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The Wisdom of a dying soldier

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Weber leads a stirring discussion of his book “Tell My Sons” in CSU ballroom.

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elise konerza • msu reporter Weber signs copies of his book “Tell My Sons” at MSU, following his talk on his battle with terminal cancer, his military career and the message that the ailing veteran hopes to leave behind.

ELISE KONERZA

staff writer

Lieutenant Colonel Mark Weber, a native of St. Paul, Minn., joined Mankato community members on Wednesday, Jan. 30 to share an inspiring story about coping with terminal cancer and the lessons he’d like to leave behind not only to tell his sons, but for all to learn and share.

The Minnesota State University, Mankato Centennial Student Union Ballroom packed a full house for a riveting, sensational, and somewhat solemn lecture.

Weber wanted the audience not to cry, not to sympathize, but to take away a few valuable lessons he’s learned along a journey that hasn’t always been glamorous.

“As he was signing books he said he didn’t want the audience to cry, but to laugh and say ‘what in the world was he saying?’” Brianna McLaughlin, a student worker at Barnes & Noble, said.

Indeed, Weber struck the audience with laughter in

reading an excerpt from his book Tell My Sons, depicting a hospital scenario in the accent of a foreign medic during one check-up, “Yeah, that’s a lot of poo in there!”

The crowd roared with laughter.

Lt. Colonel Weber began his military career as a JROTC cadet at Cretin High School in 1985 at only 14-years-old. In 1989 he enlisted as a Military Police soldier and served nearly five years in the Minnesota Army National Guard, while simultaneously attending college. Weber earned a masters degree in History at Jackson University.

In 1994, Weber received his active duty Regular Army commission as a military police second lieutenant and served 16 years before making a full-time transition to Minnesota National Guard (AGR) in 2009.

Nearly one year later, Weber had been recognized nationally as one of the best officer recruiters in the country. Upon preparing for his deployment to Afghanistan, Weber was diagnosed

with Stage IV gastrointestinal cancer. Weber referred to the latter of his problems as “Buford,” the name given to his cancer and failed surgery attempts to remove it.

“I’m just going to go with it, that’s what I’ve been doing since the beginning,” Weber said.

Weber showed pictures of his chest length scar and what he proudly referred to as his “bullet wound” near the upper edge of his rib cage. This wound in fact, had been surgically administered for Weber’s catheter to hold his nearly vestigial liver in place.

After meticulous tests and treatments, Weber’s cancer had been confirmed as terminal. Weber acknowledged this disheartening news with a light heart, and was determined to leave an undying message to his sons.

Weber wrote in a letter to his children, “not to seek the path of comfort, but to face the stress and spur of difficulty and challenge.”

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• web photo Although her office’s handling of the Benghazi attacks has generated plenty of criticism, could Hillary be gearing up for a run in 2016?

SAM WILMES

staff writer

The media and supporters of Hilary Clinton anxiously anticipate her decision.

A run for the presidency would surely bring many storylines to the table.

Clinton is a polarizing figure. Although one of the most respected Democrats within her party ranks, many Republicans detest her as much as they did President Bill Clinton when he was in office.

The rift between Clinton and Congressional Republicans was quite evident during Clinton’s testimony before House and Senate committees on Jan. 23.

At times fiery and near tears, Clinton defended the

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administration’s handling of the Benghazi incident involving the deaths of four Americans.

Some conservative commentators, in print and on the airwaves, suggests that her testy responses and the incident itself would be a major stumbling block to her future White House plans.

In the world of politics today, it is impossible to understand what is going on behind the scenes and this was the perfect case and point.

Seething House Republicans insisted that more firings should have taken place, and put the blame solely at the feet of Clinton.

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Females at the front

New regulations could soon see male and female soldiers fighting alongside each other on the front lines.

web photo While a ban on women in combat has been lifted by the Pentagon, opinions are mixed on how best to integrate the sexes into existing combat roles.

ELISE KONERZA

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While the idea of women serving in combat has been an enduring issue in the United States, it was nothing but talk until last year, when the Pentagon slowly began rolling out a plan to integrate women into combat roles.

Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a noted women’s rights supporter,

backs lifting this ban and even applauded Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta’s decision.

The official lifting of the ban would open up hundreds of thousands of additional front-line jobs and potentially elite commando jobs.

Panetta says women have become an “integral part” of the United States’ military force. Joint Chiefs

of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey approved the change, as did the White House.

The 1994 policy banning women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units will be lifted through January 2016 upon Panetta’s decision.

Panetta argued that 15 percent of women who make up the force have already found

themselves in the “reality of combat” during the war in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Leah Langdon spent five years active in the Marine Corps and is now a student at Minnesota State University, Mankato and noted that during her time in the military the percentage of women able to meet the demands of combat will likely vary.

“I know plenty of dudes

that can’t make it, but you must meet the standards, and it is true, females’ bodies are just made differently,” Langdon said. “Lowering this standard is just not effective.”

MSU veteran Elliot Pint, who is studying business after eight years of active army duty and one year in Afghanistan in 2005 and one year in Iraq in 2008, agrees with Panetta that women have already experienced active combat roles.

“When you get out on the field, there’s no front-line, there’s combat everywhere,” Pint said.

Panetta said not everyone can meet the physical and mental standards required of a combat soldier, but that everyone should be entitled to the opportunity.

Pint agrees that if males and females are held to the same standard of physical training, a woman can be on the front-line.

According to Steven Kirmey, a active lance corporal in the Marine Corps, a perfect fitness test (PFT) for men is: 20 pullups, 100 crunches in two minutes, and an 18-minute three-mile run.

For women they must complete a 70 second flexed arm hang, 100 crunches in two minutes and a 21-minute three-mile run.

However, by 2014 the test will be the same across the board for males and females.

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FRONT LINES “When you get out on the field, there’s no front-line. There’s combat everywhere,” Pint said. continued from 3

“I don’t disagree; there are some hardcore females out there that can get the job done,” Pint said.

Sam Gore, another MSU veteran who has spent 4 years in active duty and 2 years in Iraq, asked a more basic question; “Are you going to be able to drag me if I get shot?”

Gore doesn’t care if females are on the front-line, as long as they don’t inhibit a mission.

Both MSU veterans agreed that the women had to keep up and be quick.

Pint said that in his missions he has realized the bases are much calmer; most women in combat start initial combat by searching vehicles and gates, but don’t take on any missions.

Some front-line roles will be available for women as early as this year; however Special Forces units like the Navy SEALS and the Army’s Delta Force may take longer to clear for women’s roles.

A defense official told the Associated Press that military chiefs must report back with start-up implementation plans

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Some have been reluctant to let women fight in frontline combat roles thinking that women serving in combat will hamper mission effectiveness by hurting unit morale.

Others adhere to the military’s strict doctrines of tradition.

Langdon said she has not seen any missions impacted

web photo While some have argued that women lack the physical capacity to serve in combat roles, the Pentagon points out that the existing requirements will be the same for both men and women moving forward.

by the presence of women on the front-line.

“The front-lines are so blurry, women have been active on the front-line already,” Langdon said. “I don’t think they impact negatively, in fact, I think it’s a positive to have a female face represent the United States.”

Others say men have been

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trained as young adults to fight and protect women in difficult situations.

Some say women on the front-line may cause men to act out foolishly to protect women in their combat units.

Gender roles may increase harassment and resentment of the presence of women fulfilling masculine military roles

that would get in the way of both parties fulfilling their duties.

Langdon disagrees and said protection is instinctive and depends on the person.

She has not seen this while on active duty, but said training plays a vital role in how a person will play out a mission and ascertain their obliga-

tions.

While some say women will be at risk of torture and rape, some conclude both male and female prisoners are at equal risk. Misogynistic societies may be more willing to inflict this abuse upon female prisoners rather than men.

The Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., announced his support for the policy.

“It reflects the reality of 21st century military operations,” he said.

“I don’t see why women shouldn’t be on the frontline,” Langdon said.

“Some jobs maybe not; it all depends on technicality now and working out the kinks, but I mean women are still kicking ass out there.”

If a draft were to be reinstated, which Langdon assures there wouldn’t ever be another draft, modifying the rules of this proposition would be extremely difficult.

The Selective Service Act is currently aimed at generating a list of men for combat in a draft. The Supreme Court has ensured that American women are not required to register at 18-years-old like all American males are.

The act was introducted back in 1917 under President Woodrow Wilson, who introducted the measure in the face of a shortage of troops following the beginnings of World War I.

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CLINTON “We hope in a few years TELL MY SONS “I’m just going to go with it. That’s we’ll get the chance to serve with you what I’ve been doing since the beginning,” Weber said. again,” said freshman Rep. Ami Bera continued from 1 (D-Calif). continued from 1

about the handling of the administration’s role in Benghazi? Possibly.

Or was it an attempt to discredit her as she departs her role as Secretary of State, while also dampening her popularity?

Congressional Democrats, on the other hand, were far softer in their assessment.

“As a new member of Congress, I think I speak for all the freshmen that we’re not [going to] get much time to serve with you, but we hope in a few years we’ll get the chance to serve you again,” said freshman Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.).

While there is a time and a place for such sentiments, it may not have been the most appropriate line of questioning for a hearing on a tragedy like Benghazi.

Clinton enjoys extremely high approval ratings. In a Siena poll, she enjoys 75 percent approval ratings, almost unheard of in politics today.

The endless speculation doesn’t show any indication of slowing down.

With nearly 3 years left until any serious candidates are put forward to run, major news outlets will continue to cover every quote

from Clinton, and decipher, sometimes through their own minds and wants, what she means.

There is even speculation that Joe Biden may run in 2016.

However, Biden’s popularity is miniscule compared to Clinton’s.

An Iowa 2016 poll shows that Clinton holds a 51-point advantage on Biden (65 percent to 14 percent). Polls taken three years ahead of time, however, carry weight.

A prospective Clinton run, despite all the anticipation, is not a given. Five years ago it seemed like we were in a similar position.

Clinton, a former first lady, was the overwhelming favorite to win the Democratic nomination.

Barack Obama, a senator from Illinois who’s best moment on the national stage had been at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, ended up getting the nomination partly because he was a fresh face.

He was literally the face of change, and no matter how hard the national media tries to portray the 2016 race as Hillary Clinton’s, it is probable that history will repeat itself.

through Weber’s commitment to not give up, to not let the cancer win, he acclimated to a life of circumstance but always looked for the underlying challenge to defeat.

“Dying does not give me a license to live, but a stark clarity of focus,” Weber said.

Weber has still been working since his diagnosis for nearly 18 months, and is

“Those people didn’t get to say goodbye, they didn’t get to write a book. I do, why that is I will never know,” Weber said.

Weber put in check his perspective that he was given a life of opportunity, even just for a little while, to conclude with a life’s lessons in textiles, memories and a life’s work.

Weber pressed on, with the

unwilling to slow down.

Weber didn’t want to put his life on hold for the cancer to take hold of him. Death was approaching and it wouldn’t stop – he wanted to live every day, devoted to his wife, Kristen, three boys: Matthew, Joshua and Noah, friends and patriotism through his commitment in the National Guard.

Weber also touched base on the concept of perspective.

After being diagnosed, a 5-year-old neighbor girl accidentally touched a curling iron to her throat, three days later, she was pronounced dead. He then referred to the scene of a fatal car accident.

concept of personal courage.

Weber pointed to his wife in the audience.

“I can never get through this part,” Weber said, tearing up. “My wife has the most personal courage I know.”

Weber explained that Kristen had endured not only through his cancer, but both of her parents’ cancer.

“I’ll never know how she does it, she wakes up and still gets everything that’s supposed to be done in a day with the boys, and myself; my wife has strong personal courage,” Weber said, “Personal courage means scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

Later, Weber said he had

“Dying does not give me a license to live, but a stark clarity of focus.”

- Mark Weber

been asked to appear as a “fearless leader” in a military segment.

“What’s that?” Weber said, “I would never take orders from someone who doesn’t fear anything,” Weber said, “those are the people who jump out of helicopters without cables – and then that is just plain stupid.”

“Fear is a good thing, fear is what keeps us alive,” Weber said.

Weber continued to explain different life instances in which he gave “an occasional middle finger” to his cancer, his doctors, and even someone who questioned his second lieutenant title.

As Weber wrapped up a story of empowerment, encouragement and inspiration his voice became low and looked into the eyes of audience members.

“Death is a friend of mine and he’s sitting around each one of you, and he’s whispering ‘Live, because I am coming,’” Weber said, concluding his lecture.

Weber has shared his message at a variety of speaking engagements ranging from elementary schools to national-based businesses and non-profit companies, to gatherings of Army officers. Weber continues to tour with a living message that truly speaks to everyone.

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Maverick offense puts up big numbers in weekend sweep up north The MSU men’s basketball team showed they could score over the weeknd, tallying a total of 164 points in two games to defeat NSIC-foes Minot State and U-Mary.

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shannon rathmanner • msu reporter MSU senior Jarvis Williams impressed all once again with his 25-point, 7-rebound performance against Minot State Saturday night. Williams is now averaging 15 points-per-game and has reached double digits in eight of his last nine games.

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17 points, shooting 8-for-9 on sity, Mankato men’s basketball With a 39-36 lead at halfthe field, and the team shooting team continued their success time, the Mavericks shot 54.8% 68.2% (15-22). on the road as they defeated the (17-31) from the field and Marei contributed University of Mary 81-73 on Fri- accumulated 24 points with his fifth double day then traveled to Minot State in the paint to extend double of the season for an 83-72 victory on Saturday. their lead all the way to posting 15 points and These two victories put the 18 at one point. They 11 boards, and while Mavericks at the 10-0 mark on also put in a lot of hustle Monaghan put in six, the road and as they lead both points with 10 points off he dished out eight games by just three points going turnovers and 24 points in assists. Wooten also into halftime, they had to win the paint.

Assem Marei landed in the double both second halves and they did.

After Williams’ 21digits with 13 points The former University of point night, he had some and put in eight of Wisconsin-Green Bay forward scoring help from his teammates them in the second half.

Jarvis Williams finished the too. Sophomore point guard The Minot State squad loves weekend with 46 points and 15 Zach Monaghan dropped 14 of to drive the ball to the paint, but rebounds for the Mavericks. his own to go along with his six the Mavericks dominated in that As MSU traveled to North assists and two steals. Sophoaspect, outscoring the Beavers Dakota they still had last weekmore forward Assem Marei add- 40-24 in that category. Wilend’s 82-79 overtime loss to Au- ed 11 points with eight rebounds liams and the team knew if they gustana on the minds and junior guard Jimmy kept them outside the paint they and they wanted to get Whitehead also finished would get the win in the first a victory right away. in double digits with all game that these two have met in “It gets the bitter 12 of his points coming school history. taste out of our mouth, in the second half.

“We knew this was going because we weren’t As soon as they were to be a tough game,” Williams supposed to lose that done in Bismarck, N.D., said. “We knew this team could game on a last second the team headed to Mireally get to the basket and shot. We came back not, N.D. for game two of really get off the bounce so we Gage Wooten and we got a win,” the weekend as they once really wanted to contain the junior guard Gage again had a slim lead at dribble and keep it in front of us, Wooten said. the half, 41-38. Williams and stay focus and win as a team.”

Wooten finished Friday’s the team went off in the second Minnesota State, who is now matchup with seven points and a half with Williams scoring

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MSU crushed by North Dakota; 4-2 and 8-2 After a weekend off from play, the Mavericks women’s hockey team faltered at the hands of North Dakota by a combined score of 12-4 to drop them to 9-16-3 on the season TIM FAKLIS

staff writer

It was another tough weekend for the Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s hockey program last weekend, losing both games in a twogame set on the road against the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux.

The pair of losses marks their third and fourth straight respectively; thus far not being able to shake off the sting that came when they faced the no.

1 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers two weeks ago, and struggled mightily to get things going.

The Mavericks still currently sit sixth in the WCHA

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were really able to put the Mavstandings, with a 5-14-3 record in WCHA play, and a 9-16-3 re- ericks away, in a 4-2 effort in the favor of UND. The Mavercord overall so far this season.

After a week off, the Maver- icks saw goals by both senior forward Lauren Smith and icks were back in game action, junior Tracy McCann only to experience more in the game. of the same, as their They struggled struggles led to a pair with the special of games, where the teams over the Mavericks simply were weekend, giving up a not able to collectively couple shorthanded get things going on the defensive end. goals in each game.

In the first game of “That hasn’t been Lauren Smith the awaited series, the an issue for us until this weekend,” head Mavericks were able to coach Eric Means said. “We keep it close for the majority need to be sharper with our of the game. It wasn’t until the outlet passes because we turned third period before the Sioux

over pucks on the breakout.”

The second game saw a much more grim result for MSU on the scoreboard, but there was one big silver lining in the game; something for the Mavericks and their fans to take pride in.

In the rough 8-2 loss the Mavericks suffered, where UND forward Josefine Jakobsen was able to put together a hat trick, Mavericks senior forward Lauren Smith was able to break a record with years of longevity to its name.

After the goal she was able to get between the pipes in the first period, she became the sole record holder for goals scored by a Mavericks player in one season. With 19 goals,

along with an equally impressive 29 points on the year, Smith is on pace to have one of the better years in the history of the women’s hockey program.

“It’s definitely an honor. It feels good,” Smith said after the loss. “I’ve been shooting when I can and I have great line mates that help set me up and crash the net hard” “There has been no one in my four years that has practiced harder and played harder than her,” Means said. “The pucks are finally going in for her, but she deserves it because of the way she plays.”

Along with Smith, Kelsie Scott was also able to put in

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The Minnesota State, Mankato women’s basketball team made a statement this weekend by winning their fifth consecutive game of the 2013 campaign, defeating NSICopponents U-Mary and Minot State with both games coming down to the wire.

Friday night’s matchup saw that the Mavericks (12-4 NSIC, 16-4 overall) need an extra period of basketball to take down the U-Mary Marauders as the game finished with MSU on top, 65-61 in overtime.

MSU had a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter with six seconds left to play and the game tied at 55 all.

They would get a look, but it would fall short as the teams then prepared for extra basketball and an overtime period.

It was there that MSU would take over the game and fight to a four-point victory for their 15th of the season.

The shooting was not there for MSU Friday night as the

Mavericks shot just 27 percent from the field but would sink 20 free throws on the night to propel them to victory.

Sophomore guard Aubrey Davis led MSU as she tallied 13 points on the night to tie for the game-high in points with junior forward Ali Wilkinson. Wilkinson would add 10 rebounds to her performance, making the game her seventh double double of the season.

Saturday night would only need two halves to decide a winner, but the game would once again be decided in the final minutes as MSU left Minot State with a tight, 83-82 victory over the Beavers.

MSU would retaliate from their abysmal shooting performance Friday night to put up over 80 points for the eighth time this season. The shooting from the floor improved from Friday night and the Mavericks managed to own the charity stripe once again, sinking 18 of 20 free throws to help in the victory.

Things were looking good for MSU as they led Minot

a goal for the Mavericks. The Sioux were aggressive right from the beginning in this one, scoring five quick goals, all of them coming within the first period of the game.

Upcoming for the Mavericks next week is a series against the University of Minnesota – Duluth Bulldogs, a team they have had success with early this season, getting three points in a weekend series against them

in October. The Bulldogs currently sit third in the WCHA, with a 12-9-1 record in conference play, and a 13-10-3 record overall.

With Coach Means’ hopes and expectations at a high level at this point in the year, and a recent success pattern against UMD, the Mavericks hope to get back on track when the Bulldogs travel to Mankato to take them on.

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led the way with 20 and 14 points respectively. Juniors Karlee Gengenbacher and Steffaney Thomas would each get into double figures as well for MSU. The Mavericks will next be in action this weekend for a two-game home stand Friday and Saturday night when Bemidji State and Minnesota, Crookston come to the Taylor Center.

Friday night’s matchup starts at 6 p.m. while Saturday’s will begin at 4 p.m.

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State by 16 with about 14 minutes to play in the second half.

From their the Beavers clawed there way back into the game and had a chance to win the game with 29 seconds left to play and their squad down one.

They would attempt a threepointer but it would come up short, as MSU would receive their 16th victory of the season.

In Saturday night’s offensive explosion, four MSU players would achieve double digits as Davis and Wilkinson

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minnesota state athletic communications Senior forward Lauren Smith netted two goals on the weekend, the second one giving her 19 on the season and the MSU single-season record for goals scored in a season.

Application deadline is Tuesday, February 19th, at noon. For more information or to pick up an application, stop in the Reporter Office (CSU 293) or call 389-1776.

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Good Thunder Reading Series Returns Writer Tayaria Jones visits Centennial Student Union

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TRISH BJERKE

staff writer

Thursday evening, fiction writer Tayari Jones kicked off the spring semester of the Good Thunder Reading Series. According to the Minnesota State University, Mankato website, the series “began as MSU Mankato’s contribution to a set of informal exchanges between faculty writers at several state universities in Minnesota… the series has committed itself to

programs that balance emerging and established talent,” Jones was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and has published three books thus far: Leaving Atlanta (2002), The Untelling (2005) and Silver Sparrow (2011). She is currently working on a fourth book.

She attended Spelmen College, a women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, and obtained a bachelor’s degree. She then went on to get a masters degree

in English from the University of Iowa, studied at the University of Georgia and was in the MFA program at Arizona State.

In addition to writing, Jones has taught at four schools and is currently an associate professor at Rutgers-Newark University.

Jones has written many short stories, but is most famous for the books that she has written.

The first, Leaving Atlanta, is set in Atlanta around the time when at least 23 African American children were abducted and murdered. At the time, Jones was a child herself. Because of this, Jones is able to really describe the feelings the children were having. The book follows three different children and as they tell their own feelings surrounding the abductions.

According to her website, she wrote Leaving Atlanta as a “love letter to her own generation and also an effort to remember by own childhood.” Her first novel won the Hurston/Wright Award for Debut Fiction. Atlanta Magazine named it as their novel of the year, and Creative Loafing Atlanta named it “Best Southern

Novel of the Year.”

The Untelling, Jones’ second book, shares the story of Ariadne Jackson. When she was nine, Jackson lost two family members in a car accident. Now Ariadne is twenty-something and still dealing with the death of her father and sister while trying to have a healthy relationship with her boyfriend.

“The Untelling is a novel about personal history and individual and familial mythmaking,” Jones said. Her second book won the Lillian C. Smith Award for New Voices.

In 2011, Jones came out with her third book Silver Sparrow.

Once again, Atlanta is the setting for the novel. James Witherspoon has two separate families in the same town. When the teen daughters meet, the secrets come out and threaten to tear apart both families.

Four magazines ranked Silver Sparrow as one of the best books of the year. It also was an Honor Book chosen by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was nominated for an NAACP Image

Award.

This month, fiction writer Marlon James and poet Bao Phi will be here for the Eddice B. Barber Visiting Writer Residency. From Feb. 19 to Feb. 22 they will be holding workshops, with their craft talk and readings happening on the 22.

James works at Macalester College as an assistant professor.

He’s written two books that have been largely successful and is now working on his third.

Bao Phi is a performance poet with two Minnesota Grand Slam championships under his belt. He also is a blogger for the Star Tribune and an advocate for Asians to have fair representation.

In Richard Robbins Director’s Letter, he says that the goal is to “present a vibrant mix of emerging and established voices, voices from Minnesota and beyond it, voices that as a group reflect multiple, sometimes contrary literary angles on life as we know it,” and with the 2013 Good Thunder series starting lineup, we’re on the right track.

taboos in our modern era.”

The show is heartbreaking, many audience members are in tears, but seeing the show is worth it. There is so much to learn from seeing a show like Spring Awakening.

Callandra Syverson, a junior BFA musical theatre candidate who played the female lead, Wendla, said that after seeing the show people should understand, “the importance of being educated and what happens when you are not. Being honest with the people closest to you and embracing different view points. Appreciating everyone’s strengths and weaknesses, in regards of encouraging and building each other up instead of bringing your peers down. Most importantly, believing in hope.”

This musical is definitely worth seeing. These taboos are important and should be brought to the surface and talked about.

Plus, it is just a great musical!

“The music is phenomenal in the show and has such a wonderful cast doing fantastic work,” Syverson said. “Behind some of the heavy things that happen in

the show, there is this underlying message of hope that relates to all.”

The cast and crew worked very hard to get this show to be ready for opening night.

“The rehearsal process was very rewarding. The entire cast grew so much during the whole process and I can confidently say that we all put our whole hearts into this production,” Syverson said.

This kind of dedication is noticeable in the set and in the performance itself. The show is very captivating.

Deanna Knutsen, a sophomore theatre generalist said, “Spring Awakening is haunt-

ingly beautiful.”

This is definitely a popular musical at MSU and tickets have been selling quite well. Make sure to get tickets as soon as possible if you plan to see the show. I would consider it to be a good investment of time and money.

Tickets are $22 regular priced and $15 for current Minnesota State Mankato students. Tickets can be purchased at www. msutheatre.com or by phone at 507-389-6661. Tickets can also be purcahsed at the box office in the Earley Center for Performing Arts, open Monday through Friday from 4 – 6 p.m.

Spring Awakening Rocks MSU

SARA VAGT

staff writer

Spring Awakening, a musical

by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, came to the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus on Jan. 31. The musical is going to be also showing on Feb. 6 - 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 9 and 10 at 2 p.m.

This show is based on a controversial German play called Spring Awakening, which was banned in Germany for some time due to its adult themes.

The version of the musical that is being performed at MSU first premiered on Broadway in 2006.

The original Broadway production won eight Tony awards.

The show has some adult themes, but it also confronts a lot of important issues.

Jake McInerney, a junior BFA musical theatre candidate who played the lead male Melchior said, “Spring Awakening was described by Frank Wedekind as a “children’s tragedy.” The show follows the troubles of three adolescents - Melchior,

Moritz, and Wendla - as they try to discover and comprehend sex, abuse, education, religion, and the German society’s straightlaced status quo in 1891.”

Regardless of the adult themes, however, McInerney said that, “This show contains a lot of adult subject matter, and it is not appropriate for the little ones. However, I would recommend this show to any adult who wants to enjoy a tale that is as gripping and applicable as it was over a hundred years ago.”

This show is extremely relevant to today’s issues of sex abuse, education and religion – all prominent in our society.

This musical speaks to how to handle these issues, or more importantly, how to not handle these issues.

“The entire tragedy of Spring Awakening could have been avoided if the adults in the play had talked candidly to their children about the social taboos pervading the German culture,” McInerney said. “I believe a similar tragedy could affect anyone who doesn’t educate themselves on the dangers of social

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An Editor’s Thought: Super Bowl Sunday and Extreme Misery

EMRE K. ERKU

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I

t is an abomination to think that people are forced to attend work or school the day after America’s greatest holiday, the National Football League’s Super Bowl. Hell, for many, the entire week that leads up to the spectacle is designated for baby back ribs, Bavarian style lager, incessant gambling, and a world of obscene gestures. Risks are taken, edges are strolled upon; danger is penetrated headfirst.

From the glorious winners to the sore losers, the Super Bowl is American excess at its finest. Companies such as Jeep, Taco Bell, and Doritos pay more than $3 million per 30-second space of ad time. Big city marketing and advertising departments utilize the framework of ethos, pathos, and logos, creating fantastic ways of persuading the public to spend their money like the rubes that they are. In essence, what they’re really saying is “hey fat ass, buy this terrible beer and lease this gas-leaking vehicle, then eat this trans-fat loaded gruel that was originally made for K-9s dying of leukemia and spill it over that hairy spare tire of yours.”

Meanwhile, the living rooms of America’s public jam full of all these suckers, including the rather dumb-minded presence of yours truly. Bets f low

faster than keg beer and deep fried foods such as chicken wings are consumed at the levels of starving grizzly bears. Basement dens turn into the British House of Commons due to constant instigation and arguments concerning who will win the game. And television screens are peppered with spit caused by screaming buffoons. It is football pandemonium.

For the ones who were hiding under giant boulders in a sedated state of mind, this year’s Super Bowl was played between the 49ers of San Francisco and the Ravens of Baltimore. A true game of excess, for it was Hunter S. Thompson vs.

Edgar Allen Poe – Thompson’s favorite team was the bay bombers and Baltimore is named after Poe’s famous poem “The Raven.” Both writers were alcoholics and drug addicts and American icons. One perished in Baltimore’s tavern infested

from the stress of a terrible loss.

Before watching the game that pinned Jim Harbaugh against John Harbaugh, Randy Moss against Ray Lewis, and port city against port city, it was in the interest of yours truly to eat a fine meal of Alaskan king crab and Sam Adams. It was felt that an act of a civilized manner was the perfect way to make up for the lewd behavior that the latter half of the day would require. And it did come to good use, for after enjoying Deadliest Catch’s finest came a spectacle of hair tearing stress and over consumption.

It was bookie’s game.

The crazy bastard line makers in Vegas must have been huffing lead paint while labeling San Fran as favorite to win, and it caused yours truly to frequent the metallic keg that stood tall in the middle of a University Square apartment kitchen.

What made the event even worse was the majority population of the apartment was rooting for Baltimore. At every turn, tsunamis of ridicule were aimed at San Fran’s shortcomings. As plastic rims touched lips, drunken rants

“It was bookie’s game. The crazy bastard line makers in Vegas must have been huffing lead paint while labeling San Fran as favorite to win, and it caused yours truly to frequent the metallic keg that stood tall in the middle of a University Square apartment kitchen.”

Fell’s Point, and one blew his head off with a revolver.

This fact made it easy for yours truly to bet the 3 ½ spread on San Francisco with the last $100 in the lousy bank account. The involvement in the action was imperative, for the literary presence of this game was too good to pass up. It would’ve been a sin not to take a gamble on the gonzo god’s team. It’s too bad, though, because now he’s rolling over in his grave

serenaded the room. “Moss is bum! Akers makes 12year-old soccer players look like Blair Walsh.”

The rants were deafening and the insults reassured the entire room that Lewis was going to get another ring. By halftime, it was evident that only hard whiskey could temporarily kill the thought of losing the finances to pay rent.

Surely Beyonce’s performance didn’t distract the losing gamblers from tor-

turing themselves with the constant thought of defeat.

Instead it was by the hose of the tap that calmed the disturbed souls down.

After a haze of creative advertisements aimed at American vulnerability, which sits impervious to rational thought, the second half brought even heavier slaps to the face. San Fran came back to almost win the game and quarterback Colin Kaepernick made sure to disappoint the millions of his fans. By end of the fourth quarter, every bookie in America had giant grins on their faces,

and every poor sap, such as yours truly, made their stupefied ways to the stools of bars and tab receipts tattooed with multiple shots of poison.

But, Mavericks, yours truly partook in the ways of the American tradition of excess – eating, drinking, and gambling in front of the pixels of the greatest event in all of sport. Super Bowl Sunday is a two way street. It is the fine line between winners and losers, moderation and excess. So God bless this great country of ours. Cheers.

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