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RYAN LUND

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Minnesota State University, Mankato’s free lot could soon become a lot less free, according to Parking Advisory Chairperson David Cowan, who led a hearing on the school’s parking situation Wednesday in the Centennial Student Union.

“The floor is open, and nothing is sacred,” said Cowan, opening the hearing to questions from those in attendance, and sparking an occasionally heated discussion on his committee’s latest proposal.

Cowan was on hand alongside his fellow committee members to lead a discussion on the school’s current parking budget, as well as a proposed plan that would up parking costs across campus, while eliminating MSU’s current free parking spaces entirely.

Various members of MSU’s student senate were in attendance, including Vice President David Schieler, as well as Social and Behavioral Sciences Senator Sam Turner and Off-Campus Senator Michael Hanson.

Marty Rost of Facilities Management’s Planning and Construction Department kicked off the hearing with a blunt assessment of the situation.

“Parking is a different animal,” he said, noting the various costs associated with upkeep and maintenance. “It doesn’t get better, the day it’s put down is the best it’s going to be.”

One element that will shoulder some of the projected burden is the destruction of Gage Towers, as the iconic structures will be replaced with a new parking lot, set to be completed in August, 2013.

MSU’s parking facilities are set to require a good deal of maintenance over the next several years, with planned reconstructions of Lot 1, located behind Gage Towers, Lot 16, located behind the Performing Arts building and Lot 17, near Wiecking Center, requiring close to $1 million in funding.

Cowan however, was quick to note that MSU’s parking costs are entirely self-sustaining, with revenue coming from permit sales, parking tickets and the school’s pay

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lot, located in front of the CSU. “We don’t take any money from tuition,” said Cowan, although the parking budget has encountered notable shortfalls in recent years, and is projected to continue doing so.

Cowan continued by praising last year’s Green Transportation Fee, which gave MSU students free access to the school’s city-contracted bus routes, while raising student fees by 75 cents per credit hour.

The explosive uptick in ridership, 90 percent, has impacted the committee’s revenue stream in the form

of lost parking permit sales however, leading Cowan to propose a further 10 cent increase in fees.

The proposed increase would generate approximately $30,000 in new revenue.

The heart of the matter however, at least for many students, remains Cowan and the Parking Advisory Committee’s other plan; a $62 fee for use of the free lot located across the street from Kwik Trip.

The plan would coincide with an across the board increase in parking permit costs.

MSSA Vice President David Schieler offered his own thoughts on the increase during the meeting.

Scheiler served on the parking committee last year, championing the Green Transport Fee, and doesn’t necessarily oppose eliminating the free lot to defer future costs.

“My question becomes, if it is our duty to provide a free lot, or if parking becomes an educational cost known and

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associated with attendance, much like it’s not the university’s ethical duty to provide textbooks to students in financial need?” Schieler said.

“Perhaps the university’s job is not one of ethics or morals, but one of balancing budgets,” he said.

Senator Michael Hanson argued decisively in favor of the status quo, based on research that the off-campus senator conducted amongst his constituents.

“I understand that the parking lots need to be repaired on a timely basis… but a lot of people, almost unanimously, a lot of people want to keep the free lot free,” the senator said. “I see students who are of a lower means, they don’t see the merit, the justification of paying for a [more expensive] parking pass.”

Hanson went on to add that many of these students would likely be forced to make other cuts in order to meet the new permit fee.

“There are logistical

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CSET gets big software update

Software donation brings cutting edge tools to MSU. CHRIS HOUCK

staff writer

The College of Science, Engineering and Technology here at Minnesota State University, Mankato, recently received a large gift from Transvalor Americas: Engineering software valued at $210,000.

The software, known as FORGE, is a widely renowned program that is utilized, with both large scale and small scale projects, in several universities and institutions in the country.

The gift comes as a great upgrade for the classrooms for CSET at MSU. The software provides an in-depth experience for students, which is not available anywhere else in the state, bolstering the appeal that a student’s résumé would have when looking to land a job within their field.

The FORGE program is a specially designed software system, a powerful metal forming simulation that covers many areas of technology, including automotive, aerospace, energy, steel making, construction/mining, oil and gas, as well as medical technologies.

The president and CEO of Transvalor Americas, Bruno Castejon, spoke with MSU’s media relations office and highlighted how important the introduction of the new technology will be to the university.

“A tight partnership between universities and technology providers is mutu-

ally beneficial and virtuous in many ways,” said Castejon.

“Forward-thinking institutions like Minnesota State University, Mankato need to ensure graduates leave with the professional skills that employers and manufacturers need right now.”

The new software will be able to be used by CSET students, expanding their ability to learn in their field by providing cutting edge programs and simulators in sheet metal forming, forging powder, and heat treatment.

office, stating how grateful the university is for the gift they’ve recieved.

“I am really grateful to Transvalor for this support for student teaching and research,” said Agarwal. “I have worked with them in the past and helped develop solutions to complex problems. I hope to continue doing this in future so that the industry, Transvalor and students all benefit from this mutual partnership.”

A class that will be affected by the introduction of the new software is the Materials

“I am really grateful to Transvalar for this support for student teaching and research.”

- Kuleep Agarwal As part of the gift, 20 software licenses were given to MSU in order for the classrooms to be able to utilize the program. The software will soon be a part of classes that require extensive workings with metal forming.

Kuldeep Agarwal, an assistant professor in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology’s Department of Automotive & Manufacturing Engineering Technology, also spoke to the media relations

Processing II course, which is a course in the study of principles of manufacturing technologies, measurements and equipment used in processing of an end product.

“This partnership between Transvalor Americas and

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New York Times Representative Talks Readership Program with MSSA

CHRIS HOUCK

staff writer

The MSSA meeting this week saw many empty senate seats, as well as the absence of its president, Soyal Shresthra, who was at the Mankato Chamber of Commerce meeting. Due to the number of missing senators, quorum was not met for the student senators to make official decisions on the topics and issues that were presented to them.

Paul Wilson, representing the New York Times, spoke to the student senators about a new readership program that is being presented to universities across the state.

Wilson stated that the program would allow students to access the New York Times by using their school e-mail address to login to the database.

The program would allow 100 individual students from the university to login per day and would give them unlimited access to the paper, as opposed to the ten articles per month policy the New York Times website currently retains.

Wilson expressed the possible befits that students could gain from the readership program, saying it would benefit classroom

teaching, as well as readers in specific majors like Political Science and Mass Communications, with a cost around $7,000 per academic year.

A long discussion was held during the meeting, concerning the issue of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s free parking lot.

Vice President David Schieler poured out several statistics to the senators, highlighting the issue of the current parking system operating at a deficit.

Several possible issues were brought up, including the possibility of keeping the lot free by increasing hourly credit tuition by eight cents, the issue of dorm hall residents paying for their parking while others would be able to get it for free, as well as the possible chaos it might cause for surrounding community establishments like the Americ Inn and Highland Hills Apartments.

With no quorum met, the meeting ended with no official recommendation made by MSSA and Senator Nick Jirik winding down the conversation, addressing the possibility of community options to the parking problem, by saying, “The USSR is no longer a nation.”

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PARKING “The vast majority of them see the university as pricegouging them,” he said. “If this continues they might be right.” continued from 1 concerns about some students not being able to justify being able to come to class and park for a reasonable rate,” he said. “Maybe that $62, maybe that’s their food for the month. I just think that it’s unethical to detract from the free lot.”

Social and Behavioral Sciences Senator Sam Turner agreed with his colleague’s assessment, offering Cowan and the committee a blunt assessment of the proposal.

“Students are getting disenfranchised,” he said, referring to a perceived overuse of fees deemed necessary by the university.

“The vast majority of them already see the university as price-gouging them,” he said.

“If we get rid of this, well they might be right.”

Ron Fields, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management, offered his thoughts as well.

“The state of Minnesota, and most other states, identify driving as a privilege,” he said. “The parking fund is set up to be self supporting.

The free parking is free in name only.”

Regardless of when it happens, based on the results of yesterday’s meeting it would appear that the days of free parking at MSU, are numbered.

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The Importance of Saying Thank You

Those magic words that you learned back in grade school might be the key to earning some respect from a colleague, or even a potential employer.

ELISE KONERZA

staff writer

Grab a coat. Eat your peas. Mind your manners, and don’t forget your please and thank you’s.

From the very beginning, people are taught life’s simple lessons, thank you’s were introduced at the same time you shared a toy in the sandbox. Yet, has our society eroded the term by over using it, or are we not using it enough?

Take this hypothetical situation into consideration.

A CEO of a marketing organization sends an email to a lower level employee, Mark, complimenting his performance in a board room meeting. Mark did not respond to the CEO’s email.

One week later, Mark is in the CEO’s office applying for an upper level open position management role.

The CEO asked Mark if he had received the email. Mark replied that indeed he had.

The CEO asked, why hadn’t he responded? Mark replied, he didn’t see the need to.

However, Mark was in the

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wrong. The email deserved at the very least, a simple and effortless “thank you.”

Mark was not considered for the promotion; is it possible that no feedback by Mark dissuaded his chance at the position? Is it too trivial of an action for it to cause reconsideration of that person’s future by character?

If Mark took the time to share a three-second gratification to punctuate the end of the email transaction he may have earned the promotional position. Not only does it communicate that he received the email, but the simple phrase contains emotional content, a compliment.

Acknowledging other people is a critical responsibility of a great manager; suffice to say it is the critical responsibility of a good manager.

“I guess I look at it as being courteous,” Deena Latus, Assistant Director of the Career Development Center, said. “If I ‘thank’ someone, it is usually because the individual has done something for me, helped me with something, given me something, etc.”

Yet, with countless and rampant email messages, homework, studying, outside school activities, family, friends and everyday life, all could argue: We’re all just too busy at work and in life to take the time to exchange pleasantries.

Saying thank you, isn’t brown-nosing, it’s just nice.

Has it become a social norm, not to respond in this digital age? What if this digital element was taken away?

“I think that thanking the person is important,” said Latus of responding to emails. “Not only does it acknowledge the person’s effort, but it also indicates that you received the email.”

It’s a give and take gesture that allows both parties on each end to feel good offering and receiving it. Altogether, the digital age makes it a little more difficult to remember that behind that email, is a person, too.

Saying thank you is the stamp of approval and impression wherever you go, whether it’s to the barista at Jazzman’s Café or the human resources manager after an

interview, it’s a phrase that is ubiquitous and never goes out of style.

Tice James, a Mankato resident, said it’s always important to him to say thank you because it is a sincere way to show affection to a directed person.

“Looking someone in the eyes and saying thanks is basically touching someone’s soul,” James said. “It gives you motivation to be a better person and it literally is contagious.”

James said it’s like opening the door for someone; you just do it not to be rude.

Jenni Stander, a junior at Minnesota State University, Mankato studying psychology, said saying thank you is a small expression of gratitude and appreciation. It goes out of respect for other people and lets other know that their actions, words or whatever it may be, haven’t gone unnoticed or unrecognized.

“Manners are completely rare these days,” Stander said. “Hardly ever do I hear please and thank you anymore.”

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Rape Culture: where we show the perpetrators sympathy and send the victim death threats

MEGAN KADLEC

editor in chief

A series of end-of-summer parties in August 2012 resulted in the sexual assault of a sixteen-year-old girl, and a trial that garnered worldwide media attention for its lurid text messages, cell phone pictures and videos as well as posts on social media sites about the sexual abuse of the victim.

The trial, which concluded on Sunday with guilty convictions for both boys involved, focused on the whether or not the victim was too drunk to give consent during the events of August 11. She did not remember much of the night, a clear sign that she was too impaired to legally give consent.

What I would like to discuss is not the facts of the case, or whether or not the prosecution should try many of the other individuals who allegedly knew about the incident before it was brought to the attention of the authorities. This is instead, an analysis of how the media, and subsequently, the public reacted to the Sunday conviction.

As a journalist, I am appalled by the way in which CNN reported the outcome of the trial. The reporter, Poppy Harlow, blatantly sympathizes

Maneena xiong, sophomore ethnic studies “I am angry. I was thinking about getting a car.”

with the convicted rapists, stating, “It was very difficult to watch” to see the two young boys receive their sentences.

The other major news outlets aren’t much better. ABC News makes excuses for the rapists, NBC News focuses on how the two boys convicted had promising football careers,” and USA Today puts emphasis on the fact that the victim was drunk.

One of the boys convicted, Ma’lik Richmond, 16, who must serve a minimum of one year in a juvenile correctional facility, stated to his attorney, “My life is over. No one is going to want me now.”

My opinion? No one should want him, or Trent Mays. They are both convicted rapists, and that reputation should haunt them for the rest of their lives.

I don’t care if they were star football players, or that they were good students.

None of that matters anymore. They threw away their lives when they committed such a horrendous crime. They should not be receiving any sort of sympathy from anyone, especially in the media.

Mays, in addition to being charged with the rape of a sixteen-year-old girl, was found guilty of disseminating a nude photo of the minor. He

has been sentenced to a minimum of two years in a juvenile correctional facility.

Candy Crowley, on air, asks one of CNN’s legal contributors, Paul Callan, “What’s the lasting effect on two young men of being found guilty of rape?”

What about the lasting effects of being raped, photographed and even urinated on?

After scouring the Internet for what felt like hours, I did not once read about the trauma the sixteen-year-old girl must endure for the rest of her life.

I don’t care if the two boys convicted were minors. They should have been tried as adults, and, in my personal opinion, they should spend the remainder of their days on earth rotting in a prison cell.

They should have to serve more than two years in a juvenile detention center. They shouldn’t have gotten off so easily.

What does the fact that a convicted rapist can be put away for a year and then is off scotch-free say about the rape culture in our society? Where the public empathizes with the perpetrators and degrades the victim even more?

On a Tumblr page entitled,

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• web photo Protestors, many wearing masks, took to the streets after the Steubenville verdict was reached and major news outlets gave sympathy to the perpetrators rather than the victims

“How do you feel about the proposed elimination of the free lot?”

txinyain heather yang, Sophomore Pre-Veterinary “It’s stupid. Now where are students supposed to park? Or visiting families?”

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“I don’t like that. Where are we supposed to park? They’re taking our dignity away.”

sarah ball, Open studies program senior “It’s just another way to get money out of students If parents come to visit they’ll have to pay too.”

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senior “I think it’s a bad idea, I park in the free lot.”

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Some of the nation’s biggest oil and gas companies have made peace with environmentalists, agreeing to a voluntary set of tough new standards for fracking in the Northeast that could lead to a major expansion of drilling.

The program announced Wednesday will work a lot like Underwriters Laboratories, which puts its familiar UL seal of approval on electrical appliances that meet its standards.

In this case, drilling and pipeline companies will be encouraged to submit to an independent review of their operations. If they are found to be abiding by a list of stringent measures to protect the air and water from pollution, they will receive the blessing of the new Pittsburgh-based Center for Sustainable Shale Development, created by environmentalists and the energy industry.

Many of the new standards appear to be stricter than state and federal regulations.

If the project wins wide acceptance, it could ease or avert some of the ferocious battles over fracking that have been waged in statehouses and city halls. And it could hasten the expansion of fracking by making drilling more acceptable to states and communities that feared the environmental consequences.

Shell Oil Vice President Paul Goodfellow said this is

the first time the company and environmental groups have reached agreement to create an entire system for reducing the effects of shale drilling.

“This is a bit of a unique coming-together of a variety of different interests,” said Bruce Niemeyer, president of Chevron Appalachia.

In agreeing to the self-policing system, members of the industry said they realized they needed to do more to reassure the public about the safety of fracking. On the other side, environmentalists said they came to the conclusion that the hundreds of billions of dollars in oil and gas underground is going to be extracted one way or another and that working with the industry is the quickest path to making the process safer.

“We do recognize that this resource is going to be developed,” said Robert Vagt, president of the Heinz Endowments, a charitable foundation that has bankrolled anti-fracking efforts. “We think that it can be done in a way that does not do violence to the environment.”

In addition to Shell and Chevron, the participants include the Environmental Defense Fund, the Clean Air Task Force, EQT Corp., Consol Energy and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, and the organizers hope to recruit others.

The new standards include

limits on emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and the flaring, or burning off, of unwanted gas; reductions in engine emissions; groundwater monitoring and protection; improved well designs; stricter wastewater disposal; the use of less toxic fracking fluids; and seismic monitoring before drilling begins.

For example, the plan requires companies to recycle 90 percent of their wastewater and to check water supplies around a well for pollution for a year after drilling is completed.

The project will cover Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio — where a frenzy of drilling is under way in the huge, gas-rich Marcellus and Utica Shale formations — as well as New York and other states in the East that have put a hold on new drilling.

The cooperation between the two longtime adversaries may be part of a trend.

Earlier this month, industry and environmental groups in Illinois announced that they worked together on drilling legislation now pending there.

But the Pittsburgh project, which has been in the works for nearly two years, would be voluntary — and would bypass the often turbulent legislative process altogether.

“We believe it does send a signal to the federal government and other states,” said

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STEUBENVILLE “Rape is not a natural phenomenon.” continued from 1 Public Shaming, several tweets and Facebook posts reveal the hideous rape culture that exists in our society. Here are some of the tweets: “So you got drunk at a part and two people take advantage of you, that’s not rape you’re just a loose drunk slut.”

“The Steubenville story is all too familiar. Be responsible for your actions ladies before your drunken decisions ruin innocent lives.”

Slut shaming and victim blaming are not going to help anyone. Telling a sixteen-yearold girl that she is responsible for what happened to her is insane. No one is responsible for being raped. No one deserves to be attacked, violated, and humiliated.

As my former theatre troupe coordinator once said, “I should be able to walk down the street with money hanging out of my pockets and not expect, or deserve, to be robbed.”

The same thing goes for sexual assault.

The girl was not asking for it by drinking too much. She

did nothing wrong. This girl is now receiving death threats for being a rape victim. Do you realize now why it is so hard for a victim to come forward and tell their story?

Here’s another tweet that caught my attention: “I feel bad for the two young guys. Mays and Richmond, they did what most people in their situation would have done.” I’d personally like to believe that most young men, or anyone for that matter, wouldn’t do that if put in a similar situation. What does this say about the men who do not rape a drunk, unconscious girl at a party? Rape is not a natural phenomenon.

Men are not born to rape, and it is insulting to those upstanding men in our society to use nature as an excuse.

My one last shred of hope?

A petition on Change.org fighting for CNN to apologize for their “disgusting coverage of the Steubenville Rapists.” As of Wednesday evening, there are more than 140,000 signatures. At least some people get it.

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FRACKING continued from 5 Armand Cohen, director of the Boston-based Clean Air Task Force. “There’s no reason why anyone should be operating at standards less than these.”

Shell said it hopes to be one of the first companies to volunteer to have its operations in Appalachia go through the independent review. Chevron said it expects to apply for certification, too, when the process is ready to start later this year.

Mark Brownstein, an associate vice president with the Environmental Defense Fund, said many oil and gas companies claim to be leaders in protecting the environment, and “this can be one opportunity for them to demonstrate that leadership” by submitting to an audit.

During fracking, large volumes of water, along with sand and hazardous chemicals, are injected into the ground to break rock apart and free the oil and gas. In some places, the practice has been blamed for air pollution and gas leaks that have ruined well water.

The Pittsburgh project will be overseen by a 12-member board consisting of four seats for environmentalists, four for industry and four for independent figures, including former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill and Christine Todd Whitman, the former New Jersey governor and Environmental Protection Agency chief.

The center’s proposed 2013 budget is $800,000, with the two sides expected to con-

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tribute equal amounts, said Andrew Place, the project’s interim leader and director of energy and environmental policy at EQT, an Appalachian energy company.

Mark Frankel, an expert on ethics and law at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, said the idea sounds promising, but it remains to be seen if the new standards are a significant improvement over existing laws. He said there are also ethical and policy questions.

“What does it mean to have an independent board? Who’s on it? How do they get on it?” he asked.

George Jugovic, president of the environmental group PennFuture, one of the participants, said the industry’s involvement makes this different from past debates over fracking.

“Buy-in from them is huge.

That provides leadership from within,” Jugovic said. “It’s very different from someone from the outside saying, ‘You can do better.’”

But some critics of fracking weren’t swayed by the new plan.

“Fracking is an inherently dangerous industrial process that takes us away from sustainable energy solutions. Its costs to humans and our environment just aren’t worth it,” said Kathy Nolan of Catskill Mountainkeeper, which is fighting fracking in New York state.

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Federal Reserve vows to continue aggresive policies aimed at boosting the economy.

(AP) Fear of a revived debt crisis in Europe faded from the stock market Wednesday, freeing the Dow Jones industrial average to touch an all-time high.

After dipping Monday on concerns that Cyprus would become the latest European nation to stir fiscal chaos, the Dow posted its second straight day of gains.

Stocks traded steadily higher for most of the day and spiked after the Federal Reserve said it will continue with aggressive measures to boost the economy.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said that Cyprus crisis posed no major risk to the U.S. economy.

The Dow was up 44 points shortly before the Fed announcement. It rose as much as 91 points shortly after the Fed released its policy statement at 2 p.m., touching an all-time high of 14,546 at 2:25 p.m.

The Fed said the U.S. economy has strengthened after pausing late last year, but still needs support from the central bank. The Fed plans to continue buying $85 billion in bonds per month indefinitely to keep longterm borrowing costs down and spur investment. It also said it

would keep short-term interest rates at record lows, at least until unemployment falls to 6.5 percent.

Unemployment fell last month to 7.7 percent, the lowest in four years. The Fed doesn’t expect the rate to reach its target until 2015.

The Dow closed up 55.91 points Wednesday, or 0.4 percent, to 14,511.73.

Stock markets were little changed Tuesday despite rising uncertainty in Cyprus. Anyone watching “would conclude that the market decided Cyprus is overblown as an issue,” said Brian Gendreau, a strategist at Cetera Financial Group.

Gendreau said traders had been concerned about what precedent might be set by Cyprus’ efforts to avoid a crisis.

A plan to seize money from bank savings accounts was met with outrage and was rejected Tuesday by the island nation’s parliament.

The nation’s unusual status as an international financial haven makes it an unlikely roadmap for future rescue efforts.

“I think the market’s going to start looking at other things,”

he said.

Cyprus was negotiating with international lenders, seeking support for its ailing financial system. Without a bailout deal, Cyprus’ banks could collapse, devastating the country’s economy and potentially forcing it to exit the euro currency group.

That could roil global financial markets.

Attention had returned to Europe this week after several months’ respite, during which traders focused on the strengthening U.S. economy and drove stocks to multi-year highs.

Over the previous two years, concerns about a breakup of the euro currency often dominated trading of U.S. stocks. The jitters receded after central banks provided enough extra cash to help prop up Europe’s commercial banks.

The Dow is up 10.7 percent for the year. From March 1 through March 14, the index had a 10-day winning streak — its longest since 1996. The streak boosted the Dow by 484 points, to 14,539. Following a two-day dip Friday and Monday, the Dow has added 60 points to 14,511.

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2:07 pm MEN’S HOCKEY............ vs. Wisconsin (@ Xcel Energy Center)

12:00 pm SOFTBALL............................................... vs. Central Missouri 2:30 pm SOFTBALL........................................... vs. NW Missouri State all day MEN’S GOLF.....................................................@ USF Invite .9:00 am WOMEN’S TENNIS............................................. @ Gustavus 10:00 am SOFTBALL...................................................vs. Emporia State

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HEARTBREAKER NCAA Central Region Championship

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MSU had a chance for the victory and a spot in the NCAA elite eight, but the Mavericks fell in overtime to conference-rival Winona State, 76-73 to end their season in front of a spirited crowd at the Taylor Center.

shannon rathmanner • msu reporter JOEY DENTON

staff writer

After playing great basketball all year, the Minnesota State University, Mankato Men’s basketball team’s season came to an end after a tough 76-73 overtime loss to the Winona State Warriors in the NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship.

Even with the final score not going their way, the Mavericks played with passion and desire just as they did throughout their 2012-2013 campaign.

As 4,137 people filed in, the third biggest attendance in the Taylor Center, there was a sense of pride traveling around the arena as they witnessed one of the most competitive and hard fought games in Maverick history, well worth a $5 student ticket.

Right away from the opening tip-off, both teams knew what was on the line and they wouldn’t let either team run away as the biggest lead of the game was when the Warriors possessed a six-point lead with 13:25 left in regulation.

With just 42 seconds left in regulation, Mavericks redshirt freshman guard Jaymeson Moten made two clutch free throws to put the Mavericks up three. The Warriors would reply with an and-one layup

by Xavior Humphrey. After tying it up at 64 with just: 26 left the Mavericks would come up empty and the game would need five more minutes.

In overtime, Mavericks’ junior forward Conner O’Brien stepped up to the line with 54 seconds on the game clock and sunk two shots from the charity stripe. The Warriors ran some motion offense before finding Grant Johnson behind the three-point line and banked off the back board for a 74-73 lead. On the pursuing possession the Mavericks found an open O’Brien on the baseline but couldn’t convert giving the Warriors the ball and sending them to the line.

After two big free throws made by Humphrey, the Mavericks inbounded the ball and sophomore guard Zach Monaghan couldn’t find the open space for a three-pointer and

the season came to an end.

The battle down low between the Mavericks sophomore forward Assem Marei and Winona State’s center Clayton Vette was a battle for the ages.

According to MSU head coach Matt Margenthaler, the fans were witnessing two division I basketball players go at it for two halves and overtime. Vette finished the matchup with a game-high 22 points with six boards and four assists, while Marei was right behind him with 21 points and eight rebounds and three blocks.

On the perimeter, MSU’s senior guard Jarvis Williams had a battle of his own with WSU’s guard Taylor Cameron, who both made the All-Region team. As they both are canny offensive players, they both played with high-intensity on the defensive side. Williams finished his career with a 15-point and three-rebound performance while his counterpart also put up 15 points with his eight boards.

Williams played with his

heart on his sleeve like he does every game, but the arena could tell there was an intensity that was brought to a different level.

“A lot of intensity came out.

We knew what was happening going in to overtime and we played our hearts out,” Williams said.

Both teams matched up stat-for-stat, except for one important one: free throws. As the Mavericks were only sent to the line five times in the first half, they were given 25 shots at the charity stripe in the second and made 18. Compared to the Warriors having only 17 attempts through the whole game, coach Margenthaler felt they missed some opportunities.

“It’s one of those things that you have to execute down the stretch. We had the guys with the ball in their hands that we wanted,” Margenthaler said.

“They wanted to make them, they just didn’t go.”

Despite the outcome of the game, there was nothing dismissed about this team’s season. After finishing 7-19 and

not even sniffing basketball in March in their 2011-2012 season, to come up with a 28-5 record and an NSIC regular season championship is pretty remarkable, and Margenthaler knows what a special group he has.

“These young men have worked extremely hard and done everything we have asked them to do. These guys are the best character guys we have ever had in our program and it’s been a joy to be around,” Margenthaler said.

With just one season here, it seems like Williams was here for four and becoming a leader right out of the gate shows how basketball savvy he is and his attitude and basketball skills will be missed.

“It was very worth it. I came in and coach gave me a great position to help the team and I just wanted to make the best of that opportunity and I feel I did,” Williams said.

“I give all credit to god first, coaches and my teammates for helping me be successful this year.”

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Maverick softball gets hot over spring break Just like most students, the MSU softball team headed south for spring break, to compete in the Rebel Spring Games, where MSU came to play and compiled nine victories in ten games during their time in Orlando.

ADAM PIERSON

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Instead of traveling to a place like South Padre for a week of partying like most college students did, the Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks traveled to Orlando, Fla. to compete in the Rebel Spring Games.

MSU played 10 games in five days, winning nine of them.

MSU opened the RSG Mar. 9 against the Ferris State Bulldogs of Michigan.

Senior Courtney McKelvogue took the rubber for MSU and recorded a complete game shut out while striking out nine batters and allowing four hits, leading MSU to a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs.

The only runs from the game came from junior Lindsay Erickson, who slapped a two-run single to center field in the third inning.

McKelvogue’s seven innings of work improved her overall record to 3-3.

Game two of the day pinned MSU against the Caldwell Cougars of New Jersey. MSU held on to victory after their comeback performance, winning 7-6.

MSU quickly posted a 1-0 lead in the first inning from junior Samantha Hollen’s RBI single. The Cougars responded fast in the second inning when Sara Zambelli blasted a grand slam giving them a 4-1 lead into the third inning. Hollen then answered with an RBI

single, narrowing the gap 4-2.

MSU picked up momentum in the fourth, connecting on five hits for five runs. Junior Kelly Wood’s solo shot started the inning followed by freshman Tatum Klein’s RBI single to center field to tie up the score, 4-4. Erickson’s threerun homer topped off the inning, giving the Maverick’s a 7-4 lead.

Sophomore Brittany Lauterbach earned her first win of the season relieving Ries, who allowed six hits and four runs, three earned, in three innings of work. Lauterbach gave up six hits, two runs and one walk, improving her overall record 1-0.

MSU swung back into action on day two of the RSG stomping both of their opponents and extending their win streak to nine games.

MSU started their day with a 5-1 win against the Tiffin University Dragons of Ohio.

Ries f lung MSU to victory; allowing one run on five hits, walking two and fanning six in her five innings of action.

MSU’s production came in the first and second inning, starting with senior Abby Sonner’s two-run single to center and junior Kelly Wood’s RBI single to left in the first inning.

The second inning started with senior Jenna Peterson stealing home, followed up by Erickson punching an RBI single, making it 5-0.

Ries earned the win improving her overall record

archive photo Junior Lindsay Erickson leads MSU in almost all offensive categories through their first 20 games including, average (.518), runs (17), hits (29), homeruns (4), RBI’s (23), and slugging percentage (.821).

to 5-1. Lauterbach finished the last two innings, recording three strikeouts.

The second game of the day was played against the Adelphi University Panthers of New York, MSU prevailed 11-0.

Erickson put MSU on the board in the first inning

with her RBI single to center field followed by Wood’s two-run double, making it 3-0. With two outs in the second inning, Erickson socked a three-run dinger.

MSU showed patience at the plate as the next two batters walked before Wood slapped the second three-

run shot of the inning, making it 9-0.

The game score remained the same until the fifth inning when Klein reached on a fielder’s choice. Next Hollen smashed an RBI single making the score 11-0.

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MSU SOFTBALL “Instead of traveling to a place like South Padre for a week of partying like most college

students did, the Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks traveled to Orlando Fla. to compete in the Rebel Spring Games. MSU played 10 games in five days, winning nine of them.”

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McKelvogue earned the win improving her overall record to 4-3 while fanning three batters and allowing four hits in five innings.

Heading into day three of the RSG, MSU looked to extend their nine-game winning streak to 11 games, and that is exactly what they did.

MSU started their day with a 6-2 victory over LIU Post of New York.

The Mavericks started quickly in the first inning with Erickson’s two-run blast to center field. Heading into the third inning, MSU led 2-0 before Hollen’s RBI double to center field and Sonner’s two-run single to right field, giving MSU a 5-0 lead.

The Pioneers crossed home twice in the bottom of the third making it 5-2.

In the seventh inning Sonner cracked an RBI single to center field making the score 6-2.

McKelvogue allowed four hits and two runs, only one earned, punching out one and earning the win to improve her overall record to 5-3. Lauterbach finished the last two innings of work allowing one hit.

Their last game of day three was against the Timberwolves of Northwood University. MSU prevailed again, 8-0, stretching their

streak even further.

McKelvogue improved her overall record to 6-3 with the win, fanning three batters, allowing two hits and one walk in four innings of work.

MSU struck in the first inning off of Sonner’s two-run double, they would get three more in the third inning from Wood’s RBI single to center and sophomore Chelsea Riordan’s two-run single to right field gave MSU a 5-0 lead.

MSU’s offensive production stopped until their three-run sixth inning.

Freshman Emily Bransky spanked an RBI single and freshman Mandy Mauch finished the game with a two-run single.

Lauterbach relieved McKelvogue for the final two innings, recording one strike out and allowing one hit.

MSU split day four of the RSG, losing one and winning the other.

Game one was against the Lees-McRae Bobcats of North Carolina and the Mavs fell short, 5-4.

Lauterbach threw a complete game recording six punch-outs and allowing five runs and seven hits in MSU’s walk-off loss.

Erickson walloped a one-run shot in the third inning and later Sonner’s RBI

single to center gave MSU a 2-0 lead. In the second half of the inning the Bobcat’s Allison Armstrong sent a solo shot to left field narrowing the deficit to 2-1.

MSU scored on groundouts in the fourth inning as well as the sixth inning, one from junior Eryn Edgerton and the latter from Morris, scoring on each roller was Cole.

MSU led 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh with two outs and the bases loaded before the Bobcat’s Saddie Lagie launched a walk-off grand slam to center field, ending MSU’s win streak of 11 games.

Lauterbach’s overall record is 1-1 after the heartbreaking loss.

Afterwards MSU played the Ashland University Eagles of Ohio. Winning in walk-off fashion for themselves this time, 3-2.

McKelvogue’s complete game allowing two runs and seven hits and sending six down on strikes earned her the win and improved her overall record to 7-3.

MSU jumped on the board in the first inning from Erickson’s RBI single to center field.

In the top of the fourth, Ashland posted two runs, taking the lead 2-1.

In the bottom of the fourth inning Erickson’s

sacrifice f ly knotted the score up 2-2.

In the bottom of the seventh, Cole pinged a solo shot to center field, giving MSU the walk-off win and improving MSU’s overall record to 13-5.

On the final day MSU played two of the teams they had already defeated in the RSG and did so again.

Their first game was against the LIU Post Pioneers who lost to MSU 6-2 on day three.

McKelvogue’s complete game shut out punching out four and allowing four hits propelled MSU to a 4-0 win. McKelvogue’s overall record climbed to 8-3.

MSU reached home plate in the second inning from Sonner’s RBI single up the middle and tallied another run in fourth inning off a throwing error.

MSU capped off the sixth inning with Hollen stealing home then scoring once more on a fielding error before claiming a 4-0 victory.

MSU finished the final day of the RSG with a 10-2 win over Northwood.

Lauterbach started for MSU. In her four innings of work, Lauterbach struck out two and gave up two runs, six hits and one walk.

Lauterbach earned the win for MSU making her overall record 2-1.

The Timberwolves stuck twice, once in the first and once in the third both on RBI doubles.

From the fourth inning on MSU scored two or more runs in each of the remaining innings. Wood’s RBI single to left narrowed the margin and later in the fourth Cole’s RBI single tied the score.

In the fifth inning Morris reached on an error, scoring Bransky followed by an RBI bunt single from Erickson.

Heading into the sixth inning MSU led 4-2. Morris then tripled to right field scoring two runners and Klein followed with an RBI single to left field.

MSU added three more insurance runs in the seventh inning, first from Riordan’s RBI single then two batters later by Bransky’s RBI single to center field.

Freshman Avery Carter took one for the team tallying the final run for MSU making the score 10-2.

Senior Jenna Peterson pitched the final three innings of work punching out two, walking one and allowing two hits.

MSU’s next game is Mar. 22, competing in the Missouri Western Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo. MSU is set to play Central Missouri in the first of six games they will play at the MWT.

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12.

“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” BTO.

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“Baby Roulette,” Chitty Bang.

Do you realize how hard it is for a writer to purposefully misspell something? Grab your air guitars and your dads.

This is the stuff bonding is made of.

This has a message that will forever be useful: if you like a girl, make her yours before your roommate does. Monogamy, people! Not a terrible thing, or even old school.

1. “When I Was Your

Man,” Bruno Mars.

I hate Mars, but the lyrics save this song. He nails how people feel after break-ups – What could I have done different? Why didn’t things work out? ”I should have bought you flowers and held your hand. Should have gave you all my hours when I had the chance…” (I think that’s what all girls want.)

2.

“Home,” Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Not a new song, but it’s one of those songs that will be stuck in your head all day. The beat is great and has a real homey feeling.

The song basically tells of a love struck couple in need of nothing but each other.

“And We Danced,” 3.

Macklemore.

Look, I know you all think “Thrift Shop” is the dopest song ever, but Macklemore’s other material is much better. The fact that you may have recently heard of him doesn’t mean he doesn’t have years of awesome material.

Check out “The Town (Sabzi Remix)” and “American” too.

10.“Wild For the Night,” A$AP Rocky

Great song to listen to on repeat as you get ready on Friday night. I’m pretty sure it’s been played about 100 times at our house… in the last month.

“Dear Boy,” P.O.S. 4.

I loved P.O.S. even more after hearing this song because I didn’t even know it was him. Instead of rap it’s on-key singing. Even if you hate P.O.S. or rap music, check it out. It’s like Christmas for the ears.

“Fresh New Track,” Doomtree.

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Every member of the group nails their part, especially Dessa. That girl is skilled and even better than some of the guys.

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“With You,” Lil’ Wayne.

8.

If you didn’t think Weezy could be romantic, change your mind. This song almost redeems for his other 3,523 songs where women are disrespected or objectified.

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“Just Give Me This track has a Reason,” amazing piano and P!nk’s P!nk. voice is less annoying than I usu-

“Dwnsze,” Mike Mictlan.

ally find it. Ruess makes the song 85 percent better. The chorus is what I sing in the shower: “Just give me a reason. Just a little bit’s enough. Just a second we’re not broken just bent. And we can learn to love again…” When Ruess joins in the chorus around two minutes – wow! Goose bumps.

I’m biased “Hey Porsche,” Nelly.

– we know – but this song makes me want to I began liking this drive with the windows down. song when my car had radio If you really listen to the lyrics, capability only. It’s not good Nelly they’re almost comical. It’s (wait, was there ever such a thing), a perfect track to complebut it’s really catchy and anyone who ment spring. loves their car enough to rap about it is admirable.

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March 19-22 Home Video Releases Zero Dark Thirty is now available on Blu-Ray/DVD and all rental services.

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he Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Of all things that are not to be expected, a return to J.R.R. Tolkein/Peter Jackson’s beloved (and incredibly lucrative) land of Middle Earth on the big screen was not among them.

While debate may rage over certain decisions made by the filmmakers this time around and whether The Hobbit will end up being a worthy successor to the Lord of the Rings franchise, there is not much question that Part1 has its merits.

The first of two – no – three, installments of Tolkein’s adored children’s book, An Unexpected Journey sees Bilbo Baggins, a simple hobbit of the shire, joining Gandalf the Grey wizard and a band of dwarfs on a quest to take back their mountain home from the treacherous dragon, Smaug.

Along the way, Bilbo must prove himself to his companions and escape an encounter that will alter the future of Middle Earth.

I know many people tend to hold out on the initial video release of the LOTR movies for the extended editions and while this jaunty adventure will probably be no exception, it’s my firm belief that what we

got in theaters was, in fact, the extended edition.

Don’t get me wrong, An Unexpected Journey is a fun movie if there ever was one, full of adventure, humor, a welcome return to a visually rich universe, and great returning performances from the likes of Ian McKellan as well as new ones from Martin Freeman and company.

It’s just that with all the loose threads in the movie that didn’t pay off or parts that were cool but unnecessary (which pad out the runtime a good 25 minutes), it makes the studio’s decision to split the movie into three parts seem even more ill-advised.

It remains to be seen how much will be picked up in the follow-up, The Desolation of Smaug, but as is, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is solid enough first installment that’s sure to dazzle in high definition.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now available on Blu-Ray/DVD, VOD, and will journey to Netf lix and Redbox on April 16.

Zero Dark Thirty – The most important recent film didn’t end up being the most important movie at last month’s Oscars ceremony but that doesn’t mean it should fall by the

wayside.

Director Katheryn Bigelow details (and I mean details) the decade-long hunt for Osama Bin Laden through the eyes of Maya, a CIA operative on the trail, which culminates in the raid that ultimately ended the biggest manhunt in CIA history.

This movie is not Call of Duty: Bin Laden Edition.

There is very little here in the way of heavy side taking or action overdrive.

Instead, Zero Dark Thirty is a tense yet deliberate, detail-oriented account of a historical event. Even the raid in the final half hour, while clearly the actionbased portion of the movie, pours over the details.

While this is a strength that the movie has going for it, it is also a weakness acting against it.

Details can augment the exposition or the final action but also prove overbearing in dragging out the more bureaucratic parts, sometimes killing momentum or, like The Hobbit, having parts that weren’t all that necessary or didn’t justify the time they were given.

Zero Dark Thirty may not be the perfect movie many critics make it out to be but there’s no denying the importance it will hold in our culture.

Les Miserables – One of the most popular stage musicals of all time has now been adapted into what is arguably the mac daddy of all film musicals.

After 19 years of imprisonment, Jean Valjean reinvents himself as a successful factory owner in early 19th century France.

When his actions unintentionally cause the tragic downfall of one of his former workers, he adopts the woman’s daughter while seeking salvation in a time of revolution, all the while evading the inspector devoted to seeing him behind bars again.

Make no mistake, Les Miserables is a musical’s musical. If you don’t ever see yourself opening up to the genre, I guess you’d be in for almost three hours of

discomfort.

If, however, you’re even the tiniest bit curious, Les Miserables has many rewards to offer.

The acclaimed musical is one of big emotions and director Tom Hooper has delivered a unique adaption of the material that is as grand in scale as it is intimate in performance.

The cast is phenomenal in bringing the music to life (even if the occasional actor has a more pop-centered voice).

The first act may be much different from the second, but I implore you to give it a shot and see what the best of the genre has to offer.

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Individual leases call 340-4357 for showing.

4/11 AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST females/ males to share 5+ bedroom 3 bath home. Central Air, Washer/Dryer, OSP, $415.00-$425.00 per bedroom, per month. Includes all utilities, Cable TV and Internet in every room.

Individual leases. Call 507-340-4357 for showing.

4/11

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LivingLinks is looking for part-time Direct Support Professionals (DSP) to work with individuals with developmental disabilities in a group home setting. Duties include community integration/activities, documentation of goals/ procedures, medication administration, evening/ morning personal cares, meal preparation, and house cleaning. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record, and a flexible schedule. 15-25 hrs./week, various shifts available. Every other weekend and holiday is required. Wage range is $8.48-9.50/hr. Pick up an application at LivingLinks 1230 N. River Dr., Mankato, or download at www.livinglinks.org. If you have any questions, call 507-345-7458.

2013-2014 Student Government Elections Positions Available: President & Vice President Academic Senators: - Allied Health & Nursing (3) - Arts and Humanities (2) - College of Business (2) - College of Education (1) - Graduate Studies (2) - College of Science, Engineering, Technology (3) - Social & Behavioral Sciences (2)

Residential Senators: - Preska (1) - McElroy (1) - Crawford (1) - Julia Sears (1) - Off Campus (8) - Stadium Heights (1)

Board Members: - Union Board Member (2) - Student Health Advisory (2) - Athletics Advisory Board (2)

MSSA exists to improve your experience at Minnesota State Mankato.

As student leaders, we care about the concerns of our classmates and are committed to solving students problems, improving student services, and giving a voice to the entire student body. We are involved in every University decision that has a direct impact on students and are relentless advocates for student rights both on campus and in the community. MSSA welcomes input from any student at Minnesota State Mankato and encourages all students to participate in the process.

For More Information or to Apply Visit: www.mnsu.edu/mssa or visit CSU 280 APPLICATION DEADLINES: President/Vice President — March 26th Senators — April 2nd CAMPAIGNING BEGINS: March 25th — (Must have applied before you can campaign.)

ELECTIONS DAY: April 9th *Mandatory Rules Meeting for candidates will be held: Thursday (3/21) at 1pm, next Monday (3/25) at 5:30pm, and next Wednesday (3/27) at 10am in the sentate office.

Please contact the MSSA for more information.

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