Volume 89, Number 32 University Chronicle Serving SCSU and the St. Cloud Community Monday, March 18, 2013 WWW.UNIVERSITYCHRONICLE.NET INSIDE News...1-5 Opinions...6 Marquee...7-8 Sports...9-12 Composer and pianist duo impress Page 7 Page 11 - O’Grady wins nationals Check out our online content! Duo plays as part of the New Me- dia Guest Artists Series. Visit universitychronicle. net, or scan the QR code to see everything the Chron- icle has to offer, including videos, galleries and podcasts. SG votes for larger VRC Tiffany Krupke NEWS EDITOR Student veterans may be WVM [\MX KTW[MZ \W ÅVLQVO I larger space for the Veteran Resource Center after receiv- ing collective support from the Student Government body at their last meeting. SG voted to support the VRC in their search for a larger location. SG passed resolution 12- 13-003, which recommends that the VRC receives a larger TWKI\QWV _Q\P UWZM WNÅKM [XIKM to accommodate the SCSU veteran population. SG will establish a task NWZKM KWUUQ\\ML \W ÅVLQVO I larger and more effective space for the VRC, the resolution said. The task force will act as a recommending body, and will represent the needs of veterans on campus. Student Veteran Organi- zation (SVO) Pres. Nicholas Garland spoke to the SG body about the need for a large space for veterans during open gallery. The Veteran Resource Center services veterans and their spouses. SCSU has the second largest veteran popula- tion of any university in the state. As of spring 2013, there are 690 veterans on campus _PW IZM ]VLMZ JMVMÅ\[ IK- cording to data from the Stra- tegic Planning Committee. There are estimated 200- Stolhanske talks struggles, triumphs PRAVIN DANGOL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR Erik Stolhanske tells the audience about his experiences over the years, which led him to his success. Ryan Hanenburg STAFF WRITER Erik Stolhanske is best known for his role of Rab- bit in the movie “Super Troopers”. He’s a found- ing member of the com- edy troupe Broken Lizard, which has made several []KKM[[N]T ÅTU[ IXIZ\ NZWU “Super Troopers”, such as “Beerfest” and “Club Dread”. Stolhanske spoke about his life before and dur- ing the making of “Super Troopers” on March 5 at SCSU. Something that you might not know about Stol- hanske is that he was born _Q\PW]\ I ÅJ]TI IVL PI[ lived his life with a pros- thetic leg. He had a childhood that _I[ ÅTTML _Q\P ZQLQK]TM 0M was given the nickname “Peg-Leg Stolhanske,” and kids constantly staring and laughing. His mother told him to just try to be a normal kid, which he attempted to do with his interest in baseball. His prosthetic leg never stopped him from running the bases just like every other kid. His childhood hero, Rod Carew, a former Minnesota Twin, inspired him with his own backstory of hardship and his success in baseball. The most traumatic event of his childhood took XTIKM QV \PM ÅN\P OZILM L]Z- ing a game of kickball. A girl who he had a crush on was watching him play and he tried to kick a home run. When he did so his prosthetic leg detached IVL ÆM_ WV\W \PM ÅMTL <PM OQZT [KZMIUML IVL ÆML _PQTM another boy stole his leg and used it to chase other KPQTLZMV IZW]VL \PM ÅMTL The incident caused Erik to withdraw from soci- ety up until college. Upon arriving at Col- gate University, he tried out for the baseball team but was rejected due to his lack of physical development. •See VRC / Page 4 •See Speaker / Page 4 PRAVIN DANGOL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR Congratulations MacNaughton Cup Champs CHRONICLE FILE PHOTO
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Volume 89, Number 32
University
Chronicle Serving SCSU and the St. Cloud Community
Monday, March 18, 2013 WWW.UNIVERSITYCHRONICLE.NET
INSIDEN e w s . . . 1 - 5O p i n i o n s . . . 6Marquee . . . 7 -8S p o r t s . . . 9 - 1 2
Composer and pianist duo impress Page 7
Page 11 - O’Grady wins nationals
Check out our online content!
Duo plays as part of the New Me-dia Guest Artists Series.
Visit universitychronicle.net, or scan the QR code to see everything the Chron-icle has to offer, including videos, galleries and podcasts.
SG votes for
larger VRC
Tiffany Krupke
NEWS EDITOR
Student veterans may be WVM�[\MX�KTW[MZ�\W�ÅVLQVO�I�larger space for the Veteran Resource Center after receiv-ing collective support from the Student Government body at their last meeting.
SG voted to support the VRC in their search for a larger location.
SG passed resolution 12-13-003, which recommends that the VRC receives a larger TWKI\QWV�_Q\P�UWZM�WNÅKM�[XIKM�to accommodate the SCSU veteran population.
SG will establish a task NWZKM�KWUUQ\\ML�\W�ÅVLQVO�I�larger and more effective space for the VRC, the resolution said. The task force will act as a recommending body, and will represent the needs of veterans on campus.
Student Veteran Organi-zation (SVO) Pres. Nicholas Garland spoke to the SG body about the need for a large space for veterans during open gallery.
The Veteran Resource Center services veterans and their spouses. SCSU has the second largest veteran popula-tion of any university in the state.
As of spring 2013, there are 690 veterans on campus _PW�IZM�]VLMZ�JMVMÅ\[��IK-cording to data from the Stra-tegic Planning Committee.
There are estimated 200-
Stolhanske talks struggles, triumphs
PRAVIN DANGOL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR
Erik Stolhanske tells the audience about his experiences over the years, which led him to his success.
Ryan Hanenburg
STAFF WRITER
Erik Stolhanske is best known for his role of Rab-bit in the movie “Super Troopers”. He’s a found-ing member of the com-edy troupe Broken Lizard, which has made several []KKM[[N]T�ÅTU[�IXIZ\�NZWU�“Super Troopers”, such as “Beerfest” and “Club
Dread”.Stolhanske spoke about
his life before and dur-ing the making of “Super Troopers” on March 5 at SCSU.
Something that you might not know about Stol-hanske is that he was born _Q\PW]\�I�ÅJ]TI�IVL�PI[�lived his life with a pros-thetic leg.
He had a childhood that _I[�ÅTTML�_Q\P�ZQLQK]TM��0M�
was given the nickname “Peg-Leg Stolhanske,” and kids constantly staring and laughing.
His mother told him to just try to be a normal kid, which he attempted to do with his interest in baseball. His prosthetic leg never stopped him from running the bases just like every other kid. His childhood hero, Rod Carew, a former Minnesota Twin, inspired
him with his own backstory of hardship and his success in baseball.
The most traumatic event of his childhood took XTIKM�QV�\PM�ÅN\P�OZILM�L]Z-ing a game of kickball.
A girl who he had a crush on was watching him play and he tried to kick a home run. When he did so his prosthetic leg detached IVL�ÆM_�WV\W�\PM�ÅMTL��<PM�OQZT�[KZMIUML�IVL�ÆML�_PQTM�
another boy stole his leg and used it to chase other KPQTLZMV�IZW]VL�\PM�ÅMTL�
The incident caused Erik to withdraw from soci-ety up until college.
Upon arriving at Col-gate University, he tried out for the baseball team but was rejected due to his lack of physical development.
•See VRC / Page 4
•See Speaker / Page 4
PRAVIN DANGOL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR
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Events Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
Graduate Student Appreciation Week
9 a.m. - 6 p.m.The School of
Graduate Studies has set March 18-24 as the sixth annual Graduate Student Appreciation Week at SCSU. Some
events planned are free massages, free swim and rock climbing
in Halenbeck, and a social at the end of the week in celebration of graduate students. Cost
is free.
Tatsuya Nakatani, improvisational
percussionist 8-10 p.m.
Tatsuya Nakatani is a creative percussionist whose improvisational approach to music is intuitively primitive. The event will take place in the Recital
Hall in the Performing Arts Center. Admission for the performance is
free.
Keeping the Spirit of the American Revolution Alive
1:30 - 4 p.m.Melvin Bernstein is the
founder and current Moderator of the
American Revolution Round Table. This free event will take place in the Alumni Room in
Atwood.
Book Event and Workshop:
Thinking, Fast and Slow
3:30 - 5p.m.Thinking, Fast and
Slow, explains the way humans think.
Cost is free and will take place in the Granite Room in
Atwood.
Friday
Collaberative Learning
Techniques: Roundtable Discussion
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.A discussion about using collaborative
learning techniques for classes. Admission is
free and will take place in the Mississipi Room
in Atwood.
Tiffany Krupke
NEWS EDITOR
When his alarm goes off, it is still pitch black.
It is 2:30 a.m. and time for Bryan Piatt to head to work.
SCSU alum Piatt -- a morning reporter for Kare 11 -- shared highlights from PQ[�KIZMMZ�IVL�ZMÆMK\ML�WV�his time at SCSU during a small presentation held in Stewart Hall.
Piatt is a 2008 graduate, who majored in Mass Com-munications.
Piatt grew up in Denver and was inspired to become a journalist by his uncle who was in television.
When it came time to
pick a college, Piatt chose SCSU because of all of the hands-on activities.
During his time at SCSU, Piatt worked as the color commentator and ice-side reporter for SCSU men’s hockey broadcast across the state.
Piatt was also involved in Husky Mag, which was in the process of relaunching.
He enjoyed his time at SCSU and felt that the experience helped him grow as a reporter.
“Being in front of the camera really helped me get some of the early nervous-ness out of the way,” Piatt said.
Before moving to the Twin Cities, Piatt was the morning anchor at ABC 6
News in Austin, Minn.During his time in
Austin, he conducted an in-depth interview with Judy Shepard. Shepard’s son was killed for being gay.
Piatt described the expe-rience as rewarding and said that Shepard is an incredible woman with an important message.
Piatt’s interview with Shepard earned him a nomination for a Midwest Regional Emmy.
After two years in Aus-tin, Piatt applied to work at Kare 11.
Piatt received the job as a morning reporter at the station after a month-long interview process.
During his presentation, Piatt highlighted his sched-
ule in a “day of the life” video, shot on his camera phone.
Piatt goes to bed at 7 p.m. and wakes up at 2:30 a.m. each day.
Piatt gets to work at 4 a.m. and is on air from 4:30-7 a.m. covering live shots.
Sometimes, Piatt helps with the Kare 11 at 11 show. Then he goes home at noon.
Piatt also discussed some of his favorite stories that he had covered.
Piatt covered Red Bull Crashed Ice, and skated down it.
He managed to skate down safely, without any broken bones.
Another highlight was when he covered the search for a child who had gone
missing.Piatt captured the mo-
ment when the boy was found, and described the experience as incredibly rewarding.
During time set aside for questions, Piatt said that get-ting up early is challenging.
“I don’t think you ever get used to it,” Piatt said. “I’m tired, I am always very tired.”
Piatt also said that he is continuously learning new things a as reporter.
Politics are one area that he is uncomfortable with, but he works through it.
“Everybody is learning, no matter what level of the game they are at,” Piatt said in closing.
Staff Report
SCSU’s economic impact is $529 million and 6,579 jobs, according to a study commissioned by MnSCU.
The study estimates the combined economic im-pact of the SCSU and St. Cloud Tech on the regional economy to be $640 million and 8,061 jobs.
The results of the study suggest that for every $100 produced in the region, $4 are related to SCSU – whether directly or indi-rectly.
“In addition to focus-ing on the success of our students on a global scale, St. Cloud State plays a vital role in supporting our state
and regional economy on many levels,” said President Earl H. Potter III in a news release.
Individually, SCSU’s economic impact is $519 million and 6,579 jobs. SCTCC’s economic impact is $121 million and 1,482 jobs.
The study was con-ducted by Wilder Research, which is part of a St. Paul-based foundation.
“This economic impact research provides a statisti-cally valid measurement WN �\PM�[QOVQÅKIVKM�WN �IV�organization’s activities on the regional economy,” said Jose Diaz, research scientist for Wilder. “Policy makers and community leaders can use the data to inform
their decisions. SCSU and St. Cloud Technical and Community college have I�[QOVQÅKIV\�QUXIK\�WV�\PM�regional economy.”
The study also said that SCSU generates approxi-mately $29 million in tax revenues for state and local government.SCTCC gener-ates about $7 million.
The study estimated the value of the increase in productivity that the 3,284 associate, bachelor’s, master’s, post-master’s and doctorate degrees awarded by SCSU and the 644 as-sociate degrees awarded by SCTCC in 2011 will yield.
Assuming a 40-year work life, the education received by these graduates will yield additional state
income of $610.8 million combined.
The study also looked at the seven state universi-ties and 24 community and technical colleges in the MnSCU system.
It said the system gener-ates $83 billion toward the economy and generates an estimated 80,856 jobs.
MnSCU has recently sought extra dollars from the legislature.
SCSU has about 16,400 students and the technical college has about 6,000.
The Wilder study shows the seven state universities and 24 community and technical colleges that are part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System generate an an-
nual economic impact of $8.3 billion (a direct impact of $5 billion and indirect impact in other industries of $3.3 billion).
The study also shows that these jobs represent a return of $13.53 for each $1 of state appropriation.
The colleges within MnSCU generate an esti-mated 80,856 jobs in the state.
The jobs also generate approximately $490 million in tax revenues for Minne-sota state and local govern-ments. In addition, the enhanced productivity of MnSCU graduates across the state is equivalent to
Study estimates economic effect of SCSU is $529 million
SHUN JIE YONG / VISUALS EDITOR
For every $100 produced in the region, $4 are related to SCSU according to a recent study commissioned by MnSCU.
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was rejected due to his lack of physical development. He then stumbled onto the theater department and was enthralled with the act-ing as well as the actors.
Stolhanske auditioned for every university play and was summarily rejected from every one for two years. During this time, he signed up for acting classes and met a man from Chicago named Jay Chan-drasekhar, another member of Broken Lizard.
The two of them bonded over a macho con-\M[\�_PMZM�\PMa�QVÆQK\ML�QV-creasing abuse on their own legs; with Jay in the dark about the fact that Stolhan-ske’s leg was prosthetic.
Chandrasekhar started a sketch comedy group called Charred Goosebeak and, remembering the comedy of the leg inci-dent, invited Stolhanske to join. After two years of rejections from the Col-gate Theater Department, ;\WTPIV[SM�_I[�ÅVITTa�KI[\�in an acting role. He dove into the comedy troupe for a year and a half.
After college, the mem-bers of the troupe decided to move to New York where they took menial jobs to make ends meet while they performed sketch comedy wherever they could on the weekends. They had aspira-tions of being the next “Monty Python”, where
they would write, direct, IVL�IK\�QV�\PMQZ�W_V�ÅTU[�
After being pulled over by some cops, they got the inspiration for the movie “Super Troopers”, and convinced a retired invest-ment banker to invest $1 million to make it. A fun fact about movie-making is that a million dollars is not exactly a lot of money with which to shoot a movie.
Stolhanske had to take out multiple credit cards just to survive while shoot-
ing the movie and eventu-ally his massive debt caught up to him. He was evicted from his apartment and had to crash on a friends couch and live out of his car.
Broken Lizard’s big break came when “Super Troopers” was accepted to the Sundance Film Festival. Stolhanske remembered being too nervous go into the theater for the preview until the last second and being horrendously nervous
when the movie started.When the audience
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Kraig Van Keulen, the
organizer for this event, said that he wanted to have a speaker who was inspi-ZI\QWVIT�IVL�\PI\�¹\PM�ÅZ[\�name that came to mind was Erik Stolhanske.”
Erik Stolhanske is a prime example of how any-one can succeed with hard work, determination, and just a little luck. Stolhanske closed the event with a truly QV[XQZQVO�Y]W\M"�¹8]Z[]M�your dreams stubbornly; be a little delirious.”
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PRAVIN DANGOL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR
Erik Stolhanske is best known for his role as ‘Rabbit’ in ‘Super Troopers’.
PRAVIN DANGOL / ASST. VISUALS EDITOR
Erik Stolhanske shows a picture of his younger self to add to his story.
Staff Report
Both SCSU and Presi-dent Potter have responded \W�\PM�TI_[]Q\�ÅTML�IOIQV[\�them.
Former VP of admis-sions Mahmoud Saffari ÅTML�I�TI_[]Q\�IOIQV[\�\PM�university and Potter in January. Saffari was termi-VI\ML�QV�NITT�WN ������
In his lawsuit, he alleges that SCSU and Potter dis-criminated against him on the basis of national origin, color, and religion. He also said he was defamed and that the institution violated the MN Data Practices Act.
1V�LWK]UMV\[�ÅTML�March 11, SCSU and Pot-ter deny most of the suit’s allegations.
The documents say Saf-fari’s complaint was vague
in parts, and that there _I[V¼\�[]NÅKQMV\�QVNWZUI-tion to respond to other allegations.
Both defendants say Saffari’s complaint “fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.”
The defendants’ docu-ments also claim that Saf-fari’s request for punitive LIUIOM[�KIV¼\�JM�N]TÅTTML�as such damages are pro-hibited under a Minnesota Statute.
The documents don’t make clear which subdivi-sion applies to Saffari’s request.
The documents also state that Potter is protect-ML�]VLMZ�Y]ITQÅML�QUU]-nity as a state employee. In other words, they state that he can’t be charged with violating an individual’s
rights if he was acting as an employee of a state institu-tion.
Furthermore, the docu-ments say that the claims are barred due to the statute of limitations.
Both documents also say that “[p]laintiff ’s dam-ages, if any, were caused by his own conduct and contributory negligence” or by others not under either defendant’s control.
The defendants have neglected to respond to multiple requests for com-ment by the University Chronicle.
Thus far, no further LWK]UMV\[�PI^M�JMMV�ÅTML�in this case. The Chronicle will continue to follow de-velopments in this case.
300 veterans on campus, _PW�IZM�VW\�KTI[[QÅML�I[�^M\MZ-ans because they don’t receive JMVMÅ\[�
The VRC is designed to be a safe haven for veterans, Garland said.
The center currently in-cludes a lounge with comput-ers and a snack bar. There IZM�IT[W�\PZMM�WNÅKM[�_PMZM�business is conducted.
The center is about 1,000 square feet, and Garland says that they are quickly outgrow-ing their space.
During busy times of day, veterans often leave because of lack of space.
A larger center would UMIV�UWZM�WNÅKM�[XIKM�IVL�allow the center to accom-modate a greater number of students.
The center tracks its visits, and receives about 1,000 unique visits a month, Garland said.
The VRC is also in the process of hiring a director, which has been a long process L]M�\W�LQNÅK]T\a�LMÅVQVO�\PM�position.
They hope to hire a direc-tor by April. The $60,000 a year position comes with a ��������WXMZI\QVO�J]LOM\�NWZ�the center.
The center also has ap-plied for a grant to provide funds to hire a counselor to serve at the center.
Due to lack of space, the counselor would have to be located in a different building and would have to walk over to the center each day.
During discussion, the body was in agreement over the need for a new location for the VRC.
“I think we need to take into consideration that they have been working very, very PIZL�\W�ÅVL�I�[XIKM�WV�\PMQZ�own and they have been turned down numerous times,” said Chairperson Lindsey Gunnerson.
“The veterans don’t have a spot for their counselor right … or the director,” said Chairperson Courtney Down-ing. “Imagine needing to talk to someone and not having the space afforded to you when you have something like post-traumatic stress disorder… Imagine having that discussion in front of all of your friends.”
Downing stressed the need for privacy, and recommended further discussion on the issue.
The resolution was passed without objection.
Both deny majority of claims, say others are too vague
Potter claims immunity under MN statute
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SCSU to host Earth Day Half Marathon
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The Earth Day Races will circle the SCSU campus and community.
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The Earth Day run will return to SCSU on April 19-20. The event, titled Scheels Earth Day Half Marathon, is central Minnesota’s largest running event, with an expected 4,500 runners, volunteers and spectators to partici-pate.
;+;=¼[�IVV]IT�Å^M�ZIKM�weekend is being sponsored by Scheels. Other sponsors include BLEND, Coborn’s, St. Cloud Subaru, St. Cloud Times, Noodles & Company, Wild Country 99, House of Pizza, Frank-lin Outdoor Advertising, Capital One and Bernick’s.
<PMZM�_QTT�JM�Å^M�ZIKM[�runners can register to participate in, a 1K, 5K Corporate Challenge, 5k, Half Marathon Relay and Half Marathon.
Runners can register online until April 15 at http://www.stcloudstate.edu/campusrec/earth-
day/register/default.asp or mail in registrations postmarked no later than April 12. Costs to register will increase on March 31, and will increase again on April 14.
Entry fees for the race are non-refundable and non-transferable.
In addition to the races, there will be two events go-ing on April 19.
The St. Cloud Times Health and Fitness Expo will offer information and display wares from regional and national vendors. The expo is free and open to the public, and runs from noon to 8 a.m.
BLEND will also be putting on a Kids Health and Fitness Expo, where there will be children’s Å\VM[[�OIUM[�IVL�IK\Q^Q-ties, nutrition information, healthy foods and more. Cost for ths expo will also be free, and runs from 3-7 p.m.
Both House of Pizza
locations in Sartell and downtown St. Cloud will have Endless Pasta specials for all Earth Day runners from April 18th through April 21st. The deal includes a special pasta se-lection, choice of any three house sauces and unlimited breadsticks. Registration for races is required in order to receive the special.
Volunteers to help man-age races will be needed. There will be help needed \W�PIVLTM�\ZINÅK�KWV\ZWT��registration and packet XQKS]X��UIVIOQVO�\PM�ÅV-ish line, aid stations and cleanup.
The Earth Day run has partnered with the Best Western Kelly Inn to pro-vide participants and those involved with the event with special Earth Day Run rates.
The Earth Day run is being managed by SCSU’s Sports Facilities & Campus Recreation.
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Runners were given a last-minute run down before the start of the run last spring.
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EDITORIAL
Quote of the Week
We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and lecturer, 1803-1882
Relative to a few articles recently written in the past few weeks in the University Chronicle about MnSCU’s plans to raise tuition for students enrolled in their schools, I would like to throw my two cents in the pot.
According to an email sent to me from Doug An-derson, Communications and Media Director for MnSCU, the plan for the tuition hike is to increase tuition for full-time college students by $145 a year and full-time university students by $205 a year in order to afford better state-of-the-art technol-ogy and equipment, and provide more internship opportunities for students. There are some other aids expected to come from the proposal, but these factors seem to be the highlight of JMVMÅ\[�NWZ�\PM�KWUUWV�MnSCU student.
What it sounds like is MnSCU administra-tors are looking out for students’ futures enrolled in their schools. But why would they want to put the costs onto the shoulders of the ones they’re providing a better education for?
It seems unfair to me that students are the WVM[�JMQVO�ÅVIVKQITTa�targeted in order to make such improvements for colleges and universities in the MnSCU system. Especially if students are struggling to pay tuition in order to enroll in their [KPWWT[�QV�\PM�ÅZ[\�XTIKM�
Granted, FAFSA
XZW^QLM[�ÅVIVKQIT�IQL�NWZ�students to help cover costs for seeking an educa-tion after high school, but eventually these students, myself included, will need to pay that costs back after their college career.
Essentially, if MnSCU raises tuition costs, it cre-ates a higher debt for stu-dents coming out of col-lege. More often than not, OZIL]I\M[¼�ÅVIVKM[�IZMV¼\�ÆW]ZQ[PQVO�Ja�IVa�UMIV[��and tend to be relatively low. Not to mention if a college grad is having a \W]OP�\QUM�ÅVLQVO�I�KI-reer once completing their college education.
Is it fair to students for MnSCU administrators to raise the price of tuition? Let’s put some things into perspective.
According to an article in the St. Cloud Times, annual tuition and fees for an SCSU student was $3,814. By 2012, the cost has gone up to $7,179, which is faster than rising QVÆI\QWV�
In the same article, it said SCSU President Earl H. Potter III got a $288,550 salary plus a $14,250 bonus in 2012.
Again in the same article from The St. Cloud Times, according to Wi-nona Rep. Gene Pelowski in a meeting with Gov. Mark Dayton, said many MnSCU administrators make larger salaries than he, the governor, makes.
Even though the tu-ition hike will affect all stu-dents enrolled in MnSCU schools, it does not mean everyone will get a taste of the proposal’s affects. All students will have to pay more to attend a school in the MnSCU system, but not everyone will use the updated technology, par-ticipate in an internship, and other purposes of the proposal.
Knowing many MnS-Cu administrators have a relatively high income, and the average college student not being nearly as wealthy, does this budget proposal to raise tuition for students still seem fair?
I simply think it is not. We as college students will already experience the crisis of having to repay student loans. By con-stantly raising the price in order to achieve a higher education, it seems like the large debt we’ll have to repay won’t even be worth what we’re going to school NWZ��M[XMKQITTa�QN �ÅVLQVO�I�job out of college is dif-ÅK]T\�
Don’t get me wrong, 1¼U�ITT�NWZ�\PM�JMVMÅ\[�for which the proposal intends. I just believe it is time for MnSCU admin-Q[\ZI\WZ[�\W�ÅVL�IVW\PMZ�source in order to achieve such funds. Rather than wringing students en-rolling in their schools ÅVIVKQITTa�LZa�QV�WZLMZ�\W�do so.
Andrew DeMars
ASST. NEWS EDITOR I have questions, who has answers?
When is it acceptable to cast aside your convic-tions for sake of conve-nience?
?PW�JMVMÅ\[�NZWU�the silence of looking the other way when a situation arises where a genuine KWVÆQK\�WN �XMZ[WVIT�JMTQMN[�can potentially damage a life-long relationship?
The impersonal relationships society perpetuates makes the demonization of individu-als and groups far too easy. Truthful information is far too hard to come by.
When all you know about someone is that they stand on the other side of the line on a particular issue, or set of issues, the disdain for that individual ÆW_[�MI[QTa�IVL�_Q\P�TQ\\TM�remorse.
Densely ignorant, they spew forth ideolo-gies which you thought were eradicated with the plague. Maybe this is the redemption tour.
These people are easy to cast aside. You don’t know them. They give you no reason to question your own beliefs -- they don’t know what you know.
They weren’t raised with the level of self-awareness you were.
(I would delve further QV�\W�\PQ[�ÆI_ML�TQVM�WN �thinking, but do to time and space limitations I’ll save that for another day. Maybe when the world has nothing better to do than get lost in the inner-workings of my mind. On second thought, that prob-ably is not a good idea.)
But what happens when the person who is projectile vomiting this ignorance in your face is someone who was instru-mental in developing the foundation on which you now rest your own beliefs?
It becomes much more LQNÅK]T\�\W�LQ[UQ[[�\PMU�I[�a detriment to the world which you are trying to create. How can someone who has helped provide a lifetime of tolerance and comfort suddenly be so far from what you envisioned those things to be?
All of this brought me recently to ask two ques-tions:
1) How well do we re-ally know the people who are in our life?
2) Do we really want to know these people as well as we think we do?
I suppose the indi-viduality of each situation provides a new opportu-nity to ask these questions. Maybe sometimes the aura of a person can be UWZM�JMVMÅKQIT�\PIV�\PM�truth?
People are unbeliev-
ably talented at rational-izing situations, beliefs, actions, and anything else you can think of to make life easy.
It becomes easy to look the other way when some-one close to you possesses characteristics which are QV�LQZMK\�KWVÆQK\�_Q\P�aW]Z�own.
Interactions become delicate dances of avoid-ance, deliberate in its steps, carefully planned.
I wish I had an answer, or at least I wish I thought I had an answer for all of this. I don’t.
I don’t know what to think. All I have are ques-tions.
Where is the line between complacency and simply allowing someone else to live their life?
Is it acceptable to let someone continue on their path simply because “they’re not going to change at this point?”
If it was someone with whom you were not so intimately involved would you let it go for that reason alone?
The wrath of a fam-ily, or the peace of mind knowing you stood up for something in which you believe?
Having convictions is easy when it’s not per-sonal. Maybe it should be even when it is. Maybe for some, it is.
Who knows? Seriously, anyone?
Overcoming the email-catastrophe
Welcome back from spring break, folks.
)[�_M�XZMXIZM�\W�ÅVQ[P�]X�the semester in seven or so weeks, most of you will be deal-ing with a similar situation like I do every time when it comes closer to the end of the semes-ter: Email-catastrophe (noun: a horrible calamity manifested in the form of an email that will put your life into misery).
This time of the year is when you will receive dozens of emails from your professors, TAs, academic departments, deans, student services, clubs, book-stores, residence hall directors, etc., all who try to inform you about some important events that are coming up that you should pay attention to. Even your landlords may be send-ing an email to your way soon to remind you that you should renew your lease for next year. Other parties that will do the same include insurance compa-nies, your employers, volunteer connections, churches... and out WN �VW_PMZM�aW]¼TT�ÅVL�[WUM�VM_�product launches which you’ve mistakenly signed up to receive
updates from.A May 2011 Pew survey
shows that 94% of 18-29 year-old online users have used email and 64% in this age group use email on a daily basis. The sur-vey also reveals that people who have graduated from college are the most active email users today. As stated on “HuskyNet E-mail at SCSU”, email serves I[�IV�WNÅKQIT�KWUU]VQKI\QWV�\W�all students, faculty, and staff at SCSU, and that you should check your email frequently in order to not miss out any impor-tant announcements.
Problems occur when every-one starts taking this channel of communication for granted. Checking my email is one of my morning habits -- in fact, \PM�^MZa�ÅZ[\�\PQVO�1¼L�LW�Q[�\W�check my inboxes and Facebook - and I often wonder if most people assume that they are the only ones sending emails in the morning. Long emails with no bullet points nor numbering, the oh-look-it’s-an-important-thing updates, and spam -- it usually takes me 15 to 20 minutes to go over all the emails in my Out-look, Yahoo!, G-Mail, SCSU student and clubs inboxes.
What makes life even more miserable is when the email sender practices poor email eti-quette: no subject line, text-mes-sage language, or long body full of links. Worse still, the athletic department (truth be told, no of-fense!) will sometimes send you large PDF attachments that eat up half your remaining storage [XIKM��1N �aW]�PI^MV¼\�ÅO]ZML�W]\�
why you’re constantly getting that warning notice about your inbox meeting its capacity, a regular student’s email quota is only 200MB. Any student may request for an upgrade that may bum your storage space up to 500MB. To a graphic designer or marketing student, that space is equivalent to, say, 10 artworks. With servers like Outlook and G-Mail offering free storage spaces that are still expanding, I wonder why the school couldn’t host us on these public servers to give us more room.
Enough of ranting. I’d sug-gest the following to those of us who have a messy email inbox:
Create folders
This is a good practice recommended by management trainers. To students, you have so many things begging for your attention every day; you may want to create folders and label them “school work,” “personal,” and “to-read.” This way you can pay attention to the more time-sensitive matters before reading those long, thought-provoking daily manna.
Use the “Two-minute Rule”
Try this concept by David Allen, the author of “Getting Things Done”, when attending to your emails. If the email will take less than two minutes to read and respond to, do it right away, even if it is not of high priority. For the rest of the less important tasks, send them to the “to-read” folder.
Don’t pamper your senders
Check and reply to your emails at a set time. Do not over-commit yourself by feeling that you need to respond to ev-ery email immediately. Avoid a practice that feeds your sender’s behavior. Email-train them so they won’t expect you to reply immediately. I personally have trouble doing this; I am still trying to let some emails sit and ÆIO�\PMU�NWZ�TI\MZ�IK\QWV[��1�ÅVL�Ua[MTN �NMMTQVO�TM[[�[\ZM[[NML�knowing that I don’t have to be on my toes all the time. Trust me, some emails do come in at
3 a.m.Most of us are overwhelmed
by emails. Although it’s a great communication tool, more often than not, it is misused by us. It is important to not take it for granted. If necessary, ask your friends and colleagues to send you less emails. Unsubscribing yourself from departmental store updates may also be a good idea.
With this I wish you good T]KS�QV�UIVIOQVO�aW]Z�W^MZÆW_-ing inboxes this week.
Jason Tham
OPINIONS EDITOR
On MnSCU tuition hike: is it fair?
John Russett
MANAGING EDITOR
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Huge attachments, especially those that are drown in long
email chains, are among the things that annoy email users.
MnSCU Colleges $4,644 $171 $4,815
MnSCU State Univ. $6,497 $285 $6,782
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ON CAMPUS
Tatsuya Nakatani, Improvisational
PercussionistPerforming Arts Center,
Recital HallMarch 19, 8-10 p.m.
Free
Live Music Series: Folk/Indie
Atwood Memorial Center, Quarry
March 21, 7:30-9 p.m.Free
Battle of the Unsigned Bands
Atwood Memorial Center, Ballroom
March 22, 10 a.m.-12 midnight
Free
Atwood After DarkAtwood Memorial Center
March 22, 9 p.m.-12 midnight
Free
Concert: Welcome SpringStewart Hall, Ritsche
AuditoriumMarch 23, 7:30 p.m.
$25 adult, $20 senior, $5 student
Theater: Beyond TherapyPioneer Place
March 18-30, 7:30 p.m. & 2 p.m. on Sundays
$21 adults, $18 students/seniors
Music: Michael CharlesHoliday Inn, Legends
RoomMarch 20, 7:00-11:00 p.m.
Free
Granite City Radio Theatre
Pioneer PlaceMarch 20, 7:30
$5
Christopher Timp
STAFF REPORTER
MINNEAPOLIS - Despite the snowstorm on March 4 that had been raging for most of the day and was expected to continue into the next morning, First Avenue’s Mainroom was packed for a sold out show, featuring Tame Impala, and opener, The Growl.
This was not lost on the Australian bands as they had both expressed the fact that for some of them, snow was a new experience.
Winter was soon forgotten when opener, The Growl, took stage featuring two drummers, a stand-up bass, keyboards, guitar, and front-man Cameron Avery of the band Pond on vocals.
Sporting blues-rock sound with the incredibly soulful singing of Avery, the band was extremely tight on their presentation.
Having two drummers playing at the same time does not always translate well, but the two drum-mers complemented each others’ style well. With one drummer never overpowering the other, their drumming would sometimes con-verge into what sounded like one powerful drummer striking with a force that could be felt in the chest.
At one point in the show, the band cleared all off the stage except Avery, who did a small Christmas song. As he played his guitar halfheartedly, fans were heard wondering out loud as to whether this was a joke or a genu-ine attempt at a song.
The rest of the band came
back on after the short interlude, and recovered the audience’s atten-tion by closing their set with a few more songs that seemed to explore a louder, more rock-oriented realm.
After a short break, the crowd exploded in cheer for Tame Im-pala, who entered the stage in front of a projector screen which shown psychedelic visuals that would react to the sounds of the instruments.
Kevin Parker, known as the mastermind behind the band’s music, led the band with his Rickenbacker guitar which was plugged into an extensive network of effects pedals. Throughout the show, Parker could be seen moving from pedal to pedal in his bare feet, WKKI[QWVITTa�[Q\\QVO�WV�\PM�ÆWWZ�\W�ÅLLTM�_Q\P�\PM�UIVa�SVWJ[�QV�PQ[�arsenal.
Touring off of the huge success of their 2012 album, “Lonerism,” Tame Impala played a healthy dose of their 2010 debut album “Inner-speaker” as well.
The band bounced back and forth between the two albums in an interesting way, grouping songs from both albums together in a way that made sense but tended to blur the differences between the songs.
Casual fans could be heard asking at times if the band had already played a song that was being played, while those expecting a rich selection of the band’s mate-rial had plenty to go home happy about.
Those that know the band’s albums understand how produc-tion heavy Tame Impala’s music is.
The recordings are heavily mixed with effects, giving their albums the vibrant psychedelic sound that they are known for.
Tame Impala matched the sound of their albums note for note, but would take lengthy de-tours during their songs, as though trying to keep the audience off guard as to when the songs would end.
One such instance came during the performance of “Elephant” from their 2012 album, in which they transitioned from the trudg-ing rock-heavy riffs of the song into a macabre; almost Pink Floyd QVÆ]MVKML�[XIKM�W]\�[M[[QWV�_PQTM�Parker played with ambient effects.
All the while, the band added [UITT�RIbb�ÅTT[�M^MZa�[W�WN\MV��[WUM-times seeming disjointed and lost. They came out of the detour to end the song by playing the last half-bar of the song.
The best of Tame Impala’s NZMM[\aTM�[M[[QWV[�KIUM�QV�\PM�ÅVITM�of their set with the song, “Glass
Half Full of Wine.”The song, built around a deep
and almost blues-rock sound, dropped into a hypnotizing inter-lude with Parker making his guitar beep like the radar on a submarine.
The beeping, steadily increas-ing, built up the tension as the key-boardist Dominic Simper produced a guitar. Just when the beeping was getting frantic, Parker came exploding in with the main riff, setting the rest of the band off into a wall of sound that sent nearly all hands present towards the ceiling.
The wall of sound created by the three guitars continued to expand in volume and complexity until with surprising precision, the band stopped all noise within an instant to end the show.
After the band had said good-bye, Parker lingered. Seemingly touched by the crowd’s reaction, he put his hands above his head as he bowed as if to worship the fans, and disappeared into the bowels of the backstage area.
Marquee University Chronicle - Page 7Monday, March 18, 2013
UPCOMING EVENTS
OFF CAMPUS
Andrew DeMars
NEWS EDITOR
New media guest artists Justin Merrit and Matthew McCright visited SCSU on March 6, performing a concert in the Ruth Gant Recital Hall. Though the concert was very brief, it was a great display of musical talent and knowl-edge.
The concert consisted of three songs. Pianist Matthew McCright, who earned his Doctorate of Musical Arts Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Minne-sota, performed all songs.
<PM�ÅZ[\�XQMKM��\Q\TML�[QUXTa�¹8ZMT]LMº�in the program, was, of course, a smoothly ÆW_QVO�QV\ZWL]K\WZa�[WVO���<PM�XZMT]LM�_I[�slow-paced, yet eerie sounding. McCright’s use of the piano’s damper pedals was phenomenal, leaving a haunting echo with each note he played.
It was impressive to watch McCright play, to say the least. He turned the music note pages by himself, crisscrossing his hands one over another while he played, never missing a
note all the while.After the Prelude, Composer Justin Mer-
ritt stood up from the front row and made his introductions. Merritt believes composers can include samples from past works and styles while integrating a new, unique polish.
“A piece doesn’t have to be incomprehen-sible to be new,” Merritt said, “I think you can be original while communicating in a musical language that the audience understands.”
Merritt went on to introduce the next song in the program, titled “Darknesse Visible”. This melody was all over the keyboard. Mc-Cright would quickly jump his hands from the higher notes to the low ones ambidextrously with precision and timing beyond belief. Some stretches of “Darknesse Visible” would consist of McCright conducting a very fast double tap _Q\P�PQ[�UQLLTM�IVL�NWZMÅVOMZ[�
<PM�\PQZL�IVL�ÅVIT�[WVO�WN �\PM�XZWOZIU��titled “Cube Dance”, was known to be a “chaos rando,” where the player tries to hit every possible transition.
“I wrote this piece for Matt, with Matt,” Merritt told the audience.
“Cube Dance” was easily the highlight of the show. The song is supposed to be upbeat, fast, and truly chaotic. McCright’s hands seemed fast in previous songs, but within “Cube Dance” they looked like they were on a completely different level. His hands would jump up and down; pounding the keyboard with such ferocity; I could feel the passion Mc-Cright had for the song while playing it.
There was a moment where the song abruptly stops and McCright slowly turns the page of his music book. Once the page settled, he immediately bursts into loud, irregular notes located all over the keyboard.
McCright made his bows as the audience applauded after every song. “Cube Dance” seemed to easily be the audience favorite, as it received the most applause.
Although the program could have run lon-ger, the concert was still very enjoyable and an excellent take of a one-man show with nothing but a piano to work with. In addition to Mc-Cright’s writing with the song “Cube Dance”, the duo of guest artists was well worth the time to view and listen to.
MarqueePage 8 - University Chronicle Monday, March 18, 2013
Movies:
AdmissionThe CroodsOlympus HasFallenThe Host
Games:
Gears of War: JudgementThe Walking Dead:Survival Instinct%LRVKRFN�,QßQLWH
Albums:
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 ExperienceThe Black Crowes - Wise for the TimeBlack Rebel Motorcycle Club - Specter at the Feast
Coming Out This Week: Movies. Games. Albums.
‘Burt Wonderstone’ is less than magical
‘Neverwinter’ could break MMO mold
Jeremiah Graves
FILM REVIEW
“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” was released worldwide on Friday, featuring some of today’s most recognized actors.
The movie begins by showing Burt Wonderstone’s (Steve Carell) bullied and isolated childhood, being picked on by everyone and living with a mom who isn’t there most of the time.
0M�ÅVL[�PQ[�[QVOTM�NZQMVL�IVL�UIOQK�partner Anton (Steve Buscemi) while per-forming a trick in the cafeteria, sitting by his lonesome. They strike up a great friend-ship, beginning a lifelong journey to reach the top of the magic world.
As the years pass and they continue to work on their magic act together, they eventually land a great gig at the “Bally Hotel” in Las Vegas. The act is supposed to be a tribute to their 30-year friendship, but after 10 years of the same tricks and people IZW]VL��\PMa�ÅVL�\PMU[MT^M[�QV�NZWV\�WN �thin audiences and in a thinner friendship.
Jim Carrey acts as the new-age magi-cian Steve Grey, who performs bizarre and questionable tricks, much to the style of Criss Angel’s performances in real life.
His erratic personality plays well with the role in the movie, but we’ll say this role
wont get him any Oscars. Too many of the veteran magicians so called “tricks” aren’t magic at all and are just plain stupid, which make them work even harder to overcome his large fan base.
In an attempt to spice up their act, Burt and Anton perform a ridiculous stunt of staying in an elevated glass box for a week. After 15 minutes, Burt goes nuts and the box begins to break. In an attempt to save himself, Burt nearly kills Anton, who winds up with two broken ankles.
They part ways shortly after and ego-tistical Burt tries to save his career on his own.
In Burt’s search for a place to live after being removed from The Bally, he comes across his childhood idol, magician Rance Holloway (Alan Arkin) at an assisted living center. Rance shows Burt what has been TIKSQVO�QV�PQ[�IK\�IVL�PMTX[�PQU�ÅVL�PQ[�passion for magic once again.
Burt and Anton reunite as the movie goes on, and feel they have one last chance to bring the magic back to the stage. They attempt to perform the greatest trick ever attempted in hopes of securing the main act in the newest and hippest hotel in Vegas.
I’m not going to ruin the movie for you and tell you how it ends, but the best part was in fact that the movie ended.
“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” is a movie with little going for it. The story line was average, and the execution was sub par. They tried to play the “reconnect with yourself ” theme as the movie progresses, but failed to accomplish any heart-warming scenes which make you root for the main character.
<PM�ÅTU�KWV\QV]ML�\W�LZIO�WV�IVL�TMN\�the audience waiting for that special scene that changed their views, but it never came. The magic was obviously meant to be a KWUXTQUMV\�\W�\PM�ÅVLQVO�WN �WVM[�XI[[QWV[�aspect of the movie, but it seemed to over-whelm the theme at points.
The movie tended to lose track of what the main purpose was and left the story line in the shadow of less important factors in the movie.
Of course, with the awkward and er-ratic humor that come hand in hand with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey, this movie has some very funny moments! Unfortunately there wasn’t enough one-liners or knee-slappers for this to be considered hilarious, and with such a poor story line, it’s hard not to walk out of the theater disappointed.
It was hard to see two great actors placed in a movie that was as dry and hu-morless as this, something thought almost impossible with their personalities. I don’t believe this is the end for either actor, but
\PMa�IZM�[]ZM�QV�VMML�WN �I�ZMLMUX\QWV�ÅTU�as soon as possible.
This is a movie I would recommend renting from redbox on a rainy day when you’re bored out of your mind, at best.
J.P. Winters
ALBUM REVIEW
Pop-punk’s dwindling popularity since the early millennium may not faze the majority of the American population, but I see it as a travesty.
The pop-punk genre became my favorite genre around the time I turned the fragile age of fourteen, and to see its demise from mainstream popularity brings a remorseful tear to my eye.
Luckily though, I’ve found proof that pop-punk is alive and well, except now you PI^M�\W�LQO�\W�ÅVL�Q\�
Enter Broadway Calls, an Oregon XWX�X]VS�W]\Å\�\PI\�PI[�JMMV�IZW]VL�[QVKM�2005. These guys have a strong resem-blance to Green Day’s “Dookie” mixed with hints of Alkaline Trio and The Bounc-ing Souls.
Although Broadway Calls have been together for close to a decade, they still pos-ses energy and tight collaboration that gives \PMU�I�VQKM�IXXMIT�\W�IVaWVM�_PW�ÅVL[�their musical niche in 1995.
The group recently released “Comfort/
Distortion”, its third full-length album, early in February. I purchased the album on iTunes and found myself listening to it on repeat.
1¼TT�ILUQ\��\PM�ÅZ[\�\ZIKS��¹*ZQVO�7V�\PM�Storm”, had me weary when the initial line repeated twice right away (“There was a battle with the temperature slowly fall-ing around me / Men of science and the men of faith throwing rocks and calling names”).
1\¼[�I�ÅVM�TQVM��J]\�\PM�VMML�\W�[\IZ\�WNN �an album with a repeating line worried me the band was already stretching itself for KZMI\Q^M�QLMI[�WV�\PM�ÅZ[\�\ZIKS��<PIVSN]TTa��my suspicions were soon overcome as the track progressed, and it ended up being one of my favorite songs on the album.
“Comfort/Distortion” continues at a rather quick speed until it hits the fourth track, “Lucky Lighter”. Although I’m typically in favor of quick tempos, I found this track to be another one of my favorites thanks to the well-written poetic metaphor of a plane crash.
Themes of redemption and self-improvement are strong (“Bring On the
Storm”, “Zombie World”), along with the inevitable collapses in motivation that occur along the way (“Surrounded By Ghosts”, “Full of Hope”). Sometimes friends dip too far in excess that verges on addiction (“Minus One”) and sometimes those close to us need to be let go (“Lucky Lighter”), but others stay close and encour-age along the way (“I’ll Be There”).
The album is focused thematically, transitioning from topic to topic and song
\W�[WVO�^MZa�[UWW\PTa��1�NW]VL�\PM�ÅZ[\�half of the album to resonate a little more with my taste and current musical mood, but I enjoyed the entire thing each of the Å^M�\QUM[�1�TQ[\MVML�\W�Q\�JMNWZM�_ZQ\QVO�\PQ[�review. Overall, “Comfort/Distortion” is a solid effort and a good reminder that pop-punk is still alive, though it takes a little UWZM�MNNWZ\�\W�ÅVL�Q\�
Broadway Calls keeps pop-punk alive
Ryan Hanenburg
BETA REVIEW
“Neverwinter” is an upcoming MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) from Cryptic Studios, makers of Champions Online and other online games. It is set in the Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting of Forgotten Realms.
The game style is based on the 4th Edi-tion of D&D, with several classes available including the Trickster Rogue, Guardian Fighter, Control Wizard and Devoted Cleric.
The game controls more like an action game than a traditional MMO (i.e., World of Warcraft). This makes the gameplay feel like a breath of fresh air after the legions of clones which have choked up the market-place.
The Forgotten Realms setting also ensures that the game has a wealth of background information to draw upon and well-established characters and quests to populate the world with.
First of all, the negatives. The game suffered from connection issues. I would be disconnected frequently with the game even occasionally resetting my internet router. The game is still very much in beta \PW]OP��[W�\PM[M�Q[[]M[�[PW]TL�JM�Å`ML�Ja�
launch.The main draw of this game is the
Foundry system, which means that there is I�\PMWZM\QKITTa�QVÅVQ\M�IUW]V\�WN �KWV\MV\�for the game.
The Foundry system allows for players to create their own quests and dungeons for the game which anyone can play. This is to allow DM’s to create a campaign which they can then play in alongside their friends for a unique tabletop-esque experience.
The content varied this weekend from a [QUXTM�JIZ�ÅOP\�\W�IV�MXQK�U]ZLMZ�Ua[-tery, where players hunted down clues in a ruined temple.
The level-up system is distinctly D&D 4th edition, with Paragon paths and at-will, encounter, and daily power levels. Daily spells are enabled by dealing damage to enemies and accumulating “action points.”
The design team has done an excellent job of taking the turn-based tabletop com-bat of 4th edition and translating it into a video game.
The powers are well crafted with less of a focus on traditional MMO roles and more on action and damage. I was able to level a Devoted Cleric to about level 25 and had a blast doing it. I also dabbled a bit with the Control Wizard and the Guardian Fighter. They had their own styles and felt distinctly different; albeit all of them a bit
spammy on their at-wills.Another nice addition is the NPC com-
panion that you gain ,which is extremely helpful with solo adventuring. You can choose which one you get and it gains levels alongside you. You can also equip it with gear to increase its effectiveness. My cleric was able to enlist a burly protector who took my hits for me while I pummeled the enemy with my vast assortment of lasers.
“Neverwinter” will be a free-to-play game with a microtransaction market to
support it. You’ll be able to buy mostly cos-metic things such as mounts, clothing, and other features. You’ll also be able to buy companions, which could lead to an imbal-ance of power among solo adventurers but shouldn’t make too much of a difference in group play and Player Vs Player combat.
“Neverwinter” is currently set for a release in early 2013 and still has one more beta weekend scheduled.
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‘Neverwinter’ allows gamers to create custom quests and dungeons that others can play.
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Sports & FitnessMonday, March 18, 2013 University Chronicle - Page 9
Husky Sports
Mark Schrom
SPORTS EDITOR
FridayThe eighth ranked SCSU Huskies (22-14-
1) opened up the WCHA playoffs with a 6-1 win at home against the Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves (4-24-7).
The win moved the Huskies one step closer to the Final Five in St. Paul.
Led by the freshman on Friday night, the Huskies played a well-rounded game, show-ing why they are the number one seed in the playoffs.
SCSU opened up the game with a huge WXXWZ\]VQ\a�QV�\PM�ÅZ[\�UQV]\M�\PI\�ITUW[\�OI^M�;+;=�\PM�ÅZ[\�TMIL�WN �\PM�OIUM��J]\�NZM[PUIV�Kalle Kossila’s shot went wide left of the net.
<PM�0][SQM[�[KWZML�\PMQZ�ÅZ[\�OWIT�WV�IV�amazing play from freshman David Morley breaking through a sea of Alaska players, and making the pass to sophomore Garrett Milan, giving the Huskies a 1-0 lead 3:15 into the period.
On the very next play, Alaska answered right back when the Seawolves’ Scott Warner hit a slap shot that slipped right through sopho-UWZM�OWITQM�:aIV�.IZIOPMZ¼[�Å^M�PWTM�\W�\QM�\PM�game at 1-1 less than a minute later.
The Huskies nearly made it 2-1, but the Seawolves’ goalie Rob Gunderson would make a diving save to stop the puck from going into the goal at the last second.
Again, the Huskies were given another op-portunity on a silver platter when Alaska’s Ben Matthews was given a 5-minute major penalty and a game misconduct.
The Huskies did not do a good job keep-ing control of the puck, but capitalized on the opportunity with 4:52 left in the period and 11 seconds left in the power play to bring the score to 2-1.
Morley scored on the play and senior Ben Hanowski got the assist. Morley drilled in an easy rebound left behind by Matthews. This proved to be the game-winning goal for the Huskies and SCSU cruised from here.
The Huskies continued to pour the goals on, as senior Drew LeBlanc gave a beauti-ful pass out in front of Matthews to freshman Jonny Brodzinski. Brodzinski put the puck in the net while falling to the ice and then knock-ing the net off the post.
The goal gave the Huskies a 3-1 lead with 15:54 left in the period.
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“I thought Faragher played great tonight,” said head coach Bob Motzko.
Alaska also found themselves with back-to-back penalties, leaving the Huskies on the power play for 4 minutes straight.
The Huskies didn’t let the opportunity pass them by. Freshman Joey Benik scored SCSU’s fourth goal of the evening, 7:40 into the period. Benik snuck it just inside the goalpost on a beautiful pass from Morley.
The Huskies killed off another Seawolves powerplay before being awarded another one
of their own. UAA’s Matt Bailey was put in the penalty box to give the Huskies the man advantage.
The Huskies had plenty of chances to score \PMQZ�ÅN\P�OWIT�WN �\PM�M^MVQVO��J]\�_MZMV¼\�IJTM�to before Alaska was back at full strength.
The Huskies increased their lead to 5-1 with 39.1 seconds left in the second period after freshman Jimmy Murray hit a hard slap shot ZQOP\�\PZW]OP�/]VLMZ[WV¼[�Å^M�PWTM��<PQ[�OI^M�the Huskies a four-goal lead entering the third period.
“I really liked us as the game wore on,” Motzko said. “We started putting more pressure on the forecheck and more pressure in the of-fensive zone.”
Brodzinski scored the sixth goal of the game for the Huskies with 19:38 left in the period, after a wrist shot sailed right over Gunderson’s right shoulder and underneath the crossbar into the net. It was Brodzinski’s second goal of the evening, his 21st goal of the season. Brodzinski leads all WCHA freshman in scoring.
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The Huskies did their best to slow the third period down and would quickly kill a 4 on 4 penalty kill to bring the clock to 11:00 with a stoppage.
The Huskies continued to kill the clock and with 6:07 left to play Faragher left the game with 15 saves and SCSU put in Joseph Phillippi to close out the evening.
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“The game was a lot closer than a 6-1 score, but we did the things we had to do,” Motzko said.
SaturdaySaturday was a special evening for the #1
seed SCSU Huskies. Not only did they punch their ticket to the WCHA Final Five in St. Paul with a 5-1 win over Alaska-Anchorage, but they got to celebrate winning the MacNaughton K]X�NWZ�\PM�ÅZ[\�\QUM�QV�\MIU�PQ[\WZa�QV�NZWV\�WN ��3,663 at the National Hockey and Event Center in St. Cloud.
“It was a very special moment for our program. Not only for us, but for our fans. Everyone in the St. Cloud community has been waiting 20-some years for this,” senior Taylor Johnson said of the special moment after the game. “It’s great to bring a great winning cul-ture to St. Cloud.”
It is the second straight year SCSU has ad-vanced to the Final Five, but this year the situa-tion has improved drastically for the Huskies.
The Huskies are the number one seed this aMIZ�IN\MZ�ÅVQ[PQVO�\PM�ZMO]TIZ�[MI[WV�QV�ÅZ[\�place. Now, after advancing this past weekend, the Huskies have earned a much needed bye
week.SCSU will learn their opponent after the
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“It was nice to get two wins early this week-end, we don’t want to play Sunday. It’s huge to PI^M�\PM�ÅZ[\�[MML��VW\�PI^QVO�\W�XTIa�<P]Z[-day so you don’t have to win three in a row,” mentioned Johnson on how big Saturday’s win was for SCSU.
The Huskies are currently tied for ninth place in the PairWise rankings, which tries to predict the NCAA selection process to the national tournament. Only the top 16 teams make the cut.
Saturday’s win did not come easily however, as Alaska came out with fresher legs than the VQOP\�JMNWZM�\W�[\IZ\�\PM�ÅZ[\�XMZQWL��)N\MZ�LZI_-ing a penalty for tripping, the Seawolves found themselves with the early man advantage.
Alaska is 17 of 144 for 14% on the power play this season and the Huskies easily killed the penalty.
?Q\P���"���TMN\�QV�\PM�ÅZ[\�XMZQWL��\PM�0][-SQM[�[\Z]KS�ÅZ[\��;MVQWZ�KIX\IQV�,ZM_�4M*TIVK�got the assist from freshman Kalle Kossila, sneaking the puck past UAA’s Chris Kamal. Kamal started in place of UAA’s usual goalten-der Rob Gunderson.
LeBlanc is a Hobey Baker candidate, the award is given to the best college hockey player in the nation.
<PM�ÅZ[\�XMZQWL�KWV\QV]ML�\W�OW�JIKS�IVL�forth and Alaska wound up with a few nice opportunities. Sophomore goaltender Ryan Faragher denied each opportunity.
“Once again, Faragher played outstanding tonight,” said head coach Bob Motzko.
.IZIOPMZ�ÅVQ[PML�_Q\P��!�[I^M[�\W�MIZV�PQ[�20th win of the season.
The Huskies came out in the second period looking to score early, nearly putting the puck in the back of the net on two separate occasions.
Alaska called a timeout with 14:37 left in the period to try and gather a game plan with the puck stuck in their own zone.
With renewed momentum, the Seawolves stormed Faragher and the net relentlessly try-ing to get the puck into the net to even up the score, but to no avail.
The Huskies continued to throw shot after shot at Alaska’s Kamal, but no matter what angle they took they found themselves short.
By the end of the second period the Huskies found themselves at a 33-12 shooting advantage.
They also earned a 2:00 powerplay oppor-tunity with 36.9 seconds left in the period after UAA’s Matt Bailey entered the box for tripping.
With 8 seconds left in the period, Prochno got a 2 minute penalty for holding, making it 4 on 4 hockey entering the 3rd period.
When the puck dropped in the third period, senior captain Ben Hanowski got a shot at Kamal but wasn’t able to convert. The Huskies eventually killed UAA’s short power play.
<PM�0][SQM[�ÅVITTa�KI]OP\�I�JZMIS�_Q\P�15:04 left in the third period when Davis 5WZTMa�OW\�I�X]KS�LMÆMK\ML�QV\W�\PM�VM\�IN\MZ�Johnson slapped the puck at the net. The play
was put under review and was called a goal. This gave the Huskies a late two goal lead.
The two goal lead didn’t last long though, only 1:02 later UAA’s Blake Tatchell got the puck underneath a sprawled out Faragher to make it a 2-1 hockey game.
SCSU added their third goal of the game during the power play 9:13 into the period when junior Nic Dowd hit a zinging slap shot right past Kamal. He was assisted by Jensen and LeBlanc on the play.
The Huskies made it a 4-1 hockey 13:20 into the period when Cory Thorson took a pass from senior captain Ben Hanowski and skated \PZW]OP�\_W�LMNMVLMZ[�\W�ÆQKS�I�JMI]\QN]T�_ZQ[\�shot past Kamal.
The Seawolves pulled their goalie with 2:04 left in the game. Ben Hanowski turned that decision into a goal with 1:13 left in the period to make it a 5-1 SCSU win.
“That was a heck of a hockey game and Anchorage was not going to go down without I�UIRWZ�ÅOP\�º�5W\bSW�[IQL�WN �\PM�)TI[SI�Anchorage Seawolves. “They fought like crazy and played great.”
“I have to be the buzz-kill coach right now, because we are a bubble team. We need wins in the worst way right now. We do not have IVa\PQVO�[WTQLQÅML�º
<PM�0][SQM[�ÅVQ[PML�\PM�VQOP\�W]\[PWW\QVO�UAA 46-20 and was 1 for 3 on the powerplay and 3 for 3 on the penalty kill.
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Huskies gather around the MacNaughton Cup at center ice for a team photo.
Huskies share MacNaughton with school, fans
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David Morley celebrates his goal.
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Fans yell ‘sieve’ after the Huskies scored a goal Friday night.
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Alaska-Anchorage goaltender Rob Gunderson makes a diving save Friday night.
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O’Grady wins DII national championship
Staff Report
It was the perfect way for SCSU senior Shamus O’Grady to go out.
On Nov. 9 in Birmingham, Ala., the Coon Rapids native won the NCAA Division II Individual title at 184-pounds with a 12-2 major decision over Quachita Baptist’s Dallas Smith.
<PM�VM_�KPIUXQWV�ÅVQ[PML�\PM�[MI[WV�_Q\P�I������overall record, tying the school record for most wins. He was also named the tournament’s most outstanding wrestler.
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Weber named DII national champion; diver of the year Staff Report
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The Husky men’s basketball team’s season has concluded, but Rothstein isn’t ready to close out his career just yet.
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