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How the Mavericks got their nickname

BOBBI PATRICK STAFF WRITER

Have you ever wondered how the Mavericks got their name? Did you ever know that the Mavericks had a different nickname before they were the Mavericks? The team’s original name, the Indians, was changed to the Mavericks in the early 1970’s, and ever since then, generations of Maverick students and faculty have bled purple and gold.

This year is Minnesota State’s 150th anniversary and the school has gone through just as many mascot changes as it has

official school name changes.

The school in 1976 was in a flux. After controversy surrounding the school’s nickname, the Indians, was put to the center of attention, due to the fact that Native American groups saw this as not representative of their culture.

The school in the end decided to move away from the name, and in 1976 officially dropped the name from the school’s program, disposing of anything that resembled the Indians logo across campus.

In 1977, Mankato State students, faculty, alumni, and the public voted on the change from the Indians to the Mavericks, while the mascot, Stomper the Maverick, was officially changed in 1993 during a Homecoming ceremony.

The two other choices that

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Pictured above is the football team, when they were known as the Indians. The game was played in the early 1970’s.

were on the ballot were the Fighting Muskies or the Lightning.

There was originally no mas-

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Inside this publication How the Mavericks got their name - Page 2 52 years of a remarkable honors program- Page 4 Letter from the editor - Page 6 Looking back at MSU’s Vietnam protests - Page 8 MSU’S LGBT Center helping students step out of their box since 77’ – Page 14 The memorial Library is more than just a library - Page 15 The Centennial Student Union: The student’s home away from home - Page 16 “The Ellis Street Singers” : Mankato’s musical legacy - Page 17 Maverick athletes breaking into the next level – Page 20 The long and complex history of the Trafton Science Center- Page 22 The history of the women’s center and what is to come- Page 26 The history of the Maverick Residential Life - Page 28 Maverick athletic facilities building on strong tradition – Page 30 Dave Cowan: looking at an MSU legend - Page 31 Reflecting on 52 years of Vikings Training Camp in Mankato – Page 40

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52 years of a remarkable honors program

JOSEPHINE BRAATEN GUEST WRITER

In the spring of 1966, Dr. Norman Adams (the then current Chairperson of the Minnesota State University, Mankato English Department) and newly formed Honors Committee, consisting of a team of like-minded professors, began the journey of building an official Honors Program at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Despite a lack of enthusiasm from the majority of other campus departments, Adams and his Committee continued to

work toward their goal by visiting and researching Honors Departments at other universities across the country, as well as, by continuing to lobby for their cause among their fellow faculty members.

Their persistence paid off.

Almost a decade later, a proposal for the Honors Program was approved by the College Curriculum Committee. The program would function as substitute General Education track for honors students.

Dr. H. Harold Hartzler was appointed as the interim director, and in 1977, the fledgling Honors Program finally saw its first graduate, Cathy Clardy (now Reverend Dr. Cathy Clardy Patterson).

In 2004, the Honors Program began undergoing changes in both its structure and philosophy. In the fall of 2008,

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Nursing graduates in 1958

these changes were finalized and the current honors curriculum was installed. This current curriculum no longer acts as

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Letter from the Editor

As we celebrate our 150th anniversary, our path to excellence has been charted for us

DAVID BASSEY EDITOR IN CHIEF

Dear readers, Thank God! We are finally 150! I want to thank you for picking up this special publication of our paper. Although many of us celebrating Minnesota State University, Mankato’s milestone year were not present at the school’s inception, we celebrate those who have gone ahead of us, creating an environment of peace, prosperity and diversity

in all ramifications.

Our university has undergone various transformations and received various accolades but this is just where it begins. A path to excellence has been charted for us and when asked about the goals for the university, Provost of the university, Dr. Marilyn Wells says “we will continue to grow in our areas of distinction, whether it is teaching, research and mentorship”.

Whether it is in athletics from a change in mascot name from the Peds to Indians to Mavericks, in academics; construction of state-of the art facilities like the latest addition of the Clinical Sciences Building, in residential life; demolition of Gage towers to the construction of new resi-

dence halls, special extracurricular programs; such as the LGBT center, Maverick adventures, Kato Ninja Warrior and many more. MSU, Mankato has undergone multiple transformations, both student and community driven.

However, when we decided to celebrate this year’s homecoming, we felt we should celebrate in a very special way like never before done.

Here at the Reporter, we conducted over two dozen interviews and reviewed over a 1000 past publications, books and archive materials.

We didn’t go through this all alone! We had the immense help of faculty, staff and students from the campus and community.

Inside this publication is a

celebration of the transformation that has occurred over the years highlighting various students, alumni, programs and events that have shaped the university till date.

As the chosen generation, on behalf of the Reporter, I bring you Time Lapse, a celebration of the first 150 years at MSU Mankato.

From the early days as Mankato Normal School located in the lower plains of Mankato to the present Minnesota State University, Mankato, we have been a campus of change and forward thinkers.

“Our goal is to get an idea of what an evolving vision

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Chamber Singers at then Mankato State College 1970 (left), 1989 Stomper (right)

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Celebrating 150 Years of Partnerships with Minnesota State University, Mankato

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A Look Back...

When the City of Mankato extended its water and sanitary sewer systems to include the Normal School, then President Edward Searing was able to finally rid himself of the outside toilets problem.

In the 1889-90 school catalog, Searing announced that the Normal School would have water and sewer services by the opening of the fall 1890 term.

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Looking back at MSU’s Vietnam protests

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JOSHUA SCHUETZ STAFF WRITER

The late sixties and early seventies were a tense time to be a college student. Civil rights protests, far-left and far-right groups clashing, the height of the Cold War, and that eternal war in Vietnam.

The book Out of Chaos records those days at Mankato State College, now Minnesota State University. Bomb threats, student takeovers, activism and police responses that threatened to transform into violence.

MSU and Mankato have changed a lot since then. But at that time, when the Kent State massacre was fresh in

everyone’s minds, the fears of violence were all too real.

But the protests didn’t happen in isolation. They were about the war, but not only that.

The activism on campus was as much a sign of the changing demographics of Mankato and its university as it was about the

Now, though, there were large numbers of minority students enrolling. Students with different experiences and different ways of seeing the world interacted for the first time. Here were growing pains.

But local issues mattered too, and as Out of Chaos notes,

and by landlords in particular.

Decrepit buildings, unsafe living conditions, and exorbitant rents, to name a few.

The local Chamber of Commerce, the city government, and the students, along with the administration of MSU came up with a compromise.

Since then, more student housing was built, bad landlords either made to improve their lots or leave the community, and all of the buildings were brought to code.

But one of the most important parts of the story is James Nickerson, then President of Mankato State College. He sat with students at sit-ins, and handled the protests with grace and dignity, working out comthere were links between the promises with students and opposition to the War and trying to maintain good camactivism on student rights.

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“Looking at Minnesota State University now, over four decades later, we can see the results of the students’ activism, and Nickerson’s work.” war in Vietnam.

The university prior to the late sixties was a regional institution, monoethnic and more or less monocultural.

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Mansoor Ahmad | MSU Reporter

and push the students to go beyond,” Greg Wilkins, director of Student Activities remarked about the goals of the Student Activities.

An article in the College Reporter on January 30, 1975 put it best by student -Kalu Emmanuel Kalu ‘The environ-

ment at MSC is very cool and comfortable”. It was true then and it is certainly true now.

Let’s not forget our women on campus. We took the time to celebrate our women in leadership and education, and the tremendous role they have played in the progressive

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nature of our university. The developments of programs and initiatives through the women’s center as well as the successes by the President’s Commission of Women have led to increased participation in research and recognition of women in and around the

community.

I hope you enjoy this publication as much as we have enjoyed putting it together.

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From top left (clockwise) 1. Nursing club 1958 2. KMSU Jazz benefit 1988 3. Swimming meet 1966 4. Charity Carnival 1958 5. Liz Miller exhibit 2011

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From top left (clockwise) 1.Timberwolves at MSU 2015 2. Vikings training camp 2014 3. Flex-five 1986 4. baseball coaches 1990 5. DISH event 2015

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MSU’S LGBT Center helping students step out of their box since 77’ RACHAEL JAEGER STAFF WRITER

In 1977, Jim Chalgren was a young graduate when he founded the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Center after he conversed with other student institutions on campus. The new spark had a positive effect on Jessica Flatequal when she was still a student who made frequent use of the space.

In a recent interview with Brett Marshall and Taylor, the communication staff of the CSU, Flatequal said the center saved her life, though many times she and other students would call the number and hang up because they felt twenty years later.

Flatequal encourages stuscared. Now it is ironic that she is the person on the other line dents to stick up for what they who helps other students over believe in and to speak up when they feel they are mis-

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treated. If anybody has any ries or conflicts. She extends problems, she also encourages them to visit at the LGBT Center where they will always be welcome to share their sto-

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The Memorial Library is more than just a library

MARIO ESCOTO STAFF WRITER

The Memorial Library is filled with history and is open for the public to use. The Memorial Library opened in October of 1967 and was funded by the state of Minnesota. The name memorial library was dedicated in May 1968 for Memorial Day weekend as part of the National Convention of College Veterans.

According to Win Grundmeier, Minnesota State University Mankato’s first library, located in the lower plains of Mankato with the rest of the original campus, was called Lincoln Library.

The library was marked with the giant statue of Abraham Lincoln which can now be found in the Centennial Student Union next to the Ostrander auditorium.

The library has gone through construction numerous times

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Memorial Library 1991 to make sure all students had a place to study. According to the library database in the late 90s’ a third level was added to the library. The library also currently in construction to make it even larger.

However, a lot more has changed within the library than just the building itself. From vigorously searching through heavy periodicals, to searching the database on a prehistoric computer, to now being able to

access it at home on a laptop, the way students find information has drastically changed.

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The Centenniel Student Union: The student’s home away from home

LUCAS TORBORG A&E EDITOR

The Centennial Student has proved to be a staple of Minnesota State University Mankato. Commonly abbreviated to the CSU, the building seems to be much more than that. The halls and conference rooms are permeated with fifty years of memories that have been shared with students and faculty alike.

The CSU is many things; it is a place to socialize, a place to study, to reflect, and to learn. Coined “The House of Serendipity”, the union is exactly that. It’s where various events take place and overall its where happiness is shared. It’s a constant reminder that MSU is not just a university, but a family.

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MSU Fountain 1988 However, the CSU hasn’t always been what it is today, in fact 50 years ago it didn’t even exist. It was built in 1967 by the students and for the students. Until that

time on the new campus students had now where to meet or socialize. The building was paid for with student funds. The building was named Centennial Student

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LGBT Continued from page 14 an invitation to anybody who is not LGBT or anyone who is an ally.

David Gardner became an assistant director to the LGBT Center two years ago in June.

He said when he was a student in college, he didn’t feel safe vocalizing that he was gay so he understands the need to meet others on whatever level they are most comfortable at the time. He recognizes there are broad spectrums of LGBT, including non-binary people who don’t identify exclusively with either as male or female.

What has also been helpful are the peer panels on campus which have given students a space to share their coming out testimonies. He said those in the audience who haven’t yet spoken up, have recog-

nized the stories and resonated with them.

“What’s really encouraging for me is that fewer and fewer people are coming out in college and more in middle school,” Gardner said, then added that during campus orientation, parents have grown more accepting of who their children are and are more open as to how they can support their children.

On the other hand, Gardner acknowledged that other times aren’t so easy for LGBT students since parents and peers aren’t always so accepting, but he wakes up every morning, ready and eager to provide students with resources and a welcoming community.

Gardner observes the legitimacy of students’ bridging their sexual orientation with their

faith or other identities that they have. Gardner said he enjoys working with Flatequal because they share the same humor and empathy with and for the students they serve.

“They can leave the weight of the world at our door and we can help carry the weight that they have,” Gardner said.

Upcoming LGBT center events include Robyn Ochs who will speak at 7 p.m. October 10 in Centennial Student Union 253/4/5. Ochs is a writer and workshop leader who will converse about gender binary and breaking out of the box.

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“The Ellis Street Singers”: Mankato’s musical legacy

MARK REYNOLDS STAFF WRITER

While the University celebrates its 150th year, the Performing Arts Center is also celebrating its 50th anniversary.

As part of those celebrations, the Ellis Street Singers, the former show choir of MNSU,

held a reunion performance last year.

The ensemble, made of members of many iterations of the group, sang pieces from “The Phantom of the Opera” and were followed by the current vocal groups, Maverick Vocal Precision (MVP) and Maverick Fusion. The show concluded with all three groups singing “Birdland.”

Allen Wortman was the University Archives director of the Ellis Street were members of the group, Singers. Throughout their 25 most of whom he is still conyears, around 225 students nected with.

“If you named one of their names,” Wortman said in his Oral History he recorded for the University last year, “I could probably tell you where they live anyway haha. Now if you ask me who sang in what group, that’s why I have this book.”

The book he referred to is one of the many scrapbooks that the Ellis Street Singers

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MEMORIAL Continued from page 15 Daardi Mixon, Dean of Library services. Any public member may use the Memorial Library with a Minnesota Library Card, but with some limits only offered to college students. Anyone can check out books, use the computers and the staff is always there to help anyone with with whatever questions they may have. Even the dean of the library loves to see students studying and is always there to help with even the most challenging questions.

Additionally, many people do attend the library and check out many items. On a statistic provided by Mixon; in the fall of 2017 the building usage on an average week was 18,875 people. Also, on all items such as books, technology, maps, video, etc on an average academic year of 2018 was 84,559 items checked out. Which is phenomenal, and it shows how resourceful the Memorial Library is to the public, students, staff and faculty members.

“It is very important for us to listen to the students and we value them immensely about change towards the building,” Mixon said. The Memorial Library is always on a budget, however as time pass on that budget can change. What the dean does,

and many other of the staff do to fix some of issues is to listen to the students. For example, many staff members would have a small table and ask students on how they like the library and what they want to see in the library. The Library’s biggest concern is making sure that everyone is satisfied with their Memorial Library experience. In fact, Memorial library takes numerous surveys to make sure that their goal in satisfying students is met.

As matter fact, budget is something the dean always checks on. Listening to the all people who use the library is important.

However, money is something the library is always on a look out and they do everything they can be in a financial stability. What the dean has brainstormed to fix some of the budget issue is by receives money donation. This one suggestion that can fix the budget issues in the library and another suggestion would to unsubscribes to certain apps. Since, the library is subscribed to many apps, they would unsubscribe to save up on budget cost.

In the end, the Memorial Library has lot to offer to the public. We thank many of our veterans who severed this country and

made it possible for the memorial library to exist. Without their hardwork and decaudation this library

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SINGERS Continued from page 17 The book he referred to is one of the many scrapbooks that the Ellis Street Singers made every year since their inception in 1969, which are available in the University Archives.

“And you can come if you wanted to know what we did in 1992 and ‘93, you could find a whole book, it was a notebook. It was almost this big for most years. And you can find what we did that year. Pictures from everything. Including parties and tours, and where we toured to.”

They toured in 17 foreign countries and performed at three World’s Fairs. On a trip to Bulgaria for an Eastern European Folk Festival, Wortman’s group was paired with a Russian group from the Ural Mountains for the event.

They held concerts every night and did other various activities together. “We played soccer with them. We had a team together, and a kind of a round-robin soccer thing.

They brought us uh, vodka and chocolates for a little party haha. And we just had a, it was a wonderful time and I think all the students that went on that trip just still remember it so much,” Wortman said.

“We played together, we sang together. We just had a wonderful time.” Today, the spirit of the Ellis Street Singers lives on through the University’s contemporary vocal ensembles: Maverick Fusion and MVP, directed by Dr. Douglas Snapp and Dr. Stephanie Thorpe.

MVP is an acapella group composed of nine talented singers and while they perform pop hits instead of showtunes, they share the same connection and energy that made the Ellis Street Singers great.

“They’re really great at singing together and sounding like one voice, but then they have such great styles on their own,”

said Thorpe in an interview with KEYC news. “It’s easy to pick music because we know that any single one of them could do something different with it.”

They have had the same core of singers for three years and are looking stronger than ever coming into the 150th year of the University. MVP will go to the acapella competition, Sing Strong, held in New York this spring. MVP will be carrying on the Ellis Street Singers’ tradition of touring the country.

It was almost this big for most years. And you can find what we did that year. Pictures from everything. Including parties and tours, and where we toured to.” They toured in 17 foreign countries and performed at three World’s Fairs.

On a trip to Bulgaria for an Eastern European Folk Festival, Wortman’s group was paired with a Russian group from the Ural Mountains for the event.

They held concerts every night and did other various activities together.

“We played soccer with them. We had a team together, and a kind of a round-robin soccer thing. They brought us uh, vodka and chocolates for a little party haha. And we just had a, it was a wonderful time and I think all the students that went on that trip just still remember it so much,” Wortman said.

“We played together, we sang together. We just had a wonderful time.”

Today, the spirit of the Ellis Street Singers lives on through the University’s contemporary vocal ensembles: Maverick Fusion and MVP, directed by Dr. Douglas Snapp and Dr. Stephanie Thorpe.

MVP is an acapella group composed of nine talented singers and while they perform pop hits instead of showtunes, they share the same connection and energy that made the

Ellis Street Singers great.

“They’re really great at singing together and sounding like one voice, but then they have such great styles on their own,” said Thorpe in an interview with KEYC news.

“It’s easy to pick music because we know that any single one of Performing Arts them could do something different with it.”They have had the same core of singers for three years and are looking stronger than ever coming into the 150th year of the University.

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MVP will be carrying on the Ellis Street Singers’ tradition of touring the country.

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Maverick athletes breaking into the next level

The school continues a strong tradition of generating strong talent that have now reached the pros

KOLBY SPOMER STAFF WRITER

Alumni. It’s something we all aspire to be eventually. Being a notable alumnus is even more highly coveted. In this school’s illustrious history, many notable student athletes have walked the same halls as you, going to similar classes, leading similar lives. In recent memory, there have been two athletes that have made a notable presence in the pros, standing above the rest, representing MNSU on a national level in their respective sport.

The first of these athletes is one known by every football

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Adam Thielen (top) and Coley Ries (bottom) have been successful making the leap from collegiate sports all the way to the big leagues in recent memory. fan in Minnesota. Adam Thiele, the star wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings is a Mankato legend. A stud while on the

Mavericks, Adam won numer- Mavericks have by the time he ous All-American awards and placed in the top 3 in nearly PAGE 31 every major receiving stat the

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there is always “The Bull Pen”, open not only to students, but the general public as well, has various things things to do. The Bull Pen always has some friendly competition going due to it being filled with; 15 pool tables, a bowling alley, two giant chest boards, and the newest gaming consoles such as the Nintendo switch. The bull pen has everything, even a snack bar for those who get hungry from all that friendly competition.

If the snack bar isn’t enough there is always “Mav Ave”, a section of the union that is dedicated only to food. The restaurants included in “Mav Ave” include; “Erbert and Gerbert’s Bistro”, “Garbanzo” which sells great wraps, “Jazzman’s coffee”, “Sandella’s Flatbread Café”, “Star Ginger” which serves Asian cuisine, “Toss” (salad bar), Taco Bell, and lastly Chick-fil-A.

If one has eaten too much they can always lie down on the couches right below the skylight and right next to the fire place as well as the grand piano.

Samuel Oluwadoromi | MSU Reporter

The CSU always makes sure there is an event people can go to, whether it be to socialize or to broaden one’s knowledge. Although, there are countless events every week some of these events includes; A movie

every night from Wednesday to Saturday in the Ostrander auditorium which almost always includes film that aren’t even released on DVD or VOD yet, the other common event being The Good Thunder Reading Series.

This event has a published writer as a guest speaker nearly every month. This gives the

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The long and complex history of the Trafton Science Center AMANDA HINSHAW STAFF WRITER

Students who are interested in the sciences and considering majoring in a science program should take a look at the Trafton Science Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

The Trafton Science Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is considered to be the largest academic building on campus and it was completed in 1972. The TSC was built for the use of the College of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Home Economics, and the School of Physics, Engineering, and Technology.

The science center was

Trafton 1980 named in honor of Gilbert H. the Division of Science and Trafton. Trafton had served Mathematics. for 32 years as a professor According to Claire E. of biology and chairperson of Faust’s interpretive essay on

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The history of the Women’s Center and what is to come

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The Women’s Center started strong when they first opened their doors in the CSU in 1978.

They had resource guides for women pertaining information about the women’s studies minor at the time, sororities, library resources, contact information of the rape crisis center, as well as weekly events held in the Women’s Center.

Weekly events in the past included Brown Bag Lunches, where students would gather, eat lunch, and talk about topics about women’s issues such as sexual harassment, women in SHARE

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Along with their weekly events, they had many conferences and workshops that

women from all walks of life attended. Conferences such as Farm Women’s Forum, which outreached to rural women; Womenfest, celebrating women through art and theatre; Seminars for Working Women; and Women and Power.

After a strong start, the Women’s Center continues growing over the decades with its many empowering and informational events and programs. They held The Vagina Monologues, a play focused on vaginas and the difficult experiences some women have to face. They held an event called Reclaiming Cunt, although controversial at the time, it helped people learn about reclaiming words that

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director, Jessica Flatequal, the Gender and Sexuality programs came into fruition in 2012 due to centers like the LGBT center, Women’s Center, and VARP. The Women’s Center continues going on strong with their future endeavors. Starting in October, along with a men’s group, they’re starting a Women of Action Committee open to all genders, where students can help define future events held by the Women’s Center. Similar to Brown Bag Lunches, they’re hosting Feminist Feasts where students can have a free meal and sit through an interactive presentation done by women about Alison Livermore | MSU Reporter their professional experienchurt them and making them as Laverne Cox, Melissa Harris- such as the Violence Awareness es. They’re starting Stitch and positive so it loses the power Perry, Kathy Najimy, etc. and Response Program (VARP) to harm us. Annually, the center Not only has the Women’s which started in 2005, now has had guest speakers come Center made an impact on the a seperate center, was a WOMEN’S in for the Carol Ortman Perkins school with its events, but also huge asset to students then PAGE 32 Lecture, with past guests such with its programs. Programs and today. Started by current

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The history of the Maverick Residential Life

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“The Department of Residential Life facilitates students’ academic and personal success by providing educational opportunities and convenient accommodations.” -MSU Residential Life mission.

The residential life in Minnesota State University, Mankato started from when the first ladies dormitory named after Daniel Buck Hall was built in 1913 and the men’s dormitory-Edward Searing was built in 1952. This was to make sure that the students lived in a more convenient environment for educational purpos-

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es. Each dormitory was named after former presidents of MSU, except Daniel Buck Hall which was named in honor of

Judge Daniel Buck of Mankato, who served on the College Board. There was the Gage Towers which was named after

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George Gage who was the first principal when MSU was the Mankato Normal School.

The Gage Towers were later demolished in the fall of 2012.

This was because the university

that would be needed and it would cost millions of dollars.

The Julia Sears Residence Hall was named after Julia Sears who was the first female principal and she succeeded George

“The residential life in Minnesota State University, Mankato started from when the first ladies dormitory named after Daniel Buck Hall was built in 1913.” saw that the Towers would not Gage in 1873.

There is also McElroy meet the needs for students in the next forty years and there Residence Hall named after were also some renovations Frank McElroy, president in

1930. The Crawford Residence Each building was built by Hall, which was the first resi- borrowing a loan and paying dence hall in the upper campus, was named after Clarence Crawford, president in 1946, RESLIFE and Preska Residence Hall PAGE 32 is named after Margaret R. Preska, president in 1979.

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Maverick athletic facilities building on strong tradition Years of athletic success has paid dividence for the teams in recent memory, resulting in success on the field

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You walk in them, you look at them, and you live in them.

Buildings are a massive part of everyone’s lives, but do you ever think about the history behind them? Here at Minnesota State University, Mankato, our buildings have an extremely interesting history, perhaps none more so than our athletic buildings.

Starting off with the biggest complex on campus, we have Blakeslee Stadium, also known as “The Blake”. Constructed in 1963, it was named after Carlyn P. Blakeslee, a head coach for the football team who was with

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the team from 1924 to 1961.

The stadium seats 7,000, offering superb sidelines with a natural grass surface.

From 1966 up until last year, Blakeslee Stadium served as the host to training camp for the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings, helping to place MNSU on the map amongst football fans every-

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where. Blakeslee Stadium is also home to the Maverick football team. The stadium has seen a lot of football on its 52-year old grounds, including high school football games, college football playoff games, and many other events.

Next, we see the Taylor Center. Opening in the fall of the year 2000, the Taylor Center is

home to the basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams here at MNSU. Seating 4,800, the stadium is one of the best facilities of its kind amongst D-II schools.

Along with athletics, the MSU Admissions office is found in the building, accompanied by the 5,000 square-foot Hall of Champions, which showcases the University’s illustrious history. The Taylor Center has hosted in the past MSU commencement ceremonies, concerts and lectures in addition to all the wonderful athletic events.

Following the Taylor Center, the next building found is the Myers Field House. Named after Earl “Bud” Myers, who coached MSU teams for an eye

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8 ethnicities. We have students old and young, traditional and nontraditional.

None of that would have been possible without those protests, without those activists who were willing to stand up on principle, against the war so far away, and against the poor

conditions so close to home.

An editorial in the Reporter on May 9, 1972, put it best.

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on the special teams, Adam earned a reputation as a hard worker during his first two years in the league. During the 2016 campaign, Adam was given his first significant chance at receiver, and he made the most of it, posting nearly 1,000 receiving yards on less than 70

receptions.

The following year, he firmly cemented his spot as one of the NFL’s best receivers in the league, posting over 1,200 yards on 91 catches. During all of this, Adam touted his college loudly, going so far as to write an article about the Mav-

erick’s in the widely read Player’s Tribune, a newspaper site where current and former professional athletes can post any sort of writing they want. Even if Adam’s career stopped right now, and it shows no sign of even slowing down, he would rank amongst the most prolific Mavericks of all time.

During this same time, Coley Ries was making waves on the Maverick softball team. In a legendary effort where she threw all 35 innings, Coley was rewarded by leading her team to a national championship.

She was subsequently named the D-II player of the year and became the owner of Maverick softball records for wins (119), appearances (146), innings pitched (999.1), strikeouts (1,481) and saves (9).

Like Adam, her amazing college performances were still not enough to garner national attention, as she went undraft-

ed the following year. Signed by the Texas Charge, she had a respectable start to her career, posting a 3.75 ERA and earned one win in her first year in the NPF. After the Charge franchise folded, Reis became a free agent again, but was quickly scooped up by the Chicago Bandits. So far this year, she has been lights out, winning all 6 of her games, including on save, with an ERA of 1.83.

Minnesota State University, Mankato isn’t exactly known as a school of incredible athletic alumni, despite the long history of them we possess. But with former athletes like Coley, and Adam leading the charge, this looks to be changing soon, as more scouts look at this Division II school thanks in part to their amazing professional careers. Hopefully in the next 150 years, we will have many, many more players like these couple of studs.

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David Pierce Cowan, MNSU Facilities Services Director and Parking & Transportation Administrator is a real treasure to the University. Cowan has spent over a third of the 150 years of Minnesota State University Mankato working in addition to studying at the University. Cowan’s duties mainly fall under providing a robust busing system for MNSU students and maintaining an efficient parking program.

Cowan also works hand in hand with various departments such as Delivery Services, University Stores, Postal Services, Office Support Services among many others.

Cowan’s office wall is filled with a gallery of numerous achievements, awards and commem-

oratory plaques that tell the exuberant story that is David Cowan. Cowan’s dedication to his job is incredible and he commits tirelessly to ensure students receive top class services.

Cowan joined MNSU in 1966, where he gradually rose up the ranks in Student Government over his four-year college journey. He earned the title ‘Professional Student Agitator’ as published in previous Reporter issues during his time as a student. Cowan was also the first student in a higher public learning institution in Minnesota to ever give a commencement speech.

“The commencement speech I gave was 22 minutes long in contrast to today’s commencement speech’s which are routine and about 5 minutes long,” Cowan said. During

his four years as a student, apart from being involved with Student Government, he was also involved in Residence Halls governance and Student Politics on campus.

“Throughout my time as a student we had an active campus political system that had parties,” Cowan says, “the political campaign machine at the

time was Action on Campus Today, which I was head of.”

Cowan states that in retrospect the Reporter issues in the 60’s and 70’s covered the platform built by the Action on

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WOMEN’S Continued from Page 27 Bitch, a knitting group where students can bond together while making an assortment of knitted items.

Offered daily, they have books, films, counseling, safe spaces to study, guidance, refrigeration for breast milk, etc.

Men and people of all genders are also encouraged and welcome to come to the Women’s Center.

The Women’s Center has had a major impact on the school over the years, Director Jessica Flatequal agrees as she says, “ I think what it did is it helped drive a feminist community.

For example our homecoming theme is “Stomping Through the Decades” and I think when

we came up with that as a committee, the idea was not only Stomper, but also the idea of resistance and disruption that we’ve seen throughout MNSU history. From the protests against the Vietnam War to sexism and fight with feminism to LGBT rights to multicultural rights. We’ve seen a lot of protests and disruption I think here in Mankato, and particularly in the indigenous community, and it goes along with that theme that, you know, stomping our way to have good civil rights, and so I hope that the center has had a big impact on many women throughout the decades.”

RESLIFE Continued from Page 29 back after. The dorms have grown over the years even after demolishing the Gage Towers.

Compared to when the first dorms were built, the dormitories separates into different genders with limited visitation time but now, there are varieties of housing unit styles and both women and men can stay in the same building. These buildings have wireless internet, air conditioning and cable.

“The department has housed approximately 3000 students for many years. In 2008, Julia Sears added 608 beds, in 2012, Preska Residence Community added 300 beds, and the master lease of the Stadium Heights apartment community added 300 beds. Also in 2012, Gage was decommissioned, reducing the overall capacity by approximately 1200 beds. This means that the beds that were added through new construction and the apartments were offset by the beds that were removed

with the Gage decommissioning,” said Cynthia Janney, Director of Residential Life.

Janney has been the director of the Reslife since 2002 and has also brought some changes that has helped improve the residential environment for students.

Some of the changes are renovations to rooms and other parts of the residential halls, the new construction of the new dining center, wireless internet, bigger lounge, extended dining hall hours and, one large laundry room for residents.

There are associations that were created in the residential halls in order for students to meet new people, lay their complaints, and help them build some skills such as communication, teambuilding,

FACILITIES Continued from Page 30 popping 31 years and captured an even more impressive 25 conference titles during that time. The 84,000 sq. ft. building was completed in 2001.

Considered a state-of-theart facility, the complex supports numerous NCAA track and field events. Practice space is utilized by softball, baseball, tennis, and student activities.

Along with all of these great features, the Fieldhouse recently added a popular rock climbing wall in the southeast corner of the facility.

Next, we have the Highland Center. Built in 1962, the building houses a swimming pool, coaches offices, along with numerous departments such as the Intercollegiate Athletics, Recreational Sports, and Human Performance departments. Along with the main building is Highland North.

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Constructed in 1979, it is home to recreational gym Schellberg Gymnasium and faculty offices.

Last but not least, we have the Otto Recreation Center.

Originally called the Highland Center, the building was used for physical education and athletic competitions like basketball. The name change was made to honor of former football coach Robert “Bob” Otto.

A remodeling was completed in fall 2005, and Otto Arena was converted to a fitness center. The building was renamed yet again after this, to finally becoming Otto Recreation Center.

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“In those days we had a 4-quarter system with heavy restrictions on issues such as interaction between different sexes as the University found itself acting like a parent to students far from home,” Cowan says.

Cowan states that in his teenage years he was highly rebellious and probably should have been expelled but he looks at every incident as a lesson learnt. Cowan was also involved in statewide as well as nationwide student initiatives and aided to form what is now known as Student’s United.

“The initiatives set out by the statewide efforts brought a lot of change to MNSU and broke down the walls created

Academic VP. “The amount he offered me at the time was double the income I was making, thus I decided to come back and another phase of my life at MNSU began, “Cowan says.

Cowan states that he progressed to the Assistant Director of Systems for Information & Planning acting as a liaison between tech guys and faculty.

Cowan says before he ended up in Auxiliary services which mutated into Facility Services he was also the Budget Assistant working with University Finance for a time. Cowan also wrote a thrilling poem when the Gauge Towers were imploded in the summer of 2013 as he was a part of the Residence Halls Governance from his days as a student thus felt a sense of nostalgia, yet ironically hope for the several developments commencing at MNSU.

“MNSU is a growing University and individuals like David Cowan are the people who have set foundational bricks that will keep the Maverick spirit alive for decades to come.” by the numerus restrictions on campus,” Cowan said. Cowan graduated with a Political Science Major and a History Minor in the summer of 1970.

“The 60’s to the 80’s were troubled times with majority of on campus demonstrations taking place and a lot of anti-war sentiment filling the atmosphere,” Cowan said.

Cowan’s main reason for coming back to MNSU was that he needed a well-paying job.

After graduation and working in St. Cloud for several months, Cowan got a call from the then Academic & Executive Vice President of MNSU offering him a job as an Administrative Assistant in the office of the

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“I have worked for MNSU for over four decades and I am quite pleased with the University as it has given me more than I have offered to give back,” Cowan says, “plus from my upbringing a bond of loyalty forms after working for an institution for that long.”

Cowan states that either it was the sense of loyalty or the fear of moving away that kept him here over the years.

Cowan states that over the years he has learnt that working in harmony with others and

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from Page 33 successfully achieving the task at hand is what matters when providing services at a top tier institution like MNSU. Cowan has worked under 5 permanent presidents along with other significant leaders at MNSU. “All the presidents were different, had their own unique way of getting things done and it has been an honor working under each speaking from the perspective of a middle manager,” Cowan says, “However, my customer is students, faculty, staff and visitors at MNSU and my duty lies purely in providing quality services to every one of them.”

“Edward Mickman, acting Vice President of MNSU at a time is one leader I can say I got a pearl of wisdom from,” Cowan said. “Mickman was known as a workaholic and that is what majority of my co-work-

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Labs in 1950s and 2010s. Over the years, the College of Science, Engineering & Technology has been able to provice the most up-to-date lab equipment available while maintaining open collaborative spaces for student teams to interact.

Automotive engineering technology students competed in the fuel consumption competition with a 1966 Volkswagon Bug and in 2017 in the Formula Car competition. This hands-on experience working as a team is an important part of the program and exemplifies the applied and active learning embraced throughout our history.

The first courses in science were offered in 1922 to help prepare teachers. As the University evolved, so did programs in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to develop educated citizens capable of enhancing the lives, communities, and industries for the state of Minnesota and beyond.

Departments in the College today are Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Geology, Computer Information Science, Construction Management, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Technology, Integrated Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, and Physics and Astronomy.

Engineering programs were added in the 1980s and continue to prepare students for successful careers in engineering through strong foundational courses and realworld projects from our industry partners.

CSET faculty provide mentorship for students as the pursue research in their area of study. Such faculty-student interaction and mentorship are hallmarks of the college's identity and educational philosophy.

The College, with its partner, the Engineering Center of Excellence, sponsors a number of outreach activities such as the Southern Minnesota Regional Science and Engineering Fair (left), the annual Engineering Machine Design Contest (middle), a physics show for elementary students, and open viewing nights at a state-of-the-art observatory (right). Since 1952, when the College first hosted the Southern Minnesota Regional Science and Engineering Fair, these outreach opportunities have introduced area elementary and secondary students to career and educational opportunities in STEM fields.

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COWAN Continued from Page 34 ing parking permits therefore he gets to meet his customers face to face. Cowan says that he is also able to live vicariously through his International student staff and is in delight as the trips he takes to countries all over the globe are free of charge. “Though I never visit these countries in flesh, I get a live feed on International matters almost everyday at no cost,” Cowan said.

Cowan states that the University is ever changing and ensuring everything works within a budget is the priority. “The University has had good years and bad years, but it is idiosyncratic with the infrastructure being superb for its campus size, “Cowan said. Cowan recalls an incident where a father said he knew nothing about the academic

programs at MSNSU but was confident that the University would do wonders with his child as it takes excellent care of its halls and environment.

“My organization skills would be far less without the continual aid of students in teach-

leave this prominent institution I will get cut off from an ongoing river of new approaches to handling various issues.”

Cowan is involved with various sport groups including hockey, football, basketball and is a huge fan of wrestling.

“Cowan joined MNSU in 1966, where he gradually rose up the ranks in Student Government over his fouryear college journey.” ing me the new advances in technology,” Cowan says, “I will not be in the ranks of the MNSU employs forever and I am scared that if I were to

Cowan also has a lot of outside interest working with various local organizations such as the Kiwanis Recreation Area and the Partners of Affordable

Housing.

Cowan still aspires to move on to greater things with trying out for the Olympics being at the top of his list. “Those that do not immerse themselves in interaction and gaining knowledge from others cheat themselves in life,” Cowan said.

Cowan is always searching for new ways to provide better service even with limited or reduced support.

MNSU is a growing University and individuals like David Cowan are the people who have set foundational bricks that will keep the Maverick spirit alive for decades to come.

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International Student Population - Fall 2018

1333 Enrolled Students from 95 Countries 1060 Undergraduates • 194 Graduates • 79 Non-Degree Seeking

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Algeria

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India

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Poland

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Australia

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Indonesia

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South Korea

126

Bahamas

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Iran

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Romania

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Bahrain

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Iraq

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Bangladesh

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Israel

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Russian Federation

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Bolivia

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Italy

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Rwanda

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Brazil

5

Ivory Coast

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Saudi Arabia

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Burkina Faso

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Japan

52

Serbia

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Cameroon

7

Jordan

5

Slovakia

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Canada

7

Kenya

22

Chile

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Kosovo

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China

29

Kuwait

52

Colombia

17

Lebanon

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Dem. Rep. Congo

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Libya

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Dominica

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Liberia

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Ecuador

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Malaysia

*

Egypt

17

Mali

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Ethiopia

82

Mauritania

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Fiji

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Mexico

5

Finland

*

Moldova

*

France

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Mongolia

*

Gabon

*

Montenegro

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Gambia

10

Morocco

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Germany

15

Namibia

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Ghana

26

Nepal

155

Guatemala

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Netherlands

14

Guinea

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Niger

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Honduras

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Nigeria

88

Hong Kong

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Pakistan

27

Hungary

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Panama

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Iceland

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Philippines

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Spain

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Sri Lanka

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Sudan

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Sweden

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Syria

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Taiwan

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Tajikistan

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Tanzania

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Thailand

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Togo

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Tunisia

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Turkey

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Turkmenistan

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Uganda

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United Arab Emirates

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United Kingdom

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Uzbekistan

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Venezuela

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Vietnam

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Yemen

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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Minnesota State, Mankato is home to approximately 1300 international students representing over 96 countries around the world.

According to the 2017 Open Doors report for international student populations, MSU, Mankato stands 16th out of 40 Master's Colleges and Universities in the nation. The Kearney Center for International Student Services (KCISS) is proud to serve this wonderfully talented and diverse population with support such as cultural adjustment, immigration advising, events, programming, orientation week and more. Many residents in the Mankato community also recognize the yearly International Festival as one of the most festive highlights of the year. The International Student Association is an active organization, committed to connecting international students with the campus and community through events and collaborations with campus partners to enrich their study abroad experiences in Mankato.

The Kearney Center is supported by the Office of Global Education whose endeavors include the recruitment and retention of international students, development and coordination of education abroad and away programs, promotion of and support for faculty and student exchange opportunities, implementation and management of international partnership initiatives and agreements, and oversight and monitoring of the institution’s compliance with all federal, state, and system requirements pertaining to international education.

Anyone interested in learning more about MSU's international student population or connecting with them, is most welcome to contact the KCISS office in CSU 250 or at 507-389-1281. Happy 150th anniversary, Minnesota State, Mankato!

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Reflecting on 52 years of Vikings Training Camp in Mankato After years of the Vikings playing under the lights at the Blake, the team moves on greener pastures

KEVIN KORBEL SPORTS EDITOR

For the first time in more than half a century, Mankato will not be the home of Minnesota Vikings training camp. Instead, people around the city of Mankato this year had to head to Eagan to watch their favorite NFL team in action.

Beginning this year, the team held training camp at their new TCO Performance Center in Eagan, MN. The Vikings held camp in Bemidji from 1961-65 and then in Mankato for 52 years. So, this is the first time they’ve had it at the same facility where they train during the regular season.

Every year, for 52 years, Mankato found itself on the NFL stage. And where the players went, so did the fans.

It was a tradition that drew thousands of people from all over the region to get exclusive access to players and coaches.

Now, locals are feeling the impact of the team’s absence.

Normally the entire city would be lined up and down the streets with Vikings gear and decorations. The parking lot at Minnesota State University-Mankato would be ready for the first day of camp. But this year, it sat empty.

There are certainly plenty of differences between last year’s training camp in Mankato and this year’s inaugural camp in Eagan, with the main difference being the overall organization of the facility in Eagan.

The organization has all the bells and whistles around the

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Anthony Carter (81) sigining autographs for fans after a training camp practice in 1990.

team’s training grounds, including a team museum, multiple hot tubs, a state-of-the-art training facility, and of course

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Picture of the Mankato State Indians baseball club in the early 1970’s the nickname, the peds, stuck to the school to refer to the name pedagogues, since MSU at the time was a teacher preparatory school.

Then, Mankato State School, changed its mascot to the “Indians” in the 1950’s.

While the nickname for the school today, the Mavericks, has been a popular mascot among students and faculty today, especially since Stomper the Maverick was revealed in the 1993 homecoming pep fest, the Indians weren’t always a popular representation of the school.

In May 1968, The Native American Association objected to the placing of an Indian statue in the Centennial Student Union. This was the first on record report of students taking a stand against the objection of the native American name.

This was around the same time the National Congress of American Indians launched a campaign to address stereotypes of native Americans in

the media.

The Native American Association announced they would commence a sit in on May 4th to remove the statue, yet the administration didn’t seem to care.

The inaction of the administration caused students to take the statue from the student union. They proceeded to parade it around Mankato bars and other nearby Minnesota and Iowa towns.

The statue was gone from the CSU for about a month until it suddenly reappeared June 5th of the same year in the CSU. The administration had it removed and kept it under lock and key.

Other schools in the nation were starting an opposition to oppressive mascots from their schools as well. Schools such as Marquette University, Stanford University, and University of Dakota all began changing to non-objective nicknames to represent their schools.

In 1971, the Mankato state

student senate considered using another mascot instead of an Indian symbol but it wasn’t until 1973 that they passed a design created by the Native American Club. Unfortunately, the president of the school at that time, President Jim Nickerson, disapproved of the new logo, therefore it never went through.

In an article from The Daily Reporter written in Oct. 14th of that year, Carol Littlewolf, spokeswoman of the Native American Club in 1971, sug-

gested the current mascot displayed “terrible, unjust and dehumanizing” images of the Native American.

While some spoke for the mascot change, others spoke against it.

A prominent figure on campus, the Athletic Director at the time, Bob Otto, voiced his opinion: “I think it depicts and shows everything we want it to show.

A brave, courageous, feisty little individual going out to do battle to defend a cause,” said Otto in The Daily Reporter.

In 1972, Mankato State discontinued producing any new materials with that showed the dehumanizing emblem. The symbol still stuck around on Athletic outerwear.

Many years after the mascot was brought into question, President Douglas R. Moore brought back the intention to change it.

Moore invited students, faculty alumni and the public to make suggestions. The top three suggestions were the Fighting Muskies, Lightning and the Mavericks.

By Mid-January 1977, the name “Mavericks” which was submitted by Professor W. Roy

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HONORS Continued from page 4 education track and instead focuses on experiential based learning through activity and reflection. To graduate from the program, honors students must demonstrate proficiency in three main competencies: Leadership, Research, and Global Citizenship by the time they graduate. To help students achieve these goals, the Honors Program offers specific honors seminars and provides opportunities for students to take part in competency focused activities and events.

As a vehicle of demonstrating their progress toward fulfilling the three competencies (leadership, global citizenship, and research) honors students build an online portfolio with testimonies about their related experiences in these areas, along with reflections on how these experiences have contributed to their personal growth. As Interim Director of the Honors Program: Dr. Leah White says of the portfolio system, “The advantage of having students build their portfolios throughout their time in the Honors Program is it allows for regular reflection regarding their growth in the competency areas.”

The experiences that undergraduate honors students are pursuing to gain proficiency in these competencies are as unique as each student. One group of students has formed FORGE (For Girls’ Education) an RSO (registered student organization) focused on making education available to girls in developing countries. Others are performing research in a variety of disciplines including social, behavioral, or biological sciences; the visual and performing arts; history; and a wide scope of other creative outlets.

Finally, others are members of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s varsity sports teams, are involved with service projects both on campus or in the community, or work jobs which they are passionate about in order to gain vital academic or career experience.

To further facilitate this varied academic and personal growth in its students, in the fall of 2017, a common office suite was designated for the Honors Office, Office of University Fellowships, and Center for Undergraduate Research. Such collaboration has made it easier for

NICKNAME Continued from page 42 Cook, had been selected as the new mascot.

“Although there was a bit of confusion in determining what a maverick really is, the change of the MSU school nickname is a timely, good, exciting and appropriate change,” said MSU reporter staff writer, Barry Amundson.

The Mavericks logo and mascot was officially in effect July 1st of 1977.

Stomper the Maverick wasn’t officially unveiled until October 14th, 1993 during the homecoming festivities. The mas-

cot was born in the 1980’s but wasn’t given the name Stomper until Homecoming 1993.

Today, we celebrate what the Maverick name has meant to the school. Student sections like the herd on football Saturday’s has changed the complexion of the school and has had many schools fear the Mavericks in sporting events across the D-I and D-II landscape. Time will tell how long the Maverick nickname will stick around for, but if it’s anyone’s bet, we should see the name stick around for years to come.

honors students to pursue the fellowships, scholarships, and opportunities necessary to help them fulfill the three competencies.

This system of encouraging honors students to explore the three competencies and reflect on them in the pursuit of evolving into well rounded students and world citizens, has already proven itself to be effective in helping them reach their career and academic goals. As of May 2018, 24% of the class of graduating honors seniors had been accepted into graduate programs, several more were still in the application or decision process, and the rest had found employment in their degree applicable fields or were taking the opportunity to travel abroad or domestically.

41 years after the Reverend Dr. Cathy Clardy graduated from the brand new Honors Program in 1977, and only nine years after freshly revised program consisted of just nine students in the spring of 2009, there are currently over 180 students enrolled in the program. While working towards personal growth and development to achieve their academic and career goals, they are what keep the Honors Program alive: growing, evolving, and thriving.

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Some of those associations are the Residential Hall Association (RHA) and according to their Engage page, “The RHA is the student government for students living in the residence halls. RHA advocates for students and their needs through RHA General Assembly and consulting with University Administration when necessary. Second, RHA provides and sponsors leadership opportunities for students to grow and serve their communities through a variety of opportunities such as Community Council. Lastly, RHA provides programming in the Residence Halls by hosting social and academic events as well as by providing resources for floors and groups to host programs of their own.” There is also the Student Community Council that organizes events for students in each floor to keep them engaged, make friends and help relieve stress. These associations have made it easier to know what the students want and how to make that possible.

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TRAFTON Continued from page 16 the Division of Science and Mathematics.

According to Claire E. Faust’s interpretive essay on the MSU campus, there were new additions made to the TSC in 1992 when more space was needed to for the engineering programs. Both buildings of the new addition house various science, engineering and technology classrooms, offices and laboratories. MSU’s Water Resource Center is housed there, and the Departments of Social Work and Anthropology have their offices located there as well.

The east addition to the TSC opened its doors in September 1994, and it provides MSU’s four engineering and engineering technology programs with stateof-the-art facilities, which are among the best in the Upper Midwest. Trafton’s east addition houses 15,000 square feet of laboratories, 3,600 square feet of computer labs, two classrooms, and offices for the Mechanical Engineering and Automotive and Manufacturing Engineering Technology departments.

Trafton’s interactive television system enables one of the classrooms to be linked by fiber optics to any other Minnesota public institution. There are student study spaces throughout the building, and pre-engineering coursework is also offered to students at several surrounding community colleges.

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The faculty members at the CSET are also committed to developing educated citizens

Students sitting outside of Morris Hall with Traftom South in the background’ that are capable of enhancing the lives, communities, and industries for the state of Minnesota and beyond.

Trafton housed 15 programs and about 700 majors around the time that it was built. It has twice as many programs and 2,800 majors with expanded curriculum choices, thanks to the major renovations that took place in 2006 and 2008.

The Trafton Science Center underwent remodeling in 2006 when MSU broke ground on a $32.9M budget. 67,000 square feet was added to Trafton in during the fall season of 2006.

New chemistry labs were also added to replace the outdated space.

Legislature approved another $25.5M and the university added another 52,000 square feet to Trafton in the second half of 2008.

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ple hot tubs, a state-ofthe-art training facility, and of course an indoor and an outdoor stadium for the team to play on.

Another huge difference is the fans’ access to players is more limited at the new facility this year. Some younger fans were allowed on to the field for autographs, but in a more tightly controlled environment now compared to Mankato’s training camp. Gone are the days now where you can catch a player roaming past the fountain on campus, and try to get the player’s autograph.

Certainly, not the free-for-all feel that had become known

on the Minnesota State campus. The players did comment on missing Mankato, but also praised the new facility. And if it brings the Vikings a Super Bowl win, we’ll still miss training camp in Mankato, but perhaps complain a little less.

Though the city is quieter, photos and signed jerseys highlight the laughs and memories that were made here by Vikings legends and fans over the years.

Instead, many in town are hoping maybe, just maybe, the Vikings will play one more scrimmage here soon to give a nod to the old times Mankato has provided for the team.

UNION Continued from page 21 amazing opportunity for anyone to listen to and partake in political, cultural, and philosophical conversations. Just like the reading series CSU doesn’t only offer something to the students, but also to the locals. The ball room in the CSU can be rented out and it frequently is. The ballroom has hosted numerous high school dances as well and even business conventions The union isn’t only a place to hangout and have fun, but it is also some where people can go to if they need help. It is here that the student help desk is as well as the LGBTQIA center, and the

international center.

More than likely when alumnus reflect back on their college years at MSU, it is almost certain that many of these memories will have been made at the Centennial Student Union. Whether it be; late nights cramming for a test with Jazzman’s coffee being their only hope or being dropped off as a nervous freshman and meeting their best friends at the Bull Pen or falling asleep in the CSU basement between classes by the soothing sounds of a random student beautifully playing the piano.

The CSU is more than a building, it’s every students home away from home.

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