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The smart dummies have arrived Nursing program gets high-tech additions to simulation lab DAN BOETTCHER

Board of Trustees to visit MSU

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When a new addition to the Minnesota State school of nursing was left without a place to stay, one student remained determined to provide it a comfortable home.

Upon the arrival of the department’s newest malesimulation mannequin, or SimMan 3G, the nursing program realized that another bed was needed to house the high-tech learning tool. The administration called out to faculty, students and friends of the department to provide any help in finding a fully functional hospital bed for the SimMan 3G. Kelsey Dietz, a senior nursing student and president of the Student Nurses Association, took the initiative and made the request a reality.

Dietz contacted her mother, Cindy Petricka, who works as a nurse at the hospital in Owatonna. Petricka put her in

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MATT SAUER

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submitted photo Nursing student Kelsey Dietz practices with one of the program’s new test dummies. Dietz helped obtain a bed for the department’s new simulation dummy, one part of its high-tech lab.

‘Making a difference, one cup at a time’ Centennial Student Union implements green efforts ERIN ROHRER

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wale agboola • msu reporter Law enforcement senior Jed Neumann grabs a bite to eat in Mav Ave in the Centennial Student Union Wednesday with a newly implemented eco-friendly cup and spoon.

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A chance to listen and learn

A sustainability program has officially been implemented in the Centennial Student Union.

Students, faculty and staff should begin to notice ecofriendly changes in the CSU’s retail operations.

Last October, Bill Harvey and Phil Novak of Sodexo, the university’s food provider, met with the Student Union Board to discuss sustainability options for retail operations in the CSU in attempt to go green. After board deliberation and positive student feedback from an online survey, the retail switch was approved and the program is formally in place.

“The cost increases for

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eco-friendly packaging are not substantial,” said Novak.

“During winter break, we took the time to really break down what costs are affected by new, compostable products and what was not. Compostable products are not extremely popular at companies yet, so we will have to cover the cost of increase until discounted items are available.”

Although the increase in price will be added to individual meal cost, it is only added if the new packaging affects the product.

Although some sustainable items cost 20 cents more a piece, some had no cost change at all.

For example, there is a 10-cent increase in price for fountain

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The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system’s Board of Trustees will be holding a public forum, which they are calling a “listening session,” Monday night in the Centennial Student Union, the first formal event of its kind at Minnesota State.

The Board of Trustees, which is responsible for the fiscal and management duties of the MnSCU system, will listen to student and public opinion as a means to calm twitchy nerves and gather ideas regarding upcoming budget shortages, as well as problems with demographic satisfaction.

Further discussions on tuition, customized training and student aid are anticipated as well.

“We want to get the ideas of these people,” said board chair David Olson. “We expect to see a lot of different folks coming to the session, hopefully from a lot of different backgrounds. We want to hear what they have to say.”

MnSCU is the leading administration system for higher education in Minnesota, comprising 32 educational institutions and operating 54 campuses statewide. In an average year the system serves 250,000 credit-based students, with another 160,000 noncredited or interned and 33,500 of them graduating annually.

Monday’s listening session will begin with a short presentation regarding the main problems surrounding MnSCU as a way to give the forum a general focus for the ensuing conversations.

“We’ve been trying to be a lot more open in recent years,” Olson said. “[The opening presentation] won’t be a lecture. We want to be straightforward and say ‘here’s what we’re working on, what

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CSU Board makes Latino Center recommendation

Board scraps the idea of separate center, calls for larger multicultural office DANNIE HIGGINBOTHAM

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After some discussion, the Minnesota State Student Association decided to table a motion regarding their recomendation on the controversial Latino Center.

The Centennial Student Union Board and its chair Alexi Roskom drafted a letter to Walt Wolf, dean of students, recommending a larger, joint multicultural center composing of the four major ethnic groups at Minnesota State (Asian, Latino, African-American and Native American) with lounge space for students.

The recommendation proposes moving the multicultural affairs office to CSU 264, where the International Student Association currently resides.

It would fuse together with the new Intercultural Student Center to create one giant office. The International Student Association office would move to Multicultural Affairs’ old office.

Roskom said the board

felt this was an appropriate middle ground, since there is already a lack of meeting space in the CSU. “We feel like having an entire meeting space for one population of students doesn’t make sense for the student body,” Roskom said.

There are 38 different ethnicities represented at MSU, and Roskom said there would be no way to build separate centers and offices to acommadate all of them.

“I feel like this very fair, from the perspective of the students,” said MSSA President Murtaza Rajabali.

“I think the CSU board did a good job of balancing out everyone’s needs.”

Rajabali added that it would be easier for students if all the multicultural offices were located in one spot, rather than broken up and scattered throughout the CSU. College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Senator Micheal Do also agreed with the reccomendation.

“I think it meets in the middle,” he said. “It’s hard to satisfy both parties. It’s not

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like what they’re asking for is absurd, it’s just that everyone wants the best deal [they can get].”

During the meeting, one senator pointed out that it may seem hypocritical to have Women’s and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) centers, which cater to a specific population, and give that as a reason for not building a Latino center.

“The Women’s Center targets a different demographic and fights for the equality of women,” Rajabali said. “It has a different purpose. Same with the LGBT center. The multicultural centers have a similar goal: to make the population less ignorant of their cultures. They go together.”

Dalton Crayton, recruitment and retention specialist for the Intercultural Student Center at MSU, didn’t seem to agree with the senate’s recommendation.

According to Rajabali, he

We feel like having an entire meeting space for one population of students doesn’t make sense for the student body.”

— Alexi Roskom, CSU Board Chairperson

said the multicultural center would be like “opening a can of sardines and mixing them together” and said the senate “shouldn’t be listening to what administration says.”

“This isn’t what administration says,” Rajabali said. “This is what students want.”

Although the board has recommended that certain offices and centers move, they stress that this is only a recommendation and that they have yet to talk to the centers.

The board also isn’t sure about costs and still needs to speak with architects.

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Taco feed for those in need LYNN ZASKE

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Minnesota State’s Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority is hosting their annual All-You-Can- Eat taco feed fundraiser on Feb. 1 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Loose Moose Saloon in Mankato.

All proceeds will benefit the Robbie Page Memorial, a group that started in an effort to help find a cure for polio. The now puts most of its efforts into recreational play therapy for hospitalized children.

“The sorority is participating in this fundraiser because we want to help children who have been hospitalized have the chance to experience play therapy through the Robbie Page Memorial,” said committee member for the event Melissa Anderson. “Students should participate in the taco feed because it benefits a good cause and it is fun for everyone.”

Miss Mankato is said to be performing around 7 p.m. and Mankato mayor John Brady and other city council members have been invited to help increase community involvement. An eating contest will be held with other Greek chapters at 8 p.m.

The fundraiser also includes a silent auction with donated

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Second annual Saudi night to be held Saturday at MSU

items up for bid from local area businesses.

Tickets can be purchased for $8 in advance by contacting Erica Serbus at 651-895-0181, or any other member of the sorority.

Tickets purchased at the door cost $10.

“Last year we raised roughly $1,000 from the taco feed, but that was less than what we had raised in past years,” committee member Erica Serbus said. “We are hoping to increase that amount this year for the kids.”

The money raised will go to national efforts, but the group hopes to bring some play therapy to southern Minnesota in the future.

Tri-Sigma also helps in local efforts with Girl Scouts in a program called “Strong.” They hope to expand the program in an effort to contribute more to the Mankato area.

“A lot of the programs we participate in help kids, because it is kids, it makes the work so close to my heart,” Serbus said.

“It really feels good to contribute to both small community projects and something at a national level.

It makes you feel like you are making a difference.”

Event will feature food, performances HEATHER MOELLER

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Minnesota State will hold its second Saudi Night on Saturday.

The event will be held in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m.

According to Mustafa Almeer, one of the Saudi students helping to plan Saudi Night, the event will be broken into two parts. The first is an exhibition that offers attendees the chance to experience the Saudi culture. “[We want] to break down stereotypes and give [MSU] a real image of the people in Saudi: us,” said Almeer.

Almeer also said the group planning Saudi Night wants to give the community a chance to speak with Saudi people, rather than just people who have been to the country.

Event attendees will be able to sample Saudi food, try on Saudi outfits and learn to write their names in Arabic, the primary language of the Saudi people. Almeer also said there will be a slideshow

web photo Students pose in traditional Saudi dress at last year’s Saudi Night.

with pictures from around the country and henna tattoos.

During the event, the students will perform a play as well as different dances from various parts of the country.

There will be a question and answer segment with prizes.

With the expectation of 300 attendees, Almeer said planning and making the event work isn’t

easy.

“There’s only 20 Saudi students,” Almeer said.

Tickets are for sale on Thursday from 12-3 p.m. at a table by Barnes and Noble in the CSU and at the door on Saturday night. Tickets are $6 for MSU students and $7 for the public.

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DUMMIES Nursing lab has SimMan, pregnant mother, fetus and child mannequins.

Although MSU has a top-quality lab, it is still small compared to other universities. continued from 1 contact with Patricia Angelucci, the director of patient care services at the hospital.

The facility had just been updated with all new equipment and Dietz was curious as to what happened with the old beds.

After she met with Angelucci, Dietz was introduced to Tami Waalen, an Allina clinical equipment specialist, who agreed to donate a bed for the mannequin.

“Kelsey, to her credit, is one mover-shaker,” said Marcia Stevens, chairperson of the school of nursing. “She’s a take-action person with just about anything she does.”

The acquisition of the bed allows the nursing program to fully utilize the state-of-the-art SimMan 3G. The mannequin provides the highest level of authenticity.

Manufactured by Laerdal Medical, the 3G can cry, sweat and even bleed. It can also be used to practice real-life situations, such as a morphine overdose. The student is able to introduce medication into the mannequin through an IV attached to one arm. A microchip monitors the amount being administered, and when the correct dose is given the mannequin is revived and returns to normal. The pupils of his eyes will even change dilation during the process.

“It’s one thing to read about it, but until you’re faced with that situation it helps you

learn how to act on instinct,” Dietz said. “It makes a big difference.”

With two grants, the school of nursing was able to add a pregnant mother simulation, complete with a fetus, a baby mannequin named Hal, a pair of twins, and a school-aged child mannequin in addition to the 3G. The pregnant mother mannequin, named Noelle, and her fetus, allow students to practice simulated childbirth.

The fetus can be inserted into Noelle’s abdomen and a hydraulic piston will actually push him out slowly to mimic a real delivery.

“To teach the students the cervical dilation and crowning of the head, they can actually put their hand in the cervix,” said Colleen Royle, assistant professor of nursing.

The addition of an entire mannequin family has created a lack of space in the small simulation lab, where students work with their new patients.

A plan to enlarge the room has been hampered by a limited amount of available resources.

The department applied for institutional funds in an attempt to finance the large project.

“We’ve been operating on a shoestring budget for a long time,” Stevens said. “Our lab compared to the simulation labs in South Central or any other university, really, is just tiny.”

wale agboola • msu reporter The new mannequins can cry, sweat and bleed. They also recieve medication through an IV in the arm and can react to the meds. The pupils of the eyes dialate during the process as well.

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read about it, but until you’re faced with that situation it helps you learn how to act on instinct.”

— MSU Student Kelsey Dietz on the benefits of using the new mannequins in the nursing program

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Student turnout vital to success of upcoming Board of Trustees forum With the budget deficit on the horizon, Minnesota State students, faculty and staff should be looking for any opportunity to let their voices be heard. For the campus community, Monday night is a rare occasion to do so.

Out of all 32 institutions and 54 campuses in the state, the influential MnSCU Board of Trustees chose MSU as one of four stops to listen to what we have to say. This public forum is the first of its kind and it should provide a valuable experience for attendees to gain an understanding of the grim

financial situation ahead.

The board is essential to MnSCU decision-making and its members are traveling here to lend their ears to MSU’s questions, concerns, opinions and ideas.

It is our responsibility as members of this university to show up. They are looking for a large turnout of students to discuss topics that that directly affect us, such as tuition and student aid. If they didn’t legitimately care about what we think, they wouldn’t make the effort to come to campus.

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The ‘Minnesota Cynics’ strike again Enough of playing the blame game. Adam is sick of the bandwagon fans, even though he might be one too. chime the death knells Fair-weather. and remind the rest of Bandwagon. Just a us that it is only a matter couple words used of time before the team to describe fans that screws things up. When support a professional and if the team does screw sports team when they’re up, this group winning. But of people gets in Minnesota’s to say, “I won’t case it’s not say I told you necessarily a so, but…” This, winning streak in all reality, that prompts this is worse than phenomenon. actually saying See, being they told us so. a lifelong So we Minnesotan I ultimately arrive have not only at the same noticed the phenomenon Adam Pulchinski conclusion in this but have sadly phenomenon, but taken part in it as on slightly varying routes. well. The phenomenon The worst part about the in question starts at the winning route is that the beginning of every sports dreams of fans are dashed season, when Minnesotans from a higher pedestal get very excited about than the losing route. their home team. The The land of 10,000 talk starts about playoffs, lakes is known for championships, coaches, “Minnesota Nice.” When players, and ultimate it comes to our sports prizes like the World though, I self-identify us Series, the Super Bowl, or as “Minnesota Cynics.” the Stanley Cup. There is such negativity The next stage of the and placing of blame phenomenon depends on when one of our sports how the team does. If the teams doesn’t do well that team does well and wins we don’t take the time to games and has a genuine appreciate what they did shot at something big, achieve. fans get excited and in a This football season, frenzy. If the team does the Minnesota Vikings got badly and it’s chalked to a place that they would up to “that’s how it is in only have achieved last Minnesota.” year in the dreams of dieIf the team does do well hard fans that had passed and the subsequent frenzy out after gorging on beer ensues then this is the time and Ho-Hos. The Vikes when the phenomenon were one game away from keeps going. With each the Super Bowl!

One victory a Minnesota team game. And yes, they achieves, there is a group lost that game. Then the of fans that continuously

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Yes, Favre threw seven interceptions this season. He also threw 33 touchdowns. Favre also shed light on some rising stars and illuminated those who had underused talents.”

phenomenon started back into motion.

Even the worst of cynics seemed to be letting that glimmer of hope sink in that maybe, just maybe, this was the year. Instead, the negativity took hold full-force. Again, fans called for the dismissal of Head Coach Brad “Chilly” Childress.

Again, armchair coaches screamed that if only the Vikings had listened to them through their televisions that they would have done better. Fans who converted to the church of number four, Brett Favre, turned their back on him.

All of a sudden the comments started up on how the Vikings shouldn’t have signed Favre, who, despite his awesome

year, had reverted to his interception-throwing alter ego in the twilight hour.

To those people I say … well, shut up sounds good.

Yes, Favre threw seven interceptions this season. He also threw 33 touchdowns. Favre also shed light on some rising stars and illuminated those who had underused talents. Sidney Rice, Visanthe Shiancoe, Bernard Berrian, Chester Taylor, rookie Percy Harvin and many others had a terrific year. None of that would have happened with Tarvaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels at the quarterback position.

Any other year we would have relied too heavily on Adrian Peterson (one of the

downfalls on many plays this year), who I have nicknamed “Fumblina” until he proves himself otherwise. No fan would even be in the position of saying how we lost the game before the Super Bowl and missed our trip to Miami.

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Sports aren’t just about the records. Just ask the Timberwolves.

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John, Elizabeth Edwards separate after 30 years

DIFFERENCE The process of going green is not a quick switch

Edwards admits to fathering child, now 2 years old, with mistress Rielle Hunter

soda, due to the compostable cup, lid and straw. However, an entire combo meal at Stacks will also increase just 10 cents.

Not all of the changes have been made, as the CSU retail operations will wait until the current inventory runs dry before using the new ecofriendly items.

“The process of going green is not a quick switch,” Novak said. “In order to be cost effective, all existing inventory must run out before making all changes.”

Within the next few weeks, the university will also notice green product marketing throughout campus since the approval of the marketing strategies earlier this month.

Other signage will be seen throughout the CSU in order for students to understand the green efforts and how it is affecting their costs. Although a small

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Edwards has separated from husband John Edwards, the former presidential candidate who lied about cheating on his cancer-stricken wife and the child he fathered during his affair.

The disclosure Wednesday came as a longtime aide to the two-time candidate promotes a tell-all book that provides an unflattering portrait of the couple and the tumultuous relationship they tried to maintain after he first acknowledged the liaison.

Elizabeth Edwards, 60, declined to comment through a friend, Andrea Purse, who confirmed the separation.

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“She’s doing as well as you could expect,” Nancy Anania said. “I’m really proud of her that, somehow, she’s got strength that you rarely see in a person.”

A week earlier, John Edwards finally confirmed that he fathered a child, now almost 2 years old, with his mistress, Rielle Hunter. He issued a brief statement Wednesday, expressing care for his wife of more than three decades and the mother of four of his children.

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Purse did not reveal how long the couple has been apart. North Carolina law typically requires couples to be separated for a year before divorcing.

It’s another wrenching twist for a couple that had previously weathered the death of a 16-year-old son and Elizabeth’s ongoing battle with incurable cancer.

They were law school sweethearts who got married just days after they took the bar exam together in the summer of 1977. Though John Edwards, 56, later went on to make millions as a trial lawyer, the couple had humble beginnings: He had to borrow money from her parents for a one-night honeymoon. She always wore her $11 wedding ring. For years they spent their anniversaries going to Wendy’s, just as they did on their first one.

Former aide Andrew Young initially claimed in the weeks leading up to the crucial presidential primaries that he was the father of Hunter’s child.

Young’s upcoming book details how Edwards went to great lengths to hide the affair.

In excerpts from an ABC News interview, Young said that Edwards asked him to find a doctor who might fake a paternity test and asked him to steal a diaper from the baby,

now almost 2, to determine whether it was really his. He also claims that the married couple sought to politicize her cancer diagnosis.

The statement released on behalf of Elizabeth Edwards said she will not engage in a dialogue on “false charges” in the book.

“Based on the limited portions of the book that have been made available, it is clear it contains many falsehoods and exaggerations,” she said.

She responded to one point, saying the suggestion that she capitalized on her cancer is “unconscionable, hurtful and patently false.”

Elizabeth Edwards has an incurable form of cancer that returned in 2007 as the couple was campaigning for the presidency. She said last week that her health got worse for a period but has been recently improving. She declined at the time to discuss her marital status.

John Edwards, a former North Carolina senator and 2004 Democratic vice presidential candidate, has largely stayed secluded since first admitting the affair in August 2008. He denied fathering a child with Hunter at that time. He has acknowledged a federal investigation into his campaign finances.

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Cat found glued to Highway 60 $12,000 award offered for information on incident JENNY POLLOCK

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Many Mankato residents are upset over a shocking act of animal cruelty that occured in December.

A cat was found glued to Highway 60 on Dec. 18, the Free Press reported.

Joyce Borgen saw the cat as she was driving and stopped to help. The cat’s paw pads and a few claws were ripped off when the cat was removed from the road.

Dr. James Rundquist, from Premiere Veterinary Center, said, “We were really upset about that (the cat incident), me and my staff.”

“It’s kind of disgraceful. I don’t understand where that initial idea comes from; to treat any other creature like that is wrong,” said sophomore chemistry major Katelyn Taylor.

Borgen took the cat to Second Chance Rescue Center, where he was named Timothy.

He was placed with a foster family to recover but died five days later due to the glue, stress, and cold.

“Many times animals will show an initial rebound but they could have suffered internal damage,” Dr. Rundquist said.

This act of animal abuse has upset people and the public wants to hold someone accountable.

There is a reward for information that leads to a conviction. An anonymous man from Yankton, SD is offering $1,000 for information leading to a conviction of the animal abuser.

Other people have followed suit and have added to the reward money. According to KEYC TV, it is now up to $12,000.

“That’s a lot of money, especially in this economy,” said sophomore anthropology major, Heidi Sletta.

“I think money is a good motive for people to give information but it’s been a long time since the incident,” Taylor said.

In addition to the reward money, Ken Wahl, a former Hollywood actor has decided to donate the Golden Globe award he received in 1990 for the role he played on the TV show “Wiseguys.”

Rundquist said incidents like this aren’t uncommon.

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Many times people who abuse animals also abuse people.”

— Dr. James Rundquist “Most of the time this is done secretly and many times people who abuse animals also abuse people,” Rundquist said.

According to the Free Press, there has been another strike of animal abuse. In Blue Earth County, two Chihuahuas were abandoned on the side of County Road 90. One of the Chihuahuas was two years old and the other was only nine months old. Both of the dogs could have died in these weather conditions but were rescued by a Mankato couple.

Both of the dogs are doing better and should be available for adoption soon.

Dr. Rundquist said that in his experience, people may abandon their pets when they don’t have the money to care for or train them. Premiere Veterinary Center has a program where they will treat the animal if the owner can not afford to and then place the animal with a family that can.

Dr. Rundquist also mentioned Blue Earth Nicolet County Humane Society (BENCHES) as an alternative to abandoning animals.

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LISTEN Board sessions will only be held at a select number of MnSCU schools, including Moorhead and Hennepin Technical College in Brooklyn Park continued from 1 do you think?’” According to MnSCU, between 2000 and 2009, MSU has seen enrollment rates jump a noticeable 26 percent, its annual average tuition doubling in that same time. MnSCU also notes that the amount of money which the state receives for students in higher education has been reduced drastically in recent years, possibly contributing to the anticipated budget shortage in 2012.

Olson hopes to see people from all areas served by MnSCU, including maintenance staff, management services, university faculty, and the public in general; however he says that right now students are what MnSCU needs to attend to.

“The big shots at these meetings really will be the students,” Olson said. “We really want to hear from them, [especially] about tuition and student aid.”

The students themselves seem split on their opinions regarding the fiscal problems being addressed by the Board of Trustees.

“I guess I just don’t know a whole lot about what’s going on,” sophomore Katlyn Jordan said. “I know there was a lot of talk [last semester] about the cultural center and the money problems with that, but I don’t know much else except [MSU] needs money.”

Confusion seems to be in surplus amongst MSU’s students, a state that Olson hopes the listening sessions will help clear. Nevertheless, some

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“I’ve had financial aid problems ever since I got here,” said Stephanie Olsen, a junior psychology student at MSU who plans to attend the forum.

“They always seem to delay before the school clears them, or I don’t get the right amount.

The loan program needs a lot of work, and we just need to quit spending money on buildings.”

Ultimately, the MnSCU Board of Trustees hopes to clear up any confusion regarding their fiscal operations and bluntly show attendees what the system is up against.

Their main goal, however, is to receive feedback from the people, so they can help plan the future of MnSCU and keep the system working and efficient for everyone.

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The call came when Tiffany Moe was on her way to class last semester.

It was from a teammate and one of her best friends, Andrea Walsh, and the news wasn’t good.

Walsh, who started all 34 games for the 2008-09 Division II national champions, would not play a single game this season.

“It was horrible,” said Walsh, a guard for the Minnesota State women’s team.

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After a 1-1 start to conference competition, the Minnesota State wrestling team looks to improve on that record when they head to Fayette, Iowa, to take on Upper Iowa in another crucial NSIC match-up.

The Mavericks will follow that up with a home dual against the University of Mary Saturday.

The first two conference duals offered some valuable experience to the Mavericks.

“One of the positives from last weekend is getting them experience,” said head coach Jim Makovsky. “Losing to Augustana was disappointing but it was good to get a general feeling of what we’re going to be up against. You learn that you can’t take one second off or you’ll get burned.”

The fourth-ranked Mavericks sit in third place in the NSIC and will have the opportunity to move up in the standings with a victory against Upper Iowa. The Peacocks are tied for first place in the conference with a 3-0 record along with Augustana who defeated the Mavericks last weekend.

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“I called Tiff and I was like, ‘Uh, I got something to tell you.’ We were both crying.”

“It was a shock,” added Moe, Walsh’s backcourt partner the previous season. “I didn’t really speak for a good five minutes.”

The news came as a shock to virtually everyone. Walsh experienced problems with her sciatic nerve at the very end of last season, and, unable to sit, wound up standing behind the bench when not on the court.

Still, Walsh said she viewed the discomfort as “just an irritation” at the time.

The situation became much more than an irritation late in summer, however. While water tubing with Moe and other

friends, Walsh fell awkwardly and for a moment lost feeling in her legs.

“I was scared to death,” she said. “Then feeling came back to me and it just killed [me] for a week.”

The incident made a bad situation much worse. An MRI done prior to the season revealed the Yankton, S.D., native had a bulging disc that required surgery. The surgery, performed on Oct. 22, finally meant relief from the pain that had been plaguing her, but it also meant she would spend this season watching from the bench.

Walsh’s absence was a significant setback for an already young team. Coach Pam Gohl

had been counting on Walsh, who was second in the team in assists and 3-point percentage last season, to provide on-court leadership and experience for a squad losing its top three scorers to graduation.

“It definitely left a void that’s tough to fill,” Gohl said.

“Every close game we have, or every time we go down and need to make a run, it would be great to have Andrea out there helping us get stops and helping us push the ball in transition.

“You could outlet to either [Moe or Walsh] last year and they could bring it up on the fast break. That’s what made

Walsh / page 14

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THE MISSING CATALYST

The Mavericks lost four seniors after last season, but losing Walsh may have been just as big of a hit. The speedy guard played exceptional defense and opened up the court for the Maverick offensive attack. Here’s a look at her numbers:

Points per game: 5.2 Steals per game: 1.5

Assists per game: 3.6 (2nd on team) Rebounds per game: 3.2

3-pt percentage: 43 (2nd on team)

Assist turnover ratio: 2.38 (5th in nation)

Walsh

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MSU Women’s Hockey Gameday Lee Handel • staff writer

Minnesota State (11-13-2, 5-12-1 WCHA) at Minnesota (19-3-4, 15-2-3-3) 7:07 p.m., Friday • 4:07 p.m., Saturday Ridder Arena • Minneapolis, Minn.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL School Conf. OVR Augustana 9-2 15-3 (23) Concordia- St. P 9-2 15-3 Minnesota-Duluth 8-3 13-5 Wayne State 7-4 14-4 MSU-Moorhead 7-4 13-5 Winona State 7-5 12-7 Minnesota-Crookston 6-5 8-9 SW-Minnesota State 5-6 11-7 MAVERICKS 5-6 10-8 Northern State 5-6 9-9 Bemidji State 4-7 10-8 St. Cloud State 3-8 8-10 Mary 3-8 7-11 Upper Iowa 0-12 1-17

MEN’S BASKETBALL School Conf. OVR (5) MAVERICKS 10-1 17-1 (17) Augustana 9-2 16-2 St. Cloud State 8-3 14-4 Winona State 8-4 14-5 Mary 7-4 11-7 Wayne State 6-5 9-9 Upper Iowa 6-6 9-10 Concordia-St. Paul 5-6 8-10 SW- Minnesota State 4-7 9-8 Northern State 4-7 8-10 Bemidji State 4-7 7-10 Minnesota-Duluth 4-7 7-11 MSU-Moorhead 3-8 6-12 Minnesota-Crookston 0-11 3-14

WCHA (9)Minnesota-Duluth 12-5-1 10-4-4 (3) Denver 11-5-2 (5) St. Cloud State 10-5-3 (2) Wisconsin (11) Colorado College 10-7-3 (4) North Dakota 8-7-3 7-9-2 Minnesota Alaska-Anchorage 7-12-1 5-12-1 MAVERICKS 2-16-0 Michigan Tech

MSU NOTES: First-year Maverick head coach Eric Means will make his first trip to his alma mater as a head coach since his days as a defenseman on the University of Minnesota men’s hockey team in the mid-90s … The offensive struggles continued last weekend against Minnesota-Duluth, as the Mavericks tallied only two goals in the two-game series. Junior forward Nina Tikkinen provided the team’s only goal on Friday, while senior forward Ashley Young accounted for the lone goal on Saturday. Tikkinen, Young, and fellow forward Christina Lee each picked up two points last weekend. The Mavericks have lost 10 of their last 11 games and continued their plight on power play opportunities, going 0-10 with the advantage last weekend.

U of M Notes: The star-studded Gophers are led by a trio of forwards: junior Emily West (15-17—32), sophomore Sarah Erickson (13-15—28), and senior Brittany Francis (7-13—20). They also have perhaps the best goaltender in the nation in freshman Noora Raty, who will team with MSU’s Tikkinen on Finland’s Olympic squad. The Gophers are undefeated at 13-0 in the friendly confines of Ridder Arena.

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Minnesota State (11-13-2, 5-12-1 WCHA) at Michigan Tech (3-20-1, 2-16-09) 7:07 p.m., Friday • 5:07 p.m., Saturday John MacInnes Arena • Houghton, Mich.

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WRESTLING Next few weeks will decide the fate of the Mavericks postseason continued from 11

Andy Forstner and senior freshman Robby Fisher said.

Brady Wilson are both among “It’s having confidence every the country’s best but it will be wrestler is going to do whatthe other weight classes that ever it takes to win.” are going to be the key to the With less than a month left RECAP: After four straight losses and a bye week to start the second half of the season, Minnesota State is starved team’s success. of regular season competition, for wins to get out of ninth place in the WCHA. The Mavericks have a golden opportunity to gain some points this “We’re going to the Mavericks are in weekend at Michigan Tech — the fifth-worst team in the country accroding to the RPI ratings. sink or swim with good position to get a bid the guys between to the NCAA tournament.

HISTORY: MSU holds a 22-12-3 edge over MTU in the all-time series. The Mavericks swept the Huskies at home 5-2 and 125 and heavyThe next three weeks will 3-2 Nov. 27-28. weight,” Makovsky decide where they stack said. “I think they’re up against teams like NO GAMES BUT MORE PLAYERS OUT: The Mavericks haven’t played a game in 12 days but suffered a pair of setbacks studs and now they Nebraska-Omaha who in that time that will keep two defensemen sidelined for the MTU series. Tyler Elbrecht — opposite Ben Youds on have to believe it. has been ranked No. 1 all They need a big win season.

MSU’s top defensive pair — will likely miss this weekend after he was hit by a puck in practice. Assistant captain Robby Fisher to know they can get A third-straight conferChanning Boe is ill and not expected to play. it.” ence title is also on the Those weight classes will line and the Mavericks likely Andrew Sackrison has missed every game since he suffered a broken leg Nov. 20 at Alaska-Anchorage and is need to bring everything they can’t afford another conference expected to return against Wisconsin in two weeks. Phil Cook will make the trip this weekend but Austin Lee but Troy have to get victories against loss. Makovsky knows how Jutting will go with Austin Lee in net Friday. Cook last played Jan. 8 at North Dakota but left the game with a back Upper Iowa. The Peacocks are important it will be to transiinjury in the sixth minute. ranked No. 6 in the country and tion to the next level within the also have five individuals who next couple weeks.

MTU NOTES: There’s no other way to put it; Tech is just bad. Look at the national stats. The Huskies score the thirdare ranked in the top ten.

“We’re just a good team lowest goals per game (2.00), give up the most goals per game (4.42) and has America’s worst penalty kill allowing The Mavericks will need to right now, we’re not great,” goals on 64 percent of the time. Add it up and Tech has the worst win percentage in the Western Hemisphere (.146). follow up a strong performance Makovsky saida. “The clock against Upper Iowa with anis ticking right now; we can’t other great effort against Mary. wait until the end. We can’t KEY: If the numbers hold true this weekend, the Mavericks should be on the power play for a third of the time. The While Mary isn’t one of the count on that.”

Huskies are the seventh-most penalized team in the nation with 18 penalty minutes per game. Good news for MSU stronger teams in the conferThe Mavericks will face since Tech’s power play seems to slip and fall every time it touches the ice. If the Mavs can’t capitalize, they should ence, MSU has been preached Upper Iowa Thursday at 7 get comfortable at the bottom of the WCHA. to all season about preparing p.m. They then will come back for each match the same way. home to take on the University ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Mavericks travel to Houghton this weekend followed by another bye week. Then it’s back “You have to walk out there of Mary on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the road to Madison for a series with Wisconsin. The Mavericks don’t return to “The V” until Feb. 19-20 against knowing ready to compete you in the Taylor Center.

Alaska-Anchorage. matter who your opponent is,”

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WALSH “It drives me crazy,” said Walsh, who had to spend six weeks wearing a back brace and “doing nothing.”

Trying to bounce back at home

continued from 11

The Mavericks men’s basketball team will try to do something that they haven’t done yet this year — win after a loss.

MSU is currently 17-1, and that lone loss came on Saturday against Augustana.

They did hold a No. 3 ranking until this week, as the Mavericks have fell to fifth in the nation and were ranked as the No. 2 team in the first regional rankings.

The good news for the Mavericks is that they still are in first place of a tough NSIC and play two teams that are under .500.

The Mavericks face play at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday against Bemidji State and the University of Minnesota Duluth respectfully.

More good news for the Mavericks: Junior Jefferson Masonr recently found out that he will get a year of elgibility back after transferring from the University of Northern Colorada midway through last season.

our offense so exciting and so leader.” electric.”

But in at least one sense, Now both players have according to Moe, Walsh has watched their roles change. been an excellent cheerleader.

With Walsh out of the lineup, “When I find myself comMoe has to play a bigger role plaining about this or that and on offense and frequently take going to practice, Andrea’s ala tougher assignment on deways the first one to say, ‘Well, fense. Walsh at least you get to has to content practice, Tiff,’” herself with Moe said. “And supporting her you’re just like, Bemidji State teammates, ‘Oh, shoot.’ You When: 6 p.m. Fri. watching and stop yourself.

Where: Taylor Center-Mankato waiting.

She makes you “It drives realize how lucky me crazy,” said Walsh, who had we are to actually get to play.” to spend six weeks wearing a Walsh, too, will eventually back brace and “doing nothing” get to play. She has at least one following the surgery. She still season of eligibility left, posisn’t supposed to run or jump, sibly two if the NCAA grants a something she occasionally special redshirt for the season forgets. she’s missing now.

“I don’t really think of my Waiting isn’t something that back much, so I’ll go to grab a comes easily to Walsh. But she ball and take off running and knows she doesn’t have much then I’m like, ‘Can’t do that,’” of a choice.

Walsh said with a note of “I can’t do anything about frustration. “It’s so annoying to it right now,” she said. “I just have to sit out and watch every- have to take it and try to help thing. I try to be a cheerleader. [the team] has much as I I’m not a very good cheercan.”

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‘Twelfth Night’ director returns to play after father’s death photo illustration by dan moen • msu reporter Arnold Schwarzenegger was introduced to the world in 1970 as the world’s strongest man in ‘Hercules in New York.’ 34 years and 40 more acting credits later, he stood on the capitol steps of Sacremento to be introduced as the Governor of California, becoming just one of many examples of the mixing of politics, art and entertainment.

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Throughout the history of the entertainment industry, politics has been an important component and an underlying theme for many artists and their work. But as much as it is apparent that politics has been a big influence in the entertainment industry, it is also evident that the entertainment industry has infiltrated the competitive world of politics.

Politically influenced artists can be traced throughout music history, from Beehtoven, whose third symphony was originally titled “Napoleon” after the illustrious French emperor, to Green Day, whose album “American Idiot” was, in a sense, a tribute to George W. Bush. Hip-hop groups such as Public Enemy became known for their highly politically music, focusing on concerns related to the African American

community and criticisms of public media during the Reagan and Bush eras.

With songs such as “God Save the Queen,” early British punk bands such as the Sex Pistols promoted an extreme left-wing, anti-monarchy culture. Punk giants from the United States such as the Dead Kennedys grew up on this anti-establishment music and continued it with music concerning more specific political issues of the Reagan era.

A more extreme sub-wing of punk music also grew into what can be considered “National Socialistic Punk Music,” which embraced and promoted neoNazi ideologies and extreme racial hatred. Conversely, there was, and continues to be, the pop counterculture of peaceloving, war-hating hippies.

But the politically-charged musical madness doesn’t stop within the comforts of

artists’ homes, some of the most ferociously passionate live performances have been concerned with or inspired by the topic. Detroit’s MC5 performed during the rioting of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, while Rage Against the Machine did the same for St. Paul’s Republican National Convention 40 years later, even leading a march after their performance was shut down by police.

The bottom line is that music has always been influenced by politics and will continue to be.

Political commentary can not only be found in music, but in most other fields of the entertainment industry.

Once popularized by entertainers that were considered edgy such as George Carlin, political entertainment is now being mass consumed by a wider audience.

As anyone who has witnessed

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staff writer

While the Minnesota State Theatre Department may be currently running its series of comedies, its newest production has experienced its fair share of tragedy.

“Twelfth Night,” opening tonight on MSU’s Performing Arts stage, was certainly a difficult show to put on for its director Heather Hamilton.

“One of the reasons I chose to direct this play is because a character in this play reminded me of my dad,” said Hamilton.

“He’s kind of a loud party guy, although my dad is the calmed down version.”

Around Thanksgiving, while Hamilton was directing, putting on rehearsals and doing everything to get the play together, she received word that her father had passed away.

She dropped everything she was doing at the time and immediately returned to her hometown in New Hampshire.

But although she put her directing duties for “Twelfth Night” on hold, the cast and crew of the show embraced her

by doing anything they could to help the show go on.

“The cast was so incredible, they did so much for me,” Hamilton said. “Even when I was getting ready to leave, they packed me junk food for the drive.”

Hamilton explained that her cast and crew really did help her while she was gone, even to the extent of holding rehearsals although she did not say they had to, and that when she returned to Mankato, her play was intact and nearly ready to be performed for a live audience.

“Theatre is really an ensemble art form,” Hamilton said. “It is about people telling stories about people and you have to have people sticking together in order to do.”

And according to Joe Crook, the student performers in the play really had no problems with shouldering the added weight.

“Were all very understanding, family comes first,” said Crook, a junior theatre major playing the role

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Faculty talk, read for Good Thunder series SAM CAMPBELL

staff writer Breaking in a new semester with a faculty reading and craft talk, the Good Thunder Reading Series will host writers Richard Robbins, Candace Black and Roger Sheffer today.

The craft talk will be held in the Ostrander Auditorium at 3 p.m. and will be followed by a reading at 7:30 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Room 253. Both events are free and open to the public.

Sheffer, who has been teaching at Minnesota State University since 1980, has most recently published four firstprize-winning stories, which were featured in “Third Coast,” “Fugue,” “Yemassee” and “The Baltimore Review.” His published work can be found in three collections, the most recent being “Music of the Inner Lakes” from New Rivers Press.

photos courtesy of the Good Thunder Reading Series MSU professors Richard Robbins (above), Roger Sheffer and Candace Black will read and talk craft today in Ostrander and CSU 253.

Robbins has published five poetry books, his most recent releases being “Radioactive City” and “Other Americas.” In addition to being a published writer, Robbins currently directs the creative writing program and the Good Thunder Reading Series at MSU. Christopher Howell, the author of “Light’s Ladder,” explains Robbins’ newest book “Other Americas,” “…

California to Albuquerque to Portland to Montana, these strong poems map the many privacies, the secret momentariness, that is America’s human dream.

And inside of this breadth is a deeply personal journey brought to us with great skill.”

Black’s poems and essays have been featured in “Chariton Review,” “Milkweed Chronicle” and “War, Literature and the Arts”. She won the Minnesota Voices Poetry Prize in 2000 for her first book of poems, “The Volunteer”. Her new chapbook, “Casa Marina”, is due to come out this month.

Along with the craft talk and reading there will also be an interview as part of the “Authors in Transit” series on public radio station KMSU 89.7 FM. The interview will air today at 1 p.m. and Friday at 11 a.m.

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ENTERTAINMENT A wrestler and an action star/body builder became governors and a comedian became senator, but where’s the connection? continued from 15 the holographic images of political correspondents on CNN can attest to, cable networks have increasingly pumped funds into their political programming to captivate and entertain their viewers while covering political functions, campaigns and news.

But while monoliths in the business such as Wolf Blitzer may meet the public’s eye through popular networks like CNN, sarcastic stalwarts such as Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert also garner large audiences with their satirical takes on political programming.

The reverse of this has become more apparent recently.

While former actor Ronald Reagan was unique in his varying employments while president, the transition has been more common in recent years.

From Sonny Bono to Al Franken to Jesse Ventura, entertainers have used their popularity to flock to Washington and their respective state governments to invoke the change they see fit.

Even California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, quite a character in both the political

and entertainment worlds, has not only used his own moviestar image for campaigning, but also effectively used the images of other entertainers to gain additional publicity.

In 2003, Dee Snider, the frontman of the American metal band Twisted Sister, sang “We’re not Gonna Take It” during political rallies for Arnold Schwarzenegger as his rally anthem. The irony of this situation is that the song was listed on the Parents’ Music Resource Center’s (the P.M.R.C., formed by former Vice President Al Gore’s wife, Tipper Gore) “Filthy Fifteen,” a list of songs accused for promoting violence, sexuality, drug and alcohol use, etc.

The rally cry brought a lot of attention to Govenor Schwarzenegger’s campaign not only becuase of its rebellious tone, which somewhat went hand-in-hand with Schwarzenegger’s Hollywood tough guy reputation, but also because it was listed as a “bad” song by the organization which is now responsible for the

“Parental Advisory, Explicit Content” labels we see on most album covers.

So is this blurred line between entertainment and politics a healthy crossover or a bad mix? Minnesota State mass communications professor Michael Larson kindly shared his perspectives regarding entertainment in politics.

“Oprah Winfrey, who I personally consider to be a much more influential character than a regular talk show host, endorsed President Obama during the prelimineries,” said Larson.

According to Larson, this endorsement had a very positive impact on President Obama’s presidential campaign during the period he was up against the tough competition of Hillary Clinton, and later John McCain.

So the lesson is, much like McCartney and Lennon or Dr. Dre and Eazy E at their best, politics and entertainment can come together to define and amplify each other.

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MSU Theatre department wins big at acting festival ASHLEY JOHANSEN

staff writer

While most students were getting re-acclimated to college life and all of its demands, 25 students from the Minnesota State Theatre Department attended the 42nd annual V Kennedy Center American Collage Theatre Festival (KCACTF).

With 14 of the students competing in KCACTF’s Irene Ryan Scholarship Audition, MSU had the third-highest amount of representatives in Region 5, a region that covers North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota.

As the scholarship audition process came to a close, MSU theatre student Lolly Foy walked away with two top honors, first place in Classical Acting and one of the scholarships given away.

“For her to win showcases what we do here and what kind of talent we have,” said junior theatre major Joe Crooks, who attended the event.

The KCACTF, created in 1969, is a festival that promotes the growth of student actors, helping to develop their acting skills along with rewarding select students from over 600 schools for theatrical excellence.

Although the awards won

by Foy and others in the department was a huge victory, the festival was not just about the awards, but featured different ways for students to learn about the craft of acting.

“It’s not really about the competition, it gets all the hype but it’s really not about that,” said MSU professor Heather Hamilton. “It’s really a chance for students to get a chance to network with professionals in the field.”

Many students were able to take classes with seasoned stage actors and watch other colleges perform. Bethany Lutheran College was one of four colleges to put on a production. BLC’s play, “Jam Jar Sonnets,” had quite a link to its Mankato counterpart through its co-composer and sound designer Ben Inniger, lighting designer Jake Yenish, costume designer Brittany Katuin and the author, co-composer, director, scene designer and technical director Peter Bloedel who all hail from MSU. Other MSU winners included Megan Gredesky, who took first place for theatre dramaturgy for the department’s up-coming play “Twelfth Night,” and Jim Gangl, who took first place in the lighting design competition for his work in “The Rocky Horror Show.”

Along with these awards, David McCarl, the costume designer for the play “Into the Woods,” was invited to participate in the festival’s annual costume parade.

MSU also received several commendations from the KCACTF.

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THEATRE Comedy from tragedy; how a director and her cast came together to bring Shakespeare to MSU continued from 16 of Sebastian. “For her to have falls in love with the maledrugs and rock and roll.” to go back in that rehearsal looking Viola, who of course Not only does the play’s set environment was hard boast a pond complete and we wanted to reach with water and fake out to her and give her goldfish, it features a hung. We all grieved elaborate costumes. with her.”

“I wear an old Hamilton explained fashioned ‘yank-em that “Twelfth Night” up’ corset,” said MSU is a very significant student Stacy DeGolier, play to her. The who portrays Olivia. classic Shakespearean “The costumes are so production is about a elaborate and I wear a young woman, Viola, lot of jewelry. They are who gets shipwrecked in so gorgeous.” the kingdom of Illyria Because of all the along with her twin effort and support the brother Sebastian. While actors and crew put in Illyria, Viola becomes Photo courtesy of the MSU Theatre Department forth during Hamilton’s unaware that her time away, she explained Olivia (Stacy DeGolier) takes the men to task for brother has survived the their public drunkeness in “Twelfth Night.” that this show is by the shipwreck and is in the students for the students. kingdom as well. To add to this has already fallen in love with “The student body at large confusion, Viola decides that Orsino. should see this show because she must get a job, so she tries While the love triangle it is really the students show,” to work for Countess Olivia, may take center stage, there is Hamilton said. but the woman refuses to speak exciting action (sword fights!)

“Twelfth Night” opens with strangers. and incredible humor as well. tonight in the Andreas Theatre.

Viola then must dress up as “I think that people are Ticket prices and times are a man to get a job working for afraid of Shakespeare but they available online at mnsu.edu/ Duke Orsino, who is courting need not be,” Hamilton said. theatre, and over the phone at Olivia. At this time, Orsino is “This play includes drunken 507-389-6661. in love with Olivia, but Olivia jokes, sex jokes and fart jokes. does not want him and instead Shakespeare was all about sex,

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The BBC exposes youth with reality

DEAN GORDEN

staff writer

The BBC Network is a wealth of cultural perspective that puts a new spin on American entertainment.

The network’s adolescentoriented programming such as “Coupling” and “Skins” may feel familiar on their surface, but present a much deeper, more applicable message within their content. The relationships and issues these programs produce are blunt and refuse to be watered down by appealing to the pragmatic farce of their American counterparts.

Whereas American programs such as “Gossip Girl” and “One Tree Hill” romanticize a hugely to mostly nonexistent innocent teenage world, the BBC instead opts to present a refreshing interpretation of real life drama unconcerned with an agenda to profit from the promotion of, ironically, both traditional values and excess.

“Skins,” a BBC teen drama that follows the lives of teenagers in the U.K., has many of the same themes Americans are accustomed to seeing in their prime time viewing hours; sex, drug use and all the difficulties of growing up are present. But rather than berating poor decisions with moral lessons, “Skins” condones them. Joint hits and pill-popping are done matter-of-factly, and sexual activity is exhibited as a mere trait of the human condition rather than a punch line to a joke. Teen lifestyle is put on display unreserved and

uninhibited. Its acceptance of the brash indulgence of adolescence is a realistic interpretation that builds drama and intrigue, leaving American programming to distort its nation’s mores, attitudes and social perspectives.

It’s quickly realized that the characters of these BBC programs are conceived from a very modern set of rules and norms. Boys, girls, men and women are respected in their gender, not limited by it.

Religion is shown with tolerance, as is choices in lifestyle. Their presentation of class and gender are shown casually and without judgment, exposing what American television only tries to hide: reality.

And while American sitcoms and dramas may hold their own merits and following, British programming offers a new idea of what entertainment could be in the United States. Rather than have characters rooted in gender roles and stereotypes with linear thought processes and simplified story arcs, television programs must learn to truly relate to its viewers’ lives instead of a misconstrued idea of self-image.

While American television programming can certainly be considered formulaic and simple in comparison to its British counterpart in its present state, even simple television programming can achieve some modicum of truth as well as financial gain by telling stories of where its viewers’ feelings of life, love and pain truly lie.

Jennifer Lopez to guest on ‘HIMYM’

NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez will play a self-help expert on an episode of the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother" in March.

The actress-singer portrays Anita Appleby, a no-nonsense author who tries to "train" men into better behavior in relationships. Her target is Neil Patrick Harris' playboy-bachelor character, Barney: Appleby makes it her mission to break him.

‘Ugly Betty’ canceled web photo BBC young adult programming such as “Skins” has all the sex, drugs and teenage angst American television viewers are accustomed to, but it’s presented in a way not seen often on this side of the pond.

Restoring a sense of reality could bring a more compelling edge to programming that has been long since recycled and exhausted.

Restraining from the caricatures of real life that American drama continues to lean on could bring better understanding across the sectors of age, race and sex that divide its viewers. Investing real life problems and realistic outlooks into character and

story archs that hold influence over the daily lives of its viewers could help promote a much better self-image and awareness. Converting a program’s entertainment value into practicality, as the BBC has done, is a highly engaging experience that could be beneficial to American teen and young adult viewers if incorporated into the American pop culture lexicon.

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NEW YORK (AP) — It's ugly news for all the fans of "Ugly Betty." ABC says the series will be canceled after this season.

A critical and popular success with its premiere in fall 2006, "Ugly Betty" has struggled in recent years with audience erosion.

Based on a Colombian telenovela, the warmhearted dramedy stars America Ferrera as an ambitious but style-challenged young woman out to build a future at a New York fashion magazine.

ABC is promising that the series will conclude its run in a fashion that will satisfy its fans.

ABC says eight episodes are left.

The series has been saluted with Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody awards, among others.

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