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Surfing for a solution to net neutrality How mega corporations want to price control your internet use DAVID WEI

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Net Neutrality is rarely spoken of outside privacy advocates and IT circles. Why does it have some groups so polarized? Net Neutrality is a principle that ensures all Internet data and services are treated equally. Those that are for it would like to keep the Internet like the way it is: essentially free.

However, some government and corporate interests have other ideas. With the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 still in regulation, the potential of communications monopolies and a proposed Congressional bill which would lead to the building of an Internet “kill-switch,” the fears of a premium-subscription Internet and Orwellian censorship are looming on the horizon, and it Voices......................................4 World & Nation........................5 Study Break.............................7 Sports......................................9 A&E........................................12

all comes down to writing the rules for cyberspace.

Contrary to its “don’t be evil” motto, Google has essentially caved to desires for profit. Along with Verizon, it has hatched another plan to essentially turn the Internet into pay-per view TV. Using “innovation” and “quality of service” as excuses milk the cash cow of advertising.

According to an August 20th article from Arstechnica. com, the pair is working on lobbying the FCC to limit their oversight while U.S. Senators such as Al Franken remain vehemently opposed, saying he believes “net neutrality is the First Amendment issue of our time.” The same goes for 3G and other wireless networks reported PC World on an August 12th article regarding the proposed Google-Verizon

pact. The corporations argue that since Internet data runs through their “pipes” (lines and data center servers), they should get control. Therefore, they should decide who gets priority service, essentially forming a “premium” Internet while leaving those who can’t afford it behind.

So, it’s just paying more to get stuff you used to get for free? No. The same companies you buy Internet access from want you to pay to access the Internet, a second time, and on a tiered system. Going to YouTube or Facebook will be like subscribing to cable payper-view TV. The impact of the Internet since its inception is astounding. It became start of new era in the history of mankind, something great.

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Jake’s Pizza relocates after four decades Building to be torn down along with Highland Wet Goods Liquor to make space for new CVS pharmacy location

BOB RINGER

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Jake’s Stadium Pizza, a Mankato area institution for nearly 40 years, is scheduled to be torn down along with three other buildings on the corner of Monks Avenue and Stadium Road in order to make space for a new CVS pharmacy.

Jake’s will be relocating to 330 Stadium Road, former home of the Green Mill Restaurant and Bar, after being at its traditional location since 1972. Highland Wet Goods Liquor will also be torn down, though there are no plans for the store to reopen.

Jake’s current location will not be demolished until it is completely vacated.

However, construction has already begun at the site of the former Green Mill in preparation for the new and improved Jake’s, according to Wally Boyer, who has owned Jake’s Stadium Pizza since purchasing the restaurant from his father-in-law in 1997.

Though for family-owned businesses like Jake’s, change often hurts, Wally and the rest of the Boyer family are optimistic about the move.

“We’re hoping, actually, to induce more traffic,” said Boyer. “Simply because we’re going to have more space, our kitchens will be bigger and more efficient and therefore we can produce at a faster rate. We’ve also been approved for a wine and strong beer license, which is something we’ve never had in the past.”

The new Jake’s, which was tentatively scheduled to open its doors Sept. 15, will most likely host its grand

reopening between Sept. 23 ‑ 26. The new location will offer new amenities such as high-definition big screen televisions, a patio, a variety of both domestic and craft beers and a selection of wines.

The addition of beer and wine to Jake’s menu may help the restaurant attract more college students, a demographic that makes up only 20 to 25 percent of Jake’s clientele, according to Boyer.

Over the years, Jake’s Stadium Pizza and the Boyer family have built a strong relationship with the Mankato area community. The business has a long history of charity work. They regularly donate to both Mankato East and West High School as well as other worthy causes. Jake’s also helps the community by employing between 35 to 40 people, most of them students at Minnesota State.

Though there are plenty of pizza shops in Mankato, including corporate giants such as Pizza Hut, Dominos and Papa John’s, Jake’s downhome, family-first approach to its business has put them in a class of its own.

“It’s kind of a ma and pop shop,” said Jake’s manager Andrew Boyer. “We care.

We’re not just a corporate face, you know? The people that own it are here and the people who manage it really care about the restaurant, and for many years we’ve had families coming in whose kids worked here and then their kids’ kids worked here. It just has a nice family feel to it.”

The change of venue may be hard to get used to for regular customers who have been frequenting Jake’s for years or even decades.

However, Kathy Devins, a

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wale agboola• msu reporter Jake’s is planning to hold it’s grand opening in its new location, previously Green Mill, between Sept. 23 ‑ 26.

North Mankato resident who has been eating at Jake’s since moving to the area in the early 1990s, feels the move may be for the best.

“I think it will feel strange at first, especially for the people who have been coming here for years,” said Devins, “but I think that it will be

good. It is hard to be on this corner [Monks Avenue and Stadium Road]. It’s hard to get in and out of and I

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Lighting a candle for hope Pakistan Student Association holds vigil to raise flood awareness

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A simple donation...

The tent will be open all day Thursday, and the PSA will take donations from anyone who wants to give.

“Everyone is trying their best to raise awareness and collect donations,” Zaidi said.

“We are the ones suffering

lack of awareness about the huge natural disaster, which he thinks is mostly due to lack of It was a cold and dreary media attention. He stressed Wednesday afternoon on that there really is something the campus mall, but there awful happening in Pakistan were still six or seven that calls for Minnesota State dedicated volunteers at the students’ help.

Pakistan Student “People are Association’s tent. homeless, they’re The green tent had hungry, they don’t hand-written signs have food, they taped to the front don’t have water, with messages they don’t have such as, “Save the money, they’re children!” and going to be more “Help the flood susceptible to victims!” Inside diseases,” Zaidi the tent, white said. candles stuck onto The PSA has plastic cup lids plans to walk were struggling around Mankato on valiantly to Friday to raise more flicker, but the awareness about wind kept blowing grace webb • msu reporter the Pakistan floods. them out. Only PSA members are taking donations Thursday for victims of the It needs to get a few people flood in Pakistan that left 20 million people homeless. approval from the stopped by within city council before the first hour, but [and] we want to raise it can proceed, but Zaidi said a few dollars were raised, and awareness as much as we can.” he thinks it won’t be a problem. that’s a good start according Babar, the event coordinator If students want to learn more to PSA student volunteers for the PSA, explained that the about the walk, they can go to Rasheed Ahmed Babar and tent was set up on the mall to the tent and talk to volunteers, Aatif Zaidi. try to get the most use out of a or go onto the PSA website, Zaidi came up with the idea high-traffic campus area. http://krypton.mnsu.edu/~psa/ for a candlelit vigil. Besides “We put up a display outside alumni.html. the candles, there was an to get attention from as many Zaidi said the purpose of informational poster outside students as we can,” Babar said. the tent is to give people hope. the tent and facts written down “A lot of students come here He added that any donation is on the tent’s table about the to eat,” Zaidi added, pointing good, no matter how small. terrible Pakistan flooding, to the tables outside the “Even a dollar helps,” said which has left 20 million Centennial Student Union.

PSA student Sobia Khan. people homeless and a fifth Zaidi said there is still a of the country underwater. staff writer

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Community members helped out by donating blood Wednesday, when the Red Cross Bloodmobile visited the Centennial Student Ballroom.

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If That ‘Mosque’ ISN’T Built, This Is No Longer America

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I am opposed to the building of the “mosque” two blocks from Ground Zero.

I want it built on Ground Zero.

Why? Because I believe in an America that protects those who are the victims of hate and prejudice. I believe in an America that says you have the right to worship whatever God you have, wherever you want to worship.

And I believe in an America that says to the world that we are a loving and generous people and if a bunch of murderers steal your religion from you and use it as their excuse to kill 3,000 souls, then I want to help you get your religion back. And I want to put it at the spot where it was stolen from you.

There’s been so much that’s been said about this manufactured controversy, I really don’t want to waste any time on this day of remembrance talking about it. But I hate bigotry and I hate liars, and so in case you missed any of the truth that’s been lost in this, let me point out a few facts: 1. I love the Burlington Coat Factory. I’ve gotten some great winter coats there at a very reasonable price. Muslims have been holding their daily prayers there since 2009. No one ever complained about that. This is not going to be a “mosque,” it’s going to be a community center.

It will have the same prayer room in it that’s already there. But to even have to assure people that “it’s not going to be mosque” is so offensive, I now wish they would just build a 111-story mosque there. That would be better than the lame and disgusting way the developer has left Ground Zero an empty hole until recently. The remains of over 1,100 people still haven’t been found. That site is a sacred graveyard, and to be

building another monument to commerce on it is a sacrilege. Why wasn’t the entire site turned into a memorial peace park? People died there, and many of their remains are still strewn about, all these years later.

2. Guess who has helped the Muslims organize their plans for this community center?

The JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER of Manhattan! Their rabbi has been advising them since the beginning. It’s been a picture-perfect example of the kind of world we all want to live in. Peter Stuyvessant, New York’s “founder,” tried to expel the first Jews who arrived in Manhattan.

Then the Dutch said, no, that’s a bit much. So then Stuyvessant said ok, you can stay, but you cannot build a synagogue anywhere in Manhattan. Do your stupid Friday night thing at home. The first Jewish temple was not allowed to be built until 1730. Then there was a revolution, and the founding fathers said this country has to be secular -- no religious nuts or state religions. George Washington (inaugurated around the corner from Ground Zero) wanted to make a statement about this his very first year in office, and wrote this to American Jews: “The citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy -- a policy worthy of imitation. ...

“It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens ...

“May the children of the stock

of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants -- while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.”

3. The Imam in charge of this project is the nicest guy you’d ever want to meet. Read about his past here.

4. Around five dozen Muslims died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Hundreds of members of their families still grieve and suffer. The 19 killers did not care what religion anyone belonged to when they took those lives.

5. I’ve never read a sadder headline in the New York Times than the one on the front page this past Monday: “American Muslims Ask, Will We Ever Belong?” That should make all of us so ashamed that even a single one of our fellow citizens should ever have to worry about if they “belong” here.

6. There is a McDonald’s two blocks from Ground Zero. Trust

me, McDonald’s has killed far more people than the terrorists.

7. During an economic depression or a time of war, fascists are extremely skilled at whipping up fear and hate and getting the working class to blame “the other” for their troubles. Lincoln’s enemies told poor Southern whites that he was “a Catholic.” FDR’s opponents said he was Jewish and called him “Jewsevelt.” One in five Americans now believe Obama is a Muslim and 41% of Republicans don’t believe he was born here.

8. Blaming a whole group for the actions of just one of that group is anti-American. Timothy McVeigh was Catholic. Should Oklahoma City prohibit the building of a Catholic Church near the site of the former federal building that McVeigh blew up?

9. Let’s face it, all religions have their whackos. Catholics have O’Reilly, Gingrich, Hannity and Clarence Thomas (in fact all five conservatives who dominate the Supreme Court are Catholic).

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Protestants have Pat Robertson and too many to list here. The Mormons have Glenn Beck. Jews have Crazy Eddie. But we don’t judge whole religions on just the actions of their whackos. Unless they’re Methodists.

10. If I should ever, God forbid, perish in a terrorist incident, and you or some nutty group uses my death as your justification to attack or discriminate against anyone in my name, I will come back and haunt you worse than Linda Blair marrying Freddy Krueger and moving into your bedroom to spawn Chucky. John Lennon was right when he asked us to imagine a world with “nothing to kill or die for and no religion, too.” I heard Deepak Chopra this week say that “God gave humans the truth, and the devil came and he said, ‘Let’s give it a name and call it religion.’ “ But John Adams said it best when he wrote a sort of letter to the future (which he called “Posterity”): “Posterity!

You will never know how much it cost the present Generation to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it. If you do not, I shall repent in Heaven that I ever took half the Pains to preserve it.” I’m guessing ol’ John Adams is up there repenting nonstop right now.

Friends, we all have a responsibility NOW to make sure that Muslim community center gets built. Once again, 70% of the country (the same number that initially supported the Iraq War) is on the wrong side and want the “mosque” moved. Enormous pressure has been put on the Imam to stop his project. We have to turn this thing around. Are we going to let the bullies and thugs win another one? Aren’t you fed up by now? When would be a good time to take our country back from the haters?

I say right now. Let’s each of us make a statement by donating to the building of this community center! It’s a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and you can donate a dollar or ten dollars (or more) right now through a secure pay pal account by clicking here. I will personally match the first $10,000 raised (forward your PayPal receipt to webguy@michaelmoore.com).

If each one of you reading this blog/email donated just a couple of dollars, that would give the center over $6 million, more than what Donald Trump has offered to buy the Imam out. C’mon everyone, let’s pitch in and help those who are being debased for simply wanting to do something good. We could all make a huge statement of love on this solemn day.

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Reviving Christianity

Pope Benedict XVI campains in heat of sex scandal VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI takes his campaign to revive Christianity in an increasingly secular Europe to Britain. He faces a daunting task in a nation largely at odds with his policies and where disgust over the church sex abuse scandal runs high.

Add to that centuries of anti-Catholic sentiment, recent tensions with the Anglican church and Benedict’s plan to beatify one of the most famous Anglican converts to Catholicism, and the four-day trip that starts Thursday is shaping up as one of his most delicate to date.

For a gaffe-prone papacy whose handling of the abuse scandal has been problematic at best, the potential for pitfalls looms large. Just hours before the visit, one of the pope’s senior aides pulled out of the trip after he reportedly told a magazine that modern Britain resembles a “Third World country” with an “aggressive atheism.”

The British media outrage that ensued did not bode well.

Already, organizers had scaled back expectations for the turnout, saying Tuesday that only 55,000 are expected at Benedict’s main event, down from 80,000.

Benedict asked for prayers for the visit and seemed almost

apologetic when he thanked the British for the “vast amount of work” that had gone into preparations. The visit will cost British taxpayers 12 million pounds ($18.7 million), not counting extra policing costs, at a time when Britain is facing a crushing public debt that will likely lead to sweeping cuts in public spending and job losses.

“I have no problems with the pope coming to visit. He has the right to go anywhere in the world and the Catholics will surely welcome him,” said Mark Elliott, a 48-year-old Anglican banker as he waited for the train one day last week in London.

But he added: “There are better ways to spend the money than on his trip. There are the homeless, unemployed, and charities that could use the money more; that’s more important.”

For the first time, pilgrims will be asked to share some of the burden, paying 25 pounds for tickets and transport to the main event: the beatification Sunday of Cardinal John Henry Newman in Birmingham.

Government officials have defended the cost, noting that Benedict is an invited head of state and that it cost far more to host the one-day meeting of the G20 finance ministers last year.

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Sexting lands DA in trouble Wisconsin district attorney attempts affair with domestic abuse victim

CHILTON, Wis. (AP) — A prominent Wisconsin district attorney sent repeated text messages trying to spark an affair with a domestic abuse victim while he was prosecuting her ex-boyfriend, a police report shows.

The 26-year-old woman complained last year to police after receiving 30 texts from Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz in three days, according to the report obtained by The Associated Press.

“Are you the kind of girl that likes secret contact with an older married elected DA ... the riskier the better?” Kratz, 50, wrote in a message to Stephanie Van Groll in October 2009. In another, he wrote: “I would not expect you to be the other woman. I would want you to be so hot and treat me so well that you’d be THE woman! R U that good?”

Kratz was prosecuting Van Groll’s ex-boyfriend on charges he nearly choked her to death last year. He also was veteran chair of the Wisconsin Crime Victims’ Rights Board, a quasi-judicial agency that can

reprimand judges, prosecutors and police officers who mistreat crime victims.

In a combative interview in his office Wednesday, Kratz did not deny sending the messages and expressed concern their publication would unfairly embarrass him personally and professionally. He said the Office of Lawyer Regulation found in March he did not violate any rules governing attorney misconduct, but refused to provide a copy of what he said was the report clearing him.

That office cannot comment on investigations.

“This is a non-news story,” Kratz shouted. But he added, “I’m worried about it because of my reputational interests.”

Hours later, after AP reported on the messages, Kratz issued a statement acknowledging sending them and saying he “was embarrassed at this lapse of judgment.” He also said he would continue serving as district attorney.

“I have never been the subject of attorney discipline during my entire 25-year career, and until today, have enjoyed a spotless

reputation as a vigorous advocate for crime victims,” he said.

Van Groll told police in Kaukauna, Wis., where she lived, that she felt pressured to have a relationship with Kratz or he would drop charges against her ex-boyfriend.

Kratz said he “immediately removed himself” from the prosecution after learning about the complaint, and the state Department of Justice took over. Kratz said he resigned from the crime victims board, which he helped create, after more than a decade as chair as a “self-imposed sanction.” He and his wife filed for divorce last December.

Kratz has served in Chilton since 1992 and earns a $105,000 salary. Kratz, a Republican, isn’t up for re-election until November 2012.

“Nothing really happened to him and I had three days of hell,” Van Groll said in a phone interview with the AP. “They gave him a slap on the wrist and told him not to do it again.

If it was anybody else that did something like this, they’d lose their job.”

Britain bans ad with pregnant nun Ice cream is ‘immaculately conceived’

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s advertising watchdog has banned an Italian ice cream ad featuring a pregnant nun, saying it causes offense to Catholics.

The magazine ad for ice cream maker Antonio Federici showed the nun eating a tub of ice cream, with

text that read: “Immaculately conceived ... Ice cream is our religion.”

The Advertising Standards Authority said Wednesday it has received 10 complaints from magazine readers who said the ad was offensive to Christians. The agency said imagery used to illustrate

immaculate conception was likely to be seen as mocking the beliefs of Roman Catholics.

The Italian company said the idea of conception represented the development of their ice cream and the ad aimed to gently satirize religion.

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Wally Boyer had been approached about selling the property several times in the past, beginning shortly after the passing of his father-inlaw in 2007. He had been hesitant to make a deal until the recent proposition by CVS Pharmacy, which is the largest chain of pharmacies in the country.

CVS’s latest offer was one the Boyer family couldn’t refuse. The key factors in finalizing the deal were the aging structure of Jake’s current building, which required a significant amount of money to maintain, and the negotiation of a lease that wouldn’t require the Boyers to outright sell the property, according to Wally Boyer. He also thinks the addition of CVS will be a blessing to the Mankato community.

Though the Boyer family anticipates a successful move to Jake’s new location, it won’t be easy to walk away from a building that has been an integral part of their family history for decades.

“It’s a little bit bittersweet,” said Wally Boyer. “My wife and I spent a lot of time in this building. Our wedding reception was down in the party room here and all the kids’ graduation parties and baptisms, all those things, for all of our kids were in the basement party room. A lot of things happened here for the family, but yet sometimes something comes along and you really have to move on to something new.”

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exchange of ideas have the potential to simply wither away. Free online courses, services and compendiums of human knowledge are going to be censored, privatized and locked away.

And once the true neutrality is broken, you can bet the floodgates will come bursting open. If they so choose, the U.S. Government could have an iron-grip on information and communications while

services.

Keeping the Internet away from the power and greedhungry doesn’t just mean it will become stagnant either. The Internet is a huge “innovation” generator.

Free online courses are being offered, even free schools. Kahn University is one such school that offers courses in nearly every subject. Even for paid academics, research and grants are hard enough to

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get funding for. The Internet offers that much-needed valuable, low-cost solution to a plethora of education needs.

Without Net Neutrality, costs will eventually be overwhelming for academic and charitable services.

The Internet is a utility, just like water and electricity. Every citizen should be able to access it. It is far too valuable a tool for communication, entertainment, development, business and human innovation to turn it into a

pay-per-view media service or lock it down. All of humanity with the means to it can access its collective written knowledge and communicate like never before. Now, both corporate and government interests want to capitalize on it for their own gains.

Read your ISP’s Internet policy and know what your politicians are doing. Know Net Neutrality.

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READY TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT The Mavericks have had to deal with a powerhouse in the NSIC over the last three years but MSU now believes it may be time to end one streak, and begin another.

TIGE HUTCHESON | staff writer

A college athlete’s senior season vastly different than the three seasons before it.

It brings out so many extreme and unique emotions: the stress of leaving a legacy, the relentless desire to end on a positive note and above all else, the disbelief and shock that your time is dwindling playing the sport you love.

But for Minnesota State’s three volleyball seniors, outside hitter Amanda Beekman, middle blocker Amanda Thompson and middle blocker Kimber Kuhl, there’s not enough time to get overly sentimental.

“It’s tough to think that this is the last year I get to spend playing volleyball with these girls,” said Beekman, who was listed as a 2010 NSIC Player to Watch. “But it’s great to think that I get to walk away with four years of unforgettable memories.”

“We all have the same goal of being national champions, but a more general goal for us is to not have any performance regrets and to just go out there and play every game the way we know how to play it” said Kuhl, a 2009 NSIC All-Conference Honorable Selection.

While these goals may seem lofty, the girls are not alone in their recognition of potential. The undefeated Mavericks are ranked No.14 in the most recent Bison/AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll, and are currently tied with No. 4 Minnesota Duluth (9-0) for first place in the NSIC, which, as a conference, is a perennial powerhouse, stacked this year with five teams in the top 15.

The Mavericks lead the NSIC in hitting percentage (.338), service aces per game (2.17), and are among the conference leaders in opponent hitting percentage (.154) and blocks per game (2.17).

Even though 10 of the 16 girls on the roster are underclassmen, MSU lost only two seniors, Ally Kwikkel and Kelly Sandstrom, to graduation and look forward to retaining the majority of last year’s team. Along with Beekman, Thompson and Kuhl, MSU also returns one of the best setters in the country in Brittany Stamer, defensive specialist Alli Rice, deadly accurate outside hitter Chelsea Fogarty, plus an arsenal of potential and promise.

After MSU’s red-hot 9-0 start to the season, the Mavericks will face their first big challenge of the season this Saturday in Marshall, Minn., where they’re set to square-off against the No. 5 Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs. While the weight of an undefeated record and No. 5 ranking might cause a lot of teams to break, the Mavericks don’t seem the least bit concerned.

“We dream big, we behave and we aren’t afraid,” said Thompson, who was MSU’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.

Even with so much power overflowing from the NSIC, the Mavericks have potential to do incredible things this year, and none of MSU’s seniors deny it. wale agboola • msu reporter They’re just ready to go out, play hard, and leave Seniors Amanda Beekman (left), Amanda Thompson (right) and Kimber Kuhl (picture on front page) are the leaders of MSU it all on the floor. Or, as Beekman, Thompson, and on and off the bench.

Kuhl put it, “play balls out.”

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Breaking down the Mavericks KYLE RATKE | sports editor

SENIOR LEADERSHIP

THOMPSON

The Mavericks only have three seniors, but they are three very effective seniors. Amanda Beekman was second on the team with 394 kills last year and was named an All-American Honorable Mention. Amanda Thompson was great defensively as she led MSU with 115 blocks. Kimber Kuhl set a school record with a .354 hitting percentage. What these three do will determine how far MSU goes.

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Setter Brittany Stamer was named an All-American Honorable Mention last season, and rightfully so. She finished with 1,442 assists (a school record). Stamer’s chemistry with her teammates is impressive. Fellow junior Alli Rice is likely the Mavericks most valuable defensive player as she led the Mavericks with 480 digs (a school record).

MSU looks for first home win staff writer

THE UNDERCLASSEMEN Sophomore Chelsea Fogarty took the NSIC by storm last year leading MSU with 413 (a freshman record) and being named to the NSIC All-Conference Team. Expect Beekman and Fogarty to be two of the most feared outside hitters in the NSIC. Samantha Dale was the other freshman to see big time last year. She played in 33 games and had 251 digs.

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OUTLOOK: The No. 14 ranked Mavericks are 9-0 to start off the season and 1-0 in NSIC play. The Mavericks will need to beat defending NCAA champion Concordia-St.Paul (also in the NSIC) sooner or later if they want any chance at a national title. With this team gelling like it has over the last two years, expect the Mavericks to make the NCAA tournament and after that, anything can happen. PREDICTION: SECOND IN NSIC

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With the conference schedule upon them, the Minnesota State women’s soccer team is trying to put it all together leading up to its showdown with rival St. Cloud State University this Saturday.

The Mavericks’ offensive attack has been a bit stagnant so far this season, as they were shut-out in two home contests last weekend, although they were matched up against two very high quality opponents.

Like all seasons, the scoring will come and go, but one thing that should remain more of a constant throughout the course of a season is defensive tenacity and goalkeeping. This is an area that the Mavericks will look to shore up this weekend as the team allowed seven goals over two games last weekend.

“We need to be committed to defend right away,”

said head coach Peter McGahey. “Our attention to detail in critical situations also needs to get better.”

Saturday’s contest against the Huskies should serve as a good measuring stick for the Mavericks, as St. Cloud figures to be in the top half of the NSIC standings this year. Despite their 2-2 mark, the Huskies are fresh off two big victories over Minnesota State, Moorhead and Minnesota-Crookston.

The Huskies’ main strength is defending, as they beat the Mavericks last season 1-0 in overtime.

However, the Mavericks have dominated the series the last 10 games, going 8-1-1. St. Cloud is led on offense by junior Alexandra Pafko with two goals on the season and goalkeeper Kenzie Hanzlik anchors the defense with a .800 save percentage.

“I think St. Cloud will make some noise this season and build on what they did

last year,” said McGahey.

No matter what happens Saturday, the Mavericks should have an easier time with Concordia on Sunday.

They currently hold a 6-0 all-time mark against the Golden Bears and have outscored them 33-2 in those contests.

“These games are huge,” said sophomore forward Brittany Henry. “If we can start conference play on a winning note, hopefully it will continue throughout the rest of the season.”

In order to have success this weekend, the Maverick offense must wake up. The players have focused on correcting the lack of offensive output this week by having a lot more shooting drills in practice.

“We need to come out with more intensity on offense,” said Henry. “Once we start scoring early I think the goals will come more frequently after that.”

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Football

Blowout could be looming in Crookston PAT DELANEY

staff writer

Improvement is what every coach is looking for during a season.

The Minnesota State football team has taken that message to heart and continue to look like a team that is on a mission.

“Our guys are working hard to be the best we can,” said head coach Todd Hoffner.

The Mavericks will head into this weekend with a 2-0 record. They are one of seven teams in the NSIC conference who have yet to lose. The Mavericks expect to have a solid record, but what isn’t seen on paper is how much they have already improved since their opening game victory.

After struggling to move the ball in its opening game, the MSU offensive line has started to gel as a unit and look like its capable of providing the offense with plenty of support. Besides senior Jeremy Clark, the offensive line lacked experi-

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However, they have taken tremendous strides and it has been clear when watching the offense work.

“There’s no doubt that the offensive line was better in game two than they were in game one,” Hoffner said.

The Mavericks have already been faced with adversity outside the offensive line. It was unknown how Will Brogan would fill in for Steve Pachan when the quarterback went down with an injury in week one.

But Brogan has proved that he is more than capable of leading the MSU offense.

Brogan already has built some chemistry with receivers Cody Rose and Adam Thielen.

The offense looks confident moving the ball heading into its third game.

“When I was called, I

sports pix • msu athletics The MSU defense has allowed just 20 points in two games this season. The Mavericks are 2-0.

was more than ready to go,” said Brogan.

The Mavericks will now head to Minnesota, Crookston. Crookston is 1-1 on the season and is trying to establish itself as a legitimate contender in the conference. The Golden Eagles are a run-first team and will look to wear down an MSU defense that has been dominate thus far.

It will be the home opener for Crookston and it will be extra motivated to treat its fans to a victory.

Talent wise, the teams are not that close. MSU is better at every position and if the Mavericks play up to their potential, they will come out on top.

If the Mavericks can score early, their defense should have no problem

stopping a one-dimensional offense. Any game in the NSIC is unpredictable, but the Mavericks look to continue to take care of business.

After two straight road wins, there is nothing more than the Mavericks would like than to still have an undefeated record.

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From public parks to world-renowned museums, installation art is everywhere. It has even hit the reality TV circuit in Bravo’s show “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist,” where second runner-up and Minnesota born Miles Mendenhall attempted to use installation art in every challenge.

With installations, each view can create a new scenario and a true connection between the viewer and the piece. It becomes interactive, where the viewer can, in some cases, touch, climb, sit and rest within the piece, walk around it or view it from the top or bottom.

One example is the tourist photo magnet “Cloud Gate” — also commonly referred to as “The Bean” — by Anish Kapoor,

located in Chicago’s Millennium Park. Every day, hundreds of visitors go to see the skyline’s distorted reflection and their own as they walk under the 12-foot arch.

Regardless of the size and shape, interaction is the key to a successful installation piece. In the case of Minnesota State associate professor of drawing Liz Miller, these interactions take place on a visual level.

Miller recently installed work at Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis. The show, titled “Systematics,” is a two-person exhibit with R. Justin Stewart, who resides in New York. “Systematics” is a series of two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that questions space and gives a sense of visual chaos.

Miller’s work consists of store-

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margaret steck• msu reporter MSU associate professor of drawing Liz Miller sets up her art installation at the Soo Visual Center in Minneapolis. The show will run from Saturday to Oct. 31.

Put some clothes on Abby reports on the new craze: Jeggings

Abby Holst You may have recently heard the strange term roll off the tongue of a passerby or fashion-forward friend for the first time and thought to yourself: What in god’s creation are “jeggings”?

Well, for starters, they feel as if they were stitched by the hands of Enrique Iglesias himself. Jeggings, a hybrid of jeans and leggings, are everywhere this season. It’s no wonder with the comfort of leggings made to appear like jeans, fake pockets and all, resulting in a perfect combination of style and ease (steez, if you will).

Style.com describes them as “denim pajamas.” However, don’t be fooled by the

sweatpants-feel: jeggings make the skinny jean look baggy in comparison.

Jeggings on the runway?

You better believe it. Gucci, Rock and Republic, Louis Vuitton, Twenty8Twelve and other designers included jeggings in their fall lines and showed models gliding effortlessly down the catwalk.

Celebs are no strangers to jeggings, either. Stars such as Rihanna, Kate Moss, Jessica Alba, Beyoncé, Blake Lively and Halle Berry have all been spotted wearing jeggings.

As you may have noticed, a few of these celebs (Beyoncé in particular) are not short on curves. Just because you may not be a size two doesn’t mean you should shy away from this hot trend. Jeggings have the stretch and forgiveness of leggings, but because of the denim aspect, they are more fitted and form-flattering.

Just be aware that jeggings come in many different fabric blends and weights. You should pick the style that best suits your body type. Also, try wearing them with a tunic or a boyfriend’s blazer for more coverage. So yes, even Italian Vogue agrees that the curvy fashionista can wear jeggings!

Guys: Don’t think you’re excluded from this trend.

Versace, Burberry, and Emporio Armani all showcased male models wearing jeggings on the runways in Milan. To be honest, it’s frightening, and perhaps a little too revealing if you know what I mean.

Stores like Gap and American Eagle have hopped on the J-train, so if you’re feeling a little leery of this bizarre new trend, find some comfort (!) in the fact that “everyone’s

doing it.” Start with a basic dark wash pair and work your way to bolder versions like acid wash, tie-dye and colored jeggings.

Wet Seal and Charlotte Russe are two great chains for finding jeggings at cheap prices, but remember the more money you spend the higher quality material you’ll get and ultimately the most wear as well.

Having five pairs myself and literally living in them may

“They make your butt look really good,” art junior Terri Hanson said.

“They’re so comfy and can be dressed up or down,” exercise science sophomore Brittany Biewan said. “They are a must in every girl’s wardrobe!”

make me a tad biased, but I promise you will not regret this purchase. I dare say it might be one of the best, comfiest and most wearable additions you make to your wardrobe, not to mention they’ll make your butt look good in the process. What more can a girl ask for?

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“It’s effortless,” nursing sophomore Shannon Dominic said.

Dominic said she jumped on the jeggings train via Forever 21.

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Downtown salon an oasis for weary urbanites MARGARET STECK

staff writer

In modern life, it can be hard to outrun the seemingly endless stream of daily stresses. Whether it is the stress of being away from home for the first time, getting bombarded with homework and papers, or even putting up with students texting during their lectures — everyone deserves an escape.

The Urban Escape Salon is a full service, private rental salon fully staffed with independent contractors who make their own appointments and “bring to the salon their special talents,” coowner Debbie Walden explained.

Walden and the salon’s coowner, Lisa DuBeau, opened Urban Escape’s doors 11 years ago in the heart of downtown Mankato, on the corner of Riverfront and Elm. “At that time there were no other salons in the downtown area,” said DuBeau. “The city of Mankato was beginning to make plans to revive the ‘Old Town,’ as they call it. Debbie and I thought it would be fun to open a new salon in the area.”

The salon is quite quaint, with its open floor plan and warm, inviting colors radiating off of the walls. In the middle of the salon is a small lounging area equipped with zebra-clad chairs, where clients can relax while waiting for their appointment and are integrated into the overall composition of the salon.

Even though the salon has been in the same location since its inauguration in 1999, it is anything but outdated. Much like the downtown area has undergone renovations over the past years, Urban Escape received its own makeover in April.

“We completely opened it up,” said Walden. “Everything in the salon is new…and more contemporary.”

From long scalp massages to friendly faces to confide in, regular salon-goers know that going in for a haircut means so much more than just regular maintenance every four to eight weeks.

“We wanted to create a salon where clients could feel like they could get away from their busy everyday schedules and atmosphere,” said DuBeau. “Because we wanted to be located in the downtown area of the city, we came up with Urban Escape.”

With more than 35 years of experience between the two of them, DuBeau and Walden, along with the rest of their staff, offer the latest in color techniques, up-to-date styles in haircutting, color, updos and styling tips. They have one nail and pedicure technician, and DuBeau also specializes in permanent makeup tattoos.

Permanent makeup tattooing is a growing market, where the stylist will tattoo ink into the eyebrow area, eyeliner or lips for permanent color. Urban Escape is one of only two salons in town

that offer the service.

DuBeau and Walden said a dedication to keeping up with new trends and continuing education is what has kept them going throughout the years and ensured that new clients keep coming back. Since the main marketing tool for any salon is word of mouth, establishing relationships with the clients and maintaining that bond is crucial for survival, especially with the current state of the economy.

One of DuBeau’s clients, Georgie Elliott, followed her from a previous salon in 1999 when Urban Escape opened.

“I love the atmosphere,” said Elliott while she was in the midst of a long shampoo and scalp massage before returning to DuBeau’s station for the haircut to commence. “It is not a large salon… which makes it much more comfortable and personal.”

katie erickson • msu reporter Urban Escape Salon offers big-city styling in a small town setting. It’s located on the corner of Elm and Riverfront in downtown Mankato.

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bought felt that is hand cut and pieced together using brads, hot glue and pins to create a colorful, rhythmic structure that seems to morph into different figures the longer you study it.

“I am interested in challenging the viewer’s perception by creating hybrid shapes,” said Miller, “shapes that reference disparate real-world sources.”

While both Miller and Kapoor play with scale, unlike Kapoor, who tries to remove all traces of the hand, Miller places an emphasis on each individual work’s creation.

“I don’t really want my projects to get to the point of massive fabrication,” Miller said. “There is something beautiful about something large-scale that is still within the realm of human scale. I don’t want to be a factory.”

Since all of her pieces are hand

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cut, Miller points out that “the shapes reflect the imperfection of the human hand.” Her work has a sense of rhythm, movement and repetition where elements may seem the same from afar, but each felt piece takes on its own unique characteristics in the work.

“It is a very slow process,” said Miller. “But [it is] one that creates a kind of nuance and individuality in the work.”

Miller enlisted students to help her install the work, which she refers to as “an endurance sport.”

This not only helped speed the tedious hanging process along, but also gave art students insight into the process of installing work. It showed the students how much of her work is actually improvised.

“I would say that my work is 75 percent planning and 25 percent improvisation while I’m installing,” said Miller. “The

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At one point during the hanging, Miller picked up one of her red geometric-shaped felt pieces and tried to decide exactly how she wanted to place it on the work. She consulted a picture of how she constructed the work in her studio, but then considered another option that might have brought the piece to another level.

“Why you do work like this is so you can change it,” said Miller as she was trying to make her decision on where the red felt piece should go. “But that ends up being kind of a blessing and a curse.”

“Systematics” will have an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Saturday. The show will run until Oct. 31 at the Soo Visual Arts Center in Minneapolis.

margaret steck • msu reporter Miller uses pins and hot glue to hang long ribbons of shaped felt. The installation artist recruited students to help her.

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20th - Oct. 2nd with Hundreds of Items on Sale

Broke Ass Wine

Regular & Raspberry, 750 ML

Red & White, 750 ML

895

355

$

$

WINE OF THE MONTH: FAT BASTARD WINES 750 ML - Selected Varities

795

$

Largest Selection. Low Prices. Every Day. Locally Owned & Operated OPEN: 8am-10pm, Mon.-Sat.

1755 Commerce Dr., N. Mankato

Belle Mar Mall, Mankato

Hwys. 169 & 99, St. Peter

(507) 387-2634

(507) 625-2420

(507) 934-8964

Quality Products! Quantity Discounts!

We Beat Local Advertised Prices!

Prices good through September 22nd, 2010.

*Just supply the original competitive ad and MGM Liquour Warehouse will beat any current local retail liquor store ad for any identical item in stock. No rainchecks. Subject to availability. No clearances, percentages off, close-outs or going-out-of-business sales or itesm will be honored.

We reserve the rigfht to limit quantities. Not responsible for typographical errors. Prices good at all participating locations. We beat locally advertising prices (as allowed by law).

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Thursday, September 16, 2010