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Evangelists spark debate

Hundreds gathered in the CSU mall during a heated religious protest Monday NATE BRENNAN

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Members of the Minnesota State student body and faculty gathered on the mall to watch, listen and stand in defiance of extremist evangelical speakers on Monday afternoon.

What seemingly started as just another uninvited speaker coming to campus to peddle something or other quickly turned into a heated debate between MSU students and faculty and the duo of evangelical speakers led

by Shawn Holes, a member of the extremist Christian organization Salvation

Junction.

Holes stood on the top step of the mall and shouted out his view of The Bible’s word on a variety of topics that he deemed worthy of going to hell.

Women — “Women should learn in silence,” Holes said.

“Women should be the keeper of the house.”

Homosexuality — “If you’re a homosexual, you deserve to go to hell.”

The belief that all people are created equal — “We’re not all created equal, look at little retarded children …”

These are just a few of the

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dannie higginbotham• msu reporter Mexican consulae officials, including Consul for Community Affairs Rodrigo Marquez, stand beside Vice President of Instituional Diversity Michael Fagin and MSU President Davenport at the ceremony.

‘A new era’ at MSU

University signed education agreement with Mexican government Thursday Sometimes when people immigrate, they don’t get the chance to finish their education in their home country.

Thanks to a new partnership between Minnesota State and the government of Mexico, area Hispanic immigrants will have the opportunity to complete their educations and develop English-speaking skills.

The Plaza Comunitaria program will help provide nonEnglish speaking area Latinos with free classes to help them earn Mexican diplomas.

“This program will help reach out to non-traditional students and help them complete secondary school and earn their GED,” said Michael Fagin, vice president for institutional diversity. “It’s a significant move in our support for the Latino community.”

The partnership was celebrated Thursday with a

signing ceremony between MSU president Richard Davenport and Ana Luisa Fajer Flores, the Consul of Mexico in St. Paul.

Flores called MSU and Davenport “visionary” and said the agreement would start a new era at the university.

“This is about adults getting together and learning together,” Flores said, adding that it would help build confidence and selfesteem.

“It’s part of integration,” she said.

Davenport said he was honored that MSU was designated as the institution of choice in Minnesota for the program, saying he wouldn’t take the challenge lightly.

“We hope this will compel families to recommend that students continue their educations,” he said, noting that watching their parents attend classes and hopefully, continue on to college could be inspirational to children.

MSU hopes to eventually

develop an on-campus Latino center, though the administration has yet to decide where to put it.

“We’ve received our marching orders,” Fagin said.

“We’ve organized a group of vice presidents and looked for possible places it could go. We don’t want to start something we can’t maintain.”

Fagin’s group is supposed to submit a proposal by Nov. 1.

“We’re in the planning stage, but I don’t want to sound like we don’t have our track shoes on,” Fagin said. “We know pretty much where we need to go.”

Flores said the Mexican government wants to improve relations between the country and Minnesota.

“Right now, Mexico is the fifth largest trading partner of Minnesota,” Flores said. “We can do better.”

The partnership helps people who contribute to the city not

MSU is granted new science equipment

One writer deletes her Facebook

Barrymore brings girl power in ‘Whip It’

MSU volleyball player Amanda Thompson

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wale agboola• msu reporter Many students skipped classes to share their opinions at the hours-long demonstration in the CSU mall Monday.

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MSU granted state-of-the-art equipment $425,000 grants to buy electron microscope, X-Ray diffractometer MATT SAUER

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Professors in Minnesota State’s college of Science, Engineering, and Technology are reeling with excitement this semester, having recently acquired grants that will provide the school with state-of-the-art research equipment.

The grants, which have been awarded by the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation program, will provide the department of biology and department of chemistry and geology with a research-grade scanning electron microscope and x-ray diffractometer, respectively.

Both pieces of equipment are expected to be operational sometime in the spring.

“We’re very excited,” said Michael Bentley, a biology professor at MSU. “As of now, we’re planning to use the new microscope for studying capillaries, heart cells, bacteria, and parasites. It will be available for use in research departments at MSU, and other universities will be invited to use it as well. The microscope will help bring [our research program] out of the twentieth century and into the twentyfirst.”

Scanning electron

microscopes — a subset of electron microscopes — shoot a beam of energized electrons at an object to illuminate the item of study. Sensors in the device then detect and form images from secondary electrons, reflected electrons, and X-rays that these energetic particles release when they hit the specimen. This captures the tiny differences in surface texture found at such high magnification and allows researchers access to some of the most highly-magnified and high-resolution images in the world.

As opposed to traditional microscopes, which have a magnification ceiling of about 1,000x, some electron microscopes are able to achieve more than 100,000x magnification.

X-Ray diffractometers, on the other hand, are instruments used to measure and analyze the atomic structure of a given material. Using concentrated x-rays, diffractometers measure how these invisible fields of energy are reflected and absorbed by the target subject.

By seeing how and where the x-rays are deflected, researchers can determine the structure, size, and composition of something as small as an atom.

“It’s a different kind of x-ray

[machine] than the one at your doctor,” said geology professor Steven Losh. “Even though it works in much the same way, bombarding an object with x-rays, the diffractometer is used to obtain information on the scale of atoms. By measuring how the x-rays are bent and reflected, we can use a computer to create a threedimensional atomic image of the material and determine exactly what it is.”

Losh says there are several possible applications for the new diffractometer. Faculty has already made plans to use the device for identifying and researching minerals, studying the content of ancient climates, analyzing computer semiconductors, and developing new, stronger concrete aggregates.

“We have plans to analyze sediment samples,” said geology professor Bryce Hoppie. “The water supplies around Mankato have an awful lot of sediment that runs through them. This costs a good amount of money for the [water treatment] facilities to clean. With the diffractometer we can study soil samples to find places where the cleanest possible water is available, or determine what soil types are more likely to

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Public preaching ignites opposition

Monday’s on-campus demonstration led by two evangelists drew quite the crowd and has raised discussions of much more than just religion. As avid supporters of free speech granted by the First Amendment, the Reporter stands by the right to voice opinions in public places such as the CSU mall.

However, we do not condone the underlying (and blatant) message of hate evident in the words of Shawn the Baptist and the other man leading the discussion with his Bible in hand Monday afternoon.

Minnesota State prides

itself on being a diverse university that is accepting of all people, regardless of sex, gender, ethnicity, sexuality or any other social, economic, political status or defining characteristic of an individual.

Although the men had every right to voice their opinions, hate should not be tolerated on this campus. And based on the overwhelming numbers who opposed the judgmental messages (religious affiliation aside), MSU didn’t stand for it.

Displayed on the scene was a large sign that exposed many stereotypes including “drunkards,” “immodest women” and “sodomites”

as populations of people the men preached against. In its entirety, the list targeted nearly every student on campus in one way or another.

But what is there to win by preaching messages of hate? Those raised in religious families were taught to believe that God is kind, just and loving, not spiteful or hatefilled.

The harassing, limiting rhetoric spewed from the mouths of these men do not help their cause — it pushes people away and makes a mockery of their religion.

Various religious groups have visited our campus every year and groups of protesters

and preachers are frequently granted the attention they crave from speaking in public.

On Monday, many students gathered around the preaching pair and to oppose the demonstrators — a natural instinct when one’s beliefs come under attack. But as enticing as it is to argue and as important as it may be to clear up lies and misconceptions, it just fuels the fire.

So the next time extremists come to campus spreading messages of hate, send a clear message of oppostion and ignore them.

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Letter to the Editor

Minnesota State University, Mankato

I just want to commend Thomas Williams for taking action against Highland Hills Apartments. Finally, someone has stepped up against this apartment complex when it comes to treating many students unfairly. They have a reputation for taking advantage of the seemingly “naïve” young residents that reside in their buildings who they think do not really care. They are in for a reality check.

I know most people who live there have their own Highland horror stories, including me.

How would you like to have a centipede infestation? Oh, how I used to love finding those alien looking creatures in my bed almost every night. Or the mouse that we named Fievel that showed up one day and stayed for weeks?

How about always having to put buckets on the floor to catch the water that leaked from the ceiling every time it rained or the snow

melted? I also used to love the mold that grew on our bathroom walls. Not. This one is great. I had asked maintenance to clean our dryer since it was very old and should be maintained.

They said it didn’t need it. My dad comes down and unlatches the front to clean it himself and was flabbergasted at what he saw. There were pounds of lint and dirty underwear from the previous owners.

Full of anger, he carried the huge pile and tossed it on the manager’s desk at the Highland office.

Oh, so you’ll listen to my dad but not me?

That was a fire waiting to happen. All in all, if a building inspector went into some of the Highland buildings, especially the old brick ones, there is a huge possibility they could get sued on more than just the hole in the wall in Thomas William’s old apartment.

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After spending way too much time on the networking site, one writer made the bold move to de-activate her account One night, we spent at least an hour not I couldn’t take it anymore. I guess the speaking to one another, just creepin’ and whole Facebook thing was just getting way listening to one of our iTunes playlists. Except, too out of control. I have been Facebook free I guess, you could count the times when we for about two weeks now. Sure, the first three would Facebook chat one another from across days were absolutely brutal, and I felt socially the room. I think I even remember having a disconnected and a little lonely but I kept my chin up and surrounded myself with supportive conversation with Britt over Facebook asking people. And, I think if I share my story, maybe her to get up and get me some apple juice. others will follow my lead.

But, I think the time when I really became I first got Facebook the summer going into fed up with Facebook was when my 50-year-old my freshman year of college. My best friend next door neighbor from back home asked me from high school set me up with an account to be her friend. I was always annoyed when and told me I wouldn’t meet a friend unless I old people had Facebook.

I swear my life revolved around uploading had a profile. When I first got it, I would only pictures from the party I went to the log on about once every couple days. night before, updating my status and I guess I didn’t really get what the creeping on people I just met. I do big deal was. Then, last October, admit, it was especially nice to have right around this time of year, my access to check on the good looking friend Amanda came into my dorm guy in my history class, to find out if and literally gave me a lesson on his relationship status said single or how to be a pro creeper. not. That was another awkward thing, Don’t think she’s a weirdo; she though: you would always have to ask was simply just trying to teach me people for their first and their last name. the benefits of the browser. That Sure, everyone probably thinks I was was the point I really started to take a little overboard with it, but I know a downward turn for Facebook. I Lauren Meyer you all do it. I totally understand — found myself on “The book” or, at it’s a good way to network and stay least around it all the time. I would in touch with people from high school you check my profile before I left for class and the never talked to (except maybe over Facebook). minute I got home. I would see it in class from I was like everyone else and enjoyed looking those sneaky guys that pretended they were through people’s crazy pictures and reading taking biology notes on their laptop, but more conversations that people wrote on walls. really updating their status about how much It was even convenient when you lost your they hate biology, and that the teach has a lisp. cell phone. You could just inbox all your FB Yeah, rude, I read that once. friends and get the number’s all back. Which, Then, I would go to the library, and I by the way, I thought was really annoying. couldn’t start my homework until I first got Half the people that would inbox me I didn’t Facebok out of the way. Once I finished even know, so people should probably stop making my note cards I treated myself to a doing that. little more “book.” I knew it really started It was fun to take little surveys and send my getting bad, when me, and my three roommates friends bumper stickers, or for some, posting would all be sitting in the same living room, a picture of your latest tattoo (which I also each separately hanging out on Facebook.

thought was annoying). All in all, it was a great way to look into everyone’s lives. Isn’t that why we all have it? But what happened to the good ole days, when you had to memorize numbers and actually call up your friends to chat? I mean, I bet you all still have your best friend’s house number memorized. I know I still do.

I was beginning to spend way too much time on Facebook. I would spend hours on end and I wasn’t being very productive. Sure everything is good in moderation, but there is absolutely no way to be moderate with FB, unless I ridded it for good. Trust me, I thought there must be another way then to delete it.

My roommates and I even tried to implement a realistic policy, like 20 minutes twice a day, but we broke it the same night. Then I began to think: it just comes down to self control.

I figured I could stay away from it when I needed to get things done. That didn’t work either.

Everywhere I went I saw Facebook. It was in the CSU, the library, my home, class; I mean literally everywhere I needed to be. So it came down to my last option: just deleting it out of my life. I told myself that the people I really care to talk to in my life have my number and I have theirs.

If I really wanted to know what was going on in someone’s life I can reach them some way else, other than creeping into their life without them knowing. I mean, maybe I just use that as a justification as to why I don’t use it anymore.

But whatever the reason, getting rid of it has really helped me get stuff done.

And I know that you’re all scared to delete it. Trust me, it’s not an easy thing. Its nerve racking, and a little life changing. I think I may have even closed my eyes when I did it. But I think that in the end, after you delete it, you will be proud to say you’re Facebook free.

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The consequences of partying House party to show the dangers of drinking ELENA SHUFELT

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The house party of the year is this week.

House Party is an event put on by Student Health Services, residential life and the Greek community. Phi Delta Theta offers up their house for the event.

Oct. 19-25 is Alcohol Awareness Week, and the event was created to celebrate it and to educate students about the dangers of excessive drinking while teaching them ways to be safe.

“It’s a good learning experience for students,” said Monica Knauer, a Gage Community Advisor.

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“Then if they get into bad situations at a party they might have a better idea of what to do.”

The party has drug, sex and fight scenes that show the consequences of high-risk drinking. It is set up to look like a real house party complete with a root beer keg and “drunk” college students. The scenes are acted out by about 60 volunteers.

Jolene Pedersen, a graduate assistant from Student Health Services who has helped with the event for four years, said the party is very realistic. The last three years the police have been called because of the fight scene in the back yard. Even though the city

and neighbors are informed of the event, Pedersen said sometimes people still have concerns about what is happening.

Student ambassadors give group tours of the various scenes throughout the property. Along the way they give comments on the scenes as well as facts and statistics from a 2008 Student Health Services web survey of Minnesota State students.

“They [students] come not knowing what to expect, and they always leave getting back on the bus or the van with a smile on their face and a free gift in their hand,” Pedersen said.

House Party attendees will

all receive a free cup of root beer from the keg donated by Tow Distributing. Students can win prizes on the buses and at the party, including T-shirts, sweatshirts, ice scrapers and pizza cutters.

“It really is fun, and it’s not going to take up your whole night,” Pedersen said.

This is the sixth year for House Party, and the first time residential life has made it a What’s On Wednesday event. This year is expected to be the biggest yet for the event, mostly because of residential life’s involvement.

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The beauty of culture Event to showcase ethnic diversity LYNN ZASKE

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The department of ethnic studies and the division of institutional diversity will host The Beauty of Cultures event for free to the public Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Hearth Lounge, downstairs near the fireplace.

The Beauty of Cultures is an event held to celebrate the many cultures on campus and in the community. The celebration will include dances and vocal performances.

“The purpose of the event is to promote multiculturalism on campus,” said Vang Xiong,

graduate assistant who helped plan the event.

“Often, students don’t realize how many cultures our campus is made up of. This event gives students the opportunity to experience different cultures,” Xiong said.

With nearly 500 international students representing more than 66 nations, Minnesota State has made a commitment to supporting and celebrating its diversity, according to the MSU Web site.

In the past the event has taken place in the CSU ballroom with an entrance fee, Xiong said. This year the ethnic studies department wanted to make the event free to anyone

interested in attending. They also wanted to host it in a more prominent location with hopes for a better turnout.

“Our hope is that students who wouldn’t normally attend an event like this will get to experience a little bit of another culture as they walk through the CSU on their way to class,” Xiong said.

There will be artists from five different groups performing in recognition and celebration of their ethnic diversity, according to the MSU Web site.

For more information about the event contact the department of ethnic studies or Xiong at 507-389-5013 or at vang.xiong@ mnsu.edu.

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Rocky Mountain Health Plans said Monday it will no longer consider obesity a “pre-existing condition” barring coverage for hefty infants.

The change comes after the insurer turned down a Grand Junction 4-month-old who weighs about 17 pounds. The insurer deemed Alex Lange — called by his parents a “happy little chunky monkey” — obese

and said the infant didn’t qualify for coverage.

The infant’s father works at a local NBC affiliate, KKCO-TV, and news accounts about the boy’s rejection made national headlines.

The insurer said Monday it would change its policy for babies who are healthy but fat.

The company attributed the boy’s rejection for health coverage to a “flaw in our underwriting system.”

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The company is the same insurer praised by President Barack Obama and ruling Democrats for having one of the nation’s lowest Medicare reimbursement rates. The Grand Junction-based insurer grew out of an agreement by area doctors that all would accept patients using government health insurance, lowering costs.

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PARTY Event is alcohol-free continued from 6 You don’t see this event on other campuses,” said Jennifer Crane, a coordinator of the event from residential life.

This is an alcohol-free event that is open to everyone.

The party is Wednesday at the Phi Delta Theta house at 649 South Fourth St. from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Free shuttles will be available to pick up students at Gage and Carkoski every 30

minutes from 8:45 p.m. to 11 p.m. Parking is also available in the lot across from the Phi Delta Theta house. The tour is about a half hour long, and students are encouraged to ask questions.

Volunteers will be tabling in the CSU Tuesday and Wednesday with maps and flyers for the event, and students can also register to win a free T-shirt.

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issues targetd at the demonstration.

Ironically, Holes felt the crowd was being too harsh on him.

“I can’t believe how judgmental all of you are,” Holes said to the audience.

MSU Assistant Director of Forensics James Dimock, who for a period of time led the opposition to Holes, stood in front of Holes and vehemently bellowed in opposition of Holes.

“This man is a liar! This man is a Pharisee! This man is a corruptor of scripture! He stands in his glass house and throws rocks at all of you!

He’s a logical contradiction wrapped in bullshit and he tries to feed it to all of you,” Dimock shouted out to the accepting crowd.

“I was on the committee that drafted the free speech policy on campus, so I feel these men certainly have the right to be here,” Dimock said. “But he’s provided no amount of evidence to dissuade anything asked of him or given any chance for reasonable discussion.”

Dimock, a member of the Catholic Church, felt that although the two men had the right to exercise their free speech, the overwhelmingly negative response toward them and their message was a clear indication that no one witnessing the event was

happy with them being there.

“Personally, as a Christian, I feel this man who claims to not judge anyone is clearly judging everyone,” Dimock said. “He’s taking something very personal and completely corrupting it, which is very wrong.”

Although a few agitated observers threw snow at and spit in front of Holes, for the most part opposition was contained to a mixture of heated argumentation and question-asking out of respect for the evangelical speakers’ right to free speech.

“I support his freedom of speech and his right to be here,” said MSU student Ross Schulz. “But I think it’s wrong that he’s here as a Christian extremist telling college kids who have to deal with peer-pressure and so many other things that they are going to Hell.”

Salvation Junction, the group that speaker Shawn Holes was representing, is an organization who, according to their website aims to “help you grow in your faith in Christ as well as (provide) resources to help you share your faith.” Their website also features a link to an eightquestion quiz that supposedly determines whether you are a good enough Christian to get into heaven.

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“This will help with image perception, by offering the possibility to adults to study. It’s a very positive thing,” Flores said. “Education is power and it’s a tool to better integrate into society.”

Plaza Comunitaria will provide classes developed in Spanish in Mexico and presented online or in video, audio, or print. Its target demographic is those who don’t know how to read or didn’t finish elementary or secondary school in Mexico. Although the program is open to ages 16 and older, many who take part in the program range in age from their 30s to 50s.

Students who successfully finish the program at Plaza Comunitaria receive equivalency diplomas from the Mexican Ministry of Education and may continue their education.

The program, set to begin next semester, will offer internships and volunteer opportunities for MSU students and Mankato residents as tutors for Spanish-language students.

Flores said the program would help an ever-growing and important population in the United States.

“Latinos will be the largest minority by 2015,” Flores said.

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Favreau and Vaughn ‘Whip it’ good ‘retreat’ into familiar ‘Couples Retreat’ just another Vince Vaughn fast-talking comedy JACOB BOHROD

staff writer

While “Couples Retreat” shows a genuine effort to be a funny movie that tackles serious issues about marriage and relationships, the end result is an ultimately familiar and flaccid, albeit amusing, attempt at meaningful comedy.

“Couples Retreat” stars Vince Vaughn as the same character he has been playing for 10 years. Dave is abrasive and overbearing, dealing out the fast-talking one-liners like carrots at a fat camp, but only in an effort to mask his heart of gold.

Dave and a group of his friends, four couples in all, go on a trip to Eden, an island getaway intended for couples that need to rekindle their love.

When they arrive they realize that the “couples skill-building,” what only one couple, Cynthia (Kristen Bell) and Jason (Jason Bateman), has come to experience, is required for all.

Wackiness ensues.

Each couple is representative of one form of a relationship: one that isn’t ready and won’t work, one that has dried up and

lacks togetherness, one that has forgotten faithfulness and communication and one that is over-regulated and out of sync.

However convenient it is to see each form laid out clearly for all to see, by stereotyping relationships the film contradicts its own meaning.

By systematically categorizing the problems couples face, the film upends the theory it promotes throughout: each couple is individual by nature, and must deal with their problems in different ways. The couples of the film, despite their accuracy in resembling some real-world relationships, are flat; they lack the nuance we relate with deep relationships, thus making it hard to truly attach oneself to the characters.

The acting is what one would anticipate from the troupe of comedy regulars, yet the material given to them allowed little to work with. Even the charm of Bateman, who has been in every film made since 2006 (how does he find the time to be in so many movies?), cannot spice up this film’s average flavor.

Vaughn, who co-wrote the film with Jon Favreau and Dana Fox, brands the film with his unmistakable style of comedy.

Much like a conversation with a relative, the film incites viewers to simply smile and nod until its over. Some lines prove giggleworthy, but beyond that expect sex jokes that fall flat by the truckload.

Obviously judging from the aforementioned criticisms, “Couples Retreat” is not a great film, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s terrible. It’s average, mundane, run-of-the-mill — it’s the Hardee’s of movies. Yes, you’d rather have McDonald’s, but at least it’s something.

“Couples Retreat” is too easy. It’s a cop-out. The shallow characters and basic story structure is fine for something one could turn on and fall asleep to on a Saturday afternoon (the definition of a Vince Vaughn movie), but it will not be the crown jewel of your collection when it comes out on DVD.

movieweb.com Fast-talking, stereotypical relationships and Kristin Davis’ abs highlight the newest comedy from the familiar collaboration of Jon Favreau (left) and Vince Vaughn.

movieweb.com Bliss Cavender (Ellen Page, right) must overcome life in small-town Texas, her mother’s beauty pageant obsession and her own inhibitions to “grow some balls” and become the poster-child for roller derby.

NATE BRENNAN

variety editor

Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut about a young girl’s meteoric rise to prominence in the world of women’s roller derby is a coming-of-age salute to girl power.

As derby announcer Jimmy Rocket (Jimmy Fallon) says in the film, by day these women are your nurses, teachers and waitresses, but by night they brandish their fishnets and roller skates, let their tattoos and aggression loose and kick some serious ass.

“Whip It!” follows young Bliss Cavender (Ellen Page), a seemingly weak-willed and frail girl from the small Texas town of Bodeen who gets dragged from one beauty pageant to the next by her overbearing mother.

But on a shopping excursion in the artsy and diversely populated city of Austin, Bliss comes across a flyer to a roller derby event.

Accompanied by best friend Pash, a charmingly frank Alia Shawkat, Bliss attends the roller derby and is blown away by the toughness of derby girls such as Maggie Mayhem (Kristin Wiig), Smashley Simpson (Barrymore) and Iron Maven (Juliette Lewis). Afterward, as Bliss sheepishly confronts Mayhem to tell her that she’s her new hero, Mayhem invites her to tryout for the league and Bliss decides to go for it, albeit admitting she’ll have to “grow some balls.”

From then on, Barrymore

walks a thin line as director, teetering between whether “Whip It!” should be a serious story about female empowerment with bits of comedy or a fun comedy with small doses of introspection. Yet Barrymore’s heart and vision for the film consistently seem pointed in the right direction.

A direction that praises individuality and the pursuit of happiness, no matter what the close-minded opinion of opposition perceives to be prudent.

Page is brilliant once again as a quick-witted teen. As an uppity high-school princess mockingly asks Bliss if she’s alternative, she confusedly responds “Alternative to what?”

People will inevitably compare Bliss to her Academy Award-nominated performance as the titular character in “Juno,” but where Juno could be overly snarky and confrontational for the purpose of being just that, her performance as Bliss Cavender is perfectly sweet and sincere. Page accounts for all the inhibitions, conflicts, arrogance, trials and tribulations her character goes through with picture-perfect body language and affected emotion.

Her evolution of Bliss Cavender from an introverted pacifist to an empowered young woman willing to push the bitchy popular high school girl over a railing makes the film

Barrymore / page 11

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This film score — composed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O and her band of merry misfits the Kids, who include fellow YYYs member Nick Zinner and Raconteur Jack Lawrence — is a celebration of imagination. O and her band’s score is overwhelmingly beautiful, bittersweet and joyous. And much like the film’s take on the classic Maurice Sendak children’s tale, the album takes the inner complexities and melodrama of being a child into serious consideration, yet Karen O and the Kids sure do have a hell of a fun time doing so.

When an actor decides to moonlight as a musical performer, especially when it’s an indie performer, it’s usually some starlet trying to pass herself off as a smokey chanteuse (Scarlett Johansson) or something completely ridiculous and apparent they should keep their day job (Russell Crowe). But this isn’t the case for actor Ryan Gosling and his band Dead Man’s Bones. With a great, high-concept album — songs inspired by the scary things that go bump in the night — jaw-dropping execution — Gosling and partner Zach Shields are very capable musicians and writers or music — and a backing choir of adolescent children from Los Angeles’ Silverlake Conservatory of Music, the album is a beautiful change from the actor/singer crossover mediocrity we’ve been accustomed to.

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The DJ/house music duo responsible for the 2001-party-starting “Where’s Your Head At” and famous remixes of Justin Timberlake and N*E*R*D return with their fourth studio album and first since 2006. Packed with darkly layered tracks and guest appearances by Kelis, Santigold and Yoko Ono, among others, “Scars” will get you off that barstool and onto the dancefloor ready to move your feet.

The Flaming Lips get even druggier (if that’s even possible) on their new album layered with rich textures of jerky guitars, shouts, spacy synth and trippy vocals. “Embryonic” is everything from frightening to sunny, spacy to earth-pounding and above all, intense. Give one listen to album singles “Silver Trembling Hands” or “Convinced of the Hex” and you’ll be hooked on whatever trip the Lips are on, for better or worse.

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BARRYMORE one of this year’s best on its own. However, the mastermind behind this evolution is writer of “Derby Girl” and “Whip It!” screenwriter Shauna Cross, a former derby girl herself. At times her story moves too fast (Bliss’s meteoric rise to roller derby prominence) or too slow (the film’s numerous endings), but Cross’s script never falls

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Smashley Simpson (Barrymore, left), Babe Ruthless (Page, center) and Maggie Mayhem (Wiig) throw elbows and leg whips as roller derby girls the Hurl Scouts in “Whip It!”

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A little bit of everything Amanda Thompson has been all over the court for the Mavericks this season

LEVI ZIMMER

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PAT DELANEY | staff writer

If you have followed the Minnesota State women’s volleyball team this year, you have probably noticed the abundance of talent the team has. In her junior year, Amanda Beekman is considered one of the best players in the conference, while senior Ally Kwikkel and sophomore Brittany Stamer have been consistently good every match.

The talent the Mavericks has made them undefeated in conference and ranked No. 11 in the country. One player that may not be as well known but is as important as anyone to MSU’s success is junior middle blocker Amanda Thompson.

Thompson has made significant strides in her game from a year ago. The strong defense the Mavericks have shown this year can be largely attributed to Thompson’s play, leading the team in blocks with 71. She attributes her continued improvements to all the work her coaches do with her.

“They spend a lot of time working with me to fix my mistakes,” Thompson said.

“Plus I have great team around me which helps a lot.”

There is no question about Thompson’s work ethic. She is often one of the first players at the gym, working on things before practice even begins. In doing this she has gone from a freshman with a limited

Lady Mavs sweep over weekend

wale agboola • msu reporter Amanda Thompson has emerged this season and has started in 20 out of 22 matches this season — one of just two players to do so. She played in just 28 matches last season.

role to one of the team leaders.

Through 22 matches, Thompson has already gained career highs in many different categories, including blocks and kills. The improvements have made her a regular in the lineup, something that was not always the case in her first two years.

“Game by game I just try to stay focused,” Thompson said. “I think our whole team’s confidence is at the right level.”

Thompson most recently showed her level of focus last weekend when the

Mavericks continued their winning ways, beating Upper Iowa and Winona State.

Against Upper Iowa, Thompson showed how reliable she has become at protecting the net. She led the match with seven blocks.

In the second match against Winona State, Thompson showed off her improved offensive abilities. She was second in the match with seven kills in what looked to be a warmup match before MSU welcomes in Concordia St. Paul on Friday.

Thompson / page 13

The Mavericks soccer team posted their sixth shut-out of the season in their seventh NSIC match.

After ending the first half of the season 7-2-1 overall and 4-2-1 in conference a “cupcake” opponent maybe just the thing the team needs.

“I think if you were to look just at our record then maybe you could make an argument that we aren’t playing as well as everyone thinks we should be doing,” said senior goalkeeper Sheila Reynolds. “Being a part of the team and knowing what we have been doing I feel like we are playing some of the best soccer.”

On Friday the Mavericks traveled to Marshall, Minn. to swap shin kicks with Southwest Minnesota State University.

The Mustangs entered the match 0-10-0 and has 14 consecutive defeats dating back to last season.

The Mavericks wasted no time disposing of the competition, posting 14 shots, 10 of which where on goal in the first period. They let seven minutes run off before tallying their first goal. Freshman forward Brittany Henry received an assist from junior forward Laura Leber and drilled a bullet to give them the early lead. The goal was Henry’s third of the season.

“During the game I can say that we dominated with our soccer skills and it was nice to see us

Sweep / page 13

Undefeated weekend for Maverick men MEN’S HOCKEY

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JOSH BERHOW

staff writer

The one burning question following the Minnesota State men’s hockey team this offseason still hasn’t been answered since the regular season began Friday and Saturday at Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato.

While there’s still no clear cut choice for who’s going to be the Mavericks’ primary goaltender, coach Troy Jutting and his players at least know they have quality options for the job.

The Mavericks won 3-2 Friday night against Bowling Green in nonconference action, and then completed the sweep with a

4-1 win Saturday.

Austin Lee started Friday and made 18 saves and allowed two goals, although one goal was scored in the game’s final seconds.

Kevin Murdock started Saturday, making 22 saves and allowing just one goal.

Although Lee or Murdock didn’t separate themselves from each other with their play, they both had quality starts, which is all the Mavericks are looking for early in the season.

“They made some good, solid saves and didn’t let in any they shouldn’t have,” said MSU center Rylan Galiardi. “I know it was Lee and Murdock this weekend, but (Phil) Cook’s a good goalie, too. I’m sure everyone was a little nervous about the situation but so far it’s turned out to be a great, healthy competition.”

Men’s hockey / page 13

FOOTBALL

Minnesota State Concordia-SP

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KYLE RATKE

sports editor

Most teams are happy if they score 51 more points than their opponents over the course of a season.

Well, the Mavericks did it in one single game this past weekend with their 54-3 win over the Concordia- St. Paul Golden Bears.

Apart from demolishing the Golden Bears, the Mavericks advanced their record to 7-0 for the first time in school history.

“We respected the game and our opponent,” said head coach Todd Hoffner.

“We tried our hardest and it was good to see us play the game right.”

MSU didn’t give Concordia much of

a chance. Just two minutes into the game running back Jake Aberg found the end zone on a 33-yard run. The Golden Bears would hit a field goal in the first quarter, which didn’t seem to faze the Mavericks one bit, as they would go onto score 23 unanswered points going into the half.

Freshman kicker Sam Brockshus hit a 36-yard field goal to give the Mavericks a 10-3 lead. Special teamer Jeff Stenger ran in blocked Golden Bear punt into the end zone, putting the game to 16-3.

Quarterback Steve Pachan and running back Jullian Phipps each had rushing touchdowns of six and nine yards respectively to close the half.

“We had a lot of success on the ground, Aberg said. “We were all on the same page.”

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THOMPSON “I don’t think our approach changes too much.” continued from 12

Thompson and the rest of the Mavericks will have their toughest test of the season facing Concordia, the only other team who is undefeated in the conference. The Golden Bears are ranked No. 1 in the country. Thompson, though, doesn’t see a need to change their approach.

“I don’t think our approach really changes too much,” Thompson said. “We just have to keep focusing on the same things we have been all year

and eliminate hiccups, as we like to call them.”

The Mavericks will have plenty of momentum heading into Friday. Head coach Dennis Amundson said early in the season that his team’s talent stacks right up there with anyone. While she may not be as well known as some other players,Thompson’s continued success will be a huge part of how the Mavericks play down the stretch.

BY THE NUMBERS Stewartville, Minn.

Junior Middle blocker 5-10

BLOCKS MATCHES STARTED SERVICE ACES KILLS (*)= TEAM RANK

71 (1ST) 20 (1ST) 20 (3RD) 124 (5TH)

SWEEP continued from 12 finally get a rhythm with our new formation,” Reynolds said.

The shut-out marks the sixth of the season for goalkeeper Sheila Reynolds. She is posting an outstanding .927 save percentage this season and is added to her already record breaking 18 career shut-outs.

In nine meetings with the Mustangs the Mavericks have won all nine and have allowed them to score only twice with one goal in 1999 and in 2002.

Women’s hockey The women’s hockey team

opened their season up this weekend against the University of Maine.

They won the first game 5-2 and the second 2-0.

This is the first time since 2003-04 that the team has started out 2-0.

Emmi Leinonen, Lauren Smith, Holly Snyder and Ashley Young all finished the weekend with three points. Lisa Edman had two.

Alli Altmann made 47 saves in the two games and allowed just three goals.

MEN’S HOCKEY “When the game was on the line he [Murdock] made some big saves ...” continued from 12

Neither goaltender was harshly tested by the Falcons — a subpar opponent a veteran MSU team should have beat — and a big reason was because of how the Mavericks’ defense played.

Saturday night, for example, the Falcons dressed two of their better forwards who were suspended for Friday’s game, yet still had only 10 shots on goal after two periods.

All eight of the Mavericks’ defensemen played in at least one game, and did a good job of slowing down the Falcons’ offense and making life easier for their inexperienced goaltenders.

“I would like it if we can keep teams around that 20-shot mark every night,” Jutting said. “That’s playing good D.”

After struggling to convert on quality scoring chances in Friday’s win the Mavericks found slightly better luck Saturday.

Galiardi had a couple of good scoring chances come up short Friday, but came back to score twice Saturday night and assisted on Kurt Davis’ power-play goal late in the second period.

Galiardi’s second goal Saturday was on a wrist shot from the slot that beat Andrew Hammond up top; his first goal came on a deflection in front of the net off the stick of Mike Louwerse.

“It really felt good to get that one,” said Galiardi of his second goal, “especially after Friday and all the chances I had.”

Andrew Sackrison also had a

third-period goal Saturday, and helped the Mavericks to a 4-0 lead after two periods, including a 30-10 edge in shots.

Murdock didn’t need to do a lot, but was solid — and a bit nervous, he said — in his regularseason debut.

“I thought he played very well,” Jutting said. “When the game was on the line he had to make some big saves and I thought he did a nice job.”

In Friday’s game, Jerad Stewart, Geoff Irwin and Louwerse all had goals.

The Mavericks (2-0-0, 0-0-0) begin WCHA play Friday in Minnesota-Duluth.

dan moen • msu reporter Junior forward Rylan Galiardi had four points over the weekend sweep over Bowling Green.

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FOOTBALL Mavericks 7-0 for first time in school history

FOOTBALL NSIC North School (9) Minnesota Duluth St. Cloud State Bemidji State Mary MSU-Moorhead Northern State Minnesota Crookston

Div. OVR 3-0 6-1 3-0 4-3 2-1 5-2 2-1 4-3 1-3 2-5 1-3 1-6 0-4 1-6

NSIC South School (6) MAVERICKS Winona State Augustana (24) Wayne State SW Minnesota State Upper Iowa Concordia-SP

Div. OVR 4-0 7-0 3-1 5-2 2-1 5-2 2-1 5-2 1-3 3-4 0-3 2-5 0-3 1-6

VOLLEYBALL (NSIC) School Conf.

(1) Concordia-SP 10-0 (11) MAVERICKS 10-0 (10) Minnesota Duluth 9-1 (19) Wayne State 7-2 (14) SW Minnesota State 7-3

MSU-Moorhead Augustana Bemidji State Winona State Northern State Upper Iowa St. Cloud State Mary Minnesota Crookston

4-5 4-5 4-6 4-6 3-6 3-7 2-8 0-9 0-9

SOCCER (NSIC) School Conf. OVR Minnesota Duluth 7-1 9-2-1 St. Cloud State 6-1-1 7-3-3 Winona State 6-1 9-4 Mary 5-1-1 7-5-2 Bemidji State 5-3 9-4 MAVERICKS 4-2-1 8-2-1 Concordia-SP 4-3-1 7-6-2 Northern State 3-1-3 5-4-5 Upper Iowa 3-3-1 7-6-2 Augustana 1-2-4 4-5-5 MSU-Moorhead 1-7 4-8-1 Wayne State 0-6-1 2-10 Minnesota Crookston 0-7-1 2-10 SW Minnesota State 0-7 0-10

If the Golden Bears made adjustments at half time, judging by the numbers, it didn’t look like they were very successful.

The second half was more of the same from both teams.

Aberg started the second half just as he had the first — only not wasting as much time. Just 30 seconds into the half the running back ran for a 59-yard touchdown.

Phipps would score again on a 12-yard run in the third quarter.

Running back Chris Echols ran in a 13-yard touchdown and kicker Sam Brockshus hit a 25-yard field goal to end

the fourth quarter, and fortunately for the Golden Bears, the game.

The story of the game wasn’t necessarily the Mavericks offense or defense, which both played exceptionally, but the special team unit is what put them over the top.

There were four combined blocked kicks and field goals in the game — one from Kevin Klug and Jesse Graves, while the other two came from defensive back Kelvin Rodgers.

Coming off of their best

game of the season, the Maverick’s defense rose to the occasion once again, causing five turnovers. Troy Jones had two interceptions while Bryce Kinnery and Matt McQuiston each had one.

Offensively, Aberg the Mavericks were rather onedimensional as Pachan was just 3-17 for 45 yards on the day.

The bulk of the Mavericks 355 total yards came on the ground.

Aberg led the way with 145 yard on just nine carries.

continued from 12 “It was good to see us run the ball at will,” Hoffner said.

“They were playing a lot of man to man. They were aggressive, it just takes one person to miss a tackle to make a big play.”

Echols and Phipps combined for 108 yards and three touchdowns.

“We are trying to improve every week,” Hoffner said. “We are trying to win the first game that’s on the schedule. We can’t look any further.”

The Mavericks will put their undefeated record to the test at home on Saturday against MSUMoorhead.

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