journalist and blogger, posted on his Facebook timeline an announcement, appealing to people to go out on Maidan (the central square in Kiev) and protest against the decline of Ukraine’s euro integration. In an hour more than 600 Facebook users “liked” his post. At 10:30 p.m. approximately 2,000 people came to Maidan, including journalists and active politicians, to support Ukrainian euro integration. During the two days, Nov. 21 and 22, the hashtag #Euromaidan was used more than 21,000 times, spreading the movement over other towns, such as Ivano-Frankovsk, Lvov, Lutsk, Uzhhorod and others. The second Ukrainian revolution started. The biggest role in spreading the information and inspiring
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people to rebel against regime belongs to social networking, such as Facebook and Twitter. Even if there were no other positive sides of social media, I would keep my position that so-
cial networking is a great source of inspiring and motivating people to perform changes in society. Such a great amount of
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FILM FESTIVAL “...they were very excited to lead the way in creating the festival.” ning time. Our hope is to expand the Film Festival next year to a week-long celebration of entrepreneurship,” Femrite said. Fore more information and video clips from the festival, visit the websites of either MSU’s College of Business or Made in Mankato. Made in Mankato was founded in the spring of 2013, who specialize in cinematic
storytelling, focusing mainly on the hundreds of local business located in the Mankato area. Each month, the group produces a five minute film highlighting our locally owned businesses to encourage growth in our community.
SPRING BREAK “It is a lifechanging experience. I have seen many students who have changed their majors and even religions through the trip.”
continued from 3 housing sites, leading participant meetings, fundraising management, service related education, training, orientation, facilitating reflection, and other leadership tasks. “I think it’s a great opportunity for students to work with other students and to learn how great it is to give something back to people who need it in community,” said Lindsay Anderson, graduate advisor of the Student Activities at MSU. Karen Anderson said that she is looking for students who understand responsibility because the trip is not just about one person, but about the whole group of people: “We don’t want a few people
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“The first round opens on February 1st, 2015 and top five finalists will present live to judges during Entrepreneurship and Innovation Day on May 1st, 2015,” Femrite explained. Though this is the first film festival the College of Business has hosted, most likely it won’t be the last. “We had some other events in the works but ran out of plan-
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with GIS. He gave a speech emphasizing the revolutionary nature of GIS. MSU boasts a very strong geography department which offers a GIS certificate encompassing all aspects of GISc. The employability of MSU students who graduate with the GIS certificate is absolutely astonishing and attests to the rapid growth of the field. According to Friend, in the past six years, he knows of only one student to graduate with the GIS certificate who did not
find a job in the field of GIS. The U.S. Department of Labor declares that GIS is “one of the hottest job growth fields for the foreseeable future.” The program at MSU has experienced incredible growth since its inception and now boasts two labs devoted to GIS and three exclusively GIS professors. About 25-50 students graduate with the highly marketable certificate every semester.
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Voices on the Ebola pandemic AMANDA HINDE Staff Writer With the outbreak of Ebola hitting the U.S., many people across the nation are scared for it reaching epidemic proportions before a cure is found. Here in Minnesota, that same fear is pushing the leaders in health and public safety in overdrive to plan if Ebola would break out in our state. They informed the public at the end of Oct. that “all systems are in place” and even did a mock scenario and passed it. Minnesota Department of Health states on their website that “no one has contracted the Ebola disease in Minnesota,” which gives us hope that before it spreads to here that there will be a cure. Many people on campus have their own opinions of Ebola and what should be done about it. Nicole Piowlski, a freshman student at MSU, stated that “It’s frightening that the disease is going around here and that doctors don’t know how to treat it.” The growing concern about the disease spreading due to infected patients traveling around the country has led to some
heated discussion. “They aren’t thinking on how they could give it to others; their actions are going to spread it around,” Piowlski continued. Many ideas are going around on how the health department should regulate and control the infected individuals leading to the discussion of many options and ideas. Piowlski said, “They should put them in isolation away from others in hospitals, for only professional doctors and nurses.” This is the general idea that even the state of Minnesota is planning on. The health department oversaw the construction of a single hospital that will be used as the treatment center of Ebola for Minnesota. While the health department isn’t saying where the hospital is, they seem to have everything under control and have thought about everything. Even though the health department is saying everything is in the clear others are not to convinced. “Extra precautions are still needed,” said Piowlski. “It hasn’t affected us here. If it was actually in Mankato then we would be more worried.” Another student on campus didn’t seem to worry about Ebola in general. Bree Friedman, a sophomore
at MSU, said, “People are just blowing it way out of proportion; I’m going to South Africa next fall semester and people are always telling me that I shouldn’t go because of Ebola. Ebola is only in a small part of Africa, I’m not worried about it.” Ebola also doesn’t seem to be too much of a worry for the 700 Minnesotan soldiers to be sent to assist the U.S. military response to the outbreak. Officials state that these soldiers won’t be treating the infected patients but will be organizing “the operations, logistics, personnel and resources of the U.S military forces assigned to the area.” Governor Dayton even issued a statement thanking the soldiers for their “heroic work.” Not only are soldiers going overseas to help in the fight against this deadly disease, which has killed 5,000 people so far, nurses are also going overseas from Minnesota. Nurse Doris Parker of Brooklyn Park, Minn. says that she is not afraid of going over there and helping and that, “I have a strong conviction this is what I need to do.” Parker leaves on Nov. 20 with a group of medical responders bound for western Africa. “As a nurse, we’re trained to help, to take care of the sick,” Parker explained.
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My Dress, My Choice Kenyan woman assaulted, hundreds respond. ALESYA DZENGA Staff Contributor On Monday, Nov. 17 a group of approximately 200 Kenyan women went out to Accra Road in the capital city Nairobi, protesting against an act of sexual violence against a woman that happened last week. A Kenyan woman was beaten by a group of men for wearing a miniskirt, which “teased” these men, as they told to The Guardian journal. What is common (but not normal) for conservative Kenyan society is inappropriate for European or American women who achieved more equality with men. Nowadays, women have a right not only to get a job or vote, but they also can achieve success in the masculine professions on the same terms with men. And this is definitely only their business what to wear and how to look. The street march was not
only for the sake of the right to wear miniskirts. The act of sexual violence couldn’t be ignored or be kept silent. Kenyan woman demonstrated that they have their voice in the society and they are ready to straggle for their rights. On Monday, statuses with the hashtag #MyDressMyChoice spread on Twitter, calling for people to join the march and defend Kenyan women’s right to wear what they choose. The name of the woman who suffered of the act of sexual violence, is unknown; however, she might claim to the police for the help, as BBC stated. What the government reaction toward this claim would be is hard to predict; it is not the first time when African women’s right of wearing what they want has been violated. In Feb. 2013, 40 women were arrested by the police for wearing miniskirts, which had been the peaceful demonstration of Namibian women for their “miniskirt” right. The arrests and acts of public violence towards women still
happen because African men consider that miniskirts demonstrate the indecency, and should not be tolerated. The majority of Kenyan people are Christians, and this religion doesn’t set any clothes restrictions. Hector Santillan, an MSU student from the Dominican Republic, agrees that some countries have clothes restrictions based on religious manuscripts. However, Christianity does not set any dress codes, and no one could decide for other people what they should wear. An MSU student from Pakistan, Sundus Riaz, assumes that dress restrictions depend on a country, because for example, in Pakistan women are not allowed to wear miniskirts. Christian countries are more liberal, that’s why Kenyan women should struggle for their right to wear miniskirts. Tunisian student, Sarah Snoussi, fully supports women’s protest, as she considers that women have the same equal rights as well as men. What women wear depends only on
SOCIAL MEDIA “I would keep my position that social networking is a great source of inspiring and motivating people to perform changes in society.” continued from 6 people would never gather even 20 years ago in such a short period of time. In the same way the Arabic Spring in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and other Arabic countries started. My friend from Tunisia, Faten Ghriss, witnessed all events with her own eyes. It was impossible for people to speak on through TV or radio, as all media was controlled by the government. “The spark that leaded to the revolution was Mohamed Bouaziz who put himself on fire
for the sake of revolution. And, of course, we didn’t hear about that in TV, it was on Facebook,” she said. After this there were thousands of comments and other videos that motivated people to upraise. Tunisian people felt that they were not scared anymore and they could change the ruling regime in their country. Although Facebook or Twitter can have a bad influence in spreading controversial and unverified information, the positive impact of social
media cannot be denied. Social networking now is a way for people to express their opinion, to demonstrate to the government that they are not satisfied with the current situation in their country and they are ready to shout, “We do have voice, and authorities will hear it!”
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their choice and their priorities in religion. “I am religious and I do not wear risky clothes, but I am totally against people telling other people what to wear. Besides, there’s no point behind these people in beating women. These women have to stand up and say “no” to oppression and say “yes” to freedom,” states Snoussi. The act of sexual violence, especially to women, who must be considered at the same level of equality with men, could not
take a place in the 21st century. All humans decide for themselves which clothes they choose to wear, according to their believes and moral principles. Moreover, women should urge their claim to feel safe to go outside in any dress and not become victims of sexual violence.
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Student loans: a national crisis College expenses blindside vulnerable groups.
BROOKE EMMONS Staff Writer College students have an enormous amount of acute stressors in their lives everyday. These could be an array of things, from relationship issues to upcoming exams. Issues like these normally resolve, and the result is the students feeling relieved, even if it is only for a short amount of time before they arise again. Other stressors we experience have no silver lining in sight. One of these is the massive amount of student loans that accumulate over our college careers. Within the past week, I have found myself awake in the middle of the night with a notebook, calculator, and my computer, adding the numbers together to find my potential debt total. This is happening as a 19 year old, first semester freshman, who is already nearly $10,000 in debt. There are a couple different ways my life could go, from different cities to private or public education. But overall, I know I will be in school for at least another seven years. Grand totals of the student loans I will take out range from $150,000 to $220,00 by the age of 26. Now, there are multiple resources that are available to help prevent student debt from growing to unfathomable balances. Some of these are private scholarships and government aid. The government has created the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to help determine what amount of money a student’s family will contribute to their education. They request the income of the family unit and amount in savings accounts but not properties, cars or investments. There is $238 billion available through the U.S. Department of Education and how much an individual student receives is decided once the FAFSA is filed. Coming from a middle class family and being the first of my siblings to go to college, I saw none of that $238 billion.
The Expected Family Contribution (EFC) that the Department of Education sets is simply unrealistic. The Federal Government expects a family to contribute 22 to 47 cents for every dollar earned in a year to their dependents college education. My parents, like many, paid for their own educations by working in the summer and occasionally throughout the school year. The thought of their parents paying for their college tuition was never even considered. Since I am the oldest in my family, the modern reality of college was foreign to them when we began the process this year. They imagined it was much like what they experienced. To say we were blindsided, is an understatement. Even if my parents were able to give me a quarter of their income to pay for school, the idea does not sound appealing to me. To be that large of a burden on their finances at the age of 19 seems ridiculous. They have worked their entire lives, multiple jobs at many points, to provide for me. This is their time to use that 22 cents of
every dollar to go see the world or buy their dream home, not continue to give me all they have for the next seven years. My frustrations with the financial aid process have grown nearly every day since receiving my aid letter. My parent’s money has nothing to do with my own, and that is a concept that the U.S. Department of Education is overlooking. I have had a job since I was 16, and every year I worked on average 20 hours a week while going to high school. The most I have ever made at my job in a year was $7,000 in 2013. If the FAFSA looked only at my money, my EFC would be expected to contribute $1,540 towards this school year, and they would provide the rest. But, it seems the government would like for students to live off their parents until they are somewhere in their midtwenties. This is an unfortunate assumption and is resulting in massive amounts of debt in young people from middle class families. At 19 years old, I worry in the middle of the night about money I am unable imagine or
do anything about. This is while I struggle to work part-time and take a full time student course load. I cannot decide if I am being punished or ignored and for what reason. Did my parents work too hard or not hard enough? Should I be an independent adult or should I fall back on my parents, like the government expects?
The system has faults and we need to work towards solving them. Our generation of students has the most debt, ever. College students and their families have simply worked too hard for the way they are treated, and the expectations are unfair.
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North Korea shocks world Totalitarian state releases two Americans. YUSEONG JEON Staff Writer After one American detainee was released, the last two Americans who were trapped in a prison were also recently released by North Korea, the United States officials announced on Nov. 8. North Korea, notorious around the world for being an isolated nation, released its two other Americans suddenly. Matthew Miller, who visited Korea for the purpose of touring, was detained and sentenced six years in North Korean labor camps for the crime of espionage. Miller often visited South Korea since he had visited the country for the first time to see his family member who was serving in the military in the U.S. Armed Forces there. North Korea made an announcement that Miller’s intention to come to North Korea was suspicious and unidentified. Kenneth Bae, a KoreanAmerican who is a tour guide from Washington, was also
serving multi-year sentences in North Korean labor camps. North Korean official said Bae had strong hostility toward North Korea and he was trying to overthrow the North Korean government. Both Americans arrived at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State after they were released from the country. “I am glad that the Americans were released without any serious harms,” said Jooyoung Lee, biomedical science major at Minnesota State University, Mankato from Korea. “I do not really know the exact political relations between the two countries [America and North Korea] but I know it is really bad. So I am really glad that the Americans were released from the isolated country.” However, the reasoning behind North Korea releasing the two Americans is still unclear. Why did North Korea decide to release the last two American detainees so suddenly? United Nations (UN) introduced the North Korean Human Rights Resolution on Tuesday.
The U.N. brought up this solution in order to reinforce the deterrent power against North Korea in international society. “I think North Korea released the rest of Americans to get a more favorable position within the international society,” said Minyoung Seok, Korean student at MSU majoring in international relations. In fact, according to John Mearsheimer, an American professor of political science at the University of Chicago, North Korea made the decision in order to prevent more potential harms that it can get in the future from the U.N. “In this situation, it seems that North Korea released the Americans for boosting the country’s image in international society. This is one of the ways the country keeps its power,” Seok said. The general opinion of many experts of North Korea is that the action of the country is temporary, just to balance the power between the country and the U.N. “This is like a stick-and-
abc7news.com Kennith Bae and Matthew Miller, the two Americans that were recently released from North Korea’s labor camps.
carrot strategy. North Korea is just preparing both for war and peace. Therefore, North Korea might be changed sooner or later depending on international issues regarding the country. I think UN and other international organizations regarding politics have to prepare for North Korea’s potential threats,” Seok said. Another international relations major from Korea, Deokwoo Jang, also agreed that North Korea is just temporarily
cooperative and it can be turned into a huge threat to international society sooner or later. “North Korea must clarify its intention that it released the Americans,” Jang said. “In other words, if North Korea truly decided to improve its relations with international societies, it should repeal the ban that it has prevented UN from entering the country on the grounds of human right issues of North Korea.”
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Davina and the Vagabonds to blow the roof off Pub The Minneapolis mistress of jazz to play Mankato venue this weekend. RAE FRAME A&E Editor This Saturday, Davina and the Vagabonds are bringing their high-energy showmanship to Pub 500. Pulling inspiration from legendary jazz artists and blues soul, their music shows fans a side of pre-war music that will catch many off guard: “There’s something fun and carefree about it, because that’s what they needed in that era. A lot of people don’t look at it that way, they think that generation was more reserved,” front-woman Davina Sowers explains. “People have been kinda naughty since forever.” Davina says her upbringing was filled with “78” records, Dixie and folk music—a musical mixture that has led to some of the most diverse and playful set lists you can find, featuring brass, strings, piano, and sometimes even a little ukulele. Davina says that the public response to her music has been overwhelmingly positive. The
few complaints, she says, are usually people who come to her shows with too many assumptions about what she and the band are all about: “I’ve probably gotten more criticisms from the blues purists due to the fact that we’re not blues, we’re influenced by blues. Some people come with expectations that we’re straight-ahead jazz or straight-ahead blues and that’s not what we are,” Davina said. “They really just need to come and see us and they’ll fall in love because we’re true musicians—we’re showmen. I might be biased, but I think it’s the best band a girl could ever want.” Davina and the Vagabonds has played for lindy, swing, blues, and balboa events, and says that their music really appeals to beginners who enjoy the musical freedom and professional dancers who can adjust to the rapidly-changing musical styles. While some dancers are receptive, the band’s varying set list and diverse sound has brought complaints that the music is not
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consistent enough for dancing— a complaint that is drowned out by the overwhelming number
of people who love Davina’s creative blending of sounds: “There are dancing purists,
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Digital gaming rennaisance hits online archive Internet Arcade provides access to fan favorites. MATTHEW EBERLINE Staff Writer Earlier this month the Internet Archive, the ever growing library of online history, launched a new section of their website called the Internet Arcade. Thanks to the Internet Archive’s JavaScript Multi Emulator Super System (JSMESS), visitors to the arcade can play any of the over 900 classic titles through their browser – including old favorites such as Donkey Kong, Street Fighter 2, Galaga,
Frogger, and Tetris – without installing any third-party programs or plug-ins. The addition of the Internet Arcade comes almost a year after the Archive’s launch of the Console Living Room, another branch of the site devoted to retro console games. Originally launching with a small lineup consisting of the Atari 2600, the Atari 7800, the Magnavox Odyssey, the ColecoVision, and the Astrocade, the Console Living Room has since expanded to include other classics such as
the Sega Genesis and the Sega Master System, as well as a variety of lesser-known devices, including the Entex Adventure Vision, the Mega Duck WG108, the Epoch Super Cassette Vision, and the Super A’Can – a console released exclusively for Taiwan in the mid ‘90s. Using the same JSMESS system as the Internet Arcade, visitors to the Console Living Room can play any of the nearly 3,000 titles directly through their web browser. While none of the titles currently feature sound output,
the Archive says sound support will be added in the near future. While all of the titles offered in the Internet Arcade will run in an up-to-date browser, many are still rough around the edges, with numerous sound glitches and the lack of true full screen support. Not to mention some arcade controls simply don’t translate well to mouse and keyboard. But the games are playable, which is ultimately what matters as the Internet Archive seeks to preserve these early, but important, pieces of gaming
history. In his blog, Jason Scott – the man behind the endeavor – writes, “Obviously, a lot of people are going to migrate to games they recognize and ones that they may not have played in years. They’ll do a few rounds, probably get their asses kicked, smile, and go back to their news sites. A few more, I hope, will go towards games they’ve never heard of, with rules they have to suss out, and maybe more people will play some of these
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Twerksgiving by Ruthl3ss Chopps’ EDM events working to “Connect people with music.” JENNA VAGLE Staff Writer It’s been three weeks since EDM has graced Mankato with its presence, but Friday and Saturday at Chopps Bar, Ruthl3ss Entertainment will put on another epic, two-night event. The event, Twerksgiving, will feature DJs Tommy Paige and Theonee with appearances by DJ ATak, Digital T, AZN-
PERSUASION, Childsplay, b:product and Johnny Wilde. Ruthl3ss organized Chopps’ last dubstep and electronica night Halloween weekend. White Balance and Killer Seven headlined the event and there has been so much demand for more EDM shows in Mankato that Ruthl3ss decided it needed to become a regular thing. Andrew Nyberg is creator and owner of Ruthl3ss Entertainment. He said the music
scene around Mankato has been getting dry the past few years and he created Ruthl3ss to provide “safe, live entertainment outside of the normal routine that will give a more vibrant night life in the area,” and what he’s created and brought to Mankato is nothing short of extraordinary: “My first show was last March at Bro Safari’s Sexy Party. I had such an amazing
up our Ruthl3ss skull and logo and began the planning stages for our first show that night. The rest is history,” Nyberg said about how he got the idea and inspiration for RuthL3ss. EDM, or Electronic Dance Music, was first introduced by Ruthl3ss to the Mankato scene in late July with their Neon Nights event. Summer Sound Off followed and a Nightmare on Front Street was the most
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to the arcade can play any of the over 900 classic titles through their browser.” continued from 13
arcades in the coming months than the games ever saw in their ‘real’ lifetimes. And my hope is that a handful, a probably tiny percentage, will begin plotting out ways to use this stuff in research, in writing, and remixing these old games into understanding their contexts. Time will tell.” While the system is far
from perfect, there’s no denying the importance of the Internet Arcade or the Console Living Room in the Internet Archive’s endeavor to catalog and preserve the history of our digital culture.
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experience and I wanted to share that same feeling with the Mankato area but no one was doing anything for it. I started the Mankato EDM Facebook page. From there, I had many people asking how they could get involved to make something happen. After interviewing and talking to a bunch of people already working in the industry, I decided I would just go for it and sat down that night, drew
recent event Ruthl3ss put on in downtown Mankato. Nyberg said, “EDM is really new to the Mankato area and a lot of people don’t really know what to expect yet. Our scene has definitely grown a lot since we started and we have brought on a bunch of new followers and fans. Our goal is to introduce the different styles slowly and integrate it with what people already know and love.” There are nine people that work closely with Nyberg to make Ruthl3ss possible, but Nyberg said there are three people that have been there since the beginning and have “genuinely helped make this happen.” Gio Escobar aka DJ GoHard was the first to contact him about setting up Ruthl3ss Entertainment. Dan Thompson, equipment and lights manager, has helped it grow immensely since they started. Finally, Grace Chanin, was the friend that drug Nyberg to his very first EDM show and he said “without her love and support none of this would have been possible!”
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Writer’s Bloc: “Not Like This” Final event of 2014 features MSU Faculty and many new readers LORIEN MEGILL Staff Writer Last Thursday, two weeks after the Good Thunder Reading Series brought Robert Hass to campus, readers and listeners alike convened at the What’s Up lounge above the Oleander Saloon for the last Writer’s Bloc of 2014. Writer’s Bloc gives
writers in Mankato a chance to read original works in front of an audience. The theme of this month’s Writer’s Bloc was “Not Like This,” which provided an optional prompt to spark inspiration. Despite the cold weather, over fifteen different writers gathered to read pieces they had written. While the crowd in attendance was slightly smaller
than in previous months, this led to a comfortable, intimate feel for the readings. The evening included poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction: a nonfiction work on sickness and the importance of spice, an excerpt from a short story about living with your parents again, and a surprisingly hilarious poem about ebola, with many people who had never read at Writer’s Bloc before. While many of the readers were students in the Creative Writing MFA program at MSU, Writer’s Bloc is open to anyone, and several of the readers were people from the community. Professor Richard Robbins, Director of Creative Writing at MSU closed the evening with several of his poems. Writer’s Bloc will return in the spring semester with more opportunities for budding writers to share their art.
VAGABONDS “People have been kinda naughty since forever.” continued from 13 “People throw down at the Dakota, you’d think they were really reserved but it’s such a party.” Along with these Minneapolis jazz venues, Davina and the Vagabonds have also played many of Mankato’s intimate venues. “We come to Mankato for the community; the wide demographic of music lovers is just amazing. Playing smaller venues definitely shows off the songwriting a little bit more and it’s very different from the 60-90 minute shows we do at festivals,” Davina said. “They just want their faces melted off.” Before they play The Dakota, Davina and the Vagabonds are excited bring their music to Pub 500 patrons this weekend.
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“The event, Twerksgiving, will feature DJs Tommy Paige and Theonee with appearances by DJ ATak, Digital T, AZNPERSUASION, Childsplay, b:product and Johnny Wilde.” continued from 14
“The thing people need to remember is that we are not another “club.” We are entertainers. We are not just another DJ sitting in a box pushing play on their iPod. The DJs and entertainers we have are providing live entertainment and are mixing music to cater to the audience. Every event is a different experience and our number one goal as promoters is to spread electronic music. ”DJs featured Friday and Saturday at Chopps will play everything from Top 40 hits,
trap, electro, house and dubstep. There is no cover charge and even if you’re not so sure about dubstep head down and check it out. Ruthl3ss hopes to bring many more events such as this to Mankato since their slogan is “Connecting people with music,” and they’ve done a phenomenal job up to this point. What’s in store is a mystery that EDM fans in Mankato can’t wait to experience.
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no to a lot of dance events because of that. “ On her recent visit to Europe, Davina says the trip was more than an opportunity to see the sights; it was a chance to connect with new people and celebrate music they all enjoy. There was an overwhelming acceptance for the hundred years of jazz brought by the band’s repertoire, with each country celebrating the music in a new and different way. The band has plans to visit Cabo this February, with trips to Switzerland, Spain, UK and Norway also in the works. The band is preparing their holiday visits to The Dakota Jazz Club, where they have played Thanksgiving and New Years Eve shows for the past four years.
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“We are so excited for our debut at Pub 500,” says Davina.“Mankato is like a second family outside the cities for us and I’d really like a place where we can visit with all of our fans. We want a home in Mankato where there’s a seat for everyone.” Davina and the Vagabonds’ live show at Pub 500 will begin at 9 p.m. this Saturday. Albums Black Cloud and Sunshine are available on Spotify and Bandcamp. More information can be found on the band’s website davinaandthevagabonds.com.
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Exhibit explores mankind’s favorite topic. LONDON (AP) — Curators at London’s Wellcome Collection will not be surprised if lines form outside their new “Institute of Sexology” exhibition. “It’s free and it’s got sex in the title,” co-curator Kate Ford said Wednesday. The collection is mostly a witty look at the study of human sexuality, featuring notables from Sigmund Freud to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and director Woody Allen. It also has serious elements, including searing black-and-white film footage of the Nazis burning the library of noted German sex researcher Magnus Hirschfeld in 1933. “He was openly gay and Jewish, so a natural (Nazi) target,” Ford said. The new exhibit is named after Hirschfeld’s original Institute of Sexology to honor him and other sex research pioneers. The exhibit shows the world’s changing views toward the human sexual experience, with displays devoted to innovators like Alfred Kinsey and the duo of William Masters and Virginia Johnson — including displays of the intimidating lab devices they used to measure sexual response. The section on Freud includes a copy of a two-page handwritten note he wrote to a
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Atari landfill exhumed, sold for $37,000 One man’s trash is another fan’s treasure
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — What some have called the worst video game ever made has fetched thousands of dollars for a New Mexico city. An old “E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial” game cartridge drew the highest bid among 100 Atari games auctioned on eBay by Alamogordo officials. The games were part of a cache of some 800 Atari video games buried more than 30 years ago in a landfill and dug up in April. Joe Lewandowski, a consultant for the film companies that documented the dig, says the online auction, which ended Thursday, generated $37,000. “It’s really gratifying to see that happening because again to everybody it was a bunch of garbage in the landfill. You’re kind of nutty to go dig it up,” Lewandowski told KRQE-TV (http://bit.ly/1q8twEe). The “E.T.” game, still in its original box, sold for $1,537 to a buyer in Canada. The interest in the games has gone global. According to Lewandowski, online bidders from other countries
including Germany and Sweden snapped up items. Earlier this month, a museum in Rome opened an exhibit on the dig that includes dirt from the landfill. “I keep getting messages from people around the world asking me if there’s any more left, it’s crazy,” Lewandowski told the Alamogordo Daily News (http://bit.ly/1y8kq9m). “The people that lost the bids are demanding more but I keep telling them they have to keep checking.” Reports that truckloads of the game were buried in the landfill have been urban legend since the early ‘80s. The “E.T.” game’s poor reception when it came out in 1982 was seen as a factor in Atari’s demise. City documents show that Atari consoles and more than 1,300 games were found, including “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.” Some of the other discovered titles include “Centipedes,” ‘’Warlords” and “Asteroids.” After months of planning with state and local regulators, crews discovered numerous game cartridges on April 26.
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Sweet 16: Mavericks Vs. Jennies TOMMY WIITA Staff Writer With the Mavericks moving on to the Sweet Sixteen round in the NCAA Division II soccer tournament, they have a heavy
challenge for the next match. They will be going head-to-head against the #10 Central Missouri Jennies. The Jennies this season own a record of 20-0-2 overall, and we’re undefeated at 14-0-0. “They have a good team, and
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we are ready for the challenge,” sophomore Dana Savino says about the matchup. “The theme has simply been to just play our game, and we will not have any worries.” This is the second time in program history the Mavericks have made it to the Sweet Sixteen, as in 2012 they defeated Central Missouri and advanced to the Elite Eight. The Mavs own an all-time record of 6-7-3 record in NCAA playoff matches. Central Missouri is ranked 12th in the country this season in scoring offense, which should be a fantastic matchup against the 2nd ranked Minnesota State team in goals-against average. When it comes to defense, the Mavericks have not disappointed. The squad has shutout 17 of the 22 games this season. They have also not given up more than one goal in a game. The saying goes “Defense Wins Championships,” so as long as the Mavericks can keep that pace up they should be smooth sailing. Last week, the Mavericks received the number one seed and first round bye in the 2014 NCAA Central Region Championship. They awaited the winner of Friday’s match between the Warriors of Winona State and the Bearcats of Southwest Baptist in which the Warriors won
in penalty kicks to close it out. On Sunday, the Mavericks kept their season alive by beating the Warriors 2-0 to keep their season alive. The Jennies of Central Missouri received the number two seed in the NCAA Central
Region Championship. The Jennies own the Mid-America Intercollegiate Association regular season and tournament champi-
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ucmathletics.com The Jennies are also undefeated with a 20-0-2 record going into Friday’s game.
Men’s hockey set for nation’s best After a weekend off, the Mavericks travel to Michigan to take on an undefeated Michigan Tech squad. DEREK LAMBERT Staff Writer
Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Senior forward Chase Grant has four points so far this season with three goals and one assist. He also leads the team in penalty minutes with 30.
After an idle weekend, the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s hockey team goes up against the no. 1 team in the country this weekend. Michigan Tech University is the last undefeated team in Division I men’s hockey at 10-0-0, and it has earned them the no. 1 ranking in the NCAA. After years of finishing towards the bottom of the WCHA, the Huskies hired Mel Pearson as their head coach four seasons ago, and have seen a steady rise to the top. The past few seasons, MTU has been able to find themselves as a middle of the pack team, but now find themselves as a legitimate threat on the national scale. Good team defense and solid goaltending seem to be the ticket
for the Huskies. Michigan Tech has one of the top goaltenders in the country right now in Jamie Phillips, who holds a NCAA best 10-0-0 record to go along with an incredible .957 save percentage and a 1.2 goals against average. Phillips has also posted two shutouts on the year thus far. Scoring is spread out throughout their roster, showing depth may be another one of their assets. Tanner Kero leads the way for the Huskies with 12 points, while Alex Petan leads Tech in goals with five. Most impressive about the Huskies is their penalty kill which holds a 94.2 percent success rate. While the Mavericks have a 23 percent success rate on
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Regular season perfection: how did we get here? With a first round bye, the Mavericks await to see who they will be facing in the second round of the NCAA tournament. They take on the winner of Pittsburg St. and Harding.
Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter Senior wide receiver Kyle Riggott finished the season with 29 catches and 299 yards.
CHUCK ABBOTT Staff Writer The Minnesota State University, Mankato has come a long way from the beginning of the season until now. Coach Hoffner, in his first full year back, has picked up right where he left off, leading a Maverick team full of momentum into the postseason without a loss to hang their heads on. The 11-0 Mavericks look to stay unblemished in the Division II football playoffs, where a loaded region awaits the no. 2 seeded team. Let’s take a look back at how MSU got to this point. It all started with a highly anticipated game as the no. 15 ranked St. Cloud State Huskies rolled into town for a matchup against the no. 7 ranked Maver-
icks at Blakeslee Stadium. The seats were filled as the upcoming season had promise for both teams. The Mavericks started off the game with an early interception to get the crowd into the game. Ricky Lloyd trotted out to start the drive and delivered with a five yard touchdown pass to Austin Reider, and the Mavericks never looked back. The defense looked unstoppable, forcing three turnovers in the first half. They were dominating every aspect of the game, and a 62-yard touchdown run by Andy Pfeiffer put the icing on the cake on their way to a 31-0 blowout. The Mavericks put every Division II football team on notice that night and never looked back. In the first half of the season, the Mavericks stomped their
competition, but a midseason scare by Augustana proved they could play under pressure in the fourth quarter. Perhaps looking ahead to their biggest game of the year in Sioux Falls the following week, the Vikings put a scare into the Mavs and almost ruined a 29-game winning streak in the NSIC. Redshirt freshman quarterback Nick Pieruccini lead the Mavericks to the win, and although the coaching staff has switched the quarterbacks in and out frequently this season, this was the turning point for Pieruccini in getting time with the first team. The biggest game of the year against no. 10 ranked Sioux Falls was a week after the upset bid by Augustana, and the Mavericks were prepared for a battle. Coming off a nail-biter to a middle-of-the-road Augustana team, some thought the matchup against the Cougars would prove to be too much. Minnesota State was ready, and showed why they deserved their no. 1 ranking. With a 17-point fourth quarter, the Mavericks knocked off the Cougars 27-14. They rallied off of this win to an undefeated 11-0 season, a share of the Northern Sun Conference Championship and a first-round bye. Some of the Maverick players also won individual awards. 10 of the 22 players selected for the South Division First-Team AllConference play for MSU, five on both sides of the ball. On offense, wide receiver Dorian Buford, offensive linemen Max Hofmeister, Josh Meeker and Chris Reed and running back Connor Thomas. On defense, defensive linemen Josh Gordon and Brian Keys, linebacker Tyler Henderson and defensive backs Nathan Hancock and Justin Otto. Josh Gordon also won the Conference Defensive Player of the Year Award, which is the third time that a de-
Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter The Mavericks are glad that Ricky Lloyd come here after a season at Southern Mississippi.
fensive end from MSU has won this award. His 16.5 sacks this season is a new single-season record at Minnesota State, and was 6 sacks ahead of anyone in the conference. His three forced fumbles ranks him tied for first in the conference, and helped lead the Mavericks to the no. 1 scoring defense (11.7 per game) in the nation. Quarterback Nick
Pieruccini won the NSIC Offensive Newcomer Award as well, impressing coaches with his dual threat ability as he ranked fifth in the conference in all-purpose yards as a redshirt freshman.
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LUKE LONIEN Staff Writer The MSU Basketball team took the trip to Sioux Falls for the Sanford Pentagon Tournament this past weekend. The Mavericks went 1-1 over the weekend with a win against Washburn 7770, after falling to Central Missouri 67-66. MSU Head Coach Matt Margenthaler grabbed his 285th career win as a Maverick Head Coach, the most in school history. In the second game of the weekend, the Mavericks got their first win of the year, taken on Washburn. Senior Assem Marei along with Coach Matt Margenthaler grabbed headlines as they both notched career milestones. Margenthaler grabbed his 285th career win, while Marei was the 37th member of the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s 1,000th point club. The Ichabods lead the game early and often in the first half, as they were able to build up an eight point lead. Late in the first half, the Mavericks were able to cut the lead to three with a three pointer from Freshman TJ Lake and senior Zach Monagahn knocked down two free throws to bring the Mavericks within six going into the locker room, trailing 37-31.
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The Mavericks were unable to cut the Ichabods’ lead early, as Washburn turned the six point lead into a double digit lead. Trailing 43-33, the Mavericks got the hot hand and rode an 18-5 run to a 51-48 lead, midway through the second half. The Mavericks were able to keep the pressure on and hold on to the lead, winning the game 77-70. The Mavericks shot 44.4% from the field while Washburn shot 42.4%. Marei led the Mavericks with 19 points to go along with 5 rebounds. Marei now sits at 1,004 career points. Sophomore Mike Busack added 16 points for MSU including knocking down three, three pointers. Lake added 14 points while knocking down all three of his shots from beyond the arc, he also added 5 rebounds. Monagahn added 15 points and 8 assist for the Mavericks as well. The Mavericks dropped the
first game of the tournament, taking on Central Missouri. Throughout the contest, the game saw eight lead changes. The Mavericks largest lead was three late in the second half. Cen-
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tral Missouri lead by as much as seven early in the first half. UCM held an early lead, then MSU made a short run to take an 1110 lead off a Lucas Brown layup. The Mules were able to bounce back and take a 30-25 lead into halftime with the help of a late 4-0 run. In the second half the game stayed tight, as no team lead by a margin of more than four. MSU gained a three point lead off of a Zach Monaghan, but the Mules were able to get three quick buckets to get a four point lead of their own with 3:38 to play. Miller then hit a three with 20 seconds to play to bring the Mavericks within one, 65-64. After a couple of Mule free throws, the Mavericks were trailing by one with six seconds to play, MSU was able to get a shot off but were unable to
convert, losing the game 67-66. The Mavericks shot 45.8% from the field, while UCM shot 52.1%. Miller paced the Mavericks with 14 points, including going 2-2 from beyond the arc and seven assist. Marei notched a double-double going for 12 points and 11 rebounds. TJ Lake added 11 points for the Mavericks including two three pointers as well. Monaghan had 10 points and seven assist for MSU. The Mavericks are in action Friday, taking on Northland at 7 p.m.and again on Satuday, taking on Waldorf at 6 p.m. Both games are at the Taylor Center.
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Photo Courtesy of Minnesota State Athletics Before missing the 2013-2014 season, senior Cody Quinn (top) finished 27-8 and earned All-American honors in 2012-2013.
petition. O’Fallon won all four matches in his 197 lbs. bracket. In his first action as a Maverick, he won by a decision over Luther wrestler Tom Mitchell by a score of 4-2. His next two wins would come by falls in the competition. He then went on to take the first place title with a 3-2 decision over Loras wrestler Awais Arian. O’Fallons efforts in the competition would also earn him NSIC wrestler of the week. Junior transfer Da’Wayne Robertson (125 lbs.) would take 4th in the meet while Junior transfer Malcom Allen (285 lbs.) took a 5th place finished. Both
DENZELL CASTRO-OATS Staff Writer The Minnesota State wrestling team has started their 20142015 season campaign this past weekend at the Luther College Open. The team sent 13 wrestlers to the meet this past Saturday. Last season at the Luther College open, Sophomore Darick Vancura placed first and collected four falls in all four of his matches. But this weekend it was freshman Chaydon O’Fallon who took the first place crown in the com-
year along with a few junior college transfers who will be important to team development this season.” Coach Makovsky has assembled a quietly different team this year from last. Bringing in over a half dozen freshman and a handful of transfers to go along with a meshing group of returners, the Mavericks are now showing depth, talent and experience. All-Americans Cody Quinn and Alphonso Vruno have a proven track record on the mat and Coach Makovsky will look to them to be strong leaders. The team will also expect another few guys to stand out with AllAmerican and National Championship level potential. “Scott VandeLoo, Chris Zimmer, Drew Lexvold and Vancura are all guys I have high expectations for” Coach Makovsky says. “They just fell short of being National Championship qualifiers last season so we’re looking to
juniors Alphonso Vruno (141 lbs.) and Scott VanDeLoo (184 lbs.) took 4th place finishes. Head Coach James Makovsky is optimistic with the performances from this past weekend as he looks to start a successful season; one where he expects to be more competitive than last year. “Last season was a challenging season,” Makovsky says. “We had a sub-par competitive season. Our starters were extremely young, but through that they gained a lot of competitive experience. We have a lot of young talent in the room this
them to be that much more productive this year.” Though the team’s long term goals are a national title, right now the team stresses skill development in the practice room and in competition. Junior Vruno, who went 2013 last season, is also optimistic about the talent on the team this year. “We were a young team last year” Vruno states. “We’re still young but we have so much more experience than last year and we have two transfers in Robertson and Allen who are making an immediate impact on the team, and a group of good developing freshman. Everyone is working hard to do a little better each week and I think we’re in a good spot for this time of the year.” The Mavericks will compete next in Mequon, WI at Concordia University on the 22nd.
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MEN’S HOCKEY “Meanwhile, the Mavericks held their position at no. 9 in the NCAA heading into this weekend. They have however moved up in the pairwise rankings, the rankings that determines seeding for the NCAA tournament.” continued from 19
WOMEN’S SOCCER “They have a good team, and we are ready for the challenge,” sophomore Dana Savino says about the matchup. “The theme has simply been to just play our game, and we will not have any worries.” continued from 19 onships this season. Most recently, they defeated the University of Central Oklahoma 2-0 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen to face the Mavericks. Head coach for the Jennies is Lewis Theobald is in his eighth season as the chief of the Jennies program and owns an overall record of 129-22-17. His coaching is respected by many in the country. Players to look for in this match are senior Julie Ireland (12 goals, six assists for 30 points), sophomore Hannah Pyle (nine goals and seven assists for 25 points), and freshman Alex Yockey (nine goals, two assists for 20 points). Freshman Ana Dilkes has started every game in the net for the Jennies, owning a goals-against average of .49 and a .880 save percentage. She has also produced 13 shutouts this season. As a team the Jennies are outshooting their opponents by a mark of 302-197. They are averaging 2.68 goals per game and only allowing a minuscule .50 goals per game this year. The Mavericks and Jennies have met 10 times before with the series record at 4-4-2. Last season, the Mavericks defeated the Jennies 3-0 in Mankato at The Pitch. The winner of Friday’s upcoming matchup will play the winner of the match between the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and Grand Valley State University on Sunday afternoon in Somers, Wisc.
Matt Leitner This senior forward has 12 points in the first 10 games of the season, including two goals and WCHAleading 10 assists.
the power play, the stingy penalty kill of the Huskies could give them trouble. Meanwhile, the Mavericks held their position at no. 9 in the NCAA heading into this weekend. They have however moved up in the pairwise rankings, the rankings which determines seeding for the NCAA tournament. While it’s still early on in the season, moving up to the no. 2 spot in the pairwise is a good start for the Mavericks if they hope to end up among the top 16 to make their third straight NCAA tournament appearance. MSU’s strength comes from their offense. Junior forward Bryce Gervais is still tied for the nation’s lead in goals with 9, and Matt Leitner is averaging an assist per game with ten. The Mavs have proved they can score goals as good as anyone, but will it be enough going against one of the nation’s defenses?
Trevor Cokley • MSU Reporter The Mavericks own a 3-2 record on the road so far in their 2014-2015 campaign.
“Leitner is one of the best passers I’ve ever seen,” said SB Nation College Hockey writer Chris Dilks. “He makes so many great plays look effortless.” The hope for MSU is that Leitner and Gervais can keep that magic going and pull off one or two big upsets this weekend. While a split weekend isn’t always the ideal outcome, play-
ing against the nation’s top team changes that. A sweep or even a split would keep the Mavericks in place in the pairwise rankings and likely move them around the top five in the NCAA rankings. Puck drop is at 6:07 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night at the MacInnes Student Ice Center in Houghton, Mich.
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