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MSU sneaks past CSU-Pueblo, 16-13 In a blustery-chilled game, the Mavericks did enough to move on

COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer In the first round of the playoffs, the Minnesota State Mavericks beat the Colorado State University-Pueblo Thunderwolves in a game that needed extra time to be decided, with the Mavs coming up victorious 16-13.

“Both defenses played exceptionally well, did what they had to do to put their team in a position to win and the game came down to kicking field goals,” Mavericks head coach Todd Hoffner said. “We love Bednarski and had faith he could definitely make one against the wind and put our trust in him and he got the job done.”

It was all defense, especially in the first half for the Thunderwolves, who finished the game forcing three turnovers and scoring 10 points off turnovers. The Thunderwolves’ Austin Micci was able to find the end zone in the second quarter after an interception from the Mavericks’ Ryan Schlichte to take a 10-3 lead headed into the half.

The Thunderwolves had Schlichte’s number from the beginning, holding him to 69 yards on 13 attempts and picking him off twice along with three sacks. Josh Croy lead the Thunderwolves with 12 tackles, while Kyle Rosenbrock recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Tanner Draper was also impressive, recording

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Students to showcase skills in third season of World’s Got Talent

MARJAN HUSSEIN Staff Writer The World’s Got Talent: Season 3 event is set to take place on Monday, Nov. 27 in the Ostrander Auditorium and will have unimaginable eminence.

The event is free for everyone, with the winners being chosen based on the audience vote. The event is meant to be a platform where colorful talent from around the globe is showcased.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with attractions such

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as henna—a signature international trend where stylish designs are applied to the skin using thick paste— starting at 5 p.m. The event will also have delicious snacks with performances scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. This event is the last of this semester, thus set to be phenomenal in order to close out the semester with a bang.

World’s Got Talent is a fall event hosted by the International Student Association, which works diligently to provide both international as well as domestic students with events that enable interaction amongst cultures.

The event, which is one of the biggest hosted by ISA, was started three years ago

by Dolly Baruah, who went

on to become president of the ISA. She went through various obstacles to get the first World’s Got Talent event going and a couple of years down the line it has become well known amongst students at Minnesota State University, Mankato. World’s Got Talent event has now gradually become a legacy as it encompasses the entire student population, showcasing talent from various cultures and providing a suitable atmosphere for students to mingle at MNSU, making it unique.

The event has progressed tremendously over the years and this year, to add a bit of sizzle, there will be a performance by a flash mob while the votes are being tallied. Sujan Shrestha, the

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public relations officer for ISA and the coordinator of the flash mob, stated that the team has been working hard and is eager to thrill the crowd.

Shuk Ping Wong, the ISA event coordinator, stated that World’s Got Talent

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is an excellent avenue for international students to get involved on campus.

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The rise of drone use raise ethical and safety questions Opinion TAEHUI PARK Staff Writer Photography is a hobby for my dad’s. He sporadically sends me photos he has taken. A couple of days ago, he called me and said he had just bought a drone.

When I asked why, he said he wants to take better photos. I was actually surprised that he bought a drone because, first of all, I thought he was pretty much up-to-date on trends and secondly, I wasn’t sure if he knows about the privacy laws he may be held to when taking his drone out for a photography session.

The unmanned aerial vehicle, also called “drone,” is being constantly evolved as a new innovation and technological prodigy in our society. With its surging popularity, drones are getting more affordable and available to anyone and more and more people want to buy their own device.

The usages of drones are no longer limited to delivering packages or capturing images and videos.

There are a number of uses

that drones are used for— from military to disaster management, to even in the field of agriculture.

Along with this trend, President Donald Trump recently issued a memorandum directing Transportation Secretary

sector and among these governments will provide certainty and stability to UAS owners and operators, maximize the benefits of UAS technologies for the public and mitigate risks to public safety and security,” President Trump said in a

“Unmanned aerial vehicles have been rapidly growing in popularity even though they are still in the progress of being perfected.”

However, it is still a manmade device and there is a small possibility of causing harm to others.

Unmanne d aer ial vehicles have been rapidly growing in popularity even though they are still in the progress of being perfected.

Furthermore, they have the huge potential to be useful to the public--from delivery to agriculture and military uses. However, I think we still need a set of detailed

and clear regulations and instructions in terms of the use of drones before making a law that gives companies an advantage in the drone business.

The more people use drones, the more problems we are likely to run into. The impact of drones is one of those things we should think over, and soon, as they will become more popular in the near future.

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Continued from page 1 Elaine Chao to begin the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program.

The new model for regulating drones aims at giving companies more flexibility to make use of drones in business and set to ease the regulations regarding drones.

“Input from state, local, tribal, and privatesector stakeholders will be necessary to craft an optimal strategy for the national management of UAS operations. A coordinated effort between the private

statement Oct. 26.

However, drones are also throwing new questions for potential privacy issues as well as safety concerns. Let’s say you’re controlling a drone and it crosses into a private property. We are not quite sure what the difference is between a person walking onto a private property with a camera and a drone hovering over the property.

Safety can be another issue. When a drone is flying over people, everyone wants to believe that the drone will not have any malfunctions.

are often the minority on campus, thus getting involved usually tends to be a challenge for some,” Wong said.

The past World’s Got Talent events have had some shortcomings, but the ISA tends to address all of the outlying issues this year to ensure the event runs smoothly.

ISA also hopes the event will increase its publicity to students, especially international

students, to inform them of the various activities put on throughout the academic year. One of the purposes of the ISA is to create forums where international students can feel comfortable and get involved thus the World’s Got Talent will be an ideal environment for that.

The World’s Got Talent: Season 3 will without a doubt be an unmissable majestic night.

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MNSU Fraternity and Sorority Life elect new council presidents MANKATO - November is very busy time for the Fraternity and Sorority community. Not only are the chapters putting together award packets and preparing for finals, but this is also a heavy election season.

Outgoing officers are putting the final touches to any projects they’re completing for the position while the new incoming ones become transitioned to take over.

The officers on the two councils, Interfraternity and Panhellenic, are trusted to lead the community with future efforts. The presidents of the councils uphold the responsibility of leading these officers, as well as being the face of our organizations. For the next year, Brett Marshall and Emma Thole were elected by their peers to take on this challenge. We asked these two some questions.

Where are you from?

Brett Marshall: Albertville, MN Emma Thole: Hudson, WI What organization are you a part of?

Brett Marshall: Phi Delta Theta Emma Thole: Gamma Phi Beta

Why did you choose to attend MNSU? Brett Marshall: My dad went here and told me to tour it. I really liked the campus size and how it was more compact. I had toured Iowa State, UND and Madison but they were all too big. It was also a good distance away from home.

Emma Thole: I fell in love with the campus when I toured my senior year. Since I am from the Twin Cities area, it is far enough away from home for freedom, but close enough to stay connected with friends and family.

What are your plans for your position?

Brett Marshall: I really want to find ways to spread our image into the campus and community through diversity and outreach and public relations. I also want to facilitate more communication between Fraternity and Sorority Life and groups like MSSA, Black Student Union and ISA. Additionally, meeting monthly with David Jones. I want to focus on educating our members in risk management as well. The biggest part of Fraternity and Sorority Life in my

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mind is being transparent with everyone and making sure what we’re doing is being seen and accurately interpreted.

Emma Thole: My plans for this position include continued efforts toward expansion and a focus on diversity and outreach.

I want MNSU Sorority and Fraternity Life to nurture and grow leadership and foster endless friendships.

How do you express Maverick pride?

Brett Marshall: I express Maverick Pride by being involved around campus. I do my best to attend events hosted by student groups as well as representing my fraternity and fraternity life in general by being on the CSU Best Board and interning with the CSU. I go to sporting events and lots of Student Events Team’s activities. I

also try to wear a Maverick shirt once a week.

Emma Thole: I express Maverick pride by being present on campus and continuously encouraging my peers to get involved. There are countless opportunities to make lifelong connections and memories and that is my favorite part about being a Maverick!

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BILL HAMM Staff Writer Oh God no, they are here again. The holidays. All that food and those relatives you only see once a year. Are you ready?

I was just getting used to the skinny, no, skinnier me, now all this food temptation will need to be overcome. For me, I have three Thanksgiving meals this week alone— one Native American, one with veterans, and finally, on Saturday, one with my family. With obligations of diplomacy, it gets to be almost an occupation with many controversies to deal with this year.

Six months I have toiled to take off that 22 to 25 pounds of human lard and now the holidays have come back around with all that food again. Turkey, cranberries, mashed potatoes and gravy, I can feel those skin folds filling with fat again. Worse yet, the holidays mean cold weather walking for exercise or the dreaded gym with all those other people.

As if all this wasn’t depressing enough, there

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is SAD (Seasonally Affective Disorder) that hits one right between the ears, making you glad as hell you don’t live another 30 degrees north.

I’m sure glad I have my heat lamp outside my basement shower; it doesn’t do much for the SAD, but it is a bright light that others do not get the pleasure of enjoying.

Oh heck, I’ll bet some of you are actually looking forward to all this holiday cheer. People saying all those nice things to you, eating all the food mom and grandma cooked, and even getting all those expensive and thoughtful gifts you don’t really need. You might even find seeing and talking to all those long-lost relatives a pleasant experience.

While it is great to poke a little fun at the holidays,

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it can be a time of great anxiety for many of us. From family problems to financial problems, holidays can seem to make a person’s troubles seem so much worse than they are. When you can’t afford to give a gift, it can be hard to accept one. When that disagreement with your brother undermines family unity, hurting your mother deeply, you must take ownership of your part.

When you supported Bernie and your dad supported Trump, you may have to bite your lip. Holidays really can become obstacles in our lives to be overcome, instead of the happy times we need.

We regular humans, with our mortal problems, can undermine the happiness and memories these occasions should bring. So how do we

set aside our pain and make the best of what we have?

The simplest answer is to concentrate on the people you love and want to see.

Practice being nice by willing yourself not to be drawn into “the dark side.”

Let those attempts to distract you roll off and refuse to engage in the negative.

Concentrate instead on the positive way you would like things to be and do your part to make it happen. Partner with the peaceful and make every effort to reduce tension your goal as well. Remember, happiness is a state of mind, and only you own control your state of mind.

Enjoy your holiday, work to build up those around you, and may peace be with you this holiday season.

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A history of Thanksgiving Global entrepreneurship week:

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MADISON DIEMERT Staff Writer Thanksgiving is drawing near, and most everyone will be home with their families eating an abundance of food.

But not everyone realizes that Thanksgiving is a holiday with a deep history.

Let’s go back to the first Thanksgiving. Most children are taught in school that the Pilgrims left England and landed on Plymouth Rock, and with the help of Native Americans, they learned to harvest and cultivate crops.

While that’s true, that’s not the whole story.

The real origin of Thanksgiving lies in a slaughter of Native Americans, ones who were celebrating their own version of Thanksgiving in Connecticut. The Pequot tribe were slaughtered, not by the Pilgrims but by a group of Puritans. Over 700 of them were murdered by the Puritans and thereafter the governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony declared that the day of the slaughter would be a day of “thanksgiving” for having killed the Natives they thought were so beneath them, according to “Cooking the History Books: The Thanksgiving Massacre”

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on the Republic of Lakotah website.

Later, President Lincoln deemed Thanksgiving a national holiday. But only after he hung 38 Sioux on Christmas Eve in 1863.

The Thanksgiving that we celebrate today, of course, isn’t a celebration of a genocide. As Americans, we have turned the celebration into something different. It’s a day to celebrate our family and all the things we have in life, including food with a large dinner.

The truth is, most of us don’t know the entire origin of the holiday and even I had always thought of it as a great feast of peace between the English and the Native Americans. And while that’s not true, I think we can still celebrate that day in our own way.

However, it is important to learn the history behind it. What our ancestors did to the Pequot tribe was terrible and by learning what had happened to the Pequot and

acknowledging that it was wrong, we can vow to make sure something like that doesn’t happen again. And we can also give the Pequot and Sioux the respect they deserve.

It is also important because we can acknowledge the racism and prejudice that Native Americans received and still receive to this day. If we acknowledge this, we can greater understand where it stems from and celebrate a Thanksgiving that is separate from those horrific events in which created the holiday.

There were multiple inaccuracies in the article, “Sue Crolick, founder of Creative for Causes, speaks at MNSU” published in our Nov. 14 issue: • Sue Crolick is the founder of Art Buddies.

• The article stated that Crolick’s organization assists orphans. Art Buddies assists at-risk and under-privileged children in the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis.

• Crolick’s name was misspelled in the sixth paragraph.

• Edward Fricke’s name was misspelled in the eighth paragraph.

• Wording in the tenth paragraph implied that a surgery left Crolick paralyzed--it only left her voice temporarily paralyzed.

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The week of Nov. 13-16 2017 was global entrepreneurship week.

Minnesota State University, Mankato’s College of Business hosted a lot of events in celebration of the week.

Events started on Monday with a lecture by professor Abo Habib titled “Middle East: Islam, Politics and Business” at the Ostrander Auditorium. Among other series of events that took place was a generation startup screening that took place at the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Big Ideas Generator that took place on Wednesday where students could try new things and create their own new ideas for a business.

The highlight of the event

was the Big Ideas Challenge, which took place Nov. 16.

This event is a student innovation and business plan competition where students can win up to $12,000. This is a venture that encourages students’ innovative ideas and allows them to compete for funding.

Jackson Jones won the challenge last year with his Primate Longboards venture; he has made over 100 boards since then. Finalist of this challenge will be selected April 17, 2018 after presenting in front of a panel of judges.

The judges use different factors to select the winners.

For more information contact Channing Pick, entrepreneurship and innovation graduate fellow at channing.pick@mnsu.edu.

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Mavericks and Falcons split yet another series

SEAN MORAWCZYNSKI Staff Writer The Mavericks men’s hockey team closed out its second and final series against Bowling Green this season with a win and a loss at home this weekend, bringing the fourgame series to a 2-2 record.

Minnesota State bowled right over Bowling Green on Friday night, winning the game 6-1, then going on to lose the second game 4-1 on Saturday.

MSU returned to the Verizon Center in Mankato after two road series against Northern Michigan and Bemidji State over the last two weekends. The Mavs went 3-1 in the span of those four games. The road performance brought the Mavericks men’s team to an 8-3-0 record heading into the final regular season series against

the Bowling Green Falcons.

Minnesota State stood at No. 5 in the USCHO.com poll before the weekend and dropped to No. 8 after Saturday’s loss. The USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine Men’s College Hockey Poll also has MSU in the eighth spot in its rankings.

The puck was spread around plenty in Friday’s game, as five different players scored goals for the Mavericks and 12 Mavericks tallied at least one point in the game. The Mavericks were able to hold consistent pressure on the Falcons throughout the first game of the series. Senior forward Brad McClure opened up the scoring for the Mavericks just four minutes into the game on a power play caused by a Bowling Green interference penalty. McClure capitalized on the man-advantage, scoring thirty seconds later.

Freshman forward Reggie Lutz picked up an assist on McClure’s goal then managed to get past the net-protector for Bowling Green three minutes and twelve seconds lat-

er. The Mavericks held a 2-0 lead over the Falcons at the end of the first period.

Bowling Green was able to get on the board close to midway in the second period on a power play goal. A high sticking call against the Mavs’ Nicolas Rivera allowed the Falcons to get a goal 16 seconds into the power play.

That goal would be all alone in the point column for Bowling Green at the final buzzer.

The Mavericks struck back with the team’s second and third power-play goals of the night, bringing the score to 4-1. Sophomore defenseman Ian Scheid was the special-team’s hero in the second period, with four different Mavericks players assisting on the two goals by Scheid.

Freshman forward Jake Jaremko would finish out the scoring for the Mavs in the second period which would give MSU a four-point lead going into the final intermission.

The men’s team for Minnesota State held its ground in the third period, preventing any goals by Bowling Green

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and doing it cleanly by not committing any penalties.

Freshman forward Walker Duehr scored the final goal for the Mavericks early in the period and the Mavs took the first game 6-1.

Penalties would be the Maverick’s Achilles heel in Saturday’s game. Jaremko scored the opening and lone goal for MSU with 30 seconds left in the first period on the power play. After carrying a 1-0 lead into the second period, the Mavericks dropped two goals to the Falcons, giving up the scoring advantage.

Bowling Green scored on three of the seven power-play opportunities it had in Satur-

day’s game. The Mavericks were able to ward off the Falcons after a five-minute-major penalty by MSU defenseman Daniel Brickley but could not protect the net on two other opportunities that led to the 4-1 loss.

The unranked Bowling Green’s win against Minnesota State on Saturday evened up the season series at 2-2 and will only face the Mavericks again should the teams meet in the postseason. The Mavs men’s team exits the weekend with a 9-4-0 record and the No. 16 University of Minnesota – Duluth in its sights next weekend at Amsoil Arena in Duluth.

Vikings: Thielen keeps impressing the NFL, fans The Minnesota Viking has continued to turn heads after big weekend against Rams

KEVIN KORBEL Staff Writer Last season, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen broke out onto the scene in the NFL, snagging 69 receptions for 967 yards and five touchdowns in 16 games for the team last year, his first full year as a starter for the team. This season, he has 62 receptions for 916 yards and three touchdowns on the year, and it’s only been 10 games! It’s time to take Thielen seriously.

After what a lot of people might have thought of being a lucky season for Thielen last year, he’s made people eat their words this year after tearing it up gameafter-game for the Vikings

this year. Coming off a performance against the Rams, where he had six receptions for 123 yards and a touchdown, he put the NFL on notice that he’s a playmaker in this league.

For a guy who many were surprised was even in the starting lineup last year, nevertheless, an NFL roster, Thielen is making the NFL and fans second-guess his abilities. For Thielen this year, who’s on pace to be the first Viking since Randy Moss in 2004 to have 100-plus receptions and 1000-plus receiving yards on the year, he is having a career year for the men in purple.

Thielen going into this week’s contest against the Detroit Lions, Thursday on Thanksgiving, is second in the league behind only Antonio Brown of the Pittsburgh Steelers in receiving yards (1,026), and has not had a game yet this season where he’s had less than 5 receptions in a game.

Now being mentioned in the same category in this league to great wide receivers, like Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, Larry Fitzgerald, and A.J. Green, Thielen has truly put his name on the map as a top playmaker in the NFL this year. After signing an extension with the team during the offseason, he’s paid dividends and then some for the purple people eaters this year.

The Minnesota State University star looks to not only break records in receiving this year, but to also carry the 8-2 Minnesota Vikings to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1977. For Thielen, who dreamed of being like Cris Carter and Randy Moss growing up as a kid in Minnesota, nothing would make this state happier than to see this kid carry the team to their first ever Super Bowl victory, in their home stadium in February.

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Twins have options with free agency looming

KEVIN KORBEL Staff Writer The Minnesota Twins are coming off a magical year, where they went 85-77 on the year, taking the second wild card spot in the playoffs. Unfortunately, the Twins lost to the Bronx Bombers, the New York Yankees, after blowing a 3-0 lead to start the game.

The Twins are now looking to

build on what they have, and create an identity looking forward for the franchise in 2018.

Looking into the free agency pool for the Twins, they’ll have a total of eight players hit the open market as of right now. The most notable players to hit the open market for the ball club include starting pitchers Bartolo Colon and Hector Santiago, along with relief pitchers, Glen Perkins, Matt Belisle and Dillon Gee. The main focus of the offseason is to revamp the pitching rotation, and to add some relief pitching heading into the offseason, while adding an extra utility player in their

every-day lineup. Here are a few options the Twins could look to in the free agency market.

Expensive Option: SP Yu Darvish – Los Angeles Dodgers Last season, Darvish was traded mid-season to the Dodgers from the Texas Rangers, after struggles staying healthy and not producing to their standards.

Darvish still had a great year as a starting pitcher though, tossing 209 strikeouts and having a 3.86 ERA on the year, helping the team make the World Series. The Twins would love to sign Darvish, but they might have to reach to pick him up.

Affordable Options: RP Brandon Kintzler – Washington Nationals

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In an unexpected turn of events, and one of the most controversial moves made by the club last season, the Twins ended up moving their former closer last year to the Washington Nationals in return for a prospect and $500,000 in international pool money. Could the Twins re-re-sign this player during the offseason? And then rere-trade him again during the next trade deadline? It could happen.

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SP Lance Lynn – St. Louis Cardinals

Thrift-Shopping Option C Nick Hundley – San Francisco Giants

Coming off Tommy John surgery in 2016, Lynn tied for the National League lead with 33 starts and went 11-8 with a 3.43 ERA for the Cardinals this past season. The 30-year-old right-hander looks to be more reasonably priced in the free agency pool this year, with names like Yu Darvish and Jake Arrieta hitting the open market.

The rotation of Ervin Santana, Jose Berrios, and Lynn would give the Twins a solid core of starting pitching.

If backup catcher Chris Gimenez decides to not play for the Twins in 2018, then the Twins could sign the veteran catcher Hundley to a very lowcost deal. Last year for the Giants, acting mainly as a backup for Buster Posey, Hundley showed he had some power in his bat, hitting nine home runs, and driving in 35 RBI’s on the season. Playing good defense behind the plate, the Twins could throw him in the lineup whenever Jason Castro needs a day off.

FOOTBALL continued from 1 “In warmups, I could kick it about 45-yards into the wind,’ said Bednarski after the game. “I don’t really look at the distance when I go out there so for me it is the same kick every time, so when I went out there, it was just the same kick.” both picks in a phenomenal defensive performance.

While the passing game was stunted, the running game was alive and well, with a healthy Nate Gunn returning to the starting lineup and promptly racking up 108 rushing yards on a hefty 34 carries. Quarterback J.D. Ekowa also had a great day running the ball, punching in the lone Maverick touchdown on a 20-yard score, finishing with 34. After field goals in the second and third quarters, Ekowa’s score gave MSU the first lead of the game at 13-10.

“He had a warrior mentality and was just cleared to go full contact on Thursday, wanted to get hit in practice right away to get that feel back even though we weren’t going to hit him,” said Hoffner on his returning starting running

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back. “He did what he could today, I don’t think he was 100 percent but he has a very tough demeanor and will go out there no matter what.”

But the Thunderwolves were not to be put away in regulation. The defense came up in a big way to give their offense the ball on an

Ekowa fumble with 5:24 left in the game. Running back Marche Dennard heavy load on the drive led to a Mitchell Carter game-tying field goal.

In overtime, the Mavericks simply ran the ball and were perfectly comfortable putting the game on the foot of kicker Casey Bednarski.

He promptly sank the 37-yard kick. After CSU-Pueblo missed their 40-yard attempt, the Mavericks had finally finished off the game and claimed the 16-13 victory.

“In warmups, I could kick it about 45-yards into the wind,” said Bednarski after the game. “I don’t really look at the distance when I go out there so for me it is the same kick every time, so when I went out there, it was just the same kick.”

The Mavericks will play the No. 5 Midwestern State Mustangs on Nov. 25 at Blakeslee Stadium in the second round of the NCAA Division-II playoffs.

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Duke, Michigan State highlight powerhouses in NCAA

JAKE RINEHART Staff Writer Before we get too far into the season, I wanted to take the chance to share some of my hot takes. Although many will disagree with my picks, I have listed who I believe will win the highest honors in college basketball, with a short description explaining the madness behind my thought process. See my predictions below: First Team All-Americans: Guard, Grayson Allen, Senior, Duke Guard, Trevon Blueitt, Senior, Xavier Guard/Forward, Miles Bridges, Sophomore, Michigan State Forward, Bonzie Colson, Senior, Notre Dame Forward, Michael Porter Jr. Freshman Missouri Just missing the cut: Jalen Brunson, Villanova; Allonzo Trier, Arizona; Ethan Happ, Wisconsin.

The pick here I know will receive the most noise is Trevon Blueitt. I will start by saying that I believe this Xavier team is going to be severely overlooked. Coming off an Elite 8 appearance and returning key players Blueitt, JP Macura, and Quentin Goodin, the Musketeers are a dangerous team. Chris Mack is an excellent coach with tournament experience. Look

for Xavier to make a deep run again this year and Blueitt to lead the charge.

I chose Grayson Allen over Jalen Brunson based on the fact that Allen will be in his second year of being a key player for Duke. Brunson played a secondary role to Josh Hart last year and will have to adjust to being the star of his team. I think Allen will edge him in the end.

Other than these two picks, I believe no further explanation is needed. Bridges, Colson, and Porter should all be stars on each of their respective teams.

Naismith College POTY: Bonzie Colson, Notre Dame In each of the past four years, a senior has taken home player of the year honors. I have no reason to believe that won’t be the case again this year. I debated between Bonzie Colson and Miles Bridges to win this award, however in the end I settled on Colson.

Colson is the star of a very talented Notre Dame team.

He is the center piece of Mike Brey’s offensive scheme and does not have anyone else really competing on with him on his team. Although Bridges is the best player on his team, teammate Jaren Jackson Jr. has an equally high ceiling and could very well steal the spotlight.

Colson averaged 17.8 points-per-game, 10.1 rebounds-per-game, and shot 43.3 percent from threepoint range last year. Barring injury, he has the potential to have an even stronger season this year. Notre Dame is also a dark horse to win the ACC

and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

Final Four picks: Villanova Nova is a lock to make the NCAA tournament and, if they play how they usually do in the regular season, will probably end up with a 1 or 2 seed. This team returns several key players from last year’s squad, including Jalen Brunson, Mikal Bridges, and Donte DiVincenzo. Last year they were knocked off in the Round of 32 by a hot Wisconsin team. Historically, Villanova has had trouble making it past the first weekend.

I think this year Jay Wright keeps them on track and they bounce back.

Michigan State I learned a long time ago that it is never wise to bet against Tom Izzo in March.

Miles Bridges and Jaren Jackson are two future lottery picks that can drive this team deep in March. Michigan State is one of the favorites to win the National Championship. An early loss to Duke should not make anyone think less of this young team. They will end up putting things together and make the eighth Final Four appearance under Tom Izzo.

Duke It is hard to not choose a team that is so chalk-full of future NBA players. Current mock drafts have all five of these starters going in the first round. With that kind of talent, you simply can’t have a prediction that doesn’t involve Duke going deep. The combination of young talent from the likes of Marvin Bagley and Gary Trent Jr. will

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supplement the senior leadership of Grayson Allen and give the Blue Devils a good shot at winning it all.

Xavier Chris Mack is a coach who lives for March. In his eight seasons at Xavier, he has pushed his teams to four sweet sixteen appearances, with an Elite 8 appearance last year. This year returns nearly all of the key players of that team and adds more talent around it. I love the potential this Xavier team has and believe they will surprise many people with another deep run.

Sleepers: Notre Dame, Miami (FL), Florida National Champion: Michigan State

Something tells me this Michigan State team will put things together and get it done. Tom Izzo is excellent in March and the one-two combo of Bridges and Jackson is as good as any duo in NCAA basketball. When this team puts things together they will be virtually impossible to stop. Big expectations for the Spartans.

Most Outstanding Player (NCAA Tournament): Miles Bridges This is a no-brainer. If Michigan State does win a championship, Miles Bridges will be the reason. He is a budding star with a very high ceiling. It will be fun to continue watching him as the season progresses.

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NFL week 11: Redemption and domination There were performances by teams and individuals that stuck out more than others

COLTON MOLESKY Staff Writer Over the weekend, the NFL saw teams or players bounce back from bad starts, bad weeks and bad season starts with big wins. These are the teams and players that had the most impressive bounce back performances this week, along with what they bounced back from.

Adam Thielen: 123 Yards, touchdown

The MSU product had a massive opener, with 157 yards in week one and looked red hot. But the next seven weeks, he failed to top 100-yards receiving and did not score his first touchdown of the season until week eight. He also went under 50-yards in three games over the stretch. In London against the Cleveland Browns, Thielen started to rumble with a 98-yard game and his first score. Last weekend against Washington, his 166-yard game got him his second touchdown and had him looking back to full dangerous, but it could have been another flash. Now his performance against a good Rams secondary that he av-

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eraged 20.5 yards per catch against has Thielen consistently potent and officially bounced back.

Los Angeles Chargers defeat Buffalo Bills, 54-24 The Chargers have worked themselves back into the wild card race, using a defining win over the a good Bills defense to revive their season.

The Chargers defense forced five interceptions and capitalized on all of them as Philip Rivers finished with 251 yards and two scores. Keenan Allen also had a bounce-back showing, with a slow season thus far, he exploded for 153 yards and two scores in the big victory to move the Chargers to 4-6.

Antonio Brown: 144 yards, 3 touchdowns The star Pittsburgh Steelers receiver had been held to under 100 yards in the past three weeks, with only one 100-yard performance in the last five games. However, Brown bounced back in a big way, tearing into the Tennessee Titans secondary and grabbing three touchdowns for the second time in his career. He reeled in 10 of his 13 targets, averaging 14.4 yards per reception.

New Orleans Saints defeat Washington Redskins, 34-31 With the seven-game winning streak on the line, the Saints trailed the Redskins 24-13 heading into the third

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quarter. After weeks of defense and solid running, it was time for vintage action from quarterback Drew Brees. He delivered a 385-yard passing performance with two scores, leading his team back with an 18-point fourth quarter. The Saints grabbed the win in overtime to grab the eighthstraight win for a team that is very playoff dangerous.

Various Saints Players Both running back Mark Ingram and linebacker Manti Te’o have been on the rise. After a slow start to his career, Ingram had his first 1,000-yard season in 2016.

The Saints still brought in running back Adrian Peterson, who messed with the backfield rotation and gave

Ingram another slow start, this time to his 2017 season.

However, Ingram has had four 100-yard games over the last six and is cruising to another 1,000 yard season.

Te’o too, has started slow in his career and has bounced around from the Chargers to the Saints. He has seemed to have found a home in the latest version of the Saints defense, even making a huge play in the overtime win after bulldozing through the line to make a tackle for loss on third down to give his team the ball. While the search for his girlfriend is still in full swing, Te’o seems to be recapturing some of his Notre Dame defense.

REPORTER PICK ‘EM | WEEK #12 VIKINGS @ LIONS

CHARGERS @ COWBOYS

GIANTS @ REDSKINS

BUCS @ FALCONS

BROWNS @ BENGALS

TITANS @ COLTS

BILLS @ CHIEFS

DOLPHINS @ PATRIOTS

PANTHERS @ JETS

BEARS @ EAGLES

SAINTS @ RAMS

SEAHAWKS @ 49ERS

JAGUARS @ CARDINALS

BRONCOS @ RAIDERS

PACKERS @ STEELERS

TEXANS @ RAVENS

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

STANDINGS After Week #11

1ST PLACE Alissa Thielges

2ND PLACE Dana Clark

3RD PLACE Caleb Holdorf

4TH PLACE (T) Gabe Hewitt

4TH PLACE (T) Tommy Wiita

5TH PLACE Sean Morawczynski

6TH PLACE Colton Molesky

LAST PLACE Ryan Sjoberg

Overall (104-55) Last Week (7-6)

Overall (102-57) Last Week (10-3)

Overall (100-59) Last Week (8-5)

Overall (97-62) Last Week (8-5)

Overall (97-62) Last Week (10-3)

Overall (96-63) Last Week (10-3)

Overall (92-67) Last Week (9-4)

Overall (89-70) Last Week (8-5)

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Oculus has plenty going for it but fails at being scary Director uses a surplus of confusing and excessive bloody scenes

MARIO ESCOTO Staff Writer

The film “Oculus” is directed by Mike Flanagan and written by Flanagan and Jeff Howard. The genres of this movie are horror and mystery. The Motion Pictures Rating give this film and R rating for terror, violence, disturbing images and language.

The movie made a box office of five-million dollars and its release date was April 11, 2014. Rotten Tomatoes give it a Tomatometer of 73 percent while IMDb gives it a 61 Metascore.

Watching the trailer of the Oculus was scary to

me and I couldn’t look the other way around.

The trailer gives an insight into what you can see from behind your mirror.

When I started to watch the film I had to skip some parts. The problem with the beginning of the film is it felt kind of slow when I was being introduced to the characters.

If the director found a different way of introducing the characters in a quick and timid matter, then it wouldn’t be necessary for me to skip some parts of the film. Another problem I had with the movie were the cliches of finding eerie photos from the library.

Do you know how many times they showed random photos of being dead from the mirror? Multiple times and I started to lose some in-

terest in the film, as they should have removed some of these photos and focused on the film.

Anyway, the film goes back to the time where we are introduced to the main characters as young kids. It starts with father viewing the computer as he was doing that. He is shown pulling off a bandage when he didn’t.

This part was confusing until he is using a staple remover on his finger. This part had lots of blood and was hard Katee Sackhoff for me to watch. Then the film goes back to the and forth with the times.

I wished the directed present of the character where we are introduced focused on one side of on their belief system. the story instead of goThe brother is mostly a ing back and forth. The science guy while his sis- mother and kids are at a table sitting down waitter is a ghost believer.

Now, the movie decid- ing for their father to ed to go back in time to come back.

The mother was drinkintroduce the mother. I thought this part was a ing wine and began to bit cliche of going back get with her husband

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since she knows that he was cheating on her with another woman. The next scenes had some cliches that made me skip a lot of parts of the film. First off it shows the woman being possessed by the

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Fall Dance Concert will include ballet tap modern and Jazz Program set to feature choreography by TU Dance co-founder MANKATO – The Minnesota State University, Mankato Fall Dance Concert will feature diverse works choreographed by faculty, students, and representatives of the renowned TU Dance company, an Andrea Guest Artist.

The program will feature ballet, tap, modern and jazz. Guest choreographers include Allison Doughty Marquesen, a Minnesota State Mankato adjunct Dance instructor; Uri Sands, artistic director and choreographer of TU Dance; and Kaitlin (Setzke) Bell, a company member of TU Dance.

About TU: Founded in 2004 by Toni PierceSands and Uri Sands in Saint Paul, TU Dance is

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a leading voice for contemporary dance. The 10-member, professional

company is acclaimed for its diverse and versatile artists, performing work

that draws together modern dance, classical ballet, African-based and urban

vernacular movements.

The dance concert will run 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 and 2 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Ted Paul Theatre, Earley Center for Performing Arts, Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Student Dance Showcase, exclusively featuring student work, will be 2 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Ted Paul.

Tickets for the Fall Dance Concert are $10 regular; $9 for seniors ages 65 and older, children under 16 and groups of 15 or more; and $8 for MSU students. Tickets for the Student Showcase are $5 and available at the door.

Contact Amanda Dyslin at 507-389-6663, or amanda.dyslin@mnsu.edu for more information.

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OCULUS Continued from page 10 ancient mirror.

The way the film fails to explain how they get the mirror is confusing.

Then it shows the kids running towards their mother since they heard a scream.

Both the main characters split up to find their mother, which was a bad idea for the kids to do in this film.

As the brother found his mother he was shocked and scared of

his mother. It took about five seconds for the mother to do something scary and then the father comes in the house. He does the same thing his son did when he saw his mother.

They both began to run away from their mother until their father calls them back downstairs.

They’re found there dead on the ground and another long and boring scene came after.

Now, the film was getting scary, but I had to skip some parts since some of the scenes were not too scary.

Towards the end of the film, the brother and sister are shown destroying the mirror. However, it showed the sister standing right beside the mirror killing her.

But the mirror is master of illusion, so we are not sure if the mirror is broken. Then we are shown

the cops arresting the brother stating that he didn’t kill his parents. It was the mirror that killed his parents.

This film was fun and scary to watch, but I had two problems. One, why did the trailer do a better job of scaring audiences?

The director of the film should have focused the trailer on making it scary and introducing the character in a quick manner.

Two, was choking a

symbol in this movie?

It didn’t explain it, but it was ridiculous seeing people being choked by random people.

It even showed them being chocked in five seconds and being released afterward. The creators of the film should have done a better job instead of using choking as a scary element.

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