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Couple recount their Tim Walz named experiences in Japanese Co-chair of American internment Congressional camps during lecture Sportsman’s Wednesday lecture gave students Caucus

perspective on shamefull and overlooked aspect of American history

DAN MICHELS

staff writer

Mankato’s very own Rep. Tim Walz, Minn. 1st District, was named vice-chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus earlier this month, a bipartisan group of more than 250 members of Congress. No stranger to outdoor hobbies, the seventhyear representative was very enthused about the move.

“As a life-long hunter and outdoorsman, I am honored and excited to help lead this important caucus. I look forward to working with my fellow sportsmen in Congress to protect our natural state treasures and promote our strong hunting and fishing heritage,” said Walz.

Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus President Jeff Crane expressed his support for Representative Walz’s appointment as he stated, “I

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want to thank Representative Tim Walz for assuming a leadership position in the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC).

As this Congress’ new Democratic CSC House ViceChair, we look forward to working with Representative Walz and other CSC leadership in advancing pro-sportsmen’s policies.”

Established in 1989, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus has become one of the largest and most influential caucuses in the U.S. Congress. The CSC is currently comprised of almost 300 members of the House and Senate and represents nearly each of the 50 states.

According to their website, the organization aims to

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Marion Masada and her husband Saburo spent time in internment camps during World War II. SAM WILMES

staff writer

Two Japanese-Americans visited campus Wednesday to bring attention to one of the most shameful and overlooked events in American history — the internment camps that forced U.S. citizens from their homes and into camps surrounded by barbed wire and armed guards.

Visitors Saburo and Marion Masada were condemned to spend World War II in internment camps after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942. These two individuals have dedicated the last 18 years to speaking about their experiences.

Other events were held to

honor the 71st anniversary of Roosevelt’s executive order.

Students created and staffed information booths in the CSU on Tuesday and Wednesday and handed out materials and informational papers.

The Masadas insisted that discrimination against Japanese-Americans didn’t begin with Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, which led the United States to declare war.

The Masadas recalled that in the early stages of the 20th century, people who lived on the West Coast had negative attitudes about the Japanese.

Japanese-Americans were among the most successful farmers in California, despite being relegated to the least fertile land.

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Japanese-Americans weren’t allowed to own farmland so existing landowners wouldn’t face increased competition.

Despite discrimination, their father became a successful farmer. However, success didn’t protect the family from racial insults. “Japs, keep out you rats” was an all-too common taunt.

After Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese on Dec. 7, 1941, persecution increased. The term “Japs” became a heavily used word in newspaper headlines.

A little more than three months after Pearl Harbor, on March 16, 1942, 12-year-old Saburo Masada and his family were sent to an internment

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WALZ “I can’t state how incredibly disappointed I am with the approach that was taken this morning,” explained Walz, in response to National Rifle Association proposals for armed guards at schools. continued from 1

serve as “an unprecedented network of pro-sportsmen elected officials that advance the agenda of America’s hunters and anglers.” The bipartisan caucus also seeks to champion the sportsmen’s agenda throughout shifts in congressional composition.

Minnesota remains a major player in outdoor hobbies and is home to millions of sportsmen and women who play a large role both in protecting our natural state treasures and revitalizing our state’s economy; hunting and fishing retail sales account for more than $3 billion to Minnesota’s economy alone and provide nearly 50,000 jobs.

On the national level, outdoor sports have proved economically pertinent as well.

In 2011, 90 billion dollars were spent by sportsmen and women in the United States on their hobby, eclipsing the global sales of Apple’s iPad and iPod combined for the year.

Hunters accounted for nearly half of the sum, with

their 38.3 billion dollar expenditures in 2011 exceeding the total revenues for Comcast in the year.

The promotion occurs during a very relevant time in Minnesota politics, at least at the state level of legislation.

Recently, Minnesota has been ground-zero for the gun-control debate, with the past few weeks culminating in a gun rights rally, a visit from president Obama and a series of house bills seeking to curtail gun-ownership in the state.

While the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus doesn’t explicitly take a 2nd amendment stance and focuses primarily on conservation issues, there may be some political undertones.

Despite being a member of the Democratic-FarmerLabor (DFL) Party, Walz has demonstrated willingness in the past to cross party lines on the issue of gun rights.

Walz supports concealed carry and in 2009 was one of 65 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to

sign a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder opposing any prospective moves by the Obama administration to ban assault or military-style weapons.

Recently however, Walz has expressed more openness to gun-control measures.

“I can’t state how incredibly disappointed I am with the approach that was taken this morning,” explained Walz, in response to National Rifle Association (NRA) proposals for armed guards at schools.

When asked what steps he feels should be taken in gun legislation, Walz explained any new proposal would have “to strike the proper balance between the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens versus the safety of all Americans.”

With his track record, openness for some new measures and support of hunters and conservation, Walz appears intent on emphasizing balance in his approach to the issue.

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Big snow leads to multiple deaths in Texas, Oklahoma LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The nation’s midsection again dealt with blizzard conditions Monday, closing highways, knocking out power to thousands in Texas and Oklahoma and even bringing hurricane-force winds to the Texas Panhandle. Two people have died.

Already under a deep snowpack from last week’s storm, Kansas was preparing for another round of heavy snow Monday evening and overnight, prompting some to wonder what it could do for the drought.

“Is it a drought-buster?

Absolutely not,” National Weather Service meteorologist Victor Murphy said.

“Will it bring short-term improvement? Yes.” The storm is being blamed for two deaths on Monday.

In northwest Kansas, a 21year-old man’s SUV hit an icy patch on Interstate 70

and overturned. And in the northwest town of Woodward, Okla., heavy snow caused a roof to collapse, killing one inside the home.

Blizzard warnings extended from the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles into south-central Kansas. To the east, lines of thunderstorms crossed Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida, bringing heavy rain and an occasional tornado warning.

As many as 10,000 people lost power in Oklahoma, as did thousands more in Texas.

“I have a gas cooking stove and got the oven going,” said Ann Smith, owner of the Standifer House Bed and Breakfast in Elk City, Okla., late Monday afternoon. Her daughter and grandchildren had come over because they lost power.

“If it gets cold tonight, I

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Young boy shot and killed

News of Devin Aryal’s death shocks Oakdale, Minn.

MOLLY HORNER

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Nine-year-old boy, Devin Aryal, was shot and killed on February 12. Devin was riding home with his mother from day care when a man opened fire on traffic in a residential neighborhood, hitting their minivan and killing Devin.

Melissa, Devin’s mother, and another Oakdale woman in the van were also hit and treated for their wounds.

Police arrested Nhan Lap Tran, 34, near the shooting and found a gun nearby as Tran was carrying hundreds of rounds of ammunition. The suspect is being held in the Washington County jail in Stillwater awaiting formal charges.

“He is being held in the Washington County jail on $2 million bail and faces two murder and four felony assault charges,” according to MPR News.

Growing up in Oakdale, the shocking news about a 9-yearold being shot was so hurtful

because it hit so close to home.

Having worked for 3 years at the Oakdale Recreation Department, you become to grow very close to the community and the families.

“I was shocked. I couldn’t believe something like this could happen in the city where I work, used to live and know so well,” said Julie Williams, Recreation Superintendent at the Oakdale Recreation Department.

Williams is an extremely important individual in the Oakdale community and knows many of the kids since they attend the camps at the Oakdale Recreation Department each summer.

“Devin participated in Oakdale Recreation programs in the past,” Williams said.

According to Minnesota Public Radio, “Devin’s mom said he loved math, science, and wanted to be an astronaut.”

His funeral was held Monday at Guardian Angels Catholic Church in Oakdale, and he is buried in the church cemetery.

“This one just hit so close to home,” said Williams.

Nhan Lap Tran is charged with killing the boy and wounding two others, according to KTTC.com. Prosecutors say Tran opened fire on passing vehicles and the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports “Tran has admitted to the shooting, but has not said why.”

“You realize it could have been yourself or someone you know.... I felt absolutely terrible for Devin’s mother. I have a 9-year-old son myself; I can’t even imagine what she is going through. “ “The community was extremely shocked and saddened at such a senseless act,” said Williams.

The Oakdale community has been coming together to show the love and care for the family and friends of Devin Aryal.

Balloons, stuffed animals, flowers and handwritten memorials were left at the corner of Hadley Ave and 7th street where Devin was laid to rest.

On February 19, Pinz, a

web photo Devin Aryal, nine years old, was shot and killed when a man opened fire on traffic in a residential neighborhood.

common bowling alley in Oakdale, will be donating 20% of all its food and beverage sales to the family of Devin Aryal. Oakdale Elementary students, where Devin was enrolled, will also receive free

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A community vigil was held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church on February 12. The church was filled with friends, family and community members who gathered to remember Devin.

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Cell phones and the destruction of social interaction

ELISE KONERZA

staff writer

What is that weird face you’re making? Oh yes, you’re taking a SnapChat, I should have known – I thought you were looking at me.

Since the introduction of the iPhone, we have been graced with new applications and ways of interacting socially with people - all at the touch of a button. While some of these utterly are hilarious, others cause a rift in small interactions that people may view as rude and ill-mannered.

It’s unfortunate that the commonality of social interaction relies on the implied tone of voice through emojis, emoticons, textual jargon and caps lock.

Catching the subtle tones, fluctuation in expression from sad to livid and catching a glimpse of someone’s eyes revealed so much more than a lie behind the QWERTY keyboard. “iPhone in hand” is considered the default mode while walking in the streets, strolling to Wiecking and even from your kitchen to the bedroom. Cell phones have become a fifth limb and second brain, its benefits guide us through everyday

life, yet hinder our narrowed, blind-sighted vision to a 3.5 inch screen.

To think of all the people that could have been met in person via handshake, hug or smile that are missed by absentmindedness of surroundings. What if you just brushed shoulders with your husband? What if you just sat next to a future colleague or business partner? But hey, at least you didn’t miss that Instagram selfie of Kim Kardashian with pursed lips!

Take it from an agitated outsider who still has yet to upgrade to the iPhone, much less Smart Phone – the top of your forehead is not as interesting as it seems. That’s not to say I’m not chomping at the bit to “get with it” once I can afford it. Constant feeds of Twitter and Instagram are screaming my name – I am literally in awe of this technology.

However, let this not deter you from daily use of your iPhone or Smart Phone. There are very important things that need tending too – numerous emails of campus events and class assignments, checking up on Google calendar and more applications undoubtedly keep the busy person of today on track.

We did it all somehow before though, right? We were still able to meet with people in person and connect on a social standard and say things we actually meant? It seems too easy to use technology as the third person mediator. We say what we want, when we want, where we want. Cell phones only make it easier to blatanly slander or say vulgar things we wouldn’t in person.

The never ending text that just won’t seem to end… it perveys a message to those in actual presence, “Somewhere else there is someone who I care about more than you,” and “I want to hear what they have to say more than anything you would.” We’ve begun to devalue the current situation and diverge into something either non-existant or miles away, more important than the family and friends choosing to spend time with us.

Being immersed in a bubble, a reverie – it takes more than a minute to adjust to the present moment and simply answer the question of a colleague, professor or friend in the slow process it takes to

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“What is your preferred means of communication?

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“Face to face.”

“Phone call.”

“Face to face.”

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MASADA “The Masadas were dedicated to stopping any such event of war hysteria discrimination from happening again. They were discriminated against only because of their face. If they had even 1/16th Japenese ancestry, they were thought to be a danger to America.” continued from 1 camp in McGehee, Arkansas.

Marion Masada was nine when her family was forced into a camp in Poston, Arizona.

An article written last April

by Tammy Real-McKeighan detailed Saburo Masada’s experience.

“A U.S. Army truck drove into the front yard of the farm.

All nine family members were loaded into it and taken to the Fresno fairgrounds. Once a fun place, the fairgrounds now [were] surrounded with barbed wire fences and guard towers with soldiers manning guns pointed at Saburo and other

Japanese Americans.’’

The Masadas work hard to shed light on a subject that is rarely mentioned in U.S. history classes.

“I enjoyed the presentation because the Masadas’ willingly exposed their childhood scars in the Japanese-American internment camps to the entire audience — an audience comprised of mostly Caucasian Americans,’’ said Erika Magnusson, a MSU senior plant science and ecology major. “How brave the Masada’s were to share their story with Minnesota State University, Mankato.”

She also commented on what she thought the purpose of the lecture was.

“The story they shared about their experience in the ‘concentration camp’ was not for their sake, although it did help their healing process, or for the audiences sake, but rather for other minority groups’ sake,’’ Magnusson continued. “The Masadas were dedicated to stopping any such event of war hysteria discrimination from happening again. They were discriminated against only because of their face. If they had even 1/16th Japanese ancestry, they were thought to be a danger to America.”

Gina Wenger, art education professor, was impressed with the presentation.

“We were very honored to have these national treasures on our campus and the turnout was amazing,” Wenger said.

Wenger added that the facilities where JapaneseAmericans were taken should rightful be called concentration camps and not internments.

“They were called concentration camps because by definition that is what they were,’’ she said. “We use euphemisms to describe them now, like internment or relocation but really they were concentration camps.”

During the presentation, Saburo Masada also stressed that the facilities were concentration camps. Masada insisted that Hitler had called the Nazis’ extermination camps

web photo Left, Saburo Masada speaks to a school in Nebraska about his experiences at a Japanese internment camp (pictured above) during World War II.

“concentration camps” to hide what his real intent was.

The Masadas still feel troubled about what happened.

“Like victims of incest, we were all being violated by the very country we loved and adored. Like victims of incest we had no voice, no power, and no one of influence to advocate for us. Most of us buried and repressed the deep shame and guilt that was put upon us.

33,000 joined the U.S. Army to prove their loyalty by fighting for the country they loved.

13,500 volunteered or were drafted from behind the barbwired concentration camps, to fight for democracy even while their families were imprisoned by their beloved country.”

The Masadas pointed out another troubling correlation

in the detainment of JapaneseAmericans.

“The tragic violation of our Constitution and rights of 120,000 American citizens and legal permanent alien residents of Japanese ancestry living only on the West Coast during WWII was based on Lt. John DeWitt’s, Commander of the West Coast Command, false rationale of national security.”

According to the Masadas, The United States’ refusal to call Japanese camps “concentration camps” softens the real impact the camps had on the victims.

Saburo Masada also referenced a George Santayana quote: “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

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Jodi Arias explains slaying in high profile trial

Arias claims to have killed lover Travis Alexander in self-defense.

PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias calmly tried to explain away her lies Monday as a prosecutor in her Arizona murder trial hammered her about not being honest with authorities, friends or family, even sending the victim’s grandmother flowers after she killed him, all in an attempt to throw off suspicion and avoid being charged.

Arias said she lied because she was ashamed of having killed her lover, Travis Alexander, in self-defense.

Arias also said she didn’t want details of their raunchy sexual relationship to be revealed, in part because Alexander lived a public life as a devout Mormon saving himself for marriage but privately was seeing multiple women romantically.

Arias is charged in the June 2008 stabbing and shooting death of Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home. Arias says she was forced to fight

for her life after Alexander attacked her, while authorities say she planned the killing in a jealous rage. Testimony has been ongoing since early January. Monday was Arias’ 10th day on the witness stand.

Arias first told authorities she knew nothing about Alexander’s death, then later blamed it on masked intruders before eventually settling on self-defense.

She told Alexander’s friends and family the same stories after her arrest, even sending 20 white irises to the victim’s grandmother, along with an 18-page letter to his family, expressing sympathy for their loss.

Prosecutor Juan Martinez then played a video clip for jurors of an interview Arias did with CBS’s “48 Hours” in July 2008 while she was in jail.

“Travis’ family deserves to know what happened,” Arias said on the tape.

“They did deserve to know what happened but did they deserve that lie?” Martinez asked Monday, noting at the time of the interview that she was still sticking to the story about the intruders killing Alexander.

“I guess not,” Arias replied.

Martinez also noted that Arias immediately began planning an alibi after she killed Alexander, leaving a message on his mobile phone and going to visit a man in Utah who she kissed and cuddled with in his bed just hours after the attack.

When Alexander’s body was found days later, Arias began making calls — to police, to friends, to her Mormon bishop — all to figure out what authorities knew and whether “anybody was onto you,” Martinez pointed out.

“Partially, yes,” Arias said,

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CELL PHONES continued from 4 undo your headphones or finish sending a text.

It’s really a sad state of our society to see people so tied down to their phones. Studies have been done depicting cell phone use as an addictive behavior.

According to a University of Florida news story, a Japanese study found that children with cell phones often wouldn’t make friends with children who didn’t have cell phones.

A British study showed that 7 percent of students had lost a relationship or job due to cell phone usage.

Being connected to gadgets is akin to a dissociative disorder.

Dissociation literally means not being connected” and, in its most aggressive stage, is a

true mental illness.

That’s not to say everyone today has developed a mental illness, although it does demonstrate our dependant use of an artificial item that supposedly keeps us more connected, rather than focused on real world concerns.

Our techno-obsession must be counterbalanced from excess to necessity.

How can you be socially in tune?

Leave your phone in a pocket of your backpack that’s not as easily accessible. Try striking up a conversation with the person next to you. Turn your phone off and see how long you can go without noticing. It’s not as hard as you think – trust me.

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TRIAL “Can you imagine how much it must hurt Mr. Alexander when you stuck that knife in his chest,” Martinez snapped back loudly.” continued from 6 but she again repeated that she didn’t recall much from the day of the killing.

Throughout the day, Martinez hammered her over the lies, prodding her to agree it was all part of trying to avoid going to prison.

“I don’t know, I was trying to kill myself,” Arias said.

She previously testified she tried to commit suicide while in jail, but she nicked her wrist with a razor and it stung, so she delayed it.

“Can you imagine how much it must have hurt Mr. Alexander when you stuck that knife into his chest,” Martinez snapped back loudly.

Defense attorneys immediately objected, and the line of questioning changed.

The trial has been a madefor-the-tabloids drama, with tales of lurid sex, lies and death, nude photos and repeated accounts of a salacious relationship. Arias says she and Alexander dated for about five months, then broke up but continued to see each other for sex, all the while Alexander grew more abusive.

However, she never reported any abuse to authorities, told no friends, and jurors haven’t heard from any witnesses or seen any evidence supporting her claims that

Alexander had a history of violence.

Arias said that he invited her to his Mesa home on the day of the killing for sex.

His body was found in his shower about five days later. He had been shot in the forehead, suffered 27 stab and slash wounds and had his throat slit.

Of the day of Alexander’s death, Arias says she doesn’t recall much but remembers him in a rage, body slamming her and chasing her around his home.

She said she grabbed a gun from his closet, and fired it as they tussled, but she didn’t

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know if she hit him. She says she doesn’t recall stabbing him.

According to court records, however, she told police before her trial began that Alexander was unconscious after she shot him, but then “crawled around and was stabbed.”

She says she remembers putting a knife in the dishwasher and disposing of the gun in the desert as she drove from Arizona to Utah. And she immediately began plan-

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Arias’ grandparents reported a .25 caliber handgun stolen from their Northern California house about a week before the killing — the same caliber used to shoot Alexander — but Arias says she knows nothing about the burglary. She says she brought no weapons to Alexander’s home on the day she killed him, undercutting the prosecution’s theory of premeditation.

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SNOW “We were planning to go back to Oklahoma City tonight, but the road was just impassable,” McBee told the Associated Press. “You couldn’t see 50 feet in front of you.” continued from 2

guess we’ll have to put pallets in the kitchen,” Smith said with a laugh.

Colorado and New Mexico were the first to see the system Sunday night, with up to two feet falling in the foothills west of Denver.

As it moved into the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles Monday, the storm ground travel to a halt, closing miles of interstates and state highways.

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Daniel Hawthorne said about a dozen motorists had to be rescued, but no one was injured. The National Weather Service in Lubbock reported at one point that as many as 100 vehicles were at a standstill on Interstate 27.

Extremely strong winds whipped around at least a foot or more of snow in the Texas Panhandle, and a hurricaneforce gust of 75 mph was recorded at the Amarillo airport. Amarillo recorded the biggest snowfall total in Texas — 19 inches, just short of the record of 19.3 — while Fritch was second with 16.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed all highways in the Panhandle and much of the state’s northwest because of blizzard conditions.

Trooper Betsy Randolph said several dozen motorists have reported being stranded or have abandoned their vehicles.

Chris McBee, a storm chaser, got stuck outside Woodward in northwest Oklahoma in the mid-afternoon.

By then, the city was leading Oklahoma’s snow totals with 15 inches of snow.

“We were planning to go back to Oklahoma City tonight, but the road was just impassable,”McBee told The Associated Press. “You couldn’t see 50 feet in front of you.” A man with a bulldozer dug out McBee’s vehicle.

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While the wintry precipitation is “a shot in the arm,” National Drought Mitigation Center climatologist Mark Svoboda said, the drought in the Plains and Midwest is far from over. Svoboda, speaking from Lincoln, Neb., said 12 inches of snow is equivalent to about 1 inch of rain.

“We would need 2-4 feet of snow to just erase the October to present deficits,” in Kansas, he said.

Jim Shroyer, a wheat specialist with Kansas State University Extension, said snow is more efficient than summer rain in replenishing soil moistures because rain tends to run off or evaporate during the summer months.

But it can take months or years for pastures and rangeland to recover to the point where there is good forage there for livestock.

“There is a lag coming out of drought where some of these impacts will linger on long after ‘climatological drought’ is gone,” Svoboda said. “And there is always a sense of false security there.”

Texas rancher Jay O’Brien warned the storm could be

deadly for grazing cattle, with the wind pushing animals into a fenced corner where they could suffocate from the drifts.

“This type of snow is a cattle-killer,” he said.

Parts of Kansas are bracing for anywhere from 8 to 24 inches of snow as the system moves through the state overnight. Wichita figures to take another hit after last week’s storm that dumped about a foot and a half of snow.

In preparation, many Kansas school districts already have called off Tuesday classes, as has the University of Missouri-Columbia. And Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James declared a state of emergency Monday, as another a foot or more could fall on last week’s 10 or so inches.

“This one has the potential to be quite serious,” James said at a news conference.

Through the day Tuesday, the storm is forecast to spin toward the upper Midwest, bringing snow to Chicago and eventually Detroit before heading toward Buffalo, N.Y, and northern New England in the middle of the week.

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Williams, Monaghan pace MSU in wins over SMSU, USF. JOEY DENTON

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With a 2-0 weekend and some help around the NSIC, the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s basketball team was cutting nets as the NSIC regular season champion.

“It feels good. It’s always good to be a winner. We talked about this and we wanted to come out and win, and now we are a happy group of guys,” senior guard Jarvis Williams said after Saturday’s win.

The 22-4 Mavericks followed a loss to Winona State last weekend with an 87-78 victory over the University of Sioux Falls on Friday and then found their second win of the weekend in an 85-75 win over the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs.

As the team cut down the net

at the Taylor Center, Williams took the well-deserved honor of taking the net off the rim.. As the lone senior, Williams was honored before the game and scored a team-high 21 points to go along with his three rebounds and five assists.

Williams knew everything was going right offensively for him and his team as he shot 10for-15 from the field.

“I was finding my spots as always,” Williams said. “My teammates were looking for me and I was being confident in transitions and taking my time and not rushing shots.”

The Mustangs didn’t just hand out the NSIC championship shirts to the Mavericks as they hung in the game until the Mavericks busted out a 13-5 run to give them a 75-57 lead with

Basketball / page 11

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Members of the 2012-13 Minnesota State University men’s basketball team pose with the NSIC regular season title after defeating the University of Sioux Falls 87-78 and Southern Minnesota State University 85-75.

Mavericks fall in regulation, shootout in regular season finale

MSU finishes 10-19-5 in the regular season, and will travel to UND for the first round of the conference playoffs.

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter MSU’s Lauren Smith continued her assault on the school’s record books, netting her 23rd goal of the season against the Buckeyes.

TIM FAKLIS

staff writer

Last weekend marked the end of the regular season for the Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s hockey

team, as they took away only one point in a two-game set on the road against Ohio State.

The Mavericks finish the regular season with a record of 10-19-5, good enough for

6th place in the WCHA. The first game of two in Columbus, OH was a tough one for the Mavericks on both sides of the ice.

Offensively, they were only able to muster shots in a

game where they lost 4-1. The Buckeyes, on the other hand, were able to take advantage of some mistakes from MSU, netting 4 goals on 36 shots.

Goaltender Danielle Butters was able to put together a decent night considering the circumstances, putting up 32 saves, including a scoreless first period that included a 5-minute major to junior Danielle Scholzen for blocking from behind.

The one goal came from the MSU single-season scoring record holder, Lauren Smith, who scored her 23rd goal of the season, further increasing her lead.

In the regular season finale, the Mavericks as a whole was able to put things together a bit more, making it an interesting and competitive 3-3 tie.

The Buckeyes were able to win the mandatory shootout, making Minnesota State 1-4

in shootouts on the year.

The Mavericks saw yet another goal from their sharpshooter Lauren Smith in this one, but she wasn’t alone. Both Tracy McCann and Casey Hirsch were able to put in key goals for the Mavericks, making victory a large possibility throughout the contest.

The scoring percentage for the Mavericks is what stood out for this game, as Eric Means’ squad was able to put together 3 goals on only 18 shot attempts. One big advantage was the power play for the Mavericks; both Smith’s and McCann’s came in power play opportunities.

“We were better on Saturday in terms of how much more we had the puck in the offensive zone and the chances we got,” said head coach Eric Means said, recapping

Hockey / page 11

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Mavericks sweep NSIC/MIAA Crossover MSU returns from Crossover tournament 6-4 in non-conference play.

Minnesota State Athletic Communications ADAM PIERSON

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Despite Minnesota’s unpredictable weather causing schedule adjustments to the NSIC/MIAA Crossover tournament the Minnesota State University, Mankato softball team stuck to their original plan, winning.

The Mavericks entered the Crossover tournament with an overall record of 2-4 in nonconference play.

The Mavericks’ momentum took a turn for the better after rallying over the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats on

Friday.

MSU followed the win with a pounding of the Washburn University Lady Blues and conference-rival the St. Cloud State Huskies on Saturday, before finally completing the sweep against the Lindenwood University Lions on Sunday.

On Friday, Mavericks pitcher Courtney McKelvogue gave up a two-run homerun in the top of the first inning to the Bearcats’ Stephanie Price.

McKelvogue controlled the rest of the game, finishing with 10 strikeouts and giving up two runs on six hits.

The Mavericks rallied in

the bottom of the sixth inning.

Led by juniors Kelly Wood, Samantha Hollen and Anna Cole, each driving in a run to give the Mavericks the lead.

In the top of the seventh inning, McKelvogue shut down the Bearcats in order to secure an MSU victory and improve her record to 1-3 this season.

With a day of rest, MSU was set to play the Lady Blues on Saturday.

Freshman pitcher Coley Ries, propelled the Mavericks to a 7-0 victory. Ries finished the game with 10 strikeouts and allowed only two hits in her first complete game shut-

out of her career.

In the top of the sixth Lady Blues’ pitcher, Lauren Thimmesch gave up the first run of the game on a wild pitch followed by MSU junior Eryn Edgerton’s two-run single up the middle.

MSU scored four more runs in the top of the seventh, one

by Hollen’s RBI single and another by Cole after reaching base on a Lady Blues error and two more run on fielder’s choices.

Junior Lindsay Erickson led the game with three hits, followed by Hollen and Edgerton both having two hits.

Ries’ performance improved her overall record to 3-1 this season.

Ending their day on the right note, MSU posted an 8-2 victory over the Huskies.

MSU was powered by 11 hits, three coming from senior Lauryn Morris and two off the bat of Cole.

The Mavericks controlled the game from the start, scoring three runs in the first, two runs in the fifth and finally three runs in the seventh.

The victory improves McKelvogue’s season record to 2-3.

Full of confidence, MSU finished the NSIC/MIAA Crossover by defeating the Lions 11-4 on Sunday.

Erickson’s RBI-double in the bottom of the first then

scoring later off of Hollen’s two-run home run in the first inning made an impressive start. To start the second inning, freshman Abby Whritenour led off with a solo home run before senior Abby Sonner’s RBI-single to go up 5-1.

Hollen tagged another tworun bomb in the bottom of the fourth making it 7-2 heading into the fifth inning.

Freshman Avery Carter sealed the game for the Mavericks with her grand slam in the bottom of the sixth, giving MSU an 11-4 lead.

Ries earned the win after giving up four runs and striking out five through five innings. Sophomore Brittany Lauterbach then finished the game allowing one hit in two innings on the mound. Ries’ season record improved to 4-1.

All NSIC/MIAA Crossover games were played in the RCTC Dome in Rochester, Minn, The Mavericks finish the Crossover tournament with a 4-0 record.

On a five-game winning streak the Mavericks improve their overall nonconference record to 6-4.

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HOCKEY “We were better on Saturday in terms of how much more we had the puck in the offensive zone and the chances we got,” said head coach Eric Means. continued from 9

the events from the previous weekend.

We just missed the net on our shots which didn’t allow for second chances.”

Now that the regular season has concluded, the Mavericks will begin the strenuous task of beginning the WCHA conference tournament. In the opening round, the sixseeded Mavericks will face off against the University of North Dakota.

The Mavericks went 1-3 against UND on the season, winning their first matchup, then subsequently losing the next three.

Third-seeded UND finished third in the WCHA with a 18-9-1 record in the conference, and a 23-10-1 record overall.

“Our power play is going to be a huge key this weekend,” Coach Means said about his first round matchup. “Almost every game we’ve won or tied our power play has scored.”

“We are going to have to stay out of the box against UND, get great goal tending, and keep the games low scoring.”

Elsewhere in the WCHA, North Dakota earned three points against Minnesota Duluth to secure a second-place finish behind Wisconsin.

The Badgers were in action over the weekend as well, downing Bemidji 2-0 and 3-1.

The University of Minnesota finished the regular season an undefeated 34-0 following a sweep of the St. Cloud State Huskies 2-0 and 3-0.

The Gophers also retained the no. 1 ranking in the USCHO.com women’s ice hockey poll with a unanimous 15 votes and will host Bemidji in the first round of the WCHA Playoffs.

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BASKETBALL “We started off the first half really well. We ran and got some fast breaks with dunks, so that’s always fun,” O’Brien said. continued from 9 5:30 left in regulation.

Even with the double-digit lead, Williams knew this team wasn’t going to quit and this would be a hard earned win.

“We knew this was going to be a tough game. We just had to dig down and do what we talked about earlier today and really just take to heart and go out and get this W,” Williams said.

With 54 points coming from inside the paint, it was a post-up war between sophomore forward Assem Marei and SMSU’s center Nick Smith. Marei finished the game with 17 points and seven rebounds with three blocks, as Smith followed with 15 points of his own to go with four rebounds.

In Friday’s win, the Mavericks blew off some frustration from their loss to Winona State as they jumped to a 44-26 lead at halftime with 10 fast break

points.

The Cougars would find their way back in the game as they shot 19-for-35 (54.3%) from the field, but the Mavericks were able to hone them down and keep the lead at the sound of the final buzzer, and sophomore point guard Zach Monaghan and junior forward Connor O’Brien had a lot to do with that.

Of the Mavericks’ 87 points, Monaghan had 23 of them with six assists and three steals.

O’Brien was a force inside, shooting five-for-five on the floor and put in 17 points of his own.

“We started off the first half really well. We ran and got some fast breaks with dunks, so that’s always fun,” O’Brien said. “You have to give them credit in the second half. They hit a lot of shots and they played really tough. We kind of let up

a little bit and got flustered with some things, but we just have to keep staying with it and a win’s a win.”

With a NSIC regular season title, the no. 9 Mavericks earned a number one seed in the upcoming NSIC tournament.

With the no. one seed, the first round will be played at the Taylor Center against the no. eight seed University of Minnesota, Crookston.

The Golden Eagles of Minnesota, Crookston were looking for their first NSIC conference win of the season and found it on Friday with an 80-77 victory over St. Cloud State. After losing on Saturday, the Golden Eagles finished the season with a 1-21 NSIC record and 4-22 overall.

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nce again, that magical night in late February of fighting to maintain consciousness against the Academy Awards’ staggering runtime has arrived

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and passed us by. The predictions have been cast and somebody out there probably lost some money.

Like always, some of those predictions came true and some came out of left field.

Despite a huge Oscar tradition of bashing the host,

Seth MacFarlane did an all right job, keeping true to the musical tradition of the hosting duty - albeit with his more outrageous stylings (opening the show with a number called “We Saw Your Boobs” was unexpected, to say the least). Typical to any comedian, some jokes landed and MacFarlane was pretty open about the ones that didn’t.

Speaking of musical traditions, while the Oscars may be a night to celebrate film, music repeatedly stole this year’s show.

Tributes to the musicals Chicago, Dreamgirls, and Les Miserables featuring returning cast members stunned audiences. Barbara Streisand singing a touching tribute to late composer Marvin Hamlisch and Dame Shirley Bassey returning to perform “Goldfinger” in the 50th Anniversary

of Bond celebration were mighty impressive as well.

This year also marks the first time the orchestra played from an entirely different location, playing off speech stragglers with John Williams’ Jaws theme via patch feed from miles away.

As for the nominees, many fell neatly into their expected place. Despite its director snub, Argo took home best picture, proving that the two categories are not mutually exclusive. The film also was awarded Best Editing.

Daniel Day-Lewis and Anne Hathaway surprised nobody with their wins for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress in Lincoln and Les Miserables, respectively.

Life of Pi took home Best Visual Effects, Cinematography, and Original Score, though its predicted

Production Design win was scooped by Lincoln.

Les Miserables was also a considerable winner of the night, taking home Best Makeup and Sound Mixing, in addition to Hathaway’s win.

Both screenplays went to their predicted winners, with both Tarantino and Terrio sweating profusely and blasting off sentences like men who had just wrestled a tiger after “skiing the Alps” (if you get what I mean).

As a foreign film, Amour didn’t have much of a chance winning Best Picture but as a nominee for Best Foreign Film it was a lock.

The Best Original Song award found its way into the right hands after “Skyfall” was performed by Adele on stage.

Oscars / page 14

‘Die Hard’ Lacks Certain Punch ANDREW SIMON

staff writer

Some audiences just want mindless action in their action films, scripts and something resembling a storyline is a far off concern.

With the Die Hard franchise there was never any doubt the movie would have outrageously spectacular action scenes as John McClane (Bruce Willis) is forced to engage in impossible feats to save the day, but what made this series special is that the writers gave a damn about story and about character.

John McClane and Die Hard is more than an aging action hero giving wisecracks and fighting bad guys, yet that’s all we get in A Good Day to Die Hard, a movie devoid of life or logic, and instead approaches action from a toddler’s

point-of-view – oh, bullets, exciting!

In this fifth installment of the Die Hard series, John McClane heads to Russia to investigate accusations made against his son, Jack McClane (Jai Courtney, Jack Reacher), of aiding a terrorist, Yuri Komarov (Sebastian Koch).

Russian bad guys crash the trial, intent on taking Yuri for themselves. Yuri knows the whereabouts of a key that unlocks a weapon of unimaginable power, but before the bad guys can get to him, Jack reveals his true colors – a C.I.A operative working undercover to take some other Russian bad guys down, and needs Yuri to accomplish this. With no one to turn to for help, John and Jack team-up.

What works for this series is that character comes first and action second. In

A Good Day to Die Hard character has been abandoned for lazy one-liners and action, action, action.

As for John’s arc this go around, it’s an exact replica of Live Free or Die Hard, except now instead of his daughter he needs to fess up to his bad history of being a father figure to his son, and instead of tender words, they vent through their problems by firing bullets into bad guy extras.

The lack of a good script is the movie’s worst offense, but even more startling is how A Good Day to Die Hard throws the characters into utterly insane situations and the movie becomes part of a cartoon world.

Jack Bauer saving the world in 24 hours for eight days straight seems a likelier and more realistic scenario than a lot of the action

set pieces in this movie.

Whereas the previous movie had some level of plausibility - no matter how small, and a sense that this could work and John could survive it, A Good Day doesn’t even attempt

to add realism to anything and instead ups the ante to such extremes that instead of anything feeling dangerous, it’s hollow, elaborate, unrealistic explosions.

Die Hard / page 14

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TB’s Take on the College Experience:

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When you’re in college, you’re being changed in ways that you never expected. I can only tell my experience, and I’m sure each and every one of you has gained something different from college.

You come here as a bright-eyed freshmen, where you live in the dorms and think you’re an adult because you no longer live under your parent’s roof.

You get to choose whether or not you should take a nap or go to class and whether or not to do your homework.

You feel like you’ve figured life out.

Then when you’re a sophomore, you live off campus and you think, “I am REALLY an adult now. I know how to pay rent and get to class on time.” The feeling is great: you’re young, you have your own place, and you have friends that keep you sane.

Junior year is either a year where you’re motivated and inspired or confused and feel hopeless. You’re in classes that you enjoy, graduation is starting to glimmer in the distance, and you’ve been through the ups and downs of college. But you still haven’t really figured everything out yet.

As a senior, I haven’t figured life out either. Gradu-

ation is looming ahead and the future is unknown. For some, that’s thrilling - for others, it’s terrifying.

In addition to the things you learn in your classes, college teaches you fundamental things that you will carry with you forever.

These are different for every single one of you out there, but they all carry the same importance.

Hopefully by the time you leave and begin your career you have realized what you want to accomplish in life. For me, that is touching someone’s life every day.

For you, it might be landing your dream job and moving across the country.

By the time you’re done, you’ve realized what you should have done in the past and what makes you feel good. Here are some of mine: 1. Never be afraid. It’s easier said than done, but you need to live life with at least some aspect of fearlessness. Take chances. Do what is going to make you happy instead of trying to please everyone around you.

I learned this lesson through writing. I could write what people wanted to hear, but I would feel disappointed in myself. Instead, I write how I feel and I acknowledge that there is always going to be someone

who absolutely disagrees with me.

But if even one other person gets enjoyment out of it, my purpose has been achieved. Feeling the need to please everyone is going to make life hard, but pleasing yourself means you’re always happy.

It’s okay to have enemies and people that disagree.

It only makes you stronger and more convinced to do exactly what you feel in your heart.

2. You can plan your entire life out, but it’s going to be extremely hard to make that plan happen.

Even a year ago, I thought I would be in love and engaged as soon as I graduated. That was my plan, but it’s kind of hard to make that happen now that I am single.

Life happens and it destroys the perfect image that you had in your mind, but life also brings you to places you never thought possible.

The perfect future you had planned out for years and years against the reality of your current situation is a control freak’s nightmare.

You need to trust life to take control, because you’re just a small being on this planet and you have no way of changing everyone else’s life to make sure your per-

fect future happens.

Sit back and appreciate the new future you have; hopefully, it’s a future that is unknown and leads you to grow to be a bigger person than you could have ever imagined.

3. Always say how you feel. This holds true in every aspect of life, not just college. Your friends know you care about them, but tell them exactly how you feel.

Think of how wonderful you would feel if someone said to you, “You are one of the biggest gifts I have received in life and I am so glad we’re friends.” You would feel amazing. You have the ability to make people feel this way.

If you don’t agree with something in class, state how you see it. Challenge ideas. You have the power to make connections and grow as a person but not if you’re too afraid to share your inner thoughts with people.

Admitting that you’re scared or feel lost is something you should do every day, because the person next to you might be feeling the exact same way.

By saying or writing how you feel, you have the chance to give another person hope. You have the chance to make someone think, “Man, I thought I was the only one that thought

that way. It’s so nice to know that someone can relate.”

4. Be happy with who you are or change it. You’re the only person who can ultimately control your happiness. If you aren’t happy with yourself, college is a chance to become the person you have always wanted to be.

No one knows you when you come here. You can start your life over if you want. Or you can keep your past and add to it, making your life a painting that started blank and isn’t always pretty, but by the end of your life it’s an incredible piece of beauty.

Either way, have the confidence to hold your head high and break social norms. It’s safe here. Every single person on campus is doing the same thing that you are: finding themselves.

So shave your head, go barefoot, wear a suit and tie every day… Do what makes you proud of yourself and gives you a warm feeling inside.

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These prizes may have been foreseen, but by far the more interesting moments came from the surprises of the evening.

Steven Spielberg was expected to fill Ben Aff leck’s vacancy award for Best Director but in a twist, Ang Lee snuck in and made off with the Best Director award for Life of Pi. Mark that as twice now that he has won that award without the accompanying Best Picture trophy, the other time being for Brokeback Mountain in 2005.

For only the fourth time in history, there was a tie at the Oscars. Academy voters apparently could not decide which movie had the best Sound Editing and decided to give it to both Zero Dark Thirty and Sk yfall for their superior audio displays.

Despite it receiving more lukewarm reviews than its competitors, Brave prevailed in the Best Animated

Feature category over the likes of Wreck-it Ralph and Frankenweenie.

Best Supporting Actor was a fog bank to predict but the Academy ultimately went with Christoph Waltz for his wordy role in Django Unchained.

And fighting gravity all the way up to the stage, Jennifer Lawrence rode her late momentum to take home the Best Actress trophy for Silver Linings Playbook.

Even with some jokes falling f lat, the always extensive running time and literally a few pitfalls (see Jennifer Lawrence), the strength of this year’s nominees and a highly respectable focus on music put the 2013 Oscars well above last year’s and will hopefully set a standard for the ceremonies to come.

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DIE HARD “His one-liners don’t jump off the screen as effortlessly, his interactions with his son comes off as awkward, and not awkward in the context of the story.” continued from 12 For some the believability of a movie’s action scenes and the intricacies and story arcs of a script is something not to be bothered with, but for a franchise that has rooted itself deeply in intricate storylines and fun-butworkable action beats, this foray into a cartoon world of chaos leaves a sour taste.

Bruce Willis is usually perfect in the role, but even he seems off. His one-liners don’t jump off the screen as effortlessly, his interactions with his son comes off as awkward - and not awkward in the context of the story.

Yet Willis does what he

does best when it comes to outsmarting bad guys and looking indestructible as he blasts machine guns and jumps from tall buildings.

Jai Courtney makes his debut to the series as John’s son and since the movie barely relents in its constant action scenes, Jack McClane gets little to do other than huff at his father and be angry through three-fourths of the movie.

The bad guys are over the top and full of monologues, and barely worth a mention (which is a sad commentary itself, considering the charismatic villains of Jeremy

Irons and Timothy Olyphant of old).

All in all, the ingredients of Die Hard are present and accounted for but what made the series great is lost in favor of relentless action.

With a sixth installment practically guaranteed, hopefully the series will not continue in this direction and instead revert to its roots.

Until then, A Good Day to Die Hard is still enjoyable but the least satisfying of the series.

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