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Salary Issue:

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The lives of Minnesota State University, Mankato’s faculty are varied, and it is to their discretion how much their students know about the ways in which they live. However, one thing our professors and staff cannot keep secret is their salaries.

As employees of a public state university, the salary information for all faculty, staff, and administration at the school is freely available to the public.

Acquiring the data isn’t especially difficult; PDF documents containing the information can be found on the school’s website.

But sorting through all the information can be extremely taxing and a bit confusing, as the paperwork is filled with cramped text, typos, and frequent repeat entries.

What you see here is the culmination of weeks of effort to create an easy-to-access, easily sortable and searchable source for all of the university’s salaries.

The intent is to create a permanent, easily updated source for this public information so students and taxpayers can keep track of how their money is being spread around.

In this issue, you will find the salaries listed for all professors at MSU. The salaries for those in administrative positions will be included in a future issue.

Thursday’s issue will include more analysis of the data presented in this issue, so be sure to grab it from the stands.

As a staff, we would like to thank Christian Hagen for analyzing this information. We would also like to thank the students who work at the Reporter’s front desk for spending their time at the end of last semester compiling this information.

As always, if you have any concerns, questions or comments about this issue, please contact Edior-in-Chief Megan Kadlec at 507.389.5454 or by email at megan.kadlec@mnsu. edu.

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Gorman, Kathleen L History 72,975 Grabowska, James Modern Lan 69,600 Graham, H D Sociology 82,149 Granberg‐Rademacker, Jeffrey Pol SScience 57,587 Greer, Kimberly R Corrections 72,975 Guerra‐Salcedo, Cesar M IST 57,065 Guvenli, Turgut H Marketing 104,099 Haar, Jean M Education 67,970 Habib, Abo‐El‐Yazeed Accounting 114,445 Hadley, Mary Chemistry 67,970 Hagemeister, Annelies K Social Work 58,968 Haglin, David Comp Science 99,283 Hall, Mark Marketing 104,099 Hamilton, Autumn R Health Science 57,587 Hamilton, Heather E Theater & Dance 58,968 Handke, Margaretta History 80,225 Hannick, Francis T Math & Stats 94,691 Hargrove, Patricia M Speech Svcs 90,310 Harper, Jonathan L Math & Stats 57,587 Hart, Allan M IST 82,149 Hart, Marilyn C Biology 63,310 Hashmi, M Anaam Marketing 104,099 Hebenstreit, Julia Nursing 72,975 Herbach, Geoffrey J English 56,240 Herickhoff, Penny Accounting 104,099 Herickhoff, Robert Physics 114,445 Hoffman, Patricia Education 58,968 Holmes, Georgia Accounting 36,310 Hunt, Jasper Education 109,149 Hunter, Vicki L Sociology 92,475 Hurlbutt, Karen S Education 61,829 Hustoles, Paul J Theater & Dance 90,310 Inglot, Tomasz Pol Science 67,970 Janavaras, Basil Marketing 114,445 Jeffrey, Aaron J Counseling 58,968 Jesseman, Deborah J Education 63,310 Johnson, Andrew P Education 72,975 Johnson, Avra J Government 60,381 Johnson, Charles Mechanical Engineering 96,960 Social & Behavioral Sciences 76,515 Johnson, Clark Johnson, James B Art 99,283 Johnson‐Curiskis, Nanette MComm Studies 67,970 Johnston, Mary S English 82,149 Jones, Bruce E Auto Engineering Tech 94,691 Joseph, Diana J English 61,829 Recreation, Parks, and Leisure 86,134 Joyner, Joy Julian, Kimm D Music 71,267 Kalinowski, Jon Management 109,149 Kaliski, John Kammer, Roy T Kamphoff, Cindra S Kapadia, Rajiv Kawabata, Eiji Kawatra, Rakesh Keating, Barbara R Keen, Cecil Kerr‐Berry, Julie Khaliq, Muhammad A Kim, In‐Jae Kim, Sung C Kim, Sungwon S Kipp, Steven L Kitsul, Pavel I Knoblich, Penny R Kogoutiouk, Igor Kramer, Nadja D Krampf, Harry Krawczyk, Rosemary Krenz, John D Krumwiede, Kelly A Krumwiede, Norma K Kump, Mark Kunkel, Joseph A Kuzma, Ann Kuzma, John R

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Future of teachers tenure uncertain

Many question the performance and quality of tenured teachers

Politicians and school officials continue to question the benefits of the tenture system, while many other politicans and teachers contnue to fight for it.

SAM WILMES

staff writer One of the focal points of this salary issue is tenure.

Tenure is a term used in a positive light by many teachers who have obtained it, and some politicians who support it.

However, tenure is not broadly accepted in the political community.

Florida Governor Rick Scott is not in favor of tenure; “We need to eliminate teacher tenure so we can get rid of bad teachers,” Scott said. “Good teachers know they don’t need tenure. There is no reason to have it except to protect those that don’t perform as they should.”

Educators may disagree with that statement, however. Many professors and teachers see tenure as a protection from getting fired for political or personal reasons.

Before tenure was established, women would some-

times be fired for getting pregnant, wearing pants, or going out too late in the evenings.

Principals would be able to fire teachers so they could replace them with their friends.

Today 2.3 million teachers nationwide have tenure.

Tenure, however, is sometimes abused. On June 28, 2010, New York City closed its “Rubber rooms,” where more than 600 tenured teachers accused of incompetence and wrongdoing on the job sat in a room doing nothing all day while getting paid an average $75,000 a year.

Situations like that give further credence to an electorate that is growing in their want to eliminate teacher’s tenure.

A 2010 TIME Magazine poll found that 66 percent of Americans want tenure eliminatedcompared to only 28 percent that want it to stay.

A study conducted in June 2009 also found startling data.

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The study found that 86 percent of school administrators do not seek to fire an underperforming teacher, because of the costly process of trying to terminate a teacher who has established tenure.

Tenure, however, can be seen as protection for teachers who could be fired for younger and cheaper teachers – as has been the case in many other businesses.

The argument also can be made that eliminating tenure could also encourage fewer teachers to enter the workforce since most workers want to know they won’t have to move around so much.

This is not always the case, however. At Sacramento Charter High School, where tenure is not offered, 900 teachers applied for 80 job openings.

Tenure, as some in the protenure crowd contend, does not guarantee a job for life. States

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TENURE “We need to eliminate teacher tenure so we can get rid of bad teachers.” continued from 2 have differing rules for tenure – some more strict than others.

Political science professor Abdalla Battah has tenure. Battah faces challenges every day fitting his teaching style to an ever-changing student body.

“I always adapt my teaching style to better serve my classes,” Battah said. “I am not afraid to experiment- some turn out quite well, others not so well. But it is a continuing challenge for us to figure better ways of doing things.”

What is interesting about this issue is that it is not a nationally polarizing political issue like gay marriage, abortion and union rights.

A 2010 Colorado bill that changed tenure rules and tied them to student production passed with the support of Democratic Governor Bill Ritter meanwhile a bill eliminating tenure was vetoed that same year by Florida Governor Charlie Crist.

In April, the state House passed a bill that would allow teachers to be fired on the basis of performance, not tenure. The bill was later vetoed by Governor Mark Dayton, a former teacher.

The issue is still there, however. Republican Brandon Peterson claimed that Governor Dayton was on the teacher’s union side.

“You’re standing against an overwhelming tide of change, and all you’re doing is placing you’re fingers in the dam,” Peterson said.

When Governor Dayton vetoed the measure May 3, he warned of attacks on public sector workers.

“This bill is an example of prejudice against public school teachers,” Dayton said.

While the ability of teachers to obtain tenure may be a single issue, it seems like eliminating public school teacher’s ability for tenure is part of a broader plan.

Wisconsin, under Republican governor Scott Walker, has stripped most public workers of the right to collectively bargain.

Nationally, Republicans have taken the stance that there need to be fewer public employees to save taxpayer’s money. They contend that public employees get paid too much, while also favoring cutbacks in public sector pay.

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Kramer, Nadja D Modern Lang Krampf, Harry Nursing Krawczyk, Rosemary Psychology Krenz, John D Biology Krumwiede, Kelly A Nursing Krumwiede, Norma K Nursing Kump, Mark ITS Kunkel, Joseph A Pol Science Kuzma, Ann Marketing Kuzma, John R Marketing Lahlum, Lori A History Laidlaw, Mika N Art Larsen, M Dawn Hlth Science Larsson, Donald F English Lassiter, Andrea L Psychology Lassonde, Karla A Psychology Lauters, Amy L Mass Comm Laverny‐Rafter, David Urban Studies Lavoie, Bethann Biology Lee, Namyong Math & Stats Lewis, Charles Mass Comm Lewis, Jacqueline S Counseling Li, Ihsuan Economics Lim, Yean Sub Human Perf Lindberg, John Music Lindstrom Bremer, Karin M Counseling Loayza, Humberto M History Lopez‐Jimenez, Javier‐Jose Geography Losh, Steven L Chemistry Luebke, H K Art Luoma, Vicki M Accounting Lybeck, Karen E English

MacKenzie, Nancy Mackey, Theresa R Mackie, Paul F Magers, Mathew A Mahoney, Alison M Majerus, Susan E Makovsky, James E Mandojana, Julio C Marg, Gregg A Margenthaler, Matthew Martensen, Brian F Martin, Justine L Martin, Suzanne B Matarrese, Craig B Matz, Karl A McCarl, David McConnell, Jane S McCullough, Mark G McGahey, Peter J McKinzie, Joel P McLoone, Nancy M McMillan, Brock R Mead, Gary R Means, Eric A Meiers, Sonja J Meitin, Amadeo R Meng, Juan Mercurio, Steven Meyer, Lori Meyer-­‐Mork, Jodi C Miller, Cynthia A Miller, Elizabeth L Miller, Howard Miller, Phillip A Miller, Robert Miller, Shannon J Mitchell, Martin D Moaveni, Saeed Monson, Angela L Morano, David Moxness, Diana Moxness, Paul Mrja, Ellen M Much, Kari A Murray-­‐Davis, Marge Musser, Kimberly Myhre, Carol C Nair, R A Nandy, Bikash R Neist, Gary A Nickerson, Ronald G Nikolic, Vojin R Norasakkunkit, Vinai Nord, Roland Nykanen, Deborah K O'Meara, Anne Odinga, Agnes A

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86,134 64,827 60,381 46,534 69,600 58,968 67,970 104,099 86,134 88,197 63,310 58,968 43,343 61,829 69,600 78,348 64,827 64,827 47,649 67,970 64,827 67,970 72,975 78,348 69,600 58,968 99,283 86,134 72,975 54,923 66,381 60,381 109,149 64,827 82,149 56,240 72,975 94,691 56,240 82,149 86,134 72,975 86,134 66,381 72,975 44,381 47,649 109,149 78,348 56,240 66,381 92,475 58,968 82,149 80,225 82,149 57,587

Oommen, Deepa Owens, Nathan A Page, Scott M Palma, Russell L Panahon, Alexandra M Panahon, Carlos J Park, Hyuna Park, Jin Y Park, Kwang Woo Parsneau, Kevin J Patil, Shekhar S Paul, John D Pence, Candice K Peng, Tao Pepperell, Jennifer L Perbix, Gretchen A Perez, Lisa M Petersen, Harry C Peterson, Glen E Peterson, William R Pettitt, Robert W Phan, Hanh Huy Phemister, Andew A Pick, Cecilia M Pickar, Mark A Piehl, Charles Piehl, Kathleen K Pierce, James N Pike, Byron J Planz, Ronald H Poburka, Bruce Pomije, Marie K Porter, Miriam Posas, Luis A Pragman, Claudia Preimesberger, Paul A Preiss, Joshua W Prenn, Maureen Prew, Paul A Pribyl, Jeffrey R Proctor, Bertha Purdue, Melissa M Quirk Dorr, Danae R Rahman, Mezbahur Rambo, Patricia L Raskin, Candace F Reid, Guynel Reising, Joseph J Reuter, Steven Reza, Farhad Richardson, Mavis I

Communication Studies 54,923 Human Performance 48,791 Educational Studies 74,725 Physics 82,149 Special Education 63,310 Psychology 60,381 Finance 101,663 Mechanical Engineer 76,515 Economics 71,267 Political Science 57,587 Contruction Management 71,267 Theatre & Dance 64,827 Nursing 64,827 History 58,968 Counseling and Student Personnel58,968 English 61,829 Psychology 61,829 Auto Engineering Technology 94,691 Speech Services 67,970 Auto Engineering Technology 78,348 Human Performance 61,829 Ethnic Studies 94,691 Speech Services 57,587 Modern Language 57,587 Physics 78,348 History 90,310 Library 82,149 Astronomy 99,283 Accounting 109,149 Human Performance 40,371 Speech Services 71,267 Chemistry & Geology 61,829 Urban Studies 64,827 Sociology 58,968 Management 109,149 School-­‐Univ Partnership, Center for 56,240 Philosophy 56,240 Educational Studies 82,149 Sociology 57,587 Chemistry & Geology 78,348 Biology 90,310 English 53,638 Chemistry & Geology 60,381 Math & Statistics 76,515 Chemistry & Geology 46,534 Accounting Office 66,381 Educational Studies 82,149 Finance 99,283 Educational Studies 90,310 Mechanical Engineer 82,149 Mass Communications 56,240

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Pettitt, Robert W Phan, Hanh Huy Phemister, Andew A Pick, Cecilia M Pickar, Mark A Piehl, Charles Piehl, Kathleen K Pierce, James N Pike, Byron J Planz, Ronald H Poburka, Bruce Pomije, Marie K Porter, Miriam Posas, Luis A Pragman, Claudia Preimesberger, Paul A Preiss, Joshua W Prenn, Maureen Prew, Paul A Pribyl, Jeffrey R Proctor, Bertha Purdue, Melissa M Quirk Dorr, Danae R Rahman, Mezbahur Rambo, Patricia L Raskin, Candace F Reid, Guynel Reising, Joseph J Reuter, Steven Reza, Farhad Richardson, Mavis I Ries, Barry J Rife, James Robbins, Mark G Robbins, Richard L Roberts, Andrew D Roberts, Walter B Robertson, James E Robinson, Steven L Roca, Joan Rodgers, Joseph W Rogers, David T Rogne, Leah Roisum Foley, Amy K Rolfes, Mary S Rolfsrud, Nancy Romsa, Bryan L Ross, Stewart Rossow, Marshel Roue, Leah C Roychoudhury, Buddhadev Ruhland, Christopher T Rusch, Evan J Rushing, Garold M Sachau, Daniel Saleheen, Khan M Salerno, Theresa Sandell, Elizabeth J Sander, Amy J Sandmann, Warren G Sandve McDevitt, Marlys Sanjel, Deepak Schalge, Susan L Scheuermann, Amy M Schilling, Susan Schiming, Richard C Schirmer, Ronald C Schmid, Ginger L Schomberg, Jessica J

Human Performance 61,829 Ethnic Studies 94,691 Speech Services 57,587 Modern Language 57,587 Physics 78,348 History 90,310 Library 82,149 Astronomy 99,283 Accounting 109,149 Human Performance 40,371 Speech Services 71,267 Chemistry & Geology 61,829 Urban Studies 64,827 Sociology 58,968 Management 109,149 School-­‐Univ Partnership, Center for 56,240 Philosophy 56,240 Educational Studies 82,149 Sociology 57,587 Chemistry & Geology 78,348 Biology 90,310 English 53,638 Chemistry & Geology 60,381 Math & Statistics 76,515 Chemistry & Geology 46,534 Accounting Office 66,381 Educational Studies 82,149 Finance 99,283 Educational Studies 90,310 Mechanical Engineer 82,149 Mass Communications 56,240 Psychology 64,827 Chemistry & Geology 80,225 Law Enforcement 61,829 English 86,134 Physics 72,975 Counseling and Student Personnel78,348 Corrections 94,691 Special Education 67,970 Library 90,310 Music 58,968 Art 56,240 Sociology 61,829 Music 60,381 Accounting 114,445 Counseling Center 71,267 Human Performance 48,791 Center for Excellence 94,691 Mass Communications 86,134 Contruction Management 66,381 Management 104,099 Biology 60,381 Library 54,923 Human Performance 86,134 Psychology 86,134 Economics 63,310 Chemistry & Geology 72,975 Educational Studies 61,829 Human Performance 44,381 Communication Studies 71,267 Nursing 60,381 Math & Statistics 60,381 Anthropology 58,968 Special Education 58,968 Information Systems 84,117 Economics 99,283 1757 Commerce Drive Anthropology 58,968 North Mankato Geography 54,923 Library 57,587 (507) 625-7267

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Obama, Romney debate and distort

ROMAN EPPERS

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President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney faced off in this election’s first presidential debate Wednesday night.

Social media feeds and snap polls showed Romney handily “beating” the president in the first round, but it is still unclear what impact these debates will have on the outcome of the election.

Romney stood out during the event with crisp, rehearsed arguments, while Obama seemed uninterested and ill prepared.

Regardless of preparation, both candidates presented their plans to improve the direction of the country using loose facts and skewed data.

Obama and Romney generally agreed on how to restore the economy: Invest in education, become energy independent and restructure the tax code. They also agreed that the health care system is in need of reform and entitlements restructuring. Their plan of action, although slightly different, shared at least one common point—ambiguity.

While each candidate could provide some specifics outlining their ideas for the country, much

of this information was embellished.

Concerning tax reform, Obama said he wants to eliminate certain deductions given to corporations. “The oil industry gets $4 billion a year in corporate welfare,” he said. “Why wouldn’t we want to eliminate that?”

“The Department of Energy has said the tax break for oil is $2.8 billion a year,” Romney said. “And in one year you provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world.” Both of these statements were quickly found to be false.

The New York Times reported that the Joint Committee on Taxation confirmed Obama’s statement, saying oil companies are scheduled to receive $4.4 billion in subsidies in 2013.

According to the nonpartisan website, Factcheck.org, the Romney campaign said the $90 billion statistic came from a 2010 administration report on economic impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment act of 2009. This stimulus package was worth $831 billion, of which 11 percent, or $92 billion went to clean energy projects.

The report stated these projects included, amongst other things, the installation of wind turbines and solar panels, the modernization of the electric grid and the development of transit projects.

Obama took part in the exaggerations as well, saying that if Obamacare were repealed, an action Romney has vowed to take if elected, 50 million Americans would lose their health-care coverage.

According to Politifact.com there is no data to support this, other than a projection by the Congressional Budget Office that says without the law there will be 60 million uninsured Americans by 2022.

A recent Gallup poll suggests that only 15 percent of likely voters will allow these debates to have any impact on who they vote for, and despite Obama’s poor performance in the first debate, a running poll, produced weekly by Gallup, shows the president lost only one percentage point on Romney by Friday.

The next debate, between Vice President Biden and Romney’s running mate, Paul Ryan, will be Thursday at 9 p.m. EST.

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University economy struggles

CHRIS HOUCK

staff writer

With the struggling economy affecting almost everything that it touches in a person’s daily routine, the small impacts of the financial situation are evident to an individual. However, in an institution such as Minnesota State University, Mankato, as well as universities across the country, the influences of the fiscal may not be quite as easy to see.

The efforts to provide an excellent education to students have come under more strain than in years past. In a recent MSSA meeting, MSU President Richard Davenport reported that in the past eight years, the state of Minnesota has cut its contribution to the cost of instruction from 70 percent to around 30 percent.

These governmental contributions are not the only factor which has added to the school’s fiscal efforts to teach students.

While the overall enrollment at MSU has increased from a few years ago, there was a drop in enrollment from 2011 to 2012.

According to the Point in Cycle Fall Term Enrollment Information posted at MSU’s website, the total number of students that are enrolled at the university dropped from 15,262 in 2011 to 14,947 in their respective fall semesters.

While not a huge area of concern for the school’s ability to continue providing education, the drop in enrollment still means a drop in incoming tuition money for the school to utilize.

Despite less inflow of money

for the school, the university is still implementing its plans to expand its influence and stature with students with such up and coming additions as the underground walkway between the Centennial Student Union and the Library, which will also include an amphitheater, as well as a pep band expected to be a part of campus later this fall.

The wave of new buildings, resources and equipment is nothing new to the school.

However, in the midst of this economic recession the university has been exploring options on how to save money.

In 2010, the school instituted a non-academic reduction plan in order to see the university through the economic downturn that affected the country a few years ago.

According to Forbes’ website, the funding cuts that Minnesota universities experienced adversely affected the students enrolled in their college. The reduction in financial support from government sources, about 9,400 students lost their state aid grants while the students who received grants saw a 19 percent reduction in their funding, also played a part.

In the face of economic hardships, some universities have turned to more uncommon means to restore financial stability to their institution. In 2009, Arizona State University announced that it was going to shut down four-dozen academic programs because the state suffered $88 million in budget cuts.

Other universities, such as

the University of Texas, Holy Cross College and Illinois public universities, have vowed that tuition rates for freshmen will remain the same for four years in lieu of the economic struggles, usnews.com reports.

While the university has experienced its own battles in the financial realm of education, the students of the university have also felt the sting of an increase in demand for the drive in having the university of choice with the payments they’ve made in order to fund their education.

According to the campus hub on MSU’s website, tuition for traditional students who are residents of the state were paying about $300 more for 12 to 18 credits semesters, $3,214 in 2009 to $3,574 as of spring 2012.

While recent times have brought forth many challenges to the countries universities, the future for many of them isn’t wholly grim. Usnews. com reports that an improving economy would help the financial strain that has affected higher education, but it isn’t helped by a U.S. average of a 6.9 percent reduction in tax support for higher education.

Despite the economic downturn in recent years, MSU has continued to grow. Student enrollment has increased in the last five years, the economy is in slow recovery, and the campus continues to expand through students’ efforts to receive their education through the tough financial situation as well as the university’s continuing support.

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RYAN LUND

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Attorneys for embattled Minnesota State University, Mankato head football coach Todd Hoffner are arguing that the charges against him should be dismissed.

Maschka, Riedy & Ries, the Mankato firm representing Hoffner, sent the request on Sept. 27, after local law enforcement confirmed that videos found on his school-issued cell phone contained no evidence of child pornography.

The law firm representing Hoffner also cited a Blue Earth County Human Services study, which according to social worker Holly Barkheim concluded that no evidence of sexual abuse was found in an examination of the Hoffner children.

Human Services also determined that child protection services were not needed in the case, although they could be made available.

The appeal is the second made by Hoffner’s attorney.

Hoffners attorney plans to appeal directly to the judge to have the case dismissed, however his motion would not be heard until, at the earliest, the end of the month.

Hoffner was formally charged with two felony counts of child pornography in August and was placed on administrative leave from the University.

His next court date is currently scheduled for Oct. 31.

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THIS WEEK IN MAVERICK SPORTS: TODAY (10/9/12) all day MEN’S GOLF @ NSIC championships

FRIDAY (10/12/12)

7 pm WOMEN’S SOCCER @ Minn. Duluth 7 pm MEN’S HOCKEY @ Ala. Huntsville 7 pm VOLLEYBALL @ U-Mary 7:07 pm WOMEN’S HOCKEY vs. Lindenwood

WEDNESDAY (10/10/12) NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

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2 pm FOOTBALL vs. Southwest State 3:07 pm WOMEN’S HOCKEY vs. Lindenwood 4 pm VOLLEYBALL @ Minot State 7 pm MEN’S HOCKEY @ Ala. Huntsville

THURSDAY (10/11/12) NO EVENTS SCHEDULED

SUNDAY (10/14/12) all day MEN’S GOLF @ Miss. Western Invite 1 pm WOMEN’S SOCCER @ St. Cloud State

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No. 5 Mavericks roll through NSIC opponents over last two weekends to stay atop the conference The MSU women’s soccer team is on fire after the last two weeks of competition in which the Mavericks won all four games and outscored their opponents 8-0.

RYAN LUND

staff writer

The Minnesota State University, Mankato women’s soccer team might be 10-1-1 this season, good enough for fifth in the nation, but to head coach Peter McGahey and his team their record still stands at 1-0.

“We talk a lot about the theme of being 1-0,” McGahey said following the team’s recent North Dakota road trip. “I’m very confident in our women and the team in terms of keeping that focus.”

The Mavericks looked sharp in just their second road series of the season, breezing past U-Mary 1-0, before downing Minot State 2-0.

“Any time you travel the distance that we travel, that certainly takes a wear on the athletes both physically and psychologically, so we’re very pleased,” McGahey said.

However, any physical wear appeared to be long forgotten just a week later, as MSU pushed its conference-leading unbeaten streak to 10 games over the weekend, following wins against conference rivals Augustana and Wayne State.

The Mavericks kicked off a 5-goal weekend in just the 13th minute, when senior midfielder Nicole Dooher fed fellow senior Brianne West, setting up junior forward Caitlyn Graboski, who beat Augustana goalkeeper Amanda Wagner for her 5th goal of the season.

Graboski has now scored a goal in each of the Mavericks’ last five games.

MSU held a 10-0 edge in shots on goal in the first half, before pouring it on in the second with three goals in just 10 minutes.

Senior forward Brittany Henry found the back of the net in the 60th minute on assists from junior midfielder Tori Meinhardt and Nicole Dooher, before another assist from Dooher, this time on a Brianne West goal just a few minutes later, gave the Mavericks a 3-0 lead.

Dooher had three assists on the day, giving her a team leading 10 on the season.

Sophomore Emily Moris continued to impress, knocking home her own rebound to round out the 4-0 win.

The weekend route continued on Sunday, as the Mavericks took on the Wayne State

Wildcats.

MSU entered Sunday’s match a perfect 7-0 against Wayne State all-time, and the Wildcats did little to reverse the trend.

The Mavericks, who celebrated senior day on Sunday, were held to their lowest home score since an early September tie with Grand Valley State, despite outshooting the reeling Wildcats 28-1.

Today, however, was all about the upperclassmen, and they didn’t disappoint.

Senior Nicole Dooher, who had four points on the weekend, finally found the back of the net herself, connecting with Cassie Weik for the game’s lone tally in the 13th minute.

The goal, her fourth of the season, gives Dooher a teamleading 18 points on the season.

The win also marks a milestone for the Mavericks, their eighth straight win this season, and 21st consecutive home win, a streak that dates back to 2010.

The Mavericks have remained grounded, despite their success.

“We just have to finish strong,” Captain Cassie Weik said after practice last week.

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david bassey • msu reporter Junior midfielder Caitlin Graboski added a goal in MSU’s 4-0 route over Augustanato to give her five straight games with a goal for MSU.

Defense continues to impress as MSU improves to 6-0 JOEY DENTON

staff writer

The Minnesota State University, Mankato football team continued their dominance on the ground offensively and defensively, defeating the Augustana Vkings 52-14.

The 6-0 Mavericks posted their third game in a row rushing for more than 200 yards and their fourth consecutive game giving up less than 100 yards rushing. Redshirt freshman quarterback Mitch Brozovich led the way with 106 yards on 20 carries, including an 8-yard and a 7-yard touchdown run.

Following Brozovich, sophomore running back Andy Pfeiffer corralled 14 carries for 59 yards and freshman running back Conner Thomas rushed for 55 yards on seven carries.

As the no. 10 Mavericks fell behind first in the contest, they would come back and score

24 unanswered points on two touchdown runs by Pfeiffer and one by Thomas. Junior kicker Sam Brockshus would add a 23yard chip shot.

With the Mavericks only leading to 24-14 at halftime, MSU took charge and never looked back scoring 28 points and shutting out the Vikings the second half.

Brozovich scored all three of his touchdowns in the second half, two running and one connecting with redshirt freshman receiver Kyle Riggott on a 54yard touchdown pass, the longest reception for the Mavericks so far this season.

When a team’s opponent is averaging 2.2 yards per carry, it’s safe to say the team is having a hard time moving the ball down the field, and that was the case for the Vikings. Compared to the Maverick’s 262 rushing yards, the Vikings put up 44 rushing yards and fumbled the

ball once, which turned in to a Maverick touchdown.

Defensively, the Mavericks were led by senior cornerback Robert Gunderson, who finished the game with six tackles, five solo, a tackle for a 3-yard loss and two pass breakups.

Senior Linebacker Marcus

Hall-Oliver backed him up with four tackles and a pass breakup and returned an interception for 47 yards, which resulted in redshirted freshman quarterback Trent Cummings running for a 5-yard touchdown to give the Mavericks a 52-14 lead.

In the beginning the sea-

son, the team had some difficulty coming away with touchdowns when they reach the red zone, but the Mavericks were nearly perfect on seven trips with six touchdowns and only one field goal.

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shannon rathmanner • msu reporter Freshman quarterback Mitch Brozovich led the way offensively once again for MSU as he compiled 268 yards of total offense along with three touchdowns in MSU’s romping of Augustana.

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Mavericks defeat Wayne State before falling to Augie in crucial NSIC weekend TIGE HUTCHESON

staff writer

Once again, the Minnesota State University, Mankato volleyball team (6-3, 12-5) has left us with plenty of mixed signals.

After starting off the weekend with a hard-fought 3-2 win over a nationally respected team, no. 18 Wayne State (6-3, 13-5), the Mavericks followed it up with a 3-1 loss to unranked Augustana (6-3, 12-6). It was a tale of two different looking teams, and makes it even harder to jump to conclusions about where exactly the Mavericks fall in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s cutthroat field.

The Wayne State Wildcats entered the weekend with a seven-match winning streak, compiled against most of the NSIC’s weaker teams, but Friday’s match offered a little clarity to the picture. After splitting the first four games (25-21, 20-25, 14-25, 25-22), Minnesota State managed to pull out of a

10-10 tie for the fifth set and rally ahead for a 15-12 win thanks in part to three late kills by Chelsea Fogarty. Four Mavericks finished the match in double digits for kills including Fogarty (19), Courteney Steinhauser (14), Jill Storlie (13) and Kayla Berning (12). Five Mavericks shared the load on defense, including Fogarty (21), Briel Hendricksen (20), Kelli Elhardt (19), Samantha Dale (18) and Ellie Van De Steeg, who finished with 10 digs to go along with a match-high 63 assists.

Saturday night’s match against Augustana, however, was a different story. The Mavericks were able to tie things up 1-1 before dropping the final two sets and ultimately the match, taking a four-set loss from the Vikings 25-21, 19-25, 25-18 and 25-13.

Junior Holly Hafemeyer led the Vikings with a match-high 17 kills while Augustana’s Taylor Hrdlichka and Jordan Spatenka added 12 apiece. Fogarty led the Mavericks with 15 kills while

MSU football continued from 7 This victory marks the school’s third football team to start their season 6-0 since 1962.

Next weekend, the Mavericks return home to host the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Blakeslee Stadium.

The 2-4 Mustangs are

coming to Mankato after their homecoming victory over Wayne State, posting 509 total yards.

Mustang’s running back Warren Matthews will be the Maverick’s defense next challenge, winning this weekend’s NSIC Offensive Player of the Week. Matthews ran for 150

Storlie tallied 12, but MSU’s 24 team errors ended up being the difference in the match.

With the hardest stretch of the season behind them, the Mavericks will have the closest thing to a “down week” the NSIC has to offer on the instant horizon. The Mavericks will hit the road for a Friday match against the 3-6 (3-13 overall) Mary Marauders, followed by a Saturday road match against the last-place Minot State Beavers (0-9, 4-15).

With so many tough teams in the NSIC still beating up on each other as much as possible, it will be an important weekend for the Mavericks to pad their record with two road wins that could become very useful as the postseason approaches. Even with more daunting challenges just around the corner, this weekend’s road trip is too big of an opportunity for the Mavericks to take lightly.

yards on 22 carries and one rushing touchdown and scored on a 72-yard touchdown catch.

So far this season, Matthews has compiled 535 yards on 80 carries on the ground, averaging 6.7 yards per carry, and has 186 yards receiving.

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MSU soccer continued from 7 “Our mentality is 1-0, take every game.”

Wiek however admitted to being excited about this year’s team and what they can accomplish.

“We’re possessing the ball really well,” Weik said. “Overall our team chemistry is great and I think it’s the best its been in the past four years that I’ve been here.”

Weik and the Mavericks will get another chance to test their mettle this weekend, as they embark on a four-game road trip that includes stops at conference foes Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State, Southwest Minnesota State and the University of Sioux Falls.

MSU has a combined 4513-2 record against those four teams, while St. Cloud State (5-4) is the only one with a positive record in the NSIC. While the Mavericks have remained an offensive juggernaut this season, their offensive production has been consistently lower on the road.

Through eight home contests

this season, MSU has scored an average of 3.6 goals per game, despite averaging just 1.5 goals per game through four road games.

The lower margins of victory however haven’t translated into a drop in shots, as the Mavericks’ much-lauded offense has been just as potent on the road.

McGahey attributes much of the drop in his team’s conversion rate to their travel schedule.

“I think that any time you travel the distance that we travel, certainly that wears on the athletes both physically and psychologically,” McGahey said following last week’s practice.

The Mavericks however have converted when it counts, and enter this week’s slate of matches heavily favored, thanks in large part to their grounded approach.

MSU might be 1-0, but this former underdog is taking it in stride, one game at a time.

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A Chorus Line Comes to MSU MSU students’ perform this week and next

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• courtesy of msu department of theatre and dance MSU students performing A Chorus Line

staff writer

T

he striking musical, A Chorus Line, opened on the Minnesota State University, Mankato campus on Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. It will be showing Oct. 11t through 13 at 7:30p.m. and Oct. 13 and 14 at 2 p.m. Tickets are normally $22 but they’re $15 for students, if you bring your MavCard.

A Chorus Line is about a group of dancers who are auditioning for a chorus part in an upcoming show.

The characters are based on real-life interviews conducted by the authors of the book the musical is based on, James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante.

There are 26 characters in A Chorus Line, each with their own strong personality. The show spotlights on each character separately as each character tells the stories of their lives. The main character, Zach, then must cut down the dancers who are auditioning to what he needs, which is four women and four men.

The musical also showcases the struggles that dancers have to go through in trying to find work.

Colton Moyer is a Theatre major at MSU. Moyer, who plays a part of the ensemble, said, “What I want people to get out of [the show] is to give them a better understanding of the life of a dancer/actor because during the show you get the harsh realization of what we have to go

through.”

Larissa Schmitz is getting her BFA in the Theatre Department and is a senior this year. Schmitz, who plays Cassie Ferguson, said, ”People always ask what I’m going to do with a theatre degree, or why anyone would want to be in a field that doesn’t have the security or certainty that other careers do.

This show really gets at the heart of that, the passion that drives us as performers. No matter what is happening, if you have that love in your life, everything is fine.”

A Chorus Line is a very danceheavy show, meaning that the show has a lot of intense dance numbers.

The actors and actresses have worked very hard on those dance numbers. The performers have been in rehearsals for weeks, practicing the dance numbers over and over.

After they learn the dance numbers they were then required to learn the lyrics to the songs in the show.

Cassie Johnson is a sophomore at MSU. She is working on her Theatre Generalist degree at the moment and is hoping to get her BFA. Johnson, who plays Diana Morales, said, “There are a lot of people in the show who have never danced before. They are doing a great job; everyone is doing a great job learning the steps. It’s like dance boot camp.”

Schmitz also said, “This is a really big dance show, so there’s a lot of

dance and music ‘cleaning’ rehearsals, to make sure that everything looks and sounds the best that it can.

I have actually broken my character heels twice in this rehearsal process if that gives you any idea.”

This musical is a must-see. A Chorus Line does have some strong language but, “I would recommend [the show] to anybody who comes in with an open mind” Moyer said.

The set may seem small, only the stage and rotating mirrors, but it speaks numbers when accompanied by the talented actors and actresses.

When seeing the show, it feels like being right there in the audition.

Not only does the set look great, but the message of the show is great as well. This show discusses a tough topic for all future performers (or in this economy, a lot of people soon entering the job market), not being able to get a job.

A Chorus Line speaks of hope, perseverance and always believing in your dreams, which is a good message for a person of any age.

Johnson said, “I want [the audience] to know that even though it’s about actors, singers and dancers auditioning, that they can relate to what’s going on and to strive for goals in their life and not regret anything.”

This show is inspiring and easy to relate to. It’s definitely worth the $15, or even $22, to go see.

New Season of Jersey Shore TRISH BJERKE

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Which Jersey Shore character are you?

he sixth, and last, season of MTV’s Jersey Shore started Thursday. In case you haven’t heard of it, but I don’t know who hasn’t, it follows eight cast members through their summers at the Jersey Shore, a winter in Miami Beach and a season filmed in Italy. The basis of the show is the drunken antics of these Italian-Americans, or Guidos and Guidettes, and the drama that they have as roommates.

The start of the sixth season showed the cast moving into their Shore house. A few changes since the last season: Snooki is pregnant, The Situation is now sober and prescriptiondrug free after a stint in rehab, Sammi and Ronnie are dating for the umpteenth time, JWoww and her boyfriend Roger are still together and fighting; Deena lost a lot of weight, Pauly D is still the lovable one and Vinny is significantly less tan.

There’s no real reason why this show has reached such popularity, but college students love it. Shirts with “GTL” (gym, tan, laundry) and the phrase “T-Shirt time!!!!” were a favorite for a while. Everyone has a favorite cast member, and watching the season premiere made me realize that everyone has a friend in his or her group like one of these eight Italian stallions. Read on and figure out what Jersey

Shore character your friends are.

Snooki Used to be your friend that would drink at 10 a.m., still be drinking at 3 a.m., get arrested for being a public nuisance and get punched in the face at a bar and not remember any of it – always drunk and never very smart. Now it’s your friend who, surprisingly, cleaned her act up, got pregnant and engaged and everyone hates it… Basically, the friend who went from 60-0 in 30 seconds of passion.

J-Woww Your friend who is a lot of fun by herself, but when her boyfriend comes around, turns into an angry, weeping mess. Likes to have fun, has a strong opinion and isn’t afraid to share it, even if that means starting drama. She also really loves dressing a little tacky with lots of cleavage.

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continued from 9 Deena She’s your friend that’s a mix of Snooki and J-Woww – drunk, dumb, obnoxious, dramatic, loud and not pregnant. Is a typical girl and cries a lot at the bars, wears too much perfume and drinks way, way too many shots.

Sammi She’s the girl who can hang with the guys. She’s also the girl that the guys hate for stealing their bro.

This friend is maybe the smartest girl in the group – matures as she ages but still doesn’t really act her age. She doesn’t like to eat before she drinks so that she can take blackout to a whole ‘nother level.’

Pauly D The lovable guy who usually has something funny to add to the conversation – total ladies man who has no problem kicking girls out of his bed after he smushes them, takes longer to get ready than half the girls you know and, at the same time, is prettier than that half. To add, he’s always fired up and happy, sometimes in a really annoying way.

The Situation Your friend that pisses everyone off, and knows it, but still doesn’t change. You feel obligated to hang out with him even though you rarely ever want to – thinks he’s a ladies man, constantly shows off his body and thinks he’s funnier than he really is and says he’s sorry for his asshole behavior but also thinks it’s funny. If your friend is really similar to The Situation, he might need rehab for a secret drug problem.

Ronnie He’s your hulk-like friend who gets aggressive when he’s drunk. I don’t know what he drinks, but it seems like a lot of Jack Daniels.

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Can be a real sweetheart when he wants to but also can be the blackout idiot who causes really unnecessary drama. For example, telling his girlfriend that he has “a million girls who can do what she can do.”

Vinny Has the most going for him of any of your friends.

Did you know that Vinny graduated from college with a 3.9 GPA? Me either. He’s possibly the only one of your friends that thinks before saying or doing things. This friend seems to be a genuinely good friend and cares about those close to him whether he’s drunk or sober.

A little bit of a mama’s boy and can pull off nerd glasses. Girls love him because of how nice he seems and how innocent he appears.

Your friends are never going to be exactly like this cast, though, for a few obvious reasons. Most people in Mankato don’t see the inside of a tanning bed that often, most don’t have that many tattoos and I’ve never seen a guy use that much hair gel, ever. Additionally, we all wear jeans downtown and there’s 90 percent less Affliction shirts on a daily basis.

If you still haven’t figured out what friend matches up to what character, watch MTV on Thursday nights at 9 p.m. and see for yourself.

Tuesday, October 9, 1012

Frankenweenie Review

JAMES SCHUYLER HOUTSMA

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It has finally happened. At this late in the game, I doubted it even would, but 2012 has finally brought forth a memorable animated movie. Finally. The fact that it comes from a director many consider to have already struck out makes it an even sweeter victory because Frankenweenie is easily Tim Burton’s best movie in years.

An expansion of the director’s own short film from 1984, Frankenweenie sees young Victor Frankenstein lose his beloved dog and best friend, Sparky, in a car accident. Being the resourceful young scientist he is and not ready to say his final goodbyes, Victor re-animates his dear companion using lightning. With the exception of having to hide the resurrected Sparky from everyone, all is dandy until other, less scrupulous, classmates catch wind of Victor’s mastery over life and death and use it as a quick way to winning the science fair.

So what puts Frankenweenie above the usual, mediocre crop of Tim Burton movies to come out as of late? Well, as the icing on the funny, moving, visually interesting, and absolutely wonderful homage to golden age monster movies cake, it is a labor of love.

The truest criticism you can say about Burton’s latest movies is that they are lazy, falling back on the same cast while damn near dropping the story by the third act.

Not the case here. Say what you will about Burton remaking his own movie, but it is absolutely justified as long as it ends up being this much fun. This movie exudes playfulness.

Style and visuals are practically a given here. The stop motion animation in black and white is gorgeous, Danny Elfman’s score is reliably terrific, and the voice cast (featuring multiple performances by Martin Short and Catherine O’Hara) brings a lot of talent to the mix.

From timing to content, the comedy in Frankenweenie is, at this point, some of the most notable in animated movies this year.

An intimating and creepy science teacher, voiced by Martin Landau, is hilarious and steals every scene he’s in. The “weird girl” and her saucer-eyed, fortuneteller cat brings many laughs, as well as a particularly cynical gravestone in the cemetery.

The most prominent standout in sheer animated joy and adorable mannerisms is Sparky himself. Though no easy task, the dog is just as interesting as the human characters.

Frankenweenie is a boy and his dog story wrapped in the guise of an old school monster movie and if you assumed that they don’t work great together, you’d be wrong. Victor’s friendship with Sparky is very empathetic without being forced, due in no small part to the fact that we can almost all relate to the loss of one of our childhood canines, felines, or whatever “ines” they may have been.

Whether you are overly familiar with classic monster flicks or have just a base understanding, the nods given throughout to famous horror characters and lines are unmistakable and some of the most enjoyable snippets of the movie. Despite coming from a director who frequently drops the ball in the third act, Frankenweenie’s final half hour is a literal monster mash; a graveyard smash that had this reviewer grinning from ear to ear.

With simply an underused character here and a slow part there, Frankenweenie succeeds not just a pleasant surprise or a recap of past successful works. It is a genuinely fun and enjoyable film and a great addition to this director’s body of work and a bolt of lightning to this year’s comatose lineup of animated movies. Maybe now we can say “It’s Alive!”

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