December 4, 2018

TUESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2018

Letter to the Editor: I’ll Le Festival Des Couleurs a success vote Yes for the bubble Candidates included: representing Ivory Coast,

Dear Editor, I am responding to the editorial in the MSU Reporter from November 27. Although I do respect your opinions and believe that everyone has the right to their own, I would like to share some information from the other end of the spectrum and present why I believe students should vote yes on December 4 on the Sports Bubble.

I am currently a student here at MNSU Mankato and have used the rec facilities quite a bit, whether it be for practices with my club team or playing basketball/ rock climbing with my friends. I can also say that I haven’t used a majority of the other services on campus that come with my tuition and student fees. One of them being the resources at the library that come with the student technology fees, as I prefer to study either at home or at a local coffee shop, and all of the resources that I need for class are accessible from my laptop. But, I do believe that they are great resources for a lot of other students, and I have no

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criticisms towards the funding of these or any other services that are currently being used widely amongst students.

The dome will be a great addition to campus that will not only benefit the students but also the community of Mankato as well as those surrounding it.

For 83 cents a credit with a maximum of $10 a semester, students have the opportunity to assist in financing a facility that will benefit not only those students participating in activities that would use the dome, but also those who would like to use Myers Field House and Schellberg Gym for their clubs or other leisurely activities more often. It would also benefit the youth, high school, and adult sport leagues in the area.

Currently, students participating in NCAA or club sports as well as leisure users struggle to get time at any

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The International Student Association kicked off December with their gala, Le Festival Des Couleurs, this past Saturday, Dec. 1 celebrating and connecting domestic and international students.

The event was sponsored

by Student’s United and had representatives who spoke a little about the program and expressed gratitude towards the students. The Assistant Director of the Kearney Center for International Student Services, Stephanie Gonzalez, also gave her thanks as she surprised the international students attending the event two free cultural contribution hours.

Tomi Adeola, the MC for the night, introduced the ISA royalty to the stage.

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representing Tunisia, Luke Chinyama representing Zambia, Aysha Siddika Mysha representing Bangladesh, Khaled Souleymane

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Mavericks plow over Texans in whiteout The team wins against Tarleton State 13-10, advances to national semi-finals

KEVIN KORBEL SPORTS EDITOR The Minnesota State Mavericks defeated the Tarleton State Texans Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Blakeslee Stadium by a final score of 13-10, in the worst of snowy, blizzard-like conditions.

In the first quarter, the weather conditions were quite fair to start off the game, and the Texans took advantage of that early on.

Tarleton State got on the score board on the first drive of the game, after Texans’ kicker Joanly Martinez hit a 29-yard field goal to put

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the Texans up 3-0 over the Mavericks early on.

The Mavericks also had their share of chances early on

in the game, as senior kicker Casey Bednarski missed a 44-yard field goal attempt that could’ve tied the game

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up late in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Texans cracked the scoreboard again after

Texans’ wide out Zimari Manning caught a pass from quarterback Ben Holmes for a 67-yard touchdown reception to extend the Texans lead to 10-0.

After that score, the Mavericks went back on offense. As they started to drive down the field, the snow started to come down hard.

The conditions looked to be too much at the time, as the Mavericks got to the red zone on the Texans’ side of the field, only to have Mavericks’ junior tailback Nate Gunn fumble near the end zone.

Tarleton State got the ball back on offense, but were not able to do anything with it, as they ended up punting it back to the Mavericks.

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WEATHER OUTLOOK: TUESDAY (12/4)

H: 22 L: 15 Cloudy.

WEDNESDAY (12/5)

H: 27 L: 10 Partly sunny.

THURSDAY (12/6)

H: 15 L: -6 Periods of sun.

FRIDAY (12/7)

H: 16 L: 3 Sunshine; cold.

SATURDAY (12/8)

H: 22 L: 10 Sunshine & clouds.

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Breaking through barriers: using social media to network

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The passing of President George H.W. Bush this weekend marks the loss of an American leader and the end of one of the most powerful and influential party factions in United States history: the Rockefeller Republicans.

The Rockefeller Republicans, so named because of their association with Nelson Rockefeller, were the last of the Republican Party’s original, Northeastern establishment.

This was a group of people for whom ideology played second fiddle to stability and pragmatism, two things that our current politics could use more of.

George H.W. Bush was the last prominent member of this faction in American politics, and the last to wield presidential power. The only Rockefeller Republican left on the national stage is Susan Collins, a senator from Maine.

They were also called “country club Republicans” due to their affluence and tendency to support probusiness policies.

In this regard, they were similar to the modern GOP, but only somewhat.

While it’s true that the old school Republicans disliked organized labor, they did not have the same intense contempt for it and for the federal government that the later movement conservatives would.

So, what happened to the Rockefeller Republicans?

Most of them, being pragmatists, took the conservative movement’s rise in stride, and re-aligned themselves accordingly, to varying degrees of success.

Others simply retired from politics or became moderate Democrats.

They were, in the end, victim to the rising tide of polarization which has consumed American politics in the past three decades, beginning with Newt Gingrich in 1994 and culminating with Donald Trump in 2016.

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EMMANUELLA SHOKARE STAFF WRITER The College of Science, Engineering, and Technology hosted the second Women in STEM networking event dinner Friday, Nov. 30. It was a free event for both post-secondary students and professionals in STEM careers. The topic for this event was “Social Media Professionalism,” featuring a keynote speaker, Tiffany Kuehl, Director of HR at Versique. This topic and purpose of the event were

to help students learn how to use social media, to connect/ network and how to use it appropriately. According to Tracy Stokes-Hernandez, this event is geared on women and STEM-related fields and helping them look forward to the future towards getting careers and jobs and connecting them to meet with other women within those same industries.

Stokes-Hernandez said, “We just want them to be aware that the things they are posting now on social media and sharing may follow them when they go to apply for their first jobs. This event would make them be more aware of what they are posting and keep their pages pretty clean and professional so that they get a better

chance of getting a job.”

This event was not only for STEM majors, but open to other students and also male students, faculty and staff members. Students were expected to learn how to network professionally in professional settings like seminars/conferences here in school or anywhere else, knowing how to start conversations with people they don’t know, be able to market their selves, have the opportunity to meet women in STEM fields and to be comfortable using social media professionally.

Students from different years attended the event.

There was an opportunity to engage in speed network activity- how to participate and what kind of questions

to ask.

Zebiba, a freshman and an IT major student here at MNSU, said she heard about the event via email that was sent to all the students. She said, “As a freshman, I believe that this event would help me know about my major and make connections with faculty members present and also getting advice regarding internships.”

Toluwalope Owolabi, a senior Biomedical Sciences major, has had the opportunity to attend other events similar to this event. Owolabi stated, “As a Biomedical Sciences major, coming to Women in STEM networking event is a

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Better safe than sick JADEN VOGELGESANG GUEST WRITER When I was a kid how my mom always made it a point to take my siblings and I to get our annual flu shot. It was a routine thing I was used to doing every year but didn’t exactly understand the purpose behind it.

Although I am now 22 years old and have been living on

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my own for the past 4 years; I never fail to receive some phone calls asking, “Did you get your flu shot yet?” It wasn’t until I decided to major in Community Health that I truly understood where my mom was coming from and how important the flu vaccine is. I now make it a priority to get the flu vaccine every year.

But it’s just another cold, right? Well, not exactly. Influenza is a respiratory infection that can

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indoor facilities on campus as they are always in high demand during the cold months. For a lot of teams, they can only practice two to three times a week and when they are, it is in a gym ¼ the size or smaller than that of an actual field. This presents a great disadvantage when it comes to actually competing as a lot of the schools we face do have these facilities and can get an accurate feel for running offenses/defenses as well as conditions of play. The alternative to practicing in a gym on campus is an hour drive and a cost of two to three hundred dollars an hour to rent out a dome. Also, when teams do compete in the spring season, most of it has to be indoors due to the weather. This requires the students on these teams to drive at least an hour and pay this hourly fee for at least two hours and having to do so for all but a few games to be played outside if the weather cooperates. As a member of one of the club teams on campus I can tell you that we haven’t been able to have one home game on campus in four years due to the weather and the length of our season.

This also affects recruitment of all sports and the support from the community, as many recruits would prefer to practice in better facilities elsewhere and those in our community are a lot less willing to support a team

they are unable to see play.

Personally, I would like to see the university that I currently attend and will be a future alumnus of, to grow and be a university that people look highly of and want to pursue a degree at. Although I don’t know if “lure” would be the term I would use, I and many other believe the addition of the dome would be an aspect of our college that would appeal to those looking to come to our university, and to retain those that are here and would use the facility.

As a fellow student, I recommend that you do bring up the desires that you and other students share for free sanitary products and investing in arts and theater, and I would gladly pay $10 more in fees to support these as well as other causes that many students would benefit from instead of 10 slushies or 9.62 McChickens. I also ask that you do think about those that will benefit from this dome as well as the students who are advocating for it. These facilities may not be used by you but they are and will be used by a lot of your fellow students as well as those in your community.

All the best, Jared Willemsen Jared.Willemsen@mnsu.edu

result in serious complications, especially in younger children, older adults, and people with certain medical conditions. In the U.S., more than 200,000 individuals are hospitalized by influenza each year, including 20,000 children (Adult Vaccination, 2012). According to the CDC, recent studies show that flu vaccines reduce your risk of flu illness by between 40% and 60% (2018).

You might be wondering, how do I get infected? The virus spreads through tiny droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or even talks. Think about the last time a stranger sneezed near you or coughed and didn’t cover their mouth. You are more susceptible to getting sick without the vaccine. That time you spend in bed with an illness means missing class or an important mid-term exam.

Yet the cost of getting a flu shot is virtually priceless. The Affordable Care Act requires that most health plans cover preventative care, which

includes influenza vaccinations.

Something worth checking into with your health plan! Another great resource is Student Health Services located directly on campus.

Flu shots are offered during clinic hours Monday, through Friday starting from 8 a.m. (M,W, F) to and 9 a.m. (T,TH) to 4.30 p.m. or call 507-389-6276 for a “flu-shot only” appointment or more information.

Remember this though: getting the vaccine just once isn’t going to protect you forever. Each year the flu vaccine gets updated and we need to match newly circulating strains of the virus. It’s important to go each and every year not only to protect yourself but those who are unable to vaccinate due to medical or religious circumstances. Just think, you might be saving a life!

So instead of pushing it off, be proactive and go get your flu vaccine today! You will decrease your chances of getting the flu and put your worrisome mom at ease!

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Alvarez or Gonzalez? FESTIVAL Continued from page 1 Who will be the next Title IX director?

As Minnesota State University, Mankato continues to take meaningful action to create a welcoming environment for all students and staff.

The University is having an open session in its search for the next Director of Equal Opprtunity & Title IX. This open forum session is open to the campus community feedback is welcomed.

The selected candidates are scheduled as follows: Linda Alvarez on Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Francisco Gonzalez on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 10:30 a.m. Both sessions will be held in CSU 201.

Both candidates are no strangers to the University and would bring a robust experience to the University.

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Continued from page 2 great opportunity. I hope to meet people who have the same journey am about to embark on and I hope to learn from them. It is also an opportunity to empower women as a board member in the Women in STEM club on campus. Great help in fulfilling my career.”

Nwando Ikeogu, a junior in Biomedical Sciences said, “I chose to attend this event as a woman in STEM field, we have a lot of difficulties breaking through barriers that the world has set up and events like this will help you to make connections with successful STEM women and one day get there yourself.”

There were female representatives from different STEM companies present. Students could meet them one-on-one and ask questions during the speed networking activity.

Students were able to get great advice from these women. When asked what she expects students to learn from this event, Tiffany Kuehl said, “Walk away with one or two tips on how to network.”

Some advice was given by representatives to the

students on how to build confidence as a woman working in the STEM field.

“Try to find a mentor when you are trying to build confidence as a woman in STEM,” said Kuehl “No matter what you are going through, know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and also know that there is someone behind you looking at you or following your footsteps or inspired by you,” said Gardyartu Freeman, Electrical Drafter at Design Ready Controls.

“Be involved. You can join an organization or a STEM club at your campus. Give yourself that confidence to be outspoken. Be able to answer the question of ‘who are you?’ in 30 seconds.

Do not forget to think of yourself. Know your goals,” said Tracy Bauer, Information Services Data Administrator for Federated Insurance It was fun and students were satisfied with what they learned. The College of Science, Engineering, and Technology will be hosting another women in STEM networking event themed “Etiquette” April 4, 2019.

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representing Ukraine, and Eniola Quadri representing Nigeria.

Avishek Pradhan, the president of the ISA, hopes this event further connects international and domestic students. “This is an important program for us because it helps to encourage all students to see different cultures and dress through these performances,” he said, “International students do not have these kind of events, so this is our first attempt of having an event like this for the international students.”

The ISA royalty candidates were then asked a series of questions to gauge their worthiness of ISA king and queen. Questions such as how they could use their degrees to help their country, questions about climate change, the most pressing challenge their country faces and how they would solve the problem, etc.

After the ISA royalty

introduction and Q&A, more performances followed suit as the audience ate their dinner of spinach pastries, eggrolls, chicken wings, shrimp and mozzarella skewers, cheesecake, and punch.

ISA royalty candidates were put to the test once again as they performed their own special talents. Mysha did a stand-up comedy act with jokes ranging from dental jokes to NSFW jokes. Chinyama performed a cultural dance as well as Quadri. Zemzemi performed a rap song from his home country of Tunisia.

Antonova performed a contemporary ballet dance complete with high kicks, splits, and jumps.

Souleymane performed a hilarious dancing act to Ciara’s “Level up” in a green wig, silver mask, and makeshift towel-skirt before ripping it all off and performing a crazy dance performance which included

standing on his head.

The event also gave out awards such as the best dressed, the best Recognized Student Organization of the semester, the best RSO president, and the best ISA member.

Before announcing the ISA king and queen, a video recap was shown on the big screen with pictures celebrating the great year the ISA has had.

With much anticipation, the ISA king and queen was crowned to Khaled Souleymane and Eniola Quadri. Quadri stated, “I’m so excited, I wasn’t expecting to win. I worked with the other students for this performance, and I wasn’t expecting they were going to ask me questions, especially controversial questions, so it was like on the top of my head. And my performance, I was just freestyling. It was just the vibe. That was why I was very surprised to win, but also excited.”

May we never lose our wonder

“If you lose your wonder you become tragically bored or numb” remarked pastor David Laughlin On Sunday, Dec. 2, at New Creation World Outreach Church, pastor Laughlin began a new wonder series and here are the excerpts: Main reference: Luke 2:15-19 What is Wonder? It is the feeling of surprise mingled with admiration caused by something beautiful.

Does the miracle incarnate birth of Jesus Christ bring you wonder? Remember: You are created to wonder, for wonder by a wonderful God. Isaiah 9:6-7 In this service, pastor Laughlin expounded using various examples of the Colorado bull elks and numerous examples of his father Cleon Laughlin who kept his wonder till the day he met the wonderful God.

He illustrated how he would use parts of his 3-story house to make a 16-foot nativity scene. My God! These looked intricate and amazing and will be in the church on Sunday for all to see.

For more on ways to keep your wonder, stop by at any of the three services, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and in Espanyol at 11 a.m.

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EMMANUELLA SHOKARE STAFF WRITER The festive season is upon us. It is December again and I know for a lot of people, December means Christmas! Who doesn’t love Christmas? All the Christmas decorations, the songs, the gifts, cute Christmas themed outfit and of course it also signals the end of the year which is exciting.

With finals week coming up a lot of people might not be looking forward to the break, I just want to say hang in there!

Christmas is one of the most celebrated holiday in the U.S., as there is a lot of indoor and outdoor activities to do over the season.

Here is a list of fun things to do for Christmas: Decorate your apartment/house or dorm room: A little decoration can go a long way in setting your mood and building up your excitement for the season.

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2018 Kiwanis Holiday Lights at Sibley Park, Mankato. The christmas light show features over a million computer controlled lights and will run till Dec. 31.

Christmas light display, an example of that in Mankato is the Kiwanis Light display which is done every year. If you’ve never been to one, you should totally go for it.

The light display is heavenly.

Watch holiday movies: Personally, I find Christmas holiday movies so cheesy! But I still watch them anyways. It will be fun to watch classic Christmas movies while sipping a big cup of warm chocolate. Perfect indoor activity!

Organize a bake date with friends: There are a lot of yummy Christmas dessert

recipe on the internet. You can organize a bake date with friends and bake yummy Christmas cookies. It’s a good way to bond with friends and create memories.

Attend concert or local holiday shows: There are usually a lot of concert or holiday shows going on through the season, it will be fun to attend some with friend and unwind.

Volunteer: There are a lot of volunteering opportunities centered on Christmas like the toy drive, etc. You can sign up to volunteer for one of those, you’re probably

making someone else’s Christmas exciting and giving back to the society.

Most importantly this season is a time to spend time with the people you love, it is a good time to make memories. So make time out to share moments with them, if there’s that family you haven’t seen in a while make time out to visit and surprise them. You never know how much that might mean to some people.

Live and enjoy the holiday season and get a good head start for the new year.

Happy holidays!

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Maverick hockey sweeps Lake Superior State

The team got back to their winning ways this past weekend, with help of both sides of the puck

BRADY OLSON STAFF WRITER After struggling the previous week against Bemidji State, Minnesota State resumed their winning ways in a road sweep against No. 20 Lake Superior State by scores of 4-2 and 3-0.

MSU wasted little time at the start of the match, as sophomore forward Walker Duehr scored the first goal of the game at the 4:13 mark in the first period.

It was followed up a few minutes later, when sophomore defenseman Connor Mackey struck on a power play.

Then, with under three minutes left in the period, Duehr scored again as the lead stretched to 3-0.

The second period was mainly silent in scoring. Despite a combined five power plays between both squads, neither team could convert on their opportunities.

Lake Superior State finally broke the silence at the 17:53 mark in the period, as Diego Cuglietta found the net to cut the lead to two.

Midway through the third period, junior forward Marc Michaelis found the back of the net, bringing the lead back to three.

Cuglietta would score the final goal of the game on a power play, but there was little time left for any comeback attempt.

Saturday’s affair started much like it did on Friday, as junior forward Charlie Gerard scored early on a power play.

But after Gerard’s goal, scoring went silent as the period would end 1-0.

Both sides had problems creating shots, with both teams combining for a total of 11 shots in the period.

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plenty of chances in the second period but ended up squandering all of their opportunities. Despite having four power plays, the Lakers went 0-for-11 on shot attempts in the period.

Meanwhile, the Mavericks extended the lead, thanks to a goal from junior forward Parker Tuomie.

Despite their best efforts, LSSU again failed to score in the third period, and they were shut out for the first time this season.

They pulled their goalie in hopes of generating some offense late, but the only score that came out of that was a Maverick goal by junior forward Josh French.

In the victory, Dryden McKay recorded his first career shutout in only his sixth start, stopping all 23 shots that came his way.

The Mavericks come back home for next weekend’s series when they play Alaska Anchorage. Those games will both start at 7:07 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Men’s basketball breezes by Concordia-St Paul

The Mavericks defeated the Golden Bears handedly on Saturday, 91-72, at the Taylor Center

AARON YOUNG STAFF WRITER This past Saturday night, the Mavericks men’s basketball beat the Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears in decisive fashion, 91-72.

After five games of non-conference play, the Mavs began their conference play on the right step. They are now 4-2 overall and 1-0 in the conference.

In the first half, all the momentum seemed to be on the Mavericks’ side. The squad started out strong, shooting to a 25-10 lead as the Golden Bears did all they could to lessen the margin.

Concordia managed to come back for a sliver of time before the Maverick stampede happened, which re-

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sulted in a 54-36 lead to end the first half after a timeout by the Bears.

Junior guard Juwan McCloud was torching the Golden Bears defense early on with 8 points and followed up with a heat check later in the half, draining two back to back threes. McCloud barely missed the 20-point mark with 19 points.

The second half was a different story. A closely contested game as the Bears came out clawing their way to a comeback. It was too late though. With the score at 62-47, the Mavericks stormed their way back to a demanding 20-point lead.

For the remainder of the half, the Mavericks bench showcased what they were

made of. After 30 minutes of competition, Minnesota State finished strong and the game ended, showing promise for the Minnesota State men’s basketball team going into conference play.

McCloud had 24 points, 9 of them coming from 3-pointers.

Freshman guard Tre Baumgardner was right be-

hind him with 18 and was perfect at the free throw line, while senior guard Carlos Anderson added 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 steals.

Junior guard Kevin Krieger led the team in boards with 12 and had 7 points of his own.

Redshirt freshman Jake Guse swatted 3 balls away, while junior forward Carter Asche recorded a block of his own.

Next up for the men’s basketball team is a date with Southwest Minnesota State this Friday at 7 p.m.

Last year, the Mustangs were a challenge for the Mavericks. The Mavs won the series 2-1 but their victories were 72-70 and 74-70. However, at SMSU, they lost 8270, meaning this game is a chance for the Mavericks to redeem the loss. Tune in this Friday and root for the Mavericks as the team looks to start out conference play 2-0.

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As the Mavericks got back on offense, it looked as if the drive would fall flat once again for the team, but thanks to a fake punt by punter Casey Bednarski, the Mavericks were able to extend the drive after Bednarski rumbled across the field for a 31-yard gain on the play to the Texans’ side of the field.

It looked to be the Mavericks’ chance to crack the scoreboard at the time, but unfortunately the team was able to do nothing with it, as the Mavericks’ junior

quarterback Ryan Schlichte had his pass picked off at the goal line by Tarleton State linebacker EJ Speed.

The Texans kneeled the ball going into the break, as the Texans were up on the Mavericks 10-0 at halftime.

As the second half began, it was a winter wonderland in Mankato, as 5-7 inches of snow painted the playing surface when the players came out of the locker room after the break.

At the beginning of the third quarter, it looked as if the

Mavericks on offense would be in range to score some points, but unfortunately that dream was crushed after a pass thrown by sophomore quarterback JD Ekowa was quickly picked off by Texans’ defensive back Jai Edwards.

After another Tarleton State punt, the Mavericks got the ball back on offense, and never looked back.

A 27-play, 97-yard drive, that lasted 12 minutes and nine seconds ended in a Shane Zylstra 5-yard touchdown reception from

Schlichte to trim the Texans’ lead to 10-7 early on in the fourth quarter.

After Tarleton State turned the ball over on downs the following drive, the Mavericks kept the momentum rolling going into their drive later in the fourth quarter.

The Mavericks sealed the game late in the quarter after Gunn ran the ball in from 13 yards out for the touchdown to take the lead for the Mavs, 13-10, to move on to the Final Four of the DII NCAA Tournament.

Gunn was the story of the game for the Mavericks, along with the weather, breaking the school record for most rushing attempts in a game (50), while also rushing for 262 yards and a touchdown in the process.

After his 50 rushingattempt performance, Gunn said, “I never felt tired carrying the ball. I’ve had various games in the past where I’d carried the ball 30-35 times in a game, so what’s a couple more?” The adrenaline surely was high for this talented running back on Saturday.

The Mavs now hope to carry on that momentum headed into the Final Four.

With a re-seeding in the Final Four, they’re now the No. 2-seed in the tournament for the rest of the playoffs.

Their next game will be against No. 3-seed Ferris State this Saturday at 2 p.m. at Blakeslee Stadium. The game will be featured live on ESPN3 and on the web on the MSU athletics page.

The winner of that game will go on to play the winner between Notre Dame (Ohio) and Valdosta State in the championship game for the D-II tournament title. The Mavericks hope to keep up with the momentum headed into the rest of the playoff season.

NFL: MVP race, surprise teams the story of week 13

JOHN LAFOREST STAFF WRITER After a Sunday in the NFL’s 13th week the season is heating up in the award and division races heading into December.

In December of the NFL football season is where the playoff contender separates themselves from the mediocre teams. Heading into the playoff season there are always the team’s that seem to get hot at the right time. The teams that maybe had a slow start that emerge and establish themselves as threat.

The Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks are arguably the two hottest teams in the NFL. A three-game winning streak, along with some favorable outcomes elsewhere, was all it took to lift the Seahawks into the wild-

card race. Two losses in three weeks by the Vikings were a huge help, and the Seahawks will have a chance to put more distance between the teams in Week 14 when they face off in all important matchup. FPI loves the Seahawks’ chances to pull it off, giving them a 91.4 percent chance of making the playoffs.

The Dallas Cowboys have won four games in a row themselves after knocking off the hottest team in the league Thursday. The New Orlean Saints had the longest win streak in the league prior to the matchup against the Cowboys. The Cowboys overcame a line at +7.5. Their Thursday night upset of the Saints was a major swing game in the NFC East. ESPN’s FPI now gives the Cowboys a 76.9 percent chance of winning the division. This team had a very slow start to the season starting at 3-5.

Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes are involved in a very tight MVP race that appears to be one for the ages.

After the Kansas City Chiefs win Sunday Mahomes now

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Quarterbacks Drew Brees (left) and Patrick Mahomes (right) are neck & neck in a tightly contested MVP race this season. has 41 TD to 10 int on the season and is projected to finish with 55 TD on the season.

Drew Brees is no pushover having a career year at 39 approaching 40. He has 30 TD to just 3 int on the season.

Brees completed 18 of 28 passes for 127 yards with one touchdown and one intercep-

tion in the Saints’ 13-10 loss to the Cowboys on Thursday.

He also rushed once for two yards and fumbled once but recovered.

The 2018 NFL race will most likely be a tossup.

Young vs old. Veteran vs first year starting QB. There is no loser in the race with both players and their respective

teams virtually guaranteed a playoff spot, which I’m sure is the first goal for these electric quarterbacks.

Four weeks and Four games remain for each team as the exciting times of January football closes in for the players, the organizations they play for as well as the fans.

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Fall Fashion Update pt. 2: a classy way to wear sweaters sweater, this is an example.

You can wear this anywhere that requires casual chic dressing. For example, dinner dates, low key cocktail parties etc... anticipating of course, the cold weather :) As for my booties, they are my favorite pair at the moment because they pick the dominant color of anything I put on unless it's yellow lol.

Ok, it is a pretty straight forward setting:) What do you think? Let me know

GRACE GOBEY CONTRIBUTING WRITER Happy Tuesday guys!!!

I hope your day is going well so far.

So, I am honestly not a fan of the snowy weather even though it is beautiful. However, I do like the sweater part of it. There are so many ways of styling a sweater, here is one of the ways I do it.

Isn't that teddy sweater adorable? By the way this sweater is currently on sale on the Shein website you can check it out:) So my idea was really simple: a sweater paired with some palazzo pants and booties. The palazzo pants will elevate anything you put on. They have this retro chic vibe that I absolutely love.

I personally like those pleated ones, very classy. If you want to rock your nice but not too dressy pocket

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What I am Wearing: Teddy sweater: Shein (in sale and comes in several colors. Please make sure you size up for a better fit) Pants: Dime bar (not an online store ) Booties: Charlotte Russe (visiting the store is actually better) Clutch: Shoedazzle

“Ralph Breaks the Internet” in newest Disney film Highly-awaited sequel is bigger, but definitely not better

KOLBY SPOMER STAFF WRITER I love the first Wreck it Ralph movie. I found the story of a man in the middle of a mid-life crisis appealing and honest, as it happens to many people. The acting was stellar, with John C Reilly and Sarah Silverman blowing things out of the water. The animation was beautiful, the score was endearing and overall the film was one of the best non-pixar animation projects to date.

'Ralph Breaks the Internet', the sequel, is the epitome of a okay movie. The story is predictable, the performances are bland for the most part, and the writing is much lesser than the first film.

The story of this film is easily split into two parts.

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The exposition and building, and the actual story beats.

The first half of the film is filled with explanations for everything, showcases of all sorts of different ideas, and building up drama for the second half. The second half is nearly constant reaction to the first half action, with all the drama blowing up in a very visually disturbing way. This would be

a good use of the action reaction story development cycle if the first half wasn’t so boring and obviously going to come into effect later.

The characters and voice acting found here, from the mains at least, is generally super disappointing.

Every actor feels like they are just there to collect their paycheck, and the characters

feel like they were written in one afternoon by the cousin of the guy who made the first movie. Ralph himself is the biggest character alteration here, as he goes from a lost and confused 30 something looking for purpose to a giant man child who has a creepy attachment to a nine year old.

The lone shining spot in the vocal abyss is Sarah Silverman

as Vanellope Von Schweetz.

She has a pretty deep role in this movie as Vanellope essentially goes through the same problem Ralph did in the first, and she handles her

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Redefining ‘Made in China’ music ADAM FABER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

For an aspiring musician, sitting down with a rapper who signed with a Def Jam label is an opportunity. The fact he went on to start his own record label, and is focusing on passing on his knowledge to younger musicians is icing on the cake.

It’s likely you haven’t heard of D.V. Alias Khryst – he’ll say so himself. He has, however had significant success just out of the spotlight in the rap world.

“I’m a pretty humble dude, so I don’t assume anybody knows who I am,” said Khryst, “I’m kind of like a supreme clothing line, only the hipsters kinda really know.”

In the mid-90s, Khryst came onto the scene with Trigga the Gambler and Smoothe da Hustler.

The three Brooklyn natives were thrust into a much bigger scene together through their label No Doubt (Def Jam).

He’s worked with Nortorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, and many others.

However, Khryst’s label didn’t move forward with his projects with any real urgency, and now that he’s calling the shots, he finds

is big for me.”

But Khryst is looking past physical albums – it’s not on the rise. While compact discs were once 95% of the massive music industry it is now dwarfed by streaming income, which is about half of total music revenue. Again, when Khryst is trying to amplify is own work, he focuses on a non-traditional channel. In this case, the online Chinese rap scene.

“I‘ve been traveling the world for some years now – China’s a place that I‘ve never been,” said Khryst.

“Watching them embrace the new music, even if it’s taboo, or forbidden, sometimes a risk for them to even enjoy.” (?not sure what the norm is, of course stay true to the spoken word, but could proper grammar be implied and transcribed in the text to make it easier to follow? Your call)

sicinfo says the demand is real – and a real opportunity for independent artists.

“China is kind of a closed culture, but the youth are very much a part of a huge movement to bring in new flavors, new sounds, and those are often in English.” Said Kobayashi. “The good news is that nowadays, 3 out of 5 artists are independent artists in China. Not so much of a major label stranglehold there.”

Khryst picked a provider who allowed him to keep 100% of his royalties, and one who would promote his music in China, not just upload it and forget about it. For all of his projects, he stresses that outreach to his fan base is critical – that goes double for students, who may only have a handful of loyal fans.

“Not everybody can make music that speaks to the world – you have to say ‘okay I got this amount of people who always like my stuff,’ I don’t care if it’s ten people!”

Said Khryst. “You gotta make those people feel special. Nicki Minaj did a great job of this,.,(,)I watched her career go from where it wasn’t to where it is. She gave her

Photo courtesy of Alias Khryst

more value breaking new ground, even if it’s with an old medium.

“I have distributors who work with my digital, and I am also working with a company who normally only deal(s) with DVDs – the music thing for them is new,” said Khryst.

He convinced a DVD supplier to distribute his latest CD, meaning a new distribution channel opened up. (missed it myself that DVD is separate from CD, that “album” could also be a DVD) “I challenged them to distribute a CD, and the result now is I’m getting exposure being on sale at Best Buy, and Target, and Barnes and Noble next to Kendrick Lamar. I’m on my own, that kind of leverage

Khryst is on traditional streaming services in North America, but the massive Chinese market is a closed system: it has its own streaming and social media sites. That needed a different entry method to access those 750 million online music consumers.

“I hear through a friend there’s a way to get in now – online, with videos. After I set it up I’m foldin’ my arms: is this a B.S. lane to put things through, or is this the real China experience?” Khryst was referring to his Chinese digital distributor, Musicinfo.io. “I had four hundred views, next morning I have ten thousand. Next morning I have a hundred and ten thousand.”

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fans their own name, she made them special.”

Khryst looks back at his path – one that puts him in both the department stores, and streaming in a country that often supplies those department stores.

“I feel blessed to be puttin’ out hooks and singles. It’s a blessing – I feel blessed and humble. I am the quintessential hybrid artist, a mixture of the old and the new,” said Khryst – his style is making waves in the mainstream as well, getting noticed by mainstream Hip-Hop artists.

“Tracey Lee hit me up in a message, tellin’ me ‘Congratulations on being in one of the dopest markets of the world.’ That’s pretty cool.”

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Book Review: “Boy Erased”

Garrard Conley’s book delves into the struggles of coming out RACHAEL JAEGER STAFF WRITER Boy Erased treads a dangerous line between safe and rough waters when it comes down to opening up about sexual orientation in a fundamentally religious household. While in reading some parts of the book, my heart broke for Garrad Conley, the author, as he related to his agony in his attempts to be a Christian and yet not ignoring the authenticity of who he truly was/is.

Garrad’s dad, a Baptist pastor firm in his religious convictions, one of which that he should start his own car dealership and hand out tracks to those he is convinced are unsaved. He catered to lost souls put away in prison and would tease them through peanut m&m’s as a tactic to promise them he would help their physical needs as long as the spiritual needs first were fulfilled.

But what is revealed midway in Boy Erased is that Garrad’s own dad wrestled with his demons and swept them under the mask of religious pretense.

Soon after he breaks up with his longterm serious girlfriend Chloe, Garrad confesses his attraction for other men. Consequently, his parents send him to therapy to an institution called Love in Action in high hopes he will be cured. But the psychological trauma that seeps into his life is horrifying in the exercises the head leader, Smidt, forced the participants to partake in. One of the exercises was Garrad backtracking his family history to pinpoint where the sin had originated, including alcoholism and loss of a previous baby.

Throughout the book, Garrad keeps a prayer simple but deep: Lord, make me pure.

But in Garrad’s honest in himself alone, he discovered that he fell short. He even snapped to a point where he cursed God and yet he also realized how unhealthy the attitudes were directed

towards him and the other participants.

On a spiritual level for me, I was raised in a similar tradition as Garrad but over the years, I am in the process in breaking free. Like I see from what Garrad especially experienced is damaging because not necessarily true belief but from an oppressive environment that drove him mad—not the crazy mad, but the frustrated kind of mad.

From what I have gone through myself, if personal belief relies on present or past actions, it throws you into a dark prison and what is called faith is really despair.

At the conclusion of the book, tension sounds like it still lingered in the air but the dedication to his parents in the beginning implies that their relationship has improved. His mom went out of her way to reach out and understand him better.

Boy Erased is also a movie which was also released on November 2 but although I have religiously checked for a showing, no theater in the area has put it on. I still hold out faith and hope that the movie still might appear in theaters around here sometime soon. Lucas Hedges acts as Garrad, Russell Crowe as his dad, and Nicole Kidman as his mom, with the names somewhat altered.

I am not able to read a book straight through in weeks like I have with Boy Erased and what I enjoy about memoirs is the assuring feeling that you are not alone. This memoir had such an ability to put me in Garrad’s shoes from the emotional guilt he struggled with his identity as a pastor’s son and yet he embraced his authenticity of his personal and gender identity. That is a brave action and should not be condoned.

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Northern Vogue Fashion Show, Nov. 29

David Bassey | MSU Reporter ByNiche, organized the star-studded affair at the W Minneapolis last Thursday featuring the most talented designers and celebrities in Minnesota. The event also featured a runway auction of the best looks and accesories of the night.

The fashion of the North should not be under estimated!

RALPH Continued from page 10 deep role with finesse and emotion that deserves to be praised.

The animation is fairly impressive, the score is a no-starter, and the writing in this movie is pretty mediocre.

Either the joke is bad and no fun at all, or it’s actually kinda funny. This is often what happens in children’s movies, as the writers know adults will be viewing it as well.

I guess if there was a thing that disappointed me the most about this movie it was that it was clearly marketed for kids. The first movie was one I was able to enjoy as an older human being, and this new one is not. It has far too many jokes directed towards kids, so much so that Ralph himself became one.

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