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Volume 90, Number 26

UTVS recieves national awards

Huskies fall in the NCHC; now No. 2

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As a student, you can only hope to

place team versus a last place team as the take on the Miami Redhawks (10-15-3,4taking the second game 2-1. Last weekscores of 5-3 and 4-3, while Miami was

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their winning streak to four games, while losing streak.

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with 37 points apiece. Yet despite the two top scorers in the conference, Miami has seen shaky goaltending and still has no steady goaltender. Ryan Mckay has got-

casters Convention in which vendors display relevant and emerging technology. the world.

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New program gives exchange students a unique opportunity completed an MS in accounting and now lives there with her husband. Shreeja followed her sister to Chicago and completed an Associate of Science de STAFF WRITER gree at City College. She also attended the Chicago Shreeja Basnet and Lynn Wee Chai signed up BIR Training Center to polish her English skills.

In Nepal, all classes are taught in English, from for the Friendship Program in August 2013 and elementary through high school, except for native were matched with a new friend from the commu studies.

She studied journalism in Nepal but decid nity this month. The Center for International Stud ies launched the program this semester. For more ing the loss of her mother, who died from a stroke website: www.stcloudstate.edu/internationalstudies. at age 46 about a year ago. After considering four As part of a cultural exchange, students tell sto Midwestern universities that offered a program in ries about their experiences, home countries, and radiology, she decided on SCSU because of afford adventures along the way, including life at SCSU. ability and access to public transportation. How ever, when Sheerja met with an adviser at SCSU, she found out that she lacked physics prerequisites and the radiology program was very competitive.

Undaunted, her goal is to complete a bachelor’s at SCSU and eventually pursue a master’s and a doc When asked how she happened to enroll at SCSU, Shreeja laughed and said it has been a long Chicago or Nepal one day. Shreeja embraces life and winding road to St. Cloud via Chicago from and all its challenges with grace and aplomb.

To learn more about Nepal, attend the cultural Nepal. Her father, who runs a mountaineering company, decided he wanted his daughters to study night Mar. 1 beginning at 5 p.m. in Ritsche Audito abroad after the Napalese Royal Massacre in 2001. rium, followed by dinner in the Atwood Ballroom.

King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. was killed along with eight members of the royal family who were murdered or injured by the Crown Prince Di pendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. It was reported that Dipendra was intoxicated with six shots in his back. The unresolved mystery Lynn’s father, Eng Soon Chai, attended college of this massacre persists today in the minds of Nep in England and gave his daughters two names, one alese citizens. Prince Gyanendra, brother of the in English and one in Chinese. He wanted to send king, ascended the throne. He declared an “absolute them to American universities, so he gave them monarchy” which resulted in civil unrest by Maoist American names. Joyce, the older daughter, gradu rebels and ongoing political upheavals and gover ated from SCSU in the winter of 2012 majoring in nance by the controlling Constituent Assembly. The statistics. After researching possible American uni two Basnet sisters followed their father’s advice. versities, Joyce decided on SCSU because the tuition was affordable compared to others. Lynn is a junior

Linda MacLeod

Meet 24-year-old Basnet from Nepal

Meet 19-year-old Lynn from Malaysia

After completing a bachelor’s she plans on return and she said, “There is no winter in Malaysia, only summer all year long.”

Her family home is located in the state of North Kedah, which is in the northwestern part of Penin sular Malaysia on the border of Thailand. Kedah’s temperatures are consistent throughout the year.

Typically, the hottest month of the year is Febru ary and the coolest month is October. Malaysia is comprised of two islands, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo, and is a mélange of Malay, In dian, and Chinese cultures and cuisines. Lynn says Malays celebrate many Asian holidays, including the Chinese New Year.

Kedah’s capital is Alor Setar and the royal seat is in Anak Bukit. It’s a land of peace and tranquility (padi in Malay) and tropical rainforests are abun dant. The state is the largest rice producer in Malay sia, which supports other agricultural products and Langkawi islands.

Many Kedah dishes are spicy. A popular lo cal dish is “Laksa”, which consists of rice noodles, herbs. Lynn prefers spicy food and has discovered the lunch buffet at the “Star of India” restaurant in St. Cloud. Her other interests range from playing popular tunes on the piano to participating in racket sports, including squash, badminton, and tennis.

Shreeja and Lynn have plans next Sunday to go grocery shopping and make lunch using recipes from their native cuisines in the home of their new American friend.

Student Government hosts internal elections Weisman.

With little discussion after this, a motion was made to white ballot, which is an immediate vote.

Seconded, Vice President Gunnerson said senators could vote for one or no names. After the votes were collected and counted, Vice President Gunnerson announced there was a tie. With her role in break ing the tie, Gunnerson chose to elect Benjamin Thomson to judicial council.

Vicki Ikeogu EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Feb. 13 Student Government meeting held internal elections for judicial council, college sena seats on the governing body, SGA members heard cies.

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Judicial Council Starting off internal elections were the appli cants for Judicial Council. With one open seat and two candidates, both of which were not present, Student Government reviewed the applications and opened discussion.

“Is anyone from judicial council not from UPB (University Program Board)?” asked Senator Ian High.

With Vice President Lindsey Gunnerson stat ing there was not, Chair Alex Bryson addressed the body on his views of this issue.

“I have concerns with the entire judicial council coming from a similar background. I don’t want to leave important decisions to a group with similar backgrounds,” Bryson said.

Addressing Sen. High, President Eric Petersen said there was a correction to be made. Everyone

Next on the agenda was the internal elections of the College of Liberal Arts (COLA), Vanessa Burg graff. Addressing SGA, Burggraff provided reasons as to why she would be the best candidate for the job.

Sen. Dixie Johnson “I have a lot of experience,” Burggraff said, except the Chief Justice Smith would have a back “I’ve been a community adviser for two years. I ground in UPB. know a lot of resources on campus.”

Citing work experience with the Women’s Cen grounds are more the same,” he said. This should ter, International Studies, Multicultural Student not be grounds to dismiss applicants, Kunz went on Services, and Residential Life, Burggraff said these to say. experiences have helped her to appreciate the cam “A lot of people involved with UPB are volun pus and the students on campus. teers, they are not staffed. We should not be tar “What is your favorite part of SCSU?” asked geting students for caring in my personal opinion,” said Sen. Dixie Johnson.

“All of the diversity and the student organiza “My main issue is there is not reason for them not showing up. I have nothing against UPB, but Student Government / Page 4

UTVS Awards Continued from Page 1 Cloud. We had wanted to do this story for a while. Alyssa Tryggeseth had given me the idea, so I gave Jim a call and he worked it out. Emilio and I followed him around.” Reistad said it was fun to follow someone around who has a unique job and see how much they help people. She also credits the help she received from fellow staff at UTVS. “Without Emilio, I wouldn’t have had some of the awesome shots that we got. He was lying on the truck trying to get some shots. He just gets right in there. I had some people look over my writing and give me critiques. It was a huge team effort.”

News Director Carr credits Ramos De Jesus with being a driving force in the creation of the show. “Everyone thinks I’m here a lot; Emilio is here much more than I am,” Carr said.

Ramos De Jesus, UTVS general manager and an anchor for “News en Español”, began working at the TV station in spring of his freshman year. “I it was the coolest thing when I got home and saw my 20 seconds of video on air. After that, I got more involved and then I pitched the idea of a Spanish broadcast every week. I got a lot of help and support from the general manager at the time, Michael Girling, and also our news director at the time, Jennifer Austin.” He credits them with helping to make the show happen.

“News en Español” started a few weeks after the conversation about the language for everyone here. The tech crew behind the camera were doing their

well, but you never want to hold your hopes that high. First place is unbeliev able, and after four years on the crew, it was extremely exciting for my time as a producer and for us to do well.” hockey game. “It was the second game in series, there was a last minute goal, an exciting period. We were on our game with very relevant graphics, very timely replays, and it all came together to make a good production. Our talent was on key. It was obvious that this was one of the ones we were submitting,” Clysdale said.

Natalie Davis, a graduate now at Kansas First News, placed third in the

Monday The Typist 12:30 p.m.

To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, SCSU’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education is pleased to present the new documentary, “The Typist”.

Presented in Atwood Glacier Room, the long resident of St. Joseph, Minn. and his experiences as a WWII serviceman.

Tuesday Guide to LinkedIn 11 a.m.

LinkedIn is now the number one professional networking resource and more and more employers are using it as a recruiting tool. Learn all the ways it can aide you in your job search in Centennial Hall 207.

Wednesday Women on Wednesday 12 p.m.

Join us this Wednesday to discuss the last two years in the LGBT movement. Kimberly Duong and Karen Thompson will be talking about the continued complexities surrounding the issues faced by lesbians.

Hosted in the Atwood Theater, this event will feature a multicultural panel who will share their stories from their various identities.

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work on “UTVS News en Español”, along with Emily Haeg and Tryggeseth.

Ramos De Jesus. “We just kept doing this and reaching for the top. The two national awards we have gotten so far are a direct result of the hard work that everyone puts into the newscasts. I had an interest in getting to know more of the Latino community in St. Cloud and Central Minnesota and to share their stories.”

For Alex Clysdale, a producer for Husky Productions, “disbelief ” was his

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UTVS participants worked hard to receive six BEA awards that news anchor division. Vicki Ikeogu, the University Chronicle editor, and Nick tion in the feature reporting category with “Rocori High School”. that within the last 10 years they’ve grown from 20 people to about 150. The station upgraded to broadcasting in HD in 2013 and airs two news broadcasts per day, with “News en Español” airing on Fridays. Husky Productions airs all men’s hockey home games.

Although Clysdale was discussing the intricacies of producing hockey, he summed up the UTVS awards in general. “You want graphics and video and the talent to all be on the same page. When you see something, it matches what you’re reading and what you’re hearing. And that’s how we tell a good story.”

Global Pedagogy Symposium 9 a.m.

Meeting at the Atwood Memorial Center near the Welcome Center, this event will feature a gathering of faculty and other professionals who will be focusing on emerging technologies in global learning.

Attendents will learn and share success stories of what works in global education.

Keynote speaker Shawn Smallman will discuss his work in global health and security, and his book “An Introduction to International”.

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Career Services Center helps students decide on a career and how to get there Bailey Vertin NEWS EDITOR

has catered to over 900 students per month since its beginning. Open from making career decision-making, internships, and employment resources availthe Career Services Center to meet the evolving needs of students and the employment community. The staff is there to assistant students in everything from resume writing to mock interviews. With a focus on employment, the Career Services Center is determined to make job hunting easier for students going into the job market and prospective employers looking for a dedicated worker.

The Career Services Center often plays host to job fairs and career preparation parties, allowing students to actively participate in the job market. On Friday, the center was busy with the Feedback Friday event, an occasion in which students have the chance to meet one-on-one with many top employers. This time was used to ask for feedback on resumes and ask for employer advice. The Career Services Center hosts this event every Friday so that students can branch out and learn what is, and what is not, important to prospective employers. Tiffany Backes, a participant in Feedback Fridays, enjoyed talking to professionals about her resume and learning what the job market is looking for. Backes is preparing for a career in marketing, and is grateful that this advice is offered to students who are looking for a career.

“There is no such thing as being over-prepared,” Backes said. “I think it’s important for all students to look into what SCSU has to offer them.”

Backes took part in the mock interview and had her resume reviewed by advisers in the Career Services Center. While enjoying the feedback she obtained with her time spent at the center, her favorite part was being able to network. Getting to know possible employers is what the Career Services Center prides itself on. Offering this unique opportunity to students is a part of their mission in the school.

Addie Turkowski, the Director of the Career Services Center, has been focused on moving forward with this dream since she started working at the center seven years ago. Appreciating the struggle that students have to go through while looking for a job after college, Turkowski loves working with SCSU and helping alleviate this problem through resume reviewing and mock interviews.

“We want students to come in and feel like they’re welcome to ask questions,” Turkowski said. “That’s why we have glass windows, so that everyone knows we’re here.”

The glass windows surrounding the center gives passersby a view of their many tables and private rooms that allow employers to interview students in a comfortable and calm setting. Turkowski is determined to increase student participation in the events available every week. This week the Career Services Center will be featuring Guide to LinkedIn, a conference in which students will be able to learn all the ways LinkedIn can aide them in professional networking. The Career Services Center staff is looking forward to improving their website and getting the word out about the different opportunities that are available during the school year.

Netherlands student transfers to study business Ivana Sreckovic STAFF WRITER This semester we do not have that many students from Europe in St. Cloud, but Viktor Toonen is one of two students here from Netherlands right now. He calls his home country Holland, Netherlands, since he is kind of coming from both imporNetherlands literally means “the lower lands,” which comes from the fact that almost the whole country is below sea level.

He lives in the city called Utrecht, but his home town is Noorden, which is a small city in Netherlands. “I am used to a town like St. Cloud. Not that big, you know lots of people, mostly boring on weekdays. Though, my hometown is way smaller than St.Cloud,” said Toonen.

On the other hand, Toneen is studying business administration in Amsterdam, which is called international management here at SCSU. He has been here since the the same time, that is the end of his third year of studies, which means that he will get a bachelor’s degree when he gets back to his home university. here. “But I think that level of education is higher in Europe. I think it is not that Living on campus is the part Toonen likes a lot here, and he wanted to experience that part as well. “Because you see it in the movies, you hear stories about it. My dorm is not like you see in the movies, but it’s still a different experience,” he said.

U.S. quite different from Netherlands or Europe in general. “Also, I’ve been here before, so I was kind of prepared to go to United States. It’s kind of the same western culture here,” he said.

On the other hand, he likes food back home much better, even though he says here, and fake. Restaurants here are all brand. It’s all about making money, instead PRAVIN DANGOL / VISUALS EDITOR of making food with real passion, with love,” Toonen said.

Even though not surprised, Toonen has a few more observations about America.

“What I recognized is that people are more individualistic here. They just get the highest utility for themselves. They don’t look towards collective or group as much,” he said.

Toonen is used to going out on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, just like here, but since Amsterdam is the type of city ‘’which never sleeps,’’ there are more choices to go to. Lots of pubs and lots of clubs.

Unfortunately, speed skating is developed only in Salt Lake City and Milwaukee Not only Amsterdam, but the Netherlands is one of the countries with the big- when it comes to the U.S., and it’s not the same spirit here and in Holland. “I kind of gest amount of freedom. “It’s more like ‘Big Brother is watching you’ here. I have miss the craziness when the lakes are frozen. If the real spirit were here, you would that feeling. Europe is much more free, it is more opened. We can do whatever we want to do,” Toonen said.

He stopped training three years ago, but he is still watching the Olympics.

“I am following speed skating of course! I wake up very early every day to watch maybe getting a job in some international company in supply chain management Although he likes Europe and Amsterdam better, he wanted to spend some time in America as well. “It’s just for experience, to improve English, to meet new people, to be in other culture, you can name it,” Toonen said. It’s also good for the resume, because many companies recommend going abroad and they want to hire someone that had international experience.

Also, Toonen has been training ice speed skating for around 10 years in the origion quite high level at several national championships. The Dutch level is pretty high, especially on these Olympics. Competition in that sport in Holland is really big,” Toonen said. He stopped skating because he didn’t see a future for himself in it and “In Holland skating is really a culture. If there is ice on lakes in Holland, everyone is crazy. Everyone gets their skates and everyone is going on the ice. Even when they have to work, they just skip work and they go skating on the ice,” Toonen said.

have to watch it,” Toonen said. ple are always complaining how bad the system is, but if you compare it to other countries, the infrastructure is very good.” Everything is so easily reachable, not like in the U.S. where that is way harder due to the fact that everything is farther away and that you need to have a car to get somewhere.

Not only skates, bicycles are a pretty common thing all around Holland, since, “It is way easier to get to some places. In the cities, it is really crazy. Bikes are everywhere.”

Because of training, he has been to Salt Lake City with his team, but he traveled quite a lot in the past. He visited Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France, Germany, England, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Austria, Luxembourg, Morocco, and he plans to visit “the big cities and most attractive places to go in the states,” such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Washington, and New York while he’s staying in America.

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to get involved in student life.

“I’ve worked in a student council at my previous university. With this experience I will add a different perspective,” Raza said.

With no discussion, the move was made by Sen. Jake Thomfordha for an immediate white ballot voting. Raza was elected to Student Government.

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Concluding her question-and-answer session, Burggraff was asked to step out of the room so Student Government could discuss her application. said non-voting member Senate Finance Chair Faisal Raza.

With limited discussion, a move to white ballot was made by Sen. Ben Uecker. With the motion seconded, the body voted and elected Burggraff as the new COLA senator.

The next round of college senators was for the School of Public Affairs (SOPA). With only one open seat and three applicants for the position, Student Government heard from two of the three candidates on their reasons for why they would be the best for the job.

With one grad student and two international students vying for the position, there was ample discussion on the issue. While the discussions centered on the preparedness of these candidates to handle the position, student government decided on grad student Ashley Kranz as the new SOPA senator.

A grad student in criminal justice, members of the Student Government were impressed by the willingness she had demonstrated. son [Dean of SOPA] was approached by Ashley. He

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felt she had gone above and beyond,” President Petersen said.

With a need highlighted to have graduate students on the council, Chair Bryson was also a big push for Kranz. “We desperately need this presence in this body,” he said.

“We should bring in graduate students and try and welcome them,” Sen. Johnson said. the College of Science and Engineering (COSE).

With only one candidate, Bassa Raza, Student Government heard why he felt he would be the best candidate for the job. A junior, Raza said he had wanted

position, Student Government heard from the candidates. Overall, the decision was made to elect local freshman Hailey Krantz to the SFC. “While she does work a lot, she did emphasize she loves numbers. She must have a passion for it. I would personally go with Hailey,” Sen. Thijin Gatwech said.

“I’m highly in favor of Hailey. We also have to look at the long term of the candidates,” said Sen. Chad Robinson. Concern with the high turnover rate in the body is great given the approaching budget season.

However, Krantz was favored and she will be meeting with the SFC to work on the budget for the remainder of the academic year. dent Government, internal elections for the night were closed.

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Chairperson Raza takes part in Finance Committee and Fee Allocation Ivana Sreckovic STAFF WRITER

After last elections, Senate Finance Committee has three new members and a new chairperson, who will keep those positions until the next elections this year.

Even though elections for the whole Student Government are held in the end of April or beginning of May every year, the Senate Finance Committee had few available positions and the elections took place recently. “Every year in April or May, the whole Student Government gets re-elected, the whole Fee Committee gets re-elected, everyone gets re-elected, no matter which committee you are in,” said new chairperson, Faisal Raza.

Azeem Javed, Ismail Waseem, and Hailey Krantz are three new members of the Senate Finance Committee, while Raza is the new Chairperson. Before being appointed to this position, Raza was member of the Senate Finance Committee, Internal Vice Chair of Senate Finance Committee, as well as Chair of Fee Allocation. Also, when he joined Student Government, he was part of the Judicial Committee, because there were no opened positions at that time and he wanted to get involved.

Even though Raza changed committees as well as positions a but the reason he likes Fee Allocation is because, “There we deal with big amount of money. The budget we were dealing with was $12 to 13 million,” Raza said.

According to their politics, one person can be a member of both Senate Finance Committee and Fee Allocation at the same time, because both are fee committees. “I have been one of those lucky people who got to serve on both committees at the same time,” Raza said. On the other hand, you cannot be a member of Judicial Council and Senate Finance Committee at the same time.

“The main reason I came back to Senate Finance Committee is because right now on this campus I am the only person who has been serving on this committee for this long. Besides the advisers, I am the person who knows most about Senate Finance Committee and I care about this committee,” said Raza.

There were two people running for the same position next to was away from the committee for one semester, but it was still in my heart, in my mind. I knew all what Senate Finance does and I also NADIA KAMIL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR trained people who were running for the same position as I did,” Raza said. “My experience, my knowledge and my dedication to it Before being appointed to the position of Chairperson, Raza was a member of the Senate Finance Committee, as well as Chair of Fee Allocation. He is dedicated to Fee Allocation and likes working with a large were on the plus side why I got this position.”

Senate Finance Committee, since he is graduating after this semester and getting his degree in electrical engineering.

Out of 11 members, one is chair, two are vice chairs and there are eight members that report to Internal Vice Chair. Internal Vice Chair monitors the internal affairs of the committee, while External Vice Chair is responsible for auditing the organizations.

amount of money. Raza feels lucky that he gets to experience both committees in Student Government and looks forward to graduating and using his knowledge in a career in electrical engineering.

Members basically vote in favor or against after having heard the be a long process and it will take a long time, they now meet on Saturdays. And it is not only budgeting; during the last couple of proposals.

When Raza got re-elected for Senate Finance Committee, he already started training new members the next day, and the week deciding about that as well. after they already started budgeting together. Given that this will

Student Government discusses safety on campus with CCIT Vicki Ikeogu EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Crime and safety are a major concern for SCSU students living on the Southside. As members of the Community Crime Impact Team (CCIT) addressed Student Government on Feb. 13, they outlined the concerns they have and how Student Government could be instrumental in making a difference.

Discussed in open gallery at the beginning of the meeting, Ofwish to implement called “Eyes on the Southside”.

The program, in the works since this past fall, is designed to incorporate students into being alert in their neighborhood. Ad-

a traditional neighborhood watch due to the lack of permanent residents, hence the need for an alternative solution.

Sayre introduced what he thinks will be an effective way to combat some of the issues residents are having in the Southside.“Eyes on the Southside” is a program that would involve the community in assisting police in the area.

In striving to prevent such crimes, Sayre said CCIT, along with Campus Area Police Services (CAPS), is trying to implement a plan that would aid in protecting students who live in that area. In are working on getting student involvement, particularly among organization leaders.

“Getting involved in Student Government is something we really need,” Sayre said.

Wanting to get student leaders involved, Sayre said the role ing not only at Student Government, but criminal justice majors, student athletes, fraternal organizations, and veterans, Sayre said the hope is students in these positions would have the necessary leadership skills to commit to these roles.

“How can you guys help? This is what we are trying to do,” Sayre said.

Hoping to have this program in place by fall semester, Sayre said he would like to get started informing students of this plan.

many of them lived on the Southside. With more than half raising their hands, Sayre said there is a reason for that.

“The Southside neighborhood is a transient neighborhood,” Sayre said. “With 80 percent of the neighborhood being rental property, there is virtually no permanent residents for a neighborhood watch,” he said.

Estimating there are approximately 37 permanent residents in the area, Sayre said most of the Southside is comprised of college students. And with the number of rental properties and the age of the residents, Sayre said this neighborhood is the prime target on exactly what Sayre had in mind for these students who would be for crimes in the St. Cloud area. However, it cannot be covered by interested in a block captain position.

“There will be quarterly meetings and emails based off of

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crimestoppers. We have some very aggressive block captains in some areas, but at least they have an organization,” Sayre said.

While some parts of St. Cloud do not have a need for such a program, Sayre said the Southside is not one of those communities.

With all of the areas of the Southside needing block captains, the main purpose of CCIT and CAPS’s addressing student government was to get feedback.

“This is really to pick your brains. To see what you as a potential block captain would like,” Sayre said.

“Are there any incentives to rental property managers who are block captains?” asked Chair Jerett Reuter.

Some landlords do strive to ensure the safety of their residents, Sayre said. By asking their renters to record serial numbers of their property and keep an eye out, these landlords are taking a proactive initiative. “Our goal is to bring as many landlords into the ‘great’ category as we can,” Sayre said.

Concerned with the need for such actions, Senator Brody Hagemeier asked if Sayre could shed some light on the activities in the Southside.

“While I am not prepared to give a brief, I do have personal experience in the Southside. It is a different place, a better place than when I was there. However, any transient population is a target for crime. If we target nuisance crimes, it lessens the herd for violent crimes,” Sayre said.

Sayre said they will be providing a summary of their objectives for “Eyes on the Southside” to Student Government within the next week and will be distributing it to student leaders thereafter.

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Winter storm conditions make for bad drivers an additional 2,300 vehicles (like mine) that ran off the road.

I had a lot of time to contemplate this phenomenon of bad winter drivers while I was stuck in a ditch on westbound Highway 23 Friday afternoon. In my defense, I was slowing down to avoid another car in the ditch when my car hit a patch of black ice and Vicki Ikeogu EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

It never ceases to amaze me.

Whenever we get a snowfall, like we did this past Friday, that people throw all logic out the window, especially when it comes to driving.

Granted, I may not be winning any outstanding driving awards, but seriously people, it doesn’t take and ice means slow down.

According to the Associated Press, nearly 1,000 crashes took place across the state, not including

the road. Needless to say, from my precarious situation facing rapidly provided me nearly two hours to observe how poorly others can drive in dangerous situations.

First off, Friday’s road conditions were extremely icy, even at 4:15 p.m. So most people would drive slowly and keep their eyes on the road, right? Well, not the case for the drivers that passed me.

You would think that seeing two cars in the ditch only about 100 yards apart would give people the idea that they should take it slow.

And while some people decided that it would be smart to do that, others did not. Cruising right by me--mind you my front end was somewhat in the fast lane--at speeds that would estimate around 50 mph was pretty insane. Pay no attention to the girl sitting in the car; just keep right on zooming by, people.

What was really scary was watching how people actually would try to pass other cars. Again, mind you, I am still partially in the speed lane, facing the opposite gave me mild heart attacks. And having a much closer look at the road conditions, yeah, I could see it was completely solid ice, no blacktop to be seen. So as far as I was concerned, this very well could have ended badly.

Next, people, if it’s this icy out, wouldn’t you think you should concentrate on the roads? I lost count of how many people turned

their heads to look at me, wave, and give me the “poor bastard” look. Seriously, yes I’m stuck in the ditch and unless you want to join me, focus people. I mean, I do appreciate the gestures of those that did stop on the other side of the road to make sure I was okay, but for those that got some sort of entertainment out of it, keep your eyes on the road so you can make it home safely.

Which brings me to my other point. Get off your cell phones.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has cited that distracted driving, which includes cell phone usage, accounted for 51 deaths and over 8,000 injuries in 2012 alone. That same report to snowy conditions numbered 15 people and resulted in more than 1,500 injured. So with the conditions already looking bleak, there is no need to add to these horrible conditions by being on

your cell phone. This alone is a deadly combination.

And while I was rescued after only two hours, four hours earlier than what was estimated, I now can appreciate what not to do when driving in horrid conditions. First, slow down, especially when there are others in the ditch. Second, keep your eyes on the road. We know that looking at people in the not worth the possibility of you yourself ending up in the same the phone. I was not on the phone Friday night, but I can tell you it could have been a lot worse if I was on the phone. Why jeopardize your safety for a phone call?

And for my own personal safety, please move over if there is an accident. For us poor and unfortunate souls already in the ditch, we don’t need friends joining us. Drive safe.

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Quote of the Week “There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your perfomance the next time.”

- Malcolm X

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The pros and cons of service lear ning

Ciara Pritschet COPY DESK MANAGER

Before I started college here, I had never heard of the concept of “service learning”. A fascinating idea, having college students serve the community in a form of volunteering. Getting students to interact with the community at large in a way most of them don’t.

Many of my classes have offered, or required a service learning project over

the past years. I’m sure this varies between majors, since I’m pretty sure the values that sociology teachers are trying to teach to their students aren’t the same as radiology teachers.

Despite this discrepancy between class content, there are many things to be learned from a service learning project that are valuable in both the short term and long term.

Firstly, service learning projects often get students off campus and interacting with the community at large. This is important, since when living on campus, or even close to campus, it’s very easy to become swallowed by the culture of a bunch of young adults.

Going off campus and meeting people who are out there in the “real world” (for lack of a better term) helps us college students realize that there is life beyond college. A lot of life beyond college life.

Secondly, a lot of service learning projects are focused on volunteer work, like

at Hands Across the World. Places where students can meet people whose stories aren’t often told, where they can learn more about how the world works. the extra hands are often needed, and appreciated.

Besides looking good on a resume, it also gives students actual experience working for these programs, and in different ways. For example, my current service learning project has me working in a high school, where I have learned that I enjoy teacher-like work, while a classmate of mine has learned that she isn’t quite suited for it.

The biggest downside for service learning I see is the time drain it has on students. These days, many students are busy with classes, homework, and a job. And time to goof off, I think it can be unfair to put even more on students’ to-do lists.

Most teachers don’t have service learning

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as a required part of their syllabus, but it’s a very strong trend, and service learning is being actively encouraged in many ways.

Service learning can be an amazing and life-changing addition to a student’s life. My Wednesdays are absolutely better for my service learning hours; however, I think it’s important to realize that many students have huge time commitments elsewhere. I worry that these students are going to be put under the most pressure while we try and reach up to the better-off students in an attempt to broaden their world views.

During my time in classes that have a service learning component, many of them passed out packets to gather data for a study about service learning. I suppose the best thing I can do is postpone judgment until this study is completed. I hope that schedules and service learning.

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Monday, February 24, 2014

UPCOMING EVENTS Tuesday 2/25 Sunday 3/2 ‘How I Learned To Drive’ PAC Tuesday Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 2 p.m.

Wednesday 2/26 ‘Krazie Bone’ Feat. Caine & Pozition Red Carpet 9 p.m.

Thursday 2/27 Sunday 3/2 Atwood Movie Night: ‘Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ 8 p.m.

Additional Friday showing 10:30 p.m.

Friday 2/28 Mean Mary Bo Diddley’s 7:30 p.m.

Saturday 3/1 Transit Authority Pioneer Place 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 3/2 Youth Chorale of Central Minnesota w/ Jearlyn Steele Paramount Theatre 4 p.m.

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86th Academy Awards preview and predictions Jesse Wheeler CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The 86th annual Academy Awards help welcome in March this year with a cavalcade of talent, but not necessarily great projects to showcase diocre at best, which doesn’t say much more for what else was offered this last season that didn’t make the cut. Hollywood’s biggest night has been this legacy that has gone on for approaching nine decades, but has failed to win audiences in recent years by changing out the hosts and resorting to hackneyed antics. (Paging Ben Stiller.)

This year’s awards will be hosted by Ellen Degeneres, which if done properly, won’t be the shameful smugfest Seth Macfarlane portrayed last year. I’m still trying to shower parts of that show off. Degeneres has a chance to make a mark for herself and do a great job as emcee provided she avoids the jokes written by Bruce Villanch. This is also a year that celebrates the lives of many people gone too soon as we lost the likes of Peter O’ Toole, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Shirley Temple, just to name a few.

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David O. Russell, who directed ‘American Hustle’, is nominated for his third Academy Award in directing. He has been nominated twice in the past.

Why: McQueen needs to pay some dues. Payne is close, but no cigar. Scorsese’s three-hour opus of excess is a bit overindulgent. Cuaron just hasn’t hit that correct note yet. I feel it’s Russell’s time, despite the fact I didn’t think “American Hustle” wasn’t all that great.

Best Actress

Best Picture Let’s start with Best Picture of the Year. For some reason, in 2009 the Academy decided to go in 2011 go back down to nine nominees. As if it wasn’t hard enough to keep track. I would only assume this move was from pressure from the major studios to put the label of “Oscar nominee” onto Does it work? Not really, but it’s nice to know that greed is still alive and well in Hollywood.

In the interest of full disclosure I will admit nominated for Best Picture (hey, I have kids), but “Captain Phillips”, “The Wolf of Wall Street”, and “American Hustle”.

Being that I was not that impressed with any

this year. There are both veterans who have never won, and veterans who were past winners. Meryl Streep, who is pretty much guaranteed every year and who I’m convinced has made a deal with the devil. Amy Adams, who in the past has had some stellar roles, but was almost robotic in “American Hustle”. Cate Blanchett who has put in her time in the biz, but I don’t see a winner quite yet. Sandra Bullock who had a well-deserved win for her role in “The Blind Side”, but I can’t see it for “Gravity”. Judi Dench who has well established herself and made the right decision on doing “Philomena”.

Who WILL win: Judi Dench Who SHOULD win: Judi Dench

boy intuition and say that I believe that “American Hustle” and “12 Years A Slave” will be even money for Best Picture this year.

What SHOULD win: “12 Years A Slave” What WILL win: “American Hustle”

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAILYMAIL.CO.UK Leonardo DiCaprio is nominated for his fourth Academy Award for his role as Jordan Belfort in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’. This is his third nomination for best actor.

Why: I am not sure the Academy is ready to give the statuette to DiCaprio for his portrayal of an utter waste of oxygen, but it is sad to see how many great roles he’s nailed and nary a golden guy to show for it. Bale has shown his great acting chops for just as long, but has hit the right chords as of late. DiCaprio will have his time, but not this year. Bruce Dern is also close in the running, but I have a feeling won’t take oscar gold.

Odds and ends

win Best Supporting Actor for his chilling performance in “Captain Phillips”. This local guy has some major chops and I think the Academy will see this as well. Jonah Hill and Bradley Cooper will see their times too, just not this year. The Best Supporting Actress will be taken by Jennifer Lawrence for the second year in a row. I believe she is a force to be reckoned with and is part of the partial bright future of Hollywood. Adapted and Original Screenplays will probably go as follows.

Original Screenplay will go to Bob Nelson for his cold and harsh look of a Midwestern family in “Nebraska”. Adapted Screenplay will be awarded to Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for “Philomena”.

The 86th annual Academy Awards will be broadcast on Mar. 2 on ABC.

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Judi Dench is nominated for her seventh Academy Award for her role in ‘Philomeing role in ‘Shakespeare in Love’ in 1999.

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American Hustle is about a con man, along with his seductive British partner, who is forced to work for a wild FBI agent. The FBI agent pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and

Why: I think that this will be the Academy’s way of saying, “Sorry about ‘Argo’ last year, we really liked ‘Silver Linings Playbook’.

Best Director In the Best Director category, there are some heavy hitters present. Martin Scorsese (“The Wolf ed” in 2006 after a legendary career in the business Payne (“Nebraska”), who has been an indie darling on Oscar’s radar for a few years, is a dark horse in the running. Alphonso Cuaron (“Gravity”), who for a few years now, but not quite ready for prime time. Steve McQueen, (“12 Years a Slave”) who has a chance to make the name famous again as a ken out of obscurity with last year’s “Silver Linings Playbook” and this year’s “American Hustle”.

Why: While I believe that Amy Adams has a great chance of winning, I don’t think that “AmerDench has proven time and time again that she is with.

Best Actor The Best Actor category may be the surprise of the evening. You have the maverick Bruce Dern who has been a mainstay in the countercombed-over Christian Bale in “American Hustle”. DiCaprio, who has been waiting in the wings for quite a long time with many powerhouse performances under his belt. Newcomer Chiwetel Ejiofor who hasn’t made that trip yet, despite the powerful subject matter of “12 Years a Slave”.

Matthew McConaughey is just not quite there yet, but with more roles like “Dallas Buyers Club” and less like his lame cameo in “Wolf of Wall Street”, he may be a contender in the near future.

Who WILL win: Christian Bale Who SHOULD win: Leonardo DiCaprio

Who SHOULD win: Alexander Payne

Burggraff originally wanted to be involved and perform a passage from the book, but felt she was best suited to work behind the scenes. “I felt very proud and empowered directing ‘That Takes Ovaries’. Since I’m graduating in May, and after four years of college, I wanted this to be my big send off, my goodbye to SCSU,” Burggraff said. Burggraff said she was working with a great group of people, with high spirits, performing real accounts of women. Burggraff said that one story even came from an SCSU student, but would not disclose anything more out of respect of privacy for that student. The women who acted out the different stories were doing such a good job throughout the whole show that I was convinced these women were telling their own amazing stories.

The Women’s Center has put on a production of “The Vagina Monologues” in the past, but Burggraff said they wanted to try something different this year.

This play is a unique, grassroots initiative that mixes theater with women’s activism and girls’ empowerment. The stories in the book and play range from lively and fun to heart wrenching and touching stories of struggle and overcoming barriers.

Rivka Solomon, the editor of “That Takes Ovaries”, notes about the play, “We compiled the true stories in this play (and book) because courage is contagious and risk-taking is infectious. We wanted audiences and readers to see how ‘ordinary’ women do gutsy things everyday, because we wanted audiences to think, ‘Hey, if that woman can do something so outrageous, so courageous, then maybe so can I.’ We want to celebrate the fun, bold things women do because we want to encourage more women and girls to be risk takers.”

Rivka Solomon is a writer, playwright, and organizer. She is the editor of the book and play “That Takes Ovaries: Bold Women, Brazen Acts” and execuco-wrote the play portion with Bobbi Ausebel.

Who WILL win: David O. Russell

Twin Cities concert calendar Feb. 24 - Mar. 1

Formed in 1998 in Washington D.C., Dead Meadow combine ‘70s heavy metal and ‘60s psychedelic rock with themes from authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft. Currently comprising vocalist and guitarist Jason Simon, bassist Steve Kille and drummer Mark dio albums, one live album, a Peel Ses-

Formed in 1960 in Tacoma, Washington, ‘The Sonics’ are pioneers of garage rock and early styles that would mold into punk rock. Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major

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Jason Simon is the nephew of “The D.C. psychedelic stoner rockers Wire” creator David Simon. Dead ‘Dead Meadow’ are playing Feb.

26 at the Turf Club with Twin the season four premiere “Boys of Sum- Cities psychedelic rock band ‘Flavor Crystals’. Joining them will be ‘Dead Gurus’ which is Quotes” of “The Wire”. made up of members of ‘Magic Castles’ and ‘Is/Is’.

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garage/protopunks ‘The Sonics’ will take the mainstage at First Ave. on Saturday, Mar. 1.

Twin Cities punks ‘Suicide Commandos’.

rock music worldwide.

Their subject matter dealt with early ‘60s teenage culutre from cars to girls. ‘The Sonics’, however, made songs that had much darker tones.

Song subject matter was anything from drinking strychnine for kicks, and witches, to psychopaths and Satan.

The Sonics current lineup includes ‘classic lineup’ members Gerry Roslie, Larry Parypa, and Rob Lind.

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REVIEWS

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Philip Seymour Hoffman: A life remembered Jesse Wheeler CONTRIBUTING WRITER He was the type of presence you could tell stood out from the crowd. That shuck of blond hair that seemed to go every which way like a Muppet, that husky voice that could project anything from ultimate authority to absolute uneasiness, the wide range of characters he played. A on Sunday, the demons had won.

Philip Seymour Hoffman came on the scene as a struggling actor, but his struggles weren’t for long as he had a storied career which ranged from contrived barometric thrillers to biographies of eccentrics. Hoffman did it all as many actors do to break into the business. In his time, he has worked with some of the legend’s of Hollywood on both sides of the camera, including Paul Newman, Donald Sutherland, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Sidney Lumet, and The Coen Broth-

Here is a snapshot of the work and talent of Philip Seymour Hoffman.

“Scent of a Woman” (1992)—This was his breakout role, playing a privileged brat who liked to lord over his friends, including one Chris O’ Donnell who is attending the same private school on scholarship. After a practical joke goes bad, Charlie (O’Donnell) is faced with a dilemma of ratting his well-to-do friends or denying any knowledge to keep the peace. Considering this was an Al Pacino vehicle, Hoffman chewed up the scenery and stole a few scenes with his smug and cocksure façade.

“Twister” (1996)—Consider this a guilty pleasure. It came out my senior year during the summore impossibilities than “Sharknado”, but was still entertaining enough for you not to give a crap. Hoffman plays Dusty, a storm chaser with the good guys who drives a converted “short bus” tricked out with anemometer and a killer speaker system which pumps out either Deep Purple or Van Halen at will. Dusty was played with both humor and compassion and seemed like a characlistening to Dark Side of the Moon with his parents. He was hooked from there.

“Boogie Nights” (1997)—Hoffman’s star was on the rise and people were beginning to take

what it’s like to not be comfortable in your own skin. A closeted individual who lusts after leading into a protozoa of a man, sputtering and wailing in his car. A riveting must-see performance. For further greatness, seek out “Magnolia”, also directed by Anderson.

“The Big Lebowski” (1998)—As a boot-licking yes-man to the “other” Lebowski, Hoffman

Brothers. ert DeNiro as a grizzled and intolerant ex-NYC cop who suffers a stroke and is eventually befriended and helped by Hoffman, who plays a drag queen. The sheer diva he brings to the role is delightful and the chemistry was incendiary. This was one that got past a lot of people, but worth seeking out and trying.

“Almost Famous” (2000)—According to director Cameron Crow, he was only on set for two days, and his performance as legendary rock writer Lester Bangs was spot on. His portrayal of

PHOTO COURTESY OF ACESHOWBIZ.COM Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died Feb. 2, 2014. The actor was 46.

Other honorable mentions include: “Charlie Wilson’s War”, “Capote”, Happiness”, “The Master”, and his portrayal as Game Master in “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and the forth-

ful to look forward to. Make no mistake, his loss was tragic. But the beauty of the silver screen is you can relive the moments and keep his memory alive. A toast to a wonderful actor, rest in peace.

of the slings and arrows of touring with a rock band in the ‘70s. His character saw himself at a younger age and was harkened back to a simpler time before the industry made him jaded. was largely misunderstood. It was an off-kilter love story that pitted an unlikely Adam Sandler with Hoffman, who plays a slimy mattress store owner who dabbles in adult phone sex lines and extortion. The scene with Sandler and Hoffman staring each other down is almost worth the view by itself.

“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” (2007)—Almost a retelling of a Cain and Abel-type fallout that ensues, is as raw as you could ever witness. The viciousness that Hoffman’s character evokes is disturbing. Again, a sleeper worth taking a look at. jockey who embarks on the little known phenomenon of a pirate radio station that existed on a boat in the North Sea off the British Isles in the mid-1960s during Parliament’s ban on rock n’ roll being played on British airwaves. As part of an ensemble cast, he shines as someone who cares about the music so much that he is literally ready, willing, and able to die for it. player and skipper of the Oakland Athletics’ Art Howe. Hoffman’s character is plagued with a

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MOVIE REVIEW Of the movies I have seen in recent months, “Nebraska”, shot in black and white and directed by Alexander Payne, is the most emotionally gratifying of them all.

If the average person were asked if they had seen the movie “Nebraska”, they probably wouldn’t have a clue what you’re talking about. Agreeably, I did not know much about the plot before I had seen the movie, and it’s hard to conjure up any clues when the movie has such a broad title like “Nebraska”. The movie may not be about the state as a whole, but the majority of the plot takes place in this often-overlooked state.

The movie is about a Korean war vet named Woodrow “Woody” Grant, played by Bruce Dern, a belligerent, senile alcoholic who believes he has won a million dollars a la a sort of publishing clearing house prize. At the beginning of the movie he is stopped by

Bruce Dern plays the yearning and searching Korean Vet ‘Woody’, with ‘SNL’ vet Will Forte playing his son.

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Hoffman played writer Truman Capote. He was honored at the 78th Academy Awards for his performance.

to claim his prize. The police alert his son, David, who is played by ‘SNL’ alum Will Forte, who picks Woody up from the police station and sees Woody’s prize letter. David realizes that the million dollars is just a scam from a magazine company trying to get customers to buy subscriptions.

he’ll buy a new air compressor, because an old business partner of his “borrowed” his previous one, and a new truck, although he isn’t allowed to drive. Woody’s son is at a standstill in his life, having been recently dumped by his longtime girlfriend, and is a bit jealous of his older brother Ross’s career success (played by “Breaking Bad”’s Bob Odenkirk). David decides to drive his father to Lincoln to serve as a last hurrah for his father, and to possibly reconnect with him as well.

The movie features a road trip for the two lead characters. We see the scenic view of the

in black and white, because it shows the landscapes and scenery in this movie in an antimovie stand out in the road trip, such as when David decides to take a detour to see Mount Rushmore and Woody isn’t impressed, and points out the imperfections of it. Dern shines in a scene in which Woody and David are looking for Woody’s dentures on a railroad track, lost from one of several drunken nights that Woody enacts during the movie.

After a drunken stumble that sends Woody to the emergency room, David surprises Woody with plans to take him to Woody’s hometown of Hawthorne, Neb. Woody isn’t eager to see any of his relatives, and would rather get to Lincoln to get his money as soon as possible.

It is realized that Hawthorne is the centerpiece of this movie. Woody sees family and old friends in the quiet rural town. David also learns of the several tragedies that his father has lived through, and as Woody’s harrowed past is revealed, David realizes how Woody turned into a tortured and hollow man. Although David tries to keep Woody’s “prize money” a secret, word gets around the small town quickly and Woody’s family and friends surround him like vultures, claiming he owed many of them a debt. I won’t give away the ending of the movie, but it is a satisfactory one for Woody and David.

This movie had unique and refreshing performances by the cast. Dern gives you a man that you feel sympathy and disdain for at the same time. Forte gives a genuine portrayal of a glum but earnest man, and I hope this is the beginning of good acting roles for Forte,

Kate, provides the funniest parts of the movie. Her no-holds-barred comments about others and an unabashed act during a visit to a cemetery is hilarious. She is one of several vibrant characters of this movie that remind me of my own life and family. It’s the atmosphere of the quiet Hawthorne with it’s plainspoken folks, which has striking similarities to my own life, that put a lasting impact on me. A best picture nominee of the Oscar as well, “Nebraska” contrasts greatly with the frantic shockfest of “The Wolf of Wall Street”, and I’m grateful for “Nebraska”, a poignant movie that just might see some Oscar gold.

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Kelly Laas Memorial in full swing

Men’s hockey Continued from Page 1

Alec Clark

Jeremiah Graves

STAFF WRITER

SPORTS WRITER

The Kelly Laas Memorial Invite was in full swing over the weekend in the Husky Dome, with Emporia State University and the Huskies squaring off Friday afternoon at 11 a.m.

The Huskies found themselves ranked eighth in the preseason coaches polls, based on last year’s performances.

“We try not to look at that too much,” head coach of the Huskies Paula U’Ren said. “We are excited to be in the top half...

but our goal is to be in that upEmporia came into the opening game of the tournament holding a 7-2 record, and the early season experience got the better of the Huskies with a 2-0 victory.

“Emporia is a very solid team,” U’Ren said. “They’re ranked as one of the toughest teams in the MIAA; they have a great tradition, so it’s a good start for us.”

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ning produced the only two runs scored in the opening game, extending Emporia’s record to 8-2 and dropping the Huskies record to 0-1.

SCSU’s starting pitcher Kelly Franks got off to a promising start, striking out EMU’s leadoff batter Taylor Zordel.

The Hornet’s Stephanie Goodwin took advantage of a pitch up in the zone and singled

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Jay Williams’s pads and trickled towards the goal line. It looked like it would go in, until Matt Joayaux of Miami swept it away reviewed it, but it was clear the correct call was made on the ice.

Despite not scoring, getting the zone time in the Miami end relieved pressure on SCSU’s defense and put some on Miami.

It was the second Miami penalty in which SCSU capitalized. With just under seven just above the right faceoff dot, with assists from Ethan Prow and Andrew Prochno.

Brodzinski’s goal was not the only one Austin Czarnik would not be denied. After SCSU’s Ethan Prow took a holding penalty, Czarnik walked through the SCSU defense uncontested and let loose a shot that was blocked. Czarnik picked the puck right back up and beat SCSU goalie Ryan Faragher just over three minutes later to tie the score at one all.

SCSU coach Bob Motzko thought that the Huskies were playing well, but Czarnik managed to capitalize on one of the few mistakes they made on the defensive side of the game.

The second period belonged to Miami.

Miami outshot SCSU 11-3 in the period, ramped up the physical play, and scored two goals to SCSU’s one. Both of Miami’s front of Faragher, one from Sean Kuraly off a point shot, and the other from the recently returned Coleman four minutes later.

Not to say that SCSU didn’t have any chances in the second period. Thorson couldn’t seem to buy a goal during the game. Besides the shot that trickled through Williams’s pads, Thorson beat Williams on a 3-on-1 rush only to hit the post. Thorson would go pointless during the game, but was tied with Brodzinski for the team lead It was looking as if SCSU would go through the second period with nothing to show for their work, but with 38 seconds left, junior forward Joe Rehkamp took the puck in the corner and made a centering pass intended for Brooks Bertsch; the pass instead went off a Miami defender and into son. period as they traded goals. Eight minutes into the third period Riley Barber stole the

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Men claim second straight North title

Ryan Fitzgerald STAFF WRITER

For the second year in a row the men’s basketball team claims the conference title in the North division of the NSIC, but shares it with Bemidji State and Minnesota State Moorhead.

SCSU gets the third seed

since both of those teams own the tiebreakers and will host the University of Sioux Falls (1210, 15-11 NSIC) on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. SCSU beat Sioux Falls 85-73 on Jan. 11 at home.

“I don’t see why this team isn’t capable of going on a run,” said head coach Kevin Schlagel.

“If we play like we did tonight (Saturday), we can play anybody on our schedule. It’s tournament time and we have to get it done.”

Friday Magicians like to use illusion to fool the crowd, and that’s what SCSU did even though they

handled Minnesota Crookston 78-66 at Halenbeck Hall.

The Golden Eagles (5-20, 1-20 NSIC), talent-wise, weren’t close to SCSU, and that was the difference in the victory. Schlagel ripped his tie off in frustrapleased with his team’s play.

“I thought we were really lethargic and were on coast mode,” Schlagel said. “Some guys just lost focus and that has kind of been the story all year.”

The redshirt freshman from had himself a game and brought some youthful energy, giving SCSU boosts on both ends of the court. Mortag found himself

in the starting lineup for the second game in a row.

Mortag did a majority of his damage in the second half, scoring 8 of his 11 points on the three rebounds, and dished two assists.

“I was a little surprised when I got the start last Saturday because there are a lot of guys who could be in my position,” Mortag said. “I just feel a lot more comfortable than I did in the beginning of the year on both ends.”

Having an array of players to go to when times are rough is a luxury Schlagel enjoys having in his arsenal.

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Women’s basketball closes regular season with a sweep Friday On a breezy and chilly night, SCSU brought a whole lot of sunshine inside Halenbeck Hall, trouncing Minnesota Crookston 87-46 in its next-to-last game of the regular season.

Starting at a snail’s pace, SCSU turned looked back, going on a 14-2 run to end the half. They continued that momentum in the Ryan Fitzgerald STAFF WRITER

SCSU won the two games it needed to, and earned a No. 4 seed and a chance to host the University of Sioux Falls on Wednesday with a 91-80 win over Bemidji State on Saturday night.

The women’s basketball team is 12-2 at home this season, with one of those loses coming to Sioux Fall on Jan. 11 when they lost 92-79, so a taste for revenge is in their NSIC).

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4:30 of the half.

“That momentum really helps us a lot and it gets us going,” Lexy Petermann said.

“It’s really inspiring to see bench players come off and keep the run going.”

The Golden Eagles (10-15, 7-14 NSIC) looked like they were going to stay in the game as Katrina Moenkedick dropped eight of her team’s 16 points, keeping them alive. istent in the second half.

“I think she got into some foul trouble in the second half which helped us,” Fish said.

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this season.

Miami blueline, skated down below on of the SCSU faceoff circles, and sent a pass back up to Czarnik just above the circle. Czarnik took for his second goal of the game and twelfth of the season.

SCSU didn’t go away, however, as Dowd scored a rebound goal off a Brodzinski setup. It was too late for SCSU, as they were not able to get the equalizer, even with Faragher pulled for score of 4-3.

Saturday Saturday was a much better game for SCSU. Whether it was the solid goaltending of Faragher or spectacular special teams play, SCSU played a

Jimmy Murray opened the scoring. Murray took a cross-ice pass from Brodzinksi and streaked up the ice, beating Miami goalie Williams. Right after scoring, Murray took a big hit into the boards from Friday’s two-goal scorer Blake Coleman. A scrum ensued after the hit, and SCSU was given a four-minute double-minor penalty for elbowing and hooking Murray.

It didn’t take long for SCSU to score on the power play, as Morley scored with a shot from one of the faceoff dots. Murray had an assist, giving him two points on the night through the Morley’s goal would be it for SCSU, though, as Miami was able to kill off the second part of the four minute power play. SCSU did have their chances during the last two minutes. The team hit two posts, one of which was Dowd beating Williams on a shot that hit the post and bounced wide.

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leading defenseman, Andrew Prochno. Prochno play through the pain. Motzko held him out the rest of the game to be safe and keep him from getting hurt more. Tim Daly and Ben Storm no’s ice time.

The second period of Saturday was much like the second period of Friday. Miami owned play, started to hit more and took more shots than SCSU. Unlike Friday, though, SCSU was able to mitigate the physical play of Miami by making shorter, quicker passes to get past the Miami defenders. This led to more opportunities for SCSU, evidenced by their nine shots while Miami had 12 for the period. Both teams managed to prevent the other team from scoring during the period and SCSU brought their two-goal lead into the third period.

Miami was unable to get anything going during the third period as SCSU clamped down on defense. Miami did have 14 shots during the third, the most of any period, but was unable to crack Faragher, as he was up to the task to stop

left. Brodzinksi assisted on Dowd’s goal as well as Murray’s. With a goal and assist on Friday, Brodzinksi had a four-point weekend and six points in the last three games.

With the weekend split, SCSU’s record stands at 18-7-5 (12-5-3 NCHC), while Miami’s stands at 11-16-1 (5-14-1 NCHC). The two teams split the season series, with both teams securing weekend splits with this weekend’s game as well as the November series in St. Cloud.

With the win, SCSU rose to 39 points in the NCHC standings, while the University of North Dakota also rose to 39 points with their weekend sweep over Minnesota-Duluth with wins of 3-0 and 6-2. Despite being tied in points, SCSU falls to second place in the NCHC while UND rises than SCSU. The two will face off in a series next weekend in what will likely decide the top seed of the NCHC.

“Once I made one or two I really felt like it was going to be a long night for them,” Poydras said. “The ball felt good coming out of my hands, and once a shooter gets in a stretch like that it’s hard to get him off, and I was feeling it.”

Cruz, Matt Craggs, and James Fort were

Men’s Bball Continued from Page 9 on the night, with Jordan Poydras leading the way with 16 points.

Offensively, they were sound, shooting from three-point land. To a trained eye, it seemed like SCSU was relying on their talent too much and not playing cohesively as a group, undermining the Golden Eagles because of their record.

“Build a team with 10 players, because everybody’s human, and is going to have a bad night,” Schlagel said. “We had some good play out of our bench tonight with Connor (Niehaus) and Scotty Stone having spurts.”

Quality possessions were something SCSU didn’t enjoy having on the night, as they were choppy and indecisive with the ball in their hands.

Usually a team that plays inside-out, SCSU did little penetrating of the lanes and found itself taking more outside shots than they would like to.

“I thought there for a little bit we were aggressive and that helped open our perimeter jump shot,” Schlagel said. “We just seemed out of sorts tonight for some reason.”

Defense was suspect for SCSU all night, with stints of great shutdown defense, then signs of falter defense with the Golden Eagles easily eluding defenders at times.

SCSU created 15 turnovers, but was sloppy on rotation and picking up men off the picks down in the paint. At times, the Golden Eagles had wide open layups and it almost caused SCSU the game, but stout rebounding in the late stage of the game sealed the victory.

“I think we steadily improved on our help defense, but teams will have games like this once in a while,” Mortag said. “We have to continue to be big on the boards as well.”

With a division title on the line, SCSU can’t afford to play as sloppy on both sides of

everything Miami threw at him.

Dowd did get his power-play goal as he scored his 18th goal of the season and ninth

a night where one man took control from the beginning tip. Cruz had 19 points, Craggs regular season home game as members of the basketball team.

Cruz got hot late in the second half when Schlagel took Poydras out of the game to give him a breather. Cruz was slashing to the hoop, the lane.

Coming into the game, SCSU knew that the Beavers loved to shoot the three ball and they shut them down all night, not allowing the Beavers to get hot. The Beavers shot 23.5 percent from three-point range, far from their 53 percent season average.

It was as if the team switched roles, beshooting an incredible 54.5 percent, its best all season. SCSU shot an astonishing 58.6 MOTOKI NAKATANI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

rebounds. the ball against Bemidji State. A night off in doesn’t want his team to do.

“This is what we play for and to win the North would be a huge accomplishment,” Schlagel said. “They’re (Bemidji) is the most explosive team offensively in our league, shooting the ball at 53 percent, which is unheard of and they’re really balanced.”

Saturday It was Schlagel’s last regular season home game, as he’ll be retiring at the end of the season, and he got a treat from one of his young stars and one of his senior leaders.

In front of an almost full crowd of 2,064 fans at Halenbeck Hall, the young stud, Poy-

dras, dropped a game-high 30 points, giving SCSU the No. 3 seed in the North Division with a 92-60 victory over Bemidji State.

The young sophomore from De Pere, his early career at SCSU. Poydras was 9-forto capitulate one of his best games.

“He went off tonight and I just kept feeding him the ball,” Damarius Cruz said. “He took two early silly fouls, but other than that he was on tonight.”

Early on in the second half Poydras had 11 points in a two-minute span, with nine of those points being three-pointers. It wasn’t too often that he took a shot and heard a clank from the iron, and he played 33 minutes on the night.

hit their stride at a better time.

“It was one of those nights, and we just wanted to come in and play focused and we did that right from the start,” Cruz said. “It showed a lot on the defensive end with a lot of key stops because we made them lose conIt was a much different team than Friday’s team, with high energy all night and barely any lapses of judgment on either side of the ball.

SCSU seemed in sync all night and quality possessions seemed to be the norm with the team having 17 assists on the night. Ball possession is something Schlagel has been concerned with all season, with his team never really putting back-to-back games together.

“We played with a lot of energy tonight because we knew what was at stake,” Cruz said. “We knew what we had to do and we got it done playing a well-rounded game.”

Women’s Bball Continued from Page 9 “We did a good job at limiting her touches and containing her.”

Nobody for the Golden Eagles could buy a basket. It seemed like there was an imaginary person sitting on top of the rim, pushing the ball out of the iron.

“I feel so comfortable right know because of what I saw we can do on defense,” Fish said.

Petermann led SCSU with 17 points. Benson and Sam Price each had 14 points to help secure the blowout victory.

It was quite the shooting display for SCSU, shooting 53.1 percent on the night and shaking the nylon on what seemed like every other shot. Moreover, SCSU got production from almost every player that was in the game, and the bench chipped in 36 points.

“It’s extremely comforting knowing we can play anybody at any time,” Petermann said. ”We do a really good job at competing at any level.”

Speaking of someone sitting on the rim, SCSU cleaned up the windows, snatching 47 rebounds to the Golden Eagles’ 25 in what Fish called a “big reboundoing” performance on the glass.

Prevailing in the paint, and getting points off turnovers further helped to get the victory, with SCSU getting 42 points in the paint and 28 points off the 23 turnovers they created. Defense is something that SCSU prides itself on, and they didn’t disappoint.

“This was the best defensive effort I’ve seen our team play and we kept an attacking team at bay all night,” Fish said. “We did a good job at exploiting their four-guard offense. SomeIt was obvious to everyone in the building that the defense was on point, and it was plain as day that SCSU was effective because the Golden Eagles only scored 21 points in the second half.

NSIC tournament. The team and Fish can’t help but keep an eye on Minnesota Moorhead.

“I usually don’t root for teams, but I’m pulling for Minot,” Fish said. “But really all I’m thinking is how we can win tomorrow night against Bemidji.”

Saturday To nobody’s surprise, SCSU came out in a thunderous fashion, maintaining its momentum from Friday night and cruising to a 91-80 victory over Bemidji State. It was a night where SCSU celebrated its three seniors, and they all had a helping hand in the victory.

It looked like it was going to be a blowout of sorts, but the Beavers never let up, constantly chomping their way back. The Beavers (10-16, 5-16 NSIC) were down as many as 18 points and cut the lead to six points late in the second half.

“We had our backs against the wall and everything worked out perfectly for us,” Fish said. “We hit a cold stretch where we

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Price had a huge night with 20 points and hit a clutch three-pointer late in the game to put her team up by nine before sealing the deal with two free-throws. Price didn’t have

8-of-11 shooting and shot an impressive 3-of-4 form the threepoint line. SCSU is going to need her presence inside and out if they want to go anywhere in the playoffs.

from behind the arc.

Matching Price’s effort on the offensive side for SCSU was Jessica Benson, by dropping 20 points of her own from all over

she’s giving us some great minutes.”

game and team high 15 rebounds.

Rachael Moen displayed her usual tenacity on both sides and 3-of-6 from three-point land. Moen played honey badger on defense all night, disrupting many of the Beavers’ sets. He contributed three of 14 turnovers created by SCSU. “Boy did they step up and carry us, not only in this game but last game too,” Fish said. “That’s what you need seniors to do, because they’ve been through the ropes. I’m really appreciative of what they’ve done for us over the years.”

The Huskies started off the game in red-hot fashion, nailing nine quick points, all by way of three-pointers. As a team, SCSU shot 44.8 percent from the arc, and also displayed great “It’s always good to see the team shooting well from outside, and it’s fun to watch,” Benson said.

Petermann continued her dominance with 19 points on

with for a majority of the night, but some late defensive blunders and shoddy defensive rebounding almost lost SCSU that Letting off the pedal throughout the second half didn’t seem to faze them, because the three senior leaders were determined to win their last regular season home game.

“This was a big game for us and we knew that coming in, so we wanted to play at a high level,” Benson said. “We lost to Looking to avenge one of its two home losses, SCSU knows it’ll need to be on its toes on both ends of the court, because Sioux Falls can get hot from anywhere on the court.

“They’re a very great three-point shooting team and they got quick guards who can penetrate,” Fish said. “We’ve seen a lot of that in teams we’ve played the last couple weekends and hopefully we’re ready for the challenge.”

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Softball Continued from Page 9 to right center, followed by Jessica Gragg reaching base on an error.

Taylor Reichard fought a pitch off the handle, which found giving the Hornets a 1-0 lead.

Gragg later scored on a passed ball, giving the Hornets a 2-0 lead that would last the remainder of the game.

The Huskies threatened in the bottom of the second, with Amber Holmgren leading the inning off with a walk.

Megan Lehnen then laid down a sac-bunt, moving Holmgren and great base-running that put runners on second and third.

Unfortunately, Kaitlyn Caston of the Hornets managed to get a groundball, ending the Huskies’ threat.

“We weren’t too sure coming into this season,” U’Ren said.

“We have 14 new people on the roster and two seniors… but we’ve got some great freshman playing out here.”

“Overall, I’m very impressed with their level of play in our A young roster for the Huskies led to freshman shortstop LarDeBoer also got a hit.

Huskies third baseman Stephanie Roan and Kelsie Fitch also collected a hit, rounding out the four hits for SCSU. “The biggest thing you stress early in the season is to get quality at bats,” U’Ren said. “Pitching always seems to be where it needs to be.”

Kelly Franks, SCSU’s starting pitcher, found her groove once strikeouts, one walk, and giving up only four hits.

“Kelly Franks dominated. They took advantage of a bloop single and a passed ball. They didn’t really touch anything else from her all day long,” U’Ren said.

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The Huskies take game two of the Kelly Laas Memorial Invite against Augustana 3-2 in extra innings. the Husky Dome.

The Huskies paired up against No. 8 Augustana College in a 2 p.m. non-conference game. The Huskies defeated the Vikings

groundouts, and four hits, which was good enough to get the win.

The Huskies (0-1) are back in action tomorrow in the Husky

“Obviously, it’s a big win for us and our team. It’s always good

They had a great start, they went out to Las Vegas and got some early season games in,” U’Ren said. ”They’ve got one of the best pitchers in the conference and they always bring big bats.”

good softball team like the Vikings,” said sophomore Kelly Franks, who threw seven innings, allowing two runs on three hits. “We still have a lot of season left, so we will make adjustments and come out stronger next time.”

Saturday

innings of work.

The Huskies were able to get on the board early in Saturday afternoon’s contest when freshman catcher Alyssa Coletto hit an RBI single to drive in second baseman Breana Canova.

An inning later Canova added another run for the Huskies, increasing the lead to 2-0 after she hit a line drive up the middle to drive home Tricia DeBoer.

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at the Kelly Laas Memorial Invite Saturday afternoon underneath

after Franks issued one of her two walks during the game when

game.

“I just wasn’t hitting the spot that I was aiming for when throwing to Spanton,” Franks quipped.

Spanton hit a double in the seventh inning to drive in another run and tie the game at two all.

Luckily, Coletto still had some heat in her bat after her RBI in the second inning. Coletto would hit the game-winning RBI the win.

“It felt good to be swinging the bat at a high level and get the

DeBoer added another two, while Canova, Kelsie Fitch, and Amber Holmgren each had a hit.

Sophomore Senna Francesconi came in for the last inning in relief of Franks and gave up one hit and no runs. It was Franthe Kelly Laas Memorial Invite on Sunday as they take on the University of Nebraska-Kearney at 9 a.m. and Missouri Western

Women’s hockey ties Beavers Friday, loses on Senior Day

Derek Saar STAFF WRITER

Friday Regulation and overtime were not enough to decide a winner Friday night between the Huskies and the Bemidji State University Beavers.

National Hockey Center, skating to a 1-1 regulation tie, later resulting in a 1-0 shootout loss after a hotly contested hockey game.

“We just let some opportunities slip away, we had some really good chances and just didn’t score any goals,” said Huskies head coach Jeff Giesen in his assessment of his team’s play.

Both the Huskies and the Beavers came into Friday night’s game with a record of 1-8-1 in their last 10 games, as both teams have struggled since the winter break. Ironically, each teams’ respective wins came against one another, when the Huskies and Beavers squared off in early January and split their series in Bemidji.

This weekend also marks the last home series of the season for SCSU as they have been mathematically eliminated from earning ings.

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they have struggled to do all season. Julia Gilbert corralled the puck out of a scrum in the slot and found the top shelf from the defenseman converted to a grinding winger, was involved in the scrum and was credited with an assist as well as Michelle Burke.

Huskies’ lone goal.

Gilbert’s goal remained the lone marker until the Beavers’ Alex Ehlert sprung Kristine Grenier on a breakaway as the Huskies were caught on a bad line change and Grenier was able to beat goaltender Julie Friend with a backhand deke to even the score at one early in the second period. alty and a game misconduct after checking BSU’s Lauren Miller The Beavers had an apparent go-ahead goal on the power play after a bizarre sequence as Rachael Kelly found Kaitlyn Tougas all alone on the weak side post and wristed the puck past Friend, but the goal was later disallowed.

Seconds before the scoring play, BSU’s Kelly high sticked the Huskies’ Skye Kelly, but no penalty was called as Kelly lay on the was blown due to the injured Kelly.

“We caught a couple breaks that went our way tonight; obvibreak for us,” Giesen said.

The score remained deadlocked at one a piece heading into the third period as the Huskies were able to stave off the Beavers extended power play.

Friend came up with timely saves in the second period as well period.

“Goaltending has been one of our mainstays this year and Arguably, Friend’s biggest save came with just under six minutes left in regulation on a Stephanie Anderson break away attempt after a Molli Mott shot was blocked at the BSU blue line.

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Seven Husky seniors are celebrated during senior night before Saturday’s game against Bemidji State.

Friend then stopped a wrist shot off the tape of Rachael Kelly, who collected the rebound.

Friend and skipped right through the wickets to give BSU a 1-0

play as Hanmer came close on two occasions to bury a late game-

goes in, but we played with some resolve looking to get back into

rocket from the top of the left faceoff circle but it was stopped by the right pad of BSU goalie Brittni Mowat.

“I didn’t want to shoot the puck high and get it blocked, so I shot low and hoped to get a rebound but we weren’t able to put the rebound away,” Hamner said.

In overtime neither team could tickle the twine, resulting in a shootout.

Often times surrendering such a goal can rattle a hockey team,

shootout, giving the Beavers two points in the standings and the Huskies earning one point with the tie.

Friend ended her outstanding night between the pipes for the The Huskies will take on the Beavers once again Saturday season.

Saturday The Huskies fell on Senior Day to the Bemidji State Beavers “That’s our season in a nutshell right there, being offensively challenged and didn’t get any puck luck,” said Huskies head coach Jeff Giesen.

Saturday’s game marked the last time six players would don the Husky uniform at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.

“They’ve faced a lot of adversity in their four years, and they’ve had some fun times and hopefully we get to play a few more games starting with next weekend,” Giesen said of his senior class.

“We’ve had some unfortunate years but I wouldn’t trade this for anything, I love the team, I love the girls and I’ve had an unbelievable time here,” said senior Molli Mott.

Despite a well-played game by SCSU, it was the same old song as the Beavers were able to capitalize on scoring opportunities, while the Huskies couldn’t light the lamp despite multiple goal reviews.

“We had a few that just stayed on the line today and we just lucky.” season for the Beavers from just beyond the SCSU blue line.

Williams wristed the puck on net from the neutral zone and, unfortunately for the Huskies, the puck one-hopped just short of

period, although SCSU was unable to generate a goal.

“It was kind of an unfortunate goal and it was one that we knew shouldn’t have gone in and we rallied around that and played our heart out,” Mott said.

net on the penalty kill, stretching their lead to two goals.

Key mistakes on the back end have haunted the Huskies all season, and those ghosts came back to life as defenseman Skye Kelly dove to keep a loose puck in the offensive zone for the Huskies, but BSU’s Kaitlyn Tougas was able to slide past Kelly. ing the stick of Stephanie Anderson, whose breakaway wrist shot frame. and it became a 2-on-1 and Anderson is a pretty good player and took a shot upstairs,” Giesen said of the shorthanded goal against.

The Huskies continued to outplay the Beavers in the third period in search of getting on the scoreboard.

4 man advantage, but the Huskies weren’t able to get a shot past BSU’s Havel.

Friend ended the afternoon with another solid performance

The Huskies have struggled all season to get shots on net but

Giesen said. “We had a couple on the goal line and I think the girls thought that if we kept shooting and getting to the net we could get one to go in.”

for sixth place.

Next weekend the Huskies will travel down I-94 for a best of season champion and No. 1 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers.