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A winter welcome

Longtime faculty member at Minnesota State Dr. Truman Wood died Dec. 21 in Mankato at age 77 after years of actively supporting young scholars throughout his career and in his retirement. Wood, a native of Delavan, Minn., taught political science at MSU from 1961 to 1991. He held a bachelor’s degree from then Mankato State Teachers College and a master’s and doctorate from the University of Iowa.

Wood had been hospitalized shortly after Thanksgiving with complications from diabetes, which he had for 62 years.

“My father valued few things more than his association with the university,” said Truman’s son, Jeff Wood. During

his father’s last days in the hospital, Jeff sang the university’s fight song to Truman, reliving the cold Saturdays they spent together in Blakeslee Stadium, wrapped in blankets and

Former MSU professor diesDr. Truman Wood passes away at age 77LYNN ZASKEstaff writer

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submitted photoTruman Wood taught at MSU for 30 years.

Restructuring results in unexpected lossMichael Fagin’s diversity VP position eliminated Friday JOHN FRITZstaff writer

waleagboola•msureporterMinnesota State students bustled to and from classes in the snowy setting Monday, the first day of spring semester. To welcome students and celebrate the winter weather, various events will take place on campus throughout the week. Dog sled races and dodgeball are among the many festivities taking place.

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Minnesota State President Richard Davenport’s administration is shaking up the division of Institutional Diversity, beginning Friday by replacing Vice President Michael Fagin with a newly created dean of diversity.

This marks Institutional Diversity’s shift into the division of academic affairs, where it is overseen seen by Provost and Vice President Scott Olson.

Fagin will remain at the university, where he began in 1970 as the first director of the Minorities Groups Studies Center, to teach and take on special assignments handed down by Davenport.

This restructuring, according to Davenport, is part of a wider effort by MSU to integrate the missions of academic and student affairs, providing a more comprehensive learning experience to students. That process began in March, when the division of student

affairs was also absorbed into academic affairs.

“I’ve done the same thing with this,” said Davenport. “We have the dean of diversity sitting on the [President’s] Cabinet and on the [Academic Affairs] Council. … It’s really a lot about how we bring our forces together to have the greatest impact on students.”

“I try to remind people: ‘It’s not about you, it’s about the students.’ How do we better address the

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msu reporter archive photoIt was announced Friday that Vice President of Institutional Diversity Michael Fagin’s position would be the second vice president position cut because of restructuring. Former Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Swatfager-Haney’s position was cut in March.

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Campus CirculatorRoute #8Minnesota State University Mankato provided service using leased City bus

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Route #6City of Mankato provided link to city-wide bus network.

City bus route which starts at the Cherry Street Ramp area, goes through the MSU campus, and ends up in the Madison East Shopping Center. (30 minute run.)

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Maverick ShuttleMinnesota State University Mankato provided on-campus van service

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Two graduates from Minnesota State’s engineering department are kicking off the new year with swagger, having come hot off last fall’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ (ASME) International Student Design Competition with a second place trophy for their design of a remote-controlled Mars robot vehicle.

Spring 2009 engineering graduates Andrew Scalzo and Michael Trombley tasked themselves during their final semester with completing the 2009 ASME Student Design challenge for designing and building a Mars robot.

The annual student design competition, whose project changes each year, was sponsored by Boeing, a leading manufacturer for NASA projects. Past projects for the competition include a robotic window washer that would assist disabled people in keeping their homes clean.

“We actually submitted designs for the last two years’ competitions,” said Scalzo, a manufacturing engineering technology graduate from New Berlin, Wisc. “Competition rules are released each fall, so a lot of students start working early on. We had ideas before we started working, but we didn’t start until maybe three weeks before the competition.”

According to the official competition rule pamphlet, ASME’s idea for a Mars robot design challenge for 2009 came after the success of their Phoenix Mars Lander, which made it to Mars in May, 2008 to continue chemical analysis of the Red Planet’s surface and sediment features.

“We went over a few different designs before we settled on a final one,” said Trombley, a mechanical engineering graduate from Woodbury, Minn. “We built a working model out of heavier parts early on, but replaced it with lighter parts later, since weight was

a concern for the competition. We were allowed to use whatever materials we wanted, as long as [the robot] was of weight and size regulations.”

Applicants, including Scalzo and Trombley, were tasked with designing and building a vehicle that could retrieve small to moderate sized rocks from uneven surfaces, as well as traverse potentially hazardous terrain, then return to its original location and repeat the process.

According to official rules, the vehicle must have been powered by standard rechargeable batteries, been controlled by a tethered (attached to a cord) or radio-transmitted remote device, have used a standard circuit wiring and switch system and have fit completely assembled within a box measuring 16.6 x 6.5 x 6.5 inches. Vehicles were designed so they could potentially be controlled by a remote from Earth or from a manned spacecraft on Mars.

“Ours was tethered,” Trombley said. “There were a lot of interesting designs — like tank-tread wheels or Wii controllers as the remotes — but we tried to keep things simple and reliable. Points were deducted if the robot had problems during the [trial].”

The competition itself involved teams driving their respective vehicles across a standardized, barrier-divided course with likewise standardized rocks weighing between 10-80 grams. Teams were to retrieve as many rocks as possible before returning it to the robot’s “parking zone” then repeating the process until all rocks were acquired.

The final competition, which took place last November during ASME’s 2009 International Congress and Exposition in Buena Vista, Fla. involved 15 different

MATT SAUERstaff writer

(Mars) roving roboticsMSU engineering alums design award-winning mars robot

teams from schools across the world, including representatives from India, Egypt and Lebanon.

“It felt pretty good to have our design come out as one of the top designs,” Scalzo said. “We beat out teams from the University of Minnesota and Purdue [University]. MSU’s not really a nationally known school and it was a good feeling to put it out there.”

A point system was used to determine the winners for the

international competition, in which points were added for categories such as the number of rocks acquired, the speed at which the course was completed, the weight of the vehicle, and the efficiency of the battery used.

Scalzo and Trombley qualified for the international competition by winning first place in the regional design contest in April 2009. Aside from the second place medal awarded at the competition, the

pair were given commemorative plaques as well as a $1,000 prize for their efforts. Further, MSU’s ASME chapter, advised by mechanical engineering faculty member Jin Park, received $500 for the team’s achievement.

The final design cost approximately $150 to complete, however since MSU programs do not provide funding for the competition, all expenses were paid out-of-pocket by all applicants.

submitted photosTop: Andrew Scalzo and Michael Tronbley are both alum of MSU. They entered the competition twice before they created this year’s winning robot. Left: This is the award-winning robot , designed to pick up and transport small rocks. It is based on the Pheonix Mars Lander.

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As the new year approaches we often reminisce about the past year, only to think about things that we could have done a little differently. January first often represents a date to make a small change in our lives. Attempting to lose a little weight, cutting the caffeine out of your diet or becoming more punctual are popular resolutions. Sticking to resolutions for the year is the real challenge, however.

Since we usually only hold ourselves accountable, the promises we make to change for the better are often broken.

“I have made resolutions in the past but then I can never seem to stick to it.” said senior Troy Mayer. According to CNN, experts say that people often make the wrong resolutions. Keeping a resolution small and tangible has become key for success. Minnesota State students say that resolutions are great thing but taking the time to improve one’s self has been on the back

burner because it often interferes with their social lives.

Students agreed that when they go out they often end up finding themselves ordering that triple chocolate dessert or lighting up that cig they planned to give up.

“I am going to try to go out less and study more,” sophomore Sara Kasten said. It was no surprise that an end to procrastination was the most popular resolution among MSU students. “It’s all about personal goals and what people want to accomplish,” Kasten said.

New Year’s resolutions are often short lived, and most students agree that their resolutions only last a couple of weeks.

“I often don’t follow through with my resolution due to lack of motivation or [because it’s] hard to reach goals,” sophomore Beau Illikainen said. Still, it’s no surprise that Illikainen didn’t think he could reach his goal when he admitted his resolution was to take country singer Taylor Swift on a date.

Some students have decided

that they are going to make a more altruistic resolution for 2010, like to help others or give blood.

“I think it just comes down to commitment and how much you want to make a change,” Mayer said. A survey conducted by the Washington Post concluded that the success rate of New Year’s resolutions were higher in those people that made a day-to-day goal for the year instead of one large yearly goal. “It just takes time and patience, I guess” Illikainen said.

For those pessimists out there, some students have said that resolutions are a waste of time and are made up of ridiculous far-fetched goals. Research has concluded that while 52 percent participate in making a yearly goal, only 12 percent actually succeed. Men are more likely to stick to and follow through with their resolution.

Resolving to change in the new yearMSU students discuss what they want to do differently this yearLAUREN MEYERstaff writer

ResolutionsTop 10 New Year’s

Clean dorm room• Get sleep• No all nighters• Get organized• Make it to early morning lectures• No junk food• Study• Complete reading assignments• Cut your credit card in half• Call home•

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A night staying in, at home or the dorm is not the same as it used to be. Whether it’s a romantic date night, family time, or hanging with friends, renting a movie has always been a mainstay. The way in which to rent those movies, however, has changed dramatically over the last decade.

It used to be that a person would walk into the local video store and peruse the selection for something interesting or get that hot new release. Now, with the advent of Netflix and Redbox, consumers have the option of not leaving home at all.

Netflix was founded in 1997 and opened its online doors the following year. At the time the company started, the DVD format was fairly new and less than 1,000 titles were in circulation. Renting a DVD was not a certainty as many video

outlets had very little selection and few in quantity, much the same as Blu-Ray today.

Now there are more than 20 regional shipping stations to ensure that movies arrive in the mail one to two days after they are requested by a Netflix member. Netflix’s business has seen enormous growth since it started, surpassing 1 million subscribers in 2003. It is one of few companies that has seen growth in the recent economic troubles. Netflix memberships vary in price and by how many DVDs are recieved each month.

Redbox was the brainchild of McDonald’s Ventures, LLC, in 2002 as a way to get more traffic into its restaurants. The concept behind Redbox is simply a kiosk that can hold up to 500 DVDs that can be rented and returned at any Redbox location for one dollar a night. The DVDs consist primarily of new release titles and are updated weekly. The

Minneapolis/St.Paul area of Minnesota was one of the first five markets. Mankato has 11 Redbox kiosks.

Coinstar, Inc. has since purchased Redbox from McDonald’s and expanded the red kiosks to include WalMart, Walgreens, some 7-Eleven stores, and other grocery chains.

The question as to what these services mean for the local video store has been in debate over the last few years. Last October, Hollywood Video closed its doors in Mankato. Zach Gabrielson, a freshman at Minnesota State and former employee of Mankato’s Hollywood Video, said that employees were given only three days notice.

“I am unsure as to the reasoning why the store was closed,” Gabrielson said in an e-mail. “I do know that we were evicted by the landlord and given three days to move everything out of the store.”

Representatives for the landlord and Hollywood Video or its parent company could not be reached for comment.

While there is still a Blockbuster outlet in Mankato, the chain closed 282 stores nationwide in 2008 according to an Associated Press article. The closings were an attempt to beef up the chain’s online business. Blockbuster announced last year that it will close approximately 960 stores in 2010. A representative at the Mankato Blockbuster declined to answer questions for this article.

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“I now have Netflix,” Gabrielson said. “Mostly because I have an X-Box 360 and can stream the Netflix live onto my TV.”

Others, like Minnesota State English major and also former Hollywood Video employee Kerensa Morrison, may still pine for the good old days.

“I no longer rent movies anymore,” Morrison said. “I’m not big on Redbox. I don’t watch enough movies to go through Netflix. Since Hollywood Video’s closing the only way I really watch movies anymore is when friends offer me the DVD.”

The new age of movie nightNetflix and Redbox take over the movie rental business, one DVD at a timeADAM PULCHINSKIstaff writer

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What is your New Year’s resolution?

“Stop cracking my knuckles.”

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“To be a better student.”

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Diversity reorganization comes as a shock

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The impending budget shortfalls of 2012 have been looming overhead for sometime and Friday’s announcement appears to be an effort to soften the blow.

The decision to eliminate Michael Fagin’s position as vice president of Institutional Diversity was unexpected, to say the least.

In times of a budget crisis, no one can really be sure that their jobs are secure. Cutting Fagin, who has served Minnesota State for more than 38 years, puts this grim reality into perspective.

Fagin has led the university through many advancements over the years and has paved the way as a leader and educator. He is also the first African American vice president at MSU.

The loss of his position has

stirred up controversy that had been brewing for some time. Based on outcries from the Mankato chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (MNAACP), it seems that not everyone believes Fagin’s job loss has to do with budget turmoil or restructuring the diversity division.

Rather, some people blame the decision to elminate his position on the recent College Access Program (CAP) controversy. However, administration denies this as the reason for the reorganization and argues that it will provide enhanced services to students.

This wasn’t the first time in recent history MSU released news about a vice president position being cut. In March, the position of vice president of Student Affairs, held by Patricia

Swatfager-Haney, was removed, which was an equally unexpected move.

According to MSU President Richard Davenport, Friday’s decision was made as part of a restructure of the division of diversity.

Although the dean of students will likely be paid a salary similar to the eliminated position, the cuts in support staff should create substantial budgetary savings.

While we regret the loss of Fagin as vice president, he will continue to benefit students through his work as a professor.

Ultimately, the decision should help to create savings and harbor a more efficient learning environment for students.

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One writer thinks the fast food industry misleads

consumers with weight loss marketing

At this point in pop culture I’d be surprised if everyone who partakes in fast food doesn’t know who Jared is. His last name doesn’t have to be uttered because most people probably wouldn’t even know it if they heard his last name. Instead, he goes simply by “Jared from Subway.”

Jared was a success story for the sub sandwich chain years ago by eating at Subway on a daily basis and exercising, leading to an incredible weight loss.

Subway has since shaped their brand into the healthy alternative to fast food burger joints and rightly so. The fresh ingredients alone are argument enough to excuse Subway from even being considered fast food (I have never really considered it such).

Now, another food retailer has decided to try the same, but it’s a little hard to swallow (yup, puns are fun). A new would-be “Jared” comes on the television, flashes an unflattering picture of herself in a bathing suit and then proceeds to tell viewers she lost 54 pounds by reducing her calorie intake and choosing the fresco options at this particular taco chain.

This lady can have her new “diet” all she wants. If she wants to really be impressed with herself, she needs to cut the fast food out all together. Taking two years to lose 54 pounds just doesn’t seem like a viable program to me. Folks have lost more weight on one season of “The Biggest

Loser”.If you pay attention closely to the

myriad of disclaimers on the bottom of the commercial, you will find that these results are not typical, a person must (gasp) exercise, too, and that these options are not in fact low calorie. They are just lower in calories than the rest of the

restaurant’s menu. Pardon me, but that’s like saying an 800 lb. elephant sat on you as opposed to its 1000 lb. cousin. Is there that big of a difference?

Creating a brand image is difficult, especially when you have such a strong one to begin with. My immediate trepidation to this healthy, ahem, healthier, menu is a very good example of this. Unless the chain puts treadmills in their

restaurants and prepares the food from scratch in front of me I doubt I will ever see them as being good for me or my body.

Many fast food restaurants have tried the same thing with “healthier” burgers, but I don’t recall having seen them advertised in recent memory. The only thing I see people sucking down for food, folks and fun is the ever popular cheeseburgers with a side of clogged arteries.

At the risk of being caught in the act at one of these establishments and being accused of hypocrisy, let me say that I enjoy a tasty treat from fast food joints on occasion. I do not, however, have

any illusions as to the content of those meals and the fact that they contribute to the sagging of various body parts.

I’m all for fast food entities bringing their health standards up, especially where kids’ meals are concerned. But don’t half-ass it, please. And definitely don’t advertise it if it seems a half truth from the get-go.

I’m not going to tell people what nutrition choices to make but I doubt these healthier menu options are going to yield any results if it was a person’s New Year’s resolution to lose weight and eat better.

Adam Pulchinski

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Listeners who flip their radios

on and tune into KMSU 89.7 “The Maverick,” can hear great programs such as the Shuffle Function Morning Show, the BBC News, jazz music, blues music, and Latino music.

Now, thanks to a state grant from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, they’ll be able to hear even more. And that’s not all KMSU 89.7 plans to do with the $238,500 it received at the beginning of the 2010 year.

James Gullickson, general manager of KMSU, was aware of the grant right from the start. In fact, he was highly influential in opening the door for radio stations to be able to apply for the money. As president of the Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS), he testified before the two legislative committees in charge of the Arts and Culture Heritage Funds and helped secure $2.65 million for AMPERS for the biennium (July 2009-June 2011).

MPERS’ money was equally divided between eleven qualifying radio stations. In order to qualify, KMSU had to submit an application and write up a contract with the Minnesota State Department of Administration. They were selected and awarded the funds at the end of October 2009. There is a chance for renewal after two years; in order to do so,

KMSU will need to give a report to the State Legislature on how the funds were spent.

One thing Gullickson said he is sure KMSU is going to do with part of the grant money is continue helping out with the MSU Good Thunder Reading Series. The series, which has been a yearly event for 28 years now, includes interviews with visiting writers and also recitations by the authors. KMSU broadcasts “Authors in Transit,” 15-20 minute interviews with visiting authors and poets. This year, the station is working with Richard Robbins, director of the Good Thunder Reading Series, once again and Robbins couldn’t be happier.

“KMSU, as far as I’m concerned, is one of MSU’s crown jewels,” Robbins said. “KMSU’s commitment to our region and its audience translates into locally produced programming with universal appeal, mixed with a modest set of offerings from elsewhere in the country and around the world. It’s a good balance.”

Aside from the reading series, KMSU will also produce a series of Latino Radio Dramas to better serve the growing Latino population of Mankato. These dramas will be voiced by local Hispanic volunteers. Each of the projected twenty dramas will deal with a real health or public affairs issue in the regional Hispanic culture, such as sexually transmitted diseases or family problems. KMSU

hopes to offer listeners both entertaining stories and clear, good messages about important topics.

KMSU also plans to collaborate with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra to professionally record every live performance. These recordings will be played the Sunday following each performance for listeners.

But KMSU is going to offer much more to its listeners. In the past, KMSU has offered free live concert events, but not with frequency because of lack of funds. With the new grant funds, KMSU can now offer three free live concert events each year. Besides its own concerts, it will support two or three concert events by the Bothy Folk Club and the Rock Bend Folk Festival. It will also expand its “Grand Fu Cinema” (a free movie theater for the Mankato Community) films, no longer restricted to public domain movies, and is working to create an audio documentary about the Dakota Conflict of 1862. This 59-minute documentary, plus web-based presentation complete with archived photos and maps, will hopefully be completed by the sesquicentennial recognition in 2012.

While many of these changes benefit mostly adults, KMSU has plans to benefit the younger community of Mankato as well. In summer of 2010, it is hosting a Youth Radio Camp. This

KMSU wins arts and cultural grantMSU’s radio station will use money to produce Spanish-language dramas, audio documentaries, free concerts

camp will be five days long and aimed at youths interested in learning more about or becoming a part of their local radio. There will be four hours a day of instruction, including information about audio production, storytelling and the importance of public radio. KMSU volunteers will help with the camp as instructors. The goal of the camp, according to KMSU, is for the youths to “gain a greater appreciation of radio and audio production, they will gain the ability to tell a story with sound, and the

community will benefit as more Minnesotans become engaged with their local non-commercial radio station.”

There are many other things KMSU plans to do, from buying better station equipment to developing a comprehensive AMPERS website. Gullickson said he is excited with all the potential and eager to get started.

“We are so privileged to have this new funding,” the general manager commented. “It allows us to do things we never would have dreamed possible a year ago.”

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The Mankato Department of Public Safety launched an online “crime map” in December.

According to the City of Mankato Public Information Director Shelly Schultz, Mankato desired the map, which shows calls for police service, for several years. Schultz said the electronic map replaces a paper map and stick pin system, which limited communication about trends to people in the room.

“Technology affords us many opportunities to communicate that we did not have the tools for in the past,” Schultz said.

According to Schultz, once the tools to create the map were available, it took approximately six months

to extract the relevant data and format it for the map. The map shows 25 different types of calls for service, including burglary, social host violations and suspicious person/circumstance.

Schultz said making the map available for public viewing was the idea of Public Safety Director Jerry Huettl. Schultz also said the Mankato City Council and City Manager Patrick Hentges supported the idea. According to Schultz, it is the hope of the people involved in producing the map that it will help the public be aware of trends in their neighborhoods and help the Department of Public Safety identify suspicious occurrences. They also hope for comments and input from the community.

“We hope to expand

offerings. Examples may be fire calls for service and parking tickets,” Schultz said.

While the new map sounds like a useful tool, security at Minnesota State advises that students continue to follow safety practices.

“While the map does provide information on where incidents have occurred, it is important to remember that they can happen anywhere,” said Carol Jensen, assistant director of security at MSU. “Just because the map doesn’t show an incident has happened doesn’t make that location a guaranteed safe place.”

The map can be found at http://secure.mankato-mn.gov/maps/Police-Service-Calls.html.

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“It gives students an opportunity to meet new people and have some fun before students have a lot of school obligations again,” said Kelsey Andreen, a Winter Welcome Week committee member.

The book opening for Sheka Mansaray’s second book “Desert Rose: Words for Thought” will take place tonight at 8:30 p.m. in Ostrander Auditorium. The event will include readings and performances of Mansaray’s poems. A video will also be shown from Mansaray’s elementary to high school years. Mansaray and others will perform his revised version of “The Death of My Father” which appeared in his first book “The Tears of My Father: My Gift to the World.”

Mansaray is a 20-year-old junior at MSU. He started writing in seventh grade and was inspired to create his first

book after the death of his father. After the passing of his grandmother, he started writing the poems included in “Desert Rose.”

“This is my way of giving back my respect to them,” Mansaray said.

This event doubles as a fundraiser for Mansaray to travel to Africa to see his family. His books will sell for $20 and a portion of that will go toward financing his trip.

This is a free event, and food and drinks will be served.

The week of events will end Saturday at Mount Kato with tubing, skiing and snowboarding. From 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. students with a valid MavCard will receive a discounted rate of $10 for tubing and $15 for skiing and snowboarding. The price includes admission, shuttle and equipment, though students are allowed to bring their own. The first shuttle begins at 9 p.m. outside Gage, McElroy and the Centennial Student Union and will continue to run throughout the event.

Space is limited, so interested students should sign up by Friday at the Student Activities

office, Student Health Services or the Intercollegiate Activities office.

Winter Welcome Week kicked off with polar skating at the All Seasons Arena Monday. Free dog sled rides start on the south side of Julia Sears at 12 p.m.today. Students can win prizes at a dodgeball tournament at 8 p.m. in Meyers Field House. Teams must have six to eight players to enter, and the first and second place winners will receive a Buffalo Wild Wings prize.

What’s On Wednesday will have doormat decorating at 9 p.m. in the residence halls Wednesday. Materials to make doormats along with warm drinks will be provided in the residence hall lobbies.

Comedian Adam Ace will perform his act at 9 p.m. in the CSU Ballroom Thursday. His high energy routine includes everything from improv to physical comedy.

Maverick Spirit Day will wrap up the first few days of school on Friday, so wear Maverick colors to classes, then attend the Winter Tailgate at the CSU Bullpen from 4 p.m. to

6 p.m. Winners of the tailgate games can collect tickets for $200 worth of prizes including tickets to a Minnesota Wild hockey game. Nachos, popcorn and snow cones will be available along with free billiards and bowling. After tailgating students are invited to attend sporting events that evening including men’s and women’s hockey, basketball and women’s swimming.

Though the idea for the week was originally created by Residential Life, event ideas have expanded to include many other departments in the last two years according to Anna Hammerschmidt, Student Success Coordinator and Conduct Officer for Residential Life. This year’s Winter Welcome Week was created by groups from the Department of Residential Life, Student

A warm welcome to shed the winter bluesMSU to offer Mount Kato discount, free dog sled rides ELENA SHUFELTstaff writer

needs of all of our students, both on the academic side and on the student side? They should be working together, not separately. And the same applies to diversity.”

Davenport said he’s concerned that MSU’s message isn’t reaching students outside the classroom.

“When students come to campus and live on campus … and avail themselves of student services, they aren’t getting hit very hard with diversity … and what some of the problems are that come out of that.”

Like all students, first-generation collegians can have a difficult time with finances and academics. At MSU, the College Access Program (CAP) helps students of underrepresented groups deal with these issues.

Last semester, a fracas ensued after CAP was relocated from under the supervision of Fagin to the college of education. At the time, CAP students charged the administration with racial discrimination,

bringing in a Twin Cities civil rights activist to voice their concerns to Davenport.

These still-raw sentiments may have provoked the Mankato chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s acerbic reaction to Fagin’s reassignment.

In a press release, the MNAACP said it is “outraged and questions the creditability of the decision to remove a civil rights pioneer and minority leader from [MSU],” further suggesting that “this decision is retaliation driven and based partly on pay equity for VP Fagin.”

“There were a lot of statements in [the NAACP press release] that led me to believe they didn’t really understand what we are trying to do,” Davenport said, “because we’re trying to enhance diversity more than anything.”

He added that the NAACP might be more concerned with the status of Fagin than with the restructuring itself, but “when I visited with him he was very supportive

about it. He we still remain as an important part of this institution.”

In addition to teaching, perhaps in the ethnic studies department he helped to create, Fagin will work on special assignments, including the nationally recognized Pan African Conference he started at MSU more than 30 years ago.

In the future, Davenport said, CAP could be moved into academic affairs since its students come from all of the colleges. The restructuring will continue in a month or two, with other divisions potentially falling under the academic affairs umbrella.

With Linda Duckett, co-chair of the President’s Commission on Diversity, serving as acting dean of diversity, an interim dean will be picked from MSU in the coming weeks. A nationwide search for a permanent dean should fill the post in six or seven months, Davenport said.

LOSS “We’re trying to enhance diversity more than anything.” continued from 1

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In 1992 Truman and his wife, Reta Hoover Wood, established the Wood Community Leadership Scholarship for undergraduate majors in political science. Reta Wood taught for 25 years at Kennedy Elementary School and currently resides in Mankato. The annual Wood Scholarship recognizes community involvement, academic excellence and leadership and has been awarded to more than 30 students. It is supported through an endowment fund created by Truman and Reta Wood. The fund is now worth more than a quarter of a million dollars and is overseen by an advisory board composed of former

Wood Scholars and former students. Wood was active in Centenary United Methodist Church, serving as a lay speaker throughout southern Minnesota for more than 30 years. He was a member of the Mankato Planning Commission for 22 years, as well as many other community and university organizations.

In his retirement Wood also edited a weekly e-newsletter on politics called Woodchips, which always began with a quote from George Orwell: “If liberty means anything at all, it

means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” The last issue he edited was Nov. 26, in the ninth year of Woodchips’ publication.

“Dr. Wood connected the discipline of political science to the community through his commitment to service,” said MSU President Richard Davenport. “The service that he and Reta have given to us not only made our community better, it nurtured future community leaders through the Wood Scholarship. We will sorely miss his vibrancy, his optimism and his deep desire to give back.”

PROFESSOR “Dr. Woods connected the disclipline of political science to the community through his commitment to service.” continued from 1

SEATTLE (AP) — Five activists have filed a ballot initiative to legalize all adult marijuana possession in Washington state.

Its sponsors include two Seattle lawyers as well as the director of Seattle’s annual Hempfest. The group, calling itself Sensible Washington, says state government is wasting money on police, court and jail costs for people who use or produce marijuana.

Douglas Hiatt, a lawyer who represents medical marijuana

patients, told The Associated Press after filing the initiative Monday that it would remove all state penalties for adult possession of pot. Criminal penalties for juvenile possession and for providing the drug to juveniles would remain in place. Marijuana would also remain illegal under federal law.

Hiatt says volunteers are lining up to collect the signatures needed to get the issue on the November ballot.

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It was only after supporting the long debated health care bill, that Sen. Joseph Lieberman took his final opportunity to oppose it, taking the piece of legisla-tion hostage in a 10-minute rant of demands. When he politely requested more time, as is custom for senators running past their 10 minutes, Sen. Al Franken provid-ed the down-to-earth perspective

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Although this motion does next to nothing legislatively, it says boatloads about our new freshmen senator — he can ball and he is there to play.

Opinions after the incident were mixed with democrats and pundits alike, applauding what all too many were considering an independent’s drawn-out power

play. Some conservatives were not so ecstatic. Longtime friend of Lieberman, John McCain, found Franken’s comment in bad taste.

According to Slate Magazine, McCain said “it harms the comity of the Senate not to allow one of our members at least a minute.”

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The Santa Monica, Cali-fornia band CHIEF has been getting a lot of love from indie radio recently. Yesterday, Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current named this single its song of the day and with good reason. The single, “Mighty Proud,” and its subsequent B-side, “Stealing,” give off the same raw rock n’ roll sensibility and emotion of the early Mod-est Mouse releases, something that listeners should be excited about in anticipation of the bearded, long-haired-fellows’ debut album, set to be released this spring under the direction of Grammy-award winning producer Emery Dobyns.

The Sufjan Stevens col-laborator and 22-year-old minimalist folk phenom is little-known to most, but in indie music circles, he has created quite a buzz with his second release, “No Wonder.” The New Jersey native gathers inspiration from fellow folk pioneers, notably the afore-mention Stevens and the Brad Pitt-beloved Nick Drake, to create a soothing journey of an album, one that weaves in and out of minimalist songwriting and multi-instrumentalism to depict a calming landscape of American life. This is no more apparent than in the contrast between the slow and sweet album-opener and single “Who Will?” and the jangly bass guitar and violen-driven “You’re A Real Thing.”

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msu reporter archive photoAl Franken made several visits to Minnesota State during his candidacy (such as this one in the fall of ’08) with promises that he would go against the mold and be a pro-active member of the Senate in Congress. Now he just may be living up to his promise after engaging in a few controversial debates with fellow Congressmen.

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Seemingly everything Peter Jackson did in the past decade was lovely.

From writing and directing “King Kong” and the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, which earned numerous awards including “Best Film” and “Best Director,” to producing the aforementioned films as well as the breakthrough Neill Blomkamp sci-fi flick “District 9,” each project he touched in the 2000s was an overwhelming success with critics and moviegoers alike.

It should be only fitting then that the last project of the

decade for Jackson would be called “The Lovely Bones.”

“[Alfred Hitchcock] said that ‘some people’s movies are slices of life, mine are slices of cake,’ and I’ve always thought that’s a really terrific quote,” said Jackson. “I have no interest in seeing movies about people like me or you or people that have regular jobs, or live a regular life.”

Jackson defined that what attracts him to the projects he becomes involved in is the ele-ment of escapism.

“I like being swept away into an adventure that I know I’m never going to have in my real life, seeing and meeting characters that I’m never going

to meet, because they’re so outrageous, and they’re never going to be part of my real life,” Jackson said. “In a num-ber of different ways, the films I’ve made have been very dif-ferent to each other, but they have that sort of thread of the fantastic through them.”

“The Lovely Bones,” based on the Alice Sebold novel of same name, follows the life and afterlife of 14-year-old Susie Salmon, a suburban Pennsylvania girl who is murdered by her neighbor. The story is told through Susie as she acclimates herself to the afterlife and watches over her family as they deal with the grief and unanswered

questions left after her killer is never identified.

“The emotion of ‘The Lovely Bones’ is really the purpose of making the movie, because we read the book, found it to be a very emotional experience,” Jackson said. “Because it touches on all sorts of themes and things that we recognize in our own lives, and once you’re emotionally affected like that, you try to hang on to that feeling, or that emotion.”

Driving that emotion is the Academy Award-nominated 15-year-old Irish actress Sao-irse Ronan (“Atonement”). Described by Jackson as a young Cate Blanchett, the up-and-coming young actress portrays protagonist Susie Salmon.

“She was 13 years old, I think, when we first met her, and cast her in the film,” Jackson said. “And she has the qualities that I think a great actor needs.”

Jackson described those qualities Ronan possesses as being “ferociously smart” and “incredibly brave” and having “an incredible sense of humor.”

“She is incredibly gifted, and natural,” Jackson said. “And she’s courageous, because the acting is never about pretending, it’s about making it real. And when she’s crying on screen, she’s really crying, because she’s thinking about things that are making her cry.”

“The world of show busi-ness, and especially acting, can get out of control very quickly

and can go to people’s heads very fast,” Jackson said. “I can just see Saoirse going on to make many films in the future and have a long, illustrious career.”

While still an adapta-tion, “The Lovely Bones” is a giant step away from the leviathan-sized concepts that were “The Lord of the Rings” and “King Kong.” Naturally, this produced different chal-lenges toward the filmmaking process.

“Every time you make a movie, it’s going to film school and you go to class at film school every day,” Jackson said. “So, one of the challenges that we’re discovering now is that, when you’re adapt-ing, you’ve got to realize that you’re only going to get half the book into the movie, and you’ve got to start making decisions about what the most important aspects of the book are.”

Much to the chagrin of die-hard fans of adapted novels, sometimes elements of a work of literature get cut in favor of maintaining certain plot lines and fluidity.

“It’s making those decisions and it’s seeing passages of the book that you really liked, that you assumed you’d put into the movie, but you suddenly haven’t got time for them,” Jackson said. “And it’s having to say goodbye to characters and to scenes that you were looking forward to doing.”

“The Lovely Bones” hits the Carmike Stadium Cinema 6 theatre Friday.

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Watching James Cameron’s “Avatar,” one starts to understand how its main character, Jake Sully, must feel when splitting himself in two. Just as Cameron has his protagonist jacking into a new world, a place he could never experience to the fullest without this link, he has audiences plugging into their own separate reality: a new type of cinematic experience.

A film made strictly as a catalyst for the 3D movement, “Avatar” was destined to be either the messiah of a new wave or the biggest Nelson-style “haha” to the technophiles of the film industry of all time. Now nearly a month after its

release, Cameron’s “Avatar” has grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide, making it the second-highest grossing film of all time. Sorry, Nelson.

Starring Sam Worthington as a soldier assigned to an experimental task force on the planet of Pandora, the film gives a new take on a played story, especially when it’s applied to the meaning the film has in regards to the future of the industry.

In order to avoid a conflict between the native Na’vi and the human colonists, Jake is assigned to gain the trust of the Na’vi and convince them to abandon their homeland. In order to do that, Jake is mentally linked with a Na’vi stand-in, his “avatar.” If “The Matrix” and “Pocahontas” met at a bar one

night and ended up going home with Cameron and his endless supply of money, this is what would ensue.

The first 30 minutes of the film are barely B-grade material. It’s obvious Cameron’s sense of action is much keener than that of exposition. It is all too clear when we are being spoon fed back story and at some points Cameron underestimates his audiences’ sense of technology. Yes, the future will have touch-screens, big whoop.

But once the story catches up to itself and breaks off into the wilderness of Pandora, the film hits its stride. The strange, new planet is marvelous and creative, a place that viewers will crave more of even after the film ends.

Cameron does a spectacular job diverting our attention

away from the primary set up and truly immersing us in Jake’s experience. This tactic is effective when things take a turn for the worse in the second half of the film, when suddenly the place that we have come to know (or, rather, the place that Jake has come to know) is threatened with destruction.

The most awe-inspiring thing about “Avatar,” however, is not what happens on screen, but what happens outside it. Cameron has created for us our own avatar program, where we can divide ourselves between physical and mental, tapping our minds into an imaginative new realm, leaving our bodies emptied shoulder-to-shoulder in our local Cineplex.

Granted, this does not infer that every experience is destined to be a great one, that the fundamentals of filmmaking will fall to the wayside once this new technique takes hold. In order to complete a puzzle, one must consider all the pieces at hand; it’s only that Cameron has created another piece.

Cameron’s use of the technology as an intrinsic and essential element of his film is what gives the start to the new era of film history such promise. To strip “Avatar” of its three dimensions or its high-end computer generated imagery would be to erase the film (quite literally), akin to stripping “The

Descent” of its color or “Moulin Rouge!” of its song: however watchable, they are not the same films.

Like it is Jake’s destiny to unite the separate worlds of his two selves, Cameron’s film aims to link the two worlds of film, one rooted in traditional and the other an emerging, mechanized powerhouse. An avatar acting on behalf of this new technologically inclined philosophy, the film wants to convince us that the two worlds do not have to live in disharmony, that tradition and technology can become one. While “Avatar” nearly suffocates the old in representing the new, the merger is successful.

“Avatar” is something great. Its ingenuity and success is undeniable, agreed upon by all who see it, and even its flaws, in a way, give it depth, providing us with more to talk about, to discuss, to hypothesize on. As the topic of conversation “Avatar” is unrivaled, and aside from a few poor cinematographic choices and a narration that is 95 percent unnecessary, I believe it has the legs to stay that way, provided that popular technology can catch up to it any time soon.

For an out-of-body experience like “Avatar,” $10.50 is a steal. See this movie.

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when Franken was inaugurated as the Democrats’ 60th Senate vote.

An issue since his narrow and drawn-out defeat of incumbent Norm Coleman, Franken’s career in comedy and controversial tongue have led democrats to cross their fingers in anticipation. And these criticisms were not alone.

Rush Limbaugh had accused Franken of “stealing” the election. Rumors had been spread about Franken having out-of-state tax problems and conservative Demo-crats were so nervously grinding their teeth Joe Biden had actually stopped smiling. Needless to say, Franken had an uphill battle.

Then came along Franken’s first initiative: service dogs for injured veterans. According to Franken service dogs were the an-swer to many of veteran’s mental and physical problems including the rising suicide rate. In the Star Tribune, Franken explained his bill “is enough simply to improve the lives of those of whom we ask so much.”

“This program isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s the smart thing to do. This is win, win, win, win,” Franken said.

Franken’s second piece of legislation was even more win-win. Inspired by Jamie Leigh Jones — a 20-year-old com-puter technician hired by defense contractor KBR — after she was drugged, gang-raped and placed in a shipping container for 24 hours by her coworkers. When she attempted justice through the courts she was abruptly stopped by an arbitration contract she had signed upon being hired that kept her from taking assault charges to

court. Instead she would have to settle her case within the same business that had neglected her previous complaints.

The bill Franken proposed would restrict federal funding from reaching those defense con-tractors that require such arbitra-tion contracts. Claiming that this legislation fit well between the boundaries of conditions for fed-eral funds, Franken argued that this same reasoning of law was used in lengthening the drinking age to 21 by restricting federal funding of state highways.

Attaching his previous service dog legislation to the defense con-tractor amendment, the bill was passed by the Senate 68-30, less than six months into his first term.

“Franken is doing exactly what Minnesota elected him to do, to protect and promote our interests,” said Minnesota State student and D.F.L. volunteer Abby Hager. “I am impressed with how he jumped right in on day one and is fighting hard for our rights … that he is protecting the rights of future women in the amendment that he wrote is just amazing.”

Along with his crowd-pleasing bill, Franken has become a con-tributing factor in the healthcare debate. During mid-December, in a response to a speech on proposed healthcare reform by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Franken aggressively pursued the senator in questioning the details of his presentation.

“We are entitled to our own opinions,” Franken said. “We’re not entitled to our own facts.”

Arguing that Thune neglected to mention any benefits that started the following year, Fran-ken went on to imply the junior senator had not even read the bill.

In an interview with MSU’s political science department, professors Joseph Kunkel and Frederick Slocum discussed how they found the freshmen senator’s first six months in office.

“The jury is still out on this,

but somewhere between impres-sive and average,” Slocum said.

Slocum explained that it’s difficult to gauge his progress considering he wasn’t granted his seat until last summer.

“I think he has strived to keep a generally low profile with a ‘new boy in school’ attitude in the Senate, learning its procedures and behavioral norms,” Slocum said. “He has had some success coming across as a serious and hardworking new senator, which is something he has sought to do since his background as a comedi-an and author of some controver-sial writings were issues during the election campaign.”

Kunkel found Franken to be on similar ground.

“Average, he hasn’t been in office for even a year. It will take him awhile to get started.”

When asked about the former professional comedian’s larg-est hurdle as a politician, there was no surprise from Slocum’s response.

“Since he took office, I think he has avoided any glaring slips of the tongue, and he has quite de-liberately come across as serious and intentional in moving beyond his controversial past.”

Slocum elaborated that Fran-ken’s campaign ads resonated this when he looked into the camera and said “It's time to get to work (on pressing national issues).”

FRANKEN The Minnesota Senator hasn’t stayed quiet in his first year, engaging in altercations with long-time Congressman such as Sen. John McCain continued from 13

msu reporter archive photoFranken made one of his first candidacy speeches at Minnesota State in the Winter of 2007.


The Minnesota State wres-tling team saw their season heat up over the weekend when they had their first dual match of the season. The No. 12 ranked Mavericks traveled to Ce-dar Falls, Iowa to compete in the NWCA National Duals where they would take on four opponents. MSU was able to come away from the tournament with three team victories lead-ing to a third place finish in the tournament.

Mavericks coach Jim Makovsky said earlier in the year that it may

take this group until January to show what kind of team they are going to be. The Maver-icks proved they are a resilient group but still have a ways to go before they can match

with a team like Nebraska-Oma-ha who handed MSU their only defeat of the tournament.

“Omaha has a great program,” said Makovsky. “We have a great rivalry with them.”

If the Mav-ericks are going to contend with Nebraska-Oma-ha this year they will need to im-prove at many key spots. The middle weights struggled against Nebras-ka-Omaha los-ing five straight matches. One of the few bright

spots of the match was the per-formances by Seniors Travis Elg and Brady Wilson.

The two returning All-Americans continued to show why they are among the country’s best. Elg won

at 149 pounds getting the Mavericks their first points. Wilson defeated No. 3 ranked Elijah Madison 2-1 to close out the match. Wilson is the top ranked heavy weight and is making a strong case that

this could be his year to be a National champion.

Despite a tough loss, the Mavericks showed they can bounce back after losing their first match of the season and

Mavericks take third in National DualsBehind a 36-10 win over Gannon State, MSU turns heads in IowaPAT DELANEYstaff writer

dan moen • msu reporterSenior Brady Wilson had a 2-1 victory against third-ranked Elijah Madison in MSU’s third place match.

Wrestling / page 19

Two teams, two different placesThe men’s basketball team is undefeated, while the women have dropped four of last fiveKYLE RATKEsports editor

DEREK WERHWEINstaff writer

Last season at this time, Maverick basketball fans were likely raving about the un-defeated women’s basketball team.

It now looks as if the men are the topic of the conversa-tion with their 14-0 overall re-cord and current No. 7 ranking in the nation, especially after not appearing in the pre-season rankings.

“We knew coming in we had the talent. It’s not a big deal. Regional rankings are more important for us,” said senior point guard Jesse Clark of not being ranked ealier in the season. “Being undefeated puts us in the driver’s seat to host regionals.”

Clark is speaking of getting homecourt advantage starting the NCAA tournament instead of possibly having to travel to a Northern Sun Intercolle-giate Conference rival, such as

Winona.Since the rest of the student

population has either left cam-pus or left town, the Mavericks have gone 7-0, averaging an impressive 86.5 points per game, while allowing oppo-nents to just 69 points.

MSU currently leads the NSIC and are on pace to host regionals with 13 games re-maining on the schedule.

Not only did the Mavericks survive the dreaded two-week-end road trip — traveling to Crookston, Moorhead, Up-per Iowa and Winona — they thrived during it, ending it with a 76-71 win over Winona State, a place where MSU hasn’t won at since 2005.

“It was nice just to get it over with,” Clark said. “Since I have been here, we haven’t won at Winona. They have all been tough games. It was nice to finally get that done and hopefully start a new trend.”

Minnesota State women’s basketball coach Pam Gohl can’t do much about her young team’s inexperience. Only time will take care of that.

But Gohl can do something about her team’s poor rebound-ing, which also played a role in the Mavericks’ 1-4 record during winter break.

Opponents are, on average, out-rebounding the Mavericks by a 42 to 39.3 margin, making MSU one of the worst rebound-ing teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. In conference games, MSU is get-ting out-rebounded 41.9 to 37.3.

The problem became particu-larly apparent in an 82-74 loss to Minnesota State, Moorhead, on Jan. 3, when the Mavericks gave up 17 offensive rebounds and were out-rebounded 41-27.

“We do some really good things on defense, but if you don’t close it out with a defen-

sive board then you have to play defense another 30 seconds,” Gohl said.

The solution? An increased emphasis on boxing out and rebounding drills during practice as the Mavericks (9-5, 4-3) pre-pare to host Concordia Univer-sity on Friday.

Friday’s game marks the first time since Dec. 12 that MSU plays at Bresnan Arena, where the Mavericks are still undefeated this season. They entered winter break with an 8-1 record, but Gohl indicated the recent road swing highlighted not just the Mavericks’ rebound-ing deficiencies, but also their inexperience.

They dropped three straight to Bemidji State, Minnesota Crookston and MSU Moorhead before blowing out Upper Iowa 97-64 on Friday. Their last game, on Saturday, was a 77-64 loss to Winona State.

“We’re a young team,” Gohl

MIDSEASON REPORT

Men’s basketball

14-0, 7-0 in NSIC (first place)

No. 7 in nation

Points - Travis Nelson (16.8)

Rebounds - Jefferson Mason (8.4)

Assists - Jesse Clark (4)

Women’s basketball

9-5, 4-3 in NSIC (sixth place)

Not ranked nationally

Points - Jennie Noreen (15.8)

Rebounds - Liz Trauger (6.3)

Assists - Tiffany Moe (5)

* All stats are per game

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5-4 RECORD

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The Mavericks (4-1) are ranked No. 12 in the nation

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Ups and downs for MSU over breakMavericks hope to make improvements over second half of seasonLEE HANDELstaff writer

As the Minnesota State women’s hockey team begins their second half of WCHA conference play, they hope to maintain their effort while improving their place in the conference standings at the same time. The team has had their fair share of bad bounces this season and has had trouble stringing wins together. They have played competitive hockey and beaten some quality teams, but can’t seem to find the winning formula.

After being swept at home by the Wisconsin Badgers in mid-December, the Mavericks had some down time to recharge their batteries and get ready for the 2010 portion of their schedule. Greeting them on the other side of the New Year was No. 1 ranked Mercyhurst at the Easton Holiday Showcase in St. Cloud.

The team definitely looked prepared to start the game, taking a 2-0 lead into the locker room after an inspiring first period of hockey. Things

went downhill from there, as the Mavericks received a delay of game penalty before the puck had even dropped on the second period. The Lakers took hold of the momentum and rolled to an 8-2 victory from there.

“We played an awesome first period, but then the delay of game sort of set the mood and it just went downhill from there,” said senior forward Christina Lee.

Head coach Eric Means noted that Mercyhurst

was “the best team talent-wise” that the Mavericks had played all year. The Mavericks could not find their offense the rest of the weekend, getting shut out by the Providence Friars 2-0 the following afternoon.

“We just aren’t scoring and can’t put the puck in the net,” said Means. “We counted 28 quality opportunities in the two games and had some breakaways and scoring chances, we just couldn’t capitalize on them.”

Playing two highly ranked teams from out east offered

the Mavericks a change of pace from the WCHA style of play that could come in handy down the road.

“They play a little different,” Lee said. “Teams in the WCHA play a more rough and grind-it-out style and these two games had more skating and flow to them.”

The Mavericks resumed WCHA play last weekend, traveling to Bemidji State to take on the Beavers. The Mavericks lost a heart-breaking shootout to the Beavers at home in early November and had revenge on their minds. They managed to completely turn the tables on the Beavers with a dramatic come-from-behind shootout victory of their own.

After falling behind 2-0, the Mavericks rallied to tie the score on goals from junior forward Lisa Edman and freshman forward Lauren Smith. The game remained tied until Smith and senior captain Kala Buganski netted goals to win the shootout 2-1. However, the Mavericks failed to get the sweep they desperately needed, getting blanked 3-0 Saturday afternoon.

“Our goals for the weekend were to win a game in regulation and get four points,” Means said. “We’ll take the two points, but we need to start moving up in the standings.”

At some point, the bounces

will begin to go the Mavericks way. It will be up to them to take advantage of their opportunities and convert them

into victories.“We need big wins and we

know we can get big wins,” Lee said.

MIDSEASON REPORT

Women’s hockey

4-11-5 overall

2-9-5-3 in WCHA (7th place)

Points - Ashley Young (14)

Goals - Emmi Leinonen (8)

Assists - Young, Lauren Smith (9)

Saves - Alli Altmann (415)

dan moen • msu reporterSenior captain Christina Lee is confident the Mavericks are better than they’ve played lately.

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said. “Against Crookston we didn’t play with our best effort, but otherwise we just didn’t execute or get defensive stops.”

On offense, however, several players continue to shine for MSU. Liz Trauger posted a career-high 21 points against Winona State and is averaging 13.1 points per game. Jennie Noreen continues to lead the Mavericks with 15.8 points per game and is fifth in scoring in the NSIC. Tiffany Moe is sec-ond on the team in scoring with 14.1 points per game.

Perhaps just as importantly, MSU is third in the NSIC in points scored and leads the con-ference in turnover margin and assists to turnovers ratio.

The key, said Gohl, is for her team to maintain confidence, which is why the victory against Upper Iowa was so critical.

“It was important to get a win on the road,” she said. “Up-per Iowa’s a team that’s a little down this year, but with a young team like we have, it’s impor-tance to get confidence.”

WOMEN’S BALL continued from 17

msu reporter archiveIn her first year starting, sophomore Jennie Noreen is leading the Mav-ericks with 15.8 points per game.

MEN’S BALL Mavericks keep undefeated record over winter break continued from 17

The Mavericks started the break without one of their key players in transfer junior guard Cam Hodges, who was out until early January with a dislocated right index finger.

Thanks to Joe Drapcho (eight points per game, who started for Hodges, and is cur-rently in the starting five rota-tion) the Mavericks haven’t missed a beat.

Drapcho is a prime example of the depth the Mavericks bring to the table, having play-ers such as Marcus Hill (11 points per game), Taylor Mor-row (five points per game, 20 steals on season) and Stephen Kirschbaum (43 percent from three-pt line) have given the Mavericks an extra spark this season. It’s well known that these players could start for other programs, the Mavericks know their success rides on whether players accept their role.

MSU recently put in Drap-cho and Jefferson Mason into the starting line-up, replacing Hodges and senior forward Curt Greeley.

Coach Margenthaler has said earlier in the season that he is not looking to always play the five best players at one time, but the five players that play best together.

Hopefully for MSU, the return of the rest of the student population or the start of class-es doesn’t throw the Mavericks off their win streak.

“That’s the nice part about being here on break,” Clark said. “We spend quite a bit of time together. And with the new guys on the team, it’s good for the moral of the team.”

The Mavericks are sched-uled to play St. Paul - Concor-dia on Friday and St. Cloud State on Saturday. Both games tip-off at 8 p.m.

msu reporter archiveSenior point guard Jesse Clark is

one of the most efficient players in the nation, ranking third with a 4.0

assist-turnover ratio.

WRESTLING “I want to develop all 26 guys in the room.” continued from 17

they did so with a convincing victory over Gannon in the third-place match. The Mavericks got an early win from junior Andy Forstner and never looked back. MSU was able to hold off Gannon for the rest of the match and capped off the tournament with another Brady Wilson victory.

The Mavericks will now return home for the first time in two months when they welcome in Wis-consin Eau Claire. MSU will look to start making a run as each match will start becoming more crucial. Continued improvement among

other weights will be vital if the Mavericks want to move

back among the top teams in the country.

“I want to develop all 26 guys in our room,” Makovsky said.

MSU will have this week to improve before their match Thursday.

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“We had a lot of momentum go-ing into the week-end,” said senior captain Geoff Irwin. "Playing at North Dakota is kind of a bench-mark for the season to show us where we're at as a team."

The optimism was warranted after MSU went 4-1-1 in three nonconference series after finals week in December and before this past weekend’s series at North Dakota. The stretch was highlighted by a sweep at then No. 4 Bemidji State.

But lowlights were the theme for the Mavericks at fifth-ranked UND, which swept MSU 4-1 and 3-2 Saturday at Ralph Englestad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.

The Fighting Sioux jumped on MSU with a pair of goals by Cor-ban Knight and Jason Gregoire in the first seven minutes of the game Friday.

MSU’s starting goaltender Phil Cook left the game after the second goal with a back injury and didn’t return the rest of the

weekend.The Mavericks cut the deficit

to one courtesy of a Ben Youds power-play goal with assists from Geoff Irwin and Zach Harrison. It was Youds’ first goal of the season.

Gregoire and Knight each scored second period goals to ice the game for the Sioux. Chris VandeVelde and Derrick LaPoint each finished with two assists.

Saturday began much like Friday, as Gregoire and Michael Cichy scored a minute apart and UND jumped out to another early two-goal lead

five minutes into the game.Irwin scored late in the period

on a power play assisted by Youds and Kael Mouillierat. After a scoreless second, Gre-goire added his fourth goal of the weekend to make it a two-goal game. Channing Boe cut the lead to one late in the game for the Mavericks.

“We just didn't show up Fri-day night and we didn't capitalize on opportunities Saturday night,” Irwin said.

Mavericks take on No. 13 Minnesota-Duluth at 7:37 p.m., Friday at the Verizon Wireless Center. The teams will meet again at 7:07 p.m. Saturday.

Youds nets first goalHe was at the top

of MSU’s scoring list for most of the season, assisting on 18 goals going into the UND series but Youds, a junior defenseman, was still looking for his first goal.

Youds finally got over the hump when his wrist shot from the top of the circle beat Eidsness on the power play at 10:13 of the first period in Friday’s loss at UND.

“It felt good, it was nice to get the monkey off the back,” said Youds, who went all season without a goal in 2009-10. "It was nice to get a notch in that lefthanded column but i wasn't really thinking about it. I would happen eventually."

Youds scored his only other career goal as a freshman on Feb. 1, 2008 against Denver. He had twenty combined points in his first two seasons.

“Last year was a disappoint-ment for me, I wasn't really playing my style,” Youds said. "This summer I really focused on what I needed to work on. I came back and worked hard to play the brand of hockey I knew I could play."

In just 24 games this season, Youds’ 20 points match his career point total coming into the season (20 points in 69 games). He is

tied for the team lead in points with Zach Harrison and is second in the WCHA in scoring by defensemen.

Don’t forget, Youds added an assist Saturday night to keep his scoring streak alive at four games.

Questions in the creaseMavericks coach Troy Jutting

has said throughout the season the Mavericks don’t have a “No. 1” goalie and that Cook, Lee and Kevin Murdock are all capable and have a shot at starting in net any given weekend for the Mavericks.

But with a 0.87 goals against average and a .967 save per-centage after his Jan. 2 shutout against RIT, it was hard to find

a better option than Cook to re-open the WCHA season.

“I don’t know that we’ll ever have a No. 1 goalie. I’ll play the kid who’s working hard and is having success," Jutting said. ''All three are capable. We’ll see how practice goes.”

Lee filled in when Cook went down in the first period Friday and looks to be the Mavericks’ top goalie for now. He leads the Mavericks in games played (15) with a 7-7 record, a 2.63 goals against average and a .914 save percentage.

“You're always ready to go, whether you're on the bench or in practice,” Lee said. "When Coach says you gotta go in, you have to be ready.”

MIDSEASON REPORT

Men’s hockey

11-11-2 overall

5-10-1 in WCHA (8th place)

Points - Zach Harrison, Ben Youds (20)

Goals - Jerad Stewart (1)

Assists - Youds (19)

Saves - Austin Lee (414)

Mavericks sweep twice over breakTYLER BUCKENTINEstaff writer

It’s been almost a year since we’ve done it so we figured, as rookies, we would give Banter a try. Hell, we can’t get much worse than Buck and Berhow, right? ... Right? Okay, maybe not. Here goes nothing.

dan moen • msu reporterThe Mavericks split with the Gophers, winning at Mariucci 3-1, while losing at the Verizon Center 2-6.

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Kyle Ratke: I am actually kind of nervous to do this. It’s like the feeling that I would imagine someone would get before kissing a girl. This is the famous banter. I don’t really see this going all that well, being we are probably to of the biggest smart asses on this campus. This could end with blood. Any first words for the readers?

Nate Brennan: Well ever since being replaced as start-ing kicker for my high school football team by a freshman, I’ve felt that I am the most qualified person on the planet to give an opinion on the world of sports. How’d you even get this sports editor job anyway, Ratke? You don’t even look like you played sports in high school. And if the beastly John Clayton has taught us anything, that characteristic is the determining factor toward being a quality sports journalist.

Ratke: I don’t know how I got this job to be honest. I must have won them over with my great personality and stunning charm. You should have seen me bench this morning. A guy

the size of Snooky from Jersey Shore went up to the bench I was using and took weights OFF ... and then added 45’s replac-ing the 10’s I had on. Then he winked at me. I don’t look very manly do I?

Enough of my body, what did you think of the playoff action this weekend? I think we already talked about how I gambled my money away again (tips for gam-blers: A parlay bet looks great, but it almost never EVER works out. Trust me.)

I mean, really Patriots? Joe Flacco beat you throwing the ball ten times. Sidenote: Nobody with the last name Flacco should be a starting quarterback.

Brennan: The last time Brady lost in the playoffs was the 2008 Super Bowl when Manning did the Pats in with 255 yds., 2 TDs and 1 INT through the air. Flacco did it with 34 yds, 0 TDs and 1 INT. Lesson: J. Flacco > M. Jacko. Does anyone even get that refer-ence? Something in the NFL I am fairly confident I know more

about than most in the Arctic Circle state is the Philadelphia Eagles. And boy, did they look awful. But in the back-to-back matchup, it wasn’t so much Philly’s poor play, but the Cowboys playing uncharacteris-tically well. Unless the Vikings can bring Jessica Simpson back into the picture, they might be in trouble.

Ratke: I agree. I have always been tough on the Vikings, and if Bryant McKinnie keeps play-ing like Snooky (yeah, I just made two references to Snooky in one article, get over it), the Vikings will be in huge trouble. DeMarcus Ware is probably the last guy in the NFL I want to see in an alley right next to Ray Lewis. Being Lewis murdered someone and all and eats grass on national television. Name the last sane player to kill someone and then eat grass on TV. Don’t worry I’ll wait.

My pick is Vikings 38, Cowboys 30. I hope I am right. If not, I might have to sell my car.

P.S. I mean, if we have to bring in

Jessica Simpson, I am for it.

Brennan: Don’t you mean Jessica Blimpson? Damn, I should have saved that gem for my future career at US Weekly. Well I completely disagree with your prediction. Peterson is going to have a hell of a time trying to find holes against that Cowboys run defense and with only one or two exceptions, the Vikings have shown that when Peterson can’t be let loose, the rest of the team falls. But let’s say you’re right and the Vikes make it through with the help of Jamie Moyer, I mean Brett Favre. Who do they play in the NFC Championship?

Ratke: Simpson or Blimpson, she could sing, “These boots are made for walkin’” to Romo while eating a crabcake from the beard of Brad Childress. I am fine with that.

I have to pick the Saints. I was thinking maybe the Cardinals could beat them, but their pass defense looked brutal against the Pack and it won’t get any easier against Drew Brees.

It really is a shame that Peterson didn’t have the year he was supposed to have. Great year number wise, but when watching him this year I felt like we were both hungover (I probably was). He just didn’t look right to me. But I run a 5.4 40-yard dash, he runs a 4.4. I will shut up now.

I think the AFC goes to San Diego. Even though the rest of America is fondling them-selves while thinking about the Jets, they aren’t that good. The Ravens don’t get me excited at all. And as long as the Colts have Peyton Manning, you can’t rule them out. Superbowl prediction: San Diego 34, New Orleans 31. That doesn’t sound right at all.

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