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Dance Judge Greg Mathis: marathon From behind bars to the bench earns big Television Judge brings story to MSU bucks for Pan African conference.

MSU students celebrate era of rock, drive-ins to raise money for charity.

JENNA SCHLAPKOHL

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Girls in poodle skirts swirled around boys in crisp leather jackets. Streamers laced the perimeter of the ballroom as a disco ball shimmered from the ceiling. Behind thick rimmed glasses and crimson red lipstick, party goers took a step back from reality and traveled to a period of rock ‘n’ roll and classic cars.

Embracing the ’50s theme, nearly 200 people attended the 2013 MSU Dance Marathon “Cruisin’ for the Kids” event in the CSU Ballroom on Sat., Feb 23.

The night was dedicated to supporting the Childrens’ Miracle Network and its local affiliate, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

By the end of the night, $10,018 had been raised for the organizations.

This was the first year the amount had jumped into the five-figure range.

Friendly competition helped boost the funds. Student organizations created teams and fundraised for Gillette’s, striving to earn the title of top fundraisers.

The event acts as a celebration for these efforts, and the final stretch to push the donations even further.

The party started promptly at 6 pm. Mankato based indie-rock band Boardwalk Arcade started the night off right with smooth, sultry tunes. Rocking skinny ties and white button-ups, the

band shimmied into the night with ease.

DJ OCiE, also known as MSU Mass Media student Evan O’Connor, brought the energy to the dance floor, spinning a variety of songs from Chuck Berry to Macklemore. The Dance Marathon was taken to a whole new level when swing dance, the cat daddy and hand jive collectively merged on the dance floor.

Closing out the night was Midwest Selects. The trio of rap artists took advantage of their 30 minute set to really connect with their audience. Spending more time on the floor than on stage, the guys had everyone moving.

Live music wasn’t the only entertainment featured at the event. Face painting, games, a photo booth and free food kept people energized throughout the night.

The performers and all of the food vendors, including Noodles & Company, Jimmy Johns, Buffalo Wild Wings and Pub 500, donated their products to the event.

“We’re constantly amazed by the level of support we receive from our campus and community partners,” said Ashley Portra, Dance Marathon Advisor.

“People realize it’s for the kids, and they want to do what they can to help.”

A few of these children and their families who benefit from services provided at Gillette

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web photo The judge and television personality spoke at MSU’s Pan African Conference, discussing his past as well as the state of the African American community.

MEGAN KADLEC

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Incessant chatter drowned out the soulful music coming from the speakers in the Centennial Student Union Ballroom Friday night as attendees of the 37th annual Pan African concert and members of the Mankato community awaited the words they had all been anticipating, “All rise for the honorable Judge Mathis.”

At 7:25 p.m., nearly 30 minutes after the event was scheduled to begin, the crowd erupted into a monstrous applause.

After an introduction from the daughter of conference

founder Michael T. Fagin, Tanya, Mathis took the podium, making a joke about his late start.

“Like Jennifer Lopez said to her fifth boo, ‘I’m not going to keep you long,’” Mathis joked.

Instead of focusing on his personal experiences, Mathis’ speech focused on the Pan African movement and the progress they’ve made.

The Pan African movement was founded not in Africa, but in America and Jamaica, and focuses on bringing African American communities together.

Mathis argued that African Americans have made tremendous progress, over-

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coming slavery and segregation, securing the right to vote and, eventually winning the presidency.

There are more than 10,000 elected black officials, and there are fewer African Americans living in poverty than ever before.

However, there is still a long way to go, according to Mathis, and the movement must maintain its progress.

Mathis argued that there are two main challenges faced by the African population in America: a failing education system and a f lourishing prison system.

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JUDGE “I didn’t give up. I didn’t run back to the street. I didn’t run up to the corner to try to get me a pack. I didnt’ run and try to get some kilos from my boys who were still in the hood,” Mathis said. “I fought back.” continued from 1 He stated that schools located in urban environments that cater to a large African American population have traditionally received less funding than their rural, white counterparts.

He noted the problems of the prison industrial complex.

While black men make up more than 50 percent of those incarcerated, they only comprise five percent of society.

He simply doesn’t understand

“I didn’t give up. I didn’t run back to the street. I didn’t run up to the corner to try to get me a pack. I didn’t run and try to get some kilos from my boys who were still in the hood,” Mathis said. “I fought back. I fought back until I won my right to practice at the Michigan Supreme Court.”

After practicing law for a few years, Mathis decided to campaign to become a judge, in order to “give a little

When Mathis left college, he started an agency in a church basement to help young individuals in the projects. He worked in politics, civil rights and community organization. The individuals he helped were the ones that backed him when he ran for judge.

“What they thought would destroy me, lifted me up so I could be an inspiration for others,” Mathis said.

Mathis concluded his

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“What they thought would destroy me, lifted me up so I could be an inspiration for others.”

- Judge Greg Mathis why this is the case.

“Our brothers ain’t born to be criminals,” Mathis said.

Mathis stated that while he does not advocate violence, if a brother wants to shoot someone, they should get themselves a uniform, go to Afghanistan and fight for their country.

After receiving his GED and fighting his way through college and law school thanks to affirmative action policies, Mathis passed the bar exam and became a practicing lawyer in Michigan, though it wasn’t without undue struggle.

Mathis’ license to practice law was held up by the private bar association due to his criminal background, even though his one adult conviction was expunged.

justice to these young folks, some guidance, maybe some second changes just like a judge had given me” But the media exposed his background, as they do when anyone runs for a public office.

“And that’s how most of you all, those who watch my television show, know my background. I wasn’t going around telling people I was a thug. It’s nothing I was bragging about, but it was when the media attacked me with it.

I didn’t turn my back on who I was. I said, ‘Yeah, I was all of that. I did all of that. You’re absolutely right, but go across town and ask those young people what I’ve done since the day I left college,’” Mathis said.

speech with advice for those attendees of the conference, those students who are currently seeking degrees, though his words could apply to anyone at MSU. “I know you think things are going to be easy. I know you think they’re going to roll out the red carpet when you get your degree. No ma’am, no sir. You haven’t seen a struggle until you leave here with a degree,” Mathis said. “And don’t you run. Stand up, get a spine as a sistah said, and fight back, ‘cause there’s always going to be injustice, there’s always going to be someone trying to hold you back.”

Mathis’ speech was welcomed by the audience with laughter and applause.

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Small business development center celebrates second year MSU group out to help small local businesses find success.

TIM FAKLIS

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The Small Business Development Center at Minnesota State University, Mankato is celebrating its second year of success on MSU’s campus this week.

In 2012, the Small Business Development Center on MSU’s campus helped small business accumulate more than $21 million in financing. This sum was more than a 230 percent increase of what they were hoping for when they relocated their headquarters to campus at MSU, when they set a mark of $10 million to reach.

“While we’ve exceeded the goals of our grants, we are still challenging ourselves every day,” said Michael Nolan, the Director of the Development Center and adjunct professor at MSU. The concept of the organization is to help not only current small business in the Southern Minnesota area but to also help those who are looking to start from the ground up.

Three years ago as a result of the success the organization was having throughout the greater southern Minnesota area, the organization put together a turnover that doubled their staff size. This 100

percent turnover helped boost them into a spot where they were able to succeed more.

“Since then, we have put together an efficient and effective organization,” Nolan said, describing the organization’s success. “More importantly, we have strengthened regional partnership with city and county governments, our banking community, and other non-profit business assistance organizations.”

There is a fairly large group of individuals that contribute to the root of the organization, and Michael Nolan spreads the credit to a multitude of people.

“We have a great team in place, and work with amazing people on campus” he said.

“We are part of V.P. Robert Hoffman’s Strategic Partnerships division, and he has encouraged us to continue to strive to be the very best SBDC in the state. Our Program Coordinator Julie Nelson sets the standard of excellence for her position across the country.

We hired Trevor Longren when he graduated from our MBA program, and he is rapidly becoming the go-to person for our community banking to refer new loan customers for technical assistance.”

The development center is a larger organization than just

the Mankato area, and does more than just help MSU students and alumni.

The South Central Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is part of the Minnesota network of regional centers, and is able to provide services for business at no cost due to the funding they receive from all over the state of Minnesota.

They have region offices in Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan.

Their plans are vast, and their hope is to continue helping students in Mankato, as well as anyone that is trying to start up a business.

They currently help serve more than 300 businesses, and in return build a relationship with the university itself, making networking for both the university as a whole, as well as it job prospects for its students, much more simple.

For Michael Nolan, business planning is just the beginning for some students.

“Business planning is much more than just writing business plan. If you are serious about starting your own business, and are willing to put in the work, we’d love to help guide the way.”

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DANCE MARATHON continued from 1 Children’s Specialty Healthcare are from the Mankato area and were able to attend the event.

Using the music escape their daily struggles, the children immersed themselves in the love and support surrounding them.

Barely resting during the three hour long event, the kids took advantage of every activity.

Having the children at the event allows those in attendance to have a more meaningful experience. Hearing their stories and simply hanging out with them really puts the benefit into perspective.

“The families, some of whom have been here each year, always look forward to our event and are thankful for what MSU students do for Gillette,” said Portra.

Dance Marathon is one of the largest student-run philanthropic events on campus, and three years ago after a 10-year hiatus the MSU Greek Community brought the event back, opening it to the entire community.

Organizers plan for a year to guarantee the events success.

The 2014 committee has already begun the planning process and is hoping to involve a wide variety of MSU members.

Those interested can stop by the Student Activities office, CSU 173 for more information.

As dancing feet grew weary, the disco ball took a few final spins, and the music faded to a mere whisper. With recordbreaking donations, Dance Marathon 2013 had reached an end.

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Letter to the Editor: The Free Press should do the right thing Melodee Hoffner wants the records sealed.

Ever since August 20, 2012, my family has been living a nightmare. After overreacting to two short, innocent family videos of my children playing after their bath time, Minnesota State University, Mankato and Blue Earth County conducted wide-sweeping investigations of the most intimate details of our lives.

Baseless accusations were thrown around without any consideration of how they might impact our family. My husband, Todd Hoffner, was falsely charged with a heinous crime and was made out to be a dangerous child predator by the media.

Mercifully, the case was dismissed. But our nightmare didn’t end there. Now the Free Press and its editor Joe Spear want to needlessly prolong this ordeal and inflict even more pain on my family. And for what? To sell a couple more newspapers? That is shameful.

Mr. Spear, we are living this nightmare every day and its effects will remain with us forever. My husband’s reputation as a role model and as a father has been tarnished. A Google search of our family

name turns up dozens of articles mentioning “child porn” and photos of Todd looking like a hardened criminal in an orange prison jumpsuit.

Todd’s career is in jeopardy and the University’s leadership has turned its back on our family. But our greatest fear is that our children will grow up thinking that they are somehow responsible for this mess.

Last year, Mr. Spear wrote an editorial explaining how the Free Press chooses which stories to cover. He explained: “it all starts with judgment.”

Does your judgment take into account how a story impacts my innocent children?

Does your judgment compel you to harass a beleaguered man whose name and reputation have already been sullied due to no fault of his own? Or are you only interested in pursuing stories that will get the most clicks on your website?

The Free Press’ actions here have nothing to do with government accountability or the public interest. All the answers to Mr. Spear’s questions are already in the public record. Go back and read Judge Jass’ Order dismissing

all of the charges against Todd or any of the countless news articles covering the case.

The University and the prosecution clearly overreacted in the wake of the Penn State scandal. The entire case was premised on Assistant County Attorney Mike Hanson absurd conclusion that the videos of my children constituted “pornographic works.”

Judge Jass, viewing those very same videos, found there was absolutely no evidence of child pornography. The case was dismissed.

The court of law and the court of public opinion have reached their final verdict in this case: the prosecution was baseless and malicious. Todd Hoffner did nothing wrong.

Yet neither the University nor Blue Earth County has apologized to our family or taken any responsibility for their miscarriage of justice.

Indeed, our family has suffered all of the consequences to date.

Mr. Spear claims that my family should be “interested in further stories that shine light on how the prosecution was handled.” Mr. Spear, my

family is interested in being left alone and protecting our children.

My family is interested in moving past this terrible episode and regaining some sense of normalcy. We have no interest in letting your newspaper dig into our private lives so that you can write your gossip column. Haven’t we been through enough?

I was not at all surprised to learn that the Free Press’ attorney never once expressed any concern for my family’s privacy in his court filings or arguments. But context is always important. The Free Press’ legal action is not about uncovering records from some faceless government agency.

This is about my family.

There are no amounts of lawsuits, press conferences, or news articles that can repair the damage that has already been done to my family. But I promise you that we will do everything possible to make sure that we don’t needlessly suffer any additional pain. We did nothing to deserve any of this. The Free Press should do the right thing and help put an end to our nightmare.

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“Hanging out and going to cities for a couple days.”

“Going home.”

Editors Note In a February 28, 2013 article entitled “Judge allows Free Press argument about Hoffner records,” The Free Press reported that they intend to pursue a motion that would require that the sealed documents pertaining to the Hoffner case be opened.

Free Press editor Joe Spear reportedly attended the meeting, and, as recorded in the paper itself, supported the opening of the documents.

“We have a duty to pursue that information in the public interest,” he said.

We here at the Reporter agree with Mrs. Hoffner’s assessment, and do not support the pursuit of further information pertaining to Judge Jass’ dismissal of the charges.

While the public may in fact have a right to know exactly why Minnesota State University, Mankato has refused to reinstate Todd Hoffner, we do not feel that the issue warrants continued coverage of the case.

Regardless of the current circumstances of Hoffner’s employment, we feel that his family has suffered enough as a result of charges that were conclusively dismissed.

Further media coverage would likely do more damage than good.

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“Going home and sleeping.”

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A caravan of 20 activists made the short trip to St. Paul on Tues., Feb. 19 to present their case on the proposed mining operation hoping to break ground around the Mankato area.

Frack mining is a rapidly growing industry, and those in charge are very interested in what Minnesota has to offer. The Department of Natural Resources says hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is meant to increase the production rate of a well.

This high-pressure process cause small cracks to form in the bedrock allowing oil and gas to f low quicker.

The fairly new operation has left residents with an abundance of questions on how it will affect the communities surrounding the mining sites.

Because this mining system will break below the water line, many residents are concerned with how it will affect their drinking water.

With tiny particles of sand dancing around the air a ma-

jority of concerns hover over the impacts the mines will have on health, roads and air and water quality.

However, there is the issue of the unknown. The lack of scientists available in this area leaves holes in the proposal that can’t be filled.

Lime Township is at the center of this proposal, and by spring will be faced with making the decision to approve or deny the mine.

Small town governments simply do not have the budget to complete in-depth research on the harms of silica sand mining.

KEYC spoke with David Williams from Fillmore County.

“Local government does not have the scientific ability to determine if silica sand is being mined, processed, and transported in a way that could cause substantial health problems such as silicosis,” said Williams.

The final issue would be the lack of implemented statewide regulations. Without regulations at the state level, it will put unrealistic burdens on local govern-

ments to create policies.

Small towns are looking to the state to provide ideas and guidance. With no support, city governments struggle to establish guidelines that will satisfy both residents and mine operators.

One example the Mankato area could look at is the ordinance that was passed in Winona.

The requirements the city of Winona came up with ensure that mining conditions keep a safe distance away from residential property.

Mines cannot be established within 1,000 feet of any homes, and must keep their equipment at least 200 feet away.

Winona also took into consideration what the mines would do to their city, such as traffic delays and quality of air.

The ordinance states they must limit truck traffic to 200 trips per day, and daily testing of the sand must take place to guarantee it is moist enough before it is dispersed into the air.

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Dow hits new high despite concerns The Dow Jones Industrial hit a new high at 38.16 points, despite fears of Chinese slowdown.

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors brushed off early jitters about a potential slowdown in China and pushed the Dow to its highest close of the year.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 38.16 points, or 0.3 percent, to 14,127.82. The index is a fraction of a percentage point away from its record close of 14,164, reached on Oct. 9, 2007.

Stocks dropped at the opening bell and stayed lower most of the morning amid concern that new steps introduced by the Chinese government to cool the booming housing market in the world’s second-largest economy.

Chinese markets were dragged down by housing stocks, which fell sharply after the country’s cabinet ordered new measures to rein in home prices. China will raise minimum down payments in areas where prices are deemed to be rising too fast and crack down on efforts to evade limits on how many properties each buyer can acquire.

“The U.S. market continues to digest the negative news and hang tough,” said Ryan Detrick, a senior strategist at Schaeffer’s Investment Research.

The stock market has rallied this year on optimism that the U.S. housing market is recovering and signs that companies are hiring more. Strong cor-

FRACKING continued from 5 There are still many steps before this mining endeavor can take place. With activists at the Capitol, Jordan Sands will have much to consider.

The benefit to opening these mines in Minnesota is the creation of many new jobs. One mine will establish 40 job openings. Hydraulic fracturing is a process that oil and natural gas industries support, an industry that is set to skyrocket.

Jordan Sands, LLC, an affiliate of Coughlan Companies, Inc. has been involved

in the mining business in the Mankato area for more than 125 years. The company has been working to evolve the sand fracking industry since 2011.

The capitol is currently dealing with a f lock of activists determined to have their voice heard. With the hope that a moratorium will be set in place on the mining project, Lime Township will have more time to discuss the pros and cons of what this company will do to their community.

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Despite having already logged strong gains this year, stocks may still be able to maintain their momentum as investors move money out of bonds, Rob Lutts, chief investment officer at Cabot Money Management, said.

“It’s all about where the money is going,” Lutts said. “If the money that is sitting on the sideline, or in bonds, is moving into equities that alone is enough to create that shift.”

Investors put $2.8 billion into U.S. stock mutual funds in the week ending Feb. 27, according to Lipper. That’s the eighth straight week investors have put more money into stocks, the longest streak of inflows in almost two years.

The Dow has risen 7.8 percent so far this year and the S&P 500 index is 6.9 percent higher, while the yield on the 10-year Treasury note remains below 2 percent. The yield, which moves inversely to its price, rose 3 basis points to 1.87 percent Monday.

For now, stocks are likely to grind higher as investors who missed the rally at the start of the year buy stocks on any drops in the market, Scott Wren, a senior equity strategist at Wells Fargo Advisors, said.

“I’d love to see a pullback, because pullbacks are opportunities,” Wren said.

Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Federal Reserve, said Monday she does not see risks at the moment from the U.S. central bank’s low-interest rate policies. The Fed is buying $85 billion each month in Treasury and mortgage-backed securities to keep long-term interest rates very low.

Investors’ enthusiasm is being held in check by the automatic government budget cuts that took effect Friday after President Barack Obama and Congress failed to reach a budget deal. Economists expect the cuts to hurt U.S. economic growth. Both Republicans and Democrats pledged to retroactively undo the cuts, but they have given no indication of how that process would take shape.

In other trading, the Standard & Poor’s 500 rose 7 points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,525.20. The Nasdaq composite gained 12.29 points, or 0.4 percent, to 3,182.03.

European markets were mixed. The dollar was little changed against the euro.

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Mavericks crush Dragons 87-63; advance to NSIC semifinals MSU Moorhead No. 7 MSU

JOEY DENTON

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shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Sophomore Assem Marei has had many memorable games in his 2013 campaign with the Mavericks, but none like saturday night, where the big man posted 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead MSU to victory.

Even with a push from the MSU Moorhead Dragons in the second half, they were no match for the Minnesota State University, Mankato men’s basketball team as they cruised to the final four of the NSIC Tournament after defeating the Dragons 87-63.

The no. 7 Mavericks sailed through the first half with 43 points and shot 18-33 from the field and 5-9 from behind the arc.

But even with a high-scoring first half, the Dragons kept themselves in the game with some good shooting of their own with Jordan Riewer leading the way with nine points.

After leading 43-32 at halftime, the Dragons collected a 10-0 run to start off the second half, but from then on it was all about the Mavericks. With arguably some of the best defense the Mavericks have played all season, they held the Dragons to 10-33 from the field and forced nine turnovers. The Mavericks finished with eight steals, with the NSIC leader Zach Monaghan adding two more to his season total.

The Mavericks’ defense got the opportunity to run and they took it. They took their nine turn-

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overs and transformed them into 14 points off of turnovers.

To Monaghan, that’s when the game was theirs.

“It was a good win for us. We got in transition and ran, got some stops there in the second half and I think we shared the ball really well,” Monaghan said.

Senior guard Jarvis Williams agrees that their defense is what pushed them to the next round.

“Saturday was a great win for us. We came out as a team and took care of business, and most of all we got after it on the defensive end and that was key. We knew they had shooters and we really had to run them off the threepoint-line and make them take tough shots,” Williams said.

Monaghan finished the game with 14 points, six assists and two steals. To him it was all about reading their defense.

“I was trying to get everyone going. I just took what they gave me and played off that,” Monaghan said.

The Mavericks big men came up big on Saturday as they scored 50 points in the paint with sophomore forward Assem Marei and junior forward Connor O’Brien

leading the way. Marei finished with a team-high 16 points and 14 rebounds, while O’Brien had four points, six rebounds, and three blocked shots. The Mavericks out rebounded the Dragons 39-29.

With another tournament win the Mavericks head to Rochester to play in the final four against Augustana. The Vikings bring a 21-7 overall record and the best scorer in the conference, Cameron McCaffrey, who averages 21.3 points.

Both teams possess a victory in this season’s series, with the Vikings winning in overtime at Mankato, so the Mavericks know what needs to be done.

“The key thing is really getting after McCaffrey and slowing him down. He is a great player who can do a lot and we know as a team if we slow him down that will take the team out of their game,” Williams said.

As tip-off is at 7:30 on Saturday in Rochester, the team knows there are four very good teams finishing off this tough NSIC tournament.

“There are going to be four tough teams there, the best teams in the conference. This part of the season you got to play defense and hopefully can win out,” Monaghan said.

MSU splits with Colorado College, remains in fourth place of WCHA The Mavericks men’s hockey team could have used two victories against middle-of-the-pack Colorado College, but MSU left the west coast with one win and one weeekend remaining to face off against North Dakota.

RYAN LUND

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It’s been over a decade since Minnesota State University, Mankato first joined the WCHA, during which the Mavericks have posted 20-win seasons just twice.

The 1999-2000 team put together a 21-14-4 campaign, while the 2002-03 squad finished 20-11-10.

But after an offensive explosion down in Colorado Springs, the 2012-13 Mavericks will be able to add their names to the list.

The no. 9 ranked Mavericks, now 21-10-3, tallied their school record-tying 21st win Saturday night, after a 7-2 route of Colorado College, following a 4-1 loss on Friday night.

The weekend started off slow,

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as both teams were held scoreless in the opening period Friday, before freshman forward Dylan Margonari kicked off the scoring at 3:38 of the second period.

Leading-scorer Matt Leitner grabbed the puck from a Tigers defender behind the net, before tossing it out front for Margonari, who beat Colorado College netminder Joe Howe for his sixth goal of the season.

The lead however, would not last.

Less than 10 minutes later Colorado College’s Scott Winkler snapped a rebound past freshman goaltender Stephon Williams to make it 1-1.

The Tigers struck three more times in the third period,

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as juniors Andy Skalbeck and Alexander Krushelnyski netted a trio of goals to give the Tigers a 4-1 home victory.

But while Colorado College took home the crucial pair of points Friday, MSU sophomore Matt Leitner’s offensive heroics would be just beginning.

After another scoreless opening stanza to start the game, freshman Brett Knowles kicked things off right at 6:07 of the second period, deflecting junior Josh Nelson’s point shot past Howe to give the Mavericks a 1-0 lead.

Leitner struck for the first time nine minutes later, trading goals with Colorado College’s Ryan Schwartz, who netted a

power play tally for the Tigers at 17:24 of the second period to make it 2-1 Mavericks.

With just two minutes remaining in the period however, the Mavericks’ offense exploded, as juniors Zach Lehrke and Johnny McInnes joined Leitner’s assault on Howe’s net, adding a pair of tally’s to the dynamic sophomore’s hat trick.

With the three-goal outing Leitner becomes the first Maverick since Travis Morin and David Backes during the 2005-06 season to finish with 40 points.

The win elevates the Mavericks into a tie with Wisconsin for fourth place in the WCHA with just two games remaining.

MSU will host second place North Dakota this weekend in its final series of the regular season, and will likely need a win to

secure home ice for the upcoming WCHA playoffs.

Despite the split the Mavericks also fell to no. 9 in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Hockey poll, dropping to no. 8 in the Pairwise rankings, a system designed to mirror the NCAA’s tournament selection process.

North Dakota enters the series at no. 7 in the Pairwise following a win and tie against the visiting Bemidji State Beavers, and has a chance to win the McNaughton Trophy outright with a sweep of the Mavericks.

UND leads the all-time series 36-107, including a home sweep of the Mavericks in 2012.

The puck drops Friday at 7:07 pm at the Verizon Wireless Civic Center, and again on Saturday at 7:37 pm.

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Mavericks swept by North Dakota in first round of WCHA tourney MSU’s womens hockey team was outed from the WCHA postseason tournament at the hands of North Dakota, who outscored MSU 14-2 in the process of eliminating them from further competition.

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Last weekend’s series marked the last of the season for the Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s hockey team, falling in both games on the road to the North Dakota Fighting Sioux.

Neither game was a close one for the Mavericks, as they weren’t able to get the momentum going on offense, and had to do deal with the high levels of energy from the offensive end of the opposing North Dakota attack.

Starting in the first game, where the Mavericks lost by a score of 6-1, the Sioux poured it on early and never looked back.

They were able to score 4 goals right away in the first period, highlighted by four different scorers: Becca Kohler, Jocelyne Lamoureux, Josefine Jakobsen, and Monique Lamoureux. The Fighting Sioux

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were able to score another goal in the second period, making it a gaping 5-0 lead early in the game.

Once again, the Mavericks were outshot significantly at a 35-11 clip, and that lack of shots played a major role in their defeat the first game.

The game’s only goal for the Mavericks came on a power play in the third period by Tracy McCann.

In the second game, the Mavericks faced a similar, and in some ways, even worse fate than the night before, losing 8-1.

This game saw an even worse first period for the Mavericks and an even better one for the Fighting Sioux, where they were able to put away 5 goal right away in the first 20 minutes of action at home against the Mavericks.

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Lauren Barnes, the lone goal scorer for the Mavericks, was also able to put away the Mavericks’ only goal in the first period, making the score 5-1 with two frames to go.

The Sioux were able to score three more as the game went on, making it an easy route for North Dakota.

The star of the game was Monique Lamoureux, who was able to put up an outstanding 4 goals on the night, while Jocelyne Lamoureux was able to score two goals of her own.

Head coach of the Mavericks, Eric Means, was pretty blunt in his explanation for what happened over the week-

end.

“Basically UND has two of the best players in the world in the twin sisters,” Means said, “And they were too much.”

With these two losses, the Mavericks finish with a record of 10-21-5 on there season overall and 6-17-5 in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association conference.

Seniors from this year’s team, who subsequently won’t be returning next year, are defensemen Erika Magnusson and Emilia Andersson, as well as forward Lauren Smith.

“I was happy that those three seniors,” Means said., “Smith, Andersson, and Magnusson, had their best years as seniors and played their best hockey in their senior season.”

Smith leaves the school with some impressive accolades, including the MSU record for most goals scored by a Maverick in one season. She was able to score 24 goals on the year, and totaled out at 37 points as well.

Now for the Mavericks comes the offseason, and a chance for the coaching staff to attempt to recruit new players, as well as develop the young talent they currently have on the roster. This year’s team featured five freshmen, as well as five sophomores, all of whom will be much more likely to see more playing time next season, when the Mavericks hope to improve their record dramatically and get back into the hunt for the WCHA crown.

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MSU Jazzfest Finishes with a Bang

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On March 2, Minnesota State University, Mankato enjoyed Terell Stafford on trumpet for the conclusion performance of JazzFest. University Jazz Mavericks also played in the performance which took place at 7:30 p.m. in the Elias J. Halling Recital Hall of the Earley Center for Performing Arts. Tickets to JazzFest were $15 for adults and $13 for students who presented their

MavCard.

JazzFest was also open to high school and middle school jazz ensembles. These ensembles could perform and then receive advice from professional musicians like Stafford.

This advice can be extremely valuable when starting a career in music, or trying to progress and grow in musical talent. Stafford really enjoys hearing ensembles and giving them any help they need.

According to the university webpage, Stafford also said, “I love departing knowledge that was imparted to me, I enjoy sharing my stories and experience, practicing tips, etc. with students. I need to keep up my game and playing so I can stay on a level I want for my students and myself.

“The best advice I could give an aspiring musician is to make sure to dedicate yourself to learning the fundamentals of your instrument, don’t focus on networking but on practicing. Study the history of your instrument and all the different kinds of music that relate to it.”

Terrell Stafford has been involved in music for more than 20 years, and started playing the trumpet specifically when he was 13. He’s loved music his whole life. He’s a very talented trumpet player. In fact, Stafford also used to be a member of the Tonight Show and You Bet Your Life bands.

According to the university webpage, “Terell Stafford has been hailed as ‘one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player’ by piano legend McCoy Tyner.”

Stafford said, “Basically, I’ve always wanted to play trumpet. I’ve heard music all of my life.”

Stafford also explains his music as “more straight ahead jazz, with energetic and traditional [elements].”

Stafford’s music was very energetic, yet soothing and easily to listen to. Stafford also engaged the audience and made sure that they were having a great time.

Stafford has recorded six albums, the most recent called The Side of Stayhorn. He has also been a sideman for 90

other recordings. Some of Stafford’s music is available on iTunes and his music is also for sale on his website which is www.terellstafford.com.

Stafford also had some of his CD’s available for purchase at JazzFest. Other merchandise was also available for purchase.

Stafford’s website says, “Stafford has recorded six albums as a leader with his debut album in 1995 entitled Time to Let Go (Candid). In 1997, he followed this album with the critically acclaimed Centripedal Force (Candid).

His third album as a leader was the popular Fields of Gold (Nagel-Heyer). His fourth release was the enthusiastically received New Beginnings (MAXJAZZ 2003). He followed this album with the critically acclaimed Taking Chances (MAXJAZZ 2007).”

Each new album is unique in its own way and showcases Stafford’s excellence and progress as a trumpet player. When listening to Stafford’s albums, every song is a new experience.

This was his first time showcasing his music in Mankato, but Stafford plays about ten JazzFests a year.

JazzFest is a fun experience for those who just want to get together and enjoy the music.

Stafford said that JazzFest is also for “enjoying the hard work put into the music by the students and opening your hearts to the music.”

Stafford recommends that all ages and people of all interests attend JazzFest.

He said, “All ages should attend, there’s something for everyone and it’s a good cause in support of the students and the community.”

JazzFest has a great atmosphere and is something fun to do, yet can also be educational for those interested in music.

No interest in jazz is necessary.

It is also the highlight of musical performances for the academic year. A ton of planning and excitement goes into the planning of JazzFest.

This is definitely an event that shouldn’t be missed when it comes around again next year.

‘Dark Skies’ Offers Nothing New in the Alien Abduction Genre ANDREW SIMON

staff writer

Aliens are messing with one suburban family, the Barretts, and it appears they want to take one of this family’s sons, for some reason or another. Creepiness and odd behavior ensues.

It’s been a while since a good movie about aliens has been released, and unfortunately, it appears that wait is going to be a little longer than it should be.

Dark Skies was made for a modest budget, so naturally a good amount of this movie concentrates on walking around a really big house at nighttime (because, as horror movies have taught audiences anything, it’s apparently too much of a hassle to turn lights on), one or two characters staring absentmindedly or acting in a strange sort of way, bizarre house break ins and metal configurations are left in the kitchen, and finally – because this seems to be a trope in the alien abduction genre – long beats where no one believes a kid talking about aliens visiting him in his bedroom.

Perhaps the strangest thing about these types of movies is why are aliens so darn invested in hanging out with little kids and then taking them up in their spaceship? Their intentions aren’t Steven SpielbergE.T.-pure, and according to the movie, the Greys (as they’re called) stalk a family for years or months before making a move, so after all that time studying human behavior, why take anyone anyway?

Dark Skies wastes no time trying to make sense out of why the aliens do the things they do, why there are certain indicative signs of alien interaction – such as the vacant stares, sleepwalking, nose bleeding, memory loss, etc.

It instead just interested in establishing a creepy mood and having a dramatic climax with a poor twist (another instance, like October’s Sinister, where the poster spells everything out).

Late in the movie, the everhilarious and versatile J.K. Simmons shows up for a round of exposition, making a believer out of the Barrett family and

explaining the plot in the most basic of terms. It’s another example of lazy screenwriting (their son has drawn the same drawing – him holding hands with three tall slender figures – that a son from another family who had been abducted!), and hardly accomplishes anything at all.

However, with all the complaints, Dark Skies does do a decent job at concentrating on character and the family unit.

By the end this family works together to fight their demons, and it’s refreshing to see a family that works in unison instead of being torn apart.

While giving unusual praise, it’s time to give credit where credit’s due. The digital work on the aliens – onscreen for all of five minutes – is quite satisfactory, and the first scene where a good view of a grey is given is all kinds of freaky. When the greys are actually onscreen, the movie’s problems fade away and it works. It’s just unfortunate they get so little screen time.

The absolute best thing that can be said about Dark Skies –

the biggest compliment that can be given at any rate – is that it’s not as god-awful as The Fourth Kind. In the end, Dark Skies is a missed opportunity. Casting a powerhouse actress like Keri Russell and failing to use her in any important means, reusing the same tired clichés the genre has seen done over and over

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again (although slightly better), and a screenplay that simply has no interest in explaining the why and how’s, the movie isn’t nearly as bad as was feared before heading into the theater, but it also isn’t a sign of good filmmaking.

At best, Dark Skies is worth a rental.

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‘Safe Haven’ Review: An entertaining romance

ANDREW SIMON

staff writer

Romantic dramas have been thrown out by studios with such careless frequency in the last decade that standards for these movies have dropped exceptionally.

Now, they just need to not suck: by this meaning, not be made up of nothing but cliché lines that originated thirty years ago, have the male be the only strong character in the entire narrative, or have ridiculous contrivances come out of nowhere just to make the story last longer. `Luckily, Safe Haven is largely entertaining and even has some intelligence

in its pocket, and has two fantastic leads that can overcome even the corny bits.

Safe Haven follows Erin (Julianne Hough), as she escapes from a dangerous, bloody life and the clutches of an alcoholic police man (David Lyons) by settling down in the small town of Southport, North Carolina.

Living in solitude off the beaten path and keeping her guard up, Erin adopts the name of “Katie” and tries to live low, under the radar, knowing the police officer is looking for her. At her new town’s convenience store, she meets the manager Alex (Josh Duhamel), who is recovering from the

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As love stories have it, gradually these two dashingly beautiful individuals start to become something more than just acquaintances, Katie helping Alex move on from the emotional pain of his wife, and Alex helping Katie heal from a past of abuse. That is, of course, until the police officer finds her.

Reviewing a romantic tale is difficult business.

Audiences know exactly where the movie is headed before buying their ticket, so it’s the journey that’s important.

But in regards to Safe Haven, the best compliment to give it is that each character has their own arc, and the love between Katie and Alex comes from those arcs, not the other way around.

What’s important about this is that commonly these type of movies are all about the love connection and they forget the characters themselves that there’s a reason why these characters are the way they are, and why someone sees something worthwhile in the other.

Katie is traumatized by a relationship of abuse and puts a wall between herself and other people. Alex feels ready to start moving

on from the trauma of his wife’s death, but by holding onto certain things connected to her, it becomes obvious he and his family aren’t ready yet.

Katie and Alex’s respective arcs involve confronting their demons and these are paid off beautifully.

Katie wrestles with her demon physically, and Alex is forced to part emotionally with the past. As long as writers remember to mind the characters, love stories can be a rousing success.

Julianne Hough is surprisingly wonderful as Erin/ Katie, showing a range of emotions and nuance she wasn’t given the opportunity to reveal in previous roles, and Josh Duhamel is – well – Josh Duhamel.

Chemistry matters, and these two have it in spades.

Their characters’ relationship makes sense, what they see in each other makes sense, and Hough and Duhamel really work well

together making the audience invested in their lives.

David Lyons gets the thankless job of being a creepy, sweaty police officer who drinks too much.

As a role, its clichéd and over-the-top, but Lyons, no stranger to playing the bad guys (see: NBC’s Revolution), is excellent when asked to be unhinged.

All in all, the script is smart and the actors are at the top of their game. It’s a surprisingly compelling drama of two people with difficult pasts finding happiness in each other, and there are enough gosh darn ‘cute’ moments to make even the corny moments sufferable.

As far as Nicholas Sparks stories go, this is one of his best since The Notebook and as long as whatever he pops out next boasts the same-layered characters, these types of stories are more than welcomed.

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