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The H1N1 flu pandemic is rapidly affecting students, staff and faculty at Minnesota State. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has recently confirmed that H1N1 flu is in all 50 states and the majority of reported cases have been from those ages 25 and under. More than 1,000 deaths have been reported since June in 46 states, and in Minnesota there have been 611 confirmed H1N1 hospitalization cases as well as 11 deaths to date. President Obama recently declared H1N1 a national emergency, and MSU President Richard Davenport sent an e-mail

to all students.MSU is doing all it can to

mount efforts to contain and protect its students against the dangerous flu pandemic. This week the on-campus Health PRO’s organization teamed up with Student Health Services handing out free “sniffle kits” to students to keep when they start feeling symptoms of the cold or flu. The kits include Kleenex, cough drops, Tylenol, ibuprofen, hand sanitizer wipes, and a thermometer.

“We just want to help out students and give them products and resources to help them feel better,” said Kristi Rolek, a fifth-year student at MSU finishing her

Many MSU students have suffered from H1N1LAUREN MEYERstaff writer

wale agboola • msu reporterHuman biology junior Michelle Nelson keeps healthy by using hand sanitizer, which the university has made available to students at various spots around campus.

H1N1 and other flu strains widespread on campus

H1N1 / page 3

Creamed for a good cause

submitted photoLori Woodward, director of the Centennial Student Union, agreed to be pied in the face Tuesday at the United Way’s “Pie your Senator” after vending machine contractor Mike Lavigne offtered to pay $100 to throw a pie at a member of the administration.

Assaults have some students on edge

Two sexual assaults have occurred in the Lincoln Park neighborhood in Mankato, each incident about a month apart. The most recent incident, which occurred during the early morning hours on Oct. 25 on the 100 block of Grove Street had similarities to the

previous incident. In each, the suspect was

identified as a Hispanic male in his late 20s estimated to be around 5-feet-9-inches and 160 pounds. The incidents also occurred during the early morning hours in the same area of town. The victims of both incidents were women in their early 20s. The police have not confirmed that these cases are

related and are investigating each case separately.

“There’s nothing new to report,” said Detective Cmdr. Matt DuRose of the Mankato Police Department. “We are still trying to piece together the evidence and talk to people in the neighborhood. We treat them as separate instances until

On edge / page 4

NICOLE SMITHeditor in chief

Open forum to be held Monday

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MSSA discusses Latino Center and CAP

Wednesday’s Minnesota State Student Association meeting was another controversial one, with continued discussion regarding the proposed Latino Center in the CSU and the department location of MSU’S College Access Program. Also on the agenda was a motion to draft the process for setting student course fees, and a campus magazine for feminist students.

Yesterday’s meeting began with a lengthy discussion by Vice President of Institutional Diversity Dr. Michael Fagin, who spoke of his involvement

with the CAP program.“[CAP] is one of the leading

access programs in the nation,” said Fagin. “We’ve succeeded in taking underprivileged and under recognized students and helping them to become successful. Most universities are built to serve middle America, and this brings challenges to first-generation college students, students of color, and low-income students.”

CAP is a program created to work with under represented high school students of various ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds by providing college preparation, planned activities directly related to

academic pursuits, and support for students.

In a related motion during Wednesday’s meeting, the senate voted to recommend that the CAP program be moved from its location in the College of Education to a spot in the Student Support Services Department. This decision comes in the face of past controversy regarding the program’s department location. CAP’s current location implies to some that students in the program are receiving preferential treatment.

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degree in community health and nursing. Rolek also said the rumor of MSU possibly shutting down because of the number of flu victims is not true.

“The rumor is a legend, the university will not close down,” Rolek said.

The university is working hard to serve the students by sending information through e-mail about H1N1 and providing students with information and resources about what to do when a student starts to acquire flu-like symptoms. The symptoms of the H1N1 virus include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. There have also been a significant number of people who have been infected with the H1N1 flu virus that have reported diarrhea and vomiting. The flu virus can be spread person to person, through coughing or sneezing or from touching an object or surface with the virus on it.

MSU student Alli Rice was diagnosed with the H1N1 flu.

“I didn’t want to spread the virus to my roommates and classmates, so I went home for four days until I was feeling better,” Rice said, following the university’s request that students with flu-like symptoms stay home.

“I was stressed that I was going to fall behind in my school work, but it was helpful that that my professors were understanding and allowed me to make up my work.”

Hospitals and clinics have become overwhelmed with the number of patients coming in because of flu or cold illnesses. Because of this, Student Health Services has created a list of when it would be appropriate to make a clinical appointment to see a physician. These severe symptoms include a fever more than 103 degrees, difficulty breathing, pain or pressure in the chest, severe red or sore throat, confusion, or if symptoms last 10 days or more. The United States Department of Health and Services has reported that “most healthy people recover from the flu without problems; however certain people are at high risk for serious complications.” High risk groups include pregnant women, small children and people with other health complications like asthma and diabetes.

The best recommendation to prevent the flu, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to cover coughs and sneezes, wash hands whenever possible, avoid contact with sick people and get a flu shot.

Demand for the flu vaccination

is extremely high since there is little to no immunity to the H1N1 flu in the human population. MSU’s health services clinic currently does not have any flu vaccines, since they are only being distributed in Minnesota through a lottery, but Davenport will let the students know once the on-campus clinic receives the vaccine.

Thirty million doses of the vaccine have been allocated throughout the 50 states and another 250 million doses are expected to be produced and distributed.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) says two shots are needed to fully protect people against H1N1. Minnesota currently has a large shortage of the vaccine, with only 290,300 doses shipped, so the MDH is asking only high-risk people to get vaccinated.

If students are struggling with the illness there are several hotline numbers, as well as a university flu website, that students can use as tools to help them through this flu season.

“Our goal at Minnesota State Mankato is to minimize the spread of infection among students, faculty, and staff and to keep the campus as healthy as possible during this challenging flu season,” Davenport said.

H1N1 “I didn’t want to spread the virus to my roommates and classmates, so I went home for four days ...”continued from 1

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we know they are related.” Both cases were identified

as stranger assaults,. meaning the victims did not know their assailant.

“It is rare that these stranger assaults are taking place,” said Minnesota State Sexual Violence Education Coordinator Lauren Pilnick. “90 percent of the time it’s someone the victim knows.” Pilnick said that it is important to be away that assailants are almost always a friend, partner, classmate or acquaintance of the victim.

Multiple incidents in the same area have caused some students living nearby to become more alert. Pilnick

said there are many ways individuals can reduce their risk but notes the clear distinction between risk reduction and prevention.

“We can only reduce our risk — only the perpetrator has the power to prevent,” she said.

MSU senior Katrina Avery lives on Byron Street, only about four blocks from Lincoln Park. She first heard about the sexual assaults by reading the Reporter and has since made efforts to stay safe.

“The second attack actually happened to a colleague of mine and I heard her personal story,” Avery said. “I don’t want to talk for her but I’m not letting any of my friends walk

home alone. We always take taxis everywhere if we go out to stay safe.”

Avery said she is less worried about her safety because she is usually with her boyfriend and he helps her feel safe and protected. But in such a quaint Mankato neighborhood, she said she didn’t think incidents like this would occur.

“I’m always really aware of my surroundings but I was surprised when the attacks started happening,” she said. “My landlord just installed motion lights and the neighbors are really close so they can hear anything that’s going on outside.”

Kelsey Dale also lives in the area, on State Street with four female roommates. The MSU junior also read about the incidents for the first time in the campus newspaper.

“I don’t necessarily fear for my safety, but [the incidents] just make me more cautious,” she said, adding that she walks with peers at night and keeps the doors locked and outside lights on at her house. But despite knowing about the recent cases, Dale said she still feels like she lives in a safe neighborhood.

“I’m definitely more on edge … not in fear of my safety, but just a little more careful of what I do,” Avery added.

Cmdr. DuRose suggested the same risk reduction recommendat-ons he said he has given before.

“We want people to be aware of their surroundings, walk in groups, carry their cell phones and let friends know where they are going,” he said.

The Mankato police are asking that anyone who has information about either incident should contact Cmdr. DuRose at 387-8770.

“We want any information, no matter how little or trivial the information is, that’s for us to decide,” Cmdr. DuRose said.

ON EDGE “We can only reduce our risk ... only the perpetrator has the power to prevent.” continued from 1

MSSA “The question of cultural nationalism cannot be based soley on numbers.” continued from 1

not the right place for CAP,” said MSSA President Murtaza Rajabali. “CAP is designed for a specific demographic, not the student body as a whole. It would be a better fit for the program to relocate to a place already designed for student support.”

If transferred, staff in the Department of Education would no longer be responsible for handling CAP students, something that would hopefully reduce future issues.

The proposed Latino Center in the CSU was also discussed during yesterday’s meeting. Fagin pressed his understanding that such a center would be used to primarily serve the student body as a whole, and to further the campus’ understanding and practice of cross-cultural awareness.

“MSU has been identified as the destination school for Latinos in the area,” said Fagin. “It’s an American imperative that we take care of them now, while [the Latino population] is growing, so that in the future we are not looking at an unequal group.”

Latino Americans are one of the fastest growing minority groups in the U.S., especially in the midwest. Fagin said that the center will focus on providing bi-cultural and bi-lingual education, and that all students – not simply Spanish speakers – would be welcome.

Discontent continued, however, in regards to the location of the proposed center, which has tentatively written up plans to replace the Student Activities Center on the west end of the CSU. Many students feel that by providing such

a large area specifically for Latinos, who make up about 1.4 percent of the student population, MSU would be ostracizing other minority groups.

“The question of cultural nationalism cannot be based solely on numbers,” said Fagin. “The needs are currently greater for Latinos. Any center that promotes diversity and the structuring of diversity enriches student’s lives. Yes, there probably will be friction between [minority] groups, but I’m confident that our leadership can help diffuse the problem.”

Ultimately, the plans for constructing a Latino Center are not yet realized, as the source of funding for the plan is currently at the cabinet level of discussion. Fagin assured the senate, however, that no funds which might have helped reduce

staff cuts in the future would be used. The senate also passed a motion

drafted by Student Affairs which aims to require that students be informed after significant changes to course, parking, or related fees have occurred. This would allow students to be more prepared in regards to their own budget concerns, as well as more informed on the topic of school expenditures.

Finally, funding was approved Wednesday for a bi-annual printed feminist magazine. The magazine’s creators hope to foster equality, diversity, and women’s rights on campus.

“The [magazine’s] purpose is to have a voice for feminists on campus,” said Off-Campus senator Amanda Lebens. “So people can find out about news, topics, or events [related to] feminism.”

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President Richard Davenport will participate in an open forum on Monday from 11:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on the main floor of the Centennial Student Union by the Heritage Room. Other participants include Minnesota State Student Association President Murtaza Rajabali, Vice President Bob Dooley and Student Union Board Chair Jayme Pretzloff.

Students, staff and faculty members are encouraged to come and discuss their ideas and concerns. The two main topics will be space utilization of the student union and the academic program suspension process.

“There have been many questions and rumors regarding possible program

suspension and closure,” Davenport said. “Obviously these rumors are concerning for students.”

The discussion of department suspensions and closures relates directly to the budget challenges that will increase dramatically by 2012. Davenport explained that this will be a two-year process of collecting data and analyzing programs.

“There will be no secret meetings. The issue of program suspension affects everyone so there will be open discussions,” Davenport said.

Programs are regularly reviewed every five years. Some of the criteria for reviews include: the program’s ability to follow the mission of the university, the quality, cost and employability of the program and enrollment numbers.

All programs will be reviewed within the next two years for possible suspension or closure. How to measure these characteristics, other characteristics to consider and the timeline for these decisions will be discussed at the open forum.

“This is going to go on for a while, there will be a lot of communication on this process,” Davenport said.

Space utilization has come up at MSSA meetings recently concerning the Latino Center debate. No definite location has been placed for the proposed center.

Dooley said that the location for the Latino Center is still being discussed.

“Most agree that the main floor of the CSU is not the right space for it,” Dooley said.

Although much of the

senate agrees that more help should be assigned to the growing Latino community on campus, they say that dedicating a large portion of the main floor of the student union is not the best way to do it.

Rajabali said in a recent interview that the CSU upgrade opened up the building for all students, and that dedicating such a large part of the student union to one ethnic group would be a step back from that.

“I think it should be a pretty good conversation,” Davenport said. “We need to take care of students needs; we want a place for them to meet and utilize what the space has to offer. We want to create a balance for the student body.”

“I’m sure the Latino Center will be brought up,

but we also want to discuss general use for the CSU,” Dooley said.

Dooley said that they want to gauge how students feel about current seating, table space, number of computers and whatever areas of the CSU students feel could be improved upon.

President Davenport emphasized the importance of student attendance at the open forum.

“On either topic, students need to show up and let their voices be heard,” Davenport said. “I would think that all students would want to know how the possible program closures could impact them. Also, all students pay an activity fee. Students need to be present to know if they are getting a good return on their money.”

Gathering the student opinionMSU President, student senate to hold open forum about space utilization, program suspension in response to Latino Center

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Students should speak their mindsUpcoming forum will give students the opportunity to voice concerns and ideas regarding a number of important issues

An open forum will be held Monday in the Centennial Student Union. The two main topics of discussion will be space utilization of the CSU and the academic program suspension process.

Due to the grim foreshadowing of significant budget deficit for Minnesota State in 2012, President Davenport and members of the Minnesot State Student Association will be explaining the possi-bility of program suspension, an unfor-tunate, but potentially necessary aspect of budget cuts that could significantly impact the students of MSU.

The ongoing Latino Center debate was the spark for discussing how MSU should utilize space in the student union, something that students should have much opinion and involvement in decid-

ing. The CSU is the hub of on-campus life and students should care about what is housed there and why. Students should be concerned about where stu-dent activities fees are going and what needs are or aren’t being met by the current offerings.

But caring just won’t cut it. The only way for students to make

a difference is to get their voices heard by showing up and speaking out at open forums when they are offered.

These sessions are established to hear student ideas and opinions, but without adequate turnout, what the administra-tion and student leaders such as MSSA President Murtaza Rajabali and Vice President Bob Dooley gather at the forum will not be representative of the

large student body.Everything on the agenda for Monday

will undoubtedly impact students. It is time to step up and discuss the important suggestions and concerns of the MSU community. For those students who have never attended an open forum, it is a valuable experience to hear feedback from peers and to listen to the sides of campus leaders.

Students need to attend this forum because it is a formal opportunity to present their opinions to those who have the ability to do something about them. Students should be involved in the deci-sions on campus but the only way to ensure this is for students to show that they are invested — showing up to the forum is productive way to do this.

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Minnesota State’s Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform with invited high school choirs at the Choral Invitational Concert Thursday.

The full choirs of Mankato East and Blue Earth Area Schools have been invited, along with small groups from St. Clair, Litchfield, Maple River, New Ulm and Waterville-Elysian-Morristown.

David Dickau has been conducting the Concert Choir since he started at MSU in 1991. He has also been conducting the Chamber Singers for about 10 years.

Dickau said about 275-300 singers will be at the event.

“It’s pretty exciting when you have all those people in one room making music together,” Dickau said.

MSU will perform a Haitian piece full of complex rhythms and percussion, along with a number of Renaissance pieces.

“There’s a lot of energy and a real variety of music,” Dickau said.

At the end of the performance, all of the choirs will combine to sing three songs together.

Mankato East Choir Director

Robin Hughes said hearing and singing with a mass choir is a rewarding experience.

“It’s exciting to sing with a college choir,” she said.

This is one of Mankato East’s first performances, so Hughes said it’s setting the tone for the rest of their year together.

“It really gets our program ready for a performance earlier than it normally would,” she said.

Blue Earth Area Schools Choir Director Mike Ellingsen said, “I really enjoy the opportunity for the Blue Earth Area choir students to sing under the direction of Dr. Dickau. He really has it all together—how to sing and how to really make music.”

Blue Earth has participated in this concert twice before, but Ellingsen said the experience changes with different members.

The Choral Invitational Concert has been an event at MSU for 10 years. Different surrounding schools are selected to participate every year.

Dickau said, “The kids usually come away from it pretty inspired by a day of making some really great music.”

This year, the MSU Concert Choir has been selected to sing at the Minnesota Collegiate

ELENA SHUFELTstaff writer

MSU choir to perform with invited area high schools Thursday

Choral Festival. This is the first year for the festival, and MSU is one of five choirs selected to participate. The festival is Nov. 14 at Bethel University in St. Paul.

“It’s quite an honor. It’s

pretty competitive,” Dickau said.The Concert Choir will sing

the same program Thursday as they will at the festival.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Saints Peter and Paul’s

Catholic Church, 105 North Fifth St. Tickets cost $6 for MSU students with a valid MavCard, K-12 students and children. General admission is $9.

submitted photo The Minnesota State choir will perform at the upcoming Minnesota Collegiate Choral Festival at Bethel University in St. Paul Nov. 14.

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Ready 4 TakeOff fearsome foursome TaLeNTeD msu reCeIVING Core

dan moen • msu reporterVinny Flury (left), Omaar Balton (middle), Chris Nowlin (lower right) and Adam Thielen (upper right) have made the 2009 season a fun and memorable one on and off of the field.

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INSIDE SPORTS: Page 10 - Volleyball preview Page 11 - Mavericks, Leber win in shootout

KYLE RATKEsports editor

There are many Division II programs that go years without finding that true No. 1 receiver who is the go-to–guy for its quarterback. It can be a stressful time going through mediocre receivers that are unable to open an offense up. Most schools go through difficult transitions with the receiver position.

Well, this isn’t the case for the 2009 Mavericks football team, which potentially has four No. 1 receivers. The one thing about the four receivers is that they all bring something different to the table in terms of talent. They also might be the most laid back guys on the team, and act like, well, most receivers do.

The four receivers that have been causing frenzies across the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this season have been seniors Chris Nowlin and

Vinny Flury along with junior Omaar Balton and redshirt freshman Adam Thielen.

It doesn’t take long when talking to these four before hearing jokes being murmured about each other.

“We are a pretty laid back group,” Nowlin said with a grin. “It’s kind of hard for us to all be serious at the same time.”

“It’s the one thing that we are known for,” Thielen said. “Everyone looks to us for jokes and we try to keep it lightened up; even the coaches know that, but it sometimes gets us into trouble.”

The relationship these players have is hard to find amongst such a talented group. The Mavericks have been known as predominantly a running team, but with the overall talent at the receiver position, fans have been glad to see the ball in the air, whether it’s a deep pass to Nowlin or a jump ball for

Balton.These four might be a laid

back bunch, but they will be the first to tell you how talented they think they are.

“We are definitely talented,” Flury said. “I mean, I was at the University of Nevada and we had some good receivers. These guys are just as good, if not better than those guys were.”

It’s hard to prove this, but also hard to argue with.

After transferring to MSU, Flury has done nothing but made plays and turned heads for the Maverick offense. Last season, he led the team with 715

yards and seven touchdowns, and though being plagued with injuries this year, he is averaging a team high 60 yards per game and is tied for the team high with

five receiving touchdowns.

Sure, Flury’s hands and playmaking ability certainly have flustered defensive backs, but there is another aspect of his game that has nothing to do with the field. Flury loves to talk, whether it’s in the locker room, sideline or on the field.

It has gotten him in trouble at times (two personal fouls on a touchdown catch against Augustana earlier this year leading to an ejection), but some

teammates feed off of Flury’s rowdiness.

“I am naturally pretty calm on the field and never get too overexcited,” Nowlin said. “I get most of my energy feeding off of Vinny.”

Nowlin is known as the deep threat on this team and has flat-out speed. He leads the team with 26 catches and is averaging 18 yards per catch. Nowlin has been a Maverick for four years and has seen the worst of times, and now the best of times.

When sitting there, he looks like just another football player, but if there is one player to calm this team down with a joke or just his absurd personality, it’s Nowlin. After being asked earlier this season whether or not he was surprised the Mavericks were undefeated this, Nowlin responded, “Well, I played on an awful high school team and we weren’t the

BY THE NUMBERS

Nowlin - 26 catches, 467 yards, 5 TD’s

Flury - 25 catches, 420 yards, 5 TD’s

Balton - 23 catches, 415 yards, 5 TD’s

Thielen - 19 catches, 204 yards 1 TD

Takeoff / page 11

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After a short slump, the Min-nesota State women’s volleyball team got the win they desperately needed. After dropping out of second place in the NSIC confer-ence, the Mavericks came back and beat a very tough Minnesota-Duluth team. The match was crucial since both teams have been separated by a point in the standings most of the year.

“They say regional rankings are a hairs breath of each other,” said head coach Dennis Amund-son.

Beating UMD last weekend helped MSU pass up the Bulldogs in the rankings, but MSU will not be able to sit easy this weekend. Southwest is ranked No.15 and will have a similar opportunity to pass up the Mavericks.

“I’m excited to see how everything is going to end up in the next few weeks,” said senior right-side hitter Ally Kwikkel.

There will only be one match this weekend, compared to the majority of the season when teams have to prepare to play two different teams in a weekend. This should make the match even more intense as both teams only will have to worry about each other.

One thing specific that the Mavericks did well last weekend was to put away an opponent when the scores got into the twen-ties. MSU proved this when UMD

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Bemidji State Beavers (2-7-1, 1-2-1-1 WCHA) at Minnesota State Mavericks (3-2-1, 1-2-1-1 WCHA)

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RECAP: The MSU women’s hockey team is ready to drop the puck on their first home series of the season this weekend as they host the Bemidji State Beavers. The Maver-icks are looking to bounce back after suffering their first two losses of the season at the hands of the Ohio State Buckeyes last weekend in Columbus. The team fell to the Buckeyes in the first game 7-6 after holding the lead for the majority of the game. The Buckeyes completed the sweep the next day, defeating the Mavericks 4-1. The Beavers split a nonconference series last weekend at home against Wayne State and resume WCHA play this weekend. The two teams come into the series with identical conference records with each team earning four points in conference play.

HISTORY: The Mavericks have had their fair share of success against the Beavers over the years and will look to continue that trend this weekend. MSU has a solid 20-15-7 overall record against Bemidji State, going 2-2-0 against the Beavers last season. The home team has had an edge in this series recently, with the Mavericks sweeping the Beavers at home last year while getting swept on the road in Bemidji.

MSU NOTES: A few Maverick underclassmen have gotten off to strong starts this season, with sophomore forward Moira O’Connor and freshman forward Lauren Smith each tallying two goals in last Friday’s 7-6 loss to Ohio State while recording four and three points respectively last weekend. Sophomore forward Emmi Leinonen continued her hot start to the season, assisting on two goals to give her a team-leading nine points on the year. Sophomore goaltender Alli Altmann is looking to bounce back this weekend after allowing all seven Buckeye goals while falling to 3-1-1 last Friday. Altmann had only allowed six goals the first four games of the season combined. The Mavericks are 5-6-0 all-time in home openers.

BSU NOTES: Bemidji State enters the weekend with a 0-4 road record on the season… The Beavers are led in scoring by a pair of junior forwards, Erin Johnson (5-2—7) and Annie Bauerfeld (1-5—6)

PREDICTION: Considering the home team has come out on top in this series recently, expect the Mavericks to have success this weekend. The Beavers have yet to win a road game this season and look for the Mavericks to keep it that way and pick up four crucial points while getting back over .500 in WCHA play.

Lee HandeL • staff writer Mavericks look to take down No. 15 SMSU againPAT DELANEYstaff writer

got up on them late in the third set and were two points away from sending the match into a fifth set. However, the Mavericks were able to regroup and score the final five points and win the match. Amundson knows how important it is to be able to finish opponents off late in sets.

“It’s something we’ve been preaching, that when you get into the twenties you have to be able to put your opponent away,” Amundson said. “It will be some-thing we will have to continue to do in these last few matches.”

This will be even more pivotal on the road. MSU received plenty of crowd momentum to hold off the Mustangs in the fifth set in their first match, but the crowd noise will shift heavily the other way if MSU can not finish off Southwest in four sets.

The Mavericks have regained some momentum after last weekend, but Southwest is also coming off a big victory against UMD and they will want revenge after losing the first time around. But something MSU has shown all year is an ability to stay at

the right confidence level. This proved true the way the Maver-icks came back last weekend.

“We had gotten in a little bit of a slump but we knew we needed to just come together again,” said Kwikkel. “Beating UMD was a lot of fun and I think it has helped us all feel really good with our team right now.”

One of the main things Amundson has his club focusing on this week is shutting down the Mustangs middle floor. Equaling Southwest’s ability to dig the ball will be important as they are the conference leaders in that cat-egory with more than 18 a game.

With a victory at Southwest, MSU will have three matches left, two of which are against teams under .500 and who are all but out of a chance at a post-season run.

For now though, all the Mav-ericks can focus on is defeating Southwest so they can head into the final week of the season near the top of the NSIC. The Maver-icks, (24-4, 14-2 in conference) will play Southwest Minnesota State at 3 p.m. Saturday in Mar-shall, Minn.

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best in my first two years here, so this whole winning thing is kind of new to me.”

“I learn a lot from these older guys,” Balton said. “Chris has defensive backs doing things they shouldn’t be doing, while Vinny runs the best routes I have ever seen. I learn a lot.”

Balton has shown a little bit of everything this year and is behind just Nowlin and Flury for receiving yards on the team with 415. All three of them also have five touchdowns. Balton is excited for the challenge next season with the Mavericks losing Nowlin and Flury next season

that will be presented to him.The enthusiasm Balton shows

on the field is second to only Flury. He is not afraid to tell people what he can or can’t do. He’d rather emphasize the can though.

“I think I am a pretty versatile guy.” Balton said. “If you throw the ball up there I am gonna get it. I think I can be both a possession guy and a deep threat.”

The final man to this equation might not be as well known now, but chances are fans will hear plenty of his name in the future.

In his first playing season,

Thielen has 204 receiving yards and may have the best hands out of the bunch. Being the young guy in the group, he gets more of a hard time than the others, but he knows how things are.

“I see young Adam as a future face of Maverick nation,” Nowlin said while laughing. “Everywhere you see a billboard, you will see Adam Thielen.”

With all jokes aside, the torch will likely be passed to Thielen, and with three more years of playing time, he looks to capitalize on that.

While this receivers corps is very diverse in different aspects

of their game and even their age, but the personalities blend as if they have been playing together all their lives.

This may be the last year for these receivers together on the field, but chances are the relationship off the field will be more memorable for them.

“I think we get along almost as brothers,” Nowlin said. “At the end of the day, that’s what matters.”

The Mavericks will put their undefeated record to the test this Saturday in St. Cloud State at 1 p.m.

TAKEOFF “We get along almost as brothers...” continued from 9

The Mavericks took part in an old fashion shootout in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tour-nament.

After 110 minutes of regula-tion and overtime had passed, the scoreless match went to a shootout.

It seemed like perfect timing from the sun to show itself with a game blanketed by cloud cover as soon as both teams walked to mid-field it was an array of warm and lifted the excitement two folds.

In an alternating format the University of Mary started the shootout with a high fastball. After watching U of Mary miss, the Mavericks sent junior forward Jessie Audas to the firing range and mimicked her counterpart.

Senior goalkeeper Sheila Reynolds made a diving save to setup a go ahead goal by fresh-man midfielder Brianne West.

“It’s the greatest feeling ever,” Reynolds said. “Knowing I have teammates that have my back is why half the time I am not freaking out as much, because I know that even if the other team scores I know they can all take PK (penalty kicks) on me because they have done it before.”

The Marauders were not about to lie down with a shot that seemed to freeze Reynolds and was followed by a bullet that connected with the crossbar from senior midfielder Taylor Vestal.

With only two players left for both teams remaining in a 1-1 tie Reynolds took her place and watched as a shot skimmed the crossbar and landed in her hands. MSU senior midfielder Natalie Bullis had no trouble finding nylon and gave the Mavericks a 2-1 lead.

Mary would answer back and with junior forward Laura Leber left standing the Mavericks watched as a rocket found the net and the celebration had begun.

In the first shootout since the 2007 eight-person marathon against Central Missouri in the national tournament, the Mav-ericks found themselves on the victorious side again — potential-ly setting up a rematch with a hot Winona State University team.

“I’m extremely confident in our abilities when we work as a team and as long as we stick together and work to our full potential there’s no doubt in my mind that we’ll come out on top,” said junior forward Ann Kincaid.

If Winona wins their matchup with Concordia-St. Paul the Mavericks will travel to Winona and face the Warriors on Friday at 3 p.m. If Winona losses their match the Mavericks will play Concordia in Duluth on Friday at 12 p.m.

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Mac Lethal, Soulcrate Music and Smith Made Music perform at the

What’s Up Lounge Sunday

The Wienermobile slices through Mankato

DEAN GORDEN | staff writerwale agboola • msu reporter

sam campbell • msu reporterThe Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has been running rampant through Mankato’s streets since last weekend, do-ing various acts of community service and visiting the Minnesota State campus.

In these tough economic times many college graduates find themselves making hard decisions after graduation, but for the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile’s Torey “Toppings” and “Dijon” John, the decision was a no-brainer.

That’s because Torey and John are official Oscar Mayer “Hotdoggers.” Driving around the country in the meatiest and arguably coolest ride ever packaged on four wheels, they make up two of the twelve recent graduates Oscar Mayer chooses every year for their promotional program.

“[The Hotdoggers] are our ambassadors and our grassroots connections with the local community,” said Mobile Marketing Manager Ed Roland. “We encourage them to be creative in their approach so consumers have exciting and

memorable experiences with the Wienermobile.”

The program involves two half-year terms of wiener duty that alternate national region and partners. Traveling five days a week and averaging 20 days off or less a year, the job can be described as intense to say the least, but the Hotdoggers aren’t complaining.

“We love being on the road,” said “Dijon” John inside the Wienermobile’s mustard-painted interior. “It’s a great life experience.”

Even during the first two-week training session called “Hot Dog High,” John swears to have learned more about advertising than he did in a full semester of college.

This week in Mankato alone, the Hotdoggers have already visited the Oaklawn Healthcare Center, Rake-the-yard, Beans Plus, Theresa House and

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DEAN GORDENstaff writer

Lethal / page 14

Local artist Matt Smith will be taking the stage Sunday at the Whats Up Lounge along with some formidable Midwest

talent in an attempt to build a bigger hip-hop presence in the Mankato area. Mac Lethal, a former artist of the Minneapo-lis- based Rhymesayers Enter-tainment, will be headlining the show featuring Smith and

Soulcrate Music, a member of Lethal’s Black Clover Records posse.

Getting an opportunity to perform alongside such estab-lished Midwest hip-hoppers has Minnesota State’s Smith

excited for his performance this weekend.

“I think the line up is perfect because Black Clover Records has always been a huge inspi-ration to me and it’s an honor sharing the stage with some of

the Midwest’s finest,” Smith said. “People should come to this show because I honestly be-lieve that this genre of music, in this part of the country, makes you feel like you’re a part of

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web photoMichael Ironside (centered, standing) also stars in the straight-to-DVD sci-fi film about the dangers of technology.

Is there anywhere left to go in the action film genre?

As played out by “Hardwired,” apparently not.

Literally every storyline, every cliché piece of dialogue and all of its special effects feel as though this film was made within a recycling bin. Leading man Cuba Gooding Jr. (that’s right, he’s still making movies) stars as Jason Bourne, I mean, Luke Gibson, a former military man who has lost his wife along with all of his memory in a near fatal car accident.

His greedy foe, Hope industries, is a corporate

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Unfortunately for Luke Gibson, Hope has targeted him as a test subject for its evil implants that seek to create and sell advertisement space within his own mind. Gibson, with the help of a team of cyberpunk allies that could just as easily have been extras from a “Matrix” film, now squares off against Hope Industries to

regain his memories and extract revenge. Does any of this sound familiar?

It’s hard to be overly critical of a film such as “Hardwired” because that would give it too much credit. It certainly isn’t the first action movie to steal its concepts and ideas from other films, though rarely has a movie been so blatant in its approach.

The problem is that it just isn’t done nearly as well.

The special effects lack polish, the acting is mediocre at best and the plot is littered with holes. After watching this film, viewers have to question whether there is any ingenuity left in Hollywood. In an oversaturated genre where

big budget special effects, breakneck car chases and explosive gun shootouts are to be expected, “Hardwired” doesn’t hold its own among its peers. It’s dated, not only with its visuals and overdone plot, but even with its cast.

Cuba Gooding Jr., 12 years since winning an Oscar for his role in “Jerry Maguire,” no longer constitutes as leading man talent. Val Kilmer, whose character is nameless throughout the film, is underused among a cast of no-names that struggle to portray any realistic emotion.

This film fails to meet any of the genre standards at any level, which is why this film was subject to a straight to DVD

release. Without any sense of identity,

“Hardwired” falls short in its emulation of previous action thrillers and gets no help from its cast. Recycled parts of such films as “The Matrix,” “Minority Report,” “Eagle Eye” and “Bourne Identity” stand in place of any original ideas or plot lines within the film. Dated visuals round out what is a sad excuse for a modern day thrill ride that only further diminishes the fledgling careers of its two male stars.

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something” said the 21-year-old Smith, known on stage as Smith Made Music.

Mac Lethal, co-founder of Black Clover Records and a Kansas City native, was once referred to as “a contemporary cross between a folk singer and a stand-up comic” by Rolling Stone. Having been featured in numerous urban magazines such as The Source, Lethal has built his reputation through touring with Atmosphere, P.O.S. and Sage Francis.

His sometimes abrasive, but often colorful and witty style is something of its own genre in the rap scene. Known to consis-tently perform over 150 shows a year throughout North America, Mac Lethal shows a lot of ad-miration for his fans, which has helped him receive quite a fol-lowing in the Midwest, including his fellow performer Smith.

Like Lethal, Smith’s musical talents reach beyond the mere hip-hop genre, consisting of a collection of different styles that include hip-hop, dance-rock and acoustic vocals.

As part of the evening’s event, Smith Made Music will also be releasing his first album, “Anything and Everything: The Demo,” which, as the title indicates, will encompass his as-sortment of musical talents.

“The reasoning behind the name of the album is because each song sounds distinctly different from one another, but with a Midwest hip-hop vibe to it,” Smith said. “I’m calling it ‘The Demo’ because it’s my first

release and it’s mainly just to start a fan base and book more shows.”

The album, an 8 track explo-ration of Smith’s unique style, will be available at the show for $5.

The show starts at 6 p.m.

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When questioned about free time, both Torey and John had no complaints as the job allows for free travel and recreational weekends.

So perhaps you are wondering how to get your buns into the seat of a Wienermobile? Maybe you would relish the opportunity for free travel?

According to Torey and John the program receives close to 1,200 applications a year with majors ranging from journalism and marking to Spanish and

the arts. Other traits that are searched for are an outgoing personality and excellent communication skills.

So if you are a college senior terrified by recent job markets and think you can cut the mustard, grab yourself a hot dog and get a job on the Wienermobile.

For those interested in the Hotdogger program and who would like to apply to be one of the 12 selected for next year’s program, visit the Kraft website for more information — http://brands.kraftfoods.com/oscarmayer/omm_hotdogger.htm.

WIENERMOBILE The 27-foot Oscar Mayer Weinermobile and its ‘Hotdogger’ residents have been roam-ing the streets of Mankato this week continued from 12

wale agboola • msu reporter‘Dijon’ John (left) and Torey ‘Toppings’ are two of 12 Hotdoggers involved in the Oscar Mayer promotional program for college grads.

web photoKansas City’s Mac Lethal and some of his Black Clover labelmates will headline the underground hip-hop show at the What’s Up Lounge Sunday.

LETHAL Fast and furious Kansas City MC brings some of his Black Clover posse to show Mankato their unique style of hip-hop continued from 12

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